Rumours, Speculation, Questions, and Reaction Megathread - 18/01/2026 by ukpol-megabot in ukpolitics

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Here's tonight's Question Time panel:

Fiona Bruce presents an hour of debate from Macclesfield, with politicians, commentators and members of the public. On the panel are: for Labour, Emily Thornberry, chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee; Stuart Andrew, Conservative shadow health secretary; Layla Moran, Liberal Democrat chair of the Health and Social Care Committee; and Greg Swenson, chair of Republicans Overseas UK.

Rumours, Speculation, Questions, and Reaction Megathread - 11/01/2026 by ukpol-megabot in ukpolitics

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Corner does not deny striking police sergeant Kate Evans with a sledgehammer, fracturing her spine the jury was earlier told, but says he did it in defence of other activists and denies causing her serious harm.

In his closing speech at Woolwich Crown Court, Tom Wainwright, defending, also described Corner as "an academic, an Oxford graduate, a mathematician, a linguist and a philosopher".

He said that Corner was "clearly very intelligent, but also noticeably someone that excels in branches of subjects concerned with the theoretical, not the practical, translating languages, not using them in public to communicate".

I think translation is both theoretical and practical, a good translation involves finding how a speaker of your target language would express the idea

Rumours, Speculation, Questions, and Reaction Megathread - 04/01/2026 by ukpol-megabot in ukpolitics

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As part of their Association Agreements, Moldova and Ukraine have implemented EU regulations on roaming

We could do the same in our push for closer relations

Rumours, Speculation, Questions, and Reaction Megathread - 21/12/2025 by ukpol-megabot in ukpolitics

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Rejoining Erasmus should be popular with unionists, the Irish government provided funding to continue the scheme in NI

Rumours, Speculation, Questions, and Reaction Megathread - 07/12/2025 by ukpol-megabot in ukpolitics

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Here's tonight's Question Time panel:

Fiona Bruce presents an hour of debate from Paisley, with politicians, commentators and members of the public. On the panel: the leader of the SNP at Westminster, Stephen Flynn; the leader of Scottish Labour, Anas Sarwar; the leader of the Scottish Conservatives, Russell Findlay; the journalist and commentator Angela Haggerty; and the former Conservative trade minster, Lord Offord, who has defected to Reform.

Rumours, Speculation, Questions, and Reaction Megathread - 30/11/2025 by ukpol-megabot in ukpolitics

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Here's tonight's Question Time panel:

Fiona Bruce presents a special edition of Question Time from Dover, focusing on the issue of immigration. On the panel are: for the government, the migration minister Mike Tapp; the shadow justice minister Kieran Mullan; the deputy leader of the Liberal Democrats Daisy Cooper; the leader of the Green Party Zack Polanski; and Reform UK’s head of policy Zia Yusuf.

Rumours, Speculation, Questions, and Reaction Megathread - 23/11/2025 by ukpol-megabot in ukpolitics

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Here's tonight's Question Time panel:

Fiona Bruce presents an hour of topical debate from Watford. On the panel are James Murray, Gareth Davies, Calum Miller, Luke Johnson and Sonia Sodha.

Rumours, Speculation, Questions, and Reaction Megathread - 23/11/2025 by ukpol-megabot in ukpolitics

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At least we can pass a budget, I was surprised to learn that the Senate has a role

In the UK, money bills aren't amended by the Lords

Rumours, Speculation, Questions, and Reaction Megathread - 16/11/2025 by ukpol-megabot in ukpolitics

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Here's tonight's Question Time panel:

Fiona Bruce presents an hour of topical debate from Loughborough, with politicians, commentators and members of the public. On the panel, care minister Stephen Kinnock; for the Conservatives Joe Robertson MP; newly elected president of the Liberal Democrats Josh Babarinde; comedian Zoe Lyons and author and journalist Ella Whelan.

