I've never known a politician who calls it wrong so many times yet remains as assured and defiant as Badenoch, with the possible exception of Trump.

Quite impressive to completely undermine your own defence and insult most of your party's elected officials in the same sentence.

Chris Terry-Enescu@cjterry.bsky.social · 11h ago

It's OK for criminal ex-neo Nazis to run your bins is a hell of a line.

Good piece. A thread on some comments I made yesterday on Times Radio. Two things can be true at the same time: 1. It’s very bad to have 60,000 people storm a border, and 70+ deaths. 2. European leaders' responses were opportunistic and disproportionate, and made incidents like this more likely.

Anne Applebaum@anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 3d ago

Vance, Farage and Weidel posted fear-mongering messages about a Spanish migrant crisis that weren't true. They haven't retracted them. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

The Smiths ##MusicSky

Infantino should have to stand for re-election to FIFA - but just against Count Binface.

Tories beaten by Restore, which is basically one aging racist with a Facebook page. The Keminaissance in action.

Owen Winter@owenwntr.bsky.social · 5d ago

Manchester mayoral results, first round Bev Craig - Labour 47% (+24 vs local elections) Reform 21% (-10) Green 12% (-7) Restore 9% (new) Conservative 8% (-3) Lib Dem 3% (-7)

I wonder what cats really think about us constantly taking their photograph or filming them? It would be good to hear from them with their views? I suspect quite a few are expert in image rights and want their cut.

same

Looks increasingly like it'll be Outfantino pretty soon. Eejit.

The funeral for irony will be held next week.

Research shows that humans who adopt their cats from shelters and rescues, rather than buy them from breeders, are 10 times smarter and better looking. The researcher:

I think 'I am unconserned.' could be the motto of every cat that has ever lived.

GONZO the Ca'at@gonzo.bsky.social · 7d ago

Behaviores Reporte: 95% goode 5% trespaced on tha hellocobber shelve. I am unconserned.

It's a wonderful bit of karma that he's having to front this up.

The Guardian@theguardian.com · 6d ago

Jenrick claims Reform UK ‘entirely confident’ it followed all electoral rules when accepting donations – UK politics live

it will upset people but i think this is the right decision. The choice over how to die with dignity envisaged in the right to die bill isn't a real choice while social care is so broken - it's basically 'dignitas or else we can't make any promises' for too many people & that's just wrong.

Paul Brand@paulbrand.bsky.social · last wk.

BREAKING: Andy Burnham says the assisted dying debate should wait until after palliative care and social care have been fixed. “It’s very challenging to introduce that wider debate” when the systems are in crisis, he says. ‘Not now’, in other words.

The World Cup without UEFA means no Mbappe, no Bellingham, no Haaland, no Olise, no Yamal It means no England, France, Spain, Germany, Belgium It means no Zidane, Tuchel, Klopp The World Cup this year without Europe would have just been Argentina & Egypt in the final 8 UEFA must hold firm

Shout out to the man on the train calling his bank about ID theft and who has read his name, postcode, and the long number on his card to the whole carriage.

Delighted to hear Burnham's view on Assisted Dying. Much needs to be addressed before consider that the only route to go down.

I feel this sums up much of what is wrong in life, particularly in politics. Knowledge free deeply held opinions.

Transphobes Can't Read@lordaslan.bsky.social · last wk.

My god....

When will folks on here stop posting about the bloody Odyssey? Was planning to see it and now I really can't be bothered as it's been pulled to bits.

I do worry the cult of the NHS has gone too far: covid messaging was "protect the NHS" not "protect your neighbour", now social care pitch rolling is "protect the NHS", not "you and your loved ones deserve peace of mind over the end of your lives".

Mirror Politics@politics.mirror.co.uk · last wk.

Andy Burnham has warned the NHS faces collapse unless the social care system is finally sorted after years of promises.

And this is why we follow you.

dave wagner@davewagner.bsky.social · last wk.

if you ever start taking me seriously and get offended at something i say or do, it's very important that you realize i am often extremely and even stunningly stupid

I very much welcome Burnham's comments on social care provision. Working age disabled people in receipt of social care support should be part of this conversation, but I fear the media focus will be on older people. If we don't look at this properly then no real reforms will work.

Here we are in 2026 and this song is just as relevant now as it was when it was created. ‘Stop, Hey What's That Sound’ Buffalo Springfield Released December, 1966

Please take a moment out of your day to marvel at the balletic poise, calm elegance and graceful athleticism of the panda.

Every vox pop should be at least 10 minutes long so that the interviewer can press the random grumpy git to explain what exactly they want to happen and how it would work

"I could stand in the middle of Downing Street and kill a mouse, and I wouldn't lose any voters, OK?"

Justin Ng@justin-ng.bsky.social · 2w ago

Larry brought a mouse to us today upon his return from the FCDO. ive managed to find a less gruesome pic to post (slightly different to the twitter one). showing us all that despite being 19, he is still quite capable of doing his job. RIP mouse.

Absolutely love Darren Jones going "Aha! You think you can free up some money by cancelling our spending plans? Well our spending plans were unfunded! So who looks stupid now, eh?"

V funny that Burnham offered Reeves defence while planning on making Healey Chancellor.

The first thing Andy Burnham must do is take action on that thing that is really important to me. © All Columnists

I honestly feel like I’m in Groundhog Day right now - ending rough sleeping - hope this means I wake up tomorrow ten years younger