How is this not front page news? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

I am disgusted by Reform UK's threats to people who have built a life in this country. They are coming for our neighbours. They are coming for our colleagues. They are coming for our friends. We are at a dangerous moment. This hatred cannot be appeased. It must be defeated.

I've known @SadiqKhan for over 30 yrs. He's a feminist, a socialist & an LGBTQ+ ally. I'm so proud he's our London mayor. For the record, he's as interested in introducing Sharia Law to London as I am - and that's 0%. Those who suggest otherwise are deluded, or have a v sinister agenda.

It was immoral when the Tories did it ... It's a mistake to believe that Starmer's shadow cabinet have political principles. They are shape-shifting opportunists in the mould of Starmer himself. Case in point number 94:

In 1934 Germany passed a law, the Heimtückegesetz or “Treachery Act”, that restricted freedom of speech and criminalized any remarks that were deemed to damage the prestige of the Nazi government, or the Nazi Party.

Nel 1934 il regime nazista emanò la Heimtückegesetz, una legge che rese illegale qualsiasi critica al regime, equiparando persino le battute umoristiche sui leader politici ad alto tradimento. #dejavu

“When we left the EU, we left the Dublin Protocol, which is the main deterrent to irregular migration" www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/kei...

YES!!!!!!!!!!!! Marina is a bold, brilliant socialist. She's going to be a wonderful representative for her community. She's someone who's absolutely determined to get everything done. @greenparty.org.uk is having quite the month! 💚🎉 Join.greenparty.org.uk

OH MY GOD

After years of complaining about cancel culture, the current administration has taken it to a new and dangerous level by routinely threatening regulatory action against media companies unless they muzzle or fire reporters and commentators it doesn’t like.

When will the Starmers of this world learn that if you amplify the far-right message of fear and hate, then voters will vote for the real fascists and not your pale copy? The Tories have tried to ape Farage, and it's leading them towards extinction, even in the face of an unpopular government.

This is a thoughtful, persuasive piece that needs to be widely read. In the current scenario we need more people speaking out like this, illuminating rather than generating more heat.

I love London so much. So much. Did you know that London has the lowest level of ethnic violence of any city of comparable size in the world? Multiculturalism has in fact worked here. They just don’t want it to be true because we happen to have a Muslim mayor.

Appalled by the violent scenes of police being attacked at the Tommy Robinson rally today. Those responsible should face the full force of the law. These far right thugs do not speak for Britain.

In a sane world, Fox host Brian Kilmeade would be fired and shunned for his depraved comments that homeless people should be euthanized. That’s sick (and deeply ignorant), but sicker still is that it’s tolerated.

This you? Just two hours later?

Paris pollution after they added bike lanes and restricted cars. Source: airparif

Things are incredibly grim, but there are small, tentative signs of improvement. Maybe. iandunt.substack.com/p/three-reas...

We’re not a threat to Starmer. We’re the replacement. People aren’t leaving Labour - Labour left them. And they’re finding a new home with the Green Party.

A secretive new political firm set up by Farage's sidekick, convicted fraudster ‘posh’ George Cottrell raises ‘real red flags’, anti-corruption expert warns www.opendemocracy.net/en/dark-mone...

Don't normally comment twice in one day but thanks to our American friends for calling out Farage for what he is. So BBC and Sky you have now been shown how its done, SO GET ON WITH IT!

Those who can channel our anger at 15 years of misrule, who can speak the language of outrage and hope, are the politicians of the moment. They will contribute to what could be, in 2029, the greatest electoral reset in our modern history. This week's column. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

This'll be very telling when he comes to speak. If Farage uses his appearance in front of that committee to encourage a foreign state to bully his own country, he'll have crossed a very specific line.

Perhaps rather than endlessly promoting Mr Farage, the national media could highlight what his local councillors are doing - as demonstrated here by @northantstelegraph.bsky.social www.northantstelegraph.co.uk/news/people/...

Reform MP says they will negotiate with the Taliban.

