Each to their own but I personally can’t vote for Catherine Connolly as long as her answer on this question stays the same. Throwing them under the bus would cost so little and put many voters at ease. But she only has good things to say about them, and always refuses to specify any disagreement.

Glad to see this analysis of the SNP currency plans in @scotnational.bsky.social newsletter from last night: "Upon independence, Scotland is expected to continue losing around 8% to 10% of its GDP [...] this means that the Scottish private sector must shrink by between 5% to 7% each year."

Far right failure in Portugal

Actually I think Swinney is now beating IDS's 2003 record for standing ovations

Big Quiet Man is Turning Up the Volume vibe here #snp

RTÉ pronouncing Lidl as ‘leedle’ (rhymes with needle) - is that correctly German or an Irish affectation?

Is that all the survivors? At least that is something

story about Antrim football on RTÉ - wonders never cease

Pope to Chicago Labor Leaders: “Please know of my appreciation for your welcome of immigrants and refugees, especially your support of food pantries and shelters….I encourage you to continue to advocate for society to respect the human dignity of the most vulnerable.” www.vatican.va/content/leo-...

Gill was Farage’s man at every point www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

People in Ireland undervalue the success that is RTÉ. Given the audience and state resources at its disposal it’s a daily triumph and an important part of the national fabric. Don’t play ‘mini-Brexit’ by wrecking things that work because you are bored or frustrated.

Even the very worst people shouldn’t be murdered in prison. There, said it.

I played the Godfather trailer earlier (dealing with the ennui of a Saturday afternoon in the international break) and it ends on a shocked Diane Keaton looking through a closing door. She looked so very young.

Anybody using #Rstats with VS Code? I am struggling and would really appreciate some help: stackoverflow.com/questions/79...

Says a man who wants to gift Putin the UK leaving NATO, abandoning our critical role supporting allies in Norway, Finland, Sweden, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Poland and others

I see the allegation doing the rounds today is that the Corbynites cut the video feed on a Your Party meeting just as Zara Sultana was about to speak. #ThingsCanOnlyGetBitter

We have built a society in which people of different skin tones, religious backgrounds & cultures get along, share power, work alongside each other, procreate with each other, recognise the each other’s humanity and democratic rights. It is a STUNNING ACHIEVEMENT OF WORLD HISTORIC PROPORTIONS.

All Together Now by The Farm still pulling at the heart strings a third of a century on from 9 April 1992

Nothing at all in last night’s local by-elections to suggest Greens soaring to record highs.

I hope this all happens but terrible feeling that all the celebrations are premature: not a single hostage has been released and Israeli raids in Gaza continue.

In 2003 the BBC waxed lyrical about IDS's speech, it was rubbish. They did the same with Gordon Brown in 2007 and now they are doing it for Kemi Badenoch. It's not political bias, it's just an unwillingness to take the risk needed to be honest.

If you want to win over younger voters, telling them they can't go to university is probably not going to help.

Do any schools in the North still do ‘juniors’? Was a big deal at St. Mary’s when I was there (though that’s 48 years ago now!) but I left before actually sat any.

Jenrick literally called on Tories to ‘build this new order’ in his speech today - he’s either very stupid, or very dangerous or both.

A Tory Party that thinks "Reform are a socialist party to the left of Jeremy Corbyn" is high on its own supply.

Why are they asking Cleverly about the chocolate bar? He's the guy who can't count, nobody has questioned his spelling.

But at least Ofcom's going after the real troublemakers... right? Right?? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Generally take the view that quantum computing is to computing like fusion power is to power, myself. I’m sure there will be a practical use case soon enough.

RTÉ Morning Ireland seriously asking what if Jim Gavin won. Total waste of 60 seconds there lads.

I’m actually looking forward to Polanski getting all these big interviews he is demanding. Because he risks abject humiliation.

Various FF notables saying 'was not one of us suitable for a run at the Park?' The question answers itself.

My country goes to a different school, you wouldn't know them

When you think of all the money DeV stole to establish the Irish Press it’s pretty amazing Gavin went under for just over €3000

Sadly I don't think this is an "inability" but a deliberate choice. The takeaway from Trump is that politicians saying of difficult things "this is difficult" has driven a large number of people mad.

Your classic case of "banter" as actually revealed preference for bigotry www.heraldscotland.com/news/2551914...

The way to reunify Ireland is to make the Republic like the North - with flags on lampposts and generalised hatred

Let’s not kid ourselves there isn’t something very sinister about allowing city centres to be covered by tricolours erected by the Far Right in Ireland and few moves to take them down. The national flag is not the problem but how it’s being used as an intimidatory and exclusionary symbol.

West Brit behaviour if ever there was

Rangers job becomes available and suddenly Lecornu quits. Makes you think.

Rangers job becomes free and suddenly Jim Gavin becomes available. Makes you think.

The memory hole as a political strategy

Blueshirts versus the Ra’s cat’s paw. What a choice. A lot of people ought to be ashamed they threw away the social democratic inheritance for that.

Gavin wtaf????

Oh dear. I’m sure Sharon Graham will want to be totally transparent about all of this, right?

Watching a not very good documentary about the Hawker Typhoon when suddenly Ken Adam, German Jewish RAF hero and winner of two oscars and two BAFTAs appears talking about blowing up trains. Worth all the dull stuff for that.

I think I'd describe this as "unsparing".

I am concerned that Agent Russell Martin might have overplayed his hand 🍀

Worth pointing out - because a lot of people are in denial about it - that Labour’s net loss to Reform is greater than their net loss to either the Lib Dems or Greens. Obviously big questions about right way to do it but not a mistake to try to win those voters back. Economics central to that imho.

Some highly pertinent points here about why the fact this policy is backed by nothing credible at all might not matter in the waters the Tories are fishing in.