Why it's so important that Ofcom takes its time over this. Rushing through a ban without crossing all the t's etc. could open them up to a judicial review of whatever decision they come to. Belt and braces... www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

I’ve just emailed my MP, asking them to support an urgent review of collective worship, and for a national entitlement to a broad, balanced, and inclusive curriculum about religions and humanism in every school. Please consider contacting your MP too. #HumanistsUK humanists.uk/action/urge-...

#Mockingbird Revisited: Where are we now in therapy, training and culture. Saturday 14th of March 2026 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM #Mockingbird arrived at a moment of social and professional reckoning. This anniversary lecture invites a careful and honest stock take. onlinevents.co.uk/event/mockin...

Save the Children is among the INGOs that have been denied re-registration by Israeli authorities to continue providing humanitarian aid to Palestinian communities from 1 January 2026. Read our full statement here: bit.ly/4srvdxv

At risk of getting tedious, once more, can we not use the phrase "child porn"? The accurate phrase is "child sex abuse material", which I know is two words longer, but it's what the NSPCC begs us to use, for many good reasons.

So we can look forward to Grok hallucinating an imaginary enemy nation, firing a barrage of nuclear missiles at Hawaii, making nude deepfakes of the Pope and ordering 25,000 pepperoni pizzas for the Pentagon before shutting off the power to the entire Eastern seaboard. Cool.

Why we won't be using X anymore ⬇️

Here is the full breakdown of MPs on Bluesky by party 👇 @richholman.com has created an interactive tool based on @politicshome.bsky.social's list, mapping which MPs are on Bluesky and when they last posted You can use the tool here: mps.dowu.uk#list

AI tools should not be allowed to make ‘undressed’ images, say Britons yougov.co.uk/technology/a... #R4Today

See also: Met police over Lawrence family.

In short, the phrase "child pornography" is not fine, and given one objection to the preferred "child sex abuse material" (CSAM) is "people don't know that phrase", then perhaps we should make a point of using it so that we all do become familiar with it.

🎧❗️New podcast alert!❗️🎧 Always a joy to hang out with Tristan, and a double joy to talk about my girl Medea… Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t... Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/7EqA...

The first blog of 2026 is now live: Observing Omelas: Racial scapegoating in the age of supremacy This month we look at racial scapegoating as a facet of life in a world of supremacy, through the lens of a wonderful short story by Ursula le Guin. www.dwightturnercounselling.co.uk/2026/01/12/o...

Always #Bemmie.

Having just spent nearly three weeks moving between hotels, I couldn't agree more. They just end up on the floor because there's nowhere else to put them. Grim. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

America’s Strategic Alliance with Denmark and NATO open.substack.com/pub/ivodaald...

NEW Death in Minnesota The significance of the reaction to the killing of Renee Nicole Good By me, at @prospectmagazine.co.uk www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/law/th...

Restricting image generation to paid users isn't a genuine safeguard - it's an attempt to make money from the nudification www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

I call on my party and my government to remove themselves entirely from X and communicate with the public where they actually participate online and can be protected from such illegality.

Emily Heller, an eyewitness, is speaking out to set the record straight. Officers were screaming at Renee Nicole Good, “Move, move, move.” So she moved, and they shot her multiple times? Then Noem and Trump branded her a domestic terrorist. Does everyone see how absolutely insane that sounds?

Joint statement on Greenland from France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain, UK, Denmark (via BBC News)

EXCLUSIVE Following the news that one of the first things a Nigel Farage Reform government would do is ensure that “the young are taught correctly about our history”, I have been passed these leaked pages from Reform’s proposed GCSE history textbook. mrhenrymorris.substack.com/p/exclusive-...

The 3rd Tate brother

Tuesday

Nail. Head. app.thenewworld.co.uk/story/147923...

what a hellish grotesque folly this all is

It's the only game that matters. My SKETCH of British politicians playing the Trump Game.

Oh god it’s the end of days when I completely agree with MJT

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This by @ecfr.eu’s Majda Ruge is a good guide to Trump’s calculus on Venezuela. Rival factions (primacists, prioritisers, restrainers) have been counseling different courses of action, but “the answers depend on what the president decides will bring him the biggest ‘win’.” ecfr.eu/article/maga...

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X/grok creating and platforming sexually explicit material of children isn’t just a lapse, it’s criminal. Elon Musk and his companies should be held to account. It’s been over a year since I dumped X. It was the right decision then and even more so now. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

A masterpiece.

Always thought this had been an appalling decision. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

NOTHING TO SEE YEAR: PART 2! Join us with @mrjamesob.bsky.social for: 📈 ‘25 stories that should’ve been bigger 📉 the ones that shouldn’t have been huge but were 🟠 POTUS’ maddest moment 🔮 What we’d change to improve ‘26 open.spotify.com/episode/7JQ0... podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/q...

Worth it alone for @nndroid.bsky.social's diatribe against Steven Miller.

🔔 Nothing to see Year... with James O'Brien ☃️ Who's up? Who's down? Who's in and who's out? 🎅🏽 Join us for a review of 2025 🛷 Part I of a @sturdyalex.bsky.social, @pimlicat.bsky.social & @mrjamesob.bsky.social special. 🎁 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/q... 🎄 open.spotify.com/episode/2dbS...

Quick poll: were you aware of this news story that broke 4 days ago? Almost £150m our money www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Dear Keir. Please stop pandering to people who won't vote for you anyway. Yours faithfully, Literally Evey Progressive in the UK (Not you McSweeney)

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NEW EPISODE: The space between peace and war ☠️ Europe's choice on Ukraine: be galvanised or paralysed 😎 How spies are waging their own war on us 🧞 Inevitable pantomime references 🎧 SPOTIFY open.spotify.com/episode/1Qn9... 🍏 APPLE podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/q... @annettedittert.bsky.social

Good news on quite a few levels. #bristol www.bristol247.com/food-and-dri...

He isn’t an academic

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So: Trump has finally filed a law suit against the BBC. New reports say he filed the suit in Florida yesterday. Am going to have a look at this and will post more later.

Priceless