I wish there was a single politician willing to say we need more immigrants here in the UK, immigration is a fundamental freedom and good in-itself, and we should accept all migrants as new neighbours and fellow children of god, as the nominal official religion of this country supposedly preaches

Sunder Katwala (sundersays)@sundersays.bsky.social · 5d ago

"Sinking in Polls, Farage Plans Week of Attacks on Immigration" Reform plan to make next week Immigration Week It could finally be the moment for broadcast media to notice the > 75% drop in net migration since 2024. There is also a 42% drop in boat crossings

🐳 You’re God damned right @hesterblum.bsky.social & I made a TWENTY-FIVE EPISODE PODCAST just about 𝐌𝐎𝐁𝐘-𝐃𝐈𝐂𝐊. Subscribe now at exploringthegreats.com/moby-dick & enjoy our thrilling trailer:

Shell’s profits more than double after jump in oil and gas prices

Shell’s profits more than double after jump in oil and gas prices

Environmental groups renew calls for windfall tax to support households following Q2 earnings rise to $9.84bn Shell more than doubled its profit in its second quarter of the year, as Europe’s biggest oil and gas company reaped the benefits from the jump in oil and gas prices triggered by war in the Middle East. The FTSE 100 company’s net profit hit $9.84bn (£7.4bn) in the three months to June, more than double compared with the same period last year. Continue reading...

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Benjamin Netanyahu is a war criminal.

This is an appalling lack of judgement and the surest sign yet that Britain will continue to be Trump's lackey. The war in Iran has cost countless lives, and breached international law - yet we continue to support it. Very, very concerning. Very, very continuity Starmer.

LiveSquawk@livesquawknews.bsky.social · 2w ago

Burnham Approves Use Of UK Bases For Some US Strikes On Iran - BBG www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

This would be a deeply irresponsible and destructive act at any time. To do it whilst we're having a third heatwave of the year and thousands of people have just died from extreme temperatures - makes it also politically incoherent. We urgently need to replace Labour.

Mark Chadbourn@chadbourn.bsky.social · 3w ago

Drill, baby, drill.

I'm never going to get over the fact that the president of the United States paid a woman more than $5 million after a jury found him liable for raping her. And he's still president. And people still support him. Never. Get. Over. It.

One day, everyone will have always been against this.

You'd think a man responsible for a computer program that generated and distributed images of CSAM to millions of people, clearly in violation of numerous European and UK laws, would have been dragged before the courts long before he personally pushed for for a race war in Northern Ireland

This is a Refugee Tax. It was originally proposed by the Tories, and the only reason asylum seekers could be claimed to 'owe' any money is because they are banned from working. Another cruel Labour policy - that must be reversed on day one by Andy Burnham. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Refugees will be told to repay £10,000 under new asylum rules

Ministers will be given powers to recover costs from adults who have received asylum support under new laws.

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Best thing I ever ate? Dim sum in Happy Gathering, a small Chinese corner of Wales

Best thing I ever ate? Dim sum in Happy Gathering, a small Chinese corner of Wales

Heaven is a round table in a favourite Cardiff restaurant, and dainty dim sum tucked inside bamboo baskets

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It would be bad for public confidence if there was a suspicion that large corporate interests are buying access to the Government via the Tony Blair Institute. My letter to the cabinet office. 👇🏼

As Israel intensifies its attacks on Southern Lebanon and forcibly displaces citizens we urge the Government to halt all arms sales to and end military cooperation with Israel. End the impunity.

Coming up tomorrow! Can’t wait for this conversation with the wonderful @kandasamy.bsky.social about her new book at @Waterstones Islington. Come! It will be ace www.waterstones.com/events/field...

Fieldwork as a Sex Object: Meena Kandasamy in conversation with Sunny Singh | Events at Waterstones Bookshops | Waterstones

Events at Waterstones get you closer to the books and authors you admire most. Find information and tickets about Fieldwork as a Sex Object: Meena Kandasamy in conversation with Sunny Singh today.

