Andrew Knight

As Toby Young points out, Black people are over-represented in advertising. He somehow forgot to mention they are over-represented in poverty, unemployment and homelessness statistics too.

Boris Johnson breached rules designed to stop abuse of contacts made in public office, watchdog finds Johnson found to have breached rules after refusing to answer specific questions about allegations published by the Guardian Boris Johnson breached rules designed to stop the abuse of contacts and access made in public office, an ethics watchdog has found. Last month the Guardian published revelations about Johnson’s conduct since leaving office. The Boris Files, a trove of documents from the former prime minister’s private office seen by the Guardian, suggested he repeatedly broke rules forbidding him from exploiting contacts made in office for private gain. Continue reading...

Boris Johnson breached rules designed to stop abuse of contacts made in public office, watchdog finds

A stereoscopic photograph showing a man in traditional dress standing among prickly pear cacti on a hillside, overlooking the cultivated fields and scattered trees of Gaza, Palestine. The landscape stretches into the distance with the town visible on the horizon. Published by Underwood & Underwood around the early 20th century.

A man stares out over the fertile olive groves of Gaza, ca. 1911.

One of 125 photographs of life in Palestine before the British Mandate, ca. 1896–1919, we gathered from the collections of @librarycongress.bsky.social and others: publicdomainreview.org/collection/p...

Fake AP report claiming Trump disqualified from Nobel Prize spreads online – Full Fact Social media posts use a fake AP news report to claim that Donald Trump has been barred from consideration for a Nobel Prize.

Posts on social media claim to show an Associated Press news report saying Donald Trump has been barred from consideration for all Nobel Prizes.

This report is fake.

"Make ownership of large landholdings public"

Great report from the @digitalcommons.bsky.social with key recommendation that HM Land Registry should make the ownership of landholdings above a certain area threshold publicly available:

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The UK Media is very interesting, Angela Rayner who tried to avoid tax was on the TV and in Media every day of the week.

But Reform UK's ex-Welsh Leader pleads guilty to Bribery Charges.

And we need to forget about it instantly.

Can't be having bad PR for Reform.

COVID-19 cases As of 8 October 2025, there were a total of 2917 COVID-19 cases identified in hospital settings in week 40, increasing from 2547 cases in the previous week. SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) PCR positivity in hospital settings increased in week 40, with a weekly average positivity rate of 12.9% compared with 11.7% in the previous week. Positivity rates were highest in those aged 85 years and over at a weekly average positivity rate of 18.8%. This increased when compared with week 39, when positivity rates were at 16.6% among those aged 85 years and over

Line chart titled “COVID-19 like” from the emergency department syndromic surveillance system. It shows a sharp peak around October 2024, a long low plateau through mid-2025, and a steep rise again approaching October 2025.

UK: Weekly COVID Update

29 September to 5 October 2025

🔸Positivity rate: 12.9% (+1.2%)

🔹Reported cases: 2,917 (+14.5%)
🔹Hospital admission rate: 4.65 per 100,000 (+1.24)

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People able to book NHS Covid jabs despite not being eligible – pharmacy leaders The Covid-19 vaccination campaign began last week.

Covid cases are surging and it’s insane that Labour has cut vaccines to 13 million vulnerable. Absolutely disgraceful that we aren’t rolling out clean air and vaccines to all. How many more will get long covid, remember the good old days of disease prevention.
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UKHSA data show COVID cases and hospital admissions rising sharply. Admissions hit 2.73 per 100k in mid-September, up 60% from mid-August. Weekly cases rose 22%, from 2,012 to 2,459 by September 24 — a “worrying” surge so early in autumn.

#COVID19UK #COVIDisNotOVER #COVIDisAIRBORNE

Covid-19: Lack of surveillance leaves UK in dark as hospital admissions rise, experts warn The UK’s current method of recording covid-19 cases “is not a sensible approach to managing the spread of infection,” virologists have warned. Latest data showed an uptick in the number of UK covid c...

COVID-19: Lack of surveillance leaves UK in dark as hospital admissions rise, experts warn.

"The UK’s current method of recording covid-19 cases “is not a sensible approach to managing the spread of infection,” virologists have warned."

Paywall free link: archive.md/NWj87

There are arguments against nationalising certain industries. The idea that the state can always do better is for the birds.

