RossMoffat

In the here and now war in Europe, 'persecuted minority' (referring to Russian speakers in Ukraine) is exactly what Putin says to POTUS every time they chat. And POTUS admires Putin, POTUS is wilfully ignorant of Europe & its history, & Europe is realising that the USA is no longer a reliable ally.

Rebels. I like it. It's the right kind of disruptive.

Only because the protestants still have to scare the dogs and commemorate burning the catholics first. Won't be long after that. Best avoid all supermarkets for the next 2 months.

Photograph of toasted sandwich cut in half, containing fish fingers and cheese.

Fish fingers & cheese toastie.

Great journalism here, and it's important context. All news needs context.

Pound to a penny, no evidence, just intuition, I'd bet that most of the flag raisers don't pay for a TV licence.

That said, what're the chances that the BBC will dare to let their audience know about this bit of context ?

I have a £1/month subscription, bought for the puzzles which are very good. But its editorial position is almost invariably 'highbrow' framed populism. The Times barely covers Ukraine, & you really have to dig deep to find any Ukraine news. Boyes is its Kuenssberg, & this influence piece is typical.

That's not coffee ! It has an ingredients list to make a drink which, in the phraseology of Douglas Adams, would be almost, but not quite, totally unlike coffee. And the warning is extraneous. No infant would even consider drinking it.

Done. Slava !

Donare to help to keep the defenders alive and well.

I'm shocked at how marginal that opposition is. Aside from the wanton destruction, the new building's incongruity, and the unlawful lack of consultation, even the most depoliticised of US citizens must realise that $300m isn't actually 'free' money, and that those 'donations' could be better used.

Indeed, and there is contemporary precedent in that Russia is unlikely to have invaded Ukraine if, under pressure from the USA, Ukraine had not given up its nuclear weapons.

Brilliant - as always!

UNISON Scotland Branches Kharkiv Delegation Report Back 4 delegates from UNISON Scotland Branches visited Kharkiv Ukraine recently. Hear about who they met and how funds raised here will be spent

A month ago, a delegation from Scottish branches of public sector union UNISON visited Kharkiv and Kyiv to meet trade unionists and others, and take aid and solidarity. On Monday they'll be reporting back (online) - register to join.

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/unison-sco...

YouTube video by theclashVEVO The Clash - I'm so Bored with the U.S.A. (Official Audio)

I'm so bored with the USA. youtu.be/2D-l1MauBmM?...

Russian army committing murder in Ukraine: Independent rights commission Drones operated by Russian forces have repeatedly attacked Ukrainian civilians, causing deaths, injuries and large-scale destruction, independent UN human rights investigators said on Monday.

Thanks Tim. I'm unsure whether you've linked to this UN Russian war crimes report yet, but it needs propagating all over social media, and your following is much bigger and more attentive than mine ... news.un.org/en/story/202...

Russian army committing murder in Ukraine: Independent rights commission Drones operated by Russian forces have repeatedly attacked Ukrainian civilians, causing deaths, injuries and large-scale destruction, independent UN human rights investigators said on Monday.

Most of us here are already well aware of these horrific war crimes, but thankfully, the UN report on systematic Russian invaders' drone attacks on Ukrainian civilians is hitting the mainstream news quite widely today ... news.un.org/en/story/202...

Unholy alliance as Reform UK in Exeter cosy up to Britain First | Searchlight Far-right march in Exeter - new concerns at Reform links with Britain First Reform UK’s Exeter branch is under growing pressure to explain itself as some it ...

Disturbing links between the Exeter branch of Reform UK and openly fascist Britain First
searchlightmagazine.com/2025/10/unho...

Good grief ! 😔

We take no joy criticising a young left-wing UK political figure who has often spoken up for workers' rights and progressive causes. But these barely coherent comments from Zarah Sultana on Ukraine sum up much of what is wrong with her wing of the left www.instagram.com/reel/DQT62ys...

Here in the UK, taxation pays for healthcare for all. But with my cynical hat on, and considering USA's stupidly overpriced, corporate commercial healthcare stitch-up, I suspect some of your medical professionals will be loving 47's nonsensical, separate visit for each vaccine order.

24 hours in the kill zone: How high-tech drones have transformed Ukraine war 24 hours in the kill zone: How high-tech drones have transformed Ukraine war

Sky News report on Ukrainian drone kill zone defenders fending off the Russian invaders ... news.sky.com/story/24-hou...

I'm self employed too, and have no idea why I don't pay the same NI rate on my earnings as my PAYE partner does. And I'm really hacked off with hearing the 'brain drain' emigration argument when we have so many 'brightest and best' not getting roles that nepotism provides to the already privileged.

Huh ? If you're not 'joking', then just like the tankies, you're not getting what Russia is now. There's nothing 'commie' about it. It's just right-wing oligarchic feudalism. It's the US technocrat's wet dream future for MAGA.

You are Steve Witkoff, and I claim my £5.

It seems painfully clear to us, and we can't even see what any substantial transient 'realpolitik' upside might be. I'm astonished that our leaders, trained and read as they should be, can't see it too. Mark Carney's Canada is the exemplar exception on the world stage of ostensible US allies.

European leaders still treat Trump as an aberration - something to wait out until history returns to normal. That’s an illusion. By flattering Trump without a strategy of their own, they normalise a rising monarchist ideology coming to unseat them in Europe’s next elections.

The disease is much nastier with 'first past the post' governance. Most people don't want 'far right', but each person will vote for a magical thinking political party faction with a history of opposing the others. A realist Starmer would spend the next year legislating for PR ready for next GE.

There is sickness in their souls 😞

If I were being generous, other nations are wishfully, magically thinking that MAGA will moderate, so playing at realpolitik expedience. Re. the funds, if some other cnuts hadn't taken us out of the EU, as a major military supporter of Ukraine, UK would have more influence on their use. It's shite.

It's a shame. I love wiki. It's one of the only, free from commercial/political/corporate interference, open places on the internet. It's especially fabulous for science. But its 'freeness' makes it vulnerable to abuse by trolls.

But 'left-wing' ? BT is just 'neutral-good' investigative.