If Labour had an ounce of sense, tomorrow they would announce that people with ILR will now be able to vote in UK elections. There you go. That's 175,000 people who aren't gonna vote Reform added to the franchise.

In the late 19th century, millions of migrants left Germany as a result of religious persecution, economic hardship, and political uncertainty. Among them was Nikolaus Schrod, a cabinet maker from Frankfurt who - along with his wife Bina - moved to London to start a new life in the 1850s. 1/3

Liking Ed Davey more and more

Pushback works

A MUCH NEEDED WIN!!!! AHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!

BREAKING: Jimmy Kimmel to be reinstated after suspension following Charlie Kirk comments, ABC says. The show is expected to return Tuesday.

When your response to fascism is that 'the numbers don't add up' then you've lost all sense of what matters to humanity.

Brexit Boats. That's what they should be called from now on!

I’m watching and it’s astounding. We all knew something like this was going on - but the extent of it! While so many were suffering, dying, sunk into loneliness - a few were absolutely RAKING IT IN. The COVID health crisis was a very, very lucrative opportunity for some.

Starmer on 'vile lies' of Musk et al: “When populist politicians, convicted criminals + foreign billionaires take to the stage to encourage violence, make racist comments, and threaten our democracy, it casts a dark shadow of fear and violence across our society” www.standard.co.uk/news/politic...

This is the article text online www.thesun.co.uk/news/3678572...

In a moment like this, when tensions are high, part of the job of the president is to remind us of the ties that bind us together.

Happy 71st Birthday to Ruby Bridges, who at the age of 6 desegregated the New Orleans public schools. She’s younger than 30 senators and our last two presidents—and only 7 years older than Barack Obama. The past isn’t past.

Stephen Yaxley-Lennon being deported twice in 24 hours - first from Colombia, then from Panama - because he’s deemed a national security threat, just a week after he led a march calling for migrants to be deported, is the kind of schadenfreude we can all savour.

'Farage's core claim is that he somehow speaks for the British people, that his views reflect the “commonsense” views of the silent majority. It’s not true. On issue after issue, including those that define him, he is out of step with most Britons.' Latest column www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Then and Now The Little Street Delft c.1658, painted by Johannes Vermeer; now identified by archival research as 40-42 Vlamingstraat, Delft, photographed (right) in 2017. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

@sentimentbot.bsky.social How do you do

To whoever left these in Clifton’s Lane today, thank you 🙏. You are lucky to have the tree. They are delicious and after failing to find any English apples in the shops this year, I am happy. #Reigate

This would surely break the rules around promoting political parties in schools?

Jeez. The editorial choices of Michael Gove 💩💩💩

The Spectator now lurching towards fascism by analogy, including an interview with Andrew Tate (they’ll regret that). Of course, the Weimar comparison is daft. There’s no interesting culture for a start.

Freedom of speech when any of us try to discuss freedom of speech with self-styled freedom of speechers. *sound on*

All journalists should bend the knee to the work of the obituarist, the one discipline which enables the practitioner to get a byline from beyond the grave. Ronald Bergen predeceased his subject Robert Redford by 5 years, but left behind a truly masterful obit. www.theguardian.com/film/2025/se...

I’m not saying Britain has gone entirely batshit crazy but a Reform councillor in Wales has just stormed out of a local Torfaen Council meeting in Gwent because it failed to acknowledge the killing of a man in America. In other news, Britain has gone entirely batshit crazy.

I think one of the better, more subtle tributes to Robert Redford's life is the string of utterly iconic female co-stars who've come forward to eulogize him; each of them take-no-shit types like Fonda and Streisand, and every one of them without a single bad thing to say. A model for male behavior

You’d expect - were they honest brokers for “Free Speech” ( which they are not - really “Me Speech”) - Trump, Musk, Farage and Robinson would be loudly up in arms about this arrest. Absolutely disastrous political and policing messaging. Who authorised this?

It will be tough, but I imagine Britain will muddle through somehow without Sarah Vine

Queen

I’m old enough to remember when Conservative Party leaders believed in law and order.

Ok, girls?

Let's face it, it's not often I get to say nice things about what's happening in criminal justice. But the Sentencing Bill, up before the Commons today, is an exception! It's not perfect, but there's lots to like and the gov should hold firm against pressure to water down proposals. 🧵

Last night the Govt rejected all Lord’s amendments which were set to water down the Employment Rights Bill. Unions have welcomed that Labour "stood firm" as MPs rejected all of the Lords’ opposition amendments, which would have (among other things) kept most zero-hours contracts. Back to the Lords.

Written by a doctor at St Thomas' Hospital, London after the Tommy Robinson march on 13/9.

Gordon Brown is right, as usual www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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.

I missed this and I’m glad to see it www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Lib Dem leader Ed Davey: “Elon Musk openly called for violence on our streets yesterday. “I hope politicians from all parties come together to condemn his deeply dangerous and irresponsible rhetoric. “Britain must stand united against this clear attempt to undermine our democracy.”

Bluesky isn’t perfect but at least its owner isn’t demanding violent insurrection in the UK from thousands of miles away

Where on earth is Starmer on this? 100,000 far right protesters on the streets, police officers attacked and a foriegn politician trying to incite a change of government and the PM has nothing to say?! It’s a total dereliction of leadership and duty www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

And we're waiting for starmer and cooper to comment... 🙄

On days like today, it’s important to remember the words of the wonderful Jonathan Miller when challenging the dog-whistling of those who wish to divide us for political or financial gain.

Feeling nostalgic for this. Just one year ago www.reuters.com/world/uk/uks...

The silence is deafening. A lot of people are feeling anxious and scared tonight. For their loved ones. For themselves. For their community. For their country. For our country. Those who lead us must use their voices, unequivocally, now.

It is always quite astonishing how true ‘patriots’ attack police officers to alert us that others do not respect our customs and have no respect of the police.

This is untrue on most major issues (though the media eıite don't know this). It is untrue on immigration in particular. Untrue on climate, on Trump, on human rights, on inciting racism. And much else

Time to ban white guys from owning guns.

There's a lot of crap happening globally but also some good stuff too www.bbc.com/news/article...

‘Five Houses’ Farage has a certain ring. And he owns, or has claimed to own, all of them. Which is four more than Angela Rayner does… www.bbc.com/news/article...