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#TheMadison is a feast for the eyes . Great TV

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Keir Starmer shows the honesty to admit in public when he's seriously messed up. A politician acknowledging fallibility is a rare breath of fresh air.

@GBNEWS oh, what a surprise . Stolen phone and now this ? I thought they were supposed to be the trustworthy government

Vital grooming gangs evidence may have been DESTROYED thanks to bungling civil servants gbnews.com/news/grooming-…

So, a coffee and a cake is not much change from a tenner . We are Norway prices without Norway's wages

This Easter we shall be #cadbury free

@MatthewStadlen only defamatory if they are wrong

So can we be just be clear? Journalists are alleging that Morgan McSweeney staged the theft of his phone, lied to police, and wasted police time, in order to hide messages to Mandelson? And that the Prime Minister might be implicated in a cover-up? These are extremely serious and defamatory allegations.

@WalkerMarcus @likesretirement why should anyone stump up anything?

@likesretirement Why should *either* church or state stump up the funds?

Britain ABSTAINED? The Foreign Secretary should resign.

@JChimirie66677 The UN can go f1ck itself . They have no moral right to make the call and we should ignore it completely. Of course Starmer has no backbone so we will see

The Slave Trade Reparations Trap Is Already Set On Tuesday, the United Nations General Assembly passed a resolution demanding that Britain and other former colonial powers enter into "good-faith dialogue on reparatory justice" for the transatlantic slave trade. It passed 124 to three. Britain abstained. The government called this a principled stand. James Kariuki, Britain's chargé d'affaires at the UN, said the UK "continues to disagree with fundamental propositions of the text." Strong words. The problem is that this government has already demonstrated, in precise detail, exactly how much those words are worth. The man who championed this cause from the backbenches is now Deputy Prime Minister. In 2018, Lammy told Parliament he wanted not just an apology but reparations. In 2020, he said the process of "repairing" Britain's colonial past was "obviously financial." He is now the second most powerful figure in the government. Lord Hermer, the Attorney General, said that same year that there was "a moral and legal" case for compensation. These are not old positions they have repudiated. They are positions they have declined to retract. The African Union's legal strategy is no secret. Their experts plan to seek an ICJ advisory opinion establishing reparations as a matter of international obligation. They chose this route because it worked. A previous ICJ opinion on Chagos prompted Starmer to hand over £30 billion of British sovereign territory rather than "break international law." The reparations movement noted the outcome. Tuesday's resolution is the first brick in the same foundation. The abstention is not a defence. It is a waiting room. Look at who voted in favour. China. Iran. Russia. India. This is the moral coalition that has appointed itself arbiter of Britain's historical guilt. China, which runs the largest forced labour system currently operating on earth. Iran, whose government funds proxy militias and whose record on human rights requires no elaboration. Russia, prosecuting a war of territorial conquest in Europe. These governments did not vote yes because they have thought seriously about Atlantic slavery. They voted yes because a financially and legally weakened Britain serves their interests, and because Western self-flagellation is a gift that keeps giving. The resolution contains a revealing admission. Its supporters openly ranked the transatlantic trade as more grave than the Arab slave trade, which ran for 1,300 years and took millions of Africans across the Sahara and Indian Ocean. The reason given: scale and duration. By that measure, the Arab trade should face equal scrutiny. It does not. The resolution targets Western nations and leaves others untouched. Some historical criminals are in the dock. Others helped write the charges. The US representative said so plainly. He rejected the idea of ranking atrocities by political convenience and accused the resolution's backers of using history as a weapon. Only the United States, Israel, and Argentina voted against. Britain could not manage even that. There is a pattern here that is no longer possible to mistake for coincidence. Gibraltar. Chagos. And now this. Each time, the same sequence: international legal pressure applied, ministers express disagreement, then Britain writes the cheque. Starmer did not create the reparations movement. But he handed it its proof of concept. The arguments against reparations are well-rehearsed and decisive. The question is whether a government containing David Lammy and Lord Hermer has the will to make them. When the ICJ opinion arrives, and the Foreign Office begins its familiar audit of what international law requires, that question will answer itself. "The arguments against reparations are well-rehearsed and decisive. The question is whether a government containing David Lammy and Lord Hermer has the will to make them."

@t98817 @WHLeavitt actually it's under British Law not American Law and our libel laws are different . I'm not sticking up for them , they knew what they were doing, but it's different laws over here

Hell yes. They intentionally and with malice defamed president Trump by the presentation of the January 6 events. Because Trump doesn't play the Euro-shit libtard games they want to play. The British government apparently thinks it still rules America, and can dictate the laws under which American companies and citizens live and interact. 🖕Fuck the BBC.

