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Manchester Mayor Election. Tories third to two far right partiesBadenoch’s Great Moving Right Show is not workingkmflett.blog

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A spectre is haunting Europe: climate changeA wildfire burns near Cestas in Gironde province in south-west France. Photograph: Julien Soulard/EPA Guardian The opening line of Marx and Engels Communist Manifesto noted that a spectre is h…wp.me

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The Telegraph’s ‘Allistair Heath’ on climate change & wineThis of course is not the real Allister Heath but a New World meme. Even so one aspect of climate change the Telegraph may not be able to avoid is its impact on Bordeaux wine productionwp.me

The perfect description of a library card .

A new biography of Manchester Irishwoman and trade union organiser, Mary Quaile, will be launched on Saturday 8th August in Manchester. Find out more: sslh.org.uk/2026/07/30/b...

Book launch: Mary Quaile, Manchester trade union organiserA new biography of Manchester Irishwoman and trade union organiser, Mary Quaile, will be launched on Saturday 8th August in Manchester. Bernadette Hyland and Michael Herbert’s new book: &#821…sslh.org.uk

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Bass & imperialismFrom the Five Ways Inn, Cannock, that sells draught Bass A reminder of the imperial heritage of Bass from just before World War One British imperial power is largely minus an Empire now (but not wa…wp.me

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The Hundred: where have all the spectators gone?The picture above is from the Hundred game between Southern Brave and Birmingham Phoenix at the Utilita Bowl on Thursday evening. Its from the final innings of the Men’s match at around 20.30…wp.me

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Diane Abbott regains Labour Whip. Is the door to the Broad Church slightly ajar?A year after her latest suspension the Mother of the House of Commons (the longest serving female MP) Diane Abbott has regained the Labour Whip. Andy Burnham seems to have said that he will downgra…wp.me

“Putting common sense first”.

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Bill Oddie (1941-2026), comedian, birder, anti-fascistBill Oddie who has died at 85 was well known as a comedian and a birder. He was also a man of political principle, a committed anti-fascist. Unfortunately his Obituaries have missed this aspect of …wp.me

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The Telegraph’s Allister Heath on Net Zero. The meme & the actual headline. Can you spot which is genuine?Visit the post for more.wp.me

Police take no action on 'Nigel T Shirt' wp.me/p15p2Q-hjr

Political satire: a British tradition which Farage has no conception ofThe Met Police has decided to take no action over a picture which Green Party leader Zack Polanski inadvertently shared and almost immediately deleted. The matter was referred to Avon and Somerset …wp.me

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156th anniversary of the death of black leader of London Chartism, William Cuffay. Still no London memorial. All history matters156th anniversary of the death of the black leader of London Chartism, William Cuffay. Still no London memorial. All history matters The black leader of London Chartism in 1848 William Cuffay died …wp.me

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Cricket cuts through. Clicky Ponting: Daily Mail SyndromeTest and County cricket is currently paused as the franchise based The Hundred and the red ball One Day Cup takes place. The Commonwealth Games aside there is not much sporting competition. Yet its…wp.me

George Cottrell transferred $2m to his mother days before her donations to Reform UK www.theguardian.com/politics/202... #bbcpm

Revealed: George Cottrell transferred $2m to his mother days before her donations to Reform UKExclusive: Sources say Fiona Cottrell told bankers the transfers, received 24-72 hours before her donations to Reform, came from her sonwww.theguardian.com

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From Clicky Ponting to InfantinoVisit the post for more.wp.me

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Working in heat. From The Making of the English Working Class 1818 to 2026. Time for a maximum workplace temperatureParts of England and Wales are again experiencing near record hot temperatures- much of the rest of Western Europe is even hotter with huge wild fires in France and Spain. Those who don’t bel…wp.me

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Bill Oddie Obituaries: ‘bearded’ ‘eternally scruffy anarchist’The Times Obituary of Bill Oddie who has died aged 85 is above. It refers to him as an ‘eternally scruffy anarchist’ although this is specifically a reference to his Goodies character. …wp.me

John Cleese says he is a fan of Rupert Lowe clearly forgetting the North Minehead By-Election sketch he co-wrote wp.me/p15p2Q-_hR5

John Cleese admires Rupert Lowe. Time to revisit the North Minehead By-ElectionJohn Cleese is reported in the Telegraph to be an admirer of Rupert Lowe the leader of Restore, a party which seems to attract number of far right and fascist supporters (Lowe says he planning to g…wp.me

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The Hundred: Franchisers move in, crowds move out as ticket prices go up2026 marks the start of the Hundred Mk2. The teams are now owned by very wealthy franchisers who mostly also own T20 teams elsewhere around the globe (sometimes with the same players). The teams ha…wp.me