QUICK! While the Hungarian guy is out, but before the Bulgarian guy comes in!

If you were a nationalist trying to subtly implant an irresistible centrifugal force in the constitution of Britain, devolution to national Parliaments making laws and powers without need to raise the money for them, and actually chipping in more via the Barnett formula, would be the way.

Antisemitic attacks targeting London’s Jewish communities are shameful and have no place in our city.

We’re working closely with the Met, Community Security Trust and faith organisations to bring those responsible to justice.

London will always be a city that stands together against hate.

Cuba - will Trump have the Podcast Episode · Behind The Lines with Arthur Snell · 22 April · 42min

As the war in Iran rumbles on, unresolved, the Trump administration still has its eyes on Cuba. Will Trump “have the honor” of taking it? I spoke to Latin America expert Professor Nicolas Forsans. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/b...

I did say there were policies I disagreed with. I detest anti-trans statements and fully support trans people being left alone to live their lives as they choose. My best wishes to you.

Thanks to her possible insider knowledge, a civil servant was sacked, and Parliament lost hours due to her apparent misunderstanding of government processes.

Lies Industry UK - Darren Jones: An inquiry is underway into the leaking of confidential information to The Guardian. Tom Whitehead, FCDO Deputy Director of Communications, is the husband of The Guardian political editor Crerar.

Push for EU membership to galvanise progressive support, report argues A new report by Best for Britain shows that a push for UK membership of the European Union would galvanise support among progressive voters. The report highlights that a pro-membership position offers...

🚨🚨New @bestforbritain.org report argues I think convincingly that a push for UK membership of the EU would galvanise support among progressive voters, recognising that other halfway options such as customs union or EEA are would offer to limited benefits. 🧵 www.bestforbritain.org/push_for_eu_...

Ukraine’s Plan B and the Death of the Russian Ruble Russia’s banking crisis and Ukraine’s shift to robotic defense and European security hubs

medium.com/@rajk100/the...

"Ukraine is no longer just a country fighting a war — it is slowly becoming a global defense technology hub."

Good thread. There's tons a serious leftist govt could do whilst running a tight fiscal policy, as I said here: chrisdillow.substack.com/p/some-lefti... Social democrats' habit of viewing economic policy only through a "tax & spend" lens is a barrier to serious thinking about the economy.

Now Keir Starmer has answered his question.

Let’s turn to Nigel Farage

1. Who paid for your house?
2. Why did you say the same as Nathan Gill who is in prison for taking bribes?
3. Have you paid for that Street’s energy Bills?
4. Has Dickie Tice paid his tax bill yet?

‘Donnyland’? Ukraine Proposes Naming Part of the Donbas in Trump’s Honor.

Yeah this is a real thing happening in the actual world. They are going to rename the Donbas "Donnyland" so an orange toddler-brain demented psychopath feels less pro-Russia.

I have a history degree. Genuinely I don't know of any precedent for this much stupidity.

www.nytimes.com/2026/04/21/u...

EXCLUSIVE: Celebrating Stephen Lawrence Day 

Baroness Doreen Lawrence speaks to UNISON members about the impact of the Stephen Lawrence Foundation in the lives of young people.
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The hate is draining. People don't want to hear that, but it's true. We aren't made of steel. And after years of talking about this stuff, it takes a toll. I am optimistic for Europe in the long term, but *not* the short term. Weeks like this, I get why friends have left the continent altogether.

Middle East crisis live: Trump extends ceasefire but blockade continues; Iran attacks container ship off Oman US Treasury secretary says Iran’s Kharg Island storage facilities will be full and their oil wells shut in mere days because of the blockade

The head of the UN maritime agency has appealed for help for thousands of seafarers stranded in the Gulf by the effective closure of the strait of Hormuz.

Sunday School: JOIN VENTURE - The path back to EU membership Podcast Episode · Quiet Riot · 19 April · 1hr 2min

Here is also a strong @quietriotpod.bsky.social episode with Naomi Smith & @sturdyalex.bsky.social discussing the report: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/s...

