"We have no interest in rescuing political failures," writes Farage, after a week in which he's rescued two political failures from the Tories.

Nobody's written with more clarity and vision about international affairs over the past few decades than Timothy Garton Ash @fromtga.bsky.social . This piece is a brilliant summary of the current situation. Should be required reading for all Labour politicians. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

If I'm stupid enough to leave a box sitting round, a cat will surely occupy it...

OK, is this in Canada's future? A car that shakes off snow....from China.🤣

Ukrainian intelligence warns:Russia is preparing new massive strikes. In -20°C This is not about military objectives,but about breaking people. They are trying to provoke fear, exhaustion, despair to force submission through cold. The world should call it what it is: terrorism

Brilliant! This week has been so damaging for Reform. And the Tories. It's wonderful.

#BoycottIsrael #BanIsrael #AbolishIsrael #EqualRights

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The Not So Free Speech Union. Satirists' work is so often done for them these days.

Seems there's more #TOTP from 10pm to 11pm. I fear the BBC has misjudged the stamina of some of its viewers, given our probable age profile!

Time to pot a red... if they switch to snooker instead of #TOTP

Snooker? WTF, BBC? You're spoiling our #TOTP party. I bet #SnookerQuarterFinal doesn't end up trending on Bluesky.

Is "Maria" the best comeback song ever? Discuss. There is only one correct answer. #TOTP

Bluesky refusing to show me the "Latest" posts when I search for #TOTP is completely destroying the point of Friday evenings!

Thanks to the BBC for missing our Neil Hannon's "arse" there. Because nobody watching #TOTP tonight is old enough for such foul language, obvs.

The Divine Comedy are still producing brilliant stuff today, and Neil Hannon is a superb live performer. But I hate "National Express"! #TOTP

I would love it if the US had a female POTUS at long last. But the Democrats have lost sense of reality if they think that a candidate who couldn't win last time is their leading contender for the White House next time around.

I am delighted that some of the hunger strikers have ended their protest. And I'm delighted that Elbit didn't win the Army training contract. But to suggest that the hunger strike was the reason for that decision shows naivety around public sector procurement processes.

Sack her. There's no place for racism at Liverpool. The club should have a zero tolerance policy on this. www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...

Great to see this from my friend Mike Reader today. If you're a Labour supporter and don't follow one of the very best of the new 2024 MPs, he's well worth following here at @mike-reader.bsky.social Too few MPs have a business / construction background, rather than being career politicians.

No thanks to the parents of the slightly feral children in the gym cafe for encouraging them to open the outside door and run in and out. It's barely above freezing.

Shame on Guehi. He'd agreed to join #LFC. Crystal Palace behaved disgracefully in the summer by pulling the plug on the agreed deal at the last minute. And now he's shown a lack of personal integrity. Frankly, I'm not sure we'd want a player in the dressing room whose values are that flawed.

In a situation that is desperately emotional for all involved, I feel so sorry for Rose Henderson today.

If it's Friday, it must be #TOTP later. If it's #TOTP, it must be a bottle of red. Now, can I persuade our six-year-old to put herself to bed?

Brilliant assessment.

Trump appears to be entirely ignorant of how NATO works. If Russia or China did try to occupy Greenland, the US would already obliged to defend it - along with the rest of NATO. Whether Greenlandd's part of Denmark or the US makes not one iota of difference.

At least with the two defections from the Tories to Reform coming so quickly after each other, the Russians will only have to arrange one briefing session.

Robert Jenrick in a slippery act of craven self-interest? That seems so out of character.

What a great day for Labour. The most obnoxious and unpleasant of the old Tory guard joining Reform. Damages both parties, in almost equal measure. Fabulous!

Incredibly, no-one on Nigel Farage’s team has got round to deleting this post. It’s still live as Robert Jenrick gives his big defection speech.

The first Eurovision entries of the year are on Spotify. One of the most uplifting moments of the year!

Good work. Even the stupidest American president wouldn't dare attack European NATO troops. Surely? But just in case, I hope our contingent has orders and authority to shoot to kill if anyone tries to invade. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The Tories are imploding. Badenoch can't keep her party together. Reform is becoming the home for the worst and nastiest of the failed Tories from the deeply inept last government. The right is in chaos. And that's fantastic.

Ghastly woman sacks ghastly man so he can go and join ghastly man's party. Jenrick is deeply unpleasant. Let's hope this is the end of his career.

Don't be bloody stupid, Labour. Sure, holding elections for councils that will be abolished is a waste of time and resources. But the political spin by opponents, of Starmer running scared and curtailing democracy, would be disastrous. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Israeli genocide has dropped right off the legacy media's radar. Not one of the campaigners and groups we work with, however, has shown the same level of forgetfulness

What a brilliant way to promote humanism. (100%, by the way!)

Any idea where our daughter's school bag is, Tillie? I've been hunting everywhere for it...

If Labour don't pass a proper Hillsborough Law, it'll be a huge betrayal. They are about to cross a line in the sand.

Oh no... so sad for Mo Salah. I'm sure all #LFC fans are gutted for him. At least it was Sadio who scored the winner. Small consolation.

Or, you know, they could fly...

On the day the government announces huge investments in rail and wind power, the public prefer a completely unproven politician who was unknown until a couple of months ago. Is he really up to running the country? Too many f^ck-ups amidst the good stuff for Labour to recover, I begin to fear.

Greenland PM Jens-Frederik Nielsen: "If we have to choose between the US & Denmark here and now, we choose Denmark. We choose NATO. We choose the Kingdom of Denmark. We choose the EU." "Greenland does not want to be owned by the US. Greenland does not want to be governed by the US" he later added.

Pass the Law, Labour.

"The Pentagon used a secret aircraft painted to look like a civilian plane in its first attack on a 'drug boat,' killing 11 ... the laws of armed conflict prohibit combatants from feigning civilian status to fool adversaries into dropping their guard, then killing them. That is a war crime."

We moved to an EV four years ago to be environmentally friendly - and because of the quality of car we could get for the price. We're about to swap for a new car. And it never even occurred to us to go back to the old-fashioned technology.

We're only just watching series 1 of The Night Manager. We have one episode left. And my wife has gone out for the evening. I can't cope! Take the brilliance of Le Carre, one of our greatest post-war novelists, and add superb actors giving the performances of their careers. Magnificent.

I love him for this.

We run a gathering for my team every January, and alternate between the UK and abroad. The UK ones are always fraught with logistical issues. This year's venue: Manchester. Seems there are no trains from London on the day the event starts. It's like the country doesn't want our money.

Zahawi was actually relatively competent for a Tory. Removes a weakness for Reform, as they now have a potential Chancellor. In good news? Reform are becoming the Tory Old Boys. And we know what the electorate thought of the Tories.