Hate to mansplain this one of all posts but I think Elly's probably got a point here.

It will be an honour to travel down to Westminster today to watch as the Hillsborough families finally get the new law, named after their loved ones, through the House of Commons Credit to everyone involved for breaking the deadlock and getting this bill on its way to becoming law

Now that we know Farage can deal with approximately 2 weeks of media scrutiny before losing his shit and running away crying, can we please stop pretending he could run the country?

I have in the past defined trickle down economics as everyone in a restaurant buying the most expensive meal for the richest man in the place, and after they're done eating, you might get a lick of the plate.

If Count Binface wins, can we have a new bank holiday called Count Binface Day please? We could celebrate with bonfires with effigies of someone on. Can't think of anyone suitable at the moment but if anyone has any ideas?...

FIFA and the IOC going head to head in the inaugural Corruption World Cup.

Binface Vs Bungface

BREAKING Farage to resign ...to become head of FIFA.

#TDF Time limit calculator. www.velofacts.com/cx-laps/tour...

Actually I quite like it. #TdF2026

So basically it's just a time trial with a weird start. #TdF2026

Anyone else finding the TV coverage of the stage 1 TTT utterly useless ? Lots of shots of lone riders with no context. #TdF2026

Also: the unspeakable hypocrisy of these people saying refugees should 'pay their way'. We have spent years, decades actually, begging the Home Office to let asylum seekers work so their could have some meaning and material advantage in their life, to no avail.

Want to have some Breton music - tune into the various playlists below

Thought this might be worth a reshare for people having conversations with year 12s about university applications. A spreadsheet of UCAS data by STEM subject (tabs along bottom) showing published entry criteria, most common grade profile and lowest grades of students accepted on to the course. 1/2

Those aerial shots of Chequers in the sunshine? I wouldn't be fucking resigning any time soon!

The Yougov AI Topic Quantifier has spoken. Sir Keir is toast.

Yes it is.

A typical European car is parked 92% of the time. It spends 1/5th of its driving time looking for parking. Its 5 seats only move 1.5 people. 86% of its fuel never reaches the wheels, and most of the energy that does, moves the car, not the people. Sound efficient? HT @ellenmacarthurfdn.bsky.social

2019 Election.....Interesting!!! Maybe some of the analysis on the result should take into account the funding available!!! and who and what was bought with it! donation.watch/en/unitedkin...

This should be front and centre of everyone's to do list for all sorts of reasons.

Zero surprise here.

What a pity the potential suspension of Farage hasn't coincided with Burnham's need for a vacant seat.

In 1947 the promoters of the Tour de France appointed Bill Mills, of THE BICYCLE, to select the individuals for the 5 man British team. A British manufacturer was found to equip them. We know a team didn’t come to fruition until 1955. I wonder what happened?

This is Failing Upwards in a spectacular fashion.

And what's wrong with having second referendums? Hmmm? Tell me that!

Can we all agree the Ming vase is in about a million pieces and it's time to bin it and get on with some Labour governing please?

In Wigan, Reform won 96% of seats on 46% of the votes. In Westminster, the Conservatives won a majority on 35%, while @greenparty.org.uk won 18% of the votes without gaining a single seat. We can’t let this happen in 2029 The time to change the voting system is *now* @makevotesmatter.bsky.social

80% of the votes in this ward were wasted. That's not democracy.

Have any new Reform councillors resigned yet?

Dr @hannahbunting.bsky.social from @exeterspspa.bsky.social and the @exeter.ac.uk Elections Centre has advice for how to follow tomorrow's local elections 🗳️ theconversation.com/election-day...

Britain's broadcast media boasts of its strict adherence to impartiality rules. Mentions per MP. LibDems: 645 Tories: 5,116 Greens: 7,763 Labour (the actual govt): 27,438 Reform: 70,732 Anyone surprised they're ahead? bebroadcast.co.uk/politics-who...

Precisely the problem.

This is the offence of "undue influence" under the 1983 Representation of the People Act. Its potential applicability to these electoral communications may depend on the scope of the prohibition to "intimidate in any other way"

@sturdyalex.bsky.social Should have posted these yesterday. The two apple trees in pots. Both stand around 1.75m. I keep them that height with judicious summer and if necessary winter pruning so they don't get top heavy. Estimate 100 fruit on each atm but I will have to reduce each clutch to 2/3

I’ve been reading about the horrific terrorism in Golders Green & one post surprised me. It was that there were three ppl injured. I was only aware of 2 Jewish men. The third person is a Muslim. Most media are ignoring the 3rd man. It’s vital that minorities are treated equally, without a hierarchy.

#1GM #WW1 Un soldat de 20 ans, en juillet 1918 du côté de Château-Thierry. Son bataillon (I/153) est d'attaque le 1er juillet. A gauche, se trouvait le 96th RUS (Régiment US) Avez vous des informations sur ce 96th? Help! Do you have any information regarding this 96th?

A quimillion?

Aside: it will soon be 10 years since the Brexit vote. If anyone needs a podcast guest/voice, I might be up for it.

The fact that MPs drink in bars is really of no consequence whatsoever. The fact that nearly everything they do is pointless is rather more important.

I can see no similarities between Starmer and Johnson. I am giving the Guardian a miss for now as it seems to have gone astray recently

Which is why “we must try to rejoin asap” is a bad strategy. Rejoining needs the U.K., and the EU, to be onboard. This requires building a strong, consistent, consensus, and we’re not close to that today

We've done this to ourselves. We've created, via hero worship, replica kits, subscription... We've created a class of being so fucking arrogant, entitled and lazy that they believe they can waltz through life with zero effort and maximum reward.

Oh please! "Johnson didn't sacrifice others to save himself." How many times did we listen to ministers wheeled out to defend the indefensible whilst a short time later, or even occasionally concurrently, on another channel Johnson was announcing the inevitable U-turn? We have memories. Do better

If you return unwanted Reform local election leaflets to their party headquarters using their free post address, then it will cost the party £2.50 per envelope. Please don’t share this information; it could cost Nigel Farage a fortune.

Well, obvs!

How has this ridiculous tournament not already been boycotted to hell and back in every possible way?!?!

Did anyone see a commissaires report from Roubaix? Did the Blues Brothers in the UAE car get dinged for their creative driving when Pogačar had his flat?

Magyar’s speech is powered. From a contact in the audience: “He’s basically just asked all the puppets, all the supreme justices, all the heads of media, all the heads of the ministries to leave their jobs tomorrow and not wait to be fired.”