My brother Garry has dementia and is currently lost somewhere in the Chester area. If anyone should spot him please call the police on 999. We'd appreciate reposts. @shitchester.bsky.social

‘The UK has benefited hugely from decades when it was an open economy that absorbed people arriving to do jobs and fill gaps in the labour market. What the Conservative and Labour party policies have done is reverse that, which is nothing short of self-harm.’ www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

Should anyone want to donate to the RNLI ~and also- fancy a nice recipe, possibly for a belated valentine’s, all they have to do is post a screenshot. bsky.app/profile/rich...

NatureScot have the power to end the Guga hunt - sign the petition: protectthewild.org.uk/gannet-petit...

The first thing Trump did on taking office in 2016 was cancelling the White House Annual dinner for Nobel laureates. No one smarter than him is allowed in his buildings. Which mean the waiters and gardners have to pretend to be stupid, as does the cabinet.

The minimum possible effort to qualify as an outing - a walk up Blackford Hill - offering its usual disproportionate rewards, including today a closer view of the snowy Pentlands

Delighted a lot of you are enjoying this. Stewart Lee and I discuss how best to punish Andrew and the inappropriate use of the word ‘stumbling’ in the phrase ‘Stumbling from one crisis to another.’ #StrongMessageHere . On #BBCSounds, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and all the others too.

This piece attempts to offer a comprehensive look at what's wrong with the theory of persuasion that the Dem consultant class is broadly still in thrall to, and why the events of the last year call for a major reassessment. Please check it out:

Today's ruling on the EHRC's interim guidance is a disappointing, confusing and mixed picture. A trans woman who is a customer in a café can use the women's toilets, but if she works there she might not be able to. Once again everyday life is being made a legal labyrinth for trans people.

Today, the Trump administration repealed the endangerment finding: the ruling that served as the basis for limits on tailpipe emissions and power plant rules. Without it, we’ll be less safe, less healthy and less able to fight climate change—all so the fossil fuel industry can make even more money.

🚨ANNOUNCEMENT🚨 I have written a play. I am in the play. I am beyond excited. Please come see it, at @kingsheadtheatre.bsky.social May 13th-6th June. Tickets : kingsheadtheatre.com/whats-on/chu...

⛔️ UPDATE: All The Men Arrested So Far In #Epstein Scandal:

It is very difficult to defeat the government on any terrorism judicial review It is also very difficult to defeat the government when challenging a statutory instrument, terrorism or otherwise. Legally this is a *huge* achievement for the applicants.

Listen to a new episode of the UK in a Changing Europe podcast about the history of the UK's relationship with the EU, with Tom McTague. ukandeu.ac.uk/podcasts/its...

There must be a dozen fireable offenses listed in this piece: *Noem firing civil servants without cause *Her boyfriend using govt resources to boost her profile, punishing officials who would not give him a gun *Massive waste on ads, planes, delayed contracts, pushing favored firms

This applies to young people too, if ANYTHING changes with your bowel health, ask your GP for this simple test 👇

This brave woman speaks for millions of British people. Meanwhile these thugs behave in an entirely menacing manner and nothing is done.

This colossal loss to all Americans was caused by the extremists who gave seized control of our public health system. It will cause Americans to suffer and die.

Reform UK made low council tax a political priority. Now they are breaking their promises. https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/feb/09/reform-worcestershire-council-tax-england-largest-rise

Reform UK Durham Councillor Nick Brown has resigned. “It’s clear that certain members of the Reform leadership including yourself but principally your deputy, Cllr Grimes, hold members of their own administration in very serious disdain and consequently refuse to engage in any meaningful dialogue.”

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"I used to snort cocaine off toilet seats." Republican Americans must be soooooo proud...

BREAKING: UK heat pump sales hit a record in 2025: 125,037 units sold (+27% vs 2024). Growth across all segments: • Air-to-water +26% • Ground/water source +32% • DHW +36% • UK-made units +38%

Lovely to see our work turn up in Private Eye! It was a pleasure to help the community in Ardmore prove they were not imagining the presence of Maerl beds in the area...

