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No one expected Keir Starmer to solve our pressing problems overnight. But what we did expect – and had every right to expect – was that he would lay out a clear vision and roadmap for doing so. Instead, we’ve had drift, appeasement and a startling absence of ideas, values and ambition. 🧵1/6

if ai ever works as it’s been sold to us, the most easily replaced employee of every company would be ceo and as far as i can tell theres never been a single article written about that

Looking at these photos of the Met Gala, it's hard not to conclude that London's policing budget is too high www.theguardian.com/fashion/gall...

As an aspiring political scientist I define Reform’s core demographic as “HOBs” (Horrible Old Bastards). Data available on request

That headline writer must have known what they were doing. Disappointing to see it in the same paper the great Ian Dunt writes for

Baby black swans should be called gothlings.

We are GO on Season 9 of Origin Story. Kicking off with the epic story of a United Europe, starting with the Roman Empire and ending with the fall of Viktor Orban.

Great exclusive by @zoe.grunewald.bsky.social national.thelead.uk/p/government...

Shameless plug: if you or anyone you know works in a team that’s either got multi generations of people, or people working remotely, my new book “Connection Intelligence” helps to build better, stronger, more understanding between you all. Was published on Friday! tinyurl.com/2pzwjx4e

"are you on xyz blocklist" look I have no idea, my notifs are full enough without me trying to investigate what someone I don't know at all thinks of me and tbqh it's not very interesting either, what do I care what you think if I don't know you, enjoy your thoughts and may they set you free

Found this doodle, no memory of what prompted it. Possibly an internet chat.

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'Bond vigilantes' makes them sound much cooler than they actually are

The corruption that comes with populist governments is a feature, not a bug - this excellent article explains why

“Every time Trump escapes his carer and locks himself in the toilet with a phone, the whole world is forced into a process of trying to build some rational scaffolding around his nonsense. We invent a skeleton for what is an amorphous blob, maybe just to self-soothe. This is part of the problem.”

The Daily Mail is a smeee- they're a smeee-

He did not “escalate rhetoric” and he didn’t “taunt”. Taunting is saying someone is fat or weak. He gave an unhinged rant and threatened “hell” and widespread war crimes. How is this difficult, @nytimes.com?

Cartoon by David Horsey | The Seattle Times

Stuff we probably know, but it's worth being reminded of it (gift link)

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Another Practical Appreciative Inquiry facilitator training finished, another group of great people upskilled! I love it when they tell me they're getting good results with the approach, sometimes even before they finish the course. The next one starts 1 June coachingleaders.co.uk/appreciative...

On a scale of Batman how are you feeling today?

Looking forward to this gritty cop drama. Can DI Polanski and DS Spencer take down a far-right gang? (image by Misan Harriman)

This one is the classic, I think

So it turns out the real scandal of the Gorton and Denton by-election was the willingness of media organisations to collude in Nigel Farage's attempt to undermine the result of a free and fair election www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/how-the-bb...

This is great news: an immediate ban on political donations in cryptocurrency & a £100k cap on donations from UK citizens abroad. Yes, there's more that needs doing, & the door is left open to crypto in future. But we should celebrate (& applaud) the wins when they come. www.gov.uk/government/n...

8 am update for you. The UK grid is currently close to fossil fuel free. Wind and solar 70%, nuclear 13%, gas… 4%. grid.iamkate.com

Nigel Farage was a racist bully at school but Rachel Reeves won the wrong chess championship so who can say who is worse?

Oh. Stage an assassination attempt, you say? Interesting.

hey if "the economy" is completely decoupled from the welfare of the people, WHAT IS THE FUCKING POINT OF THE ECONOMY

Just the story of his name is one of the coolest things of all time

Europe is our friend. America is not. Let's start acting like it.

Reposting so i can find it later to read

This fighter pilot is clearly a musician

Cheers to everyone who delayed fossil fuel phaseout by saying "you can't switch off fossil fuels overnight" Because thanks to them everyone now has to face a situation where fossil fuels are switched off overnight 🙃🙃🙃

If you see this, post a robot

The bloodthirsty 12-year-old speaks. No mercy! Surrender or die! Bow before my might! Pow pow!

We have awarded these people contracts in the Ministry of Defence. What the fuck are we doing.

There are other reasons for the UK government not to award or continue Palantir contracts but this statement of intent by its CEO must surely be decisive?

A little stress management tip: how to build an inner sanctuary nlppod.com/how-to-build...

FACTS: Net Zero barely nudges your bill. Fossil‑fuel wars send it through the roof. So when Farage and his ilk slags off renewables while fanning conflict, remember who actually hikes your costs.

In case any of my BlueSky followers are trainers or facilitators, here's an easy and non-cringey warm-up exercise you can use, based on Appreciative Inquiry: coachingleaders.co.uk/the-only-ice...

"What’s wrong with you? Seriously, what is wrong with you? Why do you want to shit on entire swathes of human endeavor and wreck the planet while you’re doing it?"

Cor, sure would feel great right now if we were self-sufficient in renewable energy, and laughing at all the rubes reliant on global oil supplies. We'd have a bit of a swagger in our step today.