The Government is funding 1,000 new community renewable projects, putting solar on schools, community centres, and other public buildings. That means lower bills, local power, and stronger communities. Vote Labour & Co-operative 7 May.

"A lying government has constantly to rewrite its own history." — Hannah Arendt

This is how fascism comes to America. It’s the endless events, day after day, until one day you wake up in a different country. Anti-immigrant rhetoric, censorship, attacks on universities, masked terror squads murdering people in the streets, enemy lists, denaturalization, camps

Fantastic to have launched our new Community Britain report Yes In Our Backyard this evening, making the case that community-led housing must be a part of the solution to the UK's housing crisis.

Breaking: Government just confirmed will apply new laws tackling tax avoidance schemes to tax ‘finfluencers’ - protecting millions who have lost money or been fined following their advice. Expect a knock from the taxman if you have been ripping people off with your financial clickbait. #trueLabour

It was one of those days when you can see the ghosts of all the other lovely days. You drink a bit and watch the ghosts.

"Without feminism, the sequence of events that led to Mountbatten-Windsor’s arrest would never have happened. It’s a reminder that feminism is powerful and important and even transformative, which is why there’s so much pushback..."

In 1936, Cedric Morris stated he wished 'to provoke a lively sympathy with the mood of the birds which ornithological exactitude may tend to destroy.' The scene looks towards Stoke-by-Nayland church (painted by Constable in 1810) near Morris' home at Pound Farm Higham in Suffolk.

‘Handmaid’s Tale future’: Reform’s Matt Goodwin sparks outcry with fertility comments

We're delighted to have acquired the archive of writer and essayist Ronald Blythe, best known for book Akenfield, which explores changing rural life in Suffolk during the 20th century. Discover more in this blog post by curator Helen Melody: link.bl.uk/86s

A new era where communities own the things that matter most. Our General Secretary @fortunejf.bsky.social on the Local Power Plan.

Gordon Brown by James Macintyre review – a very different kind of politician

Delighted that @btcipswich.bsky.social are bringing the mighty #robynhitchcock back to #ipswich - the fourth time in recent years. Pictured below when Robyn played the transport museum @emmaswiftsings.bsky.social

We need a Labour Party led by its members, built on transparency, principle and radical change. We need representatives on our NEC and NPF who will fight for that democratic, member-led future. Pledge your support to bring that future to life: actionnetwork.org/forms/mainst...

NEW: Reform UK says it would re-impose the two-child benefit cap - scrapped by Labour - for most families to fund £3bn support package for pubs.

Reform claim to have the interests of the British public at heart - its only when you see what they would do in office you realise whose interests they really have in mind.

How is it that a church warden behind an interior design firm originally incorporated in the BVIs & tied to a Kazakh billionaire can make a £200,000 donation to Reform UK? Source of funds not disclosed. Farage has questions to answer. The Electoral Commission must investigate.

‘Adjustments must be made’: how to live well after mid-life

I read this, and I am freshly reminded that one of the most important insights in humanism is that this our one and only life.

“I made every mistake possible, all of it - I was as bad as it gets.” Remembering David Crosby, who died on this day in 2023. MOJO revisits an expansive, no holds barred interview with Croz. “I don’t see any need to be gentle…” he told Dave DiMartino.

Ipswich has fired the starting gun on its City of Culture bid. The Suffolk county town already has a vibrant cultural scene and wants to boost it even more. Organisers are asking people to sign up, show their support and #BackTheBid. @eastangliabylines.co.uk @jackabbott.bsky.social

Hannah Arendt’s point in Imperialism was that there is no end to imperialism. It goes on and on. The nation-state is rooted in imperialism and imperialism is rooted in expansionism. Trump is doubling down on 19th-century nation-state politics, and doing the once quiet part aloud.

Five years ago today, Donald Trump urged his supporters to attack Congress and the Capitol over a proven lie. More than 140 police officers were injured. Trump then pardoned the attackers. He betrayed his oath and his country, and we won't ever forget it.

Friedrich Nietzsche, For the new year:

“Wherever you travel in the world, people like to mark the new year. To draw a line under the past, to have a sense of beginning again. A feeling that next year could be better.” Read Jeanette Winterson’s winter essay.

Wonderful #ChristmasEve & #ChristmasDay Night Tracks @saramohrpietsch.bsky.social on Radio 3. Where else would you find Bulgarian Voices, Bach and Sonny Blue Williamson?

