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@rossaverde

Politics (red/green) Convinced Remainer. Enjoy reading, particularly crime fiction and C19th literature. Love Italy and Yorkshire. Can get ranty about car culture. Have Vasculitic neuropathy and Parkinson’s #facciamorete Born 310ppm

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Me too! You got a mention from James O’Brien this morning!

13.03.2026 16:17 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

EXCLUSIVE: ITV News uncovers first known photo of Andrew, Mandelson and Epstein together www.itv.com/news/2026-03...

13.03.2026 12:57 πŸ‘ 26 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0

Just had an alert to say that the flood alert issued yesterday evening is still in force. What a surprise …

13.03.2026 09:47 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Mandelson papers reveal a prime minister who would rather not hear from dissenting voices | Gaby Hinsliff Warnings were ignored because No 10 had already made up its mind to let Peter Mandelson sail through, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

13.03.2026 03:14 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Why the hell did Starmer pick Mandelson? The latest mug on the media round had no idea | John Crace Nick Thomas-Symonds unravelled under barrage of questions – as PM instead bored some mothers and babies in Belfast

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

13.03.2026 02:57 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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BBC World Service funding freeze risks β€˜opening door to hostile states’, MPs say Cross-party committee says service is β€˜jewel in crown of UK’s soft power’ but is diminished by poor governance

www.theguardian.com/media/2026/m...

13.03.2026 02:48 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Jane Lapotaire obituary Stage and screen actor hailed for her work with the Royal Shakespeare Company and for her TV role as Marie Curie

Oh, this is sad news

13.03.2026 02:41 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜People will actually fall asleep’: how Claudia Winkleman faces the biggest week of her TV career The Traitors host has repeatedly joked that she’ll be β€˜awful’ at presenting her new chatshow. But its launch is the highest profile thing she’s ever done – and it’s about to happen

www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...

13.03.2026 02:38 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Morning everyone. Didn’t want to surface but have done now and am nice and warm in bed with πŸ«–brewing. Looked at podcast app - there are 3 new ones all with more or less the same title: β€˜How bad are the Mandelson files for Starmer?’ Ho hum.

13.03.2026 02:08 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Coming soon @therestpolitics.bsky.social LEADING Spain PM Pedro Sanchez… Trump and Co look away now. Really interesting on so many levels. Nice to be back in La Moncloa which is one of the most beautiful government buildings in the world. Spoilt for choice Tree or the Day too. Interview out Monday

12.03.2026 16:15 πŸ‘ 109 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 0

More incredible reach numbers for Sunday with Lewis Goodall on @LBC. Last Sunday’s show alone had well over 2.5million views across all platforms.

Last five weeks the figure is over 16m (!)

Testament to a brilliant team. If you want your message out there on a Sunday, you know where to come.

12.03.2026 16:14 πŸ‘ 259 πŸ” 20 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 2
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Just dug this out from my political memorabilia!

12.03.2026 16:09 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

We’ve now got very strong wind gusts and rain - looks like the same thing tomorrow too. πŸ’¨πŸŒ§οΈ

12.03.2026 14:21 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I walk (with difficulty) with a stick. Have had someone behind me on a mobility scooter beeping angrily at me to get out of his way …

12.03.2026 13:51 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Does @lbc.co.uk really have to play those awful trailers for Nick Ferrari’s show? I doubt he picks up many new listeners from James O’Brien’s audience

12.03.2026 12:14 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Has anybody considered that Trump himself could have worked to get Mandelson appointed US Ambassador? Both Epstein associates etc etc. Yes, it all fits … (maniacal laugh)

12.03.2026 08:32 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Unfortunately caught the β€˜newspaper front page’ review on @bbc5live.bsky.social Obviously whoever decides these things isn’t awake at 4:30 ish or it would have been consigned to the dustbin of history. Embarrassingly bad

12.03.2026 06:44 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A clever person knows their limitations … Kemi believes she has none | John Crace There was time for Kemi to embarrass herself again as she explained how we were both at war and not at war

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

12.03.2026 03:42 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Morning all. Had a good sleep so running about an hour late - but I must stop stressing about a self-imposed schedule! Can hear the wind wuthering … β˜•οΈπŸ“»πŸŽ™οΈπŸ“š

12.03.2026 02:46 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜The UK’s right wing is suddenly silent about supporting war in Iran’ | The News Agents Kemi Badenoch, Nigel Farage and even Tony Blair – has Keir Starmer proven his critics wrong in refusing to join America’s assault on Iran?

