People will be closely studying how Hungary's opposition pulled off their win in such a pro-incumbent system. Important to note that the theme was corruption. Democrats need to get much better at calling out Trump's corruption.

Bannon referred to Orban as "Trump before Trump."

Well, Orban is gone. MAGA is next.

What happens to Britain's radical right if Orbán loses? Inside the money, power and patronage connecting Hungary and the British right

It's a good night to read this excellent piece, on the Orban regime's network of financial support for the nationalist right in Britain.

For many on the radical right, the tills are about to stop ringing.
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/orbans-brits

How can I sound more presidential? Forget strong, silent leadership. These days you’re going to need to swear. Bigly

Lmao: “We choose to go to the Moon because it is so easy now. They wanted me to go with them. I would have been a great astronaut, maybe the best ever. I wanted to go but they begged me, ‘Mr President, we need you here to open up the Fuckin’ Strait.’” giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...

The list of impeachable offenses keeps growing Nixon couldn't have dreamed of all of Trump's abuses of power.

Another day, another abuse of power from the Trump administration.

This Is Not China’s War, but Beijing Started Preparing for It Years Ago

If only European governments had had this kind of foresight and done some planning. This Is Not China’s War, but Beijing Started Preparing for It Years Ago www.nytimes.com/2026/04/06/b...

The biggest story in the world right now is that the president of the United States is a demented old man who takes pleasure in torturing and killing people and is committing crimes with impunity. And yet most legacy media outlets are too cowardly to tell it like it is.

Sadly, I think @timmiller.bsky.social @thebulwark.com is right. I can totally imagine an aging, desperate Trump deciding to “go out” in a “blaze of glory”. I wrote exactly that here that the nuclear taboo was another core element of world order which Trump is upending bylinetimes.com/2026/03/20/t...

Do they taste extra fancy?

Zuckberg offered to censor Meta users for Musk Last year, as Elon Musk was using the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency to collect Americans’ personal data, fire civil servants, and slash life-saving aid programs, Mark Zuck...

Everyone should be very worried by the rightwing take over of mainstream media in the U.S. Must-read article from Oligarch Watch open.substack.com/pub/oligarch...

In Its Iran War Debate, Washington Has Lost the Plot in Asia The United States ignores the region’s lived experience—and the tough political and social trade-offs the war has produced—at its peril.

Colin Powell told George Bush in the run-up to the Iraq war: "You break it, you own it". Trump's Iran message to allies in Asia and beyond is: "I break it, you own it". Good Evan Feigenbaum on how Trump's war could prove a disaster for US Indo-Pacific ambitions

carnegieendowment.org/emissary/202...

Crossover: Why Reform UK Are Now Losing and the Greens Are on the Rise The big untold story of British politics is the decline of Nigel Farage's party and the rise of a new alternative on the left

www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/crossover-...

You wouldn't know it from much of the coverage but Reform are now seven points lower in the polls, on average, than they were six months ago

In Profile: How ZXMOTO’s Founder Built the Bike That Took the Moto Racing World by Storm The Chinese startup’s middleweight title win at the Superbike World Championship was the culmination of Zhang Xue’s 20-year journey, which started with a stint as a stunt racer before he turned his pa...

Wonderful read. Inspirational story about a man who never gave up chasing his dreams. From self-taught racer to founder of ZXMOTO, Zhang's journey serves as an inspiration for Chinese firms aiming to get a foothold in high-performance motorcycle manufacturing. www.caixinglobal.com/2026-04-03/i...

UN chief tells Trump ‘war is not a game show’ after US bombs civilian targets The UN’s under secretary general for humanitarian affairs has accused the US president of war crimes by bombing bridges and threatening further attacks on Iran’s infrastructure

"War is not a game show; peace making is not a real estate deal; the world is not a casino”, UN official tells Trump. About time someone told that orange buffoon but shame governments are only now standing up to him. It's too late - the damage has been done www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

PM of Poland

Nick Candy sells Chelsea mansion for more than £275mn [FREE TO READ] Deal for Providence House in central London marks capital’s most expensive house sale

So as Reform UK announce their plans for the "biggest benefit cuts ever", whilst cutting taxes for the wealthiest, their Treasurer has just sold his Chelsea Mansion for a record £275million
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We study NHS GP practice closures in England: nearly 1,700 practices closed since 2013, directly affecting 600k+ patients. Using a staggered DID design, we find that closures reduce patient satisfaction AND increase support for populist right parties (UKIP, Brexit Party, Reform UK) by 2–4pp.

Many More Should Have Also Been Prosecuted….

Trump threatened to stop weapons for Ukraine unless Europe joined Hormuz coalition Nato’s top official urged key alliance members to offer help to US to reopen key waterway

Donald Trump threatened to stop supplying weapons for Ukraine in order to pressure European allies to join a “coalition of the willing” to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, according to people briefed on the discussions.

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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 👏

UK growers warn of cucumber and tomato shortages as gas prices surge Producers warn of empty shelves if supermarkets do not raise prices to help offset costs linked to Iran war

UK growers warn of cucumber and tomato shortages as gas prices surge ft.trib.al/2v3GZk2

New York City hospitals drop Palantir as controversial AI firm expands in UK The decision follows activist pressure as Palantir faces growing scrutiny over NHS and UK government deals

New York’s public hospitals dropped Palantir this week.

Is it time the NHS did the same?
www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/mar/26/n...

The answer to this is to overhaul our unfair tax system to make it more progressive, and close loopholes that allow the wealthy and the financial sector to pay less tax

Disabled benefit claimants face lower payments if conditions not deemed lifelong, charities say Forthcoming rules mean debilitating conditions may not meet strict ‘severe and lifelong’ eligibility criteria, say disabled people’s organisations

Hundreds of thousands of disabled people will have their benefit almost halved if the government assesses their condition might one day improve. Charities warn the move could cause large-scale hardship, including “destitution.”

My report in tomorrow’s Guardian: www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

This is terrifying. They will get slaughtered by Iran

Ministers explore triggering break clause in Palantir’s NHS contract Government is under pressure to eject the controversial American company from NHS England data systems

That UK government ever considers asserting its contractual rights against a major supplier is rare and welcome.

And here, this is especially welcome.

This will not be easy but it can be done, but it is good it is being seriously considered at all.

www.ft.com/content/2d2b...

Kemi Badenoch on the Laura Kuenssberg show is doing a great job of pretending oil and gas from the North Sea will be 'ours' and will bring bills down and increase energy security. Rather than be sold on the global market and be mainly exported.

Starmer’s key mistake was not sorting out media regulation, BBC’s political appointees, and media ownership as soon as he came to power, taking advantage of a post election honeymoon. Too late now and he’s suffering from a daily bombardment of faux outrage and criticism from billionaire-owned media

Is it any wonder our media ecosystem is such a mess? The guy in charge of the supposedly impartial watchdog is slagging off the BBC to the right wing Telegraph - which is hostile to the BBC - & defending the fact his organisation has let GB News act share misinformation and constantly promote Reform