Is Miliband doing a series explaining the VAT rules to us all?
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Is Miliband doing a series explaining the VAT rules to us all?
25.11.2025 10:04 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Reminder: some Christmas gifts for your political friends
24.11.2025 21:48 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0An investigation into Russian interference in our politics is long overdue
24.11.2025 16:30 β π 28 π 12 π¬ 3 π 2I love the fact that this could either be completely serious or fully satirical.
24.11.2025 11:10 β π 8 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Did The Times fall for a bit of crude spinning from Wes Streeting's department? The DHSC pulling the wool over the eyes of The Times is certainly one explanation for what happened...
24.11.2025 07:41 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Questions for both The Times and Department of Health over resident doctors poll buff.ly/FyK7qJh
23.11.2025 21:48 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 1Donald Trump expects Ukrainians to be βgratefulβ as he prepares a carve-up of the country with Putin.
We canβt let that happen - Starmer must work with our European allies to stop this stitch-up in its tracks.
I'm now wishing I'd kept my childhood comics...!
23.11.2025 14:40 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 2 π 0Tbf a later Katie Razzall piece was rather good, but if anything reinforces the point that divorcing headlines from explanation so heavily is not necessary; it's an editorial choice.
23.11.2025 14:38 β π 11 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0There was a great of example of this with the BBC news ticker recently about a BBC Board member resigning - with no information on why or what their views were, and (at least in the news bit that I watched) no accompanying story to explain the ticker either.
23.11.2025 14:35 β π 15 π 2 π¬ 2 π 0If you don't mind me asking, what's the reason you felt that in your own role you couldn't do more to give it extended coverage?
23.11.2025 14:34 β π 53 π 1 π¬ 4 π 0I've had a horrible realisation. I had seen the movie years ago, successfully removed it from my memory and now the podcast has started bringing back fragments of the film.
23.11.2025 13:11 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0If it's some consolation, I love that you do (and you've got some money from me over the years as a result too!).
23.11.2025 12:53 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Reform UK councillor says frustration led to 'punch him' WhatsApp
22.11.2025 21:48 β π 5 π 1 π¬ 3 π 0Oh and can you guess which party leader comes out with best net ratings for being trusted on economic and financial matters?
22.11.2025 20:30 β π 6 π 1 π¬ 2 π 0A mixed bag this book: highly opinionated author often lets strength of his views run well ahead of his evidence, but also strikes some very persuasive blows against the idea of a posh clique of incompetents being the story of much of MI5 and MI6 up against Russian moles.
22.11.2025 18:12 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0It's not only factual errors that are an issue with Telegraph journalism. It's also the choice of what to leave out from a story.
22.11.2025 10:14 β π 20 π 5 π¬ 2 π 0Screenshot is from tomorrow's The Week in Polls, available from 6pm Sunday at theweekinpolls.substack.com
22.11.2025 10:14 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0It's not only factual errors that are an issue with Telegraph journalism. It's also the choice of what to leave out from a story.
22.11.2025 10:14 β π 20 π 5 π¬ 2 π 0More of the country turning into Reform-Lib Dem contests
21.11.2025 16:30 β π 13 π 5 π¬ 1 π 0Lib Dems to force vote on creating new customs union with EU
21.11.2025 13:48 β π 21 π 6 π¬ 1 π 0It's okay. The fans and players don't really understand what is going on either.
21.11.2025 11:16 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Yes indeed on both counts.
21.11.2025 11:02 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Lib Dems to force vote in Parliament on new customs union with EU
21.11.2025 10:17 β π 69 π 36 π¬ 7 π 1Partners for progress? A Lib Dem approach to foreign policy
21.11.2025 08:48 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 1Gambling Giants canβt keep dodging responsibility.
20.11.2025 21:48 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0This explains a lot about the state of society.
20.11.2025 19:16 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0I preferred the phase of your podcast where all we had to worry about was whether the next movie would feature aliens.
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