I just signed a @theactionnet petition: Call on MP and Secretary of Justice David Lammy to intervene and protect the hunger strikers. Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/ca...

I stand with Cuba BBC News - Trump tells Cuba to 'make a deal, before it is too late' www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Ipswich has fired the starting gun on its City of Culture bid. The Suffolk county town already has a vibrant cultural scene and wants to boost it even more. Organisers are asking people to sign up, show their support and #BackTheBid. @eastangliabylines.co.uk @jackabbott.bsky.social

I wonder what Londoners know that the rest of the country don’t?

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When is a U Turn not a U Turn? When after rapid consultation changes are implemented after listening to concerns and responding appropriately. In my book that’s a good thing. Yours?

Given Farage’s commitment to emulate Trump as much as possible. Which countries would Farage choose to bomb to deflect from being held accountable do you think? Worth considering if you want him as PM.

It’s exactly this kind of dismal, prejudiced bollox from the Daily Mail that’s got us into the ruinous Brexit mess we’re in. What a moronic response to us rejoining Erasmus and all the benefits that brings. If they’re really worried about cost, they should push to cancel Brexit altogether.

🔥 Rachel Reeves says there’s a “hole” in the public finances. A new decade-long Brexit study quantifies it: A 6–8% hit to GDP That's £180bn-£240bn a year It means less tax revenue and so less money for everything. Brexit made Britain MUCH poorer.

Rachel Reeves says there’s a “hole” in the public finances. A new decade-long Brexit study explains it: a 6–8% hit to GDP – that's £180bn-£240bn a year – means less tax, less investment and less money for everything else. Brexit made Britain poorer. Much poorer.

It never stops. The grubby donations. The profiteering. The lobbying. The lies. “In 2019-20, as the UK was leaving the EU, Harborne gave £10m to Nigel Farage’s Brexit party, since renamed Reform UK.” They make damn sure they get what they want. We get screwed. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

We flounced out of the EU on the say-so of politicians who lied to us. And what a total shitshow that’s turned out to be. The polar opposite of what they promised. Now the call to flounce out of the ECHR. By the same people. Telling the same lies. Has the country been kicked in the head by a horse?

. Israel needs to wake up and smell the coffee - the world condemns its despicable treatment of civilians in #Gaza. #r4today #bbcbreakfast #GMB #C4News #toriesGone397 .

Yes, it's windy, yes it's not always windy, but now when it is, we get the vast majority of our electricity in the UK from trump goading 'windmills.' They do work, they are not a con, they don't kill whales, anyone who believes that dumb garbage deserves our maximum derision.

Sahar Delijani on brand

Announcing our Hamlet cast! #Hamlet2025💀 Joining us at this year's Theatre in the Forest are...Vincent Moisy, Georgia Redgrave, Emily Jane Kerr, Matt Penson, Ailis Duff, Seb Yates Cridland, Rei Mordue and Joseph Russell! Have you got your tickets yet? www.redrosechain.com/hamlet

Did you know that by buying a ticket for #TheatreintheForest you will also be supporting our amazing community programme for young people and adults with disabilities and disadvantages? Our ticket sales go straight back into our these projects! Find out more: www.redrosechain.com/about-our-work

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‘Israel has warned its military will "take whatever measures are necessary" to prevent a boat carrying pro-Palestinian activists and humanitarian aid reaching Gaza.’ Why not just let them pass? They clearly don’t have much aid on the boat… surely they can’t save too many lives for Israel’s liking.

Great opener from @georgyjamieson.bsky.social for her first show- Black Velvet by Alannah Myles 🎶🎶🎶📻

Thank you so very much, Peter 🩷🫀

Freedom of Movement was robbed from us by a successful Russian influence operation and the worst abuses of democracy in modern British history. Please repost if you want it restored.

‘Brexit was a terrible solution to the problem of English identity. It did nothing to allow ordinary people to "take back control" of their lives.’ So, people remain powerless and angry. And Farage (who championed this failure) now exploits their anger for power. www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...

Johnson’s Brexit deal was disaster for the fishing industry as it imposed huge barriers to landing catches in the EU, depriving access to a lucrative market. Starmer’s deal includes plans to create a common SPS area, restores British fishing industry direct access to the EU’s single market

Quick Explainer: What's in the deal agreed at the UK-EU Summit? by @bestforbritain.bsky.social www.bestforbritain.org/quick_explai...

