Chris Westhead
@chriswesthead.bsky.social
From the magnificent North of England. I champion bottom-up history, I urge young people to think more critically and have realistic aspirations. No time for bulllshitters. Much time for roast lamb & mint sauce, malts, fine wines & real ales.
State pension likely to top £13,000 a year. Clearly it's UK wage growth which usually accounts for the upper tier of the 'Triple lock'. Extract that part of the equation and we'd probably have a more sensible, affordable annual increase for our growing ageing society.
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State pension likely to top £13,000 a year as UK wage growth slows to 3.9%
The rise has reignited the debate about the state pension's long-term affordability and generational fairness.
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September 15, 2026 at 5:29 PM
State pension likely to top £13,000 a year. Clearly it's UK wage growth which usually accounts for the upper tier of the 'Triple lock'. Extract that part of the equation and we'd probably have a more sensible, affordable annual increase for our growing ageing society.
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share.google/FL5b75daqUaV... Robinson, Trump, Delo, Tommo, Bannon, Cottrell and Gill are Reform UK supporters and like minded souls and are all convicted criminals Zia.
September 12, 2026 at 7:33 AM
share.google/FL5b75daqUaV... Robinson, Trump, Delo, Tommo, Bannon, Cottrell and Gill are Reform UK supporters and like minded souls and are all convicted criminals Zia.
September 12, 2026 at 7:31 AM
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Trump knows he is likely to lose Congress and possibly the Senate too, so he will be impeached and very close to imprisonment. The $$ bribe is his last desperate act.
September 11, 2026 at 6:40 PM
Trump knows he is likely to lose Congress and possibly the Senate too, so he will be impeached and very close to imprisonment. The $$ bribe is his last desperate act.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cm... Again the impartiality of the BBC is questionable, highlighting the Tories' and far-right Israeli, Gideon Saar's opposition to the sanctions imposed on the illegal West Bank settlers and remaining more interested reporting Labour's tribalism in pejorative terms.
Miliband says Israeli response to UK sanctions on West Bank settlements 'deeply regrettable'
The UK has accused Israeli "settler terrorists" of "ethnic cleansing" in the occupied West Bank. The foreign secretary is speaking to the BBC now - follow live.
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September 9, 2026 at 6:58 AM
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cm... Again the impartiality of the BBC is questionable, highlighting the Tories' and far-right Israeli, Gideon Saar's opposition to the sanctions imposed on the illegal West Bank settlers and remaining more interested reporting Labour's tribalism in pejorative terms.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... ... Saxony-Anhalt is Germany's poorest region. In much of east Germany, you'll encounter 'Ostalgie'; meaning 'nostalgia for the east' perceiving more stable times under soviet control. It is more than co-incidence immigration levels then were virtually zero.
Europe wrestles with impact of historic regional gains for Germany’s AfD
The BBC's Europe editor Katya Adler sees the far-right win in Saxony-Anhalt state ringing alarm bells for the EU and traditional parties.
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September 7, 2026 at 6:36 AM
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... ... Saxony-Anhalt is Germany's poorest region. In much of east Germany, you'll encounter 'Ostalgie'; meaning 'nostalgia for the east' perceiving more stable times under soviet control. It is more than co-incidence immigration levels then were virtually zero.
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Michael Crick is one of the journalists banned from attending Reform UK's conference.
He writes, "One wonders if they’ve spent too much time in Washington and at Mar-a-Lago schmoozing with Donald Trump and his henchmen and admiring their bullying ways." 🎯
He writes, "One wonders if they’ve spent too much time in Washington and at Mar-a-Lago schmoozing with Donald Trump and his henchmen and admiring their bullying ways." 🎯
I embarrassed thin-skinned Farage. Now I'm banned from Reform's conference
Michael Crick: Three other critical journalists were also barred. It makes the party look authoritarian
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September 5, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Michael Crick is one of the journalists banned from attending Reform UK's conference.
He writes, "One wonders if they’ve spent too much time in Washington and at Mar-a-Lago schmoozing with Donald Trump and his henchmen and admiring their bullying ways." 🎯
He writes, "One wonders if they’ve spent too much time in Washington and at Mar-a-Lago schmoozing with Donald Trump and his henchmen and admiring their bullying ways." 🎯
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... The PM, Burnham already had this change in mind in the budget plans but it was never a verified promise. It seems Reform UK might now steal some credit if it does materialise in a few weeks time.
Reform promises to increase tax-free personal allowance to £15,000
The party says the tax cut will be paid for by reducing public spending by £80bn.
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September 5, 2026 at 9:02 AM
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... The PM, Burnham already had this change in mind in the budget plans but it was never a verified promise. It seems Reform UK might now steal some credit if it does materialise in a few weeks time.
substack.com/@asamanawake... Twas ever thus.
Daniel Mentz (@asamanawaketh)
The simplest explanation of "news" ever
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September 1, 2026 at 6:52 PM
substack.com/@asamanawake... Twas ever thus.
