When are we going to legislate to make delivery firms responsible for the safety of the vehicles that deliver in their name? A system of hefty fines is needed - which could fund councils and the police to enforce in hotspots. It's a massive issue in public spaces. news.sky.com/story/how-e-...

It's performative. If Steve Reed were really "furious" about water bills, he wouldn't have ruled out renationalisation, or forbidden the Independent Water Commission to recommend it. He enables the filthiest, most parasitic capital to defeat the public interest. www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Promise made. Promise delivered. This Labour government is establishing an inquiry into the violent confrontation between police and picketers at Orgreave.

Shrink from it? He can hardly wait to deliver for his investors.

Best seat on the bus, on a big day for buses!

📣 'We've had New Labour and Blue Labour. It's now time for Lou Labour.' Neal Lawson introduces @louisehaighmp.bsky.social at @compassoffice.bsky.social's #RadicalRenewal conference to give a speech ahead of the spending review. She says Labour's too often chosen 'caution and consensus'

Utter disgrace- we did too little too late. I often wonder about the old boy in the room next to me in early March 2020 who I heard say his last farewells over the phone to his loved ones and think it could have been me. Never forget, never forgive! #CovidInquiry #Covid #LongCovid

🕳️The knowledge gap in medicine about post-acute viral illness has profound implications: 👉 no treatment 👉 denial of care 👉 medical abandonment It's why we need urgent biomedical research funding to bridge this gap 🧪 #longcovid #ME

@teamlabouruk.bsky.social @eddavey.libdems.org.uk @carladenyer.bsky.social @laylamoran.bsky.social UKHSA are not following the WHO guidance.

As Thames Water poured 50% more raw sewage into rivers last year Its possible buyers are "seeking reassurance that they would be able to avoid or manage future fines and punishments for poor performance" ⁉️⁉️⁉️ PERMANENT PUBLIC OWNERSHIP NOW www.theguardian.com/business/202...

1/2. Our Trustee Aimie Cole makes an emotional speech on her own #LongCovid experience & outlines Long Covid Support’s strategy. The impact of her talk is felt not only in the room, but by the many watching online. Link to our strategy below ⬇️ #LongCovidAwarenessDay

Today marks International Long COVID Awareness Day. Five years on from the beginning of the pandemic, we must never forget those still living with the consequences of COVID-19 and ensure that they receive the care and support they need.

My message to our steel and aluminum workers: you have our full support, now and for the future. We’re going to build big things in Canada, and we need every one of you.

I am proud to have voted for our Employment Rights Bill as it passed through the House of Commons today. We promised to deliver the biggest upgrade to workers rights in a generation and make work pay. We will deliver just that🌹 @labourunionsuk.bsky.social

As a Labour Government, we must not make the mistakes of previous govts when it comes to austerity & disability benefits.

I aways thought Labour had a moral duty to tax those with the broadest shoulders - the rich! Why are we attacking and demonising those who need to use our welfare state to survive. inews.co.uk/news/politic...

#R4Today talking of Steve Reed promising billions of private investment in water EVERY PENNY of "private investment" comes from your bills That's why they are going up by £10 a month from April Privatisation has failed, we have always been the ones footing the bill

I’ll be on BBCR4 Today programme just after 7.30am discussing the Covid Inquiry’s extraordinary decision not to question a single PPE supplier this week - what an absolute whitewash.

'Trafalgar Square, with National Gallery and St Martin's' (c.1950s) by Stephen Sims (Private collection)

Today the largest review of the water industry since privatisation will launch its call for evidence But the government has taken the option of PUBLIC OWNERSHIP off the table ⁉️ Absolutely irrational not to *consider* how 90% of the world delivers water www.gov.uk/government/n...

Absurd appeal from Thames Water - beyond a joke They want your bills to increase by *more than 35%*! 💰 For your own good, mind you ⁉️ CMA (and Ofwat) must stand firm for consumers Steve Reed must bring Thames Water into PERMANENT PUBLIC OWNERSHIP NOW www.standard.co.uk/business/tha...

Thames Water is a joke but the joke is at our expense - Environment Minister Steve Reed must end this now Our quote in the Guardian 👇

If you’re out and about in town this Valentine’s Day and over the weekend you might spot our new Loved & Wanted in London campaign posters ❤️ In these uncertain times, our city will always shine as a beacon of hope for those who need it.