We can't allow ourselves to become numb to mass shootings. What happened today in Minneapolis is heartbreaking, and Michelle and I are praying for the parents who have lost a child or will be sitting at their hospital bedside after yet another act of unspeakable, unnecessary violence.

Why, you might ask, do the BBC and Sky News, casting their editorial guidelines to the wind, keep giving massive airtime to the far right, while shutting out leftwing voices? Don't their bosses understand the likely consequences? Only one explanation now remains. They do. And it is what they want.

I am sickened by the relentless demonisation of refugees. No refugee underfunded a school. No refugee closed a hospital. No refugee took away support from the sick and disabled. We need solutions not scapegoats. Stop blaming refugees and tax the rich instead!

Migrants didn't cut council funding. Migrants didn't cut NHS funding. Migrants didn't close youth centres. Migrants didn't sell off council houses. Migrants aren't filling our rivers with sewage. Farage and co. will tell you to point the finger at migrants. Don't fall for it.

Just re-read @aptshadow.bsky.social Ironclads, which I read long enough to have forgotten most of (my first of his) Basically, don't Fuck With The Finns

People are being mean about the Putin-Trump meeting, but I think there's something beautiful about seeing a sleeper agent and his handler finally getting to spend some time together.

Popcorn for you. For me and millions of other people, we might not all be alive for when the bubble bursts. My overlords have destroyed my livelihood with Gen AI. And being a whistleblower means I may not be able to pay my rent next month. stopgenai.com medium.com/@kim_crawley...

I happened to notice this post of mine from 2019. It’s stunning to realize how clear the agenda was then that he’s advancing with deeper hostility now.

Deform UK Ltd champions of the law. https://thestateofuk.substack.com/p/the-crimes-behind-reform

Imagine finding out YOUR parents ignored this & just carried on as normal…

Zia, an Afghan interpreter who risked his life to help U.S. troops, is being detained by ICE in Massachusetts. He's been living in the U.S. LEGALLY for fear of retribution if he returns to Afghanistan. Targeting Zia and other Afghan allies is dangerous and wrong.

This is the political video I've been waiting to see. I have no party affiliations, but if I were in the Greens, I would vote for @zackpolanski.bsky.social

It’s bad. REALLY bad.

Numerous home secretaries have issued advice that responsible and considerate footway cycling shouldn't be criminalised as it's just improvising safe infrastructure. We shouldn't be penalising people in instances like this.

The UK state pension, worst in the world.

Vingegaard is gonna do a great TT and it won't matter. I'm happy to see he at least had better legs today.

For Trump to go to these extremes to cover up the Epstein Files, including attacking his supporters and hanging his AG and FBI Director completely out to dry, the evidence against him must be incredibly incriminating. There is no other explanation that makes sense.

Never forget, a 13-year study found that protected bike-lanes led to a drastic decline in fatalities for all road users. ALL ROAD USERS. And painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all. For sharrows, it’s actually safer to NOT have them. Via @usa.streetsblog.org @nyc.streetsblog.org

“Contrary to common sentiment, the data also shows that businesses benefit from cycling infrastructure. If well-designed, a proper cycling network drives far more people to businesses than cars do.” Bike-lanes mean business. Via @dailyhivevancouver.bsky.social

There's much talk of a wealth tax at present, but there's strong evidence to suggest that the wealthy are already not paying all the tax that they owe. It's time to get that right before ever thinking about taxing wealth. www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/07...

Back when i was cycle commuting a road I used like that and uphill for 1/2 mile. I saw hardly anyone else on that stretch. Council managed to find a path alongside, and suddenly dog walkers, ppl with prams and just got along or cycling appeared. Build & they'll come.

IMPORTANT: Study finds electrifying SUVs/pick-ups could actually INCREASE emissions by using up scarce battery material that could otherwise be used to electrify a lot MORE smaller cars (and e-bikes). Via @sciencedirect.bsky.social SUVs are too big. #CarBloat www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

The UK spends less on welfare than almost any EU country & yet Labour have allowed for the “scroungers” rhetoric to mask their cruelty. Again. Brits need to learn that they too can have nice things. They just need to stop falling for the most obvious propaganda & stop voting for neoliberals.