If you would like a refreshing alternative to the witterings of Daniel Hannan, here is a speech given by his near namesake David Hannay, a far more noteworthy person in every sense. It is well worth a read. www.eiag.org.uk/david-hannay...

Some Labour insiders think Team Starmer were following the Brownite playbook… but the outcome was significantly different. Great piece by @ecourea.bsky.social & co www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

A guest free week! But a great chance to tuck in to the big stories with Alex and Kenny ❤️

🔪 NEW: Dial S for Starmer ☎️ 💥 How NOT to supress a rebellion 📺 Defending the BBC from Trump 🥀 Woke Poppies 🧱 Lego Therapy 💨 Bloopers With @pimlicat.bsky.social, @sturdyalex.bsky.social & @mrkennycampbell.bsky.social. 🍊 open.spotify.com/episode/2RFO... 🍏 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/q...

Yes, too many groups that hoped for protection from a Labour govt are living in fear atm. Some because essential financial support is being removed & others because they face constant media/political lies & stigmatisation - with little to no defence from ministers.

If anyone in Labour isn’t utterly panicked, they’re for the birds. Labour haven’t won over Reform waverers but have fractured their own vote in various directions.

Why is McSweeney still there. What greater proof would you need that he is incapable of doing the job. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

For decades, the European Union ran on an unspoken understanding: Germany handled the money, France handled the military. Now, the tables are turning. www.politico.eu/article/germ...

Congratulations to @joshbabarinde.bsky.social the newly elected President of the @libdems.org.uk I’ve got a lot of time for Josh. Definitely one to watch!

Sat in for this interview (as a tech) and was utterly fascinated by the conversation. The fact that we so often think of democracy/not-democracy as a binary is at the core of why we rarely see authoritarianism coming. It's time to wise up. Thank you @srd.bsky.social for such a wise explanation.

It was a really good episode.

Wouldn't it be epic if the Ukraine and the UK joined the EU on the same day at some point in the future? www.politico.eu/article/ukra...

A good day to resurrect this: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qaEA...

A good day to resurrect this: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qaEA...

I don't think the biggest problem is that this relief exists. The total allowance is 60k. That's just mad. You can also park 20k in your ISA, 9k in JISA per kids, 2.8k in JSIPP per kid. A family of 4 can shelter just over 183k per year from tax.

SUPERB and angrily unvarnished response, by former BBC chairman, Lord Patten. "I don't think that we should allow ourselves to be bullied into thinking that the BBC is only any good, if it reflects the prejudice of the last person who shouted at it." ~AA

Maybe Keir should demand the heads of major US news networks any time they imply Britain is on the brink of civil war or that we live under sharia law. Or does it not work both ways?

So New York billionaires are going to flock to UK to escape wealth tax, says The Times despite The Times saying repeatedly that billionaires are fleeing Britain to escape wealth tax. It’s almost like they’re just making this shite up! 🤡 www.thetimes.com/uk/london/ar...

Zack Polanski’s substack for @bestforbritain.org is worth your time. 👏 @zackpolanski.bsky.social substack.com/@pimlicat81/...

This is such an obvious solution, that could dovetail with increasing relief for standard rate tax payers - we aren’t saving enough as a nation.

Zack Polanski’s substack for @bestforbritain.org is worth your time. 👏 @zackpolanski.bsky.social substack.com/@pimlicat81/...

Ending higher rate tax relief on pension contributions would raise over £14bn a year. Why isn’t this talked about more as something the CX should do? What am I missing?

Leaving the EU means the U.K.’s national broadcaster must now kowtow to the King of America. Grotesque.

Stand aside wars, genocide, the unravelling of US democracy, climate crisis, child poverty, stagnating economy, homelessness, or foreign interference in our politics - there is only one bit of news. Everyone is having a meltdown about a couple of petty criminals who had a day out by mistake.

Leaving the EU means the U.K.’s national broadcaster must now kowtow to the King of America. Grotesque.

Musk's remuneration package is designed to shock. Why is the Tesla board so keen to reward failure?

The Green Party leader Zack Polanski has just announced two defections from Labour to the Welsh Greens. Sean Morgan, former Labour leader of Caerphilly Council has joined the Greens. Former Labour group leader on Carmarthenshire County Council Robert James has also defected. 1/2

Lovely to be back!

