I love him I must marry him.

I want politics to be about a better everyday life. Here's what that can look like:

Oh, it was *Zelensky* that started the war? Like when a bully claims their victim started the fight because their face hurt his fist?

“No one, apparently, is willing to prevent a single man from destroying the world economy, wrecking financial markets, forcing this country and other countries into recession – if that’s what he feels like doing when he gets up tomorrow morning.” Anne Applebaum

Don’t overthink this. He’s asking for bribes.

Part 2 of Thatcherism is out now. @dorianlynskey.bsky.social and @iandunt.bsky.social pick the story up with Thatcher in full autocrat mode. Where did Thatcher succeed and fail in fundamentally changing Britain? How did she sow the seeds of Brexit? Listen➡️https://linktr.ee/originstorypodcast

I’ve reported on homelessness for years and met many, many people who have found themselves in awful situations Every single one of them had more decency and integrity than this privileged plutocrat

We only went & met this formidable agent of news… He got the proper Trawl treatment We asked him questions about impartiality, clashes with Rees-Mogg & getting on it with Maitlis and Sopel 🍸 Full episode of The Trawl meets @lewisgoodall.com live on Patreon now Link below :)

we are all doomed

Proud of what we have built with the Bylines Network in a few short years… …a complete answer to the billionaire buyout & destruction of local media — our own network of citizen journalism that lets the residents of communities write the news. Follow all in our starter pack —> go.bsky.app/RWVEKv

Oops ... 💥 UK tap water is at risk because water companies soon won't have any chemicals to clean it with. 💥 That's because rules brought in by Brexiters mean we can only use such chemicals if they've been tested in the UK. 💥 But unlike in the EU, we don't have any certified labs able to test them!

Coffee and this months @bylinetimes.bsky.social bliss 👌

I’d close it sharpish if I were you. You could drive a starship through that.

This is a great move towards repairing policing. * Neighbourhoods to get a named officer * Local people & businesses given a voice in setting local priorities * More police on streets * Dedicated antisocial behaviour leads * Crack down on shop theft * 13,000 more officers & PCSOs * £100m funding

Sky News: 'Mind-boggling' Brexit rules hit British food exports by £3bn a year news.sky.com/story/mind-b...

"The country needs conviction politicians, not politicians with convictions," says Kemi Badenoch, who has previously admitted to hacking and vandalising a Labour MP's website, which was an offence carrying a sentence of up to five years in prison #pmqs

How do I find all my old Twitter followers & people I followed? Seems to be a bit of a slog building my presence here. Not complaining, I'd just love to know if everyone's moved here? I followed some really nice folks on 🐦 - gradually reconnecting...!

Dear all, Another blast from my past! Delighted to see @cactuswoman.bsky.social is now on here. Another great follow, though as her tag implies, if you are a rabid Tory, you may find her responses a little "spiky"! A lovely soul to boot... You know what to do please peeps

I now watch US politics as if I'm peering into a completely different moral universe. Constantly surprised by what matters and what doesn't. Sexual assault, racism, idiocy and corruption all OK. Drinking on the job apparently isn't.

As a Consultant Clinical Psychologist who works with many people on benefits nationally, let me truth-check #Dispatches: - Benefits are grossly inadequate - The system is dehumanising - Invisible disabilities are as valid as visible ones. Stop the cruelty. Uplift #benefits.

"We cannot continue to participate in the social network feed of a man who proclaims the death of the media and therefore of journalists... X is a platform that no longer serves the public interest at all, but the special ideological and financial interests of its owner and his political allies"

"There's been a massive transfer of wealth from the working class, and the middle class to the top 1%" - @curtisdaly.bsky.social talks about corporate greed

Head of the DOD is managing 3 Million plus people

"Caps on political donations are being considered by ministers as part of sweeping reforms to the UK electoral system." Well, hurry up!

Long overdue

People are leaving Twitter because it’s not fun anymore and no one is obligated to be on a platform they don’t enjoy. It’s not rocket science.

This clause from Reform UK's newsletter is like the immigration questionnaire that asks whether you have ever committed an act of genocide.

This is huge. The EFJ represents over 295,000 journalists in 44 countries 👇 www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/media/e...

Pete Hegseth, nominee for Sec Def: - zero experience - his own mother will not endorse him - not a single reputable member of the military has come forward to support his nomination - has a history of sexual assault, financial mismanagement and being drunk on the job You're all caught up.

The Reform Party are going to struggle to get writers with these T and Cs

“Just three companies, News Corp (Murdoch family), Daily Mail & General Trust (DMGT, Viscount Rothermere) and Reach plc, control over 80% of daily newspaper circulation… The hyper-rich continue to invest huge sums in acquiring control of media” We need a free press - ie free from the billionaires.

It’s so nice to hear that people are enjoying Unspeakable and laughing while they learn. Thank you.

This can be stopped fairly easily. @petergeoghegan.bsky.social has a very good summary of what is required here. If Starmer implemented something like this, he would be making a historic improvement to British politics open.substack.com/pub/democrac...

I mean this obviously can't stand. You can't have a foreign extremist, who used social media to encourage & facilitate far-right violence, plough huge donations to his favoured British political party. www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/is-elo...

Why is it that those who actually behave like Jesus are hated by Christian’s but yet they love the people who do the EXACT opposite of Jesus

This needs to be taken seriously and taken seriously now - not in 3 years' time. www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...

On X, the Bylines Network (main account of 10 UK local journalism publications) has only 2.7K followers. On Bluesky, that's already exploded to 56.4K followers! (see @bylinesnetwork.bsky.social)... and of course the engagement is far higher. Bluesky is much better for news and community building.

If there was ever a perfect headline to say “No shit, Sherlock” about, it’s this one.

If you're for being in the EU, or at least a Customs Union or single market. If you're anti-fascism, completely WOKE to your core and believe in Democracy & socialism. Add me to your Starter-Pack, but please message me so that I follow back!

A small sampling of why Elon wants to eliminate federal watchdog agencies...

The former boss of Vauxhall in Luton said the factory’s "troubles began with Brexit" www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

This is how history gets rewritten. One brazen act at a time.

Sometimes they're cute 😍, but they're always in charge! 👹😱😂 #catsofbluesky #caturday #horror

We could go on about how we welcome publishers, we don't demote links, we encourage independent developers to build apps and extensions on top of Bluesky's network.... but instead, we'll show you. All thanks to the incredible community here! 🦋

My FB memory from this day, 2018 - Pre Boris Johnson - Even then we knew the Brexit hit would be around £100 billion a year / around 4-5% of GDP The Brexiters, & much of the media, referred to it as ‘project fear’

Perfect walking weather…

“The broligarchs’ ascendancy on both the foreign- and domestic-policy fronts has taken many observers by surprise—including me,” Brooke Harrington writes. theatln.tc/ToQswFr7