Midweek 22nd July 2026

The full advert the BBC has put out on TV is now supplemented by a radio version of the advert . Some say this is having the reverse result of the intention – namely more people cancelling their TV Licence – with that money- £180 – used on the state created ‘cost of living crisis ‘. Let’s hope …

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351 Responses to Midweek 22nd July 2026

  1. tomo says:

    Milibrain endorsed by Gavin The Governor Newsom

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  2. tomo says:

    Stella Creasy MP is top of the mockery pops today

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    • Fedup2 says:

      lol – I think the honourable Stella isn’t too hot on the brains department – and too busy enjoying the abortion baby murder figures ….

      … got to say – the parrot sketch happened in Lloyd park e17 – im amazed she was visiting were Islamic constituency ….

      Managed to turn ridicule into misogyny

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    • Philip_2 says:

      Lots of LEGO models on display. Dale Vince will be there somewheer as a stuffed exhibit. Stuffed with £20 notes and inflated by public subsidies. Miliband will have his own stand by the bogs…

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      • tomo says:

        Am I a bad person for thinking all those lanyards might have alternate uses?

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    • MarkyMark says:

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      • markh says:

        Word salad hogwash as is to be expected. But what on earth are ‘silos’ in this context? Can’t they use proper English? And ‘expert thought leaders’? How revealing.

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  3. Philip_2 says:

    BBC World Cup News hype; And Argentina obviously lost due to climate Change!!,
    “BBC claims the World Cup took place in ‘dangerous extreme heat’. No, it didn’t” – “Extreme heat in the US could make World Cup matches unsafe,” declared the BBC amid claims of record temperatures. In fact, says Paul Homewood, there was nothing unusual about the weather in America this summer.

    https://www.climateskeptic.org/p/bbc-claims-the-world-cup-took-place

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  4. JonathanR says:

    I cannot understand why Farage took this idiotic risk. After all did he not think the whole of the establishment would play fair? According to the Express

    “The polling also showed that Mr Farage’s foremost by-election opponent Count Binface is narrowly the preferred winner by a small margin of 34% to 29%.”
    https://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/2232255/humiliating-moment-heckler-targets-nigel

    What happens if he loses? Where does that leave Reform? The two party state is here to stay I really cannot see any change in this country unless we have a civil war which some have forecasted but, to be honest, I find highly unlikely

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    • Yasser Dasmibehbi says:

      I understand your concern JR, and I must say it worries me. I think the situation is not good. If all those who voted for Labour, Green Tory and LibDems vote against him and he still retains the same support he will still lose the seat and it will a huge blow for Reform.
      I am surprised that Kemi would join in the boycott against Nigel as the Tories were best placed to win the seat back. But she has proved herself a cowardly and inept leader and also that she and her lot are very much part of the Uniparty. She must be getting near her use-by date.
      The problem is what happens to Reform if Farage loses? The only blue sky I can see for them is they could regroup after the initial blow. Reform is not Ukip. Ukip was a one man band, once Nigel left there was nobody who could fill his shoes. Reform has seven other MP’s and a large contingent of of Welsh Senedd members and Members of the Scottish Parliament. These people have careers ahead of them with the party and none if it falls to pieces.
      I expect plans have already been made for the worst-case scenario. I would hope so anyway. Let’s hope Reform supporters turn out on the day.

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    • JohnC says:

      I think the result will be nothing at all like what the Leftists MSM are trying to infer. It stands out a mile that none of them have commissioned a poll of the locals. All of the stories are about National level polls and we all know how they are rigged.

      All they are doing is creating more hate and more division. When the house speaker actively supports them doing it, you know the country is f*cked.

      When Nigel wins by a large margin, the entire story will be instantly dropped and they’ll be back to the £5million. And the murder of Anne Widdicombe will be ignored as will anything to do with Nigels security.

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  5. JonathanR says:

    I notice that Labour are making all kinds of policy announcements. I thought all such announcements had to be made in parliament.

