Hazy summer day #Southsea

Funny that.

Interestingly, Tice, made no statement regarding he ex party colleague who actually has a criminal record for battering a woman.

Excellent analysis; a must-read 👇

I still remember the days we pretended there was no far right in England.

This is why education systems shouldn't chase "jobs of the future"....

Don’t like list systems at all. The only PR I would want to see is PR-STV. All candidates names are on the ballot and you vote all the ticket 1 - whatever number of candidates stand. Think lists all fiefdoms to be created.

Pete Hegsesth scowling.

Even Whiskey Pete doesn't appear to be enjoying this military occupation presser (here, while Trump babbles about Viktor Orbán).

Well Ireland hasn’t a great record of getting onshore or offshore wind built. Could have been a European leader but the usual ‘can’t do’ attitude prevailed.

UK is not a good example to follow. See South Korea as a better example. Indeed I go as far as yo suggest the Irish government ask SK to do the whole job for Ireland rather than try to do it with what would most likely be UK ‘experts’.

oh my god

The Head of the A.D.L. on Antisemitism, Anti-Zionism and Free Speech

In the world of Jonathan Greenblatt, secret police are efficient, concentration camps are where you stick students who protest against the war in Gaza, apartheid is a legitimate policy choice... and much more. This is not your grandfather's ADL. And its donors are fleeing.

JD Vance’s Past Embrace of the ‘Post-Liberal Right’ Sparks Fierce Debate Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) and Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) both voiced their strong opposition to the emerging ideology known as the “post-liberal right” on Friday

Republicans roasting JD Vance’s embrace of “post-American” tech fascism. (That’s what Peter Thiel’s puppet means by “post-liberal)

Interesting!

www.mediaite.com/politics/jd-...

I see that looney tune Piers Corbyn has thrown his lot in with the worst people in Britain

1/ Reporting from WSJ provides insight into how recent trade agreements were negotiated and what remains unresolved. The pattern: accelerated timelines have left significant technical details for later negotiation, creating uncertainty for businesses.

www.wsj.com/economy/trad...

What makes it poor is the boasting. Opposition will now have her number and treat her the way she treats others. Not a nice look from some of the England team after the win.

Fine sentiment from this melon vendor in Xeraco

The Great VAT Panic Or how not to run a campaign

New post just out:

"The Great VAT Panic"

The claims made by the right-wing press about VAT on private school fees were wildly wrong.

Why? What are the lessons about about (how not to) run a lobbying campaign? And what can government learn?

(£/free)

open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/t...

It really is so worth the read.

Sunday at the garden party for Curtis Yarvin and the new, new right What you learn at a gathering of neoreactionaries, Very Online rightwingers and the formerly cancelled

This piece by @jemima.bsky.social is so damn good. If you read nothing else all weekend, read this - trust me! www.ft.com/content/0e24...

Story about Hannah Hampton being unsportsmanlike and unprofessional. Boasting about it as well.

This is so disappointing to read.
No need for such behaviour, doesn’t shine a great light on Hannah Hampton. Best she kept her actions to herself on this rather than boasting. #EnglandWomen #Euro

Miriam González Durántez weighs up move to lead new Spanish liberal party Wife of former British deputy PM Nick Clegg understood to have had talks with Renew grouping of parties in Europe

At a public meeting in Cádiz on Friday, she said: “If civil society proves incapable of cleaning up politics I’ll consider establishing a political party.” www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

Sunday at the garden party for Curtis Yarvin and the new, new right What you learn at a gathering of neoreactionaries, Very Online rightwingers and the formerly cancelled

More hanging out with Maurice Glasman recounted

The magic of childhood in the Netherlands And what other countries can learn from it

“So much starts with the bike.” on.ft.com/4mw2DqX The magic of childhood in the Netherlands (gift link)

Ultra-processed foods make up over half of Americans’ calories, CDC says Roughly 55 percent of the average daily caloric intake comes from ultra-processed foods, which HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has vowed to crack down on.

Ultra-processed foods account for roughly 55 percent of the calories Americans consume daily, according to new federal data.

The Machine Stops The neurologist Oliver Sacks on steam engines, smartphones, and fearing the future.

The neurologist Oliver Sacks found that the social-media era resembles a neurological catastrophe on a gigantic scale.

Grocery stores that have been eating the cost of tariffs are about to pump the brakes. Some are looking to be more transparent about the coming price hikes.

Starting tomorrow, new tariffs of 15% to 50% hit a wide range of food items.

If you’ve got a household food budget, this is a must-watch.

Live short as the sail rises.

Spanish Galleon leaving Portsmouth Harbour

Spanish Galleon Portsmouth

Spanish galleon leaving Portsmouth harbour. #Spain #SpanishArmada #Portsmouth #Southsea

Rescued British hiker billed €14,225 for ignoring rockslide signs in Dolomites Local rescue service chief says two helicopters had to be used after man, 60, ventured on to path closed due to risk

Because of Brexit you can't be an eejit in the mountains any more? Ha!

"A few days earlier, two Belgian hikers were rescued in similar conditions but they received a fraction of the bill owing to Belgium being a member of the European Union."