Alexis Conran

Yes, some tech is great at keeping us safe but when it comes to audio and video you will need a family 'safe word'. Find out why 👇

Huge story by Rob.

🎥 Everything you ever wanted to know about the pensions triple lock, how it works, and what @andyburnham wants to do with it, in language hopefully everyone can understand. 8 mins 👇 youtu.be/Yii7WiA-6t4?...

Well you can’t accuse him of serving up more of the same, you also can’t complain you don’t know what he stands for. Politically risky and bold ideas that could truly reshape the country, even if he delivers half of it.

Just 4 months after the local elections, Reform UK (RefUK) have lost 158 of their local councillors: -55 resigned -42 went Independent -28 defected -24 were kicked out -5 lost their seats -2 disqualified -2 suspended. Appalling record - and a waste of taxpayers’ money!

The same JD Vance that accused European governments of "serious restrictions on freedom of expression"... he's more shameless than Trump.

Lots of talk of growth ahead of the Budget, as if it were a baroque puzzle. Our problem is basic. It's that we no longer support the things which facilitate growth: Europe, immigration, higher education, tax simplification, policy stability. These are all choices and could stop making them anytime.

So much of the right these days have a massive patriotism problem. This guy: - is a tax exile (left long before this govt) - hates his own country while complaining he doesn’t get big enough subsidies from it - laments the manufacturing hit from a Brexit he supported www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Is public WiFi safe to use? A quick guide to the do’s and don’ts for peace of mind open.substack.com/pub/scamproo...

Dorgu and Dalot really are not good enough to play in this United side.

Good grief …

This German comedy sketch (with English subtitles) perfectly captures so much of what is going on right now in the UK, the US, and across Europe. "Playing the 'Nazi Card' in the Third Reich", by Browser Ballett.

At the same time as banning myself and other journalists from their conference this week, this is who Reform laid out the red carpet for www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

Peter Brooks in The Times today …

QR codes, pacemakers and combination locks … convenience vs security.

It’s all a bit ‘end of pier’ isn’t it?

Illiterate, desperate, embarrassing. More propaganda than journalism. The Telegraph doing their best to confirm our assessment of their decline at Origin Story Live last night.

This week’s Substack asks a simple question. Which would you choose, security or convenience? Plus - QR codes are a scammers dream come true, why Dick Chaney’s pacemaker was a terrorist target and how a UV pen can open push button locks.

"I want your children's lungs to be smaller and less functional" is a bold electoral strategy.

New @restispoliticsus.bsky.social LEADING with @danneidle.bsky.social … latest chapter in the RoryReallyDoesNotLikeWealthTax story podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...

Why is this map so addictive ... its just a map for crying out loud! www.lightningmaps.org#m=ses;t=3;s=...;

This week I write about romance scams ... the worst scams. "They are the Kate Winslet and Leo Di Caprio in Titanic, whose forbidden love thrives against all odds, only in this version, not only does the ship sink but the movie turns into The Night of the Living Dead. "

Porto has made public transport free for all residents. Since 10 July, anyone living in Portugal’s second largest city can ride the metro, buses, trams and ferries across the metropolitan area at no charge, in a bid to coax people out of their cars. EU Today buff.ly/pDRs778 #ShareGoodNewsToo

So far … so familiar. 😔 #HULMUN

Penistone East (Barnsley) Council By-Election Result: 🌹 LAB: 51.6% (+14.4) ➡️ RFM: 23.8% (-6.7) ◼️ RES: 6.5% (New) 🌳 CON: 11.6% (-7.6) 🔶 LDM: 2.1% (-3.6) 🌍 GRN: 1.7% (-5.6) 🙋 Ind: 2.6% (New) 🙋 Ind: 0.2% (New) Labour GAIN from Reform UK. Changes w/ 2026.

Impossible to hear "Anne Hathaway" and not reply, "Doth she?"

It's deeply frustrating that the mainstream debate centres on fresh drilling in the North Sea when Labour is in a position to properly hurt Reform and the Tories on climate change.

I see Fraser Nelson makes the same point I did yesterday frasernelson.substack.com/p/six-flaws-...

Reform must be pretty confident there won’t be a second by-election.

A former director of BBC News speaks:

Reform UK tells its activists "don't drink and Tweet" because "the biggest threat to Reform is the people in it". “If this was sat on the desk of an anti-Reform journalist, what are they going to do with it?” the internal training course, leaked to Byline Times, warns

It’s the question I get asked the most. The answer is troubling.

My wife shouting from the living room: "I hope you haven't spent your entire month's salary on something unnecessary and expensive again" Me: "DON'T COME IN THE BATHROOM"

This, by @alexisconran.com, is brilliant & chilling. open.substack.com/pub/scamproo...

Gianni Infantino leading the BBC 10 o’clock news. Seriously? Of all the things happening in the world this is the top story? Bonkers. Am I missing something?

Frankly astonishing piece by @alexisconran.com on all the data our phones keep on us and what they do with it (it's not good). open.substack.com/pub/scamproo...

The picture on the front of Reform's policy is of HMS Ocean on the River Thames in 2012. It was sold by to the Brazilian navy in 2018. Turns out you can judge a book by its cover.

Strawberries, cherries, broccoli, peas, pumpkins, sweetcorn, cauliflower, eggs, milk, beans, cucumber, potatoes. All at risk of shortages. This is the reality of living in a climate emergency. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/drought-heatwave-food-supply-risk-england-b3024535.html

Really excellent look back at the 1920’s crash and the parallels today. Brilliant from @lewisgoodall.com and Andrew Ross Sorkin.

Started a Substack on what else… scam and fraud. Will be looking at the latest scams and how to avoid them, how to make smarter choices when it come to tech, look at some fascinating con artists through the ages and perhaps learn a thing or two from them that we can use. Like and Sunscribe