Leave and Remain voters alike realise that Brexit has been a failure. It's time to talk about EU membership.

📈 5 more Reform UK councillors have resigned this week... ⬇️ Check out who has left now. Absolutely unfit for any form of governance.

Reform UK Defections & Resignations Tracker - Best for Britain

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I am bloody proud to be an #RNLI supporter and member! These brilliant men and women have quite enough to cope with without being harassed by the scum of the earth. Their only concern is to help people in danger at sea - not check passports first! Which is how it should be. Please RT if you agree🙏

Louis 〓〓@louishenwood.bsky.social · 4w ago

Over on X, the far-right British Patriots have launched a hate campaign against the RNLI They are recording RNLI volunteers in order to dox them, reveal their identities and publish details of where they and their families live These men are dangerous

Just a reminder, Professor James Orr, Reform UK head of policy, teaches 'ethics' to undergraduates at Cambridge University youtu.be/aXut3s90rUI

Pollution levels in London after 10 years of advancing sustainable transport.

Le Canada participera à l’Eurovision 2027.   Si vous avez ce qu’il faut pour représenter le Canada lors de la célébration musicale la plus remarquablement extravagante au monde, inscrivez-vous dès maintenant : cbc.radio-canada.ca/fr/eurovision

“Recorded SARS-CoV-2 infection was associated with higher short-term risks of myocarditis, pericarditis, and all-cause mortality than recorded BNT162b2 vaccination in adolescents and young adults” Infection is worse than vaccination — who knew? www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Cardiac outcomes following SARS-CoV-2 infection versus BNT162b2 vaccination in adolescents and young adults: a cohort study of 4 million individuals

Concerns about myocarditis and mortality after COVID-19 vaccination in pediatrics persist despite limited direct comparisons with SARS-CoV-2 infection…

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Turns out it happened on July 23rd. Give him a boost and let's do something nice

this is a LOVELY piece and I was so delighted to have it in the magazine!

Suw@suw.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Back in March, I had a lovely walk around Brompton Cemetery with @levparikian.bsky.social, looking and listening for birds with the help of the Merlin app. I wrote it all up for @katebevan.com and the FoBC Magazine. fieldworkpodcast.substack.com/p/why-brompt... Enjoy and share!

This is so sad.

NBC News@nbcnews.com · 3mo ago

An Afghan national who fought alongside U.S. forces has died from an allergic reaction while in ICE custody, one day after he was detained for deportation proceedings, his death certificate shows. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

The govt is consulting on future of public service broadcasting in a digital age - including how to secure prominence & visibility online of high quality information www.gov.uk/government/c...

Watch this space: a new strategic direction for UK media - green paper and public consultation

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From today, customs duties apply to e-commerce parcels worth up to €150 entering the EU. 30 million Europeans work in retail; it's our our largest private-sector employer. And the surge in low-value online imports has put our retailers at an unfair disadvantage.

And there it is… www.desmog.com/2026/04/30/r...

Revealed: Reform’s £24 Million from Fossil Fuel Interests

Reform UK has received £24 million from oil and gas interests, accounting for more than two thirds of its total income, DeSmog can reveal. Led by Nigel Farage, the party is calling for new North Sea o...

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From @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social “Every summer I repost this article on how to spot drowning. Please read it and pass on. In the last few years I’ve had SIX messages from people who saved a kid’s life after clicking on the link from my feed. “ slate.com/technology/2...

Drowning Doesn’t Look Like Drowning

Drowning is not the violent, splashing call for help that most people expect.

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Christian Odendahl@codendahl.bsky.social · 3mo ago

40 people, mostly young, have drowned since June 18th in France as they tried to escape the heat. Forty. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

It can take many leaders years to grow into the statesman you became in just two years. European and Ukrainian security is stronger because of you. Thank you, dear Keir.

"He craves popularity, bends to prevailing winds and lacks a programme for government" - my former FT colleague Philip has always been a very sharp and perceptive observer of politics and nonsense, and this is characteristically very good.

Philip Stephens@philipstephens.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Of frying pans and fires - some thoughts on Burnham bid to oust Starmer. Latest Inside-Out column. philipstephens.substack.com/p/saving-bri...

