This should be illegal. 60% of Wes Streeting's donations come from people and companies linked to private healthcare, according to @goodlawproject.org research. Our NHS should be protected from these private interests - not left defenceless against them. End privatisation in our NHS.

Absolutely genius!

An utterly terrifying insight into the neuroscience implications of AI on the developing brain #NeuroLeadershipInstitute

The mob reaction in Epsom to something that - it turned out - never happened is a depressing tale of populism and misinformation, often by people who should know better. That’s the pattern. app.prospectmagazine.co.uk/story/73184/...

Fabulous turnout for #Knowsley #Parkrun number 400 this morning. Great atmosphere and really welcoming as always. Plus a record turnout!

Under two hours! Twice!!! 🏃‍♂️ #LondonMarathon

Great piece by @owenjones.bsky.social on the need for the progressive left to mobilise and cooperate internationally www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

For decades now, decisions about your water system have been made in the interest of faraway shareholders. Now’s it time for you to have a say petition.parliament.uk/petitions/76...

Thames Water wants to set its own rules 💧💩 💦 The Board of Ofwat is split over whether to let them. Tip the scales in favour of people and planet: email the Board now, and urge them to reject Thames Water's creditors @weownit.org.uk tinyurl.com/85m396az&nbs...

A papal representative on his way to meet the US president

The government promised to bring our railway into public ownership. Their Railways Bill leaves huge parts of our railway in the hands of private profiteers. Ask your MP to make sure it delivers for passengers, not profit. weownit.org.uk/rail-tug-of-...

Highlight of my week. I’ve discovered that I can be Carpark Marshal *and* run #Parkrun on the same day at #GroveFields! Ridiculously happy (as you can tell from the grin)

Thames Water's creditors want to set a new low for privatised water by asking Ofwat to sign off on a deal which allows them to break the rules. Ofwat are poised to agree. We can't let them. Email your MP now: weownit.org.uk/act-now/the-...

BlackRock already owns 65 NHS GP surgeries. It wants to expand its UK empire by buying more NHS property, in a venture with Greater Manchester Pension Fund (GMPF). It’s privatisation by stealth. Sign the petition. Tell GMPF to walk away from US profiteers. weownit.org.uk/act-now/blac...

FAO all councils everywhere. news.oxfordshire.gov.uk/unauthorised...

All my exhibition paintings are now available to buy here: madeinstirlingstore.com/shop/when-be... I love a mini square, but I’ve gone for a lot of different sizes and shapes for my exhibition! So, now the exhibition is open I can share this to show the scale…🤍☺️

OK, so as a first step I’ve signed up to the 93% Club where I can hopefully do some good to help young people from the state school sector like me #StateSchoolProud hub.93percent.club

Thought provoking piece (by @amonck.bsky.social) on how male violence can’t just be legislated away. I feel seriously challenged as to how I can be part of the solution… open.substack.com/pub/7thing/p...

Fabulous White Horse Half Marathon this morning. Course PB despite the brutal headwind at mile 9 Brilliantly organised and great marshals ❤️ 🏃‍♂️ 🏆 #WhiteHorseHalf #WhiteHorseHarriers

Spotted outside The Dorchester this afternoon...

Calling the police "the usual suspects" for investigating a crime is a pretty special bit of political rhetoric. Police took four witness statements from "observers", spoke to 15 returning officers, requested CCTV for 45 locations and reviewed it for four for that "whitewash", incidentally.

Oh my good godfathers! We’re doomed 😱 www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Something that is depressing me more and more is the litter on our roadsides. This piece on a village website is about country lanes but it’s everywhere including major roads and motorways. Where has our pride in our surroundings gone? www.transitiontattenhall.co.uk/news/litter-...

🔴 Paul Conroy’s Last Photo Essay: Cuba’s Moment of Reckoning, Veteran war photographer and correspondent Paul Conroy died of natural causes a day after returning from Cuba with this report of another city under siege. He never stopped bearing witness open.substack.com/pub/bylineti...

So the Telegraph is taking this well

In the past 2 days senior(ish) Reform politicians have called for: - opponents to be murdered - to undo the sexual revolution and a regulated sexual market - mass purges of the civil service - to undo renters and workers rights - mass deportations This is a party that is entirely spinning out

I had a wonderful chat to a cabbie yesterday. I was planning to sit and do emails so was mildly irritated when he started talking. It turned into an incredibly enjoyable and entertaining 20 min that took my mind off the workshop that I was worrying about www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

There is only one way we will defeat Reform: together. That’s why I’m backing the Greens in the Gorton and Denton by-election. We are a mass movement of all ages, backgrounds and faiths — united in a belief that things can, and will, change.

A little spark of good news.

@mrjamesob.bsky.social for Monday’s show? 🤦🤯🤬

No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition. Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

The New York Times reports that the Department of Homeland Security has sent Google, Meta, and other media corporations subpoenas for the names on accounts that criticize ICE enforcement. The department wants to identify Americans who oppose what it’s doing. I’ll save them time.

The Government must stop listening to dodgy advice! Hear the trade unions, the care workers, the migrant support organisations - LISTEN TO YOUR BASE. The immigration plans must be scrapped. @zoejardiniere.bsky.social @unison.org.uk www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

#Brexit #OwnGoal #cartoon

How Nigel Farage's obsession with Donald Trump could leave you with fewer rights.

Fabulous column by @nesrinemalik.bsky.social in today’s @theguardian.com on how the US is waging an internal propaganda war to limit what people see and therefore think www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Feels kind of appropriate

I can’t urge you strongly enough to support this campaign for a debate on Palantir’s role and reach in our public services; they are absolutely everywhere you look!

Suella Braverman becomes the latest Tory MP to defect to Reform UK. “I feel like I’ve come home,” she tells a rally of people who can't wait to be in power so they can deport anyone whose parents weren't born in this country.

Amazing news that Suella Braverman has defected to Reform UK a mere 194 days since her husband, Rael Braverman, left Reform UK for comments they made criticising his wife.

Huge thanks to everyone who’s donated. We’re almost at £10,000. Every donation is funding organisers, materials and rapid response work to challenge Reform UK in 2026.

@bjennings90.bsky.social has utterly nailed it in the @theguardian.com cartoon 👏 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Just done this and both my adult and child selves are delighted

But the stakes are rising. With rumours of a Westminster by-election in Gorton and local by-elections already happening, we need to be ready. Please help us raise £10,000 by next Friday to fund organisers, materials and rapid response in key areas. secure.hopenothate.org.uk/page/184951/...

Who is paying Nigel Farage while he’s meant to represent Clacton?

Terrifying how much access these amoral grifters have to our politicians (of all stripes) and how so many decisions appear to go in their favour

Freedom is a Collective Endeavour: some thoughts on Minneapolis open.substack.com/pub/braggb/p...

Holme Pierrepont #parkrun set an unenviable new record this morning, and also formed part of the new closest pair of events (but >6 km apart by foot at present).Though only if you go by pins on the events map - the 2 courses that get closest to each other are actually Atlasville and Homestead Lake.

For years, Stephen Lennon AKA Tommy Robinson’s content has been predictable. Muslims, migrants, culture war outrage, and selfie videos filmed somewhere hot. Then, suddenly, he started posting about Qatar, Yemen, and the war in Sudan. What changed? hopenothate.org.uk/2026/01/12/w...