Maurice Glasman, founder of Blue Labour - suggesting Iran becomes a monarchy and joins the British Commonwealth alongside Ukraine. And people listening... like this is normal..

Explains a lot about the failure of Brexit that its main adherents should right now be prostrating themselves before the US because they think that's what an independent UK means.

Striking that Trump's minions are more critical of European countries for limited support, or sitting this war out, than they are of Putin for handing information to Iran

A little bit obsessed with all the nut clusters currently ‘ashamed to be British’ because Starmer didn’t sign us up to this shit show.

There is almost no difference between the UK and French positions on Iran. But Macron's approach has been broadly accepted by French media and the opposition - except for the extreme left. The parallel with the UK is interesting.

GB News, the channel of “reactionary rage bait”, has released its latest accounts showing a £22m loss for 2024/25 (and a £131m total loss since launch) Yet another demonstration that there’s no shortage of funds on the right of British politics, writes @writesbright.bsky.social for the Nerve 🧵1/6

French people do not have naive fantasies (or historical pavlovian instincts) as regards the US

And just like that we’re back to “Department of Defense”

😡🇺🇸😡🇺🇸😡🇺🇸😡🇺🇸😡🇺🇸 From here on in, ‘Operation Epic Fury’ will be known in the UK as OPERATION EPSTEIN FURY Thank you for your attention to this matter #paedoprez #trumpydumpy #pieceofshit

Johnson, who proudly took us out of the EU, made us an irrelevance. We don't need to join a pointless war to make us more relevant, we need to rejoin the EU.

Interesting Note: The emasculating fear that he is no longer living in a Great Power that shapes the world and beneath whose gaze nations tremble is also a significant motivator for Putin's chauvinistic obsession with rebuilding a Russian Empire.

If a troubled 7 year old had written that👇🏼I’d find it worrisome that one so young could harbour so much hate.. but I wouldn’t be bothered too much by the childish tone language and use of upper case But it’s the President of the USA writing it FFS.. who clearly never grew up❗️🤦🏼‍♂️

This is first class work from @catneilan.bsky.social Yet another prime example of how regulation completely fails to stop fraudsters and scammers - and costs the public billions (in this case alone)

This is actually quite a thoughtful short thread from David. It is hard to rebuild trust from the outside in the way that members trust each other cos they know each other. We need two annual Europe-UK summits; proper meetings, exchanges and secondments between Bxl and Whitehall; 1

The US was promising to help them five minutes ago...

BYLINE TIMES Hot Type: How The US-Israel War in Iran Is Also Targeting European Democracy Heidi Cuda investigates a target in the US-Israel war in Iran: European democratic leaders who are damned if they do support the war, damned if they don't. Mar 07, 2026 open.substack.com/pub/bylineti...

In the last three days, the Brexiters have been losing their shit because "MPs were dancing while the war in Iran was going on." Here's Farage yesterday. And nothing... youtube.com/shorts/BLG7X...

Imagine being a US service member - or a member of a military family - in harm’s way right now thanks to Trump, and watching him refuse to answer a reporter's question about Russia helping Iran kill Americans because they dared to ask during a college sports roundtable on the sixth day of the war.

Trump gets angry at Fox News' Peter Doocy for asking about Russia helping Iran to kill Americans during his roundtable on college sports. Trump: "What a stupid question that is to be asking at this time. We're talking about something else." Priorities for the US Commander in Chief.

🚨🚨 Absolutely revolting and disgusting. The cesspit and moral corruptness of the current #trump regime and his #maga supporters seem bottomless. There are no words left to describe it. 👇

Can Labour's immigration changes save Labour? How is that even a question? A better question would have been "will Labour's immigration changes be the final nail in the Labour coffin?" or "when can we expect Mahmood to defect to Reform-UK?"

Wondering when Reform and Conservatives are going to realise that their unconditional backing of Trump is highly unpopular outside of their own bubbles.

