A nice man stopped me at Birkenhead parkrun to say his MP had done a great job helping him. But the MP was @matthewpatrick.bsky.social

‘A lot happened in my 50s’ – Daniela Nardini played Anna in This Life. Now she’s a therapist

It's a work of absolute genius

Hello from Leeds bluesky

All this is true & good piece from @dsmitheconomics.bsky.social but if you want to get the best view you need sub-regional analysis. Look at the economic difference *within* regions which can be even more startling...and revealing of the cause of our political problems.

Lots of people, for good reason, talking about the future of the left. Very glad to open Progress Conference today to have my say. I think we need a battle of ideas, not personalities. medium.com/@Alison_McGo...

'For weeks walking around the city, speaking to ordinary people, their first question to me is "this isn't going to continue, is it?" or some variant thereof.' ✍️ @knoxharrington.bsky.social review… 👉 Read here: mailchi.mp/theanfieldwr...

''What defeats racism is the willingness of civic society and the state to proselytise against it. It is weakened when people feel ashamed to express racist statements in public'' A thoughtful column from @stephenkb.bsky.social which touches upon something I have noticed www.ft.com/content/5cdf...

No to nostalgia and all that, but this was 20 years ago today. Thank you people of Camberwell🦋

Thought Liverpool deserved a point.

Liverpool done really well again, despite the result. Against on paper a much better side. Hope they are all proud of themselves.

Whoever is running the campaign to get constituents to email their MP about the wonders of their favourite park, thank you very much. Some joy in this crazy world.

The synagogue that once stood in Balls Road, Birkenhead, closed in the 70s but a small community remains here. The Jewish community has been a part of Birkenhead and Britain for over 150 years: they are us and we are them...

Cummings not even close. Plenty of evidence to prove him wrong. Chief campaigner for Brexit lecturing others on the importance of productivity 🤡 medium.com/@Alison_McGo...

Disappointing result for Liverpool in St Helens. We should not be finishing this season so far down given some of the individual performances. But above all, Liverpool play at Anfield. Men or women, it's where we belong. Can't believe we haven't sorted this yet.

Imagine running the London marathon in less than two hours and coming *second*

Enjoyed that. Just about

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PSA to campaign organisations: if you are getting constituents to write to MPs, please please please get them to put their full postal address on it.

Ministry of Hamsters Cats and Lovely Doggos

Horrendous - but neccessary - understanding of the impact bad temporary accomodation can have on our children. Linked to the deaths of 104 children over the past 6 years, 76 of them babies. www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

Feel this even stronger after the past few days. Traditional hierarchy has to die. Even on Whitehall. medium.com/@Alison_McGo...

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Good god that felt good 🎉 Thanks Virgil

County Kerry, Ireland, 1952, photo by Henri Cartier-Bresson.

The official #LFC matchday programme #LIVPSG 🔴

Every reference to 'welfare' ever should have 'including pensions' or 'excluding pensions' in parentheses next to the word. All interviewers/articles should clarify at first use whether the word includes or excludes. Interviews should be stopped if unclear. Because frankly it's getting tedious.

Hungarian opposition ousts Viktor Orbán after 16 years in power

Unbelievable!

Rory!! ♡

Wes Streeting attacks Trump’s ‘outrageous’ Iran war rhetoric

“We call upon all sides to implement the ceasefire, including in Lebanon.” A key and important sentence in a welcome joint statement from our government, European countries, Canada and Japan.

Updated today. 'Universal Credit now pays the extra amount for every child, no matter how many children you have.' :-) www.gov.uk/guidance/cla...

Will never forget talking to care home staff in the pandemic. Desperate for PPE, low paid, and without rights others take for granted. But absolutely determined to use their skills to help people through that horrendous time. This is for them. www.mirror.co.uk/money/major-...

Yes liverpool

Small mercies

so they're closing the West Coast Main Line for a week, huh? the single line connecting London to four of Britain's next five biggest urban conurbations? that's mad, weird that no one's ever thought to build an alternative route, perhaps even one that runs at a high speed, too. crazy

If you’re looking for a guide to the perils of a world in which economic interdependence is being weaponised and countries are striving for greater self-sufficiency in response, allow me to mention that…Exile Economics has JUST come out in paperback! Order here: linktr.ee/exileeconomi...

Glad that he has gone, but this will have caused a lot of pain, both for all affected by Grenfell, and the Lakanal House fire in Camberwell. Very familiar all this from the years of Hillsborough denialism and worse. inews.co.uk/news/grenfel...

The difference a Labour government makes 💪🏼

Getting rid of the 2 child limit is by my calculation worth *£12.5million* per year to Birkenhead's economy. Over £1m extra a month. Not a small thing when you think about where it will be spent (locally) and by who (parents who have struggled to make ends meet). Happy April everyone.

A good thing: www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

I share this warning most years. I just want young journalists to know. On April 1st some PRs publish ‘hilarious’ press releases. In my first year of journalism no one told me there was this magical day where they simply lie. And that is how I came to write an article about condoms for dogs.

Child poverty isn't just bad, it results in an enduring earnings gap. This gap between graduates who grew up in poverty and those who didn't persists even for people who go to the same university, get the same degree and work for the same firm ⤵️ buff.ly/5VfX2Fi