I've just signed to call on Belfast City Council to keep 2 Royal Avenue as a community space. Will you sign too? my.actnowni.org/petitions/ke...

Frustration in the public and the Commons over the filibuster is palpable and growing. A small group of peers are subverting the will of the elected chamber. We’re urging everyone who cares about this issue, and about democracy, to sign. #AssistedDyingBill petition.parliament.uk/petitions/75...

Mandelson’s malign influence runs right through the heart of this Government. Not least in the govt’s NHS data deal with Palantir – a spy-tech firm co-founded by a man who thinks the NHS should be ‘ripped up.’ I've written to Wes Streeting urging him to ditch this dangerous deal.

Brilliant analysis as usual from @jonathanfreedland.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Every American needs to watch this:

This site is one of the most beautiful things on the internet. Every time you load it, it loads a new letter written by someone who cares and who wants you to stick around. Please share, and please write a letter if you feel called to do so. www.reasonstostay.co.uk?utm_source=i...

Today we are very proud of our own @javedlove.bsky.social , who has exercised his legal right to withdraw from teaching RE and Collective Worship. Javed is the first teacher in NI to exercise this right for at least 10 years. Find out why he did so below. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

This is today. Get along if you can to show your opposition to these data centres. Cllrs we will be watching what you decide on this!

I wrote this for The Skeptic about the ever intriguing William M. Knox and his (often hilarious) lambasting of the claims of spiritualists in a pamphlet of 1892. www.skeptic.org.uk/2025/11/a-fo...

There is nothing to be gained by continuing to watch the murder of Alex Pretti or the number of people with power who are justifying the murder - no more to be learnt - those who stand with them, or justify them,stand for fascism - listen to voices of resistance or find time for something beautiful

Statement in full on Facebook: www.facebook.com/share/p/1Adq...

Just announced - The Race For Space at Alexandra Palace, a 10(+1) year celebration. Join us if you can, please (and bring a friend). www.youtube.com/watch?v=udeP... Pre-sale starts 10am on Monday 26 Jan; general sale starts 10am on Thursday 29 Jan. FAQ here: www.patreon.com/posts/148198...

The Belgian prime minister at Davos with an interesting analysis from a European perspective.

This is a great list of activists, charities and community organisations working to change Northern Irish politics for the better. Please follow, re-share, and let me know if you’d like added or if you know any other accounts I should add. Thank you! 💙

'Now I want you to listen very carefully to what I am about to say,' said the Patrician amiably, 'otherwise you will die'.

Still bit alarmed by how basically fascist this attitude is. “The people want RESULTS not ELECTIONS!!!”

⚠️Farage in 2022: "It is a complete insult to voters for MPs to have the arrogance to think that it's them they voted for. You, the voters are just useful to them once every few years." ❓Jenrick in 2026: "I don't intend to call a by-election. I believe my constituents knew that I stood up for them."

Horsley (Derbyshire) Council By-Election Result: 🌍 GRN: 43.6% (+16.7) ➡️ RFM: 35.5% (+0.6) 🌳 CON: 13.9% (-9.0) 🌹 LAB: 3.8% (-6.5) ☑️ ADV: 1.9% (New) 🔶 LDM: 1.4% (-2.0) No Ind (-1.7) as previous. Green GAIN from Reform. Changes w/ 2025.

It is terrifying that Shabana Mahmood thinks the Panopticon is something to aspire to.

Lots of new stuff for 2026 - I am in #belfast on Friday 8pm cqaf.com/robin-ince-t...

This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again. www.nature.com/immersive/d4...

An announcement.

It's that magical time of year when private jets descend on a Swiss mountain village to discuss climate change and poverty! Anyway, here's my annual reminder. I'll stop posting this when they stop avoiding the real issue: their own massive tax avoidance 💰

Reminder that just a month ago the Swiss Government rejected using Palantir in any role in Switzerland's Government. Because they posed a 'catastrophic' threat.

This is the critical weakness of the United States. $8 trillion dollars. And I think that's just government holdings. Collectively, European citizens may well own roughly the same amount or more via their pensions and other investments.

