Eleanor Walsh

Surprised to see that the Telegraph, Times and Mail don't seem to have written up the study about LTNs cutting deaths and injuries by more than a third. I guess the PR email must have got lost or something. They're normally all so interested in the subject.

This is exactly what I want

AI chatbots like ChatGPT and Grok are falsely claiming that two photos shared by Gavin Newsom, which he claimed to show National Guard troops sleeping on the floor in LA, were from 2021 in Afghanistan.

In fact, both photos were published in an exclusive report by the San Francisco Chronicle today.

"T. Eliot is toilet spelt backwards."

—Samuel Beckett to Thomas MacGreevy, 9 Jan 1937

That’s really interesting to me because I’ve always felt that he describes a London from the perspective of a person who is not OF London - but perhaps it’s just a city I’m not old enough to remember

Ah...this explains why Badenoch was very vocal about the India deal to the unwitting media, but didn't raise it at #PMQs.

“Reform is a working-class insurrection against the progressive ruling class, and the only way to counter it is for the Labour government to lead the insurrection, to celebrate the collapse of the era of globalisation, to embrace the space of Brexit, the renewal of the Commonwealth, the restoration of vocation, the primacy of parliament, the integrity of our peace, the effectiveness of our armed forces, the protection of our borders.”

Okay, but what does this, in policy terms, actually *mean*? www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

American Brexit

The top two boroughs

First JPMorgan, now MetLife keeps its 60% recession call — titling today’s note “Damaged Goods”:

“Even if there is a near-term resolution of the tariff and other trade issues, damage has been done to the economy and to consumer expectations.”

Rep. Steven Horsford to Greer: "So the trade representative hasn't spoken to the POTUS about a global reordering of trade, but yet he announced it on a tweet? WTF! Who is in charge? It looks like your boss just pulled the rug out from under you. There is no strategy ... is this market manipulation?"

A masterclass on how to score an own goal from the leader of the opposition Kemi Badenoch on LBC this morning.

oh my god -- Comer thinks "editorial standards" literally refers to standards for editorials and is corrected by the NPR head

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Requiem for the voice that carried a nation’s conscience VOA's signal for 83 years crossed borders and ideologies—now its silence will speak volumes.

My colleagues and our broadcasts, devoted to telling America’s story to the world — honestly, fairly and with an unwavering commitment to the truth​, are being silenced this weekend. open.substack.com/pub/newsguy/...

I first thought it was Dominic Cumming’s sticking his head through one of those face in the hole boards

The Farage piece in the Sunday Tel is the most unintentionally hilarious thing I've read in months. This pearl, for example.

"Sadly, there have been too many similar outbursts from Mr Lowe, often involving the use of inappropriate language, to the despair of our chief whip, Lee Anderson."

UKIP MEP lies on floor having been punched by another one.

Shocked

"A complete inability to accept even the most mild constructive criticism without such a malicious reaction is not effective leadership. This is our party as much as it is Nigel’s."

"The other individual mentioned, dropped her appeal. If they want to kick me out over false claims, they’ll have to finally present some credible evidence against me. There is none, as the KC has just told me. Again."

"...and have been dealt with in the correct Parliamentary procedure, with HR’s full involvement and support. The staff member in question only raised a vexatious complaint once disciplinary proceedings had been initiated against them for serious wrongdoing."

"This could have all been resolved with even the most basic level of communication. I do not believe that Reform members will be pleased to know that their membership fees are being spent on instructing expensive lawyers to investigate their own MPs, over matters that are entirely baseless..."

"Our voters, our members and our country all deserve so much better than this. To Reform supporters of mine, please stay with the party. We must win the next election. There is no other choice. Infighting serves nobody but our enemies."

"Honestly, I have tried and tried - and will continue to try. I did not speak publicly without exhausting all other options, repeatedly. I have done everything in my power to resolve this behind closed doors. Sadly, I failed."

"I have been pushing for this behind the scenes for many months, with zero success. I have been frozen out of meetings, policy discussions, press conferences and more. My repeated requests for better communication and regular meetings have been ignored and mocked."

"All I stated was that communication needs to improve, delegation needs to improve, structure needs to improve - these are all reasonable requests of a party looking to form the next Government. I stand by everything I said."

"It is no surprise that this vexatious statement has been issued the day after my reasonable and constructive questions of Nigel and the Reform structure. It was issued on X late on a Friday afternoon, with no prior warning."

"I have never made any derogatory comments about women, or those with disabilities. This is a lie. These allegations are not even referring to me. I will be seeking legal advice immediately. There is no credible evidence against me, as the KC has stated on numerous occasions."

"I was sent an initial letter late on Friday afternoon last week, again with no evidence provided, with no prior warning and no attempt to understand the full position. Allegations of physical threats are outrageous and entirely untrue."