Smike
Love music, pro Europe, hate Tory bastards, Sale Sharks 👍 live in Southsea and appreciate a beer or three. Walker & cyclist mainly to the pub 😜⚓️ bit of a bookworm. #FBPE Twitter @FbpeSmike, Mastodon @[email protected]
Quietly, an election is being held on Brexitismchrisgreybrexitblog.blogspot.com <a rel="me" href="https://mastodon.online/@ChrisGrey">Mastodon</a>
Boris Johnson ‘held unofficial talks with president of Venezuela in February’www.theguardian.com Former PM apparently met autocratic leader Nicolás Maduro over concerns he may supply weapons to Russia
Even Tory voters won’t be fooled by the tax cuts in Jeremy Hunt’s fairytale budget | Rafael Behrwww.theguardian.com The public would rather the chancellor prioritised spending on threadbare public services over tax giveaways, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr
I’m still reeling from Rishi Sunak’s shameless, dangerous speech | Caroline Lucaswww.theguardian.com The prime minister’s address on Friday was a masterclass in gaslighting and made a new art form of rank hypocrisy, says Green MP Caroline Lucas
Warnings of economic damage to UK as international student numbers fall by a thirdwww.theguardian.com University leaders accuse ministers of wanting to ‘diminish our success’ as figures show a plunge in visas issued to overseas students
Centrica records bumper retail profits – Utility Weekutilityweek.co.uk
Truss' mini-budget helped knock £425bn off pension funds' assetswww.cityam.com Pension funds were hit hard after the government announced tens of millions in unfunded tax cuts, which spooked the bond market.
Rightwing thinktanks run this government. But first, they had to capture the BBC | George Monbiotwww.theguardian.com Why are representatives of these shadily funded groups treated as impartial observers on news programmes? asks Guardian columnist George Monbiot
Special economic zones in the UK – ideology over public interest?yorkshirebylines.co.uk With special economic zones or SEZs locked into statute and in development across most of the country, what is the underlying ideology?
Post Office Scandal: Strip Paula Vennells of her CBEyou.38degrees.org.uk Evidence has been produced that the Post Office engaged in a mass cover up which led to the wrongful prosecution of 550 Post Office Staff many of whom were subsequently jailed, bankrupted and in...