Good thread re. Trump suing the BBC. Also remember to stop buying US where you can. Stop using Amazon, often can buy elsewhere. Cancel Netflix, Disney+, Apple+ if you don’t really use them. Use a local coffee shop, not Starbucks Use a local restaurant/shop, not McDonalds, Burger King, KFC

The kids are all right.

#Spain ‘We’re proud to be pioneers’: inside Spain’s community energy revolution From Taradell to Galicia, cooperatives are supplying cheap, clean electricity to homes and helping tackle fuel poverty www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Well said….

spot on

So seems Labour’s budget plans have changed because the OBR forecasts have improved e.g. the U.K. economy has improved. This is positive news. Too many rushed out negative hot takes this morning.

Very interesting thread and background re. the events at the BBC this week.

“To be British…is to be tolerant & compassionate; and we’re proud of that” 💯

Went on LBC News earlier to discuss the BBC shambles. I said the BBC has kowtowed to Trump in the US and conservative outlets here - both of which want the Beeb dead. Two of the most senior people quit over a 10-second clip using Trump’s exact words, albeit put closer together than he’d like.

Crime is falling across London. Between 1 April and 29 October, neighbourhood offences such as theft, robbery and vehicle crime were down nearly 15 per cent compared to the same period last year. Officers are arresting around 1,000 more criminals every month compared to last year…..

In under 30 seconds, these two say everything we need to know about unity and being English/British. Courtesy of @tuc.org.uk “Don’t let hate divide us.” #unity #togetherwethrive #hopenothate #strongertogether

Labour to bring in rewards for tax fraud whistleblowers This has been very successful in the US & Canada. Hoping it has similar success in the U.K.!

Share this with every single person who thinks that Rachel Reeves can use only a wealth tax to fill fiscal gaps. The Treasury would be unlikely to see a penny until 2029. In short, we cannot fund November's budget with a wealth tax.

London ranked as #1 city in the world again.

Same energy as the Non Doms in the UK

My proposal for a better BlueSky A time limited* window to fully delete (rather than hair delete) replies to our own posts. This would kill the ability of bots/trolls to bombard with bad faith replies. Bots/trolls would have to build their own audience, rather than leeching off others.

Only become aware of this today. Has gotten far less media attention than it deserves. Nigel Farage’s partner 'drawn into Brussels fraud probe at Eurosceptic think tank' www.lbc.co.uk/article/nige...

#fleecehold indeed The leasehold system is long overdue a proper shake up.

Keir Starmer covering a lot of ground here: - Labour delivering largest increase to workers rights in a generation - Tories & Reform oppose it - Turkey Typhoon delivering jobs and investment. - Reform can’t be trusted on defence

“What you’re trying to do is create fear, distrust, and division” Lisa Nandy clearly calling out the Reform playbook

Perhaps. Also a lot of shit-stirrers should be challenged from trying to create an issue out of nothing

Important for this to be said out loud

Labour taking more steps to improve protection for renters in 1.5 years than the Tories did in 15 years

We’ve been here before with the NHS. Tories starve it. Labour nourishes it (and Reform would destroy it)

The massive difference between Labour and Reform encapsulated in one short video. Farage unwilling to even acknowledge Pochin was racist. Starmer unequivocally condemning it

Here's the Government announcement on the new law, in force from today, which allows councils and mayors in England to take control of bus services Might sound niche but it could (hopefully positively) affect millions of travellers if local authorities make good use of it www.gov.uk/government/n...

Good to see Reform getting some proper scrutiny. They’re self interested public schoolboys pretending to stand for the working class. Didn’t we learn from Boris, Cameron and Osborne!!! They’re only interested in power

I’m old enough to remember when Farage had a massive problem with “unelected elites” Now he thinks they should make up half the cabinet. The man has no principles that he’s not willing to throw away at the drop of a hat! Plastic patriot twat

Very silly, and dangerous, comments. We have too many UK politicians dancing to Putin’s tune at the moment Defence spending is vital for the UK (and Ukraine) and should not be presented as taking away from the poor. We will all be much worse off if we can’t defend ourselves

@zarahsultana.bsky.social seeming to suggest a) it is wrong for U.K. arms companies to supply arms to Ukraine. b) only U.K. arms companies benefit from a), completely ignoring Ukraine needing arms to defend itself.

Chris Philp hasn’t had a good day. Started the day unable to say Sarah Pochin was racist on Kuenssberg. Then he says it was racist, but @lewisgoodall.com hands his arse to him bringing up Honest Bob Jenrick said about not seeing white faces in Birmingham.

Farage says he’s taken on the far right: his MPs show the truth. The mask’s off.

Very strong response from Wes Streeting. Unambiguously calling out Sarah Pochin’s disgraceful racism. Unambiguously defending the multiculturalism that the decent majority in the UK support

Retail sales figures are significant as they measure household consumption, the largest expenditure in the UK economy. It was the fourth monthly rise in a row and brought volumes to their highest level since July 2022. news.sky.com/story/retail...

Division and grievance. Or dignity and respect. The PM and the Labour government call out what is essentially racism from Reform PM Sarah Pochin. Reform are not even hiding it any more. www.instagram.com/reel/DQPdjRq...

It’s a trivial example of Tommy Robinson’s grifting, but it perfectly encapsulates it. The plastic patriot supports the Israeli team over the British team when given a chance to promote hatred. Stephen Yaxley-Bellend indeed!

The Tories and Reform can do one.

He certainly does…..

Very well said

For those who regularly tell me Labour are just Tory lite. They really aren’t. You’re being mugged off by the media who want you to believe that . I can give you multiple examples like this to prove my point. But this is worth a read esp if you’re outside London.

This is exactly why all right thinking people should have left X by now.

Angela Raynar had to resign for less. With her situation the question was “why didn’t she take proper advice?” The same question applies here surely?

Twenty pension funds sign up to government initiative Ministers want more domestic backing for infrastructure and companies L&G pledges 2 billion pounds in UK 'impact' investment www.reuters.com/world/uk/uk-...

David Lammy being unapologetically pro-European. He's giving a speech at the Party of European Socialists conference and makes clear the importance and history of the Labour Party working with similar parties across Europe!

Take a bow ….

Very good point which I agree with. The fake narratives of “Birmingham is a no go zone” and “Jews aren’t safe in the UK” should not be needlessly bolstered. There are ways to manage this game safely

Plastic patriots support Israeli teams over British teams

We know so-called Kremlin ‘agent of influence’ Nadia Sass considered Nigel Farage her ‘good friend’…because she told us. She cultivated far right political leaders & her social media was key part of her tradecraft. New in @thenerve.news today are the details 4/ thenerve.news/p/nathan-gill-…

They just don't want migrants. Everything else is obfuscation.

When the Nazi group chat ruins your talking points