I am not shy to say when I disagree with Sadiq Khan. But I also think it's important to say out loud when other politicians get it right. This is exactly what the leader of a diverse and vibrant city like London should say. Thank you Sadiq.

Even the escalators don't like him. #Trump #Escalator news.sky.com/story/bad-es...

Remember that MLK said America suffers not just from "the vitriolic words and actions of the bad people but for the appalling silence of the good people."

Racism isn’t innate – here are five psychological stages that can lead to it. "It’s also worth remembering that the very concept of race is baseless. There is no genetic or biological basis for dividing the human race into distinct “races”." #Racism #Psychology theconversation.com/racism-isnt-...

Those who forget the past are condemned to repeat it. #Trump #Goebbels

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Can we all just cut to the chase and rename this “plastic water”? Think about that the next time you take a swig….. there are chronic risks from single-use #plastic #water phys.org/news/2025-09...

Two years ago, #FCC chair, #BrendanCarr, said free speech was a crucial “check on government control ... #censorship is the authoritarian’s dream.” He simply can’t be trusted. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Far-right groups are the greatest source of extremist violence in the US. #FreeSpeech #JimmyKimmel

The UN commission of inquiry says #Israel has committed four genocidal acts against Palestinians in #Gaza during the war. Others have been saying this for months. The question now is, what are our governments going to do about it, now that it's formal? #GazaGenocide news.sky.com/story/un-com...

I’ve witnessed 50-plus years of politics. I lived through the unrest of the 1960s and 70s. I wanted to use this week’s Coffee Klatch to provide some context for this dangerous moment we’re facing right now. https://youtu.be/CVs1QmWYFmE

"Abbott and Sultana to lead counter-demo against Robinson's ‘festival of hate’" “It’s the far right who are the threat to women — the domestic abusers, sexists and thugs in their midst.” morningstaronline.co.uk/article/abbo...

The scenes on our streets are shameful consequences of decades of austerity - government after government fanning the flames of anti migration instead of tackling inequality. We can & must make different choices. Solidarity to all communities under attack. We stand together.

Day 10. I'm in Bristol. Later in Birmingham. Tonight in Manchester. The Green Party is on the move. Join.greenparty.org.uk

#Trump says the left-wing are to blame. Why does hardly anyone manage to effectively challenge his lies? Fact: all extremist-related killings in the US in 2024 were connected to rightwing extremism, just as they were in 2023 and in 2022. #CharlieKirk #TrumpLies

In a crowded field this is the biggest load of bollocks I’ve ever seen regarding free speech in the UK. The woman who was jailed pleaded guilty to inciting the burning of hotels with people inside them. Hardly an inappropriate joke that was misinterpreted by the ‘wokerati’ establishment.

Graham Linehan’s arrest isn’t about a ‘joke’ – it’s about incitement to violence against trans people in an already hostile climate By Philippa East @yorkshirebylines.co.uk

Since 1948, #Israel 🇮🇱has received $228 billion in #USAid, making it the biggest recipient in history. Israel gets $3.8 billion military aid annually.Since the start of #Gaza🇵🇸 #genocide, Israel has received $22.76 billion in military aid. The US🇺🇸 is funding death.☠️ www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...

Since this is apparently a resigning matter, I’ll just leave this here… www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Actor Peter Egan's new short documentary about the #WildFutures #monkey sanctuary in #Looe, £Cornwall. Shame to hear the sanctuary is struggling financially and may have to close. 😭 youtu.be/_kggookDOzI?...

In a functioning democracy with a decent press, these would be wall-to-wall headlines: Fury as Farage Urges U.S. to Punish Britain Farage Accused of Undermining UK Sovereignty But no... "The stamp duty receipt that ended Angela Rayner’s career" FML

After a trip to Auschwitz and Berlin, Cllr Sarah Murray has taken to her blog to highlight the dangerous parallels between the words and actions of todays world with those of the past. worcesterlibdems.org.uk/sarahs-blog-... #WLD #WorcesterLibDems #worcester #WeHearYou

Well now, I guess that was the coolest summer for the rest of our lives then?

