George Monbiot - "We should never underestimate the extent to which the BBC changed this country by giving endless airtime to Nigel Farage, other far right extremists and the Tufton Street junktanks, while shutting out progressive voices."

This calm, cool decency is dangerously absent from our discourse at the moment. Almost everyone is embracing, normalising or ignoring the 'cruel bigotry, compulsive violence, and the sadistic persecution which has characterised the philosophy and practice of fascism.' We need more Bertrands.

Second morning during which Jeremy Kyle takes over Mike Graham's slot. I hear from a contact at Talk TV that my posts "complicated things a bit" for Mike. Still they have a spare in Kevin O'Sullivan. They just need to inflate him into Mike Graham.

Katie Lam, the shadow home secretary saying legal migrants need to be deported (The Times) will be seen by many as the most racist comment we’ve heard in recent years. Why this isn’t headline news is scandalous. Which will translate to many as acceptance and agreement. Britain needs to get a grip.

I have a third cartoon in the current Private Eye. I'm fully expecting to appear in Pedants Corner with this one.

STUPID LOSER DONALD TRUMP DIDN'T WIN THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE AND MANY ARE SAYING TO ME "SIR! SIR! THIS MIGHT BE YOUR FINEST PIECE OF WRITING EVER! HOW DID YOU KNOW IN WHAT ORDER TO PUT ALL THOSE WORDS? SIR!" THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO MY VERY POWERFUL POST, WHICH YOU CAN READ HERE: bit.ly/439TU6z

Yes, so embarrassing.

Seeing people's response to the far right loving Question Time with Fiona 'Get the SNP' Bruce just confirms to me that Zack Polanski has become the next target now Nicola Sturgeon is stepping down. England, you finally have a chance for better. Don't just fecking hope, do it. Vote Green 💚

Post this everywhere‼️ -and- RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES

By way of a reminder folks... You voted for Cameron Everything got worse You voted for Johnson Everything got worse You voted for brexit Everything got worse You voted for Truss Everything got worse If you vote for Farage You have no idea how bad your life will become.

Thanks for all the really amazing support from Question Time tonight! You heard it several times (including even from Reform!): @greenparty.org.uk are surging. Join us: join.greenparty.org.uk #BBCQT

So refreshing to see someone challenge the smug, nasty Reform narrative

“Why is it always hard choices for working-class communities — not for multimillionaires and billionaires?” Zack Polanski calls for a tax on the super-rich on #BBCQT

I bring tragic news. The Conservatives, a real political party - no, honestly - have finally worked out that inviting me to sell copies of my books at their conference might not reflect well upon the leadership, and have withdrawn the invitation. amzn.eu/d/8l9ZiYk

I’m really fed up of being told “NHS staff should be made to work longer hours to bring down waiting lists.” NHS staff have been forced to endure unbelievable stress because of what politicians have done. Their goodwill and sacrifices have been extraordinary…

Starmer's EU deal is a big break in the suffocating Brexit consensus that has held Britain back for the past decade. For the first time a British government is doing things to actually undo the damage of Brexit, rather than increase it. For that alone it should be welcomed

The U.K. fishing industry - weaponised & then betrayed & then abandoned, by Johnson, Farage & the rest of them - is better off under Starmer’s deal than it was under Johnson’s. That’s not an opinion. It’s counting. Anyone claiming otherwise is a liar.

The government’s abject surrender in the immigration conversation will not necessarily lose them votes. But it won’t win any either because a) for good or for ill, the small boats are the really emotive issue & b) people who simply resent immigrants will always favour Farage. He’s one of their own.

@aerlingus.bsky.social Hi, can you answer questions about vouchers here?

“He and his party have never run anything – a local council, a parish council. He’s spent a lifetime doing what he accuses others of doing, which is riding the political gravy train” Farage will take your votes and then take the piss. Don’t give him that chance. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

LET’S. DO. THIS. 😎✨

Just forget appeasing these monsters. We must return to Europe and stop kidding ourselves we can have it all. We did that before and ended up with less than nothing. British politicians who support Trump betray Ukraine, betray us all. (Letter, Times)

There were 4 council by-elections yesterday. Reform UK won 0. That makes 240 council by-elections since the General Election, with just 14 seats won by Reform UK. So yeah, the country’s pretty much ignoring him - no matter how hard you lot in the media try to hype him up, journo cvnts. #ukpolitics

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Mercilessly pinched from Teresa on The other place😂

As I've said before, this is the "reverse straw man fallacy" - the fallacy was not putting words in his mouth that he didn't say and then criticising those words; it was removing/sanewashing words that he *did* say, and refusing to criticise those words/chastising those who criticised them

I can only imagine the bailout package they are drawing up for themselves. As the saying goes, privatize the profits, and socialize the losses.

I’m not saying Trump is a Russian asset or traitor… Installed to inflict maximum damage to America and the west But if he were, what would he be doing differently to what he is now?

Happy Sunday lovely phone family 🌞What are we up to today? I see there's call for a national strike again. If only it was a message of solidarity, of regular folk against greedy corporations, not yet more nationalistic, racist rhetoric, fuelling hatred 😢 Have a peaceful day 😘 #HaveCourageAndBeKind ❤️

Fantastic seeing all these protests in the USA, let's hope they have more impact than our own anti Brexit protests, although the lack of coverage reported in the US media suggests these protests will be ignored, until the troops are sent in.

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With all these protests going on, how soon will the Dear Leader send out the troops with guns, after staging violence by some of his goons? I'm betting pretty soon!

Private companies are polluting our rivers, hiking up bills, and failing to deliver. 82% of us want public ownership – let’s make it happen! Sign the open letter now & demand action! 👉 you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/pu...

Trump needs more diversity in his top team. Some non-idiots would be a start.

Not had time this week to do another video, but (sadly) I think this one still fits the moment...

After the Oval Office disaster, let’s remember : Europe is wealthy, Europe is strong, If it wants to, Europe can deal with this. Demand EU leaders take action! How? 👇

Repost & like, if you stand with President Zelensky!

In other news, Nigel Farage didn't bother to turn up to the debate on grooming gangs in the House of Commons just now

What he said 👏 If you aren't following @georgemonbiot.bsky.social Give him a follow 👍

If you are pro-Europe, and would like to see the Tories and Reform consigned to oblivion, then we will get along fine. #FollowBackFriday

Ho ho ho #Brexit

“All donations that originate from abroad, no matter who is the final donor, should be banned. Only UK citizens should be allowed to donate to British political organisations. This would, by necessity mean no donations from private companies; PLCs, LTDs, whatever.”

Massive Brexiter says what now?

Help a fella out & complete this short survey, would you?

I’m fed up of hearing politicians and journalists talking about immigrants as if they’re not people. Repost if you agree!🚨🚨🚨

The way Louise Haigh MP is being treated by parts of the established media and political classes over a minor spent conviction is like watching a modern day witch trial.