🚸 Sunday School: Trillion Dollan Manbaby 🏫 🍞 The moral panic about prisons. 💰 Elon Musk's obscene rewards. 📺 Is legacy telly making a comeback? @pimlicat.bsky.social & @sturdyalex.bsky.social talk through the week's news. 📣 open.spotify.com/episode/6nJI... 🍏 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/q...

Well that’s just fandabidozee!!!! My favourite podcast, always look forward to Thursdays and Sundays to hear my pals…I do think of you all as my pals you know ☺️

three MILLION downloads!

Very proud of all we've built. Thank you so much to everyone who has helped us and been a part of this project ❤️

Putting this together was actually a HUGE amount of fun. Feel free to share it - here or on whatever platform and with whichever friend or family member you think would enjoy our vibe and the gorgeous community we have become.

The men who raised the flags Nigel Farage says this summer’s movement was led by ‘ordinary people’ expressing their patriotism. That’s not what we found Brilliant work from @birminghamdispatch.bsky.social and @manchestermill.bsky.social www.birminghamdispatch.co.uk/the-men-who-...

This is not only exceptionally good work, it is also presented in a very clear visual way. Bravo, Sky News! news.sky.com/story/the-x-...

“We are memory machines, the caretakers of stories meant to be smelted, reminted, embellished, and passed on. As long as our stories keep being told, we are immortal.”

Have a listen to my conversation with @emilythornberry.bsky.social

EXTREMELY excited that the superb foreign policy podcast Behind The Lines is now part of the Quiet Riot family of shows and WHO better to kick us off than the marvellous @emilythornberry.bsky.social And a huge welcome to @snellarthur.bsky.social 🎧👇 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/b...

Behind The Lines with @snellarthur.bsky.social - the best source of intelligent conversation on foreign policy, and global security - is now our sister podcast! 📣 open.spotify.com/episode/0n82... 🍏 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/b... Give it a proper Quiet Riot welcome by following/subscribing.

I had a really fascinating chat with @emilythornberry.bsky.social for this episode and no better way to start in my new billet at Quiet Riot with @pimlicat.bsky.social, @sturdyalex.bsky.social and @mrkennycampbell.bsky.social

EXTREMELY excited that the superb foreign policy podcast Behind The Lines is now part of the Quiet Riot family of shows and WHO better to kick us off than the marvellous @emilythornberry.bsky.social And a huge welcome to @snellarthur.bsky.social 🎧👇 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/b...

The full transcript of Zohran Mamdani's acceptance speech is very much worth reading in full. Even if you don't agree with your politics, it's very beautifully put together. archive.is/8VqQJ [this is a useable link to the NYT transcript]

He’s right about the portent of “excessive factionalism” It is a self-defeating process that truncates the purpose of a party by substituting political and intellectual renewal with questions of internal domination. www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...

A great day for the golden rule of political analysis: when the right wins it is a resounding ideological victory that humiliates the left and when the left wins it is a precarious fluke that will surely end up humiliating the left. Conservatives are power’s landlords and the left merely tenants

If you're just waking, it's been a good night for Democrats across the US, with voters rejecting Trump nationwide. 🎉 Mamdani's comfortable win in New York, on the highest turnout since 1969, provides further proof that you don't have to pander to the right to win. news.sky.com/story/zohran...

One more @quietriotpod.bsky.social episode without me this week, and I’ll be back for Sunday School. Have enjoyed being a punter tuning in to Alex and Kenny tho!

Huge congratulations to Zohran Mamdani and just to make you all feel like terrible under achievers, he was born in 1991.

I’d rather be a Hobbit than a Saruman or Fëanor. Hobbits avoid conflict & like warm homes, good ale and don’t seek fame or power. They also have deep wells of loyalty, resilience, and quiet heroism when the world demands it. And against Musk, we will fight 💪 www.newsweek.com/elon-musk-jo...

A day ahead of its 75th anniversary, nearly 300 UK-based organisations have spoken out in defence of the European Convention on Human Rights👇 🔗 www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli... via @the-independent.com #ECHR #OurRightsAndFreedoms #ECHR75