Don’t you dare! You’ll force us all to watch daytime TV, which is a cruel punishment.

The stupid is strong in this one www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

I’m in the (possibly unusual?) position of thinking Starmer & NEC shouldn’t have blocked Burnham, but also that Burnham should be sticking to job he’s got and is doing well. www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...

The World Cup and Olympics cannot possibly go ahead in the USA.

Apparently there is still “classified” “national security” information in the USA. Has anyone checked on Hegseth or Patel?

Defend this Farrage 🙄

Summary: someone with no right to negotiate about Greenland had a chat with someone else in the same position and managed to change nothing. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

Media continue to think that anything this twat says has any meaning or relevance. He's an unreliable narrator of his own thoughts. In 30 minutes he's quite capable of doing something which completely contradicts what he just said.

Robert Jenrick helpfully lists all the things he didn't do during his 10 years in government.

We need more politicians and political leaders to advocate returning to Europe. It’s a political, strategic and economic necessity. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Great speech. Pertinent for the UK: “…when we only negotiate bilaterally with a hegemon, we negotiate from weakness. We accept what is offered. We compete with each other to be the most accommodating. This is not sovereignty. It is the performance of sovereignty while accepting subordination.”

The apostle of national sovereignty speaks.

Correct.

Very happy now!

I’m not convinced by VAR decisions today, especially the Fernandes one. Looked to me as if the ball was already kicked when the VAR froze the line. Would be interesting to see that again.

Probably very late to this: but Apple’s “Liquid Glass” design really is absolutely shit. Whoever thought it up and approved it should be fired.

Very evident across East Kent, where Canterbury seems to have by far the most expensive petrol with near uniform proces across the filling stations. The looks to be a de facto monopoly of supply obscured by different retail branding. www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

Nearly 60% of Britons, and 84% of 18-24-year-olds want the UK to #RejoinTheEU. When will Starmer listen to the majority view? leftfootforward.org/2026/01/new-...

"No water companies have yet been taken out of private ownership as a result of dumping sewage." Until this happens the leadership of these companies will continue to fail to do their job. www.theguardian.com/business/202...

A humanist is a non-religious person who shapes their own life in the here and now, because they believe it's the one life they have. Humanists see no evidence to believe in gods or an afterlife. They try to do good for its own sake, without expectation of reward after death.

Why we won't be using X anymore ⬇️

If the ICE agent who murdered this woman was so traumatised by his previous experience of being dragged by a vehicle, why on earth was he on active duty, especially with access to weapons? www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Maybe United should adopt the same solution as HIGNIFY and have a different coach every week? www.theguardian.com/football/202...

For #Canterbury folks only: is the new Felons cafe the worst in the City? Never stocked with half the stuff it claims to sell, staff bored and unwelcoming, and overpriced into the bargain.

A serious manifesto. If only my Party could / would get to grips with it.

I feel like every European leader is waiting for the Trump storm to blow over. But what happens if the storm invades Greenland, Cuba, Columbia, destroys NATO, abandons Ukraine, shrugs as China takes Taiwan? Can post-Trump Dems put all that right again? Nope. This storm changes everything.

I think I detect hints of sarcasm… www.theguardian.com/football/202...

Genius.

now, it might seem odd that political commentators who advocated for the uk to leave the eu because of their belief in “the nation state” to be supportive of america’s annexation of venezuela, but what you have to remember is that those people didn’t actually think that, they were lying for money

Im taking it that the orange felon has declined talks. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

Canterbury City Council: you surely need to act now to get off X. @cantlabgroup.bsky.social

It's no longer left versus right or even Democrat versus Republican. It’s now democracy versus oligarchy. Freedom versus dictatorship. Right versus wrong. Millions are awakening to this new reality — and they're speaking up. The sleeping giant of America is roaring.

"Oxford's High Street booming, bucking national trend" And this in a city where we've removed city centre parking and put in a congestion charge. Almost as if it's people who shop, not cars. www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/2573227...

I’m boycotting as much US produce as I can. Struggling to find a Bourbon substitute though. Any Canadian options?

Crypto one week, Cameo the next, gold this week. Can’t help feeling this shyster will say anything for money. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

A badge of honour… www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

I’ll just note that the US didn’t do this to China, which outright bans US social media websites

It’s a beer store & wine cooler in our case.

Contravening the experience of many businesses while interfering in something which tbh has nothing to do with him. Councils need the freedom to find workplace solutions that work for them, not be given prescriptive diktats which are evidence free www.theguardian.com/business/202...

White men are 30% of the population. They are also: - 98% of presidents - 90% of CEOs - 90% of billionaires - 80% of Congress Forever oppressed.

Spooner's career as a continuity announcer was short-lived

Not a chance.

Anna Turley: “The fact Farage has failed to take any action against Chris Parry despite his first racist comments being exposed 12 days ago shows what a weak leader he is. He is dragging his party further into the gutter and is unfit for high office.“

Tome for Starmer to show some courage and support the BBC to fight this www.theguardian.com/media/2025/d...

Today in "Don't Trust AI to Tell You Facts": How several different "AI" programs messed up the simple fact of to whom I dedicated a book, and what that means for how much you should trust "AI" to tell you the truth about things (spoiler: not much at all): whatever.scalzi.com/2025/12/13/a...

Vote Chief Harris of South Park for AG - 2028 youtu.be/3WA-sVMnJNI