Rachel Reeves’ pre-budget pitch: a rare move to prepare the ground for tough decisions. Our latest piece unpacks what she really said – and what was redacted. @eastangliabylines.co.uk @stephenmcnair.bsky.social

If you're just waking, it's been a good night for Democrats across the US, with voters rejecting Trump nationwide. 🎉 Mamdani's comfortable win in New York, on the highest turnout since 1969, provides further proof that you don't have to pander to the right to win. news.sky.com/story/zohran...

I'm putting some greeting cards together for a couple of customers and enjoying the satisfying mix of colours and pattern. #thoughtfulgifts #illustration #linocut #shopindie #shopsmall www.etsy.com/shop/SarahRo...

Can citizens and journalists unite to hold back authoritarianism and protect democracy? On 4th November at 7pm, join our live online event with: - George Monbiot - Nafeez Ahmed - Yasmin Alibhai-Brown - Nick Lowles Book now: bit.ly/BylinesHope

'Branch Hill Pond, Hampstead.' In the summer of 1821, John Constable began making direct studies in the open air of cloud formations. These were mostly made from the high ground at Hampstead village - an ideal observation point.

Wishing all my friends in the United States a happy National Cat Day. We don't have a National Cat Day in the UK, just a National Cat. Me. (Pic @pjrfoto.bsky.social)

Spotted sun orchids (Thelymitra ixioides) near Genoa Peak, East Gippsland, VIC. Plants and flowers are larger here than other heathland populations nearby and fairly similar in colour and pattern to more coastal populations closer to Mallacoota. #orchids #inthefield #ozplants

Above, Below at Night From Canning Town station you can see the Docklands Light Railway traveling over the London Underground. Here's a shot taken during blue hour.

‘I went to university at 64 to write a book inspired by the oral historian George Ewart Evans. At 69, I was longlisted for the Wainwright Prize. You’re never too old to start again.’ Robert Ashton tells of his success...

A new study shows the impact of Neanderthals and later hunter-gatherer peoples on nature turns out to have had a far greater influence on shaping the landscape of what we now know as Europe. www.bajr.org/neanderthals...

Farage: epic grifter

The cost of the Covid Inquiry so far amounts to 0.01% of annual Gov spending. The likes of Nigel Farage and Ian Duncan Smith are now saying this is too expensive, and it should be wound up. That's 0.01% for an inquiry into the worst public health crisis in a generation. 1/4

Growing numbers are finding news through AI. But AI assistants can’t yet guarantee accuracy, context, and neutrality. The BBC & EBU have launched a News Integrity Toolkit to help get there. Stephen McNair reports

In the early 1900s, George Henry, a key member of the Glasgow Boys, moved from Scotland to London. Over the next three decades, his style evolved from expressive, and decorative work towards a more pastoral approach; this work depicting the South Downs dates from the 1930s.

This remains the funniest way to hear about an internet outage, though.

The teeny tiny No Kings things in very red areas are so huge Say like five or six people show up. None of them knew each other before. Suddenly they’re all friends. And maybe from that you get a group that does longer-term organizing that can punch *way* above its weight considering where it is

We've teamed up with Arcana, our newest #BSBICorporateSponsor, to offer the ‘Flora On The Edge’ collection, a range of blankets woven from 100% recycled cotton. Each design features 5 rare wild plants. 10% of sales goes to support BSBI's work. View the collection: arcanaliving.com/collections/...

This is the man the BBC elevated & is refusing to investigate despite @carolecadwalla.bsky.social l & @bylinetimes.bsky.social having done all the work for them . Do we have a precedent for a this ? A national broadcaster ignoring possible treason , isn’t that in itself sort of treasonous 🥴 ?

It’s book publication day for #GhostsoftheFarm! It’s been a lifetime’s companionable & instructional haunting, & I’m thrilled to bring these women from out the shadows, honour them & raise & address my own rural ghosts. Love & thanks to @chelseagreenbooks.bsky.social & my early readers too x

"Bliss' etching by contemporary printmaker Faith Chevannes #ReframingWomenPrintmakers

Margaret Preston ( 1875–1963) Australian printmaker and painter, known for her hand coloured woodcuts of native flowers and landscapes, a leading modernist of the early 20th century #ReframingWomenPrintmakers

Thanks to my fab panel @chrisgpackham.bsky.social @elliechowns.bsky.social Naomi Luhde Thompson for making such a powerful case against Government assault on communities & natural world thro its planning “reforms” - the real housing crisis is one of affordability not planning #gpconf

Macron remarks are notable- some quotes: "We have been incredibly naive in entrusting our democratic space to social networks that are controlled either by large American entrepreneurs or large Chinese companies, whose interests are not at all the survival or proper functioning of our democracies."

