Why would he refuse this I wonder🤔 Might limit where he went🤔

The madness of Reform and more attention seeking behaviour. We have more than enough people in jail in Scotland - and a presumption against short prison sentences. Show me an ill though through policy.

I can still remrmber where I was when I heard the news😱😢. Rupert Lowe is offensive and ignorant

This was hilarious🤭

BBC News just interviewed prospective candidate @countbinface.bsky.social who is standing at the forthcoming by-election in Clacton... #UKPolitics

Oh my goodness Reform Laila is like a screaming banshee and doesn't let anyone else speak. Car crash! #newsnight

Ok seen a few of these stories now. It's weird, given how many mid-term changes of PM we have had lately, that people don't remember they don't have shadow cabinets and there are many reasons they literally can't 'appoint' their picks before actually becoming PM. www.ft.com/content/66ad...

A few token places on safe and legal routes for refugees cannot in any way mitigate or atone for what this government has done and is doing on asylum or immigration policy. A thread trying to be clear-eyed about this.

Today is World Refugee Day. Here’s a poem called ‘Refugees’.

EXCL: Nigel Farage has been trying to block Bank of England cryptocurrency plan that could be costly for billionaire bankrolling his party. Cracking tale from @tomburgis.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Just a friendly reminder. If the US had taken only a small fraction of the money and military equipment it has squandered fighting and losing to Iran, and instead helped Ukraine, the Middle East would be more stable and Russia would be facing defeat.

What an offensive man!

Former Channel 4 News anchor Jon Snow diagnosed with Alzheimer’s

I have a student son Henry Nowak’s age & I can’t imagine what it took for his family to respond outside court with the grace they did, asking that their son’s death not be used for division and hate. That Reform & Restore chose to throw that back in their faces makes me feel sick.

A statement from Sikh MPs on the murder of Henry Nowak.

Can nobody see the problem with a parliamentary inquiry (whether Holyrood or Westminster or joint) into the internal affairs of one political party?

The endless reforms of Farage's storytelling ... The £5 million gift to Farage was - to pay for his life-long security - a reward for his Brexit campaigning - the deposit on yet another house ...

The reporting of the regional aspect of Holyrood elections overall continues to be shoddy. We are 27 years and 7 elections into devolution and a two vote system and almost every aspect of our system, from electoral management to media reporting, is so FPTP brained

A Reddit user has meticulously kept a diary of Trump’s daily victory claims. It should form part of every historical archive on the planet. Brace yourself, here goes 🧵👇

Analysis of policy and analysis of politics have become decoupled, when they should be intertwined, too often leading to a form of Kremlinology masquerading as political analysis, setting aside the policies shaping people’s lives in favour of gossip. We seek to correct that:

This is really indescribably horrifying.

So a piece of good news as Sotland implements Anne's Law today. This was forged from the pandemic & trauma when families were locked out of visiting loved ones in care homes & gives rights to residents. A first in the UK. www.gov.scot/publications...

🧵And we're off, ladies and gentlemen! It's "they're banning the word EASTER" week. Regular as clockwork... So here comes a history lesson and media lesson all rolled into one thread! PS, I can't believe there's no easter egg emoji? This was the best I could do - 🗿🥚 🤣 I digress! 1/19

It's time. I've opposed this conversation for a decade, as the legal standard hadn't been met. Now the standard for launching a criminal investigation clearly has been—and the Democrats *can* and *must* launch their own probe so they are ready (if facts warrant) to impeach Trump for Treason in 2027.

In this piece I share why I believe #adultprotection and #safeguarding must always balance #safety and #autonomy with #risk and restriction. Holding liberty and safety in one hand: #adultprotection and #humanrights scottishcare.org/holding-libe...

