Claims David Lammy racked up half a million pounds of food and drink expenses as foreign secretary have been circulating again online. But as we’ve explained before, this figure relates to the Foreign Office’s entire departmental expenses - not his personal spending.

How reporting facts can now land you in jail for 14 years as a terrorist. Read my latest here: jonathancook.substack.com/p/how-report...

BREAKING: Quesser Zuhrah is taken to hospital after crowds gathered at HMP Bronzefield following her rapid health deterioration after 46days of hunger strike. There are seven more hunger strikers currently facing critical health deterioration. Support them by visiting PrisonersForPalestine.org

This is what Presidential Leadership looks like at the time of an unfathomable American tragedy. #BarackObama

Grim news: "The government has broken its promise to protect #nature by weakening planning rules for housing developers" www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

The band Primal Scream had the audacity to tell its audience that the British government is complicit in genocide. They have been reported to the police for doing so, and the UK media is once again baying for blood. Matthew Alford reads my latest: jonathancook.substack.com/p/listen-its...

‘Reforming’ or leaving the ECHR…A raising of false expectations, based on populist dishonesty. A demonisation of immigrants to mask the failures of government. Lies about sovereignty. A cynical refusal by politicians and media to tell us the truth. So very Brexit. www.theguardian.com/law/2025/dec...

Thinking of the people of Myanmar: one more set of war crimes not getting nearly enough international focus www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/w...

Nigel Farage is probably delighted today that Reform have the most members of a political party. It doesn't have to be this way. 180,000 and rising. Hope ready to overtake hate. Stand and be counted. Join.greenparty.org.uk

Delighted so many people are enjoying my chat with @nojusticemtg.bsky.social We talk economy, nationalisation and how to stop the right. 👇🏼 youtu.be/13t3hziAd5w?...

We are not safe. This is an emergency. Watch this summary of the UK National Emergency Briefing. youtu.be/8sa7uh192r0?... @nebriefing.bsky.social @itvnews.bsky.social @chrisgpackham.bsky.social @scientistsforxr.earth

Our media has become the story. What they decide is newsworthy, what they scream about, who they accuse, who they excuse, who they blame… They have an agenda entirely of their own. Not one rooted in public interest or national responsibility. But one that is deeply rightwing and undemocratic.

More horrendous #flooding www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...

Sovereignty? Democracy? Sorry, but we can't afford those anymore. We'll be sued if we try to defend them. This week's column is about a massive but scarcely-covered scandal. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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Here's @chrisgpackham.bsky.social's powerful opening remarks at this weeks National Emergency Briefing in Westminster Hall. The videos and transcripts of the talks from each of the expert speakers will be available on their website soon. Follow @nebriefing.bsky.social for updates.

Opposing genocide is not terrorism. Make your choice. www.wedonotcomply.org

At this point you kind of have to "accept", for want of a better word, that the Home Secretary is being disingenuous and lying, but that doesn't mean the BBC has to repeat the phrasing uncritically. There is nothing illegal about seeking asylum. 1/ www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Check out no.6 on Starmer's pledges when he became Leader of the Labour Party. "Defend migrants' rights" 💀

Labour policy is being celebrated by Tommy Robinson. That's it. That's all you ever need to say to explain who Labour are.

For Shabana Mahmood to attack some of the most cruelly treated people in the world as having won a "golden ticket" because they manage to get to and claim asylum in Britain is unforgiveable. A new, far right, low for which I can think of no precedent, by any UK Government.

Everything about the current 'debate' around this is dismal, not just morally but because it is so stupid. For example: It conflates asylum-seeking and illegal immigration (and sometimes with migration generally) It shows no understanding of why there is AS www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025... 1/3

Our entire political conversation - under a labour government - has taken a huge shift to the right. We can't let this be normalised. leftfootforward.org/2025/11/excl...

Amazing how often we say 'too many visitors' when what we mainly mean is 'too many cars' news.stv.tv/north/dunkel...

