"Anyway, Here's Wonderwall"

in London folks and sans soccer, I'm tempted to flick over for the golf...but at the same time I'm intrigued if the english still sing rule brittania at the end of the proms, with no hint of irony.

Left: Keir Starmer says he'll abolish the House of Lords in his first term, replacing it with a democratically elected chamber Right: Keir Starmer appoints 26 peers to the House of Lords I quite like Sadiq Khan but wonder if the Lord will ever be replaced with an elected chamber..

Is he announcing his withdrawal from the by-election today? bsky.app/profile/gyle...

Liz Truss comes to bury Nigel, not to help him. May they live miserably ever after. Ignore.

Lettuce hope.

I predict Farage will pull out of the Clacton by election today folks. He makes a speech at 16:30....with Liz Truss, no less, as his warm up act. She starts at 16:05. Laila Cunningham, the reform candidate for London Mayor spoke earlier.

Brenda Fricker has died at the age of 81. Fricker was one of Ireland’s most respected and well known actors, and was the first Irish woman to win an Academy Award. jrnl.ie/7105416

Dear Andy Burnham: it’s time to scrap First Past the Post. Our voting system only breeds instability and chaos, and poisons our political culture. We know you agree. Now is the time to fix our democracy. Sign the open letter: actionnetwork.org/petitions/an...

It is too bad that this deal is not already dead and buried The deal is not good nor fair for the EU, and currently any deal with US is only prelude to a next shakedown The EU should speed up its US decoupling in every sense (economic, defense and culturally) www.politico.eu/article/trad...

Former Irish president Mary Robinson and former New Zealand prime minister Helen Clark have warned of the potential disappearance of the Palestinian territories and called for an end to what they called Israeli "impunity"

I'm old enough to remember when cartoonists used to be funny. They have always superseded journalists by capturing brilliantly a snapshot of where we are in one image. The problem now is the grim realities they depict are so grim, it's very difficult to laugh.

without clicking through to the post i was responding to...have a guess whom I was talking about.

The sharp fall in EU nurses joining the NHS after the Brexit referendum may have contributed to more than 1,200 additional patient deaths each year in England, according to new research led by the University of Surrey. medicalxpress.com/news/2026-07...

nigel farage's teleprompter operator has leaked that farage plans to blame "the bastards in brussels" for Englands world cup exit. As an aside his warm up act tomorrow looks like fun. I was wondering what happened to the Pork Markets queen.

I wonder where the WH Teleprompter Operator got the idea he could place bets on info he has available to him?

Another important aspect in the Irish context, is that Germany remembers the leading role Ireland played during it's EU Presidency in advocating for German reunification. www.charlesjhaughey.ie/articles/hel...

"and finally....on brexit Island...we go live to Clacton" h/t @adam_brichto (on youtube) for the clip.

I hear the entire editorial team of the Daily Mail are still locked in a room and won't be allowed out until they can link Englands World Cup loss to Meghan Markle. Pizza express Woking are on stand by to provide food.

This is big. The first vaccine tested to PREVENT pancreatic cancer in high-risk individuals aacrjournals.org/cancerdiscov...

I'm old enough to remember when a consensual BJ was enough to impeach a president.

The headline writer has substituted the word “crusade” for the correct term, “bullshit”…

Andorra finally gets the Liechtenstein treatment 💫

The image of an English man shouting out loud to the World that all their national identities are fictitious, is one for the ages. I wonder if he stood or sat for "God save the King"!!

#France has implemented one of the most pragmatic energy policies: large parking lots are being equipped with #solar canopies. This turns already-paved areas into a source of clean energy—without taking up additional natural or agricultural land www.mass.gov/doc/france-s... #ActOnClimate #SolarPower

A proposed bill to cut off aid to Israel failed 104-314-10, with 103 Democrats voting in favour, 98 Democrats voting against, and 10 voting present (refuses to vote yes/no but is present). The Hill heralding a "shift" in their headline feels a little hollow. The EU really needs to step up.

Argentina v England (Nations Cup rugby game) is this Saturday in Santiago del Estero, Northern Argentina. I hear Henry Pollock is already working on a "Falklands are British, innit?" banner.

Brilliant 😊

we're sleep walking into losing the falklands. ironically....the EU might help by offering an Isle of Man style brexit deal.

I think the english are beating themselves up too much. There's no shame losing to that Argentinian team, especially with Messi. His ability to pull & pick england apart was amazing to watch. The heroic defence strategy worked against Mexico. not against Messi and his key hole surgery precision.

YIKES!

I don't feel so bad about this now!

About to watch the game. Is football coming home? 😊

So many stains: So little Democracy.

I'm old enough to remember when accepting a consensual blowjob was enough to get a president impeached.

this is sad. the group of people to benefit most from smart glasses are not perverts. It's people with disabilities. Don't be like a dick like Fabio.

In a world of Andrew Tates, be a Jude Bellingham.

cracked a #speirgorm joke on a thameslink train this afternoon in London. Zero laughs. Gutted. At St Pancras, rakes of people getting on...one group of 20-somethings, decked out in Engerland gear, faces painted etc. carrying brand new M&S bags for life. So new, the barcode tag still attached. 1/2

By rights Scotland should also have these benefits too.. Why won't Westminster enable Scotland with a similar treaty?

I'm old enough to remember when accepting a consensual blowjob was enough to get a president impeached.

Great! It took far too long.

I hear the Spanish are calling it a "Beneficio del Brexit". #brexitbenefits

Lest we forget.. Daily Mail 'journalist' Sarah Vine compared the UK's only Jewish leader of a political party to Adolf Hitler. #politicslive

Just realised that I forgot to switch on the router last week when I arrived in London. My mobile hotspot has been providing internet to multiple tablets, two phones and my work laptop!! Netflix/Iplayer used a lot. We didn't notice.🤣 Unlimited phone data: £20 p/m Fibre optic broadband: £55 p/m

An English Professor of Global History weaves an impressive excuse for not decolonising the Falklands and lands at "Las Malvinas are Welsh!". As an aside, both UN & EU fully support decolonisation and Milei is desperate for political "wins" right now with the Argentine Peso almost worthless now.

in light of the England v Argentina semi final later...Milei is desperate for politicial "wins" right now.... As was thatcher & the tories in 1982, when a war in the Falklands saved her political career.

Hydration break

not a great game to watch for neutrals. thought the penalty might spark the game into life. not to be.

Bigly News Breaking: Trump administration forced to refund $81b in tariffs after Supreme Court ruled them illegal. That helped push the June federal budget deficit to a jaw dropping super-sized $120 billion!!