This👇

SCOTLAND!!🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Ya beauty👏👏👏 #6nations #ScotlandRugby

Kemi Badenoch on BBC Breakfast😱😱😱😱😱

Did you see this headline? Did you feel the requisite anger and rage at asylum seekers that The Sun was asking of you? Did you maybe blame Starmer because.... um... it was probably his fault🤷‍♀️ Would you like to know the reality behind the headline? Course you would!😜 Let's take a look 🧵 1/25

EXCLUSIVE: At more than 30 installations, U.S. commanders told troops the war on Iran is a Christian war. The Military Religious Freedom Foundation has been “inundated” with more than 110 complaints. One NCO said they were told the U.S. war is to bring about Armageddon and the return of Jesus…

Marina Hyde brings it back to what we should be talking about- the abuse of women & girls by rich, powerful ( mainly white)men. Lost in all the political hyperdrama.😢 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

So if Sarwar ever claims a footnote in history it will be as the politician who saved Keir Starmer

This is not a defence of Starmer, but I'm getting a bit sick of the hypocrisy over Mandleson now. Honourable exception of the FT, most of the media, BBC, Labour MPs, Badenoch were not raising his links to Epstein as disqualify for the job in Washington at the time. Should have but didn't 1/

Times (and apparently Cabinet Ministers) apparently confusing Labour Party rules with U.K. constitution Labour Party rules set out what happens if LEADER of party is ‘permanently unavailable’. But they dont match up the principles, precedents and expectations about what happens fo replace a PM. 1/

Have a read of this. Great scoop, obviously, but it’s also an absolute masterclass in how to report on these jokers. Plenty of London-based hacks could learn a lot from Martin Shipton here. If they actually wanted to… nation.cymru/news/the-new...

There’s a v cynical media and political blindspot in the Epstein shitshow. A feeding frenzy to get rid of Starmer while red-carpeting Farage into No10. Who is named in the files. As is Candy, Reform’s treasurer. With Bannon. And Brexit. Don’t cry about abuses of power and then do nothing about him.

Far right extremist Tommy Robinson endorses Matt Goodwin. A vote for Reform is a vote for division, hate, and all that goes with it.

This has been on the horizon for some time. It's the culmination of Wakefield and weaponisation of mRNA vaccines by RFK Jr, Malhotra, Malone etc etc... @independentsage.bsky.social put this out last year. We hope it helps. Please, vaccinate your kids 🙏 independentsage.org/wp-content/u...

You would think thst with all the money Farage earns he could actually pay for something hinself.😱 www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Emily Thornberry saying what lots of us are saying.👏👏👏

The debate on immigration has become so toxic that we are in danger of not being able to talk about it at all - we need to change that because otherwise we could make the situation worse for all concerned. However hard it is, I won’t stop trying to change the conversation. If you agree please share.

The story of Europe’s economic decline while US is 'soaring' is everywhere. But it is wrong. It is a myth. Europe delivers more leisure, longer life expectancy, less inequality than the US. Gabriel Zucman dismantles the myths. @eastangliabylines.co.uk

Alaa Abd el-Fattah’s tweets were wrong, but he is no ‘anti-white Islamist’. Why does the British right want you to believe he is? | Naomi Klein

THREAD. My parents' cat Bridget vanished. As the weeks dragged on they became ever more worried, so to distract himself my dad began to paint Bridget's adventures, imagining her travelling through time and popping up at some of art & music's most important moments. I've collected his work here...

Ciaran Jenkins and I have recorded another Channel 4 News/BBC News long-distance musical collaboration for Christmas. This year we play The Coventry Carol. To all who are celebrating, wishing you a happy, peaceful Christmas.

Today, Keir Starmer has called for members of European Convention on Human Rights to allow tougher action to protect borders 🧵Here are some useful resources on the ECHR, what the UK's membership in it means, whether it's possible to leave or reform it 👇

A thought provoking blog. Palliative care is more than hospices. Social care is palliative care too and we need to acknowledge, recognise and value that.

“Care homes are not hospitals. Residents’ rights come first.” Our latest media statement calls for proportionate, rights-based measures this winter. Read our full statement: scottishcare.org/scottish-car... #CareAboutCare #ShineALight

Did Rachel Reeves and the Government “mislead” people about the state of the public finances and the need for tax rises before the Budget? I think this is a rather complex question & the answer is not black and white. A thread…🧵1/12

Rightly lots of debates about growth this weekend - rightly because it was low productivity growth that saw wages entirely flatline during the 2010s.