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British.

16.10.2025 17:03 πŸ‘ 8737 πŸ” 2933 πŸ’¬ 362 πŸ“Œ 665
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Catherine and William enjoy curling in Stirling The Prince and Princess of Wales also met the Team GB and Paralympics GB curling teams ahead of the Winter Olympic Games.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Headline of the week

21.01.2026 08:34 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Todays @theguardian.com front page: Europe condemns Trump threats on Greenland as β€˜new colonialism’

21.01.2026 08:13 πŸ‘ 151 πŸ” 28 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 4
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BBC – broken but not out? For all its faults may the good ship BBC navigate the stormy waters of our global media landscape for a long time to come

For all its faults may the good ship BBC navigate the stormy waters of our global media landscape for a long time to come | Henry Foster

30.11.2025 07:17 πŸ‘ 87 πŸ” 18 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 2
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Daisy Cooper, "In 2017 there was not a single asylum seeker that arrived on a boat"

"Today we have 46,000 a year"

"And do you know why?"

"Brexit"

"Pushed through by Boris Johnson and championed by Nigel Farage"

*audience erupts in applause" #BBCQT

04.12.2025 22:11 πŸ‘ 1706 πŸ” 605 πŸ’¬ 64 πŸ“Œ 38
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β€œIn 2017 there was not a single asylum seeker who arrived on a boat. Today we have 46,000 a year and do you know why? It was because of the botched Brexit deal pushed through by Boris Johnson and championed by Nigel Farage. Nigel Farage should be here apologising”

Daisy Cooper

05.12.2025 08:26 πŸ‘ 1876 πŸ” 690 πŸ’¬ 69 πŸ“Œ 31
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11.11.2025 17:03 πŸ‘ 1187 πŸ” 364 πŸ’¬ 28 πŸ“Œ 17
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The BBC is facing a coordinated, politically motivated attack. With these resignations, it’s given in | Jane Martinson The corporation should have stood up to the Telegraph, Trump and the Tories. Now, its enemies know how little it takes for it to fold, says Jane Martinson, professor of financial journalism

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

09.11.2025 20:10 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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03.11.2025 06:28 πŸ‘ 1169 πŸ” 329 πŸ’¬ 22 πŸ“Œ 23
The album cover for "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" by The Beatles, but it's now a collection of characters from the BBC's long television history. No, I'm not going to list all of them, and no, I didn't forget to add that character you like.

The album cover for "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" by The Beatles, but it's now a collection of characters from the BBC's long television history. No, I'm not going to list all of them, and no, I didn't forget to add that character you like.

Turns out that today also marks the launch of the BBC Television Service from Alexander Palace in 1936.

02.11.2025 12:01 πŸ‘ 109 πŸ” 41 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 3
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Tom Gauld on returning a particular subject to its natural habitat Tom Gauld's weekly cartoon

www.newscientist.com/article/2500...

27.10.2025 07:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Ben Jennings on Labour and Brexit – cartoon Rachel Reeves says the economic damage caused by Brexit is forcing her to take action in the budget

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

24.10.2025 11:55 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Rachel Reeves says tax rises and spending cuts on budget agenda, citing Brexit impact Chancellor also blames austerity and β€˜ongoing impact of Liz Truss mini-budget’ for growing shortfall in public finances * UK politics live – latest updates Rachel Reeves has said tax rises and spending cuts are on the table for this autumn’s budget, as the government aims to tackle a growing shortfall in the public finances which she said was partly due to the lingering impact of Brexit. Speaking to Sky News, the chancellor said: β€œOf course, we’re looking at tax and spending” as she prepared for her 26 November statement. β€œBut the numbers will always add up with me as chancellor, because we saw just three years ago what happens when … the Conservatives lost control of the public finances, inflation and interest rates went through the roof.” Continue reading...

