For the n-teenth time - Do not use Amazon.

Huge story in @theipaper.com "[Mandelson] was very involved in all the details; I think he enjoyed it. He was involved in all the personalities and the mechanics including asking the question of who do we want in which seat" Probably a breach of GDPR laws too ... inews.co.uk/news/politic...

This 👇🏼

Another bonkers idea to drive the UK economy over a cliff (including pubs) – brought to you by the authors of Brexit (6-8% hit to GDP). Why do the far right hate this country? 🇬🇧

High gas prices – not green policies as some politicians claim – remain the main reason UK households are paying more for electricity, according to new analysis.

Interior Architecture Landscape - run by man called John Simpson - confirmed last week the Ghandehari family are its clients. Spox said decision to donate to Reform was made independently by company’s management, and not Ghandehari family itself. All details 👇 www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

There are so many far-right politicians in Italy they are goose stepping over each other.

"Intensely relaxed about people getting filthy rich" – Mandelson’s corporatisation of the Labour Party continues apace with deals with Palantir on your NHS data, defence, etc.

Good to see Reform have reported Mandelson to the police for potential misconduct in public office over his relationship with Epstein. How are they feeling about their hero and mentor, Donald Trump? #hypocrisy

“Starmer is now likely to face renewed questions over his judgment in appointing Mandelson as US ambassador and his closeness to senior Labour figures, including his chief of staff Morgan McSweeney and the health secretary, Wes Streeting.” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Even if Trump hadn't tried to overturn the 2020 election leading to the 1/6 insurrection at the Capitol, his statement would be harrowing. Given that history, this is terrifying.

Mandelson writing to Epstein in 2009 (from the FT)

🔴 Tommy Robinson and the London News Website Linked to a Putin-Backed Propaganda Network Far-right activist Stephen Yaxley-Lennon was appointed as an ambassador to an unregistered charity connected to a Russian 'black PR' operation, Matt Bernardini reports

Exclusive: A U.S. official has alleged wrongdoing by U.S. spy chief Tulsi Gabbard in a complaint that is so highly classified it has sparked months of wrangling over how to share it with Congress, according to people familiar with the matter.

We're looking for someone to work on a history of the relationship between the Cambridge phenomenon and national policy. Was benign neglect the key? More details below. Please share!

I mean... this is REALLY not ok

It's rare to see how lobbyists operate. But the Epstein-Mandelson correspondence shows us what happens all the time: plutocrats and government ministers conspiring against the public interest. This is why all lobbying should be in the public domain, but despite Labour and Con promises, it's not. 🧵

Huh! Unlucky timing i guess? www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

This ought to have been the main UK news story from the DoJ’s latest Jeffrey Epstein data dump. Peter Mandelson told Epstein he was “trying hard” to change government policy on bankers’ bonuses at his request, months after Epstein paid thousands of pounds to the then Business Secretary’s husband.

"[Dems] worry the raid will also pave the way for a MAGA takeover of elections in Georgia’s Fulton County, a Democratic stronghold that will be crucial to determining the balance of power in the Senate." Worth watching:

This is well overdue and could be great

🔴Reform UK’s Plans For a British ICE Key figures in Nigel Farage’s party are demanding a UK version of Trump’s immigration enforcement agency, in the wake of the killings of Alex Pretti and Renée Good bylinetimes.com/2026/01/30/r...

Fwiw, I once went to a Goldsmith-organised rewilding event at 5 Hertford st (research purposes only you understand) with Knepp etc. yes, some interest in nature, but mostly servicing capital, protecting private land, reducing tax, subsidy hunting and keeping out the plebs.

This is actually a canny move by Reform – aiming to pick up the forelock tuggers, the beaters, the original enclosures fans (hedgefund rewilding), the get orf my landers. Fair point about bottom trawling.

See:

Please spread this far and wide, as stories don't get much bigger than this. When the government blocks even the intelligence services from telling us we're heading for environmental catastrophe, you know we have a problem. A very big problem. Thank you. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

In today's papers, The Sun continues to publish anti-climate content like this. 💰 Funded by ads for #Aldi, #Lidl, #O2 & #Sainsburys

“Green party leader Zack Polanski said last week that the government should terminate the contract when it is reviewed next year: "This Trump-supporting military surveillance outfit has no place in Britain's most important institution, …”

Former chief spook Richard Dearlove said on #bbcwato that he wouldn’t buy a Chinese car as it could be turned off by the state. I hope his replacement at MI6 has clocked that Trident, F35s, Starlink, GPS, AI systems etc will also have a kill switch operated by a rogue nation?

Palantir’s stated mission is to defend America. Peter Thiel is a radical libertarian who does not believe ‘freedom & democracy are compatible’. Yet, the UK is overwhelmingly dependent on Palantir’s services. As a national security threat, this is off the charts. @thenerve.news 2/

“I watched him die… then I watched them maneuver his body like a rag doll— only to discover it was because they wanted to count the bullet wounds and see how many they ‘got’, like he was a deer.”

Every French city with a population greater than 150,000 has a mass transit system. 60 cities in Germany… Cambridge needs to lead the change in 🇬🇧 😀

Minutes after getting praised by corporate media for claiming—without evidence—that he'd deescalate his attacks on Minnesota, Trump libeled Congresswoman Omar, she was attacked in public by an assailant spraying an unknown substance, and the stochastic terrorist-in-chief responded to that with this:

Isn’t it interesting – when Reform start getting a little scrutiny, it never really stacks up.

Also by @annpettifor.bsky.social "How everything from the price of food to energy and housing costs is fixed by remote, unregulated financial markets, and what can be done about it" www.versobooks.com/en-gb/produc... published by @versobooks.bsky.social on the global casino.

Dems about to bottle it again – they’re nearly as timid as UK Labour.

This is who Reform are putting up to represent a parliamentary seat in one of Europe's most diverse major cities

ICE murdered Renée Good in broad daylight. Less than 3 weeks later, they killed Alex Pretti, shooting him 10 times. Every day, we watch as people are ripped from their cars, their homes, their lives. We can't allow ourselves to look away from this cruelty. Abolish ICE.

What’s the latest thinking on the construction of the great linear dykes (Fleam, Devils, etc) @drsueoosthuizen.bsky.social ? What should I be reading?

Concerning data about #Cambridge in the @centreforcities.bsky.social Outlook report. Disposable income has declined since 2008; residents spend an average of 18% of outgoings on housing. If the city's evident prosperity is not shared through redistribution, then it will not be a successful place.

This is a turning point. Nobody wants what we’re seeing in Minnesota. Speak up. In your workplace, in your community, in any forum you have. Just emailing friends and coworkers and saying this is wrong is a powerful act. Expressing yourself to others. That is democracy. Just don’t be silent.

France announced today it’s phasing out Teams, Zoom, etc. to be replaced with a French/European solution called Visio. The data is hosted on Outscale. Transcripts and subtitles are also handled by French providers. The target is set on 2027 for government agencies.

Nige would like the fascism you’ve seen on the streets of America to happen on your street

The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.

I’m enjoying the font @theobserveruk.bsky.social are using on their online platform – do you know what it is hivemind?

Labour’s machine politics – as illustrated by @vizcomic.bsky.social’s ‘Dogshit Puppet Master’

Reform’s newest MP backs scrapping the NHS and replacing it with private insurance, saying that the healthcare system needs to be more “efficient” www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/reform-mp-...