But when it comes to the water industry, we KNOW they're a bunch of greedy polluting sharks. So why the government haven't stepped in to snaffle it up is a real puzzle.

Defend Press Freedom I stand with Declassified UK - I've just signed my name. Join me in telling Westminster that you care about freedom of the press.

I stand with @DeclassifiedUK.org - I've just signed my name. Join me in telling Westminster that you care about freedom of the press.
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My child's school teaches children to be tolerant and open to others, regardless of creed. I can't think of anything more antithetical to that odious, racist, homophobic, sexist, misogynistic bigot.

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Robert Roberson's Execution is Stayed by The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Roberson Was Scheduled to Be Executed on October 16 Despite Overwhelming Evidence of Innocence

BREAKING NEWS: The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals issued a STAY in hashtag#RobertRoberson’s case, just seven days before his scheduled execution. innocenceproject.org/news/texas-c...

Sir Jim Ratcliffe spent part of the £4bn tax bill he dodged to fund Manchester United.

That is how the UK works you pay tax, the big people don't and they get richer and richer and RICHER.

Nigel Farage accuses teachers of "poisoning our kids" on race issues.

Here's a reminder of what teachers and fellow pupils at Farage's own school remember of his own views on that subject.

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Nigel Farage accuses teachers of ‘poisoning our kids’ on race issues — The Guardian Exclusive: Reform UK leader’s remarks at event for private US college criticised as ‘grossly irresponsible’ by NEU leader

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Here is Farage being paid to speak in the USA again and lying about our country again. He is such a treasonous Putin backed piece of shit.

Fake nighttime pensioner driving ban rumour spreads online – Full Fact A spokesperson from the Department for Transport confirmed this is not true.

Videos claiming that a new rule will ban pensioners from driving at night have been shared thousands of times online.

But this is completely false - and the videos also feature fake audio of the PM.

Under the last Tory Govt, elected in 2019, of 42 Manifesto Pledges, only 2 were delivered in 5 years. Under the current Labour Govt, elected in 2024, of 83 Manifesto Pledges, 57 are delivered (18), on track (19), or in process (20). In 1 year. (FullFact Tracker)

I was quite surprised, given the amount of negative press that would have you believe that this government is the worst we’ve had yet.

I’ll put the link in the next post but given we had a complete shit show with the Tories, this is astonishing. Do reshare or bookmark the link, it’s handy.

Unpaid work is killing class diversity in the creative industries - The Sutton Trust Our alum, Bethany, discusses the prominence of unpaid work in the creative professions.

🗨️ "The truth is that experience isn’t free...It costs more than anyone with a financial safety net will ever understand."

Read about the problems with the prominence of unpaid work in creative careers ⤵️

A house in Clacton bought with unknown finances, a Russian funded Welsh leader and now an investigation into the finances and tax affairs of one of Farage’s key ally.

The treachery and corruption is right in front of the media’s eyes and they do and say, NOTHING!

The reason the Right are so invested in the myth that the arts have no value isn’t because the arts don’t generate wealth (they do); it’s that studying the arts teaches people to imagine better ways of judging the value of an idea than by counting how much money it makes…

Badenoch: "While Britain was redefining what a woman is, China built five nuclear reactors."

A perfect summary of conservative idiocy. Glorifying authoritarian post-communism for its efficiency while vilifying democracy for seeking nuance and respect.

It is the Right who hate their own countries.

Byline Times journalists blocked from Tory Party Conference.

Byline Times journalists blocked and put on Kremlin watchlist.

Conclusion: Tories = Kremlin.

Badenoch: Curb students taking 'rip-off' degrees such as English The performing arts, sociology and anthropology are among the subjects the Conservatives would like to cut

So, the plan is to cut English, the arts, and sociology - the degrees that actually study culture - while on another part of your platform claiming to “defend” British culture.

It’s performance nationalism with a reading age of seven.

Asylum hotel provider makes £180m profit despite claims of inedible food and rationed loo paper Asylum seekers and charities tell BBC of

Finally!!! The real scandal of the asylum hotels. Why, instead of shining the light on these parasites, months were spent on demonising vulnerable people at their mercy?
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I know statistics are poorly understood and are misused. But facts matter

Between the 1991, 2001, 2011 and 2021 Census *every* ethnic group in the UK has become *less* geographically segregated and *all* groups, majority and minorities, are more likely to interact with people not like them