The invitation should have a stated time, like after 19.00.

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I used to help in my local church, whenever we had a wedding to check the lights, heating etc so witnessed hundreds.
Weddings are public. The celebrations aren’t.

Banns are read in church, or displayed in the local council offices for three weeks for the public to hear or read, to see if there is any just cause or impediment to the marriage.
It may sound to you, but I have been to every ceremony where I have been invited to the evening event. 1/2

In Britain, the actual ceremony is a public event, so anyone can attend, wedding guest or not.
Whenever I’ve had an evening invite, I have gone to the ceremony, taken photos and then left, until the evening.

She wants to run for Senate.

The Ukrainian flag is, of course, front and center today — on day 359 of uninterrupted protests in Georgia. 🇬🇪🇺🇦

Slava Ukraini!

Kent council report £46.5m overspend following Reform takeover

But, DOGE?

10.5 years

BREAKING: Nathan Gill is sentenced to 10 & a half years in prison after pleading guilty to eight charges of bribery from a Russian agent.

The "ultimate source" of the funds came from "a close friend of Vladimir Putin," said Mrs Justice Cheema-Grubb.

Hundreds of English-language websites link to pro-Kremlin propaganda Thinktank says internet flooded with disinformation by Russia-aligned Pravda network, which many websites treat as credible Hundreds of English-language websites – from mainstream news outlets to fringe blogs – are linking to articles from a pro-Kremlin network flooding the internet with disinformation, according to a study released by a London-based thinktank. The study by the Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD) found that in more than 80% of citations it analysed, the websites treated the network as a credible source, legitimising its narratives and increasing its visibility. The disinformation operation – known as the Pravda network – was identified by the French government last year. Continue reading...

Hundreds of English-language websites link to pro-Kremlin propaganda

Wetherspoon uses Ireland to skirt Brexit red tape for EU expansion UK pub and hotel group JD Wetherspoon – whose founder campaigned for the UK to leave the EU – is using Ireland as a springboard for its expansion into mainland Europe to avoid Brexit-­induced red tape...

Brexit is good enough for us but not for Tim Spoons…

Gabrielle Giffords • @GabbyGiffords • 3h X My husband @CaptMarkKelly is a 25-year Navy combat pilot veteran. He served our country with strength, courage, and integrity, dedicating his career to protecting us and upholding our constitution. Today, the President of the United States called him a traitor and demanded he be Show more Captain Mark Kelly @CaptMarkK...• 3h I've had a missile blow up next to my airplane, been shot at dozens of times by anti-aircraft fire, and launched into orbit — all for my country. I never thought l'd see a President call for my execution.... • 3.7K {7 2.3K 8.9K thl 461K 企 Janette Fenway @LeesLemmas • 43m @elonmusk Why is my feed suddenly flooded with lefty lawmakers spouting nonsense? 276 • 69 贝 Elon Musk * X @elonmusk X.com Because we are failing very badly with the recommendations algorithm. Doing my best to address this. 3:49 PM • 11/20/25 • 6.3K Views

An X user asks Elon Musk why they’re seeing tweets from left-wing lawmakers.

Musk: “Because we are failing very badly with the recommendations algorithm. Doing my best to address this.”

John Major labels Brexit an 'act of collective folly' John Major has launched a devastating attack on Brexit, branding it an "act of collective folly."

John Major labels Brexit an ‘act of collective folly’

'Britain's enemies celebrated and our friends despaired.'

www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/joh...

Twenty years is not a probation period, it is a lifetime. If someone has lived here for nearly two decades, worked, paid taxes, raised children, and built roots, then to say “pack your bags, your country is safe now” is not policy, it is cruelty dressed up as process.

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Teenage knife deaths 11 year low in London

I'm sure the Londinistan guys will be delighted to read this... really good news... they'll be talking about something else altogether now... sure of it... because they were genuinely concerned weren't they

The growing influence of Nick Fuentes and the Christian Right is accelerating across the U.S. 🇺🇸

In the latest episode, Rory and Alastair unpack what’s behind this surge and explore the threats it poses.

Link in the replies👇

Blyth Reform councillor Barry Elliott's property firms owe customers £140,000 Property companies owned or run by Barry Elliott owe tens of thousands of pounds to customers.

