Steve Webb

Ukrainian strikes hit several Russian data centers, knocking millions of suspected bot accounts offline.

Hey folks. In total honesty my tour is NOT selling well. I’ve sold 30 tickets in a 400 seater in Birmingham, and not much more elsewhere. If you like musical comedy, if you like standup, then please come see my show! And spread the word! The Rachel Parris Songbook tour starts in Nov! Link in bio! 🎶

Well you should've tied them down better.

An RNLI lifeboatman is taking part in the Great North Run tomorrow, wearing his full kit. Please donate here if you can: fundraise.rnli.org/fundraisers/...

Food so good you grow an extra finger!

This is the coverage of Arday **just in the Telegraph** in the UK. This is only the first four pages of results, just in one outlet.

You have to enjoy the straight-faced ‘BIN 26.7%’, as if this is all entirely normal! 😀

The CMI has published its latest analysis of age-standardised death rates in England and Wales. Despite the summer heatwaves, the year-to-date mortality rate for 2026 is significantly lower than any previous year. Deaths from flu and pneumonia especially low. www.actuaries.org.uk/system/files...

A fascist party founded just months ago polled 8.7%, ahead of the Conservatives, in the Manchester mayoral election. What’s happening on the right of British politics is terrifying.

We’re sourcing our reshuffle news from an alternate timeline of the 1980s…

open.substack.com/pub/rorycell... Your daily reminder to get behind the @parkinsons.org.uk nurse appeal

Argentina decide to start playing real football in the 109th minute of the match ….

Looks like there’s been a split in the Official Monster Raving Loony Party…. www.tendringdc.gov.uk/news/clacton...

Canvassers out in force in Clacton.

If Mahmood does become Chancellor it will interesting to see if her views on immigration change when she's responsible for the economic consequences....

Pet peeve: forms that ask for your bank’s address. There is no conceivable reason for this information being required any more.

A Brit in the semis of Wimbledon, England still in the World Cup and Nigel Farage spending the summer arguing with a bin. Oh this happy breed of men, this little world, This precious stone set in the silver sea

Saying you're the "most physically attacked" MP when two MPs have been killed in the last decade is just horribly self-absorbed.

DCMS logs off X: a second Whitehall exit buff.ly/VFTacYp

Just realised this will be my son’s fifth prime minister and he’s 6.

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

Don Quixote, Pedro Almodavar, Julio Iglesias, Francisco Goya, can you hear me? Your boys just took one hell of a drawing.

I wonder why the Govt issued its decision not to compensate WASPI women at 5pm? www.gov.uk/government/p...

💥 In Donetsk region, birds are building nests from drone fiber optics.

At the start of my terrorism studies course, I ask students what most terrorists have in common. They always say: 1- Mental illness 2- Religion. They are, of course, wrong. The two most common traits of violent extremists are: 1- Gender 2- History of domestic violence and online mysogyny.

Wall-E origin story looks terrific.

This is a very good, balanced and crucially evidence-based piece by @stevewebb1.bsky.social on the triple lock. archive.ph/BweOI

Steve Webb, as always, hits the nail on the head. Bountiful private pensions are enjoyed by relatively few, while our state pension still lags considerably behind the European average.

😂 Sam Coates makes an ABSOLUTE TIT of himself. Calls PM photos "fake news" then finds out they're from the Press Association. If you make a spurious, inflammatory point you never made about any official photograph before, to pitch yourself as the only reliable source, at a minimum check your facts.

The first poll says Burnham is 3% ahead of Reform. I argue that his true lead may be greater kellnerp.substack.com/p/what-is-th...

Reeves’s daft promise not tax the state pension in some circumstances will exclude older pensioners and help only a few hundred thousand younger ones bit.ly/42z9t7j top analysis by ex Minister @stevewebb1.bsky.social

Rachel Reeves’s state pension tax break won’t help many

The Daily Star have bought another lettuce 👀

Miatta Fahnbulleh - the minister for devolution, faith and communities - has resigned from govt this morning, calling on the PM to set a timetable for an orderly transition of leadership. Our ministerial resignation tracker has the latest info... docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

If Andy Burnham fights a by-election, what is the message on his leaflets? Vote Labour to get rid of the Prime Minister??

I am reminded of Elmer the elephant by the Birmingham political map of 2026 though the quite positive patchwork of harmony message of that storybook may be challenging to emulate in city local politics

Our current contender for the closest ward of the night... Saddleworth South (Oldham) LDM: 1594 (35.04%) RFM: 1592 (35.00%) LAB: 602 (13.2%) CON: 417 (9.2%) GRN: 344 (7.6%) LDM Hold Last Elected 2023

Obligatory election night coverage post: if you’re at a count and want to known who’s won before anyone else, just find the slightly odd Lib Dem activist who has a spreadsheet, they always know the result first.

Hi @martinlewis.moneysavingexpert.com just caught up on your pensions special money show from Tuesday night. Just wanted to say well done on getting across so many tricky pensions ideas in such a clear way - and especially discouraging people from opting out of their workplace pension - thank you!

This matters for policy. Misreading HLE trends risks misdiagnosing the problem. Should worsening self-reported mental health among people in their 20s/30s drive decisions about the State Pension Age? I’d argue not (see my recent paper with @stevewebb1.bsky.social) www.lcp.com/en/media-cen...

When your Deputy Leader gives this answer to a question (in the Times) about whether you should remain Prime Minister, it’s not a ringing endorsement…..

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The Tony Blair Institute has come up with a truly awful plan for fixing pensions - so that your pension is based on a personalised projection of your death date. Former pensions Minister Steve Webb explains: " Just imagine going to a benefits tribunal to argue with DWP you should ...