Laura K this morning pushed Richard Tice on the Reform councillor who reportedly made racist comments about Nigerians but didn’t mention the other one who reportedly said the Holocaust was a ‘hoax’ when Tice countered that antisemitism was their priority.

"You can trust me," says the man overwhelmingly funded by private healthcare interests.

Calling a Jewish person antisemitic for not supporting the actions of the Israeli government is in of itself antisemitic because it assumes Jewish people have a hive mind that is operated by Netanyahu. I know you know this but a lot of ppl talking about Zack Polanski right now apparently don’t.

An earlier me - privileged, white, wealthy - could not have imagined finding this stuff terrifying or understood why othered people - Black, Jewish, immigrants - did. But I listened, and I watched, and I learned. And they were right. I'm begging you to listen and watch and learn.

We're getting urgent advice on whether this is a criminal offence. I know Labour's de facto policy is that whether inciting hatred is bad depends on who the incitement is against but we think human rights are universal.

Reform starting as they mean to go on.

Further evidence for this piece - a newly elected Reform councillor called the Holocaust a hoax - silence from all the voices who have said the Green Party has an issue with antisemitism.

The U.S. has spent billions to lose a war that enriches its oligarchs, impoverishes the citizenry, sabotages its alliances, and strengthens its enemies. Empires have risen and failed before, but to my knowledge no state has ever chosen to kill its own power. snyder.substack.com/p/on-superpo...

Absolute chaos in Milton Keynes. The Lib Dems won the most seats - despite coming FOURTH in vote share. Do we need any more evidence that First Past the Post isn't working?

Why does it look like Rachel Reeves is officiating a wedding between Keir Starmer and Gordon Brown

'Reform UK are a limited company backed by millionaires, but we have been backed by the ordinary, wonderful people of Wales' Delyth Jewell MS, Deputy Leader of Plaid Cymru, spoke to #BBCBreakfast after the party won the elections for the Welsh Parliament with Reform UK in second

You know how they throw the ball into the crowd after they win a game? That's not allowed in bowling. I know this now.

Why is no-one pointing out that Reform’s share of seats won compared to last year dropped by about quarter, (41% to 30%) and their vote share was also much less. Bubble starting to burst as they are rumbled? Talking up their success feeds the beast. Talk them down.

More than 3,200 lawyers including 300 top barristers and retired judges have called on Keir Starmer to drop his plan to restrict the right to trial by jury.

Imagine a technique that can heal Britain of division and keep out the hard right. I call it ‘radical listening’ | George Monbiot

Contains not one idea. Not one.

Local elections in England and Parliamentary elections in Scotland and Wales show A deeply fragmented society First-Past-the-Post is utterly inappropriate for a multiparty society. Need PR. Rise of nationalism in England fuels the same on Scotland, Wales and Ireland. How long can the UK last?

We expose extremists. We hold them to account and we help communities organise where Reform takes power. By-elections are coming and our work scales up from today. secure.hopenothate.org.uk/page/148952/...

The words "I take responsibility" are not some magical incantation. Uttering them is not actually taking responsibility. "Taking responsibility" for Starmer must mean standing down, and letting someone else try to rescue something from the historic opportunity he was given in 2024 and has wasted.

Nigel Farage's beaming face is featuring heavily in the local elections coverage, but the truth is that the real architect of Reform's gains is the man whose disastrous 'Blue Labour' strategy we were confidently told would prevent them bylinetimes.com/2026/05/08/l...

Mind-blowing story about how Shabana Mahmood responded to perfectly reasonable questions about whether she or her family had been involved in voter fraud by threatening to sue a small local news outlet for defamation.

“When Farage enters 10 Downing St, having been cheered on by my employer (the Daily Mail), he’s going to have to answer questions on the things we’ve been ignoring”

No one expected Keir Starmer to solve our pressing problems overnight. But what we did expect – and had every right to expect – was that he would lay out a clear vision and roadmap for doing so. Instead, we’ve had drift, appeasement and a startling absence of ideas, values and ambition. 🧵1/6

French authorities have opened a criminal investigation into Elon Musk and former X employee Linda Yaccarino 💥💥💥 @slpng-giants-fr-2.bsky.social have more 👇👇👇

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Outstanding by the good people of Inverclyde 👏

Okay, so this really needs to be shared far and wide.

