Michelle

My views are my own

[Grifty @TheGriftReport]

Singer Becky Hill has hit back at Jack Whitehall on her new album Rebecca after he branded her “Wetherspoons Whitney” while hosting the 2025 BRIT Awards.

The track calls out classism with lyrics aimed squarely at the privately educated comedian: “Just ’cause your daddy worked in showbiz, got you a job with his old boss… You judge me on my accent before I even start.”

At an intimate gig this week, Hill introduced the song live, saying: “This one’s for you, Jack,” and jokingly renamed it “Daddy’s Range Rover.”

Whitehall, 37, who attended £60k-a-year Marlborough College and is the son of top talent agent Michael Whitehall, has hosted the BRITs six times.

Becky Hill’s album response has gone viral among fans accusing the comedian of “punching down” on working-class artists.

[Ariana Jasmine @arianajasmine__]

Zohran Mamdani just forced Jeff Bezos to pay New York City $9 million in fines his company owed.

This is exactly why we elect politicians who aren’t bought by corporations: they actually hold powerful people accountable instead of protecting them.

[JBL @johninsouthfla]

Repost if you think the BBC openly promotes and protects Farage and Reform UK!

[NOBUNAGA🇯🇵🏯_夏樹蒼依 @japan_nobunaga]

In Japan, children clean their own schools.

Every day. After lunch.
About twenty minutes.

Classrooms.
Hallways.
Toilets.

Not because the schools are too poor
to hire someone.

Because in 1947, this country decided
that cleaning your own space
is part of becoming a person.

The cleaning rag
is on the school supply list.
Right next to the pencils.

Egypt teaches it now.
So does Indonesia.
So does Mongolia.

Think about the last time
you watched a seven-year-old
mop a floor without complaining.

Japan does that
in every elementary school
in the country.

Not as punishment.

As education.

[Jack Deakin @JackEDeakin]

Putting Andy Burnham in parliament through a resignation, extending any leadership process to allow him to stand; it all reeks of the silly Westminster games the public are sick of.

[Piers Morgan @piersmorgan]

Whoa… WHAT?!!
Farage told us it was all for security - where did he suddenly get £1.4m in cash to buy a property if it wasn’t from Harborne’s £5m ‘gift’ ?
This stinks more every day.

[Jeremy Corbyn @jeremycorbyn]

As Health Secretary, Wes Streeting deepened the privatisation of our NHS and handed over our data to Palantir, a company involved in genocide.

I am sure his friend Peter Mandelson is very proud.

Time to reinstate our NHS as a fully public service — and kick Palantir out!

[The Daily Britain @dailybritainonx]

He lives in Thailand. He goes by a Thai name. He holds 12% of Tether - a cryptocurrency that made $13bn last year. He has given Farage and Reform £22 million.

He gave Farage £5m personally before he stood for parliament.

After last night's historic results, this is the most important background read in British politics.

Full story 👇

[ALASTAIR CAMPBELL @campbellclaret]

I know there is a lot of news around but can someone at the Beeb explain to me how a man they keep telling us might be the next PM getting an undisclosed donation of FIVE MILLION POUNDS from a Thai based crypto dealer (with a BS explanation about it being for lifelong security) is not even a news story when the man he wants to replace led the news for days over some glasses and Arsenal tickets?

[Nafsika Butler-Thalassis @NafsikaT]

Due to extra funding from the council, North Paddington youth club is able to offer activities for older people during the day when the kids are in school. Free walking cricket for anyone over 60.

[Nafsika Butler-Thalassis @NafsikaT]

We are expanding the Community Champions Programme from five projects to seven! Following the hugely positive evaluation, Brunel and Wessex Gardens (Westbourne) was awarded to @lovepaddington while Lillington and Longmoore Gardens (North Pimlico) was awarded to @TheAbbeyCentre

[Melissa Sigodo @melissasigodo]

A swim school launched to boost the number of Black swimmers has sold out its weekly aqua aerobics classes since launching last year. Penguins Palace Swim School in South London is ‘getting the aunties moving’ & creating a real sense of community https://t.co/YLAPNLpM87

[Volunteer Centre Kensington & Chelsea @VolCentre_KandC]

Join us for some free Community Resilience Training in April, learning how to get prepared for floods, heatwaves, and more!
👉Register here: https://t.co/eRcq1mqsTY
This is also part of our new project, Climate Champions!
👉️https://t.co/brH05GoyDk

[Hammersmith and Fulham Police | Central West BCU @MPSHammFul]

We are appealing for help to find a missing woman from Shepherd's Bush.

Mary Lou, 22, was last seen earlier today wearing cream leggings and a cream coat.

Please report sightings by calling 999 and quote CAD 5901/14Mar.

[Curiosity @CuriosityonX]

🚨: Colombia bans all new oil and mining in its Amazon rain-forest. The protected area is the size of Sweden and covers 42% of the country.

[Nafsika Butler-Thalassis @NafsikaT]

You are now eligible for a disabled person’s railcard, if you have a freedom pass (because of disability) or a blue badge.

[Sesame Street @sesamestreet]

"I wear braids, and puffs too! I love all the things my hair can do." We hope you love your hair just as much as Gabrielle! #CROWNLove

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[SophieSpring97 @SophieP25397]

This morning I saw an extensive interview with the 2nd placed Reform candidate and not the winning Green Party candidate. The BBC clearly has an agenda! I’ve never seen a minority party get so much coverage.

[Harry Eccles @Heccles94]

BREAKING NEWS 🚨

86.3% of people eligible to vote in Gorton and Denton did not vote for Reform UK!

72.3% of those who actually voted did not vote Reform!

Why are they getting so much air time on the BBC?

[Damian Low @DamianLow3]

Still awaiting the media scrutiny of Johnson and Farage discussing bringing down Theresa May with Bannon.

Why the silence?