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Nadhim Zahawi and family fled to the UK from Saddam Hussein's Iraq as a child refugee in 1978. Unable to speak English when he arrived, he became a hugely successful businessman and an MP before serving as Chancellor of the Exchequor.
His origin story is the very antithesis of the Reform narrative.
His origin story is the very antithesis of the Reform narrative.
January 12, 2026 at 1:15 PM
Nadhim Zahawi and family fled to the UK from Saddam Hussein's Iraq as a child refugee in 1978. Unable to speak English when he arrived, he became a hugely successful businessman and an MP before serving as Chancellor of the Exchequor.
His origin story is the very antithesis of the Reform narrative.
His origin story is the very antithesis of the Reform narrative.
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BIG FIGHT AT POLAND’S WROCLAW ZOO!!!
January 9, 2026 at 8:02 PM
BIG FIGHT AT POLAND’S WROCLAW ZOO!!!
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My favorite factoid is that the average Brit outside of London makes less than the average West Virginian but has to deal with a housing market comparable to California.
America is a country of extreme wealth and extreme inequality, both things can be true at once
America is a country of extreme wealth and extreme inequality, both things can be true at once
I think that this belief is more common than any of us would like to admit and it is also extremely fucking wrong. This is why it’s important to learn about the rest of the world.
all of america is "extremely poor" you dipshit, it's trying to persuade the bulk of this country. You're so detached from reality
December 27, 2025 at 4:15 PM
My favorite factoid is that the average Brit outside of London makes less than the average West Virginian but has to deal with a housing market comparable to California.
America is a country of extreme wealth and extreme inequality, both things can be true at once
America is a country of extreme wealth and extreme inequality, both things can be true at once
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Y’all might not appreciate it, but it took him 87 moves and 14 hours to get here
December 26, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Y’all might not appreciate it, but it took him 87 moves and 14 hours to get here
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Woman in the park: She was 96.
Her friend: 96. I guess she was ready to go.
Woman: Are you kidding? She ordered new curtains last week. When I called her and asked, ‘Are they nice?’ she said, ‘No they're not. I won’t use that company next time I need new curtains.’
Her friend: 96. I guess she was ready to go.
Woman: Are you kidding? She ordered new curtains last week. When I called her and asked, ‘Are they nice?’ she said, ‘No they're not. I won’t use that company next time I need new curtains.’
December 18, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Woman in the park: She was 96.
Her friend: 96. I guess she was ready to go.
Woman: Are you kidding? She ordered new curtains last week. When I called her and asked, ‘Are they nice?’ she said, ‘No they're not. I won’t use that company next time I need new curtains.’
Her friend: 96. I guess she was ready to go.
Woman: Are you kidding? She ordered new curtains last week. When I called her and asked, ‘Are they nice?’ she said, ‘No they're not. I won’t use that company next time I need new curtains.’
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Being from the UK and a member of the late part of Generation X means having to live with the fact that every photo from your childhood resembles a still from a cultishly acclaimed but commercially disappointing folk horror film.
ESPECIALLY IF THEY ACTUALLY ARE...
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ESPECIALLY IF THEY ACTUALLY ARE...
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Some Photos From My Family's Archive And The Cult Low Budget Horror Films They Became
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December 23, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Being from the UK and a member of the late part of Generation X means having to live with the fact that every photo from your childhood resembles a still from a cultishly acclaimed but commercially disappointing folk horror film.
ESPECIALLY IF THEY ACTUALLY ARE...
www.tom-cox.com/some-photos-...
ESPECIALLY IF THEY ACTUALLY ARE...
www.tom-cox.com/some-photos-...
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Rare footage of St Paul’s Cathedral testing its giant flamethrower
December 21, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Rare footage of St Paul’s Cathedral testing its giant flamethrower
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My 14-yo-son has recreated the climax of Back to the Future in gingerbread and I thought you should know.
December 20, 2025 at 5:41 PM
My 14-yo-son has recreated the climax of Back to the Future in gingerbread and I thought you should know.
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Jeffrey Epstein & David Walliams leading all the bulletins but Kemi Badenoch knows that only men from ‘different cultures’ pose a threat to women.
December 19, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Jeffrey Epstein & David Walliams leading all the bulletins but Kemi Badenoch knows that only men from ‘different cultures’ pose a threat to women.
