The European Commission will investigate Meta’s integration of artificial intelligence into its WhatsApp chat app, competition chief Teresa Ribera said.

2 in 3 of Nigel Farage’s current and former partners do not speak English as their first language.

Shocking statistics highlight how vital this invaluable initiative is to boost social mobility - family power: politicians pay attention.

Last month I left the Bylines Network and started work as a Community Organiser with an amazing education charity called The Brilliant Club. Here's an article from me in @yorkshirebylines.co.uk that explains a little bit about what I do now. You can ollow TBC here ⏩ @brilliantclub.bsky.social

“Middle” ain’t remotely middle

Our economic woes are caused by Brexit, (Ukraine), Covid, Brexit’s ugly baby - our dismal immigration policy, Truss budget, 14yrs of austerity… All rightwing policies. Quite mad that our media acts as if Labour’s budget is the end of days, when they failed to adequately scrutinise any of that👆shit.

Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will host the first meeting of the her #Youth Advisory Board, in Brussels on Dec 3. #Erasmus+ #DemocraticResilience #WomenForEurope

For all young people - search for EU-funded ERASMUS+ projects in your area: fundedbyerasmus.co.uk check out the report and search tool to find data from your area to support the ‘Write to Your MP’ campaign ask: 1.yem.org.uk/open-doors-o...

The X Effect and the dangers of social media bias Sky News' investigation The X Effect has exposed a right-wing bias in X's algorithm, which boosts extreme content over left-wing voices | Cliff Mitchell @cliffmitchell.bsky.social @sdupp.bsky.social

“Over nine months, Sky News’ Data and Forensics team investigated whether X’s algorithms amplify right-wing and extreme content. Their findings were clear: Elon Musk’s X is boosting right-wing and extreme content, as well as politicians Musk favours.”

‘I couldn’t pay £100 bill, then bailiffs wanted £6,000’: Crisis of council tax arrears Weighed down by £6.6bn of arrears, English local authorities have turned to debt agencies – with some shocking results https://bit.ly/4ooYpBU

In and around Hebden Bridge, artists will open their workshops this December: from printing to silverwork and more – meet some of the makers By Philip O'Brien @yorkshirebylines.co.uk

The leaders of Europe's center-left and liberal groups say the EPP has gone too far in working with the far right.  Yet, despite all the acrimony, they're still trying to make the relationship work. 🔗 politi.co/4omaCat

* The budget calms Labour – for now * Reform’s polling bubble is leaking * Green Party numbers swell * Lib Dems whisper the forbidden ‘B’ word * Reform unveils its black shirt cosplay All this and more in this week's political diary ⤵️ @eastangliabylines.co.uk @pecksniffsdiary.bsky.social

Keep out: what flags mean to community NHS workers Frontline NHS staff are feeling an increasing sense of exclusion and intimidation from the surge of St George’s flags displayed on homes | Mark Cunliffe @markcunliffe.bsky.social

There you go. Parliament will now consider debate on calls for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy

Czechia warns EU wastewater rules could hit medicine prices: Prague cautions against hidden healthcare costs of the Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive

Sweden backs Danish push for EU medicines deal

The economic damage Brexit has caused is undeniable - even Brexiteers are now admitting it. https://www.thetimes.com/business/economics/article/we-brexiteers-must-acknowledge-the-costs-of-leaving-europe-p3mhqd66f

support.opendemocracy.net Erin Mansell from the Women’s Budget Group shows women, “disproportionately contend with soaring living costs – juggling unpaid care, low wages and rising household bills”.

🎧What are the potential consequences of the proposed plan, and do Ukraine and Europe still hold any leverage? What are the risks of considering European security as a mere transactional deal? https://ecfr.eu/podcasts/episode/the-diplomatic-minefield-what-now-for-ukraine/

The Rustaveli Avenue is fully packed with crowds commemorating the 1-YEAR anniversary of the DAILY #GeorgiaProtests against the hostile takeover of our country. We will not stop, & GD can never fully stabilize. For stability & peace in the region, and to end human suffering, we need 1/2 📷 MOSE

Takes a few seconds and this is definitely needed so please do your bit. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...

