Simon Caudwell

“Blithering” would be the first word.

"The things that will DESTROY US are:

POLITICS WITHOUT PRINCIPLES;

PLEASURE WITHOUT CONSCIENCE;

WEALTH WITHOUT WORK;

knowledge without character;

BUSINESS WITHOUT MORALITY;

SCIENCE WITHOUT HUMANITY;

and worship without sacrifice."

~ Mahatma Gandhi

The message is that we Brits don’t want a special relationship with an unethical coercive bully-boy.

Reform looks friendly - it isn’t

Reform would create ICE-style agency and end leave to remain, Zia Yusuf to say Nigel Farage’s party plans to deport up to 288,000 people a year on five flights a day and expand stop and search

No to Reform. We must not tolerate intolerance. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Global economy must move past GDP to avoid planetary disaster, warns UN chief Exclusive: António Guterres says world’s accounting systems should place true value on the environment

Good - for a decade and more, academics have advocated for the development of measures of “environmental capital”

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Duolingo, if you only display half the question I can only give half the answer.

‘I feel like I’ve come home’: former Tory home secretary Suella Braverman defects to Reform UK – UK politics live Her defection comes shortly after Robert Jenrick joined Nigel Farage’s party, meaning there are now eight Reform MPs in the Commons.

Laughable, or deplorable.
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...

🚨The Petition calling for by-elections to be called automatically when MPs defect to another party is now closing on 80,000 signatures!

Let’s get it to the 100,000 needed today!

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...

No one can be watching this Davos speech and reach any conclusion but that the President of the United States is mentally disturbed and that something is deeply wrong with him. This is both embarrassing and extremely dangerous.

To Donald, people are things: commodities or obstacles.

It’s going to be a beautiful day - a very beautiful day - when we no longer have to listen to the voice of the idiot.

6 January 2026 Joint Statement on Greenland Statement by President Macron of France, Chancellor Merz of Germany, Prime Minister Meloni of Italy, Prime Minister Tusk of Poland, Prime Minister Sánchez of Spain, Prime Minister Starmer of the United Kingdom and Prime Minister Frederiksen of Denmark on Greenland. Arctic security remains a key priority for Europe and it is critical for international and transatlantic security. NATO has made clear that the Arctic region is a priority and European Allies are stepping up. We and many other Allies have increased our presence, activities and investments, to keep the Arctic safe and to deter adversaries. The Kingdom of Denmark - including Greenland - is part of NATO. Security in the Arctic must therefore be achieved collectively, in conjunction with NATO allies including the United States, by upholding the principles of the UN Charter, including sovereignty, territorial integrity and the inviolability of borders. These are universal principles, and we will not stop defending them. The United States is an essential partner in this endeavour, as a NATO ally and through the defence agreement between the Kingdom of Denmark and the United States of 1951. Greenland belongs to its people. It is for Denmark and Greenland, and them only, to decide on matters concerning Denmark and Greenland.

This is where we are. Read this joint statement by France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the Kingdom of Denmark on Greenland:

"Greenland belongs to its people. It is for Denmark and Greenland, and them only, to decide on matters concerning Denmark and Greenland."

Every imperial power drums up paranoid fears to justify aggression and expansion. If one excuse looks too ridiculous to attempt, another will always be found.

"America is an oil company with an army."

—George Carlin

If people admire you, they put your name on buildings. If you have to do it yourself, well… that’s different.

Is claim Ukraine deal is ‘95% done’ just another empty assertion from Trump? A sober observer assessing the US president’s claim may react the same way as Zelenskyy – with shock and disbelief

Yes, another empty assertion from someone who cares nothing for justice.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...

The House of Commons Library estimates that leaving the EU is costing the Treasury £90 billion a year in lost tax revenue, while other research suggests UK GDP is 6-8 per cent smaller than it would have been.

Urgent review into foreign financial interference in UK politics An independent review, led by Philip Rycroft, into foreign financial interference in UK politics has been commissioned by the government.

But… “While the review will consider recent cases, it will focus on contemporary events and threats and not consider previous allegations over interference in the Brexit referendum.”
www.gov.uk/government/n...

Keir Starmer needs to stand up for the BBC against Trump's outrageous $5bn lawsuit and protect licence fee payers from being hit in the pocket.

Trump wants to interfere in our democracy and undermine our national broadcaster. We cannot let him.

Great! Now do a Customs Union!

US engaging in ‘extreme rightwing tropes’ reminiscent of 1930s, British MPs warn House of Commons calls on Keir Starmer to condemn Donald Trump’s ‘interference’ in European politics

The British Government’s “mild disagreement” with a right-wing dictator is an inadequate response.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Just 0.001% hold three times the wealth of poorest half of humanity, report finds Data from World Inequality Report also showed top 10% of income-earners earn more than the other 90%

The evil of our age. The extreme rich/poor divide is “no longer sustainable for societies or ecosystems”.

www.theguardian.com/inequality/2...

Nigel Farage has spent £1m taking out adverts in the papers to distract from the Nathan Gill Russian bribe scandal.

We can't let him buy himself out of this. We need an investigation into Russian influence in our politics.

🚨BOOM!! The Petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy has now rocketed past 50,000 signatures! Let’s get it to 100,000. If a petition is what it’s going to take let’s get this done!

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...

The love of money…

There’s a missing link in British public life – and it underpins crises from the BBC to our prisons | Rafael Behr A declining sense of collective identity is corroding trust in our institutions and undermining democratic politics, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

Rafael Behr on the sobering implications of destroying the BBC…
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

China-critical UK academics describe ‘extremely heavy’ pressure from Beijing Reliance on overseas students’ tuition fees under scrutiny as scholars describe chilling effect of being targeted

UK universities must remain “committed to upholding free speech and academic freedom”.
www.theguardian.com/education/20...

Trump’s blithe dismissal of climate science The devastating consequences of ignoring the climate crisis

Catastrophically, “the next three years of US environmental policy will essentially amount to the government burying its head in the sand.”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Nothing else has worked – so Starmer and Reeves are finally telling the truth about Brexit | Rafael Behr It is the right way to go, but taking the long way round to such an obvious point has cost Labour precious time and credibility, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

Brexit truth: “The Office for Budget Responsibility calculates that Britain’s long-term productivity is 4% lower than it would have been if the country had retained EU membership.”
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...