Japan’s likely next PM, Takaichi, has long backed Abenomics, pushing for aggressive fiscal spending and debt issuance - alarmingly similar to Truss’s. The market reacted, with the yen falling to lows of 177 against the euro and 205 against the pound. Could Japan also face a brief premiership?

Johnson: "He has defunded our education system. He has defunded our transportation system. He's firing black women across this country. He's defunding our healthcare system. This president is absolutely out of control... Chicago is going to stand firm in protecting humanity."

In the UK we must protect our NHS - vote for a party who would safeguard!

Brilliant Mr Frog!

My statement on the two year anniversary of October 7, 2023.

Generally it would be helpful if more UK journalists took a closer look at how far Reform, Conservative Party and even Blue Labour figures have become immersed in an American MAGA Trump social media world that is increasingly using the language of civil war

Much like Trump, Jenrick appears to spin any criticism into an attack, deflecting rather than engaging. This kind of response erodes the critical and important role journalism plays in holding those in power accountable. We should be wary of following the American path on this.

Israel’s arms imports from UK hit record high values

Starmer urges students not to protest on 7 October www.bbc.com/news/article... While the timing is sensitive, using accusations of antisemitism to silence criticism of Israeli actions risks conflating two separate issues and stifling free expression.

I'd actually forgotten how extraordinary it is that when I won the leadership - I wasn't interviewed as it was too close to our party conference interviewed. And then refused a second time! Part of the antidote to all of this is creating our own media platforms. Hey @boldpolitics.bsky.social 👋🏼

The supposed left-wing government is putting my restriction on the right to protest...

Japan is likely to have the first female prime minister Sanae Takaichi after today’s result, who said: "I will keep my promise. We must all come together, with the full force of every generation and everyone's participation, or we won’t be able to rebuild.”

I hope most people in the UK realise how unbelievably lucky they are to have the NHS. It may be chronically underfunded and its staff struggling to care for patients. But just imagine not being able to afford a doctor for your children. Farage says he wants to replace your NHS with health insurance

So… what was her point?? 🤔

The NUJ is concerned by a decision to revoke the passes of journalists attending the Labour Party Conference yesterday. Our full response: www.nuj.org.uk/resource/nuj...

For over 60 years, Jane Goodall was a force for research about our precious planet—and climate change action to protect it—while breaking glass ceilings along the way. I'll so miss her courage and commitment to help expand what we know about our world and preserve it for the generations to come.

At NHS hospitals, I’ve been cared for by multinational professionals from the Philippines, Ghana, Brazil, Estonia, Taiwan, to name a few. They’re integral to the NHS. Blindly rejecting immigration makes the system unsustainable, leading to privatized healthcare where only the wealthy get care.

Maksym Butkevych at the PACE session: "Please don’t forget Ukrainian prisoners of war,don’t forget civilians illegally detained by Russia,children illegally kidnapped by Russia,do not forget all those who fight for freedom &dignity and are oppressed and deprived of liberty in Europe or elsewhere.

If looks could kill...

Observing a shift in Japanese sentiment on social media. Sanseito (UK Reform equivalent) is rapidly gaining support, while Jiminto (Tory equivalent) lost its majority in the latest election. A notable rise in anti-immigration rhetoric, often echoing Trump and Meloni.

President Macron: The Russian aggression is not a problem of Europe but rather a problem which plagues us all. It's our problem. It poses the eternal question of the force of law against "might is right", freedom against imperialism.

Proud to be a Londoner with a mayor who values the environment and diversity with such dignity - qualities Trump clearly doesn't understand.

Is this a suitable speech for the UN Assembly? It doesn’t make much sense — there’s no clear logical thread, as always.

Trump coerced ABC into silencing Jimmy Kimmel — a brazen violation of the First Amendment. We’re introducing legislation to hold Trump accountable, help Americans protect themselves from this abuse of power, and stand with those who refuse to bow to political blackmail.

Right now, Donald Trump is at a lavish banquet at Windsor Castle, while in Gaza a genocide is unfolding. He alone can stop the assault on Gaza City, end the aid blockade and secure the release of hostages - Keir Starmer must make that clear to him before this visit ends.

Fewer and fewer journalists are surviving in Gaza, but some have managed to stay and show us the reality faced by civilians. One of the photographers remaining, Yousef Hamada, isn't on Bluesky but on Instagram. I pray for their safety. www.instagram.com/y.h.gaza?igs...

A lone man in Tokyo has been holding his weekly protest since October 2024. youtu.be/20iw-oAKeFE safir.af/en/2025/07/0...

Sky News says police are "overwhelmed by the numbers". Met coped perfectly well with 2x as many at the pro-Gaza rally, 5x as many at the anti-Brexit march, and 15x as many at London Pride. They're not overwhelmed by the numbers. They're overwhelmed by the ratio of violent thugs in those numbers.

Trump Downplays Violence on the Right and Says the Left Is the Problem www.nytimes.com/2025/09/12/u... A Republican supporter shot an extreme-right activist. And still, the ‘left’ is the problem? Feels like a civil war brewing, with the feds targeting Dem states. (Gift article)

US senators say 'America complicit' in ethnic cleansing of Palestinians after Israel visit - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/us-senators-america-complicit-ethnic-cleansing-palestinians-israel-visit

Palestine: At least 221 journalists and media workers have been killed in Gaza since the start of the conflict. Latest figure follows death of photojournalist Rasmi Jihad Salem www.nuj.org.uk/resource/pal...

“Exaggerated”? 👉 2025 summer was the hottest on record for the UK, with sustained heat 👉 2023–25 is likely to be the hottest 3-year period recorded 👉 2024, ocean heat content record high The laws of physics remain unchanged We need leadership, not retreat www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...

Backed up by 40 organisations. It’ll be a huge protest on 17 September. stoptrump.org.uk/protest/

An illiterate populace is the authoritarian dream.

Fossil-fuel firms receive US subsidies worth $31bn each year, study finds

This is not the way to talk to any journalists.

Bravo Banksy. 👏 “A new mural by elusive street artist Banksy has appeared on the side of the Royal Courts of Justice building in central London.”

Did your phone go off with the alarm sound at 15:00? My friend’s phone in Nottingham rang at 15:07, and her visitor’s rang a lot later. If I remember correctly, the Japanese alarm had a voice message explaining what the alarm was for. Not very successful — maybe a 4/10 score?

Russia launched 818 drones & missiles in one night, hitting Kyiv - for the first time, the Cabinet of Ministers. FM Sybiha called it “the greatest cynicism” as Trump pushes peace, adding “these anti-records of terror demand a tough response”. 32yo mother & 2mo-old son were killed. 📷 SES

The new US-Japan tariff agreement made me think of the Treaty of Amity and Commerce from 1858 between the US and Tokugawa Japan. www.cnbc.com/2025/09/05/t...

No wonder….

𝗝𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗻’𝘁 𝗯𝗲 𝗮 𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘁. When journalists are silenced, the world goes blind. Targeting the press is an assault on truth — and under international law, such acts may constitute a war crime. There must be independent investigation and accountability.

"At the rate journalists are being killed in Gaza by the Israeli army, there will soon be no one left to keep you informed." #ProtectJournalistsInGaza #LetReportersIntoGaza

History repeats, sometimes in a worse fashion. The scandals and patronage of Warren Harding’s administration echo through time — but in the Trump era, the stakes, scale, and visibility have arguably intensified. www.smithsonianmag.com/history/warr...

"It shows how little he still understands about the situation and the geography of Ukraine."

Outside Dupont north metro