No mention of avoidable supply chain disasters and ensuing high prices caused by leaving EU #CustomsUnion and Single Market. Time govt and stakeholders stopped misleading public via crass silence on this. www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Cambridgeshire CC still has 11 years to go on a £36m-per-year PFI contract linked to Thalia Waste Management's site near Waterbeach, which was signed in 2008 to process black bin non recyclable waste. But regulations have since changed & the site is no longer meeting those regs, so not operating

www.theguardian.com/environment/... #Water #ClimateChange

🌍 27 projects. 12 countries. 3 winners! The Pompidou Group Prevention Prize 2025 celebrates innovation in drug & digital addiction prevention for youth under 25. Winners: ✔ Sistema Cyprus (Cyprus) ✔ Crisscross (Portugal) ✔ Gabinete de Apoio Psicossocial (Portugal) go.coe.int/oUYA3

It was Chump Himself Who Granted National Guard Killer Asylum This Year.......

L'actu en dessin : à qui profite le "plan de paix" de Donald Trump pour l'Ukraine ?

Here's UKIP's former Scottish leader David Coburn, who has denied taking Russian bribes after being named in Whatsapp messages between Nathan Gill and a pawn of the Putin administration, being applauded by Gill for arguing against Ukraine's entry to the EU

Brain drain,says Alice Thomson in The Times. Many..are engineers, accountants, doctors and teachers. Last year nearly 2,000 GPs, resident medical officers and nurses were given visas with potential for permanent residency in Australia

France's Democratic Malaise: Stop Blaming Citizens, Start Reforming Institutions www.socialeurope.eu/frances-demo... Decisions are increasingly packaged as matters of efficiency and performance, yet citizens experience them as exclusion from the democratic process

📢 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬! CEPS, with support from @boelleu.bsky.social, is launching an open call for young people from countries in the Global South who care about climate action to join us at Ideas Lab 2026 on 2–3 March in Brussels. Learn more & apply by 10 December 👉 www.ceps.eu/ceps-news/ca...

@eurcorrespond.bsky.social Why pharmaceutical companies love Ireland? — low corporate tax rate and one of the world’s most generous tax credits on R&D funding; plus offers Brexit drove part of the sector away from the UK, straight into Ireland.

If you're still looking for good writing and journalism as the legacy newspapers continue their slide into the ooze, you could do a lot worse than sign up to Byline Times. This is just the most exceptionally good writing from @peterjukes.bsky.social ... subscribe.bylinetimes.com/edition/80/f...

We spent a year investigating billionaires for @washingtonpost.com. We found: the wealthiest 100 Americans gave $1.1 billion to influence the 2024 elections — 140x more than they did in 2000. And almost all of that giving boosted Republicans. washingtonpost.com/politics/int...

This is the *fourth* information tribunal Democracy for Sale has won this year. We’re fighting more cases to prise open government secrecy and expose hidden lobbying across British politics. Sign up to Democracy for Sale to read @lucasamin.bsky.social 's scoop + more democracyforsale.substack.com

🚨 SCOOP: Toyota and Aston Martin secretly lobbied a Conservative cabinet minister to weaken Britain’s climate policy. We only know this because Democracy for Sale won a two-year legal fight to force the government to hand over the documents. democracyforsale.substack.com/p/victory-we...

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EU decision-making is slow because democracy is slow…Beneath the bickering lies something valuable: a commitment to due process, pluralism, and — …— shared democratic instincts. That culture, more than any single policy, defines the European mainstream. Via #TheParliamentmagazine

From gridlock to grid power: how to get renewable energy where it’s needed in the UK www.cam.ac.uk/research/new...