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BROOKE GLADSTONE: The Inquiry brought up the case of Denholm Elliott's daughter - PAUL McMULLAN: Oh, yeah - BROOKE GLADSTONE: - which is one case that you truly do regret. PAUL McMULLAN: I do, yeah. After Denholm died, she hit rock bottom, was allegedly doing methadone. And although she had, you know, the half-million-pound flat that Denholm had bought her, she didn't have any money to get her ten-pound bag in the morning. So she'd get up and go begging at the tube station. Here was a young girl crying out to be helped, and she met a police officer who didn't help her but rang up the News of the World and asked for money because he couldn't believe that this is the same girl who'd walked down the red carpet behind Eddie Murphy with Denholm Elliott, you know.

BROOKE GLADSTONE: And you offered her 50 pounds - PAUL MCMULLAN: Yeah. BROOKE GLADSTONE: - if she would come to your place and have sex. So you led her into prostitution, which she wasn't in that space for. PAUL McMULLAN: No, indeed. But she was in such a bad place that someone offering her 50 pounds for sex. I mean, that's five bags.

BROOKE GLADSTONE: So how do you justify that? Yes, she was a drug addict, yes, she was begging. Why push her that extra step? Why take pictures of her topless? PAUL McMULLAN: I was keen. It was in my first year. I wanted to impress Piers Morgan, who was my boss at the time, and just wanted to say, not only have I caught this girl begging, but l've got pictures of her topless and I've got her offering me sex for 50 quid. How great am I? BROOKE GLADSTONE: This is a pretty dehumanizing enterprise, not just for Jennifer Elliott, but for you, yourself. PAUL McMULLAN: Yeah, that's why I feel terrible about it, not just 'cause she killed herself afterwards, but I, I actually liked her as a person.

Sharing from a friend, a passage from the Leveson Inquiry regarding the British actor Denholm Elliott, who died of AIDS in 1992. Three years after her death, the News of the World journalist Paul McMullan did the following to his daughter—neither a celebrity nor even someone of public interest.

If you ever find yourself wondering how things like the Epstein story happened, consider the mid-level newspaper editor who admitted in a public judicial inquiry that he destroyed a woman’s life and drove her to suicide to try and impress Piers Morgan.

Majority of Scots would vote for independence in new vote, exclusive poll shows

The majority of Scots would vote for independence if a referendum were to be held tomorrow, a fresh poll has found

Zack Polanski pressures Wes Streeting over Palantir after Mandelson texts released ZACK Polanski has piled fresh pressure on Wes Streeting over Palantir’s NHS contracts after the Health Secretary’s newly-released text messages…

A £240m defence contract without tender.

Their fingerprints all over our health care data.

A meeting in the USA but without any minutes.

Everything around Palantir stinks.

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How the fuck could anyone look at this picture and think this is a perfectly fine way for a country's military to act? These men are subhuman and locking them in a cage and leaving them there would be too good for them.

Labour minister 'falsely linked journalists to Russian propaganda' in emails to GCHQ

NEW: A Labour minister has been accused of naming journalists to UK intelligence officials and falsely linking them to pro-Russian propaganda, it has been reported

The 24-site US military network in Britain worth £11 billion America’s War Department owns more military and intelligence sites in Britain than the government has told parliament

It’s being reported that Keir Starmer has not given permission for the US to use UK military bases to support potential US strikes on Iran.

Starmer needs to come clean with more details about the US military presence in Britain. 👇

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Centrica boss to get £3.6m bonus despite sharp fall in profits Chris O’Shea will receive a total of £4.7m despite British Gas owner suffering a shareholder rebellion

Centrica, owner of British Gas, CEO gets £3.6m bonus despite fall in profits.

Profits fell because of warmer winter, CEO gets more.

Bills still too high. Ofgem formula guarantees high prices/profits.

Let customers/employees elect directors and vote on exec pay at essential sectors.

Corruption Westminster style The biggest news story today is one we can only talk around, not directly about. The King’s brother, the allegedly sweat free Andrew, will be sweating buckets today, after being arrested and …

My latest blog piece. While we cannot directly address the case of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor who has been arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office, this story goes to the very heart of the corruption which pervades the Westminster system

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Yes United and Independence Forum Scotland : Putting the band back together Please note that tickets for the daytime conference are now sold out, but tickets are still available for the evening event. Frustration at the lack of progress to secure better lives for current a…

A guest post from Yes United and Independence Forum Scotland. Putting the band back together, a conference and concert in Òran Mòr in Glasgow on 14 March. Note tickets for the daytime conference are sold out but are still available for the evening concert.

