Join the election debate at the Tribune’s hustings Chance to ask party leaders what they want Islington to look like

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Big – and very welcome – news for the local media industry today.

This piece includes quotes from my boss @davidfloydnews.bsky.social, who says: “I hope this fund is able to kickstart sustainable new models for local news that prioritise on the ground journalism that is valued by local communities”

Labour must stop channelling Reform and unite with progressives. That’s the lesson from Gorton and Denton | Sadiq Khan The threat to the party in some parts of our country is now existential. But we can progress, as we have in London, by being bold and strong in our core beliefs, says London mayor Sadiq Khan

"Trying to compete with Reform not only feels inauthentic... but a betrayal of what Labour is supposed to represent. We must address the concerns and fears of voters, not play on them."

Damning stuff from Sadiq Khan

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Also to note - Mahmood is essentially saying that immigration policy should be made entirely for political reasons and those reasons should be what they think their ideal type working class voter believes. Quite literally a policy of pandering.

That was horrible from Arsenal. As soon as their first goal went in, we went to pieces.

Barely a single player in red and white did themselves justice today, the subs made no difference (bar Merino), and that was a performance that did nothing but undermine our title credentials.

24% of people who voted Labour at the last general election now plan to
vote Green or Lib Dem.

0% of those who voted Reform at the last election now plan to vote Labour.

Amazingly, Zahawi only got round to deleting the below after the press conference announcing his defection to Reform.

My latest in @enfielddispatch.bsky.social

Reporting on the predatory techniques used by gambling firms to proliferate deprived high streets and exploit some of the most vulnerable people in Enfield

Gambling firms accused of 'preying' on borough's poorest

Four adult gaming centres are now operating within a short stretch of Fore Street in Angel Edmonton, one of the most deprived areas of the UK
enfielddispatch.co.uk/gambling-fir...

Trump’s focus on Venezuelan oil reinforces claim action was never about ‘war on drugs’ US president claims US will take back ‘stolen’ oil, but experts say no legal claim to natural reserves exists

Trump’s focus on Venezuelan oil reinforces claim action was never about ‘war on drugs’

Enfield Dispatch #88: Gambling firms accused of 'preying' on borough's poorest

The first 2026 edition of Enfield Dispatch splashes on an Edmonton community group's claim that gambling firms are "preying" on the borough's most vulnerable residents by exploiting legal loopholes for adult gaming centres.

Another great story by local journalism student @finnlogue.bsky.social!

Enfield Deprivation Recent government figures on deprivation highlight the exacerbating division of wealth in the London borough.

Deprivation in Enfield amongst highest in country

pa-training.shorthandstories.com/enfield-depr...

Sad to hear Starmer cite changing the Labour Party as one of his major achievements. Sure, it's changed, in so far as everyone in it feels alienated and drained of hope but it's not very classy to brag about that.