Ich thynke but litel of a Mondaye bleake Tuesday grey and Wednesdaye eke Thursdaye Ich care not for thee Yet Fridaye Ich am yn love [extra groovye solo to cheere thee] Mondaye thou kanst fall awaye Tuesdaye, Wednesdaye, myne herte slaye No mirthe ys founde upon Thursdaye Yet Fridaye Ich am yn love

Best Star Trek captain, wrong answers only

Britain has no cap on political donations. None. @stellacreasy.bsky.social has proposed capping them at £100,000. MPs - and everyone else - should back it when the Elections Bill returns to Parliament next week. New by me on Democracy for Sale: democracyforsale.substack.com/p/how-to-sto...

Where is the money coming from?

I really hope we see a Binface Vs Farage appearance on BBCQT, or a debate of some kind. Because, like Rachel Reeves I want to see Farage arguing with a bin.

I mean credit where credit is due: "If he wants to spend the summer arguing with a bin, I won't stop him" is top tier posting

If Count Binface and Nigel Farage are the only candidates in the Clacton by-election, do news reports and political shows need to give them equal coverage for fairness and balance?

So, this is all working out rather well.

He might win the by-election, but I still think he's lost the fight. Bad move imo Snap analysis for @theleaduk.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/theleadu...

Two MPs have been murderered in the last 10 years but Nigel Farage claims AGAIN to be the most attacked politician in modern times

Fantastic news- This new availability of two tests to help diagnose the painful debilitating condition endometriosis could be an absolute gamechanger saving so many women years of suffering before they can get help

Power generation in the UK today: 17% Wind 13% Solar 5% Nuclear 65% Schadenfreude over USMNT

Absolutely incredible that Trump straight-up libels ref Raphael Claus on the usual *zero evidence whatsoever* and that aspect is barely being reported: “This referee, who is a little bit suspect… I don’t like to create controversy but very suspect… I looked at his past and it wasn't so [good].”

I try not to swear on social media but this is a fucking outrage.

I had a lovely day volunteering through work at Redcatch community garden, Knowle, Bristol. It's a real community space, with a shop, café and loads of free events and sessions. Even on a week day, it was buzzing - with people and with pollinators. If you're nearby, do check it out.

Sprawling Comfort: Cat pubs and cat cafes are not the same thing. A cafe is built around the cats on purpose. A place like the Bag of Nails in Bristol simply is a pub, where the cats happen to live and have quietly taken charge. The difference shows. The cats are not performing. They sprawl across.

How Thoreau are you? Henry David Thoreau, moved to a solitary cabin at Walden Pond, Concord Massachusetts #OTD 1845 where he lived for two years; Walden was published in 1854. @tomgauld.bsky.social #4thofJuly

The 6 biggest questions about adult ADHD, answered by a neuroscientist www.sciencefocus.com... Dr Dean Burnett tackles some of the more common questions (and misunderstandings) of ADHD in later life, and other neurodivergent matters. #ND #ADHD #Diagnosis

We have a lot of foreign crooks living in the UK because they have money and know the systems. Some of them are people smugglers. Others are Russian oligarchs and donors to political parties... #R4Today

From nowe on, calle it not "Gen A.I." Calle it kakomancy, the which doth signifye "crappye magique."

One of those sounds that's become part of the fabric of Bristol. You know they're there because of the burn.

I was very happy to be on a panel talking about almost everything with @hannahluci.bsky.social and Will Wintercross. It was in aid of Syrian Refugee Relief Fund, so if you found it interesting please consider making a donation to srrrf.co.uk podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/b...

Drop a cop

The man leading the job of working out what to do with £20m of Govt money given to the community in Hartcliffe says time is short but he's got some ground-rules - no consultants, the money must generate more & anything spent must stay in Hartcliffe More👇 www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...

🏗️ NEW EPISODE 🏗️ Burnham’s got the power… now he wants to spread it around. Will devolution work for Britain? 🇺🇸 PLUS Inside the American 250th birthday fiasco with special guest @davidplotz.bsky.social of the @slate.com Political Gabfest! 📳 Listen: linktr.ee/ohgodwhatnow...

Another stupid Mahmood idea - getting “trained” members of the public to decide asylum cases - is ripped to shreds here by someone who knows what they’re talking about… Politicians have truly lost their minds on immigration. It’s making us a very wretched and angry place.

Why Your Parents Are Hung-Up on Your Phone and What to Do About It blackwells.co.uk/boo... Dean Burnett's book for young readers is an increasingly essential read in the time of social media bans, manosphere concerns, AI slop, and more #Books #Teens #Phones #tech

Have you ever seen such a beautiful field? #Gower

NEW: Boris Johnson failed to declare to parliament a gift of private jet flights from the same cryptobillionaire, Christopher Harborne who gave £5m to Nigel Farage, leaked documents reveal. New #HarborneReceipts investigation from @thenerve.news. 🔗 below 1/

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I saw this and thought of you @sturdyalex.bsky.social

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A new report shows that EU membership is the best way to grow the UK economy - and a majority of voters would now vote to rejoin the EU. We asked people why they want to rejoin. Here's what they said.

Some very obedient swallow fledglings at Ashton Court this morning.

HMRC failed to collect £59.2bn in taxes last year (tax gap, difference between taxes collected and what should have been) Small businesses accounted for 62% of the tax gap. £500bn+ not collected since 2010. Offshore tax gap data not released. Silence on tax avoided through profit shifting.

Let's hope other councils will follow suit.

Just passed a sign hanging on a bridge across the M32 that said, "You are beautiful." 😊

We were due to be in the studio with best pal @mrjamesob.bsky.social yesterday, in remembrance of the 10th anniversary of the EU referendum. Then Starmer resigned. The result? One of the most wide ranging, coolly angry, openly vulnerable, and deeply insightful conversations you will hear. BOOM! 🎤

This seems to me to be exactly the sort of messaging that needs to be hammered away at re Reform.

The attic is the hottest room in the house, so obviously that's where the cats are. 🙄

Taking advantage of the cool morning air before the house gets shut up tight against the heat. Swifts screeching overhead. A wood pigeon cooing as it weighs down a branch in next door's cherry tree. I've decided to turn the radio off. It's grating against the morning.

The Boroughs. Like they remade The Goonies with people over 60.

Spot on from Neil Kinnock... #BrexitDisaster #RejoinEU

If only we could get everything to work as efficiently as the Passport Office. Very much hoping that by the time I have to renew it again, they'll be burgundy again.

“We've now fought a war, spent billions and billions of dollars, put enormous strain on our military, a lot of people have died, and it feels like we're back where we were before we started the war except maybe a little bit worse off.” 2/2

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.

We need to encourage MPs to reject the code. Support @transsolidarity.bsky.social with their mass lobby 👇