A world premiere production of the new musical Dark of the Moon will open at Charing Cross Theatre
A world premiere production of the new musical Dark of the Moon will open at Charing Cross Theatre
This is incredible. UK emissions fell 2.4% in 2025 as coal fell to a 400-year low. Incredibly, we used less coal last year than than in 1600, when Queen Elizabeth I was on the throne and Shakespeare was writing Hamlet
www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-uk-...
If it were done, then 'twere well it were done plausibly. Were they actually keeping records of coal usage in 1600?
Hard to argue
With their latest misadventure in Iran, as with their many other disastrous foreign incursions, the Americans seem to think that if they can just kill the Wicked Witch of the East, all will be well in Munchkinland.
But then the Lullaby League and the Lollipop Guild start butchering each other.
With their latest misadventure in Iran, as with their many other disastrous foreign incursions, the Americans seem to think that if they can just kill the Wicked Witch of the East, all will be well in Munchkinland.
But then the Lullaby League and the Lollipop Guild start butchering each other.
It's one of those exchanges;
- Dear Prime Minister, I've done nothing wrong, so I'm resigning.
- Dear Josh, I agree you've done nothing wrong, so I'm accepting your resignation.
Easy Virtue review β Trevor Nunn gives NoΓ«l Coward a grand spruce up
Easy Virtue review β Trevor Nunn brings back NoΓ«l Cowardβs divorce dramedy in high style
G&D and Caerphilly painting quite the picture about how the public really feel about Reform - despite much of the mediaβs desperate attempts to persuade us that a Farage premiership is inevitable come the next GE.
The right are furious that a white, English tradesperson got elected.
Immediate rebuttal by Manchester Council
Gorton and Denton
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Gorton and Denton
Could Journalists covering the Gorton and Denton By-Election stop acting like they are doing some hardcore anthropology of a tribe previously untouched by western civilisation please?
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This pic of Andrew will be right up there with the snap of Maggie leaving No 10.
This pic of Andrew will be right up there with the snap of Maggie leaving No 10.
Phillips "This is not a country where people get thrown in jail for things they say"
@zackpolanski.bsky.social points out 2,700 people have been arrested for holding signs
And well done to Zack for challenging Phillips smear that 'from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free' is antisemitic
Viktor Shklovsky couldn't have done a better job defamiliarizing the Cornish pasty
Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has announced today a record Β£1bn invest in community-owned energy. This is the start of an energy ownership revolution which will see communities and community assets benefit from renewables in their areas.
πΊ Watch him explain.
Why is it fine for him but not for the rest of us?
Friends of McSweeney told the Guardian he planned to step away from politics for a time, even though his resignation from No 10 immediately prompted speculation that he could return to his original role as electoral strategist at Labourβs headquarters. But they suggested he may not stay on the sidelines for good, and could even return before the next general election. βMorgan has been doing this for 25 years, Iβm sure heβll get more involved again in future, but not right now,β one said.
You would think one minor thing they might learn from the whole Mandelson fiasco would be that the culture of "he had a good resignation, let's bring him back in 6 months" should end, but apparently not
Can you guess where I am? Spooner Row station!
A vital weekday train was cut after Christmas, so I raised it with Greater Anglia and Network Rail. From Monday 9 February the 5.27pm Norwich to Spooner Row service is back. Small stations matter.
youtu.be/C6uL5z_oGxo
Why is it fine for him but not for the rest of us?
Have a read of this. Great scoop, obviously, but itβs also an absolute masterclass in how to report on these jokers. Plenty of London-based hacks could learn a lot from Martin Shipton here. If they actually wanted toβ¦
nation.cymru/news/the-new...
New on FT website:
Downing Street has refused to say whether Sir Keir Starmer knew Palantir was a client of Peter Mandelsonβs lobbying firm when they both visited the company in Washington last February β ahead of it winning a Β£240mn UK government contract.
www.ft.com/content/5bba...
Iβm not sure βour national security developed vetting technique can be beaten if a candidate is prepared to lieβ is an especially helpful line to push.
i am v pro supporting pubs but 'hmm, children or pubs? pubs obviously!' is the most Reform choice i can imagine