Tracey

I've always felt that Johnson and Farage put self-interest over the national interest - hence their dallying with Putin and his oligarchs. But directly colluding with a foreign government to take down the BBC feels like an act of supreme treachery

Donald Trump is not going to sue the BBC for $1 billion

The real story today is both Reform/Farage and the Conservatives/Badenoch talking today about radically changing the BBC

This is the real agenda

Graphic showing Gibb and all his connections

Gibb describes himself as a “Thatcherite Conservative” and was an editorial adviser for GB News before its launch.

This graphic is a couple of years old, nearly, but it gives a sense of the web of influence.

So Turness and Davie out but Gibb and Shah remain. Fear for the BBC because the right wing ideologues are trying to capture it entirely

Reform’s only Black local chairman, Neville Watson, has quit, saying he couldn’t stand the party’s tone and language on immigration.
Watson, who chaired the Edmonton & Winchmore Hill branch, told reporters the rhetoric was “nasty” and “not what Britain needs.”
Another one walks out… 🫠

Rather amusing to watch the British and political media establishment tear itself apart over fear of insulting Trump just at the same time as Trump's myth of invincibility is falling apart in America

The front cover of the ladybird book sleeping beauty

I once found this very touching inscription in a book:

“This book belongs to Gillian Love, aged 7
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Thanks I’ll get him to ask as he’s another 2 yrs min of injections.
Hope they kick in quickly for you.

They’re awful aren’t they.
Partners suffering a lot a the moment, his are caused by the hormone injections he has for prostrate cancer treatment. We tried sage tablets which helped initially but they’re longer and worse than ever now.

Dozens of TfL staff to lose right to remain in visa rule change ‘Rail travel assistants’ were removed from a list of ‘shortage occupation’ exceptions in July, but the London mayor’s office condemns the move

60 London Underground staff some who have worked on tube for years could face deportation under tightened visa rules bit.ly/3XpfRuZ

Halloween followed by
🎶 1 2 Freddy’s coming for you 🎶

Always worth reporting these sick people.

He’s been suspended 🤣

What a weirdo . You should report with the details

Reported him

🤮🤮🤮

Sending DMs ??

Leader branded 'coward' after refusing rival chance to speak Warwickshire Council's meeting turned contentious as leader Cllr Finch halted rival Cllr Kondakor's speech, igniting accusations of bias and political discord

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Why doctors fear this winter's flu crisis will be the worst in years An aggressive strain of flu causing record-breaking cases in Australia has been an early warning sign for the UK

The signs from Australia (their worst flu season on record), Japan (where they’ve had to close schools) and India indicate that this could be a long, drawn out flu season here with hospitals at capacity

If you haven’t had your flu vax get it

Covid as well if possible

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Ukraine has hit the thermal power plant in Belgorod. The area is in darkness.

#explodey

Emma Monk being brilliant again.

The best debunkling around. Make sure you are following her.

Banger

US tech billionaires, the Bunyip Aristocracy and the dangerous lure of the "Great Men of History" narrative Get news direct from reporters you trust.

As billionaire Venture Capitalists and tech bros try to make the case for "natural aristocracy" let's remind ourselves of the salutary lesson of Australia's 'Bunyip Aristocracy'.

Me for @noosphere.app

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We still don’t know where Laure Ferrari, 46, got the £885,000 that she used to purchase her and Nigel Farage’s constituency home near Clacton-on-Sea. 🤔

A London lawyer bought hundreds of Sheffield freeholds. Then the ‘very aggressive’ letters arrived Exclusive: The Tribune can reveal that Andrew Milne has threatened leaseholders with high court action. It ‘broke my heart’ one woman says

City of London lawyer Andrew Milne bought up hundreds of freeholds on homes across Sheffield before advising leaseholders that, if they didn’t pay him exorbitant sums (upwards of £25,000), he’d see them in court. Well done @sheffieldtribune.bsky.social @joshiherrmann.bsky.social for exposing this.

I keep reading it’s now 40

Inadvertent honesty from Trump tonight:

"I never thought we'd go into every city and take a really safe city that we've all been living with for years and make them safe... I did get elected for crime but I didn't get elected for what we're doing. This is many many steps above."

It’s deeply troubling that across the globe people acting in bad faith are attempting to poison each nation against each other from within. I hope and pray their efforts will be thwarted.
It hurts my heart that this is happening and that people feel threatened and made to feel unwanted 😞

Reform’s Richard Tice failed to register lavish hospitality from former Russian finance minister’s wife 'Tice and Oakeshott stayed at the Chernukhins’ “turreted villa” with “a stunning view of the Mediterranean” and had supper with them at a Michelin-starred restaurant'

"Another Reform MP has been accused of being in breach of Parliamentary rules, after its deputy leader Richard Tice failed to register lavish hospitality he received from Lubov Chernukhin – wife of a former Russian deputy finance minister"
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