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The NHS just had a record summer.

That’s despite resident doctors striking in July. But no one is talking about it!

4 impressive stats:

A curious approach from people who don't like the concept of immigration

#petition DRC: Stop harassing Congo's environmental defenders! Gorillas, bonobos, okapi – the Democratic Republic of Congo is one of the most biodiverse countries in the world. Yet illegal logging remains a grave threat. Many Congolese people are standing up to p...

Please SIGN: Tell the gov't of DR Congo to stop targeting forest defenders! These unsung heroes who operate in a war zone to stop illegal logging and mining in Africa's largest #rainforest deserve protection NOW. #climate #biodiversity #DRC
rainforest-rescue.org/petitions/12...

1. Half of rail operators publicly owned

Greater Anglia's services entered public ownership on Sunday.

Public operators now run 33% of all passenger rail journeys.

Pope urges news agencies to stand as bulwark against lies, manipulation and post-truths Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the “ancient art of lying” and manipulation.

“With your patient and rigorous work, you can act as a barrier against those who, through the ancient art of lying, seek to create divisions in order to rule by dividing,” he said. “You can be a bulwark of civility against the quicksand of approximation and post-truth...”

apnews.com/article/pope...

It is interesting that Jeremy Corbyn has been an MP for 42 years and led the opposition for 5 years.

He's been on Question Time once.

Nigel Farage, 44 times.

Our Media is corrupt, corrupt to the core.

YouTube video by Supertanskiii The Farage Con Explained: Send This To A Flagsh*gger. They’ll Hate It

Show this to a flagshagger. They’ll hate it.

Reform isn’t a party. It’s a pyramid scheme. Farage and his billionaire donors aren’t patriots. They’re con men up to their BALLS in foreign money.

This explains how they do it.

Stop believing the bullshit.

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It was a great week to be Labour.

There’s plenty of good news to celebrate as members head to conference.

7 highlights:

What a brilliant thread.

They want to leave the ECHR because it will allow them to abolish the State Pension, the Minimum Wage, paid holiday and sick leave.

It would make them tens of billions a year.

But of course they say immigration, because they can't tell you the real reason.

This guy is such a scumbag.

Do not buy Dyson products.

Today, Trump claimed not to know who Peter Mandleson is. An obvious & egregious lie but one which highlights why the regime is so keen to silence anyone telling the truth. On the current trajectory, he will soon be able to claim that he's never heard of Melania without any pushback at all.

Trump says he didn't want London Mayor Sadiq Khan at state banquet The mayor of London did not seek or expect an invite to the state banquet, the BBC understands.

Disappointed that this BBC news piece about Trump not wanting Mayor Sadiq Khan at the State Banquet doesn't once mention Khan's race or religion. If you leave out that Khan is a brown Muslim man, you gloss over why he's targeted by Trump. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

In which the richest man in the world tries to incite turmoil, fear and loathing in my city from the safety of his fortified home thousands of miles away.

The pathetic little coward.

Also why are these patriots being directed by an American?

Can't they organise their own fist fight?

In the UK, Poverty Is Driving Mental Illness Among the Young Nearly half of Gen Zers in the UK report being financially insecure, with millennials not far behind at 46 percent. This economic distress and a culture of competitive individualism are driving a ment...

Poverty Is Driving Mental Illness Among the UK Young.

Low wages, high rents, cost of living, insecure jobs, debt, poor healthcare infrastructure leading to anxiety and illness.

Political parties obsessed with austerity, low wages, public service cuts; won't curb profiteering.

Futures blighted.

If you are a National Trust member and intend voting at this years AGM, beware who you vote for. The extreme 'Restore Trust ', funded by big oil, are still trying to infiltrate the board with their activist candidates. To be safe-choose the quick vote, NT recommended candidates.

Restore Trust have announced that their endorsed candidates for the AGM are: Alka Sehgal Cuthber, Anthony Mealing, Bijan Omrani, David Wyatt, Georgia Cristea, Lawrence Goldman, Patrick Streeter.

So now you know who to avoid

Until you stop blaming all the people who don't have any money and start blaming the people who have stolen all the money, your country will never get better.

Stop being stupid.

Reform isn’t a political party. It’s a corporate lobbying firm.

The business model is simple. Wealthy elites pay Farage to push policies that could make them millions.

4 infuriating examples:

The Martyrdom of Saint Lucy The right is desperately seeking to make a martyr out of Lucy Connolly in order to distract from the real victims of the hate she helped to spread, argues Otto English

Lucy Connolly was convicted of inciting racial hatred, and her tweet was part of the tinder that lit violence, intimidation, looting, and thuggery across England last year.

The fact Reform conference gave her a standing ovation says everything about that movement.

bylinetimes.com/2025/08/27/l...

Rayner is absolute class. She's been a bit silly in organising her taxes, but that's not why they hate her. They hate her because she did not know her place.

Oh.

The Mail is going to go full Farage. The Telegraph already has, to the absolute horror of the proper journalists still on the paper. Tony Gallagher at The Times is, as ever, waiting for Rupert Murdoch’s instructions. Their only alternative is to own the stupidity of backing Johnson, Brexit & Truss.

Rising inequality is turning US into an autocratic state, billionaire warns Ray Dalio says business leaders scared to criticise Donald Trump as he warns of debt-induced crisis for the economy

Rising inequality turning US into an autocratic state, billionaire warns.

All over the world the rich/corporations buy the political system with donations, get favours in return.

Nothing will change until political donations are criminalized, people take rights e.g. workers vote on exec pay.

Reminder Reform UK Ltd is a private company.
Nigel Farage is on track to install Govt as a Sovereign Corporation with himself as CEO at the helm, accountable to his shareholders rather than voters.
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I've been in the UK 3 weeks, and I am shocked at how much Farage, Yousaf, Tice et al are on UK TV screens.
Britain has a serious far-right problem.
The ideology of these fascists has been magnified and platformed to the extreme, it has now gotten dangerously out of control. This is totally insane.

They want to leave the ECHR because it will allow them to abolish the State Pension, the Minimum Wage, paid holiday and sick leave.

It would make them tens of billions a year.

But of course they say immigration, because they can't tell you the real reason.

There's probably a reason why neither Murdoch nor Rothermere papers call out excessive billionaire influence in democratic politics, but I just can't think of it right now

Good on the Mirror for having the bravery to strike out against this bullshit

This is probably the best writing advice/writing secret/golden rule for success ever.

Write. A lot. Nothing else matters.