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So sad reading this after listening to the wonderful Empire series about the extraordinary history of Gaza presented by @willdalrymple.bsky.social and @anitaanand.bsky.social if you haven’t listened to it yet you should.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
'Like first aid for manuscripts': Recovery work begins at Gaza's war-damaged heritage sites
Palestinians are clearing rubble from archaeological sites, but restoration is hampered by Israeli restrictions on building materials.
www.bbc.com
December 4, 2025 at 7:47 PM
So sad reading this after listening to the wonderful Empire series about the extraordinary history of Gaza presented by @willdalrymple.bsky.social and @anitaanand.bsky.social if you haven’t listened to it yet you should.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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London is also diverse. It's hugely multicultural, and it's a largely tolerant and welcoming place.
Sure it has it's problems and the housing crisis is a big one.
But the haters don't hate this city because of that.
They hate it because it stands as living proof that multiculturalism works.
Sure it has it's problems and the housing crisis is a big one.
But the haters don't hate this city because of that.
They hate it because it stands as living proof that multiculturalism works.
November 16, 2025 at 5:31 PM
London is also diverse. It's hugely multicultural, and it's a largely tolerant and welcoming place.
Sure it has it's problems and the housing crisis is a big one.
But the haters don't hate this city because of that.
They hate it because it stands as living proof that multiculturalism works.
Sure it has it's problems and the housing crisis is a big one.
But the haters don't hate this city because of that.
They hate it because it stands as living proof that multiculturalism works.
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It was great to see the First Battalion of Useless ex Tory Prime Ministers at the Cenotaph.
November 9, 2025 at 1:15 PM
It was great to see the First Battalion of Useless ex Tory Prime Ministers at the Cenotaph.
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Which one is more English?
November 6, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Which one is more English?
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At least BBC did not carry it live. Just summed it up, with a doctor present, to say "do not listen to this".
Sky News are currently still showing live this melted-Mr-Potatohead-rescued-from-a-house-fire giving health advice. Live and unedited.
Sky News are currently still showing live this melted-Mr-Potatohead-rescued-from-a-house-fire giving health advice. Live and unedited.
September 22, 2025 at 9:17 PM
At least BBC did not carry it live. Just summed it up, with a doctor present, to say "do not listen to this".
Sky News are currently still showing live this melted-Mr-Potatohead-rescued-from-a-house-fire giving health advice. Live and unedited.
Sky News are currently still showing live this melted-Mr-Potatohead-rescued-from-a-house-fire giving health advice. Live and unedited.
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Absolutely shocking. “A UK Special Forces officer personally rejected 1,585 resettlement applications from Afghans w/ credible links to special forces…MoD told the court the officer may have been connected to the ongoing inquiry into alleged war crimes” www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
One Special Forces officer blocked 1,585 Afghans from settling in UK
Documents shown to court by MoD show the officer rejected every application referred to him in the summer of 2023.
www.bbc.co.uk
May 23, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Absolutely shocking. “A UK Special Forces officer personally rejected 1,585 resettlement applications from Afghans w/ credible links to special forces…MoD told the court the officer may have been connected to the ongoing inquiry into alleged war crimes” www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Fletcher: “I can tell you from having visited...death on this scale has a sound and a smell that does not leave you."
May 14, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Fletcher: “I can tell you from having visited...death on this scale has a sound and a smell that does not leave you."
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Gary Lineker, "What's going on there (Gaza), the mass murder of thousands of children is something we should have an opinion on"
Amol Rajan, "The BBC needs to be impartial about it"
Gary Linekar, "Why? It needs to be factual"
Amol Rajan, "The BBC needs to be impartial about it"
Gary Linekar, "Why? It needs to be factual"
April 22, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Gary Lineker, "What's going on there (Gaza), the mass murder of thousands of children is something we should have an opinion on"
Amol Rajan, "The BBC needs to be impartial about it"
Gary Linekar, "Why? It needs to be factual"
Amol Rajan, "The BBC needs to be impartial about it"
Gary Linekar, "Why? It needs to be factual"
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I feel increasingly disconnected from the party I voted for and had such high hopes for.
Did we give them a mandate to cos-play Reform-lite?
I want them to lead and argue for their vision instead of chasing polls.
