NEW: Reform UK’s flagship council, Kent, has been accused of telling a “blatant lie” after its claim of nearly £40m in savings on net zero were found to be based on hypothetical projects for which there was no documentation. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

But… but is there *ANY* way this could be a woman’s fault…?

Tickets and info for the Jakefest celebrating Jake Thackray in London on 15th August now available. Spread the word! www.ticketsource.co.uk/jake-thackra...

Maria is one of hundreds of children, who — like Liam Ramos — have been held at a Texas detention facility where parents say children languish as they’re served contaminated food, receive little education and struggle to obtain basic medical care. Here's our attempt at telling their stories. 2/

I left this conversation inspired by the courage and resilience of the housekeepers. Hear the story from Doris in her own words 👇🏼

Apsara is one of the few Labour MPs I have any time for. When she first stood as an MP she did not initially reveal her experience of domestic abuse & there was a lot of dirt flung about how she obtained her council house. I went to a hustings to support our Green Party candidate & almost all the…

Look at this absolute delight! A local church holds a Rocking Service where the baby in the Parish born nearest to Christmas Day, is rocked in a decorated cradle at Candlemas. Possibly the last Church in the world to do so - unless you know different? #TinyJoys

not *Jeff Bezos’* Washington Post, you say. why, I never.

Of course nobody should be crossing the Channel in an unsafe small boat, when perfectly safe means of crossing from France to the UK exist, and are, indeed, safely used by thousands of people daily.

Ordinary young people with ambitions and hopes. Imagine if they had been able to travel by plane, train or ferry as we take for granted. Cause of death: being prevented from travelling by normal means

🎉 🪻⛰️🌳 🚐 I am thrilled to share the beginnings of a major new project. This year, I’ll be travelling upon my camper-van-camino the full length of Britain, from the Highlands of Scotland to the far reaches of Cornwall later this February. Join me on my travels: 👉 www.digest.andymarsh...

Wow! What sounded like the entire AEW Dynamite audience in Las Vegas tonight chanted "Fuck ICE! Fuck ICE!" in unison before the main event

look, who could have possibly known that Peter Mandelson would misrepresent his relationship with a shady billionaire, apart from it being the thing he resigned over the last two times?

I know the govt is in meltdown again… but meanwhile I wrote about how their immigration policies create a subclass of migrant workers exposed to abuse in an increasingly “Dubai-style” rightless immigration model & I explain what to do about it

The supposed party of Labour ramping up to 100 Tory policies that section off a (desperately needed) part of the workforce, creating a underclass of workers who cannot escape poor wages, exploitation & abuse. & most convenient of all? We can blame THEM for being here at all!!

“current economic models can’t capture what matters most – the cascading failures and compounding shocks that define climate risk in a warmer world – and could undermine the very foundations of economic growth” www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Next big story “asylum seekers are wasting public funds by booking GP appointments & not turning up”, as some poor person in the asylum system tries to work out the local bus time table or ends up getting on the wrong bus.

Do they understand how mad they sound? As if anyone has ever decided to cross the Channel in a small boat because, if they make it, they might get to take a free taxi to a doctor's appointment? "Pull factors" on steroids. www.bbc.com/news/article...

This is a great paper based on that rarest of things: an actual (fleeting) English planning success story. Zero excuse for any council claiming a housing crisis to not have a knock-off version on the books by September. My only criticism is the cowardly dodge of ‘Croydon Facelift’ for its title.

A publisher who lays off a reporter whose pen is freezing because she's covering a frigid war zone while dodging missiles is not an editor you want to work for, in a more perfect world

A manager for the Immigrant Defense Network told MPR News that back in November, 2,500 people were trained as constitutional observers. Now, the total is nearly 30,000 trained observers in 77 of Minnesota's 87 counties.

Kindergarten teacher called a prank ICE hotline thinking it was real. She called to report her 6 year old student to ICE to try to get them and their family deported. 6 years old. She does not enjoy hearing her own words and actions played back to her.

Apparently morale at DOJ is so low that line attorneys are asking to be held in contempt so they can get some sleep yikes

Union founder slams private equity milking UK foster care for profit. Privatised foster placements can cost double the local authority placing. Successive govts have pushed privatisation. Children in need treated as commodities for profits.

The Green Party, the party of the 99% 💚

The robot apocalypse hasn't happened yet, but still I can't escape the feeling that something has gone horribly wrong... Cartoon for Dutch newspaper @trouw.nl. More of my work for Trouw: www.trouw.nl/cartoons/tje... #ArtificialIntelligence #creativity #work #GenerativeAI

I have a degree of this - I find it very hard to conjure mental images of things. Visualisation exercises don’t work at all for me. I also have a degree of face blindness and poor visual memory. Words, on the other hand, I am good with.

In this week's column I seek to explain Keir Starmer's flat refusal to change our electoral system, even though its gross unfairness could put Reform UK in power on <30% of the vote. The reasons, I believe, are deeply cynical and disturbing. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Going for the bitter divorced dad voter demographic there.

What happens when a government’s immigration policy is based on perverse ideology rather than the national interest

Current policy of pandering to xenophobes just not sustainable. But then we knew that.

I wish we could stop seeing rain as “miserable”. We had a terribly dry summer & autumn & rain is needed. We do need better infrastructure to prevent flooding etc, but really, rain is a good thing.

Labour's changes to immigration rules, including potentially applying them retroactively, would be some of the most draconian anti-immigration policies in decades. They're the hostile environment on speed. This is pure cruelty as policy, with absolutely no merit to them archive.today/2026.02.03-2...

High gas prices – not green policies as some politicians claim – remain the main reason UK households are paying more for electricity, according to new analysis.

“Right, I’m off to the council meeting” “Have you remembered your pigeon head?” “Yes, I have remembered my pigeon head” www.eveningnews24.co.uk/news/2580299...

Using gen. A.I. to make slop imagery to go with any anti-fascist statement isn't any sort of flex as it was developed and promoted by the billionaires pushing fascism. Just fucking stop using it.

A moment that changed me: I shaved off my hair – and immediately became an invisible woman

England's water companies have 1,200 criminal convictions. They lose a trillion litres of water to leaky pipes. Dump sewage in rivers for 4m hours. Customers fleeced. None has its licence revoked. No exec prosecuted. Corporate fines are not collected Whatever happened to democracy, rule of law?

“Pushkar is known as a popular destination for Israelis who visit India to unwind after their discharge from the military”

Actual critique in the thread but also this is so embarrassing! It’s just pure cringe all the way down! It’s so patently and obviously a stupid grift that will make nearly every normal person in Barnsley’s life worse! And they’re boasting about it!!

He literally pulled a "you should smile more" IN RESPONSE TO AN EPSTEIN QUESTION.

I’m sharing this video again because people don’t really get what these data centers and ai are doing to our planet and our communities. Especially Black communities because they were strategically placed there. I need you to listen to these people. STOP USING AI. STOP SUPPORTING AI.

Mrs Kingfisher in Victoria Park She is much more relaxed than the male. #LondonBirds #nature #wildlife #kingfisher #eastlondon #birds #ukbirds

Thursday 5th February! 💚 It’s between The Green Party and Reform in Clevedon South on Thursday. Vote Greens for genuine community care and empathy. Let’s bring hope to Clevedon 💚

Pop singer Lorde will donate the $204,000 she made on merchandise sales from her sold-out Minneapolis shows last fall to two Minnesota immigrant rights groups.

Reminder that "jaywalking" was literally made up by american car manufacturers to shift the blame for accidents from drivers to pedestrians. "Jay" was a slang term meaning "idiot" or "rube".

The Rebellion! exhibition will include a video with @imcmillan.bsky.social reciting the poem he wrote for the project, as well as folk singer Roo Bramley with their version of The Manchester Rambler - an early protest song about access to the countryside.

For the first time in almost 20 years I don’t have parental responsibility for anyone. I could go out all night & have a wild adventure. But I think I’ll go to bed and read instead. Might have a cup of coffee & a bit of shortbread in bed - there’s adventure for you.

ICE was stealing equipment from the Islip Long Island fire department and a Islip Forward member documented it. ICE tried to arrest the community member but the firemen said “I don’t think so” www.islipforward.org

Hello new followers. This is my latest novel. Recent reviews include "book of the year", "made me cry" and "very different to Lee Child". You might like it if you like: Folkloric creatures Old records Intricate psychedelic stories The idea of circular time Extract: www.tom-cox.com/the-reason-y...