On #WorldKindnessDay, perhaps we could all be a little more #Confucius. ‘Is there one maxim which ought to be acted upon throughout one’s whole life? Surely it is the maxim of loving kindness: Do not do to others what you would not want them to do to you.’

And today it's the turn of The Times to try and patronise us all. Every single day the right wing establishment tries to close ranks. And every day we are growing. Join.greenparty.org.uk

This is such a no-brainer. The fact that the Labour Party seems no longer able/willing to address child poverty is one of the many reasons why they won't get my vote again. @zackpolanski.bsky.social is far more articulate and honest about inequality.

The Spectator are confused. It's not going to be cost free. Billionaires are going to pay more. Join.greenparty.org.uk

If you're a National Trust member, it's that time of year again: Midnight tonight is the deadline. It's a shame people have to keep doing this to keep a toehold on historical truth in this country, but here we are. Voting link: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/who-we-are/a...

If Prince Andrew used Epstein’s child sex trafficking ring, he should go to jail. If Bill Clinton used Epstein’s child sex trafficking ring, he should go to jail. If Donald Trump used Epstein’s child sex trafficking ring, he should go to jail. That wasn’t so difficult, was it?

Six things you should know have happened in America since Monday - in 2 minutes. youtu.be/s7jnLHoBMF8

Excellent column from Stewart Lee.

The "hard-men" of Gondor were getting their shit kicked in until they were rescued by foreigners and a girl. The Shire was doing fine until they let a fascist demagogue ("Sharkey" aka Saruman) take over, close the gates, impose a bunch of thug-enforced rules, and despoil nature for profit.

Reform UK copies Trump Promises to ignore international law Mass firing of civil servants - which jobs/regulations would go? Cronies would be hired. Attack trade unions, employment rights Attack LGBT rights, anyone who shows solidarity "Hell is empty and all the devils are here", said Shakespeare.

NEW: The British politician, his Russian intelligence handler & a Kremlin plot against the US & Ukraine. My new piece about Nathan Gill and Nigel Farage for @thenerve_news in which we ask: Why, even now, is no-one asking questions? t.co/BUTtpK9C4S

He never meant to stay — 13 years in #Europe later he realized his American conditioning finally broke. His account exposes how a neoliberal billionaire #oligarchy sold Americans a dystopia and a broken national myth. That's why Musk, Trump, and Vance hate Europe. Must watch 🔻 #USA #UK #Germany #EU

Just brilliant by @thenerve.news - I can just imagine Stewart Lee running around on bypasses snatching flags. Well done that man. 🐻

Excellent column from Stewart Lee.

I called this out on #BBCQT last night and I'm calling it out again now. He is gaslighting a nation.

Patriots don't peddle for Putin. www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

The reason the Right are so invested in the myth that the arts have no value isn’t because the arts don’t generate wealth (they do); it’s that studying the arts teaches people to imagine better ways of judging the value of an idea than by counting how much money it makes…

We were deeply saddened to hear of the recent death of renowned primatologist Jane Goodall, but grateful when we heard that, before she died, she had recorded her last words to share with humanity, in collaboration with Netflix. Her final message is one that deeply resonates with humanist beliefs

Kemi Badenoch blames those crossing borders for our problems. It’s a lie aimed to distract. The real issue is a system protecting the super-rich while nurses & carers can’t make ends meet. Tax wealth fairly, fund public services properly. This is how we give Britain hope again.

Jenrick could have visited Handsworth to listen to residents – he chose to pass through and make a judgement based on the colour of their skin. Instead of getting to know our nation of neighbours, he chose racism. The Tories, Reform and Labour want to divide us. The Greens say enough is enough.

Tax wealth. Not work. Join.greenparty.org.uk

I'm Jewish. I'm also Mancunian. Every other national party leader was interviewed by Laura Kunesberg during their conference. Maybe the BBC thought as someone who also supports Palestine - I had nothing to say? Let's keep growing: join.greenparty.org.uk

‘Motherhood penalty’ costs women an average £65,618 in pay by time first child turns five. This is followed by gender pay gap, pension gap, health gap; slow career progression, harassment and violence, unpaid carer work, retirement insecurity. All women deserve justice.

I’ve never watched a whole political speech before, but I’m glad I watched this one… @zackpolanski.bsky.social is putting it right! www.youtube.com/live/nWX7hOX...

Israel has just arrested Greta Thunberg and many others. Statement from the Global Sumud Flotilla: “People of conscience have been abducted. The flotilla broke no laws. What is illegal is Israel’s genocide, Israel’s illegal blockade of Gaza, and Israel’s use of starvation as a weapon.” 1/3

Well said! 👏👏👏👏

Ok. They’ve pissed me off. I’m back to tell you 3 things about ID cards: 1. Migrants ALREADY HAVE biometric ID cards & govts have been trying to digitise them for years w repeated fuckups & failures causing complete chaos - they don’t work, you do not want that system for you.

3. ⁠this is not the moment for an incredibly expensive increase in state surveillance infrastructure to be run for profit by private tech firms just before Labour ushers in an (even more) authoritarian right wing government. FIX THE GODDAMN COST OF LIVING INSTEAD YOU FREAKS.

I'm looking forward to Robin's poetry book. He shared some poems when he came to speak at Ivybridge Library yesterday - his whole talk was moving, funny and compassionate, inspiring us all to be kind, understanding and open to difference. Thank you Robin 🙏

We were told Brexit was a good idea and it wasn't.....

Most people who rely on a food bank are disabled, new figures from the UK's leading network of food banks has revealed.

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Fascism. What else would you call this? And make no mistake, the same people calling to ‘defund the BBC’ want exactly the same here: the silencing of dissident voices, the end of a national conversation, the total destruction of a free press so only one story reigns.

Absolutely superb piece showing how handwringing liberalism is potentially paving the way for brick-chucking fascism. Also, crucially, offering some political solutions and hope. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

You can donate here 🇵🇸 togetherforpalestine.org

This weekend's rally in London served as a stark reminder of what we, as humanists, must always stand against and, more importantly, what we must always stand for. 🧵 humanists.uk/2025/09/15/h...

I'm mad as hell, and I'm not going to take it anymore. So I wrote a blog about ten things you can do *right now* to help defeat Farage, Musk, and rightwing populism. From scrutinising Reform councillors to demanding the UK Govt leave X - get involved: guyshrubsole.substack.com/p/ten-things...

Unbelievable incompetence from the Met. No intelligence pretty much sums it up.

Racists are not just knuckle-draggers. I come from a family of middle-class racists, who denied it. At home, racist jokes and tropes were the norm. One fervent Christian believed that disasters in distant places were God's compassionate way of decreasing the population, as they were "barely human".

How do we fix this mess?

Bear with me, I anticipate your disagreement. There is a clear pattern to the advice given to those who want to press back against rising racism. What it boils down to is that if you point out that racism is often being dressed up as “legitimate concerns” you will alienate people. /1

Why is is so hard for people to say these words?: Lough Neagh, the UK's biggest lake, is being killed by *livestock farms*.

“Israeli government had banned a radio advert naming children k!lled in Gaza.” Gaza is now the deadliest place in the world to be a child. Over 20,000 children have been k!lled by Israeli forces.