Tam Britton

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Tony Blair’s oil lobbying is a misleading rehash of fossil fuel industry spin Ex-PM’s thinktank urges more drilling and fewer renewables, ignoring evidence that clean energy is cheaper and better for bills

There are quite a few cynical and sinister figures in British public life. But Tony Blair is among the very worst. www.theguardian.com/business/202...

An article “More than one million foreign nationals are receiving benefits” (March 17, 2025) referred to the number of “foreign nationals” receiving benefits, and gave the rate of benefit claims for various nationalities. In fact, the particular DWP data on which the article was based recorded the nationality of claimants when registering for a National Insurance number, rather than the nationality at the time they were claiming benefits, so that some claimants might have since acquired UK citizenship, and would not be foreign nationals at the time they were claiming benefits. This correction has been published following an upheld ruling by the Independent Press Standards Organisation. Advertisement

Fully *one year later*, the Telegraph has been forced (by @ipso.co.uk) to admit that it was lying about foreign nationals claiming benefits.

We will take strike action next week unless the University rules out compulsory redundancies.

The executives we have lost confidence in continue to forecast the need for another £20m of savings. All from staff losses.

We’ve already lost over 600 colleagues. When will the job cuts end?

Where was Farage’s closest aide and Reform UK Welsh leader Nathan Gill heading when he was arrested for taking bribes from Putin’s pal Medvedchuk?

To a Kremlin sponsored conference in Moscow, to talk about the role of crypto currencies in politics

The warnings are there for us all to see

For more than a moment I thought someone had created a Kevin McKenna headline generator after the success of the Allister Heath headline generator the other week.

Totally robbed by a penalty that should never have been. Shocking that experienced officials can still get it utterly wrong.

Ben Stanway is a player.

Rules of penalties for handball

We've just seen the replay of that Paisley penalty where the ball hits Crawford's foot. Here's the ruling...

Var is a pile of nonsense.

Screenshot of Guardian article by Robert Kitson saying the Celtic nations heading to a twilight.

This article has aged really well.

Screenshot of BBC Sport website showing Italy beating England in the Six Nations.

Fantastico!

Rubio: “Let me tell you, Iran is run by lunatics, religious fanatic lunatics.”

Edinburgh congestion charge raised at First Minister's Questions Motorists could have to pay more than £4,000 a year to drive into Edinburgh if a congestion charge is introduced, Lothian Tory MSP Miles Briggs has claimed.

Tory MSP 'could' be making things up to get re-elected.
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We paid an ex-Tory MP to lobby for our fake Chinese firm - and authorities did nothing Investigation finds no rules were broken. It just goes to show how few rules there are.

Last week, UK lobbying regulator closed investigation into ex Tory MP Ben Howlett

We offered Howlett money to work for a fake Chinese investor. He introduced us to a dozen Labour MPs

Regulator didn't even speak to us. Our system is broken

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This expression, worn by an ordinary, sentient soul, translates precisely to "what the fuck did I do?" On this pouting, perpetually aggrieved manchild, devoid of even a shard of self-awareness, we cannot credit the moment as such.

Why is the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) taking so long to decide whether to refer Lucy Letby’s conviction back to the appeal court?

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a cartoon of two spidermans standing in front of a nypd van Alt: a cartoon of two spidermans standing in front of a nypd van

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The @ipso.co.uk ruling of Telegraph’s preposterous “We earn £345k but soaring private school fees mean we can’t go on five holidays”, reveals the article to have been a fabrication. There is no such family as Al, Alexandra, Ali, Harry and Barry Moy. Glad to have acted as lead complainant on this.

If this thread on North Sea oil was good enough to upset Aaron Banks it's good enough for you. Read it whilst you still can.

They should just rename themselves Reform Dubai and be done with it

Reform UK are now down on average five points in the polls from where they were six months ago

Nobel Peace Prize, my ass.

People expected to live forever in limbo, forever as outsiders, and they will still be asked: “Why won’t you just integrate?”

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Absolutely.

The Next Terrorist Attack And What Comes After (Updated)

Modern tyranny is terror management.
I wrote this essay in April 2025 and updated it in November. I'm posting it again now because my fear of this scenario has continued to grow.
"The Next Terrorist Attack: And What Comes After"
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What a result for Hearts.

Just naked racism from Farage and the Mail.

Only British and commonwealth citizens are allowed to vote. It's not 'stealing' to legally take part in your own country's elections