@SquareAlbert

Self-made man: thinker, writer, traveller, humanist, opera lover and proud European

Joined July 2014
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Blocked by the champion of free speech! I shall wear this medal with pride #R4Today #bbcbreakfast
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Pippa Crerar
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EXCL: Senior Reform UK official raised questions about whether major donations from two billionaire backers would be legal under proposed new foreign donors cap three months before they gave £72m to the party. James Orr, then Reform UK’s head of policy, discussed potential difficulties around future donations from Christopher Harborne and Ben Delo in undercover footage captured by the investigative reporting group Verbatim. A reporter was posing as a potential donor when Orr talked to him about “filling the war chest in anticipation” of tougher donations rules, describing it as the establishment trying to “kneecap” the party. Story by @rowenamason theguardian.com/politics/202…

Senior Reform official cast doubt over legality of huge donations

Exclusive: James Orr told undercover reporter that party was ‘filling the war chest in anticipation’ of tougher rules

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Brendan May
@bmayOct 19
Neither man could possibly have imagined that just one generation later, Europe would be defending itself against both of their future successors. What is happening is truly unfathomable.
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Gosh. It never stops! #ReformUK #R4Today #bbcbreakfast
BBC Politics
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Reform UK mayor investigated over naked photo claims bbc.in/4yT6vZD

Police probe Reform UK mayor Luke Campbell over naked photo claim

Reform UK's Luke Campbell denies claims that he showed nude photos of himself to a female colleague.

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Now #ReformUK councillor calls disabled candidate a “Stevie Wonder lookalike” #R4Today #bbcbreakfast
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Reform councillor slammed for ‘Stevie Wonder’ jab at disabled by-election candidate ift.tt/ZnBR64v

Reform councillor slammed for ‘Stevie Wonder’ jab at disabled by-election candidate

A Reform UK councillor has been branded ableist after describing a disabled Labour by-election candidate as a ‘Stevie Wonder lookalike’.

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Lancashire Telegraph@lancstelegraph19h
Reform councillor slammed for ‘Stevie Wonder’ jab at disabled by-election candidate ift.tt/ZnBR64v

Reform councillor slammed for ‘Stevie Wonder’ jab at disabled by-election candidate

A Reform UK councillor has been branded ableist after describing a disabled Labour by-election candidate as a ‘Stevie Wonder lookalike’.

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Increasingly, Israeli spokesmen seem to think an aggressive response to questions will deflect from what’s happening on the ground. It won’t. That interview was a classic example #wato #bbcwato
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People playing loud music on buses face £100 fine bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm89…

People playing loud music on buses could face £100 fine

Antisocial behaviour on buses in England could lead to fines while a new campaign is also being launched for trains. A national campaign asking rail passengers "share the carriage, not the noise" is...

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Tim Walker@ThatTimWalkerOct 18
I’d like to know more about this story which disappeared as swiftly from the news schedules as the morning dew: will those who attacked these people face justice? Are diplomats no longer safe in the lands that have been seized? Has our Government a view? theguardian.com/world/2026/o…

Israeli settlers attack European diplomats in West Bank

French mayor and archbishop also attacked during violent attempt to stop Palestinians harvesting olives

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82 years ago today, the three Czech composers Viktor Ullmann, Pavel Haas, and Hans Krása were all murdered at Auschwitz. Their operas - and much other wonderful music - stand testimony.
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New powers to seize #ebikes bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckz7…

Ealing Council has new powers to seize e-bikes blocking pavements

Ealing Council has approved new powers to seize e-bikes and fine operators for obstructions.

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Tim Walker@ThatTimWalkerOct 16
We can’t afford this hard right fantasy any longer.
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Mention of the severe drought in southern England is - perhaps inevitably - accompanied by the sound of torrential rain outside my window #R4Today
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Coverage of the Lucy Letby case should reflect (or at least mention) the unease many feel about the safety of her convictions. A whistleblower on a recent Channel 5 documentary suggested she might have been a scapegoat for unit failures #LucyLetby #R4Today #bbcbreakfast
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Didn’t take Jenrick long to blame the messenger! ITV have performed a public service - by showing voters how #ReformUK behaves when it thinks no one’s looking #R4Today #BBCBreakfast
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More questions for #ReformUK after undercover investigation bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqm2…

Reform faces questions over candidate vetting after undercover filming

Reform UK says the party has "improved and prioritised its vetting procedures".

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Reform figures “defend the indefensible”… apple.news/AhxwxvBiESKy-mO1y…

Reform officials admit they 'defend the indefensible' after allegations against party figures

Warning: This article contains racist and offensive language.

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Piers Morgan
@piersmorganOct 15
What about the guy who started the slaughter?
Elon Musk
@elonmuskOct 15
And so the slaughter continues … Time for Zelensky to go
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Michael Crick
@MichaelLCrickOct 15
My piece for the I-Paper on ITV's brilliant expose of Reform councillors, reported by Dan Hewitt: inews.co.uk/opinion/farage-w…

Farage's biggest weakness will be exposed by an early election

Michael Crick: The Reform leader should be careful what he wishes for. As ITV's expose shows, his candidates could be his undoing

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New atheism didn’t stick because many people still need fairy tales to explain their existence… #TFTD #R4Today
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If Trump buys diesel from Russia, won’t American drivers simply be subsidising Moscow’s illegal war? #Ukraine #R4Today #bbcbreakfast
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