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Rachel Reeves, shot from below, gazing at the middle distance, in a pose some have said reminiscent of “Tomorrow belongs to me”

Shabana Mahmood dressed in a coat widely compared to the generals on the Death Star

Really not loving the new Labour aesthetic…

I’m well! Happier on BlueSky, how are you?

[We see a close up of a young white male, tanned, white teeth, coiffed hair clearly an influencer on social media. It is an image such as you see when social media posts are shown on the news. In the corner of the screen is named a location: DUBAI. He is staring slightly off-camera for several silent panels of the comic strip. His eyes move slightly. He is having a thought.] From off-screen a newsreader’s commentary comes: NEWSREADER: Extraordinary images here of an expat in Dubai [The influencer’s eybrows raise slightly] …Having their first ever geopolitical thought. [CUT TO a BBC news scene. The BBC newsreader CLIVE MYRIE is talking to an interviewee next to the screen showing the social media influencer’s face. The interviewee’s name is David Jones]. CLIVE MYRIE: To explain the significance of this moment we’re joined by David Jones, our Expat Thoughts correspondent DAVID JONES: Clive, this is momentous It was caught on film at the end of an Instagram post titled: ‘Dubai Is Brilliant’. [Pointing at the screen, the influencer’s expression still the same] You can clearly see in the eyebrows here, the dawning realisation that there *might* be something in the world beyond his dickhead self. It marks a *huge* departure from all the Dubai Expat’s previous thoughts. CLIVE MYRIE: Which are…? DAVID JONES: You've Got To Get Yourself Out Here Mate, Everything Is So Clean, I Don't Have To Pay Taxes, I Am Incurious As To Why I Do Not Have To Pay Taxes, and Spa. CLIVE MYRIE: And might we see an expansion of these new Thoughts in coming days? DAVID JONES: I think we can expect to see: “I Deserve To Be Airlifted By A Country I Pay No Tax To” CLIVE MYRIE: Mmm. [Ends]

Reform’s celebrity Labour defection, ladies and gentleman. The notoriously entitled & incompetent Robin Wales, former mayor of Newham

Labour is standing up for working people. Being able to manage the bills, attord a home and pay for a holiday is never too much to ask. CHANCELLOR RACHEL REEVES ALT 5709_26 Promoted by Hollie Ridley on behalf of the Labour Party, both at 20 Rushworth Street, London, SEI OSS 4:59 PM • Mar 3, 2026 • 153.5K Views

imitation is the sincerest form of flattery I guess

Dear Prime Minister, In recent days we have seen a deeply concerning escalation in conflict in the Middle East following a series of illegal and dangerously irresponsible airstrikes on Iran by the United States and Israel. You have now confirmed that UK bases will be used by the US for their operations in the area. This is a significant concession to President Donald Trump and one which risks drawing the UK into a dangerous conflict. During your campaign to be elected leader of the Labour Party, you spoke compellingly about learning the lessons of the Iraq war. In particular, you set out legislation you would pass as Prime Minister, ensuring that military action is only taken if: • The lawful case for it is made • There is a viable objective • Consent is given by the House of Commons. We agree that such legislation is needed to prevent the UK from being dragged into destructive, illegal and dangerous wars abroad, and so we have today tabled the Armed Conflict (Requirements) Bill. The Bill requires that 1. Before armed forces may be deployed for armed conflict, a Minister of the Crown must publish a statement setting out the reasons for the deployment, an assessment of its compliance with international law, the objective of the deployment and an assessment of the viability of that objective, and 2. Any such deployment must be approved in advance by a resolution of the House of Commons

I invite your support to pass this bill. In an increasingly unstable world, it is more important than ever that decisions about the UK’s involvement in military action abroad are taken carefully, soberly, and with the best interests of the British people at heart. We believe this piece of legislation would ensure that. Yours sincerely, Dr Ellie Chowns MP

Today I tabled a bill which would require any UK military intervention to have a lawful basis, viable objective, and approval by MPs - legislation the PM once said he himself would pass when he was running for Labour leader.

He supported it then, and he should support it now.

