Geoff Tucker

Any politician trying to use last night’s awful events to stoke hatred and division should be ashamed.

That's exactly what the nascent tyrant wants!! That's why he's not sending trained LEOs. He's sending violent thugs who get off on power over people. He's hoping the resistance will fight back so he can implement the final step of his ascension, martial law! He can't be a true dictator without it!

While so many of my friends and acquaintances have been struggling since the quitlings won..... No wonder he still hasn't got round to his promise of fighting for another referendum "If the vote goes 48%-52%". One might think he lies about things when it suits him. 🤔

Can you spare a minute to help this campaign? Make it a crime to discharge sewage in Windermere

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Multiple people stabbed on train in Cambridgeshire as Starmer calls incident 'deeply concerning' - latest There have been two arrests, police say, but no details have been released about how many people have been stabbed, or how serious the injuries are.

Dreadful :( www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cm...

The next few months in particular will be key.

This technology will lead to civil wars driven by fake events. There is no longer any uncanny valley phenomenon...

NOAA aerial imagery is coming in. Hurricane Melissa literally turned western Jamaica from green to brown. Vegetation damage is immense — recovery will take years.

@philipcball.bsky.social Happy Birthday Phil!

Even a big far-right vote couldn’t give the far-right total control, because the Dutch democracy promotes cooperation.

Here in the UK, just one-third of the vote could give Nigel Farage a huge majority of MPs.

Our democracy isn't fit for 21st-century politics. We need Proportional Representation.

Historians know that the decline of nations can usually be attributed to problems that the elite fails to solve. Labour has identified Brexit as the reason for the black hole in the budget. But instead of choosing to rejoin the CU, SM and EU it is simply going to raise taxes and stifle growth ffs

The fundamental problem:

58% of voters want public spending maintained or increased.

67% want taxes to stay at their current level or be cut.

In reality, it’s a binary choice. Taxes go up, or spending is cut. That’s it.

It was also a joke on HIGNFY or the News quiz (I forget which) several days ago

The Sun Newspaper Wages War Against Gambling Taxes – While Holding Huge Betting Stakes Itself Rupert Murdoch's paper recruits Nigel Farage, Conservative and Labour backbenchers for ‘Save Our Bets’ campaign – while holding lucrative betting partnerships worth millions

The Sun's 'Save Our Bet' stories and editorials have almost entirely failed to mention that the paper is itself a gambling company – making millions of pounds a year from its Sun Vegas and Sun Bingo arms, and therefore stands to lose out financially by any so-called ‘sin taxes’ on the sector

A Free Press, Not a Free Pass – It's Time for Fair Regulation For too long, the UK press have bullied people, harassed grieving families, and destroyed lives, all to sell papers. We’ve all seen the heartbreaking consequences. They’ve hacked phones, listened to ...

Did you watch The Hack? I can't believe papers have been destroying lives for so long. That's why I've signed the petition, set up by Hugh Grant and other phone hacking victims, to demand fair, independent regulation. Join me: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/a-...

Read the original article exposing #TheHack of murdered schoolgirl Millie Dowler’s phone by @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/uk/2011/jul/...

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But the BBC bosses don't think in these terms, sadly.

Kemi Badenoch is absolutely right about this.

At the time she hacked Harriet Harman's emails it was an offence carrying a prison sentence of up to five years

This is *really* sad. With radio five's recent curtailing of their 'Five live science' programme and Horizon no longer a regular, frequent TV programme, the BBC continues to dumb down in a huge way.
Even the BBC 6 o'clock news seems to be an advert for shows like come dancing and it's ilk now.

Johns (Tunbridge Wells) Council By-Election Result:

🔶 LDM: 53.3% (+2.1)
➡️ RFM: 15.0% (-1.2)
🌍 GRN: 13.5% (+6.3)
🏘️ TWA: 8.9% (+4.8)
🌳 CON: 7.6% (-3.6)
🏘️ ITW: 1.7% (-0.1)

No LAB (-8.3) as previous.

Liberal Democrat HOLD.
Changes w/ 2025.

It's not bad news everywhere

Doctor Who villain actor Nabil Shaban dies, aged 72 The actor played Sil in the 1985 storyline Vengeance on Varos and also set up the Graeae Theatre Company – Britain's leading theatre company devoted to deaf and disabled artists and theatre makers.

I missed this earlier this month. R.I.P. :( www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/do...

I'm catching up on the series "The Hack".
If you've not seen it, I recommend you do.
It makes the Post Office Horizon scandal look like child's play

Save the penguins! Free them from Sea Life aquarium! Right now, penguins at Sea Life London are suffering terrible conditions. I’ve just signed the petition demanding they’re moved from their underground basement to a more natural environment NOW. Will ...

15 penguins are trapped in the basement of @london_aquarium

No sunlight. No fresh air. No deep water to dive in or swim freely. Just concrete walls and artificial lights.

Sign the petition: Free the 15 penguins in underground captivity: 38d.gs/6uj4?utm_cam...

I bet he's too much of a snowflake to apologise

(between images of the Spotify logo that have been crossed out) DON’T STREAM FASCISM Spotify is treating ICE recruitment like just another ad. But when you turn family separation into a marketing pitch, you're not a platform — you're spreading propaganda. • Cancel your Spotify Premium subscription until Spotify removes all ICE ads • Demand Spotify immediately terminate all ICE and DHS advertising contracts. • Urge artists and podcasters to speak out.

Do you use Spotify Premium? Cancel your subscription until Spotify stops running ICE ads. There are other streaming options that don’t profit from exploiting artists while recruiting for ICE: indivisible.org/cancel-spoti... #CancelSpotify

Keir Starmer tries to look tough - and exposes himself as a coward The government's immigration policy is in desperate need of a bold change in direction.

3 things Starmer could do instead of camps in old barracks that would actually WORK👇

1. Create safe, regulated routes to apply for asylum in the UK

2. Let asylum seekers WORK & support themselves

3. Fast track status for people from obviously unsafe countries
metro.co.uk/2025/10/29/k...

I've just been watching the two Yeti stories from Troughton's era, although the effects were cranky (animations made up for that) the stories & characters were much more interesting. I prefer a good yarn to all the CGI effects. They make me feel I'm looking over the shoulder of a videogame player.

Yes. As you said, some great ideas that weren't resolved satisfactorily, I had to look them up and I'm surprised 73 yards was RTD - an exceptionally reasonably good one from him