Treating children like cattle’: what happens when private equity takes over a UK care home? Homes with inadequate staff, management. “High levels of distress” among the children resulted in self-harm, children not safe, poor care All in pursuit of profits. Successive govts privatised care homes.

Seeing awful images of a terrible fire on Rye Lane in Peckham, please avoid the area and stay safe. Thanks to the first responders for their courage in fighting the blaze. I hope no one is hurt.

Apropos of basically everything, was just reminded of this quote from the brilliant Renni Eddo-Lodge: "The mess we are living in is a deliberate one. If it was created by people, it can be dismantled by people, and it can be rebuilt in a way that serves all, rather than a selfish, hoarding few."

Lifetime ambition unlocked! Made it to the cover of the Peckham Peculiar 😎

This is only the beginning. The climate crisis is here. So why are politicians and most of the media still acting as though this can wait? It can't. We can still avoid some of the worst impacts - but only if we find the courage to act. metro.co.uk/2026/06/22/g...

THREAD. A collection of excellent scarecrows I have met on walks in the countryside. You will find the all-important caption to each photo in the alt text.

The death of irony (and the Amazonian rainforest) continues.

Thinking of this wonderful man today. Who I love and I miss every day.

Fun fact (?) I was 40 by the 7th prime minister in my lifetime, my kid will be 10. It’s not fun at all is it?

The richest man owns X. The second and third richest men control Google. The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post. The seventh richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. And now the sixth richest could soon take over both Paramount and Warner Bros. See the problem here?

Our plumber’s better than their plumber innit?

I'm SO surprised the Greens haven't gone for the moral high ground AND good publicity move of ditching X first (and hopefully paving the way!). Such an easy win.

@greenparty.org.uk how about now?

“So boys - stop battering your loved ones” was too hard to say?

It doesn’t matter if they win lose or draw. womensaid.org.uk/get-involved...

Grim grim grim grim grim. Shame on her.

In an era of multiparty politics - first past the post is utterly broken. It is time for Proportional Representation. The climate crisis & our inequality crisis cannot wait for another general election. Failing to fix our democracy immediately will betray future generations.

Everyone shut up I finally got a video of Jyn doing her cartoon snoring thing

Blimey this is a joyous blast of energy

Today marks 10 years since a brilliant young female politician was taken from us, a mum, a wife, a good friend and a fine parliamentarian. I will never forget her words from her maiden speech “We have more in common than that which divides us.” True words, words to live by. RIP Jo Cox.

@dannny-k.bsky.social ???

You don't ever need an excuse to interview the brilliant Lemm Sissay, but given he was brought up Makerfield, it feels very timely to chat to him now.

Petition alert: I know there's lots of them but this one needs to get to 100,000 by the end of the month My good friend Nansi asked me to do a video to help raise awareness that widows used to get 18 years of support but now it's cut to 18 months Please sign: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/75...

Starmer won't prevent far-right riots because he will not take on X. He won't ramp up defence in the face of Trump and Putin because he refuses to take hard financial decisions. He has failed to protect Britain against its enemies - foreign and domestic iandunt.substack.com/p/swirling-i...

Find a screening near you here www.nebriefing.org/screening-map

The govt cannot stop bad actors exploiting tragedy for political gain, but perhaps it can stop pretending this is a regretful but ultimately unavoidable part of modern life. Ban X. It has no place in a modern, functioning democracy. @theleaduk.bsky.social national.thelead.uk/p/belfast-at...

Really hope no one is hurt in the fire at the waste recycling business on the Lewisham / Southwark border. Huge thanks to our amazing London Fire Brigade for battling the blaze. Residents please keep windows closed until it’s extinguished, stay safe!

this is amazing

Remind me again why it's supposedly vital for our government to use this as a communications channel?

Briefly saw my "for you" feed on X (still have an account there as I cover social media) and the three of the first five posts were: • a fake AI-generated vid of Henry Nowak's dating history • A meme on Nowak and Bonnie Blue • an AI video of Piers Morgan kissing Nowak's killer in prison

Look at this beautiful chain of Green Mayors / Chairs / Speakers ( my full chain is in for repairs, promise I didn’t break it!)

Remembering Bibaa Henry and Nicole Smallman today and thinking of those who love them. Time may pass but grief endures

“So relieved that a resolution has at last been achieved but it should never have taken so long.” “It's disgraceful that workers have spent months in a deeply distressing state of employment rights limbo, caught in the middle of a bureaucratic row between the Met and Transport for London” 🧵

The time to leave was a year ago minimum… remaining on X legitimises the damn space.

Proud to have represented the citizens of Southwark today remembering those who lost their lives 9 years ago and thanking the heroic BTP officer Wayne Marques, baker Florin Moraiu and Southwark’s own Roy Larner. True heroes in the face of unspeakable violence. An emotional day I will never forget.

Yesterday was a training day with my lovely Deputy Mayor Patrickson Obanya. Today the civic work starts, including the memorial for 9yr anniversary of the London Bridge attacks at Southwark Cathedral, it’s an honour to represent Southwark remembering those precious lives lost on that awful day.

"The fact that the party which is leading in all of the national opinion polls is now using the sort of rhetoric previously reserved for the very fringes of the far-right is deeply alarming – as is the fact that this rhetoric is being publicised and normalised by Reform’s media supporters."

Farage is obviously trying to stoke up race riots and exploiting a man’s murder to achieve that. Henry Nowak’s dad said outside court that he does not “want the murder used to create further hatred, division or tension. This is not about racism this is a case about murder." Farage doesn’t care.

An extremely sad read. Tracey was failed by almost every person in her life. Profoundly sad.

On the bus to move into my Mayoral office, it’s an inset day today so get to show my little dude around later. I’m so honoured and humbled that I have been given this job to represent the good people of Southwark!

Freedom sing it Aretha!

God though the blues brothers is the absolute funniest thing ever made no? BBC2 now

Green mayor!

Rude. He's doing his best

It has now been 10 weeks and three days since Nigel Farage last turned up to vote in the House of Commons

"technology is never neutral, because it takes on the characteristics of those who devise, finance, regulate and use it."

More morally indefensible crap from this awful government.

I’m honoured to say last night I was elected Mayor of Southwark. Can’t quite believe it! Mayor Claire! I’m looking forward to working my socks off for the people of my borough.

I don’t know who wrote this (sorry if it was you) but I saw someone a few days ago say “why is AI inevitable and not renewable energy” and it just really laser focussed the private sector money narrative for me. Corporate interests always. Anyway back to the treadmill everyone.

This image is stressful. Do not put little Eiffel Towers all over the bed and on chairs, it will lead to very awkward A&E visits and ruin your Sunday.