And now this anti-British rag is cheering on a Russian tool (well, just a tool, actually...) swanning off to sunny Florida to discuss matters with a fellow admirer of Putin.
(Didn't get Orange Donny to come to Clacton, did he?๐คฃ)
I suppose a sudden, lethal, hurricane is too much to ask for?
07.03.2026 16:56
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Nigel Farage piles pressure on US to kill off Chagos surrender
Reform UK's leader has vowed to 'reinforce the message' during his trip to the US that Sir Keir Starmer 's deal to hand the Indian Ocean territory to Mauritius is the 'worst deal in history'.
"Labour's Chagos Islands surrender". Also known as 'the agreement negotiated by a Conservative government'.
Still, I suppose we all stopped expecting truth from the vile Daily Mail long ago.
I wonder how many Mail readers could even point to the islands in an atlas? ๐ค๐คฃ
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Trump wants to pick Iran's new leader - will a hostile regime under fire agree?
The president's vision of Iran's future could meet fierce opposition, writes chief international correspondent Lyse Doucet.
So, rather than have their leader chosen by a small cabal of murderous religious lunatics, the people of Iran might now have him personally selected by Donald Trump instead.
Isn't democracy a wonderful thing? ๐คฎ
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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CEFC with Ray Davies - The Kinks, Waterloo Sunset - BBC Electric Proms, The Roundhouse
YouTube video by Crouch End Festival Chorus
For me, The Kinks' "Waterloo Sunset" might just be the best three-minute pop song ever written.
This glorious version features its composer, Ray Davies, and the Crouch End Festival Chorus.
Enjoy! โค๏ธ
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06.03.2026 16:58
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The @greenparty.org.uk is the future, Reece. I'm convinced of it.
And I love that their latest MP is, in the most positive way possible, an ordinary person. A plumber, who felt she had to apologise to her customers because another job had come up! ๐๐
06.03.2026 15:36
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215,000 members! โ
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It seems Iโm not alone in whom Iโve put my trust to take us forward out of the present mire.
#HopeNotHate
join.greenparty.org.uk
06.03.2026 15:15
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I've already reposted this calm and reasonable response from @zackpolanski.bsky.social. But honestly...
Shabana Mahmood is a *Labour* MP. What happened? What has changed her, and what changed Labour?
I was once proud to be a member. Now I'm a Green. And I didn't leave Labour. They left me...
05.03.2026 20:47
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A brilliant letter from a Party leader who genuinely cares about the plight of humans struggling to make their lives even remotely palatable, to a Home Secretary who once shared the same sentiments.
@zackpolanski.bsky.socialโฆ I salute you!
Shabana Mahmoodโฆ what happened to you? ๐ฑ
05.03.2026 19:22
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Well done for bringing this to wider attention, Reece. And of course to @zackpolanski.bsky.social for being, like you, a concerned and compassionate human being!
Bravo both of you!
05.03.2026 19:47
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Or at least, move matches in the US to Canada and Mexico! ๐คฃ๐๐ป
(And publicly ask him to return his ridiculous FIFA peace Prize...)
05.03.2026 17:46
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Old photo: wonderful Yorkshire! Hardraw Force has a vertical drop of 100ft, the longest of any above-ground waterfall in England.
05.03.2026 16:45
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Just listening to the cricket semi-final.
And being reminded that, if a country *has* to have a national anthem, we must have the most pathetic, feeble, forelock-tugging subservient pile of crap in the civilised world. ๐คฎ
And that's without the later verses that Scots, quite rightly, object to... ๐ก
05.03.2026 13:30
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South East Water faces ยฃ22m fine for supply failures
The firm was unable to cope during high demand, Ofwat says, leading to
This relates to problems in 2023. South East Water reported an operating profit of ยฃ35.9 million for the *six-month* period ending Sept 2023.
ยฃ22m is peanuts to them.
