Optimism from the Makerfield result But the job is not done, and Burnham must move to deliver on promises to the locals www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Terrible news.... rail ought to be the safest form of transport I hope the investigation will discover what went wrong here www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cy...

Good to see the consequences of war brought home to more Russians #slavaUkraini www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

As I thought ever since Burnham made it clear he wanted to return to Westminster, the end game for Starmer now he is back will be short www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Danny Kruger on the BBC getting his excuses in early Apparently people will vote for Labour because they hate the Labour leader..... the implication being otherwise they'd vote for his inarticulate, misogynist candidate If it sounds like BS - it is

"... if Ukraine burns, your Moscow will burn” - Zelensky #slavaUkraini www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e...

#slavaUkraini edition.cnn.com/2026/06/18/e...

Very well done England! And without Bukayo Saka (or anyone else) being injured..... Sparkling match.... Hrvatska (Croatia) are a good team Super win... www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...

A reminder of how close the UK has become (as if we need another!) to total lawlessness.... www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Sorry, I think this is sad - a PM pleading in public with his likely successor for a stay of execution - rather than communicating discretely in a conversation We have the summer to get this done - do not drag it out www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

With all the fuss about harm to the young from the Internet, it is worth reminding yourself others are exploited as well Sadly, many humans are not nice people www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Well - duh! BBC how slow on the uptake are you? Russia wasted their money - turns out Starmer self-destructed in a totally different way & they'll find UK policy toward them changes not one iota under a 5th different PM since their bloody invasion of Ukraine started www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

It was legal....but was it wise? I think not.... and members should have been prosecuted under criminal law without the Proscription www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Well written write-up of the BBCAQ last night - I struggled to about 70% in case anything newsworthy came up but stopped - John Crace fills the gaps for us here - we missed nothing www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

No surprise Crypto billionaires opt for the Reform grifters Crypto == criminal www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Trump was a cognitive test. America failed.

In my experience, riots are by far the best way to distract attention from £5 million gifts and dodgy house purchases.

Hobble the white S African Yank immigrant fucker's - RW platform!!!! [you could start by leaving it?] What is wrong with these times, that rich bigots can get away with cowing our elected govt? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

A worrying sign in the Balkans - Vucic the Serb leader looks like a danger to peace in the region Montenegro is in NATO, and close to EU membership - do not let Serbija destroy a nation www.msn.com/en-gb/news/w...

Putin showing his desperation as his four year+ "special military operation" continues to destroy his country from within.... #slavaUkraini

The thieving mafia family likely bit off more than they can chew here.... www.express.co.uk/news/world/2...

I wish, Gordon, I wish.... www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

I REALLY hope this gets somewhere - and the UK govt gets off it's arse and starts blocking Musk's nasty far right libertarian platform Come November I trust the sane Yanks stop Trump in his tracks www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

What with Russia and Iran both conducting active operations in the UK, we live in dangerous times www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Nice to see the nativists raising their heads to complain about selected eras in history before they were alive..... Sadly this one fails to mention the British Empire, exploitation of native peoples and slavery that led in the end to the era he complains about

#slavaUkraini www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

And are subject to regulation in a way digital services have never been We blinked with the Internet - no yank would get away with printing & distributing in the UK the poison they platform online

Reminder for PR enthusiasts urging it on the UK - Denmark had elections in March, but only has a Govt now www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Anyone buying stuff via Amazon paid toward this.... www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Masonic corruption seems curiously old-fashioned Reform bring it up to date www.westerntelegraph.co.uk/news/2614318...

"Heard it through the phone-line"

I think tackling this THE priority for the UK Forget about us oldies - prosperity hinges on the young doing well, not us www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Wow!!!!

Now can $$ity and Chelskea admit the superiority of the mighty Gooners? #arsenal

A man is known by the company he keeps www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...

Gone - not forgotten! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Hottest May day record could be broken again in UK as lunchtime temperature hits 32C Easy journalism, this - just change the numbers with each re-draft www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cz...

It is not a coincidence that both Putin and Trump are launching escalatory strikes at the same time It's an obscene pas de deux #slavaUkraini www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Blimey! All my home lighting is over 25 years old What is wrong with UK public procurement? How big is this police station that replacement lighting after 15years costs half a million? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

An indication - if one is needed - that the oligarchs still hold sway in the UK I suggest all birds of prey found dead near land "managed for shooting" reduces the legally available shooting days in the following season or several by a set amount for all local estates www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

When will national leaders acquire the courage to confront the global monopolies that are destroying our society? We cannot allow Yank, Chinese or other oligarchs to damage our society .... it is past time to get brave & confront them www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The wonderful Gisèle has probably done more for the rights of sexually abused women and girls than anyone else www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Presumably Wes intends, like with tobacco, to successively raise the age of access 1 year per year, so those currently 16 will never legally access social media (even if they smoke)...? www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

So - the then-husband of the most effective SNP politician of all time turns out to be a crook.... But we only find out a few weeks AFTER the Holyrood elections - no way that reflected the interests of the Scottish Establishment led by Swinney (sarcasm) www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cd...

Sassy jibes from #arsenal yesterday aimed at Manchester $$ity... Arsenal fans at Selhust Park 24May2026 "Second Again, Ole, Ole!"

#Arsenal champions by 7 clear points as City bottled at the end of the season..... www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...

I love our Mayor, Sadiq Khan And #arsenal of course!

A competent engineer with the right specialism would definitely be able to create a machine to cut these down whilst the operator remains on the ground (and defended by others) www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

This Reform proposal will get them all the support of the self-employed working thru a company, since they will be able to pay themselves a low hourly rate then the remainder as "overtime" I'd guess already Reform have a high % of trade professionals voting for them www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Oh, whoops! Can a guru really be subject to a local authority investigation and still be a pied piper? www.theguardian.com/politics/202...