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    • JonathanR says:

      Exhibit 2

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    • Flotsam says:

      A very good point. However the timing of Burnhams appointment means he won’t have to put an appearance in Parliament until September 2nd for PMQ’s, I guess it was arranged to be that way. Perhaps he’ll find a good reason to be elsewhere such as Davos.

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  6. MarkyMark says:

    “Police failed to check synagogue attacker’s phones despite arrests”
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3d3507ng37o

    Prevent to be renamed Enabled!

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    • Foscari says:

      Mark- Did you really expect in Andy Burnham’s
      Manchester. The police to “inspect” the phone
      of a ” sub Indian continent suspected rapist” Maybe I should say Asian gentleman. As the BBC would call him. . Which in Manchester at
      the time was considered to be far less important
      than even shop lifting?

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  7. MarkyMark says:

    Abdoela Berhan, 35, an Eritrean asylum seeker staying at the Britannia migrant hotel in Bournemouth, has been jailed for six months for knocking a 20-year-old woman unconscious with a single punch after she rejected his advances.

    He approached Cleo Lake and her friends outside a nightclub in the early hours of 30 November 2024, got in her personal space, and punched her in the face after she told him to “f**k off” and pushed him away. Cleo suffered a broken nose and black eye and was left in a “crumpled bloody mess.”

    Poole Magistrates’ Court heard Berhan claimed self-defence but was convicted in his absence. The victim’s mum called the sentence too lenient. Berhan has previous convictions including assaulting a Subway worker.”

    Nightclub Assault: Berhan punched 20-year-old Cleo Lake outside the Cameo nightclub in Bournemouth on December 7, 2024, knocking her unconscious after she rejected his advances. He was subsequently sentenced to six months in jail.Subway Attack: He was convicted of assaulting a Subway worker named Sahjan Chowdhury by spitting and kicking at him after being asked to leave the premises. In a bizarre turn of events, Berhan returned to the same restaurant hours later to collect food orders as a delivery driver for Just Eat, allowing staff to identify him.Court Translation Issue: During an earlier court appearance at Poole Magistrates’ Court, the presiding judge was forced to use Google Translate on a laptop to communicate bail conditions because no interpreter could be found who spoke his specific language dialect

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  8. MarkyMark says:

    Why not just put all their expenses and costs out into the public to see how to avoid TAX? HA HA HAH AH HA!

    “Millionaires including former footballer Gary Lineker and music producer Brian Eno have written to new prime minister Andy Burnham asking to be taxed more.”
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvgjp79m42go

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  9. MarkyMark says:

    Maybe use those barracks – they could fight for a bed?

    “Burnham pauses early prison release scheme that was due to start in September”
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c142jmxr5x6t

    “2. How many people are accommodated at Crowborough?
    The Home Office does not give a live commentary on the number of asylum seekers accommodated at accommodation sites. Following the first arrivals in January 2026, the Home Office is implementing a phased and gradual approach to reaching full capacity of 540 asylum seekers.”
    https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/asylum-accommodation-at-military-sites-factsheets/crowborough-training-camp-east-sussex-factsheet

    “Did Burnham fail to tackle homelessness as mayor?”
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c39e0zjz3j0o

    ….

    “”Andy realised he could only go so far without changing national policy – devolution has only gone so far.”
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c39e0zjz3j0o

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  10. tomo says:

    Palestine Action promotes “direct action” involving hammers.

    Noname.jpg
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    Some trans peeps seem fond of them too it seems

    Hammers.jpg

    https://www.transbashback.com/

    Confident we aren’t getting the full spec on Joshua

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  11. Fedup2 says:

    A woman driving a car has been filmed hurling abuse at Nigel Farage in Clacton and then driving into a stationary car .. the report doesn’t say that she has been arrested for a public order offence or dangerous driving …

    Btw – the Lammy act early prison release scheme …has been …suspended … until we look away ….

