Gary Gilligan #FBPE #KTTO

Pecksniff: The ‘Up Yours, Starmer’ party: three weeks old and already needs a relaunch In which Mr Pecksniff lays before his readers for their approval certain observations and speculations reflecting on the political life

Always an interesting read...

eastangliabylines.co.uk/pecksniff/pe...

Earth’s Follies: Week 26 – rooftop rambles, tariff tantrums and billionaire backlash Chaos reigns: Texas arrests, rooftop excursions, soaring visa fees, tariffs, and Elon’s fall from grace – all in one wild week

My Friday evening can begin in earnest...

northwestbylines.co.uk/politics/opi...

From Private Eye...

Reform UK leader has no interest in bringing DOGE to Doncaster for “cheap stunt” The Reform UK group leader on the City of Doncaster Council has said he has no interest in “cheap stunts” and will not bring Zia Yusuf’s DOGE unit to Doncaster.

He may not last long in Reform....

www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/news/politic...

That's a tough one to defend...

A great metaphor Lizzie!

It's inordinately satisfying when the email tells you that your grocery order will be delivered in full.

Ex-Reform MP Rupert Lowe mistakes charity rowers for ‘illegal migrants’ ‘Dinghies coming into Great Yarmouth, RIGHT NOW,’ the former Reform member wrote on social media

Lowe is a complete menace with his social media rants.

www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

MP claims Surrey Care home is a “hot bed of terrorist activity” filled with Palestine Action supporters.

OpenAI's o3 Crushes Grok 4 In Final, Wins Kaggle's AI Chess Exhibition Tournament OpenAI's o3 took the crown after steamrolling over Grok 4 in the final day of the AI chess exhibition match in Google's Kaggle Game Arena. Gemini 2.5 Pro ends third.

Emo will not be happy.

www.chess.com/news/view/ka...

Labour minister quits after 'evicting tenants then hiking rent by £700' MINISTER for homelessness Rushanara Ali has resigned after calls for her to quit. It comes after reports the Labour MP threw out the people living at her east London property and later re-listed it…

www.thesun.co.uk/news/3620057...

Reform UK Send Candidates For Psychiatric Testing To 'Avoid Another Rupert Lowe' Reform UK’s vetting process requires their parliamentary candidates to undergo psychiatric testing to assess mental health and check for problem be...

You couldn't make it up....

www.politicshome.com/news/article...

Sorry. Not sorry!

Homelessness minister threw out her tenants - then increased rent by £700 a month Rushanara Ali, who has spoken out against 'unreasonable rent increases', relisted her four-bedroom townhouse in east London for £4,000 a month

Not a good look inews.co.uk/news/homeles...

Boozo Johnson in a speech in Taiwan says that the shortage of care workers can be solved by Chat GpT.

That will wipe a lot of bums.

The residents of Thurrock deserve better All three recent scandals involving Thurrock Council have come to light because of investigations by journalists, not action by the council

- Thurrock’s top finance officer is sanctioned by his professional association.
- Its housing partner collapsed.
- A secretive council unit allegedly impersonated police.

All revealed not by internal scrutiny – but by journalists.

J.J. Jackson reports

I'm sad to say that since leaving Twitter/X my sales for live shows have dropped quite a lot - it turns out that even though it's a dreadful place it was still useful for getting the word out about events. So any shares / RTs of my posts about live shows are hugely appreciated!

Brilliant...

I am coming to the conclusion that when I see the phrase "do your own research" on social media, it's an indication that the writer hasn't done any themselves.

That's true Dave.

A bit niche, but the initial men's Hundred game tonight was very tedious...

YouTube video by Rosie Holt Content creator reveals how she let 350 men poo on her head

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZsQ...

Write like you mean it, not like you ‘prompted’ it TL;DR: for now, perhaps, we must learn to work with – or around – AI, but let’s not allow it to write for, or indeed instead of, us

✍️ Write like you mean it, not like you ‘prompted’ it

TL;DR: for now, perhaps, we must learn to work with – or around – AI, but let’s not allow it to write for, or indeed instead of, us

By Philip O'Brien

In 2022, Nadhim Zahawi’s solicitor sent me a libel threat - and said I wasn’t even allowed to say he’d written to me.

The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal ruled that was improper.

Now he’s appealing.

A 🧵 on why it matters.

Calls for by-election following Leicestershire and Rutland Police and Crime Commissioner defects to Reform UK Conservatives demand a by-election as PCC Rupert Matthews defects to Reform UK, citing crime-fighting constraints and 'wokeness' in justice system.

oakham.nub.news/news/local-n...

Hi Dawnie! G x

He offers no solutions, there must come a time when all will see
He’s just an empty windbag, 30p

And 30p, 30p, 30p, 30p
Time to have a rethink, 30p
And 30p, 30p, 30p, 30p
Soon your days are numbered, 30p /END

30p, 30p, 30p, 30p
Demonstrates his ignorance, 30p
30p, 30p, 30p, 30p
Loves to stoke the culture wars, 30p,
He talks of “common sense” yet he spouts nonsense and hypocrisy
Stirring up the hatred, 30p 4/5

And when we see his message people living in the world agree
Lee is not the answer, 30p
He tries to spread division, and has scant regard for accuracy
Never has an answer, 30p
30p, 30p, 30p, 30p
Spreads disinformation, 30p 3/5

You can tell he will be causing trouble, only deals in hate you see
Never words of wisdom, 30p
A nasty force of darkness spreading hatred and disharmony
Never been constructive, 30p

30p, 30p, 30p, 30p
Voice of culture warfare, 30p 2/5