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Moving beyond words.

Labour Together hired private investigators to spy on journalist exposing Morgan McSweeney. Report was passed to Labour Minister Josh Simons. Pippa Crerar at The Guardian was going to run story based on lies linking same journalist to Russia. Sums up New Labour & The Guardian:

Hats off to Peter Brown, whom I saw play in some of those great games in the early 70s. We need a lot more of this spirit, and not only in rugby.

تعزيزاً للروابط الثقافية بين المملكتين، 2029 .. عام ثقافي سعودي بريطاني. 🇸🇦🤝🇬🇧 #رؤية_السعودية_2030

In celebration of the cultural ties between the two Kingdoms, 2029 is designated as the Saudi–British Cultural Year. 🇸🇦🤝🇬🇧 #SaudiVision2030

Our Statement in response to President Trump's comments: The service and sacrifice of British personnel in Afghanistan cannot be called into question, and we condemn any comments that undermine their extraordinary contribution.

Not sure if the typically myopic US media has quite clocked what an angry shitstorm President Trump has stirred up abroad with his callous, ungrateful, inaccurate gibe about America’s NATO allies staying away from the Afghan frontline. He’s managed to unite pretty much everybody against him, even his hitherto supporters on the populist right. Even Keir Starmer!

Have a look at this, Mr Trump.

If You Think Trump Will Invade Greenland open.substack.com/pub/timjohnmar…

I made this argument here a month ago: thefp.com/p/niall-fergus…

If you believe free speech is for you but not your political opponents, you're illiberal. If no contrary evidence could change your beliefs, you're a fundamentalist. If you believe the state should punish those with contrary views, you're a totalitarian. If you believe political opponents should be punished with violence or death, you're a terrorist.

من تنظيم @miskartinst #أسبوع_مسك_للفنون2025 تنوع فني مذهل، ولوحات وورش عمل فنية وعروض حية لفنانين وفنانات أبدعوا في أعمالهم وخطفوا دهشة الحضور. يقام في صالة الأمير فيصل بن فهد للفنون بالرياض ويختتم يوم 10 ديسمبر.

وقّعت #جامعة_الرياض_للفنون التابعة لـ #وزارة_الثقافة خلال #مؤتمر_التراث_الرقمي شراكة أكاديمية لكلية الدراسات التراثية والحضارية مع "كلية الدراسات الشرقية والإفريقية (SOAS)" في جامعة لندن؛ لدعم التطوير الإبداعي ودعم جهود التبادل الثقافي الدولي بين الجامعة، وبين مختلف المؤسسات التعليمية الدولية.

Starmer doesn't need to win a parliamentary vote to reform welfare. Here are ten quick welfare fixes that can be made in a week:- comment.press/ayaui

Today is a very sad day for music. At least Ozzy got to say goodbye. Thanks for everything, Prince of Darkness.

thefp.com/p/niall-fergus… 5/5

"While the world fixates on Donald Trump’s populist cocktail of reciprocal tariffs and big, beautiful deficits, @JMilei is delivering a man-made miracle that should gladden the heart of every classical economist and quicken the pulse of all political libertarians." 1/5

@elonmusk The X feed refresh rate is terribly slow. My feed only updates 2-3 times/ day.

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“This was a premeditated gangster-like ambush. It was low blows. It was clearly deliberate.” Donald Trump and JD Vance were “goading” Volodymyr Zelensky into humiliating himself, says Tim Marshall. Listen to @CathyNewman on thetimes.com/radio @Itwitius | #TimesRadio

Drax — the energy company that cuts down trees in North America, ships the wood as pellets for its power station in the UK and calls that Green!! — banked more than £800 million of subsidies from UK energy billpayers last year, helping to propel the power company that is Britain’s biggest emitter of C02 to record profits of almost £1.1 billion. A massive scam in plain sight. E Miliband, of course, recently agreed a deal with Drax that will see energy consumers pay an estimated £500 million a year to keep the plant operating for another four years. UK energy policy in action: Robbing the poor to pay the rich.