Legal threats are being used by people from Donald Trump to Shabana Mahmood to bind the gears of journalism and shut down reporting. A shocking, revealing discussion from the Truth Tellers summit: https://bit.ly/48M9Qin

The police are lying to you over the Gaza protests. The Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police should resign.

Here's Nigel Farage's "Tiktok guru" and adviser, Jack Anderton, telling GB News that he would be "worried" if the Jewish population was growing in the UK. When do we start seeing all the coverage about the antisemitism crisis in Reform UK?

There is a way out of our political spiral, and it is thrilling and inspiring. We could have a very different country. This week's column. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

If you’ll be voting for a party which is anti NHS-privatisation, please share this! 💙

AI is the Japanese Knotweed of technology.

Irony off the scale..

Remember when you vote, white liberals: Shabana Mahmood told you to "fuck off". Thanks to @blayneydeborah.bsky.social for the reminder.

Make Hate Weird Again.

Every day the news bulletin begins "President Trump has said..." Yet we know he'll say something different tomorrow, which is different to what he said yesterday, & that none of these statements is likely to be true. I get the problem for broadcasters, but this model is actively occluding the news

This deserves to be circulated. A former Red Cross staff member got in touch. She testifies about @zackpolanski.bsky.social's role. For transparency: her name is Brea Thibodeau. The whole thing is a desperate smear.

🗳️ Don't forget to vote today 🗳️ Vote with hope or out of frustration. Vote tactically or with your heart. Vote angry with a voting system that regularly ignores millions. Vote - and then keep demanding a better democracy where every vote is equal and all voices are heard.

Neoliberalism eroding resilience. UK energy companies made £125bn profit since 2020. Due to lack of investment, UK does not have adequate electricity transmission or storage system. Companies are paid to turn-off wind turbines during high winds. Expected to cost £8bn a year by 2030.

"Trans youth who wanted hormones but couldn’t access them were nearly twice as likely to attempt suicide than those who could." If Wes Streeting and Louis Appleby had a conscience they would apologize and withdraw from public life. But, of course, they don't.

He does seem to enjoy going after young Brown Queer people, doesn't he? Not Wesley's first rodeo. And a completely bogus story, btw. But they're desperate, aren't they?

"In Westminster, 'adult' is a conman’s compliment. It sounds a judgment of character, when it is really a definition of ideology. One proves political maturity by not banging on about injustice, by not troubling too much the rich and powerful." "

Samsung family in South Korea pays off record $8bn inheritance tax bill. IHT rate is 50%. The family said that "paying taxes is a natural duty of citizens". It establishes a benchmark for others. Can you imagine the super-rich doing the same in the UK?

In the Jewish Chronicle, which argued Israel's genocide is good for Palestinians; and which, by positioning the Jewish community as aligned with the Far/Right, has probably done more than any other single institution to increase anti-semitism in the UK, a gentile accuses a Jew of anti-semitism.

Still furious about Covid Corruption and the fact Labour has done nothing? Best ignore that this dude is getting a Knighthood.

Zack Polanski’s Jewish identity is being erased because he is leftwing. New column 👇 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Appreciate an MP speaking out on the medias treatment of Jewish politicians they dislike. Thank you for the solidarity, Sarah.

Cary Mitchell, Director at B4B: “Voters are right to make their disgust known loudly and clearly… Using threats as an election tactic is a disgraceful and dishonest attempt by Reform UK to pressure voters – playing the worst kind of politics with the lives of the most vulnerable.”

This day in social work history ⏳ 6th May 1937: Paul Stephenson (1937-2024) born in Rochford, Essex. Dr Stephenson was known for being the first black social worker in Bristol, and for his civil rights campaigning, including leading the Bristol Bus Boycott in 1963.