Jonathan Legg

Here is Storm Boelo seen from space, covering the whole of the UK ⚠️

Not the top Steam review of Dressmaker making me cry this morning!

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.

I consider this great news. Over the last five years solar generation in Germany has doubled and will make up around 20% of Germany's power this year.

Tanks vs. drones battle exposes lie in Russia’s map of territorial gains, as Ukraine once again bombs Yandex data centres (Ukraine Battlefield update, day 1,691)

The Pax Atlas is lots of fun! Here we see the trade routes for different commodities for the Roman Empire in 117 AD. The link features more empires and an interactive map. The British Empire is interesting to explore on the globe too. Source: buff.ly/2bIeDh7

Our latest tracker data shows that 59% of Britons support rejoining the EU, and 73% support a closer relationship Only 30% support the status quo, and just 16% want to loosen ties further yougov.com/en-gb/articl...

🥳 UK economy grew more than thought in the second quarter. • GDP +0.5% qq versus a previous estimate of +0.4% (same with GDP per head) • Strong business investment growth (see 👇) • Current account balance (exc. precious metals) smallest in 5 years at 1% of GDP thanks to services exports

The Conservative Party debated for a couple of hours and decided that no, they are not a serious party. Inevitably.

I’ve seen 64 of the NYT’s best 100 TV shows of the 21st century. And don’t really disagree with the inclusion of any of those. That’s a good hit rate.

Hoe vinden Meta-medewerkers hun eigen Meta-bril? (Samen met @bitsoffreedom.eurosky.social)

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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.

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This fact blew my little mind, but this map of river basins that do not reach the sea helped it make a lot more sense

Undercover footage verified by Channel 4 News reveals a secret plot by senior Reform UK figures to break the law on party donations. A leading legal expert is now calling for a criminal investigation. 🔗 Read the exclusive story on Substack:

I would 100% support a law that says if any digital platform removes your access to media you paid for then they are required to refund you the entirety of the original purchase price. That would solve this whole thing in a hurry.

Actually felt proud to see that line at the top and realise it was this stupid little island We are very good at some things

This chart does sort of summarise the Starmer government. Just not really in the way it was intended.

The old ‘hacking’ excuse from Banks, which he tried to use on me and @carolecadwalla.bsky.social when we obtained emails of his many visits to the Russian embassy to talk gold and diamond deals with Kremlin officials. He knew it wasn’t true then, and isn’t now

Hahahaha. Farage now whining that he was badly advised by his overpaid team into calling his stupid by-election. Confirming then that he’s incapable of working it out for himself. Too busy counting his money. Honest to god, Clacton. Don’t be the constituency dunces he needs you to be. (Times)

Not to go all Joxley, but the utter collapse of a sense of community pride and social responsibility within the Conservative party is at the heart of their current woes.

Excellent to see strong support for opening up the Land Registry and information on who owns land in this analysis of responses to the Government's land use consultation. lunzhub.com/wp/wp-conten...

Very obliging of #r4today to lead with Reform’s ‘plan’ to stop the boats using the Royal Navy, pretending it’ll be some great WWII-style escapade, rather than a hateful, costly, diplomatically incontinent mess. A total waste of everyone’s time as they’ll never be in power and it’s unworkable anyway.

Farage, George Cottrell and Putin’s friend Abramovich: source reveals the convicted money launderer and Reform leader’s close ally worked for the now-sanctioned oligarch Report by @carolecadwalla.bsky.social www.thenerve.news/p/george-cot...

Morning @mrjamesob.bsky.social the media is unsurprisingly muted on Reforms disastrous Manchester Mayoral defeat. Where’s all the detailed voting analysis of Reform losing support and votes we would have seen if Labour had lost?

Check out those Reform voters! (Source: www.ft.com/content/4932...)

Remi Kasprzyk: ‘This photo absolutely deserves every award. It even has its place in the Louvre. It precisely captures the inertia of the individual in the face of collapse.’1/

We made a joke about him on Fist of Fun and he sent us a signed photo joining in with the gag!

Bill Oddie, what a lovely bloke. He wrote us a letter when we started making The Young Ones, wishing us the very best, and warning us against interference from higher up. He didn’t know anyone in the cast personally. It just came out of the blue. Lovely thing to do.

I am *absolutely sick* of hearing about young people as 'benefit scroungers'. Nearly 60% of welfare spending goes on pensioners! The people writing this stuff know that too.

The winning design. 🇪🇺💶

We're just at the end of your last ten year plan. Not gonna lie, the results ain't that great.

The Iran war poses real economic challenges but UK consumers continued their strong start to 2026 - retail sales rose 0.6% in the second quarter. Consistent growth now for two full years after flatlining throughout the entire last parliament.

Inclined to agree.

Just submitted some observations for @savebutterflies.bsky.social’s Big Butterfly Count. Including this stately Red Admiral, lovely Jersey Tiger Moth, and about a gazillion Gatekeepers feasting on our marjoram. Take part here: bigbutterflycount.butterfly-conservation.org

I’m sorry, but what is ‘radical’ about the policies pursued by Miliband?

My opinion: ridicule, humour and taking the piss are critical tools against the far right. They hate it. It demoralises them and uplifts us. Plus, it’s fun.

APPLEBAUM: Putin's war finally reached Moscow. Muscovites having trouble functioning normally in capital and been subjected, for the first time, to real drone campaigns. They finally see the war and beginning to understand that they're not winning, and that war is coming closer.

From the archive 🔎 Robert Jenrick's Alleged £40k Donor Pled Guilty to Wire Fraud in California Ponzi Scheme – Byline Times bylinetimes.com/2026/04/28/r...

The coolest candidate Clacton ever had

You couldn't write this stuff... This is what foreign interference looks like. "Tens of thousands have joined pro-Restore Britain Facebook groups being run by people who appear to be based in Pakistan and Bangladesh, an investigation has revealed." www.politicshome.com/news/article...

Portes "Theres a lot of nonsense talked, including on Sky, about the spiralling welfare bill.. as a proportion of our national income.. its lower than it was 15yrs ago & its pretty much back to what it was under Thatcher.. this idea its out of control is just wrong" Spot on!

Massively proud to have led the planning process and consultant team during the examination process for Dean Moor.