I hope this causes a massive rethink of modern farming. It's insane that most fertiliser is made grim fossil fuels when chemicals like urea are absolutely elsewhere: we literally piss it away. Stop fossil fuels in our food! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

It's right that Starmer wants to "take action against people who want to harm the Jewish community". Is he prepared to take action against members of Britain's Jewish community who support Israel's extermination of the Palestinian people, and the theft of their land?

Obviously I'm no fan of Starmer, but there's no use the Jewish community attacking Starmer. His family are Jewish, he's done a lot to provide security for Jewish communities, and he refuses to condemn Israel's genocide. www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...

I love a ludicrous woke hot take. Overheard today: books are systemically racist because paper is white🤣

Weaponising an antisemitic attack to ban protests against genocide is nakedly anti democratic. Many Israelis and Jewish people are against the genocide too, don't they have a right to protest?! www.msn.com/en-gb/news/u...

Whether you like the monarchy or not, the institution servers a big role in British soft power. Sure it's bonkers, but no other head of state of a small nation is feted in this way. Let's hope Trump is pacified for a while. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The King's gift of the HMS Trump bell is genius, but what did the royals get in return? A framed photocopy of a letter, some spoons, and a jar of Melania brand honey. Pitiful! www.msn.com/en-my/news/o...

Since when did the term "whackadoodle cult" go out of fashion?! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

He should've boasted about owning a caravan - that's what SNP voters really want from their leader!😂

I always find the term "modern slavery" disconcerting, as if it's somehow a new and improved version of old-fashioned slavery. Men with power thinking they have a right to own and abuse others is as old as human history. There's nothing 'modern' about it. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

In fact, I wouldn't object to deporting British residents with foreign or dual nationality who commit these kind of hate crimes. They should have no place in our society.

Whatever you think of Israel's genocide and Netanyahu's warmongering, there can be no justification for attacks on Jewish people in the UK. There's no excuse. The hardest legal penalties must be applied to the perpetrators. www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c3...

Doesn't everyone agree Iran shouldn't have nuclear weapons?! That doesn't justify starting an illegal war. www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c4...

I'm intrigued by Morgan McSweeney talking about "a knife through his soul", given he clearly doesn't have one. I think only a stake through the heart would slow him down.😎 www.politicshome.com/news/article...

"Since we won our independence we've had no closer friend than the British", says Donald Trump. Well, other than that time in 1812 when we burned down the White House. Perhaps that's a tradition we should re-enact?😎

By threatening Labour MPs with a three line whip on the Standards investigation vote, Starmer not only looks scared and weak, it looks like he has something to hide. Even Boris Johnson permitted a Standards investigation, and he knew he was guilty as sin! www.express.co.uk/news/politic...

Interesting to hear Morgan McSweeney saying he thought Mandelson's appointment would "serve the national interest". As an foreign national with an Irish passport, which nation's interests did he think that appoint served? Who vetted Morgan McSweeney? www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...

I'm delighted to hear the CIA are more invested in protecting Taylor Swift than they are Donald Trump😎 www.cbsnews.com/news/austria...

Boris Johnson and Michael Gove admitted taking cocaine and a Tory MP in the last parliament had to go to rehab to treat his addiction. But no rightwing commentators mention this when discussing the Greens' drug policy.

Maybe Starmer can get Sue Gray to do an investigation into his conduct? This is Animal Farm territory, it's impossible to tell the difference between the humans and the corrupt pigs who preceded them. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Factory chicken meat is disgusting and comes at a cost: a living hell for the animals, and environmental devastation. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Sadly if a shooter had takes out Trump and Vance, we'd have MAGA Mike Johnson as US president. He's just as fash as his overlords, but has the political connections to get things done. Far more dangerous. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Wtf is wrong with these people. If you're gonna shoot, at least be accurate!😎 www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c1...

So aggravating hearing anti-assisted dying people making straw man arguments like it being used by people with mental health or other disorders. The bill was strictly only for people diagnosed with a life threatening disorder, by two doctors, given less than 6 months to live. Stop lying! #bbcaq

I think it perhaps *is* time to talk about the future of the Falklands: do they want to stay an Overseas Territory, or do they want to become part of the UK and send an MP to Westminster, like French territories? Give them the choice. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Meta are one of the most fucking evil companies on the planet. Not only have they cut 10% of staff to maximise profits, they have mandatory surveillance of employees' keyboard and mouse movements which they use to track them and train AI. This is ILLEGAL in the EU! www.reuters.com/sustainabili...

