Feels like this will be worth a subscribe...

Nick is always worth reading and his sub stack is worth every penny.

What lost him the Labour leadership in 2015 was Harriet Harman taking a position to not oppose the welfare cuts being rushed through by the Tories and only Corbyn thought it sensible to say he opposed it. Everything snowballed from there...

Why is this even a question. Birmingham is the second largest city in the UK by some margin. Oh and then its Glasgow and Leeds. This is like asking people if the Earth is flat. Just because they may say it, it doesn't make it true.

Looking forward to listening to this albeit I did misread it as the Battle of Quiberon first and had to double take. The French (Republic) definitely didn't need anyone to feel sorry for them after that one, albeit the Royalists I suppose felt differently...

The crazy part of this is that a couple years ago, the US increasing its military presence in Greenland would’ve been celebrated by Europeans as a strong signal of allied solidarity. Now, it’s seen as a serious threat to Greenland’s (future) sovereignty, rightly so.

In the end, making Putin threaten, moan and beg to hold his pissy little 45 minute parade, from which he ran away like a frightened schoolboy, revealed more about the real state of the war than anyone could have expected.

It's much harder to appreciate any humour from this for those of us who live here...

A guess a lot people will be spending a lot of today checking some slowly changing numbers on a BBC webpage. If you enjoy that sort of thing and want it to be a more than annual occurrence - can I recommend getting into county cricket?

The Papal statement after meeting with Rubio was a significant rebuke to Trump and the US administration. No niceties, little agreement and the acknowledgment of strong differences of opinion. US standing in the world has arguably never been so low. www.thedailybeast.com/vatican-humi...

Personally I'd prefer five days. Not sure there is enough time with four day matches...

This is a key point in a good article by Sadiq Khan. It's possible to come up with long, involved explanations of why people should not feel threatened by particular chants, but the reality is that many do. So the humane response is to stop using those chants. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Nice to read something reassuring for once...

Potential game changer here... phys.org/news/2025-10...

Going to be epic TV!

I worry that the lesson some people on the left learned from Labour's antisemitism problem was not "Let's never do that again" but "It was all a lie, don't worry about it"

This smacks of Marc Antony and Caesar vibes...

I went to the library to get a book on Pavlov's dog and Schrodinger's cat. The librarian said that she thought it rang a bell but wasn't sure if it was there or not!

We need to be honest about what we are seeing here. The Iranian government is still the same theocratic dictatorship and the Iranian people are in desperate straits after the US promised them liberation. The Iranians still control the Strait of Hormuz, still maintain their right to collect tolls...

Some good stuff from Magyar in this piece. Here's hoping Hungary can turn a corner now. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Powerful.

Good sign of things to come! Well done Hungary, what a result!

Péter Magyar victory speech: "We want to make a country where no one is persecuted because they think differently or because someone loves in a different way to others." He may not have campaigned as a liberal. But this is a huge change of direction and rhetoric from Orbán’s anti-LGBTQ+ crusade.

Some positives from Magyar's win for the EU -€bn for Hungary for its economy -€bn for Ukraine -Accession chapters unlocked for Ukraine & also for Moldova, which could move quite quickly -€ adoption -Isolates Fico -Could weaken the momentum for Bardella/RN in France

Hungarians showing how to win big in an unfair election: organize AND protest AND vote AND demand profound change.

The Fascist International: Putin gives the signal and all chime in.

Fingers crossed Orbán is voted out tomorrow.

Listening to @stuartmaconie.bsky.social and @markradcliffe.bsky.social at the weekend makes me feel better about the world. Thank you both and BBC 6Music!

Great thread, well worth a read ahead of the crucial Hungarian elections.

Fascinating.

Recklessly producing and then accepting a situation where a foreign power can restrict freedom of navigation is not just a strategic defeat, it is a reversal of the most fundamental foreign policy and national security priority of the United States since the founding of the republic.

Trump lost this war in every possible sense — morally, legally, politically, economically, reputationally, and strategically.

Iran seems to have hit and, judging by the photos, heavily damaged, the world’s largest petrochemical plant in Jubail. That is uhhh not good. A lot of foundational chemicals for other industrial chains come out of there.

Today one Russian paper concedes that Ukrainian drone attacks “…on [Russian] oil refining facilities did not pass without trace…the government had to freeze petrol exports until July 1. Euphoria over extra revenues from high oil prices is unjustified.” #ReadingRussia

The biggest story in the world right now is that the president of the United States is a demented old man who takes pleasure in torturing and killing people and is committing crimes with impunity. And yet most legacy media outlets are too cowardly to tell it like it is.

Here's hoping the Hungarian people and the EU do not give this a moment's credence.

Hey media-- Pam Bondi is not a victim -- she willingly carried out Trump's political agenda to prosecute his political enemies and undermine free and fair elections. Todd Blache is not shouldering a "burden" or "walking a tightrope." He is a willing accomplice. Language matters.

Hi All, just sent out my free weekend update a little early so as to not disturb Easter. I start with the extraordinary story of Russian casualties in March, 95% of which were caused by Ukrainian UAV. And the Ukrainians believe this is only the start. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...

Love that basically every County Championship match is legally free to watch on YouTube, with commentary. Often BBC Local radio commentary too. Really is good if you can't make it to a match.

I think everyone would agree that the police and MPs shouldn’t be shoplifting.

So excited for this!! #Taskmaster

Absolutely damning. Must watch.

Great news... - Meta and YouTube found liable in landmark social media addiction trial www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

About to watch episode 3. It's incredible.

Yes to this! www.espncricinfo.com/story/irelan...

Same...

Myself and a friend said a few days ago that the Iran war was shaping up to be America's Suez. This piece makes it clear that it could be much worse. I think everyone needs to read this... syncretica.substack.com/p/questions-...