Sunak’s wine legacy. The highest rates of duty on wine in Europe, with 64 bands of duty (to replace just 2!) from 1 Feb 2025. Will the next government do the right thing - it’s a simple move - and help businesses and consumers? My monthly newsletter… newsletter.bauduc.com/t/y-e-mjyduyd-…

Ian Hislop tears Andrea Jenkyns a new a-hole. #HIGNFY

This is super interesting. New posters going up in retailers warning of price rises if the Conservatives idiotic 30 band alcohol duty legislation goes live on the 1st of Feb 2025. There is still time for Keir Starmer and the The Labour Party government to see sense and kick it out!

This Daily Mail back page is an absolute disgrace. I know people will say to ignore it and not afford it oxygen but it’s simply embarrassing. Putting the word “GERMAN” in capital letters; it’s 2024, this sort of utterly backwards bollocks should be well behind us.

Italy owns a UK rail franchise, China built our nuclear power stations, Canadian pensioners and Abu Dhabi own our water companies, India our steel industry and a Czech billionaire is buying Royal Mail. God forbid that England should have a German football manager.

What does the #EU mean to us Georgians 🇬🇪? Freedom  Education  Equality Diversity Peace Human rights Mutual respect Empowerment&development Supporting &promoting cultural heritige Envinrinmental protection That’s what we are fighting for🇬🇪🫶🏻🇪🇺

Look at this. 1) Russian invasion of Ukraine 2) Russia throwing elections in Georgia 3) Russia interfering in Moldova referendum 4) Wagner in Sudan / Central African Republic 5) Wagner in Mali and wider Sahel 6) Russian submarine and naval activity off west coast of Ireland

The Telegraph, which repeatedly insists that "foreign courts" stop telling us what to do, is now telling us to listen to foreign billionaires telling us what to do.

For those who were asleep at the back: - the overwhelming majority of farmers will be unaffected by the proposed changes to Inheritance Tax - those complaining about it are the multi-millionaires who saw investing in farmland as an excellent tax avoidance measure.

It's just been announced Nigel Farage is once again in the USA on another jolly. The good people of Clacton however are still waiting for their MP to set up a constituency office, to agree times and places for a surgery or even establish an email address or phone number.

Georgia is going full Euromaidan, and the pro-Kremlin bloc is doing what they do best - intimidate, imprison and beat up people. Stay strong my Georgian friends, you will prevail! 🇬🇪

ALL EYES ON TBILISI!!! 🇬🇪🇪🇺

#GeorgiaProtests I am so proud of you! I am proud of Georgia! A national accord has been reached on the most critical matter: no one can take away Georgia’s independence, no one can return Georgia to Russia,and no one can deprive Georgia of its will and its European future 🇬🇪🇪🇺

Lovely Grandma from the protest ❤️ Protestors trying to protect water canon

Surreal scenes from Tbilisi as a young brave woman breaks through riot police barrier screaming: “Is it me you are afraid of?!” The Georgian women define bravery. Video Radio Tavisupleba

Hey,World! 📢 Let’s make one thing clear about🇬🇪 It’s not just a moment It’s a movement! It’s an ideological battle. There is a whole new generation born and raised in an independent #Georgia and we won’t surrender! 🇬🇪🇪🇺 #TbilisiProtests #GeorgiaProtests 📸 Ana Kaulashvili

Truly unbelievable scenes from Georgia 🇬🇪 Hundreds of thousands of Georgians formed a chain of unity across the country expressing their unwavering determination to defend Georgia’s democracy and a European future.

1. We aren't in the EU. Lol 2.a private school is a business and should be taxed as such 3. There is no proof parents will leave private schools en masse and flood state 4. State schools urgently need the money. 5. It is not middle class parents being punished but poor kids in

Past rewards for achieving naff all. Dame Priti Patel Dame Therese Coffey Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg Sir Michael Fabricant Dame Andrea Jenkyns Dame Andrea Leadsom Sir Sajid Javid Sir Gavin Williamson Charlotte Owen, Baroness Owen Shaun Bailey, Baron Bailey #BBCBreakfast #GMB

Don’t recall there being much outrage when Conservative No10s in every administration in recent yrs doled out honours to scores of backbench MPs basically for just being MPs. We should have fewer political honours but the thrice elected London mayor seems an odd place to start.