Graham Lambert
@onestarmoon.bsky.social
🌻Part time writer. Journalist. Politics. Blogger and traveller.
💙Full time lover of music and life. Carpe Diem.
🌻Live and let live. Unity not division
💙Full time lover of music and life. Carpe Diem.
🌻Live and let live. Unity not division
There's no comparison between this government and what went before and what might come again.
Mistakes? There'll be some. Nobody sensible will claim that governing is easy, not least when there is a 14-year backlog of neglect.
But we've embarked on a renewed Britain.
I wish PM Starmer well in 2026.
Mistakes? There'll be some. Nobody sensible will claim that governing is easy, not least when there is a 14-year backlog of neglect.
But we've embarked on a renewed Britain.
I wish PM Starmer well in 2026.
January 1, 2026 at 9:56 AM
There's no comparison between this government and what went before and what might come again.
Mistakes? There'll be some. Nobody sensible will claim that governing is easy, not least when there is a 14-year backlog of neglect.
But we've embarked on a renewed Britain.
I wish PM Starmer well in 2026.
Mistakes? There'll be some. Nobody sensible will claim that governing is easy, not least when there is a 14-year backlog of neglect.
But we've embarked on a renewed Britain.
I wish PM Starmer well in 2026.
Happy New Year to one and all!
Wishing you joy, health, and peace.
Mostly peace.
Heres the new beginnings and 365 new chances. 🕯
Wishing you joy, health, and peace.
Mostly peace.
Heres the new beginnings and 365 new chances. 🕯
January 1, 2026 at 9:45 AM
Happy New Year to one and all!
Wishing you joy, health, and peace.
Mostly peace.
Heres the new beginnings and 365 new chances. 🕯
Wishing you joy, health, and peace.
Mostly peace.
Heres the new beginnings and 365 new chances. 🕯
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my theory: social media has whipped up impatience, scorn, hatred, anger, polarisation and frustration with anything other than immediate results
Glad the FT is asking the question. Even if I’m not convinced they found a compelling answer.
I get that Starmer & Reeves are unpopular, I really don’t understand the extent of the dislike.
www.ft.com/content/1995... ‘There’s a real dislike, even loathing’: why voters hate Starmer and Reeves
I get that Starmer & Reeves are unpopular, I really don’t understand the extent of the dislike.
www.ft.com/content/1995... ‘There’s a real dislike, even loathing’: why voters hate Starmer and Reeves
‘There’s a real dislike, even loathing’: why voters hate Starmer and Reeves
Allies concede the prime minister and chancellor have made mistakes yet the level of disdain towards them is still striking
www.ft.com
December 31, 2025 at 5:32 PM
my theory: social media has whipped up impatience, scorn, hatred, anger, polarisation and frustration with anything other than immediate results
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FTSE 100 scores best year since 2009 and outperforms Wall Street
FTSE 100 scores best year since 2009 and outperforms Wall Street
FTSE 100 scores best year since 2009 and outperforms Wall Street
www.independent.co.uk
December 31, 2025 at 5:40 PM
FTSE 100 scores best year since 2009 and outperforms Wall Street
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NEW: There have been several detailed complaints about the GB News interview with Trump - on impartiality, accuracy & lack of pushback.
Ex-Ofcom official said they'd never seen anything like it.
Is this the moment Ofcom acts on increasingly politicised media?
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/d...
Ex-Ofcom official said they'd never seen anything like it.
Is this the moment Ofcom acts on increasingly politicised media?
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/d...
Ofcom urged to investigate GB News Trump interview over inaccuracy claims
US president’s assertions climate change is ‘a hoax’ and London has police no-go areas left unchallenged, say critics
www.theguardian.com
December 31, 2025 at 4:02 PM
NEW: There have been several detailed complaints about the GB News interview with Trump - on impartiality, accuracy & lack of pushback.
Ex-Ofcom official said they'd never seen anything like it.
Is this the moment Ofcom acts on increasingly politicised media?
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/d...
Ex-Ofcom official said they'd never seen anything like it.
Is this the moment Ofcom acts on increasingly politicised media?
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/d...
