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#FOYS
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August 26, 2026 at 8:03 PM
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Thomas Skinner on Ann Widdecombe:

“People celebrating that she’s passed away. She was someone’s mum.”

Finger on the pulse as ever, that one.
July 12, 2026 at 7:22 PM
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Just noting that when Sarah Everard was kidnapped and murdered by a police officer and a vigil held for her on Clapham Common, Farage urged people not to attack men or the police.
June 3, 2026 at 9:46 AM
Last August I had a stroke. Because of this, I now have Aphasia. It means it is slightly (in my case) less easy to speak as clearly as before.

At first it was an impossible task to even ask for a bowl of cornflakes, but it has come along way for me since thanks to therapy and a lot of talking to
June 4, 2026 at 4:02 PM
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No idea why Tuchel is getting all the hate over his squad selection. Toney's experience playing in half-empty stadiums under an authoritarian regime could prove invaluable.
May 22, 2026 at 8:26 AM
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Evergreen headline.
May 8, 2026 at 9:11 AM
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Starmer's advisors are having secret meetings with US tech bros and a suspicious explosion at a house kills two people, but for The Guardian the biggest story of the day is that their senior political correspondent, Peter Walker wrote another snide article about Zack Polanski
May 3, 2026 at 6:26 PM
America have the second amendment to use their guns to overthrow a tyrannical government, yet not a peep from them as their president plans to wipe out whole civilisation. Stick to shooting school kids I guess #iran
April 7, 2026 at 2:29 PM
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Let’s take a look at the weather…
March 12, 2026 at 10:44 PM
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Police in Canterbury today informed a protestor that the phrase "Israel is committing genocide in Gaza" could be considered a declaration of support for Palestine Action and therefore a terrorism offence.
July 15, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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“Tasted a little tear gas— tasted like fascism”
June 8, 2025 at 4:40 AM
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This moment when the penny drops that trying to implement bathroom bans is an impossibility for the former Tory Chief Secretary Simon Clarke is delicious.
April 25, 2025 at 9:36 AM
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"relax, it's just for a stock photo - they'll probably use it for a new herbal tea brand or something"
April 25, 2025 at 10:57 AM
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Lots of claims flying around this week (eg Nigel Farage who thinks we can be "self-sufficient" in gas) that the UK can drill its way to energy security. Here's why that's a fantasy, as I explained to Reform's Richard Tice on LBC earlier:
April 24, 2025 at 11:50 AM
@alexlowe1.bsky.social Just had an elderly lady on my hospital ward talking about her love for mint chocolate and biscuits.
March 25, 2025 at 11:03 AM
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“when the political choice is fiscal prudence or human dignity, this government appears to have made up its mind”
- Guardian leader column

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The Guardian view on Labour’s welfare plans: betraying the vulnerable | Editorial
Editorial: Sir Keir Starmer’s suggested benefit cuts are deeply unfair to poor, sick and disabled people – and ignore expert warnings that these measures won’t boost employment
www.theguardian.com
March 13, 2025 at 11:07 AM
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February 23, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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Nigel Farage asks at #PMQs "what should i say to my 25,000 constituents in Clacton"

how about "where the hell is my office I've never been here before"
February 5, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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CARTOON OF THE DAY
January 23, 2025 at 4:11 AM
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For all the doubters, how are these not the same?
January 21, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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January 21, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Arnold Schwarzenegger has to be the king of rewatchable movies
January 19, 2025 at 10:22 PM