Beyond the obvious, I'd like* to see this guy seriously advocate for his enforcement of this policy. Is he going to set up an agency tracking four generations of every Brits family

Uk political parties keep trying to do youth branches, it's amazing. No matter how many times it ends in horrifying disaster

(Most obituaries are pre written, obviously. I believe Kissinger outlived several of his obituary writers)

I believe it was a big council initiative to install indoor toilets in many UK homes. In the 1970s

Congratulations new BBC Director General, Damien McBride

Do you think Mandelson could come back a fourth time

It is early in the morning, and there are few people about in this 1919 work by William Nicholson of the Cenotaph in London. It is the original white-painted wood and plaster structure designed by Edward Lutyens, it stands out in stark relief against the Foreign Office.

'Do you know what this song is grandad' 'Of course, it's the lesbian song' Quiz: what song was playing

Very alarming

Extremely funny news from Canada where the one (1) Canadian tory elected in Nova Scotia .. has defected to the Liberals, leaving Carney one seat short of a majority www.politico.com/news/2025/11...

Wait are we meant to be shocked that a literal 100 year old man is a tad right wing

Quite funny that Pelosi was just a fantastic machine politician from the era of George W Bush, to Trump

(Lmao, the average London police officer salary is about £45,000 /$60,000)

Gobsmacking

Reading this, it's very good. Norman Scott has just adopted a great dane called Rinka who I'm sure he'll have a long and happy life with

These are from two elections lol - competitive elections drives turnout!

The New York election is actually a pitch perfect example of how multi party elections work: the 7% who went for Curtis Silwa were not lost or confused Cuomo voters! They deliberately opted out of that binary, presumably because they're strong Republicans/hate Cuomo

Parks and Rec remains fantastic, people pretend its bad because it commits the cardinal sin of being earnest

Much to consider

Eric Adams, traipsing sadly out of Gracie Mansion, carrying a cardboard box: 'Maybe ... new york is the new york of America'

I'm hearing that forces loyal to Eric Adams have seized the New Jersey turnpike and LaGuardia airport

Turnout figures from the New York mayoralty: I think Susan Hall really could do it, you know: www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...

As someone who does not live in America, let alone New York, let me reiterate again how the best option for me personally is Eric Adams. Years of entertainment, lost like tears in the rain

This sent me down on a rabbit hole of which Vice Presidents other than Cheney have actually shot men .. I think in recent history it's just Spiro Agnew who was at the Battle of the Bulge, and Teddy Roosevelt at San Juan hill, in Cuba?

Fun fact: Cheney is about as far from office now, as Nixon was when futurama debuted

Imagine being a notable local lawyer and money guy, and being best known for being shot by Dick Cheney

I have to say, I do feel for that random guy on the train whose only crime was .. being black? Like he was totally unrelated to events

A fun fact is that outside London and the central belt, virtually nobody travels to work by train. A total rarity!

This is so lovely, I had no idea Oldham created IVF - it's great to see towns celebrate their history and achievements www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

This is such a fun conspiracy theory, for people totally committed to a cause and have virtually no knowledge of it

What year is it. Do I need to go grab a pasty before it's taxed

I do love how Silwa has clearly loathed the Cuomos since before Mamdani was born. Just pure unadulterated loathing

As someone who does not live in America, let alone New York, let me reiterate again how the best option for me personally is Eric Adams. Years of entertainment, lost like tears in the rain

This is because Merseyside police wanted to prevent disorder when a white local drove a car into a crowd of Liverpool fans. Can't really have it both ways

There's literally no information on the background of the alleged attacker here, which is the thing. Like he could be of somali descent arrived ten years ago, his grandparents could have migrated from Jamaica in 1968 But he's not automatically not properly British, For Some Reason

(Three mass casualty events in the UK in three weeks is actually a pretty big deal, ffs)

This man is going to storm the pub quiz

A lot of takes in the aftermath of breaking news, age like milk

It's underrecognised how the gambling lobby is undergoing a full on PR offensive to try and avoid tax increases , with this sort of nonsense

Something grimly amusing about when people go 'oh that right wing politician can't be against benefits/welfare, 25% of their constituents are on them' Ok, that means *their* voters aren't receiving support, in the main!

The underappreciated Kate Bush follow up album

Terrible for Dan, but years of entertainment for the rest of us

Sounds good for consumers who benefit from lower prices and more availability

Andrew Windsor has such a bad reputation it's only so long before a historian declares he's been smeared and didn't kill any of his nephews

Iirc the planes used by Kamizaki pilots were towed to the airfield by oxen, because they didn't have enough fuel to use a truck

The key to understanding Millei is that he inherited 200% inflation and a century of appalling economic mismanagement. Don't do that imo

I believe as per @alunephraim.bsky.social , it was a mix of squaddie talk and Oxbridge slang dialect, both of which Tolkein found insufferable

A 2.5% error rate on a pilot scheme with identifiable flaws that are being fixed, I'd fine actually?