Exposed: Reform UK doesn’t know how government spending works Reform UK just confused a procurement framework with a spending scandal – and revealed they don’t understand government

💥 Reform UK says it's a £350m scandal.
🧐 It's actually… a spreadsheet.

Before you light the torches, maybe check what a framework is first?

The Bear explains their rookie error ⤵️

Bear in mind (did you see what I did there @bearlypolitics.co.uk 😉) this was the Chair of the party. If he’s this clueless, imagine what all those rookie councillors are going to be like. 😳 Excellent article, worth a read.

Bearly Newsworthy: Stepping Off the Rage Carousel You don't have to care about everything – outrage is exhausting and distracting from the real issues, argues The Bear

🔴Bearly Newsworthy: Stepping Off the Rage Carousel

You don't have to care about everything – outrage is exhausting and distracting from the real issues, argues @bearlypolitics.co.uk

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I’m extremely chuffed by just how well the below article has done - who knew public procurement frameworks could be so popular!

Thanks to @bylinesnetwork.co.uk and @eastangliabylines.co.uk for sharing it so far and wide, and for all the lovely comments and DMs.

So no, this isn’t an “isolated” case - it’s an example of how educational support differs depending on school type and funding structure. And ironically, it’s the same structure the very people now clutching their pearls either supported or ignored for years.

Ignore mine - @monkemma.bsky.social’s is available right here!

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Hi Charles,

I have, or rather, someone else has (credit to Emma Monk on Twitter) - and as ever, the Mail’s framing is doing a lot of heavy lifting.

On tloOk and struggling: why it's hard being a Henry Members of the High Earner, Not Rich Yet club say earning six figures a year can leave you feeling the pinch. They might have a point, says Imogen Tew

Can someone please fetch me the world’s tiniest Steinway?

I do, of course, have some sympathy to give - thoughts, prayers, and a commemorative GoFundMe - for the brave souls earning £100k a year and still feeling “the pinch”.

Stay strong, Henries - may your second Ocado delivery arrive on time.

A Bear Covered in cables and newspapers

Exciting things are happening…

Progress made on historic Hopwood Hall despite it being the centre of HUGE spat

The council and Hopwood DePree have been at odds over the future of the historic asset for months

'Deluded' Trump says LA would be 'completely obliterated' without alarming move

Donald Trump defended dispatching the National Guard to Los Angeles amid intense riots over his immigration policies, asserting that his intervention prevented the city's total destruction.

Gain Newsom tweet Let's get this straight: 1) Local law enforcement didn't need help. 2) Trump sent troops anyway - to manufacture chaos and violence. 3) Trump succeeded. 4) Now things are destabilized and we need to send in more law enforcement just to clean up Trump's mess.

Yes Governor that's it in a nutshell.

Gavin Newsom gives damning verdict on Trump's mental state after phone call

Gavin Newsom claimed that Donald Trump "is incapable of even a train of thought" as he becomes increasingly angry over the White House's response to protests in LA.

Sly Stone, pioneer of early funk music, dies after 'prolonged' battle with illness Sly Stone, one of the pioneers of funk music, has died aged 82, his family have said.

Sly Stone, pioneer of early funk music, dies after 'prolonged' battle with illness

Couple spend £40k travelling 40,000 miles down world's longest road

A daring couple ditched their day jobs for the adventure of a lifetime, spending £40,000 to travel an epic 40,000 miles down the world's longest road, passing through a remarkable 16 countries.

Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong calls out ICE raids amid Los Angeles protests

Billie Joe Armstrong shocked fans on Sunday night, as he shared a blistering protest video soundtracked by a Green Day song amid the ongoing ICE protests in Los Angeles.

First look at plans for massive 3,000-seater arena next to Trafford Centre

Developer hails the creation of 17,500 jobs with 33,000 to come

Rhianan Rudd: How mother's boyfriend played 'significant' role in radicalising youngest UK girl to face terror charges Rhianan Rudd, who took her own life at the age of 16, was the youngest girl in the UK to be charged with terrorist offences. 

Rhianan Rudd: How mother's boyfriend played 'significant' role in radicalising youngest UK girl to face terror charges

Co-op Live to forge ahead with expansion plans a year after their 'rocky start'

The events arena plans to build a canal side terrace

Ireland warned of 'day of reckoning' by Russian ambassador over Ukraine support

Russian Ambassador Yury Filatov issued a warning that Ireland will face a "a day of reckoning" for its support of Ukraine.

'I've paid £120k to reverse my surgeries so I look like my kids again'

A mum who began indulging in beauty treatments as a teenager has grown weary of being labelled an "unrecognisable Barbie doll" and has now spent £120,000 to undo her cosmetic procedures, swearing off Botox and fillers for life.

'I spent £100K turning UK's most disgusting house into a beautiful holiday home'

A pensioner poured £100,000 and three years of her life into turning Britain’s ‘most disgusting home’ into a coastal paradise.

NATO chief's speech was meant as a call to arms, but it was also a shameful admission for the alliance For all the stark warnings and ominous predictions made by the head of NATO today, one key fact remained unmentioned.

NATO chief's speech was meant as a call to arms, but it was also a shameful admission for the alliance

"However much you deny the truth, the truth goes on existing." George Orwell

Never fear America in the fullness of time all truths will be told and accepted as fact.
However in the meantime it's a shit show. 🐿️

Helen Mirren fans 'cringe' at her 'awful' Irish accent in Yellowstone spinoff

Helen Mirren has divided fans with her attempt at an Irish accent in the popular Yellowstone spinoff, 1923.

The five key issues from chancellor's winter fuel payment U-turn There are considerable problems with the winter fuel payment U-turn, but perhaps the political argument in favour outweighs them all?

The five key issues from chancellor's winter fuel payment U-turn

A major gathering of the traveller community left fields covered in rubbish and debris, including plastic bags, unwanted furniture, and cardboard boxes.

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Seven symptoms you need to look out for as doctors issue Covid warning

Health officials have warned that people could experience a host of nasty and unusual symptoms if they contract the latest Coronavirus strain.

Los Angeles live: Hundreds of marines to be deployed to LA - as California prepares to sue Trump government More protests are planned in LA today, demanding the end of ICE immigration raids. Donald Trump's government has controversially deployed the National Guard - prompting California to sue his administr...

Trump deploys 500 active service US Combat Marines to LA, despite 2,000 National Guard deployed there and more available

Under posse comitatus act using US armed forces domestically I understand is illegal..

Journalists being shot at by Police.. Marines deployed .. you say USA I say USN Korea❗️🤷🏼‍♂️