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NO DMs. Retired head teacher now making the most of every day, keeping fit, reading, spending time with my many grandchildren, topping up my tan in Spain and staying in touch by being a Governor in a primary school in Leeds. I want to be back in Europe!
“Fearless journalism is what terrifies politicians, and it must not be cowed."
The BBC must stand up to Trump's $1 billion lawsuit - or risk legitimising the president's false narrative of what really happened on January 6
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The political popularity of child poverty.
Of course people are intimidated by the proliferation of flags. That’s the point of them.
Telling children mum or dad has cancer.
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In these times of rancour & division, it’s comforting to find things on which we can all agree: Kent County Council, for example, really does provide a perfect illustration of how well Reform would run the country. I agree with Nigel!
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Very Kenty.
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"More & more, the nature of high-profile public service is repelling the best & the brightest. That is the great tragedy of our age – & the great opportunity for those who were never in it to serve the public in the first place."
🔥🔥 🔥 as ever from Marina Hyde
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Following in the footsteps of giants … last year Grace, today me and Rory Stewart for @therestpolitics.bsky.social Live. Hello Hammersmith
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Big show today! Will Ghislane Maxwell get sprung by Trump? I ask @lizoyer.bsky.social plus Pod Save America’s @danpfeiffer.bsky.social on how Dems get back on track, and James Carville is going scorched earth on GOP. See you at 4p ET/1p PT on Substack and later on YouTube.
11.11.2025 19:27 — 👍 132 🔁 24 💬 12 📌 1To be clear, lest anyone is in any doubt: this purported $1 billion lawsuit against Auntie does not stand a snowball's chance of success. And should be treated as entirely frivolous action, in the unlikely case it's ever laid down in court...in Florida!
11.11.2025 20:10 — 👍 79 🔁 19 💬 10 📌 0Yet more proof the #CriminalTrump is the worst type of human being. His “followers” are just as bad and only have one objective. Self gratification and greed.
11.11.2025 21:31 — 👍 7 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0Sarah Matthews: "A lot of Americans are struggling right now. It doesn't matter if you're in a blue state or a red state — millions of Americans are struggling with Trump's failure to lower grocery prices...That's something that impacts all Americans."
11.11.2025 20:20 — 👍 83 🔁 22 💬 1 📌 1By sending us $2,000 to give to billionaire insurance CEOs, and by tripling the interest we pay to mortgage companies while he continues to limit what we can write off, he's effectively looting the treasury and using us a mules to launder the stolen money; funneling it to the wealthy.
11.11.2025 20:35 — 👍 1810 🔁 705 💬 161 📌 33They’ve been trying to blow up the ACA for over a decade, yet they don’t have viable plan to replace it.
They don’t have anything to make it better because they don’t want to make it better.
What they want is the ACA gone and everyone at the mercy of private insurance again.
FOX NEWS: So what would Trumpcare look like?
DR OZ: Well, these are all ideas that we're still working on
A couple months back, I was curious as to how Bill Pulte was able to obtain Lisa Cook and Letitia James' mortgage documents. Today, the WSJ reports that he was actually under investigation for how he obtained them. www.wsj.com/finance/regu...
11.11.2025 21:19 — 👍 6247 🔁 2351 💬 195 📌 75Sarah Matthews on Trump commuting the sentence of Ghislaine Maxwell: "The MAGA base would lose their minds if he decided to go through with that...I don't know how you defend commuting the sentence of a person who helped with child sex trafficking. That is unfathomable!"
11.11.2025 18:27 — 👍 81 🔁 13 💬 7 📌 4Extremism has become the Republican mainstream, and they are now purging anyone reasonable from their ranks. LP Senior Advisor Stuart Stevens examines this on MSNBC:
11.11.2025 19:30 — 👍 598 🔁 174 💬 17 📌 6Sarah Matthews: "Trump doesn't have any regard for the Constitution...We've seen this in his second term, as he tries to push the limits and make Congress not even have a say in what is happening right now in our government."
11.11.2025 19:50 — 👍 79 🔁 17 💬 1 📌 2Sarah Matthews: "Trump has not followed through on his campaign promises to lower costs. He doesn't want to talk about affordability because he knows that this is a vulnerability for his administration...They've failed to address the affordability crisis in this country."
11.11.2025 20:10 — 👍 73 🔁 18 💬 1 📌 0It’s not enough to simply thank our veterans for their service.
Millions of them rely on SNAP and the ACA.
Many struggle with PTSD and worry about access to mental health services.
Today, on Veterans Day, let’s renew our commitment to keep fighting for those who fought for us.
We thank the brave men and women who served our country and defended our freedoms.
For Veterans Day, six veterans sound off on the draft dodger in chief — who has displayed a lifelong contempt for our service members and cut the VA healthcare they earned.
#Thugs
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The internet is full of tax calculators. They're boring.
Tomorrow we're launching our Budget tax calculator. Prettier and nerdier than all the rest put together.
NEW via CNN: “The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal”
11.11.2025 15:17 — 👍 19150 🔁 6587 💬 910 📌 584Today we observe #VeteransDay to honor all those who have devoted their lives in service to our country.
11.11.2025 14:02 — 👍 1019 🔁 253 💬 35 📌 16Service is the truest measure of patriotism. On Veterans Day, we honor all who have taken the oath and worn the uniform - and our nation recommits to keeping its promises to every veteran who served our country.
11.11.2025 14:20 — 👍 6302 🔁 1106 💬 289 📌 48Trump has no plan to make homeownership more accessible for hardworking Americans — other than creating a 50-year mortgage:
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Today and every #VeteransDay, we honor the service made by our nation's veterans who have put on the uniform to serve our country. It’s because of their selfless service that we have every freedom we enjoy today.
11.11.2025 15:01 — 👍 856 🔁 188 💬 12 📌 6Riot Women. Happy Valley. Strictly. Sherlock. Line of Duty. Peaky Blinders. Traitors. Race Across the World. Planet Earth. Match of the Day…Are we really going to let the right wing culture wars coup at the BBC news department bring down the whole thing? It’s exactly what they want.
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