Lisa Nandy: “I don't think anyone in this country wants to reopen the Brexit debate.” The Country:

"The exercise of imagination is dangerous to those who profit from the way things are because it has the power to show that the way things are is not permanent, not universal, not necessary." -Ursula K. Le Guin, *A War Without End*

Incredible community note.

Back in the late 1990s, when the World Wide Web was still newish, my friend and I considered starting a business where we’d do online research for people, because who would have the time to do it themselves? But we never got around to it and then search engines became a thing.

Reform Latest : 2 councillors died before election Several now suspended for various bits of bigotry At least 1 doesn’t exist Others want to stand down because they didn’t know being a councillor is unpaid 1 thought he would be in Parliament They don’t need a Whip, they need Missing Persons #reform

Apparently Boiler Man kept calling on Friday but cos husband was in meetings all day he didn’t answer the phone (don’t ask but know it’s a ‘tism thing) Anyway he’s called this morning & turns out he actually does have the part & is going to be here sooooooon so I’m back hiding out upstairs again!

Órla should have won a short story prize for this thread.

For anyone else who needs to hear this: that little voice in your head telling you that you ruin everything, and that everyone would be better without you, and that you should just run away and never come back? That voice is chauncey fucking badminton, and you tell that motherfucker he can go 👁️🔫

i call my mom every sunday to share personal news and chat. she's really into celebrities, so i tell her about the famous people i've pissed off in the last week. she gets super excited.

JK Rowling is now represented by a trans person in the Scottish parliament. Absolutely incredible.

Minute Cryptic - 10 May, 2026 "Dominic, shortly after Lewis rejected Ellie, confessed to Prudence" (6) 🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣 🏆 0 hints – 1 under the community par (42,455 solvers so far). www.minutecryptic.com?utm_source=s...

Big up @salamandernews.org for amazing live reporting of the Lewisham Council elections tonight. Brilliant to see such amazing local journalism.

You won the last ward to declare race @lisahafey.bsky.social ! Congrats💚

And the final ward in the entire country to declare is Grove Park, electing a Labour candidate way ahead of everyone, then a Green and another Labour close together councilmeetings.lewisham.gov.uk/mgElectionAr... Final tally for Lewisham: 40 Green councillors and 14 Labour

40 / 14 yay

And I was right! We were the very last.

Wow, if you know #Lewisham politics this is a seismic change. Labour have dominated for decades. The borough has been so red, that careerists swarm here to get on the ladder to get to Parliament, such *was* the certainty.

Hello everybody, I want to believe just as much as anybody else does but I really need to tell you that in my 10+ years of experience as a disinformation expert, the only reason UFO shit gets put out by the government is to distract you from other really bad things

9 seats left to declare, my ward still in the running for last one counted.

The Green Party GAIN a majority on Lewisham Council! 🥳 28 seats needed for a majority and counting hasn't even finished yet. Huge congratulations to the entire team - we're replacing Labour! 💚 Join.greenparty.org.uk

Lewisham count nearing completion and so nerve- wracking! Hope hope hope the Lewisham Greens get the brilliant double they deserve but they should be super- proud of a brilliant campaign whatever happens.

I feel like my council ward is going to be the very last one counted in Lewisham

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Started watching The Traitors India last night. It’s very very good - so much drama!

First Past the Post is bust. Scotland has delivered a mandate for an indyref, and Wales will have a pro-independence government. The Westminster parties are in death spirals. Across the UK, people voted against our political system: abolishwestminster.substack.com/p/this-elect...

This day in 2006, Guy Goma arrived at BBC London for a job interview and walked into history.

A SECOND TRANS MSP HAS HIT THE SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT

Ich thynke but litel of a Mondaye bleake Tuesday grey and Wednesdaye eke Thursdaye Ich care not for thee Yet Fridaye Ich am yn love [small riff yn honor of Canvas] Mondaye thou kanst fall awaye Tuesdaye, Wednesdaye, myne herte slaye No mirthe ys founde upon Thursdaye Yet Fridaye Ich am yn love

🌳The Greens continue to prove they aren't just a protest vote. Huge congratulations to @liamshrivastava.bsky.social, the first ever Green Mayor of Lewisham taking over yet another Labour heartland. Labour should take note: voters will back a bold progressive vision when it's on offer.

FAQ: “have you ever considered being a tattoo artist” yes, yes I have, only as of pretty recently when I realized how much this really simplified ink style works for me. It may or may not be something I end up pursuing.

Of course right as I start trying to set up a fibercrafts blog thing I get really into pen-and-paper art instead lol. Well, I drew some cool stuff lately

This is just the beginning. Join our movement of hope: Join.greenparty.org.uk

Ever since he’s been eligible to vote, youngest son struggled to understand its importance (but he’d still vote). This council election though, he’s had a change of heart, & has now seen his vote make a difference, as it looks like we may have contributed to turning around a Labour stronghold!

First @zoegarbett.bsky.social in Hackney 💚 Then, South of the river, our second Green Mayor in @liamshrivastava.bsky.social 💚 Epic scenes in Lewisham!!

A once-in-a-lifetime feeling being in the results hall at the Lewisham count and hearing that @liamshrivastava.bsky.social has been elected the FIRST EVER Green Party Mayor of Lewisham!! After a nail-biting count it turned out not to be that close at all, a decisive victory. So happy!

Our votes haven’t been all counted yet but Lewisham has elected their first Green Mayor! Congratulations @liamshrivastava.bsky.social!!!!!!

BREAKING: Hannah Mary Goodlad (Scottish National Party) has been elected the next MSP for Shetland with 47% of the vote. She is the first ever SNP constituency parliamentarian to be elected in Shetland, ending 76 years of continuous Liberal/Liberal Democrat victories at Holyrood and Westminster.

Mads hosting The Traitors NZ???!!!!!

So now we’ve got a sort of Archimedes screw setup, channelling the water via nesting mixing bowls, each has a lip that channels water into the next. Sadly - because things happen in 3s - our kitchen sink is currently blocked, otherwise we’d also channel the water (via bowls) down the drain.

Perhaps “journalist” Dan Hodges might like to start by asking Nigel Farage why his party donors share the same address with sanctioned Russian oligarchs? bsky.app/profile/byli...

Second day of hiding out upstairs cos we have someone in to fix up our leaking boiler

Is the reform surge real, or just click bait headlines?

Green Party HQ is confident that "records will be broken" in the local elections results in England and Wales GPEW leader Zack Polanski: “I’ve travelled across England and Wales and I’m hearing the same everywhere I go – confidence that we will win more councillors than ever before."

My council has had a Labour majority pretty much since its formation in 1965. This election they’re saying it’s very likely to go to the Greens. I’m a bit excited to see if it happens!

I love that everyone is still talking about our flag means death

Yayyyy it’s @aiannucci.bsky.social #Taskmaster

PAKISTAN! PAKISTAN! #Taskmaster