Sweary & angry most of the time. Theatre, art, artists, clothes, satire, and politics. #SlavaUkraini We ‘The People’ have power and must learn to use it. ‘Rise and rise again, until Lambs become Lions’.
@andyburnham.bsky.social Children’s health should matter more than an airport expansion. Labour clearly aren’t interested in preventing #ClimateChange #NoToLutonAirportExpansion www.lutontoday.co.uk/news/people/...
One in 20 deaths in Luton due to air pollutionOne in 20 adult deaths in Luton were caused by air pollution in 2023, new figures suggest.www.lutontoday.co.uk
Lebanon heads into a new round of Rome talks seeking further Israeli withdrawals and a second pilot zone as continued attacks threaten the US-backed framework:
Lebanon heads to Rome talks seeking further Israeli withdrawalLebanon heads into a new round of Rome talks seeking further Israeli withdrawals and a second pilot zone as continued attacks threaten the US-backed framework.www.newarab.com
More evidence that Reform voters are not like other people in the UK. Show them some potential corruption and they’re all in.
In a report endorsed by the former head of MI6, the Henry Jackson Society said a staggering 50% of the Russians in London - 75,000 - were informants for Putin. Russia has many operatives across Europe.
POLITICO EuropeA Paris court today rejected Russian television star Xenia Fedorova's appeal against a ruling that she must leave the country, a week after French authorities accused her of acting as "a conduit for disinformation campaigns" orchestrated by Moscow.
A Paris court today rejected Russian television star Xenia Fedorova's appeal against a ruling that she must leave the country, a week after French authorities accused her of acting as "a conduit for disinformation campaigns" orchestrated by Moscow.
Paris court rejects pro-Kremlin TV star’s appeal against expulsionThe ruling leaves in place Xenia Fedorova’s house arrest, daily police checks and a six-month asset freeze.www.politico.eu
Distraction failed. Reform are corrupt, Tice is corrupt, and #FiveHomesFarage is thoroughly corrupt
Anti-Reformvia Truth Against Hate
Apple is back in a UK court over government demands for access to encrypted iCloud data, months after it degraded security for British users rather than build the back door the UK wanted. ➡️ https://l.euronews.com/uN4z
Institutional investors on North Sea drilling: “If what you’re trying to achieve is the trifecta that most governments appear to be looking for ... affordability, energy independence and decarbonization,” then increasing North Sea drilling “doesn’t achieve any of those."
Investors Raise Alarm on Prospect of More UK North Sea DrillingInstitutional investors are raising concerns over the prospect of UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham supporting more oil and gas drilling in the North Sea.www.bloomberg.com
Just a reminder that the president of the United States recently had to pay almost $6 million to the woman he sexually abused and defamed, and not one reporter has asked him about it.
Notice how no media commentator has asked Reform how they will afford making the English Channel the most militarized and surveilled stretch of water in the world? Meanwhile reducing bus fares to £2 will apparently bankrupt the country.
B’Tselem Executive Director Yuli Novak said: “The extensive killing is the most extreme manifestation of a policy inflicting widespread harm.From October 2023 - July 27, 2026, Israel killed 1,100 Palestinians in the West Bank. Of those, 37 were killed by Israeli settlers. x.com/btselem/stat...
B'Tselem בצלם بتسيلم (@btselem) on X“Israel is trying to make life in the West Bank unlivable for Palestinians.”
In an interview with @IsaCNN for @CNN, B’Tselem Executive Director Yuli Novak said: “The extensive killing is the most ext...x.com
Can I say Jenrick is a liar and a fucking scumbag, nasty little twat of a man. Corrupt and only in it for the money. 🤬🤬🤬
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I worked for a huge local authority which regularly paid big sums to management consultants instead of listening to their own managers. We called them seagulls. They make a lot of noise, shit all over the place and then they fly off leaving existing managers to deal with the consequences
Behind the bewildering transformation of British universities, are management consultants being paid millions Really proud to have this vital piece on our unis are being gutted from the inside by @jheathershaw.bsky.social on Democracy for Sale. Do read democracyforsale.substack.com/p/inside-bri...
Inside Britain's university crisisAs teaching staff face job loss, their bosses have netted pay rises and bought advice from a “vampiric” management consultancy, writes Prof. John Heathershaw of the University of Exeterdemocracyforsale.substack.com
Alberto Giacometti, Two Figures, 1947 https://botfrens.com/collections/14375/contents/1123405
Robinson's reasonable concerns are irrational nonsense. The BBC is playing to the crowd, which never makes for good journalism.