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    • Flotsam says:

      The prisoner early release scheme has been suspended. Lammy didn’t realise prisoners are criminals.

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      • MarkyMark says:

        Prisons are now empty so can be refilled?
        Prevent to be called Enable.
        Everyone wins.

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        • harry142857 says:

          Get prisoners doing a few years in jail to build the new prisons, or they don’t eat.

          Simples

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          • MarkyMark says:

            300-Wall-of-Bodies.jpg?q=50&fit=crop&w=825&dpr=1.5

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          • G says:

            Even more simpler?

            Execute those who overwhelming evidence shows guilt.

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            • atlas_shrugged says:

              The bBC to show UFC fights to increase their ratings:

              23 times Screwdriver stabber meets 21 times hammer attacker

              Only one gets to leave the ring and he gets buried up to his head and then beaten to death by 71 old Albanian ladies with handbags.

              PS Alternative ending – the winner could meet Baron Harmer armed with a feather duster.

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          • MarkyMark says:

            Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life – Death

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          • tomo says:

            get them to build one on North Rona

            North-Rona.jpg

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    • wwfc says:

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  12. tomo says:

    Damn furriner Mini Mike “at it”

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  13. MarkyMark says:

    Larry is racist!

    “Keir Starmer on how Larry the cat gets on with Jojo and Prince”

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  14. Fedup2 says:

    BBC news getting hot and bothered about lack of rain in the summer … and coming soon … not enough water to cool nuclear reactors … so roll on the blackouts …

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  15. Fedup2 says:

    So bodybags has stopped the release of prisoners – something which most of those at the cabinet table voted for ….

    I’ve said hear before that if you assume that politicians and spads and civil servants are clever – then you’ll be deluded . Lammy led that legal excrement through parliament – and the consequence is …..madness ….with truly bad people being freed from carefully considered sentences – irrespective of the views of victims of next of kin ….

    … the ‘ surely ‘ word is not far away – as in ‘surely someone realised this law was flawed from thr start – and the consequence a political nightmare ? But no …

    I sense Hermer in this too – eager to release evil into Britain to help destroy it and people even more ….

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    • MarkyMark says:

      Put ya left leg in, ya prisoner out, in, out, in, out and shake it all about.
      You do the small boat cokey and ya UTURN around – that’s what it’s all about!

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    • tomo says:

      Those turfed out by bodybags… was it just window dressing ?

      iirc King oh dah Norf is an enthusiast for bombing the bent Mauritian politicians with UK borrowed money.

      The original perps (Philippe Sands / Matrix Chambers ) will still be at the dining table – and I suspect Hermer (ex Matrix Chambers) will be part of that crew since he actually recused himself in the matter earlier – now free to jump back in again….

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  16. Fedup2 says:

    I look forward to the first picture of TTK on his holiday – Cuba is my guess – or maybe china – since he is owned by the PRC …

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  17. wwfc says:

    172 rats arrived yesterday🤬🤬

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  18. atlas_shrugged says:

    The ragheads in Iran have threatened to attack RAF bases in the UK as a result of US planes flying from there.

    Her is a top tip for made Ed and our marxist PM. If there are 40,000 people of concern on the watch list and you sling them all out as enemies of the realm – then you don’t have to watch so many people.

    Simples.

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    • tomo says:

      Some FUD stateside with media squawking about MANPADS attacks at Mamdani International Airport

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  19. tomo says:

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    Spent it on vapes and energy drinks?

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  20. JonathanR says:

    Interesting…

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  21. pugnazious says:

    Widely reported…just not on the BBC…..wonder why not? Shows abuse Farage gets and the idiot getting her comeuppance….which no doubt upsets the BBC’s Farage haters…

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  22. pugnazious says:

    Police not doing themselves any favours…not least by employing who are clearly unfit to serve.

    Oddly the BBC show absolutely no interest in this latest example of police stupidity and two-tier racism….

