You can be critical of this gov't - and there plenty to be critical about - without flattening everything into an unintelligible, ahistorical paste. Because doing so, is absolutely part of the problem. It enables "they're all the same" narratives, which never - ever - lead to progressive outcomes.

London Mayor Sadiq Khan on why the Far Right lie about London crime: “They don’t want our modern, multicultural, progressive metropolis to succeed because they can’t stomach the truth. London is a place where people of every creed, colour and culture live together in peace and mutual respect.”

So sad that the Union flag has been stolen to such a degree that when we see it we wonder what the intent behind it is; how do we the majority recapture this flag?

BBC has a case against Trump. WhiteHouse Chief Press Officer called the BBC ‘100% fake news.’ Which is defamatory and untrue.

PROUD TO BE LABOUR V Over five million extra NHS appointments delivered. Over 35,000 people removed with no right to be here. V Free breakfast clubs rolling out. School-based nurseries rolling out. V The biggest investment in clean energy ever. / Wages for millions of workers boosted. Undeserved bonuses for water bosses banned. Trade deals with the EU, US and India secured. A sustained increase in defence spending. Introducing the biggest uplift to workers' rights in a generation. Cutting red tape to build 1.5 million new homes. The pensions triple Lock guaranteed. Bringing rail services back into public ownership. A 10-year plan for the NHS. British steel protected. Reforming the water sector. E5 billion Pride in Place funding to be distributed to nearly 250 areas across the UK. We've done a lot. But there's more to do.

This is what a Labour government does!

#Labour #KeirStarmer

WITH LABOUR, NHS WAITING LISTS ARE DOWN 230,000 SINCE JULY 2024

Labour is fixing our NHS.

#Labour #NHS

I have the requirement for professional clean in the contract, but when vacating the premises is ended up having to arrange this myself and then take the cost out of the deposit. If they had also defaulted on the last month's rent (also happened to me before) I would be out of pocket

As a landlord (one only) I welcome the changes with one concern. With pets I would like to see an option for higher deposits as in my experience pets have (at worse) caused costly damage or (at best) required professional clean of carpets that tenants often don't want to pay when leaving

The ridiculous thing is that it doesn't matter either way. If the government went fishing to see what the response to one idea was, is that so wrong? Every Labour cabinet member has rightly said "wait until the budget"; so journalists can pontificate as much as they like, I will wait

"..ITHINK IT'S LUDICROUS, UTTERLY LUDICROUS THAT WE CAN ALLOW ABORTION UP TO 24 WEEKS." ABORTION LAWS ARE "TOTALLY OUT OF DATE." - NIGEL FARAGE

Farage aka Mini Trump strikes again!

Reform would put a woman's right to choose at risk.

#NeverVoteReform #NeverFarage

I had originally thought the focus should be on reluctant reformer, but is this a big enough group?

Who supports Reform and why? The charts that show who favours Farage’s party Based on largest poll of supporters, these charts and maps show five distinct groups that could hand Reform a majority

www.theguardian.com/politics/202... A really interesting piece of research. It seems clear that the potential for a Reform win can't be ignored, but differing ideology would make it chaotic and short lived (5 years though!). For Labour, focus on squeezed stewards seems to be the way to stop this.

They didn’t brief anything! They answered questions from the journalists who then twisted the answers and context. My sources say rather dishonestly but free to make your own mind up

White House is going all out to make GB News feel at home Simon Marks (Extract from article) When Donald Trump visited the UK in mid-September; not not enough attention was paid at the time to one history-making element of his joint press conference with Sir Keir Starmer: Both men proffered their traditional opening statements, and then turned to questions from the assembled press corps. After Starmer invited Trump to select an American reporter to pose a question. Trump instead directed his gaze at Bev Turner, the GB News anchor who had recently relocated to Washington, DC. Turner had travelled back to the UK aboard Air Force One, and, for the first time in recorded history, an American president failed at first blush to pick a reporter representing a US-based news outlet to ask a question while on foreign soil. Today, as Trump threatens to sue the BBC for $Ibn ($760m) over Panorama's clumsy editing of his 6 January 2021 speech ahead of the Capitol riots, GB News is in the ascendancy at the White House. From the moment Turner arrived to expand the network's Washington bureau, Trump and his top lieutenants have embraced her nightly, two-hour live broadeast as a vehicle for advancing the US President's agenda. The White House press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, has slammed the BBC, posting on X over the weekend that BBC News "is dying because they are anti-Trump Fake News" while going on to say that "everyone should watch GBNEWS!” Nigel Farage's admission that he discussed the BBC crisis with Trump on Friday is also a fresh indication of trouble ahead for Starmer, who should fear the open communication between the two political soulmates, as well as the US administration's backing of GB News. In short: Trump has got the BBC and its fact-based journalism on the run - and GB News is enthusiastically on his side.

