358 Responses to Midweek 26th August 2026

  1. Fedup2 says:

    Judging by the images coming out of Nepal it looks like the ghurkas will be coming home – good luck guys …

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    • taffman says:

      Gorkhas, great people and Britain’s greatest friends and soldiers.
      Ayo Gorkhali !

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    • tomo says:

      One thing that struck me immediately this morning was that the catastrophic debris flow came from *downstream* – glacier lake breakout or similar… few in the valley bottom stood any chance – awful.

      The scum media pounce onto climate change : New Scientist, New York Times, The Diplomat, Al Jazeera (more to join in) all pile on…. BBC shortly to follow – resisting Net Zero kills people in Nepal, your non EV vehicle did it…

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  2. Richard Pinder says:

    Harry and Meghan have arrived to live in Britain as private Royals living in active privacy. The couple´s children, Prince Archie, 7, and Princess Lilibet, 5, have already enrolled at British schools and will start classes in September. The family plans to live at a private gated and fenced off residence in a hideously white area of outstanding natural beauty.

    Harry and Meghan have said that they will continued to give private interviews, make documentaries about privacy, and publish books, repeating that they want privacy. However, they do not want complete Royal anonymity, and are willingness to disclose aspects of their private lives in Spare, Spare II and Spare III.

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    • Northern Voter says:

      They are of course bringing out a charity record, Buddy can you spare a dime.

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    • BRISSLES says:

      Its bad enough the boats are getting bigger, that they’ve resorted to flying in on private jets !!

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  3. taffman says:

    One illegal boat in , one French fishing boat out.
    Stop the boats!

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  4. tomo says:

    Seven years training for this (extended) moment eh?

    For a €38 entrance fee, the audience was allowed to sit on the floor while Gerard spent 43 minutes investigating whether a drum can also suffer emotional damage.

    Halfway through, someone whispered: “What does this mean?”

    No one knew.

    Gerard himself didn’t either.

    Afterward, he received twelve minutes of applause, €14,000 in subsidy, and an invitation to Lowlands 2027.

    The drum is now at home with a burnout.

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  5. Fedup2 says:

    Not the BBC …. Every so often – across years – I try to game out how ‘things ‘ are going to go ….. i dont want to do it now because the coming elections in the UK and US will have such a huge effect whatever the outcome .

    But there are things like economics and demographics which will play out whatever election results . Britain is getting poorer faster – and there’s no sign that that slide will slow down –

    – invader birth rates are going to change Britain even more than now – it’s deeply depressing – and worsened by increasing numbers of invaders- and best only thought about whilst drunk – which at the time of writing i am not .. so I might make an effort this evening – helped by a cheeky Sauvignon blanc ..

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    • Scroblene says:

      Cheeky? I had to attend a lunch with seven other retired professionals, use up more haddock and chips than I see in a week, and have far too much Harvey’s Best Ale – then some 40 year old pear alcoholic cocoction!

      I had it tough today…

      Is there a new post later, as I may be asleep…

      …just realised – it’s Wednesday – isn’t it…?

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      • Fedup2 says:

        Scrob – you might notice that in the post above i managed to correctly spell the name of the booze .. I won’t attempt it now .. goodnight ….

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  6. tomo says:

    Fedup2 -Is it just me ?- I reckon we must have a blood relative of Frank Spencer running this software in Westminster / Whitehall ?

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  7. tomo says:

    Sana’a, Yemen (Al-Sabeen Square area), during Mawlid al-Nabi celebrations on August 25, 2026

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  8. tomo says:

    Plod / court / porridge incoming?

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  9. tomo says:

    Two men arrested in Cornwall for attacking people in the streets with machetes are migrants

    Sinjar Zurel and Seyin Zurel were described as ‘from Cornwall’ by the mainstream media

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    • MarkyMark says:

      “Queen Bee | @KingBobIIV

      Two warring gangs hacking each other to bits with swords and machetes on the once quiet streets of Cornwall is, apparently, merely an unfortunate bit of “multicultural ambience”.

      The REAL emergency is Brenda from Truro getting cross about it on Facebook.

      Thank God Cornwall Live has its priorities straight. Never mind the machetes, ambulances, police cordons and people trying to kill each other in broad daylight, SOMEONE IN THE COMMENTS HAS BEEN OBNOXIOUS.”

