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The gambling industry is worse than alcohol which is incredibly restricted, and nearly as harmful as tobacco. How can it be allowed to present gambling as this chummy social activity? Restrict it! www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

I agree with @zoesqwilliams.bsky.social on this. Virtually everyone I know seems to think sentences are getting shorter. The Government cannot possibly win this with more toughness on crime. And Burnham seems to have sacked Timpson who appeared to recognise this very clearly.

Easy now, I want even thinking about setting fire to a disposable BBQ, honest I wasn't.

I'm very pleased to see this, though also ashamed that "aim to permit" (which tells local authorities to allow new being ships by default) was a Labour initiative in 2005. Championed at the time by Harriet Harman. Good work @dawnbutlerbrent.bsky.social - I hope you also voted against it in 2005.

I wish this article was in the Sun rather than the Guardian... www.theguardian.com/football/202...

Very aged population, largely not working, pissed of with woke, bet they all have UK Gold. I'd suggest @countbinface.bsky.social mines 70s and 80s sitcoms for references. "I vill zay zis only once". Farage is a "Stupid boy". "I have a cunning plan" Get them in on the joke

Fare ye well David, we'll miss you deeply. Excellent fellow in every way. Loved your painting and your photography in particular, but always slightly mesmerized but your style too.

@alcarns.bsky.social - can the council not take the flags down and bill the idiots who put them up for the cost? www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

Is there a mechanism for the cabinet and pm to just shuffle in another Prime Minister? I hadn't understood it to work like that... www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...

Puts me in mind of a certain song... youtu.be/_-u-qsaEuAk?...

Happy St George’s Day to everyone celebrating across London 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Today we’re reminded of England’s proud history and the values that continue to unite us.

I'm for socially progressive politics and European alignment, I've lost faith in Labour, and Labour is losing seats. It's not impossible to turn around. But we urgently need to bin Blue Labour, talk up progressive policies, build houses, and likely, change leader to someone the public likes.

Great work. Love the way that Trafalgar Square is used for these different celebrations of the many cultures that make up my brilliant city. More of this please.

I agree with @zoesqwilliams.bsky.social - nothing in the law requires exclusion. Whether you're the Women's Institute or the Girl Guides you have the option of just making your rules say you accept biological females and trans girls/women. This is an act of choice, not legal necessity.

@dieworkwear.bsky.social where can I buy a suit that looks like this? Fed up with tiny suits that don't hang down much past my hips.

I'm Labour, but have to say this cheers me. Reform took all of the conservative vote and about 1/6 of Labour's. Greens took nearly half of labour and all of the Lib Dem's vote. Labour must stop aping Reform and start engaging with the Greens agenda again. That is what we viewed for in 2024.

Obsession with race and performative cruelty revealed. And a weird focus on changing the use of churches - I'm an atheist but love to see the layers of faith in a church/synagogue/mosque. If you want to preserve churches, stop them becoming pubs and housing. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Wow.

Good, do it three or for times more Ed and you still won't have covered even 1% of the available land. Let's have that clean, quick to get going and very cheap power and lots of it. www.telegraph.co.uk/business/202...

Excellent news. Starmer should now show he's serious and reshuffle the cabinet. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Like a Labour council claiming Reform want to put flagpoles in every garden at a cost of £2,000 per residence and then saying they won't do it at a saving of £60 million. Nonsense. If the budget doesn't reduce as a result of the saving, it ain't a saving. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Very much what I would expect from Bruce Springsteen right now, but surprised by the emotional hit it provided. I seem to have a little something in my eye. Give it a like, and play it on your chosen media service too. Only out for a day but already rising in the charts. youtu.be/wWKSoxG1K7w?...

Starmer cements reputation as weak control freak and opens doorway to constant sniping and critique from centre left of party, losing strong and popular voice who could have joined the cabinet and raised Labout's game. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Emma's journey into the analogue world, CD Walkman, Nokia mobile phone etc, feels remarkably similar to my eager embrace of the digital world in the early 2000s. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

I should say, I don't feel superior or exceptional. Intrigued that so few words can tell you so much about a person. I'd absolutely love for the UK to try to regain EU membership, on any terms. Sadly, we're realistically miles away from that now. I will always think there's potential for a deal.

New Dan Cruickshank book plotting the stories behind a series of houses built 1700-1900. I mean, this should be a short TV series surely - BBC, where are you? www.theguardian.com/books/2025/d...

Looks like Labour have discovered a group of people they haven't yet alienated - left leaning middle class environmentalists who don't trust Zac Polanski perhaps? This will sort that out: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Well, I have to say, I agree with Gordon Brown on this. Most gambling companies are at best a least-worst option compared to unlicensed equivalents. The idea that they are taxed really lightly should shame us all. Tax the fuckers and use the money for good. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Nice piece in the @theguardian.com today. @willfoth.bsky.social - do you think the real issue might be multiple French teams (each with one of the potential french champs) and they all seem more interested in beating one another rather than winning. www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/j...

GQ is frequently full of it - wearing a band tee is only acceptable if you're in the band (I'd say questionable in that case), but outright cosplay in expensive repro of the band's clothing? Absolutely. Bring it on. I do like that Desire jacket mind you... www.gq-magazine.co.uk/music/articl...

Well, three we are. Twitter account is no more.

Incredible photography taken within Kowloon's walked city - interspersed with AI images that are by turns kitsch, silly, and quite compelling. Although impressive, I think I'd prefer it if the AI images weren't there - I feel they somehow reduce the photographs. www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...