PC Harper's killers to stay in jail as PM announces changes to early release scheme
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Burnham has played a blinder achieving this against seemingly impossible odds. Some will sneer and snipe and Reform UK will hate it because it's popular without being knee-jerk.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Burnham has played a blinder achieving this against seemingly impossible odds. Some will sneer and snipe and Reform UK will hate it because it's popular without being knee-jerk.
PC Harper's killers to stay in jail as PM announces early release scheme changes
Andy Burnham tells BBC Breakfast anyone convicted of manslaughter will be excluded from the early release scheme in the Sentencing Act.
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August 30, 2026 at 9:34 AM
PC Harper's killers to stay in jail as PM announces changes to early release scheme
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Burnham has played a blinder achieving this against seemingly impossible odds. Some will sneer and snipe and Reform UK will hate it because it's popular without being knee-jerk.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Burnham has played a blinder achieving this against seemingly impossible odds. Some will sneer and snipe and Reform UK will hate it because it's popular without being knee-jerk.
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Great letter in The Yorkshire Post from Peter Packham @leedseurope.bsky.social.
'The Brexit elite didn't "take back control" of our borders; they undermined our ability to manage them and incentivised criminal gangs behind the trafficking of desperate, vulnerable migrants.'
'The Brexit elite didn't "take back control" of our borders; they undermined our ability to manage them and incentivised criminal gangs behind the trafficking of desperate, vulnerable migrants.'
August 29, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Great letter in The Yorkshire Post from Peter Packham @leedseurope.bsky.social.
'The Brexit elite didn't "take back control" of our borders; they undermined our ability to manage them and incentivised criminal gangs behind the trafficking of desperate, vulnerable migrants.'
'The Brexit elite didn't "take back control" of our borders; they undermined our ability to manage them and incentivised criminal gangs behind the trafficking of desperate, vulnerable migrants.'
BBC News - Trump signs order to rename Lake Ontario as Lake America
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... A mentally ill POTUS and even this is now normalised. It's probably why the other world leaders, good and bad just ignore him now.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... A mentally ill POTUS and even this is now normalised. It's probably why the other world leaders, good and bad just ignore him now.
Trump signs order to rename Lake Ontario to Lake America
Canada has rejected the new name of the lake, which straddles both countries, as their row deepens.
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August 28, 2026 at 11:23 AM
BBC News - Trump signs order to rename Lake Ontario as Lake America
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... A mentally ill POTUS and even this is now normalised. It's probably why the other world leaders, good and bad just ignore him now.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... A mentally ill POTUS and even this is now normalised. It's probably why the other world leaders, good and bad just ignore him now.
The POTUS. How embarrassing is this? What do educated Americans feel about it?
JUST IN: Trump signed an executive order renaming Lake Ontario to “Lake America.”
The laughingstock of the world.
The laughingstock of the world.
August 27, 2026 at 7:00 PM
The POTUS. How embarrassing is this? What do educated Americans feel about it?
BBC News - Prince Harry and Meghan land in UK
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... I am holding my breath waiting for one of them to scratch their nose casually so we'll have some more headlines to get angry about tomorrow. The BBC 🙄
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... I am holding my breath waiting for one of them to scratch their nose casually so we'll have some more headlines to get angry about tomorrow. The BBC 🙄
Prince Harry and Meghan land in UK
Prince Harry, Meghan, and their two children are believed to have flown into the country privately from California.
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August 26, 2026 at 12:55 PM
BBC News - Prince Harry and Meghan land in UK
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... I am holding my breath waiting for one of them to scratch their nose casually so we'll have some more headlines to get angry about tomorrow. The BBC 🙄
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... I am holding my breath waiting for one of them to scratch their nose casually so we'll have some more headlines to get angry about tomorrow. The BBC 🙄
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... This media obsession with Harry & Meghan's life has to stop. It's worse than his mother, Diana's ever was and she was a working Royal. They are even trying to find their children's new school. Sick.
Charity? Acting? The Cotswolds? What will Harry and Meghan's UK life look like?
The couple's return to the UK is imminent - and what they'll be focusing on here is gradually becoming clearer.
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August 25, 2026 at 5:45 AM
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... This media obsession with Harry & Meghan's life has to stop. It's worse than his mother, Diana's ever was and she was a working Royal. They are even trying to find their children's new school. Sick.
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So much for the tidal wave about to break over British politics, Reform UK is a party that would struggle to run a bath.
They're now losing a councillor every three days.
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/reform-tracker-losing-councillors-farage-37574051
They're now losing a councillor every three days.
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/reform-tracker-losing-councillors-farage-37574051
Reform loses newly-elected councillor every three days as troubles mount
EXCLUSIVE: A new online tracker by campaign group Best For Britain shows 35 newly-elected Reform councillors have quit o
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August 23, 2026 at 3:22 PM
So much for the tidal wave about to break over British politics, Reform UK is a party that would struggle to run a bath.
They're now losing a councillor every three days.
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/reform-tracker-losing-councillors-farage-37574051
They're now losing a councillor every three days.