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David Walliams AND the Epstein files? Truly it is a festive double issue bonanza take out the trash Christmas travel chaos Friday
December 19, 2025 at 4:52 PM
David Walliams AND the Epstein files? Truly it is a festive double issue bonanza take out the trash Christmas travel chaos Friday
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As he celebrates his 100th Birthday this very day, can we all take a moment to acknowledge that time when Dick Van Dyke won the internet internet.
Forever.
Forever.
December 13, 2025 at 12:43 PM
As he celebrates his 100th Birthday this very day, can we all take a moment to acknowledge that time when Dick Van Dyke won the internet internet.
Forever.
Forever.
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Three best picture oscar wimners are listed in the lyrics of We didnt start the fire. The actor Jack Hawkins starred in all three.
December 13, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Three best picture oscar wimners are listed in the lyrics of We didnt start the fire. The actor Jack Hawkins starred in all three.
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Martin Parr, absolute mensch.
From Colin Wilkinson, founder of Bluecoat Press, on FB
From Colin Wilkinson, founder of Bluecoat Press, on FB
December 11, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Martin Parr, absolute mensch.
From Colin Wilkinson, founder of Bluecoat Press, on FB
From Colin Wilkinson, founder of Bluecoat Press, on FB
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Whenever I talk about my experience of middle-age ADHD diagnosis, the replies are always 50/50 "Same happened to me" and "I need to look into this because it sounds very familiar".
So *those* people currently banging the over-diagnosis drum can go and walk barefoot over Lego, quite frankly.
So *those* people currently banging the over-diagnosis drum can go and walk barefoot over Lego, quite frankly.
December 8, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Whenever I talk about my experience of middle-age ADHD diagnosis, the replies are always 50/50 "Same happened to me" and "I need to look into this because it sounds very familiar".
So *those* people currently banging the over-diagnosis drum can go and walk barefoot over Lego, quite frankly.
So *those* people currently banging the over-diagnosis drum can go and walk barefoot over Lego, quite frankly.
apnews.com/article/trum... awards medals to the Kennedy Center honorees in an Oval Office ceremony
Trump awards medals to the Kennedy Center honorees in an Oval Office ceremony
President Donald Trump has presented medals to the 2025 Kennedy Center honorees during an Oval Office ceremony.
apnews.com
December 6, 2025 at 11:06 PM
apnews.com/article/trum... awards medals to the Kennedy Center honorees in an Oval Office ceremony
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More diplomacy should be like this.
December 6, 2025 at 10:20 AM
More diplomacy should be like this.
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I hope someone draws this wonderful story about Tom Stoppard's Arcadia and the power of the arts to help us see things differently, to the attention of our Education Secretary. Do read it, it will lift your spirits.
December 2, 2025 at 10:59 AM
I hope someone draws this wonderful story about Tom Stoppard's Arcadia and the power of the arts to help us see things differently, to the attention of our Education Secretary. Do read it, it will lift your spirits.
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Senior MPs including Kemi Badenoch, Robert Jenrick and Darren Jones are claiming tens of thousands of pounds a year in taxpayer-funded rent expenses while either calling for or implementing benefit cuts on the poorest
By me, for the Big Issue www.bigissue.com/news/politic...
By me, for the Big Issue www.bigissue.com/news/politic...
Revealed: MPs rack up huge rent expenses while pushing through cuts to benefits
MPs are allowed to rent a second home, but while they are simultaneously cutting benefits for the vulnerable, the cost feels hard to swallow.
www.bigissue.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Senior MPs including Kemi Badenoch, Robert Jenrick and Darren Jones are claiming tens of thousands of pounds a year in taxpayer-funded rent expenses while either calling for or implementing benefit cuts on the poorest
By me, for the Big Issue www.bigissue.com/news/politic...
By me, for the Big Issue www.bigissue.com/news/politic...
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"For there will never cease to be poor in the land. Therefore I command you, 'You shall open wide your hand to your brother, to the needy, and to the poor, in your land'"
Deuteronomy 15:11
Deuteronomy 15:11
November 28, 2025 at 1:43 PM
"For there will never cease to be poor in the land. Therefore I command you, 'You shall open wide your hand to your brother, to the needy, and to the poor, in your land'"
Deuteronomy 15:11
Deuteronomy 15:11