“What has the UK given up in its EU negotiations?”Very little. #Brexit reset “Requiring separate power auctions after Brexit has cost the UK around £400m…total savings for consumers from an integrated market could reach €44bn a year.” archive.ph/rn4vu

“UK cheesemaker welcomes new EU deal – but says it comes four years too late. Simon Spurrell was forced to sell his business because of £600,000 loss caused by Brexit red tape” Sadly #Brexit reset too late for very many British businesses inc shellfish. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Tonight, Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band opened their Land of Hope & Dreams Tour. Bruce launched this run of shows with three statements about the situation in the United States, with comments preceding his songs Land of Hope and Dreams, House of a Thousand Guitars and My City of Ruins.

Some of the comments on Facebook about Starmers house being targeted are horrendous. Don't care what you think of him but hoping him and his family die is sickening 😡😡😡

When we interviewed @hugotagholm.bsky.social, he explained, destructive fishing practices are driven by huge corporate entities, not small scale, local fishing. Here, Anna Turns explores where to buy fish if you want to support sustainable fishing: www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Fortune Teller: "You will die on a major Mexican holiday." Trump: "Which Mexican holiday? Cinco de Mayo? Fortune Teller: "It doesn't matter because any day you die will be a major Mexican holiday."

Thrilled to be invited to acknowledge Sir David Attenborough publicly through The Guardian’s brilliant tribute where they asked 99 people to say something about the impact this one human has made. ‘Force of Nature’ in this Saturday’s paper.

The choice is clear: it is Bypass or bust. We can drastically reduce congestion, protect jobs and investment, and modernise our road network. Or will it be the same ‘do nothing’ approach? I have made my choice. It is time the Suffolk Conservatives made theirs. My EADT / Ipswich Star column 👇

Someone made the mistake of asking me where we are and where I see the world going. Well, as someone that reads a LOT of dystopian non fiction (aka investigative journalism) this is my honest answer… youtu.be/FysDSMMKmW4

The government has been busy making new laws. Lots of them. Across rail, education, planning, environment, housing... But most people have not noticed. So, here’s a very handy roundup of progress/changes, including a full list of those new laws and which ones have already had royal assent. 👇

So excited to share #NewMusic with you ❤️ I've really put my heart & soul into this one ❤️ Love Tanita 🙏 Who can you trust ? Find out on Monday tanita-tikaram.com #NewMusicDrop #singersongwriter #London

Just forget appeasing these monsters. We must return to Europe and stop kidding ourselves we can have it all. We did that before and ended up with less than nothing. British politicians who support Trump betray Ukraine, betray us all. (Letter, Times)

Some Americans are gobsmackingly stupid. I mean... *OFF THE FUCKING SCALE THICK AS SHIT*

“62 MPs said the govt should work with the EU to create new opportunities for British young people to work and travel in the EU, similar to agreements with…Australia and Canada” It really shouldn’t be such a tough ask. But well done to those who are trying. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

Some varied Labour pledges/achievements announced over last week or so. Did you read about these? Probably not. There are a few of us out there spreading the word. Big call out to @warrenoates Enjoy the sunshine everyone

The absolute callousness of announcing a 44% trade tariff against Myanmar this week, of all weeks.

Brexiteers refuse to work with Europe on regulations full stop - that means twice the paperwork for British businesses and so double the cost and complication. Follow @labour4europe.bsky.social to be a red against red tape and speak up for small business. www.instagram.com/reel/DH8N1zp...

Tonight’s news is a hammer blow to thousands of British businesses and jobs, as Trump starts trade war with tariffs and their access to neighbouring markets blocked by Brexit paperwork - join @labour4europe.bsky.social to stand up for our national interest and urgency of reset with Europe now!

So, Le Pen gets banned from running for election because she’s found guilty of embezzlement and her far-right fanclub starts huffing and puffing about whether this is democratic. Err. Yes. If you’re found guilty of corruption, you’re unfit for public office. It doesn’t matter how ‘popular’ you are.

Hold your noses and check out the Watershed Pollution Map to see where untreated poop was dumped into rivers, lakes and seas near you, for a record 3.61 million hours last year... watershedinvestigations.com/home/find-ou...