Shibata Zeshin (Japanese, 1807–1891)

Why was Galloway in Moscow? www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

An exclusive YouGov poll, commissioned by Best for Britain finds: 62% of Brits say that Brexit has been more of a failure, compared to only 11%who would say it has been more of a success. Full research here: https://bit.ly/4mv524J

Drones, borders & Putin proding NATO 👇https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/sep/27/denmark-new-drone-sightings-biggest-military-base?

4x more UK students benefit from Turing than ever did from Erasmus. But fewer students are coming here. Britain risks becoming more insular. Talks of a new youth exchange deal raise the stakes. Jenny Rhodes reports

Five corporations control 90% of the US media market. Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today. Four giants control 80% of meat processing. A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry. The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.

What can 1880s farm labourers tell us about today? Through real voices from a Suffolk village, Akenfield reveals class, community, resilience – and humour. 📢 Find out why audiences are flocking to see it ⤵️ @eastangliabylines.co.uk @gardeningkate.bsky.social

Taxing Europe's ultra rich really is a good idea. The debate over the so-called Zucman tax on fortunes of more than €100 million is causing a stir in France, part of a wider debate in Europe on how much the ultra wealthy should be taxed.

I'm stunned, stunned I tell you, that the BBC, who normally ask Farage+Reform about anything, haven't asked him his thoughts on this www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

'The Barbican' by Louise Hayward www.re-printmakers.com/artists/79-l...

Lisa Benson (New Zealand Artist, born 1966) "Lunar Light", 2019. Linocut Print, 37.5 × 48.5 cm. #art #painting #painters #BlueSkyArt

I wonder if this guy is related to "Boris Johnson" who introduced "voter id" as Prime Minister in 2023 ... off the back of some crazy US conspiracy theories ... and in the process, made digital ID pretty much inevitable.

Mosaic "Boikivschyna" at the health resort in Lisovichy, Kyiv region, Ukraine. Author Mykola Andruschenko. 1980s Learn why mosaics are an important part of every 🇺🇦 town and village and see a mesmerizing collection of 20 mosaics from all around Ukraine! daryazorka.substack.com/p/the-overlo...

Michael Crick, journalist: “It depresses me how much fellow political journalists are down-playing this - a dranatic story not just about Russia corrupting a British politician - as they've done in Germany & France - but also about the character judgement+relationships of Reform leaders Farage+Tice”

Racism is expensive to the public purse 👇

When you consider the *ecocide* alongside the genocide being perpetrated in Gaza, you begin to grasp the totality of the Israeli state’s attempt to eliminate both the Palestinians and their homeland. My column today. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

We are not racists and fascists. We do not hate foreigners. We have had enough of being taken for pussies by every billionaire and privatised utility. And we want to be back in Europe. Yet the Lib Dem conference gave us flags 😱 My diary has this & more....

Third batch of documents from Jeffrey Epstein Estate, includes Elon Musk, Peter Thiel, Steve Bannon, and Prince Andrew.

🌡️ Climate and income A new study projects global GDP per capita could fall by up to 24% by 2100 under high-emissions scenarios, with wide differences across 174 countries. 🔗 doi.org/10.1371/jour... #SciComm #ClimateCrisis 🧪

Mother of God. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

We learned this during Brexit and under Boris Johnson. The BBC rapidly moved on from Vote Leave/Boris Johnson broke the law to 'they breached guidelines'

NEW: When Labour voters were asked why they believed things were getting worse for the UK, they overwhelmingly cited Brexit as the number one cause, with 69 per cent naming the decision to leave the European Union as the main reason behind the country’s problems. inews.co.uk/news/politic...

Have you seen this? www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

🔴 BREAKING: Chancellor believes allowing young people to live and work across Britain and the EU would boost the economy and reduce the need for tax rises in the budget. https://www.bestforbritain.org/uk_outlines_ambitious_yms

After the former leader of Reform UK in Wales, Nathan Gill pleaded guilty to making favourable statements about Russia in exchange for money, worth reupping the FIVE QUESTIONS Nigel Farage is never asked about his fondness for Putin @bylinetimes.bsky.social

I spent the week at the police surveillance convention and let me tell you my biggest observation: The name of the game now is consolidating as much information as humanely possible from surveillance devices, the internet, other governmental data, and literally a million other places. 🧵

The Russia-Reform link begins to surface.

