Can I say, I am thoroughly fatigued by this whole "let's change the Prime Minister" revolving door. I don't care if it has been Labour or the Tories. The fact is most changes have happened because of Westminster politics and that is no way to represent the people.

In extraordinary news from India, a private startup full of university graduates and geeks has become the first in the world to get their rocket into orbit on the first attempt! Only US and China have companies that can do this at all. No European company has managed this yet.

Do you think the "ex-pats" in Spain have integrated enough with their adopted country to be supporting Spain tonight? And they won't just be supporting Spain out of spite for Argentina? Will there be chants of "Yo soy español, español, español!" in the pubs in Benidorm?

why are so many england fans dressed up as crusader knights? 🤯

Change the Prime Minister they said, it will be better, they said.

We know of many successful immigrants in the US, but few for the UK despite a greater number of immigrants as proportion of our population. I want to change that, so here is a list of 10 extraordinary people, some of whom you might know of already, and others you might not. Thread 🧵

You may not like or engage with it - I understand, it is a niche concern. But this thread is one of the reasons I make a conscious effort to be on social media as an immigrant. Awareness of our rights, effect of policies on our lives, it is so scant that I feel obliged to surface it when I can.

People celebrating the Gibraltar deal with Spain: know that you this deal only works because it stomps on immigrant rights. Currently, immigrants and tourists can visit Gibraltar on visas granted by the UK, i.e. if you are allowed in the UK, you're allowed in Gibraltar. This deal stops that.

Rachel Reeves: "A closer relationship with the EU would be of immense benefit to the UK" Me (sigh of relief): Finally!! So are we joining the Euro? "Ha ha, hell no" Schengen? "No way" Single market? "Too much" Freedom of movement? "We voted to leave" At least Customs Union?? "Fat chance"

In other news, stories like this and India's inaction is adding to the rising discontent with Modi. Context: a significant proportion of global maritime crew are Indian nationals, and the hostilities in the region have killed and injured several, with many others stranded with little support.

Anne Widdecombe used her first speech in the European Parliament to compare Brexit to the emancipation of slaves. That's how delusional, hateful, and ignorant she was.

With other parties confirming they're not fielding candidates in the by-election, Clacton now has the chance to do the funniest thing.

You dream of England winning the world cup. I dream of accessible asylum application centres in every British embassy around the world and an offer of safe accomodation to vulnerable people while they await their decision and safe passage to the UK when their application is approved.

I'm tired of of hearing London is the greatest city & anyone bored here is bored of life. These myths focus on "things" to do or "things" to see. But for many people, life is not about things. It is about people. And London is objectively not even close to being the best place for community.

Fifty British peers write open letter: Starving 3 milion Bengalis is not a crime* They are a beastly people with a beastly religion** * they argue it wasn't Churchill's fault ** actual Churchill quote

If you're aware of your mainly-Western book diet and would like to balance it off, here are three of my non-fiction favourites from India. Each book is stunning in its own right. Everybody Loves a Good Drought - by P Sainath Dreamers - by Snigdha Poonam The Ivory Throne - by Manu Pillai

Is it even a weather event if it doesn't bring down England's trains amd planes and buses?

Put simply: if you are a young white girl and you get groomed and r*ped by a 40 year old man? You'd better pray it was a 2nd-generation Pakistani Muslim taxi driver and not a financier on an island or nobody will give a toss.

A non-exhaustive list of some of the most inane things right-wingers believe:

I've just been outside, its a furnace. And my jaw dropped because there are people sun bathing 🤯 Don't they know to onpy come out when the sun is less ferocious, it's 37° right now!

Keir Starmer on Kemi Bandenoch #PMQs "The test for every Prime Minister is handing over the country in better shape than you found it, I know I can do that" "Which is more than can be said for her predecessor" "Her predecessor's predecessor" "And her predecessor's predecessor's predecessor"

When it's hot, most of the world chooses to wear loose-fitting cotton clothes that cover the entire body and usually a headdress like a turban or cape as well. There's a reason for this: sun protection + the cotton layers wick sweat out faster, so your body can stay cool more efficiently.

Ten year anniversary of the biggest heartbreak so many of us experienced together. We share this day and yet it is so personal. It changed us and it still hurts.

