Anne M

Well said. How many of Tommy Robinson’s Sport’s Direct paramilitary division go and help or worship at the churches they claim they want to protect. It’s much easier to don a balaclava and shout at the RNLI. #HopeNotHate

This storyline is so rubbish in so many ways. #TheArchers

Absolutely wonderful preview of the by-election by @andrewteale.me.uk: really conveys so much of what makes the seat very unusual and I learnt a lot I didn’t know:

Had a great afternoon getting Sagal's message of hope out across Holborn & St Pancras. For an MP that is one of Camden's own, who will hold Thames Water to account, open up opportunities for local children and work to end rough sleeping, back Sagal and vote Labour tomorrow.

previous owner, a US private equity firm: eats Boots and leaves

Worth a share on all your social media? youtube.com/shorts/8F3Zr...

From the new Private Eye

Ms Razzel sounding very matey - ‘Kemi’ indeed 🙄 #bbcpm

Can’t wait for Mick Herron to bring together the Danny Tommo A-plot and the RAF Fairford B-plot in an unexpected but satisfying way.

Finally a leaflet talking about the real issues in the constituency

"The Bank of England was set up by Tony Blair" It's easy to forget that Tony Blair had been in power since 1694 when the Bank of England was founded. Good job Brain of Britain Liz Truss is here to remind us.

I am a writer of the words & sentences (some funny). I’ve done most things: written gags, speeches, scripts, TV ads - if you require such an individual, then I am that person. Website (here) www.mathew-owen.co.uk any RTs (or whatever they’re called on here) gratefully received. Cheers👍👍

Let’s show some community and decency

is there anything to be said for another by-election?

Rejected petition: "Make full eclipses an annual occurrence in the UK and a Public Holiday." #RejectedPetition

Emily Sheffield is a prime example of how background and connections in the UK get you to places your talent and ability never would. There is no way she'd have done what she has if she'd not been the daughter of a baronet and the step-daughter of a viscount. Editor of the Evening Standard FFS!!

It was lovely meeting up with Emily the Mastermind of Moquettes for a future favourite station feature.

This is so unjust. I have donated - please do read and consider donating if you can.

Lynda really is an idiot. #TheArchers

More than half of accounts posting about violence in Belfast & Southampton on X were based overseas. Only 4 of the 12 most-seen posts were from the UK. X is now "“a weapon of choice” for hostile foreign actors seeking to manipulate shocking & divisive content". www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

Oh that’s right - stick up for the Tories 🙄 #bbcpm

This is a must read👇

It's driving me insane. The govt spends £1.4 trillion a year. Borrowing estimates are often by tens of billions over a year. But we're supposed to imagine money is budgeted to the last penny.

Bad news I think that Hilary Benn is leaving Northern Ireland. NI is in a mess at the moment (no budget etc); Benn got to know it well in opposition and built good relations with the Irish government.

I see Farage has made someone else's murder all about him as expected. What an utter piece of shit .

Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't there an inherent problem with a politician hoping to be the next PM shilling for a gold bullion company? As I understand it, gold tends to do well when the economy is in the toilet and PM Farage would want the economy to do well no?

● Farage received £91,200 from a gold bullion company for four hours of work in January 2025. ● That's just £146 less than his MP salary for a whole year. ● And people wonder why he's never in Clacton. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Keira sure knows how to moan #thearchers

Londoners, there is a webpage for you to see where your nearest "cool spaces" are when the extreme heat hits - places with water, air-conditioning & shade. Have a look and spread the word, especially to those who may need this but might not think to look for it: apps.london.gov.uk/cool-spaces/

A shirtless white man, in the street with a knife in his hand, having attacked and wounded five people, allegedly shouting anti-Muslim slogans is the sixth story on the BBC UK news page. There is absolutely no doubt at all this would be the lead story if attacker and intended victims were reversed.

An properly interesting reflection on the Keir Starmer premiership that might have been, but wasn't – from @francisbeckett.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/thenewwo...

Exc: First Government department quits Twitter over racism and violence concerns Richard Hermer sent a directive to staff last week saying the Attorney General's Office would be coming off the platform observer.co.uk/news/politic...

🚨🚨 Nigel Farage has been trying to block a Bank of England cryptocurrency plan that could be costly for the billionaire bankrolling his party www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Politico: The Times "has added a note to its story that claimed Ed Miliband had been “ghosting” Starmer as relations between the pair frayed." "The correction said a call at the center of the story was 'rescheduled by mutual agreement' because [Miliband] was on bereavement leave" after his mum died

Nightmare for a friend of mine in London. Please share.

Tfw you’re standing having a pint outside William Shakespeare’s house and the morris dancers show up before the England match and London feels alright.

Excellent sheep vocal work #thearchers

Any last hold-outs who still think the BBC News website operation is not actiuvely producing anti-Labour clickbait? On the left the framing. On the right what actually happened. Basically some council-level idiot tried to influence the internal party ***candidate selection***.

Jessica is right. This is just about the most sickening case I’ve ever heard of.

I’m with the French guy on this. #wato

Really important that this story gets out there. Classic Kremlin disinfomation and smear campaign and lots of people even on this site fell for it. inews.co.uk/news/starmer...

If you have been using X over the last year, you are likely to have seen claims that rent boys were behind the arson attacks on Keir Starmer's former homes and car We charted how the *completely false* conspiracy theory spread from far right 'patriots' and conspiracists inews.co.uk/news/starmer...