Oh and charge me more income tax instead of penalising kids & disabled people
Did we give them a mandate to cos-play Reform-lite?
I want them to lead and argue for their vision instead of chasing polls.
Oh and charge me more income tax instead of penalising kids & disabled people
April 22, 2025 at 4:39 PM
I feel increasingly disconnected from the party I voted for and had such high hopes for.
Did we give them a mandate to cos-play Reform-lite?
I want them to lead and argue for their vision instead of chasing polls.
Oh and charge me more income tax instead of penalising kids & disabled people
Did we give them a mandate to cos-play Reform-lite?
I want them to lead and argue for their vision instead of chasing polls.
Oh and charge me more income tax instead of penalising kids & disabled people
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“If I die, I want a loud death. I don’t want to be just breaking news, or a number in a group, I want a death that the world will hear.”
She was about to get married; a film about her life in Gaza had just been finished.
10 of her family were killed with her.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
She was about to get married; a film about her life in Gaza had just been finished.
10 of her family were killed with her.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
‘If I die, I want a loud death’: Gaza photojournalist killed by Israeli airstrike
Fatima Hassouna, who had been documenting war in Gaza for 18 months and was subject of new documentary, killed along with 10 members of her family
www.theguardian.com
April 18, 2025 at 6:20 PM
“If I die, I want a loud death. I don’t want to be just breaking news, or a number in a group, I want a death that the world will hear.”
She was about to get married; a film about her life in Gaza had just been finished.
10 of her family were killed with her.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
She was about to get married; a film about her life in Gaza had just been finished.
10 of her family were killed with her.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
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“There’s a lot of misplaced optimism about [a UK-US] deal. It’s inconceivable that the Trump team do a deal that doesn’t involve a big concession from us... If you want a quick win on UK growth, reducing trade barriers with Europe looks like an absolute no-brainer.” ~AA
inews.co.uk/news/politic...
inews.co.uk/news/politic...
UK must choose Brexit reset over 'costly' Trump trade deal, says ex-ambassador
Ministers are 'over optimistic' over what a US deal will look like, according to Lord Darroch
inews.co.uk
April 15, 2025 at 9:48 AM
“There’s a lot of misplaced optimism about [a UK-US] deal. It’s inconceivable that the Trump team do a deal that doesn’t involve a big concession from us... If you want a quick win on UK growth, reducing trade barriers with Europe looks like an absolute no-brainer.” ~AA
inews.co.uk/news/politic...
inews.co.uk/news/politic...
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Netanyahu in Washington - I wonder if Trump and Vance will sit him down in front of the cameras in the Oval Office, and ask why he’s not interested in peace talks
April 7, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Netanyahu in Washington - I wonder if Trump and Vance will sit him down in front of the cameras in the Oval Office, and ask why he’s not interested in peace talks
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London’s creative industries make our city the best in the world. That’s why I’m investing £10m to support fashion, design, film and gaming—boosting jobs and adding £2.5bn to our economy.
This is how we help London thrive and grow as a world-class creative capital.
This is how we help London thrive and grow as a world-class creative capital.
£10M Investment in London’s Creative Industries | Mayor of London
YouTube video by Mayor of London Sadiq Khan
youtu.be
April 3, 2025 at 6:02 AM
London’s creative industries make our city the best in the world. That’s why I’m investing £10m to support fashion, design, film and gaming—boosting jobs and adding £2.5bn to our economy.
This is how we help London thrive and grow as a world-class creative capital.
This is how we help London thrive and grow as a world-class creative capital.
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The former ambassador to Denmark for the United States, Rufus Gifford, posted this video on his Facebook account:
Ht: @hpsc24.bsky.social
Ht: @hpsc24.bsky.social
March 29, 2025 at 3:26 PM
The former ambassador to Denmark for the United States, Rufus Gifford, posted this video on his Facebook account:
Ht: @hpsc24.bsky.social
Ht: @hpsc24.bsky.social
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David Lammy was right to say Netanyahu’s government is likely breaking international law. Is Starmer blind to the atrocities being committed or is he rolling over for Trump? I don’t know which is worse.
March 18, 2025 at 9:02 PM
David Lammy was right to say Netanyahu’s government is likely breaking international law. Is Starmer blind to the atrocities being committed or is he rolling over for Trump? I don’t know which is worse.
