Yvette Cooper was defined by inertia and just blew in the wind. Shabana Mahmood gets things done. And what she wants to get done is absolutely crackers.

Take a look at homicide rates broadly, instead of "shot in the a**". The latest complete data relating to homicide across all G7 nations on Statista is 2021. In 2021 the homicide rates per 100,000 population in the UK was 1.15, in the USA it was 6.78; about 500% higher than the UK.

This is literally the point of offering people protection. They are talking about undermining the entire principle of refugee status and punishing people for having the misfortune of being forced to leave their country. I cannot imagine a more callous, cruel thing to think, let alone say out loud.

Plus one month only rent in advance, no rent bidding, no benefits/children discrimination. The landlord database and PRS Ombudsman later in in 2026.

Renters' Rights Act day is announced! (Partly). It is 1 May 2026. The last valid section 21 notice (except for social landlords) will be served on 30 April 2026. The end of 37 years. Plus more. nearlylegal.co.uk/2025/11/rent...

If Labour have caved on income tax rises they are fucked. You cannot deliver meaningful change without cash. Broad base tax rises are the simplest, and fairest, way to do that. This is criminal levels of stupidity.

This is seriously the biggest change in tenancy law in 37 years. A huge thing, which will change renting short and long term.

No more noble British tradition than resigning over some nonsense everyone is only pretending to be angry about rather than all of the actually bad things you've done.

the right winger who was appointed to lead the BBC in the hope of appeasing right wingers has been driven out by right wingers for not appeasing right wingers enough and the BBC has the chance to do the funniest thing ever

Bill Nighy for DG BBC. observer.co.uk/culture/inte...

In just *two days,* Zohran Mamdani’s transition committee raised over $500,000 from 7,000 donors. In *two months,* Eric Adams raised about $1.94 million from 1,176 donors.

Denmark steals possessions of people seeking asylum, as policy. It returns people to situations where they are killed. Mahmood is copying some of the worst policies going. Labour once again showing it's just another anti-asylum, anti-human rights, government. #r4today www.bbc.com/news/article...

this is incredibly lucid and valuable research.

It seems pretty risky to tell people they won't see the change they want if they vote Green, given that they already voted Labour and didn't see the change they wanted.

Thousands of homeless people will be able to open a bank account and five major banks as part of a strategy to improve financial inclusion.

The level of talent, imagination, or frankly brainpower in our political class is truly staggeringly low sometimes. No wonder we’re in such a mess 😭😅😅🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️😫

This complete nut (Jo White mp) on #r4today reckons processing asylum claims in IRAQ - setting up offshore processing centres with British civil servants processing claims IN IRAQ is actually a sane or even money saving plan??? 🤯🤯🤯 Lost the plot entirely.

Which one is more English?

Yes, far better to offer no form of hope, or alternative. That will work much better. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Today is the 102nd anniversary of the Beer Hall Putsch, when Hitler made his first attempt to seize power in Germany – and therefore also the 86th anniversary of someone trying but sadly failing to assassinate him

Labour Party press messaging this morning clearly signalling that Reform is their preferred coalition partner

HAPPY FOUR SEASONS TOTAL LANDSCAPING DAY TO ALL WHO CELEBRATE

Set child poverty targets: NOW OR NEVER The government has promised to reduce child poverty. But without hard targets, there’s no accountability, and no real change. ✍️ Sign our petition now win.newmode.net/bigissue/as...

The point about Awaab's Law is that ordinary use of the property should not result in condensation mould. So cooking, washing, washing and drying clothes, and indeed breathing should not result in excessive condensation. If it does, there is a problem with the property.

The Joseph Rowntree Foundation estimates that universal credit will still fall short by around £1,000 a year per person

YOUNG PEOPLE. LISTEN UP. Today Nigel Farage said the government should cut the minimum wage for young people ...to “raise aspiration” and “boost business" It's £10ph FFS! Lower your pay so you’ll dream bigger DO YOU SEE IT NOW? Spread far & wide. bylinetimes.com/2025/11/03/n...

A remarkable (and powerful) judgment from a District Judge refusing to amend a landlord's injunction for access to inspect to include a power of forced entry. The common law was against it, no statute allowed it and the procedure rules could not override this. nearlylegal.co.uk/2025/11/the-...