'Misty Morning, River Thurne, Norfolk,' (c1960) is a striking example of Edward Seago's mastery of watercolour, a work in which you can sense the magic of being on the river just after the break of dawn - a sense of timelessness.

“It’s hard to think of a more important English philosopher or cultural thinker this century than Mark Fisher.” Sukhdev Sandhu on the man who’s the subject of a new documentary:

For more than 30 years, Seamus Heaney designed his own Christmas cards for family and friends, featuring artwork by favourite artists or his children alongside lines from works in progress. The cards were printed by his friend Peter Fallon of The Gallery Press. www.irishtimes.com/culture/seam...

🚨 NEW: As announced today in the Budget, the Government has published its call for evidence for co-op growth. Launching this investigation on the day of the Budget sends a clear message: this government is committed to growing the co-operative economy.

GB News urged to cut ties with contributor accused of racism

Good to hear the Chancellor identify the legacy of Brexit as one of the reasons our economy needs investment - the damage it has done is stark. To offer any chance of salvaging British businesses and jobs affected, this budget shows we need to go further in the EU reset

With the right support, co-operatives, credit unions and thriving high streets will be key to community-led growth argues @jimmcmahon.co.uk

'Winter Trees.' (1890) Benjamin Haughton had a remarkable facility for painting woodland. Here, he's pictured a segment of a copse with exquisitely rendered detail which brings with it the stillness and mystery that characterizes his best landscapes.

I sometimes stop and remember that all of this is because we had one Black president, and then two women ran, and this mystical convergence opened the Hellmouth.

Reform MP’s remarks about TV adverts were ‘racist’, says Wes Streeting

We need Labour to get back on track and that means making changes to the way we do things, re-connecting with our communities. That’s what I will do as Deputy Leader. Voting closes noon Thursday.

The Co-operative Party is pleased to support Labour and Co-operative MP Lucy Powell @lucympowell.bsky.social for Deputy Leader of the Labour Party.

Who has more to say to wavering and would-be churchgoers? The Anglican hierarchy? Or a “gay aesthete and naturalist born in dire poverty and sustained by a web of close friends”? Boyd Tonkin makes the case for Ronald Blythe: www.prospectmagazine...

Labour must hear and heed the voice of its Mainstream. We're honoured to have Mayor of Manchester @andyburnham.bsky.social join us to help unlock the transformative potential of the Labour Party. More here: www.mainstreamlabour.org/about

This is sadly not surprising and should not be separated from the rise of extremism, distrust and misinformation across a range of social media platforms (as well as in some legacy media outlets) since the COVID-19 pandemic.

The rise of hate and extremism online should have been addressed by government and parliament a year ago in the aftermath of the riots. There is complacency across the political spectrum, and remarkably most MPs remain on X despite the way its owner and algorithm operate. Wake up!

Make a date with modern art. Your ticket to Colour Shape Pattern includes access to the rest of Christchurch Mansion, so you can see Constable and ceramics too: ipswich.cimuseums.org.uk/colour-shape...

'Californian Morning' (mid 20thc) by US printmaker Emmy Lou Packard (1914-1998), close friend of Frida Kahlo's #WomensArt #Sunday

My new album, “The Resurrection Game” is out on September 12 on Tiny Ghost Records 💜 This record was made with love, care, exquisite longing, and an excess of 21st century romantic angst.☀️ Limited edition vinyl + pre-save link for streaming is here: linktr.ee/emmaswiftsin...

Brian Wilson, visionary creative spirit for the Beach Boys, dies aged 82

Our Labour Government's expansion of Free School Meals will mean 6,500 more children in Ipswich will benefit from a free nutritious meal every school day. It will save families £500 a year, and help lift children out of poverty. Link to my East Anglian Daily Times / Ipswich Star column below 👇

Happy Pride Month from all of us at the Co-operative Party! This Pride Month, and every month, we celebrate our LGBTQ+ Co-operators and stand with LGBTQ+ communities across the UK. 🏳️‍🌈✊

Make this weekend count. Here’s three things you can do to help protect abortion access in England and Wales before Monday - please share to spread the word and let’s do this! Find the 38 degrees petition here you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/de...

Happy Birthday to David Byrne, lead singer and guitarist of the Talking Heads, born on this day in 1952, Dumbarton, Scotland Talking Heads - Psycho Killer (Earliest Live Video, Live at CBGB's,1975) #punkrock #postpunk #newwave #davidbyrne #talkingheads #history #otd