Kathryn England

None of us should put pressure on Zelenskyy when it comes to territorial concessions. We should all put pressure on Russia to stop its aggression. Appeasement never was a road to a just and lasting peace.

@briantylercohen

No punches pulled! 👊🏽

#newsom v #trump v #legacydems

Restoring pride to Britain’s most deprived neighbourhoods 'Pride in Place' is an ambitious government plan to hand power and funding to local people to rebuild community pride. How will it work?

Unlike past “levelling up” schemes, Pride in Place gives real power to people on the ground — not just councils or ministers.

Funding decisions to be made locally, by local boards.

Stephen McNair reports

Actually, I think Keir may have played a little blinder.

Keir the OK, Kemi the Dreadful. My SKETCH of Today In Is The Middle East Actually Quite Simple?
thecritic.co.uk/keir...

Planet’s first catastrophic climate tipping point reached, report says, with coral reefs facing ‘widespread dieback’ Unless global heating is reduced to 1.2C ‘as fast as possible’, warm water coral reefs will not remain ‘at any meaningful scale’, a report by 160 scientists from 23 countries warns

Dear friends, please read this. 😔

We owe it to our one and only living planet, not to turn away. To be uninformed is to be powerless indeed. We have to face reality, no matter how painful, to have ANY hope at all of driving the positive change we need.

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

"Lots done. Lots more to do."

As Parliament is set to return tomorrow, here is a video the Labour government have put out to show us some of the things they have achieved in the first year.

And it's a LOOOOOOONG list.

The father of a family in our apartment complex has been kidnapped by ICE.

My daughter found out when she went to walk our dog and heard one of the children crying from the hallway.

I had the great misfortune to hear Talk Radio in a cab earlier. Brendan O'Neil and some presenter trying desperately to pin this terrible violence on the government.

Photo of Silvius and Minimus, the Latin mice, collecting fallen walnuts to stock their larder. Silvius is hauling his little wooden cart, while Minimus is holding a walnut that still has some of its outer shell sticking to it

#fabulamurina (mouse story) 464
Kalendis Octobris mures nuces iuglandes colligunt (On October 1st, the mice are gathering walnuts). Silvius plostellum implet, et Minimus putamina prasinea ā nucibus detrahit (Silvius fills his little cart, and Minimus takes the green husks from the nuts).

It's how it had to be.

That's one of the most frightening ghost stories I've ever read - hope it translates well to screen.

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Some good news.

London is meeting legal limits for toxic NO2 pollution for the first time – almost 200 years earlier than predicted – following the Mayor’s "world leading air pollution policies," City Hall announces.

The Ultra Low Emissions Zone - and similar policies - really do work.

YouTube video by Bell Brothers B.O.B. (Birds Over Big Bird)

Only 44k views for this work of art is absolutely insane. It's incredible.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAXO...

Reform UK's ex-Wales leader Nathan Gill admits pro-Russia bribery Nathan Gill admits eight charges of bribery while being a Member of the European Parliament.

Nathan Gill is no fringe politician.

He was the leader of the Reform Party and before that UKIP in Wales.

A Brexit Party MEP.

A friend and ally of Nigel Farage, who in 2016 called him:

"terrific," and "as honest as the day is long."

This is a MASSIVE story

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

1. New £10 million fund to support UK businesses to deliver next generation of semiconductors 2. Labour empowers disadvantaged pupils to reach university 3. “Pride in Place” Programme for over 330 of most overlooked communities 4. New Modern Innovation and Technology Centre opened as Labour further boosts life sciences sector with £50 million fund 5. Two trailblazing carbon capture projects to break ground, securing 500 jobs in Wales and Cheshire 6. 2yr fixed mortgage rate 3.98% 7. New 26-mile coastal path opens in Suffolk 8. New data reveals 530,000 children are now benefiting from government-funded childcare 9. 575,200 people on a low income have opened a Help to Save Account. People can save up to £50 a month and get a 50% bonus on top 10. Labour stops over £480 million ending up in the pockets of fraudsters over twelve months since April 2024 11. New Revolut HQ caps £110 billion week of investment in UK financial services sector in 1 week

Since only yesterday another perfect 10 from Labour. I’m especially delighted with the Pride of Place programme. Watch out for more info!!

Voters need to be clear eyed about where to put their X.
Under FPTP, a vote is often used to prevent what the voter is against. It is not always a positive choice.
The choice in 2029 in my constituency will be between Labour and Reform. I know where I'll put my X.

Today I offer a reminder of the word ‘forswunk’ (13th century): exhausted from too much work. To be ‘foreswunk’ (my own version) is to be exhausted before you even begin.

Oh yes.

Someone needs to put a new light-bulb in Melania.

I’m old enough to remember when Conservative Party leaders believed in law and order.

Interior view of the nave at Wells Cathedral, looking east towards the famous scissor arches beneath the central tower crossing. The soaring pointed Gothic arches and ribbed vaulted ceiling are highlighted by painted decorative motifs in red and blue. In the foreground, white fabric is arranged on the floor, suggesting a temporary installation or artwork. The scissor arches, designed by William Joy in the 14th century, form an elegant structural X-shape that draws the eye towards the high altar.

✨One to lift the spirits - the magnificent nave at Wells Cathedral taken with my tilt-shift lens 📸. Hard to believe that the 'owl like' scissor arches at the end were built in the mid C14th.

Haven't met one.

The Flower of Chivalry with C.J. Adrien Popular author and scholar C.J. Adrien talks about the origins of the chivalric code.

The French History Podcast: The Flower of Chivalry with @cjadrien.bsky.social www.thefrenchhistorypodcast.com/the-flower-o... #chivalry

I disagree with your opening sentence for several reasons.

I've no idea what you're talking about, but it sounds brilliant.

This is brilliant
@janeclarejones.bsky.social

Sorry, not sorry but there will be media attention. You will not come for our rights without us talking about it and fighting back.

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Just don't.