π΄Trump Pardon Buries FBIβs Secret Work for Putinβs Oligarchs
The former FBI agent's pardon came after his co-defendantβs daughter donated $3.5 million to Donald Trump
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π΄Trump Pardon Buries FBIβs Secret Work for Putinβs Oligarchs
The former FBI agent's pardon came after his co-defendantβs daughter donated $3.5 million to Donald Trump
bylinetimes.com/2026/02/11/t...
BREAKING: βThe fight coming in politics, the REAL fight, is not in the Labour Party, itβs with .. Reform. The politics of divide divide, grievance, grievance, grievance that will tear our country apartβ
Prime minister Keir Starmer
Wetherspoon boss urges pubs to back Reform By Henry Saker-Clark The founder of Wetherspoon has urged other pubs to back Reform UK. Sir Tim Martin, chairman of JD Wetherspoon, said Reform's plans to slash beer duty would help the sector move towards "tax parity with supermarkets". Nigel Farage's party announced a series of proposals to support pubs last week. They included pledges to cut VAT in the hospitality sector by 10 per cent, cut beer duty by the same fraction. Reform also said it would reverse the recent rise in employers' national insurance contributions (NICs) for the sector and gradually remove business rates for all pubs. The party has said it would fund this package with around 23on, which it plans to secure through reinstating the two-child benefit cap, except for families with two British-born parents. In a lengthy stock exchange filing yesterday, Martin (inset) told industry leaders "there's no question that this initiative would utterly transform the competitiveness of pubs" He said: "By eliminating the tax differential between supermarkets and the hospitality industry, and restoring margins to devastated businesses, these changes would enable pubs to regain some, or all, of their lost trade. "You would think that this offer from Reform would have been greeted by a crescendo of enthusiasm, ecstasy and support from the licensed trade and its supporters. "However, surpris-ingly, initial support has been underwhelming, at least from the great and the good in the hospitality industry" Last month, Labour announced additional business rates support for pubs. The announcement was a U-turn following complaints from pubs about rates changes in November's Budget.
Multimillionaire Brexiter, Tim Martin, urges pubs to back Reform. Just like he urged the country to vote for Brexit. Too bad if it makes you poorer. Too bad for the children heβll push back into poverty. Tim wants more money. And he couldnβt give a shit about the cost for everybody else.
(iPaper)
The Labour government have today given development consent to Outer Dowsing Offshore Windfarm, off the Lincolnshire coast.
The farm will deliver 1500MW of electricity.
It is the 6th major wind farm development Labour have proved since coming in to office. They will generate a total of 6.48GW.
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"Sexual predators with wealth or status rarely act entirely alone. They benefit from a network, sometimes intentional, sometimes passive, that shields their behaviour. These layers of protection may include:
1. Recruiters and enablers..."
Reform MPs Accused of Pandering to Putin After Skipping Russian Interference Debate
Nigel Farageβs party refused to attend the debate, after more than 100,000 people signed petition demanding a public inquiry into Russian interference in British politics
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09.02.2026 11:47 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0www.facebook.com/share/p/1VRH... American chums in case you didn't know
09.02.2026 11:44 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Just this π
03.02.2026 13:11 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Doing the same sh*t I usually do on a Saturday
30.01.2026 14:15 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Reform by-election candidate endorsed by far-right activist Tommy Robinson
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Given his appalling remarks about Sunak its absolutely shocking that Konstantin Kisin is anywhere near the mainstream let alone on #bbcqt
30.01.2026 07:27 β π 1405 π 464 π¬ 103 π 20Maybe France should ask for it back
30.01.2026 14:05 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Awkward
29.01.2026 13:09 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0More good news in Starmer's Britain
29.01.2026 12:13 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0hold on because Labour is actually helping ease the cost of living... - Increasing the National Living Wage and National Minimum Wage - Freezing rail fares, the first government to do so in 30 years - Freezing prescription charges at under a tenner - Rolling out thousands more free breakfast clubs in schools - Providing 30 hours of free childcare, worth up to 7,500 a year - Lifting nearly 450,000 children out of poverty by lifting the two-child limit
More money in your pocket to help with the cost of living, that's the difference with Labour.
#Labour #KeirStarmer
A beautiful London morning for walking the dog
28.01.2026 16:42 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0I havenβt forgotten about the Epstein Files. I never will forget about the Epstein Files. Every single survivor deserves justice.
Leak the Epstein Files.
Big Oil and their paid mouthpieces in Parliament, Tufton Street, and the media want to keep us hooked on fossil fuels, but a different, cleaner, more optimistic Britain is possible, if only we have to courage to seize it with both handsβ¦π
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The whole veterinary industry needs looking into by the competition regulator
28.01.2026 16:38 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Do you get free popcorn?
28.01.2026 16:34 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Your gentle reminder that grabber Trump is explicitly named as a rapist in the Epstein files.
20.01.2026 22:41 β π 1776 π 441 π¬ 42 π 9Clearly mentally not fit for office
21.01.2026 05:40 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0She really doesn't have a clue
21.01.2026 05:33 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0βWe do prefer respect to bullies, We do prefer science to politicism and we prefer rule of law to brutality"
President Macronπ
Carney: "American hegemony in particular helped provide public goods, a stable financial system... this bargain no longer works. Let me be direct. We are in the midst of a rupture, not a transition... recently, great powers have begun using economic integration as a weapon. Tariffs as leverage ... "
20.01.2026 15:50 β π 20620 π 6596 π¬ 834 π 1067π¨The Petition calling for by-elections to be called automatically when MPs defect to another party now has 43,000 signatures! Letβs get the 100,000 needed!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
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15.01.2026 15:15 β π 6 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0Another 12 weeks over and the PSA level is undetectable π. The week between blood test and getting the results from the oncology team doesn't get any easier. #prostatecancer #psa
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