John Crace on top form here. More please from politicians to expose this snake oil peddler. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

statistic of the day

Ticket for #ChesterFC playoff secured

So the reciprocal tariffs calculation was done on the back of a fag packet. I wonder what their policy impact assessment is like - maybe on some Rizlas.

This is Marco Rubio explaining how the USA promised to defend Ukraine forever if they got rid of their nuclear arsenal left after the Soviet Union fell. This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.

Hi, I’m God. I had nothing to do with saving that guy’s life or making him president.

John Harris on the money here

Excellent start to address the social housing crisis

Is it just me or has the Today programme’s questioning of farmers been a bit uncritical? “The problem is land values are high so we make a poor return.” Might the high land values not reflect the widespread use of land to escape inheritance tax? So might a clampdown not help on that front?

Here’s a centre right starter pack, for those who want to ensure this isn’t entirely an echo chamber go.bsky.app/DNLEPTu

Enjoying the junk free content on Bluesky so far. It could do with more ‘small c’ conservative voices to create a bit of debate.

Today in relatable science: Gulls making a mysterious daily trip that turned out to be to a potato chip factory