Also, stop buying Teslas. There's now a huge choice of excellent EVs.

Essex residents deserve a clear answer. When Reform says it is cancelling "net stupid zero", does that affect programmes dealing with flooding, coastal erosion, overheating and water shortages? At present, nobody seems to know.

Good, though I'm not sure that this comment will be well received by ASSL staff or those in the wider Welsh and UK research libraries community: "Regrettably, this resulted in unnecessary concern and misinformation being shared – despite our assurances that no final decisions have been taken."

Labour seems to have internalised the Supreme Court judgment as though it was a damning referendum loss that saw the public reject its position, rather than a plainly incorrect reading of a single point of law

Missed this piece of analysis from @steveakehurst.bsky.social when it was published in March, but hugely important for those fighting back against new RefUK councils attempting to tear up local net zero policies and programmes.

'the French government announced in April that it would begin strictly enforcing its differentiated fees policy....Many students from outside the EU would have to pay tuition fees that are more than 16 times higher than those they were currently paying, starting in the 2026-27 academic year.' 1/2

This is concerning. Wikipedia's role in the modern (dis)information ecology has become crucial, even though it was initially regarded with something close to suspicion by information professionals.

The dead hand of the Treasury, stifling innovation and action on climate change, strikes again. #EV #publiccharging www.theguardian.com/environment/...

⚡️Update: Ukraine requests emergency meetings of UN Security Council, OSCE to respond to Russian terror. "Putin is trying to intimidate Ukraine by attacking civilians and destroying residential buildings...He is also trying to intimidate the world by launching IRBMs against peaceful cities."

Disappointing from @andyburnham.bsky.social and suggests that Labour thinks it can't defend a critical approach to the ludicrous new guidance from attacks by the far-right and by the usual suspects in the media. How did we arrive at this point on an issue which not long ago was a non-issue?

This government’s defining quality is cowardice and now it has wobbled its way to a policy that 10 years ago was confined to the most extreme Republicans. Shameful

This is an absolutely unworkable mess. It's going to end up having to be withdrawn, *probably* over cis people being 'wrongly' challenged over facilities. Given how easy it is to see that shitstorm coming…how's it been issued in this form?

New report published today by @amnestyuk.bsky.social highlighting the growing movement against the rights of women and LGBTI people in the UK

Got to be honest, loosening sanctions on Russia before we’ve even tried any basic demand-side measures is not filling me with pride or joy

and now, your moment of zen. 🎥 (https://www.instagram.com/reel/DYhEwUvv67q/)

Intellectual rigour is not a major feature of UK politics across the board. Has not been for some time. Which is not to say this piece is wrong.

I've just signed this petition. If you value our university research libraries, and in particular that of Wales's only Russell Group university, please consider signing too. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/sa...

I get why people see the EU Rejoin question as a difficult one for Burnham - Makerfield is Brexity, the Labour membership is overwhelmingly pro-Rejoin - but I don't think it need be hard to navigate I think I'd tell him to just say "any road to Rejoin must run through Makerfield", or wtte

Plaid Cymru have tabled an amendment to the King’s Speech in Westminster calling for a new Wales Bill. The amendment from Wales' governing party sets out calls for stronger powers, inc. devolution of rail infrastructure, the Crown Estate, justice and policing, water and social security to Wales.

MIT is doing less research and enrolling fewer graduate students as a result of federal actions, the university president warned. Federally funded research on campus is down more than 20 percent compared to this time last year, she said.

You’ll not read a better piece on Andy Burnham than this by @jenwilliamsft.bsky.social www.ft.com/content/9dd4... Can Andy Burnham, Labour’s charismatic chameleon, reinvent himself again?

Looking forward to Welsh Reformers continuing to learn, again and again, that making fun of Welsh patronymics on social media makes a lot of Welsh anglophones immediately get defensively patriotic about them

Okay listing Liz Truss here like some kind of natural disaster is quite funny

Tracy Brabin can't be happy about this. No tram for Leeds anytime soon, and now no high speed rail.

Thread of new Welsh Government appointments from Plaid.

A great analysis and reflection that goes way beyond the current "runners and riders" hysteria. Also explains why some voters still cite the free glasses & suits, 2 years on, utterly trivial though it seemed at the time.

