Professor Benjamin Zephaniah testifying for all of us here in 🇬🇧 with a multicultural culinary poem about the people of Britain (with notes) "The British"

Falk flying in the face of the reality we can all see by claiming Trump and Netanyahu are "Partners in Peace" #wato

"You don't have to take my word for it" that we don't target journalists. Thanks, we won't. #wato

Ludicrous line of questioning from Sarah M, suggesting journalists should phone the Israelis to let them know where they are. #wato

Happy Sant Jordi today to all Catalans. #wato

I expect Nigel "keep politics out of football" Farage will be condemning this abominable World Cup plan any minute now...

No comment needed. - Bibby Stockholm asylum barge contractor admits overcharging UK government £118m www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

I'm so Sick of the British Main Stream Media promoting Farage & his Reform cabal. An article on the BBC website calls Zia Yusuf "Reform UK Shadow Home Secretary." Yusuf works for Reform UK but he is not the "Shadow Home Secretary." That dubious honour, still belongs to a Tory. #RightWingMediaBias

Quite amusing even for a committed Europhile like me - from today's @brilliantmaps.bsky.social selection ...

More signs that Gove's Academy Trust approach to running schools is disastrous. They'll cut school staff, and even subjects, but I bet they won't cut the exhorbitant salaries paid to those in the umbrella Trust in charge of these schools. #c4news www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Well at least we got a bit of light relief in all the gloom and confusion and obfuscation with Thornberry suggesting civil servants are so process-driven that they write a note for the record before they make a cup of coffee. #wato

Hate to say 'told you so'. Starmer's primary culpability was in appointing M in the first place (an attempt to schmooze Trump which has blown up in his face), but if the process was then followed, the dismissal of Robbins was another faulty decision to bookend the whole sorry mess. #wato

Anti-migrant streamers and 'auditors' who generate millions of views on Youtube, while posing as ‘citizen journalists’, have a record of abusive behaviour towards women and sexual offences, a Byline Times investigation reveals bylinetimes.com/2026/04/17/t...

We've been through the "PM we didn't vote for" argument many times before in recent years, caller. You don't vote for a PM, you vote for an MP, or at most a party. #wato

Maybe the FO uses the same independent vetting service that Reform Co Ltd use for their candidates. Or incompetence is endemic. #wato

Despite the confidential nature of the vetting process, I am astounded that Starmer wasn't astounded to be told by the Foreign Office "Yes, Mandelson's fine". They all clearly felt appointing him was 'worth the risk'. Which clearly now it wasn't. #wato

Surely nobody is surprised that Mandelson failed the security vetting. Even Starmer must have been surprised to be told Mandelson had a green light from the Foreign Office. That notwithstanding the probability that some of these concerns were what made M the "ideal" Trump ambassador. #wato

Yippee. Physical school books gives me better royalties than digital versions. #wato

Seeing is believing … or is it when AI is in the mix? | Stella Rogers

BBC News leading all its bulletins on demands by former Government advisor Lord Robertson for more defence spending, without at any point mentioning his current paid senior role for US defence lobbyists

NEW: Keir Starmer responds to Donald Trump’s threat to row back on trade deal the US signed with UK last year, amid sharp differences with White House on US approach to Iran conflict.

Quite a flex to turn up at the presidential palace, get him to confirm you as prime minister, call him unfit to serve with no moral authority, tell him to resign, and then pose for a picture

Over half the welfare bill is for pensions. A large proportion of UC payments are to people in work. PIP is not an out-of-work payment. Facts please #wato

In my experience, joint lead does not work. Multi-agency is fine as long as all communicate and liaise wih each other, but they all see it as someone else's job to do that. Why has no previous enquiry said that there has to be one single lead (like in multi emergency service responses)? #wato

In absolutely chef’s kiss timing, Matthew Goodwin is due to speak at Orbán’s in-house propaganda group MCC *today* Badloss strikes again.

Asked about Tice's tax by C4 News, Farage responds: "Do give me a lecture on REITs [tax schemes]. Give us the benefit of your knowledge on this, I'd be thrilled." Can't think of a reason why he would respond thay way to Amelia Jenne of C4 News but answer politely to Nick Eardley of the BBC.

It's certainly idiotic, and it grows from the dishonesty of how Brexit was presented by Leave leaders as a huge change and yet 'there won't be a big changes' & especially that ending Freedom of Movement would affect 'them' not 'us' ('we retired to Europe long before we joined the EEC' etc.).

Time to fire up the Allister Heath Headline Generator again ...

Orban was the first in the modern populist wave, the prototype, and he operates now as a crucial international lynchpin. There's a reason the White House and the Kremlin are so desperate for him to win.

Orban would have welcomed the tanks in 1956. That is scarcely 'nationalist' #wato

Careful #wato, you'll have Vance on your case accusing the BBC of electoral interference if you don't sing the praises of Orban.

This is right in Reform's heartland county... I'm sure the media will get right on it... any minute now.

Einstein Visa? Or Epstein Visa?

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The only president stupid enough to do it.

This was so clearly going to happen, because it always does with fascists. Not content with stoking hate and division by attacking "outsiders", they've turned their sights on British-born poor. They will get round to everyone else, eventually...

So the underwater equivalent of bursting a balloon behind them? Is that what UK defences are reduced to? #wato

Horrific

How much more does it take for people to see that Netanyahu's Israel considers itself above all agreements & is in essence a rogue state? Pakistani PM statement clearly said Lebanon was to be part of the ceasefire. Trump has little leverage over Netanyahu. It's more the other way round. #wato

All that death and destruction to get back to where we started - except that Iran is now to put a tariff on ships through Strait of Hormuz. Meanwhile, Israel carries on as before in Lebanon, confirming its status as a rogue state. #wato

Genocidal Intent: “There must be a proven intent on the part of perpetrators to physically destroy a national, ethnical, racial or religious group.” - United Nations Exhibit A:

Vance said he wants to help Orban “as much as I can” ahead of Hungary’s parliamentary elections on Sunday. The irony klaxon exploded when he then accused Brussels of trying to interfere in the vote, describing it as “one of the worst examples of foreign election interference.”

I feel sick to my stomach waiting around to see what atrocity Trump has in mind for the people of Iran this evening. It's hard to fathom our other elected leaders aren't able to check him in any meaningful way. It's an indictment not just of voters but of our whole system. We're ruled by a mad king.

Are you seriously asking a Palantir rep to make a moral judgement, Sarah, given you yourself have just outlined their other involvmennt? #wato

He is insane. And this is an open declaration of intended genocide. If any other world leader said this, there would be sanctions and an arrest warrant, not just for him, but for his whole regime.

Reform UK, GB News and the Right-Wing Legacy Media are all Silent About Convicted Fraudster George Cottrell. Why is that?

WOW. Sky News presenter deepfaked. The goal to stir up bad relations between the US and the rest of the world.

The Strait of Hormuz was open normally before Trump & Netanyahu attacked Iran, Mr US. It's his mess. You sort it. #wato

I expect KanYe to become Kan'tYe pretty soon, especially if he can't even rely on Farage to buy a ticket. #wato