Latest evidence of govts taking more muscular approach to Trump: Rachel Reeves issues joint statement with 10 other finance ministers, including Oz, Japan, Spain, Netherlands. Highlights "unacceptable loss of life and significant disruption to the global economy and financial markets" from the war.

Young British women increasingly at odds with the country around them and who can blame them? www.newstatesman.com/politics/pol...

Broadcast recording a four figure cut of staff at BBC and BBC Studios www.broadcastnow.co.uk/bbc/bbc-set-...

I think this is the most likely explanation for what unfolded after the fact. #DonaldJChrist

The maths (and the irony) behind Hungary’s era-defining vote bestforbritain.substack.com/p/the-maths-...

1/3 Proud to have worked with brilliant colleagues on this collection of essays. With populism rising, the global order shifting and the affordability crisis deepening - the stakes are high. We set out our ideas for how the Labour Government can meet the moment. fabians.org.uk/publication/...

New TPI research shows that Brexit redirected £22bn of UK outward investment and over 100k jobs into the EU from 2016-2019 This was driven by regulatory friction, not tariffs. The message: deeper UK–EU regulatory cooperation matters. Full findings: www.productivity.ac.uk/research/cer...

✅ "For a prime minister desperately seeking economic growth, closer ties with the EU make sense." 👍 Closer alignment with the EU will lower the price of your weekly shop and unlock the potential of British businesses, freeing them from unnecessary red tape and bureaucracy.

Equalities and Human Rights Commission says it has sent an updated code of practice on how businesses and institutions should interpret/enforce the Supreme Court ruling on gender following feedback from the government. Aim is to ensure "all service users are treated with dignity and respect".

While the world has been watching Iran, what about Ukraine? All you need to know right here 🎧👇

I spoke to the great @sianushka.bsky.social about her work reporting from Ukraine. Have a listen! podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/b...

Calling all lovers of ancient myths and legends...you do NOT want to miss out on this 👇

Unlike Trump, at least Orban knew how to concede defeat.

Farage in 2011

An hour or so later and another 40% or so counted. Back home it'd be two seats in Sunderland and a long wait before a marginal declares

Mr Orban has conceded defeat. Here's a quick Substack on what tonight's result teaches us about how populists are beaten: liambyrne.substack.com/p/hungary-sh... Draws out some of the key lessons from my new book: www.whypopulistsarewinning.com

So, the 'regime change' wasn't Iran after all, it was Hungary 🤔

one immediate dramatic consequence of the Hungarian result: Magyar has promised to repair relations with the EU and unblock a €90bn EU loan for Ukraine

Tonight is a victory for Hungary. But also hopefully for Ukraine.

Hungary has chosen Europe. Europe has always chosen Hungary. A country reclaims its European path. The Union grows stronger.

A wonderful moment in particular for all the journalists, activists, lawyers, and other liberals who never gave up. Of course there’ll be challenges ahead but they have showed they are equal to them! Especially looking forward to celebrating with the Hungarian Humanists when I see them this summer 🥂

Superb for Hungary, good for Europe and bad for Putin and Trump. Let’s celebrate tonight. And tomorrow fight on.

Really hope Vance turns up to campaign for Reform

@pimlicat.bsky.social @sturdyalex.bsky.social @mrkennycampbell.bsky.social @snellarthur.bsky.social @quietriotpod.bsky.social

🇭🇺‼️ Shy of 15% of the vote counted, projections suggest Tisza is nearing a 2/3 majority (133 seats are needed)

A friend in the democracy movement in Hungary texts “landslide victory”. I don’t want to allow myself to believe yet … but …

I don’t want Mel Brooks to ever die

The best Sunday listening 🎧👇

🆕 SUNDAY SCHOOL: For whom the Mel trolls 👽 🎤 Melania's "WE DIDN'T BURN HIM" Tubbs moment 🗳️ May elections kick off 🤖 AI hallucinations 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Kilt-hungry moths @sturdyalex.bsky.social & @mrkennycampbell.bsky.social's giggly review. 🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/0Lf5... 🍏 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/q...

Dreadful that **before their appeal has even been heard**, Gvt has told police to restart arresting elderly pro-Palestine protestors. It’s almost as if they want to do even worse in the May elections than they were already going to.

A tiny firm - so small it doesn’t have to publish audited accounts - with £81k in cash made 7 donations totalling £200k to Reform UK. We now know the firm has had long-term dealings in Iran, including a €145m deal with the Iranian state-owned telecoms company. Reform have more questions to answer.

Here is the final part. Enjoy! NEW 🌍 EUROPA II: How to invent a continent How did a myth all about movement, fluidity, and cultural dialogue become an origin story of rigidity, superiority, and separation? 🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/3187... 🍏 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/a...

“In many ways, America’s overwhelming military advantage makes this more of a humiliation. Because it proves that what counts in a conflict like this is not size or strength, but stamina.”

One of my favourite things about podcasts is being able to listen while I get on with other things. I can't do that with Podyssey though. I have to carve out some time and allow my entire attention to be swept up in the story. It's always worth it.

“Every time Trump escapes his carer and locks himself in the toilet with a phone, the whole world is forced into a process of trying to build some rational scaffolding around his nonsense. We invent a skeleton for what is an amorphous blob, maybe just to self-soothe. This is part of the problem.”

👑Dire Straits for Trump and his Epic Fail 🇭🇺Vance interfering with Hungary 🗳️ 👀 🇺🇦Ukraine making progress Plus solar panels in Greece and restorations in Edinburgh. With @mrkennycampbell.bsky.social, @sturdyalex.bsky.social, @pimlicat.bsky.social and @snellarthur.bsky.social And some wind! 💨

We rake through the ashes of Trump's Iranian dumpster fire, and try to make sense of a blisteringly bleak week in the annals of US foreign policy. And we take a look at Hungary’s forthcoming elections. 🎧👇

🎉 NEW EPISODE: 🇮🇷 The ceasefire 🌮 Humiliation for Taco man 🇺🇦 Drones & spring offensives 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇬🇷 Good news With the brilliant @snellarthur.bsky.social 🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/0EeU... 🍏 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/q...

A commenter notes that "Trump managed to be both Hitler and Chamberlain in the same negotiation. An unprecedented feat." 😭

There's something just so brilliant about coal mines being directly replaced with solar farms www.pv-magazine.com/2026/04/07/g...

Why are we still sending the King to meet a man who insisted just yesterday he would wage genocide on an entire civilisation?

PM Sanchez with all the great lines: “Spain will not applaud those who set the world on fire just because they turn up with a bucket.”

Don-Tzu

I guess we still don't know whether a)every ship that tries to pass will be able to, and b) whether they will being paying $2m to the IRGC

If ever there was an episode of Podyssey that I **needed** to know about, it’s this one. Diving in now! 🎧👇

NEW 🌍 EUROPA I: Quite a lot of bull 🐂 From a Phoenician girl kidnapped from a picnic, to Nazi experiments on extinct bulls; from mechanical cows, to the Minoan civilisation; from the Catholic Church, to the Euro banknotes... 🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/5wy4... 🍏 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/a...

This is sickening. www.theguardian.com/education/ng...

They. Aren’t. Our. Allies.

I wonder if people at BA get paged when the app actually works