Wes Streeting supports the Cass Report and Palantir's UK govt contracts. Either he lacks the critical thinking skills to evaluate the evidence/arguments against them, or he ignores these things for ideological or other reasons. Either one makes him unfit to be PM in my view. (Not going to debate it)

Mayor Mamdani restores library funding after public outcry gothamist.com/news/mayor-m...

Plaid Cymru’s leader Rhun ap Iorwerth has been voted First Minister of Wales by Members of the Senedd ✍️ @emilypricejourno.bsky.social

"My primary concern with fascists is defeating their political project. I am unapologetic that I have more moral concern for their victims than I do for them." Nice @polphilpod.bsky.social meditation on centrists' (unacknowledged) instinct to appease fascists www.liberalcurrents.com/respecting-r...

OUR NEW BMJ editorial: Andes virus should reset WHO’s default approach to airborne risk. 🧵 1/ For severe pathogens with person-to-person transmission, the starting point should be precautionary airborne protections — not waiting for definitive proof after spread occurs. www.bmj.com/content/393/...

The electricity-to-gas price ratio is the biggest barrier to electrifying European homes. Heat pumps deliver ~3 units of heat per unit of electricity. The maths works in Sweden but not everywhere. Much of gap is policy. More analysis in my forthcoming Substack newsletter janrosenow.substack.com

When election after election produces the same distorted outcomes, local elections can start to feel less like a meaningful expression of voters’ choices and more like a lottery shaped by the quirks of the voting system. electoral-reform.org.uk/voters-in-en...

It is not the most important point, but nice to see Jess Phillips cite the brilliant civil servants with the ideas here. The caricature of the change-blocking bureaucrat is badly inaccurate

Counter: none of them are useless and Miliband in particular has run one of the most successful departmental operations we've seen since in years, with profound consequences for the planet itself.

#RainbowMap 2026 is live! Spain breaks Malta's decade-long hold on top spot. As the rules-based international order fractures and democracy is under pressure, Spain's No’1 ranking stands as proof that political courage remains the most powerful answer. Find out more at rainbowmap.ilga-europe.org!

Noticing that @rhunapiorwerth.bsky.social hasn't posted here for quite some time. Hope that the @plaidcymru.bsky.social social media team aren't relying on X to get the leadership message across to supporters and voters.

Starmer certainly hasn't been the best PM but he's nowhere near the worst. His historically bad polling and the 'Worst PM ever' vitriol shows how exaggerated the public response has been, fueled by his unforced errors and facilitated by public muscle memory on hating the government & social media.

Starmer’s biggest challenge as PM was not the dire economic/fiscal conditions he inherited, but public muscle memory for hating the government, hyper-primed by the Tory circus era, which ensured that inevitable slow economic progress and unforced errors would result in hyper-magnified unpopularity.

How Juno Can Still Beam Back Breathtaking Images of Jupiter Its camera was almost damaged beyond repair nautil.us/how-juno-can...

The argument for freedom of movement really needs to be made daily/hourly – long before we even get onto Rejoin. Because the entirety of British politics is still tiptoeing around it (see the Libdems proposing a customs union).

I’m sure ap Iorweth doesn’t need me to remind him what a significant moment this is in the history of Plaid Cymru and the history of Wales. A century of hope rests on his shoulders ✍️Martin Shipton

A post about the Senedd election and the forthcoming Plaid Cymru government. open.substack.com/pub/ukania/p...

Oh shut up Chris Mason.

If you like data, here is something interesting for you: Bridget Phillipson interview on LK: 9m 40" LK number of interruptions/talking over: 31 Richard Tice interview on LK: 8m 23" LK number of interruptions/talking over: 9

The NRA buys off Congress. No action on guns. The oil industry buys off Congress. No action on climate. Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care. The list goes on and on. Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.

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Hungary’s parliament sings “Ode to Joy” — the anthem of Europe — after Péter Magyar is sworn in as prime minister. Hungary is once again a proud member of the European Union.

Fixed this. PLAID CYMRU ACHIEVE HISTORIC BREAKTHROUGH IN WALES. @plaidcymru.bsky.social

Yup. This worked perfectly.