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Kevin Gopal retweeted
Juan Atkins.
The world would have been a very different place without you x
He enriched all our lives.
Fiscal devolution in England could be a memorable exception in a Budget meant to be largely forgotten. Me for The Lead - national.thelead.uk/p/the-le…
On the agenda for the EU-UK summit: food and drink, youth experience, immigration – and a discussion about the longer-term relationship. Me for The Lead this week - national.thelead.uk/p/the-le…
Tonga left edge defence superb all half, kept Young out. England can't quite find their left edge #RLWC26
Kevin Gopal retweeted
“Public ownership is what 90 per cent of the world does and what 82 per cent of the British public want because they see the failures of privatisation.”
“Crystal Clear,” our recent briefing on the roadmap to public water ownership, featured in The Lead👇
national.thelead.uk/p/the-le…
Wigan fan but true
When Wakefield Trinity were relegated three years ago, the club didn't stop its vital community work. It continued giving opportunities and life chances to children, filling the gap left by local services destroyed by austerity
Its remarkable current success isn't just on the rugby pitch — it's in the community, writes @JadeBotterill politicshome.com/opinion/art…
Kevin Gopal retweeted
I cannot overstate how egregious it is for Egyptian authorities to arrest the ENTIRE NEWSROOM of an investigative journalism platform. We're witnessing one of the most serious press freedom escalations in Egypt in years.
@TimepDC and 54 partners in solidarity with @matsda2sh ⤵️
NEW: Following the arrest of @matsda2sh's entire newsroom, TIMEP joins partners to condemn the escalating crackdown on the independent Egyptian investigative journalism platform & to call on authorities to immediately release the six detained journalists. timep.org/2026/09/30/global-…
And will he fund a receptionist to answer the phone at RAF Fairford?
Will Chancellor John Healey find the missing money that caused defence secretary John Healey to resign? And is there an alternative that provides national security without fuelling ever spiralling demands from the defence lobby? Me for The Lead this week - national.thelead.uk/p/the-le…
Will Chancellor John Healey find the missing money that caused defence secretary John Healey to resign? And is there an alternative that provides national security without fuelling ever spiralling demands from the defence lobby? Me for The Lead this week - national.thelead.uk/p/the-le…
Kevin Gopal retweeted
SIXTEEN HOURS IN THE COLD
Mike Higgins, who is blind and uses a wheelchair, attempted to leave after five hours in the cold, but was blocked by @MerseyPolice and subsequently left in the cold for a further 11 hours before police simply left the scene without arresting him.
Kevin Gopal retweeted
EXCL: Farage aide Dan Jukes went on an all-expenses-paid trip to Egypt with pollster JL Partners in December 2025, weeks before the firm released high-impact polls without disclosing that they were financed by Reform.
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England and Wales an outlier in western Europe for sending so many people to prison. Me for The Lead this week on the prisons crisis - substack.com/@theleaduk/note…
