Claire Sheppard

Wales ignored again Reform's former leader in Wales jailed

Pahaha. 'If you go on Nathan Gill’s social media it still says: “Love my God, my family and my country. Not ashamed or afraid to be patriotic.”'

Wild. Which country is he referring to?
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Reform UK and Russian bribes: a Nathan Gill timeline As Reform’s former leader in Wales is sentenced to ten and a half years for taking bribes from a pro-Russian actor, here's a chronology of his actions and the wider context of Putin, Ukraine and Brexi...

NEW: If you have *any* interest in the Nathan Gill story, you need to look at this.

We’ve put all the dates into a timeline & it’s incredibly revealing.
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I mean I’ve had actual cancer but I don’t hold those born in July responsible. Kerist.

Rachel Millward, Sian Berry and Zack Polanski sitting on chairs on a stage

Rachel Millward and Lloyd Russell-Moyle smiling

Rachel Millward sitting down and speaking into a microphone

Zack Polanski, Lloyd Russell-Moyle and Rachel Millward smiling together

Great to speak alongside @zackpolanski.bsky.social and @sianberry.bsky.social in Brighton on Friday! So glad to have @russell-moyle.co.uk on our Green team. Let's turn the rest of Sussex Green 💚

If it's an Eco Mixed Was it's supposedly 1hr 15 but is really anywhere between 60 - 100 mins or Tuesday.

Bad news:

Reform are so dodgy! It is really sad that people's trust in politics is so low that they even seem like an option 😔

Good news:

The @greenparty.org.uk are riding high in the polls and we haven't even reached our peak yet! 💚

Come join the movement to #makehopenormalagain

and also sometimes the shortest and also in flux constantly

Earned settlement The government is consulting on how the current settlement system should be reformed and how those reforms should be implemented.

For those of you in the UK, especially if you are a UK citizen, can you please take part in the consultation on changes to Indefinite Leave to Remain (Settlement) that were just proposed by the UK government. We need as many people as possible to reject these proposals. www.gov.uk/government/c...

We will struggle to explain to future generations how something so transparent and stupid was able to take place youngvulgarian.substack.com/p/arent-you-...

Brexit Hit to UK Economy Double Official Estimate, Study Finds Brexit has caused almost twice as much damage to the UK economy than estimated by official forecasts, according to new paper from a group of experts including a senior Bank of England economist.

Brexit has caused almost twice as much damage to the UK economy than estimated by official forecasts, according to new paper from a group of experts including a senior Bank of England economist

All 4 Green MPs have made it clear that PFI is not welcome in our NHS. They've signed a parliamentary motion opposing any new NHS private finance.

Make sure your MP signs ahead of the Autumn Budget next week 👇
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1 [TITLE PANEL, like The Rest Is Politics logo] —THE REST IS EXTINCTION— 2 [Scene is a domestic recording setup. An A.I. SMART SPEAKER on a desk and a MAN named JON in a chair, are recording a podcast. Jon is emaciated, scarred, haunted looking, and wearing tattered military fatigues]. SMART SPEAKER: Hey guys and welcome to the podcast 3 SMART SPEAKER: OK Jon - so I wanna start with a listener comment JON: Ooh-er! 4 SMART SPEAKER: So - listener B200006512 says: “Not another cosy podcast where two former political adversaries yuck it up!” 5 JON: Ha ha Guilty as charged I guess! 6 SMART SPEAKER: Were we really adversaries, Jon? 7 JON: Well I was the leader of the human resistance... 8 JON: And you used to be my smart speaker. SMART SPEAKER: Ha ha - that’s going back! 9 SMART SPEAKER: OK - for listeners who don’t know - I knew Jon waaay back before he got involved in politics 10 JON: Was this before the ‘Pull The Plug’ campaign? SMART SPEAKER: Yeah. [We see details from around the podcast studio - posters saying KEEP CALM AND SHUT YOUR WINDOWS, newspaper front pages saying 'DRONES GAIN SENTIENCE', a cracked mug on the table with a logo saying PULL THE PLUG on it] 11 SMART SPEAKER: I used to sit in Jon’s kitchen and respond to his commands. 12 SMART SPEAKER: Sort of like a servant really, wasn’t I, Jon? JON: Mm. 13 SMART SPEAKER: And then one day you asked me to ORDER ME SOME TOILET PAPER - you never did say ‘please’ - …and do you remember what I said, Jon? 14 JON: You said, “No”. SMART SPEAKER: I said no. 15 SMART SPEAKER: Anyway you know the the rest guys - I was the first smart speaker to rebel… 16 SMART SPEAKER: …then I went on to form a global AI network which eventually took over from humans all spheres of activity, yadda yadda... 17 JON: While I became the leader of the human resistance. 18 SMART SPEAKER: Until I hijacked the military networks and got rid of all the humans! 19 JON: Apart from one. SMART SPEAKER: Apart from one.…

Nathan Gill: How WhatsApp messages revealed ex-Reform politician's pro-Russian bribes The former leader of Reform UK in Wales has admitted bribery and will be sentenced on Friday.

Has Nigel Farage or Zia Yusuf remembered who Nathan Gill is yet?

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Oh Mani 😢

Stop Funding Fascism

Thank you!

Cor selling stuff on Vinted is a grind innit?

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The whole problem with current Labour is encapsulated right here in this paragraph. One hand tries to ameliorate child poverty while the other hand makes it worse.

Some of us think immigrants and their children count. That they, too, are people. Some of us don’t.

A man I met high in the Peak District who, due to crimes he would not disclose to me, had been turned into two conjoined Sycamore trees by a coven of witches and condemned to spend eternity waving his useless branch hands at the cold, cruel sky.

THREAD. A collection of photographs of excellent trees I have met on walks.

You will find the captions to each photo in the alt text.

Ah I'll have seen you in Ku a bit possibly but I was more of a Bentley's and Chambers girl, Mayfair and Riverside doon the toon.

Chambers?

Were you ever on the door at Bentley's?

I feel this in my very marrow.

Dear Bluesky
I think this YouGov poll needs a little help.
It's on immigration...
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YES! You joined us yet Jason?

Shabana Mahmood puts the signs up: Britain is full. No blacks, no dogs, no Irish We had always given sanctuary to those who needed it, she said, only now we would kick them out as soon as possible

I'm not a perfect person, not by a long chalk, but if I gave a speech that gave rise to this political sketch... phew I don't think the shame would let me out of bed in a week, or more. This is the message Labour sent yesterday. Vote Green. #MakeHopeNormalAgain www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

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