Phil Bryan

BBC Radio 4 - Take Four Books, Irvine Welsh Trainspotting author Irvine Welsh on his new novel, Men In Love, and its three influences.

16.00 then #BBCSounds Irvine Welsh talks about his new novel, Men In Love, the direct sequel to Trainspotting,+reveals 3 other literary works that influenced+inspired his writing: Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's Dream; Ulysses by James Joyce+In Search Of Lost Time by Marcel Proust.

Gordon Brown, former chancellor of UK, calls for Europe wide bonds to fund increase of defence spending to keep up with NATO commitments. Says Germany and France already looking outside fiscal rules/annual budgets, to raise money - BBC Radio 4.

Video shows Department of Justice official urging Jan. 6 rioters to 'kill' cops The Department of Justice hired a former Jan. 6 defendant who was caught on tape urging rioters to "kill" police. The department calls him a "valued member" of the administration.

Exclusive: The Department of Justice hired a former Jan. 6 defendant who was caught on tape urging rioters to "kill" police. The department calls him a "valued member" of the administration.

BBC Radio 4 - The Briefing Room, Should the government worry about debt? Should the UK and other countries worry about rising levels of government debt?

Keeping everybody’s lights on during the pandemic and homes heated after the Russian invasion of Ukraine has helped send our national debt up from £1.8 trillion to £2.8 trillion in recent years.
How much more debt we can afford - and how much more debt do the markets think we can afford?

First migrants arrested under 'one in, one out' deal with French The first detentions came as people arrived in Dover on Wednesday, the first day the pilot scheme came into force.

First migrants detained under 'one in, one out' deal with France, Home Office says

I think, like Enoch Powell in the 1970s, GBNEWS
has mistaken its own anti-immigrant sentiment - its own institutional racism, we could say - for majority opinion. Its presenters - some of whom have links with the far right - are working hard to make the two align, under the nose of Ofcom.

I prosecute and defend the most serious sexual offences in our courts.

The overwhelming majority of offenders are British-born. Overwhelmingly the victim is someone known to them, either a partner or relative.

Anybody purporting to care about protecting women might start there.

It does not, if you want to believe that fine that’s your prerogative. The law was changed in 1995 and 2011 - all else is irrelevant. Those screenshots are wrong, just plain wrong, just because some believe them to be right does not mean they are right.

In 1995 and 2011 it was in the news - TV, radio, all the newspapers. Those laws passed made the changes. The National Insurance fund is irrelevant to the argument. Those laws were passed with very wide coverage. I remember I was 17 in 1995.

I’ll believe it’s immigration policy they’re protesting about when they picket institutions responsible for making immigration policy

Just asking for info here - I know when changes to pension ages were announced (1995 and 2011) - Tv, radio and all the papers. I remember very clearly. But please let me know when the money went missing and was widely reported, it’s that bit I’ve missed and why does it impact pensions?

The money isn’t available - see Dan Neidle’s post on it
‪@danneidle.bsky.socia

Unfortunately Prem has got his facts wrong

He is a member of the House of Lords. I’ve seen many posts from him and I’ve often thought he’s misleading at best. This post is a lie. Steer clear of this account.

Not normally one for stereotypes - but definitely a case of the Napoleon Complex. I never knew he was that short!

Totally agree - it’s dangerously misleading.

Yep glad this has been added - the NIC fund has not been raided

Mass compensation of WASPI women is truly one of the least deserving causes for billions of public spending in the modern era.

This is classic grab bag stuff – 2019 manifesto+++.

Everything about this viral tweet is wrong.

No: the government hasn’t raided the National Insurance Fund.

No: the surplus can’t be used for anything you like, without loading our children with debt/taxes.

Here’s why. 🧵

I heard this argument used very sincerely and angrily by the Waspi campaign - and when I challenged people they said I was wrong and didn’t understand!!! Members of the House of Lords shouldn’t be spreading this nonsense people use it and believe it’s right.

The Observer to publish more revelations about 'people and places' visited - Canada News Beep Raynor Winn © Robert Darch

The Observer to publish more revelations about ‘people and places’ visited

https://www.newsbeep.com/ca/36611/

Raynor Winn © Robert Darch Further revelations are to follow from the Observer on The Salt Path (Michael…

Zia Yusuf tweets that the problem is Britain has a Science Minister who has never worked in science or tech

But it's fine to put a 19 year old in charge of a £2bn council. Very consistent approach.

This is certainly true - many Reform and Corbyn/Sultana supporters fit in to this way of thinking

In the minds of the western far-left and far-right, every western military intervention, despite achieving a military victory, has been an unmitigated disaster that always ended in certain humiliation.

Those same people also think Russia is on a guaranteed course for victory.

For the love of God, Radio 4, the EU will NOT pay a 15% tax. US consumers will.

A war on science: Kennedy’s slash-and-burn approach to pu... The US and the world look likely to pay a high price for the policies of Trump’s ruthless health secretary

A war on science: Kennedy’s slash-and-burn approach to public health

The US and the world look likely to pay a high price for the policies of Trump’s ruthless health secretary.

My parents house in Essex was burgled multiple times in the 1970s and 1980s.

On one occasion the thieves made off with my father's treasured watch.

Some of the property was later recovered and guess what folks... the thieves weren't immigrants.

Quite apart from the fact that this is garbage - London was a much more dangerous city in the 1970s than it is today - most of us don't wear £10,000 watches anywhere.

Please stop calling them the ‘Farage Riots’, demands man behind the Farage Riots Nigel Farage has demanded people stop referring to nationwide anti-immigrant far-right disturbances as the Farage Riots, insisting it is an unfair characterisation based on nothing more than him lo…

NEWS! Please stop calling them the ‘Farage Riots’, demands man behind the Farage Riots