Richard Gildea

Nigel Farage admits he was wrong to say he had bought house in Clacton Reform UK leader says he should not have claimed he was buyer of property that was really bought by his partner

Last November Farage told Sky News:

“I’ve just exchanged contracts on the house that I’ll be living there in – is that good enough?… *I’ve bought a house in Clacton* What more do you want me to do?”

Oh, I dunno Nigel.

Tell the truth?

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The Continuing Crisis, Part VIII: mRNA Vaccines Under Attack

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IMPORTANT: If you live in the United States or Canada, you’ve probably heard Trump‘s constant claim that the United States is “subsidizing” Canada. It’s wrong of course, but here’s the best explanation I’ve seen about how & why it’s wrong. PLEASE WATCH & SHARE IT A LOT. Kudos to Andrew Chang & CBC.

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Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg to attend Trump's inauguration The three will be seated together on the inauguration platform with other prominent guests.

Historians are gonna study this moment to explain how it all went wrong.

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On this day 12 years ago, @kcg.bsky.social posted the “This is Fine” comic.

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Humphrey’s world: how the Samuel Smith beer baron built Britain’s strangest pub chain Since the 1970s, Humphrey Smith has acquired scores of pubs and historic properties around the UK. But time after time, he has left the buildings empty. Why has he allowed his empire to moulder?

Today's must read. The eccentric very rich brewery owner and the difficulties he causes all around. Bit of a parable for our times. www.theguardian.com/news/2024/de...

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Lester Bolton

Chelsea Fleetwood

Charlton Bradford

Burton Preston

Americans who sound like Carabao Cup ties

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I’d expect a more rigorous statistical analysis from you - how many standard deviations from the mean, or what percentile? 😆

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It does seem a bit odd to force someone to resign for a spent conviction that was declared at the time of being appointed to said position!

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Reuters 25 March 2024: British farmers protest outside parliament over food imports. With picture of tractors blocking streets in Whitehall.

BBC 25 March 2024: In pictures: Moment tractor convoy reaches Parliament. With pictures of tractors blocking streets in Whitehall.

Telegraph 26 March 2024: Tractors bring rush-hour chaos to London as farmers stage protest. With picture of a digger outside parliament.

Euronews 26 March 2024: 'Slaughtered': UK farmers protest post-Brexit rules and trade deals. With picture of tractors blocking streets in Whitehall. The front one bears a placard: "No Farmers. No Food. No Future."

Kemi Badenoch at #PMQs: "We had a budget in March this year and tractors were not blockading the streets of Whitehall afterwards."

Here are the tractors blockading the streets of Whitehall in March this year. They were protesting - you really couldn't make this up - Badenoch's trade policies. 😂

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New to Bluesky? Our starter pack on Oxfordshire politics is here. Let us know if we've missed anyone off!
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The pet I'll never forget: Julius the tortoise won our hearts – then died of a broken penis

I did not realise the Guardian's 'pet I'll never forget' section had the most insane headlines on the internet.

Adrian Chiles could never.

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