To add to this: Sadiq Khan took a big political risk by doing this, and it appears to have paid off - or rather, the policy has worked as intended. London Labour will be (quite reasonably) hoping voters notice...

Watch out for Covid in London My symptoms are fatigue, feeling dizzy, really sore throat, nausea, nasal drip and occasional dry cough and sneezing

What do you do when your media org is captured? You start your own. Introducing....The Nerve!!! @thenerve-news.bsky.social We're all-female, journalist-owned & launching next week. Please help us build a truly independent, progressive new media!👊👊👊

Essential reading www.wired.com/story/oral-h...

As the next meeting of the now-pointless US vax advisory panel is due this week, today felt like a good time to highlight some fact-based, accessible reports that we at @independentsage.bsky.social released this year. independentsage.org/wp-content/u... independentsage.org/wp-content/u...

In London, hate will never win.

Lou Haigh on banning NDAs for harassment & discrimination cases (it's happening): "It will set the UK up to lead the world with the most comprehensive legislation on the issue. Not only will [Lab] ban NDAs that relate to harassment or discrimination of victims, they will also be void for witnesses."

Thank you @sadiqkhanlondon.bsky.social and Kareem Parkins Brown for this beautiful message of hope and positivity - a true reflection of why so many of us #LoveLondon.

Some ideas for your garden in September www.jackwallington.com/september-ga...

The opening lines from Arundhati Roy’s memoir… devastatingly beautiful.

A friend called asking if I had posted on Facebook about Charlie Kirk. Since I’m not on Facebook, and I wouldn’t have posted about him if I was, please keep in mind the bots are active in stoking division. Here’s the post:

I’ve signed the @libdems.org.uk petition to Balance The BBC. Reform only have 4 MPs, yet Nigel Farage accounts for 60% of the BBC website's mentions of opposition leaders. The BBC has a duty to deliver fair, impartial coverage - we need year-round rules to ensure all parties are treated fairly. 📺

Mark is a lovely man, who I've been following online for years. Do support him if you can.

Follow Miranda - she's wise and writes great stuff.

Maybe I'm just exhausted by these hate filled times we are living through, but this brought tears to my eyes.

Greetings from Kyiv, where life goes on. Sunny. Calm. With the smell of warcoffee and books (I’ll show you this new bookstore later.)

We go through the day as it unfolded yesterday, from the pre-briefing of her resignation, to the reshuffle, and what to expect from the election of a new Deputy Leader. Enjoy! 🎧👇

Greetings from Kyiv, where the air raid alert has been ongoing for three hours. Drones. I’m furious that children have to spend their second day of school in shelters.

Ofgem receives 18,000 objections over Elon Musk’s bid to become UK energy supplier www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/elo...

Ban cheap renewable electricity from being set at the price of expensive gas - this will reduce everyone's electricity bills massively petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...

Are you an American national working towards becoming a British citizen? If so, it would be great to speak to you! 🇺🇸🇬🇧 I'm on [email protected]

Musk has made clear he is not a ‘fit and proper’ person to be given a foothold in our essential services. Giving him any influence in our energy market is a risk the UK can’t afford to take. 👉 Will you write to Ofgem? https://www.bestforbritain.org/petition-elon-musk-uk-energy-power-grab

Join @mrkennycampbell.bsky.social and @sturdyalex.bsky.social who stayed up late to record a bonus track on all things White House meeting 🎧👇

@peterstefanovic.bsky.social, @carolvorders.bsky.social and 24 other public figures have put their names to our open letter to @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social, urging him to make the upcoming National Cancer Plan for England a #TurningPointForCancer. Sign the open letter here: cruk.ink/4fHgR6c

I’ve joined 24 other public figures in putting my name to @cancerresearchuk.org’s open letter to Wes Streeting urging him to make the upcoming National Cancer Plan for England a #TurningPointForCancer. Please support us by signing the open letter here🙏❤️ action.cancerresearchuk.org/page/168473/...

An important thread. What is Reform UK up to? ~AA

This. Vance wasn’t here for a holiday.

Legal blogging as a public service.

Here are the Top 5 Dogs of the week!

Done. And I HATE doing things like this. But stopping SpaceNaziKaren is an absolute good.

⚡️Do NOT let Musk get his hands on British utilities. He’s applied for a license to supply energy here. ✍️ Tell Ofgem what you think about that: www.bestforbritain.org/petition-elo...

holy shit this is a helluva ad from the Democrat running against Joni Ernst in Iowa. worth every second

Remember that viral story last week about Angela Rayner bulldozing allotments? Which even the allotment society somewhat debunked? I looked into one of the sites and it’s wilder still: they are *increasing* the number of allotments, not cutting them. capx.co/angela-rayne...

Here are the Top 5 Dogs of the week!

Last week, we met with Pat McFadden MP and Abena Oppong-Asare MP, who lead the government’s response to the Covid Inquiry, to discuss progress on our recommendations. Here is what has been done so far, and what still needs to happen: www.covidfamiliesforjustice.org/blog/from-gr...

Please write to your MP and demand that the Home Office act to help these students make it out of Gaza to study in the UK this September. Time is running out to get the government to move on this; they absolutely could take action and are — so far — choosing not to.

Help please! It is soon time for my annual lecture on legal blogging and social media. Can you please offer any links or examples of legal commentary on a blog or social media account which you have found especially useful. In particular, anything which has changed your mind on something?

I prosecute and defend the most serious sexual offences in our courts. The overwhelming majority of offenders are British-born. Overwhelmingly the victim is someone known to them, either a partner or relative. Anybody purporting to care about protecting women might start there.

Stolen Reality is from a place of despair and rage at the world today. Also a love story for a world filled with hope I can never shake, a motivator and torture when we feel powerless. There is a path to a better world, if we act together. www.jackwallington.com/product/wild...

“The ‘grown women’ of Ireland remember very well what erasure and control and lack of bodily autonomy feel like and it’s for this very reason that we stand so passionately with the trans community today” #TransRightsAreHumanRights @independent.ie

Here are the Top 5 Dogs of the week!

Researchers from University of Southampton seeking trans and non-binary participants 18 years and over to take part in a study exploring patterns of sexual wellbeing and gender euphoria! Email: [email protected]. southampton.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... #Trans #TransResearch #ResearchSurvey

The House of Lords just released a major report on media literacy. Its core message is that the UK is falling behind, and it’s putting democracy at risk. committees.parliament.uk/work/9030/me...

Good morning, fabulous BfB fellow travellers. This is @sturdyalex.bsky.social, with your weekly news round. Let me help you distill the noteworthy from the clickbaity. Stay tuned for breaking stories, analysis, opinion, and video - from the geekiest recesses of politics. ~AA

If you’re staying in from the rain today, have a listen to Kenny and me debating Votes for 16 & 17 year olds, plus the latest on freedom of speech being curtailed in the USA 🎧👇

One of our Eupatorium’s stems started wilting and I noticed this fungal growth near the base but not affecting the roots. There is a hole higher up. Is it insect damage with fungus growing on the dead material. Or death by fungi. Any ideas welcome.

1. We interrupt this programming for some LEGITIMATELY GOOD NEWS Violent crime in Baltimore has PLUMMETED to historic lows How did the city do it? Baltimore adopted a comprehensive set of "woke" policies, treating violence as a public health issue

Yesterday - wings shut, wings open. Incredible camouflage!

Thrilled to appointed UK Special Envoy for the loan of the Bayeux Tapestry to the British Museum, and of treasures from their collection to France. The first time this extraordinary artwork has been back to Britain since it was embroidered here almost 1,000 years ago! / www.gov.uk/government/n...