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It's hard to think of a more egregious example of a government caught out in a barefaced, systemic lie. I hope Hearn sues them for everything he can get. In any vaguely democratic country, this would bring the government crashing down. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Justice department moves to dismiss its charges against Olympian over reflecting poolLawyers now say damage to pool liner attributed to David Hearn instead is result of installation by contractorwww.theguardian.com'One senior Labour source said it looked as if Reform UK had “massively underperformed” and that the result was a combination of Burnham’s prime ministership signalling “you can vote Labour again” and voters feeling confident they could vote for Craig.' www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Labour wins decisive victory in Greater Manchester mayoral byelectionBev Craig succeeds Andy Burnham and wins back support in areas where Reform made gains in Maywww.theguardian.com"Before the result was officially declared, Labour sources said it had won in every ward in boroughs including Bury, Tameside and all but one in Trafford, where both Reform UK and the Greens made inroads in May." www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Labour wins decisive victory in Greater Manchester mayoral byelectionBev Craig succeeds Andy Burnham and wins back support in areas where Reform made gains in Maywww.theguardian.comThe next thing FIFA needs to scrap is Infantino. www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Fifa scraps proposal to sell off stakes in World Cup after widespread backlashGianni Infantino has said Fifa has scrapped plans to sell a stake in the World Cup to private investors after widespread backlashwww.theguardian.com🧵 Pleased that Bev Craig has won in Manchester. A disappointing showing for the Greens, who came some distance behind Reform, and a dismal result for the Tories who were 5th - behind Restore. Lib Dems were a very distant 6th. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Labour wins decisive victory in Greater Manchester mayoral byelectionBev Craig succeeds Andy Burnham and wins back support in areas where Reform made gains in Maywww.theguardian.comEek! This has had almost zero publicity, which probably accounts for the historically low turnout. BBC News - www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cn... Manchester mayor by-election: Labour and Reform UK candidates face off in second round of vote - BBC News
Manchester mayor by-election: Labour and Reform UK candidates face off in second round of voteThe contest was triggered when now-Prime Minister Andy Burnham stood down from the role following his election as an MP last month.www.bbc.co.uk"And when all the programmes on all the channels actually were made by actors with cleft-palettes, speaking lines by dyslexic writers, filmed by blind cameramen, instead of merely seeming like that, it somehow made the whole thing more worthwhile."
Mrs. Betty BowersOur State Department isn’t just the lazy, stupid student who uses AI to do their homework, our State Department is *so lazy and stupid* it doesn’t even check the homework before turning it in.
"A not-very-bright opportunist who has bounced his way through life from one bad choice to another. A man with nothing very much to say, who still needs a teleprompter to say it." www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Even GB News cringes as Reform turns dementia patients into a political footballHonest Bob was rattled at the idea of joining cross-party talks on social care. Why bother behaving as a serious opposition?www.theguardian.comYet another male-dominated organisation not understanding equality. OK, Four Nations Chess League, it's your move. . . www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/j...
Fury as UK’s only all-female chess team promoted – then told they must recruit a manShe Plays to Win face losing one of their female players after being told team must include a malewww.theguardian.comHe's quite short for an intergalactic space warrior, isn't he?
Count Binface✅ Touring Clacton ✅ Visiting local businesses ✅ Listening to constituents’ concerns ✅ Hi-vis vest Make your Vote Count! #VoteBinface #Clacton
More 'debt financing' the curse of the modern neoliberal world. Everything is a Ponzi scheme. www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Fifa’s sales pitch revealed: more tournaments, more debt … but no mention of women’s gameFifa’s pitch to persuade members to approve sale of World Cup’s commercial rights includes more tournaments, higher ticket prices and debt financingwww.theguardian.comGood, though it would be useful if, in future, Abbott could occasionally engage her brain before speaking. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Diane Abbott and Joani Reid readmitted as Labour MPsBoth MPs have had the parliamentary whip restored following separate independent disciplinary processeswww.theguardian.comThe only international body anyone should be working with is the UN, not some jumped up, illegitimate, corrupt piece of shit like the 'Board of Peace'. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
Trump claims agreement for ‘complete disarmament’ of Hamas in Gaza but support uncertainUS president’s Board of Peace hails ‘critical step’, but responses of Israeli and Hamas officials suggest disagreements remainwww.theguardian.comIf the thing that determines whether you can share history, values and a way of life with someone else is the colour of their skin then, yes, you're a bigot.
Gerry HassanAccording to the Daily Telegraph and David Goodhart it is all when it comes down to it about ethno-nationalism and race. A far cry from Britishness is all about values.
The media has been very quiet about this, and Reform have diverted most of their energies into preventing Nigel being beaten by a bin. I expect Bev to win, with the Greens making some inroads. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Polls open in Greater Manchester mayoral byelection overshadowed by new PM and Farage’s anticsLabour’s Bev Craig expected to win contest that lost column inches to Andy Burnham’s ascent and Reform UK leader’s self-imposed Clacton votewww.theguardian.com