Another one! Reform councillor accused of ripping off his constituents to the tune of £140k through his businesses.

He owes his own council nearly £40k in unpaid tax. His council is suing him

Nigel Farage's Reform UK Accused of Fabricating Evidence For Data Breach Investigation EXCLUSIVE: Reform is accused of fabricating the evidence it provided to the Information Commissioner's Office, following allegations that it breached data rules

🔴Nigel Farage’s Reform UK Accused of Fabricating Evidence For Data Breach Investigation

EXCLUSIVE: Reform is accused of fabricating the evidence it provided to the Information Commissioner’s Office, following allegations that it breached data rules

bylinetimes.com/2025/11/19/n...

‘Deeply shocking’: Nigel Farage faces fresh claims of racism and antisemitism at school Bafta-winning director among contemporaries urging contrition and apology from Reform UK leader, who denies the allegations Portrait: Tom Pilston It is the hectoring tone, the “jeering quality”, in Nigel Farage’s voice today that brings it all back for Peter Ettedgui. “He would sidle up to me and growl: ‘Hitler was right,’ or ‘Gas them,’ sometimes adding a long hiss to simulate the sound of the gas showers,” Ettedgui says of his experience of being in a class with Farage at Dulwich college in south London. Ettedgui, 61, is a Bafta- and Emmy-winning director and producer whose credits include Kinky Boots, McQueen and Super/Man: the Christopher Reeve Story. Continue reading...

‘Deeply shocking’: Nigel Farage faces fresh claims of racism and antisemitism at school

The mayoral election is next year so polls taken now are irrelevant.
Reform are not winning by elections.

A new survey reveals negative attitudes to Reform UK Ltd Reform UK Ltd gets 92% of its funding from climate change deniers and fossil fuel corporate interests, provoking negative reactions

'While I knew that Reform UK Ltd was largely funded by climate science deniers and fossil fuel interests, I was actually shocked to read that, according to recent research by @desmog.com, in the period between the 2019 and 2024 elections, the figure was a staggering £2.3m, 92% of their funding.'

Reform in Lancashire threatens closing five day centres and five care homes, with “reprovision” forcing disabled or older adults (including a 106-year-old) into alternative support. 

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Due to an admin error, we have lost our @oxfordforeurope.bsky.social account. (As you can see that account hasn’t posted for a while). So - after many attempts with the Bluesky team to regain the account - this is the new account.
If you see this, please could you repost and follow back? 🙏

Kent County Council warns of 'difficult decisions' over adult social care The Reform UK-led authority says it is facing "unprecedented challenges" over adult social care.

Reform boast about sending their so-called auditors into Councils to save money. Kent Council, Farage’s showpiece now want more money off the government they so despise.
Clowns couldn’t run a bath.

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'BBC Bias' Memo Was Authored by Lobbyist Tied to Pro-Trump Tech Giants The leaked memo that fuelled Trump’s attack on the BBC was written by a lobbyist at a firm paid by US tech giants tied to the President

🧵On our revelations today about the BBC Coup and the Prescott Dossier.

The leaked ‘BBC Bias’ memo Trump used to attack the BBC was authored by Michael Prescott — a Hanover lobbyist paid by US tech/media giants tied to Trump. Full story: bylinetimes.com/2025/11/11/b... 1/12

Graphic titled “Homicides fall by more than a third since 2019.” Text says: "Since the Mayor set up the Violence Reduction Unit in 2019, the number of homicides have continued to decline, with the lowest January–October figures recorded this year." A line graph shows homicides decreasing from 2019 to 2025 - a 36.5% reduction. Source: MPS recorded homicide data from 1 January to 31 October, 2019–2025.

In 2019, we did something transformative: we set up a specialist Violence Reduction Unit to intervene and take a preventative approach.

The impact has been huge ⬇️

Inhabiting and populating all the planets after death?

I'm not sure if others have noticed this, but interesting that one of the Prescott criticisms of the BBC is based on those of the 'History Reclaimed' group, which is also associated with the 'Restore Trust' group's attacks on & so far unsuccessful attempts to take control of the National Trust. 1/3

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