It all goes up and down. 👍

VAR????

Sorry!! but you will be alright. 👍

BBC gently throwing Farage a gentle dolly with this down page press release vomit. Wondering if Angela Rayner had committed similar offences how hysterical Mason, Zeffman would be. Answer? Very.

I’m no fan of Starmer’s, but the people claiming that he’s constantly drowned out by Trump’s colossal megaphone are the ones who have turned #r4today into a de facto American international news outlet. If they’re not talking abt U.S. current affairs, they’re boring us to death with its history.

After 66 days a Palestine Action hunger striker is on the verge of death. Apart from the odd mention, the BBC has ignored these hunger strikes. #wato

Who is this boy? What is going ON? Leeds steal it in the middle, Gruev plays the ball to Aaronson on the right and he comes inside and drills the ball off the far post and into the net. Three lovely finishes in two games.

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Er … Keir Starmer …. If there was ever any doubt …. Give Bernie a call!

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What a move. What a goal. Back to front. Some lovely passing. Bravery on the ball. Stach whips it out to Aaronson, his ball in is perfect and England's number 9 finishes. Again. In his office.

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400+ Palestinians have been murdered by the State of Israel since the so called ceasefire. Shouldn't out thoughts go out to Ukrainians and Palestinians? #bbcaq

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Valid point however it seems modern UK politicians haven't made the connection between selling off & outsourcing many functions of the state & elected politicians losing control of the state. I mean if you privatise prisons & outsource staff how could that go wrong?
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UK to rejoin EU’s Erasmus student exchange programme Exclusive: British students will be able to participate in EU-wide scheme from January 2027, sources say

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There’s got to be responsibility taken by all quarters that promote and platform hate speech including on #r4today

Yep. It all comes from the incestuous relationship between Big Business and Govt, particularly Tories, involving school and family connections and lazy procurement and contracting.
A growing economy needs a public/private partnership rather than endless competition.

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Having had indirect dealings with SERCO in the past I’m of the opinion that they are a rentier business - taking a slice from the government contracts they win before subcontracting the real work out. I’d go as far as to say the only work they do is the work to win the contract. #r4today

Nothing wrong with being fluent in python AND Python!
Proper Boolean logic! 😀 #r4today

I’m a volunteer for a Community (volunteer run) Library and we have Reading Challenges for Parents and Children and the children often get the adults to read #r4today

Encouraging to see this vision to rinse through every childhood with increased literacy covered on Radio 4 this morning. It cannot be overestimated the positive change in future opportunities this could bring. #libraries #r4today @frankcottrellboyce.bsky.social @katemossewriter.bsky.social

It's all very well for Rupert Soames of the CBI, past boss of Serco, to say that Labour doesn't understand business. By contrast, the Tories didn't understand the public sector, and ruined it systematically, in part by giving vast contracts to cos like Serco.

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I think that with Labour it is timidity, the inertia of change, fear of the media, rather than corruption, that's weighing them down. The result may be the same, but Labour want to succeed and may do so, given time and good will.

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When I hear this incessant outpouring of sympathy for the victims of this anti-Semitic attack, I remember how, after the Pulse nightclub shooting, #r4today could not even acknowledge it was an attack on the LGBTQ+ community. Some minorities more worthy than others?

Why Tony Abbott? Of all the ex-Australian Prime Ministers, he’s the most right-wing bigoted anti-immigrant Brexit supporter. Were no other Australian statesmen available or was he just the topmost in the BBC Rolodex? You know he’s going to blame all the immigrants, right? #r4today #BondiBeach

British Jews like Australian Jews aren’t responsible for the actions of the Netanyahu government as British Muslims like Australian Muslims aren’t responsible for Hamas. #r4today

Good Christmas card from Ed Davey this year

Weekend Update #163: Ukraine Goes From Collapsing to Liberating Kupyansk The Two Negotiations; Stirrings in Europe

“… it is important to understand that Ukraine is not about to collapse and is not doomed. That is the narrative that you are going to hear more and more from Washington and Putin’s friends in other places.”

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It's not common for BBC presenters on the liberal / humanist end of the spectrum to speak out on this issue. The usual response is to go quiet or both-sides the "debate." Or maybe use the "it's a toxic debate" off-ramp that is offered to them by the religious right insurgency. #r4today

Framing the UK and EU as having “an immigration problem” doesn’t recognise the ageing population problem that needs solving.
How about we look at these holistically? #r4today

And yet, #r4today presenters are allowed to express opinions in paid columns in competitor publications. Am I missing something here?

This very big story was mentioned briefly during this morning's #R4Today. It needs serious consideration at less great length than two FT articles for a general audience.

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