“We should be focusing on water reuse, using less water in the first place, separating drinking water from those recycled waters that we could use, using nature-based solutions, and thinking about the way that we’re building developments” UK needs adaptation www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Steps that will: - Rejoin EU to reduce £200bn Brexit cost - Windfall taxes on banks/fossil fuel - Wealth Tax on assets above £10m - Renationalise water - Reduce energy cap/decouple gas prices www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

An ageing unhealthy population, lack of critical skills and capacity all ignored. Instead the xenophobic rhetoric & migration doom loop continues in the UK. Meanwhile Spain has a more enlightened approach and is powering ahead. Brexit/Migration lies are clear but UK lacks leadership to change.

Brexit the Elephant decided to stand on the despatch box to see if Rachel Reeves would notice him as she read out her budget. “I reckon she knows I’m here”. “But they’re still pretending I’m not, though”, he lamented. #BrexitTheElephant #Budget2026 #Budget #ExitBrexit

The UK economy is haunted by the £200 billion loss caused by Brexit. Imagine what more we could do beyond lifting the two child cap if we rejoined the Single Market? It needs bold leadership, the facts are there - the case needs to be made. @uklabour.bsky.social observer.co.uk/news/nationa...

#eastbourne join us at our Christmas Farmers Market on 13th Dec - supporting local farmers/producers, community building and to meet friends 🥦🫶🍏

Only ‘ancient history’ in the sense that being a Russian asset is part of Farage/Reform’s DNA. The links, bribes and shared goals of weakening the UK/EU with Brexit. Driving our country into an angry, racist, impoverished dead end that they can then exploit for power. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Russia's ambassador to the UK, Yakovenko, boasted about Brexit to another diplomat: “We have crushed the British to the ground. They are on their knees and will not rise for a very long time” Today, Farage’s close ally, leader of Reform in Wales, was sentenced to 10yrs for taking bribes from Russia.

Farage can now be easily boxed in to a corner where his only ‘defence’ becomes: “Yes I spouted Kremlin propaganda & Putin worship but, unlike Nathan Gill, I didn’t need bribes to do it.” It is, once again, a question of whether interviewers have the temerity to shut down his whining obfuscations.

People know exactly what‘s going on.

When a socialist sticks to their values, with eloquence, charm and dignity …..

www.surinenglish.com/spain/brusse... Spain is the fastest growing economy in the EU, exceeding expectations. It is also the country demonstrating there is a better way to handle migration challenges, & proving it can be done with compassion, support & promotion of the benefits. Go Spain!

It never stops. The grubby donations. The profiteering. The lobbying. The lies. “In 2019-20, as the UK was leaving the EU, Harborne gave £10m to Nigel Farage’s Brexit party, since renamed Reform UK.” They make damn sure they get what they want. We get screwed. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Lib Dems to force vote on creating new customs union with EU Ed Davey’s party believes the move is the best way to ‘turbocharge’ economy, rather than tax rises www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Lib Dems not getting the exposure they deserve, due to the media's obsession with Re-Fuk, but they are saying all the right things.

Farage will bank the concessions that Labour have made to his agenda today and soon enough, maybe even tomorrow, announce a new set of even more extreme policies.

Thank you @stellacreasy.bsky.social “The UK urgently needs a grownup conversation about the merits and quantities of different categories of visas and visitors, whether for marriage, humanitarian needs, care workers, high-value skills or research” Not this … www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Congratulations Zohran, a beacon of light now shines brightly in NYC, across the US and into our hearts. Bringing hope. Stale, cautious politics, subservient to the oligarchs and empty far right xenophobia is beaten. 🫶 for Jan 1st Mayor Elect Mamdani www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...

In one crisp para — & the 2 charts he highlights — @chrisgiles.ft.com bursts a huge number of “welfare” myths www.ft.com/content/ee67...

The UK water companies are badly failing on all counts yet "this week the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, told regulators to focus on helping businesses achieve economic growth rather than enforcing regulations." 😡

That’s refreshing and hopeful. 👏👏👏 Wishing Catherine Connolly a successful term as Uachtarán. 🇮🇪🫶🇮🇪 www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

🫶 to Caerphilly voters. “This is insane. Turnout 50%. Up on 41% in 21. Young Plaid organiser telling me of all the texts and DMs from apolitical friends that they’re turning out to stop Reform” The shambles at Kent County Council reveals what Reform are like in power. Tactical voting works.

Yep, Edi’s analysis is correct. Kick populism & xenophobia out, and let’s rejoin the EU. Brexit is a dismal failure, weighing on our economy, politics and social fabric.

