evan
@evanr.bsky.social
working in uk politics | other interests in latin america and international development | outdoors when I can | 🏴🇬🇧🇪🇺 | he/him 🇺🇦🇵🇸
This is why @stephenkb.bsky.social is right the BBC shouldn't do comment. Their rules on impartiality make it impossible not to do "on the one hand" caveats to the point of absurdity.
Dr Stylite@columnist.bsky.social · 4w ago‘Is causing a race involving Count Binface, the Monster Raving Loony Party and not many others the action of a prime minister in waiting? Convention says no, but then again convention has had a rum time of it in recent years.’ 🤪 www.bbc.com/news/article...
🧵 Amid all the speculation about Nigel Farage's 2pm statement, it's worth noting paragraph 40 of the Procedural Protocol to the MPs' Code of Conduct. If he announces he's resigning and seeking a by-election, that would not automatically end the investigation into whether he breached the Code in...
“What you're seeing is a race-based pogrom. We are seeing men going door to door asking to get the foreigners out based exclusively on the colour of their skin.” www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cr...
Houses, cars, and bus set on fire in Belfast night of disorder after knife attack - follow live
Northern Ireland's first minister says masked men were "burning families out of their homes". One pastor says black people were targeted, while an MP calls it a "race-based pogrom".
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Since our political leaders and media have decided that the only reason Henry Nowak died was because the police are too woke, here are my two cents, based on what I've read of the public information 🧵
There's simply no excuse for how vapid this piece is. Starmer is so weak internally at the moment that absolutely nothing is stopping a leadership contender writing a deep, policy-rich piece about what they'd do differently - the only constraint is their own ability to do so.
Duncan Weldon@duncanweldon.bsky.social · 3mo agoRead the Al Carns piece. This just isn’t a serious conclusion. www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
The most damning resignation letter yet, I think:
Jim Pickard@pickardje.bsky.social · 3mo agoBreaking: Jess Phillips resigns as safeguarding minister just ahead of the 1pm news bulletins
This is a monumental piece of work by Dave and Lewis. Anything and everything you need to know about the political and social history of every borough and every ward. And a fascinating read to boot!
Dave Hill@davehillonlondon.bsky.social · 3mo agoIf you haven't yet explored London Decides, a borough by borough, ward by ward, guide to the London local elections by me & @lewisbaston.bsky.social, you'd better have a pretty good excuse for not paying attention: londondecides.lowickhedry.com #london @mrjamesob.bsky.social @pickardje.bsky.social
More than anything, today’s result in Hungary is a reminder that much of the public discourse is wildly overstating the strength of authoritarianism (F-word) and the weakness of democracy.
analogy for the America brained is like if the Dems lost to Trump four times in a row and then ran Mitt Romney to save the country and won crazy supermajorities and also Mitt Romney was named Johnny America
Leonardo Carella@leonardocarella.bsky.social · 4mo agoTisza now at 132 seats, one seat away from supermajority.
It's not just that Orbán losing inspires hope in other competitive-autocratic countries ruled by right-wing nationalist authoritarians. It's that his loss materially changes things in those other countries, because he's been operating as a headquarters and funding source...
even the most tenacious autocrats have a difficult time denying a landslide result against them
András Tóth-Czifra@minczifra.bsky.social · 4mo agoORBÁN CONCEDED
I like this because it articulates the conservative concept of freedom in a nutshell. You have the freedom to do x, except you don't, because I don't want you to. bsky.app/profile/atru...
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 4mo agoJD Vance: "You know what? My wife has the right to skydive, but she doesn't jump out of an airplane because she and I have an agreement she's not gonna do that, because I don't want my wife jumping out of an airplane."
The NYT is reporting that Iran, in addition to gaining administrative control over the Strait of Hormuz, will now charge $2 million per vessel for safe passage, which it will split with Oman. It was free pre-war. Trump and Netanyahu have only increased Iranian leverage over the global economy.
“A whole civilization will die tonight” The president is openly threatening genocide. I don’t think it’s a stretch to wonder if he’s depraved enough to order a nuclear strike. The consequences of that would be existential, for everyone on the planet. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/04...
Iran War Live Updates: Trump Issues Grave Threats as Hormuz Deadline Draws Closer
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‘It didn’t matter whose child I rescued’: parents of the victims of the Iran school bombing describe their worst day
‘It didn’t matter whose child I rescued’: parents of the victims of the Iran school bombing describe their worst day
Hours before the world learned that a US missile had hit Shajareh Tayyebeh school, parents were already searching the rubble for their sons and daughters. In this exclusive report, four families describe the events of 28 February When Marzieh heard the first bang, an almighty crash that rattled the room, her first thought went to her youngest son, Mohammad. He must have got out on to the balcony and discovered a new game, she thought: using all of his small might to smash its sliding doors closed. Marzieh stood up from where she was working at her sewing machine, and shouted for him to stop. Continue reading...
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So, in launching a huge bombing campaign on Iran they apparently didn't plan for: - Who takes over; - Interceptor shortages from sustained drone retaliation; - How to defend US bases in the region; - Threats to ships in the Strait of Hormuz; and - How to evacuate Americans with airspace closed.
BREAKING: Keir Starmer says the U.K. has given the US permission to use British bases to launch strikes on Iran
The problem with MPs spending all their time on X is they start thinking people care more about who gets to use what bathroom than cost of living, housing, and public services
Twlldun@twlldun.bsky.social · 5mo agoAstounding statement on *so* many levels
"The only way we can defeat ethno-nationalism is by deporting all the black and brown people" suffers from one small logical flaw...
Peter Walker@peterwalker99.bsky.social · 5mo agoNigal Farage is setting out his migration plans, which would involve retrospectively removing permanent UK residency for hundreds of thousands of non-European people, arguing this the only way to defeat a "really worrying, dangerous form of extreme right ethno-nationalism".
The regime is now dictating what political views are acceptable to air on television and paramount/cbs are collaborating in that censorship bsky.app/profile/ditz...
Dave Itzkoff@ditzkoff.bsky.social · 6mo agoStephen Colbert said that the FCC and CBS - which is in no way a compromised or complicit organization - wouldn’t allow him to broadcast an interview with Democratic State Rep James Talarico. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/a...
Wow! Palestine Action win judicial review - Guardian report. This is a *big* legal win. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
UK ban on Palestine Action unlawful, high court judges rule
Protest group’s co-founder wins legal challenge against decision to proscribe it under anti-terrorism laws
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Subtly brutal from @stephenkb.bsky.social www.ft.com/content/1b23... Carney, Trump and the power of a good speech
Carney, Trump and the power of a good speech
Leaders don’t need to write every word themselves, but they do need to make sure it clearly represents their vision
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Treat the US government and ICE claims like you'd treat a Russian government claim after they've shot down an airliner or bombed a hospital. America 2026.
For those keeping score, Bellingcat, The New York Times Visual Investigation Team, & Washington Post's Visual Forensic team have all published analysis showing the ICE shooter wasn't in the path of Renee Nicole Good’s vehicle when he shot her, contradicting statements by the President & his cronies
