Yep. So annoying when lobby journalists are like "So sorry, to explain this gossip about two cabinet ministers who hate each other we're going to have to talk about boring old policy. Uh-oh! Looks like these poindexters are going to use some numbers!"

We have got to make politics intellectual again. It is the only way that societies thrive is when politicians have the capability to actually think and reflect deeply:

"Labour has managed to squander its capital with immense speed, it's more than a little shocking." Salman Rushdie says a reluctance to acknowledge the damage Brexit has done and is harming people's faith in politics. @jonsopel1.bsky.social | @lewisgoodall.com

📉 Yesterday's ONS stats revealed a significant drop in net migration ✍️ Lauren Gilbert argues that lower migration is bad news for the UK economy since most immigrants are already net fiscal contributors Read in full 👇 https://ukandeu.ac.uk/lower-migration-is-bad-news-for-the-uk-economy/

This is not AI. This is not a scene from Ex Machina. This is not a drill. This is the new humanoid robot from Chinese EV manufacturer, XPeng. Its movements here ⤵️ were lifelike enough to provoke accusations that it was just someone in a suit. So they cut it open on stage... youtu.be/yoiCjhPAdBA?...

Ethiopia's Hayli Gubbi volcano erupted for the first time in approximately 12,000 years on November 24, sending a massive ash plume across continents and disrupting air travel.

You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy than the Home Office. 'An eight-year-old girl left destitute in Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa has been barred from coming to the UK to join her parents.' www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Pardon my French, but this is fucking disgraceful! 🤬🤬🤬 UK rejects visa for girl left destitute in Jamaica by Hurricane Melissa www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

As Jesus once put it: "what shall it profit a man, if he gain the whole world, and then have to pay the mansion tax?"

It'll never not break my brain that the Tories thought this God-awful, bilious, down-punching promoter of far-right spite was fit to run one of the most diverse and tolerant cities on the face of the planet. She's not fit to be a parish councillor let alone Mayor of London. bsky.app/profile/adam...

The Conservative Party's leader in London, Susan Hall, just shared this Islamophobic disinformation about Sadiq Khan, after it was posted on X by a racist troll

Afghans report the lowest life satisfaction in the world— Measuring happiness is difficult, but one way to understand how satisfied people are with their lives is to simply ask them.

China’s fertility rate has fallen to one, continuing a long decline that began before and continued after the one-child policy— The 1970s were a decade shaped by fears about overpopulation. As the world’s most populous country, China was never far from the debate.

3. Berate the presenter for sticking to historical realities rather than myths Britain had not introduced democracy anywhere before the end of empire and there was no thought of developing colonies until 1929, even then based on loans with interest.

1/5 It was entirely predictable that The Telegraph would jump on @DavidOlusoga’s Empire series to fight its right wing culture war for control of our public history. Let’s see what they’ve done:

My mother just told me - apropos of nothing - that out of all the rivers in the world the Thames has had the most corpses in it over the course of history. I find this hard to believe.

British electricity mix at 10pm on 27th Nov 2025 🔥Gas 19.5% Biomass 7.1% 🍃Wind 49.3% Solar 0.0% Hydro 1.9% ⚛️Nuclear 13.5% ➡️Imports 8.1% Other 0.0% 🪫Storage 0.6% 🔌Generation 30GW Carbon intensity 124 gCO2e/kWh vs target of annual average 50-100 gCO2e/kWh by 2030

We still need to get from a situation where Russia pretends to negotiate to a situation where they need to negotiate. Extract from my press remarks following today’s informal Foreign Affairs Council ↓

The Epstein files are going to be about a page and a half.

Sorry, everyone. I think we've gone and done a thoughtful, balanced episode on #Budget2026, that is more about the economics and the politics, rather than the gossippy nonsense that gets hacks excited. #NotSorry

🚨WOW! The Petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy has now rocketed past 75,000 signatures! 🙏 LET’S KEEP GOING! If a petition is what it’s going to take let’s get this done! petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...

The Duchy of Cornwall reacted with dismay to the news, saying: "Woodland expansion alongside peatland restoration is central to a restored landscape across Dartmoor.” It is essential that all Dartmoor farmers, common graziers & conservationists condemn this act of ecological vandalism.

REVEALED: Willow trees on Dartmoor common owned by Prince William deliberately poisoned with herbicide This is an outrageous act of sabotage. Dartmoor’s commons are virtually treeless already, due to centuries of overgrazing by sheep. The culprit must be found: www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

New polling from European Movement UK shows that three quarters of people who see the economic damage of Brexit now back joining the Single Market and Customs Union to cut taxes and rebuild public services. The public knows the route to recovery, even if the Government refuses to face it.