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The media forensically dissects the pasts of people who challenge the status quo, such as Polanski and Corbyn. Fair enough, up to a point: we should know about our representatives. But it's far less inquisitive about those who defend power, however great their misdeeds, such as Nigel Farage.🧵

Todays NYT holds up Starmer’s miserable premiership as a warning to Democrats. Hope they heed. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/05/o...

How sh*t at politics do you need to be to... a week before a crucial election... float a policy that your base desperately wants, only to rule it out almost immediately?

Financial Times@financialtimes.com · 3mo ago

Downing Street rules out temporary rent freeze ft.trib.al/dCJRDEw

Remove Palantir from our NHS. Get Palantir out of our country. Sign my petition: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...

I am so proud of Ciara - our Co-Chair of @younggreens.bsky.social and the next Cllr for Herne Hill and Loughborough Jnc. Today, she is rightly named The Times 'Young Power List'. She epitomises HOPE.

But why has China become a global leader in renewable energy production? Because the fossil fuel industry has used its enormous influence (and funding) to attack any moves towards a transition to renewable energy in the West, using both the libertarian & far right political movements & the media.

The Associated Press@apnews.com · 4mo ago

China is poised to benefit from the Iran war as global energy disruptions accelerate a shift away from fossil fuels and toward clean technologies and renewable power, industries that China dominates.

Wild that Altman is being sued by his sister for repeated sexual abuse and that doesn’t come up in basically every conversation about him. I get that it’s alleged but if that shit was happening to someone else I feel like that would come up, particularly if that person had a history of lying a lot.

UNREAL: A drone maker backed by Trump’s two oldest sons is trying to sell to Gulf countries while they are under attack by Iran and dependent on the U.S. military led by their father. In other words Trump to profit from the war. apnews.com/article/trum...

Company backed by Trump sons looks to sell drone interceptors to Gulf states being attacked by Iran

A drone maker backed by President Donald Trump’s two oldest sons is trying to win contracts with Gulf countries under threat by Iran and protected by the U.S. military led by their father.

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If we want secure jobs, a safe climate for the next generation & true energy independence the only route is through renewables. We know it works, it lower bills & makes us safe from energy shocks. We just need politicians brave enough to stand up to the oil & gas lobby & their mates in Reform.

BIG news! We're delighted to announce the award-winning German-Georgian writer Nino Haratischwili as our 2026 Writer in Residence. Hosted by UCL European Institute with EUNIC London, Goethe Institute London & European Literature Network. www.ucl.ac.uk/european-ins...

Nino Haratischwili announced as 2026 Writer in Residence

The UCL European Institute is delighted to announce the award-winning German-Georgian writer as the UCL 2026 European Literary Map of London Writer in Residence.

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Nino will participate in readings, discussions and workshops @uclei.bsky.social, a conversation at the European Writers Festival @britishlibrary.bsky.social, a salon-style debate @uk.diplo.de. Translators @dances-with-voles.bsky.social &@cctranslates.bsky.social. PR: @mariagluc.bsky.social

You might have formed the impression that Paul Johnson, former director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies, knows what he's talking about. The media treats him like the voice of God. But here he is - and not for the first time - talking out of his hat. Let's break it down in a short thread. 🧵

Today, US & Israeli forces bombed the Gandhi Children’s Hospital in Iran’s capital of Tehran. Nurses supposedly risked their lives carrying newborns to safety from the rubble. I’m having trouble finding more reporting about this, but here is at least a blurb from Reuters:

Israeli strikes hit hospital in Tehran, witnesses tell Reuters

Israeli strikes hit a hospital in Tehran’s Gandhi Street area, two witnesses told Reuters on Sunday, saying the hospital was badly damaged and patients were being taken out.

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Sage Deviant 🏳️‍⚧️@trans.bsky.social · 5mo ago

the amount of people i’ve seen on here today justifying the murder of school children is sickening.

The majority of people in this country do not want us to be involved in this war. Keir Starmer of a few years ago wouldn't have supported this war. The only reason he does now is he will do anything Donald Trump wants - and it makes us all less safe.