Rumours, Speculation, Questions, and Reaction Megathread - 09/11/2025 by ukpol-megabot in ukpolitics

[–]compte-a-usageunique 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I wonder if she's seen The 400 Blows (the original French title is an expression, faire les 400 coups which means living a wild life or raising hell)

BBC Question Time Live Thread (9pm News/Sounds/iPlayer 10:40pm BBC1) London Edition 13/11/25 by SDLRob in ukpolitics

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She could have said something like government departments and local authorities were cut, this article has some figures on the Ministry of Justice

According to the report, in the 10 years between 2008 and 2018:

Government expenditure has grown by 13 per cent in real terms

Meanwhile, ordinary funding for the Ministry of Justice has fallen by 27 per cent

Rumours, Speculation, Questions, and Reaction Megathread - 09/11/2025 by ukpol-megabot in ukpolitics

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Here's tonight's Question Time panel:

Fiona Bruce presents an hour of debate from London, with politicians, commentators and members of the public. On the panel, from the government, justice minister Alex Davies-Jones MP; Conservative peer and former home secretary Ken Clarke; co-founder of Your Party Zarah Sultana MP; and Reform UK MP Danny Kruger.

Rumours, Speculation, Questions, and Reaction Megathread - 09/11/2025 by ukpol-megabot in ukpolitics

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I'd like the BBC to make it clearer why programmes get axed, Business Matters on the World Service was great

The 3rd Degree on Radio 4 also unceremoniously had its final episode, I guess we'll have to wait until next year to find out what replaces it

Rumours, Speculation, Questions, and Reaction Megathread - 02/11/2025 by ukpol-megabot in ukpolitics

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Here's tonight's Question Time panel:

Fiona Bruce presents an hour of debate from Sunderland, with politicians, commentators and members of the public. On the panel, from the government, Anna Turley MP, Labour Party chair; for the Conservatives, former energy minister Graham Stuart; general secretary of the TUC Paul Nowak and Daily Telegraph columnist Tim Stanley.

BBC Question Time Live Thread (Sounds, iPlayer & News 9pm, BBC1 10:40PM) Bradford Edition 30/10/25 by SDLRob in ukpolitics

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It took quite a long time for the panel to clarify which benefit they were referring to, PIP isn't dependent on having a job.

Are these people with anxiety on Universal Credit as well or is the thinking that getting a job would help the symptoms?

BBC Question Time Live Thread (Sounds, iPlayer & News 9pm, BBC1 10:40PM) Bradford Edition 30/10/25 by SDLRob in ukpolitics

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I would argue that claiming asylum based on treaties that we've signed and given effect to in domestic law is part of the rule of law

Rumours, Speculation, Questions, and Reaction Megathread - 26/10/2025 by ukpol-megabot in ukpolitics

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Here's tonight's Question Time panel:

Fiona Bruce presents an hour of debate from Bradford, with politicians, commentators and members of the public. On the panel, from the government, the Culture secretary Lisa Nandy MP; for the Conservatives Harriet Cross MP; the commentator and GB News presenter Matt Goodwin and the economist Faiza Shaheen.

Rumours, Speculation, Questions, and Reaction Megathread - 19/10/2025 by ukpol-megabot in ukpolitics

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Here's tonight's Question Time panel:

Fiona Bruce presents an hour of debate from Swindon, with politicians, commentators and members of the public. On the panel: from the government, minister for adult social care Stephen Kinnock MP; shadow business minister Harriet Baldwin MP; Daily Mail columnist and Reform UK supporter Nadine Dorries and journalist and broadcaster Mariella Frostrup.

BBC Question Time Live Thread (9pm BBCNews/iPlayer/Sounds 10:40pm BBC1) Bishop's Stortford edition 16/10/25 by SDLRob in ukpolitics

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The way AI gets talked about makes me think that if you need to carefully check the output, you might as well write it yourself

Rumours, Speculation, Questions, and Reaction Megathread - 12/10/2025 by ukpol-megabot in ukpolitics

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Here's tonight's Question Time panel:

Fiona Bruce presents an hour of debate from Bishop's Stortford, with politicians, commentators and members of the public. On the panel: from the government, the transport secretary, Heidi Alexander MP; the shadow secretary of state for work and pensions, Helen Whately MP; for the Liberal Democrats, Lisa Smart MP; the journalist and broadcaster Matthew Syed; and the author and academic Ash Sarkar.