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MPs are elected to serve their constituents, not launch their TV careers. We need a clear limit on hours spent and money earned from second jobs. Add you name to our letter. secure.unlockdemocracy.org.uk/page/170331/...

For those of us who hate unwanted extraneous noise, a winner www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Not very helpful, #newsnight

As a member of the public, I can't contact DCC directly about the fact that like many people in my area, my smart meter does not work - because their Emley Moor receiving mast doesn't work properly. www.smartdcc.co.uk/our-smart-ne...

“Anarchists are simply people who believe human beings are capable of behaving in a reasonable fashion without having to be forced to.” ~ David Graeber

Absolutely spot on - please read and share widely.

So why is the UK still sharing intelligence with these clowns?

Terrifying thread - especially when you consider that Palantir has a major role in NHS data

Farage is talking bollocks again. But now @ed-miliband.bsky.social is calling him out. There is no politician more geekishly knowledgeable about our energy system than Ed. We need geeks like him to keep the lights on, not Trumpist blowhards like Farage www.theguardian.com/environment/...

The next general election may not be until 2029. But we could be only days or weeks away from Labour making a catastrophic mistake that will guarantee a loss. If they reach a deal with the USA that precludes us ever getting truly close to the EU again, let alone rejoining, then it's "Game Over".

Absolutely not. He's a bully. A liar. And a fascist. A huge misjudgement for Starmer to have offered him the visit in the first place - and it's beyond time for him to correct that. www.bbc.com/news/article...

This seems quite a big thing

Stadlen is right… Douglas Murray’s comments about Humza Yusuf are reprehensible, yet he got to air them on prime time TV - the presenter here, shamefully - just moves on… 🎥 Matthew Stadlen

Top-of-the-class Trump shows his cool head, his well-researched argument, and - let's acknowledge it - his great wisdom here. Probably the wisest wisdom the world has ever seen

Good one!

WTF is Victoria Derbyshire doing here? Is this what the BBC now calls 'balance'? Shockingly bad journalism. #newsnight

total clarity here from @edwardluce.bsky.social www.ft.com/content/4c4b...

Another brilliant pice from the incomparable Tina Brown: Space Oddity, Goodfellas in the White House, and my New Coping Mechanism open.substack.com/pub/tinabrow...

Good for Harvard.

The *big* one to watch on this would be if any of the Five Eyes nations (US/UK/Canada/Aus/NZ) start doing this when visiting one another – by convention we do not spy on one another

Excellent analysis by Prof Christina Pagel here: “A republic, if you can keep it” - but can the US keep it? How Trump is dismantling democracy open.substack.com/pub/christin...

‘As the Greenland ice sheet melts, the removal of its weight will cause Greenland to rise, while across the world, the ocean will threaten every low-lying shore, even as far away as Mar-a-Lago.’ @jamesmeek.bsky.social reports from Greenland: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

The reputation of the House of Lords is already in the gutter - more political allies and party donors being added only damages its reputation further. Add your name to our letter. secure.unlockdemocracy.org.uk/page/169621/...

I think this might well be a very big deal...

"The links between Britain and America’s intelligence networks go so deep that it may be impossible to untangle them." But what choice is there but to do it? Sovereignty? www.politico.eu/article/uk-u...

Steve Jackson Games posted this to their blog and the post is getting so many hits their site is effectively crashed but the point is worth repeating

More brilliant signage in Hebden Bridge

You know what nobody is talking about right now? Simply this: Trump's barrage of tariffs makes a total mockery of WTO rules. You know, the ones that Brexiters assured us again and again that we'd be just fine operating under in the event of a no-deal Brexit... Ho hum.

It’s 9am TFT time here, and citizens are already gathering to protest Tariffs by the United States. Our plain clothes Officer Penguins are attempting to maintain calm, but unfortunately we keep losing them in the crowd.

Don't invite him again, #newsnight.

After days and days of coverage and debate Nigel Farage has said nothing about his idol Donald Trump - there was absolutely no danger he would ask a question about these dangerous tariffs #PMQs

Palestinian paramedics shot by Israeli forces had hands tied, eyewitnesses say

This short sequence of blog entries hits several nails bang on the head - well worth a look. litgaz.wordpress.com/2025/03/31/a...

Apropos of nothing, I just noticed that Putin, Lukashenko and Netanyahu all have comb-overs.

Many on the DOGE team are from Elon Musk’s world in Silicon Valley. We’ve mapped out a list of people affiliated with DOGE, including creating a searchable table with each member, their corporate history, and the agencies they’ve been connected to.

This is good from Simon Tisdall.