David Lammy standing in at PMQs describing Tory MPs defecting to Reform as “the most disgraceful” transfer saga since Sol Campbell left Spurs

Now bigger than Sinn Fein, but smaller than the SNP “.. in this interregnum a great variety of morbid symptoms appear”

Suella Braverman arrives ‘home’ after leaving ‘a party of left leaning social democrats’ www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Suella Braverman has joined Nigel Farage on stage at a reform event “I feel like I’ve come home ..”

Reform grassroots on Jenrick: Generally positive/minority annoyed Farage: “I’m teaching [Zia Yusuf] forgiveness” www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Robert Jenrick launches his leadership campaign at Reform HQ

A false start for the political history books ..

Waiting for … Jenrick

Nadia Zahawi defects to Reform

Ok, Mayor of London is just trolling him now ..

Greenland's energy minister is to come to Westminster next week to make a direct appeal for support from British MPs in the face of Trump's threats to annex the territory

Nigel Farage unveils former Tory councillor Laila Cunningham as the Reform London mayoral candidate (Not a surprise)

Regime change

Exc. British far-right activist spoke at Russian extreme nationalist event convened by Putin linked oligarch www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

Start of year predictions are usually a mug’s game ..but Roger Boyes called it #maduro

Memorable 📖 this year

The rise of ethno-nationalism? Number of people who believe “Britishness” is something you are born with almost doubles in two years www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025... @ecourea.bsky.social Exc

Reform UK’s cash-strapped “flagship” council, Kent, condemned for pushing through plans to create 'political assistant' rolls costing tens of thousands of pounds www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

At least 8 MEPs for blocs (UKIP.. Brexit Party) led by Nigel Farage were the focus of efforts by Reform UK’s former Wales leader Nathan Gill to co-opt them into fulfilling tasks set for him by his pro-Kremlin paymasters www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Reported on the Your Party inaugural conference Messy, often divided but still with flickers of being a force www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Get IN NNNNNNNNMNNNNN🦜🦜🦜 #coybig

Tributes to Rachel Cooke, who sadly died last week, from TimAdams observer.co.uk/news/nationa... and many others observer.co.uk/news/nationa...

Classic TfL poster Once you see notice the resemblance of the flower seller you cannot unsee it ..

More turmoil at Nigel Farage's 'flagship' Kent County Council as Reform UK suspend yet another of its councillors .. this time she's the person who was chairing the adult social care and public health cabinet committee. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Kent County Council are streaming their first full council meeting for a few weeks **WARNING MAY CONTAIN EXPLICIT LANGUAGE / PG18 **

Flag-gate II at Kent County Council (Christmas edition) www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025... #flegs

Reform UK, the Russian spy & rolls of Kremlin cash: the inside story of Nathan Gill www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte... By me, @lukeharding1968.bsky.social @peterwalker99.bsky.social & Artem Mazhulin

‘Not So Bulletproof’: A Far-Right Party Faces Rebuke in the Netherlands www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/w...

‘Descend, Andrew Mountbatten Windsor’ www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

This is no way for the NY Times to talk about Andy Burnham

A strange disturbance in the Force

Doesn’t include Kent County Council www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

“Suck it up…” Leaked video give a glimpse of Reform UK in power EXC. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

‘The normalisation effect’ German far right setting agenda as opponents amplify its ideas - study www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Concerns over an increase in violent political rhetoric in British life www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

It’s the hope that kills. Better to just get an Icelandic dentist to wrench it out

Truly, Norwegians have a sense of humour

Nobel peace prize 2025 live: María Corina Machado wins www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...

Clearly should have gone to Dan Brown Worrying signs the Nobel prize people will just keep overlooking the truly deserved www.theguardian.com/books/live/2...

Who could not be charmed by the BBC R4 #today discussion just now on the big bong?

'Tommy Robinson’s' media platform has buried a text it published in 2022 called “Tommy’s Statement: The Jewish Question”. A link was redirected to Urban Scoop’s homepage at some point www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Sounds like biggest cheer of the Starmer speech yet to this line "if you say your neighbours should be deported.. we will fight you with everything we have"

Starmer: "We will never surrenderrrrrrr " [Doesn't quite sound the same without a norniron accent]

Starmer Labour speech: “We can all see this snake oil merchants, on the right…. ..On the left”

End days in Shoreditch .. The ravens have left the tower etc

Exc. House of Commons nursery provider criticised for article praising Reform conference www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

‘Legitimisation, stereotyping, mobilisation’: How the far right is exploiting violence against women & girls www.theguardian.com/politics/202... excellent from @ameliagentleman.bsky.social on the language behind a ‘Go-to trope’

Reform UK suspends councillor linked to account calling for Starmer’s death www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Breaking : Danny Kruger defects to Reform Uk from the conservatives