So few read my posts but I think this ‘So rejoining would clearly be in the national interest but it was not in the manifesto. Is this trailing rejoining the customs union as a ‘29 manifesto commitment?’ Pass it on

Seems absurd to ask. What is the point of an apology that will so clearly be insincere. He doesn’t want to apologise and doesn’t believe he needs to apologise so why ‘help him out’ by suggesting you’ll accept an apology

Half way down we find they “won at the fan media awards”. 😀!! Congratulations- well deserved

Saka never, ever stops being a threat.

Maybe a yellow earlier would have calmed him down ?

We are waiting to hear from VAR

Just stumbled on an article in the Telegraph with 6 tactics to Avoid the mansion tax. The idea of removing period features and making it less energy efficient - increasing energy bills - to avoid £2,500 a year had me in stitches there are other lows too 😂

Well said

“NO-ONE WILL BE IMMUNE TO REEVES’ RAID ON OUR HOMES”

So easy to follow. Get on it

My top five cities: 1. York 2. Toronto 3. Singapore 4. London 5. Bilbao

Astonishing story - whilst not surprising- as to the scale of orchestrated misinformation flooding X. Our Government should not be there

I agree with Tim. The constants of my Britishness for the last 70 years were The Queen until her death, the NHS and the BBC. If you can define it our education system too and our National Parks

Given baseball earnings, these allegations are astonishing and the motivation could not be financial if the charges are proven

Just a few weeks back Chikli rolled out the red carpet for Tommy Robinson. There are some weird analyses and narratives around for sure

November 5th always has my mind wandering back to the village of Wall Heath where I grew up and where the remaining ‘plotters’ were holed up and caught in Holbeche House. We used to play in nearby Himley woods fleeing the imagined ghosts on horseback of those fugitives.

Drop something orange

Really enjoyed watching West Ham take the lead

Pleased to see this resolution

I don’t understand the narrative Braverman trying to push. Advertisers aren’t a branch of Government or public service. They are a commercial operation doing what works to maximise revenues

I sometimes wonder if they are actively seeking a huge de-population event

Of course the London property market is different to elsewhere but 2 mill is quite a high bar and it is difficult to see how anyone in a +£2mill house couldn’t afford a charge that would be less than existing utilities and council tax. If they can’t maybe downsizing is a sensible choice

@jwsidders.bsky.social was this a surprise?

One for a coffee of something stronger

Can probably discount Labour from this one but it’s clear that there is significant opposition to Farage and Reform sitting behind the polls

@warrenoates1.bsky.social from your earlier post; www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Whenever I see these analyses my first thought is ‘who is and who funds the Migration Advisory Committee’ genuine question of anyone can answer

If we accept that getting older is a ‘thing’ this rather takes the indefinite out of ILR

Here Lam explicitly sets out her proposal - which is official Conservative Party policy - to deport long-standing legal permanent residents who have *ever* claimed any benefit, including the state pension or child benefit (even if the child is British), or who earn less than £39K.

All as Tice and Yousef tell us that opposition politicians don’t have enough real - world business experience. They can’t even mange a small/ medium sized company- that’s all Reform is without the free and subsidised media coverage and amplification that it gets

Worth stressing that this level of incompetence only puts off those who would never vote for Reform. Competency at a Corporate and individual level is an irrelevance to Reform’s core supporters

I think this is really shocking and the media ought to be magnifying the level of incompetence and unsuitability for Government

Critical week to get a massive surge of aid to Palestinians in Gaza. A glance of how it played out - with thanks to @theobserveruk.bsky.social x.com/unreliefchie...

Hoping I’m wrong but it may be that the safest off-ramp ends up Being a game behind closed doors

Agree with this. I cannot fathom why Starmer reacted so quickly and decisively in a way you would only act if you knew all the facts and knew the decision to be ‘wrong’. If he discovers the facts support the original decision I hope he accepts it as the publicity can only have heightened the risks

I particularly liked the ‘delivery’

A real frustration for me is the repeated failure to mention that Maccabi fans and their Ultras will be visiting our community from another Country. Whether or not I thought it a good idea I would expect the police to manage a protest by UK pro Israeli activists in this community. This is not that.

I’m sure Zack will say a lot I disagree with, but he is interesting to listen to and the notion that no National state has a (de facto ) right to exist is particularly interesting to me

Lived with a magnolia tree for 18 years now and have never had a seed pod before

Latvian national anthem very choral and melodic

@chadbourn.bsky.social who on earth advises Badenoch on what might be an appropriate response to Starmer’s speech on Gaza ? An embarrassment

Any relevant experts out there who can assess outcomes here. Door to recovery seems ‘shut’ but not ‘double locked’ perhaps www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...

Social Media creates narratives and rage that simply aren’t founded in fact

Enough said. @annkempster.com has your back. The sceptics really dont

Yes markets look to have been on an escalator the last 6 months and there is substance behind the headline - but it just seems another example of the press leading the narrative rather than reporting the event.

Agreed - will our media allow it though ?

Another one for Truss’ legacy

Guardian have now joined the dots