“I’m not familiar with that particular case”.
Suella Braverman says she didn’t know about 12 refugees being killed in Rwanda in 2018 after protesting about their conditions.
Moments earlier she insisted “Rwanda is safe for refugees”.
“Rwanda is a safe country” she repeats.
Hey @campbellclaret are you any good at join-the-dots?
Dot 1.
GB News is owned by All Perspectives Ltd, which is controlled by three significant shareholders, all of whom work for Christopher Chandler's Dubai-based investment firm Legatum.
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David Graeber: "A revolution on a world scale will take a very long time. But it is also possible to recognize that it is already starting to happen. The easiest way to get our minds around it is to stop thinking about revolution as a thing—'the' revolution, 1/
@Aiannucci Make it funded by progressive tax ring fenced and which can only be changed with the agreement of both Houses of Parliament. All appointments made by itself subject to review by cross party committee in an elected upper house. Retains democratic accountability, access for all.
Andrew Tate on Stoicism. Just watched a 5 min YouTube video where Andrew Tate is interviewed about Stoicism. I might write a short article about this because, well, it neatly encapsulates an extremely common and very insidious misconception about Stoic philosophy.
This is a thread about an important High Court judgment which was handed down yesterday. It concerns the decision of Dominic Raab to try to control the conduct of parole proceedings and to prescribe how his officials provide evidence to the Parole Board.
@mattuthompson It’s official, England has gone full rogue censoring well-respected legends like Lineker and Attenborough because they disagree with a globally ridiculed Tory govt
Let's create a thread of lines of poetry that have changed our lives. Maybe this will be something people can carry around and scroll through to find what they need. 🖤
I'll start with Derek Walcott's final line from "Love After Love": "Sit. Feast on your life."
When it comes to tax avoidance, Trump is not alone.
Federal income taxes paid in 2020:
Nike: $0
FedEx: $0
HP: $0
Salesforce: $0
Dish Network: $0
Charter Communications: $0
Duke Energy: $0
Yes. Dr. King was right. We have socialism for the rich, rugged capitalism for the rest.
The Tories have destroyed our NHS.
A thread 🧵
My daughter was prescribed Clarithromycin late this afternoon by a GP. We couldn't get an appointment until 4.30 as there is a shortage of doctors due to government cuts. We had to drive to a different town. In freezing conditions.