We could have seen a nationwide programme of home insulation, going door to door, making sure every home can keep in the heat, so no-one would risk getting sick or dying because they can’t afford heating in the winter. Why is this Government running from crisis to crisis?

Tony Blair has nothing to offer a UK that needs radical social democracy not hyperneoliberalism and oligarch-friendly conservatism. The BBC brings him on anyway - #r4today 8.10 interview. The sound of his voice is a massive turn off. His opinions are toxic.

Laura Tobin: ".. the thing at play here is obviously climate change.. its still spring.. a reminder of where we should be for the time of year & where we actually are. At least 16 degrees warmer than where we should be for the time of year" Don't look up.

On hottest May day recorded, reanimated corpse funded by fossil fuel interests recommends abandoning efforts to tackle climate crisis www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

@faizashaheen.bsky.social : "Firstly on Blair, he should be held accountable for what he did with the Iraq War, when he lied to all of us, I just find it shameful that he can come out & expect to give us advice on anything" Spot on.

Tony Blair. What the billionaire class have paid for.

Tony Blair, a lobbyist with close ties to the Trump administration and fossil fuel industries, says the UK should drill more oil and get closer to the Trump administration

Shameless

This photo was taken yesterday in the cab of a London bus - the thermometer is showing 42C. The UK currently has NO maximum working temperature, but as the climate crisis deepens, the government and employers can no longer ignore health and safety in heatwaves. www.cacctu.org.uk/heat_at_work

Struggling to work in the heat? The government needs to listen to the Climate Change Committee and TUC who are calling for a maximum workplace temperature cap.

Here’s this week’s cartoon for @sport.theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/football/pic...

Left: Reform UK's candidate Robert Kenyon asks people to vote for Reform UK to 'get Labour out' Right: Carol Vorderman reveals some of the repulsive comments from Robert Kenyon, including some directly towards her, and asks him to apologise

Meet Sarah Wakefield. Manchester City councillor, mum of two, sustainable food campaigner - and your Green MP candidate for Makerfield.

Love this. ♥️

Hottest May day ever recorded in UK - temperature reaches 33.5C at Heathrow

It all worked out. ♥️

Vibrant and rare White Auroras appearing over Norway 🇳🇴

🗣️ DECLAN RICE, HE SAID IT'S NOT DONE! The Arsenal fans have a new chant for their star midfielder!

A TROPHY LIFT 22 YEARS IN THE MAKING. ARSENAL ARE FINALLY PREMIER LEAGUE CHAMPIONS AGAIN. 🔥

Even violence, state or otherwise, will not stop me living my life. I will not change a single thing about how I've been living for over a decade regardless of what some new garbage "guidance" might say. If they made it illegal to breathe I'd still do it. Fuck you

Destroy the Labour Party.

🚨BREAKING: The Green Party has formally confirmed it is running in Makerfield and has picked a candidate. The party has selected Chris Kennedy, a registered nurse. He said: "we can’t let this election be dominated by a Westminster psychodrama". x.com/LeftieStats/...

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Say hello to Chris Kennedy - Safeguarding Nurse, battle-tested Green Campaigner, Passionate Grassroots Visionary and your Green Party candidate for Makerfield 💚

What a terrible start to his bid to reverse Starmer’s descent into one moral void after another! Adopting Mahmood’s ‘racism-lite’ agenda after embracing Reeves’ laughable fiscal rules does not augur well for Andy. Go Greens! www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Hearing reports that Christian Norgaard has more Premier League titles than Steven Gerrard. More as we get it.

Stay humble.

Scenes outside the Emirates. ❤️

Mikel Arteta when he spoke to us at Union Chapel last year. #champions

SCENES AY FULL TIME AT SOBHA! 🏆🏆🏆

OMFGGFG 😭 AAAAARSEEENAAALLLL

. This is completely unacceptable and has got to stop. #r4today #bbcbreakfast #GMB #NHS #PoliticsLive #C4News #Newsnight #toriesgone683 .

It’s very hard to digest how the explicit antimuslim racism on display in the streets of London on Saturday is passing by with no consequences. Very hard not to feel like we’re regarded as second class citizens and fair game to be sacrificed on the alter of pacifying angry voters. Very hard & scary.

Today in Parliament, the Conservatives are pushing to approve the Rosebank and Jackdaw oil fields. Approving new oil and gas licences is a climate crime and won't take a penny off our bills. Say it with us: No new oil & gas. Just transition now.

Horrified by the attack on the mosque in San Diego. We live in times of deep political tension. Islamophobic hatred and violence are a reminder of the responsibility on all of us. We need leadership that brings people together, and stands firmly against hatred in all its forms.

Devastated by the horrific attack at the Islamic Center of San Diego. There is no place for anti-Muslim hate in America. We must confront this violence and protect the right to worship safely. My prayers are with the victims and their loved ones.

Thank goodness Burnham has calmed the markets by announcing he won’t change a thing and is committed to those Fiscal Rules. Increasing poverty, rising CoL, failing and strained services aren’t important enough. Let’s all worry about growth 🤡 www.bbc.com/news/article...

Keep piling on the pressure. Angela Rayner forced from her position for pocket change in comparison. Yet he and Dick Tice act as if they are entitled, Cunts. (I make no apologies for using such an expletive at this hour of the morning)

The two best panic buys in our history

The governments plan to offer rapid routes to settlement for those earning six-figure salaries whilst punishing and making lower-paid workers wait appears to be based on the notion that care workers are “low-skilled” because they are low-paid - its an absolute disgrace. youtu.be/DI1arGGNP50?...

Burnham might be worth a vote if he commits to re-nationalisation and proportional representation, but he's already backed down on the latter

🚨BREAKING | Andy Burnham confirms he will NOT scrap first-past-the-post before #GE2029 Burnham said electoral reform must be "in a manifesto", and revealed he does NOT back proportional representation, instead praising the non-proportional Supplementary Vote (SV). Via @itvnews

I sometimes feel insane that we don't constantly talk about the time Labour gave a black guy who was poised to unseat Nigel Farage the sack because he was a better poster than Keir Starmer

I seem to remember Starmer saying this to become Labour leader Never, ever trust a Labour politician

Let’s not forget… the Epstein files are filled with billionaires and powerful elites, not immigrants.

CARTOON OF THE DAY 😕🇺🇸 (From @andertoon.bsky.social )