https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cde6w8nygedo.amp
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Humane Society and farrowing crates- good news
Just in time for the holidays, some joyful news—the UK government has announced plans to end the use of pig farrowing crates in England, part of a long list of animal welfare reforms announced this week.
Thank you for speaking up for mother pigs.
The Animal Welfare Strategy states, “Ending the use of cages and crates is a key priority for this government”, which shows that with your support, we are making vital progress.
Our evidence has proven that farrowing crates, which confine mother pigs so tightly they can’t turn around for five weeks when they give birth, are horrendously cruel. And with your help, we’ve shown politicians that the British public wants compassion to lead animal policy.
Please keep speaking up for pigs! In the new year, the government will launch a consultation on the transition away from farrowing crates, and we’ll need your voice to ensure that crates are gone for good and not replaced with a new type of cage.
If you haven’t already, please add your name to our petition calling for a full ban on farrowing crates across all of the UK. -
Thought for the day (Edited)
It speaks volumes when someone is more concerned about the ethnicity of a sex offender than the victim. Not that they would be interested in facts but 6% of sexual abuse of children is due to men of Asian decent whilst they represent 7% of the population, whereas 86% is conducted by white males whilst being 85% of the population. Tommy ten-names and those like him are a significant part of the problem and certainly contribute nothing to the solution.
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https://vm.tiktok.com/ZNRjFGdaB/
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Referring to the bribes/payment received by Gill
https://youtube.com/shorts/d5Rv8IGO1gE?si=3etUbfPmClAK5yNW
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Disgraceful
https://youtube.com/shorts/Wg3oolGH9mU?si=6HYfIkjK-EdpxWkX
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David Walliams dropped by his publisher
From The Bookseller magazine, 'Bestselling children’s author David Walliams has been "dropped by HarperCollins" over allegations of "inappropriate behaviour".
A statement first reported in the Telegraph, which followed an investigation, read: “After careful consideration, and under the leadership of its new CEO, HarperCollins UK has decided not to publish any new titles by David Walliams. The author is aware of this decision.
“HarperCollins takes employee wellbeing extremely seriously and has processes in place for reporting and investigating concerns. To respect the privacy of individuals we do not comment on internal matters.”
I hadn't got to the end of that before I thought 'Bet the new CEO is a woman' and yes, I was right - though you could say that it took a CEO with balls to kick out such a best-selling author. I'm assuming that a lot of people here know who he is because of the kids' books – I only know him from his TV work and had always thought him creepy. -
What Richard Branson thinks about Trump
When asked if he was jealous of him
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Why is this woman not in prison
Where are all her children whilst she is out protesting ?
Does she claim benefits ?
https://www.kentonline.co.uk/kent/news/shocking-messages-from-members-of-right-wing-singer-s-whatsa-332821/ -
Masked men at a Council Meeting
https://searchlightmagazine.com/2025/12/arrests-follow-far-right-attack-on-council-meeting/
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Where we are heading (Edited)
This was sent to me by a friend, it’s a good read and needs to be shared.
𝗡𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗹 𝗙𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻'𝘀 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗕𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘆𝗮𝗹.
Nigel Farage presents himself as a political outsider, a man of the people, pint in hand, rallying the nation to "take back control." But peel back the layers of manufactured charisma and populist bluster, and you’ll find something far more calculated, elitist, and damaging. Farage wasn’t just a player in Britain’s political drama — he was a frontman for one of the most significant bait-and-switch operations in modern UK history.
𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙋𝙪𝙥𝙥𝙚𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙃𝙞𝙨 𝙈𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙨:
Farage’s success wasn’t born from grassroots rage. It was bankrolled by millionaires and hedge fund managers with one primary concern: the growing threat of EU regulations on financial transparency. The EU was moving toward mandatory disclosure of beneficial ownership, tighter corporate tax laws, and cross-border cooperation that would have exposed Britain’s offshore tax havens. The very wealthy were running scared — and Farage offered them a lifeline.
