[Nick Clegg running out of the woods, breathless] guys I just saw..........a bear..........in the forest.....it was.........it was......

Our recent @powertochange.org.uk high street policy briefing includes some policy ideas Andy's welcome to borrow, plus excellent case studies of community-led high street renewal www.powertochange.org.uk/evidence-and...

Russia lost the election in Armenia, which is good news for the whole world

High tax Denmark is successful, why can’t we raise taxes (would have been more honest @thetimes.com) Also no mention of their proposed wealth tax that he government was elected on? @patmillsuk.bsky.social www.thetimes.com/article/33e2...

What is the Government going to do to stop billionaire foreign fascists like #Musk buying the next UK election for the far right? Current electoral law is just not fit for purpose in our online world. Everyone knows it.

Looking forward to our first Health on the High Street Commission meeting soon to develop ideas to both improve public health and act as a catalyst for regeneration 🏥 🛒 🏡 @mr.place

The UK has twice as many taxes as it had in 1993. Not twice as much tax. Twice as many taxes. Yes, we pay a bit more tax, but tax has got a whole lot more complicated. Time to reverse that.

"Well they're not shopping @aldiukstores.bsky.social" Do you think extremely wealthy people affect you? Watch the penny drop: MONEY = POWER! @adambrichto.bsky.social

Let's have a pact between Labour, Greens, Lib Dems, SNP, Plaid etc to ALL do it at the same time, much like the left parties in Germany have... brusselssignal.eu/2026/05/germ...

X is currently full of posts falsely naming Christi Hill and another officer as having arrested Henry Nowak. One names and pictures the other PC, saying, "Wanted: dead or alive". It gives his address. What more exactly will it take to get UK MPs, ministers and departments off that hellsite?

As a Bluesky user in good standing obviously I love TheModernHouse.com. The best bit is working out where the TV normally sits, which they've removed for the pictures. Bonus points here for proving it with an accidental glimpse in the fourth pic

Keir Starmer's response to Nigel Farage at PMQs just now was probably the most powerful and eloquent I have seen him in the Commons. The full answer is worth reading.

Tonight I have reached peak Bluesky

We went to Newport with @adambrichto.bsky.social to surprise the public with our undercover millionaire. People assumed millionaires wouldn't want to pay more tax, but they were shocked to find out not only does Julia want to, but 75% of UK millionaires polled would also be proud to pay more.

This rules. Absolutely the funniest possible outcome. The president of the United States filling in as the headliner of a concert because Milli Vanilli canceled.

Another riveting interview from @peteryork.bsky.social with Michael Wolff, bestselling chronicler of Trump and Murdoch, who explains why he now calls Trump’s second term “a heartbreaking year and a frightening year.” 🎧 Listen to the full episode: podfollow.com/peter-yorks-...

Revelation after revelation with Prof @dannydorling.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk on @peteryork.bsky.social Culture Wars House party podcast this week – on Brexit myths, Britain’s place at the top of Europe’s inequality league, and how to fight the good fight. 🎧 Full episode: podfollow.com/peter-yorks-...

It's possible the much-traduced "Boriswave" ends up doing very well - by comparison to British-born workers and earlier waves of migration.

The Soho Society is objecting to *every* new bar/restaurant licence in what is supposed to be the centre of London’s nightlife. More licensing insanity. I asked them to come on my Sunday show: "We will absolutely not be taking questions from journalists". Ofc not. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

The new EHRC Code of Practice is not fit for purpose. It does not provide clear guidance or do enough to protect everyone from discrimination, and it is not compatible with longstanding British values. @EdDavey.LibDems.org.uk and @MarieCGoldman.bsky.social have written to Bridget Phillipson. ⬇️

They are absolutely going to call him Vanilla ICE and make him dance with ICE agents and it will be so embarrassing that Britain will have to step in and reintroduce the Monarchy

Vermeer’s Girl With The Pearl Earring will be shown in Osaka, later this year, and the press conference was as Japanese as you’d expect #Vermeer

Sooner or later in every armed conflict, someone will trot out the well-worn aphorism that “Truth is the first casualty of war.” And certainly, in the Iran war truth beat a hasty retreat as soon as the…

As the interim Milburn Review is published this week, our polling found 79% of UK millionaires would pay more tax to build opportunities for young people. With nearly 1 million young people now NEET, Britain cannot afford this level of exclusion and untapped talent - Tax us, the super rich.

