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A book nerd. Worried about the state of planet Earth. A Finn in the UK ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง

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Who Belongs? Britain and the Small Boats Debate with Horatio Clare and Nicola Kelly โ€” Curious Minds: A Festival to Ignite Ideas Shining a light on the small boat crisis, revealing the human stories and global pressures shaping one of the defining issues of our moment.

I'll be in Bath this Saturday chatting small boats, the Home Office and my book. Tickets here. Join us!

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09.03.2026 17:26 ๐Ÿ‘ 10 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Would this be the same Iran conflict Kemi Badenoch has just spent an entire week calling Keir Starmer a coward for not wanting to join?

09.03.2026 16:35 ๐Ÿ‘ 694 ๐Ÿ” 171 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 46 ๐Ÿ“Œ 9
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Grok wrongly claims footage of Glasgow fire shows blaze in Tel Aviv โ€“ Full Fact Xโ€™s AI chatbot also said a real photo of the fire was fake and made with AI.

After a major fire broke out in Glasgow yesterday, X users asked its AI chatbot Grok to verify imagery from the scene.

But it misidentified genuine footage as firefighters tackling a blaze in Tel Aviv - and even claimed a real photo of the fire had been made with AI.

09.03.2026 16:07 ๐Ÿ‘ 64 ๐Ÿ” 36 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7 ๐Ÿ“Œ 4

And they said this would never happen in the lead up to joining NATOโ€ฆ

05.03.2026 19:02 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Labour by-election bar chart fails to show poll put them level with the Greens โ€“ Full Fact A bar chart shared by Labour showing it polling slightly ahead of Reform UK in Gorton and Denton doesnโ€™t tell the whole story.

A bar chart shared by Labour ahead of tomorrowโ€™s Gorton and Denton by-election shows the party polling one percentage point ahead of Reform UK.

But the graph omits the Green Party, which was level with Labour in the same poll.

Our fact check ๐Ÿ‘‡

25.02.2026 17:08 ๐Ÿ‘ 49 ๐Ÿ” 34 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 8 ๐Ÿ“Œ 6

Airlines ask id docs for making sure itโ€™s you whose ticket it is before floght(s). At the gate / checking in they check you have valid passport to travel to the destination country. They donโ€™t need to be a same document.

25.02.2026 15:36 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Satellite view of the UK with clear skies in the southeast but cloudier skies in the north and west.

Satellite view of the UK with clear skies in the southeast but cloudier skies in the north and west.

Enjoying the sunshine in the southeast? โ˜€๏ธ

18.6ยฐC has been provisionally recorded at Kew Gardens, London today, making it the highest temperature recorded in the UK in February since 27 February 2019, when 19.2ยฐC was recorded at Heathrow Airport ๐ŸŒก๏ธ

25.02.2026 15:30 ๐Ÿ‘ 20 ๐Ÿ” 6 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Charity buys ยฃ2.2m tract of land for Walesโ€™ biggest rewilding project Project in Ceredigion aims to help country catch up with large-scale nature recovery projects elsewhere in UK

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

16.02.2026 07:43 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

*canโ€™t deal

16.02.2026 07:32 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Home charging is fine, but itโ€™s at times impossible to find functioning chargers when away from home, especially when rural. I just can deal with the stress of finding one. OH mainly uses the EV because I canโ€™t deal with the stress. And then work put up charging prices too.

16.02.2026 07:31 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

3 years of EV. 3 years of stress, queues to chargers, broken chargers and generally not finding that this country is ready for so many EVs. No way our second car will be EV any time soon.

16.02.2026 07:23 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Rubio just made a speech to the European defense community in Munich that did not mention Ukraine. Or democracy. Or US business deals with Russia. Or the administration's plans to support the European far right. But there were lots of nice words about our common civilization.

14.02.2026 09:56 ๐Ÿ‘ 3405 ๐Ÿ” 1193 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 188 ๐Ÿ“Œ 96

Good to know Iโ€™ve done something great again. Always our fault. Joyful being an immigrant in the UK.

11.02.2026 22:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Scientists thought they understood global warming. Then the past three years happened. The fastest warming period since 1880 occurred in the past 30 years, according to a Washington Post analysis of NASA data.

We don't know what's happening, but there's no good news here. As long as we keep burning fossil fuels, the world will continue to become more dangerous and chaotic.

11.02.2026 16:41 ๐Ÿ‘ 347 ๐Ÿ” 149 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 15 ๐Ÿ“Œ 16
Screenshot of first page of letter. Machine readable version available at link in next post.

Screenshot of first page of letter. Machine readable version available at link in next post.

Screenshot of second page of letter. Machine readable version available at link in next post.

Screenshot of second page of letter. Machine readable version available at link in next post.

My constituent, Ray, is at risk of removal from the UK due to the Govtโ€™s outdated visa criteria.

Ray founded Club395 and is vital to Bristolโ€™s accessible, global-majority, queer creative scene.

I urge the Govt to update the criteria to reflect the reality of grassroots culture.