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  23. Fedup2 says:

    The welch choir boy has been moved to Broadmoor because his ‘mental health has deteriorated ‘… maybe that’s a more suitable place to ‘off ‘ himself … or someone will do him the favour

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    • pugnazious says:

      Maybe he should be packed off to Rwanda….parents came from there.

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  24. JohnC says:

    Mother and daughter who died at Essex beach were trying to help boy, police believe
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cwyjpdg5940t

    Now I know this is tragic but as soon as I saw the women involved and the long ‘live update’ article, it reminded me of when 3 people died at a similar occasion in Withernsea in January:

    Two die and sea search for third person called off
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce3ewqew4weo

    A fairly short article whereas the two women have a ‘live update’ running to 3 pages now.

    So why the huge difference ?. Well maybe the two women are the reason as they are not white.

    And even more peculiar, they write the story as if they have heroically sacrificed themselves for some ‘boy’ when the truth everyone else has published is that he was the nephew and first-cousin of the two women. I’ve read the whole article and they have very carefully avoided telling us that.

    It seems the BBC will use absolutely everything to push their agenda. I honestly believe their staff were excited when they learned two Muslim women had died trying to save a boy.

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  25. Deborah says:

    GBNews are reporting that 120 millionaires including Gary Linnekar want to pay more tax (who’s stopping them). I asked Google AI who these millionaires are. It is remarkably coy but mentions a few (no more than 10). They are predictable Labour luvvies to a degree including Val McDermit and Dale Vince. What is noticeable is how many of them are involved in climate change and environmental issues. It would be interesting to know exactly how some of these people made their £10,000,000.

    And who are ‘Patriotic Millionaires’. They are an international organisation. I guess not many of them are Republicans. I don’t think this organisation (and its publicity) is all that it seems.

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  26. tomo says:

    https://patrioticmillionaires.org

    there is a UK branch called Patriotic Millionaires UK.

    http://patrioticmillionaires.uk

    Key Details

    It operates as a sister/affiliated organization to the original US group, with a similar mission: advocating for higher taxes on extreme wealth, reducing inequality, and building a fairer economy.

    Membership: A network of 85+ British millionaires (eligibility generally starts at net assets over £4 million, i.e., the top 1%).

    Activities: They push for wealth taxes, engage with media and politicians, and have public members like impact investor Julia Davies and musician Brian Eno.

    Team overlap: The US site lists dedicated UK staff (e.g., Head of Communications, Head of Advocacy, Head of Community), indicating coordination with the international network.

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  27. JonathanR says:

    Just a reminder of the barbarians who occupied the Falklands. Notice too where they put their guns.

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    • MarkyMark says:

      “They placed there most lethal weapons deliberately between houses knowing how loath the British would be to fire back at them” @ 2:13

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    • Thatcherrevolutionary says:

      Reminds me of the muzzie mentality

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  28. tomo says:

    I kinda knew what an awful item Miatta Fahnbulleh is…

    Quite why she hasn’t been challenged (skin colour I presume)

    What a piece of work…

    In any functioning society, a minister whose scheme triggered a £44 million fraud investigation would be finished. In Britain 2026, she gets promoted.

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    • MarkyMark says:

      “radical-thinking”

      “Who is Miatta Fahnbulleh, the radical-thinking new UK energy secretary?”
      https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jul/23/who-is-miatta-fahnbulleh-the-radical-thinking-new-uk-energy-secretary

      https://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/26389/miatta_fahnbulleh/peckham/register

      Gary Lubner – £28,500.00
      Donation Source: (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
      Payment Type: Monetary

      Unite Union – £5,000.00
      Donation Source: (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation
      Payment Type: Monetary
      Value: 5000.00

      Gary Lubner (born 1959) is a British businessman and philanthropist, born in South Africa.[2] He is the founder of the charitable foundation This Day and served as CEO of Belron, the parent company of Autoglass, from 2000 to 2023. He has been a major donor to the UK Labour Party.[3]

      Lubner became “disenchanted” with the UK’s Conservative government and in 2021, following a meeting with Labour Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves, he decided to support the Labour Party.[3]

      By 2024, he had become one of Labour’s largest individual donors, contributing £4.5 million to the party.[5]

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  29. MarkyMark says:

    BURNHAM BOATS!
    SMASH THOSE GANGS!
    STOP THE BOATS!
    BREXIT MEANS A STRONG BORDER.