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    • pugnazious says:

      Looking at the comments it seems the editor of Cornwall Live is a far-left ‘c**t[I quote] who called the people of Rotherham ‘racist white trash’…reference Rape gangs.

      Another comment..

      ‘Well Cornwall is occupied territory and the government is committing a crime against humanity by importing Islamic nutjobs and criminals to replace the cornish demographic.’

      Yep…pretty much going to be every town and city soon….certainly the one I come from in Scotland…went back there recently and it’s on the way to being a sh*thole…totally changed from all white, respectable small town to downtown Beirut.

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  10. tomo says:

    A group of hackers has just revealed that the Ceuta incursion was planned by the Moroccan regime and that Pedro Sanchez is involved.

    The group infiltrated Moroccan intelligence and claims it will expose everything to the Spanish.

    All a bit General Franco

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  11. MarkyMark says:

    Andy Burnham was forced to do an advert for Sainsburys as a shop worker – Lord Sainsbury has true power!

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  12. MarkyMark says:

    Horror as migrant boat crashes into and injures swimmer
    Group of Algerian men reportedly did not stop to help the tourist, but sped towards a beach and tried to escape on foothttps://www.express.co.uk/news/world/2242357/horror-migrant-boat-swimmer
    Footage captures the moment the boat collides with a teenage swimmer (Image: Jam Press)

    Footage showed the boat not stopping to help her, but speeding away to the shoreline. The teenager was knocked out and left unconscious, with other beach visitors rushing to her aid, The Sun reported.
    https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/2242357/horror-migrant-boat-swimmer
    …………….

    As the fleet crosses the Indian Ocean, the political situation in France becomes more charged. At a press conference about the crisis, a pro-migrant official is confronted by a journalist who demands to know if France will “have the courage to stand up to” the migrants when they reach the country. The official decries this question as morally offensive and threatens to throw the journalist out when he continues to yell. Other journalists seek to inflame tensions between the French and Africans and Arabs already living in the country. Over time, these journalists begin to write that the migrant fleet is on a mission to “enrich, cleanse and redeem the Capitalist West”

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Camp_of_the_Saints

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  13. tomo says:

    “The BBC were looking through the windows of my house”

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  14. pugnazious says:

    BBC still pumping out the anti-Cofnas propaganda….which is serious stuff considering they are shouting him down as a racist and as basically the man who killed Jason Arday….whilst all the time telling us how appalling the ‘racist feeding frenzy’ against Arday was…apparently you can hound a white Jewish man and set him up as a target for the undoubted madman out there who might decide to take him down and that’s OK.

    The BBC reports on the coroner’s inquiry into Arday’s death and can’t help adding this…as usual…

    ‘The 41-year-old had faced allegations of plagiarism and questions about some of his achievements. He denied the claims, but admitted errors in his work.

    He said controversy about his work had led to “an unrelenting level of public scrutiny and personal attack”.

    The claims emerged after another academic – self-defined “race realist” Nathan Cofnas, who was sacked from his Cambridge role in 2024 – said he found numerous instances of plagiarism in the professor’s work.’

    What Cofnas is quoted as saying was that only a small proportion of Blacks would be students at Harvard without DEI….BBC et all declare him a racist for this.

    Hmmm…oh wait…where did Cofnas get his data from…yeah…facts…he’s a scientist not a fabulist.

    Soooo…right…that’ll be from Harvard University’s own internal study….

    ‘If Harvard admitted students based on their academic qualifications alone, Harvard would be 43 percent Asian, 38.4 percent white, 0.7 percent black, and 2.4 percent Hispanic, according to a 2013 study by Harvard’s Office of Institutional Research.’

    https://newcriterion.com/article/harvard-admits-its-preferences/

    The BBC is lying everywhich way here…not only was Cofnas not the first person to raise doubts about Arday but his comments on DEI are based on Harvard’s own study and facts….shame the BBC doesn’t tell us all that.

    And of course Simon Webb raised some issues wayback in 2023 himself about Arday’s appointment…

    The BBC is one way or another putting a target on Cofnas’ back and setting him up for some form of retribution…maybe careerwise or worse.

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    • Fedup2 says:

      It’s a bit rich for the left to be yapping about race when they were so pleased their coloured boy had made it to the top …. Used his colour as a victory sign – then when the truth comes out they Moan …

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  15. vlad says:

    The truth the BBC will never tell you about South Africa, Zimbabwe / Rhodesia, and black cities in America.

