Which British politician does the BBC News give prominence to in response to Samir Shah's letter? - No prize in guessing that it's Nigel Farage.

The BBC is institutionally biased in favour of Farage. That is the real scandal, and it is being covered up by the establishment.

This is the most abysmal, pathetic thing. The BBC head resigning because the corporation is not supine *enough* to the far-right.

Trump's speech was edited. It was not misleadingly edited. This is contemptible - if entirely predictable - cowardice from the BBC.

BBC chair apologises for 'error of judgement' over Trump speech edit in documentary Donald Trump has sent a letter threatening legal action, which the BBC will respond to

www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cd...
Can you believe that this lying, corrupt fuckwit of a president is threatening to sue the BBC. The BBC should tell him to get lost.

Poem by DH Lawrence celebrating newness rather than spiritual than spiritual association with fields . Image shows a rural landscape in the Test Valley in Hampshire. Vivid green open fields and wooded area in the background.

Stepping out for an hour or so. 🥾🤯

AOC, "Elon Musk is not a scientist, he is not an engineer. He is a billionaire conman with a lot of money"

Can you imagine any Labour MP saying this?

At least 135 mutilated bodies of Palestinians had been held at notorious Israeli jail, say Gaza officials Documents indicate they came from Sde Teiman, which already faces allegations of torture and unlawful deaths

Can you imagine the outrage which would have occurred if just 1 of the 20 dead Israeli hostages had been killed in this way. Pretty sure that we will hear very little about this from media.

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Twilight image of medieval masterpiece Salisbury Cathedral- home to one of the four original copies of the Magnacarta built 1220- 1258

Home sweet home ( no, I do not reside in the magnificent Cathedral) but head back to my grandparents homestead whenever time allows. Walking in the grounds just as night fell was quite a treat. Salisbury, Wiltshire

GENOCIDE leaves a long tail of consequences in it's wake - not least, decades of trauma, both physical and mental

The direct fighting may stop but how much of this is going to be history repeated, of Amerika imposing a "peace" in a region it does not understand?

Real peace has not been established

www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a... Do we really have to go through the charade and name all the reasons why Trump shouldn’t get within fifty ft of the Nobel Peace Prize unless they are handing them out like smarties to all sex offenders with a penchant for inflicting global hunger and suffering.

Punishment and Forgiveness What does it mean to truly forgive and when is it morally right to do so? In this essay, Luke Russell examines the remarkable case of Abdirashid Abdi, a refugee who forgave his attacker and advocated ...

www.thephilosopher1923.org/post/punishm... A thought - provoking essay on punishment and forgiveness by Luke Russell.
Well worth a read.

US fan ugliness at the Ryder Cup was merely a reflection of Trump’s all-caps America | Bryan Armen Graham European players were subjected to slurs and crude insults about their families. They were no surprise as public discourse in America has broken down

Having attended this event over the last couple of days i can vouch that sadly this is true. No respect or manners from albeit a minority of MAGA fans.
www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/s...

Our research makes it clear: by capitulating to the right, Labour is driving voters to Reform UK | Tarik Abou-Chadi and Stuart Turnbull-Dugarte Mimicking Farage on immigration is senseless. Labour voters feel betrayed; anti-immigration voters see through the ruse, say academics Tarik Abou-Chadi and Stuart Turnbull-Dugarte

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... As Labour heads to Liverpool for this year’s conference, can someone please, with a megaphone, announce that Labour needs to lead from left and keep repeating before they totally consign the rest of us the abomination of the F word in number 10.

Sudan Is the War No One Cares About Over 150,000 dead and 11 million displaced are the result of war in Sudan that started months before the Gaza War, in 2023, and shows no sign of abating. Yet despite Sudan’s tragedy, the...

www.fdd.org/analysis/op_... I’m certain those who follow the barbarism inflicted by warring factions in Sudan can only feel appalled and sickened by the impotent nature of this war. But a lay person commenting on the carnage is unimportant and those who hold power unashamedly ignore the reality.

With a Yes majority, Swinney should call indyref2 and dare London to stop him Why should John Swinney play by self-imposed rules which bind him hand and foot, and prevent him advancing independence? The answer is: he…

‘Time for Scotland to fight like hell’

If Yes parties win a majority at the next Scottish election that should be used as a mandate for independence. If London says No to a referendum then Scotland should vote regardless

My @heraldscotland.bsky.social column

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Starmer gambles on ‘levelling up’-style initiative to tackle Reform threat Deprived communities to be given tens of millions to patch up derelict shops, pubs and libraries and ‘restore pride’

This is a welcome shift but it should have been the strategy from day one. The rise of support for Reform is not really about immigration. Support for Reform is highest in those areas with *low* migration, but high deprivation. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Italy and Spain deploy navy ships to assist Gaza aid flotilla Italy and Spain have deployed military ships to assist the international aid flotilla that has come under drone attack while trying to deliver aid to Gaza, potentially ratcheting up tensions with Israel, which strongly opposes the initiative.

Bravo Zulu Italy!

Italy has sent a second navy ship in support of the international aid flotilla that has come under drone attack while trying to deliver aid to Gaza, Defence Minister Guido Crosetto said on Thursday. #GlobalSumud #Flotilla

Tory candidates must pledge support for leaving ECHR or stand down, says Jenrick Shadow justice secretary demands prospective MPs sign contract saying they stand for ‘Conservative values’ UK politics – latest updates

No words. Jenirick is a dangerous right wing politician. The Tory party should be very careful about going down this route.

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

YouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live Jimmy Kimmel is Back!

As I was saying…

Peeping through a hedgerow. Frisian cattle grazing in the dewy fields. Autumn foliage framing the image.

Room with a view… 🥾

Sunset at a low angle is scattered with orange, pink and greyish hues.

This is really pretty and, no , I haven’t adjusted it ( I wish I were that skilled).

Katie Hopkins telling the Mayor of London he is not British, and the Union flag can not reflect or belong to people who are not Christian.

… Or disabled persons, refugees, or impoverished people. Hopkins does not reserve her vitriolic appetite for not accepting those that she deems unworthy based purely on their Britishness. Her fascist views are conveyed as barely veiled eugenics with a layer upon layer of prejudice.

Robert Redford Obit Cartoon

In the hereafter, Orwell rotates and vomits

Jimmy Kimmel Live! suspended indefinitely after host’s Charlie Kirk comments ABC says late-night show will not air for foreseeable future after Kimmel accused Republicans of ‘doing everything they can to score political points’ from Kirk’s killing

One by one, Trump is forcing the cancellation of his critics late night talk shows. US corporate owned media is a disgrace for giving in to him.

The tyranny is deepening with every successive phase of silencing dissent.

It is chilling.
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...

Israel has committed genocide in Gaza, UN commission of inquiry says The panel finds that four of the five genocidal acts defined under international law have been carried out against Palestinians during the war.

When will the West stop Israel from committing more deaths.

Israel has committed genocide in Gaza, UN commission of inquiry says www.bbc.com/news/article...

Our Lady’s hospital built in the 1840’s overlooking the River Lee in Cork . It closed in 1992.

Our Lady’s Hospital, Cork is the most impressive site yet holds silence and secrets as one of Ireland’s former largest psychiatric institutionsThroughout the 17th and 18th centuries, there was minimal legislative provision for individuals with mental illness and yet I fear we’ve still much to learn.

How can this possibly be broadcast?

Two choughs challenging a sparrow hawk in flight - soaring above Waterville beach - Ring of Kerry

When two choughs take on a lone sparrow-hawk, it was both impressive and nail - bitingly troubling for a peace- monger.🫨