Bravo! For resisting on behalf of democracy, freedom, the rule of law, and your republic’s constitution. In the UK we need to remember those behind Trump are financing the far right here in an attempt to bring in a similar regime at our next election. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

I just found out Keir Starmer has no plans to attend COP30, the world’s biggest climate talks. This is at a time when families across the UK are paying the price of climate chaos facing flooded homes, rising food prices, and climbing insurance costs. Tell Keir Starmer to attend act.gp/3J3aTRg

Rachel Reeves could slash the Cash ISA limit to £4K — a win for hedge funds, a loss for the rest of us 💸 Even the banks are against it. Tell the govt to protect savers, not risky investments! you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/pr... They don’t seem to be listen to anything we don’t want ..

Yep …..

UK media found a story they could run with. Paracetamol… The obvious thing to do was ask Nigel Farage, since he must be given 460 hours of broadcast time every week. “We thought thalidomide was safe, didn’t we,” he mused. He had “no idea” whether paracetamol caused autism.

“If Andy ever did decide to come back down, he would have the incentive to change that, to change the whole way politics is delivered in this country. That’s a big decision for him given where he currently is.” We need you. Come on @andyburnham.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-...

I've written to Keir Starmer, Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage, urging them to join me in condemning Elon Musk's dangerous remarks inciting violence yesterday. As leaders, we must stand together and make clear Musk will face serious consequences for these actions.

Starmer’s blown it. Can’t wait for next week’s national humiliation as he fawns over an adjudicated rapist, fraudster and proto-fascist. Let’s get Lucy Powell in as Deputy and replace Starmer with Andy Burnham before it’s too late. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

NOTHING will prepare you for this 45-second story arc. From "I'm just doing this because I love the flag, it's totally grassroots, and I'm not part of anything political"... to who actually gave him the flags the night before. Anyone who believes it is an innocent movement needs to see this.

The gReAT pAt-RiOt - earned over £400k from GB News alone “The use of personal service companies is not illegal, but it has been criticised across the political spectrum as a way to reduce tax bills. Farage has declined to publish his tax returns for 2023/24” www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Redistribute now. “wealth taxes could raise an extra £36bn a year, while a gambling tax could bring in £3bn more and a bank surcharge could raise between £20bn and £50bn over the next four years depending on the level it was set at, between 16% and 35%. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Here’s a vision Starmer can adopt as he’s struggling to create one. “we need to reinforce our commitment when it comes to the green pact. It means that we need to have a humanitarian and moral vision – and also a pragmatic one – when it comes to migration.” www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

Imagine the message it would send if Gary Lineker won 'Presenter of the Year' at this year's National Television Awards Standing up for compassion & the right to speak out And, the feathers it would ruffle My lovely followers, you know what to do: nationaltvawards.com/vote 🗓️ Deadline: 12th Sep

I just signed a petition calling on the UN to ban fossil fuel lobbyists from the Global Plastics Treaty negotiations. act.gp/3YxOUXa

The UK Govt has lost the plot completely. Leaning into Faragism really won’t keep the majority of the British people onside. You’re circling the plug hole after only a year or so. Get a grip. www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...

Greetings from our small little town called Sequim in Washington state. We have a message to share with you all...

Krishnan Guru-Murthy, "Peak rail fares have now been scrapped across Scotland's rail network" "it is to encourage people to switch from cars to trains" Why isn't this happening across England and Wales too?

This Saturday 6th Sept 9.30-1.30pm outside Towner Gallery #eastbourne Farmers Market. Enjoy the community, and support local growers. Over 25 stalls.

Starmer needs to find the courage, soon. “His probity and judgment were sold as the product called Brexit. It turned out to be a piece of shit. Enough people already know this is the truth, but it would be liberating to hear it from the prime minister” www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Four items not to lose focus on: Epstein coverup ICE kidnappings Ukraine invasion Palestine genocide They all connect

Google plans to bulldoze a wildlife haven in Essex – home to rare species – for a data centre. Sign the petition now to help save it before it’s gone forever 🐝🦋 you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/sa...

It sounds like they were really close, but couldn't quite get over a minor technical disagreement regarding whether Ukraine should be an independent sovereign country or an oblast of Russia. Glad we all wasted our time on this and got Putin his photo-ops with POTUS under "Pursuing Peace" signs.

London is the greatest city in the world to live, work and study. I wrote for @bylinetimes.bsky.social on why the city millions of us know and love is far from the bleak picture some are trying to paint: