Obviously the focus is on Plaid, Reform and Labour but the Conservatives also fell drastically - to 2% and a lost deposit. Hardly a ringing endorsement from the Welsh valleys for their recent turn to the far right

can never forget that Fred Trump spent his later years totally gaga but surrounded by a gaggle of senility-denial-enablers who drove him to a make believe office where a make believe secretary had him sign make believe papers—which sounds cute til you see the sequel & the secretary is Stephen Miller

Really enjoyed chatting with @nickshepley.bsky.social - available now to listen 👇 (with a super write up here: explaininghistory.org/2025/09/25/e...) #womenwealthpower

I did a great interview yesterday with @vnbateman.bsky.social about her new book Economica, a history of women’s work, wealth and power: open.spotify.com/episode/6z8Q...

I did a great interview yesterday with @vnbateman.bsky.social about her new book Economica, a history of women’s work, wealth and power: open.spotify.com/episode/6z8Q...

I really enjoyed our conversation - thanks so much @nickshepley.bsky.social

A day of shame for the UK. A political party proposes mass deportations and the response from other political parties is not to condemn this as going further than even Mosley or the National Front.

I had a great chat with Professor Angie Hobbs, a regular guest on In Our Time today about what Plato would make of the bleak times in which we live: open.spotify.com/episode/10aj...

Silicon Valley’s quiet takeover How Elon Musk and Peter Thiel are seeking to embed themselves in Britain’s vital infrastructure By Ann Moody @yorkshirebylines.co.uk

Huge congrats on the book!

Promoting things is an almost unbearable experience, a feeling of fingernails being dragged down the blackboard of my soul…but I did write a book and a pretty good one at that (I think). For all fans of dark fantasy, political intrigue and that sort of thing: amzn.eu/d/4oLkENa

Israel’s Diaspora Ministry is running a Russia-style info war on Europe’s democracies building networks of 'useful idiots' to shield its actions in Gaza and West Bank from accountability Time to list Israel's Ministry of #Subversion as a threat www.andreaskrieg.com/post/israel-...

The Swedish government is calling on the EU to freeze its trade deal with Israel in an effort to pressure the country into allowing humanitarian aid into Gaza. In doing so, Stockholm has joined Ireland, Spain, Slovenia, the Netherlands and Luxembourg...

Hello pals, The Shipwright and the Shroudweaver is currently in Waterstones' summer pre-order sale. Spend a little now, and give yourself a winter of wild magic. bit.ly/shipshroudsummer

Here's my very first interview since resigning from the Labour Party with @novaramedia.com:

Let’s not start tearing each other apart on the left just yet? Things are, for once, looking up.

Let’s not start tearing each other apart on the left just yet? Things are, for once, looking up.

Remember long ago, last summer, when the US armed forces literally "built a port" (and yes, that was the framing) to ensure aid got into Gaza. And then took it away again, quietly, less than a month later... www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/7/...

When they wake up to the scope of the democratic threat that is forging, the forces of British reaction will wage all out war

“maybe [the police] had something better to do. Maybe they’ve seen sense and decided that the Human Rights Act, which enables us to speak freely, is more important than the Terrorism Act, which forbids us from speaking freely.” - @georgemonbiot.bsky.social Sign up - wedonotcomply.org

You can see by their actions. Rachel Reeves knows she won’t survive for long so is even considering actions like depriving consumers of compensation for missold car loans - electoral suicide but will certainly help in her upcoming flashy role in finance

For the Tories, Reform and the political right in Britain and insurgent working class movement free from the Labour Party is an existential threat and they will fight to the end to defeat it. 300k+ sign ups on day one won’t have been lost on them so get ready for war ‘cos it’s coming

Keir Starmer is appointing a former Sun editor to a top government comms role, while watering down the Hillsborough Law. Bootlicking the Murdoch press, betraying the people of Liverpool and insulting every campaigner for justice. Justice For The 97.

2/2 When the far right seize on isolated instances of migrants committing crime to scapegoat whole communities, their efforts thrive in an environment crafted by the dominant right wing press. ejpr.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

For the Tories, Reform and the political right in Britain and insurgent working class movement free from the Labour Party is an existential threat and they will fight to the end to defeat it. 300k+ sign ups on day one won’t have been lost on them so get ready for war ‘cos it’s coming

Fuuuuuuuuuuucked.

@georgemonbiot.bsky.social great article today George. Is there any guidance anywhere on how to set up a people’s primary?

Britain’s broken media: open.acast.com/public/strea...

This was good fun.

Enjoyed a great chat today with @brokenbottleboy.bsky.social, just editing now and full podcast episode going out later. We discussed the landscape of British media and power in the UK, the enigma of un-sackable right wing columnists and the scourge that is the Daily Mail.

I was writing a scene in a novel, it featured a character who carried deep trauma with her. After plotting the scene it felt flat, almost stupid. Then I just decided to trust the character and the truth of her began to pour out.

While I'm not involved in any political party, I think @zackpolanski.bsky.social's analysis is correct. Thanks to Labour's multiple, infuriating failures, the Greens could become huge here, but only if they are bolder, more assertive and, yes, "eco-populist". www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

The inconceivably rich are completely out of control Democracies developed over centuries out of feudalism and conflict are being dismantled at speeds we can’t grasp. We must tax the rich as a matter of urgency. ✍️ @nickshepley.bsky.social 🎨 @coldwarsteve.bsky.social bylines.cymru/voices-lleis...

Happy Hogmanay compadres, we got each other through another one. Love to you all!

📣 The media’s dangerous embrace of Farage: a critical look at BBC’s Question Time The BBC’s platforming of Nigel Farage on Question Time promotes divisive and misleading rhetoric, distorting the debate on immigration By Dr Russell Jackson

Victoria Atkins overplaying her hand on Radio 4 Today saying one farmer is considering committing suicide to avoid inheritance tax. The same woman from the same party who didn't give a f*ck when 100s of people committed suicide because of the Tory's cruel and despicable benefits system.

Until it is entirely repudiated as a policy, and until the party Kemi Badenoch leads asks forgiveness for such an act of evil, I can only conclude that they remain evil, that she leads an evil organisation, and is happy to speak for its evil. Evil people should be shunned.

"You will cope best psychologically with what has happened if you find meaningful pathways to action, along with others, that are premised on facing up to how bad the situation has now become." A piece, with colleagues, for ABC Religion & Ethics.

This week's new books! Find them all on the new books display in the First Floor Lobby #NewBooks

Songs for a Friday night #1 open.spotify.com/track/10hLkl...

Ok, I can get along side this: Tory donor Lord Bamford funds helicopter flight for Nigel Farage www.theguardian.com/politics/202...