Multitool and gadget fans will enjoy the Roxon Titan, which looks like a GOAT of multitools. I am looking forward to getting hold of one if prices in the UK are reasonable and tariff unaffected.

Devolution has actually worked. #Burnham has done a great job but all metro mayors have improved productivity. This is another green shoot in the economy. You can see why #Burnham wants the top job and why #Labour and #Starmer want to keep power in Manchester.

Ah yes, 'if you don't like a woman, either (a) call her a slag; (b) call her ugly.' Classic stuff from the 1970s manual for men. This is what going back to The Good Owld Days™ actually looks like.

#Labour should learn some lessons from Spain, where there is better growth than other #EU countries. The labour market reforms have worked for GDP per capita and have focused on eliminating temporary employment and having collective bargaining. This is partially addressed in the workers rights bill

If #Rayner gets in, first move should be to clean up the old boys club of Parliament. Change the rules to get them to speak plain English, not ask this “Mr. Speaker,” modernise every part of politics, close down the bars. Do all the tricks that #Farage would pretend to do. Set up citizen assemblies.

#Apple should put the latest A19 Pro chip in their new Apple TV hardware. This is a massive graphics improvement for gaming. This could give you a console if you have a controller. Other TV hardware is not as powerful. They can make the money back on selling games. This should be priced to sell.

Chaotic carnival of chancers latest: - Jenrick and Braverman vote FOR the abolition of the two child limit while the other four Reform MPs vote against - and of course Farage doesn’t even bother turning up to do his job

Torsten Bell next Chancellor (good idea). If #Rayner becomes PM, he would be a good pick as he comes from a think tank that understands cost of living and is smart enough to have pro growth measures. He is also a competent communicator. @torstenbell.bsky.social Link to 6 think tanks combined work.

#Musk finally switched off Starlink used illegally by #Russia, this is quite a big deal but timed with investigations and raids of headquarters in Paris on X, due to indecent child images being created from their #AI. In a normal country this would be the end of that company. This fucking guy…

It’s interesting, it’s like ‘Her’ (The film). Your personal AI assistant socialising with other AI assistants. It will be an interesting 10 years, it’s hard to know where it ends. A benevolent #AI running the world is best case, we all know the worst case. We still don’t know if progress stops.

Both stories about Reform UK Party Ltd’s Gorton & Denton campaign are true — they, laughably, reported Labour to the police over a ‘misleading’ video, and now they face a police investigation over breaking by-election law with deliberately misleading campaign material.

VA Senate president responds to Ted crying about VA’s redistricting, which should add 4 new Dem seats.

The #UK economy is actually a bit of a sleeper as our household debt levels are the lowest in most of the world. We just need better monetary policy (lower interest rates, no QT) and a genuine growth budget. Then we need some positive vibes.

That low?

One day I think #AI will exponentially improve and change everything. Next day I think this is a massive bubble and we are filling the world with AI slop instead of dealing with climate change. Efficiency is the name of the game. In the dot com bubble, going in AltaVista💀😵 was the top search engine.

Please please please can the next budget index capital gains for inflation and raise the rates for higher earners to 40-45%. The IFS think it’s the right thing to do, so do it. Encourage long term investment.

#Labour should ban MPs from being Landlords as well as introducing other standards as a code of conduct that is more extensive. This would put off some people running for #Reform and give them something they need to argue for in order to reinstate. We need to save the democracy we have.

#TeamRayner Ed Miliband should do his current job for 20 years! #Rayner should be leader with a team of all parts of the party (including Wes), promoting some talented junior ministers and having some radical policies. Obviously get rid of #McSweeny

Congratulations to Mykhailo Fedorov, #Ukraine new Secretary of Defence for getting #Musk to shut down Starlink from #Russia He is young, dynamic and tech saavy. Just what’s needed. This should make a difference on the battlefield. Innovation is the dynamic of this war #NAFO

This is why #Russia should be designated a terrorist organisation. Ubiquiti should be ashamed and fined a years revenue. Same for any other company. The #EU should also be tightening up the sanctions regime. There is enough guns and butter in increased military spending.

I’d love it if #AI escaped and redistributed wealth from the very tech bros that created it by setting a maximum wealth of say $10m.

Exactly. What’s left of his party need to stop him. Otherwise what’s the battle of independence even for…

When I was growing up I looked up to Bill #Gates. I loved programming and messing around with PCs since I first touched a keyboard. He seemed a good guy. Ok, Internet Explorer was dogshit and was a Netscape/Mozilla kid but slipping antibiotics into your wife’s drinks because of a Russian hooker…

He is scum, and scum with credentials. He can’t be allowed to win. There should be very high turnout. #Goodwin

We all know far more about Mandelson and Epstein than Farage and Epstein. The latter is a far bigger and more serious story, but of course the British mainstream media don't want to tell it.