Enter Arron Banks, the multimillionaire insurance tycoon with opaque finances and offshore dealings. Add to the mix a network of hedge funders; libertarian think tanks and tax haven defenders. Farage became their man — a “rebel” with a tailored script.
𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙈𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙖 𝙀𝙣𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙚:
Farage’s rise would not have been possible without the mainstream media. The BBC, desperate for "balance," handed him dozens of appearances on Question Time. The right-wing press — Telegraph, Mail, Express — turned him into a household name. LBC gave him his own radio show. GB News now serves as his echo chamber.
Why? Because outrage sells. Farage was clickbait personified. He delivered ratings, controversy, and headlines while reinforcing the interests of media barons who shared his disdain for Brussels’ oversight.
𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙏𝙤𝙧𝙮 𝙎𝙮𝙢𝙗𝙞𝙤𝙨𝙞𝙨:
Farage’s relationship with the Conservative Party was never straightforward. Publicly, he was their enemy. Privately, he was their pressure valve. His threat to Tory votes — especially in marginal, working-class areas — forced Cameron to offer the Brexit referendum. Later, in 2019, he stood down Brexit Party candidates in Tory seats, helping Boris Johnson win a landslide.
In return, the Tories absorbed Farage’s playbook wholesale: anti-immigration, anti-Europe, pro-privatisation, and pro-deregulation. Farage didn’t just influence policy — he reshaped the party from outside.
𝙍𝙚𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢 𝙐𝙆: 𝙍𝙚𝙗𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙍𝙤𝙩:
Post-Brexit, Farage didn’t retire. He rebranded. Reform UK emerged as the next vehicle for his populist project. Now he rails against Net Zero, attacks trans rights, and blames every national failure on "woke elites" and illegal migrants. The messaging hasn’t changed — just the targets.
Reform UK isn’t about reform. It’s about keeping the anger alive while ensuring the same elite class stays untouchable. It’s The Brexit Party 2.0 — the cultural sequel.
𝘼 𝙂𝙡𝙤𝙗𝙖𝙡 𝙋𝙡𝙖𝙮𝙚𝙧 𝙞𝙣 𝙖 𝙉𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙏𝙧𝙖𝙜𝙚𝙙𝙮:
Farage’s ambitions didn’t stop at Dover. He aligned himself with Donald Trump, spoke at MAGA rallies, and worked with Steve Bannon to build a transatlantic alliance of right-wing populists. His influence stretched into the American culture war, feeding the same lies about immigration, globalism, and democracy.
He positioned himself as a British Trump, a warrior against "the deep state." But the reality was that he was always defending entrenched power, never fighting it.
𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜-𝘾𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙨 𝘽𝙚𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙮𝙖𝙡:
Farage’s greatest deception wasn’t what he said — it was who he claimed to represent. Working-class voters, especially in post-industrial towns, were sold a revolution. They got deregulation, rising costs, weakened rights, and a divided society. The rich got richer. The people got slogans.
Farage played the role of rebel, but his loyalties were always to the elite — the same ones hiding money offshore, lobbying against transparency, and laughing behind the curtain. At the same time, the public turned on each other.
𝙇𝙚𝙜𝙖𝙘𝙮 𝙤𝙛 𝙍𝙪𝙞𝙣:
Today, Britain is more divided, isolated, and less secure than ever in recent history. Farage didn’t do it alone, but his fingerprints are on every broken promise, every shuttered factory, and every food bank queue.
He weaponised nostalgia. He distorted democracy. He convinced the nation to burn down the house, then walked away with the matches in his pocket.
Farage is not an outsider. He is the inside man of a very elite con — and the bill is now due.” -
Plymouth art gallery and now …..
Years ago we were in Plymouth when Timmy Mallet had an exhibition of his art there. Now he seems to be riding around on his bicycle making TikToks
He has always been eccentric and I think this shows it 😂
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Hero awarded £1,000 for saving girl
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/leicester-square-knife-attack-hero-36436266.amp
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Some would call it hurty words
I don’t - this sick moron can shout his mouth off in a cell
Paul Martin was found guilty of encouragement of terrorism for posting a frenzied barrage of 16,000 messages in a Telegram chat group called "The Resistance UK" during the Covid-19 pandemic, urging members to launch a violent uprising against the UK government and attack infrastructure.
