Tom de Grunwald

I appreciate how strongly you feel about that and articulate it. I may have been in the same camp.

Two things: would you rather a toddler tantrum on your plane or a cartoon you can’t hear above the air filter?

Also part of training that next generation involves co-watching content.

Pragmatism.

Proposal for news outlets:

Create a section below the fold or inner pages called ‘The Zone’ where you can put all the mad things that have been said.

Keep the front page for what is being done.

Congrats!

Nice spicy take and appreciate where you’re coming from but one of many issues is that toddlers might have something to say about that too…

Keep it sotto voce and use headphones when they’re old enough.

I’m sorry you have had to do this. But I agree, the humanity of ‘Tell Us Once’ is heartening.

Hmm, paste typo! Meant to say shame it’s largely reliant on the OS provider.

I’m finding the one sec app somewhat helpful, but rather clunky.

𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘆Pod Your phone away from phone.

I’d really like more granular controls over what apps etc I can use on a smartphone, not unlike the Do Not Disturb settings but for my own usage rather than incoming! Shame that it’s largely reliant on the OS tothetinypod.comind of use case.

Also, I quite like the look of this thetinypod.com

Thanks for posting, I couldn’t make it there this morning but it was an incredible scene across Cambridge

Truly expert recruitment

Important thread on misinformation and bias

Sending Talisker and Lagavulin for when you need a break

What the ‘year of democracy’ taught us, in 6 charts The billions who voted in 2024 sent an angry message to incumbents, and warmed to populists on left and right

Fascinating - and alarming - picture of international trends in democracy from John Burns Murdoch. 🧵 https://buff.ly/4iT4yVF

The Movement Forward Taking tactical voting mainstream, for urgent change from a new government.

Join our 200k strong movement by signing up for regular updates throughout 2025 and learn more about us here themovementforward.com

Pink Graphic that says: 251 that’s how many Tories we stopped. Plus The Movement Forward logo.

At the general election, we had over 1.5m requests for tactical voting advice on stopthetories.vote

This guidance about which candidate was best placed to vote to get your local Tory out was then screenshot into group chats and added to flyers

The result was the end of 14 years of Tory rule 🙏

The UK parliament has joined Bluesky, with proper verified domains and everything:

• @houseofcommons.parliament.uk
• @houseoflords.parliament.uk
• @ukparliament.parliament.uk
• @commonsspeaker.parliament.uk

Manifesto

Leftovers from nephew’s 18th last night, plenty of cake

You’d think a simple confirmation dialog would help avoid the worst typos..

A grace period before emails are sent out could also help protect privacy.

Opt in from the third parties before they receive further details.

But I’m no engineer

This would be a very useful development.

However, the Electoral Commission needs radically stronger enforcement powers if we are to avoid the potential of a dark politics tragedy here.

Amazing. And I was trying I understand how you’d get enough roast potatoes in there for everyone.

This is becoming a distraction. You clearly know what you need to do.

Meanwhile, in the UK the maximum sanction for breaking electoral law is a £20k fine 😬

Romanian court annuls first round of presidential election Ruling follows revelation of declassified intelligence alleging Russia ran online campaign to promote far-right outsider

Three cheers for the Romanian Constitutional Court for voiding the country’s 1st rd of presidential election.

Russian interference in EU elections is now almost a permanent feature of politics. It had to be tackled more effectively by Brussels + member states.
www.theguardian.com/world/2024/d...

Romanian court annuls first round of presidential election Ruling follows revelation of declassified intelligence alleging Russia ran online campaign to promote far-right outsider

Strong stuff from Romanian constitutional court www.theguardian.com/world/2024/d...

Thank you

YouTube video by APPG for Fair Elections Sarah Olney MP's 10 Minute Rule bill to introduce Proportional Representation

💥 Really pleased that MPs have PASSED the ‘10 Minute Rule’ motion from Sarah Olney MP in favour of Proportional Representation for parliamentary elections and local elections in England

🧵 1/3

137 MPs (59 Labour) 'accidentally' voted through Proportional Representation to a 2nd reading!

Division results here:
votes.parliament.uk/votes/common...

One small step for a parliament, one giant leap… not taken yet.

Important thread with ramifications that go beyond our use of that one social media platform.

I have it on good authority that this was the guiding principle behind Koyaaniscatsi