Everything in the news is shit *and* we've lost Peabo, ffs I'm going back to bed youtube.com/watch?v=Z3Dt...

me: changes the light fixtures in my house to energy efficient LED lightbulbs Jeff Bezos:

Symptomatic of the gross over centralisation of the UK. It is interesting where countries deemed very bureaucratic and centralised are in fact much less so; regional power providing some balance vs central. In the UK everything goes through Westminster, often in multiple loops. There is much to fix.

I worked for UKRI for seven years and in my experience, the short timescales were 100% because of delays in central government. Usually because of delays in sign off by a minister; in the worst cases, due to number 10 comms teams insisting we hold back so the PM could announce it or whatever. 1/3

Whatever you think of Gordon Brown, his contributions after leaving office have been focused on trying to improve people’s lives. Tony Blair simply does the bidding of Silicon Valley billionaires and petrostates. [3/3]

Really tired of this effing heat already and there's a whole summer to go. I want my country('s proper weather) back

I don't know what he means because this video makes me feel patriotic af

it's real support from actual racists

Some of my happiest childhood memories are watching #Eurovision with my family. I've never missed a final before in my life. My partner is also a superfan who can tell you entries, winners, stats from any year. This article sums up exactly what it was like to boycott the show last night.

Hardly the major news story, but Labour managing to literally have a by election to elect a man so they can elect him leader instead of considering any of the 180 odd women already in office is going to become a great topic for a politics of gender seminar one day.

Mandatory gender pay gap reporting since 2017. In 2025, Monzo, Nationwide, Santander and TSB all reported wider gaps than the year before. Sunlight, it turns out, isn't a disinfectant. Interview with yours truly on my annual one-woman IWD campaign: www.the-heard.co.uk/blog/sharon-...

Irish TV to air Father Ted instead of Eurovision final in protest against Israel’s inclusion

Literally the only worse option than Starmer staying BBC News - www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c1... Streeting allies tell BBC they expect him to challenge Starmer for leadership as soon as tomorrow - BBC News

Council housing

#OtD 9 May 2012 Vidal Sassoon, "anti-fascist warrior hairdresser" died aged 84. As a teenager in London he fought Oswald Mosley's fascists in the streets with his hairdressing scissors, as part of the militant 43 Group. Learn about the group in our pod: workingclasshistory.com/2020/02/17/e...

At what point will journalists stop broadcasting this misinformation without challenging it?

they could've just been left wing! starmer became leader based on 10 pledges that the entire country wanted to vote for! he could be polling assad levels if he just built some fucking hospitals and railways.

Your streets will be filthy, you'll lose your school transport and you definitely won't get new housing but think of all the lovely flags 😊😊😊😊😊 good luck to them 🤡

Most of the cruel, racist stereotypes now being propagated about Muslims and immigrants were originally crafted as antisemitic attacks on Jews. The language and sources are in some cases exactly the same. Prejudice against any minority endangers all minorities. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Jews are not collectively responsible for Israeli government policy. People demonstrating peacefully for Palestine are not collectively responsible for the attacks on British Jews. Collective punishment for other people's crimes is not justice.

Demographic changes means this country faces 3 options: ❌The Republic of Gilead ❌Soylent Green ✔️or mass migration I don't care whether you like it or not. Because we are absolutely fucked without it. That's the reality. And here's why (no paywall) open.substack.com/pub/russinch...

Film you've watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Star Trek, Star Wars, LOTR, Marvel, Disney, or Ghibli.

Anyway. I’m glad nobody was hurt and I’m sure the journalists who attended the WHCD will not center themselves and their personal experiences and instead remain focused on holding the powerful accountable and informing the people about their government.

(getting dressed up in a tuxedo to go see an 80-year old racist insult comic who is also a serial sex offender and also responsible for the deaths of innocents across the globe) I'm a journamalist!

Happy St George’s Day! Here’s a poster of 50 objects telling the story of England, based on suggestions of over 3000 people compiled with the aim of creating an inclusive sense of Englishness against those who promote division Join the fun by listing your five objects at www.averyenglishchat.org.uk

One thing you will never think after reading a great book or listening to a great album or seeing a great piece of art is, “I’m really glad this person remained cautious while they were making this and guarded against being perceived as weird.”

When the numbers were going up, the Channel boat crossings dominated BBC news & much of the media daily. They have fallen 34% in the first three months of this year, but you wouldn’t know it from the media coverage.

The cruelty really is the point

Fuck it here's a picture of my cats

I don't think anything more usefully summarises the UK than seeing the "left wing" government kick the fuck out of one of the few genuinely successful export sectors of the last ten years because racist pensioners who will never vote for them don't like foreigners.

Really enjoyed the comedy bits of the latest #SNLUK but I'm begging them to hire some sound engineers who know how to make live music sound good on TV

My new essay is about the situation where there is no right way to be a woman. And how, in the end, accepting this really does set you free. open.substack.com/pub/naomiald...

A thing about me is even if I'm having a great time I can't wait to go home

Hi, nice to meet you. Would you like to exchange pleasantries while masking our true selves

An 'epidemic' of violence: The women and girls killed by men last year

Is it me or has Wills been jawmaxxing

There is actually broadly speaking no need to have any discourse on the war against Iran beyond this: this is insane, and should not be happening, and Bibi and Trump alike will burn in hell for all the deaths they will cause.

More like Matt Badloss, am I right?

In honour of the Sunday Telegraph's editor and offical maddest columnist, we have created the Allister Heath headline generator... stirring-fox-7e1fab.netlify.app

Just saw Fire from Gladiators on the Olympics doing non-Gladiator related punditry and wow, she looks gorgeous, have to wonder why the hair and makeup team on Gladiators do her such injustice

In good news, a little one was born in Utah🦒 www.sltrib.com/news/2026/01...

Can we finally now just try the chaos with Ed Miliband option

This is a lovely thing to do but as a florist I really feel like their florist could have done much better than those sparse-ass wreaths, they can't have been hard up for budget so there's no excuse

Can't believe the Aussies Olympics team didn't all come into the arena doing the kangaroo breakdance move from last time

People have to do jail time. Powerful people, who thought they were untouchable. They have to be arrested, tried, stripped of assets relating to their crimes, and sent to jail. Because if it doesn't happen, it will prove to voters that democracy is a sham. And then we're seriously fucked.

It's 1998. Peter Mandleson has resigned in disgrace from Labour. It's 2001. Peter Mandleson has resigned in disgrace from Labour. It's 2025. Peter Mandleson has resigned in disgrace from Labour. It's 2026. Peter Mandleson has resigned in disgrace from Labour.

there's a lot in this piece but the Mandelson email about angling for some kind of job at JP Morgan because 'i do not want to live by salary alone' just exemplifies everything people hate about politicians, the City, and revolving doors between the two www.ft.com/content/91e8...

It is absolutely right that university is paid for by people who don't go to university as well as those who do. I don't have kids but I pay for schools because I benefit from having an educated workforce and community. The same is true for all stages and types of education.