A rapid increase in the cost of heating oil and red diesel would mean a “double whammy” of harm to the rural economy, and to island communities in particular. The government must set out its response as soon as possible - which is why I have written to the Chancellor of the Exchequer this afternoon.
If we'd never dream of letting the Palace of Westminster crumble, why are we risking the collapse of our own unique natural habitats?
Norfolk holds 10% of the world's rare chalk streams - living, breathing treasures found almost nowhere else on Earth 🌏
Protecting them isn't optional.
Who the hell is this guy? And what does he want as a return on his £millions invested in Reform? Because it sure as shit isn’t a fairer, more progressive, equal and prosperous UK with good public services and well-regulated consumer protections.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Tax exiles stuck in London desperately trying to get *back* to Dubai to avoid becoming tax resident in the UK? Just great stuff. giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
Millions of families are already at breaking point. Now experts warn energy bills could jump by £500 thanks to Donald Trump’s illegal war.
Today I asked the Prime Minister for a cast-iron guarantee that he will not let energy bills skyrocket again.
He didn’t give it.
UK must double down on renewables as wars drive up energy costs, experts say
From FT comments
Reform fury as someone else wins by Our By-election Editor Tim Shipsink The losing candidate in the Gorton and Denton by-election, Matt Goodwhinge, has demanded an immediate re-run of the election on the grounds that he lost comprehensively to someone else. "It's totally unfair and rigged," said Goodwhinge. "I shouldn't be required to sit there and suck it up, just because I lost." Mr Goodwhine continued, *I can't believe that all those voters I demonised failed to back me. Especially after I was endorsed by Tommy Robinson and ten million Russian bots on X. "We have clear evidence of family voting, where people voted in order for me to stop deporting their families." Mr Badloser concluded. "I'm the victim of colour prejudice. They didn't vote for me simply because I'm not green." Reform leader Mr Farage, speaking from a sun lounger on a rock near the Chagos Islands said, "It's a tragedy that the people of Manchester won't see Matt in Westminster, but my constituents don't see me in Clacton either." PLUMBER DEFEATS MATT GOODWIN Photo of Hannah Spencer with speech bubble saying… I've stopped the cock
Beautiful from Private Eye on the massive toddler-tantrum that Matt Goodwin and Reform are having, because they got whooped in Gorton and Denton.
Commons Foreign Affairs Cmttee publishes litany of Brexit problems & asks why there is:
- "no sense of urgency" in the Reset of relations with EU
- a "lack of a strategic approach"
- and calls on govt to "clarify if it is reconsidering its red lines"
committees.parliament.uk/publications/5…
"To all influencers and other tax exiles in Dubai, the tax authorities wish you a safe return to France."
The White House has helped MAGA influencers escape the Middle East on a private jet while more than a million ordinary Americans are still trapped with no way out.
Three weeks of mass exposure to Matthew Goodwin’s worldview have not done the Reform brand much good
A UK-EU customs union would kickstart our economy, cut red tape and build ties with our reliable allies in the face of Trump’s chaos.
Why is the Chancellor so opposed?
@libdemdaisy.bsky.social
So, in launching a huge bombing campaign on Iran they apparently didn't plan for:
- Who takes over;
- Interceptor shortages from sustained drone retaliation;
- How to defend US bases in the region;
- Threats to ships in the Strait of Hormuz; and
- How to evacuate Americans with airspace closed.
I can’t stand all this winning.
Trump sounds mad.
Proper nuts. But more than anything he sounds REALLY rattled as he rants and raves about Britain.
If Starmer sticks to his guns I suspect this will all play in his favour.
Haha! Even his #MAGA faithful now seem to be coming to their senses! 😅
Tracking our *negative* voting intention (who would Britons vote AGAINST):
➡️ Ref 38% (+9)
🌹Lab 34% (-4)
🌳 Con 7% (-1)
🌏 Green 7% (+4)
🐦 LD 3% (-)
changes w/ Nov 2025
As Reform has plateaued in the polls, the number of people saying they would also vote *against* Reform has grown
This is important. Reform keep taking positions that are only supported by the 25% of the electorate they already have and in doing so are negatively polarising everyone else against them.
🚨🚨 This is a symbolically good recognition by Labour of the damage #brexit has done to the UK economy and society. Nonetheless, these statements need to be backed up by more ambitious plans on how to restore the relationship with the EU. /1
#LibDem health spox: “It is utterly outrageous that a British public servant has been dressed down by a foreign regime for putting the interests of British patients first. Keir Starmer seems happy to watch on meekly as British institutions and public servants are humiliated by a foreign regime.”
Outrageous that Trump is trying to bully Britain into handing over more NHS cash to big US pharma.
Keir Starmer should put the NHS and the interests of British patients above his attempts to cosy up to Trump. Scrap this bad deal now!
Wow. The U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem tells Americans they’re on their own.
Some of the features of behavioural variant of Frontotemporal dementia include…
Impulsivity and Poor Judgment: Acting inappropriately, such as making rude comments,
Loss of Empathy: Becoming cold, selfish, and uninterested in others' feelings.
…in a President these could include…
#Trump #IranWar
The 🍊🤡 has never had any empathy, being a malignant narcissist - but now he’s a malignant narcissist in obvious cognitive decline… with unlimited power to wreak havoc.
#Newsnight reporting the US State Department has advised American citizens in 14 countries to leave immediately: "Depart now via commercial means due to serious safety risks."
#IranWar
Insurers - there when you don’t need them, not there when you do! bit.ly/4aIknMQ
Mahmood’s change to refugee status may undermine legal obligations, Law Society says
They just need to rename it Bored of Peace 🥱
Some of them are asking for their billion dollars back