This is almost exactly what I said would happen on yesterday’s show. The conflicting & contradictory reasons given for the war, coupled with client journalists & pusillanimous politicians on both sides of the Atlantic, will enable him to claim ‘success’ when nothing remotely successful has happened.

I hope people remember in a few months time when things are really bad that Trump did this deliberately for no real reason.

Órban’s crazy and wicked. What might the EU do?

I’m pretty astonished Badenoch and Farage both decided to get lockstep behind Trump as he walks off a cliff.

Genuinely amazing and mad the US has kicked this off for, seemingly, no real reason or theory of victory. Just for the hell of it. God, sometimes I feel very sorry for Rachel Reeves

Merz statements raise an interesting strategic issue: do leaders have to speak up in public (which Merz decided not to do, clearly they had decided that in advance) or is it better and more efficient if they speak up in private. Spain certainly was irritated by Merz.

I have found my spirit animal.

President Trump demands unconditional surrender in respect of something his government insists is not a war.

Wes Streeting to don an "adult human male" badge and Shabana Mahmood to appoint Tommy Robinson as Labour's immigration Tsar.

Back in my day you needed a senior engineer for this sort of thing

Words have no meaning in the Trumpiverse

History is going to judge McSweeney very badly for being so close to this

Have to say I find the inflation expectations that would follow a lasting oil price shock optimistic to say the least. Optimised supply chains may be resilient but rising costs of key elements can easily work through to prices.

All of our living presidents who still have a sense of decency gathered to honor Rev. Jesse Jackson. Respect recognizes respect.

Americans are complaining about having to pay $8 a gallon for gas thanks to loser Donald Trump's illegal war. They might have to trade those gas guzzling tanks they drive around and just drive a normal car like everywhere else.

Have some dignity

Still, at least it looks like she's getting some much-needed training for her next job.

Oh, just the business vehicle of Nigel Farage masquerading as a political party breaching its obligations at Companies House.

This almost reads like a spoof, right from the opening account of Nigel's adoration of the medals. I especially liked: “Looking back, there were subtle signs the vote mightn’t go my way … one middle-aged cat lady on her door step [shouted] ‘You’re a total wanker!’” Subtle indeed.

The fossil-fuel-funded Refukkers and Tories insist we need to drill more North Sea oil to keep prices down. But Brent Crude, a global benchmark, has jumped from $67 to $85 in the last month, due to Trump's war. By contrast, our wind and solar are not impacted by closure of the Strait of Hormuz...

“Patriot” Farage is off stabbing Britain in the back, as usual.

FT exclusive: Russia has shared targeting intelligence with Iran, including locations of American military assets in the Middle East, as Tehran unleashes a barrage of drone and missile strikes against the US and its allies, said people familiar with the matter. www.ft.com/content/19be...

Obama is giving a truly inspirational eulogy at Jesse Jackson's celebration of life. It's Shakespearean. Supreme. @barackobama.bsky.social

Obama: "We are living in a time where it can be hard to hope. Each day we wake up to some new assault on our democratic institutions. Another setback to the idea of the rule of law ... but this man - Rev. Jesse Jackson - inspires us to take a harder path ... bc if we don't step up, nobody else will"

Goodall and Good Luck Iran Crisis: They Wanted Sovereignty. Just Not Like This If anyone has ruined the special relationship, it's not Starmer- it's Trump. Lewis Goodall Mar 06, 2026 open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...

Adam Kinzinger What Does Russia Have on Trump? Americans Deserve an Answer As Russia reportedly shares intelligence with Iran that could endanger American forces, the White House chooses to ease pressure on Moscow instead of confronting it. Mar 06, 2026 open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...

BYLINE TIMES ‘The Justification for the War against Iran Has Changed from Day to Day, with No Clear End Goal.’ From Washington DC, former diplomat Alexandra Hall Hall assesses the arguments used to justify the attack on Iran. Alexandra Hall Hall Mar 06, 2026 open.substack.com/pub/bylineti...

"We believe that this incident is a deliberate targeting of committed young people who want to make our country a more equitable place." Britain continues its rapid descent towards fascism.