I’m deeply saddened at the tragic loss of Giles Peaker. Giles was not only an exceptionally talented housing lawyer but a real force for good in the world who played an integral role in the development of the Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act. My heartfelt condolences to all who loved him.

Such a shock: and such a loss. We will miss his posts, and the wonderful work he did.

Two senior former police officers have identified serious flaws in the police investigation of the Lucy Letby case. 🧵1/4

In the orchard Artist: CF Tunnicliffe (The Farm, 1958)

Every hospital in England has been urged to disobey an NHS directive to use software operated by controversial US analytics software company Palantir www.bmj.com/content/392/...

the stink of gender resentment coming off Silicon Valley has been obvious for a while. these men hate women because they hate being told no.

During California’s worst dry spell in the past 1,200 years, some populations of wildflowers defied the odds of survival. Researchers say they believe these flowers relied on a type of rapid genetic evolution — the first time such a phenomenon has been documented in the wild. https://cnn.it/4s68rdQ

Trump's unique combination of evil and short attention span strikes again.

As an IR professor, it's depressing that this is outperforming all others as the best theory of US foreign policy

But mainly, Trump and his close friends and family have made loadsamoney. 😬

Today, Father Pierre Al-Rai was killed by Israeli army artillery shelling.

Just fascinating to see Blair, a man whose reputation was ruined by the Iraq war, advocate joining a war that is exponentially stupider and more chaotic. How is it possible to learn nothing from the worst mistake of your life?

Impressive timing by Shabana Mahmood for today to be the day she announces her asylum policy 'inspired by Kristi Noem'.

1937 A Durham miner home from work. By Bill Brandt #History #HistoryMatters

A German court has ruled that it is legal to state that the man who runs the Müller (Rice) empire is a supporter of the far-right AfD. Müller repeatedly denied it, which says everything about how bad he knew that association could be for his business. I hope the boycotts intensify.

We’re hiring a Social Media Manager at the British Library. Join our Digital Engagement team and help connect audiences with the stories, collections and ideas of the UK’s national library. 📍 St Pancras Apply by 15 March 2026 More details here: link.bl.uk/rkj

Mmm. There isn't enough tit tape in the world to wear this if you are anything above an 'A' cup. Thankfully.

Albert Bierstadt • Storm in the Mountains • a favourite painting, that I find particularly comforting when feeling overwhelmed ....

Burnham would ‘probably’ have won byelection, says Labour deputy leader

I love that they've done this in #WASPI colours, just to remind everyone that they don't give a flying you know what for older women:

Whoop whoop alert alert another U turn on the way. This is how Starmer's government works: reverse market testing of unpopular ideas, just to make sure they are unpopular, so they don't have to do anything in the end, except look busy.

Other work by the Ladybird artists ‘February’ Shell Guide Artist: SR Badmin

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The Labour party have just posted this Tweet and graphic about our poll tonight. Can you spot what's missing? bylinetimes.com/2026/02/24/e...

During WW2, Stephen Bone served as a civilian camouflage officer and later as an Official War Artist attached to the Royal Navy. This work from 1941 depicts searchlights illuminating St Paul's Cathedral in the City of London and St Bride's Church, Fleet Street.

@lordbonkers.bsky.social www.bigissue.com/culture/tv/d...

Early-blooming cherry blossoms at Oi Yume-no-sato Park in the Kanagawa Prefecture of Japan. Photography by Mitsuki Koyama (koyama4645 on Instagram)

15 years ago today I arrived on Downing Street in a cage. I've seen off Cameron, May, Johnson, Truss and Sunak and I'm still going strong. Only two Prime Ministers have ever done longer stints here: William Pitt the Younger and Sir Robert Walpole. Bill and Bob - I'm coming for you... (Photos AP)

Well, possibly because 'the media' isn't interested in nuance, or it could be because criticism of the prioritisation of one set of 'rights' over another is a reasonable debate. The solution to respecting the equally valid needs of trans people *and* women wanting safe spaces is complex.

UK’s gender pay gap forecast to persist for another 30 years

Vote Reform, Get Britain First

I'm not usually a fan of elected politicians taking drugs but Starmer could probably actually do with taking some.

Love the seductive symmetry of another mayor of London going to take us back into the EU. But it is the hope that gets you in the end.

As painfully lukewarm political endorsements go, "he doesn't need to resign" has to be up there

a reminder that Tim Allan, who quit Starmer's Downing St today, previously spun for....not only Kazakhstan and Qatar but also Vladimir Putin’s government www.ft.com/content/a0a8...

Oh please no

Not only did they bring a small private army, but among the waste of taxpayer money was BRINGING A FULL PLANE OF FOOD. To *Italy*.

Trump lawyers aim to deport five-year-old boy after judge ordered his release

£99987 and counting: graduates trapped by student loans. Govt froze repayment threshold. By 2030, be at minimum wage. At the margin grads pay 20% inc tax + 8%NIC +9% repayment. Insane. Loan increases, if not repaid. Grads can't buy home, start family/business. Abolish Uni fees. Write-off debt.

Hello everyone! If you’re watching Channel 4. If not, why not? ALL NEW ROMAN EMPIRE BY TRAIN ON RIGHT NOW!!!

Set aside, for the moment, Jeffrey Epstein’s appalling criminality. Even if these communications had been with an entirely uncontroversial Wall Street executive, Lord Mandelson's behaviour would still be scandalous.

Was it really? What took the Party so long then?

The shocking thing about Starmer calling for Andrew Windsor to give evidence is that he hasn’t called for his friend, Peter Mandelson, to do the same. Mandelson may not have abused teenage girls but he appeared to try and help Epstein even after Epstein had been released from prison.

When one of @teamlabouruk.bsky.social’s biggest donors says this, you know the government has got things wrong. #WASPI #NotGoingAway

Jeffrey Epstein set Andrew Mountbatten Windsor up with 'beautiful' young Russian woman www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

Ever since his childhood visits to Kensington Gardens, Paul Nash had been drawn to trees - they held a spiritual quality for him. The tranquillity in this work from 1911, is heightened by the inclusion of birds which he saw as an emblem of freedom.

More Putin Epstein emails from 2013

US authorities reportedly investigate claims that Meta can read encrypted WhatsApp messages

Wall of Tears: 50ft Brooklyn mural pays tribute to children killed in Gaza