Anthony Scaramucci, "Britain has got poorer over the past decade" "Brexit has not worked" "Can't get same deal with EU, the UK once had"

‘The worst Labour government of your life so far’

I cannot think of any more ludicrous appointment than Nandy to FCO

there are a lot of grifts in modern life, but one of the biggest is bottled water as.ft.com/r/c4dba715-b...

A new national conversation, or just the same old one? New post on my Brexit & Brexitism Blog discussing the different strands of the now intensifying revival of discussion about Brexit, including the latest developments in the 'reset': chrisgreybrexitblog.blogspot.com/2026/05/a-ne...

Most people completely underestimate the insane, inhumane scale of the war in Ukraine. According to the Uppsala Conflict Data Program, the siege of Mariupol alone saw between 27,000 and 88,000 deaths in only three (3!) months. Read that again and let it sink in

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As Iceland, Switzerland and Alberta go to the polls, all have one warning ringing in their ears: Brexit ✏️ Matt Withers

My pub-based anecdata is that many who are aware think that unis are bloated with ‘mickey mouse’ subjects and people conned into going to uni. They only seem worried when I tell them the ‘cheap’ non-STEM degrees subsidise the expensive STEM ones, and STEM subjects are being cut all over the place.

The Restore spokesperson realises the King is mostly German?

Really good to see Labour proactively pushing this. If - as Farage says - he was "hacked by Russia" then it needs to be investigated. If it wasn't then why has Reform claimed this? www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

If there are lessons here for those who want to beat Trump, there are certainly some for those who want to do the same to Farage. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/29/o...

Such an excellent and withering piece. The massive chilling effect that Starmer and Mahmood have had on high skill / high pay migration needed calling out.

It has now been 10 weeks and three days since Nigel Farage last turned up to vote in the House of Commons

I had forgotten how utterly useless WiFi etc is on Eurostar

I had forgotten how utterly useless WiFi etc is on Eurostar

Greenland’s independence champion despised Denmark. Trump changed his mind reut.rs/4nSP3Qh

The Gazafication of #Lebanon #IsraelWarCrimes

So that’s two of the “Raise the Colours” organisers now charged with violent crimes & a fifth of the 2024 race rioters with domestic abuse. Makes you wonder whether “innocent patriotism” & “protecting women & girls” are just covers for thuggish racism & misogyny?

The Lib Dems have written to the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) saying it is 'unthinkable' that there would be no full investigation if Nigel Farage's phone had been hacked, as he claims www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

Elon Musk is a clear and present danger to our society. Why anyone continues to use his ‘X’ platform is beyond me, including our government!

SpaceX is a decent launch and satellite comms business into which Musk has dumped a giant crappy AI cash incinerator Oh and lots of IPO proceeds go to repay loans to SpaceX made by bankers pushing the IPO! www.ft.com/content/f471...

Canada to buy Swedish/Canadian for its airborne early warning needs! #decouplingfromtheUSA aerospaceglobalnews.com/news/canada-...

“The thing about Elon is: his investors don’t lose money,” one hedge fund executive said. Bookmark that one for future reference www.ft.com/content/7a05...

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These people are off their freaking heads

All of these victims of this lawless and criminally corrupt DOJ have slam dunk cases for malicious prosecution and prosecutorial misconduct. So many of these DOJ lawyers will not just be disbarred and fined but also see prison.

This is a big moment. Massive. We are now the closest we've come to electoral reform since 1997.

Follow the money.

Minute and trivial things like 'did you pay your council tax while being a GLA member,' 'did you mislead to vulnerable women for publicity and then lie about it' and 'why do you think it's right to undermine police officers responding to a terrorist incident'?

The question is whether the "crank problem" is a bug or a feature.

This is an alarming move towards Christian Nationalism by Reform UK. https://bylinetimes.com/2026/05/26/reform-run-council-cuts-opposition-time-to-make-way-for-lords-prayer-and-national-anthem/

The Centers for Research in Emerging Infectious Diseases were launched during the Covid-19 pandemic. The group lost its funding under Trump in part due to conspiracy theories. www.wired.com/story/us-res...

Here’s why UK politicians hatred of universities is particularly ill timed There’s a huge opportunity to poach US talent

Building a UFC ring on the White House lawn is peak white trash… Isn’t it?!

I must say, I'm enjoying the 'if you don't shut your mouth we'll do it for you' energy here www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

A lesson in taking over from a corrupt regime - don't be scared to go after the thieves with all you've got

"As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron." H.L. Mencken

Why I have issues with neutrality in the EU…

More of this please We forget Deep Mind was a UK company and we should not have allowed Google to acquire it Nor allowed SoftBank to buy ARM

A decade ago, analysts were calling Spain a cautionary tale. Too much solar, too fast! Today, Spain is rapidly on its way to having the cheapest power in Europe. Maybe this time, solar naysayers will learn... haha, jk, they'll just move the goalposts.

A weird true thing about Britain: neither wealth nor income inequality is actually increasing. Income inequality has been static for more than 20 years. No one believes it, though. More, from a book on the largest study on UK inequality in decades, here: www.thenewworld.co.uk/james-ball-b...

Tony Blair does realise that the Home Secretary has proposed next to nothing new re illegal immigration and is instead penalising legal immigrants?

The rise in energy bills is painful, but is there a hint that the government's clean power 2030 plan is starting to work? Normally when gas prices spike, electricity prices follow. But electricity prices haven't risen nearly as much. Is this a sign of decoupling? www.nesta.org.uk/blog/july-en...

The reactions to this are mainly focused on the move to the right, but what's really striking in reading Blair's essay in full, is how little Labour's most electorally successful politician understands the current electorate. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

He was ostracised like Themistocles?

If Andy Burnham has given us nothing else he has created a situation in which Danny Kruger has had to go on TV and defend his candidate claiming he wants to "smell and lick" Carole Vorderman's backside.

Joke of a public company SpaceX will be a Musk fiefdom with public shareholders as nothing more than the mugs to allow existing shareholders a way out www.ft.com/content/7f34...

Brexit has worked out so well it is used internationally as a “how not to do it” (Have Hannan, Frost etc come out for Albertan Indy yet btw?) www.ft.com/content/5c3d...

The BBC News front page has the boss of retailer Next claiming that paying young people less will get the economy going. Meanwhile, on a regional page, food producers talk about the huge barriers Brexit has caused exporters www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...