Today, alongside Speaker Menin, I continued our call for a reduction to the Passthrough Entity Tax Credit (PTET) — a tax break for some of the wealthiest New Yorkers. As we face a historic fiscal deficit, we ask that those with the most pay their fair share.

I actually think it's kind of telling that despite his many, many failings, Micheál Martin just isn't willing to engage in bad faith fear mongering over trans kids. Because, I suspect like the majority of people, he simply does not see it as any kind of real problem

Will English football ever stop ganging up on Manchester City? They're always getting punished by the authorities

And, if so, what happens when they don't and you run out of money? Far too many people taking flyers on small clubs without really understanding what it means to run a club and what the impact is on communities when these half-thought plans fall apart.

The kinds of people who need to fundraise to run a club like Alfreton, while doubtless richer than you or I, are simply not independently wealthy enough to ensure clubs like this don't run into trouble. Plan A failed. What's Plan B? And does it also depend on someone else chipping in?

Can I just shock you? It didn't work. Today the owners announced the crypto fundraising drive has fallen short of its target. Although, and this may be a first in the history of failed crypto projects, the people running it are going to give everyone their money back - all $168,600.

They’re calling it the most edifying week ever seen for the British political/media class

So "MPs getting pissed at work is Ok actually" is now the Sensible orthodoxy then?

Sectarianism? Family voting? No, what British Muslims are doing with their votes is called democracy | Taj Ali

David Squires on … Chelsea’s Wembley trip amid more managerial chaos

It does seem to be a post 2015 thing, where the left came far too close to actual power, and so the Sensibles have massively overcorrected by screaming about every damn thing now, which is backfiring hugely because it is highlighting how weird they all are.

Apparently including McSweeney, who doesn’t remember what the due dil said on Osborne

There's no debate which is improved by the intervention of Tony Blair. This is ableism. It frames anxiety, depression and ADHD as things people just need to get on with, with no acknowledgement of how damaging that attitude is, or how hard it can be to be recognised and diagnosed in the first place.

There was a respected and qualified woman, who was apparently 'doing a brilliant job' already in the role but leaving her there doesn't seem to have occurred to these people. Then they replaced Mndelson with another man.

Worth a look if you've seen horror stories spread about Bristol's council. Been two years now and it's basically... fine. Bins fine, housing stuff improved, a sense that they're working v hard to find ways to preserve services in the face of central government indifference. Not exactly a nightmare

Workers Memorial Day 2026 I remember Martin O’Hagan RIP and Lyra McKee RIP www.ictuni.org/news/workers...

Notice how its "union bosses" and "council leaders"

Guardian Sport and Jonathan Liew win top prizes at SJA Awards

There is no special relationship. There hasn't been one for a very long time, if ever. Instead, there's a parasocial relationship, in which the UK government imagines it's involved in ways the other partner doesn't recognise. States have interests, not preferences. They don't love. They calculate.

Israel’s direction poses ‘existential threat’ to Judaism, UK’s leading progressive rabbis warn

Judd. Snooker.

Trump gone

The World Cup is coming to our backyard, & we’re making sure every New Yorker can be a part of it. This summer, FIFA fan events will be free in all 5 boroughs. Info at nynjfwc26.com. Thank you to the NYNJ Host Committee & Governor Hochul for helping make this summer of soccer affordable for all.

This afternoon, on York City, Rochdale, 3UP, and the risks of going too early, even when it doesn't necessarily feel that way. Also glad to get this guy in as a featured image when I've note seen nearly discussion of him. unexpecteddelirium.substack.com/p/rochdale-a...

The free passes that players, managers, owners and clubs are getting in the women's game as it becomes more "professional" have been a concern for some time now, with barely any media willing to risk upsetting the cart (bandwagon) when there would be plenty of reasons to do so.

Reading about these ultra-wealthy monsters either getting "exposed" or "destroyed in debates", and thinking "yes, but it's all just a circus until these people actually get charged with anything".

Also, live your life so you never have to insist “I’m not a pedophile” on 60 Minutes.

Soothing my troubled sporting soul with some day-four stress-free county cricket action at the Oval, Tom Westley cracking Essex to safety in agreeable fashion

Can everyone who’s mad at me going to a Politico event at the Hilton to chase a source down for a story I am currently on assignment for please just block me and go away. I truly have zero interest in engaging with anyone who don’t understand the concept of a journalist going places for reporting.

The most highly charged fa cup final of all time.

I have no interest in watching that game. It will be like watching a fight between the main two school bullies

Chelsea and Man City in the FA Cup final. No other English clubs have systematically ignored, bent or broken the rules like both have done. In terms of trophies won, no other English clubs have been as successful over the past decade and a half either. The moral of the story - is that there is none.

This is superb reporting

Oh and also, plenty of “she’s meant to be blue collar and doesn’t know anyone who has a pint at lunchtime”. She’s talking about people *stinking* of booze.

There’s a lot of “but they want to legalise heroin” doing the rounds as though Spencer is suggesting MPs should be able to shoot up instead rather than wanting to treat addiction as a public health issue.

MPs are human,” whines a Labour MP who absolutely would not weigh in to defend a cleaner or a retail worker who rocked up to their shift shit-faced.

Because we can't have nice things. We can never have nice things. So it's a thrilling final between unpunished cheats and more-or-less unpunished cheats

Oh well, another FA Cup Final not to bother with.

Them: "think of the children!!!!" Me: omg yes you are so right. we should abolish child prisons, stop funding militaries that slaughter children, ensure every child has access to medical care and healthy food, provide mental health counselors in schoo-- Them: NO WE MEAN CENSOR THE INTERNET!!!

Remember how less than three weeks ago the president threatened to kill an entire civilization

While we have your attention about the safety of journalists in harm’s way… Say her name: Amal Khalii. She was killed by US-Israel this week. She is one of 14 Lebanese journalists killed, and among nearly 300 killed in the Middle East since 2024.

Another Wembley final devoid of passion, romance or interest beckons.

Hannah Spencer MP, you have done an unforgiveable populism by saying 'maybe MPs shouldn't drink all the time and get absolutely shitfaced at work'

There's also an element of bluffing going on. I remember a wealth manager saying, what the hell are they going to do, move to Geneva? They love Mayfair too much.

I reckon yesterday was a genuine million-to-one shot: final day shootout, late goal, pitch invasion, later goal, pitch invasion, full-time, pitch invasion. You'll never see the like of this again. Piece here: inews.co.uk/sport/footba...

Brian asks, why did Starmer appoint Mandelson? #bbclaurak offers the line that he was chosen to get the best out of Trump Which is nonsense of course. LK knows the real reason. Starmer is the frontman for a faction Mandelson was a key part of, Peter wanted the job so he got it

Absolutely this. The whole thing has been reduced to a ranged hitting exercise. Players aim for 150 6s a net session. Pitches small, wickets flat. IPL franchises (and Hundred) are examples of how the monetisation of sport as entertainment is destroying it's integrity and original appeal.

Been away a while. Since back I have been bombarded with ads for the Michael Jackson film. I'm sorry but how is it that we expect people to revel in a movie and glorify a very strongly alleged abuser of children. A film that makes no attempt to explore any of that. It can just fuck off.