What next? @npr.org tell women not to wear skirts so they don’t get raped or people not to carry phones so they don’t get mugged? 🤔

Another week, another shouty Reform announcement followed by an angry Farage climbdown. It's almost as though it was a strategy. thecritic.co.uk/f-i-...

The disappeared. In 🇺🇸 1800 people lost without trace to their families and their lawyers. Don’t go to 🇺🇸

I watched the whole speech by Donald Trump at the UN and feel I should be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize or similar, and a stiff drink. 🤦😁 www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpD_...

I watched the film Civil War by Alex Garland. Really bad and to me everything seemed highly implausible. Texas and California as allies, seasoned yet young war photo reporter not wearing any bullet-proof vest and then standing in the line of fire after seeing where the fire was coming from 🤔 1/2

There should be a high bar for politicians attacking the media, but maybe Ed Davey has half a point here? For example, the first three paragraphs of this BBC story repeat Reform's £243bn figure without saying that the thinktank behind the estimate now disowns it. (This is mentioned in paragraph 35)

(Context) In response to Reform UK’s plans to strip residency rights from people with Indefinite Right to Remain and deport them, Starmer answered they’re uncosted plans.

I really would like to be able to take a train from Cesena (Italy) to Cardiff (UK). It would cost me at least twice as much as a flight, take two days, and require a hotel stay. 🤦 Paging @ec.europa.eu let's invest in sleeper trains! @trenitalia.bsky.social

For those who cannot conceive of the world outside the M25 and First Past The Post. Wales (and Scotland) have elections next year and have a proportional system. Pay attention to Wales as Labour are collapsing.

Too many in the ‘liberal’ media are appeasing and even enabling fascism.

Are out-of-work benefit claims at a record high? My new post open.substack.com/pub/inequali... , and also my take on More or Less this morning at www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Says the guy working for an oligarch. 🤔

To be fair, it’s the oligarchs who are pushing authoritarianism.

The Age of Mediocrity, when thinking is not allowed. 🫣

This is incredible extortion. 😳

Friday’s @thetimes.com cartoon times.newsprints.co.uk/morten-morla...

I reported cars doing 40mph in Porth, Rhondda Cynon Taf, but I won’t visit Porth ever again given that @southwalespolice.bsky.social & @rctcouncil.bsky.social don’t seem to be concerned about people’s safety. Meanwhile drivers complain about 20mph speed limit. It’s lives & money.

N.B. They don't worry about fascism in America, about the concentration camp in Florida, and the Gestapo kidnapping people. No, they worry about losing their ability to exploit workers and resources.

From Wired a few weeks ago. A lot of the people who I was told for years were the adults in the room are being asked how they want to be remembered, and that answer is very clearly "cowards." www.wired.com/story/uncann...

That’s called protection money. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

New from me: this podcast episode from @alexschafran.bsky.social’s podcast Housing After Dark. This conversation is a repeat of the panel for practitioners we held at @spur-urbanist.bsky.social San Francisco earlier this year, alongside Egon Terplan. open.spotify.com/episode/1gY0...

I wish we had a left wing government in Britain. www.ft.com/content/76fb...

Most drivers are mediocre because we're not trained to be good. Driving a lot doesn't make you good. I cook every day, I'm not a Michelin star chef. Slow down and give way! www.tobii.com/blog/the-psy...

Cars do 40mph on the High Street in Porth, Rhondda Cynon Taf, which I'm pretty sure it's a 20mph zone. It's extremely dangerous and it's why no one walks around the town. @rctcouncil.bsky.social needs to rethink mobility across the Council area.

Someone with a backbone. While Starmer genuflects to an autocrat, Ed Davey calls out Elon Musk’s incitement to violence. We need progressive politicians to unite against fascism in Britain.

Interesting. I’d like to know what @jryancollins.bsky.social thinks about this. 🙂

Poland is now hit with up to 50 Russian sabotage attempts every day. Hacks on hospitals, attempts to poison city water, theft of medical data. Warsaw is now spending €1B to shield its systems after recent breaches forced medical sites offline and nearly compromised a major city’s taps.

@swpolice.bsky.social cars regularly speed on the high street in Porth, Rhondda Cynon Taff. They do 40mph instead of 20mph. The area needs a speed camera.

Amen to that. Action should be taken against Musk, but even if Labour chicken out, can we at least get UK HMG off X?

I've written to Keir Starmer, Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage, urging them to join me in condemning Elon Musk's dangerous remarks inciting violence yesterday. As leaders, we must stand together and make clear Musk will face serious consequences for these actions.

Attiah got the quote right. I guess the @washingtonpost.com doesn’t do fact-checking.

There's no excuse of ignorance any more. Every single person on that fascist march knew who Tommy Robinson was and every single one of them knew why they were there. This isn't Brexit. People weren't conned. They willingly went out to join in, led by a five times jailed thug. Stop making excuses.

In Italy we have no qualms about calling out fascism because we know what it is and how to recognise it. In Britain fascism has always been seen as something that could only happen elsewhere. Well, now the fascists are among you, openly, proudly even. It's time to wake up and push back.

Another book on my list to read. @pitchforkeconomics.bsky.social is making me spend! 😬😁 Very good stuff though. @goldyha.bsky.social It’s always great to listen to @mkblyth.bsky.social I wish governments did too.

As soon as we shift away from low-quality politicians (that’d be most of them).

The LibDems have created this petition against the BBC serving Farage's propaganda platform. Please sign and share.

Mandelson was a very poor choice from the beginning, even during the Blair era. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

How about 'polluter pays'? www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Bosses at a Scottish university have axed nearly 200 jobs as the institution continues to battle financial pressures

In the UK, only the health cost of road accidents is estimated to be £6bn. There are also social and economic costs that push the bill a lot higher (between £30bn and £42bn). The solution is public transport, cycling and walking infrastructure. It saves lives and money.

If you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to fear, Mandy. 😁

An RSPCA adoption centre in south Wales is looking for dedicated foster carers to help give rescue cats and kittens a fresh start, while an animal centre is on the look out for puppy and dog fosterers

Alas, most people are against cycle paths, safe bike parking, and against all restrictions on cars. People are pro death. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

That’s why we need more money for defence.

Just wow! The “Free DC” march is now on its way the White House. (🎥 Notify DC)

NEW: The anti-Trump protest happening right now on the streets of Washington DC is HUGE! It looks like tens of thousands have joined. This is the view from 16th Street - people stretching as far as the eye can see 👏

If Rayner had set out to minimise her tax bill, she could have waited til her son turned 18 before buying the Hove house. She didn't because she wasn't trying to minimise her tax bill.

“Farage claimed last year to have “bought a house” in his constituency but the property is actually owned in the name of his partner, meaning he legally avoided higher-rate stamp duty on the purchase of an additional home – given he already owns other properties” www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Angela Rayner accidentally pays less tax than she should have, resigns, and the media gives her hell. Nigel Farage deliberately pays less tax than he should have, and the media gives him a free pass. That, right there, is the problem.