Dave Lockwood

Andor would want you to cancel your Disney+ subscription.

It's the least you can do for the Rebellion.

The main story on BBC 6 Music News this morning is that a ‘boat carrying migrants is on its way to France’

Delivered in the same upbeat tone as England winning the women’s Euros.

The migration ‘debate’ in this country is unmoored from reality, and the media-political complex is feeding it

No, just an observation

Not sure this is something to be proud of! All that CO2e!!

Over a million Celtic fans protested today at Rugby Park.

Washington Post fires their last remaining Black opinion writer @karenattiah.bsky.social over the most benign comments in the aftermath of Charlie Kirk's murder...

Meanwhile Fox still has Brian Kilmeade who casually said all homeless people should be killed.

Its all unfair & unbalanced. Wake up.

Nigel Farage (Dulwich), Danny Kruger (Eton), Richard Tice (Uppingham) and Isabel Oakeshott (Gordonstoun) aren't 'standing up to the elite'. They are the elite.

Toxic Fumes Are Leaking Into Airplanes, Sickening Crews and Passengers Doctors compare brain effects to concussions in NFL players. A Wall Street Journal investigation shows such incidents are increasingly common.

Another reason not to fly.

Question from me: "I warmly welcome the Leader of the House to his new role and associate myself with the support across the House for my hon. Friend the Member for Washington and Gateshead South (Mrs Hodgson). Members have raised many times the unacceptable level of threats that we face. Increasingly, abuse and threats are being driven and whipped up by one platform in particular, X, previously known as Twitter, which has become a sewer of antisemitism, racism, misogyny and dangerous conspiracy theories. Its owner has specifically targeted Members of this House. With a new director of communications in No. 10 and a refreshed Front Bench, may we have a debate in Government time on whether it is appropriate for that platform to continue to be used for official Government communications?"

Answer from Sir Alan Campbell, Leader of the House: "What my hon. Friend says about X is truly shocking. We are very much in favour of free speech, but we are also against incitement to violence. We have delivered the Online Safety Act 2025 to seek to strike the balance between user protection and freedom of speech. On the matter of the Government’s use of X, it is right that the public are kept up to date with information and a number of people still use X, although of course many are moving to other platforms. I am sure that the Government will take that into account in our deliberations in future, and we also keep our wider social media practices under review."

It melts my head that X is still used for official Government communications, and, catching up on today's news and the fact we have a foreign billionaire inciting violence on our streets, it's clearer than ever that this should end.

I raised this in Parliament last week 👇

Is it possible the mainstream media want us to think Mandelson is his biggest mistake / problem? Does it serve the interest of their wealthy owners?

The triple lock strikes again! I don’t think many young people realise just how good the boomers have it, while the young struggle with student debt, runaway rents, exorbitant house prices, poor pay and working conditions, basic pension provision - even creme eggs are smaller #GENERATIONALJUSTICE

Scotland you can at least still fight for a better future hear in the uk, but arguably in a more friendly, beautiful environment. If it doesnt work there’s always independence to support! I just wonder what happens when more leftie-liberals start heading north!

I’m already planning my move to Scotland.

What's Nigel Farage's problem with solar panels?

Google quietly removes net-zero carbon goal from website amid rapid power-hungry AI data center buildout — industry-first sustainability pledge moved to background amidst AI energy crisis Google's goal to be net-zero in carbon emissions by 2030 is still apparently company policy, it's just not broadcasting it anymore

ICYMI: Google removes net zero goal from website.

Nick Robinson just asked John Curtice if the BBC giving a platform to Farage & Reform was responsible for their popularity; presumably hoping to hear the polling guru say a resounding "no".

Instead, Curtice said, "it's not just that, it's also how he uses it"

So the answer's clearly yes.

#r4today

"Roundabouts and crossings in Sutton have been painted with the St George's cross"

No, Roundabouts and crossings in Sutton have been vandalised with the St George's cross.

Why I am putting up union jacks on my high street in Sutton

Instead of writing sympathetic profiles, why not cover vandalism, criminal damage and the breaking down of anti-racism norms.

The state of America: Cyndi Lauper changes the lyrics to Girls Just Want to Have Fun to Girls Just Want Fundamental Rights.....

Melvyn Bragg decides to step down from presenting In Our Time After 26 years on the programme, the legendary presenter bids farewell to the series

Although Marmite, Melvyn has helped make “In our time” a jewel in the BBC’s crown. Engaging, Eclectic & Educational, it is what BBC does best. I hope the new presenter is a worthy replacement & not appointed to appeal to youth, like on other shows, it’d be unnecessary, it’s already popular with -35s

Sorry for the rant but it makes me so angry the lip service we pay to future generations. I swear as a nation we treat our dogs better! We must do better … for the kids!

It should be on us to change things but many if not most of the older generation are too caught up in the politics of self! As long have they have their pensions & oap discounts & your kids/ grandkids are ok - what does it matter if the rent of your average Gen Z is most of their monthly wage!…🧵

People criticise young people for not being politically engaged or call them snow flakes! Maybe the only response when things are so bleak probably is to be depressed, fatalistic and nihilistic!… 🧵

.. & they still as we are walk into an AI crisis like we did the climate crisis - that’s the real gift to the next generation one that’ll keep delivering for the kids not even born yet! There’s a social care crisis on the horizon & likely a health care crisis unless we get serious about NHS...🧵

now no surprise the younger generation are facing a mental health epidemic that’s being made worse by a world that’s hard to navigate full of the impersonal, from chatbots and algorithms to self-checkouts! Older generations were asleep on the job as online life went unregulated / unchecked ..,. 🧵

..and with less pay and benefits! The boomers invented consumerism and globalisation they allowed the individual to become more important than the community, they built a world around the car not people… 🧵

No shit! Boomers & to a lesser extent Generation X have left a fucked up world for the kids! They got house-price boom, triple locked defined benefits pensions. They profited from a growth at all cost economy that has stripped away workers rights & protections, so now work is harder, longer.. 🧵

BBC Radio 4's lavish coverage of the racist Reform party's latest horrific announcement continues unabated today, with every hourly news bulletin seemingly focused on boosting Farage. If you're British and are unhappy with the BBC's lurch to the far-right, you can register a complaint here:

Reform UK councillors impose media blackout on Nottinghamshire Live and Local Democracy reporters | TheBusinessDesk.com They are refusing to engage with them except in 'emergency situations'

While the BBC continues to cosplay as a billionaire owned Fleet Street rag, over-platforming far-right voices, actual local journalism is under attack. The BBC’s editorial decline an act of national self-harm on a par with Brexit.

When Labour in the future say you have to vote for them to stop Reform – remember there are countless reasons that argument is equal parts absurd and offensive.

But 26th August 2025 should stand out for their complete capitulation to the right.

Absolutely shameful.