Adrian Littlejohn

Labour should beware Nigel Farage weaponising its part in the cost of living crisis | Richard Partington Autumn budget must address pain of high inflation on hard-pressed UK households as food prices rise

"Farage’s pledge to scrap net zero is counterproductive. Failure to limit global heating would hurt the poorest households most".

Exactly. Anyone convinced by the millionaire Farage's ignorant head-in-the-sand dogma is voting to makes themselves poorer...

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White House considering inviting Zelenskyy to Trump-Putin meeting in Alaska - reports The reports come a day after Washington and Moscow confirmed the US and Russian presidents will meet on Friday 15 August to discuss the war in Ukraine.

"Considering"??

Putin is the aggressor. Putin and his toy poodle Trump, discussing Ukraine without Zelenskyy would be like Hitler and Roosevelt discussing the future of the Channel Islands behind Britain's back...

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Motherland: how Farage is winning over women On the campaign trail in the Midlands ahead of May’s local elections, a journalist asked Nigel Farage: ‘Do you have a woman problem?’ The twice-married, twice-separated father of four laughed and said...

I reckon it must be just sheer sexual magnetism... 🤮

(And yes, I know I've got no room to talk 🤣👍)

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Jim Lovell: Astronaut who guided Apollo 13 safely back to Earth dies aged 97 The commander of Apollo 13 famously rescued his men from near certain death in space.

Sad news. I remember the 10 year old me anxiously following every news report, as these guys made their way home in their crippled spacecraft.
And that agonising, interminable, silence as communication was lost during re-entry...
Rest easy Sir.

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Old photo: Now a National Trust property, the Jacobean elegance of Chastleton House, Oxfordshire, has survived largely intact since it was built in the early 17th century.
It houses a fascinating relic; the Bible, said to have been used by the chaplain, William Juxon, at the execution of Charles I.

Top man, Mr Flintoff! (For a Lancastrian 😂).

I know... And cricket is a relatively short career (unless you're Jimmy Anderson!). I don't blame anyone for wanting to maximise their earnings. But it still seems odd...

Men's Hundred 2025: Northern Superchargers vs Welsh Fire - highlights Zak Crawley's unbeaten 67 runs off 38 balls, including four sixes, helps Northern Superchargers to an eight-wicket victory over Welsh Fire in their opening match of the Men's Hundred 2025 at Headingle...

It's probably just me... But I can't get my head around 'Mr Yorkshire', our county captain Jonny Bairstow, playing for the opposition at Headingley.
And meanwhile, Kent's Bromley-born 'southerner' Zak Crawley is playing for 'us'.
Seems odd, to say the least 🤔

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Rupert Lowe mistakes charity rowers for 'illegal migrants' Rupert Lowe says he will donate £1,000 to charity but makes

Oh dearie me... 😂 There are idiots, and then there are barking, obsessed far-right lunatics, who (despite being the place's MP) think that Great Yarmouth is an obvious destination for small boats crossing the channel!
Watch out Peterhead, you'll be next! 🤣🤣

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The Nazis only burned books. Even they never rewrote them... 😥

I often wondered what the world would look like if the most ignorant, dangerous & daft opinions of radio phone-in hosts/callers were permitted to prevail. I never expected to find out…

David Lammy to host US Vice President JD Vance at country residence Vance will be a guest of the UK foreign secretary at his official residence Chevening, in Kent.

Lammy and Vance are "reported to have bonded over their shared Christian faith".

I'm not religious. And if JD Vance is any sort of example of a Christian, I'd rather not be one, thanks very much.
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Petition: Apply for the UK to rejoin the EU fully - do not just 'reset' the relationship I think the UK needs to rejoin the EU fully for maximum economic benefit and to restore influence rather than merely 'reset' relations.

I've just signed. Can I ask my friends to consider doing so, if you haven't already? Thanks 👍

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Revealed: Yorkshire Water boss was paid extra £1.3m via offshore parent firm Company says extra payments relating to work for Kelda Holdings were covered by shareholders not billpayers

The "Yorkshire Post" has further news on this.

