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Reform report Polanski to police over picture he didn’t post

Post author:Willem Moore
Post published:30 July 2026
Post last modified:31 July 2026

On Wednesday 27 July, Reform UK leader Nigel Farage posted the following to Twitter/X: This is what Zack Polanski has just posted on his instagram. If I was to post anything as inciteful then I would expect to be arrested, and so should Polanski. pic.twitter.com/u1s25FQ38U — Nigel Farage (@Nigel_Farage) July 27, 2026 The image in question shows a guillotine next to the message “We’re only making plans for Nigel”. And Farage is certainly correct to think he would have attracted criticism if he’d published something similar. Farage is less correct to suggest Polanski ‘posted’ the image, but we do agree the…

Exclusive: YP suspends Wimborne-Idrissi — for event she didn’t attend

Post author:Skwawkbox
Post published:4 July 2026
Post last modified:4 July 2026

Your Party (YP) has suspended three members of its executive committee — for attending a socialist event. Well-known Jewish left-winger Naomi Wimborne-Idrissi, Essex’s Solma Ahmed and the RMT’s Mel Mullins were all suspended for participating in a Socialist Federation conference: YP got it wrong, but that’s not the point But at least one of those suspended wasn’t even at the event. And Wimborne-Idrissi told Skwawkbox that even if she had been, it wouldn’t justify Corbyn’s new party behaving like the authoritarian Labour party: I wasn’t even at it! But even if I had joined in to listen to what was being…

Coach change didn’t save Tunisia

Post author:Alaa Shamali
Post published:21 June 2026
Post last modified:21 June 2026

Tunisia did not wait long after the heavy 5-1 loss to Sweden, deciding to change their coach before the second round, hoping to save their chances of competing for a qualifying spot. However, what happened against Japan confirmed that the problem was deeper than just a technical change, as the “Eagles of Carthage” fell 4-0 and were officially eliminated from the 2026 World Cup after only two rounds. Tunisia’s exit was accompanied by a series of unprecedented negative statistics, turning the current participation into one of the most difficult editions in the national team’s history on the global stage. First to…

SAS didn’t refer Afghanistan atrocity allegations to police in case it upset soldiers

Post author:Joe Glenton
Post published:30 May 2026
Post last modified:8 June 2026

Commanders of the UK military’s most elite special forces didn’t refer war crimes allegations to police, an inquiry has heard. The reasons they decided not to may astound our readers: an anonymous senior officer said that there were fears doing so might upset SAS troops. The inquiry has been going on for several years. Current and former Special Air Service (SAS) personnel have been granted anonymity to give evidence. The inquiry concerns allegations that innocent Afghan civilians were murdered in 2011. Some allegations suggest detainees were handcuffed before being executed. And that weapons seized elsewhere were placed on their bodies to…