Hugh Barnard

You may need to be a Londoner to understand how terminally egregious that is.

Wouldn’t it be appalling if Farage’s Kipper and Brexit MEPs went around making legal threats at people who called them Russian stooges and then it turned out that between one and eight of them were in fact stooging for Russia? I mean, wouldn’t that be just appalling?

Some of them are *standing on the left*, anarchy indeed.

Anarchy in Londonistan.

Keir Starmer. Gloves off. The greens are nuts.

Starmer says he’s "taking the gloves off" and that the Greens are "nuts"

Big talk from the PM of vibes based cruelty and trickle down cowardice.

Join.greenparty.org.uk

Shit. You know what this means?

The Wicker Man is a Christmas movie.

Women gamers boycott global esports tournament over trans ban Several teams of female gamers have dropped out of the Dead by Daylight Women's World Cup after trans women were banned.

Several teams of female gamers have dropped out of the Dead by Daylight Women's World Cup after trans women were banned.

I see the PM is being very rattled and very untruthful about the Greens again in the papers.

He couldn’t say this stuff in Parliament because he would be lying to the House - both about what our popular, evidence-based policies are, and about him believing this guff.

Trumpian

🏴😣 Sweden is getting scary. Living here you can feel the density of the air.
A neo-Nazi march has been held in Sweden’s capital for the first time in 15 years, bringing together far-right white supremacist groups.

NEW ORLEANS OFFICIALS: “We insist (Trump’s ICE goons) clearly ID themselves… there is no precedent for masked law enforcement… they have ZERO ACCOUNTABILITY… citizens are being racially profiled, chased, hunted… the chaos and lack of professionalism is ALARMING…”

Margaret Hamilton (born 1936) is an American computer scientist and systems engineer whose pioneering work in software development was crucial to the success of NASA’s Apollo missions. As the director of the Software Engineering Division at MIT’s Instrumentation Laboratory, she led the team that developed the onboard flight software for the Apollo spacecraft. Hamilton’s innovative approach to software design included rigorous error detection and recovery systems, which famously helped save the Apollo 11 mission during its historic 1969 moon landing by allowing the onboard computer to prioritize critical tasks amid unexpected errors. She is one of the outstanding women like Katherine Goble Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, and Mary Jackson, who worked at NASA during the Space Race. Her work not only contributed to one of humanity’s greatest achievements but also helped establish software engineering as a recognized discipline. Margaret Hamilton’s legacy endures as a testament to technical brilliance, leadership, and the critical role of software in space exploration.

Margaret Hamilton (born 1936) is an American computer scientist and systems engineer who led the team that developed the onboard flight software for the Apollo spacecraft.

#GirlPower
#RadicalWomen

This is so perfect. No one have any doubts at this point about what Elon Musk really represents.

Robert Reich The Most Dangerous Corporation in America?

Palantir sells AI tools that help law enforcement agencies like ICE analyze massive amounts of personal data.

It's a big reason why it is quickly becoming the most dangerous corporation in America.https://youtu.be/x_VwyhErd88?si=4Ptdx0tQBOBOUin1

See also Tony Benn:
'An educated, healthy and confident nation is harder to govern.'

We don't want any of *that* malarkey in the UK, clear and present danger to those who would deign to 'rule' us.

Teaching when to trust As fake news accelerates, we need to teach our children how to think critically. Finnish schools are leading the charge

Finland has emerged as a global leader in countering “fake news”. Here's how they've done it

Land is power – Scotland’s people have none Land isn't just about wealth and justice, it's about power. Scotland is cut off from its own land resources and hence is poorer as a nation

"No citizens anywhere else in the world own so little of their own country. Scotland is a nation which has turned its own people into tenants."

Pat McFadden, Labour work & pensions minster doing the media rounds this morning. Starmer’s attack dog on benefit cuts. The Pat McFadden who claimed £40k in expenses on renting a house next door to the one he owned, while renting out his own one.

Will the leftish parties unite to stop Nigel Farage from becoming PM? | The Observer

"Squint at the numbers a different way and you can see two big blocks....Who forms our next government could well depend on whether it is the right block or the left one which is the most splintered." Spot-on @andrewrawnsley.bsky.social

Ukrainian History Global Initiative The Creative Humanities During a War of Destruction

We are told that, under stress, the humanities must be sacrificed. But amidst a war of aggression scholars in Ukraine have undertaken one of the most ambitious knowledge projects of our time. It's a privilege to be involved with Ukrainian History Global Initiative
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Already suggested this but: Squidgame: The Musical

Hi Sam,

Netflix, which rarely carries a single movie from before 1980, wants you to know how thrilled they are to acquire that classic piece of franchise IP, Casablanca

On Twitter/X, Elon Musk says: “The EU should be abolished and sovereignty returned to individual countries, so that governments can better represent their people.” Dmitry Medvedev, ex-President and ex-Prime Minister of Russia, a close ally of Vladimir Putin and currently the deputy chairman of the Security Council of Russia, then replies to Elon Musk’s post approvingly, saying “Exactly.”

Elon Musk and his Russian friends call for the abolishment of the EU

Exclusive: Boat at center of double-tap strike controversy was meeting vessel headed to Suriname, admiral told lawmakers | CNN Politics The alleged drug traffickers killed by the US military in a strike on September 2 were heading to link up with another, larger vessel that was bound for Suriname — a small South American country east ...

The boat wasn’t headed to the U.S., which we would have learned with a little due process instead of murder. www.cnn.com/2025/12/05/p...

Farage’s attack on Emma Barnett tells a worrying story about who he really is — The Independent The ‘Today’ presenter questioned deputy Reform leader Richard Tice about the allegations of Nigel Farage’s racist behaviour as a schoolboy. Farage’s response reveals more about the man than we could e...

“Je Suis Bernard Manning” is neither the defence nor the justification that Farage thinks it is.

From at editorial at the time : “Jokes about beating up “n**gers” and “c**ns” were followed by references to the Asian population of Bradford…”

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Yes, 100% this. Munis etc. and also, for example, the RATP issue debt. Gives direct 'ownership' too. This doesn't square the circle, but it does turn it into a en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squircle

Ministers urged to close £2bn tax loophole in car finance scandal Banks and specialist lenders will not pay tax on compensation payouts, sidestepping 2015 rule

UK Govt urged to close £2bn tax loophole in car finance scandal

Law rewards abuse.

Non-bank entities can deduct compensation payments from profits before calculating corporation tax, reducing their bill.

Motor finance arms of banks are considered “non-bank entities”.

Tasselled wobbegong - Wikipedia

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I thought so too. But. One of those ate my great aunt, at least, that's what my great uncle says.

Girlguiding volunteers brutally quit after 'heartbreaking' trans kids ruling Girlguiding faces a volunteer exodus as members resign over the ban on trans girls and young women. Members say the exclusion betrays the charity’s core ethos of inclusivity

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www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...

Normalising deprivation – when charity is the default response to poverty The rise of foodbanks shows how charity has filled the gaps of a failing system and now risks normalising hardship

We’re relying on foodbanks to fill the gaps left by a shrinking welfare state. Nick Gardham's article explains why that risks normalising deprivation.

eastangliabylines.co.uk/news/welfare...

Inside a Black community’s fight against Elon Musk’s supercomputer — The Week Pollution from Colossal looms over a small Southern town, potentially exacerbating health concerns

Inside a Black community’s fight against Elon Musk’s supercomputer
Pollution from Colossal looms over a small Southern town, potentially exacerbating health concerns
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