George Monbiot

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14 October 2025 06:48

To be effective, protest must be noisy, obstructive, annoying. No longer is this allowed. Now the last attribute of effective dissent – persistence – is also to be banned. But the moment protest ceases to be effective is the moment democracy dies. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Adam Bienkov

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07 October 2025 19:04

Nothing says "I want independent judges" like threatening to sack any judge who disagrees with you, while holding up a judge's wig like a puppet

Ricky Gervais

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07 October 2025 19:03

27 years ago I was made redundant and given a few grand. I decided that if I was careful, I could live off the money for 6 months trying to become a comedian before I had to get another job. I was 37. Worth a punt.

Tim Fenton

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05 September 2025 10:19

Lisbon User Guide has added a statement on the Elevador da Glória ... lisbonuserguide.blogspot.com/2025/09/7212...

The Guardian

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19 August 2025 05:54

There's a word for the EU's inaction over Gaza: racism | Shada Islam