11.02.2026 18:02 ๐Ÿ‘ 97 ๐Ÿ” 29 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

They all did. They all benefitted something. And it just continuesโ€ฆ โ˜น๏ธ

11.02.2026 21:45 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

That makes sense. I just never looked into it as not applicable to me with an EU passport.

11.02.2026 16:14 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

How would that have worked for the UK anyway if we stayed in the EU as the UK wasnโ€™t in Schengen ๐Ÿค” (Iโ€™m just glad I can just walk through egates regardless).

11.02.2026 16:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Company Name: THORN IN THE SIDE LIMITED
Company Number: 07650770
Received for filing in Electronic Format on the: 26/01/2026 XEULR5D6
New Address Details
New Address: 49 UPPER BROOK STREET
LONDON
ENGLAND
W1K 2BR
The company confirms that the new registered office address is an appropriate address as outlined
in section 86(2) of the Companies Act 2006.

Company Name: THORN IN THE SIDE LIMITED Company Number: 07650770 Received for filing in Electronic Format on the: 26/01/2026 XEULR5D6 New Address Details New Address: 49 UPPER BROOK STREET LONDON ENGLAND W1K 2BR The company confirms that the new registered office address is an appropriate address as outlined in section 86(2) of the Companies Act 2006.

Nigel Farage has just moved his company address to...Mayfair. As Private Eye notes, nothing says 'man of the people' like it.

(The office appears to belong, through a complex web, to Reform treasurer Nick Candy's firm)

11.02.2026 15:56 ๐Ÿ‘ 231 ๐Ÿ” 124 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 11 ๐Ÿ“Œ 10

As airlines go #BritishAirways has consistently let us down but #Finnair has now caught up with their non-existent customer care. Never their fault for delays / missed connections. Zero help or compensation. I wish I didnโ€™t need to fly because Ryanair is starting to look like an attractive option!

10.02.2026 20:43 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Finnair is shit. I unfortunately have to regularly use them due to their monopoly on LHR - HEL route. Their customer service is non existent and apparently nothing is ever their fault. 7 hour delay recently. Just an email apology 2 weeks later! BA not much better. Never used Qatar so no comment.

10.02.2026 20:37 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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09.02.2026 02:32 ๐Ÿ‘ 9709 ๐Ÿ” 3942 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 285 ๐Ÿ“Œ 189
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The Gorton & Denton by-election is Green vs Reform.

04.02.2026 12:02 ๐Ÿ‘ 604 ๐Ÿ” 221 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 26 ๐Ÿ“Œ 267

Boy it's a good thing the UK government isn't up to its eyes in deals with the company founded by one of these guys

02.02.2026 19:28 ๐Ÿ‘ 142 ๐Ÿ” 37 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
Churchwarden linked to
foreign-born billionaire is
behind ยฃ200k Reform gift
The man whose firm made the donations will
not discuss where the money came from, nor
his ties to wealthy Farage allies who may not
hold citizenship


Gabriel Pogrund, Whitehall Editor
Saturday January 31 2026, 8.00pm, The Sunday Times


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A churchwarden from Potters Bar who works
for the family of a highly secretive,
Kazakhstan-born billionaire can be revealed as
the man behind ยฃ200,000 of donations to
Reform UK.,


John Richard Simpson is a 59-year-old

Churchwarden linked to foreign-born billionaire is behind ยฃ200k Reform gift The man whose firm made the donations will not discuss where the money came from, nor his ties to wealthy Farage allies who may not hold citizenship Gabriel Pogrund, Whitehall Editor Saturday January 31 2026, 8.00pm, The Sunday Times Share A churchwarden from Potters Bar who works for the family of a highly secretive, Kazakhstan-born billionaire can be revealed as the man behind ยฃ200,000 of donations to Reform UK., John Richard Simpson is a 59-year-old

Why isn't this a major news story?

02.02.2026 07:53 ๐Ÿ‘ 2108 ๐Ÿ” 1102 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 118 ๐Ÿ“Œ 64

If you havenโ€™t already read this, itโ€™s a must read #booksky

02.02.2026 20:17 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

A Green victory in the Gorton and Denton by-election would feel like divine justice.

30.01.2026 12:42 ๐Ÿ‘ 1364 ๐Ÿ” 190 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 66 ๐Ÿ“Œ 9

We promised to throw the kitchen sink at this election.

Well we've definitely voted for the right candidate with the skills for the job!

Hannah & the Greens are taking the fight to Reform.

Join us: join.greenparty.org.uk

30.01.2026 13:31 ๐Ÿ‘ 1384 ๐Ÿ” 314 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 53 ๐Ÿ“Œ 18
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Labour are desperate and will say to do anything at this point.

Itโ€™s time to unite behind the Green candidate.

27.01.2026 19:53 ๐Ÿ‘ 23 ๐Ÿ” 10 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This is shocking. New @jrf-uk.bsky.social report has found โ€˜very deep povertyโ€™ in Britain has hit its worst level in 30 years.

Why is this not on every UK news show this morning?

27.01.2026 08:43 ๐Ÿ‘ 242 ๐Ÿ” 129 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 27 ๐Ÿ“Œ 6