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  16. tomo says:

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    • tomo says:

      Reuters interview (late August 2026) Fedorov said Ukraine appears to be “gradually, slowly losing” the war against Russia and faces a turning point, with only a window of several months to make decisions that could change the trajectory. He added that Ukraine still has “every chance” to win but urgently needs a plan to end the war.

      He argued Ukraine lacks an overall vision for victory and is not applying existing technologies that could “completely stop the Russians.” Priorities he highlighted include:

      Autonomous AI-guided drones

      Cheap interceptor missiles against Russian air attacks

      Ukraine’s own ballistic missile program

      A front line with minimal human presence, using sensors and drones

      He described the Ukrainian state as operating at “5% effectiveness,” citing entrenched corruption, patronage networks, inefficiency, and lack of institutional independence. He also claimed credit for this summer’s drone campaign targeting Russian logistics and fuel in occupied southern Ukraine and said there is a short window to isolate Crimea before Russia adapts.

      The presidential office pushed back, noting he had spoken more positively about the war’s progress while in office

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  17. JohnC says:

    ‘Aunt killed in fire with niece was ‘beautiful soul’
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgmrglpj8rlo

    ‘BBC visits hospital in Kathmandu as families wait for news’
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/c62mr6p1dydo

    I can only imagine the excitement in the BBC offices when something terrible happens and there will be ‘victims’ to find and write the empathy porn they all dream of doing. Whether that be touring Gaza rubble, watching people suffer in natural disasters or seeking out affected family members when something awful happens to their close relatives.

    I often wonder how the BBC get these sotires – do families in the midst of their suffering decide to contact the BBC to open their hearts ?. Of course not : the BBC must go seek them out. And you can be sure the Lefty activist who does the interview will be all compassion on the outside but all excited thinking what great empathy they will be able to write on the inside. And who knows – maybe an award at the next incestuous BBC party.

    This mentaility seems too awful to even consider – but after watching for a long time (and seeing reports of thing like how they were getting in the way of rescue services in Gaza as they toured the devastation looking for English speakers at the rubble. 100% on the directives from BBC HQ in the UK) I now realise it is absolutely true.

    They don’t care one bit about who gets killed or why : all they care about is using it for their anti-white racist agenda or to virtue signal what caring, compassionate people they are.

    The Left are the most monstrous of hypocrites without any shame whatsoever

    Then I see:
    ‘US designates Palestine Action a terrorist group’
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn4kzd7k2nvo

    I know for sure the BBC don’t agree with this so I decided to check it to see how quickly the BBC write something to deny it.

    4th sentence:
    The group’s co-founder Huda Ammori responded in a social media post, saying: “As a Palestinian and Iraqi, the fact the country which destroyed both my homelands is calling me a terrorist, is beyond hypocritical.”

    If they agreed with the decision, that quote would be right near the end.

    The most disgusting thing of all here is how the BBC give designated Muslim and Far-Left terrorists group full right-of-reply in their articles as if they are innocent victims. Once the government designate them as such, the BBC should be banned from spreading their propaganda. And if they weren’t banned, their own journalistic ethics should prevent it. Clearly they have none.

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  18. pugnazious says:

    This should be interesting…not enough for the BBC though…they must have reported it somewhere but I haven’t heard a peep on the radio nor seen it on the site despite it being a major story referencing a huge row about two-tier policing, anti-Semitism and the police favouring Muslims and telling lies in order to do so.

    ‘Former West Midlands police chief to be investigated over the Maccabi Tel Aviv fan ban’

    Ah yes…there it is….tucked away on the Birmingham and Black Country page…..

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq5xe813w1do

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  19. pugnazious says:

    BBC just cannot help themselves as they report on the release of Jason Arday’s fiction book.

    Apparently there are two choices…one more favoured by the BBC…guess which.

    First the media interest in the story might have been a legitimate concern about Cambridge’s policies or second, and more plausibly….it might have been a lynching as suggested by the esteemed and respected Lord Woolley and others.

    Now why would a responsible broadcaster choose to push a narrative that literally says Arday was lynched? Extremely provocative and incendiary language that could easily be whipped up into a riot or two. Why is Woolley not having his ear bent by the coppers…or indeed the BBC itself which likes to lecture people on ‘dangerous’ language…but only, it seems, when you are a right-wing politician saying things like ‘humbug’ or ‘surrender act’?

