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London. No fan of the Right. Cynical about politicians and religions. Interests: London, history, t arts, gardening, languages, and politics. 🇬🇧🇪🇺
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🏆 I love LA.

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There is no way he won all 7 swing states.

I agree 💯.

How did my generation – the baby boomers – squander the potential our parents left us? What can our children do to correct our mistakes? These are the central questions of my new memoir: Coming Up Short. You can preorder it now. sites.prh.com/reich

For years we've heard from the right about "welfare queens" and other so-called "freeloaders" pulling one over on the government. But actually, it's the wealthy who are the real freeloaders — pulling one over on us all by skirting their taxes. Where is the outrage over that?

The public certainly saw through you. They never chose you to be their Prime Minister, and at the first opportunity to vote on your catastrophic bin fire of a premiership they kicked you out of one of the safest Tory seats in Britain. Do stop continually embarrassing yourself. 🥬

A recent study found that for every $1 invested in the National Weather Service, it produces $73 in value to Americans. Not only is the NWS a life-saving government resource, it's actually quite efficient.

Why is the American president repeating Russian threats without comment?

You'd think that UN concluding that member of its own permanent security council committing crimes against humanity would be bigger news.

Chris Murphy: "We can't be preparing for the 2026 election. It might not come. All of our focus right now has to be on protecting the democracy, about stopping the corruption."

Trillion Dollar Companies announcing record profits because they are ripping off their customers and not paying their staff should be as criminal as shoplifting.

LIAR, LIAR PANTS ON FIRE! "This is the largest penalty Ofwat has ever issued," screamed the headlines. Blatantly, and I suspect deliberately not true, it's a lie.

"Labour has launched a galling attack on nature." Appears @BenGoldsmith are in total agreement, again. Well said sir. 👏👏👏

Go Newark Mayor 💥 Newark Mayor Ras Baraka is suing interim U.S. Attorney for New Jersey, Alina Habba, for false arrest and malicious prosecution.

Labour’s transport investment. #Labour #KierStarmer

Unexpected item in the cupboard area. You'd have thought by now I would have learned to shut cupboard doors.

Failed COVID PPE contracts during the pandemic cost UK public purse £1.4bn. £762m lost - PPE over ordered and defective, delays in checking quality. Govt trying to recover £468m. But some got richer. Would govt snoop on their bank accounts, like it will on benefit claimants?

This is what heroes sound like. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

It’s on record.

Tesla Takedown in Boston.

Just Liz Truss at the launch party for a new whiskey being sold by a bare-knuckle boxer who only recently came out of prison after beating up a 78-year-old in a pub. metro.co.uk/2025/06/02/l...

This is a breakthrough: for the first time since WWII Germany has permanently deployed troops in another country. The brigade will consist of 4,800 German troops & 200 civilian staff and is stationed in Lithuania. I am glad that Germany is taking up its role as a powerful defender of a free Europe.

If you’ve seen the New Yorker piece on Curtis Yarvin today you’ll know how urgent this conversation is with Amy Westervelt about techno-fascism against democracy. Live discussion is now on at *a new time* 1PM BST TUESDAY JUNE 3. open.substack.com/live-stream/...

Europeans see it clearly: Russia’s war is a threat to EU security, and they back sanctions. The EU must act and adopt the 18th sanctions package, targeting Russia's energy and financial sectors. Time to strike the aggressor where it really hurts.

Nigel Fartrage couldn't afford to pay the rent for his own constituency office. How likely is he going to be able to fund a free puppy for everyone when he becomes king?

My latest article on Substack examines the relationships between cryptocurrencies, SEZs, Freeports, and AI Growth Zones as harbingers of 'end times corporate fascism'. Please subscribe and share! It's all too clear the public is being kept in the dark about this open.substack.com/pub/european...

The acting head of FEMA, a Trump appointee, told staff today he didn’t know the U.S. has a hurricane season. FEMA is dangerously unprepared this year.

"Support for the law firms that didn’t make deals has been growing... "At least 11 big companies are moving work away from firms that settled with the administration or are giving more business to firms that have been targeted but refused to strike deals..." www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...

Billions in foreign real estate deals. $320M in crypto trading fees — and a private dinner with top buyers of his meme coin. $28M from Amazon for a Melania documentary. The list goes on... We're so numb to Trump profiting off the presidency that hardly anyone notices. Hello?

Another example of lazy journalism on #r4today in the description of the new Polish president as believing in "family values". What kind of family values? I suspect rather different from mine which would include supporting a family member who wanted an abortion.

LET THE YOUNG LEADERS LEAD.