Tom Irwin

This Bill does not touch on electoral reform however. I'm calling on the Government to establish an electoral commission to look at alternatives to First Past the Post.

People should be able to vote for the best person, not the best guess. (3/3)

I cannot wait for the insights on this! He's going to:

1. Sample some local street food.
2. Ride a train.
3. Visit a temple.
4. Not mention the pogroms that the serving Prime Minister presided over.
5. Smile at some elephants.
6. Top up his kids' private school fees.
7. Say "India is changing".

I agree, although I think there's plenty of room for a different day that encourages some form of creative dressing up.

BUT they should make the costumes at school - what an opportunity for imaginative crafting, and takes the stress off parents.

Good piece this.

"we just want there to be a viable electoral vehicle through which progressive politics can happen."

Nail on the head of why Labour is failing and Greens are in the ascendance - despite the issues people may have with the Greens' broader policy platform.

Yesssss! It's sunny. I love the sun.

Nooooo! It's sunny. The kids are going to make me go to the park after school.

Maniac

I can think of some MPs where the only possible reason someone would want to marry them is to spy

Goes to show how long it's been since I had them!

Wish they'd bring back Worcester Sauce Wheat Crunchies.

Conservative MP stands up and says that the USA is our most important ally, so why aren't we doing exactly what they want?

This is where the Conservative Party is.

#PMQs

Trump saying Starmer isn't Churchill wasn't a political statement, it was part of his spot the difference, cognitive health check that morning.

A bag of pickled onion Monster Munch on a wooden surface

Astonished to discover that pickled onion Monster Munch still taste as good as when I was a kid. That's not meant to happen.

Yes yes, @snellarthur.bsky.social - but what do you *really* think?

"It is clear that the overriding feature of Trump is his stupidity. Yes, he’s a sociopath, a child rapist, corrupt, vain, cruel and superficial. But most importantly, he’s an idiot."

What's the context? Thousands of people here appreciate what you do - I hope it can get sorted out and you keep posting here.

Not the point here, but I took a look at the "excellent" Pimlico Journal mentioned in this piece... yeesh

SHIT THIS MADMAN'S GOING TO STOP TAPAS

It's illegal to use one outside a train station or airport

War - HUHHH

What is it good for?

Absolutely bringing about Armageddon and the return of Jesus

If you're ever sad, remember that the Italian lady in Fireman Sam is called Bella Lasagne

At least I have chicken

Daily Mail headline: FOREIGN-BORN VOTERS STOLE BY-ELECTION BLASTS FARAGE

You lost, dickheads - get over it

US-Israel war on Iran: Netanyahu says ‘all indications’ show Khamenei is ‘no longer with us’ – live Israeli prime minister addresses media after US and Israel launch major combat operation against Iran; 201 people killed in Iran, media reports say

> Netanyahu says ‘all indications’ show Khamenei is ‘no longer with us’

www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...

They don't need to "move left" in the sense of adopting Green policies. They do need to stop insulting their own voters. Not the same thing.

Reminder to parents:

Thursday is World Book Day*, so you don;t have much more time to argue with your child about why you're not buying more than 3 packs of 7 red feathers at £3.50 per pack from Hobbycraft to make a Fawkes the Phoenix costume.

* aka 'F***ing World Book Day'

Suddenly that FIFA Peace Prize looking a bit silly

Labour's swing toward racism is perhaps the biggest unforced error in British political history; burnt their base to ashes and won them not a single vote on the right.

a man in a military uniform is holding a clipboard and a light bulb . ALT: a man in a military uniform is holding a clipboard and a light bulb .

RIP Rob Grant.

oh NO. Shit news. RIP Rob Grant.

"I mean, you're 'dead', but you're not dead-dead because you're still here, aren't ya?"

Gonna watch an ep tonight.

This is fun

I guess for us in smaller countries it's like "obviously we know we have to deal with big countries, but I'd rather deal with one that's not being a total dick to us"

I mean China probably is also being a dick, but Xi's not on telly going "I'm going to invade my allies and put tariffs on them"

Really do think its under-discussed how much the popular position in Europe and the UK isn't just becoming anti-American but actively pro-China by extension.