Andy

No one knows what a campaign such as #GTTO would do in 3.5 years. Such a campaign suitably adjusted to conditions at that time might be very effective. The record of local reform councils/councillors may be key as well.

"One source told the Guardian they feared [the report] was being suppressed because the government was unwilling to face the issues raised."

If this is true it's the most flagrant dereliction of duty and breach of the social contract imaginable. Their job is to keep us safe, that's the deal

He's not the only one who needs to be checked. Let's talk about £850k, where did that money come from?

From his Wikipedia entry:

"In February 2025 The Guardian newspaper stated: "Tatler reported earlier this year that Cottrell sometimes referred to Farage as 'Daddy' and that the Reform leader was 'often there, making coffee' at Cottrell's west London house".

Tax authorities examine finances of key Nigel Farage ally Exclusive: HMRC conducts scoping exercise into Reform UK backer ‘Posh George’ Cottrell’s income from business and wealth

HMRC is examining finances of George Cottrell, advisor to Farage, who he says is like a son

Cottrell was charged in US for
money laundering, wire fraud, blackmail & extortion. He conspired to launder millions of $’s of drug money using offshore bank accounts

No wonder he’s in bed with Reform 🤷🏼‍♂️

Hoping these federal agents are held accountable, breaking the law should have real consequences. A federal judge has ruled that federal immigration agents illegally arrested more than two dozen people.

Disinformation, now in 3D.

Fragmentation is everything. Lab & Con got 80% plus combined in 2017. Labour won landslide last year with 34% because the vote was now split five ways. Fragmentation has increased since. 27% can deliver a majority on a five way split - council sests are now regularly being won with this or less

"It is going to be disastrous if this continues"

Nobel Prize physics laureate John Clarke says Trump cuts will 'cripple' US scientific research

u.afp.com/SmAy

And you wonder why people rather drive or fly... Rip off Britain as usual...

at some point traffic engineers & politicians need to be held accountable

Like, what do they want you to do? Just die so they won't feel guilty adding 500k cars to the roads?

me and my life-saving inhaler are somehow more of a problem than data centers and fossil fuels.

This is what ended the last shutdown, because it inconveniences the rich. Tick tock.

The reality is tactical voting is key. Those polls don't reflect constituency votes, if the anti reform tactical vote stacks up they could lose everywhere, but if they can cannibalise more of the Tory vote than Labour/Lib/Green get from their bloc they could win everywhere. It is not predictable.

Are you sure? In the 2017 hung parliament the tories managed 42% of the vote. At 27% I can’t see them getting a majority even allowing for geography

Scientists Find Evidence That a Pennsylvania Town’s Water Was Contaminated by Fracking - Bucks County Beacon Three years after noticing discoloration and odors in their wells, residents in New Freeport are still fighting for clean water.

Scientists Find Evidence That a Pennsylvania Town’s Water Was Contaminated by Fracking | Three years after noticing discoloration and odors in their wells, residents in New Freeport are still fighting for clean water, reports @insideclimatenews.org.

Aren’t we looking at a Lab/Lib/Grn coalition if those polls were the GE results?

Four parties within a 5 point swing of first place and five parties on 12% plus.

This would be pure chaos under first past the post.

Some folks have reported experiencing extended nausea and dizziness since being tear gassed in Brighton Park on Saturday. General reminder to seek medical care even if you think you can tough it out—document it all and start a paper trail. You never know if you may need it.

Is the Mel Stride saying he would raise income tax the same Mel Stride who was offering tax cuts yesterday? www.cityam.com/mel-stride-i...

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Teenagers are turning to ChatGPT for advice.

But CCDH's research shows that OpenAI's chatbot is exploiting teens' vulnerabilities & betraying them.

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“You described Reform and other parties across Europe today as among the 'right wing equivalents of the fascists in the 1930s'. Why?”

“Because that’s what they are”

@vicderbyshire.bsky.social asks Lord Heseltine about remarks he made at Conservative Party Conference.

#Newsnight

Amazing what you can do when you show some bottle and introduce a tough policy which reaps a dividend later (rather than folding under the slightest pressure, like Oxford East's MP)

bike theft is now legal

thank god the met is arresting all those little old ladies protesting a genocide

Sheffield stand with a note attached, reading “YOUR BiKE (WHITE FIXIE) WASNT LOCKED TO THE BIKE STAND SO WE BROUGHT IT TO OUR OffICE TO KEEP IT SAFE.” (Address redacted)”

It’s great when people look out for other people’s bikes 💪

(also a shame that bike theft got so bad, this is necessary)

Bike lockers, such as this one from Fietshangar (#DCEnetwork), are becoming increasingly popular as more people turn to cycling for transport. With concerns about theft and damage from weather conditions, these secure storage options offer cyclists peace of mind.

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Most expensive part of the bike.

So annoying, happened to me recently too.

And infuriating that Bosch now have a system that can remotely brick all stolen batteries, but instead they limit it to those paying £40 a year for Flow+ subscription. Making it totally ineffective as a deterrent, *even for those who do pay*