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Feels unfair I have to vote for mayor tomorrow and Zohran isn’t an option. Can he just be mayor everywhere

A Colchester City Council by election took place in my ward in Colchester on Thursday. In this article for @LabourHub I report on the result and put it in the context of the rise of Reform, political fragmentation, PR and the next General Election. labourhub.org.uk/2025/10/26/a...

This is not the time for half measures. @alexclegg.bsky.social explains why the Government should fully repeal the two child limit on benefits, as part of their upcoming Child Poverty Strategy ⤵️

These poor kids didn’t stand a bloody chance… 345 vulnerable kids, seeking asylum and then lost by our authorities 50 still missing Likely to traffickers How could this have happened? Unforgivable from now-Reform controlled Kent County Council. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Renters’ Rights Act 2025 now available on legislation.gov site www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2025/2... @justinbates.bsky.social @nearlylegal.bsky.social

MHCLG guidance on Awaab's Law for social tenants has been released. www.gov.uk/government/p...

Fun evening being called a conspiracist and tory/reform shill for spending the day trying to explain what selective licensing is and the law about liability for not licensing. Perhaps my favourite was being told that Reeves was not a private landlord because she was only letting one property.

Peston has not so much crossed a line as demolished it completely. Our establishment is acting as if this is some game. A debating point. It is not. This is people's lives we are talking about. Christ almighty, what are they doing? Smoking crack?

F*** is Peston at?

There's no excuse for using camps to place people seeking asylum. They have already been shown to cause more stress and trauma. They're inhumane, more expensive, and still lead to protests. They are the worst of all worlds. #r4today www.bbc.com/news/article... There are better alternatives 👇

Trump is throwing 15 million Americans off health care. He's doubling premiums for 20 million Americans. Now, he's refusing to use a $5 billion emergency SNAP fund to keep 16 million kids from going hungry. But the 1% keep $1 trillion in tax breaks. Oligarchy in action.

That's why I have "there's too many black people in adverts" as one of the most hands-down racist klaxons there is, short of violence or Nazi iconography. There's no pretence of a policy issue there, no tapdance of "legitimate concerns". It's just pathetic melanin whinging.

On what is a busy day for housing law, not only is Awab's Law now in effect, the Renters' Rights Bill has royal assent and is now an act, and there have been a sudden burst of judgments On Lewisham's allocation scheme and overcrowding. caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewhc/admin/2...

Asylum seekers, housed in hotels in Manchester, are reaching out in their own words to address the concerns of the local community. Please take a minute to read their letter, & share it with the people in your life who need to hear the truth about the people they are protesting.

This Labour government is determined to drive a transformational and lasting change in the safety and quality of social housing. Awaab’s Law will empower social tenants to hold their landlords to account and I'm extremely proud that we are bringing it into force today.

Judgment that County Court doesn't have the power to give landlord permission for forced entry to carry out a gas safety check, despite tenant's apparent failure to comply with injunction. Holds against Sovereign HA v Hall. May be going to Court of Appeal caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewcc/2025/58

Phase 1 of Awaab's Law is in force from today. Here is a summary overview of the Regulations, duties and requirements on social landlords, with a few comments on claims for breach. nearlylegal.co.uk/2025/10/awaa...

There is a clear correlation between increased anti-immigration rhetoric and hate crimes against minorities. Our politicians are part of the problem when they pander to the far right. This is the consequence of their equivocation. www.bbc.com/news/article...

New post just out: "Never again?" On how the radical right are trying to change our collective memory about World War Two as part of their assault on the postwar order. And why that memory remains a critical defence against nationalism. (£/free trial) open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/n...

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o... Left wingers are listening to the left behind, the young, the old, the unemployed and the poor. Well done again Ireland 🇮🇪 👏 (Society will crack unless we’re all ok)

📢 "Plaid Cymru’s message of hope beat Reform’s hate. Where Reform shouted division, we talked about belonging. Where they peddled blame, we talked about community ... The populist right can be beaten when people are offered hope and a vision of a fairer future." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... No. That’s the wrong question. The right question is: What kind of country doesn’t tax the very rich, allows the monarchy not to pay tax (or allows the monarchy to exist) while kids go hungry + pensioners, many whom are struggling- but not Polly - are targeted?