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  20. tomo says:

    The other cheek “at it”

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  21. Fedup2 says:

    The BBC is actively advertising the fraudsters ‘ book which – incredibly – is still being published today – but money is money to publishers – forget the lies – the fraud – the excuses … two wimmin on ‘today ‘ chatting about it – both air heads – on a ‘editing publisher ‘ who thought publishing the lies is ‘brave ‘ and the BBC girl dancing around her handbag and ‘morality ‘…

    The family want the book published – I bet – that gravy train has got to be pushed along . I wonder how much the fraud got paid for the book ?

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    • JohnC says:

      The instant I saw that news it was clear the family want to cash in while it’s hot because they know the Left will instantly lose interest in screaming ‘racists’ as soon as the Right stop laughing at the clear racist DEI farce.

      They obviously have similar principles to the great fraud himself.

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      • Fedup2 says:

        JohnC
        It would be interesting to hear whether the rest of the family lie as well as the fraudster – but some how I think they’ll hide behind the ‘mourning ‘ … unless of course someone gets properly ‘groomed ‘ for a tearful Channel 4 ‘interview ‘ ….

        The Far Left are in a dilemma over this – a clear liar – but a potential ‘symbol ‘ ….

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    • MarkyMark says:

      Andy Burnham to say all schools to read the Arday book out at breakfast clubs for FREE.

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    • Scroblene says:

      At least the few quid the family will get from sales of the ‘book’, will take a bit of pressure off the tax-payer…

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  22. AsISeeIt says:

    Call me a heartless jaded old cynic… but your Mr AsI has had it up to here with far away foreign natural disasters – with X number of Yookay passport holders believed to be among the missing.

    Yes, I know we have all this amazing footage from the back of beyond, captured on cell phones and CCTV, that can be beamed near instantly around the world these days to excite us into watching news shows.

    In fact we can now watch the real thing in near real-time all around the world – almost before our intrepid BBC foreign correspondents can get their boots on, so to speak: BBC visits hospital in Kathmandu as families wait for news… The BBC Nepali’s Shreejana Shrestha (BBC) – where did she pop up from? It’s a mystery. Her name as pronounced by a lisping Toyah Wilcox?

    My deepest apologies to our woman in Kathmandu, but her name inevitably reminds one of the comic character Smeeta Smitten “Showbiz Kitten” as played by Meera Syal in that veteran British-Asian sketch comedy show Goodness Gracious Me.

    Think Dennis Pennis… in drag and in brown-face.

    Speaking of Smeeta Smitten “Showbiz Kitten”…

    Harry & Meghan why are they moving back… The BBC’s Noor Nanji explores why they’re making the move

    Which tends to warn us – one minute you jokingly create a comic character – and the next minute she comes to life.

    Meanwhile in France…

    At least one dead after car crashes into crowd in northern France… The suspect, a 26-year-old man born in Russia, was later arrested… Police have opened an investigation into the incident, which will be led by detectives from Caen’s Specialised Crime Division. Locals have been told to avoid the area around the Caen train station. (Harry Sekulich and Tabby Wilson, BBC – riding tandem on this cut n paste) – no mucking about prevarications from the French cops there.

    Let me translate for you from the original blunt Gendarmerie lingo into the approved typical tip-toe through the tulips politicised Yookay touchy-feeling cop speak…

    The suspect, a 26-year-old man from Putin’s Russia, was later assessed for mental issues… Police have opened an investigation into the incident, expressed their deepest sympathy for the victims and know exactly how they feel… Locals have been told to avoid the area not to speculate and police will increase their presence in the area (from nothing to a moderate presence – for a few hours). (West Midland’s chief cop approves this statement)

    I recall the wisdom of an old mate of mine – at the time he was a loyal supporter of the then Tony Blair government, which at this time was in its pomp. He announced – to the shock and surprise of other lefty friends: “I’m giving up reading the Guardian. They hardly ever criticise the New Labour government… and when they do it’s only ever an attack from the Left”

    And so in that long-standing tradition this morning we have the Gruan complain: PM drops support for donations cap after lobbying from unions… sparking anger among campaigners and Labour MPs

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    • Fedup2 says:

      Asiseeit – I do like the irony when something bad happens and senior plod comes out with that ‘additional patrols to provide reassurance ‘ Line – the sight of more groups of plod standing around getting all brave in their numbers does not ‘reassure ‘ me ..
      ….in these days such a sight should be avoided if you are white non Muslim ….

