David Head

WTF - WHY has BBC News channel dropped everything and gone live to cover a Farage speech?

Can’t believe this. Speaking plainly, and honestly. Finally addressing the issue head on, instead of skirting around it, pretending Brexit is fine. Finally.

This went on for the rest of the full hour, at which point the BBC apologised for having to go to the weather and urged viewers to follow continuing live coverage on iPlayer. Forty-one minutes of unfiltered, unchallenged propaganda by a far right party with 8 MPs, now third in the polls. Discuss.

Meanwhile, pro-democracy, pro-Europe protesters in Tbilisi, Georgia, are tonight nearing their 700th consecutive day of protest against the pro-Russian government. They haven't missed a single day in the last 23 months.

"Making the case for freedom of movement will be a political hurdle". Perhaps, but that doesnt mean we should shy away from promoting the benefits. www.independent.co.uk/voices/edito...

This arrived today and has pissed me off hugely. I felt that little pang of grief I had the morning after the referendum. Brexit Bastards.

What is the BBC's justification for maintaining this level of coverage of Reform now it has slipped into third place?

Momentum is gathering ...... www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

BBC News just interrupted its coverage to go, live, to Nigel Farage - a man with no contitutional standing in our setup - responding to the budget - a document which nobody has seen yet. WHY

Elon Musk not only controls the satellite systems that the Ukrainian army - and other European armies - rely upon, he also controls the algorithms that govern a large swathe of the European information space. Europe needs to decouple from this clear and present threat to their security. My latest

The lessons from Brazil and Serbia? Don't concede one inch of ground to the far right. Don't appease. Don't triangulate. Don't grovel. Don't say they have "legitimate concerns". Mobilise your base, and fight them with all the democratic means at your disposal.

The Church of Infinite Greed. Cartoon for Dutch newspaper @trouw.nl: www.trouw.nl/cartoons/tje... #greed #money #nature #environment

Ah ok, here's one. And I think this is the only possible heart of a campaign that would win over both the UK and Brussels, as it would have to do. bsky.app/profile/iand...

This is just dreadful stuff from Kuenssberg: "What has the government done to cut the national debt?" ONS: "Public sector net debt was provisionally estimated at 94.0% of GDP, 0.7 percentage points lower than a year earlier"

Why EU free movement is an opportunity, not a threat – as Burnham makes the case, read @johnspringford.bsky.social for Arguably. “It is strange to reject one of the few policies that we know would raise growth and improve our fiscal position.” www.arguably.uk/p/eu-free-mo...

Perhaps Cambridge University would like to explain why they think it reasonable that James Orr can continue teach ETHICS (of all subjects) to their students?

The new Chair of OfCom has rather oddly suggested I should set up a left wing version of GB News. This suggests he doesn’t quite know what his job is. But I have taken him at his word. app.prospectmagazine.co.uk/story/75420/...

Just the news to kick off the weekend

You don’t fight fascists by pretending their ‘concerns’ are ‘legitimate’.

Danny Tommo's 'patriot platform' vigilantes were refused service in The George Inn, Portsmouth. They demanded to know why, despite the fact they do not have to be given a reason. Always make bigots feel unwelcome. Show the pub some love for doing the right thing. Things you love to see ✊❤️

Funny isn't it how the "we're protecting our streets" people always start menacing anyone who questions them

Both audience members got it completely right 👏 We can't rely on Trump's America, and for the sake of our own security, we must rejoin the EU 🚨

The UK needs immigrants, but we also need to treat them right. Shabana Mahmood's Home Office policies are an absolute disgrace. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

I wonder if the Mark Littlewood on "Any Questions" who is suddenly so worried about this country's security... is related to the IEA's Mark Littlewood... who scoffed at concerns about post Brexit security and called them Project Scared. #BBCAQ www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstop...

All opponents of the ECHR, of course. No friends of human rights.

Can someone tell me what is not neo-Nazi about Israel's "Lebensraum" government and its "settler" thugs?

President Trump said Elon Musk has lifted restrictions on Ukraine’s access to Starshield, the military equivalent of Starlink. However, Ukrainian soldiers said Friday they were still experiencing Starshield disruption. https://wapo.st/4BoM4Wg

UK lacks essential electricity transmission/storage systems. Billions paid to solar & wind turbine farms to switch off during periods of high sunshine/winds, expected to cost £8bn a year by 2030. National Grid pays dividends. What is the Govt doing? Watch the Minister's reply.

Big tech will try and tell us the rollout of AI and data centres is inevitable but here’s the proof it’s not. Community opposition to a data centre in Victoria has delayed the project so much it cut the developer’s net revenue by 1/3 and dropped their stock price 40%.

🟡 MAGAZINE Taking Back Control From the Culture Warriors By @adambienkov.bsky.social Read below. ↓

Let’s eradicate our life support systems – that’ll teach the liberals! It's not just about giving destructive industries what they want, important as this is. The likes of Trump and Bolsonaro will kill the planet out of a vengeful desire to hurt. My column. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Why is the USA involved at all? It's contributing hardly any financial support to Ukraine now, and any weapons Ukraine receives from the USA are paid for by the EU.

Donald Trump and Elon Musk undermined Ukraine's defences – directly aiding Putin's war machine. That's beyond the pale. The Prime Minister must stand up to Trump and forge a united front in Europe. We cannot allow Musk and Starlink to gain even more power over our continent.

Nuffield Trust finds that the NHS surcharge (at £1035/year + £776 for students + children) raises 60% more than the cost of the healthcare it covers, putting £2.5 billion into the NHS Rapid drops in immigration therefore hit the NHS finances www.nationalhealthexecutive.com/articles/ana...

🚨BREAKING PMQs🚨 PM: "I think before the budget next week, we will have a new book published about the mini-budget of a few of a few years ago" "The authors of that mini-budget are sitting across these benches, including the Shadow Chancellor."

Net zero is being blamed again for high energy bills – new post for Arguably on what that argument gets wrong and how renewables have saved us billions this year. www.arguably.uk/p/is-net-zer...

A president saying clearly and with his full chest “I am directing the Department of Justice” to do … anything, would have been a five-alarm scandal in previous years. Now? It’s just a Tuesday.

Nearly 6 in 10 Americans think President Donald Trump has dictatorial ambitions and could destroy U.S. democracy, a new poll has found. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

At what point does Matt Hancock's and Johnson's negligence become criminal? ##CovidInquiry

There is a simple absolutism to Brexiters - everything proves why the UK is best outside. The same simplism that guaranteed failure. But those advocating closer ties need similar clear messaging, and not getting lost in the weeds.

Hegseth wrong to say most non-US Nato forces in Afghanistan did not fight, says No 10 #TheGuardian

Step by step, day by day, Americans experience the big platforms becoming Orwellian political censors. The US needs a federal government that will tax them and break them up; the democratic world needs to learn the lesson and protect itself.

The UK deserves a say in shaping Europe’s future. George Monbiot makes the case for full EU membership: a seat at the table, a voice in the decisions and the chance to help build the Europe we want.

Germany's respected weekly Der Spiegel speculates that the smooth and professional creation of a red-red-green coalition in Mecklenburg-West Pomerania by SPD's Manuela Schwesig might point the way to something similar at federal level in the not-too-distant future.

Businesses are crying out for closer relations with the EU. The director general of the British Chambers of Commerce said that the UK’s current trading relationship with the EU was bad for business. ⬇️

BREAKING: "No Kings" coalition spokesperson tells MS NOW Meta pulled down its Instagram page. MS NOW is out to Meta for comment and has not yet heard back.