A wake up call for all of us in the UK about the impact of the choices that we have made to hollow out our defences and national resilience since the end of the Cold War - and not decisively reverse that trend even as the threat from Russia returned 👇 m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQzS_Y…

Yes, he said this, word for word, I checked Firstly it's a downright lie, as not a single one of them crossed to the mainland (they need a visa from Ceuta and if they had one, why put themselves through the risk of drowning etc, they would have travelled legally on it long ago) Secondly and more widely, I'm sorry but it takes a particular kind of gall to constantly fan these often racist flames, when 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒐𝒘𝒏 𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 were basically economic migrants, looking for a better life, fleeing from conflict and poverty in Sri Lanka. The only difference is his parents were much luckier than the people he constantly whips up hate against (for reasons best known to himself) in that the UK 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒚 came to in the 80s and he grew up in was a much more welcoming place for "migrants," economic or otherwise

Doorstepped Anne Widdecombe late one night during her run-ins with Michael Howard. Expected an earful. Was instead told: "You must be cold, standing out there." Was invited in & given 2 large Scotches. May she RIP.

In 1975/76: £21.3bn on building homes. £1bn on housing benefit. In 2021/22: £3.7bn on building. £26.8bn on housing benefit. The state didn't abandon housing. It stopped building and started subsidising landlords instead.

Who the press card belongs to: The press card in Farage’s post clearly shows a National Union of Journalists card with the name “Martin Godwin” and a Guardian‑style accreditation. That matches Martin Godwin, a long‑standing Guardian photographer who regularly shoots political assignments. Link to the Dulwich racism coverage The Dulwich racism allegations against Farage were reported by multiple outlets but the core long‑form pieces were in the Guardian in late 2025, based on accounts from former schoolmates. Those articles are illustrated with photographs credited “Photograph: Martin Godwin/The Guardian,” including the widely shared image of Farage with the caption about him saying “Hitler was right”. So yes: Farage is currently posting a picture of the press pass of the same Guardian photographer whose work was used on the Dulwich racism stories that helped put those schoolmate accusations into the spotlight. Context matters Faragski...

When a man compares himself to Jesus and erects golden statues of himself, perhaps you can understand why Americans might see idolatry.

“Apprehending violent and dangerous criminals is a full contact and messy task which may appear shocking to observers with little experience of policing in the real world.” Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley writes to Zack Polanski.

L’Italia perde un grande campione e un uomo straordinario, capace di trasformare ogni prova della vita in una lezione di coraggio, forza e dignità. Alex Zanardi ha saputo rimettersi in gioco ogni volta, affrontando anche le sfide più dure con determinazione, lucidità e una forza d’animo fuori dal comune. Con i suoi risultati sportivi, con il suo esempio e con la sua umanità, ha dato a tutti noi molto più di una vittoria: ha dato speranza, orgoglio e la forza di non arrendersi mai. A nome mio e del Governo rivolgo un pensiero commosso e la più sincera vicinanza alla sua famiglia e a tutti coloro che gli hanno voluto bene. Grazie di tutto, Alex.

Too on point not to share, “Aussie reply to Trump rant about NATO not being there for us. Mate. You run a country with 600,000 homeless people sleeping on the street tonight. A country where 40% of adults can't cover a $400 emergency without borrowing money. A country where insulin costs more than a car payment and people are rationing it to survive. A country where medical debt is the number 1 cause of bankruptcy. A country where women are dying in hospital car parks because doctors are too scared of abortion laws to treat a miscarriage. You lock up more of your own citizens than any nation on earth. More than China. More than Russia. More than North Korea. The land of the free has 2 million people in cages, and a quarter of them haven't even been convicted of anything. They're just too poor to make bail. Your life expectancy is going backwards. You're the only developed nation where that's happening. Your infant mortality rate is worse than Cuba's. Your kids do active shooter drills between maths and English while you sell the gunmaker's stock to your mates. Your minimum wage hasn't moved in 15 years. You've got teachers working 2 jobs and veterans sleeping under bridges and you just spent a trillion dollars flattening a country that didn't attack you. And you’ve got a convicted felon, adjudicating raping, paedophile protecting, porn star shagging insurrectionist running the biggest dumpster fire war campaign since the Taliban thanked you very much for losing again. And you're calling Greenland poorly run? Greenland has universal healthcare. Free education. One of the lowest incarceration rates in the world. Nobody goes bankrupt there because they got sick. Nobody dies in a waiting room because their insurance said no. "NATO wasn't there when we needed them." When exactly was that, champ? September 11? Because NATO invoked Article 5 for the first and only time in history FOR YOU. Soldiers from dozens of countries deployed, fought, bled, and died in Afghanistan FOR YOU. Australia wasn't even in NATO and we still showed up. For 20 years. And you pulled out at 2am without telling anyone and left them to deal with the mess. So maybe before you start calling other countries poorly run, have a look at your own backyard, you spray-tanned aluminium siding salesman. The only thing poorly run in this picture is your fucking mouth. Credit (borrowed from) Jim Scroggins - original author 📷 unknown”

"In today’s ‘First Draft,’ the first lady’s bizarre statement about Jeffrey Epstein has Trumpland asking a lot of questions about why her and why now. Plus: the DNC still isn't ready to criticize AIPAC."

"In today’s ‘First Draft,’ the first lady’s bizarre statement about Jeffrey Epstein has Trumpland asking a lot of questions about why her and why now. Plus: the DNC still isn't ready to criticize AIPAC."

10 years on, Jo Cox’s message still rings true: we have #MoreInCommon than that which divides us 💜 Join us 19–21 June for the #GreatGetTogether. Help unite your community - organise an event today: jocoxfoundation.org/our-work…

25TH AMENDMENT!!! Not a single bomb has dropped on America. We cannot kill an entire civilization. This is evil and madness.