Rachel Reeves says tax rises and spending cuts on budget agenda, citing Brexit impact

15.10.2025 11:13 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 6
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Tom Gauld on where writers really get their ideas – cartoon Hurry, while stocks last …

www.theguardian.com/books/pictur...

12.10.2025 20:05 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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UK political class β€˜poisoned by wealth’, says Zack Polanski as he sets out plan to tax assets of richest 1% – UK politics live Polanski earlier called for patriotism debate to go beyond beyond β€˜waving flags’

www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...

03.10.2025 15:47 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Incredibly, the Mail is currently madder & more dishonest than it was in the aftermath of the Brexit vote.

01.10.2025 08:01 πŸ‘ 2008 πŸ” 343 πŸ’¬ 111 πŸ“Œ 11

LIMERICK

It was the Medical Council’s belief,
That as a form of effective relief,
Paracetamol would
Be next to no good
From the pain of the Satsuma-in-Chief.

23.09.2025 08:41 πŸ‘ 258 πŸ” 77 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 5
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And if your head explodes: Pink Floyd’s 20 best songs – ranked! Fifty years after the release of Wish You Were Here, we count down the best of the band’s Syd Barrett years, their difficult recovery and later reunion

Very difficult to choose just 20 songs from Pink Floyd. I need to also include: Julia Dream; Arnold Layne; On The Run Careful With That Axe Eugene; (and of course) Several Species of Small Furry Animals Gathered Together in a Cave and Grooving with a Pict www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...

11.09.2025 16:16 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Revealed: how Boris Johnson traded PM contacts for global business deals Exclusive: Leak exposes how former leader has used publicly subsidised office to manage commercial interests

Johnson did not respond to multiple requests for comment.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

09.09.2025 06:06 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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This weekend's @theipaper.com cartoon
#Trump #Putin #Ukraine

15.08.2025 18:07 πŸ‘ 71 πŸ” 30 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 4

Sorry, but if you call my password weak I'm not going to tell you where the traffic lights are

06.05.2025 21:28 πŸ‘ 744 πŸ” 134 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

What a match!
What a series!
What drama!
Bloody well love you, Test Cricket.
Brave Woakes

04.08.2025 11:10 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

What a match!
What a series!
What drama!
Bloody well love you, Test Cricket.
Brave Woakes
#TheCricket #ENGvIND

04.08.2025 11:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A classic from the @newyorker.com

02.08.2025 04:50 πŸ‘ 140 πŸ” 33 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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UK to recognise Palestinian statehood in September unless Israel agrees ceasefire and two-state solution, Starmer says – UK politics live Downing Street has issues its readout of today’s cabinet meeting on Gaza.

www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...

29.07.2025 15:52 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Sadly, the volunteers in Dover still receive abuse from followers of ReformUK and are advised to hide their RNLI branded clothing.

29.07.2025 07:07 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Donations to RNLI rise 3,000% after Farage’s migrant criticism UK lifeboat charity raises Β£200,000 in single day after CEO hits out at Nigel Farage’s β€˜taxi service’ claim

The Royal National Lifeboat Institution has raised more than Β£200,000 in a single day after... its chief executive hit out at Nigel Farage’s claim that it was running a β€œmigrant taxi service”.

www.theguardian.com/world/2021/j...

#r4today

29.07.2025 06:58 πŸ‘ 261 πŸ” 87 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 7
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Day 204 of #365DaysOfSmiles
Is there anything lovelier than a laughing baby?

23.07.2025 08:32 πŸ‘ 41 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2

Farage should never be interviewed without being forced to answer for failures of Brexit. That the man whose lies fuelled Brexit vote which has cost UK Billions & who said Liz Truss budget was β€œbest Tory budget since 1986” could be trusted on *anything* is mind-boggling #bbclaura

20.07.2025 09:02 πŸ‘ 4062 πŸ” 1138 πŸ’¬ 160 πŸ“Œ 50

I’ve always found Sainsbury’s bags to be rather brash.

10.07.2025 17:30 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0