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More water bills rises announced today, on top of those already planned. Privatisation without competition, arguably the worst of both worlds https://t.co/WXjN3mGdhr

“But it’s still genocide, er…” Free to read: https://t.co/fZWHUiEWib

The Democrats worst nightmare. Trump delivers on his peace plan

My Times column from Sunday.

MODERATOR: Are you willing to commit to NOT raise the sales tax? MIKIE SHERRILL: I'm not going to commit to anything right now. On Nov. 4, vote NO on Mikie Sherrill. ❌

When politicians say they can't see another white face or when they warn about in island of strangers the ghost of Powell stirs. https://t.co/Br7DOch0xZ

The truth is he never went away. Now politicians are honouring him even as the despise his name. Link below

Enoch Powell is alive and well and living in our heads. My Substack on the new politics of race, link below👇

Robert Jenrick "can't see another white face", but he knows where the lefty "activist" judges are hiding in plain wigs. Tories are trying to out bid Reform on being tough on migrants and the causes of migrants- and Labour isn't far behind Read: https://t.co/skmDv1ircC

Enoch Powell is alive and well and living in our heads. My Substack on the new politics of race, link below👇

@iainmacwhirter ….#Excellent Iain 👏 Hope you read it @JohnSwinney 🥱

John Swinney was booed in today for repeating his call for a Palestinian state at a vigil for the Manchester dead. Not his best intervention. The FM is curiously silent on the only credible plan to end the war (NB I don’t write the headlines)

I’m not cancelling Netflix - what a daft idea. But I’d have to say this is true of a lot of its output - and more so the BBC’s

For centuries, the liberal tradition had maintained a clear distinction: public life was the realm of politics, economics, and civic engagement, while private life remained a sanctuary. What changed? @tiffanyjenkins explores the role of the New Left 👇 https://t.co/nZIok2lISV

Benjamin Netanyahu is quaking in his kippa. BDS is the ultimate in gesture pokitics. Stick to emptying bins and fixing potholes.

Credit to @iainmacwhirter for admitting he's previously been wrong about why @reformparty_uk has been gaining in popularity in Scotland, although he still doesn't acknowledge the direct impact of high immigration on Scottish cities, particularly Glasgow. https://t.co/5zXAdbpzfR

Big tech didn’t kill privacy — we did. My debut for @unherd

How We Lost the Space to Be Human What happens when everything becomes public – our thoughts, our feelings, even our intimacy? A wide-ranging and superb lecture from @tiffanyjenkins

Exquisite Pointe de Gaze lace @ChatsworthHouse

The Boris Wave is the new Breaking Point

What about transphobic? Is his Mayorship trying to deny trans right to be?