This is what it’s about. Not what constituents want.

Financial Times@financialtimes.com · 4mo ago

Labour MPs fear they will lose their seats if Starmer remains in Number 10 ft.trib.al/plKjMbq

EU and Ukraine formally open first five chapters in accession negotiations www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/pre...

EU and Ukraine open first accession negotiations cluster

On the second meeting of the Accession Conference, the EU and Ukraine opened negotiations on the EU acquis related to the rule of law and fundamental rights, the functioning of democratic institutions...

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This blew my mind. Some of the largest data centers can require up to 5 million gallons of water per day, equivalent to the water use of 50,000 people. Why are we selling out the survival of our planet to enrich a handful of Big Tech CEOs?

Majority of US’s new AI datacenters to be built on drought-hit land

Guardian analysis finds facilities to be built in some of the driest areas as outcry grows over water needed to power AI

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podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/i... Have a think about this episode of our podcast. What do ancient dreams tell us about the ancient world? A lot about slavery for a start.

Instant Classics

History Podcast · Updated weekly · Join world-renowned classicist Mary Beard and Guardian chief culture writer Charlotte Higgins for Instant Classics — the weekly podcast that proves ancient history i...

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#datacenters

@katebevan.com with apologies in advance for the ask - any chance of a repost of my skeet below? For a great cause, or simply for cat karma; I'm looking for people to join me (and my cat) for a charity challenge in June... bsky.app/profile/bren...

Brendan Donlon@brendandonlon.bsky.social · 4mo ago

I interviewed my cat about the 100km in 30 Days challenge. She was unmoved. I'm a cancer survivor, and Marie Keating Foundation helped me and others I know - they do a lot of good on a very lean budget, so every € helps. One week to sign up! fundraise.mariekeating.ie/join/brendan... #SpeirGorm

“Manchester should not be treated as a happy little accident. It’s one of the only serious growth stories Britain has produced in recent decades, and the rest of the country should be studying it much more closely.”

James Breckwoldt@jamesbreckwoldt.bsky.social · 5mo ago

🚨NEW POST BY ME🚨 Greater Manchester’s growth success is real, but didn't happened by accident. The country should be studying it closely Plus: - Why a city's reputation matters so much - How much credit can Burnham take? (not much) - What does this tell us about a future PM Burnham? (not much)

"We are preparing an application for a court order requiring internet service providers to block UK access to the site if our concerns are not fully addressed and there continues to be an ongoing breach." #OnlineSafetyAct www.ofcom.org.uk/online-safet...

Ofcom fines online suicide forum £950,000

Ofcom has today fined the provider of an online suicide forum £950,000 for not complying with duties under the Online Safety Act to protect people in the UK from illegal content.

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My latest for Research Fortnight: 'A “highly successful” programme for using quantum technologies in fundamental physics research is in a state of limbo as decisions over its future hang in the balance, RPN understands.' Almost 50 postdocs have already been lost, according to project leaders.

Research Professional News@resprofnews.bsky.social · 5mo ago

‘World-leading’ UK quantum programme in limbo. Postdocs lost as quantum initiative for physics research caught up in wider funding uncertainty. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-r...

Important data point here: “A sharp fall in Labour's performance is accompanied more often by an above average Green performance than it is by a strong Reform performance”. The Greens have already hurt Labour even before any direct gains.

Who are Reform UK’s voters? - www.ft.com/content/dbfe... Half these voters explicitly say they don't much like Farage. Others just confuse me: "Demetriou, who is married to an Indian woman with whom he has a 10-month-old daughter, said his biggest concern was immigration" etc

Ne'er cast a clout till May be out! Turning colder for a time this week, so some extra layers may be needed 🧥

As we head towards May's elections look at what Reform have done in Kent in one year. It's not isolated, but stories like this have been relegated across all their councils. Check out Derbyshire and Lancashire for example. Or the total dysfunction happening in Doncaster.

🚨 Job Alert in my lab! Clinical PhD in Rare Respiratory Disease Suitable for any resident doctor up to ST8 Birt-Hogg-Dubé models in @thecimr.bsky.social www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/researc...