"I am not defined by my scars But by the incredible ability to heal" Lemn Sissay
I suppose that's what happens when you give 20yr olds the licence to gut government of any professionals who knew what they were doing, and think they can just use AI instead Gosh, who knew? www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
US government map of Africa mislabels every country at global conferenceState department ‘takes full responsibility’ for erroneous, widely shared chart displayed at Aids conference in Brazilwww.theguardian.com"...a spokesperson said: “We deny this completely. Reform takes pride in its stringent vetting of donations...” And my name is the Queen of Sheba. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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.comMisleading headline: the article is deeply depressing. So many problems and yet so many people who still think Farage is the answer. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
‘Farage’s got to come clean or clear off’: what voters on Clacton beach think about their MP – and the countryNigel Farage’s constituency takes in genteel resorts and one of England’s poorest villages. With a snap byelection approaching, what do the residents want from the Reform UK leader – or the bin who’s ...www.theguardian.com"A Tory source said: “If Burnham was serious about working cross-party he would have given us more than 18 hours’ notice.... It’s almost like it’s only being done for show.” " Aka, "we'll be damned if we do and damned if we don't." Good move, Andy. www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
Burnham to seek cross-party consensus over urgent reforms to social carePrime minister invites Badenoch and Davey – but not Farage – to discuss how to fix one of most intractable issues he faceswww.theguardian.comA £10k bar tab? £10k! Seriously? These wounded egos need to have a good long look at themselves in the mirror. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Was Keir Starmer’s leaving party the boozy birth of a new Labour force?A £10,000 bar tab was drunk, there was a ‘lot of anger’, and now ex-ministers are thinking how to cooperate in futurewww.theguardian.com"So, Cllr, what will you say about Nigel's dodgy donations?" "Well, erm..." rummages for instructions from Reform HQ, checks notes. "It's a...it's a...an.. establishment stitch up, that's what it is." "Well done, Pike. Carry on..." www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Reform councillors told to call donations inquiry ‘establishment stitch-up’Party briefing notes say: ‘Daily routine of hit jobs and smears will not deter us from winning next general election’www.theguardian.comSuella Braverman leaps at the chance to get her name back on the front pages and claims the hosepipe ban is yet more 'two-tier' Britain. I'll never get my head round the utterly unscrupulous beastliness of populist politicians. Hosepipe Bans and the Benefits Myth share.google/U3uy25sAbuw9...
Hosepipe Bans and the Benefits MythWhy just claiming benefits doesn't exempt you from a hosepipe ban - and why headlines saying otherwise could land people with fines. A guest fact-check by Emma Monk of Monk Debunks.share.google
