Govt claims requiring all adults in Britain to have “digital ID” will “help control borders” and “illegal immigtation”. That could only be true if police are given powers to require ID, without suspicion of a crime. A 🧵explaining why:

Wow, what empathy and insight. That ‘island of strangers’ shite you came out with and were “sorry-not sorry-didn’t realise” about was pretty bad too. Dick head.

Again, I'm sure this is in no way connected to Labour's sudden frenzy to introduce a compulsory mass digital registration system

I was back at 26 Federal Plaza today, where an ICE agent violently threw this bereft woman to the ground in front of her kids. She had not touched him. She did not pose any threat. She had to be taken to the hospital. (🎥: Elias Eliahu)

Wonder if @anneliesedoddsmp.bsky.social has any thoughts on this, or whether, like Starmer and Cooper, this is how her home looks too - flag bunting aplenty?

The PFI disaster Wes Streeting readies more of the NHS for privatisation. Hands £6m to advisers. NHS will be a shell doling out contracts to private equity and corporations. Profits guaranteed. Money will buy less. Higher taxes, lower value. Say NO to privatisation of the NHS.

For 56 minutes Sky News and BBC News interrupted everything else and carried a Reform UK feed live, uninterrupted, unchallenged. The stream spluttered, froze, pixelated - dozens of times - still they stuck with it. FOR ONE HOUR. This is an editorial choice. No other party gets this coverage. ~AA

Frustrating that the BBC is still dropping the professional title for female scientists they interview! Here’s my sister *Dr* Sura Alwan on the lack of evidence that paracetamol causes autism &the dangers of oversimplified messaging that spreads fear & blame on mums. www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/1i4sd...

Colin Jones was once described as ‘The George Orwell of British Photography. He began his career as a dancer with The Royal Ballet, before buying his first camera in Japan whilst running an errand for Margot Fonteyn and then never looked back.

Love this. m.youtube.com/watch?v=95k2...

Hilarious. Dickhead. Can’t wait for this…

Disney is no longer associated with magic and innocence in the minds of millions now. There are mistakes - and there is catastrophic cowardice that changes your brand identity. Boycott Disney.

Glasgow, never change!

Labour: Acting like the Tories since 2024. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

(It was about 10,000) But please don’t be put off protesting against the far right. Trouble was very localised - mostly Whitehall. In London, it’s almost always possible to leave a march & go down a sidestreet. I stayed in Trafalgar Square, chatting to people. Now is the time to stand together.

Pandering to the far right won’t bring unity, belonging, care & community will. This weekend’s march was built on years of racist policies & scapegoating. We stand in solidarity: join local justice groups & support our fight to end detention. Donate now: donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...

I know it’s a big ask, but if someone on your street WhatsApp group is offering free cat food, and you respond to say you’d like it. Don’t just respond with “I’ll have”. Take the extra time to type in “pls”. Thank you.

There’s a Potato Hut just opened/ opening in Oxford. I love potatoes but am not at all tempted by the menu. Anyone here tried it? #potatohut #potatoes #spudulike #spud #oxford

The Seventh Doctor being iconic

Anti-Trump demo, Parliament Square, London

SWALWELL: Did you ever tell the AG that Trump's name is in the Epstein files PATEL: The AG and I have had numerous discussions about the entirety of the Epstein files S: Did you tell AG that Trump's name is in the files? P: *crashes out* S: We'll take your evasiveness as consciousness of guilt

What’s happening in Gaza is a genocide.

"Every country was put on notice by the ICJ that there was a plausible risk of genocide in Gaza.. every country became obliged under the law.. not to speak fine words, to take action to prevent genocide.. that obligation was activated on 24th Jan 2024" Chris Sidoti spells it out

It’s a bit grim watching your teen discover which of their friends is posting Reform, Trump, Charlie Kirk stuff. The discussions these young people are having - or not - are pretty heartbreaking really. So much division and… confusion?