"Opposition politicians were so keen to score points over Starmer, they went all-in and demanded the UK back America in Iran".

"Now they see we should be worried about oil prices, and maybe the Americans haven't got a clear plan after all"

www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/the-...

11.03.2026 17:00 πŸ‘ 148 πŸ” 36 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 0
 I’ve been fined Β£700 in nine months. Is it worth having a car in a city any more?

From Low Traffic Neighbourhoods to fines for minor infractions, our writer weighs up whether she should give up her Fiat 500 or not

I’ve been fined Β£700 in nine months. Is it worth having a car in a city any more? From Low Traffic Neighbourhoods to fines for minor infractions, our writer weighs up whether she should give up her Fiat 500 or not

As a sign of how well-researched and thorough this article is, the only people quoted are mates of the author and the absurd, tiny and entirely unrepresentative Alliance of British Drivers.

11.03.2026 15:42 πŸ‘ 72 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 1
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U.S. at Fault in Strike on School in Iran, Preliminary Inquiry Says

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www.nytimes.com/2026/03/11/u...

11.03.2026 15:19 πŸ‘ 55 πŸ” 22 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 1

NEW: Peter Mandelson was offered a severance payment of Β£75,000 - having initially asked the Foreign Office to pay him more than Β£500,000 upon his sacking as US ambassador, newly released docs reveal.

11.03.2026 14:18 πŸ‘ 77 πŸ” 33 πŸ’¬ 23 πŸ“Œ 18

Telling how confident Starmer now feels in owning his Iran decision. His best outing against Badenoch at PMQs in months. KB not alone in shifting her position. Many of those in the press and politics demanding war and condemning Starmer loudest have been far quieter since the inevitable chaos began.

11.03.2026 12:15 πŸ‘ 1245 πŸ” 250 πŸ’¬ 58 πŸ“Œ 8
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Farage delivers energy sermon at the pump – just don’t mention the war Reform leader’s Derbyshire petrol station stunt grinds to halt when questions on Iran leave him short-tempered

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

11.03.2026 02:22 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Good morning all. Had a bit of a rough day healthwise yesterday, so hoping today is better. At least I’ve got an early start … and Trump hasn’t blown the world up yet.

11.03.2026 01:56 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Nigel Farage accused of U-turn as he says UK should keep out of Iran war Reform leader’s latest comment contrasts with earlier statement that β€˜gloves need to come off’

Nigel Farage accused of U-turn after he said Britain should not get involved in Donald Trump’s war with Iran.

He previously said the β€œgloves need to come off” when dealing with Iran and β€œwe should do all we can to support the operation.” @benquinn75.bsky.social

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

10.03.2026 16:12 πŸ‘ 170 πŸ” 39 πŸ’¬ 49 πŸ“Œ 8
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Time flies when you’re riding trains with a brother Cardiacs fan 😍😍 pleasure meeting you Dave and if anyone can help put us in touch (we ran out of time to exchange deets talking too much about music!!) we’d appreciate it x

10.03.2026 12:51 πŸ‘ 184 πŸ” 21 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 0
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So Badenoch, Farage and Blair think the Iran war is a great idea? Hmm … | John Crace Kemi may be all in favour, but at least economic realpolitik is forcing her to take a slightly different tack

www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

10.03.2026 04:17 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Woke up at 12:45 and fatally decided to have another half hour - woke up again two hours later! Bang goes my early morning schedule!

10.03.2026 03:29 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0