“If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.”

A classic quote from Malcolm X, who was assassinated 60 years ago today.

Dear America,
This is what a monarchy looks like.

Best Wishes,
Someone who lives in a monarchy

Lawyers for Liz Truss have asked me to stop saying Liz Truss crashed the economy. I only said Liz Truss crashed the economy because Liz Truss did crash the economy. If she wanted me to not say Liz Truss crashed the economy, she shouldn’t have crashed the economy.
Please don’t share.

All I want is a cottage in the Scottish Highlands, a freshly-fallen snow, a crackling fire, a riveting mystery novel, a kettle on the stove, and a healthy supply of emotional support scones.

Alastair Campbell Showed How Keir Starmer Can Defeat Nigel Farage A ten-point plan for exposing the Reform party leader and his followers

🔴Alastair Campbell Showed How Keir Starmer Can Defeat Nigel Farage

Here is a ten-point plan for exposing the Reform party leader and his followers

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‘Brexit problem’: UK tap water safety at risk after testing labs shut down Exclusive: EU countries will share laboratory capacity but UK rules mean products cannot be tested abroad

Eau.
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Found this buried on page 6 of today's times. If there had been a Tory government this would have been a front page banner headline.

I don't love it either, but I'm not sure how you tell a man that he should let his only surviving son rot in prison to respect norms, institutions, and the rule of law, when the country you devoted your life to serving just pretty comprehensively voted they don't give a shit about any of that.

What’s America got to offer immigrants who don’t care about money?

Why many free speech absolutism is nearly always intellectually dishonest and one-sided, in one minute.

I note, for example, that many of those most angry about Alison Pearson’s experience were exactly those calling for police action against things they didn’t like being said on the Gaza protests.

A word on the Allison Pearson free speech row, and what she describes as a ‘Kafkaesque’ threat to it. We asked her on @thenewsagents.bsky.social to discuss.
She said: ‘No. And if you get any aspect of the story wrong my lawyers will be watching.’
Gotta love a free speech warrior 🤷🏻‍♂️

Hold my beer

EU

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Jon Sopel tho?