ROOOOOOOT!!!! Congratulations on your 1st test century in Australia. He is, of course, another of #YorkshiresFinest

Print version of letter from @leedseurope.bsky.social Chair @leedsblue67.bsky.social in @yorkshirepost.co.uk #BrexitReality #EuropeanUnion #RejoinEU

RIP the great, the legendary Steve Cropper. He composed (or co-composed) so many wonderful tunes - Soul Limbo, Time Is Tight, Sitting On The Dock Of The Bay and much more. Here's his understated guitar work on the fabulous Green Onions www.youtube.com/watch?v=VD6i...

First time I’ve read this Bulletin - excellent stuff, highly recommended.

🚨BOOM! The Petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy has now rocketed past 80,000 signatures! Let’s get it to 100,000 this weekend. If a petition is what it’s going to take let’s get this done! petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...

I've not always agreed with Richard Burgon, but this is simple messaging that the upper echelons of the #LabourParty need to heed and implement: www.instagram.com/reel/DRhSMIv...

When Rachel Reeves and the OBR blame Brexit for Budget Day tax rises and the state of the economy, REMEMBER: Labour is backing Brexit, and the OBR is making its forecasts based on the damage Brexit HAS ALREADY DONE! #budget2025

A six-point thread which will dismay many. Come on #BBC, you can do better than this.

It's infuriating to see so much of the media give Kruger the same kid gloves treatment that Rees-Mogg used to get because he is posh and polite and able to wrap his bigotry in enough intellectual tissue paper to make it seem like a political philosophy rather than an expression of white supremacy.

Britons are that family – and the giant hole in the roof is Brexit.

Today on #TransDayOfRemembrance we remember our trans siblings who have lost their lives to transphobia, hatred & violence…🧵

The UK isn’t a “soft touch” on asylum. UK asylum seeker benefits are similar to European neighbours No right to work before 12 months (it’s 6 months in France, Spain, Belgium, Netherlands) UK settlement after 5 years (it’s 3 or 4 in Germany) Let’s cut out the alarmist rhetoric.

For those who don’t remember, Google’s original 2004 motto was “Don’t be evil.” During the first Trump term in 2018, it removed its long-obsolete motto from the preface of its code of conduct.

It's the new, "those immigrants want all your biscuits". The inevitable next step; politicians responding not to the critical causes, but to the phoney "fury" & "rage" in the right wing press every single day. Lies & misrepresentations that are then amplified by the BBC. #r4today

This thread collating the Sheffield Tribune’s brilliant investigation into the spivvy lawyer threatening Yorkshire leaseholders into handing over cash is worth reading before the story goes national.

Not all parties are the same. There is an alternative to the far right hate being promulgated by Starmer's Labour and the official opposition. bsky.app/profile/zack...

What is it about the Home Office? Mahmood is beginning to sound just like Patel & Braverman. Getting so sick of Labour Ministers trying to out-Tory the Tories, trying to out-Reform Reform. Wasn't the whole point of electing them to see the change they promised? www.lbc.co.uk/article/mahm...

Why the BBC should not counter-claim against Trump, whatever he calls them, unless as a last resort.

The BBC should shame the American broadcasters for their spineless capitulation by refusing to be bullied, writes @arusbridger.bsky.social.

Excellent thread and responses, particularly that from @preno67.bsky.social .

I'm not sure if others have noticed this, but interesting that one of the Prescott criticisms of the BBC is based on those of the 'History Reclaimed' group, which is also associated with the 'Restore Trust' group's attacks on & so far unsuccessful attempts to take control of the National Trust. 1/3

Excellent points made here the LibDem leader - plus some interesting responses. Worth a good look.

I think I do understand it but none of it reflects well on them. They are terrified. Terrified of the right wing media, terrified of Farage and most of all, terrified of Trump. Everyone in this govt will look back in 20 years and regret their cowardice. But that's how cowardice works isn't it?

Superb speech by @stellacreasy.bsky.social on why the UK should remain a signatory to the ECHR. www.instagram.com/reel/DQt7OO1...

