I’m sure that ‘We will ensure you can be sacked and/or evicted at a whim’ will be a huge vote winner. Nice of Tice to highlight this Govt’s achievements, when the Govt has been reluctant to do so.

Councillor @karenlewing.bsky.social has a vital letter in today’s Worcester News on the danger of ignoring action on climate and the risk it poses to our communities: www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/2587391...

Churches need to come out against these proposals massively.

I am so ANGRY watching this Reform press conference. How can we just let them get away with saying they will deport "hundreds of thousands" of people here "illegally" and in the same breath say that they will make it illegal to simply be here. These policies are horrifically racist and DANGEROUS.

Nearly 100k people have joined our call to get dangerous US spy tech firm out of our NHS. Palantir's founder has called for the NHS to be ripped up. Now his company has access to millions of patient records. Tell the government to end the contract! you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...

Starmer needs to acknowledge he didn’t win a huge mandate — the Tories collapsed, so Labour strolled in. Corbyn actually lost with more votes. What did McSweeney do next? Advise Labour into the lowest poll ratings in its history. So spare us the tears over McSweeney’s resignation. 👇🙄

There's exactly one normal man left on planet Earth.

Spain has effectively made the argument that their economy NEEDS migration. They don’t have the hostile environment which every govt. has kept despite Windrush promises. This could be us if we weren’t cooked.

This comes back to the central issue - leasehold is simply an awful tenure. Add in niche/highly restrictive items, such as age requirements, and new build premiums and you have a perfect storm for those trying to sort out post death practicalities.

My god I cannot believe neither Starmer or McSweeney has not gone. I understand there is no brilliant candidate to replace PM but there were times when resigning was not an option. The Overton window on political resignations is mad.

New from me about Labour's earned settlement proposals. wewantedworkers.substack.com/p/labours-ea...

There are no uniquely British values. A silly and nebulous idea

What we need is free bus travel in London so people seeking asylum can access support services, integrate into communities & improve their wellbeing. It would reduce pressure on health services & give people the independence & dignity they are often denied. 3/3 www.helenbamber.org/resources/re...

Gorton and Denton really matters for the entire country. It's the Green Party Vs Reform. I spoke to the Standard about how we're making hope normal again. www.standard.co.uk/news/politic...

Child poverty is the fault of the parents, says the Labour Home Secretary. Or the fault of the children for existing. I'm not sure but it seems to be one of the two.

If you want to understand the mainstreaming of far right politics and why defeating the far right at the ballot box doesn't mean actually defeating far-right politics, this is it

The only way Labour can win the next election is by governing well. That might not be enough, but it’s the bare minimum. The questions to be asking about any potential new PM are “what is their agenda and can they achieve it?” Not “do they currently poll well?” Or “can they handle a media round?”

Harrowing testimony from the survivors described how several people lived for many hours, making phone calls and shouting for help before succumbing one by one The inquiry found some, if not all, lives could have been saved. The French warship was just 15 minutes away when the mayday call went out

"core british values"

And delayed medical care means more serious conditions, putting public health at risk and costing the NHS/taxpayer more in the long run. Performative really is the right word.

Oh yes. That’s some dog.

Just to be very clear, every single taxi journey to a medical appointment has ALWAYS required Home Office approval - both now and in the past. All this article does is show the government taking credit for “fixing” a problem it created through poor management.

Fine, replace the Labour leader. But unless their successor confronts the trade offs Starmer hasn't, we'll be back here again in a year or two. For the record those are: a need for higher taxes, the need for immigrants, reform of adult social care, aggressively defending progressive politics.

At this difficult moment in American history, we must be honest with ourselves: Our nation, once the envy of the world, is now in profound decline. For the sake of our children and future generations, we must reverse course.

So taking a position and making a case can be popular? Who knew? I guess it helps if you know what you want to DO, rather than just what position you want to occupy...

