The media & political classes (left + right) tend to guess wrong about the public - who have a *much* stronger common sense consensus on civic "inclusive nativism" than most of the commentariat seem to realise

Note perfect from Starmer. Exactly the right response.

Henry's brutal murder and the failures of the police have been appalling. His father's words are vital: "We don't want Henry's murder to be used to create further hatred, division or tension."

Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks petition.parliament.uk/petitions/76... In Torbay 21 signed this petition yet next door in South Devon 189 feel strongly about this

So much in this that's worth reading. Especially struck by their conclusion that "In short, while support for Reform is partly a reflection of people’s discontent, the party appears above all to have gathered a group of people with very distinctive, authoritarian and socially conservative views."

Reform UK wants to shut this down. If it did so, it would throw a million people out of work. Why? because it is beholden to the fossil fuel industry. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Today, Baron (Michael) Gove of Torry made his first appearance in the House of Lords. Perhaps we ought to consider his long history of saying and writing terrible things... #MichaelGove A 🧵

When he was an MEP, Farage excused his absences on basis that it was an illegitimate government and that sovereignty should reside in Westminster. He's now an MP in Westminster And he's been absent for 77 Parliament votes in a row. www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/whe...

me: changes the light fixtures in my house to energy efficient LED lightbulbs Jeff Bezos:

Your regular reminder that PoliticsUK is a fake account owned by a Reform councillor Bailey Nash-Gardner who also works for Reform MP Andrew Rosindell. ***Stop following and sharing their stuff***

It has now been 10 weeks and three days since Nigel Farage last turned up to vote in the House of Commons

My debunk thread from earlier is now also a Substack post if you prefer the long-form read. Also, do you like my new stamp?😁 monkdebunks.substack.com/p/how-do-you...

UK had been at or near the bottom of the OECD investment league for nearly 30 years. The City favours short-termism and speculation. Yet there has been no reform. China's economic growth has been state led but UK neoliberalism sidelines the state.

You will notice that from 1900-1960 taxes were lower but tax receipts were higher. That's because Tax Havens didn't exist. Now the richest 1% with nearly 50% of the money choose to pay almost no tax.

My homeland is leading the world right now.

www.theguardian.com/politics/202... What is it with these orange 🍊 people?

Honestly what struck me was how little reading he'd done and how little grasp he had of modern events. If he had read any authoritative analysis of the local election result, for instance, he would not have written that piece. Felt like the CEO of Blockbusters criticising the Netflix business model.

This country has heard enough from Tony Blair.

BBC Question Time now doing exact same with AI they did with Farage? This ‘expert’ panel on AI is a disgrace: not one critical voice. Gilbert works for Tony Blair to promote AI. Jones is govt chief AI booster (& Blair flunky). Riparbelli is industry. Gawdat is ex industry. And a Tory MP

A not so gentle reminder - a vote for Reform is a vote for: ❎ Failed Tories ❎ Vested interests ❎ Privatisation of the NHS Vote Green on 18th June - for people and planet 💚

"everyone" = men with money

Imagine if any other party leader told such a ridiculous lie, especially one leading the polls - Nigel Farage’s Russian hack claim ‘without any merit’, former NCSC chief says www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

This is an unforgivably stupid situation. It is an astonishing own goal to try and drive student numbers down to move an immigration number that in turn is totally ignored by the anti-immigrant head bangers.

Now over 89,600. 👏👏👏

“It is understood the National Cyber Security Centre is not aware of a report from Farage related to the alleged hack.” That’ll be because it’s all utter bollox. “Just how stupid would you like us to be, Mr Farage?” “Oh *that* stupid. Let’s see what we can do…” www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Presumably this Russian assault on him will encourage Farage to call for a full inquiry into every aspect of Russian interference in our democracy??

They certainly had his number.

Nigel Farage's Reform UK handed almost £15m by offshore millionaires www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

I feel strongly about this, plus it's personal (Brexit has affected my family profoundly). This petition seems to be doing well, but could do with more shares and signatures if you're eligible (British Citizen or UK Resident) and feel strongly about this too. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...

Politicians endlessly blame immigration for their own failures. So, when immigration is reduced, their ‘success’ isn’t recognised. No one’s life has particularly improved. Because no one’s life was ever going to improve by reducing immigration. Because our problems were never caused by immigration.

“Current levels of migration are unsustainable” “It’s an invasion” “Migration is our biggest challenge” Say Reform / the Far Right and their terminally hard of thinking supporters.. Hum👇🏼👇🏼 #FactsTheFarRightHateThem

Channel 4 News's Clare Fallon tracks down Nigel Farage who was absent from Parliament today avoiding questions about the £5m donation She asks him about it He jumps into his car and drives off

Reform dodging serious questions.

Petition: Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks The UK faces growing risks from climate and nature breakdown. Yet the public has never been given a clear national briefing on the scale of these risks. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/76...

It was kind of Robert Jenrick to set me up for an obvious joke at his expense.

Farage facing new questions over home purchase funding

⚡ Wales could become one of the UK’s next clean energy powerhouses. As global oil and gas prices keep surging, Wales is accelerating its shift toward homegrown renewable energy 🌬️☀️ Energy security is no longer just about climate, it’s about resilience, affordability, and control.

FT Exclusive: Nigel Farage’s claim that he paid for a £1.4mn house with his fee from a reality TV show has been challenged by corporate accounts that appear to show that the income remained on his company’s balance sheet after the property purchase. ft.trib.al/dtJOxC3

Balance would be a studio full of 99 economists who say it’s bad and one who disagrees. That way you can see who the idiot is. One of each isn’t balance, it’s the opposite.

"It might take our producers five minutes to find 60 economists who feared Brexit and five hours to find a sole voice who espoused it. But by the time we went on air we simply had one of each; we presented this unequal effort to our audience as balance. It wasn't." @maitlis.bsky.social

When we got solar panels for our house, the estimate was 13 years to breakeven. We broke even in 7 years, partly due to excellent electricity production from the panels and higher than expected electricity prices. Solar's a win-win!

Crikey, this is significant. All about Orban's regime showering money on populism abroad including the UK. David Frost mentioned as an alleged recipient, plus Unherd and The Spectator. So much for pushing back against foreign interference. H/t @guystall.bsky.social

Journalists! 18 June is the anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo. You’re welcome.

The German domestic intelligence service has signed a contract with French firm ChapsVision to use intelligence data fusion software. A clear signal: Europe is beginning to understand that strategic autonomy also means digital autonomy. 1/2

For years, the biggest criticism of renewables was simple: “What happens when the sun isn’t shining?” The answer is increasingly: battery storage. 24/7 solar power is no longer theoretical. In some places, it is becoming economic reality.

Anyone care to tell me why people who love Nazis are attracted to Nigel Farage's party? And why 99.9% of the broadcast media remark upon this particular feature of Reform UK so infrequently.

The secret £5 million payment to Farage by an overseas billionaire is the most astonishing example of political corruption. Don’t let up.

It’s time for MPs to be accountable, rather than leaving it up to convention: Codify rules for MPs' attendance in Parliament & their constituency in statute petition.parliament.uk/petitions/76...

I’ll take “Why is Britain skint and public services crumbling” for 10 points. Now imagine how many people just like him (and worse) are out there. It’s not poor people screwing the country…