This is very good. Lays it bare.

open.substack.com/pub/nickcohe... this is very good.

Good.

Switzerland mandated in 2023 that all new buildings exceeding 300 square metres of roof area must install solar panels covering a minimum percentage of that surface — the most aggressive building-integrated solar mandate in continental Europe #ActOnClimate #SolarPower #Renewables

I worked with Jan Morris briefly in the late 80s. There was zero issue then not just in the office but in wider society - she was a fairly prominent journalist.

What has carried our nation forward is not the absence of challenges, but the willingness of ordinary people to meet them with hope, courage, and action. As we celebrate America’s 250th, we must continue to fight for one another, our democracy, and the promise of what we can build together.

Look, I’m not mad about guitars in mass but really, what do these ultras get off on? They just sound like mysogynistic loons. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

For dinner tonight I shall mainly be enjoying the Strait of Hummus.

From the always reliable Private Eye.

The only thing Keir Starmer did wrong was put his trust into a dismal group of Labour MPs. The weakness we all have is believing people think like you do. They don’t. My contempt for the likes of Powell, Haigh, Turner, McDonnell et al knows no limits. Special place for Rayner in there

A #hedgehog out in daylight usually means something is wrong - but not in this case! This busy female hedgehog is gathering nesting materials ready for the arrival of her hoglets 💚 If you see a busy, healthy 'hog like this one, you should leave them to go about their business. 📹 Jean Wildwood

My controversial take is that people are turning to extremes cos they're comfortable. They've become blind to how bad things can be

When they said, "wear a suit," I just assumed…  Find a public pool near you at nycgovparks.org.

One last push of the petition for today! I was hoping to increase signatures by 10% today. So far we are up 9.1% on what we were when I first posted this morning - or 247 more signatures. Can we get another 25 or so this evening to top the target?

Reading Gareth Southgate’s book on leadership. Would he have enforced strict uniform in these conditions? I think not.

Joy

open.substack.com/pub/martinro... add to this brekkie, sarnies and veggies.

Free From Fear is doing a fundraising walk in August to fund a small project helping 5 special forces interpreters at risk. Please donate here to support the 5 lads who risked everything and were left behind by 🇬🇧 when their counterparts 🇺🇸 were saved. Thank you. www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding...

Would it be too much to hope for that this type of thinking is applied to London?

White boys have been under achievers for decades. Most attempts to “help” them are spurned by them and their families. There is no law or “act” that holds them back, it’s poor male role models, football obsession and social media. If anything these boys hold girls back in schools and families.

app.thenewworld.co.uk/story/158327... they’ve lost my vote. Selfish, duplicitous arseholes.

It can take many leaders years to grow into the statesman you became in just two years. European and Ukrainian security is stronger because of you. Thank you, dear Keir.

It’s so disappointing that the public and media prefer performative politicians over those who quietly and competently deliver.

Aren’t the slots basically laundries for dirty cash?

Perfect.

Has anyone else noticed that R4 is 14 mins behind?

Art

I mean, I just can’t get my head around some random person putting out this racist shite. So who are they and where are they?

Couldn’t bear the white noise of the news headlines — this is such a relief. Thoughtful and sane. Worth the sub I’ve just signed up for.

This is so true.

Saw the weather app last night — 30/40% chance of rain — better close the velux windows then, just in case. Woke up to this beauty.

I hear Chris Mason will be taking a few days off after wanking himself into a frenzy.

Fixing the country was always going to feel like a trip to the dentist for the electorate. By 2029 they would be experiencing the benefits , and seeing the treatment quite differently; if the media allowed anyway. Sadly that huge 2024 mandate has been seriously undermined by panicking Labour MPs 🤦‍♂️

Any word from Elon Musk? Tommy Robinson? Where is the outrage from the vigilante defenders of women and children now this white Protestant Ulster man has been found guilty of the rape and sexual assault of children? Is the media on the streets demanding Orange men apologise for their community?

What *is* the point of public funding if it's not to subsidise things we need but commercial broadcasters won't do?

Hope you're right Warren🙏🏼 @warrenoates1.bsky.social 🙏🏼🤞🙏🏼🤞🙏🏼🙏🏼🤞‼️

Business Secretary Peter Kyle says Keir Starmer was “calm” and “thoughtful” on Friday when he last spoke to him. It was a “frank” conversation. “Repeatedly the PM asked about the country… not once did he ask about self-interest.”

Who knows 🤷‍♂️ .... what I do know is I doubt they'll provide the country with the pair of steady hands that SKS has and that they would deliver the level of competence that Keir has in the past 23mths 👇

God I dislike Tom Swarbrick but still, this listener is on the button.

Imagine being on a walking holiday like the Camino and learning that the duffer going at the same pace, at the same time and staying at the same places as you was a fucking Telegraph reader. Or journalist.

What Burnham and Streeting have done in splitting the Labour Party and causing infighting, all to further their own personal ambitions and careers means I will NEVER forgive either of them. I will never support either of them and will never personally vote for anyone who gives backing to either.

"Not once did he ask about self-interest." #StickWithStarmer

What Alex said, especially about the appalling grave dancing.

Shift drink: Reflecting Pool 1oz rum 1oz mezcal .75oz lime .75oz honey barspoon matcha muddled mint

🎧 The one where @emmacampaigner.bsky.social reckons @sturdyalex.bsky.social is “…spot on. They’re going to start saying the quiet bit out loud any second now.” “Well let’s hope, because that might actually wake some people up. It’s like ‘what were you thinking?’” 🇬🇧 #UKPolitics 🗳️ #Podcasts 📻

This is a huge story. www.ft.com/content/dd79...