I love this! 😃 TT: @moemacita

Factory farming is by far the world’s biggest cause of animal cruelty. We have to end it.

Why is Ukraine suddenly dominating the Sea of Azov? In just 6 days, over 70 russian ships—mostly shadow-fleet oil tankers and tugs—have been damaged or destroyed. Tonight alone saw 28 hit. 🧵 1/

NEW: Has devolution helped or hindered Scotland's economy? 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Critics claim it has failed. I dug into more than two decades of data to test that claim (it's wrong), and identify lessons England. 🧵

ah well, widdicombe, widdigo

Re Burnham, Gaza and the "genocide" word - nobody with the slightest understanding of politics is surprised that the man occupying the entirely non-constitutional position of "PM in waiting" isn't unilaterally changing foreign policy on the hoof. Flynn and the rest are playing games. Unedifying.

Story:

Aldi, Lidl & Tesco have now joined Waitrose, M&S, Co-op & Sainsbury's to be 100% cage-free across all egg categories. 👏👏👏 But while many companies have met their cage-free commitments or made significant progress, others have dropped their public commitments entirely: https://bit.ly/4aDviHk

RIP Bonnie Tyler

WOW -- Danish reporter *goes there* with Rutte "You sit next to Trump when he talks about conquering Greenland, lashes out at allies like Spain -- things it doesn't seem like the old Mark Rutte would approve of. Does this have any affect on your self-respect when you sit there and say nothing?"

Iceland and its new solar powered freezers. www.businessgreen.com/news/4532397...

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"All those chimneys needed repointing, and what were those old dears going to do? Get up on the roof themselves? You have no idea the cost of scaffolding these days. Yeah, go on, take me to Trading Standards."

Looks like Farage has even lost Chris Mason: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

178mph. A life lost. Driving is a privilege, not a right — this extreme speed with lethal consequences warrants nothing less than a lifetime ban. We revoke firearms licences for less. Why should a vehicle user be any different? Protect every road user. #RoadSafety www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

It would have been good if, rather than centring Swinney's denial, this article had set out the facts. Under the SNP: • control over policing has been centralised; • control over fire and rescue services has been centralised; • ScotGov has increased its direct control over council funding.

My friend, mentor and former boss Gus O’Donnell & I wrote a piece for The House magazine on the us of WhatsApp etc in government. Don’t expect everyone to agree with it but we hope you find it at least interesting and thought provoking www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...

Andy Burnham, writing for The Scotsman, said he would give “local leaders the power and resources to connect communities, back young people and revive high streets.” But it is unclear how this would be implemented as local government is under the power of Holyrood. www.scotsman.com/news/politic...

I can't with these videos of Russians standing in fuel lines whining, "But why are they bombing us? What did we doooooo?" ​You invaded a sovereign state. You destroyed the peaceful lives of 40 million people. You leveled our towns and cities.

The vindictiveness against this family is truly disgusting. Harry did not choose to be born royal. Perhaps he made some mistakes, but with the hatred towards him and his wife whipped up by the mob, it really isn’t safe for them to come without protection. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

Just seen a video of water pouring through ceiling tiles in A&E at Inverclyde Royal Hospital. This 70s building has had a water ingress problem for years and a commitment from the health board to rebuild the façade to address this issue has never been followed through. It makes me think about PFI.

“I'm a republican. I don't think there should be a monarchy. It reverberates all the way down the class system. If a country accepts that one person is destined for higher position by virtue of their birth, it accepts inequality for everyone. Having said that, Charles III is one of the better ones.”

I see the carnival is over, but here's my wee @heraldscotland.bsky.social tribute to the Tartan Army www.heraldscotland.com/news/2623408...

Am standing in for Laura K tomorrow morning - join us live at 9am BBC 1

Good. there is no such thing as a free lunch and trying to do this through regulation is bad. Solar should be being provided in the cheapest most effective way, so as to replace as much as possible of the other forms of energy generation. This is not that. /1

Haha, nice one @privateeyenews.bsky.social !

If Keir didn't say "you've brought the weather with you" to the PM of Barbados is he even English?

The debate about parents being MPs and making the hours more sensible always falls down on the fact that for London based MPs 9-5 life would be better mon-fri, but those of us who live elsewhereI preferred to do 40 hours over 3 days in order to go home on a thursday.

23 UK PMs in past 110 years: NINE became PMs in elections; 14 between elections & NONE called an immediate election. Kind of a pattern there for those who are calling for Andy Burnham to call an immediate election. The UK is with all its flaws is a parliamentary democracy; not a Presidential system.

Kemi lost her head at PMQs - and afterwards too. It's not the first time. She's compared me to a Gestapo officer. I wonder what it is about a working class woman driving record investment in state schools by ending private schools' tax breaks that the Tories hate so much.

Emergency salted caramel ice cream recipe: neither heat nor machinery involved! www.nigella.com/recipes/no-c...

Celebrate ten years of freedom and sovereignty with the Brexit Benefit Loo Roll From the new Private Eye, in shops now.

I think the unions are fundamentally wrong about Ed Miliband and i think people on this website dont understand what an union is

Scottish households are deploying solar panels and heat pumps at a faster rate than those in the rest of the UK. www.businessgreen.com/news/4531557...

Two types of people: One group, when they don't know something or how it works, run & find out. With so much information literally at our fingertips, it's not hard now. The other are perfectly happy not knowing or making it up. Curiosity is such an underrated quality. #GoodMorning, everyone.

He should do his first post as Labour leader on here and close down his twitter account.

I miss the old door.

In the list of 'achievements' the biggest was probably ending the two child cap which Starmer and Reeves had to be dragged kicking and screaming into finally ending which pretty much sums up his time in office. It's sad for him I'm sure but he's been a massive disappointment no getting around that.

Scottish homes net zero tech boom: solar panels and heat pumps surge ahead of England eciu.net/media/press-...

RIP to the Major Oak, 1st tree ever recorded on our #AncientTree inventory. It leaves behind a colossal legacy & will be a valuable source of deadwood for wildlife. 🪲🐝🕷️🦉🙏

This is flat wrong from Unite. It’s just not true there’s been ‘almost no thought for jobs, skills and national security’. There’s been a huge amount of thought on all these issues and a decision has been made that jobs, skills, and security all benefit from a faster clean energy transition.

Traditionally on Father’s Day I have posted about my own father, but today I am going to post instead about becoming one. /1

Are you watching, UK politicians? This is how it’s done. Don’t take crap from Trump. Stand up.

Macron is such a mischievous little bitch he knew exactly what he was doing. I love him.

Reform have now lost six by-elections in a row in England, Scotland and Wales. Their national poll rating is 26% – below Labour in 1983 – and Farage’s approval rating is -37. They’re very far from the voice of the people and need to stop being treated as such.

British geography trivia: the new constituency of the King of the North is 140 miles south of the ground of Queen of the South.

I've watched this about 7 times, it's just magnificent and inspiring. If that's not love then I don't know what is. 🥹 ‘Two sisters living out their dreams.’ IG: cheethamswithdreams