I have read Joshua Bonehill-Paine’s blogpost from April entitled “Inside the Mind of an Antisemite -and How I Escaped It”. It’s a fascinating account of being consumed by hateful, extremist ideology. You know what’s not in there? An apology. To Luciana Berger or the wider Jewish community
That Joshua Bonehill-Paine is a suitable Tory candidate but Grant Shapps and Gavin Barwell have been excluded is quite a good indicator of how many seats the Tories will realistically regain at the next election.
We are in the third drought in five years. We have the National Trust and NFU - those radical types - sounding the alarm on unprecedented temperatures. But so little from any single figure in politics talking about the climate crisis.
The future of Oxford Street: More space, more trees... and fewer American candy stores.
Pinterest opens Oxford Street office as Sadiq Khan vows end to American candy stores
Proposals to make the busy London thoroughfare completely vehicle-free from Orchard Street to Great Portland Street are expected to complete by the end of this summer
standard.co.uk
Out of office on; social media break begins. Enjoy your summers one and all !xx
the four stages: 1. Allister Heath's columns are not real 2. Allister Heath's columns are not serious 3. OK, they are real and serious but it's too late to do anything about them 4. Our only hope is to find a way of adapting to Allister Heath's columns
The forest fire at Minsmere is just heartbreaking. A haven for nightjars and Dartford Warblers ablaze. A unique habitat in cinders. That Badenoch has made a commitment to Net Zero a hanging offence for any parliamentary contenders at this very moment is just staggering
I’ve known this was coming and so has everyone else. It doesn’t exist, keep burning, it doesn’t exist, keep burning, oh, it *does* exist but it’s too late to do anything, so keep burning. The sheer cynicism should carry a jail sentence.
Roland Smith@rolandmcs.bsky.social · 7d agoNighty night.
What I love about this story is that, at its core, it rests on the idea that French naval officers can identify members of the Shadow Cabinet from a distance, something most politicos can't do from up close.
Henry Mance@henrymance.ft.com · last wk.update: Chris Philp has invaded France.
No, we aren’t heading back to the Seventies. On the intellectual stagnation of UK opposition that got lazy while Starmer was self-destructing. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Suddenly the British right feels a political chill. It’s getting cold in Andy Burnham’s shadow | Rafael Behr
The Tories and Reform had it easy when Keir Starmer was self-destructing – but a new PM with ideas exposes how vacant the opposition has become, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr
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Even within the department! Further education is in tatters, universities are in crisis, childcare is too expensive…time to fuck around with the ONE bit that has worked.
V true. Which is why my solution is to make unis better not trash the whole system.
Will Davies@will-davies.bsky.social · last wk.university was a far better option for disadvantaged young people 10+ years ago than it is now. Part of what's happened, enabling the new 'vocational/technical' policy discourse is that - via cost of living and punitive student finance - the socioeconomic critique of HE has become increasingly valid
Aside from vulgarising politics and contributing to a toxic (and fatal) political discourse, Polanski’s posts show strategic ineptitude of the highest order. Farage slowly resembling yesterday’s man; some arse with a TShirt brings him currency. A fundamentally unserious man
What would I be prepared to do to fight fascism? The perennial question. But not posting on Twitter seems a pretty small ask. Amazed how many people I have admired are still doing it.
Sunder Katwala (sundersays)@sundersays.bsky.social · last wk.There is simply no ambiguity in what Elon Musk is arguing and endorsing here.
I feel like the way of dealing with such behaviour is to look these people right in the eye and say, very gently, "You think your right to park matters more than homes these children?" Then when they reply just repeat it with slightly different emphasis.
Hundreds slam proposals to turn car park into children's home in Bromley
Plans to build a children’s home on a car park in Bromley have been slammed by nearby residents who call the current parking situation “a…
newsshopper.co.uk
NYC SMALL BIZ OWNERS ON ZOHRAN: “These people really care about small businesses… They get shit done… I like that he stands for making sure nobody seems to feel marginalized, we all win together… If that’s what socialism is I’m all for it!” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Should voters have been made aware that one of the parties standing at the general election had its bank account frozen during the campaign? It's an interesting/tricky question...
Reform UK’s bank account was frozen after Cottrell donations
Nigel Farage’s party could not make or receive payments for two weeks during the 2024 general election campaign, Insight can reveal
thetimes.com
I join you from the Blaenavon wildfire in Southeast Wales, brought to you by BP, Shell and Equinor. Though it does not look dramatic, the fire has been out of control for days - for a very particular reason. 🧵
Looks like someone’s fox has been shot. Anyone who thinks Burnham is exponentially more “left wing” than Starmer is simply surfing vibes. So either Polanski doesn’t know that and he’s clueless or he does and he’s a grifter
Adam Bienkov@adambienkov.bsky.social · 2w ago"I think Andy Burnham is on the left of Keir Starmer, and I think it would be churlish to pretend any other way," Zack Polanski tells @hardeepmatharu.bsky.social Polanski says he still wants to "replace" Labour but calls for a "reset" in the previously "toxic" relations between the two parties.
I honestly think the single best thing about Andy Burnham is that he so clearly has a hinterland. Literature, music, football, food, live venues, pubs. It’s like the opposite of that Joyce Carol Oates tweet about Elon Musk.
Sunder Katwala (sundersays)@sundersays.bsky.social · 2w agoAndy Burnham, 21, writes to The Guardian in defence of Philip Larkin
With Keir Starmer himself gone, Richard Hermer out as Attorney General and a non-lawyer as Lord Chancellor, this doesn't bode well on rule of law issues. Now fully expecting an ouster clause to be added to the Immigration Bill.
I genuinely cannot understand how the Labour government has now had two, genuinely cultured prime ministers who both looked at Lisa Nandy’s record there and went “I’m pleased with this. I want this to continue.”
Oh good. A non-lawyer Lord Chancellor again. Jones and Thornberry were right there…
Try travelling around France with two coeliac kids Miriam. You would find the experience pretty grim and the empathic approach towards allergies and diseases in the UK a basic measure of decency
Jack Mendel@mendeljack.bsky.social · 2w agoWhat a weird worldview
Ian Wright saying we shouldn’t forget the way the Iranian team and the Somali referee were treated. Correct.