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/reform-tracker-losing-councillors-farage-37574051
BBC Radio4 sympathised with Ailsa Anderson's pejorative comments on Harry's return to the UK believing that despite successfully defending accusations of illegal reporting, the UK press had been "put through the ringer" and Paul Dacre was "scarred emotionally about that". My heart bleeds.
August 20, 2026 at 7:18 AM
BBC Radio4 sympathised with Ailsa Anderson's pejorative comments on Harry's return to the UK believing that despite successfully defending accusations of illegal reporting, the UK press had been "put through the ringer" and Paul Dacre was "scarred emotionally about that". My heart bleeds.
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Andy Burnham’s Government Sues Conservative-Linked VIP Lane PPE Firm for £90 Million
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Andy Burnham’s Government Sues Conservative-Linked VIP Lane PPE Firm for £90 Million
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Andy Burnham’s Government Sues Conservative-Linked VIP Lane PPE Firm for £90 Million
Documents obtained by Byline Times reveal how a Conservative MP whose office is housed in a building owned by the firm, lobbied officials to push through the deal
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August 18, 2026 at 9:10 AM
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Andy Burnham’s Government Sues Conservative-Linked VIP Lane PPE Firm for £90 Million
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Andy Burnham’s Government Sues Conservative-Linked VIP Lane PPE Firm for £90 Million
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www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Russia attacking a NATO country triggers Article 5 to defend NATO's interests collectively. It's unlikely Trump's US will help but they may at least understand what military assistance in defence means; as opposed to demanding support for declaring a war illegally.
August 18, 2026 at 7:04 AM
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Russia attacking a NATO country triggers Article 5 to defend NATO's interests collectively. It's unlikely Trump's US will help but they may at least understand what military assistance in defence means; as opposed to demanding support for declaring a war illegally.
BBC News - Burnley FC has vomitory plan approved for Turf Moor stadium.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Only in Lancashire could you include the words, 'vomitory plan' in a sensible announcement 👍
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Only in Lancashire could you include the words, 'vomitory plan' in a sensible announcement 👍
Burnley FC has vomitory plan approved for Turf Moor stadium
The vomitory is the latest improvement planned for Turf Moor, which also includes new signage.
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August 12, 2026 at 12:24 PM
BBC News - Burnley FC has vomitory plan approved for Turf Moor stadium.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Only in Lancashire could you include the words, 'vomitory plan' in a sensible announcement 👍
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Only in Lancashire could you include the words, 'vomitory plan' in a sensible announcement 👍
BBC News - Burnham faces unpopularity test over prisons dilemma
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Another inherited shambles. Another unjustified personal media pile-on.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Another inherited shambles. Another unjustified personal media pile-on.
Andy Burnham faces unpopularity test over prisons dilemma
The early release conundrum has given the new PM his first taste of tricky political decision-making.
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August 12, 2026 at 9:06 AM
BBC News - Burnham faces unpopularity test over prisons dilemma
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Another inherited shambles. Another unjustified personal media pile-on.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Another inherited shambles. Another unjustified personal media pile-on.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Well there's one successful ruse which protected Trump they can't really use again, can they? 😄
Trump says he switched planes after Nato summit because of possible threat
But the president says the jet he boarded instead was at "greater risk" than the decoy Air Force One.
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August 12, 2026 at 5:59 AM
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Well there's one successful ruse which protected Trump they can't really use again, can they? 😄
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Israel rejects Trump's 15-point plan for Gaza. Was there a single person on the planet earth who believed Netenyahu would accept it? Trump totally out of his depth and very much the lesser player in this.
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Israel rejects Trump's 15-point plan for Gaza, Netanyahu says
Israel's PM says its military will not pull out from Gaza until Hamas is "genuinely" disarmed.
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August 9, 2026 at 3:11 PM
Israel rejects Trump's 15-point plan for Gaza. Was there a single person on the planet earth who believed Netenyahu would accept it? Trump totally out of his depth and very much the lesser player in this.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Israel rejects Trump's 15-point plan for Gaza. Was there a single person on the planet earth who believed Netenyahu would accept it? Trump totally out of his depth and very much the lesser player in this.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Israel rejects Trump's 15-point plan for Gaza, Netanyahu says
Israel's PM says its military will not pull out from Gaza until Hamas is "genuinely" disarmed.
www.bbc.co.uk
August 9, 2026 at 3:11 PM
Israel rejects Trump's 15-point plan for Gaza. Was there a single person on the planet earth who believed Netenyahu would accept it? Trump totally out of his depth and very much the lesser player in this.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba... Infantino is finished. Following the World Cup corrupt red card intervention and these further Trump family 'influences' he has no integrity. He's bent.
Fifa World Cup plans: Gianni Infantino scraps private investment proposal after widespread opposition
Football's world governing body Fifa abandons plans to sell off stakes in its major competitions after widespread opposition to president Gianni Infantino's proposal.
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August 1, 2026 at 7:23 AM
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba... Infantino is finished. Following the World Cup corrupt red card intervention and these further Trump family 'influences' he has no integrity. He's bent.