Patrick McDermott

A dog whistle so loud even cats could hear it

ONS acts to improve understanding of suicide rates, after Full Fact investigation – Full Fact Politicians, the media and the public should now be better informed about what the suicide data really shows.

We’re grateful to the ONS for changing the way it reports suicide data, following our investigation.

Alert: The Stroopwafel Bar is back! Limited batch, first come, first served… if I can manage not to eat them all first 😅

YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic October 7, 2025

🚨I'm joining ChinookJustice in calling on Keir Starmer to hold a judge-led public inquiry.

The Prime Minister promised transparency & accountability in public office. His disgraceful decision to deny the families an opportunity to find out the truth is the opposite of that
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We chatted with composer Amelia Clarkson ahead of the Friday evening première of The Rain Keeps Coming.

Our thanks to the Vaughan Williams Foundation and the Ulster Orchestra Foundation for supporting the commission of The Rain Keeps Coming. @cmcireland.bsky.social

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EU Entry/Exit System: Everything Travelers Need to Prepare For The Entry/Exit System (EES) will replace passport stamps with digital checks, affecting visa-exempt travelers. Learn how it impacts your trips.

New EU Entry/Exit System (EES) finally gets rolling next week:

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I don't think Badenough has the mental capacity to tell the difference either. 🙄

Do watch this. It’s very good. Sound absolutely on.

We are delighted to share ASMF violinist Martin Burgess' article recounting the events and his experience of our exciting collaborative performance with the students at Junior Trinity earlier this summer. Read the full article at asmf.org under 'Social Purpose > Talent Development'.

Robert Jenrick denies 'Trumpian purge' after conference attack on ‘activist judges’ | The News Agents Shadow justice secretary Robert Jenrick tells Emily Maitlis 'activist judges’ are bringing the UK’s legal system into “disrepute” and vows to make appointments a political decision under a future…

"What I want is the removal of activist judges we have in our country right now."

Robert Jenrick tells Emily Maitlis 'activist judges’ are bringing the UK’s legal system into “disrepute”.

Is this, as the Lib Dems say, a ‘Trumpian purge?’

If only there had been a way to avoid this. It’s a poser…..

…..I wonder if Farage or Johnson have anything to say?😂

How much does a "good relationship" cost the developers?

Rachel Reeves clears planning blockage amid ‘good relationship’ with developer Exclusive: Chancellor says 20,000 homes were being held up due to ‘some snails that are a protected species or something’

Utterly beholden to lobbyists, staggeringly ignorant and dismissive of the natural world: Rachel Reeves might not look or sound like Donald Trump, but she is behaving very much like him. This government is even more of an ecological hazard than the Tories were.
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Governor notices what the rest of the world has been gawping at in disbelief for 7 months!

YouTube video by Sky News Kemi Badenoch refuses to say whether she admires Nigel Farage

You can see the full unmitigated trainwreck here. ~AA

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Among the worse interviews I've seen a politician give. There is no way Badenoch can (or should) survive until May.

- Do you admire Nigel Farage?
- On what basis?
- Do you admire him?
- I don't understand your question.
- What do you think of him?
- Why don't you ask me about Ed Davey?" 😱 ~AA

The TV licence fee is not doubling for over 65s – Full Fact A spokesperson for the BBC confirmed this isn’t true, contrary to claims being shared on social media.

We’ve spotted several videos being shared on social media claiming the TV licence fee is set to double for over-65s.

But this isn’t true.

SELNEC colours but later liveries contained more orange than white, Larry.

James O'Brien Daily Daily News Podcast · Updated daily · Welcome to the best bits of James O'Brien's LBC phone-in show. Listen back to all the highlights in a 60-minute bite sized chunk of his show with new episodes ever...

October 7th & the politics of commemoration. Magen Inon, whose parents were murdered that day, must be listened to.
Honest Bob Jenrick’s unhappiness about all the non-white faves in Handsworth. tinyurl.com/4rrn2mkx

It's just back to the '60's/'70's when all large cities buses/trams/trolley buses' were operated by the town's Corporation & had the same livery. Nottingham is one of the few cities, apart from London, that have kept to a universal livery. Oyster was not available in the pre-digital era.

UK steel set for further hit as EU to double tariffs Losing access to the EU market, the largest destination for UK steel exports, would have a "catastrophic" impact on jobs, a key union said.

BREAKING: UK steel set for further hit as EU to double tariffs

The EU is hiking the tax on steel it imports, with the tariff to be 50%, double the 25% currently levied by the Trump administration in the US and the EU's current rate

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This might get me kicked off Bluesky. But. The trans “debate” always looks like men shouting at women because they’re outraged at being excluded from a club.

YouTube video by Ken Woods - Topic Lily White

Lily White - give it a listen?

"The lyrics ache with unspoken horror, as Woods’ deep, rich, and world-weary voice delivers each line with a gravity that feels like he has furrowed brows amidst a candlelit room." Illustrate Magazine

youtu.be/d4UqZE49uLc

You are probably too young to remember when all buses were operated by Manchester Corporation Larry, in a standard livery,
including the remaining trolley bus fleet. Liverpool, Chester & other cities had the same schemes. Liverpool were dark green & Chester maroon & cream.

You are probably too young to remember when all buses were operated by Manchester Corporation Larry, in a standard livery,
including the remaining trolley bus fleet. Liverpool, Chester & other cities had the same schemes. Liverpool were dark green & Chester maroon & cream.

A transphobic pressure group is trying to ban trans women from Hampstead women’s pond – it's time to fight back.

Keep Hampstead women’s pond inclusive - add your name 👇
https://goodlawproject.org/petition/keep-hampstead-womens-pond-inclusive

Is it unusual for a singer to practise while listening to (completely different) music on the radio? It’s only very recently that I’ve noticed it as a habit of mine. Wondering whether it’s from years spent in pre-soundproofing conservatoire practice rooms…

It's just back to the '60's/'70's when all large cities buses/trams/trolley buses' were operated by the town's Corporation & had the same livery. Nottingham is one of the few cities, apart from London, that have kept to a universal livery. Oyster was not available in the pre-digital era.

It’s like having a bunch of 19th C explorers / anthropologists visiting our city….
….they’re very bold. 😂