1/ She came from nothing to close to No. 10 (She is now joint favourite). I think she it’s more than the son of a toolmaker. She is willing to take on vested interests. If she can find a chancellor who will follow the growth paper that IFS et. al supports and join the customs union, be radical.

#Mandelson is one arrogant selfish prick. He has left #Labour with scandal he knew could come out. There are no doubt other skeletons in his closet. It’s hard to understand what is wrong with people. power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely, looking at #Trump, #Musk, #Gates et al.

This is a very encouraging market. #Democrats had a 15% chance, now 40% of taking senate control this year. This was looking a struggle by 2028. #Republicans have lost their party. This is after losing a ruby red seat in Texas.

If you don’t know why we spend money on #Ukraine when people are struggling here, and you don’t care about other countries or supporting democracy. That’s wrong and insane. But if #Russia had took over with minimal resistance, then we would be at war with #Russia plus all the Ukrainian men right now

The next election will be a 2nd EU referendum.

I’m not sure what’s better The New Statesman (Magazine) or The New Statesman (TV).

Buttigieg should be the President, Vice President or White House Spokesperson in Jan 2029.

Movie review from Guardian on Melania.

Not having polls on @bsky.app is so fucking frustrating!

#Labour have achieved 19 manifesto commitments, 23 are in progress, 15 are on track. Only 6 are off track and 4 not kept. (5 are unclear) This isn’t a bad record. It’s the fact they haven’t communicated any, they talked down the economy and cut winter fuel allowance.

I totally agree, subscriptions are making everything even more of a feudal world. In a few cases it makes sense (if you need something temporarily). #Labour and the #EU should be regulating more.

I like the #Green Party’s stance on drugs. It’s a public health issue and #Labour should have made cannabis legal. Half of the MPs have tried it at some point. I would love to have an edible knowing what was in it. Unfortunately I get paranoid & don’t enjoy it, but I’m a minority. Safer than booze.

Maybe #Starmer should have released a timeline of the work he is doing as people think politicians can fix things overnight. He should let people know about fullfact tracker so they can see what he is doing (and not). #Labour

#Labour would do well to reform the commons & make future MPs having to have been born or have lived in an area (20 miles radius) for say 8 years. Add in banning alcohol & subsided food, no second jobs. His whole appeal was that he would clean up politics. This will require the parliament act so now

This is Retail politics. Eliminate leaseholds by the end of this Parliament and move to commonhold and peppercorn rents #Labour

Here we go…

Joining the customs union is the only hope he has of holding onto his voters. If you join call it something bespoke. Change the narrative. Use the proceeds to fund retail policies that the public notice (free buses for everyone £2.3bn eg.). Make sure they are things that you can’t reverse easily

Latest Fox News Poll. -Democrats lead in nationwide poll by a Majority 52% This didn’t ever happen even in #Trump 1.0 Independents HATE him. If there is a fair election even the senate is in play (or at least close enough to be winnable in 2028). This is so important.

#Burnham has clearly blocked any of his team running in the Gorton and Denton by-election and hopefully the #Greens get a lot of tactical voters and it stops the momentum of #Reform as their candidate is a danger as he is an intelligent evangelist. He is a sell out as he was the one warning us.

Demographics show that the human race is on track to die out. This should be what we are talking about, we need to prepare for a new world. If you didn’t realise humanity is starting to die out please like and repost. What do we do? Do we even deserve to survive?

It should be the obligation of the #US media to run the most comprehensive exit polls at the midterms and presidential election as I really fear there is a serious chance that there will not be free and fair elections 😢. Betting markets should be monitored for insider trading if odds/polls diverge.

I can barely use my laptop but I have to today. I have found my favourite app of the year. It’s called Klack for #MacOS and replicates the sound of a mechanical keyboard. It’s so soothing and has different options, spacial audio and a randomness that is so satisfying. (£5) #Apple tryklack.com

Here’s a new idea, when it bleeds it doesn’t lead. People have enough bad news pumped into them from every angle. I support Shabana #Mahmood ‘s police reforms, the key is tackling the perception that crime is rising. The latest figures on crime at a record low should be the story of the week.

Today's reminder: Nigel Farage is a traitor to our nation. He has accepted money from foreign governments and organisations that are enemies of our government and must face justice. #FarageOut

The challenges of the next 30 years will be 10x the challenges of the last 30 years. We need politicians of the calibre we haven’t seen. #Blair and #Thatcher make the current generation look awful with no vision. We need someone incredible and the luck that other democracies find the same.