Privatisation of water services was a ruthless, cynical act of vandalism. It should be reversed...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
05.03.2026 10:39
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Devastating? They haven't been able to get rid of so much of the damn stuff in one day for ages... ๐๐
04.03.2026 20:54
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Good old @privateeyenews.bsky.social ๐คฃ๐
04.03.2026 20:49
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Runrig - Running To The Light
YouTube video by tomtt47
For my money, the absolute best song, by one of my very favourite bands.
And I was at this concert - Runrig's 30th anniversary show, on Stirling Castle esplanade in August 2003. A memorable evening!
youtu.be/tUhxXxuAshA?...
04.03.2026 19:04
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Starmer and Badenoch clash over UK's response to Iran conflict and defence spending - live updates
The prime minister defends his decision to refuse the US access to UK military bases for initial strikes on Iran - a move Donald Trump has criticised.
Well... If there's any British political leader whose position is under threat, it won't be the Prime Minister, at least for now.
But after this catastrophic demonstration of utter ignorance and failure to 'read the room', I wouldn't give much for Ms Badenoch's chances!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cr...
04.03.2026 13:19
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Want to stop Farage with your vote? At the moment you canโt โ and Starmer must fix that | Polly Toynbee
The PMโs in-tray is overflowing. But he canโt afford to neglect the real issue that is distorting our politics and the way we live, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
I know Proportional Representation isn't the 'sexiest' of subjects. But this article is as good an explanation of why it's an urgent need as any I've read.
Labour took almost two-thirds of the seats on one third of the votes in 2024. We can't risk Reform doing the same.
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04.03.2026 11:16
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Well said, Reece. I don't doubt Starmer's motives were noble, but so were Neville Chamberlain's ninety-odd years ago.
Knuckling under to a bully never works, never has. It just smooths the path for them.
03.03.2026 21:01
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2 feet 3 inches, IIRC ๐
03.03.2026 20:53
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Trump says Starmer is 'no Winston Churchill' over Iran strikes
Sir Keir Starmer had refused to grant the US permission to use the Diego Garcia military base.
Yes, and you're not George Washington or Abe Lincoln either, pal...
You're a combination of James Buchanan's incompetence and Warren Harding's corruption. With added degrees of arrogance and stupidity that are all your own.
Go to hell... ๐คฌ
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03.03.2026 17:44
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Old photo: Built for the line in 1866, locomotive No.2, Dolgoch, is still in service on the Talyllyn Railway, Gwynedd.
Since an overhaul in 2023, the 'Old Lady' has been sporting her more traditional dark green livery.
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That would take less of a hack and more of a miracle...
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Unbelievable! As Bryan says, it's just about possible to remember when The Telegraph was a serious newspaper of record.
Now, so long as they're criticising a left of centre (just) government on the day, what they said the other week is irrelevant.
Juvenile clowns...
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EXCLUSIVE OFFER: Become a GB News Member and get a free Farage: Talking Pints Glass
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Trust me, the very last thing I'd want is a pint of what #Farage talks! ๐คฎ
And anyway, the millionaire of the people drinks expensive red wine when he thinks the cameras aren't around...
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Trump's Iran endgame unclear after mixed messaging on war aims
The US president laid out some of his objectives on Monday, but made no mention of what Iran's future might look like after the war.
It's not an "unconventional messaging strategy".
It's a senile buffoon, who changes his mind every few minutes, sending young men to fight, as he was once far too cowardly to do himself... ๐คฎ
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
02.03.2026 20:48
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A smart and skilful politician who never makes gaffes.
Is what she'd tell you...
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This remarkably stupid woman has always had difficulty understanding what other people say.
Now she barely seems able to understand what she's saying herself...
If you're not on the side of international law, whose side *are* you on?
02.03.2026 17:20
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Disgusting...
02.03.2026 13:36
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โTrump is disappointed with Keir Starmerโ
Trump has just spent the last 12 months taking the piss out of our war dead, threatening to collapse NATO, aiding and abetting Russian aggression, and angling to invade a European countryโs sovereign territory.
And he wants us to help?
Heโs off his tits.
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