I reposted this then read it again and am still so struck by its brilliance. @judeinlondon.com just covers off every exit and aims with terrible accuracy. THIS IS A MUST READ

Make social media platforms criminally accountable for sex abuse images that they allow to be posted. Please support Labour’s bill Sign below 👇

It seems even more unlikely that Wes Streeting will ever be Labour leader or PM now and I think that's worth taking a minute to appreciate

⚖️💪YOU ARE INVITED - Fighting for juries, a call to arms💪⚖️ 19 Feb | 6.30pm | @hodgejonesallen.bsky.social The London Criminal Courts Solicitors' Association (LCCSA) is organising a panel discussion on David Lammy MP’s plans to restrict #TrialByJury. Book your FREE place here➡️ hi.switchy.io/pS-h

Couldn’t make this up. Farage: - WAS calling for the two child limit to be scrapped. - NOW calling for the two child limit to be reinstated. Reform aren’t just importing failed Tory politicians. They’re importing failed Tory policies. www.politicshome.com/news/article...

Enjoying a healthy dose of schadenfreude today

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❗Seeing Red❗ LAG's CEO @suejames.bsky.social on the #DayOfTheEndangeredLawyer & how we must protect the profession against attacks by ensuring the government ratify the Council of Europe Convention for the Protection of the Profession of Lawyer. Read on ➡️ hi.switchy.io/pNM6

here's tonight's FT splash, fresh from the Epstein files

Happy February! Welcome to most underrated and fastest improving month. You start in the depths of winter and end waking up in the light to the sound of birds singing, to the sight of snowdrops, daffodils and early blossom in the trees #BigFebruary

Who is Trump instructing to arrest Obama here? Is he giving an order? If so, to whom? His AG? The FBI? A fantasy savior? His continued calls to arrest his opponents seek to condition the public to accept punishment by decree.

Big thanks to Reform for helping us keep out Reform in Gorton & Denton.

ICE murdered Renée Good in broad daylight. Less than 3 weeks later, they killed Alex Pretti, shooting him 10 times. Every day, we watch as people are ripped from their cars, their homes, their lives. We can't allow ourselves to look away from this cruelty. Abolish ICE.

Worth remembering when looking at the horrific scenes in the US right now that both Reform and the Tories have pledged to bring in ICE-style organisations to the UK if they win power

🎈🥳💙💛🎉🎈💙💛🎊🎈🍀 Happy Birthday, Mr. President 💝 BEST LEADER of the world🫡 We wish you all the best! May your wishes come true soon.🍀

Reform want to replicate ICE in the UK. Probably a good time to ask them about that.

Incredibly cynical shit this. Under this logic, why are we having trials at all?

Our Democratic elected officials are not rising to this moment so most of them must go. Any elected official who isn’t willing to organize a Project 2029 around punishing everyone in the Trump administration in order to save democracy must go.

🧊❌BREAKING 🧊❌ 500 #MOworkers and community allies from across St. Louis just rallied to demand ICE OUT of our city! Solidarity with our siblings in Minnesota during their bold general strike to fight back ✊🏿✊🏼✊🏽

Thousands of people in the streets after #ICE murder another innocent person in Minneapolis this morning. #Minnesota #Gestapo #DomesticTerrorism 1/24

What Renee Goodman autopsy reveals via family ordered independent study. Trump said he'd learned that her father was a strong Trump supporter & that he hopes that remains. I'd say he seriously lost any hope of retaining this supporter now. www.rawstory.com/renee-good-2...

Today, out-of-control masked federal agents killed another American, Alex Pretti, a VA ICU nurse.

Trump needs to end this chaos and withdraw his ICE battalions from Minneapolis.

The Senate must vote down funding this slaughter of our people.

Breathtaking performance from government comms here. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

I resigned my Labour Party membership in utter disgust at their demonisation of working immigrants. Cynically introduced the working visa lower salary threshold at £25,000 in the full knowledge that all band 3 NHS workers earn £63 A YEAR below this. My daughter’s carer has to leave in 2 weeks. Cruel

Well, some personal news