I made this because as far as I can see nobody else has?
European Paul
@illing942.bsky.social
Committed European and hates Brexit and it’s narrow nationlism. Retired teacher, left of centre and lifelong Labour supporter but not liking Starmer’s policies and now more inclined to support the Lib Dems. I do not respond to DMs No financial advice.
And simon writes for the guardian
Morten Morland’s Times cartoon: May 20, 2026 - The Times and The Sunday Times
Americans complaining about high gas/petrol prices. It works out at just over a £1 per litre. When did we last see petrol prices that low?
Battle of ideas and new politics. Andy Burnham plans: Reindustrialisation of UK. Stronger public control of essentials, such as water and energy. A massive council house building programme. Reforms to promote technical education Proportional representation for general election.
Andy Burnham unveils plans for UK changes to Mirror readers in first interview
Andy Burnham unveiled plans for reindustrialisation, taking stronger public control of essentials, and also called for a council house building programme on a scale not seen since after World War II
mirror.co.uk
The stories & photos from today’s voting rights marches in Alabama deserve to be seen by people who weren’t able to stand there in person. If this piece moves you, please share it widely & help make sure these voices aren’t lost in the noise of a crowded news cycle. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
Selma Rejects Jim Crow 2.0
Half of the population in Dallas County, Alabama, where Selma is located, was African American in 1965.
open.substack.com
Under a mechanism known as the Dublin Convention, the British government could previously ask fellow EU nations to take people back if they had passed through safe countries en route to the UK -that ended with Brexit & no alternative was agreed making it far more difficult to return any new arrivals
Peter Stefanovic@peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 3mo agoNigel Farage is posting “We now have 200,000 reasons Reform should be in government” The 200,000 illegal migrants figure Farage is using is over several years and let’s remind ourselves how we got into this mess in the first place - BREXIT youtu.be/A6fCl-uOEVY?...
Opinion | Trump didn’t drain the swamp. He turned it into a cesspool - The Guardian
Anger as Keir Starmer’s niece selected for safe Labour seat - The Times and The Sunday Times
Opinion | The costs of Trump’s contempt are starting to show - The Washington Post
Jewish MP Gerald Kaufmann in Parliament in 2009. "My Grandmother was ill in bed when the Nazis came to her town, a German soldier shot her dead." "My Grandmother did not die to provide cover for Israel to murder Palestinian Grandmothers in Gaza."
Meet James Bembridge, the Reform candidate for Westminster in next month’s local elections. As well as this tweet, Temu Lex Luthor here, has also been quoted as saying "Most NHS nurses look like they're eating food banks out of business." Don’t let him get his deposit back.
Kaine: "You don't sucker punch somebody in a bar and then blame your buddies when they don't join the fight with you. If the president wanted the support of allies, he should've respected them instead of putting tariffs on their economies and trash talking them."
Russia's Lavrov says time has come for conversation with US about future economic ties - Reuters
Listen to this story from Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, breaking the it down like no other. Trump is extracting money from families’ budgets and pumping it to his fossil fuel donors. Thank you Senator 👏👏👏
Vote Reform, get screwed over...
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Everyone Hates Elon@everyonehateselon.bsky.social · 10mo agoHey @dailymail.co.uk we fixed your newspapers for you 💋 Lord Rothermere who owns the Daily Mail pays NO TAX in the UK. The rest of us fund public services, he CHOSES not to. Yet we’re supposed to believe problems in the NHS are migrants’ fault? The utter cheek.
The GruppenFuhrer is very sensitive to any criticism. We need to step up the pressure
This is EXCELLENT. And @thenewworldmag.bsky.social used journalists with experience in journals across the political spectrum for this exercise inc the Sunday Telegraph, the Spectator, the Times, the Observer, Granada TV, ITV News, BBC News, the Daily Mail… www.thenewworld.co.uk/the-gb-news-...
GB News Scandal: The dossier
SPECIAL INVESTIGATION: Twenty journalists analysed 15 hours of television – none of which complied with Ofcom’s regulations. These are their findings
thenewworld.co.uk
If Trump destroys the Iranian infrastructure on Kharg Isalnd the Iranians will likely intensify their efforts to damage the oil production facilities in the other Arab States. The people who will benefit from this are the American oil barons and the Russians.
Bernie Sanders: "You pay a lot in taxes." Leena-Kaisa Mikkola: "93% of people in Finland feel paying taxes is an important civic duty. When we pay, we get something in return. When I retire, it's guaranteed I don't have to live in poverty."
Our public services aren’t for a secretive profit-hungry US tech firm. Sign the petition to tell the Government to scrap all contracts with secretive US tech firm Palantir. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...
Stop Palantir taking over our public services!
Our public services aren’t for a secretive profit-hungry US tech firm. Sign the petition to tell the Government to scrap all contracts with secretive US tech firm Palantir.
you.38degrees.org.uk
Disgusting comments by PeterHegseth about ‘weak traditional allies’. He seems to forget the two Gulf Wars and the Afghan War which were fought primarily at the request of the Americans by British and European troops who suffered many deaths and life changing injuries. A nasty ignorant man.
The impact of Send changes: four likely scenarios for children - The Guardian
US ‘freedom portal’ will allow foreign citizens to see banned content - The Times and The Sunday Times