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I'm pinning this from now until eternity

Charging for things is so so so so underrated

"There’s not enough room in my chest for all this joy". What incredible news to wake up to. First Serbia, now this www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...

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

Literally nobody asking themselves what Richard Tice would do if he was in charge of the budget but #R4today have him on anyway. Just because...

This is utterly damning, and yet still about as generous as possible

Supporters of Serbia's student-backed protest movement celebrate in the streets of Belgrade as veteran leader Aleksandar Vucic concedes defeat for his ruling party in snap elections. The vote is the culmination of nearly two years of student-led protests

What a day for democracy! Never ever let them tell you, you have no voice. This student led victory is absolutley astonishing in Serbia.

Serbia’s student-led movement has delivered a historic election upset, ending 14 years of rule by Aleksandar Vučić’s party. Millions celebrated across Serbia and Europe.

Next, we take Soho.

This is a beautiful, beautiful thing

I was having conversations with journalists just a few months ago about whether democracy was doomed. Look at this year: Orban defeated. Vukic defeated. Bolsonaro Jr defeated. Trump heading to likely defeat in midterms. That’s the beauty of democracy. Voters can respond. Don’t count it out yet.

The achievement of Serbian students overthrowing Aleksandar Vučić can't be overstated. In 2024, they began protesting. In 2025, they transformed a protest movement into civil dissidence. In 2026, they became a political party — and two months later, crushed a corrupt state-entrenched authoritarian.

Shitting christ what is this timeline? She's going to be the press secretary isn't she

Despite orders for polls to remain open for an extra two hours, results are already coming in, including from states with the strongest evidence of voter suppression, like Bahia. This will be a long night. What is happening is an unprecedented crime against democracy in Brazil.

In a crowded field of bad chancellors, mostly occupied by Tories, he was probably the second worst chancellor of the last three decades. Kwarteng will always take top spot.

Extraordinary that he has the nerve to offer his opinions on economic policy. Even more extraordinary that he’s still given space in the media to express them. Next up, David Cameron explaining how to win a referendum ?

Fascinating Jeremy, now tell us about the time you cut national insurance twice as an electoral game despite knowing we couldn't afford it.

Watching him carefully but deliberately wade into this issue is very encouraging. For over a decade, political leaders have not dared to break the consensus on free movement and without that there can be no meaningful improvement in European relations.

Lush autumn walk to our fave place on the doorstep Insole Court, so nice to get out after the rain to see the Autumn fair stalls in my new coat which apparently is very mafia wife. I love it.

Very impressive that he's talking about this.

Last night I watched #TheWargame from start to finish. I’m amazed more people aren’t talking about it. Perhaps the subject feels too alarming, but for me it is a must watch. Politics aside the programme shows how fast events could escalate to nuclear war, something I've been on about for years☢️ xx

Very topical and fascinating COBRA war cabinet drama with Gove acting as PM. Only just now catching up with this - what a cabinet of ministers this is.

It's going to take a long time to reformat the way industry bodies and commentators approach politics. They don't yet seem to have clocked just how fundamentally devolution is going to change things.

It was a stunning gig! The Holy Bible set was spine tingling with the castle as a backdrop

This whole concept of voting off or the killing of the most interesting characters in this years #Celebritytraitorsuk means we are in danger of a very boring cast left in the castle. I will still watch it mainly for Claudia and her exquisite wardrobe choices but last years was a lot to live up to.

Exceptional review of the live show release of the Manic's Holy Bible gig in 2014. It was a very strange evening, in which lots of people who had obsessed over an album in private suddenly experienced it communally. I'll never forget it superdeluxeedition.com/reviews/revi...

“Most countries responded to the global financial crisis by hollowing out their diplomatic service and cutting foreign aid. Is there not a direct line between that and current chaos? If we defund the things that are designed to avert conflict, is more conflict not a reasonably predictable outcome?”

Sighs in exhausted millennial.

Its all getting a bit we're going to war isn't it. Sighs in exhausted millennial.

Londoners am I making my way to your fine city tomorrow, can you confirm if its proper 'big coat" weather there now or is a mac with layers and a brolly more appropriate? Its definitely big coat weather in Cardiff. Thanks

Trying to work out why this series of Celebrity traitors feels a bit dull and I think the problem is Maya. She's just very boring. She's a good traitor, and clearly a dominant personality, but terribly dull.

I am fourty fucking three in the morning. Shitting nora that is grim. Pre Birthday bubbles and a spa day hepped tiday mind.

Jerry really does scream Moira from Schitt's Creek #TheTraitors #Traitors

Is this another sex trafficking scheme or the same one?

Sigh

Burnham praises Badenboch at PMQs over her conference attack on Reform: "In a spirit of unity... I'm going to commend her for drawing a line... with the party over there for suggesting that her children weren't British... She was brave and she was right to call it out."

It doesn't matter what your view of Brexit is. Even if the interference proved decisive, it wouldn't take away from the fact that millions of Brits felt discontented enough to demand change. But to close your ears to it is to prioritise your ideology over your sense of national responsibility.

Really good stuff. Even managed to get a cheer from the Labour benches.

Also obvious and often forgotten: underlying maths here changed. A lot of people still analyse politics of Brexit as if the split in the public is still 52/48, with leave both an overall majority and more efficiently spread, with most seats majority Leave. None of that true now

Zelenskyy says Trump has betrayed Ukraine.

Huge respect for Caroline Lucas this week, repeatedly standing up to antisemitic entryism while remaining staunchly critical of Israel and the government's failures on that front. You can see why she used to be leader

Trump is a goddamned coward and a traitor to his country

Trump has betrayed Ukraine, this is an appropriate response.