Mystery Hour. Very funny.
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Water, sewerage, sickness & greed.
The thinking behind the Tory sex education overhaul (Spoiler alert: there isn’t any).
Starmer’s speech with Natasha Clark
A vintage Mystery Hour.
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In case you missed the HUGE announcement my new book Strangeland: How Britain Stopped Making Sense is out on the 26th of September in hardback, ebook and audiobook.

Pre-order it here: lnk.to/StrangelandsBo…
You can even bag yourself a signed copy courtesy of Waterstones.

I love Glasgow. My wife was posted here when we were first courting & just arriving here still thrills me. Can’t wait for tomorrow evening. ⁦Aye Write⁩ glasgowlife.org.uk/event/1/how-th…

Remember when we complained to the Charity Commission about the Institute for Economic Affairs breaching its guidance - and instead of investigating it withdrew its guidance? We took advice from a KC and we think the Charity Commission broke the law. goodlawproject.org/update/charity…

Extraordinary, having listened to Gillian Keegan's media round this morning, that she has implemented huge restrictions on sex and relationship education in schools based on, it would seem, vibes.

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So what are the impacts of running down universities in England?

Just reading the Office for Students annual report...tl:dr it says that means
- fewer courses,
- fewer places,
- less research
- less contribution to 'local and national economies'.

officeforstudents.org.uk/publications/f…

James O'Brien spends several minutes talking about clenching, pooing and panting and the next caller comes on and says 'thanks for being the voice of reason.' Absolutely howling 🤣 Brilliant radio ❤️

Basically everything in this article 💯. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Damn. My pledge card was meant to stay under wraps for a little longer….

Haggis_UK 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 The exact moment Gillian Keegan realises she’s actually got no genuine evidence…

James O'Brien You know this is going out?

Chatted with James O'Brien on LBC just now, always a pleasure - we talked about Keir Starmer's announcement today, what Great British Energy looks like & about beating the Daily Mail…:)

THANK YOU ❤️

I've just got my ratings for my first 3 months on my LBC show and I'm overwhelmed with gratitude to you. #CarolOnLBC

In terms of audience share, my share has gone up by nearly 40%.

After all of the nonsense with the BBC last year when I refused to let them

James O'Brien's loyal audience grows once again, reaching 1.4 million each week!

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Grim story. Great reporting. A timely reminder that when someone exploits the well-meaning credulity of people on social media, they make life that bit harder for everybody trying to be honest & decent.

As this thread lays out perfectly, this is not about stopping the boats.

It is simply about being able to point at a few planes of people in handcuffs and hoping that saves your career.

I’ll say it again: Rwanda is not about stopping the boats.

I think about Iain Duncan Smith blithely inciting criminal damage without any consequences or criticism from 'law & order' fetishists surprisingly often. mol.im/a/12458065

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Duke and Duchess attended event after invitation from global ambassador Misan Harriman

I know it's a tiny thing. But blaming journalists for accurately reporting what you yourself said and then changed your mind about is some piss-poor bottom drawer fucking bullshit.