Ukraine. Our land. Given by God. Kissed by the sun. Rocked by the winds. Tempered by fire. Defended by its sons and daughters.
It cannot be mistaken for anything else.
It can never be given away to anyone.
Happy Independence Day of Ukraine! pic.twitter.com/LwnRAjnZnc— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) August 24, 2024
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You’re either in front of Guido, or you are behind…
You’d be forgiven for thinking First Minister Morgan’s Listening Tour of Wales – designed to ensure “everyone’s voice is heard” – would involve taking questions from the public. It doesn’t…
Wales’ new Labour leader has carefully planned her tour to have zero events where people can turn up and ask questions or put points to her, despite its claim to give “everyone a chance to contribute”. No doubt those lucky enough to grace Morgan’s presence will be handpicked Labour supporters…
It is no wonder Morgan, who recently took over as leader after Vaughan Gething’s disastrous 78-day premiership, doesn’t want to face the Welsh public. Cymru lags behind its regional UK counterparts in almost every measure. NHS waiting times are longer. Educational attainment is lower. Not to mention Wales’ continued fury with Labour’s 20mph speed limits, which has now put the kibosh on a cycling race as cars won’t be able keep up with the bikes. Don’t take questions you don’t want to give answers to…
Motions are in for the Trades Union Congress’ annual meeting next month in Brighton. Delegates’ votes on them will decide the political and lobbying direction the TUC will take. Unions bosses have renewed energy now Labour is in and are gunning for more pay rises from a permissive government. More strikes are already on the way…
Apart from pushing for bumper pay deals, union chiefs have crafted a list of some truly insane and/or idiotic motions. Guido gives you some of the worst below:
Union bosses are no doubt itching to unveil some of their even kookier ideas once they secure more concessions from Labour over the coming months. “Get round the table” because “the adults are back in the room”…
Conference season is looming, and with the Tories faffing about with their four-month leadership competition, Guido hears Farage and his crew have been making hay for Reform ahead of its conference while the Tories flounder. Harvest is nearly upon us…
A Reform source says “we are much happier than we were this time last year” with tickets selling at a significantly faster rate. Tickets for Party Members cost £50 with attendance at an “Evening Gala Party with Nigel Farage and special guests” going for only £25. Dress to impress…
Platinum tickets are also available which, for the princely sum of £1,000, get you:
For the first time, Reform’s conference is two days instead of one, and the BBC will have a dedicated studio to cover the event with concurrent on-location reporting from the likes of GB News and Times Radio. A sweet moment for Reform after the BBC called them ‘far-right’ earlier this year…
Friday 20th September will see Farage and co. make the usual political speeches in Birmingham’s National Exhibition Centre, before evening partying. Saturday will see work on putting the party constitution together, with “safeguards” in place to dodge any UKIP-style bust-ups. Reform is gearing up to launch over 100 local branches in the coming weeks, rallying their 75,000-and-counting paying members. Members who will soon be able to choose their leader…
Former leader of the SNP in Westminster Ian Blackford told Times Radio why he believes Nicola Sturgeon’s claim that she spent no time in the kitchen and therefore didn’t see any of her husband’s purchases:
“She doesn’t have a passion for cooking.”