Excellent news. And today the European Parliament ditches Google for French search firm Qwant over privacy concerns.

EU Parliament to switch to French search engine from Google in tech sovereignty push reut.rs/4uQPYnb

Driftwood on a Lake Superior beach

X is currently full of posts falsely naming Christi Hill and another officer as having arrested Henry Nowak. One names and pictures the other PC, saying, "Wanted: dead or alive". It gives his address. What more exactly will it take to get UK MPs, ministers and departments off that hellsite?

I have many issues with Keir Starmer. But his response to Nigel Farage in the House of Commons today was dignified, firm and quietly powerful. It exposed Farage for the shallow and heartless opportunist he is. Could we please see much more like this from the government.

The unbelievably telling bit here is that he accuses Badenoch and Davey of politicising it but not Farage. The agenda could not be clearer - and that’s no conspiracy theory. The BBC has expressly said it needs to make Reform voters feel more represented in its output and this it’s doing.

Incitement to riot is a serious criminal offence (Public Order Act 1986). So are encouraging/assisting offending, causing fear/provoking immediate violence, stirring up racial hatred, & terrorism (variously under POA 1986, Serious Crime Act 2007, Terrorism Act 2006 etc). Enforce the law.

Starmer at his most prime ministerial

Keir Starmer was at his best at PMQs today as he berated Farage’s attempt to whip up fury over the tragic murder of Henry Nowak

Nigel Farage is a threat to national security inews.co.uk/opinion/nige...

“Reform has the most extreme policy on energy and climate the UK has seen since modern science on the subject began. The party opposes solar; it opposes wind; it opposes batteries… Once again: Reform is largely funded by fossil fuels” Private Eye on the anti-thought, pro-corruption threat of Reform

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In the face of frenzied right-wing attacks, this government has successfully executed one of the most ambitious climate change projects in the world. Time to give credit where it's due iandunt.substack.com/p/guest-post...

Moraine Lake is a stunning, glacially-fed lake in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada 🇨🇦 famous for its vibrant turquoise water and the dramatic Valley of the Ten Peaks.

Wall Street Journal now confirming Trump’s call with Netanyahu went off the rails y’day. But says it was a second call, after an unreported earlier one.

If Ed Davey put out a statement but refused to attend Parliament, refused any questions from journalists but demanded coverage quite rightly #bbcnews would point that out. Why are different rules applied to Mr Farage?

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Who said this:"You’re f***ing crazy. You’d be in prison if it weren’t for me. I’m saving your ass. Everybody hates you now." Was it a) Netanyahu to Trump or b) Trump to Netanyahu?

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I keep feeling I should be annoyed by @emilythornberry.bsky.social Thornberry, but I can never remember why. Every time she pops up, I seem to be pleased by what she's saying. I wish I could remember why I shouldn't be. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

When the father of a murdered son makes a public statement saying "we do not want his death to be used to create further division, hatred or tension", then I believe it's incumbent on any news outlet reporting on Farage's comments to ensure people know he has chosen to disregard the family's wishes.

That’s a bit presumptive. The EU also has a say, and while public and political thinking on the UKs relationship with the EU is not settled, I think the EU won’t want the hassle.

Who among us does not get easily bored trying to end wars we started and then immediately lost on the first weekend?

Probably worth going back to Richard Tice and ask him if he still thinks giving in to Putin's maximalist demands on territory he's unable to win on the battlefield represents a good trade off.

For those claiming that the long EU entry queues are the EU’s revenge for Brexit, remember that, when it was still in the EU, Britain supported & voted for the introduction of this EU Entry/Exit System (EES). The then (Tory) govt wanted more checks on those entering the EU. It then put us outside.

Paddling through one of the most beautiful places on Earth - Geirangerfjord, Norway TT: gomunro

Good Guardian is publicising this, but entirely unclear from story whether this is a bureaucratic error/HO incompetence, or the mindless/vindictive but technically correct (or at least dubious) application of a badly drafted rule. The difference matters.. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

“This is censorship... This is a demonstration that some of the worst abuses in our time are not confined to kings, emperors, governments … but to a class of companies that have assumed the sovereign affect, and seek to assert their power the same way that some of those despotic nation states do.”

@felicityhannah.bsky.social You asked tough questions of the US tourism guy and he didn’t answer them. Well done.

I talked to an articulate 60-something Reform supporter last weekend. His strongly-held positions came from emotionally-based, skilfully targeted misinformation and lies. We underestimate how difficult it is to counter prejudices & hate that have been whipped up social media & flags on lamp-posts.

Politicians skirt around it. The media skirts around it. But, we have a very sinister far right, racist problem in the UK. Reform and Restore… two cheeks of the same hideous arse… flooding the zone with their hate, their lies and their howling inadequacy. If they’re our future, we’re done for.

Email leaks revealed that Johnson lobbied for Harborne. Both Farage and Johnson started lauding crypto around the time they received millions from him. Harborne is suing Ben Habib for suggesting Johnson and Farage colluded in the 2019 election. But they were both in his pocket

And it’s not just Farage. It was Johnson too. That’s the bit they’re missing. Same donations. Same pattern. 4/

Nigel Farage has been referred to the Attorney General for comments he made during the case. The judge said - "I took the view that the observation made by Nigel Farage was potentially a contempt of court as it implied the guilt of the defendants" The man is not fit for politics.

BREAKING: we just won our Kennedy Center case! Both the renaming & the closure of the Kennedy Center are enjoined Kudos to our wonderful client @repbeatty.bsky.social & my colleagues @democracydefendersaction.org & Washington Litigation Group This is a 1-2 punch against Trump's corruption

Reform's 'Mr Makerfield' candidate actually grew up in Merseyside, neighbour fumes www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

The 1970s, when a temperature of 23C saw front page stories of "sizzling" Britain.

Why has the government been unable to recruit for this important post?

Oropherion, the Martial Eagle. Martial eagles are officially classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Populations of Africa's largest eagle are fast declining primarily due to direct human persecution and rapid habitat alteration. TT: Nathalie Denolf

A kind person freed the kingfisher that had its beak caught and couldn't move...

@lordrickettsp.bsky.social Do you support Lord Hennessy's suggestion for "an inquiry into where the vulnerabilities of the British constitution might lie if, heaven forbid, a future Government sought to overthrow the conventions that have served us so well in the past". How can the public help?

Hazel MacNab, contemporary UK printmaker based in Cornwall #Womensart

Einfach nur gut. 😂

Melanoma is a killer. Plain and simple. Why anyone would actively increase their risk of getting this absolutely awful cancer is beyond... www.nytimes.com/2026/05/25/w...

Imagine if any other party leader told such a ridiculous lie, especially one leading the polls - Nigel Farage’s Russian hack claim ‘without any merit’, former NCSC chief says www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Our government telling an adversary to disregard the President's social media posts because they're not real and are intended for promotional purposes and US media consumption, says it all. Holy fuck.

A Tapestry of Trees awaits the arrival of the Bayeux Tapestry at the British Museum, with a garden of the plants which would have been growing wild in Sussex when William and co stormed ashore. Tickets on sale for this once in 1,000 year opportunity from 1 July at Britishmuseum.org. Don’t miss it!

Am 26. Mai 1967 wird in Großbritannien das Beatles-Album Sgt.Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band veröffentlicht. Guten Morgen