Not enough coverage of this.
Speaking as a Lib Dem, Milliband's response to the Gulf crisis puts to shame the calls from both my party and the Green Party to ponce about with fuel prices.
Morning
But it is bubble nonsense. Not relevant to the electorate. Which minor character said what to whom when, whether the PM was aware. The original sin wasn't a resigning issue. Similar fernickity stuff over partygate. But going back to the original sin, hardly fucking partygate is it.
What should have happened: the REIT paid no tax but the Tice companies holding shares in the REIT paid £98k tax on the dividends they received. What actually happened: none of the companies paid any tax.
Our new report: Richard Tice signed accounts wrongly claiming £98,000 of tax exemptions
A 🧵 with the evidence:
Yesterday we had a journalist post on Threads to say the press doesn't like Labour and holds Labour to higher standards than other parties.
It confirms what we all knew and see every day.
But shocking that someone in the media bubble actually said it out loud!
Pm is guilty of association with an associate.
American president was literally involved.
Mandelson looked light good choice to send into swamp because he is an alligator. Everybody though so.
Was listening to news agents re mandelson. So, Epstein does something wrong. Mandelson is associated with him, but does not do that thing. Press and Tories are baying that PM should stand down because of this because of process compliance.
There is no chance a Tory pm would do this.
I live nearby and haven't made the trip yet. It's definitely on the list, but the main thought was that the kids would be intolerable on the journey.
I will pick the day carefully!
I believe the thinking music isn't as good as it used to be thing is just a sign of getting old.
Great read. The market failure beneath the manosphere - giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... via @financialtimes.com
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Colony of starving #otter receive their first food in weeks.
My neighbouring ward. Strong councillors. Suburban Devon in many ways. Not properly rural.
Fremington (North Devon) Council By-Election Result:
🔶 LDM: 49.9% (+42.4)
➡️ RFM: 32.9% (New)
🌍 GRN: 8.7% (New)
🌳 CON: 7.7% (-4.4)
🌹 LAB: 0.8% (-7.8)
No Ind (-71.7) as previous.
Liberal Democrat GAIN from Independent.
Changes w/ 2023.
BREAKING: “It is increasingly clear that as the world continues down this volatile path our long term national interest requires closer partnership with our allies in Europe and with the European Union.. Brexit did deep damage to our economy”
Prime minister Keir Starmer 👏
Just googled the guy and his company. Fingers in many pies, and large sums of money moving around associated with lobbying for renewables energy in Wales.
Always wonder how youngish people finance a career in politics. Would expect this story to run...
Ah crap
This is absolutely spot on from Emily Thornberry 👏
Kids love the Easiest Quiz on the Radio. Will miss him.
Shouldn't speculate, but if it's drugs or infidelity, I don't give a monkeys!
Wind & solar reduced gas to only 2.4% of the Great Britain electricity mix at midday today, and single figures for most of the last 24 hours, thus reducing any impact of increased gas prices from the Iran war
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Got it. Kids enjoy it! Can take ages to play though!
Nice to see the lads plumping for another 20% support proposition
Villagers 'proud' after overturning council's crackdown on second homes Houses and the sea at Abersoch basked in sunshine. The sea is a clear bright blue and there are grassy fields in the background Image source,Getty Images Image caption, Abersoch is a popular holiday destination on the Llŷn Peninsula ByAngharad Thomas BBC Wales Published 23 March 2026 Updated 7 hours ago A group of villagers who fought to overturn a council's crackdown on second home-ownership say they are "proud" of their "David and Goliath moment". About 18 months ago, the council of Gwynedd, in north-west Wales, made what it called a "proactive step" to limit the number of second homes in the area.
Friends Enlli Angharad Williams and Laura Allis say tourism is important to their local area Laura Alliss, 38, who lives in Abersoch, said she initially threw away a council notice about Article 4 before she said she realised it affected everyone in Gwynedd. "I just threw it in the bin because it just said it only affected you if you were a second homeowner, which we weren't," said Laura, although she did later go on to buy a second home, which she now runs as a holiday let.
Alternate take: Ruthless solicitor took advantage of the dip in prices, caused by council restricting second homes, bought one, then sued the council to overturn the restriction, in order to get quite a bit wealthier.
Just saying, this *may* not be the touching underdog story that it is framed as.
This is an excellent summary of the US War on Iran current situation.
I’m an existentialist and borderline absurdist and even I struggle with the current moment.
This summary is just fantastic.
Are you continuing into next week, I live nearby...
Listening to Dune audiobook on Spotify (it's great). The Padishar emperor and baron harkonen's plans seem a little more sophisticated than donny!
This April, some of England's largest landowners are obliged to publish estate management plans, through being members of the National Estate for Nature.
The privately-owned Clinton Devon Estate has published its plan early, and it looks really good: 1/
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Check thoroughly on eBay online for ex display/ returns with slight damage. Will make the replacement several hundred pound cheaper.
Again, if Reform's opponents can't work out how to beat this guy, then they really have no business being in politics at all.
The most target-rich politician in the UK