    Stats have been updated!

    Small boats data
    This page shows figures for the last 7 days for migrants attempting to cross the English Channel in small boats without permission to enter the UK.

    Date Migrants arrived Boats arrived Boats involved in uncontrolled landings Notes
    16 July 2026 0 0 0
    17 July 2026 0 0 0
    18 July 2026 0 0 0
    19 July 2026 0 0 0
    20 July 2026 0 0 0
    21 July 2026 0 0 0
    22 July 2026 172 3 0
    https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/migrants-detected-crossing-the-english-channel-in-small-boats/migrants-detected-crossing-the-english-channel-in-small-boats-last-7-days

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  30. Emmanuel Goldstein says:

    Just seen the picture of Angela Rayner (above)
    Is she friends with Lord Alli?

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  31. MarkyMark says:

    “Rayner rules out repaying severance cash after making cabinet return”
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx27mg0erd3o

    images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTGhi9KdKqHY99VsVHyD7FnHBuvzQ3cL25DCIbcghkNkrV4IfhF7JeK2m4&s=10

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  32. tomo says:

    Decades ago a colleague was arrested in KSA for trying to give a bible to a local bloke in a hotel.

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    • MarkyMark says:

      Remember when the BBC actually chased the story …
      “…birthdays, remember, are the practices of disbelievers and immoral people. {bbc panorama video 2010}” @8:33

      “… the books (supposed to originate from London) turn out to be the Saudi Official National Curriculum. {bbc panorama video 2010}” @22:13

      ….

      UK Muslim population reaches 4 million, new report says
      ▪️ Muslims now make up around 6% of UK population
      ▪️ Report says 40% of Muslims in England live in most deprived districts
      ▪️ Study estimates Muslim voters could influence 49 constituencies by 2029 http://v.aa.com.tr/3936348

      ….

      “British Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood stated that her faith is the main driver of her life, noting that Islam is at the center of everything she does. She views her religious values as a moral mission that guides her public service and duties.”
      ** married at 6?

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  33. tomo says:

    Saudi Arabia has announced the deployment of 13,000 Pakistani troops and 10–18 Pakistani fighter jets to King Abdulaziz airbase.

    A Pakistani official said the move is part of a defense pact under which an attack on one country would be treated as an attack on both.

    However there’s quite a lot of Shias in Pakistan that could easily get agitated….

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    • MarkyMark says:

      “Pakistan is enforcing a mass expulsion of undocumented Afghan nationals, citing national security threats, economic strain, and cross-border militancy. Human rights updates and reports are tracked by organizations like Human Rights Watch.Reasons for the Crackdown”

      “Ehsan Abdulaziz: Saudi millionaire who said he ‘accidentally tripped and penetrated’ teenage girl cleared of rape
      He said it was possible he had semen on his hands from having sex with a 24-year-old woman earlier
      Emma Henderson | Wednesday 16 December 2015 10:54 GMT””

      “Qatar Airways has removed the name “Israel” from its in-flight map system and replaced it with “Palestinian Territories.” This move has sparked significant debate and controversy, as the airline’s in-flight map now omits Israel as a recognized country, showing its territory as Palestinian instead.”

      ^^ Wonder if Trumps new plane maps have removed Israel?

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  34. tomo says:

    fwit

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  35. tomo says:

    “compromised leaders who could be reeled in”

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    • MarkyMark says:

      Liz Truss – PM for a day! HA HAH AH AHAHAH HA!

      Labour have never had a female leader – Tories now had 2!

