John Lish

BREAKING The OBR says the tax raid on landlords - increasing property income tax rates by another 2% - will: 1) Make it less likely that people become landlords, ‘reducing long term rental supply’ and leading to a ‘steady long-term rise in rents’ 2) See landlords simply pass on costs to tenants, increasing rents

🚨 PICTURED: Mohmed Abdulkarim, one of the two suspects charged over the RAF Fairford plot He allegedly loaded the three white vans with metal drums containing petrol, water butts and smart dashcams

Cyclists are continuing to ride along the newly pedestrianised section of Oxford Street, despite being asked to dismount. Around seven security staff have been stationed near Oxford Circus, calling out to cyclists to get off their bikes, with mixed success. More on this story ➡️ bbc.in/3W32bbT #OxfordStreet #London #Cycling #Pedestrianisation

An oldie but a goodie. In 1968 a bunch of entitled hippy bastards sent a letter detailing their specious demands to the Warden and Fellows of Wadham College, Oxford. This was their letter of reply, which speaks to how far the academy has since fallen.

Energy Secretary @Miatsf has agreed that the regulator can grant consent for gas to be produced at the licensed Jackdaw field. Gas from Jackdaw is expected to start reaching British homes and businesses as early as the end of this month.

A planned asylum camp near the village of Piddington will be illegal if it goes ahead without licences to protect rare bats and wildlife, police have warned the Home Office 🔗: telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/10…

🚨SEE YOU IN COURT!!! Just filed a federal complaint. I’m taking legal action over my ejection from the @chicagosky game while peacefully exercising my First Amendment rights. My T-shirt did what the whole @WNBA apparently couldn’t: define a woman. No threats. No violence. Just biology. And somehow, that required a security escort. You don’t have to agree with my speech but you don’t get to silence me for it. I will not be intimidated. I will not be silenced. I will continue to stand for women and defend free speech.

🚨NEW: Andy Burnham directly chaired meetings approving funds for Man City owner Sheikh Mansour’s property companies while Manchester mayor [@Telegraph]

As predicted. Zack Polanski humiliated. Labour's % hardly dropped. The % for the Greens barely rose when factoring in Feinstein. Polanski's done.

I’m sorry to say the BBC is committing multiple acts of self-harm. Current senior management do not seem to understand that in the changing media landscape the BBC should still be providing content the commercial sector is unwilling or unable to invest in.