Interesting and valuable thread on the BBC and one officer of the Corporation in particular.

🎯 Davey is spot on. "We can have criticism of the BBC, but within that, we need to recognise how valuable an institution it is [and how] precious to our country. And that's one of the reasons why people like President Trump and Nigel Farage, want to undermine the BBC." 👏🏽~AA

Zack Polanski’s substack for @bestforbritain.org is worth your time. 👏 @zackpolanski.bsky.social substack.com/@pimlicat81/...

Reform says Kent CC is their "shop window", where the country can see what a Farage gov't would be like. Well... chaos, suspensions, defections, paralysis, zero "DOGE" savings, tax rises, and a leader making mad-dictator speeches, sounds about right. ~AA www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

If there is a national institution that reflects, represents, and encompasses the shared social and cultural values of the UK, it is not the royal family, it is the BBC. Ultimately that's why the Tories hate it, because it is a bulwark against selfish individualism.

This is astoundingly good. Zack knocked it out of the park, ran after it, then caught up with it in time to knock it even further. Join the Green Party.

There were 115 prisoners mistakenly released in the final year of the last Conservative Government alone. Interesting that it only becomes a major national scandal the second these releases can be blamed on a Labour government

Helen Whateley being as hypocritical as ever on Politics Live, complaining that Labour keep blaming Tories for things after being in office for 16 months, forgetting that the Tories themselves were still blaming Labour in early 2024 for scenarios which took place in 2010.

Oh dear, David Lammy turning into Michael Howard in the 'not answering the question that was asked' stakes. He must be thankful that the stand-in for LOTO only has 6 questions unlike Paxman who was able to get well into double figures.

"You spout shite on a podcast to reinforce your 𝘰𝘸𝘯 position that "civil war is coming"... it's a self-fulfilling prophecy." Elon Musk has now claimed England’s ‘hobbit-like’ towns are rife with rape while on Joe Rogan’s podcast. @maitlis.bsky.social | @jonsopel1.bsky.social

Dominic Grieve’s response to Nigel Farage’s ‘let’s leave the ECHR’ stunt in parliament is spot on.

Perfect response from @neguse.house.gov here. Watch this.

Definitely not terrifying, or damaging to the atmosphere and the air we breath, at all. If you're not deeply disturbed by this you really aren't paying attention. #Trump #Nukes

Given the party's refusal to act on Pochin's brazen racism, it should be as socially unacceptable to vote for Reform as it was in the early 2000s to vote for the BNP. And we should be prepared to say this to people's faces.

The Great British Fake Off !!!

Sad news. Sincere condolences to the family. What a great lady - I loved watching the canal journeys programmes she did with hubby, Timothy West. Also, for all she was rightly lauded for Fawlty Towers, she was just splendid in After Henry, playing a very different character.

My apologies to Katie Lam, who should be front & centre here…

As a Leeds lad, it’s a delight to see the city described so colourfully.

can someone please just run this as an ad?

FYI :“Destruction of federal property is a federal crime. 18 U.S. Code § 1361 defines the crime as willfully injuring or committing any depredation against U.S. government property. If the damage exceeds $1k it is a felony with a fine, up to ten years in prison or both.” Awaiting law enforcement.

The brutality. The corruption. The lies. Everything is on full display — and many Americans are beginning to learn an important lesson. Watch.

At the #ERA Awards Dinner and the biggie — the ERA Airline of the Year Award goes to SKYexpress. So pleased for them, having given them their 1st front cover with their then CEO in LARA during my time as editor there. So happy that they have continued their development successfully. Congratulations.

At the #ERA Awards Dinner. The new Sustainable Airline Award goes to Amelia. Splendid work. Many congratulations.

At the #ERA Awards Dinner. The new Innovation Airline Award goes to Air Nostrum. Well done. Congratulations!

At the #ERA Awards Dinner. The Regional Connectivity Airline Award goes to SKYexpress Congratulations to all involved.