I think imposter syndrome is now dead. Hard to feel like you don't belong in / deserve a job when you see the bunch of crooks, drunks and incompetents currently tipping us towards WW3.

Is JK Rowling naming UK military Attaché these days?

Left simp boys for Putin are enraging. There is one country responsible for Ukraine being attacked, and one country who can end the illegal invasion today if it wished to. And that is Russia.

For those actually interested on the impact of statements like that of Simon Dudley, and the routine shutting out of tenant voices in such matters, this article is well worth a read. hqnetwork.co.uk/news/opinion...

Yea, I really like Mehdi and I don't disagree about America's illegal action. But Ukraine has been attacked daily using Iranian designed and built drones. Zelenskyy is calling for UN intervention - that does not negate or undermine his credibility. Proper pearl clutching.

National security and energy security are the same thing. The sooner we decouple from fossil fuels, the better. The sooner we properly fund our armed forces, the better.

Taking the announcement of a ceasefire to restate - outside of Epstein not a single male offender has been formally charged or brought to trial by US authorities for the crimes committed at his 'parties'.

All of this highlights how utterly stupid it was for Badenoch to knee jerk a response to support Trump. You cannot have a LOTO who is incapable of working things through. Corbyn sucked for similar reasons. It's a critical job - and requires competency.

I do love how even with *waves at everything* football fans will still have some utterly odd and wild reactions to basic facts. Players bought sold between Chelsea & Arsenal of the top of my head: Willian Jorginho Petr Cech Kepa David Luiz William Gallas Ashley Cole

In fairness, neither does he.

In the same way you can get an insight into folks who've never been punched in the face when they end up getting hit. This kind of stuff is telling. Activism is hard, takes a lot of time & effort. Even if only for one or two events. Shitposting online, on the other hand, can be done in your undies.

I do not know how we continue our relationship with the US after this. The UK has been no angel historically, but what Trump is doing is next level horrifying.

Look I'm not saying we do to Trump, what the demons in Eric! did to Astfgl (give him a fake new superior title to keep him happy, and lock him away somewhere). I'm just saying we shouldn't rule it out as an option.

Nearly got taken out by an old boy at a roundabout. I was turning right, in the right hand lane - both lanes are labelled and right hand is right only, idiot was in the left hand lane and swept over into mine, he didn't indicate & I had to slam on the brakes to avoid a collision. Fucking dangerous.

It is worth noting that there are even less checks and balances in the UK to prevent Farage doing a Trump.

Punitive retaliation for Countries with differences of opinion, is it? www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

This seems totally legit and not at all problematic for a functioning democracy.

Can't comment on the business referenced here, but one of the key takeaways from Ukraine for Western Governments is a) the threat is very real and needs to be treated seriously b) procurement and Govt support processes are insufficient their current form. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Stanning this queen in my work wear choices today.

Both Reform and the Tories wanted to join Trump in this illegal war. As an indicator of their strategic foresight and knowledge of the public zeitgeist that is pretty damning.

Given my immense dislike of golf, and my pro YIMBY instincts it is not possible to offer an unbiased view on this. That being said, build on the sodding things. More than enough space to build lots of homes and rewild areas.

There's a whole list of reasons why one should dislike Trump. But 156.8p per litre is something all political parties should be hanging round the neck of Reform. That's the guy you love. And he's hurting the people you falsely claim to be working for.

O Captain Haddock! My Captain!

Yes, this is very much where I fall. I work in social housing - a very heavily regulated sector, especially after Grenfell. Few of what we're required to to adhere to can be seen as intrinsically anti-growth, because they're mostly about getting orgs. to do what they should already be doing.

All very centre left-twee of me, I know - but I'll never understand how people are happy to see others suffer because they believe the state gives to much support to those who need it. Good riddance to the two child cap. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Trump is out of his depth and it's finally hitting home. Zero comfort from that fact. But it's remarkable how much it enrages him when he can't get his own way.

If only the US had an ally with 4 years of first hand experience of dealing with Iranian built weapons with Russian developed tactics.

Really fits the death of an empire narrative. Short termism and special interests meaning businesses simply not changing with the reality in front of them.

Fico and Orban can go get fucked. Russian simps. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

Genuinely loved this series. It really is lovely.

The juxtaposition of how inclusive and open elite female team sports are to gay and queer players to the awfully enclosed situation in men's teams will never not be jarring. The world cup winning England women's rugby team captain is lesbian. We don't even have an out male player in the Prem.

So, I work in social housing. Part of my work I look at housing ombudsman cases where the org. I work for has messed up. These often involve MPs from all parties advocating on behalf of tenants. Trust me, they know the reality of folks struggling. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Some good news on funding for tenant and shared ownership groups - pilots supported across a range of schemes. www.gov.uk/government/n...

Military advisors to Trump have released their latest round of updates and strategic position.

Whatever the question is, the answer most definitely isn't Corbyn 2.0. or, I guess at this stage 3.0?

In a week where the housing and infrastructure bod was sacked for some crass comments, one would hope being happy to be alongside a literal white nationalist would be enough to get the boot.

🚨NEW BLOGPOST 🚨 The Hormuz crisis has a real chance of causing energy shortages in the UK. The government is insisting it's business as usual, and opposition parties are arguing for fiscal measures that will stoke shortages. Neither is serious. open.substack.com/pub/joxleywr...

This will end in tears.

Good write up by Pete Apps on the Simon Dudley debacle, why it matters. As well as the inherent tension between the natural position of Reform (free market) and the demographics (vocally NIMBY) it's counting on. open.substack.com/pub/peteapps...

The state pension is a benefit. There is very little in the welfare bill that isn't already heavily gatekept - the £40bn in savings will turnout to be fanciful. The BBC publishing this stuff ahead of an ability to analyse the veracity of their claims is unhelpful. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The failure of our politicians to ensure that assisted dying has a legal route means folks risk police action and imprisonment. That is in no one's interest. And I am rather cross at those arguing on hypothetical abuse of the system in order to block progress.

Reform's Russia problem persists, I see. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Is this a parody? Christ, I have unfortunately met folks like this in real life. They are insufferable in person, too.

As a Worcester fan I am very biased, but this is lenient given the circumstances. Clean record or not. www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-...

Hopefully this is the beginning of the end for these bellends. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

Good day for housing. Simon Dudley fired, Andrew Milne arrested. Trade press and local news doing its thing.

Oh, you're all keen on social housing policy wonks today. Name your top 5.

Not a surprise. I make that 0.5 of Igor Tudor's reign as manager of Tottenham. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Hard to be serious when the public is utterly unwilling to have any trade offs that directly impact them. But the point is valid.

Needless to say this has gone down like a bucket of cold sick. Both to those who work in the sector, activists and tenants alike.