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Labour’s focus for 2026:
* growth with stability,
* stronger workers’ rights,
* a skills revolution,
* clean energy and nature recovery,
* fairer housing
* better public services
Rebuilding Britain
This time next year they’ll be half way through their first term!
* growth with stability,
* stronger workers’ rights,
* a skills revolution,
* clean energy and nature recovery,
* fairer housing
* better public services
Rebuilding Britain
This time next year they’ll be half way through their first term!
December 31, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Labour’s focus for 2026:
* growth with stability,
* stronger workers’ rights,
* a skills revolution,
* clean energy and nature recovery,
* fairer housing
* better public services
Rebuilding Britain
This time next year they’ll be half way through their first term!
* growth with stability,
* stronger workers’ rights,
* a skills revolution,
* clean energy and nature recovery,
* fairer housing
* better public services
Rebuilding Britain
This time next year they’ll be half way through their first term!
Finally, I made it into my new apartment just in time for the new year.
Exhausted, bearded, undernourished, and unwashed.
But the final push was worth it in the end.
Now, I can finally settle and embrace life's adventures again.
New beginnings
Happy New Year to one and all.
Peace✌️
Exhausted, bearded, undernourished, and unwashed.
But the final push was worth it in the end.
Now, I can finally settle and embrace life's adventures again.
New beginnings
Happy New Year to one and all.
Peace✌️
December 31, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Finally, I made it into my new apartment just in time for the new year.
Exhausted, bearded, undernourished, and unwashed.
But the final push was worth it in the end.
Now, I can finally settle and embrace life's adventures again.
New beginnings
Happy New Year to one and all.
Peace✌️
Exhausted, bearded, undernourished, and unwashed.
But the final push was worth it in the end.
Now, I can finally settle and embrace life's adventures again.
New beginnings
Happy New Year to one and all.
Peace✌️
To all who celebrate.
I wish you a merry Christmas filled with joy, peace, and happiness.
I wish you a merry Christmas filled with joy, peace, and happiness.
December 25, 2025 at 10:49 AM
To all who celebrate.
I wish you a merry Christmas filled with joy, peace, and happiness.
I wish you a merry Christmas filled with joy, peace, and happiness.
Out of touch’ hereditary peers criticised for voting against workers’ rights.
The Lords voted to support a string of Conservative-backed amendments to the employment rights bill late on Monday for the third time running.
The Lords voted to support a string of Conservative-backed amendments to the employment rights bill late on Monday for the third time running.
November 18, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Out of touch’ hereditary peers criticised for voting against workers’ rights.
The Lords voted to support a string of Conservative-backed amendments to the employment rights bill late on Monday for the third time running.
The Lords voted to support a string of Conservative-backed amendments to the employment rights bill late on Monday for the third time running.
Breaking:
The Republican-controlled US House of Representatives has voted to force the release of Justice Department files on the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, an outcome President Trump had fought for months before ending his opposition.
The Republican-controlled US House of Representatives has voted to force the release of Justice Department files on the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, an outcome President Trump had fought for months before ending his opposition.
November 18, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Breaking:
The Republican-controlled US House of Representatives has voted to force the release of Justice Department files on the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, an outcome President Trump had fought for months before ending his opposition.
The Republican-controlled US House of Representatives has voted to force the release of Justice Department files on the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, an outcome President Trump had fought for months before ending his opposition.
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GB News investor and Spectator owner Paul Marshall is in the running to buy the Telegraph now that the RedBird takeover plan has collapsed, the Guardian reports.
Hard to see this being anything other than a disaster for public discourse in Britain if that goes ahead.
Hard to see this being anything other than a disaster for public discourse in Britain if that goes ahead.
November 15, 2025 at 10:11 PM
GB News investor and Spectator owner Paul Marshall is in the running to buy the Telegraph now that the RedBird takeover plan has collapsed, the Guardian reports.
Hard to see this being anything other than a disaster for public discourse in Britain if that goes ahead.
Hard to see this being anything other than a disaster for public discourse in Britain if that goes ahead.
Well, well.
Boris Johnson approved the China’s super-embassy proposal in 2018 welcoming “China’s largest overseas diplomatic investment”
The Chinese government bought the site for £255m the same month, after Johnson's assurances, it could proceed with a proposal
Boris Johnson approved the China’s super-embassy proposal in 2018 welcoming “China’s largest overseas diplomatic investment”
The Chinese government bought the site for £255m the same month, after Johnson's assurances, it could proceed with a proposal
October 29, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Well, well.
