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Word of the day is ‘lickspittle’ (17th century): a person who fawns upon someone in power for personal gain.

Withdraw the state visit invitation to Trump. Offer one to Zelensky instead. With bells and fucking whistles.

Beyond belief. Is this really the man we’re going to fawn over with a State Visit? It’s time for our PM to pick a side

Trump and Vance are reprehensible traitors to the Western World. Zelensky is the greatest Western leader and anti-fascist of our time. Europe must back Ukraine all the way. Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦

1. European and UK ministers are still talking as if their biggest potential security problem is a withdrawal of US support. But that is not their biggest potential security problem. It’s that, under Trump, the US will back Putin not just diplomatically but also militarily. 🧵

1. A common mistake is to look for ideological consistency on the far right, and to become confused when some of the things it claims to stand for sound positive and even progressive. Here’s a thread on how to understand this. 🧵

1. Here are just a few of the ways in which Starmer’s Labour Party seems determined to alienate its voters and lose the next election. As they pile up, you have to keep pinching yourself and asking, “what the hell is it playing at?” 🧵

What a brilliant and different gig last night - Adult DVD in the round amongst the crowd

⚠️ BREAKING NEWS: Leaked Docs Confirm Labour Party Infiltrated By Conservative Party. 👇🏻 Please like and share this latest #BrokenNews report. youtu.be/K5z37gjAx8Q?...

How many gracious mutually beneficial offers does the EU need to extend to the UK… …while Trump & Musk fire hostility toward us… Before Starmer & Reeves can see who our friends are? It’s mind-boggling.

Tesla Gigafactory, Berlin (Collaboration with @politicalbeauty.bsky.social )

Here, broken down into a thread, is a copy of my last post on X. 1. This is my farewell post. I am not deleting this account, as I don’t want to lose the archive, and I don’t want my name taken by imposters. But, for as long as Musk owns the platform, I’ll no longer use it.

This year ITV turns 70. I miss the ITV I grew up with: a network of local TV stations with their own identities. So, from Anglia to Thames, here’s my tribute to regional ITV and its jingles.

Conservative MPs Want to Scrap Workers’ Rights to Paid Holiday and Annual Leave They are also seeking to overturn workplace protections from sexual harassment, calling them an attack on “free speech” Never allow them anywhere near power again bylinetimes.com/2024/12/17/c...

New Christmas lights just went up in Clacton. (Farage is still the MP who makes most money from second jobs. By a long way.)

🎄 JAZZBALL is the perfect stocking filler for lovers of jazz AND football. Buy your copy this Christmas. 👇🏻 youtu.be/_nKRUmbSPlA?...

Daniel Kebede joins NEU sixth form members at the strike rally in Leeds. Our members have brought their version of A Christmas Carol to one of the biggest Scrooges – chancellor Rachel Reeves’ constituency. They are taking action to win pay justice #PayUp24. 📷 Matt Wilkinson

Solidarity from Notre Dame Leeds! Today is the third day of strike action that teachers are taking in non-academised sixth form colleges. Educators never want to be in this position, but we are standing up for the future of education. #PayUp24

Sixth form teachers at Notre Dame Sixth Form College in Leeds are on strike today to stand up for the future of education. We will not solve the recruitment and retention crisis in colleges while the government fails to ensure fully funded, fair pay offers for all. #PayUp24

Wow! Fontaines DC in Leeds tonight. Brilliant.

A strong picket today at Notre Dame Sixth Form College in Leeds #PayUp24

Teachers on strike at Notre Dame Catholic Sixth Form College, Leeds, say: “Ay up, Pay up!” #PayUp24