Hard to be optimistic about anything at the moment, but there is one positive development I suppose. Donald Trump has made the strongest possible case for why countries must turn their back on fossil fuel. And they seem to be listening.

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Fill it in to help fend off the Murdochs/Bezos etc, then we can all go back to watching telly. www.gov.uk/government/c... and for help, britishbroadcastingchallenge.com

A bit like your mobile library the bbc won’t always be there if you don’t pay your share. But hey Netflix.

America might have stopped being the world's policeman, but it's now the world's drunk – staggering around wildly at closing time, taking a swing at whoever comes near.

Paywall is off this one until 5pm today...

Once again we are watching Face the Music on bbc4 -the one with all the dead ☠️ people

Done 6 months gardening in 2 hours of sunshine today. Basically shoving sprouting bulbs into pots. That’ll do.

I worked fucking hard on the writing of this piece & just as hard on the editing but I feel it was worth it. It’s about my life in 1995, my recent autoimmune diagnosis, transport, time, a great Norwegian film and many other things. I hope 2 or 3 of you might read it: www.tom-cox.com/an-in-depth-...

Imagine devoting your entire career to selling the idea that the British public hates wokery and is clamouring for radical right wing populism, only to then be defeated in an actual election by the most left wing possible coalition of politicians and activists in the country. It's got to hurt

I’m quite happy that voters jumped to the left ( let’s do the time warp again 🎶

The student loans system is scandalous. Labour have made it worse and allowed the Tories (who built it) an opening because it's the same old story: Lab forgets who its voters are. It doesn't like the coalition it has and hankers for another. New substack from me. open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...

Can you do me a quick favour today? ✍️ The government is finally asking if they should ban cages for hens in the UK. 🐔🐔 Lobbyists are trying to block it, so we need huge numbers to show them that the public wants this ban NOW: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/en...

So, for reasons best known to its useless AI mods, Facebook has deleted the Obverse Books page, and removed all 1000+ followers. We've created a new page, so if you're on FB and want to keep up with Obverse news there, rather than here, this is the new link: www.facebook.com/profile.php?...

Have discovered ( finally) Reacher and he looks nothing like Tom Cruise and more Hulk Smash!

Global Reach, National Impact: The soft power impact of the BBC World Service to the UK | UCL Bartlett Faculty of the Built Environment share.google/IERJq0qeBu8j...

It is absolute and utter neglect to let this come this close to the wire just as the US has let most of its overseas broadcasting shutter.

I came across a thread full of Brits supporting Donald Trump in his lawsuit against the BBC. Essentially, they want to see it destroyed because they don't like its coverage of domestic politics. So, I asked Deepseek for a list of every service that the BBC provides. This is why I pay my licence fee.

"Fine, so far so hoopy."

This morning I posted our petition to get Palantir out of our NHS and our public services. Over 40,000 people have now signed it - thank you. Please do keep sharing! you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...

In 2020, Jim Ratcliffe moved his fortune to Monaco, saving himself an estimated £4 billion in tax. In the same year, immigrants in the UK contributed around £20 billion in tax. That says it all.

You know what helps make the streets safer? Paying your taxes

Man united disown owner -you can’t make this stuff up

Just going to leave this here

To give a Boris apology ie to not apologise

“The public and politicians were largely unaware of the risk of passing the point of no return, the researchers said.” I don’t see how they can be unaware, unless they were deliberately avoiding it, or stupid. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Last night our local news, at least the news our postcode gets, was pretty good. A ship had been rescued and also a horse had been retrieved from a ditch. Crew and horse all good. We are nowhere near the sea or the ditch but it was heartwarming anyway.

Misheard lyrics agh

Streamer, you’re nothing but a streamer. But can you put your hands in your head? Oh no ( not another one)

Look all I'm saying is we've tried chaos *without* Ed Miliband

If you want to know what Reform will be like in government, look at the councils we control. At Worcestershire County Council, for example, we want to increase council tax by 10% and are begging the government for a £71m bail out, otherwise we face effective bankruptcy.

🚨 (Not so) BREAKING NEWS 🚨: Ofcom fail to do their job – again. @ofcom.bsky.social refuses to investigate GB News’ Trump interview, where US president said climate change is a “hoax” and described immigrants as “scum” without challenge from GB News interviewer. www.theguardian.com/media/2026/f...

Gazundheit

Reform UK is completely full, so Tory MPs are now defecting to the Sugababes.

Reset your calm

I’m pretty sure they should just have made this with adults #lordoftheflies

So far everyone is obnoxious #lordoftheflies

I’m quite fed up with the government pissing about while the planet burns and drowns

"If you want to know what God thinks of money, just look at the people he gave it to."

Damn. A chameleon has escaped from quarantine and is going crazy, biting people in Departures. If only there was a way of calming it down? Like, with music. So it became calmer. Like a calmer chameleon. A much calmer, calmer, calmer, calmer chameleon.

‘Sea Otters’ Artist: John Leigh-Pemberton (Sea and Air Mammals, 1972)

I’m feeling particularly irritated by people due to having a face full of anaesthetic from the dentist. I have no idea why anyone would inject their face unless they need a filling.

Peter Mandelson is responsible for such a long litany of scandals he was probably one of the factors FOR a vetting process in the first place. In fact the first question of any govt vetting process should be 'Are you or have you ever been Peter Mandelson?'

the 2026 version of BARBIEHEIMER is MELANIANVIL (watching MELANIA and then immediately being crushed to death by a Looney Tunes anvil)

I’m looking forward to tonight’s drama in #GreatPotteryThrowDown I’m a bit meh about #TheNightManager -where are the little chocolates and complimentary turn down?

I never met Catherine O’Hara. I have no charming Catherine O’Hara anecdote. I can’t even explain why the news of her death hit me so hard. But I know her memory will be a blessing to all who knew and loved her work, and the joy she brought to Canada and the world.

Good grief. Do people who don't go to uni not benefit from doctors, librarians, researchers, lawyers, architects, artists, writers, archivists, historians, designers, programmers, etc etc etc...? What is this weird unjoined up world she imagines?

it's softening up for the assault on the midterms in November: he has to rig and steal or cancel them. He can't lose Congress.

“I do not think this is a moral thing for you to do...” Martin Lewis shares his message to Chancellor Rachel Reeves on her decision to freeze the threshold at which graduates begin to repay their student loans. #Newsnight

Jonathan Pine is making threats like he’s Doctor Who with just a spoon sending the Daleks home. #thenightmanager