Boris Johnson approved the China’s super-embassy proposal in 2018 welcoming “China’s largest overseas diplomatic investment”
The Chinese government bought the site for £255m the same month, after Johnson's assurances, it could proceed with a proposal
Boris Johnson approved the China’s super-embassy proposal in 2018 welcoming “China’s largest overseas diplomatic investment”
The Chinese government bought the site for £255m the same month, after Johnson's assurances, it could proceed with a proposal
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Treasury warns employees not to take pictures of Trump’s White House demolition
Treasury warns employees not to take pictures of Trump’s White House demolition
Treasury warns employees not to take pictures of Trump’s White House demolition
www.independent.co.uk
October 21, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Treasury warns employees not to take pictures of Trump’s White House demolition
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A Bulgarian minister has said his govt has evidence.
Yvette Cooper, the UK's foreign secretary, said: “It is clear that illegal migration into Europe and beyond is being driven not just by organised crime networks seeking to make a profit, but by hostile state actors seeking to destabilise Europe"
Yvette Cooper, the UK's foreign secretary, said: “It is clear that illegal migration into Europe and beyond is being driven not just by organised crime networks seeking to make a profit, but by hostile state actors seeking to destabilise Europe"
Russia ‘helping people smugglers flood Europe and UK with migrants’ | LBC
A Bulgarian minister has said his government has evidence of direct links between Russia's foreign intelligence agency and the criminal gangs helping illegal migrants to enter Europe.
www.lbc.co.uk
October 21, 2025 at 9:03 AM
A Bulgarian minister has said his govt has evidence.
Yvette Cooper, the UK's foreign secretary, said: “It is clear that illegal migration into Europe and beyond is being driven not just by organised crime networks seeking to make a profit, but by hostile state actors seeking to destabilise Europe"
Yvette Cooper, the UK's foreign secretary, said: “It is clear that illegal migration into Europe and beyond is being driven not just by organised crime networks seeking to make a profit, but by hostile state actors seeking to destabilise Europe"
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Starmer, Zelensky, EU leaders agree that Ukraine borders should not be changed by force
ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
Statement by President Zelenskyy, Prime Minister Starmer, Chancellor Merz, President Macron, Prime Minister Meloni, Prime Minister Tusk, President von der Leyen, President Costa, Prime Minister Støre,...
We are all united in our desire for a just and lasting peace, deserved by the people of Ukraine.\nWe strongly support President Trump\'s position that the fighting should stop immediately, and that th...
ec.europa.eu
October 21, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Starmer, Zelensky, EU leaders agree that Ukraine borders should not be changed by force
ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
Struggled to get back into my account. But anyway I'm in now.
Not long back from a wonderful holiday in Copenhagen.
We also visited a waffle house in Dragor. Yummy.
Which put me in mind of Boris Johnson, who is attending the Covid inquiry today.
Not long back from a wonderful holiday in Copenhagen.
We also visited a waffle house in Dragor. Yummy.
Which put me in mind of Boris Johnson, who is attending the Covid inquiry today.
October 21, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Struggled to get back into my account. But anyway I'm in now.
Not long back from a wonderful holiday in Copenhagen.
We also visited a waffle house in Dragor. Yummy.
Which put me in mind of Boris Johnson, who is attending the Covid inquiry today.
Not long back from a wonderful holiday in Copenhagen.
We also visited a waffle house in Dragor. Yummy.
Which put me in mind of Boris Johnson, who is attending the Covid inquiry today.
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60 seconds on María Corina Machado and why her Nobel Peace Prize win really matters 👏👇
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October 10, 2025 at 1:46 PM
60 seconds on María Corina Machado and why her Nobel Peace Prize win really matters 👏👇
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vm.tiktok.com/ZNdn3rHvb/
16 years ago
What a difference a president makes.
The 2009 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to United States president Barack Obama for his "extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples"
2025 -Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado is awarded 🕊
What a difference a president makes.
The 2009 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to United States president Barack Obama for his "extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples"
2025 -Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado is awarded 🕊
October 10, 2025 at 10:56 AM
16 years ago
What a difference a president makes.
The 2009 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to United States president Barack Obama for his "extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples"
2025 -Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado is awarded 🕊
What a difference a president makes.
The 2009 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to United States president Barack Obama for his "extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples"
2025 -Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado is awarded 🕊
I'm astonished at how many plastic gadgets I have found lurking in the kitchen cupboards. Egg slicers, carrot twirlers, and heaven know's what else.
All going to the recycling centre. Some to charity.
Never again. It's madness.
My madness, of course.
All going to the recycling centre. Some to charity.
Never again. It's madness.
My madness, of course.
September 23, 2025 at 1:57 PM
I'm astonished at how many plastic gadgets I have found lurking in the kitchen cupboards. Egg slicers, carrot twirlers, and heaven know's what else.
All going to the recycling centre. Some to charity.
Never again. It's madness.
My madness, of course.
All going to the recycling centre. Some to charity.
Never again. It's madness.
My madness, of course.
I'm astonished at how many plastic gadgets I have found lurking in the kitchen cupboards. Egg slicers, carrot twirlers, and heaven know's what else.
All going to the recycling centre, some to charity.
Never again. It's madness.
My madness, of course
All going to the recycling centre, some to charity.
Never again. It's madness.
My madness, of course
September 23, 2025 at 1:15 PM
I'm astonished at how many plastic gadgets I have found lurking in the kitchen cupboards. Egg slicers, carrot twirlers, and heaven know's what else.
All going to the recycling centre, some to charity.
Never again. It's madness.
My madness, of course
All going to the recycling centre, some to charity.
Never again. It's madness.
My madness, of course
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Sweden and Norway, which also experienced a similar drone incursion. Both Copenhagen and Oslo airports shut down late Monday night after drones were spotted in their airspace, forcing flights to be diverted or canceled and leaving tens of thousands of passengers stranded. /ends
September 23, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Sweden and Norway, which also experienced a similar drone incursion. Both Copenhagen and Oslo airports shut down late Monday night after drones were spotted in their airspace, forcing flights to be diverted or canceled and leaving tens of thousands of passengers stranded. /ends
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🚨🚨"Danish PM Mette Frederiksen doesn’t rule out #Russian involvement in airport drone ‘attack". 🧵
www.politico.eu/article/dani...
www.politico.eu/article/dani...
Danish PM doesn’t rule out Russian involvement in airport drone ‘attack’
Mette Frederiksen says motive could be: “To disrupt and create unrest. To cause concern. To see how far you can go and test the limits.”
www.politico.eu
September 23, 2025 at 1:06 PM
🚨🚨"Danish PM Mette Frederiksen doesn’t rule out #Russian involvement in airport drone ‘attack". 🧵
www.politico.eu/article/dani...
www.politico.eu/article/dani...
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Coca-Cola explores sale of Costa Coffee on.ft.com/4mR7LWQ
Coca-Cola explores sale of Costa Coffee
UK chain hit by rising costs and competition from upmarket rivals
on.ft.com
August 23, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Coca-Cola explores sale of Costa Coffee on.ft.com/4mR7LWQ
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The government has taken control of the UK’s third-largest steelworks as ministers try to protect 1,450 jobs after Liberty Steel’s operations in South Yorkshire collapsed into administration.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Government takes control of UK’s third-largest steelworks after collapse into administration
Court ends Sanjeev Gupta’s control of Speciality Steel UK’s operations in South Yorkshire as ministers seek to save 1,450 jobs
www.theguardian.com
August 21, 2025 at 3:40 PM
The government has taken control of the UK’s third-largest steelworks as ministers try to protect 1,450 jobs after Liberty Steel’s operations in South Yorkshire collapsed into administration.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Russia has targeted Ukraine’s cities and hit a US-owned consumer electronics factory, only five days after Donald Trump's meeting with Vladimir Putin in Alaska. on.ft.com/3Hnyc7H
August 21, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Russia has targeted Ukraine’s cities and hit a US-owned consumer electronics factory, only five days after Donald Trump's meeting with Vladimir Putin in Alaska. on.ft.com/3Hnyc7H