A humanist is a non-religious person who shapes their own life in the here and now, because they believe it’s the only life they have. They try to do good for its own sake, without expectation of reward after death. How humanist are you? Take our quiz! humanists.uk/humanism/how...

People say "autism never used to exist" and then you go to the Natural History Museum and the exhibit has a caption like "Born in 1762, The Revd [name] was famously irascible, steadfast in his routine, and dedicated his life to collecting 25,000 rare beetle specimens".

Repost for Irish Film Classifications by Damien Owens, because it's just come up in FB memories and it's still *brilliant*.

Game changer for human health and science: and it’s happening right here in South Norfolk. 🌱🔬 1/4 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Delighted to receive the unanimous backing of the CWU Union NEC to be the next Labour Deputy Leader. I've worked closely together with the CWU for many years supporting their brilliant members doing their important work. I will be a much-needed conduit between our unions and Party.

Can’t believe I FINALLY have an occasion to wear my velocirapture T-shirt tomorrow

We live in a world where we have to remind people to NOT put coffee up their bum. This is where we are... Why medical experts warn against trying a coffee enema www.usatoday.com/story/life/h...

UK medicine regulator confirms there is no evidence paracetamol causes autism in children www.gov.uk/government/n...

Thousands of Londoners have indefinite leave to remain. They have legal rights and are our friends, neighbours and colleagues, contributing hugely to our city. Threatening to deport people living and working here legally is unacceptable.

I’m so sick of seeing Farage and co on TV all the bloody time. They now know that if thy hold a press conference on any day ending in a ‘y’, they will be given endless coverage and broadcasting hours. All this for a party that could fit all of its MPs into a hatchback car.

Aside from, you know, the PM doing a article in The Sun today on it, multiple interventions by cabinet ministers hitting Reform and the far right this week and various other statements by the PM over the weekend. No, Labour have had nothing to say.

The fact they don't have detailed plans. The fact it's ethically repugnant. The fact that it would be an economic disaster. All of these things are what chaotic authoritarianism looks like. As we're seeing in the US.

Reform's plans to end indefinite leave to remain go to the post I wrote last week on their slide towards chaotic authoritarianism. The British constitution would allow them to do it if they had a majority but at vast cost to our society and way of life. samf.substack.com/p/the-route-...

To remove indefinite leave to remain from people who already have it they'd have to dismantle our entire system of rights legislation and probably end judicial independence. But they could do that with a majority. They've said they'd do that.

Reform will apparently pledge today that they'd abolish indefinite leave to remain - including retrospectively, to people already granted it. Obviously this is a moral abomination but it is also a practical and legal impossibility.

Just to illustrate how much worse it's got, I have received more abuse over the past year and a bit - including death threats and a large volume of antisemitism - for what I write than in the previous 15 years of covering migration and the far right put together.

BBC News: Yvette Cooper is at "a conference". She's actually attending the United Nations General Assembly. #r4today

Reform are now coming after people with permanent residency. It'll be citizens next. No one is safe from authoritarian governments.

Sarah Al Amiri is the Chair of the UAE Space Agency and the UAE Council of Scientists. She played a key role in the Emirates Mars Mission and is currently overseeing a Venus flyby. adalovelaceday.subst...

So much of the commentary on Palestine today without much sense of the deep history. No this is unlikely to make much or any practical difference. But you can say this is a debt which has long been owed. The UK promised a Palestinian state a century ago when the British took on the mandate.…

Disability Labour members vote to nominate @lucympowell.bsky.social for the Labour Party Deputy Leadership Election The result of our member ballot- Lucy Powell - 60.1% Bridget Phillipson - 22.8%   No nomination should be made - 17.1%

I’m standing to be a full-time Deputy Leader of the Labour Party so I can focus on bridging our membership, communities and leadership. More and more people are supporting my hopeful vision for change. Join my campaign here actionnetwork.org/forms/volunt...

Jimmy Kimmel and other late-night comedians have certainly said things about me that I found offensive, even outrageous. It never crossed my mind to call up the networks and say, "Hey, get rid of this guy." Because that's not how America works. play.prx.org/listen?ge=pr...

