Marcus Barry

Our grandparents knew titanic warfare, genocide, economic dislocation, smashed cities & hideous disease. They clung to the ideals of liberal democracy as if their lives depended on it

These people have known only peace, prosperity, safety and it has blown their minds. They hunger for dislocation.

Calls for Reform UK councillor's suspension over 'Hitler' post Two Lancashire Labour MPs condemn a post on a newly elected councillor's Facebook page.

One of Reform’s new councillors sharing photos of Hitler.

They can’t contain it.

The hateful and bigoted bag ladies have been proved right on sex Politicians at Holyrood and Westminster owe women’s rights campaigners an apology after victory in their campaign to define what a woman is

Great stuff.

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Common sense prevails. A woman is defined as an adult, born female. However the Trans community must be treated with fairness and respect, free from discrimination. Win win.

Nuff said

Despite the hype, DOGE hasn't found a shred of fraud All they've really got is "spending that Elon Musk doesn't like."

"The goalposts for DOGE have silently moved from finding fraud and corruption to simply pointing out and cancelling government programs that Trump and Republicans simply don’t support." -- @justinglawe.bsky.social

Immigration myths are everywhere The media is flooded with outright lies and misleading statistics. Countering the falsehoods is arduous work

“One in 12 in Londoners is illegal migrant”; this was a recent front-page splash in the Telegraph. It contained not just one mistake but several, writes @jdportes.bsky.social.
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How Russia’s Orthodox Church supports Putin’s war Patriarch Kirill, the head of the Church, has zealously backed Russia’s ‘special military operation’ and castigates a morally corrupt west

Russia’s church stands firmly by Vladimir Putin’s side, giving a pseudo-spiritual imprimatur to an unprovoked attack on a neighbouring country, writes @lucyaash.bsky.social.
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I think he’s talking to straw men isn’t he?

YouTube video by dniete97 A Man for All Seasons - The Devil Speech

Been thinking about this speech a lot lately.

One for all those happy to burn the rule of law because it's their side doing it this time.

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Is he wrong? It doesn’t matter…his facts contradict my opinion!

Beautiful.

YouTube video by Steve Rosenberg In The Bleak Midwinter - Ciaran and Steve (cello and piano)

Presenting our 2024 BBC News/Channel 4 News musical Christmas collaboration. Ciaran Jenkins and I perform In The Bleak Midwinter. Wherever you are in the world, whatever you may be celebrating, our very best wishes. @c4ciaran.bsky.social @channel4news.bsky.social @petroc.bsky.social

‘Today a saviour has been born to us. He is Christ the Lord.’

a leaf-less tree reflected in a puddle, with other smaller trees reflected in the background

tree, reflected

God wept.

Ian Clifford Stamp makes £500k/month by selling made-up "sovereign citizen" get rich quick schemes to vulnerable people.

Stamp doesn't like people pointing that out this is all pretend- so he's pretending to sue me for $1.5m.

The crisis in palliative care If assisted dying becomes legalised, charities such as Marie Curie are keen for end-of-life treatment not to be neglected

If assisted dying becomes legalised, charities such as Marie Curie are keen for end-of-life treatment not to be neglected, writes Mark Mardell.
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Douglas Murray: Saving the west, one polemic at a time Over many years, the writer has built a huge following as a darling of the global illiberal right. His intellectual journey is a reproachful mirror fo...

Douglas Murray has built a huge following as a darling of the global illiberal right. His intellectual journey is a reproachful mirror for our times, writes @jamesbloodworth.bsky.social.
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Government to set out £100m plan to make state 'like a start-up' As well as urging a

I know people will be irked by the word ‘start-up’ here but I do think this is a meaningful step in the right direction. The basic principles they’re gesturing to must be right. 1/n

Syrian freedom from a mass murdering dictator has been greeted, at best, with complete indifference from the hard left and far right.

Supporting Scotland's third sector organisations today @scottishlabour.bsky.social's Civil Sector Summit - we're addressing challenges and exploring how charities and voluntary organisations can continue to grow.

Thanks to @pfokane.bsky.social for hosting; Scottish Labour supports the third sector.

Bizarre

Gordon Brown nails it.

Winter’s come, the snow has fell
Wee Josie's nose is froze as well
Wee Josie’s frozen nose is skintit
Winter’s diabolic, intit?

Bud Neill