BBC reporter, Jemma Forte, is FURIOUS that President Trump filed a $5 billion lawsuit for defamation.. ‘This is outrageous — the BBC was just following British free speech..” Do you support Trump suing the BBC into Oblivion? A. Huge Yes. B. No

@WHLeavitt B

@NadiaWhittomeMP yes womanhood is a wide definition of being a female and that's it . Anything else and you are simply pandering to the lunatic fringe . Disgraceful

Efforts to narrow the definition of womanhood, police people’s gender expression, and reduce people to their biology don't protect women - they harm us. Attacks on trans rights should never be done in our name. We must stand in solidarity with our trans siblings.

@kellro36 No, they should attend and ask stupid questions until he gets the message . " PM what topping do you like on a pizza?" "PM are you a ketchup or brown sauce man on your chips?"

Should opposition MP’s refuse to attend PMQ’s until the PM is forced to answer questions?

@celery_brigade I actually don't want another "proper" manager to come to us until the Americans are gone . Cesc and Frank will both be great managers but coming to us under this ownership they would have no chance

which of the below do you most want managing chelsea next season?

The moment you finally realise you’re leading the most authoritarian government in our country’s history: 1️⃣ Introducing an official definition of “anti-Muslim hostility” that silences legitimate criticism of religion — 18 years after Parliament abolished such laws. 2️⃣ Removing the right of most defendants to have a jury trial, in the biggest assault on English liberty in over 800 years. 3️⃣ Requiring pub landlords to monitor customers’ private conversations to protect staff from remarks, comments, or jokes they may find “offensive”. 4️⃣ Clamping down on lawful social media posts, arresting an Irish comedian for gender-critical tweets and even threatening to ban access to X in the UK. It’s not a great look, is it, Prime Minister…

he meant "Muslim interests"

@DiscussingFilm Remind me not to go . Will be a cheesy girl boss LotR affair .

A sequel movie to the ‘LORD OF THE RINGS’ trilogy is officially in the works. Plot synopsis — 14 years after the passing of Frodo, Sam, Merry, and Pippin set out to retrace the first steps of their adventure. Meanwhile, Sam’s daughter, Elanor, has discovered a long-buried secret and is determined to uncover why the War of the Ring was very nearly lost before it even began. Stephen Colbert is co-writing the script.

@TalkTV @JuliaHB1 @AndrewBoff Wow , have to say, the sneering,holier than thou attitude of Andrew Boff is awful . I'm with Julia on this , only women get pregnant and that's a biological fact (if anyone does facts anymore)

JHB: "Is there a single man in this country who needs to wear a 'Baby on board' badge? Andrew Boff: "I don't know..." JHB: My god! You should not be in office. And you wonder why people aren't voting for you anymore!" @JuliaHB1 | @AndrewBoff

Five years ago, hundreds of Islamists protested at the gates of Batley Grammar School all because a teacher showed a cartoon of the Prophet Muhammad during a Religious Education lesson. Within days, he was forced into hiding. Threatened with death. His family targeted and children forced to miss school. Five years on. He is STILL in hiding. Still living in fear. In Britain. And what’s changed? Instead of defending free speech, Labour are now debating new definitions of “anti-Muslim hostility” and appointing a tsar to police it. This amounts to blasphemy law by the back door and it will have a significant and chilling effect on how people live. Labour councils in the north of England have issued advice to teachers warning that children’s drawings may be deemed “idolatrous” under sharia law. That music and dance lessons might breach religious expectations. Teachers are effectively being told to be careful. Children risk being labelled blasphemous for drawing a nativity scene. 
 No religion should be above the law. No belief should be beyond criticism. The Batley teacher was cleared of any wrongdoing and an independent report said he was badly let down. But it didn’t matter. His life was already torn apart. His children forced out of school. His family still in hiding. So ask yourself, if this happened again today, would anything be different? Or would we fail him all over again? We must stand up for our teachers.
We must defend children. 
We must say no to extremism and no to blasphemy laws in Britain. We MUST fight for free speech.

@ralpha060461 He is always Super Frankie but I wouldn't wish our board on him .

Would he provide that bounce that Carrick has done at Utd Older, wiser and proving his credentials once again 🤔

@Gemma_Manns they won't be letting him have a say . If they wanted a manager who has a voice they wouldn't be hiring a muppet

Am i being too optimistic in thinking this might actually be progress? If Chelsea are letting managers influence transfers, that’s the exact lesson they needed to learn no?! It’s been a long time (and 4 managers) coming!