“Our investigation uncovered that an elected MEP was taking payments to peddle narratives beneficial to Russian interests... This case goes to the heart of our democratic values.” — head of the Met’s Counter Terrorism Command, Commander Dominic Murphy

Nathan Gill is no fringe politician. He was the leader of the Reform Party and before that UKIP in Wales. A Brexit Party MEP. A friend and ally of Nigel Farage, who in 2016 called him: "terrific," and "as honest as the day is long." This is a MASSIVE story www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

This will be devastating for Scottish universities because they have to absorb additional loses on home students. Disincentivising foreign students is exactly the wrong policy at exactly the wrong time, alienating the last constituency that Labour could rely on.

A helpful primer.

Did you watch The Hack? I can't believe papers have gotten away with destroying lives for so long. That's why I've signed the petition, set up by Hugh Grant and other phone hacking victims, to demand fair, independent regulation. Join me: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/a-...

This deserves *way* more attention than it’s getting Reform’s former Wales leader admits he received corrupt payments in exchange for making statements in the European Parliament to promote Russia’s interests in #Ukraine.

During WW1 there was a rumour that aspirin caused the Spanish Flu. As I was writing about that last year I often shook my head in disbelief at the stupidity of our near ancestors. Seems a lot of people are still dumb enough to believe nonsense.

Reform UK are not in power, Keir Starmer's changed Labour Party is. Can people stop being distracted by Farage, and expose what Labour are actually doing to the country? A stealth takeover of the UK by carving it up into deregulated free zones, tax havens for corporation with 25 year licenses. 1/2

Well, having lived with a UK media system that has long provided more attention to US mid-term elections than devolved elections in Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland and local elections in England, I'll just shrug and tell you to get used to it.

The article itself is a long read but worth it. If you still trust BBC reporting afterwards you need to take a long hard look at yourself.

BREAKING: Ireland will not participate in the Eurovision Song Contest next year if Israel is allowed to take part, RTE has announced news.sky.com/story/irelan...

I believe the children are our future. Teach them well and let them lead the way.

My MP @annamcmorrin.bsky.social voted to keep extracting wealth out of Wales therefore making it poor. She voted against the transfer of the crown estate back to Wales

Reform want to silence Wales' voice and hand all power back to England. We won't let them. Only Plaid Cymru can stop Reform from using Wales as a playground for their dangerous policies. Vote Plaid Cymru on 7 May 2026.

NEW: An Oxford report warns that misleading media coverage is shaping public debate on immigration and human rights. The study finds the ECHR is frequently misreported in deportation cases, fueling misconceptions that erode trust in the legal system. 🧵 [1/8]

"The United Kingdom is, and always will be, an unequal union." 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Independence in Your Pocket – read online, download the PDF, or get your own printed copy here: www.yes.cymru/independence #Independenceisnormal #Annibyniaeth

Holy crap this is exciting - my latest book now has a cover and in available for preorder! It breaks down how Cymru has been let down by successive governments both in London and Cardiff. But it also shows how the very system itself is setup for Wales to fail. 1/2

Nigel Farage’s pledge to scrap the Welsh Government’s goal to have a million Welsh speakers by 2050 could threaten the future of Welsh medium education, campaigners fear ✍️Martin Shipton

Are we angry about this too?

On Tuesday Nigel Farage will publish his proposals for mass deportations, Prison camps, leaving the European Convention on Human Rights & scrapping the Human Rights Act, quitting the Refugee Convention and the UN Convention against Torture - is that a country we want? youtu.be/-UvfvAYytZY?...

Your periodic reminder that small boats in the Channel are there because Boris Johnson's goverment scrapped the Dublin treaty when they did Brexit. They didn't have to, but they did it anyway. Something members of that government are now curiously quiet about. Something something Brexit benefits.

Israel plans to take over Gaza City. Starmer says their plan is wrong & they must rethink it, but the UK is still supporting Israel with arms sales, training, RAF surveillance flights & more. Sign the petition: tell Keir he MUST end this support: 38d.gs/hwpb?utm_cam...

While UK citizens were told Brexit would "take back control," the government was quietly handing £27bn of public money to American corporations every single year. open.substack.com/pub/european...

The UK Government has dropped its demand for Apple to access users’ data amid a privacy and encryption row, according to the US director of national intelligence

Here's a fact for you all. Prior to 2017 there was not a single documented case of any individual travelling by small boats across the English Channel to caim asylum in the UK. Not ONE. This current 'boats' crisis has been largely caused by Brexit. But for some reason NOBODY is saying that.

observer.co.uk/news/opinion... People I know in other countries in Europe can’t believe this is happening here.

