Middleton is a close associate of Farage - but was ruled out of being a Reform Mayoral candidate due to his overt racism in wanting to ban 3 generations of ethnic minorities from public life in Britain www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

Ant Middleton here seems to be taking Lowe talking about "foreign nationals" as support for his position of banning British-born minorities who are the children or grandchildren of migrants from top tier government rules. (It is being rumoured Restore might adopt his candidacy)

Ant Middleton - a Reform supporter + ally of Tommy Robinson who now plans to run as an Independent for London Mayor - says that "rules will be changed once we take control of parliament" to prevent somebody like Shabana Mahmood being a government minister or MP "

Middleton - a convicted criminal for violence + a bankrupt - is a very dim racist.

extraordinary FT scoop via @lucyfisher.ft.com captain of a UK nuclear-armed submarine has stepped back from his role this week after being investigated over his relationship with Joani Reid, the Labour MP whose husband has been arrested on suspicion of spying for China www.ft.com/content/93be...

The Erling Haaland of political own goals strikes again

Who is surprised Wikileaks didn't leak this?

Record wind output helps shield the UK from worst of Iran war fallout www.reuters.com/business/ene...

Don’t be so cynical Andy choosing between scandalously priced quinoa, a nanny or private school fees is a dilemma laced with terrible moral injury.

‘Middle-class families’, both with portfolios of multiple rental properties? www.thetimes.com/money/family... There are clear reasons why national media brands deeply divorced from reality are dying on their arses. As for this alleged ‘cutting back’ - cue the Nanotechnology Violin Orchestra.

One must have a heart of stone not to laugh. www.ft.com/content/731f...

“Failure is not an option” is such an outdated, awkward, closed, weirdly macho attitude to take to a change process… See adam grant for the alternative view of failure .. www.linkedin.com/posts/adammg...

We Streeting’s ‘failure is not an option’ NHS speech today is a curious mash-up.

🚨 NEW BLOGPOST 🚨 There's a through-line from trolling culture to the manosphere and government rejoicing in its own cruelty. The common thread is the weaponisation of irony, making it cringe to care, risible to object. The radical response: reclaim sincerity. open.substack.com/pub/joxleywr...

“Before you condemn the shadow Home Secretary for being racist, maybe you should stop and consider that some Muslims have done bad things. Didn’t think of that did you? Hypocrite. Weak liberal hypocrite”

This is (as usual) very good by @policyskeptic.bsky.social www.hsj.co.uk/daily-insigh...

Mini thread. I have, for book research purposes, devoted quite a bit time to thinking about this sort of thing over the last few years.

This from @hpiandycowper.bsky.social is something I just have never been able to understand even once in my 12 years in the NHS. “Just tick that box and do lots of things and you’ll be fine.”

Truly poor referring decisions in Fr-Eng. One offside penalty against France, who were blatantly offside for most of the game; and that last scrum penalty was absolutely unmissable.

For all the people getting their knickers in a twist about Churchill getting replaced on £5 bank notes, it could be worse … @hpiandycowper.bsky.social

A special prize to anyone who protests about animals on banknotes *WHILE USING AN ANIMAL TO REPRESENT THE MYTHICAL GREATNESS OF THE NATIONAL CHARACTER*

One must have a heart of stone not to laugh. www.telegraph.co.uk/money/proper...

The Boris Johnson Fanzine has for a generation been an abject turd of a publication, and it’s good to see that IPSO won’t let it mark its own homework over its blatantly making shit up: www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/03...

📌 ICYMI — Rupert Lowe Posed With Neo-Nazi Who Recruits White Supremacists Into Restore Britain Chris Mitchell, who has claimed that “Jewish control over our people WILL be coming to an end" and described himself as a "Nazi-Buddhist", was welcomed into the party by Lowe

Ahhh, the NHS and things to measure that only add quantitative value to the "amount of things measured" metric.

Don't, you've reminded me of the Matron who told me she was given 33 objectives in her annual appraisal and later found out she was only given them so her senior could say she'd 'improved accountability' in that division.

And I'm sure this gives both of us even more confidence that greater ministerial control will result in more autonomy for the frontline

Aside from question of whether you can meaningfully hold NHS accountable for labour market outcomes, my main issue with this is it’s yet another ‘priority’. Waiting lists, three shifts, structural reform, getting people into work etc. There’s not enough money to do everything. Ministers must choose!

this is useful for those looking to move away from the Google/Amazon clouds

“there has been a long tradition of national and political leadership incentivising NHS financial lying, and complaint, clean-nosed organisations could quietly be bailed out”.

when broadcasters repeat Mandelson claim he was “not motivated by financial gain” please also report the $75,000 of financial gain Mandelson received from Epstein in 2004 and 2004 and the £10s of thousands Mandelson’s husband received from Epstein in 2009/10 plus free flights & mansion stays

Yes, I've been wondering if this might be one of the biggest threats to Reform's polling. They've got to 30% by channelling inchoate rage at the system - but all their policy preferences are Thatcherite boomer comfort zone stuff. There's a risk of a dividing line against part of their own coalition.

To understand the catastrophic turn in U.S. health policy, follow the money paulkrugman.substack.com/p/how-the-ka...

You might think from these stark posts that an activist is talking. Instead @phillipspobrien.bsky.social is one of the foremost academic experts on warfare and diplomacy. We need to take his words seriously on the Russian war imposed on Ukraine and the betrayal by the USA.

From the archives …

The NHS in England is suffering from Greige Expectations and Stuck Record Syndrome. Unpaywalling this week’s column for a few hours. www.healthpolicyinsight.com/cowpers-cut-...

Bless Mark Pougatch.

“So without wishing to fall into hyperbole, do we think that this is the single most important game of Six Nations rugby ever?”

Well, hello world! State of the Future is a new think tank (from @gavinfreeguard.com) for public servants and others who believe data, digital, openness and innovation can deliver better policy, better services and better outcomes for people. sotf.org.uk (Quiet news day to soft launch, eh?)

No sweat

Farage's stinking personal ratings are massively overlooked

This isn't a purely philosophical or semantic argument about what "British" means. Once you accept different tiers of British citizenship you gain a way to formally discriminate. USSR documents famously had a "5th line" denoting ethnicity. Stalin's nationalist repressions used this as their basis.

Right decision by bunker review. The improvement of Italy’s rugby these past five years is certainly ongoing. Great to see!

Two weeks ago, Peter Mandelson told us he had no recollection of planning to buy a £2m apartment in Rio via a Panama holding company and a Brazilian company. Yesterday we found notarised incorporation documents for the Brazilian company, with Mr Mandelson's signature.

Obviously zero reflection in any of this on how operating the largest empire in human history may have turned us into a multicultural nation. We are here because you were there. #Empireland www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Oh For Fuck’s Sake #EveryGrifter

Latest ‘Cut’ reflects on Wes Streeting’s leadership aspirations. Temporarily unpaywalled. www.healthpolicyinsight.com/cowpers-cut-...

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