      “Liz Truss was in power for exactly 49 days (44 full days in office). She served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from September 6, 2022, to October 25, 2022, making her the shortest-serving prime minister in British history”

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  36. MarkyMark says:

    Andy Burnham
    @AndyBurnhamGM
    Leader of @UKLabour. MP for Makerfield. Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
    Joined June 2026
    11 Following 332 Followers

    @AndyBurnhamGM hasn’t posted

    …………

    Burnham throws open the doors to No10 North today, marking a new era of power flowing out of Whitehall and into every postcode
    PM revives the National Economic Council in Manchester, bringing ministers and regional mayors around the table to drive devolution from week one
    Comes as PM gives families and business owners breathing space with VAT off electricity bills, £2 bus fare cap restored, and a 20% business rates cut for pubs, clubs and music venues
    https://www.gov.uk/government/news/no10-north-open-for-business-as-the-governments-new-situation-room-for-making-britain-better
    Operating from Heron House in Manchester’s city centre, No10 North will be the government’s new situation room for growth. It brings the levers of local economic growth and devolution together under one roof for the first time.
    The Prime Minister is expected to work from No10 North each week so that decisions about the country’s economic future will no longer exclusively be made in Westminster. Other ministers will also work from No10 North on a regular basis, underlining this Government’s determination to do things differently.

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  37. tomo says:

    Of course it’s not the migrants themselves, it’s not the smugglers – it’s something / someone else…

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  38. tomo says:

    wow…

    A surprise… Tulsi Gabbard hinterland thing – she’s Hare Krishna adjacent….

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  39. vlad says:

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    • tomo says:

      vlad 100% that!

      It really grips my s**t if my laptop bag full of cables gets special treatment at the airport

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      • vlad says:

        And we only need all that security cos of all the previous Muhammads who blew up planes!

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    • MarkyMark says:

      “Pakistan is enforcing a mass expulsion of undocumented Afghan nationals, citing national security threats, economic strain, and cross-border militancy. Human rights updates and reports are tracked by organizations like Human Rights Watch.Reasons for the Crackdown”

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  40. Richard Pinder says:

    Why no one trusts the BBC

    Robin Aitken – former BBC journalist and author of : Can we Trust the BBC? : Talks about the recent BBC propaganda advert, and what it reveals about the BBC’s decline, why the licence fee is finished, and how the Covid lockdown proved our ‘public service’ broadcaster is really just an arm of the state.

    00:00​ Introduction: Is the BBC in terminal decline?
    01:15​ The BBC’s new advert vs the BBC’s golden age
    06:45​ Should we still be forced to pay the licence fee?
    11:00​ Covid proved the BBC is a state broadcaster
    13:10​ Will the BBC become Andy Burnham’s cheerleader?
    19:35​ How trans ideology captured the BBC
    26:35​ Why the BBC can’t understand Donald Trump
    32:10​ Can the BBC survive without the licence fee?
    36:35​ A subscription BBC? The future of public broadcasting

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    • vlad says:

      13:10​ Will the BBC become Andy Burnham’s cheerleader? – Is the Pope a Catholic?

      19:35​ How trans ideology captured the BBC – and every other woke leftist ideology

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  41. Richard Pinder says:

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    Trump versus the BBC, and now the United States versus the Fabian Society: https://www.malone.news/p/the-fabian-society

    The Fabian Society is directly responsible for the new world order, therefore after watching Rupert Lowe on Joe Rogan, Trump supporters want the President to declare the Fabian Society a terrorist organisation, in sheeps clothing.

    Fabian Society members visiting the US will be arrested. The Fabian Society HQ in London could be hit with a cruise missile.

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  42. AsISeeIt says:

    Meticulously planned edition – however, possibly subject to subsequent future past plot altering ‘retcons’

    I hear the King has stepped out of Doctor Who’s Tardis to open the Commonwealth Games.