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  23. Fedup2 says:

    Today
    Sometimes the BBC does comedy without intending it – it is adverting ‘Norman day ‘ which marks the bayeux tapestry exhibition – the comedy was ‘ what did the Normans do for wimmin ‘- and there was an instant Monty python sketch image … the BBC is so ‘on message ‘ that it doesn’t realise the madness …
    Maybe the English can get reparations from the Normans for the invasion …

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  24. tomo says:

    The BBC still maximally dragging its feet on the absolute rottenness of the Biden POTUS farce.

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  25. tomo says:

    Burnham to have a public display of solidarity with leaders of the devolved assemblies….

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    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c14d8v83ny7o

    In a sane world the pointless. wasteful, fool filled talking shops would be shuttered – I’m guessing a day of insipid sloganeering will be the outcome. Local income tax will be promised – would you trust a local council to administer income tax? (Would they set up regional units of HMRC like the NHS?)

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    • MarkyMark says:

      …and play his guitar and promise everything, and deliver nothing.

      p.s. energy prices have gone up and wiped off his savings already!

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      • G says:

        I’ll bet Khan had to rush off to wash his hands after the photo shoot was over. Handling anything showing a Union Jack – got to be haram…..

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    • Deborah says:

      I suspect Burnham hasn’t a clue what to do next and the summit is a)to give him ideas and b) to see how many of the difficult decisions can be devolved to First Ministers, so he doesn’t take the blame.

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      • MarkyMark says:

        Failed to blame the EU – can blame local councils – I gave you power and money and YOU failed, I will take it away next week! HA HAH AHH A HAHA!

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  26. Fedup2 says:

    BBC looking for a reporter to volunteer to go to Birmingham to report on floods …. They must be prepared for a foreign dangerous environment where few speak English – candidates must have been vaccinated against plague and TB and yellow fever – take mallerone too …

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    • MarkyMark says:

      “Tuberculosis (TB) rates in Birmingham and across England have risen, with roughly 80% of nationwide cases occurring in people born outside the UK.”

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  27. MarkyMark says:

    “More breathing space and bring back hope” – Andy Burnham

    New national drive to end rough sleeping (house one boat load of 230 migrants)
    Bus fares capped at £2 (1 January 2027 and run until 31 December 2027)
    Tax cut of electricity bills (not gas and energy just gone up)
    20% business rate cute for pubs (after increasing by 50%)
    14 year olds early access to technical education (shouldn’t that happen anyway)
    No.10 North up and running ( East and West are waiting)
    159 new mental health centres (to be rebought as mosques)
    Giving Mayors share of income tax (Tower Hamlets corrupt Mayor loves this)
    Investing in our nuclear deterrent (cannot stop one boat)
    Supporting 22,000 apprentices (supporting – what does that mean? clapping from afar?)

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  28. MarkyMark says:

    Andy Burnham to donate 15% of PM’s salary to homelessness fight


    The Jockey Club Racecourse – £500.00
    Payment Type: In kind
    Payment Description: Two tickets to attend Ladies Day 2026 at Aintree Racecourse

    Nordoff and Robbins Music Therapy – £625.00
    Payment Type: In kind
    Payment Description: Ticket to the O2 Silver Clef Awards where I was presenting an award at the ceremony
    Value: 625.00

    Sony Music Entertainment UK – £3,800.00
    Payment Type: In kind
    Payment Description: Ticket for me and a guest to attend the BRIT Awards 2026 which were being hosted in Manchester
    Value: 3800.00

    Lancashire Cricket Club – £458.00
    Payment Type: In kind
    Payment Description: Two tickets for myself and a guest to the Hundred Manchester Originals v London Spirit cricket match at Old Trafford Cricket ground

    Glastonbury Festivals Ltd – £1,520.00
    Payment Type: In kind
    Payment Description: 4 tickets to Glastonbury Festival offered by Leftfield, Glastonbury, for myself and guests. I was speaking at the festival.
    Value: 1520.00

    PRS for Music LTD – £1,000.00
    Payment Type: In kind
    Payment Description: Accommodation for two at Glastonbury Festival where I was speaking
    Value: 1000.00

    International visit to Spain between 27 April 2026 and 29 April 2026
    Payment Description: Flights £391.68 Accommodation £2,114