“A sustained campaign of anti-migrant rhetoric is fuelling a growing cesspool of racism, including against international and ethnic minority nursing staff, without whom our health and care system would simply cease to function.” How disgraceful. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

it finally happened to me -- reviewing a manuscript that cites a paper by me that doesn't exist

Eek. The Fire Brigades Union has slammed the record of Reform’s ‘flagship council’ as it emerged that Kent and Medway Fire Authority is in disarray following the removal of five councillors, including its chair and vice chair. 5 of the 9 Reform cllrs suspended since May sat on the fire authority...

Analysis: China’s CO2 emissions have now been flat or falling for 18 months www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-chi...

I've finally got around to curating a selection of films about the #climate crisis 🎥 There's lot of mediocre climate films out there, but for me these stand out head & shoulders above the rest 🎞️ They make excellent resources for classrooms, lecture halls, or community cinema's 🎬 Thread:🧵Plz RT

King Charles has just reclaimed a colossal statue that his mum gave to Kew Gardens in 1963. The royal family's mantra seems to be "for the few, not the many"https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/world/monarchy/71444/curious-case-of-king-charles-and-the-statue

🔴Reform UK Just Won Britain’s Least-Prestigious Award – For ‘Promoting Pseudoscience’ Nigel Farage’s party were recognised for “their widespread embrace of climate change denialism and antivaccine misinformation.” bylinetimes.com/2025/10/29/r...

It may be "the first" whale to die tangled in a shark net this year, but it shall not be the last. STOP this senseless killing of our ocean wildlife. Get. Rid. Of. The. Nets! 🐋 #auspol #ProtectWildlife #FuckHumans www.theguardian.com/environment/...

🔴‘No Faith’ in X and Meta to Tackle Abuse in Politics, Says Speaker’s Inquiry as It Suggests MPs Leave Platforms Damning report finds social media giants are failing in legal duties to remove threats bylinetimes.com/2025/10/29/x...

Elon’s daily post to incite political violence

‘Enforced veganism’: Ofcom lets GB News flout accuracy rules, say climate campaigners - 1221 complaints about UK broadcasters overall since 2020 but no breaches of Ofcom code found - only two climate-related breaches since 2007 #climatecrisis Story by me www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Left: President Trump, "Ronald Reagan loved tariffs and they said he didn't" Right: President Reagan criticising tariffs saying that tariffs destroy prosperity

Last night in Darlington was amazing. So much energy. So much determination. So much hope. And we're just getting started. Join.greenparty.org.uk

🚨New research 🚨 🏠Our latest Housing Outlook finds that the affordability gap between Local Housing Allowance and local rents set to reach record level next year🏠 Read now➡️https://buff.ly/iZ80qbA

Nottinghamshire Reform led County Council is spaffing £75,000 on new flags and flag poles... even as council tax is set to rise by almost 5% www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

Just when honest and truthful reporting on climate change is most urgently needed, Ofcom under its current chair has effectively suspended its accuracy rules on this life-and-death issue. /1 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Proposed Labour government changes are indefensible for all, but particularly Hongkongers, to whom we owe a special responsibility #StandWithHongKong www.ft.com/content/8b91...

Identified here is the nut of the Gordian Knot of climate policy that has defied decisive rectification for many decades (and continuing) — going back many decades, surely to the 1970s when the impending peril became clear.

Just for perspective, a few weeks ago roughly 100,000 turned up for the London Trans+ Pride march. By contrast fewer than 3,000 ACROSS THE WHOLE COUNTRY, have turned up to anti-asylum "protests". Yet we are meant to take the latter as "the voice of the people" and the former as "the minority".

This is so reminiscent of Brexit… Farage loudly whipping up fear and hatred, in front of a huge ‘Breaking point’ poster with tiny little fact checks whispered far behind the bullshit headlines. His immigration ‘plan’ would be a cruel and incompetent shitshow. We’ve done this all before. (iPaper)

A day of shame for the UK. A political party proposes mass deportations and the response from other political parties is not to condemn this as going further than even Mosley or the National Front.

The ECHR is not theirs to casually throw away. With Brexit, they’ve perfectly showcased just how irresponsible, inhumane and inept they can be. There should be a zero tolerance approach to the wild madness of these intolerant, entitled clowns thinking they can rewrite our human rights framework.