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Another reason to vote for Zohran Mamdani?

Prove to the vile Murdoch propagandists at the New York Post that their relentless smear campaign was laughably shoddy.

It’s clear to anyone paying attention that Farage gets an easy ride from the media. They give him as much airtime as he wants but never hold him to account for the damage he’s done.

So much of what’s broken in Britain is thanks to Nigel Farage.

How capitalism drives inequality: and how to stop it Wealth taxes are on Rachel Reeves’ agenda. Thomas Piketty has shown why it matters, and how we could stop the growth of inequality

Global inequality isn’t an accident – it’s the outcome of rules designed to help the rich get richer, both within countries and between them.

Time for coordinated tax justice.

Prof Richard Murphy writes

The @elegraph Sacking middle managers is helping turn NHS around, says Wes Streeting New data reveal hospitals and GPs have boosted efficiency with more appointments, operations and treatments

Or could it be more likely that the “…more same-day discharges, shorter hospital stays, reduced reliance on agency workers, and more evening and weekend appointments also contributed” mentioned in the article has been somewhat more impactful?

BREAKING: Update from Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood

“We now know this attack is not being treated as terrorism, and that two British-born, British nationals have been arrested”

Laura Kuenssberg, "Zack Polanski, the new Green leader, making a big impression"

Just not big enough to be inviting on as often as Reform UK are

Education secretary accuses Reform of 'Victorian era' pupil plan Bridget Phillipson responds to a Reform council's plea over the distances pupils walk to school.

I’m deeply concerned by the proposal from Warwickshire County Council that would see children as young as eight to walk up to five miles to school.

This idea is unsafe, unreasonable, and completely out of touch with the realities faced by local families.

What he said: 💯 🎯

Poll predicts Keir Starmer will LOSE his seat to the Green Party at next election Though there's still a few years left until our next General Election, the Green Party renaissance will give Sir Keir some food for thought.

Let's make this happen. Together.

www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/pol...

Pecksniff: Evidence of corruption in refugee hotel contracts must remain unpublished In which Mr Pecksniff lays before his readers for their approval certain observations and speculations reflecting on the political life

* Corruption Pecksniff can’t publish: Tory donor gets rich off asylum contract
* Polls show fears over immigration are media-driven, not real-life
* Tory HQ loses contact with 1 in 5 local parties

Read this and more in the latest diary ⤵️

@eastangliabylines.co.uk @pecksniffsdiary.bsky.social

The SNP has challenged Keir Starmer to "finally" strip Peter Mandelson of his peerage, following the example of King Charles who has removed all titles and rent-free residence in the Royal Lodge from Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, formerly Prince Andrew

Andrew hoped to meet Jeffrey Epstein after his prison release, emails reveal Publication of 2010 correspondence comes two days after Mountbatten Windsor was stripped of his titles

Andrew planned to meet Epstein after prison release - more emails released
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

It’s possible to live a normal, happy life in America, and it produces many brilliant, enlightened, warm, generous people. But, on some issues it remains a deeply alien, troubling, almost medieval place eg death penalty, gun rights, bigotry, religious extremism. The best and worst of mankind.

This builds on earlier @peterjukes.bsky.social @bylinetimes.bsky.social stories

Whilst Manuel “I know nothing” Farage would have us believe he was stunned to hear of Gill’s Russian asset work it really is not remotely believable.

See my 🧵 below outlining for how long Farage’s been a 🇷🇺 helper rôle

Home Office building with portraits of Priti Patel, Suella Braverman and James Cleverly

Billions squandered on asylum accommodation by Home Office mismanagement,' says Commons committee, but our evidence of corruption in refugee hotel contracts must remain unpublished

Pecksniff's Diary

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Reform councillor defects to Tories after becoming 'uncomfortable' with party James Buchan said he wanted to be able to "look my family in the eye and say, 'that's not who I am'" after his former party announced plans to scrap indefinite leave to remain.

Reform councillor defects to Tories after becoming 'uncomfortable' with party

news.sky.com/story/reform...

Dominic Cummings Lobbied Officials to Hand 'Test and Trace' Contracts to Palantir After Secret Meeting With Peter Thiel Exclusive: Boris Johnson's senior advisor pushed for Covid contracts to be handed to companies run by Trump-supporting tech billionaires Peter Thiel and Larry Ellison

🔴Dominic Cummings Lobbied Officials to Hand ‘Test and Trace’ Contracts to Palantir After Secret Meeting With Peter Thiel

Exclusive: Boris Johnson’s advisor pushed for contracts to be handed to companies run by Trump-supporting tech billionaires Peter Thiel and Larry Ellison

Did you hear the news from the Dutch election?

Finally, it seems that RW populist Wilders is done. Out of government-building coalition territory. Phew 🥳

It will be a centre left coalition, most likely.

Thank you NL☺️

Compare Matt Goodwin's introduction with Faiza Shaheen's introduction #BBCQT

Chat GPT says: "The framing favors MG because it makes him sound more neutral or credible (academic + media presence) while making FS sound more partisan or controversial"

It isn’t just that what Badenoch did was much worse in that it was a criminal imprisonable offence… but also because the responsibility was all hers…whereas Reeve’s agents have admitted it was their responsibility & fault that the licence was not applied for

'Just getting started': Zack Polanski reacts as Greens SECOND in new poll ZACK Polanski has welcomed a new poll putting his party in second place at Westminster.

So either Labour need to ask candidates to step aside for the Greens to take on Reform....

Or actually bring in a fair democratic process where everyone's votes count equally.

It's time for Proportional Representation.

www.thenational.scot/news/2558507...

Kemi Badenoch is absolutely right about this.

At the time she hacked Harriet Harman's emails it was an offence carrying a prison sentence of up to five years

The Liberal Democrats are proud to have stopped Nigel Farage’s attempt to pull Britain out of the ECHR, a move that would have torn up people’s rights and abandoned Churchill’s legacy.

Andrew stripped of Prince title and will move out of Royal Lodge He will now be known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor - Buckingham Palace says

BREAKING: Prince Andrew is to lose his "prince" title and leave his Windsor mansion, Royal Lodge

Buckingham Palace says the King "has today initiated a formal process to remove the Style, Titles and Honours of Prince Andrew"

www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cn...

Well now, this is extraordinary.

As always, the story is how and why the media – particularly prominent broadcasters such as the BBC – are making certain choices as to which individuals, ideas, and views are platformed and how these are framed to the public.

The path ahead will be shaped by such decisions. The water we swim in...

Netherlands election: Geert Wilders' far-right party suffers blow as centrists lead in exit poll Far right parties have been on the march in countries including France and Germany, but long-serving Dutch populist leader Geert Wilders has been dealt a blow in his country's latest general election.

Far right suffer losses in Dutch election, with country set for its youngest ever PM

news.sky.com/story/nether...

Belated Happy Birthday 🎂

The Witchfinder General: East Anglia’s dark secret As we tell ghost stories to children, it is time to remember a true horror that stalked these lands

As we tell ghost stories to children, it is time to remember a true horror that stalked these lands | Stuart Burrell