A Labour milestone. The Employment Rights Bill clears its last major hurdle in Parliament. Labour honours it promise to restore workers rights to help make workplaces fairer. @eastangliabylines.co.uk @stephenmcnair.bsky.social

Sexism, classism, old boys’ club cronyism right there

Angela Rayner accidentally pays less tax than she should have, resigns, and the media gives her hell. Nigel Farage deliberately pays less tax than he should have, and the media gives him a free pass. That, right there, is the problem.

Here's how the real two-tier Britain works: 1. Whatever Nigel Farage says, however stupid, is looped and discussed by the media, while left-wing voices are treated as noises off. 2. Tiny far-right protests get massive airtime, while 10s of 000s gathering for Palestine or green causes are ignored.🧵

The Times says Reform “has no track record to weigh it down”… Other than: Islamophobia, racism, inept councillors, MP absenteeism, admiration for Putin, love of Trump, brazen grifting, idiotic manifesto, dodgy donations and Brexit… the single stupidest thing the country has done in our lifetimes.

Sakher is such a solid guy. But his resilience shouldn't blind us to how much he and his loved ones are struggling, how much solidarity he needs. He is calling for help. Please listen. Amplify his voice. Material support is so important these days. Contribute if you can. gofund.me/f3c47b6c

The Reform UK manifesto in full: - blame immigrants - -er… that’s it

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It is moments like this that really bring home how unutterably awful it was to allow events* to create a national mood in which Boris Johnson & Liz Truss could become Prime Minister. Imagine they were in the post right now… *Brexit

Whatever happens at this summit, it’s good to see Britain back playing a central role in European diplomacy. Starmer intelligently carving out a role as a mediator between Zelensky and Trump. Suddenly looks like a rare grown-up in international politics

The scenes in the Oval Office today will shame the US for decades. They’ll never be forgotten. A world leader, fighting for his country against the 21st century’s Nazis, came to the US and was attacked & abused by a gangster regime siding with the fascist invaders. A historic disgrace.

It’s Friday, it’s the last day of the month, our bookshops are full of books and if we sell them all then I get to clock off early - so, you know, go wild…

On the 5th anniversary of leaving the EU, let's take some time to reflect on the benefits of Brexit - OK, finished.

Well said, Pete Buttigieg

“But UK rules mean products cannot be tested abroad; they have to be tested in the country in a certified lab of which there are now none.” I mean… ffs… Brexit never gets any less idiotic or ruinous, does it? www.theguardian.com/business/202...

In Iceland, on Christmas Eve, people give each other books so they can spend the evening drinking cocoa & reading. It’s called, Jolabokaflod, the Christmas book flood. I’ve never been more in love with Iceland than I am right now ♥️♥️

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