Elections 2026: London There are local elections in the UK every May, and every year I do a preview.

New post:

"Elections 2026: London"

In my final preview I've split London into ten different battlegrounds to show how the capital's politics is evolving. With predictions for each borough.

In collaboration with the brilliant @londoncentric.media

(£/free trial)

samf.substack.com/p/elections-...

Just exactly what is the difference between Blue Labour, and the RCP/LM/Spiked cult?

They operate in the same way, have the same politics, and are equally toxic to British society.

The underlying structural problems of UK politics that the country doesn't have the resources to do everything expected of it and a Westminster class in denial about this doesn't go away in the event of a new PM.

Farage urged to act against candidates with racist, misogynistic and homophobic views Exclusive: Despite the pledge to employ the best vetting system in British politics, some Reform UK candidates have been condemned for their ‘grotesque views’ posted online

“Reform plagued by vetting issues”
Candidates found to have “grotesque” views.

Come on. It’s not the vetting, is it.
It’s the party. Whatever they do, they’ll always attract the racists, homophobes, misogynists and haters. Because that’s Farage. That’s Reform.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

Ex-CIA Analyst Claims Trump Sought to Invoke Nuclear Codes Against Iran Before General Caine Intervened A retired CIA analyst claims Trump attempted to use nuclear codes against Iran, but the allegation remains unverified. The claim adds tension to ongoing US-Iran negotiations.

A retired CIA analyst has claimed that President Donald Trump attempted to invoke nuclear codes against Iran during an emergency meeting on Saturday, and that Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman General Dan Caine stepped in to stop him. Larry C Johnson ma...

TAT: [Foreign policy | Undermining democracy]

Trump learning how wars work one mistake at a time.

Nigel Farage Has Personally Accepted £675,000 from Foreign Sources Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has accepted more than half a million pounds from foreign companies, governments, and donors while serving as an MP, DeSmog can reveal. Since July 2024, when he was elect...

“Farage rarely turns up to do his actual job. Yet he finds time to jet off around the world on his donor’s private plane and trouser half a million quid while families struggle. Reform are not on your side. They’re just in it for themselves”

It’s so obvious, it hurts.
www.desmog.com/2026/04/18/n...

This morning I’ve seen Olly Robbins’s appearance before the select committee described as ‘box office’, while a commentator flagged up another key political moment with the words ‘bring the popcorn’.

That’s one of our main problems right there.

Labour’s great green energy plan could be a legacy as vital as the NHS | Polly Toynbee Ed Miliband has a rare chance to do for the climate what Nye Bevan did for health: create something future generations will be proud of, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

'Every solar panel, every wind turbine, every heat pump, every EV on the road makes the UK more secure. This link between clean energy and national security throws off the idea that green policy is weak, fluffy, lefty, wokery, when it is basic national defence.'
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Beth worked as a doctor for years until a transphobe turned up. Now, she's had to leave her job, leave her home, move to the other side of the world and is still being hounded and harassed by the media and cult.

She did nothing but exist as trans in the orbit of Sandie Peggie.

Voting Reform is the equivalent of voting twice for Trump.
It is an act of pure ignorance, or racism, or both.
And, as we all know, it leads nowhere good.

Please god UK. Do not let that happen. Learn from our mistakes. Learn from America’s mistakes.
Just get your shit together.

It's the sheer vitriol and visceral hatred that I don't understand. It feels engineered. Sure he's made mistakes and I disagree with many of the policies but I believe he's done well on the international stage, particularly keeping us out of Trump's Iran war.

Starmer is a decent person who just doesn't have what it takes to do the job. That's the unglamorous truth. The trouble with building moralistic scaffolding around it, pretending he's The Devil just to make ourselves feel a bit better, is that after he's gone, what will remain is our own dishonesty.

Not bothered by people who want Starmer to go. I agree. My reasons are selfishly practical - he lacks the vision and charisma to lead the UK through impossibly challenging times. What bothers me is when people cosplay moral outrage to not just oust, but destroy him, because it gives them a thrill.