Dan

Most of what he does is performative - it’s very difficult to tell whether he’s serious about anything he says or does

The BBC has apologised for Radio 4 broadcasting a critique of Robert Jenrick MP saying "I certainly don't want my daughters to live in a neighbourhood with men from a backward country" which said "these words echo a fear many people have - fear of a stranger .. the technical word is xenophobia"

Share if you think JD Vance is an a$$hole.

The government may need to look into proscribing X if Elon Musk can not contain calls for terrorist violence

if I ever go properly "screaming about nothing in particular in the street" mad it will be due to having spent too much time having read about the opinions of men who have absolutely never cared about women's rights for one moment in their lives but decided to pretend just for the sake of racism

Morning sky folk in my phone 🤣 xx

“I feel the law is a little tight on child molestation”

Is always a good political statement that people feel comfortable voting for

CARRY ON GIRLS with Dan Thomas and Paul Litchfield | Smersh Pod

CARRY ON GIRLS
with @itsdanthomas.bsky.social and @paullitchfield.bsky.social
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Tim Montgomerie 🇬🇧 @montie I'm presenting The Times at One today and will be examining the collapse of the centre in British politics. My guests include @ZiaYusufUK and @owenjonesjourno . Tune in to @TimesRadio ! 12:15 PM · Aug 4, 2025 · 4,247 Views

UK media landscape rn: a paid up member of a party chairs a debate involving a spokesperson of that same party, to test a premise that everyone involved absolutely want to be true. ~AA

‘He has trouble completing a thought’: bizarre public appearances again cast doubt on Trump’s mental acuity Joe Biden was hounded for his age-related gaffes, but Trump’s increasingly strange behavior has largely been ignored

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Turns out the 20mph limit was great idea! Two years on from the controversial policy, it's becoming increasingly clear that the doubters were wrong

I thinks weeks newsletter I breakdown why the data suggests that the 20mph limit in Wales wales actually an amazing idea.

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Only 29% would back Brexit now — poll suggests tables have turned We asked Britain about Europe, China and their least favourite world leaders, but one answer stands out

Take note, Keir Starmer, Kemi Badenoch and Ed Davey! People are tired of this Brexit mess, and they want change! 👇🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇪🇺
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#76 (Pt 4): 12.8.82 – Humpty Dumpty Is Big Eggy | Chart Music: the Top Of The Pops Podcast David Stubbs, Taylor Parkes and Al Needham – still far too young, still far too clever – finish off this outstanding episode of The Pops

CHART MUSIC #76 FINAL PART: We bring this devastating episode of TOTP to a close with the sight of Zoo being sidelined, the fertility rite of our age, and deeply erotic encounter from 1985. TUCK IN, POP-CRAZED YOUNGSTERS;

Tackle Risk Factors for Head Injury Assessments (HIAs) in Sub-Elite Rugby League and Recommendations for Prevention: Head Contacts from Upright Tackles Increase the HIA Risk to Both Ball Carrier and T... The rugby league tackle has been identified as the game event with the greatest propensity for a clinically diagnosed concussion. This study aims to replicate the work conducted in professional rugby ...

Dear ‘Lol’,
Upright tacklers (most common in high tackles) face over 3 times the HIA risk compared to players who bend at the waist.
Tackles to the torso area have the lowest risk for both tacklers and ball carriers.
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London Edinburgh London 2025 Britain's greatest cycle challenge. Ride from London to Edinburgh and back in five days. 3-8 August 2025

Bon courage! To all #LEL2025 cyclists leaving the London area on Sunday: have a great ride, keep pedaling, we're cheering you all on! Only 1500km to go! #LEL25
Live rider tracking here:
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Notorious Welsh far-right figure running Reform supporters' Facebook group Martin Shipton An anti–fascist campaign group has identified a notorious far-right activist as the organiser of a Reform UK supporters’ network in Swansea. Convicted fraudster Dan Morgan runs the so-c...

Notorious Welsh far-right figure running Reform UK supporters’ Facebook group

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What is it with men who have gratuitous extra letters in their first names?

Image contains white text on a red background. Text reads “Wynne Evans Exposes Systemic BBC Failures - Calls for Independent Investigation LIVE at 12 PM! STRICTLY & THE BBC - MY STATEMENT, LIVE AT 12PM One year on, I repeat my apology. But this is no longer about me - it's about something much bigger. • Leadership failures under Tim Davie A culture of cover-ups © HR practices that would be torn apart in any tribunal - breaching ACAS standards and the BBC's legal duty of care to its people = Join me live at 12pm on The Wynne Evans Show € Listen at → WynneEvansShow.com * Got a question? Email me directly at wynne@wynneevansshow.com”

This is absolutely incredible

Genoa's new away kit launch looks like someone showed Suella Braverman how to use AI

TV THAT TIME FORGOT: Jamie And The Magic Torch (ITV, 1976-79)

Boy in orange and red pyjamas and curmudgeonly dog own never-explained reality-straddling flashlight that transports them to not remotely Yellow Submarine-inspired Cuckooland to dispense healthy doses of rationalism.

(c) BBC 1995 The Saturday Night Armistice (1995) - 29th July 1995

30 YEARS AGO TODAY: The Saturday Night Armistice takes inspiration from the release of Judge Dredd, Peter Baynham is subject of a share offer, David Schneider finds the optimum school class size and Sue Perkins drops mushrooms from a helicopter over Paris. www.youtube.com/watc...

Pro cyclists are world-class athletes. Their bodies are well-oiled machines.

They are also very hungry after riding around France.

I don't know how everyone in NYC doesn't go to 'Summer Streets.' (This Saturday.) Last year we protested for Congestion Pricing at one and couldn't even stay mad at Hochul, even @brooklynspoke.bsky.social.

North Korea TV censors Alan Titchmarsh's trousers The gardening presenter fell foul of the secretive state's strict rules because of his choice of attire.

It has suddenly struck me that when I leave the BBC on Thursday, this is going to be my last byline on the news website. As a monument to a career, I will take it.

BBC “don’t push alert the result of the penalties until the millions of people watching your own iPlayer stream have caught up” challenge!

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Writer and comedian @athenakugblenu.bsky.social talks about Keeping Up Appearances, class, character and fitting in… and passionately defends the fine art of the mainstream sitcom.

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My fav photo of me

Scotland

Temporary road signs set up by the Met saying at yesterday’s march THREATENING OR ABUSIVE CHANTS MAY LEAD TO ARREST IT’S AN OFFENCE TO SUPPORT A PROSCRIBED ORGANISATION

The U.K. is a police state