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The fiercest advocates of free speech have a blind spot when it comes to pro-Palestinian speech. My take on the debacle at Columbia University and the Royal Television Society
www.prospect-magazine.co.uk/politics/fre... www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/fre...
www.prospect-magazine.co.uk/politics/fre... www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/fre...
Trump and Vance have revealed their hypocrisy when it comes to free speech
The shocking treatment of Palestinian protesters shows a double standard around freedom of expression in the US
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
March 14, 2025 at 3:03 PM
The fiercest advocates of free speech have a blind spot when it comes to pro-Palestinian speech. My take on the debacle at Columbia University and the Royal Television Society
www.prospect-magazine.co.uk/politics/fre... www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/fre...
www.prospect-magazine.co.uk/politics/fre... www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/fre...
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Ray Bassett, ex-Irish amb. to Canada recalls that new Canadian PM (& Irish passport holder) Mark Carney was the source of the ‘back of envelope’ idea of converting Anglo-Irish Bank promissory notes to long-term govt bonds. It has saved Irish taxpayers billions
www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
Mark Carney’s ‘back of envelope’ idea paved way for Ireland to renegotiate bank debt
The banker suggested promissory notes be replaced with long-term government bonds paid over 25 to 40 years at a much lower interest rate
www.irishtimes.com
March 11, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Ray Bassett, ex-Irish amb. to Canada recalls that new Canadian PM (& Irish passport holder) Mark Carney was the source of the ‘back of envelope’ idea of converting Anglo-Irish Bank promissory notes to long-term govt bonds. It has saved Irish taxpayers billions
www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
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My latest post is now out.
I show how Trump's attacks on science and universities are neither random nor new - they fit very precisely into the authoritarian playbook.
This means we can guess what might come next and prepare - and we must!
christinapagel.substack.com/p/censor-pur...
I show how Trump's attacks on science and universities are neither random nor new - they fit very precisely into the authoritarian playbook.
This means we can guess what might come next and prepare - and we must!
christinapagel.substack.com/p/censor-pur...
Censor, purge, defund: how Trump following the authoritarian playbook on science and universities
I have mapped 35 of the Trump administration's attacks on science and universities to the authoritarian playbook - and consider what it means for attacks still to come
christinapagel.substack.com
March 10, 2025 at 2:58 PM
My latest post is now out.
I show how Trump's attacks on science and universities are neither random nor new - they fit very precisely into the authoritarian playbook.
This means we can guess what might come next and prepare - and we must!
christinapagel.substack.com/p/censor-pur...
I show how Trump's attacks on science and universities are neither random nor new - they fit very precisely into the authoritarian playbook.
This means we can guess what might come next and prepare - and we must!
christinapagel.substack.com/p/censor-pur...
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APNewsAlert: WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump says Palestinians won't have right to return to Gaza under his plan for US 'ownership' of war-torn territory.
February 10, 2025 at 4:05 PM
APNewsAlert: WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump says Palestinians won't have right to return to Gaza under his plan for US 'ownership' of war-torn territory.
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Absolutely this
Imagine you were the richest man in the world. You could have anything you wanted, go anywhere you wished, do whatever took you fancy. How would you spend your weekend? Depriving the poorest people in the world of food and healthcare and boasting about it?
February 6, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Absolutely this
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February 2, 2025 at 8:53 AM
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Deadline midnight tonight(Sunday)
After that you’ll have to buy it in the shops.
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Last orders for our February edition final posting…
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After that you’ll have to buy it in the shops.
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As ever when our President Neil Kinnock issues a call to action, it’s worth listening to- if you agree join us in @labour4europe to fight for this nations future to be a bright one.
Full article here 👇
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Full article here 👇
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Neil Kinnock: Keir Starmer's Brexit reset is stalling - it's driving me nuts
The Labour peer has revealed his frustration at the pace of Starmer's attempts to reset Britain's relationship with the EU
inews.co.uk
January 25, 2025 at 10:38 PM
As ever when our President Neil Kinnock issues a call to action, it’s worth listening to- if you agree join us in @labour4europe to fight for this nations future to be a bright one.
Full article here 👇
inews.co.uk/news/world/n...
Full article here 👇
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