Police spent ‘astonishing’ £10m tackling Palestine Action Huda Ammori, who brought the judicial review against the group’s proscription, condemns the decision to spend taxpayers’ money ‘to pursue an unlawful ban’ observer.co.uk/news/nationa...

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Obama: "The rogue behavior of agents of the federal government is deeply concerning and dangerous ... the sort of behavior that we've seen in authoritarian countries and we've seen in dictatorships, but we have not seen in America."

Gary Lineker, "Jim Ratcliffe is a migrant himself, an economic migrant, he lives in Monaco" "A lot of the immigrants contribute enormously, and the facts show you that, in terms of revenue, paying tax etc" "Whereas Jim in Monaco, is doing everything he can to avoid paying tax"

15 years ago today I arrived on Downing Street in a cage. I've seen off Cameron, May, Johnson, Truss and Sunak and I'm still going strong. Only two Prime Ministers have ever done longer stints here: William Pitt the Younger and Sir Robert Walpole. Bill and Bob - I'm coming for you... (Photos AP)

The Government is planning to send King Charles to the US to celebrate with Trump. But after his latest insults to British troops, sending Charles, Head of the British Armed Forces, to honour Trump, would be a slap in the face to veterans. Will you add your name to the petition.

Book your transport. Invite your friends. Show up. It’s time to show the far right who the real majority is. Join us on 28 March, Central London. #together #28march

If the Brexit years really were behind us, Reform would no longer be a threat, there’d be no talk of leaving the ECHR, no Brexit peerages or whining about ‘Brexit betrayal’. Instead, there’d be accountability and an electoral price to pay for the damage done. A ruthless reality check. No prisoners.

This cause is close to my heart - please sign: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/th...

🚨MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT from Deputy Leader @LibDemDaisy.bsky.social Dropping tomorrow at 9am. Watch this space.

Mark Carney and our new Liberal government are focused on what we can control, and building a stronger, more resilient Canada. That’s why we’re stepping up to protect workers and help our auto sector adapt, compete, and succeed.

Statement by Prime Minister Mark Carney 🇨🇦 on the opening of the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games. #cdnpoli

Mark Carney Approval Polling: 🟢 Approve: 62% ⚫️ Disapprove: 33% Liaison / Feb 7, 2026

A regular digest and commentary on key UK political events in the recent week, this week saw scandals and potential electoral law breaking | Gary Gilligan

'Smoking gun' as new revelations expose Trump lies over Epstein timeline Rep. Dave Min (D-Calf.) said that new revelations expose some conflicts in President Donald Trump's timeline about his relationship with trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. Members of Congress have been working their way through the un

Bangor you are legends.

Three arrested over illegal dump near Norfolk and Suffolk Broads Items dumped include household and commercial waste and recycling that appears to have been collected more than 100 miles (160km) away by Central Bedfordshire Council Via BBC News

A £240m defence contract without tender. Their fingerprints all over our health care data. A meeting in the USA but without any minutes. Everything around Palantir stinks. www.thenational.scot/news/2584192...

More pollution and higher energy costs: critics condemn Trump’s anti-environment agenda US courts, scholars and Democrats are pushing back against the president’s aggressive drive to boost fossil fuels ...

So glad to see George Cottrell being named in parliament yesterday. He was Farage’s head of fundraising when he convicted of an offence related to money laundering & is still close to & funding Farage. Crypto is an urgent democratic threat to the UK

Britain’s lobbying rules are so narrow they verge on parody, while it is far too hard to remove a disgraced peer Ethics reform can't be seen as a secondary concern or a nice-to-have. For my party, it is existential – and the government must embrace it writes Labour MP @philbrickellmp.bsky.social

‘We feel kinda bad when a solo bird shows up’: Canada sees its first European robin – but how did it get there?: Birdwatchers flock to Montréal for rare sighting of ‘vagrant’ bird that has made its home during a bitterly cold winter On a quiet Montréal street of low-rise brick apartment ...

"We need to face the fact that the threats to public trust in our democracy... also relate to the structural weaknesses in the way we do politics in this country." Thank you @elliechowns.bsky.social for making the case for fair votes. The Elections Bill must include Proportional Representation.

For West Africa’s coastal communities the ocean is everything. Now, because of industrial plunder, their only livelihood is in danger. Will you sign to protect the oceans for generations to come? >> act.gp/3M2rnKT

"In a bitterly divided society, a system that bakes in outright victory to the party that loses the least just forces us all further down the spiral of division. Voters should be able to vote for whom they want, not feel obliged to vote for the person best placed to stop the extremists."