* LEFT FOOT FORWARD Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has increased his shareholding in GB News, as the arch Brexiteer continues to deepen his relationship with the right-wing channel. According to the latest documents filed to Companies House this week, Farage has increased his shares from 300,000 to 500,000. It comes as Farage continues to rake it in from the channel, making £60,000 for just 20 hours of work according to his latest register of interests.

Farage is a GB news shareholder and is paid through a private company for his appearances on the channel.
So, here he is shit-stirring with Trump over the BBC and grifting his nasty little arse off…
There is really nothing of ours he won’t ruin to grab for power and wealth for himself.
(iPaper+LFF)

The Pro-Trump Bias of the 'Neutral' Sources in the Leaked BBC 'Prescott Dossier' Byline Times’ analysis of key sources in the memo about the BBC’s alleged ‘progressive bias’ shows it relied on highly partisan right-wing, Trump-aligned organisations

‼️The Pro-Trump Bias of the 'Neutral' Sources in the Leaked BBC 'Prescott Dossier'

@nafeez.bsky.social’s analysis of key sources in the memo about the BBC’s alleged ‘progressive bias’ shows it relied on highly partisan right-wing, Trump-aligned organisations

bylinetimes.com/2025/11/11/p...

Recent Achievements for Veterans and the Armed Forces 1. Digital Veteran Card launched, giving former service personnel instant access to benefits and recognition. 2. £4.5 million awarded to housing providers to deliver safe, high-quality homes for veterans and their families. 3. New Defence Housing Strategy unveiled, with £9 billion invested to upgrade 40,000 military homes nationwide. 4. New NHS Veterans Health Programme launched, improving healthcare access and support for serving personnel and veterans. 5. Network of Veterans Support Centres to be rolled out across the country, ensuring help in every region. 6. Government funding protects war memorials and tributes to fallen servicemen and women across the UK. 7. Independent Armed Forces Champion appointed, delivering on key manifesto pledge to give veterans stronger voice. 8. “Homes Fit for Heroes” plan expanded, with an additional £1.5 billion to modernise & build housing.

Labour have started on a plan for our armed forces and veterans. Still a long way to go but it’s a strong start and many will benefit.

People still claim Labour do nothing to help our armed forces & veterans.

But that is not true.

To mark the launch of the government's new Veterans Strategy, here is veterans minister Louise Sandher-Jones telling you what it is all about & how it's a joined up approach to helping veterans.

The official investigation into the January 6 riots concluded Trump “summoned the mob, assembled the mob, and lit the flame of this attack" in an effort to halt the peaceful transfer of power.

No billion dollar lawsuit can change reality.

The BBC should call this convicted criminal’s bluff.

I've always felt that Johnson and Farage put self-interest over the national interest - hence their dallying with Putin and his oligarchs. But directly colluding with a foreign government to take down the BBC feels like an act of supreme treachery

As if The Times *wants* the BBC to save itself. 😂

I’m sure Murdoch sits there every morning thinking, “Gosh.. what advice could I give to the BBC today to make it a stronger institution?”, as opposed to “What rift can I amplify to bring about its downfall?”. 🙄

the right winger who was appointed to lead the BBC in the hope of appeasing right wingers has been driven out by right wingers for not appeasing right wingers enough and the BBC has the chance to do the funniest thing ever

To those stating that Labour are right wing, I feel sure that from a left wing view point that is the case; similar to Trump calling Democrats communists (in his view they are every left wing). Worryingly, I gather that you see a Tory-Reform government as no worse than what we now have!

If those looking for an alternative to a Tory-Reform government do not work together in a spirit if cooperation, collaboration and compromise then we will be doomed to a right wing government that will be far worse than whatever it is you believe prevents adopting the 3Cs

A national newspaper journalist went on a British TV channel to claim police stats showed asylum-seekers committed 44% of sex crimes in Dorset.