Extraordinary for the Tories to ally themselves over recognising Palestine with Netanyahu, a man bent on destroying the possibility of a two state solution, rather than with Australia, Canada, most of the Commonwealth & the rest of the world.

I think 'support sandwich' encapsulates so much of my relationship with food...

As a member of the Foreign Affairs Committee, last week I met with Palestinian President Abbas in London. We discussed the importance of recognition, but also the enduring dedication this government has to resolving the conflict.

This historic decision reflects the government’s commitment to the two state solution, to ending the war in Gaza, stopping unlawful settlement expansion on the West Bank and building a lasting peace for all.

Today, the Labour Government has delivered on last year’s manifesto commitment to recognise Palestine.

This is very good. Very well pitched and sensibly placed.

Having called for the recognition of Palestine earlier this year, I'm very pleased to see this. Two states living peacefully side by side seems very far away now, but we mustn't lose hope. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Today is an important moment for the Palestinian people as the Government recognises their statehood. There is still much more to do to end the horror that is being waged on Gaza but we should not underestimate the significance of recognition.

This by @jamesomalley.co.uk is good.

Wasn't able to stop but just saw a beautiful Scottish water power station at Tongland. Absolutely gorgeous.

If anybody is struggling to understand what makes Britain great, they wouldn’t go far wrong if they re-watched Danny Boyle’s 2012 London Olympics opening ceremony. It celebrates our heritage, the working class, our diversity & multiculturalism & humanity. m.youtube.com/watch?v=4As0...

James flags up Lizzi Collinge MP (Morecambe and Lunesdale) sharing a video of her Westminster Hall speech in early September on what the Battle of Britain meant @lizzicollinge.bsky.social takes.jamesomalley.co.uk/p/this-is-en...

bsky.app/profile/lucy... I’m pleased to have nominated @lucympowell.bsky.social for Deputy Leader - here’s why

I am begging men to do this. Begging.

Annoyingly I don't have diary space for a @morecambefc.bsky.social game until November but I did find myself shouting Up The Shrimps on a canal boat near Garstang today 🤣🦐

I really want this government to succeed, but despite early achievements, we aren’t being heard. I would be a strong independent choice for Deputy Leader, working full time, championing our movement and government. My article for the Sunday Mirror www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

Labour is at its best when we are clear about whose side we are on, and in whose interests we serve, when our values shine through. I want us to be clear that our objective is to lift children out of poverty and that will mean we need to lift the 2 child benefit cap www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

Here in Hyndburn we overwhelmingly voted for @lucympowell.bsky.social to be Labour Deputy Leader at last night's CLP. A good friend of Hyndburn and a strong voice for the NW and genuine progressive change, she'll be getting my vote too 🙌

I think what makes the Your Party fiasco both tragic and funny is that ultimately, they're fighting over who will win 5% of the vote at the next election and help Nigel Farage take power.

Had lots of good feedback on my #PoliticalThinking interview earlier this week. On BBC Radio 4 tonight at 17:30 in full or listen now We discuss: showing whose side we're on, telling a unifying story, not tacking one way, Gaza, 2 child benefit cap & more www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

“And I pray, indeed pray, that both these institutions — which I hold so dearly for the importance of our role in public life — do not risk our legitimacy by claiming that we know better than both the public and the other place [the Commons].”

I want to see the file structure. Every device and cloud thing wants me to search. That's great but let me see the file structure. I like to be able to see files.

Good morning, here's a great little #TransitCat to start your Caturday off right. ⤵️

I’m a British MP, a doctor and Jewish. This is what happened when I tried to pass through Israel, on my way to the West Bank.. As parliamentarians, we have a responsibility to be as informed as possible. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Congratulations @lucympowell.bsky.social for the nomination by my neighbouring Constituency Labour Party, Lancaster and Wyre.

I wanted to get a video of this ghost crab but every time I got close to their hole they scuttled back in, so I tried getting clever with it. I made a little sandcastle and shoved my phone into it, hit record, and walked away. Crab was VERY suspicious of this addition to their environment.

With just over 90% of the vote at tonight's meeting, Warrington North Constituency Labour Party have nominated @lucympowell.bsky.social for Deputy Leader of the Labour Party 🌹