@RupertLowe10 I had to re-read the £ value a few times before it sunk in. £1.5+ Billion. Christ! Of course, the government - be it the previous conservative government or the current labour government - has zero plan to handle these people beyond "Stick 'em in hotels and throw money at them"
In London last night, an Iranian bus driver placed the Lion and Sun flag at the front window, and was greeted like a legend by the Iranian community.
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Breaking: the FSU has got all of Graham Linehan’s bail condition dropped.
When @Glinner was arrested by five armed police officers for three tweets, he was bailed on the condition that he couldn’t use X.
After legal correspondence, the police dropped that condition, but imposed an even more riddiculous one - “Not to contact the victims or interfere with the investigation”.
A condition so vague, it presumably banned Graham from speaking to any trans-identifying person.
They wouldn’t drop it, so we took it to court.
Today, Westminster Magistrates Court deleted the condition.
The Judge ruled that:
“the conditions are so vague as to make compliance with them extremely difficult, with a high risk of an inadvertent breach. The phrase not to contact ‘victims’ is a loaded term - nothing proved to date. In any event who are the victims? There is reference to one individual who is offended. It’s a type of offence where anyone, anyone from the trans community could take offence. So it is meaningless as a prohibition”.
The police didn’t even bother to turn up to court. But a barrister, funded by FSU supporters, did. He won. The @metpoliceuk lost.
But Graham’s fight doesn’t end here. He’s still under investigation and the police are yet to compensate him for his ordeal. You can back Graham’s crowdfunder to force the Met to end their anti free speech crusade here
@AllisonPearson It’s only offensive, it seems, if the person saying it supports Reform UK in any form. Plenty of Labour MPs have “xxx born and bread” in their bios etc
@McDonaldsUK the chicken legend was the boss of all chicken meals UK McDonalds had to offer. I feel it’s time to bring it back, at least as a limited time only thing. It is, after all, a legend.
If you believe free speech is for you but not your political opponents, you're illiberal.
If no contrary evidence could change your beliefs, you're a fundamentalist.
If you believe the state should punish those with contrary views, you're a totalitarian.
If you believe political opponents should be punished with violence or death, you're a terrorist.
Whether you agreed with him or not, Charlie Kirk is dead purely because some people didn't like what he had to say. That should outrage every single one of us.
If it wasn’t for journalists allowing you into their studios (including me on the sixth day of the week I work, for @GBNEWS) you wouldn’t have the “job” of being an amateur gobshite, @narindertweets. Maybe wind your neck in for once?
Labour has finally admitted they believe the rights of illegal migrants are more important than the rights of local people in Epping.
There you have it. Shame on them.
Illegal immigrants in my hotel?!
I was asked to use my hotel to house illegal immigrants. I said “no”.
Willingham House is a boutique hotel, and despite the tempting offers from Serco and many other companies, it’s staying as a hotel!
I was offered £420,000 per year in passive income, many other hotel owners are caving under the pressure. Not me!
If you want to come and support a luxury hotel, ran from a small business owner like me, you’re all welcome to stay at Willingham House, Cambridgeshire 💕 we would love to host you 🙏🏼
(Google “Willingham house” to book)
It is with more sadness than mere words can convey that we have to report that our beloved Ozzy Osbourne has passed away this morning. He was with his family and surrounded by love.
We ask everyone to respect our family privacy at this time.
Sharon, Jack, Kelly, Aimee and Louis