Extraordinary passionate statement from Vincent Kompany in support of Vinicius Jr. And he breaks the managers' omerta by saying Mourinho has made a mistake and bringing up Eusebio is ridiculous.

Telling it like it is. Can Labour ministers do the same?

So when will the UK government stop prevaricating and join?

Canada is now the first non-European country to be granted a membership in SAFE. This is a gamechanger program that means Canada can rearm our Canadian Armed Forces members more effectively and scale up our defence industries with more contracts overseas.

As Nigel Farage makes Robert Jenrick his Shadow Chancellor, here's a quick reminder of the sort of man Reform wants to put in charge of the nation's finances

Employment rates for non-EU born are now *above* those for the UK born. Gap used be nearly 10 percentage points. A tribute to the success of UK immigration/immigrants and labour market integration, especially in recent years. Something government should celebrate..

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Trump’s endless, opaque bombing obliterates all hope of a free Somalia Over the past 13 months, the US has carried out 157 airstrikes, drone strikes and ground raids in the east African country, writes Steve Bloomfield https://bit.ly/4cuVXYg

@sundersays.bsky.social on the ball as ever.

The Epstein Files tell a horrific and heavy story of abuse and corruption. But power protects itself through the expectation that we will feel paralysed by the sense of powerlessness. Their release is a seminal moment. That's why our new Byline Times print edition delves into the deeper story 👇

As the Gorton by-election approaches read our 'deep dive' into the ever more extreme politics of Reform’s Matt Goodwin. @bylinetimes.bsky.social bylinetimes.com/2026/02/09/w...

Very clear rebuff to Ratcliffe.

Spot on. The EU needs a concerted Keynesian investment drive funded by Eurobonds but still it hesitates. If not now, when? www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

While his football team welcome immigrants - Fernandes, Mbeumo, Diallo, Cunha, Mainoo, Martinez, Dalot and more- and asks the government to fund his new stadium.

Goodwin exposed. All you need to know about the Matt mindset and its never-ending journey from liberal left to extreme right.

Following Bannon and Vance, now Thiel comes to Europe to spread the MAGA gospel. These guys are serious and have wealth and power as welĺ as crazy ideas. Don't ignore them. www.politico.eu/article/trum...

Spot on.

"Starmer didn't pick Mandelson in spite of his Epstein connections… He picked him because of them." Would he have made the same choice if Kamala Harris had won? "Absolutely not", says @lewisgoodall.com.

SMS. Selective memory syndrome.

And this guy is meant to be a super-brain!

Tell that to Blue Labour MPs like Jonathan Hinder and of course their guru Maurice Glasman.

OK, that's a proper achievement (unfond memories of previous visa applications...). Sure to be trashed opportunistically by the other parties but this is something tangible. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

I am pleased to say, I got there a year before Carney. How long will it take before the UK government realises the post-war order has gone? bylinetimes.com/2025/03/11/t...

Clarity and wisdom here. Only omission is role of McSweeney, the puppet-master.

The contrast between Carney and Starmer is truly stunning. One confronts the Trumpian world; the other buries his head in the sand. Britain and Europe need to follow Canada's example and gain inspiration from Vaclav Havel. www.msn.com/en-ca/news/c...

Agree with every word. But additionally this should serve as a warning and a cautionary tale for us in the UK. paulkrugman.substack.com/p/monsters

Once again, these people aren't "patriots". They hate their own countries and have built an entire career out of attacking them, while cheering on any foreign leader who does the same

@lewisgoodall.com saying truths about Trump that the UK government, opposition and most of thr media refuse to say.

@rafaelbehr.bsky.social on the truth that Starmer dare not speak. “Trump is not ignoring the lessons that European democracies have learned from their past. He chooses to fight for the other side.” www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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But when will Starmer understand a simple truth my dad taught me long ago: unless you stand up to a bully he'll keep on bullying. observer.co.uk/news/interna...

@jonathanfreedland.bsky.social reminding us all that the fights for freedom and against repression are universal. Solidarity with those on the front-line in Ukraine, Gaza and Iran. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Why the NHS links to Palantir are so frightening.

Astonishing.

Not infuriating but dangerous and irresponsible. A typical Blue Labour canard.

And the author of May's 'citizens of nowhere.'

Nice one.

Absolutely.

My late, wonderful friend, Fred Halliday in Iran, August 1979, for the @newstatesman1913.bsky.social six months after the Islamists seized power. His conclusion? "Allah is Great, but it certainly seems to be the Devil who is working overtime in Iran today". www.newstatesman.com/archive/2025...

"Not so much a national president as a global emperor." Sharp from [email protected] www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Especially when the alternative was Mudryk at 4 times the price!

I think - and hope!- this is right.

youtu.be/lopMMkz0law?... Very telling Xmas message.

open.substack.com/pub/davidaar... Good, sharp read.

Spot on.

It would be nice if a British leader could say the same: and stand up for London, it’s Mayor and the BBC at the same time

Time to stand up to Big Tech.

Need more EU leaders to follow suit.

Finland's President displays sound realism here: stand firm v Putin; recognise US is no longer an ally; organise as Europe; but don't fall for exaggerated alarmism. A message to Rutte and British Cold War hawks. observer.co.uk/news/interna...

Even by my low expectations for Kemi Badenoch ‘violence against women and girls is something done by immigrants and nobody else’ has shocked me.