Ben Quinn

#COYBIG

Classic TfL poster
Once you see notice the resemblance of the flower seller you cannot unsee it ..

Reform UK suspends another member of Kent county council Isabella Kemp’s departure means party has lost nine of 57 councillors elected in May, including four after video leak

More turmoil at Nigel Farage's 'flagship' Kent County Council as Reform UK suspend yet another of its councillors

.. this time she's the person who was chairing the adult social care and public health cabinet committee.

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

Chairman Richard Palmer opens the meeting by reminding everyone that it's being streamed.

'If anyone doesn’t want to be on the webcam then let us know.. otherwise we will assume you are happy to be on it'

Kent County Council are streaming their first full council meeting for a few weeks

**WARNING MAY CONTAIN EXPLICIT LANGUAGE / PG18 **

‘Beyond ironic’: Reform-led council says flags must come down so Christmas lights can go up Kent county council says union flags and flags of St George must come off street lights because of safety concerns

Flag-gate II at Kent County Council (Christmas edition)
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025... #flegs

Reform UK, the Russian spy and rolls of Kremlin cash: the inside story of Nathan Gill How did a former Mormon bishop end up pleading guilty to taking bribes to make statements in favour of Russia in the European parliament?

Reform UK, the Russian spy & rolls of Kremlin cash: the inside story of Nathan Gill

www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
By me, @lukeharding1968.bsky.social
@peterwalker99.bsky.social
& Artem Mazhulin

‘Not So Bulletproof’: A Far-Right Party Faces Rebuke in the Netherlands

‘Not So Bulletproof’: A Far-Right Party Faces Rebuke in the Netherlands
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/w...

Prince Andrew to be stripped of titles and move out of Royal Lodge, Buckingham Palace says King’s brother will surrender lease and become known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, Buckingham Palace says

‘Descend, Andrew Mountbatten Windsor’
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

This is no way for the NY Times to talk about Andy Burnham

A strange disturbance in the Force

Italian blasphemy and German ingenuity: how swear words differ around the world Once dismissed as a sign of low intelligence, researchers now argue the ‘power’ of taboo words has been overlooked

Doesn’t include Kent County Council
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

‘Suck it up’: leaked video exposes bitter infighting at Reform UK’s flagship Kent council Exclusive: Footage reveals Kent leader berating councillors amid rows over budgets and bullying claims

“Suck it up…”
Leaked video give a glimpse of Reform UK in power
EXC. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Co-author @dasalgon.bsky.social :

“If you’re a moderate party and you are talking about what we call cultural issues – migration, integration – in a way that is dictated by the rhythm of the far right, that’s the whole idea of agenda setting.”

While the research was focused on Germany, this normalisation effect was likely to apply to countries across Europe

German far right setting agenda as opponents amplify its ideas, study finds Normalisation of far-right stances likely to affect success of such parties at ballot boxes across Europe, say researchers

‘The normalisation effect’

German far right setting agenda as opponents amplify its ideas - study
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Far Right activist on video calls for Keir Starmer to be shot dead, and specifies a date

Police: '“at this time, no criminal offence has been identified”.
“We recognise the importance of balancing freedom of expression with the need to protect individuals and communities from harm,”

Families of David Amess and Jo Cox voice concern at rise in violent political rhetoric Relatives of murdered MPs say Charlie Kirk killing is a wake-up call for UK and that violence is becoming more likely

Concerns over an increase in violent political rhetoric in British life
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

he.. he's like a soap star that's gone too far on the Charlie

Hope we never draw them in a group ..!

It’s the hope that kills.
Better to just get an Icelandic dentist to wrench it out

Truly, Norwegians have a sense of humour

Nobel peace prize 2025 live: María Corina Machado wins for work promoting democratic rights in Venezuela US president had been conducting campaign to influence prize committee

Nobel peace prize 2025 live: María Corina Machado wins
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...

Nobel prize in literature 2025 live: László Krasznahorkai wins ‘for his compelling and visionary oeuvre’ Nobel academy cites Hungarian novelist for work that ‘in the midst of apocalyptic terror, reaffirms the power of art’

Clearly should have gone to Dan Brown
Worrying signs the Nobel prize people will just keep overlooking the truly deserved
www.theguardian.com/books/live/2...

Who could not be charmed by the BBC R4 #today discussion just now on the big bong?

'Tommy Robinson’s' media platform has buried a text it published in 2022 called “Tommy’s Statement: The Jewish Question”.
A link was redirected to Urban Scoop’s homepage at some point
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Sounds like biggest cheer of the Starmer speech yet to this line

"if you say your neighbours should be deported.. we will fight you with everything we have"

Starmer: "We will never surrenderrrrrrr "

[Doesn't quite sound the same without a norniron accent]

Starmer on farage:

"he doesn't like Britain"

[Subtext: Farage is an English nationalist]

Starmer Labour speech:

“We can all see this snake oil merchants, on the right….

..On the left”