Here is the Sun's pitifully small apology for its lie about benefits tourism - a lie that was accepted as truth by millions and helped deliver Brexit. These lies are perverting our democracy. At a minimum, apologies should be published in the same location and size as the lie.

The Merchants in Rugby is a cracking pub. #beersky

Don’t you dare call us fascists, they say, as they force people off the airwaves for criticizing them while vowing to crush and criminalize their opposition.

Nigel Farage (Dulwich), Danny Kruger (Eton), Richard Tice (Uppingham) and Isabel Oakeshott (Gordonstoun) aren't 'standing up to the elite'. They are the elite.

The most right-wing Tories saying the party no longer represents them when it is more hardline than it has ever been makes little sense. (Relative) moderates moving to the Lib Dems would at least be logical.

In any normal time, halving hotel use - a problem they inherited - in a year would be hailed as a huge success. Part of me wonders if RefCon are worried the govt will actually fix this, which is why they're being so hysterical now.

At last, some proper British vandalism. (source - www.facebook.com/share/p/1MeV...)

Reform UK: “Free speech! You can’t say anything these days!” Also Reform UK: “You’re banned from reporting on our council because we don’t like what you said.” www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

It's Boris Johnson in a fridge all over again. Almost as if right-wing 'populists' don't like scrutiny.... #Reform #Nottingham www.nottinghampost.com/news/news-op...

A word on immigration. Don't prejudge this, just listen to the data, and then consider what the solution is. The UK has a falling birth rate. This means that - unless things change - each generation will be 25% smaller than the one before.

Reform UK, which has a grand total of four MPs, was just given an uninterrupted platform for an hour and a half on the BBC and Sky News channels, in order to talk about its plans for mass deportations When was the last time the Greens (with four MPs) or the Lib Dems (with 72) were given the same?

I know Tories gonna Tory but really, how does she have the nerve? And it will probably backfire as it just gives R*form another opportunity to attack their record.

What's better than a weekend in Berwick? Ah yes, a weekend in Berwick when there's a food and beer festival on! #berwick #northumberland #realale #craftbeer #berwickfoodandbeerfestival

This is great news and long overdue. And it must be combined with more capacity between Brum and Manchester so the two new routes are connected, whether that's high-speed or something close. #rail #hs2 #northernpowerhouse www.theguardian.com/business/202...

No surprises here - a hugely damaging policy that provided short-term gains for a few at great long-term cost, effectively using public assets to buy votes. Good to see the government tightening up the rules. #righttobuy #councilhousing www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Don't threaten me with a good time #VotingAge #VotesAt16

Fun fact: There is not a single District in the UK with below 60% support for increased renewables. Even people who are climate science deniers want more renewables. All sensible parties should hammer reform for this.

Love me a bit of Blue On Blue

The UK press going big on the previous government's Afghan cock-up today but strangely enough, the front pages all mention "government" and "ministers" but not which ones. I wonder why... 🤔

Given how Facebook comment threads usually attract the worst of people, the responses to this one on Inheritance Tax are surprisingly reasonable... www.facebook.com/share/p/16iX...

No letup in the #heatwave so time for this classic Cornish ale in the garden ☀️ 🍻 #beersky #untappd

i dno, maybe time to let it go

I wonder how their cult-like supporters will defend this?

This is great news, although I suspect the government will get little credit. The axing of #SureStart under Cameron was of course mean and vindictive, but also a false economy in the long run. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Who needs Glasto? The Charlatans and Ash to come and a few up-and-coming bands in the meantime. 😎 #DocksFest #Cleethorpes

How the Daily Mail responded to Liz Truss' economy-crashing tax cuts for the wealthiest, vs how they responded to Rachel Reeves spending a few per cent more on hospitals

A hat trick of comedy. -Yusuf resigning and calling Reform a waste of his time. -Musk and Trump escalating from ‘we just need to do our own thing’ to impeachment and deportation threats in the space of a day. -Reform coming 3rd in Hamilton in what they called a two-horse race. Hahaha. Happy Friday🥂

This was all so, so predictable. But the damage to the USA and the world is done now, and will take far longer to unravel. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Liz Truss is going to be the benchmark for political and economic failure for the rest of her life and beyond. What a legacy.

I’m trying to find the most deranged social media post of the day regarding Starmer’s new EU deal. This has to come close from Kevin O’Sullivan 😂

Salmon Scotland: "We congratulate the UK gov't on securing this deal with the EU, which will slash red tape and speed up the delivery of our premium salmon to market." ~AA #NotAllFish Source: www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...

British Meat Processors Association: Starmer has “managed to achieve what the previous government promised us originally but didn’t deliver”. ~AA

A series of small steps - but for the first time in a long time it feels like we're moving in the right direction, and having sensible, grown-up discussions rather than grandstanding in the media. Some rare good news. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

An anniversary worth marking. I'm sure we're going to see the very people who have trashed its legacy seek to appropriate WW2 today - so let's remember what was really fought for: peace, a more united Europe, a land fit for heroes (mark 2) and the defeat of fascism.

Ending double taxation of Indians here on temporary work visas just as we do for many other countries (including US, EU, etc) is "two-tier taxation". Ignorance, racism, cynical opportunism, or all three?

An optimistic but feasible reading of this week's results. #localelections #reform

Farage is politically smart and agile. But he has been proved totally wrong on Brexit, Trump and Putin. Attacking his judgement really shouldn't be too hard.

Ah, so the spoiled rich kid is bored and wants a new toy? www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Trump has blinked but as long as it's a 90 day delay here, a 30 day pause there, how can any business plan for the future? Do those who've paused shipments now start again or wait for more long-term certainty? #TrumpTariffs

Well there it is. He’ll dress it up but that’s a massive climb down.

Back in #Ghent. Still a great city. #Belgium

An extraordinary graph.

Seven years ago and now we are where we are #Brexit #DontBuyTheSun

Got a sunset...

I've had many great visits to the USA over the years. I won't risk travelling there in the current climate.

Haven't been to Wolverhampton in a while - sad to see the old Express and Star offices where we used to knock out 7 editions a day now closed and deserted. I knew times were changing then but didn't realise how fast... #media #newspapers

Canada is considering blocking US access to Pornhub, a Canadian site, as part of the trade war. Every Republican puts on a brave face for the public.

You never really forget your first style guide. No matter how many years pass, its rules on caps will always seem natural to you and any deviation from them a kind of biblical perversion.