"if Keir Starmer takes one thing from both Caerphilly and Gorton, it needs to be about the voting system.The archaic dog mess that is first-past-the-post needs to be ditched.It allows outright majorities based on a minority of voters."@makevotesmatter.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Gordon Brown writes to Met to back case for investigation into Mandelson's 'inexcusable and unpatriotic' leaking - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...

More integrity in his little finger than his detractors have displayed in entire careers.

Crockett: "Now my colleagues want to be the protectors of girls & women. I didn't hear them screaming this when Renee Good was killed in the middle of the street by the same people the vast majority of you just voted to give more money to. It was a lot of crickets, including about the Esptein files"

Totally agree. This is something @mpwatchnesh.bsky.social could McCarthy & other relevant MPs. The last bit ‘we’re already doing this’ implies messaging by stealth to consumers not strategic engagement with civil agencies/local govt/business. It treats it like tooth-brushing or speed limit driving.

11/ Even more striking: @climateoutreach.bsky.social themselves (cited in McCarthy’s letter) explicitly argue for government-led public information campaigns on #climate, drawing lessons from Brexit and COVID. "Public engagement is not window dressing; it is the essential foundation for all policy"

10/ For years, critics have pointed out serious limits in nature programming: – crises softened or backgrounded – humans erased from responsibility – nature framed as pristine and distant e.g.

9/ McCarthy praises “subtle” #climate messaging in BBC Natural History programming But subtlety is the opposite of what’s needed given the risks Climate breakdown should be central to news & current affairs, not tucked in wildlife docs Failing to grasp this distinction is incomprehensible!

8/ At the same time, parts of the UK press have become openly hostile to #climate action. For the first time, newspaper editorial opposition to climate policy now outweighs support. This is the media environment government is choosing to defer to, rather than lead.

7/ When climate is covered, it’s often: – episodic, not sustained – stripped of risk framing – disconnected from lived impact A new report finds only ~18 % of UK readers access independently regulated climate news, pointing to gaps in quality and oversight that risk misinformation.

6/ She also claims #climate is already “well reported” in the news. The evidence simply does not support this. UK news attention to climate has declined sharply, even as risks escalate, including around major moments like COP. climatenewstracker.org/cop30-declin...

5/ McCarthy then argues fewer people watch TV, especially younger people, so national briefings wouldn’t land But this is a false choice A national briefing should be multi-platform: TV, online, social media clips, community screenings You don’t abandon public information, you scale it!

4/ We have a recent precedent. During COVID, the UK Chief Scientist & the Chief Medical Officer led daily briefings with politicians. These briefings didn’t just inform, they shaped public understanding. Essential for: – explaining risk – making sense of uncertainty – building public trust

3/ It misrepresents the proposal. The idea isn’t government spin, it’s about creating a shared factual baseline, in a style like @nebriefing.bsky.social, run by scientists & campaigners Trivialising such briefings accepts a politics where govt reacts, not leads Watch the full NEB briefings here:

2/ McCarthy frames a televised briefing as ineffective “government messaging”, even invoking 1984! That is already damning. It implies a Labour MP believes her own government has no authority or credibility with the public, even when conveying life-critical risks. Alarm bells should ring!

A friend pointed me to a post on social media of a letter by Kerry McCarthy MP (Labour, Bristol East) about a request for a televised emergency briefing on the #ClimateEmergency I was stunned by how casually the idea & its urgency were dismissed. Let’s unpack why this response is so wrong-headed 🧵

Jurors have an absolute right to acquit a defendant according to their conscience, and irrespective of a judge’s direction. Find out more on our website and join the fight to Defend Our Juries. defendourjuries.net/about-doj/

KNOW YOUR RIGHTS (You could be in a court room some day) Over the last few years, when juries have heard evidence of why people have taken direct action to advance climate or racial justice, or to stop genocide in Gaza, they have repeatedly found the accused not guilty.

February is a time to honor the generations of Black Americans who fought, and continue to fight, against injustice to achieve equal rights. May we reflect on our nation’s past as we continue working to build a society that lives up to its democratic ideals.

Reform are now the big climate deniers on the block & a clear & present danger to our children & grandchildren. Funded by fossil fuels is it any surprise they are siding with the companies that did the danger in the first place? @reformwatch.bsky.social @reformwatchscot.bsky.social

We're not accepting 2 party politics anymore. A party's representation in government should be proportionate to their vote share

So we've had six Prime Ministers in the past decade and rumours keep swirling about a 7th one on the horizon. And yet people who should know better are still telling us that First Past the Post leads to political stability. Were you living in a cave or what? 🤦🏻‍♀️