So Badenoch, Farage and Blair think the Iran war is a great idea? Hmm … | John Crace Kemi may be all in favour, but at least economic realpolitik is forcing her to take a slightly different tack

www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

It's been another amazing Opposites Day in the United States.

Left: President Trump, "Try finding wind farms in China, there aren't too many of them"

Right: There are 10,066 wind farms in China (operating, announced, construction, and pre-construction)

Please tell me this is not real? Please tell me it’s an AI fake? It’s too horrendous to comprehend. While he jokes, the region is in chaos, economies upended, lives lost, and enhanced threat of terrorism worldwide, esp against Americans.

Keir Starmer tells MPs not to judge the UK/US relationship by whatever Donald Trump has just said.

"Hanging on to President Trump's latest words is not the special relationship" in action, PM says.

A thing we've forgotten over the past 18 months but is becoming increasingly clear again: Nigel Farage is quite bad at politics

Giving Braverman the education brief is quite a choice for Reform. I was on an education commission with her once before she went completely mad and she knew absolutely nothing at all.

Why didn't Farage just answer the question about Reform's education policy?

Why did he seek to mock and ridicule the journalist asking a perfectly legitimate question and try to deligitimise the FT?

Easy. That's who he is. An arrogant man who doesn't have any policies beyond pointing at the sea.

James Smith, Chief Economist at the Resolution Foundation, said: “There was finally some good news as CPI inflation fell sharply in January to its lowest level since March last year. The fall was broad based, driven by lower prices for some key staples such food, energy and petrol. “The fall in January signals a rapid return to ‘normal’ inflation in the coming months as the rate of price rises settles close to the 2 per cent target for the first time since before the pandemic. “While the era of high inflation is hopefully behind us, it has left us with a legacy of a lasting increases in the cost of essentials that continues to stretch the budgets of the country’s poorest families.”

🚨 New inflation data this morning delivered double good news as a big fall in January CPI signals rapid return to ‘normal’ inflation ⤵️ buff.ly/aLFrbmD

More members of Liz Truss's cabinet are in Reform than in Badenoch's shadow cabinet...

The Mad King Davos, Greenlnd and the Board of Peace: A Week of Global Whiplash A week in the mad word of Trump and its impact on us all in a new world order?

Here is the full article champ.ly/P0Q6yA47

Robert Jenrick asked why he lied last week when he told the Telegraph that he would "never, ever" defect to Reform.

Jenrick replies that joining Reform was "the most honest thing" he could have done.

Most Americans oppose Trump’s push on Greenland, poll shows A new CNN poll found that three-quarters of Americans do not want the U.S. to take control of Greenland and felt skeptical of Trump’s use of military force overseas.

Most Americans oppose Trump’s push on Greenland, poll shows

ICE must be abolished. It has become a lawless, rogue agency. Federal law enforcement agencies must follow the law, if they're going to have any credibility enforcing it.

We are demanding justice for Renee Good and the prosecution of ICE agent Jonathan Ross for her murder.

How to Mobilize America Against Fascism What you can do, beyond party politics

Excellent article from Robert Reich: How to Mobilize America Against Fascism

"Please do not succumb to helplessness, despair, or fear." 🙌

graphic courtesy: @tomadelsbach.bsky.social

And so it begins.

Reform has grown, and people with opinions and egos have been allowed into Farage’s one man band.

Won't end well... (going to be saying that a lot)

Can the Joy of Christmas help us retore positivity all year round? Why we can shun the doom merchants.

What is there to be joyful about in 2026? I do believe there is hope and Joy all around us.
champ.ly/VF8Ciihz

Is the United Kingdom Becoming Ungovernable?
As we close out 2025, the central question for Westminster isn't just about policy—it’s about the very survival of our parliamentary traditions
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#UKPolitics #PublicPolicy #Governance #EconomicGrowth #Labour2025

Is the United Kingdom Becoming Ungovernable?
As we close out 2025, the central question for Westminster isn't just about policy—it’s about the very survival of our parliamentary traditions
champ.ly/e14uXzgC
#UKPolitics #PublicPolicy #Governance #EconomicGrowth #Labour2025

Can the Joy of Christmas help us retore positivity all year round? Why we can shun the doom merchants.

What is there to be joyful about in 2026? I do believe there is hope and Joy all around us.
champ.ly/VF8Ciihz

Is the US now our Enemy ? The US National Security Strategy Makes Europe and 'Enemy' of the US

My latest #VFM Blog - Is the US now our enemy?
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Is the US now our Enemy ? The US National Security Strategy Makes Europe and 'Enemy' of the US

My latest #VFM Blog - Is the US now our enemy?
champ.ly/4AHLZlWw

The problem with the debate on winter fuel is it blurred rhetoric with reality - yes, you can win most people round on not giving winter fuel payments to the very rich, that’s very different to taking it away from people whose income is £12,000 that’s when you lose people.

Holding on to Hope: Lessons from Community Britain We polled Britain on how they feel about their country and communities. This is what they had to say.

If we want to change how people feel about politics, we have to start where hope still exists.

Read the new polling report from the Co-operative Party and Hope Not Hate. party.coop/community/le...

This isn’t how the Library of Congress works. It’s a historical record of books for research purposes, there’s no kids checking out books.

Fascism requires controlling the historical record and purging titles that disagree with their narrative. They’re doing the same online.

Enjoying some lonely ‘Down time’ in Scotland. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Back soon!

Climate plan based on phasing out fossil fuels doomed to fail, says Tony Blair Former PM claims net zero policies losing public support and says there should be greater focus on carbon capture

Many politicians - Tony Blair just the latest - appear more sceptical about public support for net zero agenda than evidence suggests is warranted.

Most recent YouGov poll found 61% of UK voters support govt plans on this, with just 24% opposed…
www.theguardian.com/environment/...