    Ambassador of Qatar – £340.00
    Payment Type: In kind
    Payment Description: Hamper basket and Wedgewood tea set offered by Ambassador of Qatar to Court of St James
    Value: 340.00

    https://www.theyworkforyou.com/regmem/?p=10766&chamber=house-of-commons

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  29. G says:

    “Britons get the chance to read Jason Arday’s story for themselves as memoir is published in the UK”

    https://www.msn.com/en-ca/entertainment/other/britons-get-the-chance-to-read-jason-arday-s-story-for-themselves-as-memoir-is-published-in-the-uk/ar-AA2b14yr

    Doubtless, thousands of the sheep will flock to their local bookshop to buy a copy.

    Black Belt Barrister recently commented on another angle of this strange phenomena. “This is what’s wrong in the UK today”

    What’s the difference between the two?

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  30. tomo says:

    x10 ratio

    The choice is pretty stark – clamp down or GE?

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    • Fedup2 says:

      Burnham needed more colour in the cabinet so he appointed That …. Thick as mince and uses the Tourette’s method to out talk interviewers …. And just following orders to push green crap …

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  31. atlas_shrugged says:

    Passports now required to travel from UK to Republic of Ireland

    https://www.itv.com/news/wales/2026-08-26/new-passport-rule-for-uk-ireland-ferry-passengers

    Unless you are from a special group, in which case you will be waved through – just in case you want to kick to death a British postman.

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    • tomo says:

      No documents required to travel on ferry *from* Dublin to Holyhead I heard

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      • MarkyMark says:

        230 illegals say no documents mean free NHS treatment, on site gym and benefits for life!

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      • Fedup2 says:

        Funny isn’t it ? Once upon a time such an ‘admin change ‘ would have led to demonstrations and shootings and bombings – but now … casually announced … wonder how many will be caught out …. ?

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  32. MarkyMark says:

    “Can AI build a train?”

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  33. MarkyMark says:

    But it’s cheaper from China? Oh wait, China have restricted exports rather than UK being intelligent ….

    “71million pounds from the National Wealth fund” – WHAT IS THIS?

    We have £27.8 billion to deploy to support the government’s growth and clean power missions.

    NWF is an executive non-departmental public body, sponsored by HM Treasury.

    “UK reopens 160-year-old tungsten & tin mine & ring fences 50% of the tungsten (UK) 26/Aug/2026”

    ………………

    “Britain relies heavily on imports for its tungsten supplies, importing historical volumes from nations like China, France, and Germany, though recent Chinese export restrictions have driven a push to restart domestic mining like the Hemerdon mine in Devon.”

    ……

    “China implemented a strict license-based export control system on tungsten and related critical minerals starting in February 2025, drastically tightening supplies and driving up global prices through 2026.”

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  34. MarkyMark says:

    Did not know we have a National Wealth fund….

    https://www.nationalwealthfund.org.uk/about-us/the-board-of-directors/

    About us
    We have £27.8 billion to deploy to support the government’s growth and clean power missions.
    https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/national-wealth-fund/about

    £27.8 billion to deploy ?TAX PAYER MONEY?

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  35. tomo says:

    What is it with commies playing victimhood cards?

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  36. tomo says:

    “boomers” eh?

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    • MarkyMark says:

      Reality makes people change their minds! Dreamers can achieve anything, until reality appears.

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    • tomo says:

      Many Spaniards know of the Moroccan Regulares / Nationalist Army of Africa’s brutal 1936 campaign through Extremadura and Andalusia.

      That tempers their enthusiasm for having North African house guests…

      I see that things actually in Ceuta aren’t getting the coverage they would in mainland EU.

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    • moggiemoo says:

      They offered, now force one on them.

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  37. Fedup2 says:

    Obviously disciples of evette cooper – balls …. They covered up their panic of having an invader dumped on them eh?

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  38. tomo says:

    How to upgrade from mili-fuckwit? – what’s the next tier?

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    • MarkyMark says:

      UK is paying a third world country, the UK to house migrants! HA HAH AH AH AH!

      “The UK spent £2.8 billion, or 20% of its aid budget, supporting refugees in the UK in 2024. This drew criticism from aid groups. What is the government response?”
      https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-9663/

      “China has detained over one million Muslim minorities, mostly Uyghurs, in a large network of hidden camps and prisons in the northwestern region of Xinjiang.”