This shocking claim was treated as fact by the channel which promoted the clip on social media where it was amplified by AI.

Except... it's bollocks.

How might Reeves increase income tax – and what does it mean for you? The budget could involve a range of rises – here’s how they would stack up for different levels of income

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025... As someone about to retire in 3 years time, and likely to be just below the middle income shown, I think the 2up-2down solution would be a reasonable move (one that would cost me just under £40 per month); particularly if triple lock is kept.

If You Were Chancellor… - 99% Now is your chance to see if you would deliver national renewal The Budget is due on November 26. Like all Budgets it will enable the Treasury to set the […]

The Budget is due on 26 November.

If you have sometimes thought that you could do a better job than the Chancellor, now is your chance to find out if you are right.

99-percent.org/if-you-were-...

Must admit, I thought it was in a smaller majority than that; more of us turkeys voting for Christmas than I thought 😀. Truth is recovering from austerity is going to be just as painful as austerity was, but on the plus side we should get better health, education, etc

Prison governors criticise Tories for exploiting release errors, saying long-term underfunding to blame – UK politics live Prison governors in England accuse Conservatives of being ‘disingenuous’ and point to effects of austerity The Prison Governors Association has just issued a lengthy statement about prisoners being released in error. Without discussing particular cases, it argues that these mistakes are happening because the system is in crisis and underfunded. Here are the main points. The PGA says releases in error (RiEs, in prison jargon) have happened under every government and “most practitioners, informed commentators, and impartial experts recognise this”. It says RiEs happen because the case management system is “complex and under-resourced”. It says “unprecedented” pressures have made the problem worse. The system is “running hot, and under constant strain”, it says. The prison system, like the wider criminal justice system, is under unprecedented and sustained pressure. This is not pressure felt in isolation — prisons are interconnected. While some establishments may be coping better than others, the strain is systemic. Decisions made to stabilise one prison — such as reducing capacity or increasing staffing — often have unintended, negative consequences elsewhere. Today, it feels as though every move to ease pressure in one part of the system simply shifts the burden to another … Despite a recent reduction in the overall prison population, overcrowding remains acute. Around 10,000 people are still held in overcrowded conditions. Crucially, the available space is not in reception prisons like Chelmsford or Wandsworth, which are among the most overcrowded and experience the highest levels of prisoner movement. According to the Howard League for Penal Reform, HMP Wandsworth is operating at 167% of its safe capacity, Chelmsford is at 133% of its safe capacity. It says the rise in the number of RiEs is “deeply concerning”. The scale of releases in error (RiEs) is deeply concerning. In the last full reporting year, 262 prisoners were released in error, averaging around 65 incidents per quarter. These errors include individuals released either too early or too late from their sentence, both scenarios carry serious consequences and undermine public confidence. But only around 0.5% of prisoners are released on the wrong date, the PGA says. It says, while this figure sounds small, it amounts to “a significant operational failure”. But “the conditions required to reduce this figure to zero simply do not exist”, it says. It says stopping all errors would require “substantial investment in staff training, modern IT infrastructure, and recruitment, all within a system already stretched by competing priorities”. It suggests the Conservatives are being “disingenuous” in trying to exploit this issue politically. Successive governments have accepted this level of risk for decades. In that context, it feels disingenuous to see politicians attempt to extract political gain from a prison system in crisis … While political parties showboat and grandstand, the real risk to the public is not being effectively managed — despite the relentless efforts of those working within HMPPS. The PGA says austerity left many prisons “without the flexibility they need to respond to local challenges”. Tax rises are … widely expected at the budget, with early indicators pointing to a collection of smaller measures to plug the gap. Yet bond markets are signalling that something more decisive may be needed to restore confidence and avoid another round of fiscal firefighting next year. If the chancellor opts for a larger revenue-raising step – particularly a manifesto-breaching increase in income tax or value-added tax (VAT) – she should make clear that it is temporary and conditional: a short-term measure to stabilise the public finances, not a permanent shift in direction. Continue reading...

Prison governors criticise Tories for exploiting release errors, saying long-term underfunding to blame – UK politics live

Seems he seeks "less tax, less borrowing, less regulation" We should trust business not government to do the right thing! I know there is a lot of distrust over what this government is doing, but I still trust them more than businesses legally responsible for maximising shareholder wealth.