At least 50,000 disabled people could lose access to financial employment support if the government goes ahead with plans to scrap the WCA benefit assessment, according to a new report from Citizens Advice The true figure is likely to be higher By me, for Big Issue www.bigissue.com/news/employm...

Scotland would face a huge loss to its economy if Labour's proposed international student levy goes ahead

Kind of feels like a big deal that a Reform/Brexit Party former MEP has been convicted of taking bribes to promote Russian interests in Ukraine, and it feels like a bigger deal that this isn’t being treated as the major scandal that it clearly is.

NEW! Thames Water’s £500m desalination plant has delivered just 7 days’ water in 15 years (plus chemical leaks). Now it wants to spend another £500m to suck water from Thames, replace it with treated sewage, all while losing 570m litres a day to leaks www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Dementia Donny's tariffs have real world consequences as China's huge demand shifts to Latin America 👇 Complex global supply chains can't afford to be yanked by the 🍊 Felon without it causing more climate chaos & deforestation.

No words needed.

What's the betting that if the UK government does manage to roll out a national id system, you won't be able to use it to verify your identity when voting?

Gosh ID cards is a hornets nest. By way of background this month alone l have had to prove my identity to: - an accountant - a solicitor - an estate agent - a travel agent - the NHS. For many you can add on: - landlord - employer - police That is without using govt services like: - HMRC. Its vital.

Alejandra is not overselling this. This executive order, if weaponized by a lawless administration like Trump, could lead to the dismantling of institutional/nonprofit opposition to Trump. It can also be used for surveillance and disruption ops similar to the civil rights era and red scare.

With thanks to @professorbolland.bsky.social

Illegal working is facilitated by dodgy bosses. Dodgy bosses don't check for an NI number now, they're not going to check for an ID card ... ID cards are a solution in search of a problem

There is not GE tomorrow, but this poll serves as yet another reminder that Reform, on 27% of the vote, could be the largest party. Labour is insane if it doesn’t seriously pursue proportional representation. news.sky.com/story/nigel-...

I hope there will come a day soon where it dawns on someone in Starmer’s team that their strategy of communicating “Nigel Farage is right about everything but please vote for us instead” is fuelling these disastrous figures rather than mitigating them, but today is not that day

I think this is old news. The question now is, did they do it *by accident*, and I’m not certain the answer is No.

Millennials face post-work poverty if they remain renters. On retirement income shrinks. State pension is inadequate. Low wages - millions can't save for private pension or buy a home. Rents keep on rising. Need social housing, rent controls, state pension aligned with living wage.

Good governance has a rational case for policy not an emotional pick'n'mix. There are many advantages to ID cards immigration issues is the least worthy of them. We have now set those that identify as Scot, Northern Irish or Welsh against a sensible policy to appease the ⏫ RW with the 'Brit card'.

This is worth a listen for anyone who wants to understand what the bond markets are all about www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Lord Glasman "sought out, and was sought after, by some of the most important Trumpworld movers and shakers" JD Vance, Steve Bannon... Curtis Yarvin and "as @bylinetimes.bsky.social can reveal – the tech baron and Palantir data firm founder, Peter Thiel" bylinetimes.com/2025/09/25/b...

Rosalind Franklin (1920–1958) was a British chemist and X-ray crystallographer whose work was crucial to uncovering the double-helix structure of DNA #GirlPower #RadicalWomen

🧵 Thomas Gainsborough (1727-88) was one of England’s greatest painters as well as a populariser of the art of landscape. He was a character in every sense & repays study big time! Here is a picture of his beloved daughters. Enjoy this thread of his works by scrolling down! [1]

Water company United Utilities promised to spend £129m to connect private septic tanks to the mains network and reduce sewage pollution. Spent £76.7m over the last 25 years. UU paid nearly £13bn in dividends since privatisation Can't trust water companies www.theguardian.com/business/202...