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Farage: epic grifter

Adviser removed ‘enemy’ from China spy case witness statement Matthew Collins says he deleted the word from the final draft in 2023 because it did not reflect the Conservative government’s view

this is utterly hilarious, turns out that it was the Tories who took the word "enemy" out of the crucial witness statement in the collapsed China spy case

over to you, Kemi Badenoch?

www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...

YouTube video by Richard J Murphy The moral case for tax: why fairness depends on it

We’re told tax is a curse and even “theft.” That’s wrong. Tax is how we build a fair society. It’s how we express our shared responsibility. The real immorality lies in avoiding tax. In this video, I explain why tax is not a burden but the foundation of democracy itself. youtu.be/4UXpnRL3WVE?...

What you need to know about Lindsay Whittle, new Senedd member for Caerphilly The veteran Plaid Cymru campaigner won the Caerphilly by-election

the new Plaid Cymru assembly member for Caerphilly sounds like a proper community-minded character:

"Still a councillor, he also has four voluntary jobs, working in two local schools, a community coffee shop and a foodbank...."

www.walesonline.co.uk/news/politic...

I’ve never seen Iain Duncan Smith slapped down better than this. Well played Ian Byrne MP. 👏

People are just realising that we had a better grip on immigration within the EU They gave us bar staff and builders - we gave them sunburnt pensioners and seaside property booms. It was win-win.

So when Farage rails against the latest migration figures, he's railing against a monster of his own making. The EU didn't impose uncontrolled immigration on us; it offered a framework that reflected geography, economics and reality”

ie - control.

www.thelondoneconomic.com/opinion/peop...

EU countries move to pull plug on Russian gas to Hungary and Slovakia The two Central European countries have long spurned a phaseout. Now, EU capitals are ready to overrule them.

After three years of reasoning, pleading and conceding, the EU has had enough.

On Monday, the bloc’s 27 member countries are expected to back a new bill that will permanently cut Russian gas supplies to Hungary and Slovakia — whether they like it or not.

Illustration to "A Week of Kindness"

Illustration to "A Week of Kindness" https://www.wikiart.org/en/max-ernst/illustration-to-a-week-of-kindness-1934-27

Sorry today to hear about the death of Drew Struzan. He was probably the artist that was most globally well-known without most people knowing his name. He invented an entire style of art, which just like the movies themselves, borrowed from everywhere and became part of our whole culture.

Nathan Gill will be sentenced on 21st November for 8 charges of taking Russian Bribes.

It’s essential that the European Parliament carries out an investigation in to UKIP, Brexit Party and Reform UK and their connection to Russia.

Investigation now!

#InvestigateReformUK #ReformRussianBribes

Meet the Physicist Who Wrote Over 2,000 Wikipedia Biographies for Women in STEM After noticing a lack of entries on Wikipedia for incredible women throughout history, this incredible woman decided to take matters into her own hands.

Jess Wade is amazing, and it's my absolute honour to be one of the more than 2000 women in STEM whose wikipedia page she started: mymodernmet.com/jessica-wade... 🧪🔭👩‍🔬

Seems @Nigel_Farage is trying damage limitation on the Reform Russian Bribes scandal.

He’s known Nathan Gill for 20 years, and claims he knew nothing.

No one believes you, Nigel.

Keep the story moving. Questions must be answered.

Ever since I finished Question Time, Reform have massively been on the attack.

Including a rant from Richard Tice entirely designed to distract from Reform and Russia.

Everyone should know about Nathan Gill, the bribes from Russia and the link to Reform.

Zack on Bold Politics podium

I'm Jewish. I'm also Mancunian.

Every other national party leader was interviewed by Laura Kunesberg during their conference.

Maybe the BBC thought as someone who also supports Palestine - I had nothing to say?

Let's keep growing: join.greenparty.org.uk

You can protest against Israel’s genocide in Gaza and unequivocally condemn the antisemitic terror attack in Manchester.

Don’t let politicians or the media tell you that you can’t do both.

Reform UK’s ex-leader in Wales Nathan Gill pleads guilty to bribery charges Gill admits eight counts of bribery relating to pro-Russia statements made in European parliament and articles

Former leader of Reform UK in Wales pleads guilty to bribery charges relating to statements in favour of Russia in the European parliament.

But Reform UK want to get rid of regulators and cut govt spending ... leading to less investigation and enforcement ... more bribery and security threats.

Via The Independent: Donald Trump’s false claim that London ‘wants to go to Sharia law’ has been described as ‘appalling and bigoted’ by Mayor Sadiq Khan.

The Muslim Council of Britain responded: “We pray for Mr Trump's health and wellbeing as his hallucinations seem to be getting worse by the day”

Reform, with 0.7% of all MPs, featured in 25% of BBC's recent 10pm news bulletins Astonishingly, a party with 18 times as many MPs as Reform has received one-third less coverage on BBC News at 10.

British media pumps out daily propaganda pieces for Farage, fails to offer *any scrutiny* and basically legitimises rampant racism, then puts on its ‘innocent face’ and clutches its pearls at the rise of the far right…
What a grim betrayal of our democracy.
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/how...

Bluesky isn’t perfect but at least its owner isn’t demanding violent insurrection in the UK from thousands of miles away

Letter from Ed Davey to Keir Starmer condemning Elon Musk for inciting violence and urging unity to defend democracy.

I've written to Keir Starmer, Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage, urging them to join me in condemning Elon Musk's dangerous remarks inciting violence yesterday.

As leaders, we must stand together and make clear Musk will face serious consequences for these actions.

Far right organisers in this country consistently side with foreign billionaires over our democratic institutions.
They are not patriots.
They are quislings.

Opens Saturday, Canfas Gallery, Cardiff

Douglas Carswell has skirted the line and now he's crossed it.

This is disgusting racism from a former MP who now demonstrates who and what he is.

That’s a good graphic.

If Angela Rayner lived in a cardboard box, the Telegraph would claim she nicked it.

#StopGenocide in Gaza
87 year old #Holocaust survivor protests against #Israel war.

Reform UK Nottinghamshire council leader bans local newspaper's reporters The Nottingham Post describes the ban as

Reform UK: “Free speech! You can’t say anything these days!”

Also Reform UK: “You’re banned from reporting on our council because we don’t like what you said.”

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

As several have pointed out, this also applies to the massive (100,000 or so) Trans Pride event. Almost entirely blanked.

I am sickened by the relentless demonisation of refugees.

No refugee underfunded a school.

No refugee closed a hospital.

No refugee took away support from the sick and disabled.

We need solutions not scapegoats. Stop blaming refugees and tax the rich instead!