      “How much aid does the UK spend in India?
      Bilateral aid, 2009 to 2024
      Statistics published by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) show that the UK has provided about £2.7 billion in bilateral aid to India between 2009 and 2024. The amount has decreased sharply in recent years, as shown in the chart below.”
      https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-10351/

      Migrant workers send home £8bn to families
      https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-46223217

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      • tomo says:

        Workers for Indian based companies in the UK (so called detached workers) have been given exemption from NI contributions notionally until 2031.

        I saw that Labour want to whack UK pensioners with NI payments…

        Bad optics really

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        • MarkyMark says:

          Health Surcharge HA HA HAHA! Not they wont! HA HAHAH

          “Temporary workers sent by India-based companies are exempt from UK National Insurance (NI), but they must still pay the separate Immigration Health Surcharge to use the National Health Service (NHS).”

          ….

          Alongside the UK-India Comprehensive and Economic Trade Agreement (CETA), the UK and India have agreed a reciprocal Double Contributions Convention (DCC).

          The DCC will support business and trade by ensuring that employees moving between the UK and India, and their employers, will only be liable to pay social security contributions in one country at a time. The DCC will also ensure that employees temporarily working in the other country will continue paying social security contributions in their home country, preventing the fragmentation of their social security record.

          The commitment to negotiate a DCC is set out in a side letter to the CETA.
          https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-india-trade-deal-double-contributions-convention-explainer/uk-india-double-contributions-convention-dcc-explainer

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    • G says:

      “J Stewart” has missed the point completely. By financially supporting other countries, we are simply hastening the demise of ‘good ol’ Blighty. All and any efforts by the Uniparty must be viewed in terms of how successful the Marxists have been. The UK was / is the prime target, “the Mother of Parliaments” and all that, gotta be the first to be destroyed. Their Plan is working out very well.

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    • Scroblene says:

      It’s amazing what her old man hedging millions for the family and for kids at a private school can do when you haven’t a clue what you’re talkng about.

      As an old friend used to say, ‘B******t baffles brains…’

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  39. MarkyMark says:

    2026 … Ceuta ….

    2018 …. A reminder from Libya …..

    Gaddafi wants EU cash (£4bn) to stop African migrants {bbc.co.uk aug2010}

    “Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi says the EU should pay Libya at least 5bn euros (£4bn; $6.3bn) a year to stop illegal African immigration and avoid a ‘black Europe’.

    ‘We don’t know what will happen, what will be the reaction of the white and Christian Europeans faced with this influx of starving and ignorant Africans,’ Col Gaddafi said…

    He told them that Islam should become the religion of Europe and gave them free copies of the Koran, after he had lectured them for an hour on the freedoms enjoyed by women in Libya.”

    influx of starving and ignorant Africans
    influx of starving and ignorant Africans

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  40. Althepalerp says:

    Immigration at record levels: Police-recorded rape offences in England and Wales rose from approximately 12,300 in 2002/03 to 84,700 in 2025/26

    “The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command,”

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    • MarkyMark says:

      Cannot build prisons. Can allow 230 people on small(big) boat in without vetting. HA HAH AHAH HAHAHAH A!

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  41. tomo says:

    I see that aligned with new (ex Google boss) DG’s arrival – the BBC website gated services login now sports a Google login section.

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    • MarkyMark says:

      Douglas Murray talks about the social engineering of google search results.
      88,502 views 12 Oct 2019

      “AI-generated video summary
      Quality and accuracy may vary.
      Douglas Murray discusses how tech companies manipulate search algorithms for political reasons. Examples include discrepancies in Google Image results when searching for specific demographics like straight or white couples.”

      Comment “As Elon Musk said: “I’m glad that Google overplayed their hand with their AI image generation, as it made their insane racist, anti-civilizational programming clear to all”.”

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  42. Foscari says:

    What an indictment it is for woke companies and their
    woke advertisement agencies. That one can PAY extra not to have
    adverts on subscription channels such as Netflix or even non
    subscription . such as YouTube,
    Not so long ago there were quite a few adverts that we could
    easily recite today. We liked the adverts and we BOUGHT the
    products.
    Now nearly all of them are a complete TURN OFF. for so
    many of us. It’s bad enough the BBC trying to “educate” us
    with their wokeness. But with nearly every domestic advert
    being so WOKE . That you swear you will never buy the product.
    Yes CEO’S of companies . This is what you and your advertising
    agencies are achieving. You are spending fortunes on advertising which are
    a complete turn off for us the consumers !!