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Revealed: 80% of Reform’s funding comes from Tory donors The majority of the money behind Nigel Farage’s movement was being supplied by Conservative interests even before the defection of so many high-profile figures from the party – to the alarm of former ...

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Formerly prominent members of Reform tell Charlie that, ideology aside, what used to be a grassroots movement is now "fully part of the establishment":

Infographic showing Nigel Farage with the headline Follow the money: sources of Reform UK’s declared funding. 81% Ex Conservatives, £29,210,931; 11% Reform leadership, £3,913,919; 8% everyone else, £2,988,902

👀 👀 Look how much Reform funding has come from Tory donors!
Nerve investigation finds:

🟡 Donors giving to both parties at once
🟡 Tory donors switching to Reform, jacking up amounts
🟡 Reform donors giving to specific Tory MPs… who then defect to Reform

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A similar response could be done for crime and education in Scotland but I'll save that for their next outburst as their fate - near extinction - looms even closer.

We train twice as many nurses, per head, and we pay them to train. We have the cleanest hospitals with the lowest current Sepsis rate and had the lowest Covid deaths due to far lower hospital acquired infections.

I know it has a tiny audience, but Michael Marra of 'Scottish' Labour had a rant on BBC Scotland's Debate Night, of such hysterical dishonesty and fear for the near extinction event they face in May , I feel obliged to respond.

Skye House ‘abuse’ – This media feeding frenzy in a psychiatric unit for adolescents is a new low in ethical standards across journalism in Scotland Please Support Talking-up Scotland at: on the above. Or direct bank transfer at Sort Code 08-91-04 Account – 12266421 Name – JOHN ROBERTSON I’ve held back from commenting on the sad rep…

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NHS England’s troubled maternity units already paying to settle negligence lawsuits at twice the level in Scotland will have to pay even more Please Support Talking-up Scotland at: on the above. Or direct bank transfer at Sort Code 08-91-04 Account – 12266421 Name – JOHN ROBERTSON In the Guardian today, the above and: The NHS…

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How can there be an affordable housing ‘crisis’ in Scotland when we beat the building target and Labour just give up in England? Please Support Talking-up Scotland at: on the above. Or direct bank transfer at Sort Code 08-91-04 Account – 12266421 Name – JOHN ROBERTSON Under a tasteless example of a poverty porn p…

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Healthy live expectancy falls across Scotland but it might have been even worse Please Support Talking-up Scotland at: on the above. Or direct bank transfer at Sort Code 08-91-04 Account – 12266421 Name – JOHN ROBERTSON From BBC Scotland today, the above and: Peopl…

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Looking at NHS Scotland A&E performance around Christmas peak pressure suggests major improvements from 2022 to 2025 Please Support Talking-up Scotland at: on the above. Or direct bank transfer at Sort Code 08-91-04 Account – 12266421 Name – JOHN ROBERTSON Generally, I’d caution against using we…

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Scotland’s environment agency TWICE as effective in closing illegal waste dumps Please Support Talking-up Scotland at: on the above. Or direct bank transfer at Sort Code 08-91-04 Account – 12266421 Name – JOHN ROBERTSON According to BBC Breakfast this morning, the …

Reposted as BBC Breakfast today report on new drones to improve detection in England - Scotland's environment agency TWICE as effective in closing illegal waste dumps talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/01/30/s...

Second tragic Sepsis case in only three months in NHS England draws attention NHS Scotland’s success Please Support Talking-up Scotland at: on the above. Or direct bank transfer at Sort Code 08-91-04 Account – 12266421 Name – JOHN ROBERTSON From BBC England today, the above and: After …

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Misconducting in public office An ancient offence in the news - and how it usually is used only for junior officials

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Misconducting in public office

An ancient offence in the news - and how it usually is used only for junior officials

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When you work out who is to blame here, Come back to me, Then we can talk about politics, Inequality & who has a right to be on this Island.

Stop Palantir taking over our public services! Our public services aren’t for a secretive profit-hungry US tech firm. Sign the petition to tell the Government to scrap all contracts with secretive US tech firm Palantir.

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At what point is it OK for the media to just start saying why he's trying to hide the Epstein files

So… not a hoax then?

More of this, please. The folks in this grassroots group are heroes.

Haven Watch lives by the promise, “No One Walks Alone.” Day or night, they show up. When people are released from ICE detention, volunteers meet them in the cold, disoriented, and exhausted.

Beautiful and devastating all at once.

The UK arresting Andrew.

South Korea tossing their wannabe dictator in jail for life.

John Roberts better be getting a really nice Edible Arrangement from the White House.