Good to see the BBC have rebranded their satire "W1A" as "Reform: Ready to Govern?"

The Mandelson disaster has christalised a thought I've had for a while. Emily Thornberry is emerging as the best option to replace Starmer. Says it like it is, tough, knows what she believes in, articulate and funny

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This is what’s known as dodgy as fuck… Farage is in hock to murky foreign billionaires, taking their money to prioritise their interests if they buy him power. He’s exploiting people’s racism and anger to pretend he’s on their side. But he’s already sold them out. www.thetimes.com/article/660a...

Boomer steps up. He feels that impulse. I hope the tradition of the rapid-response song (eg Ohio) doesn't disappear

This weekend's @theipaper.com cartoon

Private equity is looting our malls, doctors' offices, and nursing homes. Heck, you name it, and private equity has probably already bought it. Their scheme spares no one. I’m fighting to stop it.

1. I do despair of the BBC & it's inability to stand up for itself and defend its values. The truth is they don't seem to know what they believe anymore. The rot started decades ago with their insistence on the outdated "2 sides of a story equals impartiality" approach.

Latest @theguardian.com cartoon #BBC www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

This is a very important story in the context of Nigel Farage’s publicly expressed - if apparently unconnected - admiration for Putin and other links with a regime that only wants to harm our country.

Prince Andrew linked to Michelle Mone’s PPE Medpro firm https://www.europesays.com/2437137/ Accountant Arthur Lancaster is sole director of Innovate Global, a business venture launched by the Duke of York…

Government decisions are led by statistics—on the economy, employment, housing and more. The UK’s statistics are in a mess. There are question marks over key figures, the ONS is underfunded and in crisis…do we even know how things are going any more? www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/busine...

I love how The Gilded Age brings in so many actors from The Good Wife/ Good Fight franchise. It feels like Christine Baranski & Audra McDonald sit in the dressing room and go " I know who'd be great for that role" and click their fingers

Well Threads has become too toxic for me, so just Bluesky now

How the BBC’s Flawed Impartiality Scuppered a Podcast About a Heating System – Byline Times bylinetimes.com/2025/04/28/h... 'this model of impartiality, in effect, takes the side of the lies – because the truth is not the midpoint between a fact and a lie.'

For anyone who missed it. This is beyond parody!

Much truth spoken in jest

15% is the Tories worst ever score, against an unpopular government, as the main opposition. It really is starting to look terminal for them.

The number of affordable homes relative to population in the UK has fallen by over a third since 1980. Moreover, under-investment in social housing has meant many low-income households instead live in the private rental sector.

‘Public services are stretched. Waiting for more funding is not a strategy. This means it will need to prioritise the data series & modernisation initiatives of most importance to the public.’ Strong editorial from @financialtimes.com on the urgent need to improve UK statistics on.ft.com/3FOXM49

Trump is sending a chill across the entire legal community. His attacks on large law firms are cutting off the litigation lifeline for nonprofit public-interest groups who are challenging his policies — which is exactly why he’s doing it. Connect the dots.

There appears to be no relationship between changes in employment in local areas and the number of workers on the minimum wage. This is consistent with, if not evidence of, a lack of significant negative employment effects from recent minimum wage increases. Read more➡️ buff.ly/zd2MNKO

80% of Britons say courts should have the power to ban people from standing for election if they are convicted of crimes related to elections or holding office, following French far-right leader Marine Le Pen's ban They should: 80% They should not: 8% yougov.co.uk/topics/polit...

Essential viewing.

Discussions about federal spending in the U.S. are difficult because the numbers are so large that they can be difficult to grasp. Our reporters explore what it spends its money on. nyti.ms/3RuWVYS

Fifty Metropolitan Open Land (Green Spaces) under threat of development in the London area.If Wimbledon Tennis get permission to build over Wimbledon Park it sets a precedent – where next ? Please help fund our legal costs in stopping this! crowdjustice.com/case/save-wi... #environment

Private Eye: A SURPRISE twist has surfaced in the ongoing Wimbledon Park saga! Read Save Wimbledon Park's latest news post for all the details: wix.to/63ApyYN #WimbledonPark #GreenNotGreed #Environment

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The grifting is so blatant. Good to see the FT breaking this, but where are the rest of the media? www.ft.com/content/cb1d...

33 years since I last visited Liverpool city centre. My God, it's impressive. It feels like the capital of a mythical Chicago- Hanseatic hybrid state

www.imdb.com/title/tt5853.... I loved The Good Wife, but this spinoff is even better. It's livestream critique of Trump's first term has you gasping that an American TV series could be this brave. 8 years later you cannot imagine it being made. It's also very funny in places. Watch!

#politicslondon. The discussion on housing in London misses the elephant in the room: The vast number of new builds that are taken out of the market because they are being used as buy to rents. A search on Airbnb for Brent in 2 weeks time has over 1000 properties available for 2 adults & 2 kids.

Elizabeth Warren is one of the few Dems who actually knows how to fight Trump.

A303 half hour delays both ways near Mere due to flooding #trafficreports

Unfortunately, I think Ben Ansell has hit the nail on the head of the elephant in the corner here. Nobody will thank Labour for dithering open.substack.com/pub/benansel... #socialcarereform #Lordsreform #housingreform #watercompanies #railnationalisation

This is spot on from @bricksilk.bsky.social. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

11 complaints made about clearly fraudulent businesses advertising on Facebook and every one rejected. Here's my investigation into just one of them www.facebook.com/share/p/15My...

Musk may be doing us a favour by threatening to fund Reform by $100m...He has let the cat out of the bag. The Government must act fast & take the money out of politics open.substack.com/pub/democrac...

The welcome introduction of a genuine expert on #politicslive. Paul Cheshire making the excellent point that removal of the Inheritance Tax incentive from farming will reduce land costs and therefore make it even less likely that estates will fall into eligibility. Tory & Reform guests gasp!

www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/.... Very good interview with Darren Jones. He's exactly what this Government needs: a good communicator, who can demolish the opposition without resorting to insults and browbeating. You may not agree with him on everything but he is at least authentic