Peter Thurlow

The Institute of Economic Affairs Banked £640,000 from Oil Giants and Murdoch The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) – the anti-state, anti-climate pressure group – received more than £640,000 from fossil fuel companies and Rupert Murdoch’s media conglomerate between 1957 and ...

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The Institute of Economic Affairs – the anti-state, anti-climate pressure group that "incubated" Liz Truss – was bankrolled by oil giants and Rupert Murdoch’s media empire.

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Thanks, Allan. Leave it with me, there is plenty of read.

Drip, drip, drip...

Washington tried to profit from Ukraine’s ruins. Europe, what’s your move? The Witkoff plan revealed the game. Time to use Russia's billions.

The Witkoff plan made headlines for demanding Ukraine give up Donbas.

Less noticed: Washington would pocket half the reconstruction profits, hand Moscow a $200bn investment vehicle, and stick Europe with a $100bn bill.

Using assets Europe froze.

EU, you ok with this? Use them first.

Left to danger: Norfolk council inaction leads to flag-related violence As Norfolk refused to act on flag complaints, locals removing them instead found themselves threatened and violently attacked

Norfolk received 139 complaints about the flags but removed only one. Residents stepping in themselves have faced confrontation and even violence.

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Brexit blamed for ‘brain drain’ of highly skilled workers leaving UK | The Independent - Brexit Carnage Post Content  Read More  Share the news

The UK economy faces a worsening outlook due to a significant decline in working-age immigration, exacerbated by Brexit, according to experts
A 'brain drain' is evident as 90% of the 252,000 British nationals who emigrated during the same period were of working age
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Good man, Allan.

Now is the winter of our Brexit sent While we have used this title before, perhaps this is the time to look at our options afresh, now that we have seen the disaster that is Brexit

When the Telegraph admits Brexit is a disaster, the ground is moving. The question is: why isn’t Starmer?

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Letter to the editor: Every child’s ambition matters – whatever their background A former teacher fears children’s dreams could be limited by prejudice and urges us to protect their potential

A former teacher's letter to the editor:

These children were keen and hardworking. They had big dreams.

They’d be assets to any workplace or profession they joined.

But I feared they would come up against brick walls...

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UK small businesses struggling to take advantage of trade deals British Chambers of Commerce urge ministers to do more to help exporters

Global issue that trade is becoming increasingly difficult for small companies. No small changes can fix that, would need governments to deprioritise the largest investors, and that's very unlikely. If anything, the situation is likely to get worse. www.ft.com/content/451e...

Our Land, a new documentary, interrogates the connections between land, power and a sense of belonging following the Right to Roam movement in England and Wales. It captures the tension between public campaigners fighting for greater access to nature and landowners.

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It's finally happened.

Christmas cancelled in Kent because Operation Raise the Colours tatty lamp post flags prevent the Christmas lights going up.

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Disappointed a politician won’t make an extreme and hasty decision in the immediate wake of a shockingly unusual event

What’s life without knee jerk legislation?

Will the RW media remember the driver and conductor of the Huntingdon attack, and how many lives they saved, the next time train companies try to eliminate staff and they strike, citing passenger safety?

Government, councils and police: all scared to act as far right run riot Violent mobs try to intimidate with their flags, while we wonder what those in charge are doing about it

Every flag left flying and every case quietly dropped tells extremists they’re winning. The authorities’ fear has become the far right’s fuel – and it’s ordinary people who pay the price. Read Peter Thurlow's analysis ⤵️

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The UK police and govt, local and national are a disgrace. But nothing new there. @norfolkpolice.bsky.social

Tackling it means admitting a problem. The powers that be, and that doesn't even necessarily mean the government, are not it seems so keen on drawing attention to problems, especially since many share common roots pointing at them.

The current ‘reset’ with the EU is pathetic!
“By the government’s own estimate the reset of EU-UK trade will deliver just 0.3 per cent uplift to UK GDP by 2030 — less than one-tenth of the 4 per cent long-run hit to GDP that Brexit will cause, according to the Office for Budget Responsibility” FT

Campari shares worth €1.3bn seized by police over alleged tax evasion The spirit manufacturer's parent firm is accused of failing to declare a similar amount in tax during a merger.

Italian police seize €1.3bn from Campari owner over alleged tax evasion.

Won't happen in the UK?

City of London Police funded by Lloyd's Bank, UK Finance.

HMRC makes sweetheart deals with corporations/rich, which parliament can't examine.

NAO said HMRC underestimates tax abuse by wealthy.

Without the freedom to pack up and live elsewhere else, most of us are stuck here in the UK however bad it gets. Stuck to be treated like the captive workforce we are. A capitalists dream! Thanks to Starmer, who opposes freedom of movement, that’s where we’ll stay. Workers party my arse!
#RejoinEU

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Brexit was, is and will always be an ongoing disaster and I will never vote for any party that doesn’t have a manifesto promise to reverse it.
#RejoinEU

🚨 Here’s what Farage Doesn’t Want You To See…👇 him and Nathan Gill saying the same statements about Russia 🇷🇺
#Brexit #putin

40?! In 4 days? That’s 10 a day! Fair play to him, for all his faults, nobody could accuse him of being idle.

🔴 NEW: High levels of faecal bacteria were recorded at dozens of Scotland’s best beaches this summer. Campaigners say swimmers and paddlers could be at risk, but ministers and regulators insist water quality remains high.

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Bots, AI memes and Reform councillors: How foreign Facebook pages are hijacking UK patriotism Fake British “patriot” pages run from abroad are fooling thousands – including elected councillors.

Bots, AI memes and Reform councillors: How foreign Facebook pages are hijacking UK patriotism

Great investigation of the Nazis, racists and criminals mobilising the flag-on-lamp-posts movement. This is the kind of journalism that the national media could and should have conducted:

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Farage brags about “helping tourism” in Jaywick, Led by Donkeys light up Clacton, and Pecksniff reaches for a stiffer drink.

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Police drop inquiry after man assaulted removing flags Tensions over divisive flag displays have erupted into violence in Norfolk, as police face criticism for inaction

Street flags meant as “patriotism” are causing attacks. A man was beaten after trying to take one down, and police dropped the investigation despite evidence.

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