    Naturally our BBC are cock-a-hoop: King’s Tardis entrance as Commonwealth Games begin… After taking their seats alongside new Prime Minister Andy Burnham, who was attending his first major engagement since replacing Sir Keir Starmer, athletes from the 74 competing nations and territories entered the arena… Held indoors in front of about 10,000 people, this was a more intimate ceremony than the last time Glasgow hosted the Commonwealth Games, when a 40,000-strong crowd witnessed the opening of the Games in 2014 at Celtic Park. (Matthew Henry, BBC Sport Journalist in Glasgow)

    Perhaps Charles ought to step back into his time travelling Tardis – and re-emerge at some point in the not too distant past – back to a time when anyone still enjoyed the BBC kids show Doctor Who, was bothered or interested in the Commonwealth or its Games, or indeed had any lingering residual respect for the Monarchy.

    BBC tries to prove that Trump caused Jan 6 riots… In a fightback against the US president’s $10bn (£7.5bn) defamation lawsuit (Telegraph)

    Don’t the BBC understand that the first rule of time travel is that you shouldn’t go back and change the past – by, for instance, editing footage of a speech to alter its meaning – because both physics and philosophy suggest that altering history creates deep contradictions in future timelines – such interference in the past could destroy the present future of the BBC itself.

    They really ought to be able to wrap their Beeboid heads around this concept – after all, retrospectively, wistfully, painting our ancient Cheddar Man black didn’t work out for them and now they’ve witnessed how messing with Doctor Who lore undermined audience interest in the show.

    “Retcon” stands for “Retroactive Continuity”, and it essentially describes moments that change or contradict established canon. – thank you What Culture.com

    The most controversial Doctor Who retcon linked to audience loss is “The Timeless Child” storyline, which fundamentally changed the Doctor’s secret origin. Opinions are mixed on how much this specific plot damaged the show versus broader television viewing trends… Ratings saw a noticeable downward slide during Jodie Whittaker’s tenure, though defenders point out that overall broadcast television numbers were simultaneously falling across the industry.

    Speaking of moments that change or contradict established canon…

    Covid experts privately suspected lab leak (Telegraph)

    If only we had had one of those well-funded, judge-led, long-running, power of subpoena, expert advised, public inquiries that could have looked into that.

    Scientists who rebutted the Covid laboratory leak theory admitted in private they could not rule it out, newly released messages show… In March 2020… published a key paper in the journal Nature Medicine… arguing pandemic probably caused by animals. But messages published by a US senator show that the scientists voiced concerns… Wuhan… had been carrying out experiments on coronaviruses (Telegraph)

    But of course Doctor Who was just a kids fantasy sci-fi show – there’s no real world importance when woke show runners decide to retcon it.

    Let’s add just one more headline from today’s news: Southport killer Axel Rudakubana moved to psychiatric hospital (BBC)

    So he was probably nutty all along, despite the guilty plea negating the need for a proper trial.

    Knife attacker Axel Rudakubana has pleaded guilty to murdering three young girls at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in Southport. The 18-year-old stabbed Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine, Bebe King, six, and seven-year-old Elsie Dot Stancombe, along with 10 others on 29 July last year, in a “meticulously planned rampage”. (BBC, 20 January 2025)

    We’re now closing our live coverage of the sentencing of Southport killer Axel Rudakubana, who has been handed a minimum of 52 years in jail. (BBC, 25 January 2025)

    As I always like to say – remember folks, it’s not a conspiracy theory, if it’s true.

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    • Fedup2 says:

      Asiseeit – presumably the ‘scaled down ‘ commonwealth games thing it just a sign that it is finally ‘done ‘ …. I mean ‘what commonwealth ‘? Now that QE2 has been replaced with an imam ?
      On my X feed there is a raw interview between Elon and the queen – sorry – the editor in chief of the economist who thinks she is the queen .
      I say it’s ’raw ‘ because Elon gives it to her bigly as she sits on her oh so superior throne correcting the homework of the richest man in the world who tells her to eff off in the nicest code .
      Elon fans will love it ….