Most of Reform's funding comes from fossil fuel billionaires who also own UK's media directing BBC climate scepticism and Reform's climate denial vainly trying to satisfy their greed however many people die worldwide from wildfires, heat stroke, hurricanes, droughts, floods, food shortages

❤️ the civil servant on #mastermind whose specialist subject is People Just Do Nothing 😂

Katharine Birbalsingh (poster head for Gove-ian Conservative education policy) born in NZ of Indo-Guyanese heritage, expresses ethno-nationalist views in her support for Michaela School founder Suella Braverman, who wrote a column inspired by the idea Rishi Sunak couldn't be truly English.

we absolutely should all use this

Expect more silence from the Royal Society in the face of their most notorious fellow advocating for the overthrow of the democratically elected government of a country he is neither a citizen nor a resident of (yet he is a fellow of their most prestigious learned society).

"This layering of connections — Epstein to Thiel, Thiel to Johnson and Cummings, Palantir to Mandelson, and Mandelson to Starmer — suggests that the commercial conflicts of interest around government procurement and big tech companies have not gone away" bylinetimes.com/2025/09/12/p...

This happened in full view of Sky News cameras and a bunch of police just standing there. Why is THIS not on the news all day? Why don't we show people what these thugs are turning the country into? I could only find it on the far right TikTok page that proudly boasted about the incident. SHARE!

“Black women do not have the brain processing power to be taken seriously. You have to go steal a white person’s slot”. -Charlie Kirk

NEW: Ireland will not take part in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2026 if Israel participates, broadcaster RTE has announced ...

Yep, and what are the GMC doing about his myths and lies?

Today I am knitting whilst listening to Let’s Wrestle. Nothing more, nothing less. m.youtube.com/watch?v=Vc5H...

Charlie Kirk: “Martin Luther King was awful. He’s not a good person. We made a huge mistake when we passed the Civil Rights Act in the 1960s.” Boris Johnson:

WINCHESTER! I am visiting on Saturday to do a workshop with P&G Wells bookshop, which I’m afraid is sold out, but also a meet & greet / signing at the bookshop after, which is not! Details via: www.pgwells.co.uk

every time there's political violence discourse i think about how jo cox was assassinated in broad daylight by a fascist who shouted "britain first" as he shot her, and now nine years later her party is dedicating every moment in power to placating the ideology of her murderer

As someone who lost a son to suicide, I plead to anyone who is feeling low to reach out, if not to a charity, then to a friend. I guarantee they'd much rather hear about your struggles, than read about them in your obituary. #suicideprevention #suicideawareness #mentalhealth #calm #breathe

No idea. Starmer has the most appalling judgement and listens to …probably the wrong people. He’s an absolute shitebag - hate the man (Starmer I mean).

"Welcoming a potential war criminal to Downing Street is another demonstration of how Keir Starmer and the Labour government are implicated in the ongoing genocide in Gaza." @zackpolanski.bsky.social calls for the arrest of the Israeli President ahead of Herzog's visit with Labour ministers.

Newly released emails from Mandelson to Epstein - “I think the world of you and I feel hopeless and furious about what has happened. "It just could not happen in Britain... fight for early release and be philosophical about it as much as you can." www.thesun.co.uk/news/3665359...

NOTHING will prepare you for this 45-second story arc. From "I'm just doing this because I love the flag, it's totally grassroots, and I'm not part of anything political"... to who actually gave him the flags the night before. Anyone who believes it is an innocent movement needs to see this.

Peter Mandelson admits to continuing relationships Epstein after he was convicted - how on earth can he stay on as ambassador?

Keir Starmer says Peter Mandelson "has repeatedly expressed his deep regret for his association with" Jeffrey Epstein. When asked about Epstein by the Financial Times in February, Mandelson said: "It’s an FT obsession and frankly you can all fuck off. OK?”

“I just exchanged contracts on a house that [sic] I’ll be living there.” Repeats, “I’ve bought a house in Clacton.” Farage clearly stated he has a beneficiary interest in the property. If he provided the purchase costs, then he is the deemed owner - _exactly_ as Rayner was - and owes stamp duty.

Slightly diminish a book: The Sound and the Furry

There are *many* great things about immigration. But as a carer for an elderly parent, thank goodness for immigrants who come here and perform that role - my family could not manage without their help. Hands on caring is hard, whether it for someone you love or as a job.