Can we spare a moment to think about all the poor Polling Station staff up and down the country, patiently explaining to angry white men why they can't vote for Nigel Farage in their local council elections today?

Well worth repeating often.

When I vote next week, my 1st thought is the policies, which will lead me to a Party/Parties. Then I will look at the Party candidates, will they be a good representative for me & my ward? Then I put my X. I'm amazed at how many people seem to stop at step 1.

For any government body to refuse appeals against their decisions is appalling, but when arguably the most incompetent and error-prone Department in British government (already responsible for enormous past errors) does it, it is inexcusable. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

SIL is a teacher. On a school trip out, her kids have been plotting how they would assassinate both our PM & the US President (don't ask). Regardless of the merits, their name for the latter 'job' is brilliant. Operation Trumpity Bumpity!

I'm old enough to remember shopping involving me telling the staff what I wanted and them handing it to me in exchange for £. The rise in shoplifting is partly due to shops reducing staff numbers and relying on the honesty of customers for increased profit. www.theguardian.com/business/202...

That new wine waiter job didn't go quite as I had expected. Whats in a Molotov cocktail anyway?

Excellent satire.

Not for a minute suggesting Mr Starmer comes out of this well, but doesn't Mr Robbins think that 'an “atmosphere of pressure”, Robbins repeatedly emphasised, marked by “constant chasing” by No 10' would be one of the main reasons he received such a generous salary?

With all these perfectly timed stock market bets on oil and stuff surrounding Trump's announcements, where does all that money come from, as in, who loses all these millions? Anyone? And should we care?

Why isn't Martin Lewis (@martinlewis.moneysavingexpert.com) in the House of Lords? If anyone needs rewarding for services to personal finance, he beats all the Bank CEOs hands down.

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-...

This is complete stupidity. The King should go to the USA & insult their President in the House? How would Tisdall react if someone did the same about the King in Westminster? Moron. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Has anyone else had issues with The Office Of The Public Guardian? I'm trying to support a friend in creating Powers of Attorney before he has heart surgery. It's taken 6 nearly 6 months to date. We are degree-educated ex-senior public servants who cannot believe the poor quality of their admin.

If there was ever any doubt over the legitimacy of the current USA administration, this appears to resolve it. The President can't pardon someone unless they have admitted to doing something illegal. He thinks its crooked! www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

I'm genuinely struggling to understand why immigration is such a big issue when we have a falling birthrate and an ageing population. I can only assume that the people complaining about immigrants don't expect to get an old age pension etc., when older, as there will be nobody left to pay for it.

Simon Jenkins has found a new hat. 'Not In Anybodys Back Yard'. How does putting wind turbines in a place Simon describes as 'Virtually devoid of habitation or roads' damage Wales, & why is NIABY worse than where NIMBY protests don't want it? www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

You can put a chip in your cat, why aren't they at least an optional extra in power tools? The additional cost would be bugger all, given how much quality tools cost to begin with. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

This is satire. This is also accurate political comment. What a world we live in.

So, Trump's lawyers are arguing that mitigating the problems Trump caused by knocking down half the White House is a national security matter? Maybe he should have thought (of that, before knocking down half the White House) first? www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

I can't help but be amused at the outrage of people, who chose to go live in another country, being subjected to the laws of the country they chose to go and live in. As I am fond of saying: 'actions have consequences'. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

Presumably, this is the product of thinking people might still vote for them in the future, despite no such evidence existing? If we are going to start paying benefits based on possible future events, we may as well scrap all conditionality now & buy some dice www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

This is when you know you elected the right sort of person.

Has anyone else noticed that Just Eat no longer lets you see customer reviews? You just get an average score. IMHO this is deeply unsettling. I used those reviews when looking at new sellers. www.theguardian.com/business/202...

How many of these life-changing screw-ups made by the Home Office need to happen before somebody gets a grip of what is clearly a dysfunctional Department beset with 'computer says no' itus and an apparent inability to resolve obvious disasters quickly? /1 www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

This was written as satire. Today it could be a way forward: gristlyhistory.blog/2018/09/06/l...

Thames Water's creditors are trying their luck. Their latest proposal is another brazen attempt to dodge regulations. I've just emailed my MP asking them to reject the proposal and bring Thames Water into Special Administration. Email your MP now: weownit.org.uk/act-now/emai...

It appears some breaches of International Law are 'acceptable'.

Satire is sometimes more effective than outrage.

This is very naughty, bloody hilarious and factually accurate!

As a former Fraud Investigator, these people are due a full repayment plus compensation & the staff authorising the letters should be disciplined. It's their job to know the rules; there is no excuse for this. www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

As Bob says, we really shouldn't use this unflattering photo.

Bllody Hell. The most terrifying part of the story is 'Police Scotland said it had learned from the incident and apologised to those involved.' They needed to learn this? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

@mrjamesob.bsky.social Kidderminster?

Well worth a couple of minutes of your time.

It's ludicrous that someone, not resident in the UK (& presumably unable to vote here?) can donate £0.01 to a British political party, much less £millions. I'd prefer it if all corporate donations were also banned too. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Our public services aren’t for a secretive profit-hungry US tech firm. Sign the petition to tell the Government to scrap all contracts with secretive US tech firm Palantir. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...

Nigel Farage has missed every meeting about regenerating Clacton. www.clactonandfrintongazette.co.uk/news/2587982...

Is there any polling to indicate what Clacton residents currently think of their MP, now that he has had chance to settle in?

Why does nobody seem to see the glorious humour of a coalition of US district attorneys coming together to ensure federal officials are held to account? The name of the organisation? FAFO! www.federaloverreach.org

If its pronounced 'ay - eye' why do we insist on spelling it as though its 'aiiiieee'. A.I. NOT AI

I've just signed "Back the National Commission Amendment" - Will you support the campaign too? actionstorm.org/petitions/nc... @OpenBritainHQ

Apart from the obvious questions, why is the director's loan not repayable in full? He can clearly afford it. Poor people can't use legal tricks to avoid repaying debts. www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Minimum wage for adults working 40/52 in 2026 will be £23,795 before tax. In 2025 this was approx. 2,000,000 people. This is not a rich country, it is a country with rich people. www.theguardian.com/money/2026/f...

Is the @mrjamesob.bsky.social equivalent of a Swiftie, a Jimmie?

This seems entirely sensible. IMO the governments actions were disproportionate and excessive. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/live...

Looking forward to quoting the Cabinet Office in response to every email I get in future from an MP telling me about what the Party is doing/going to do for me:

Went to see Omid Djalili at Symphony Hall on Saturday. Delighted to find his support act was @boothbygraffoe.bsky.social. Win, win!

The DWP are pretending their new changes are good - but they'll leave new disabled Universal Credit claimants with £2550.48 LESS a year By @rachelcdailey.bsky.social www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...