Met Office stats confirm summer 2025 is officially the warmest summer on record for the UK. The UK’s mean temp of 16.10°C surpasses the previous record of  15.76°C and pushes the summer of 1976 out of the top 5 warmest summers. www.metoffice.gov.uk/about-us/new...

"How are we gonna beat Nigel Farage?" "Lets play endlessly into his favourite topic..."

#Shale. "It's grossly financially negligent to a criminal degree to leave that value underground & not to extract it" - Richard #Tice, Reform's deputy & energy spokesperson. Let me correct him, "It's criminally negligent to support shale ecocide" #CriminaliseEcocideNow www.bbc.com/news/article...

Last night's clownery

I wonder how many know that St. George died in Palestine.

News that the Scottish Government has given the go ahead for the Berwick Bank Wind Farm to be developed in the North Sea | Charlie McCarthy Via @bylines.scot

I’ve often wondered why Turning Point, the well established UK social enterprise, charity & mental health provider, don’t sue these nasty people #TurningPoint

High quality journalism, building on Carole Cadwallader’s great work. The five questions #Farage is never asked about #Brexit, #Trump & #Russia. Why’s that then? bylinetimes.com/2024/06/19/t...

France recorded 3,700 heat-related deaths in 2024, with 17,000 people seeking emergency care. Once rare in France, temperatures of 40 degrees are becoming increasingly common, & the area affected has spread north. France now regrets rise of ‘oven’ glass buildings www.irishtimes.com/world/europe...

Reform UK’s most recent Welsh defector previously featured in a national newspaper after she told friends on Facebook that people on benefits needed 'putting down' ✍️ Emily Price

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Let the Labour Party know that you do not want your villages, towns, cities, public services privatised by predatory corporations like US Blackrock, Palantir, and hundreds more. My petition calls for a complete transparency review of all deregulated free zones. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...

The plastics industry - those who make money from producing and distributing plastics - should never have been in the room to discuss a treaty that needed to limit and reduce the amount of plastic produced. Good on @greenpeace.org for calling this out. www.greenpeace.org/southeastasi...

#Flags. Deliberately provocative & divisive! Nothing to do with civic pride. Detracts from the real issues of jobs, education, health /social care, the climate & nature crisis. England looking like it has more flags than the divided communities of the North of Ireland. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

#BenjaminNetanyahu #WarCriminal. Arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court in 2024. The allegations: war crimes of starvation as a method of warfare, of intentionally directing an attack against civilians and crimes against humanity of murder, persecution, & other inhumane acts #Gaza

Stolen.

People who think burning to death is a price worth paying for milder winters might need psychological evaluation.

I'd be interested to know whether any of the people complaining about solar being deployed on farmland are aware that solar is many orders of magnitude better for nature and biodiversity than almost all conventional agriculture.

If BBC local news gave even a fraction of the attention it gives to nimbyism to the dual climate and biodiversity crises, it's just possible there'd be less nimbyism.

Wise words from #Starhawk "If you are obligated by your politics to support those who condone the starvation of children, you’ll be supporting those who ultimately do not have your best interests at heart, whether that’s Netanyahu in Israel or Trump in America." starhawk.substack.com/p/starving-g...

Please keep challenging them. This is what the press should do Krishnan Guru Murphy did with Andrea Jenkyns. It then becomes clear that they have no idea what they are doing.

Very revealing moment on Channel 5 earlier today. Ann Widdecombe claimed people abuse disability benefits. I asked several times for her evidence - she said she’d “heard it from people” when she was a minister. My response? That right there is why our country is in a mess.

Methane (CH₄) is a potent greenhouse gas. Here are the latest monthly observations... April 2025 - 1934.9 ppb April 2024 - 1929.0 ppb + Data: gml.noaa.gov/ccgg/trends_... + More info on methane budget and trends: doi.org/10.5194/essd...

Leaving aside points around racism. Every single one of my female friends and relatives have dealt with unwanted sexual advances, up to and including sexual assault. Several have been victims of domestic violence. Multiple have been raped. Sexual violence is a daily occurrence and needs addressing.

On fascism: a hard-wired problem with our information environment is that headlines (attention grabbing; black & white simplification) are inherently reactionary, while body text (takes longer to absorb; contains nuance; reveals complexity) is progressive. 75% of people don't read past the headline.