Of all the horrors and outrages committed by Israel, I didn't know they extracted taxes from starving Palestinians on behalf of the Palestinian Authority - but don't give them the money! Israel are thieves as well as killers! www.aljazeera.com/features/202...

Spent the afternoon doing what the kids call "vibe coding" with AI. I have a basic familiarity with PHP but it's incredible the useful code I've managed to get in an hour of iteration. I'm ambivalent about AI but this is incredibly useful.

Tumour expresses huge relief at being removed from the malignant cancer that is Benjamin Netanyahu. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

It's right for bills in the Lords to be properly scrutinised, and the Lords usually do a decent job at it. But tabling hundreds of deliberate wrecking amendments to kill a bill overwhelmingly supported by the public is wrong. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

It's hilarious that Shabana Mahmood signed this migrant deal with France at Dunkirk - site of a historic British humiliation which we claim as a victory. Oh the irony for Brexit! brusselssignal.eu/2026/04/chan...

Happy St George’s Day 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿. It’s time to tell more positive stories of England. If progressives don’t try to define an inclusive sense of English identity, then we leave it to the far right to determine who does and doesn’t belong - and that could hardly be more dangerous #AnotherEngland

At this point the only reason to call it the Labour Party is it lasts too long, hurts like hell, and people keep popping in and out to check on your genitals.

Just got my postal ballot. I may well vote Green to give Labour a kicking, but the Green 'manifesto' is all vague stuff like "lower cost of living" that the council has no control over, and... frankly the Green candidates are all unhinged crusty white people who look like serial killers🤔

There's an awful lot of missiles flying around and purple being killed in this "ceasefire"😎🤨 www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cx...

Bookies give 1 in 4 odds of Trump being declared unfit for office this year. With him getting more unhinged every day I'm surprised it's not higher! oddspedia.com/insights/fea...

Bit late now, but I completely forgot to post this pic of Isabel Oakeshott in Dubai "on holiday by mistake"😎🔥

It's looking absolutely horrendous for Starmer: Robbins says Mandelson had already been announced as ambassador, had a FCDO laptop and was ready for the job, before vetting was complete. The fact Starmer allowed Robbins to testify like this shows how out of his depth he is! Starmer has to go.

Unsurprisingly Olly Robbins said there was "undue pressure from Downing Street" to confirm Mandelson's appointment. Who was that pressure from, exactly? As I've said before, I'm certain that was Morgan McSweeney. Why is no-one saying his name?! www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/ce...

Message from a former colleague: apparently there's wobbles at Cabinet level, with Rachel Reeves saying resignations now would destabilise the markets causing further pain for the public. Lammy refuses to go.

Of course it's sniveling toady Dougie Alexander saying he has full confidence in the PM. He was a snivelling toady when I worked for him in government 20 years ago, and he hasn't changed. www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/ce...

Only two years sentence for a violent premeditated murder in prison?! www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scot...

Just spoke to a Labour councillor who wanted to know who I was going to vote for in the upcoming local elections. "Probably the Greens, and you know exactly why." "The election is about local issues but... Fair enough", he had to admit🤨

I can't blame Iran for closing the strait when America have closed it to Iranian ships by blockading their ports. Iran could legitimately attack those US ships invading their waters, but instead are going for soft targets. www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cq...

One of the most horrendous things about these miscarriages of justice is that if you are innocent, and keep protesting your innocence, you remain locked up with no chance of parole. Whereas a criminal who's guilty but admits their crime gets out many years earlier. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Oh FFS what idiot wrote this: carrageenan is just a vegetarian jelly, and Brown Windsor soup is not "associated with the royals", it's associated with cheap seaside hotels using up dubious leftovers! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

I used to work for the Foreign Office and I can tell you: there is absolutely no way on god's green earth that a senior civil servant would conceal and overturn the results of vetting without being instructed to do so by ministers or Downing Street. www.standard.co.uk/news/politic...

I believe McSweeney completely isolated Starmer from making any decisions: he chose to set aside Mandelson's failed vetting, and hid this from Starmer. But that's no excuse. Starmer is incompetent. Starmer must take responsibility and resign. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

"I saw no evidence against Peter Mandelson!", insists Admiral Sir Keir Starmer.

Farage thugs manhandle man with pacemaker after he objects to the Reform leader's chauffeur parking in disabled bay that he needs to use. Lovely People. www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...