Site with Bluesky stats, if you like that kind of thing

Ratcliffe is, quite obviously, factually, morally & intellectually wrong about immigration. But his racist comments will be 'both-sided' everywhere because people who simply don't like seeing non-white faces aren't ashamed to say so anymore.

Exclusive: A lawyer leading efforts to bolster Trump's false claims that the 2020 presidential election was 'stolen' pushed a U.S. intelligence contractor to search for evidence of voter fraud in that race, two people familiar with the events said reut.rs/46nNS47

Overseas tycoons such as Elon Musk would be barred from giving substantial donations to UK political parties under new legislation to block companies making gifts if they do not have British owners or make sufficient revenue in the country www.ft.com/content/f4ed...

Thank you Prime Minister. We can't ignore offensive comments from public figures - we have to confront them and call them out. www.lbc.co.uk/article/star...

🚨VERY IMPORTANT! ON 16 MARCH PARLIAMENT WILL DEBATE A PETITION FOR BY-ELECTIONS TO BE TRIGGERED AUTOMATICALLY WHEN MP’S DEFECT Contact your MP now and ask them to attend and support the petition youtu.be/LPO_ZWlyb7Q?...

Likely-historic photo by NBC News of all the Epstein victims asked to raise their hands if they've not yet been asked to meet with the DOJ as Bondi testifies in foreground

I try to keep the Clubland Substack full of surprises. This looks at when Parliament's concern, amidst the 1909 constitutional crisis, was focused on...the taxation of alcohol in private members' clubs. clubland.substack.com/p/intoxicati...

Delighted to announce the launch of the New Politics Project at @ecfr.eu. Led by me in Berlin and Piotr Buras in Warsaw, it will 1) research how volatility, fragmentation & populism are reshaping European foreign policies, 2) build a resilient agenda for a stronger, autonomous Europe. ecfr.eu/npp

Mail titles kept using investigator after his conviction, court hears

Here’s the LBC recording of Bannon talking with Farage about getting rid of Theresa May, just as his text messages to Epstein suggest he’s work with Boris Johnson to the same end youtu.be/nU0F8rP7dr4?...

I’m sure Chris Mason will be all over this on tonight’s BBC news?

Satisfying to see my supernumerary rainbow shot selected by EM today

Street art in Seattle's Pike Place Market #PedoPrez #Epstein #Trump #Art #Ghost #WA #PedoProtector #PedoProtectionForce #ICEOUT

No-one seems to have noticed, but many of the core developments in the Mandelson/Epstein story these last few days have been broken on this website. @pickardje.bsky.social and @petergeoghegan.bsky.social are both posting each breaking development on BlueSky, not X.

We rely heavily on imported timber, yet so many “certification” schemes are little more than tick-box exercises. If they fail to protect forests and the rights of indigenous people, they are not doing their job. Government must raise the bar. #Deforestation #HumanRights

Clinton demands a public hearing; he wants every American to know what he has to say about Epstein. "I will not stand idly by and watch as they use me as a pawn in a sham trial behind closed doors, orchestrated by a fearful Republican Party."

These farm workers are preparing for the strawberry harvest. They're weeding & removing the runners (leafless stems) that can steal nutrients from the plants. This step will also make it easier for workers to move efficiently and harvest more during the harvest season. #WeFeedYou

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Useful research. cepr.org/voxeu/column...

A federal court just upheld California’s law REQUIRING federal agents to identify themselves. California will keep standing up for civil rights and our democracy.

"It does not matter who votes, but who counts the votes." ---Stalin

The things you do, when “you have nothing to hide”.

Join the Great Backyard Bird Count, Feb 13-16. #Birds act.audubon.org/a/2026-gbbc-...

Gorgeous art installation inside Sainte Chapelle, Chateau de Vincennes. #Photography #Sculpture #Architecture #Interior #France #Art 📷

"While his father Steve Witkoff acts as President Trump’s all-purpose special envoy, 32-year-old Zach Witkoff now heads up World Liberty, which has doled out at least $1.4 billion to both families" extraordinary reporting from @wsj.com www.wsj.com/finance/curr...