Bollocks - this ended on 3 January and was a temporary scheme funded from their surplus, not by taxpayers. Stop making things up you divisive shit-stirring prick.

Our latest polling shows concerns about immigration are manufactured www.standard.co.uk/news/politic...

Tesco makes so much profit it could afford to feed Birmingham for free all year. And it would still only halve its profits.

NEW: An Oxford report warns that misleading media coverage is shaping public debate on immigration and human rights. The study finds the ECHR is frequently misreported in deportation cases, fueling misconceptions that erode trust in the legal system. 🧵 [1/8]

Local sources report that Israeli warplanes launched airstrikes on Abasan al-Kabira and Bani Suhaila, east of Khan Younis in southern Gaza.

I've written a couple of things over the last days about how the government and much of Westminster remaining on X as the platform becomes increasingly toxic is having consequences for our politics...

So Tories and Reform = 44% Greens, LDems, Lab, PC & SNP = ~50% An interesting government for the Greens to lead And great agency for PC and SNP

The cupboard isn’t bare — it’s gone. We sold it off and we’re now eyeing the floorboards. The Bear on Britain’s addiction to cuts.

Worth saying that despite asking for more than 12 hours we’ve had nothing back from Labour on this

Match day essentials. Home and away. #bhafc

Launched in 2021, the Emergency Housing Voucher program was designed to help people at risk of homelessness during the pandemic, @alexmar.bsky.social reports. The federal housing subsidy is set to run out by the end of 2026, leaving tens of thousands across the U.S. unsure of where they’ll live.

There's a coherent and well-meaning worldview behind this, but a) no-one in the UK government is able to communicate it and b) it's principles-based rather than outcome-based.

The fact Starmer has spoken up more for some foreign football hooligans than British citizens captured in international waters a few weeks ago speaks volumes

Centrica is among the 491 employers fined for failing the minimum wage. Britain's privatised gas monopoly made £1.6bn in profits last year.

Held to ransom by developers www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Latest excellent analysis from the @instituteforgov public services team 👇https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/oct/15/english-councils-to-remain-poorer-than-2010-despite-funding-boost-says-report?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Why is the Competition and Markets Authority the one taking the veterinary sector to task. Why hasn't the government got to grips with this? #r4today

In opposition, Rachel Reeves promised to review £174bn of tax reliefs, many of which channel “social spending” into asset prices – such as pension subsidies and capital-gains exemptions. She should keep that promise, and look at wealth taxes.

watching the UKs green party elect an actual unafraid leftist into leadership and see party membership double in under a month is once again endless proof that if you stand up for leftist causes and treat the electorate like adults, you’ll win people over easily

This what you want , those flirting with Farage and Deform ??

Don’t expect the private sector to provide either - ‘Of the 1,744 homes (on the site of Lewisham Shopping Centre) planned by Landsec, the centre’s owner, just 98 would be for social rent…’ greenwichwire.co.uk/2025/10/09/l...

More than 1,500 Palestinian hostages and forcibly disappeared individuals from Gaza, set for release, have boarded buses at Israeli prisons. At least 20 of them are minors.

This poll in The Times is still open. Go to —> compass.pressekompass.net/compasses/ti...

I hate it but this is probably correct

NEW ANALYSIS: More than 80% of UK social housing still relies on gas boilers keeping bills exposed to international gas markets and climate targets out of reach. I’ve explored how other European countries are tackling this at scale, and what the UK can learn. www.sureserve.co.uk/news-and-pro...

Thanks to @hqnmedia.bsky.social for the review. “It may be the best book ever written on the repairs service. Read it but brace yourself.” hqnetwork.co.uk/news/book-re...

Who benefits from the abolition of stamp duty land tax? The first answer: people buying very expensive homes. Average saving for someone buying a £10m+ home is £1.7m. Average saving for someone buying a £250k-£500k home is £5k.

Since Starmer came to power, NHS privatisation has increased by up to 71% www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...

There needs to be a campaign started to get Jenrick to move to Handsworth. Be the change he believes in.

Places for People: 262,000 Sanctuary: 125,000 Clarion: 125,000 Peabody: 109,000 L&Q: 105,000 *Numbers are give or take (thanks to PR Teams rounding up) and include non social units

Remarkable how ownership of social housing stock in England has become concentrated. For years the sector has been merging & rationalising. The Bromford / LiveWest merger (if successful) will mean a 6th organisation over 100k units. Not exactly the purpose driven, local org of yesteryear.

We need change and Labour has not been change for the better. Starmer project was a complete disaster. Hope is back, now we really push hard to turn hope into reality. join.greenparty.org.uk

People recognised as refugees fleeing persecution & granted the right to live in the UK to be denied the right to be joined safely by their spouse & children. This Labour govt is a moral void, a stinking darkness, an empty hollow of cowardice & contempt. #r4today www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

I'm sorry, you can't have a set piece speech talking about unity and fighting racism, and then within a day or two have an abundantly unfair policy on asylum seekers be your headline grabber. Either your comms strategy is crap or your thought processes are utterly incoherent.

“London councils now spend staggering £5m a day to house homeless people Almost all of the current homelessness budget is spent on temporary accommodation” www.mylondon.news/news/zone-1-...

João Pedro - a second-half sub - has been sent off. Don't think he actually catches Barreiro at all. He made a meal of it, but he can't raise his boot that high #CHESLB #UCL

riddle me this: The UK government pays interest on the debts it owes to the Bank and England BUT the the BOE is owned by the government who pays back these interest payments? So the idea the government is paying massive interest is bullshit?

3% more and this Labour Government need to worry more about the left - than the right. Lower bills. Protect the NHS. Nationalise our public services. This is how we start to turn our country around. Join.greenparty.org.uk

Nobody cares about the victims in the Dallas ICE shooting apparently. The first I've heard about one of them was on CNN today. He's fighting for his life in the hospital --- he was brought to the US when he was 13. He's 33 now. No criminal record. I just don't know what to say anymore.

This is alarming and explains so much about Starmer’s actions as MP. It’s a lengthy read but worth it.

Most voters don’t care about a prime minister’s lack of charisma or sweeping oratory if they can get a GP appointment and pay the weekly food shop. The problem is they still can’t. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

I don't usually link to the Torygraph, but I am told Starmer's article is behind a paywall. As I (a) have Torygraph access, and (b) think this is important enough that people should be able to read it freely, here is a gift link to it. www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/afaa890...

Useful reminder from Peter Kellner on the problems we refuse to acknowledge are getting better, and the politics of hopelessness that this breeds open.substack.com/pub/kellnerp...

How do we fix this mess?

multiculturalism has been a success for the UK. Austerity should be blamed for failing the country. It's not a hard message to communicate

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