It would be bad for public confidence if there was a suspicion that large corporate interests are buying access to the Government via the Tony Blair Institute. My letter to the cabinet office. 👇🏼

Is it just me?

6 years ago I started keeping a journal as part of my recovery from brain injury. To the day, my first trip out was with my daughter to see Matt Forde’s Political Podcast. This was my review:

My FT Alphaville piece posted today. No, the UK should not issue euro-denominated debt to try to reduce its borrowing costs. It won't work, and it could end very badly. www.ft.com/content/272e...

I think Ive fallen in love with Kylie again and Nick Cave for the first time.

Thank you to Frances O'Grady, for speaking about our 2026 polling in the House of Lords earlier this week. 🇬🇧 88% of UK millionaires are proud to live in the UK 🇬🇧 79% of UK millionaires would be willing to pay more tax to create opportunities for young people.

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#PoliticsNotForSale I've told a government Minister to support caps on political donations & campaign spend. Tell yours too. Politics should work for everyone, not just those who can afford it. Send a postcard today at politicsnotforsale.ministers.radixbigtent.justpost.cards/en

AI may not be destroying early career hiring--the culprit seems to be work-from-home policies. Once you adjust for WFH, there are no effects of AI on early career hiring WFH makes supervision, monitoring & on-the-job learning harder, which hit junior-workers harder papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

Millionaires ❤️ the UK 🇬🇧 Three-quarters of millionaires are happy to pay more tax to protect the things that make Great Britain great. Our member Phil White chats to LBC 💬 #TaxTheSuperRich

Everyone having a stake in our nation means making life affordable. For everyone. And that means getting off fossil fuels supplied by dictators, and onto energy that's cleaner and cheaper.

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Huge thanks to our supporters, Sidara, Stevens & Bolton LLP and James Totty Partnership LLP and all the Commissioners 👏

🎉Our Health on the High Street Commission was officially launched today in Leeds 🎉 The launch brought together voices from across the planning, investment, health and local government sectors and heard excellent speeches from Helen Wheddon, Ibrahim Ibrahim and @mr.place.

Yesterday, the United States extended sanctions relief for Russian oil. And here are the consequences: Russia's ruble has advanced to become the world's best performer against the dollar so far this quarter, according to Bloomberg.

Any other @bsky.app urbanists at UKREIiF in Leeds this week?

Musk v Altman JUDGE: The jury has sent a question and the answer is no, the death penalty is not "available for both sides" please return to the jury room and limit your consideration to civil damages.

I think Jim is trying to say “This is bad.”

This is my chart, and yes it was made to illustrate the opposite point made in that article. www.resolutionfoundation.org/comment/is-w...

🇬🇧 British Political Spectrum Quiz My result: Social Democrat (SHOCKED I TELLS YA!) Economic: collectivist Social: progressive Sovereignty: leaning cosmopolitan Military: leaning hawkish Authority: leaning libertarian Constitutional: reformist Take the quiz: quiz.jmoxley.co.uk

Gave the approach mentioned in the article a go this morning in a Bristol shopping centre. Had conversations with people with very different perspectives & backgrounds. Not seeking to persuade just listen & understand. Moving how ppl share their life stories to some random guy from a local charity!

💡What if, by 2035, 1 in 3 high street buildings were in community hands - owned or stewarded by local people? 💡What if every neighbourhood had its own #LocalPropertyPartnership — a cross-sector group transforming neighbourhoods, with community leaders in the driving seat, not just at the table?

Look out for our next webinar and get involved 👇 www.radixbigtent.org.uk/events/the-s...

With a new Secretary of State for Health on the way, we have everything to play for @radixuk.bsky.social. Quite simply, despite all the talk on community health, delivery falls shorts due to lack of prioritised leadership. Let’s get it up the agenda.

Don’t fall for the scaremongering tantrums of the greedy few — most UK millionaires are proud to pay and here to stay. 🇬🇧💸✨ In fact... ❗75% of UK millionaires say they are willing to pay more tax to ensure the UK is a place they are proud to live in