Max Freedman

It would have been nice if there’d been any discussion of Geno in the top tier. As the new Raiders QB there’s a fanbase who wants to hear more insight into him.

That’s always my reaction, particularly when it’s phrased as “I won’t take any lessons from…”

As always the lesson is that a culture of bullying persists in Parliament, committed by politicians you like as well as ones you don’t. Allegations shouldn’t be thrown around for political advantage because they easily rebound.

I hope the ICGS does its job and the facts help change the culture.

Comic strip of Tintin and Captain Haddock Captain Haddock: What a presidential term,huh Tintin: Captain, it's Inauguration Day

Concerning if this leads to more people drinking in their offices instead- less oversight and fewer people keeping an eye on bad behaviour

@tootingstuart.bsky.social may be able to assist

First Democratic Party president to die since 1973.

My poem on Jimmy Carter from earlier this year

RIP Jimmy Carter

Hey, that headline looks good for a modern, popularist royal *reads article* oh he's being forced to by legislation and has actually been fighting this all the way

New polling for @38degrees.bsky.social highlights how unpopular foreign interference is from billionaires like Musk. The government is on strong ground to take action to protect our democracy. This is a fight they should take on.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

This makes me very happy 😊

#FatherOfTheYear

Photo of new Standards Committee chair Alberto Costa MP, being interviewed by The House magazine.

Section of Costa’s interview where he suggests bullying accusations should be dealt with by mediation rather than an independent investigation with potential sanctions.

I don’t recall Alberto Costa discussing this with parliamentary staff trade unions before speaking out on it.

The fact that bullying has led to MPs losing their seats is a great strength of the ICGS system, not one to be watered down.

Probably not shocking that I loved this book as a child!

I increasingly think that tech companies, specifically, should be subject to a punitive carbon tax. If you want to build inaccurate plagiarism machines, fine, but you should be strongly discouraged from warming the planet as a result. No one *needs* this extra fossil fuel use

This chart, from the latest Compass report, purports to show that there is an almost neverending progressive majority in the UK... by treating the Lib Dems as progressives during the time when they were part of a coalition with the Conservatives which implemented austerity.

Front page of China Daily ‘newspaper’ with the headline “China’s tireless pursuit of peace wins acclaim”

For the first time on this platform I’m going to marvel that every MP’s office is daily sent the propaganda of a major world power. No letters page, just boosterism and undermining rivals!

A shame Sarah Olney’s 10 minute rule bill passed first reading.

But next month’s debate will be able to point out First Past The Post has given British voters maximum power to hold politicians to account (100s of incumbents defeated this year) and a stable government unlike most of Europe under PR.

Sign a proper petition this evening, not one of those comedy Musk ones...

Ban Driven Grouse Shooting!

It destroys ecosystems, is ridden with criminality, causes flooding, concentrates land with a tiny minority of bloodthirsty maniacs, and after all that, is a shit excuse for a sport anyway.

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Few safe seats under First Past The Post

Further listening to staff trade unions and cracking down on bullying and controlling behaviour comes ahead of changing the paintings for me…

Haha- you’ve given me the sequel but I was unaware of the original!

Max Freedman's service to parliamentary staff - Early Day Motions - UK Parliament That this House recognises Max Freedman's commitment over 10 years as the chair of the Parliamentary staff UNITE trade union branch representing staff of all parties in Parliament and constituency off...

Or even I suppose, the next time someone tables a tribute to me 😂

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50th anniversary of I Will Always Love You - Early Day Motions - UK Parliament That this House celebrates the 50th Anniversary of Dolly Parton's hit song I Will Always Love You; notes the sentiment behind this song and what it means to so many, including the wife of the hon. Mem...

If Musk is going to start paying undue and unwanted attention to our parliamentary instruments, I look forward to his lobbying on more important matters, like the next time Jim Shannon tables a tribute to Dolly Parton

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Guest post: A women’s history guided tour along London’s Suffragette line Nuns, jiu-jitsu and the first women’s football match.

Do you like the REBRANDING of the LONDON OVERGROUND? Do you like WOMEN?

Then please read this delightful guest post in which @isabelleroughol.com offers a women’s history guided tour along the newly renamed Suffragette line

Yes please

#EverythingLouderThanEverythingElse

But it’s all or nothing- I’m happy to be alerted to actual news, but object to opinion pieces being pushed onto me.

(I actually think there’s a problem with many news alerts too, not least in naming victims of crime, but one battle at a time!)

Push notification from The Times for a Jeremy Clarkson column attacking Keir Starmer

How is this worthy of being a push notification from The Times, let alone one with an ‘alert’ noise?

We should be able to opt out of partisan columnist nonsense- they are exploiting their direct access to our phones.

Profile picture of Lord Liverpool, British Prime Minister 1812-1827

How much did Lord Liverpool look like Monty Python’s Graham Chapman?

“He’s not a reactionary nineteenth century Prime Minister. He’s a very naughty boy!”

YouTube video by Kumba Television Network House of commons debate, John Prescott

RIP John Prescott

There’s no better time to enjoy the heavyweight clash between him and William Hague at PMQs- one of the most entertaining sessions I’ve ever seen

youtu.be/cDZiIIhnJdY?...