YW says the additional payment of £1.3m is "not performance related".

Which begs a rather obvious question...

YW's debt has risen from £4.2bn to £6.8bn.

No river in Yorkshire is considered to be in good health.
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More than 60 Tube staff set to be deported after Government changed immigration rules EXCLUSIVE: Foreign workers who came to London to work for TfL could lose jobs and be forced to leave country, RMT union warns

Ok. Arbitrarily downgrade the value of what skilled, experienced people do, then use it as an excuse to deport them because they're not valuable enough...
Well that makes sense. Provided you're actively trying to pander to #Farage and his bigoted clowns, that is. 🤮
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Well, Happy Birthday Reece! Misprint aside, you're exactly one week older than me! 👍
Got your bus pass yet?😃

If you want to see Michelle Mone kicked out of the House of Lords and arrested until she pays the £232,000,000 she owes give this a RT.

If you want Rishi Sunak's involvement in the £14,900,000,000 PPE Fraud he covered up investigated, LIKE.

Majority of public don’t want Donald Trump to make state visit to Ireland, poll reveals The vast majority of people do not want the Government to invite Donald Trump to Ireland during his presidency, a new poll has revealed.

Well done, Irish citizens! 74% of you don't want to see your country defile itself by hosting an anti-democratic narcissistic thug.
Over here? I'm fairly sure we don't want him either. But our 'King' and his Prime Minister are salivating at the prospect... 🤮

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Nigel Farage should do his bit to keep the peace Editorial: The Reform UK leader’s suggestion, as part of his party’s proposed immigration measures, that any asylum seeker arrested for serious crimes such as rape should have their background details...

"There is no situation where an intervention by Nigel #Farage won’t make things worse. He has, after all, made a career out of detecting, exploiting and exacerbating people’s grievances and fears".
Perfectly put! 👏
He is a dangerous, malicious menace to society.
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Reform UK gets first police and crime commissioner after Tory defection Rupert Matthews has joined Nigel Farage’s party as he says the ‘dark heart of wokeness’ needs removing from the justice system.

Well that should ensure that if there's an outbreak of #FarageRiots in Leicestershire, they'll be firmly dealt with... 🤮

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Well worth a visit if you are in the area. Several museums covering the history of the area (and good pubs, cafes and small shops).

Old photo: the most famous structure in Ironbridge, Shropshire.
The world's first Iron Bridge was built by Abraham Darby III. A Grade I listed structure, it is a highlight of a wider UNESCO World Heritage Site.
(Photo taken before restoration in 2017/18 returned it to its original red/brown colour).

Oh, I don't mind Tufnell too much... But I certainly agree about how far McCullum and Stokes have taken England 👍

#GVerse Dear #MAGA: 😅

#bbccricket fans...

An incredible match to finish an incredible series. Huge credit to both teams.

But is it just me, or do Andy Zaltzman's endless obscure statistics bore you stupid?

Oh for Bill Frindall, whose stats were manually compiled, and only reported when they were actually interesting!

I'm barely even surprised... Yorkshire Water is avarice and incompetence personified, and this woman is greed incarnate 🤮

Government plans to bring more Gazan children to UK for treatment The government says it is working "at pace" on plans to evacuate seriously ill or injured children from Gaza.

Fair enough, and well done.

But wouldn't it be simpler and more humane to stop supporting those responsible for injuring and killing the children in the first place?

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Roll with the punches Reece. It's the best way 👍

Farage's unelected Cabinet idea would lead to a peculiarly British form of dystopia There’s a lot of talk about the possibility of Reform UK winning the next general election in 2029 and Nigel Farage becoming Prime Minister. It’s true that the party is leading the polls at the moment...

A question for all potential Reform voters. Do you *really* want the country run by a cabinet of Nigel's wealthy mates? Who you never had the chance to vote for?
That's his plan. Government by cronies. Our very own Trump.
This is a well argued article. It's worth a read!
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Children with special educational needs deserve the best possible support. We will continue to fight to ensure they are never treated as cash cows by vulture firms.