🧡We’re delighted to have secured £9.4m investment from @ukhomeoffice.bsky.social to fund youth work supporting young people in hospital and police custody suites. ➡️We are guiding young Londoners at a moment of crisis with a route away from violence: london.gov.uk/media-centre...

I welcome the government’s £350m investment in Affordable Homes which will support our efforts to overturn the disastrous legacy of the previous gov't. I’m determined to work with Ministers to turbocharge homebuilding as we build a better London for all.

trees reflected in water on Bushy Park this morning

'Piccadilly Circus' (from 'Looking Round London', c.1938) by Helen Carstairs

Well, this is sad news www.camdennewjournal.co.uk/article/ye-o...

Homes for families, not investors Labour should emulate radical policies being adopted elsewhere, argues Andrew Fisher. Housing is an essential need and therefore a basic human right. Democratic governments should therefore protect the right to housing. In common with many other countries, the UK…

1. This is what it’s really about. Farage, Truss and co have no convictions of their own. They are mere channels for the demands of capital. Here they are, supporting a climate science-denying lobby group funded by oil and oligarchs. www.theguardian.com/environment/... 🧵

11-year-old chimney sweep George Brewster was forced up a flue measuring just 12x7.5 inches. His death, after becoming jammed inside, finally galavanised parliament to act. Never forget what cruelties would be inflicted by greed were it not for “red tape”. www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...

I can never forgive what Johnson and the Tories did or rather didn’t do in those crucial early weeks of the pandemic. We knew it was coming our way from Jan as it spread across Europe - Yet Johnson couldn’t even be bothered to turn up to Cobra meetings- I will never forget & never forgive.

Love the Barbican- nothing like a bit of brutalist architecture in London on a bright sunny day!

We’ve reached an amazing milestone: we’ve provided mentors to 100,000 young Londoners in need. I’m proud that City Hall and @london-vru.bsky.social have worked with more than 150 youth organisations and mentors to give young Londoners one-to-one support when they need it most.

This is where we are in the UK Let's stop pretending things are not dire in our health service 🔴We closed beds 🔴We closed wards 🔴We closed entire hospitals Then we wonder where to put all our ill citizens and the answer we came up with Cupboards and corridors!

'The virus that causes COVID-19, known as SARS-CoV-2, may also make the brain vulnerable to Alzheimer's'. It's very important to think through the population-level effects this will have in the next decade. www.health.harvard.edu/mind-and-moo...

Brainstorm: how can we make more money? How about taking it from the lowest paid? How would that work? Charge them a fee to get their wages! Brilliant. And relate it to the time they have to wait! Even better! bit.ly/40vMZna

I Love the Elizabethan line as I used to call it. In a hop and a skip you’re across London - it’s so fast. Fantastic trains and extra wide platforms that seem to go on and on for miles- wot’s not to like?

'Stop saying I crashed the economy' says person who was responsible for crashing the economy.

"Talent is spread equally across all children. Opportunity certainly is not." - @pollybillington.bsky.social With arts education in urgent need of reform, we're encouraged by the debate on the importance of creative arts education that took place in Westminster this week.

Fab initiative by @TfL - I’m a great believer in art for all and it doesn’t need to be just in art galleries. From architecture to municipal art - it’s all around us, we just need to look!

The Conservative party accuses Keir Starmer of refusing to take child abuse seriously. In other news, here's former Conservative Prime Minister Boris Johnson complaining about £60 million being "spaffed up the wall" investigating historic child abuse cases

New cycle hire docking station planned for Clerkenwell ianvisits.co.uk/articles/new... A new cycle hire docking station could be installed close to the Postal Museum in Clerkenwell, thanks to a requirement of a nearby housing development in Mount Pleasant.

Instigator of last year’s far-right riots has just been sentenced to 7 and a half years in prison after HOPE not hate researchers reported him to the police. Andrew McIntyre set up over 160 anonymous accounts encouraging people to riot. hopenothate.org.uk/2025/01/06/t...

ALERT: Severe Weather Emergency Protocol has been activated ❄️ If you see someone in need, use StreetLink to alert local services. Your vigilance could save a life. www.streetlink.org.uk

If you’re finding this winter tough, you’re not alone. The NHS is offering talking therapies to support your mental health. Take the first step—visit their site to learn more and get connected to help.