Robert Franks

“.. We could spend the whole day reacting to every buffoonish spectacle coming out of the White House, but that's exactly what they want: for us to lose focus …
Don't be distracted by the noise; watch what they are doing to your rights while you stare at the screen.”

Liz Truss meets Trump. Fingers crossed she hasn't lost her touch.

Guardian view on Sir Jim Ratcliffe: Britain does not need political lectures from a billionaire tax exile | Editorial Editorial: Comments on the ‘colonisation of the UK’ by the co-owner of Manchester United were erroneous, crass and a gif

In 2020, Jim Ratcliffe moved his fortune to Monaco, saving himself an estimated £4 billion in tax.

In the same year, immigrants in the UK contributed around £20 billion in tax.

That says it all.

Nigel Farage has declared that he is against working from home.

It's not a surprise given he is never in Clacton.

Those beers, and that food, just sound awesome

A corrective: I responded to your recent survey by saying I wasn't too keen on reading about non-UK breweries. Having just read Ariana DiValentino's article makes me wish I could hop on a plane to New York right now. Excellent piece.

Blackpool is fab, isn't it? Anyone who says otherwise is wrong

One by one, Europeans mentioned in the Epstein files who still hold political office are beginning to resign or are being forced out of office.

Meanwhile, ruled by an administration almost entirely made up of Epstein associates, the US carries on as if nothing really happened.

Bloody hell

Ah yes, that famous Dr Who story "The Sign of Three"

"How do we distract people from the failure of the Melania movie?"
"I know! Let's release the Epstein Files!"

Ditto, I've heard the same. Hope everything is ok with him. The one track I heard off the album - assuming it wasn't a fake! - sounded spectacular.

I mean I don't usually spend time on country lanes at 3am, but you get the gist

My new Renault didn't come with a chunky old Driver's Handbook. When I asked the dealership why, they said "They don't any more. Everything's online." I said that doesn't help me if I've broken down on some remote country lane at 3 o'clock in the morning.

It’s a reminder of how completely unserious our nation is that we have a live illustration of where this leads in Minnesota and yet everyone pretends a Reform government is just an ok idea.

Oops

I'm inclined to agree but, you never know, we might get an episode of The Smugglers or something back later this year. Which is nice.

Blocking Andy Burnham from standing is not putting the country before the party. It’s not even the best decision for the party. Starmer is ultimately prioritising his job. A job he is doing badly. Which will result in Britain falling to the far right.

Absolutely unforgivable.

Please share. 💔

"And we now have María on the line who would like to swap a Nobel Peace Prize for the presidency of Venezuela..."

Oakham Green Devil IPA, Fell Tinderbox, Salopian Kashmir, Kirkstall Dissolution IPA, Bowness Bay Steamer. Not sure if Rooster's Baby-Faced Assassin counts?

FFS

So, to clarify, spray-painting a plane is terrorism, holding a sign to support the organisation those that spray-painted the plane were members of is terrorism, but taking a foreign head of state hostage needs to wait for a press conference from the hostage taker for nuance?

Jan 1.
Jan 3.

Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts.

Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.

Without a James Bond, a Doctor Who, Strictly presenters and a prime minister, Britain is defenceless buff.ly/J26WFVK

Arrested for holding a sign. A SIGN.

A sign that opposes GENOCIDE.

No one was hurt by holding a sign. No damages were caused by holding a sign.

But Reform rioters are let off? Get a grip, Labour.

FIFA gonna have to check VAR