@pimlicat.bsky.social: “As our econometric and polling research demonstrates, membership of the EU is a policy that delivers transformative, redistributive growth across the country and is popular with voters prepared to back Labour at the next election.”

I’ve been in favour of LVT for a while now. To my layman understanding it seems better thought out and more realistic than the magic bullets that wealth tax campaigners propose. Sobering how dependent it would be on proper, long term strategic planning though. Fascinating thread and report here

“Suddenly the RW press, that army of advocates for the right to offend, got terribly pompous. This degrades democracy, they say. What degrades democracy is the guy who thinks voters don't deserve to know what donors are getting in exchange for five million quid - not the guy with a bin on his head.”

Am I the only person who finds it crazy that the "Holy fuck! We're literally on fire!" story is only about 4th or 5th item on the homepage of most UK news websites, if it's even there at all? #ukwildfires #news #climatecrisis

He's falling apart

Victoria Derbyshire's surprise that Marouane Fellaini would be happy to cheat his way out of a red card is adorable and shows that she never saw him play #bbcnewsnight

Blatant lobbying, not for the sake of our country, but for the fossil fuel industry, in which almost all the ultrarich - including, in all likelihood, the proprietors of these newspapers - are heavily invested. These people are not and never will be your friends. www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-uk-...

An odd aspect of #remain was finding myself in agreement with Piers Morgan. On #bbclaurak today, Morgan makes the case for rejoin, then follows by saying the UK should rejoin "in a leading role, to reform the EU". He somehow combines being pro-EU with the delusional exceptionalism that got us here.

@bestforbritain.org are amazing. I’m in awe of their relentless efforts to treat our country’s self inflicted wounds. In years to come, UK will be in a better place for the research and data they’ve helped gather and the awareness they’ve driven. You can help by sending their report to your MP today

Some headlines for Mason and Kuenssberg to pick out of the hat in the coming days: A clear path to Downing St is bad news for Burnham Whisper it, but Burnham could kickstart the Kemi-naissance Does Burnham spell the end for the Special Relationship? Why Nigel Farage is the real winner this week

Abdullah Ibrahim, musician, 1934-2026—Ibrahim played at Nelson Mandela’s 1994 presidential inauguration. Mandela described him as “our Mozart” (Kippie Moeketsi, Ibrahim recalled, had loved to play Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto). www.ft.com/content/646c... David Honigmann @financialtimes.com

Every so often, a headline appears to remind us what an absolutely batshit timeline we are living in. And by every so often, I mean several times a day. www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/j...

Please read this if you want to think clearly about the issue

The ability of Grok to strip women and children was not an accident. Safeguards could have been built into the chatbot, but its creators chose not to. I'm launching this High Court claim to pursue accountability for those choices.

Nigel Farage is a threat to national security inews.co.uk/opinion/nige...

What Reform did today was an incitement to rioting and an insult to a grieving family. This bloke should have hung his goddamn head in shame.

This is particularly damning from an actor who once played his mum on screen.

One of my favourite ways to upset car bros is to explain my belief that the order of priority in all road planning decisions should be 1) Pedestrians 2) Cyclists 3) Public transport 4) Emergency access 5) Essential services access 6) Privately owned vehicles. Drives them to distraction.

👏 Ed Matthew, the UK programme director at the E3G thinktank: “Clean energy is cheaper energy – it protects our bills from prices skyrocketing, its running costs are virtually zero, and it doesn’t cause climate change which threatens economic collapse"

NOT NOW MOSQUITOES!

Probably mistook her for Kirsty Noem.

1. I've Got a Feeling 2. Blackbird 3. She Came In Through the Bathroom Window 4. Helter Skelter 5. Girl 6. Maxwell's Silver Hammer 7. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band 8. Happiness is a Warm Gun 9. I'm So Tired 10. Let it Be

Nigel Farage has gone all quiet about his friendship with Trump. Let’s not let him distance himself from the trainwreck. Please share this fawning video.

Nigel Farage’s claim that he paid for a £1.4mn house with his fee from a reality TV show has been challenged by corporate accounts that appear to show that the income remained on his company’s balance sheet after the property purchase. www.ft.com/content/88ce...

Meanwhile… www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

Starmer of the Antarctic www.thenewworld.co.uk/henry-morris...

I think this is basically wrong? Even if we accept the patronising understanding of voters as requiring immediate gratification, it requires you to agree that, given time Starmer's policies would have succeeded in addressing our malaise and...I don't think you can assume that?

"The desire not to have an argument means we rarely make an argument..."

Operation Flog Dead Horse www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...

Someone is trying to build 1300 "intergenerational" homes, with assisted living places, social care, health facilities, and 40% affordable homes. On an old landfill site. Even the locals are in favour: 1300 vs 300. What could possibly go wrong? Enter: National Highways

The most tragic thing about the direction of these election results is just how avoidable most of the damage was. The govt could’ve gone out of their way to show what a Labour govt and Senedd together could do to improve lives, instead of treating Wales as an afterthought.

Post 1: The Greens are having a huge influence on government policy. Vote Green! Post 2: The Greens have completely failed to influence government policy. Vote Green!

Checking out various election broadcasts for Holyrood and Senedd and The Heritage Party Wales one is absolutely wild. "...[during Covid] Wales became a police state as totalitarian as any communist nation in the Cold War era."

With the news focused on Mandelson vetting and Iran, it’s easy to forget just how awful the Conservatives are. But Badenoch always manages to pop up with a helpful reminder.

One of my favourite things about podcasts is being able to listen while I get on with other things. I can't do that with Podyssey though. I have to carve out some time and allow my entire attention to be swept up in the story. It's always worth it.

This is one of the best descriptions of British politics I've ever seen and it's only 20 seconds long 😯

The drive-by on Newsnight's remit that reduced it to yet another both sides, political pugilism show was an absolute travesty. It's still occasionally worth a watch when @vicderbyshire.bsky.social is at the helm though. She always knows when to let a debate breathe and when to intervene.

Celebrate #IWD2026 by hearing all about the very first woman and the war that has been waged against her for three millennia. Then make sure you are subscribed at ko-fi.com/podyssey by tomorrow to receive the illustrated guide to the ep and an invite to the live zoom Q&A this Thursday at 8PM (GMT).

At the end of this #Sportscene Scottish Championship titles animation, I was sure they were going to reveal the identity of the next Doctor. #doctorwho

Nigel Farage lashes out at a FT journalist and refuses to answer the question. Is this how Reform UK would ignore media questions if they got into government?

I’ve heard this being reported all day, as if this is an intervention of earth shattering significance

A little taster for season 2 of this brilliant podcast. I can't wait for the new episodes to drop.

Every time the Irn-Bru coloured despot turns up in the news (so about once an hour) I'm put in mind of this song. I Burn But I Am Not Consumed youtu.be/qoyc83-56EY?...

Something that slightly worries me. If there is one thing that could make Brexit popular again, it's reminding everyone how much Starmer is against it.

I think I might take one of these "under 20 minutes" AI skills courses the UK Govt. seems very keen on everyone doing and live-post it here... Maybe we can all learn something together! The press release sends me to aiskillshub.org.uk/aiskillsboost/ - let's go and see!

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