Westminster, Islington and Clerkenwell qualified tour guide, former Guardian home affairs editor, author.
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Its higher net migration that is going to keep Britain out of recession - OBR.
Net migration forecasts have been revised upwards to 245,000 a year. Will add 0.5% to annual GDP by 2027.
It's What the Chancellor Didn't tell you....
Immigration is keeping UK afloat.
This is worth reading... Debt rescheduling, yes, Reparations , no - PM
theguardian.com/commentisfre…
British people can’t be made to pay for the wrongs of slavery – but we must confront our complicated history | Andy Burnham
Annual net migration forecasts revised downwards by 70,000 say Office of Budget Responsibility.
Now expected to fall to 120,000 in 2026 then to rise to 230,000 in 2031.
Near term fall fuelled by tighter immigration rules since 23 and more international students going home.
Clerkenwell local boy.
William Hogarth died #OTD 1764. Herewith his statue in Chiswick plus the pug Trump. His tomb at St Nicholas, Chiswick. #Hogarth #Londoner
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Bad news: the BBC is set to scrap Radio 4 Extra. 📻 Losing this treasure trove of classic comedy, archive drama, and timeless storytelling would be a huge blow for millions of us.
Sign the petition to help save it 👇 you.38degrees.org.uk/petitio… via @38degrees
Tell me this isn't terrorism...Yeah sure. "It's just democratic protest"...You sure of that?
thetimes.com/uk/crime/articl…
Imagine living in a state where there hasn't been an election for 20 years...
Le Canada, aux côtés de l’Australie, de la France et du Royaume-Uni, regrette profondément le report des élections palestiniennes à septembre 2027. Près de deux décennies se sont écoulées depuis les dernières élections du Conseil législatif palestinien, privant ainsi toute une génération de la possibilité d’élire ses représentants.
Nous appelons l’Autorité palestinienne à reconsidérer cette décision et à prendre les mesures nécessaires pour tenir des élections législatives et présidentielles sans plus tarder.
Zack Polanski went into the H and St P byelection thinking it was 'Game On'. Instead it proved 'Game Over'.
Andrew Rawnsley's penetrating Observer column:
observer.co.uk/news/columnis…
Legendary environmental activist and former national co-chair of Green Party, Brig Oubridge, quits saying it's now an antisemitic, pro-nuclear power party...
My husband has been in @TheGreenParty for 45 years & I have been in for nearly 30. Today we cancel our direct debit & leave.The rot started with “Transwomen are women, no debate “. Now it is an anti semitic, pro nuclear power party. Not a Green Party.
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Earlier this morning, officers made arrests at a spontaneous protest outside the Board of Deputies in Camden.
Five people were arrested for inciting racial hatred, involving allegedly shouting or chanting slogans calling for intifada. They remain in police custody.
The protest in Camden has now ended.
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British-Israeli citizen Emily Damari spent 471 days in Hamas captivity.
She was among 251 people taken hostege on October 7.
15 British citizens were murdered that day.
We will continue to remember them, and to honour the pain of their families.
Their stories must never be forgotten.
Former hostage Emily Damari thanks the British public, media, and Members of Parliament for pushing for her release and the release of every other hostage, in a video published on the anniversary of October 7
Read more here 👇
i24news.tv/en/news/israel/ar…
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Zach Polanski dodging his party’s “Zionism is racism” vote in Brighton this morning while he gets to grip with the cheese vote in Holborn and St Pancras instead.
Zach Polanski dodging his party’s “Zionism is racism” vote in Brighton this morning while he gets to grip with the cheese vote in Holborn and St Pancras instead.
Zack Polanski says Palestine Action are just a protest organisation. Really?
theguardian.com/uk-news/2026…
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@reformparty_uk at @Derbyshirecc has decided to ban one of the Local Democracy Reporters at @derbyshire_live, @EddieBisk.
Needless to say we stand utterly opposed to the false accusations made about our editorial standards and urge the council to reconsider immediately.
derbytelegraph.co.uk/news/lo…
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Coal merchant and concert promoter #ThomasBritton passed away #OnThisDay in 1714 after a prank went awry.
✍️ Mathew Lyons explains
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