      BBC news has been renamed ‘burnham love in ‘…

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      • MarkyMark says:

        “Sir Lenny Henry co-authored the book The Big Payback proposing an £18 trillion compensation package from the UK for the transatlantic slave trade.”

        “The primary parliamentary group focused on this issue in the UK is the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Afrikan Reparations (APPG-AR), which is chaired by Labour MP Bell Ribeiro-Addy.

        Purpose: To bring together MPs, members of the House of Lords, campaigners, and communities to examine African reparations, the return of cultural artifacts, and policy proposals addressing the legacies of African enslavement and colonialism.”
        https://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/25856/bell_ribeiro-addy/clapham_and_brixton_hill
        25856.jpg

        In the constituency, their focus is on supporting local people and championing local issues.

        In the constituency, their focus is on supporting local people and championing local issues.

        Committee memberships held in the past
        Member, Human Rights (Joint Committee) (29 Nov 2022 to 30 May 2024)
        Member, Women and Equalities Committee (11 May 2020 to 30 May 2024)

        All-Party Parliamentary Group for Africa
        championing local issues.

        All-Party Parliamentary Group for Afrikan Reparations (Chair & Registered Contact)
        championing local issues.

        All-Party Parliamentary Group for Black Maternal Health (Chair & Registered Contact)
        championing local issues.

        All-Party Parliamentary Group on Bangladesh (Officer)
        HHA HA HAH AHAHA!
        championing local issues.

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    • MarkyMark says:

      Tardis?
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      https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/aug/03/bbc-charity-removes-promo-video-featuring-southport-accused
      BBC charity removes promo video featuring Southport murder accused

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  43. Guest Who says:

    https://x.com/immeme0/status/2080393150414123384?s=61

    Zanny of the The Economist, a publication still used to provide credibility by the BBc.

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  44. Althepalerp says:

    If you think BBC News and programming is Leftie – my experience of Regional News is even worse.

    Currently watching Points West in the evenings. The positive coverage of the £2 bus fare, it was filmed in Bath, was extraordinary. Its like a party political broadcast. Every night.

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  45. Althepalerp says:

    Stop sending Poor women to prison who haven’t bought a TV Licence.

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  46. MarkyMark says:

    Top Comment “‘Working’ from home on a Friday.”

    “Burnham to spend first day working from northern branch of No 10”
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckgvyr76973o

    I suppose it keeps wannbe egg throwers on their toes!

    Comment “Burnham is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, not the Mayor of Greater Manchester.

    Newcastle, Dundee, Carlisle, Aberdeen, York, Edinburgh, Sunderland, Hull, Birmingham, Glasgow – and Exeter and Norwich and Southampton – don’t care for thks perfomative “King of the North” nonsense. Govern the whole country, Andy. Not one postcode.”

    Comment “The UK Govt spends about £1.4 trillion a year. Andy Burnhams remote office is not “expensive ”

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  47. MarkyMark says:

    BBC Breaking: Big boat sails past 3 boats in the channel? HA HA HAH AHA HA!

    LIVE | HMS Prince of Wales returns home to Portsmouth
    BFBS Forces News | 1.05m subscribers

    …………

    Small boats data
    This page shows figures for the last 7 days for migrants attempting to cross the English Channel in small boats without permission to enter the UK.
    Date Migrants arrived Boats arrived Boats involved in uncontrolled landings Notes
    22 July 2026 172 3 0
    https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/migrants-detected-crossing-the-english-channel-in-small-boats/migrants-detected-crossing-the-english-channel-in-small-boats-last-7-days

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  48. MarkyMark says:

    WE NEED MORE DIVERSITY.

    “Scientists find the secret of birdsong’s ‘spectacular diversity'”
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwy4eg5dpyzo

    distribution-of-grey-and-red-squirrels-in-the-uk-v0-2784wh22cmca1.jpg?auto=webp&s=ec813b37f1e6f64dfc9fa1ce0cb54c74508b5642

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