John Beverley

So French.

Petition has passed the threshold for a response: "Ban supermarkets from throwing away food and drink that is safe to consume" The government will respond to this petition as it has 10000 signatures #PetitionAwaitingResponse

This is quite extraordinary. I don't think I have heard a more coherent, articulate and accurate deconstruction & demolition of Nigel Farage's ReformUK, Tory & Restore policy than this. In under 85 seconds! @rafaelbehr.bsky.social is on here folks and worth a follow.

Tuesday’s @thetimes.com cartoon times.newsprints.co.uk/morten-morla...

Dear tv and radio producers. Thankyou for the invitation. But, no, I do not want to appear on your show to defend the idea that I am English, after 50 years of living and working here, because the increasingly feral right want to turn this into a "debate" and you cannot see how you're being played

The concluding paragraph of today's FT column on America's moral decay under Trump by @edwardluce.bsky.social

From the new Private Eye

It is. Catch it before they pull it.

This #my9albums thing - are we meant to say “SNAP!” when we find an exact match?

Just been to see #Digger. It’s marvellous. Like most films today it’s a bit too long. But performances, music, cinematography and above all the plot are superb. The soundscape alone is worth the price of admission.

#my9albums What fun.

Top Tip: follow Shawn Hennessy for excellent food & drink recommendations in Seville @sevillatapas.bsky.social

A fascinating insight into our history. All but gone now.

surely someone has pointed this out

Spot on.

There's been a lot of debate recently about the influence of money in politics: whether that's dark money from abroad, or the undemocratic power of super-rich donors. Here's why First Past the Post makes the influence of big money in politics even more dangerous 👇

I'd like to wish Piddington Parish Council good luck in explaining why everyone in the village now has to pay the surcharge to use the NHS

I want the Prime Minister to look into a TV camera and say the RNLI are heroes, that we do not change policy by street violence in this country, and that he expects any criminal action to face the full force of the law. That's it. That's all he has to do.

This one from the current @privateeyenews.bsky.social (known as a tag #cartoon because it links back to a 'toon from the previous issue) references a peculiarly British obsession with the #weather

Here we go Burnham, here's your chance to show some actual change from your predecessor. He locked up grannies for holding up cardboard signs. Are you going to lock up masked thugs that shut down the UK's busiest port?

Kent police said 'no arrests were made' of the people who blocked a port and roads. There's your two-tier policing, folks www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cm...

Reform UK Conference 2026 This is all it will be remembered for.

Oh, one other thing to note about Middle Aged Racists Go Annoy People In Dover - they've presumably been planning this for a while so that everyone dressed the same And let's assume their claimed 500 people is true That's still fuck all They are a fringe, niche group of dickheads

Reform bloke with a metal crutch attacks a woman. Sickening. He needs to be identified and charged with assault.

Here's another young woman being attacked and beaten by old Reform men consumed by hate. #RefUKkers

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Senile Satan: “I’m signing an Executive Order that changes the name of German Measles to American Measles.” 🇺🇸

Fuck you Google. We will all remember your capitulation to a mad king

River Nidd from the viaduct.

Knaresborough Silver Band entertaining a crowd (out of shot) at the Lions Beer Festival, Knaresborough House. Just marvellous.

Gulf energy producers have lost all faith in Trump and are quietly accepting Iran's permanent control over the Strait of Hormuz — because the alternative, returning to war, would be worse, the WSJ reports. The global damage Trump has wrought with his incompetence is incalculable.

Keir Starmer was already moving as fast as was possible in taking us back towards the EU. He was liked and admired in Europe, AND TRUSTED. The upstart usurper Burnham is none of those things. It is going to take many extra YEARS now. Anyone who doesn't get that is away with the faeries.

Māori wood carving in Valley Gardens, Harrogate. Tribute to New Zealanders who died in WW2.

🔔 Coppice Valley Ward, Harrogate Town Council (North Yorkshire) by-election results: 🔶LD: 61.2% - ELECTED ➡️ Ref: 15.6% 🌳Con: 12.5% 🌹Lab: 5.1% 🟢 Grn: 5.0% Turnout: 30.7% Congratulations to 🔶 Cllr Rebecca McManus

For decades, Jodrell Bank has helped us understand the universe, but now it's facing pointless funding cuts. Withdrawing funds won't save much money, but it will seriously hurt UK science. I’ve added my name to help stop this—please join me and sign the petition: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/sa...

new iphone?

I don't think the BBC has any conception of how bloody irritating its "what has the BBC ever done for me" advert is. #BBC

No brainer: Petition: Ensure new sewage treatment infrastructure meets higher standards as in the EU. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/76...

Why are UK firms struggling in Europe? It's not a language barrier; it's #Brexit. In today's @yorkshirepost.co.uk, Chair @leedsblue67.bsky.social highlights FSB data: 34% of SME exporters expect to halt EU trade entirely. Will #AndyBurnham deliver an EU reset? 👇 #RejoinEU #Yorkshire #UKEconomy

Now that Burnham is on the ropes, who shall replace him as PM?

@andyburnham.bsky.social Congratulations, Andy, on your new job. Many of us here on @bsky.app follow you. Perhaps your comms team can update your status from « Mayor of Greater Manchester » when they have a min.? Also, it looks like your last post on here was 2 mnths ago. How about an update?

Liz Kendall out. And, wholly appropriately for her failure to understand her brief, she announces it on X.

Celui qui affirmait ne devoir sa vocation de musicien qu’à l’existence même du jazz restera dans l’histoire comme un survivant magnifique, capable de transformer ses blessures en un swing éternel.

"Larry likes his breakfast at 9, brunch at 1030 and lunch at noon with plenty of snacks in between. The rest of the job is a doddle"

Loving how this measure is not just attributed to Labour, but to Starmer’s Labour.

I’ve joined Oxfam in setting out five tests for the new Prime Minister’s first 100 days. These first decisions will set the direction for years to come. Words are easy, but the real test is the choices made in the weeks ahead. www.oxfam.org.uk/get-involved...