Well done and best of luck to this couple planning Northern Ireland’s first natural burial ground – what a beautiful idea. www.youtube.com/shorts/Sh2tJ...

Robin Ince should be Poet Laureate. He is a voice of humanity and justified anger in these dark times.

Hard agree. I'm increasingly just zero sympathy for the cowardly chauvinists who can't handle places where lots of different people get along together.

Latest on 'Honest' Bob Jenrick joining Reform.

It’s hard to avoid the conclusion that Labour is running scared of the voters. Labour is in power in a disproportionate no. of councils seeking to cancel their elections. Labour ministers approving these requests risks compounding the crisis of distrust in politics.

The NI Assembly is holding a consultation on the right to wear trousers in school. You read that right – in the year 2026, girls are still not permitted to wear trousers in many NI schools. Please help to end this cruel situation (closes 20th Feb). consult.nia-yourassembly.org.uk/education/pr...

There are now at least 365 UK MPs with accounts on Bluesky – more than half (56%) of all MPs 🔴 This includes nearly 70% of Labour MPs 🔶 Nearly 90% of Lib Dem MPs 🟢 All the 4 Green MPs 🔵 But only 5% of Conservative MPs ➡️ No Reform MPs

Why we won't be using X anymore ⬇️

An MLA is quitting the social media site X amid a row over an artificial intelligence tool linked to the platform which has been used to digitally undress people. Cara Hunter said she could not “in good conscience” continue to post on the app.

EXCLUSIVE: Leaked WhatsApp messages show Labour MPs urging govt to leave X, arguing that it should "show direction to others in the UK" The MPs said X owner Elon Musk is "fascist" and that the platform's AI tool, Grok, had put "children in harm's way"

In Dublin, on Fenian Street, there's a factory that makes child sex abuse material. You can pay it money, as a subscription, and that's one of the services it offers. This doesn't happen by mistake or because you've tricked or hacked the system. It’s a feature. www.thegist.ie/the-gist-the...

HarperCollins staff "were told to work in “pairs” when meeting Walliams and were advised not to visit his home." This guy visited schools.

Channel 4 News has investigated a series of scandals under Bishop Sarah Mullally's leadership in the Diocese of London, including a disturbing controversy involving the death of a priest. Read our latest newsletter by @cathynewman.bsky.social

This is from 16 years ago. Unfortunately the only difference is that the numbers of murdered Gazans were lower back then.

@robinince.bsky.social Indeed ...

How the BBC & ITV give disproportionate coverage to Farage & Reform: hard evidence from a serious study. BBC & ITV now give Reform more coverage than the Conservatives, more than the Lib Dems & nine times the Greens. Superb research from Stephen Cushion. www.enhancingimpartiality.com/blog/broadca...

RE in Northern Ireland is exclusively Christian. It teaches scripture as literal truth. The Supreme Court said this is indoctrination. We’re working to change the curriculum to be pluralistic, so children can form their own beliefs. humanists.uk/2025/12/12/l...

Robin Ince reveals to last night’s audience at a recording of Infinite Monkey Cage that the BBC has forced him to resign over his support of trans people

Here is the letter to the Guardian from the three Labour MPs who opposed the bill @niagriffith.bsky.social @justinmadders.bsky.social @debbieabrahamsmp.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

BREAKING: The earliest evidence ever found anywhere in the world of humans making fire has been unearthed... in Suffolk 🔥🇬🇧 The British discovery dates back 400,000 years, a remarkable 350,000 years earlier than previous evidence of deliberate fire-making www.thetimes.com/uk/science/a...

BREAKING: The Assembly has backed our call for the Secretary of State to begin institutional reform. No single party should be able to hold Stormont to ransom. This is a historic chance to move beyond division and dysfunction, and towards politics that works for everyone.

A very good post from @humanists.uk examining the current RE curriculum in Northern Ireland and why it urgently needs to change.

This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥

The Minister needs to listen. RE in our schools is not suitable. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...