A campaign group has warned Welsh speakers and those sympathetic to the language to think seriously before voting for Reform UK after one of the right-wing party’s senior figures said protecting Welsh was not a priority for it ✍️Martin Shipton buff.ly/AgPVuxP

This should happen to all the Fascists. Let them eat their hate.

With UK news shows reporting more than 50,000 small boat migrants have crossed the English Channel since Labour came to power now would be a good time to remind Nigel Farage & others that Brexit has been a primary factor in the sky rocketing number of small boat crossings youtu.be/cKXFjbxSBBI?...

Immigration isn’t devolved. Voting Reform at the Senedd Election because of small boats would be foolish. Devolution means that some issues are in Welsh Government control. You should look at those issues, check manifestos, and decide who’d best serve Wales’ interests. Spoiler: it’s not Reform.

Mae nifer o honiadau ffug wedi bod yn cael eu rhannu ar-lein am bolisïau Plaid Cymru ar fewnfudo. Gadewch i ni gael eglurder am ambell beth a rhannu’r gwir gyda chi.

The Brits are experts in satire! A van is currently following JD Vance during his English vacations. So is JD now sure that there is no free speech in the UK?

Zoe Gardner @zoejardiniere.bsky.social and partygoers interviewed on BBC South Today at the @ukstoptrump.bsky.social VANCE NOT WELCOME party. The segment ends with an appeal, “.. we did do our best to find people who were positive about the Vice President's visit…” 🤭 🪧

‘We don’t want him’: Cotswolds residents protest against JD Vance’s UK visit

A campaign group has held a protest in a Welsh-speaking heartland against second homes and the rapid process of anglicisation caused by an 'influx' of English speakers wp.me/p8Mk4U-148L

@shayan86.bsky.social you can easily verify this. Can you so easily get the BBC to report it in the main news cycle? @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social @itvnews.bsky.social @channel4news.bsky.social @bbcrosatkins.bsky.social @vicderbyshire.bsky.social @krishgm.bsky.social

Revealed: oligarchs spied on UK lawyers who ran Serious Fraud Office cases

www.theguardian.com/world/2020/a... For me the obvious black & white narrative of lockdown or open up, so it looked as though there was never a third option. Putting out an array of very overly complicated rules on bubbles and going five paces down the road. Then equating preventions to restrictions

Western politicians love the excuse “Why should we invest in renewables when China isn’t doing anything?” adamtooze.substack.com/p/chartbook-... Well, this is what China is upto: China installing wind & solar equivalent of 5 nuclear plants per week globalenergymonitor.org/report/china...

Ordinary people are left unheard when businesses pour big money into shaping government decisions. The Ethics and Integrity Commission to look into 'cash for access' schemes. Sign our letter. secure.unlockdemocracy.org.uk/page/175794/...

BREAKING: Keir Starmer must 'immediately' sack his Homelessness Minister after she evicted tenants and hiked rent to £4000 per month, the SNP have said More to follow

Long Covid and end organ damage - seen even with mild or asymptomatic infections - study restricted to mild infections: COVID-19 Infection and Coronary Plaque Progression: An Early Warning of a Potential Public Health Crisis Jonathan R. Weir-McCall , Jack S. Bell pubs.rsna.org/doi/full/10....

The difference between the framing of Ukrainians v Black & brown migrants showing clear racism via Hansard

And expect that number to shrink further. No matter how much the government, major parties, or tabloid press push “Brexit benefits…” People know Brexit doesn’t. Brexit leaves the UK in a structurally weaker position, bleeding money, time, efficiency and opportunity daily.

At this point I feel the huge lack of support from teaching collegues who decided it was ok not to vote to strike to support clinically vulnerable and staff who are long COVID sufferers. So much for a union for all people. Where was the support? The same applies to medical professionals who aren’t

Take note, Keir Starmer, Kemi Badenoch and Ed Davey! People are tired of this Brexit mess, and they want change! 👇🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇪🇺 www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...

If genocide isn't your redline, then you have no redlines. The Sydney Harbour Bridge was closed temporarily as tens of thousands of Australians made their voices heard against Israel's genocide in Gaza. #FreePalestine #3E

Sizewell C is a worse scandal than HS2. Over priced vanity project. You could put a battery into 50 million building for this money and cut the need for peak power generation by a third whilst cutting bills and saving CO2. This puts up bills and leaves a huge pollution legacy.

#KimTaeheung is a Ph.D. student at Texas A&M University where he researches Lyme disease. He has lived in the US since the age of five, and was returning from SK after attending his brother’s wedding before being detained by federal agents. www.koreaherald.com/article/1054...