In today’s #ReadingRussia I look at what the Russian newspapers are saying about ‘victory’…and the country’s economic problems.

Reminder: seasons are a unit of climatology, not meteorology. Happy climatological Fall!

JAN / BECONTREE Photography from my 2026 Calendar It rains a lot in the UK, but luckily I love the rain. As I wandered through Becontree, I could feel this puddle beckoning me, so I had to capture this beautiful view.

On this International Day of Peace, I am delighted to join hearts with faith leaders from around the world. May we build the world we dream of.

Two thirds of Labour’s promises are on track or achieved. But sadly, politics isn’t about balance sheets—it’s about perception. Stephen McNair reports.

Apparently, it’s socially unacceptable to compare anyone or anything to Hitler. Mention Hitler, and you’ll be shouted down with a chorus of “Godwin’s Law”. Well sod that. Until we start comparing Trump to Hitler, we’re unprepared for what is barrelling towards us. 🧵1/4

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

The ITV exposé on COVID now turns its sights on testing. I was stunned in 2020 when Sir Paul Nurse - Director of the Francis Crick Institute - told me he’d written to the government to offer the services of the Crick (the biggest biomeolecular lab in the country) - and never got a reply…

3D depiction of rainfall distribution across Great Britain. England is a very dry place: London gets as much rain as Jerusalem. With climate change, the south will need to prepare for even more acute water shortages.

The WHO has classified glyphosate as "probably carcinogenic," writes Christine Sexton, while experts warn of its harm to bees and other insects. Why is Southend Council still using it? Read more 👇 and see 🧵

My Ukrainian flag coloured flowers are thriving. I’m thinking of getting more for other pots to over winter. Both Ukrainians and these pansies are so strong and beautiful, they both will survive such hardship as long as they’re supported

I made some short explanations of Ancient Greek Pottery shapes for my classes: ✨Part 1: common shapes✨

EVERYBODY. SHOULD. WATCH. THIS 👇🏽

Right wing media has had it in for Angela Rayner from the start - they couldn’t bear a working class woman being so powerful & dynamic. She made a mistake and has paid heavily for it. Very much hope she’ll return at some point in the future - our politics desperately needs more voices like hers

Our ‘protected’ chalk reef is set to have sediment dumped on it for another 10 years – so we’re seeking a judicial review. It’s a fight not only for the Sussex coast, but for of all 91 Marine Conservation Zones around the English coast. buff.ly/GEfcxEz #StopDumpingOnOurReef

Seven Palestinians killed by Israeli forces across Gaza since dawn - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/seven-palestinians-killed-israeli-forces-across-gaza-dawn

More than numbers. At night, russia attacked Ukraine with 598 drones and 31 missiles. 12 people were killed in Kyiv - among them three children, aged 2, 14, and 17. More than numbers.

15.30 today

✍Immigration: who do we think we are?  How far back in your family do you have to go to find an immigrant ancestor? By Dr Pam Jarvis ‪@drpam.bsky.social‬

I’m not the only one who thinks Trump has taken his fan boy obsession with Putin way too far in making the White House into his own Kut Price Kremlin.

Something is truly rotting in America — an autocrat rises, truth dies and too many look away. America’s fall is quiet – but it is happening Guy Anthony Ayres reports eastangliabylines.co.uk/opinion/some...

On this day in 1913, Sheffield metallurgist Harry Brearley created what’s widely regarded as the first stainless steel — an alloy that resisted rust as well as wear. Tasked with finding a longer-lasting gun barrel, his experiments with chromium steels produced a metal so resilient it

Iran’s death machine: why the world must stop the next massacre Iran slaughtered thousands of citizens with impunity 37 years ago; it’s happening again and we must not look away By Zolal Habibi @yorkshirebylines.co.uk

Former President of Ireland went to bear witness herself. The shame on Britain.

Former president Mary Robinson has issued a stark warning that governments failing to act decisively to stop the humanitarian crisis in Gaza are “increasingly complicit in genocide” jrnl.ie/6788515

With UK news shows reporting more than 50,000 small boat migrants have crossed English Channel since Labour came to power perhaps it would be a good time to remind Nigel Farage & others that Brexit has been a primary factor in the sky rocketing number of small boat crossings youtu.be/cKXFjbxSBBI?...