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    • MarkyMark says:

      BBC do not do adverts….

      What has the BBC ever done for me? Romesh’s big question gets an even bigger answer.

      Romesh Ranganathan is asking the big question, ‘What has the BBC ever done for me?’ He begins by asking a star-studded Queen Vic pub, complete with Coldplay’s Chris Martin on piano. Romesh travels through Albert Square, Casualty, BBC News, Radio 1Xtra, Graham Norton’s studio, Wimbledon, ending up on stage in Strictly Come Dancing. Along the way he meets Claudia Winkleman and some Traitors, Alan Carr, Daleks, Ruth Jones as Gavin & Stacey’s Nessa, Hey Duggee and Anton Du Beke. There is a BBC for each of us, funded by all of us. This is our BBC.

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  43. tomo says:

    Move to Poland

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    madness _ I bet Hermans near the border are running extension cables = AfD open goal…

    4 to 6 years payback (if the cheap inverter lasts that long)

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    • MarkyMark says:

      Solar inverters typically last between 10 and 25 years, depending heavily on the specific type of inverter used in your setup

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  44. tomo says:

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    • MarkyMark says:

      The Paedophile Information Exchange and other organisations, such as Paedophile Action for Liberation, said they were basing their call for greater rights on campaigns by the gay liberation movement, which had taken off in the early 1970s.
      https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-26335569
      5 March 2014

      O’Carroll, who served on one of the National Council for Civil Liberties’ committees, has told the BBC that Ms Harman, Mr Dromey and Ms Hewitt did not do “much to oppose” its involvement because “their careers in the NCCL depended upon them not rocking the boat too much”.

      Ms Harman, Mr Dromey and Ms Hewitt did not do “much to oppose” its involvement because “their careers in the NCCL depended upon them not rocking the boat too much”

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      • Scroblene says:

        I always hoped that one day, an archivist would be saving these gems for the future, to chuck back in the faces of politicians who’d desperately want their misdeeds to be forgotten.

        Stand up Marky – may your hard drive continue to explore and expose the filth of the history of these unpleasant people.

        Another salute in the post – First Class!

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  45. digg says:

    BBC running reports on the disaster in Nepal. Curiously they are leading with their “Verify” team rather than stock correspondents so what could the reason be for this? Could it be that they don’t trust the government information being released?

    Naw! The Verify team appears to be there to try to tie the event to Climate Change!

    Relentless!

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  46. tomo says:

    Out for an Islamic country walk.

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    • MarkyMark says:

      Stones are just like biscuits in Islam (c) BBC Maria Spring verified.

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    • Nelson60 says:

      This is a lie. The video is from Nepal where there is a high risk of Rabies from exposure to stray dogs.

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  48. tomo says:

    holeekerrapp

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  50. friend of yogi bear says:

    BBC ..RUBBISH REPORTING….

    The BBC put out the report that 14,000 babies would die in Gaza in the next 48hrs. That was in May 2025.
    A U.N. lie that is still up on the BBC website. Needless to say unchallenged by the “world’s most trusted”reporters.

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    • Nelson60 says:

      “A U.N. lie that is still up on the BBC website. Needless to say unchallenged by the ‘world’s most trusted’ reporters.”

      Not true:

      https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/cdr550j818po

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      • MarkyMark says:

        “A UN humanitarian chief has said 14,000 babies in Gaza could die in the next 48 hours if lorries of aid do not reach communities in the Strip.”

        “Update 13 November 2025: Following publication of this video on 20 May, the BBC reported later that day that we had sought further clarification from the UN on Tom Fletcher’s comments. In a statement, Jens Laerke, their human rights commission spokesman, said: “We are pointing to the imperative of getting supplies in to save an estimated 14,000 babies suffering from severe acute malnutrition in Gaza, as the IPC partnership [Integrated Food Security Phase Classification] has warned about. We need to get the supplies in as soon as possible, ideally within the next 48 hours.” The UN also pointed to an IPC report, and our article explained that this section of the report referred to 14,100 severe cases of acute malnutrition taking place over the course of a year, rather than 48 hours.”
        https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/cdr550j818po

        “14,000 babies in Gaza could die in the next 48 hours”
        “14,100 severe cases of acute malnutrition”

        ** Remember, no one reads the updates!

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