Characteristically wise & evidence-based piece from Prof. Devi Sridhar on the most egregious of RFK Jr's views. A dangerous anti-vaxxer conspiracy theorist who promotes raw milk (E.coli or salmonella, anyone?) & has claimed "autism comes from vaccines" 😳 theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

"Vaccination has probably saved more lives & is better researched than most, if not all, healthcare. RFK Jr could set this back & be responsible for the death & disability of myriads of people, particularly children.” Superb BBC fact check on RFK 👇 bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

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As C4 explains, children of single farmers with the average value of a farm (£2.2m) will pay £140k tax. It’s zero if the farmer is married. The govt plans mean farmers will receive a £1.5m tax free allowance. That’s £1m more than the most of the population.

This is absolutely brilliant. Pity all politics can’t be a bit like this …. Prescott VS Hague - a true heavyweight contest

Priti Patel MP You are wrong on pretty much every count here. Firstly, being elected (and "democratically" is pretty much what being "elected" means) does not absolve you of crimes, whether war crimes or any other. We term this notion "The Rule of Law" - look it up. The law is not

"Farage’s group campaigning against WHO is staffed by consultants who work with the nicotine products industry. Farage is the chair and a co-founder of Action on World Health, which campaigns to reform or replace the WHO" And nobody was at all surprised. buff.ly/4fuaout

Did voters know when he was narrowly elected? No. “Reform UK MP James McMurdock was jailed for kicking girlfriend four times, court documents show.” mirror.co.uk/news/politics/…

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Surely there has to be a by-election

Around 10,000 people were diagnosed with mouth cancer in the UK last year. This week, as part of Mouth Cancer Action Month, FDS Dean Charlotte Eckhardt attended a House of Commons event aimed at highlighting the vital role dentists and dental surgeons play in early detection.

"Some 56% of farmland bought in 2023 was sold to landowners who were not working farmers.” yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/home-affa…

Absolutely agree

What about Russian interference in the Brexit Referendum? The Conservatives prevented proper investigation and reporting of Putin’s malign influence. Romanian court cancels presidential election bbc.com/news/articles/…

Laura Kuenssberg, "Elon Musk, a political pal of Donald Trump and Nigel Farage, attacking Prime Minister Keir Starmer and the Labour government, over inaction over the grooming scandal" Alan Johnson, "It's Orwellian.. In 1984, slavery is freedom, ignorance is strength.. We've

When the German chancellor, Olaf Scholz, was asked in an interview about the barrage of insults being directed at him and other German leaders by Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, his reply was: “Don’t feed the troll.”

Elon Musk commenting on British politics is like Kim Kardashian doing the Countryfile weather.

Excellent

Lord Sugar, "The biggest disaster in my lifetime was us leaving the European Union" "The full ramifications of us not being in the EU are starting to take it's toll" "If I was Prime Minister, I would be coming along on my bended knees asking to be let back in" "It's all to do

Trump is treating • US contracts + treaties as opportunities for extortion • US allies as clients to be fleeced • US security guarantees as protection rackets. He is not forming alliances for a more stable + prosperous world. His is introducing the code of the mafia.