Jon Bloomfield

Another example of the Starmer government's timidity and fear of the Tory press.

At last an argument for the government's budget that is clear and defensible. Who else can make the case?

After COP30, what now? It’s actually good news It’s the shape of story across all ages and human cultures. You’re in a hole. Then you get out

A welcome touch of optimism. eastangliabylines.co.uk/environment/...

Brilliant session on the populist right at Buxton Labour this morning on our book. www.bylinebooks.co.uk/populist-right Livel discussion. Sharp criticism of Mahmood. Sold out my stock of books.

Britain's problem isn’t immigration. It’s a profound breakdown in trust | The Observer

"Experience of racism does not guarantee wisdom in combatting it." Brilliant rebuke to Mahmood from @kenanmalik.bsky.social observer.co.uk/news/columni...

Frederiksen’s unhappy birthday: Danish PM’s party suffers election shellacking For the first time in 122 years the Social Democrats will not govern Copenhagen, which will now have a left-wing mayor.

Follow the Danish model. An early warning as to the electoral consequences of Mahmood's politics. www.politico.eu/article/dani...

Just endless deception from the Home Secretary.

Saka and Eze strikes sink Serbia as England maintain perfect World Cup qualifying record Goals from Bukayo Saka and Eberechi Eze secured a 2-0 victory for England against Serbia at Wembley

The populist right may not have noticed but England has qualified for 2026 World Cup with its last six goals scored by Eberechi Eze, Bukayo Saka, Marc Guehi, Ezri Konsa, Marcus Rashford and Noni Madueke. The benefits of multi-culturalism. www.theguardian.com/football/202...

The clearest proof that the UK is *not* the destination of choice for asylum seekers comes from the Home Office data showing the UK is not the destination of choice for asylum seekers

Spot on.

With God on our side?!

The magic of McSweeney! The great guru who's seen Labour's poll ratings drop from 45% to 18% in just 18 months. Time he and his acolytes were given the red card.

The energy revolution continues despite the populist right. But can we tell the story in clear, simple language?

If you care about the BBC, stand up and defend it: this could be the beginning of the end | Polly Toynbee Replacing the TV licence with a means-tested alternative may help disarm the right of one of its most effective weapons, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

A vigorous call to arms from @pollytoynbee.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Bite the bullet; make the case.

The Observer view: political interference at the BBC | The Observer

Clear and firm. For those who want to understan̈d the BBC story. observer.co.uk/opinion-and-...

A reminder that David Kogan was *not* on the shortlist for the position of head of the football regulator service and that the candidates who *had* been shortlisted were then ignored in his favour. Kogan did not even apply for the position.

“Rogue traders exploiting weak enforcement” sums up what’s wrong with the UK: a hollowed out public sector and a culture of lawlessness from the petty to the seriously criminal. We need a massive injection of capacity into local authority regulation not just national agencies. #r4today

What is Webb on about: apparently “almost all” university students and lecturers are searching for ways to be victims and that means most complaints of bad management in the workforce are just “victimhood”? Utter opinionated nonsense. 🙄 #r4today

Just like London. No wonder the populist right hate big cities.

Maurice Glasman On Nigel Farage, Peter Thiel and Shabana Mahmood Is a very British tech revolution on the cards? Blue Labour peer Lord Glasman talks to Sienna Rodgers about ‘big AI’ with the union jack on it, get...

The stampede to the far right continues. No reaction to Glasman’s latest provocation after meeting Ukrainian drone makers. “We could target every boat with a drone. These are not refugees..we’re perfectly entitled to put the Royal Navy in the channel.”
www.politicshome.com/news/article...

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan among other Mayors at the C40 World Mayors Summit in Rio de Janeiro.

The C40 World Mayors Summit in Rio de Janeiro is a defining moment for city-led climate leadership on the road to COP30.

It will send a clear message: in the face of growing climate denial and delay, Mayors are stepping up.

Nigel Farage Says Minimum Wage Should Be Cut for Young People The Reform leader said cutting the minimum wage for young people would boost business, as he attacked plans to raise taxes on the wealthy

Nigel Farage, who has so far registered a total of £280,500 for four hours a month as a "brand ambassador" for a company selling gold bars, thinks a £10 an hour minimum wage for young people is too high bylinetimes.com/2025/11/03/n...

@liambyrnemp.bsky.social in sparkling form at a Labour industry forum in Birmingham. Stresses that way to defeat populists ant the pessimism they thrive on is to stimulate serious devolution and rising living standards.

Rob Jetten and D66 were the Dutch election’s big surprise. Who are they? Meet the progressive liberals who raced past other mainstream parties in the Netherlands.

The forward march of populism halted. It can be done with an inclusive, optimistic message.
www.politico.eu/article/dutc... rise-who-are-they/

Astonishing.

Expelling legal migrants is a move straight from the Idi ... Katie Lam’s plan for expulsions opens the door to curtailing the rights of us all

@kenanmalik.bsky.social on the degradation of political and moral thinking as the migration debate stampedes to the far right observer.co.uk/news/columni...

Reform’s Sarah Pochin forced to apologise after claiming adverts 'full of black people' drive her 'mad’ | LBC The Runcorn and Helsby MP was responding to a viewer live on air who complained about the demographics of advertising.

Nothing on the BBC Radio news this morning. Nothing I could find on their website. This is an MP from the party whose lead in the opinion polls normally ensures them wall-to-wall coverage. She spouts racist nonsense for which even she feels obliged to apologise. What on earth are they playing at?

I would hope that one of the many MPs who benefits from Sunder's tireless work would take up this case - the defamatory video needs removing urgently, and the person responsible needs to be found and held accountable

And even here, Labour lose nearly twice as many votes to Lib Dems and Greens as they do to Reform