Ian Jones

The battle for The Close A cluster of historic buildings in Selly Oak are at the centre of a row between the University of Birmingham and local residents — and no one is backing down

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They won't give a flying fuck

Can't imagine why any government would rely on Starlink now given Musk's extremely erratic behaviour.

Important to take the week as a whole. Statement from Dominic Grieve:

US joins Russia to vote against UN resolution condemning Russia’s war against Ukraine | CNN Politics The United States joined Russia to vote against a UN General Assembly resolution condemning Russia’s war against Ukraine Monday in a stunning shift from years of US policy.

For the US to side with Russia and North Korea to oppose a UN resolution condemning the illegal invasion of Ukraine defies all common sense and adds insult to the countless injuries suffered by the brave Ukrainian people. edition.cnn.com/2025/02/24/p...

You are being unfair, EB took him to the cleaners.

My 1st thought "why is the BBC giving Farage air time again" but Ive gotta say EB was great, relaxed, clear she gradually took him to the cleaners, exposed him as the fraud he is with no solutions to the UKs difficulties

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It blew my bin over and decorated the road with the contents

485 children were affected by serious child safeguarding incidents in the United Kingdom between April 1, 2023 and March 31, 2024. This includes cases where a child is seriously harmed or dies, or where abuse or neglect is suspected or known.

Zelensky's government regulates media outlets and journalists in his country. Maybe the Israelis consider they are at war and therefore have the right to do so. Our government did it in WW2. Why is Israel always held to a different standard?

Too academic for me...

A political spat on Bsky, love it - awaits a pile on by the loony left

A Labour legend

Defence FGS

Not forgetting 23 June 2016

When the MSM sign up it will take off

My medical records as gleaned from the NHS app show me to have had a brain tumour and CVD 20 years ago. I changed practices 3 years ago. The transfer of data from the Lloyd George system obviously very complicated and time consuming

If thresholds don't rise with inflation it's a tax on working people.

Google Duncan Hallas he was teaching in West Bromwich

Conference delegates are warned every year to take care with the drinking and the Journos.

The anti Starmer/Labour nit picking is pathetic. It's not bad news. It's all they've got. Guardian Tripe. Politics is politics

1 in 4 GPs work full-time. 2/3s of trainee GPs plan to work part-time. 10 years training by the NHS only to work part time on its frontline service. What a farce. Something has to be done, throwing cash at it, will just make it worse.

The piece is just something to beat up on the Labour Party. There has been a noticeable increase of anti-Labour comment in the Times and on Times Radio - It's only gonna get worse

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