An Afghan guy told me the main group of Afghans that Americans had interacted with in Kabul was male prostitutes

Gas prices jumped again this morning and are on track to double - a stark reminder of our exposure to fossil fuel volatility.

The real solution isn’t more drilling, but moving away from combustion: electrify, use renewable power, and boost energy efficiency.

'Separatism' is when British Muslims vote for the most socially liberal candidate in the race to stop Matt Goodwin, who Kemi Badenoch herself explicitly said was a threat to minority life in this country, becoming an MP.

Matt’s next job could be in plumbing (he just doesn’t know it yet)

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I remember the first time I came across the concept of holidaying in Dubai, around 20 years ago, I was like “why” & this couple were full of the joys of “6 star” service waited on hand & foot by flunkies, uncoincidentally they were also two of the nastiest class traitor snitches I’d ever encountered

Labours attitudes towards water companies is one of the starkest examples of how they'll do anything to protect the status quo.

The case for water nationalisation is so bloody obvious to everyone - yet they'll do anything they can to keep the failed privatisation experiment.

I’m really not following the logic of moving to Dubai because you are furious that there are too many Muslims in London.

It really is amazing how joking about sexually abusing our first black woman MP is no barrier to carrying on getting Times columns saying “screw the lefties, racism is the best policy“ and the morning newsletters being all “ooooooh we must attend closely to what this important white man says”

When you've got to tour a migrant camp at 11 but clock in for your volunteer shift on the Death Star at 12.

Keir Starmer - the gift that keeps giving, to the Green Party 😁

He means his mates, it’s truly remarkable that people like this have managed to reinvent themselves after disgrace as some kind of sage just because their key skill set is being mean about the left

I find the sound of Paul Ovenden thinking, akin to ortolan bones being crunched in the delicate ceramic of my skull, hagiographied by a veritable danse macabre of over-excitable scribes for whom reactionary beatitudes are catnip for the soul & outflank beastly misogynoir www.itv.com/news/2025-09...

not sure Labour types will be spending today talking about what some abusive fool of an ex-advisor thinks, when there’s a blockbuster YouGov poll out this morning showing they have, indeed, been existentially replaced

Reform are in denial about why they lost by 12% in Gorton & Denton (60% white, 80% UK-born) after losing by 11% in Caerphilly (98% white, 98% UK-born) to Plaid Cyrmu

Both seats unusual in seeing more people vote than at last Welsh Senedd/last GE: more voters turned out to stop Reform than supoort

The choice is stark. Reform are the party of foreign wars and high bills.

The Greens want de-escalation and energy security through renewables. Solar and wind prices don't fluctuate when rogue US presidents launch illegal bombing campaigns.

Sure but it’s trending slowly down
Greens rising rapidly

Considering the disproportionate media coverage, it shows that people want change, not bigotry, and when they actually get to hear about a party offering change without bigotry, they embrace it

366 Labour MPs might be slightly more in listening mode today, if you’ve anything on your mind

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This is what hope looks like

Best poll yet for the Greens, and it’s YouGov

Reform 23
Greens 21
Tories & Labour both 16

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Matt’s next job could be in plumbing (he just doesn’t know it yet)

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Datacentre developers face calls to disclose effect on UK’s net emissions Campaign groups write to technology secretary amid concerns that sites could double overall electricity demand

Datacentres could DOUBLE the UK's overall energy demand in service of big tech oligarchs.

We've joined five other groups inc @foxglovelegal.bsky.social to call for our government to put measures in place to ensure the public and climate don't pay the price.

www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Cllr Chloe Turner cont: “Keir Starmer seems to be utterly unable to stand up to Donald Trump - and this lack of backbone could have serious consequences for the safety of British people.”

Photograph of Chloe Turner, leader of the Green group on Stroud District Council

On Iran: Cllr Chloe Turner, leader of Greens on SD Council: “It should be an absolute priority that we as a country uphold international law, yet we now face being dragged into another illegal war in the Middle East, even though the majority of people in this country do not want us to be involved."

on a related note I find it really disappointing that my local library no longer appears to stock any paper newsletters, magazines or comics. Plenty available to download but that’s not adding to anyone’s screen-free, distraction-free reading / leisure time