Sea surface temperature in the tropical Pacific still heading off into the wilderness

Hi Labour, here's my wishlist: A female PM Rejoin EU New voting system Elected 2nd House Green economics Green energy Peacekeeping force Media in UK hands Abolish GB TV Abolish tabloid papers Forest schools 4 all Investment in eco tourism School starts at 6yrs Community building Tea breaks! ☕❤️

/ The prime ministers we get // The prime minister I'd like to see

The one shining light in this Prime Minister merry-go-round is that this is the last we'll see of Shabana Mahmood as Home Secretary. Goodbye. Don't let the door hit you etc etc.

I wrote about this for Prospect in 2022 www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/388...

Why is Labour the last party im British politics to have a female permanent leader? Since the Conservatives chose 4 female leaders, before Labour chose one, and had the first Asisn & blsck leaders too, does this go deeoer than chance & coincidence about diversity reaching the very top?

A thread of the weekend protests in Israel. A parade from Rabin Square to HaBima in Tel-Aviv. Main sign: "We're the hope and we will rebuild"

Restore was backed and amplified by the world's only trillionaire, and despite the huge spend and mobilisation, they only managed 3000 votes! There's joy to be found in that regardless if you're a fan of Starmer or Burnham or neither.

Because laws define our right to existence, recall that 2018 was a landmark year. Two countries of former empire redacted laws penalising gender & sexually minoritised communities. Guyana declared anti-crossdressing law (1893) unconstitutional; India decriminalised homosexuality (1860 section 377).

When there's a law passed that affects children, reporters go out to schools and interview them to see how they feel about it. Ever seen an immigrant interviewed after an immigration policy change?

I'm surprised a migrant did something and The Telegraph didn't run with a scary headline.

If capitalist dystopia had a caricature The Economist would take a lead role.

Enjoy this comment from a wealth manager I bumped into on Linkedin.

We can expect similar in the UK if Reform win the next election. Remigration doesn't happen by force, it happens by making life difficult for immigrants. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/30/u...

Excellent thread by Sunder as always.

Leavers: "Brexit will mean the UK can get closer to the Commonwealth" Meanwhile, the Commonwealth:

Discovered something very strange. An influencer in India has spent £12K running political ads in the run up to local elections that are deliberitely obfuscated, linking to Amazon shopping but a variant with that links to a now-offline website cc: @niamhmcintyre.bsky.social @tbij.bsky.social

I am a fan of @jburnmurdoch.ft.com but this front-page article in the FT is a perfect and frustrating example of WEIRD bias. Many sociological theories that attempt to explain the world are often incomplete and downright wrong if they do not heed research from the Global South.

What is Burnham's take on Brexit and EU relations anyway? I see all sorts of varying opinions and none of it is consistent.

I was annoyed that I couldn't find a database of David Attenborough documentaries where I could search for a specific episode by topic. So I made it. attenborough-100.vercel.app

Hear me out. Pinning hopes on Andy Burnham is like living in Westeros and hoping Daenerys Targaryen will cross the ocean and smash the wheel and save you. Plot twist: everyone becomes a villain in the end unless you're Bran the Broken.

Not only does this man achieve quietly what every elected representative in the world would love to do, he communicates it with such emphatic confidence and panache. He is undoubtedly one of the most superb humans in the world today.

I know we made fun of Rishi Sunak's trousers, but I think we have a new contender. Wes Streeting's suit.

to expand your statement to be future-proof, lets say that *journeys* shorter than 4 hours should always be train rides, and the goal should be to make trains go faster and faster so planes are only eventually used for transoceanic travel.

movin on up

Reform have spent £250K on ads on Facebook and Instagram in the last few weeks. The Green Party? Only £25K - and only on 6 ads, 2 of which got deleted for not complying with Meta's policies. I don't want Reform to win because the Greens don't know how to reach people beyond their social bubble.

I don't have a blog, a substack and don't write for a newspaper, so I thought I'd treat you instead to an essay as a thread (1/n) ---- I was speaking to a friend about how the King's speech to the US Congress last week made me deeply uncomfortable as a republican and an anti-monarchist.