The Times 20/10/25

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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 ...

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Not sure, but if they were in a film it would be ‘Reservoir Dregs’.

If you’re standing in a queue waiting to start your holiday in an EU country then thank Nigel!

The image shows the Tories that were in power when the previous child abuse report was released and ignored all of its recommendations.

Trump, Farage,Musk?

Trump - We’re going to get a great unconditional ceasefire.
Putin - we agree to stop blowing up the bits we will need when you give us the land we’ve invaded.
Russian commentator - Putin does many things very well, he excels at negotiating with Trump.

Tax the super rich to stop cuts to public services Across the UK, living standards are falling and millions live in poverty, while the cost of living crisis has made affording the basics difficult. Public services we all rely on - our hospitals, schoo...

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Is the Gulf of America between Trump’s ears?

@ncknwmn spot on!

Meanwhile, on Yorkshire’s coast…

Waiting for Farage & the Tories to accept responsibility for this. But I won’t hold my breath!

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Sunrise this morning and the image from Close Encounters of the third kind.

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Further to the stories suggesting that Cummings is advising Musk I bring you Giles Coren’s acid test.

Reform, the party of the common man, has voted against the Renters (Reform) Bill.
No sense of irony in this party!

I’m seeing comments on Threads and X that suggests that Dominic Cummings has risen from the dead and is orchestrating Musk’s Machiavellian campaign to destabilise the U.K. Thoughts?

Looking forward to the return of BBC Question Time next Thursday as it continues to cover the full political spectrum from Badenoch to Farage in a totally unbiased way.