JPMorganChase’s landmark investment in a new building here in London is a huge vote of confidence in the capital’s future and a testament to our enduring status as a global powerhouse for finance, innovation, and talent. www.standard.co.uk/business/jpm...

"The govt. is clamping down on migration for work and study in a way which is certainly going to have negative impacts for growth." @jdportes.bsky.social explains why today's ONS figures showing a huge drop in net migration will impact economic forecasts Catch up👇 www.youtube.com/live/rgBYn93...

📊 Ref lead of 6pts Westminster voting intention REF: 25% (-2) LAB: 19% (-) CON: 18% (+1) GRN: 16% (-1) LDEM: 15% (+2) via @YouGov, 30 Dec Chgs. w/ 17 Nov britainelects.com

NEW - the government poised to water down flagship workers rights bill, ditching day one rights to unfair dismissal but reducing qualifying period from two years to six months. But in concession to unions, government will remove provisions for up to nine months probation.

The right to trial by jury has been a fundamental feature of the British Justice System for over 800 years. Any attempt by the government to undermine this fundamental freedom - a cornerstone of our democracy and an essential safeguard against authoritarianism - must be opposed

It seems a stretch to describe this as a “step” unless it’s off a diving board:

I say this mostly because Reform and certain journalists friendly to them seem determined to start a “white flight” narrative since net migration has dropped so dramatically. It’s not true. It’s not even close to true.

The number of British citizens emigrating hasn’t increased, btw. Outward migration is up, but the increase is mostly non-EU migrants leaving the UK. The methodology counting emigration of British citizens changed in 2021, which increased the number, and it’s been pretty much flat ever since…

Next time someone asks what's the matter with Musk's Twitter, show them this: An account in India, amplifying a billionaire from South Africa being cheered by an Irish passport holder (using an alias) to encourage civil unrest in the UK.

'A group that researches Russia’s war economy, says chemicals used to make mechanical lubricants and military-grade tyres are a vulnerability the US, UK and EU could exploit. "A lubricant shortage would seriously damage Russia’s war machine".' #r4today www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...

BREAKING: Cost of Living could plummet as both Labour MPs and right wing commentators join forces to give Green Party free rent in their heads. Obsessed. Join.greenparty.org.uk

Nigel Farage to address far-right rally in Germany www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e...

One woman said her father called in June to say he was going to be paroled after serving 20 years for car theft. Then in September, she got another call: He was instead being transferred to await deportation. It was the last time she heard from him. With @veritenews.org

When I worked for Obama, I advised him on how to talk to Russian leaders. I never gave the Kremlin advice on how to talk to Obama (and I talked to Ushakov many times!).

I know who Nus Ghani MP is - not because we always agree - but because she’s been serving her constituency (as well as lewks) since 2015. Who the hell is Lucy White?! Ah, a quick google search reveals her as a rentagob for GB ‘news.’ I know which one is qualified to chair the budget debate.

She’s just asking questions.

In a Kyiv shelter today, a man showed up with his baby, a raccoon, and a dog. Nothing surprises me anymore 🤗🥰

'Colours', Brixton (2025) by Marie Lenclos marielenclos.com 👤: @marielenclos.bsky.social

Good evening! This week's theme is South London. ------ 'Camberwell Flats by Night' (1983) by David Hepher (Guildhall Art Gallery)

BREAKING: Big challenge herein for all those leaders who hailed South Africa's stewardship of the G20 in Johnnesburg last weekend. Trump saying he won't allow them to attend next year's G20 in Florida (NOT in Miami, but at his own personal golf club). I suspect we'll all be skipping a year.

Proud to see the Chancellor directly referencing my research (with @ruthpatrick0.bsky.social & Mary Reader) on the two-child limit. As we wrote then "The two-child limit hasn’t discouraged poorer families from having children; it has simply made families poorer" www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

One of the sadder conversations I have had in recent years was with someone brilliant and successful living in London who said he and his partner simply could not afford to have children. People with degrees and solid jobs moving in with their parents. Something is not working.

EXCLUSIVE: US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff advised Russia on how to pitch Ukraine plans to Trump, in audio files reviewed by Bloomberg Witkoff has got to go. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Three things about the Witkoff tapes: 1) It appears Western intelligence services have decided to let Witkoff (and Trump) know they have recordings of their traitorous conversations w/Russia. 2) This Ukraine "deal" was all Witkoff's idea. 3) Congressional leaders should demand he be fired.

Heres steve witkoff helping the Russians, get a deal with Donald Trump