Details of the Conviction and Sentencing
Online Activity: Martin used the username "Perpetual Truth" to post messages on the 8,000-member Telegram group between December 2020 and September 2021. He spread conspiracy theories, claiming Covid-19 was a hoax and the vaccine was a poison, and called the situation a "silent war".
Calls for Violence: His messages encouraged group members to acquire weapons, such as crossbows and to make petrol bombs, for a violent revolt. He explicitly called for attacks on 5G towers and CCTV infrastructure, and even suggested burning down Parliament and banks.
Arrest and Evidence Seized: Counter-terrorism police arrested Martin at his home in South Norwood, Croydon, in September 2021. They seized several items, including two crossbows with bolts, a large knife, air guns, drones, and a stun gun disguised as a torch.
Charges and Verdict: Martin was found guilty of encouragement of terrorism, contrary to section 1 of the Terrorism Act 2006, after a two-week trial at the Old Bailey. He had previously pleaded guilty to possession of a stun gun. He was found not guilty of possessing the other weapons for the purposes of terrorism; he maintained they were for sport.
Sentencing: He was sentenced to three years and three months' imprisonment. The judge noted the "high degree of recklessness" in his actions and the potential for impressionable individuals in the large group to be influenced by his calls for violence. -
No wonder there are queues (Edited)
If this is what staff are dealing with
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Off to prison he goes
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Putin vows no more wars if West treats Russia with respect
Dear Mr.Putin,
who decides when Russia deserves respect?
Ask the people of the Crimea, Ukraine and Salisbury in Wiltshire if you treated them with respect.
Visit The Hague for a full discussion of the deaths and disappearances of your political opponents. You'd gain respect for that.
Unfortunately, your vows are never to be trusted, other than your dedication to the inglorious return of a bygone Empire, ruled by dictators. -
Worth watching to the end
What an absolute disgrace they are
Farage must be so proud
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Kent Reform - a wonderful example
Of how not to run a council
Reform UK’s Kent County Council’s budget reveals a gaping £60m hole and insiders warn it could climb to £100m, even with the maximum council tax rise. 🚨
PA says they are planning a 5% council tax hike just to stop the gap getting even worse 📉 £84.56 extra every year for a Band D household 🏠
Reform promised cuts and efficiency ✂️
They launched an “Elon Musk style” Department of Local Government Efficiency 🤖
The result so far? A deficit three times bigger than the one they inherited ❌
Adult social care providers are being warned of huge funding cuts within months. And councillors still have no draft budget to scrutinise 📄🚫
Kent is not just ANY council ⚠️
It is SUPPOSED to be the one they point to and say “this is how we’d run the country”. A “showcase”.🇬🇧
So far the verdict is clear 👇
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Buy Gold but don’t pay tax
Sounds familiar
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Right wing presenters apologise
Once they are threatened with being sued
By Meghan Markle’s Mother after they said she had been in prison
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Attempting to call for violence means
A prison sentence
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I got this message on my Peugeot. AA came out and ran diagnostic test which showed that the bettery was in its last throes - otehrwise all seemed well including the alternator. So had them instal a new battery but still getting the same message when starting up. Just wondered if anyone else has had a similar warning and if so what the problem turned out to be etc.
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Ten days to put in new underpass
https://www.itv.com/news/meridian/2025-12-17/motorway-to-be-closed-for-10-days-for-giant-underpass-to-be-slid-into-place
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Another scum bag sent to prison
https://www.merseyside.police.uk/news/merseyside/news/2025/december-2025/man-jailed-after-throwing-rocks-at-hotel-in-haydock/
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It’s worrying that he does no research just opens his big mouth
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More illegal workers arrested
No ICE needed in the UK
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c865yj3wn6wo.amp
