Hugh Gorton

East Anglia: home to the richest and poorest The Office for National Statistics has just published a report on deprivation in communities across England. What does it tell us about our deeply divided region?

13 East Anglian neighbourhoods are among England’s most deprived 1%. Every one lies on the coast. The poorest voted Reform. A warning about what happens when seaside towns are left behind.

Belgian court convicts two for EU funds misuse linked to Nigel Farage's Brexit group | Euractiv Verdict ends decade-long probe into alleged misuse of EU funds by associates of top Brexit campaigner

oh good, wonder how much more will be found out?

A criminal court in Brussels on Wednesday convicted two Polish nationals – including a current European Parliament assistant – of misusing EU funds tied to political entities associated with Brexit-backer #NigelFarage
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“Burt’s statement smashes the omerta among British ministers that has protected Israel for many years. He’s set an example that others need to follow.”

One British politician admits he was wrong on Israel. Will others follow? Alistair Burt, the former Middle East minister, has had time to reflect on his government's inaction over the slaughter of Palestinians - and his assessment is rightly scathing

How Israel Responds to IDF atrocities

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Missing 1.5C climate target is a moral failure, Guterres tells Cop30 summit UN secretary general urges opening session in Brazil to bring about a ‘fundamental paradigm shift’

Guterres is right.
Even a temporary overshoot could unleash far greater destruction and costs for every nation. It could push ecosystems past catastrophic and irreversible tipping points.
Fossil fuel companies are deceiving the public and obstructing progress. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Anna Turley, "How have we got to this situation? We've seen so much chronic underfunding"

She's 100% right

So as well as already having underfunded public services, we'll continue to have underfunded public services, because we can't afford to fund them because of Brexit

The Scottish government provides every family with a newborn with a ‘baby box’ of essentials to help them get started.

@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social is bringing the boxes to NY.

Why can’t we have obviously good & nice things like this under a Labour government UK wide?

It's right Andrew Mountbatten Windsor appears before US Congress over his links to Epstein and his victims.

He should also give evidence to our Parliament. The public deserve answers and full transparency about this scandal.

Reform UK 'In Chaos' After Losing One In Six Members On Flagship Council Nine councillors have left the party in just six months.

Reform UK 'In Chaos' After Losing One In Six Members On Flagship Council

"Far from draining our welfare system, migrants are supporting the British state’s solvency."

New analysis by @lgilbert.co

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Dear GOD if you want to save money in the asylum system

1. LET ASYLUM SEEKERS WORK

2. FAST TRACK STATUS FOR EVERYONE FROM CLEARLY UNDAFE COUNTRIES like Sudan, Syria, etc

3. Run an asylum accommodation system that is NOT FOR PROFIT #r4today

Pope Leo calls for ‘deep reflection’ about treatment of detained migrants in U.S. “Many people who have lived for years and years and years, never causing problems, have been deeply affected by what is going on right now,” Chicago-born pope says.

"Pope Leo said Scripture emphasizes the question that will be posed at the end of the world:

'How did you receive the foreigner, did you receive him and welcome him, or not? I think there is a deep reflection that needs to be made about what is happening'..."

chicago.suntimes.com/pope-leo-xiv...

Deputy PM David Lammy on the heroes who tried to stop the train stabbings on Saturday:

"The actions of the driver, Andrew Johnson, and the train staff members [inc. Samir Zitouni] were nothing less than heroic. I'm sure the whole house would agree some form of recognition is absolutely deserved."

I don’t know how many times I’ve watched this video.

I don’t know how we’ve gotten to the point where men in full balaclavas can abduct daycare teachers while they’re watching children.

But I do know that this isn’t sustainable. Abolish ICE. There is no way to reform this.

Reform plans too:

• Cut benefits for sick & disabled

• Cut the triple lock for pensioners

• Cut minimum wage

• Cut public services

• Remove our human rights

• Cut workers rights

#NeverVoteReform #NeverFarage

‘Turn the volume up’: Mamdani invokes Trump in fiery speech that laid out plan of action As New York City’s mayor-elect reiterated his policies, the president posted ‘And so it begins!’ on his social media

New York had shown it would be the “light” in a “moment of political darkness” say newly elected Mayor Mamdani 👏

Indeed it, and he has. It gives progressives around the world hope. It feels like beating the far right is not just possible, but inevitable.

It was better to have Frosty's and Johnson's lousy threadbare deal than no deal at all.
It's now up to Labour, with support from the Lib Dems and others, to build on that deal. That at last is happening albeit far too slowly.

School pupils are to be taught how to tackle conspiracy theories, spot 'fake news' & root out misinformation. The Daily Mail, ajudged by Wikipedia to be an unreliable new source, is furious. You don't have to be Sherlock Holmes to work out why.

Congratulations to all the Democratic candidates who won tonight. It’s a reminder that when we come together around strong, forward-looking leaders who care about the issues that matter, we can win. We’ve still got plenty of work to do, but the future looks a little bit brighter.

Mamdani: "I wish Andrew Cuomo only the best in private life but let tonight be the final time I utter his name."

Live updates: US voters head to the polls in first general election since Trump's return to power One year after Donald Trump retook the presidency, 2025 Election Day includes closely watched races for New York City mayor, New Jersey governor and California's Proposition 50.

BREAKING: Colorado voters approved a ballot measure that would raise state income taxes on higher-earning households to fund free meals for all public school students.

Follow AP for live updates.

Train hero who saved passengers during attack named ‹ LNER Samir Zitouni is credited with saving lives on the train

A day of huge mourning for the Far Right in the UK. Not only was the Huntingdon train stabbings not the terrorist/asylum seeker/immigrant atrocity they’d hoped and prayed for, here is the hero of the day:

Chancellor slams 'ill-conceived Brexit' and austerity as she refuses to rule out tax rises Rachel Reeves has pointed to the previous Tory governments and an "ill-conceived Brexit" as she refused to rule out tax rises at the Budget.

The Chancellor recently admitted that Brexit has damaged the economy, having a hugely negative impact on public spending.
Yet still the government seem determined to throw good money after bad rather than returning the country to its former European glory.

www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/cha...

Richard Tice caught out over Reform council tax pledge Tice said Reform hadn’t pledged to cut council tax, but several local election leaflets prove otherwise

This was awkward

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Nige is no longer laughing at himself as he ‘performs’ yet another big speech | John Crace Reform leader is trying to make it as a mainstream politician – which involves contradicting himself and gaslighting voters

“His main theme was that the country was fucked. Largely because of Brexit. Weirdly, he has no memory of being the main architect behind the Brexit vote. He seems to think it happened in a world in which he played no part.”

Farage - the foghorn of failure.

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Nige is no longer laughing at himself as he ‘performs’ yet another big speech | John Crace Reform leader is trying to make it as a mainstream politician – which involves contradicting himself and gaslighting voters

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
John Crace brilliant as usual.

New national law will turn large parking lots into solar power farms Starting this month, parking lots in South Korea with more than 80 spaces will be required to install solar canopies and carports.

Dear Canada, can someone explain why we are not doing this??

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It’s clear who the aggressors are. Keep remaining nonviolent, and record EVERYTHING. All of these masked ICE thugs will be held accountable.

The online baying mob shouting "Vote Reform" after Saturday's train stabbing attack may wish to note that not a single Reform MP has turned up for the Home Secretary's statement on the incident.