amazing to think that multiple things can be bad at the same time and newspapers have not one but several pages out there every day on which they can write several pieces of news

Mixed bag news wise - 3.5 degrees global temp rise is now worst case and it’s still a disaster - but we’ve moved the dial. We can move it again.

See also Sky News: look at this front page. Where is the regional vote? Where is it?! It's not there at all! You cannot see the national regional vote! How then does Joe Punter square the Greens on 15 seats, but seemingly 2.3% of the vote? Pathetic. election.news.sky.com/elections/sc...

Did you run an MRP model? Did you spend thousands upon thousands on it? Did you get it published breathlessly in national papers, even when you *didn't even do the D'Hondt calculations correctly?* You got sent packing by one guy *who runs his calcs through an Excel Spreadsheet* NO MORE MRPS!*

Last year, I posted about an incredible event in 2023: a megatsunami in Greenland triggering an initially baffling 9-day seismic pulse across the whole planet & a terrific piece of collaborative international scientific detective-work. Now there's a sequel. And holy hell, it's even BIGGER. 1/

I still love the theory a Year 6 child proposed to me that David Attenborough is actually God and he got fed up with people not noticing the amazing things he'd created, so he made documentaries to show off.

If anyone says you can vote either for or against independence tomorrow, they're lying. Tomorrow's vote elects members of the Scottish Parliament, a body which is defined by statute and has no powers over the constitution. You can neither prevent nor enable constitutional change with your vote.

Why isn't Sky News talking about the #FarageCamps

We first requested the official record of the meeting in August 2024, shortly after it took place. But the Scottish Government refused to release it 

In other news, I wrote about banning smoking for some legal adults but not others, and why that's a pretty absurd principle in a democratic society. I don't smoke, I don't work for the tobacco industry, I just think rights should either be for everyone or no one www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...

I honestly have nothing but withering contempt for people like this. They are consumed by No Bedtime Socialism. It's atomised hyper-individualism masquerading as something collectivist. The people who suffer the most here are staff and consumers due to the impact it has on inflation.

Europe

I’ve been hearing so much anger and disappointment from frontline workers about the BBC investigation into fraudulent asylum claims. One of the most damning responses has come from one of the experts they interviewed, solicitor Ana Gonzalez. It’s really worth reading her response in full:

Today, the Assisted Dying Bill will fall. The actions of a small group of unelected peers on this Bill have been deplorable. It’s a stain on our democracy and a slap in the face to hundreds of terminally ill people and their families, who were given hope when MPs voted in favour last year.

This is a typical experience - heat pumps have been mis sold to us, bills typically go up not down and most people keep their gas boiler as back up - which removes one of the main cost savings that companies like Octopus bank on when claiming bills can come down. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

I don’t think that Starmer should resign because of what he said to Parliament about vetting. But if he can't appoint a team that can deliver, and if he continues to believe that problems are of everyone else’s making, it does seem he might not be in the right job. open.substack.com/pub/arthursn...

So, yes, when suggesting a ban on phones or social media for kids, you should be thinking exactly about the extreme examples who might *need* both. You should be considering them *before* considering the mainstream.

I laughed

If Mamdani and Obama singing The Wheels On The Bus with a group of tiny kids doesn't spark some sort of joy in you, I've got nothing for you.

Our new report: Richard Tice signed accounts wrongly claiming £98,000 of tax exemptions A 🧵 with the evidence:

Braverman - twice Conservative Home Secretary - in a period that saw record migration figures. They really do think people are dumb.

Nick Robinson knows this is a lie, it’s not like it was some abstract claim from some dodgy thinktank. Why the fuck do we send children to school if we allow misinformation on TV. We need to remove Robbie Gibb and the right wing plants from the BBC and give someone like Emily Maitlis the top job.

strait of hormuz update

You always get a lot of angry replies here if you complain about the Greens blocking solar farms or power grid upgrades. Maybe they should stop instigating pile-ons and start instigating pylons.

How on Earth is this going to be implemented? Goodbye to small concerns focused on quality and sustainability. Great for large scale cheaply processed muck. C'mon guys...not a sensible policy.

The two hardest questions in politics are How? and Why? The @snp.org need to start with how?

Even a wartime leader needs to answer the first call from his mother...

Sorry, but seriously… Chris Mason: How Lammy and Vance's unlikely friendship is being leveraged www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Farage and co are promising to “reverse the Boriswave” again today. Apart from the fact that two of the main architects of Tory home affairs policy at the time are now senior figures in Reform, net migration is already down 80% since the Boris peak. Is it too much to ask our media to point this out?

can tell it’s going to annoy me how much time is spent on North Sea oil and gas in this election despite the issue being (a) not nearly as important as most people are making out and (b) entirely reserved to Westminster

I’ve been in several negotiations with Iranians. They are tough as nails. Even agreeing when to take a break, or the seating plan, is a battle. They fight everything until you reach a point where it seems a success that the meeting happened at all. That’s what they do. US is totally outmatched.

JD Vance is America’s Liz Truss. She killed the Queen. He killed the Pope and now, metaphorically, Viktor Orbán.

What a lovely night to be on Bluesky. Partly because of the election result, but also because I just love it when you guys all start posting like little diplomats. Putting out your wee statements on the Current Situation. Reacting as developents emerge. I am reading each and every one and nodding.

If you’re after something that truly provides maximum reward for minimum effort, look no further than #RecipeOfTheDay. It’s one of the house specials in Casa Lawson: my Chicken and Pea Traybake! www.nigella.com/recipes/chic...

One of my cartoons in Monday's Metro

Labour MP gets dragged publicly by a pub landlady for having the audacity to go into her pub, order food and spend money. Honestly no wonder decent people don’t want to go into public life. www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...

🦉 We are delighted to share the first images from barn owl nest cameras at our Glen Devon Woodlands in Perthshire. This little compilation covers the birds' early courtship back in December through to laying of the first egg this week.😀 #GlenDevonBarnies 🧵 1/3

Oh boy! What a headline... Ask yourself: "What am I being asked to believe?" "Who am I being told to blame?" Take a few seconds to imagine what the Daily Mail (And Telegraph, GB News and Express) WANT you to think is going on. Let's see what's ACTUALLY happening...🧵 1/21

I’ve changed my mind and changed my position. I think the Labour government should now campaign on rejoining the Single Market and the Customs Union at the next General Election. The economy is not going to grow sufficiently to improve living standards until we do.

🔴14 Government Reforms the Media Has Largely Ignored Over Recent Weeks You probably won’t have read much about these announcements designed to improve people’s lives across the UK bylinetimes.com/2026/04/10/1...

And it shows he doesn’t understand how discounts like this work. If it means a family who wouldn’t otherwise go does, that means net income for the zoo.

And here’s our report. Please don’t read it, share it, or repost it. The legal risk is, quite literally, incalculable. taxpolicy.org.uk/2026/04/07/w...

Who are the terrorists again?

The local elections in Scotland and Wales will be on 6th May 2027. Voters are just electing the Scottish and Welsh parliaments this May 2026.

Spoke with the Telegraph this week and this article came from it. Small complaint from me, the headline is misleading, as they often are - I’m not urging Ed Miliband to ban oil exports. (1/3) www.telegraph.co.uk/business/202...

"as a leader of the green party of england and wales, I once argued in favour of massive and indefinite subsidies for LNG producers and traders"

Danny Citrinowicz: ‘From “Three Days” to Open-Ended Conflict: Trump’s Strategic Dilemma in Iran’ 1/