🚨🚨 "The ECHR is not some foreign imposition that curtails our sovereignty. It was born of British leadership after the horrors of the Second World War, drafted with heavy British influence, and championed by Winston Churchill himself". Great stuff by Sir Robert Buckland KC:

My statement on the second anniversary of the 7 October attacks.

I'm Jewish. I'm also Mancunian.

Every other national party leader was interviewed by Laura Kunesberg during their conference.

Maybe the BBC thought as someone who also supports Palestine - I had nothing to say?

Let's keep growing: join.greenparty.org.uk

NEW: Extraordinary scenes in Amsterdam this afternoon (Sunday, Oct 5).

An estimated 250,000 bring the city to a standstill; people all wearing red to show solidarity with Palestine 🇵🇸

(🎥 Ahmed Zantac)

Unbelievable…

35 years ago today this happened. I’d grown up in the belief it could never happen, but then it did. It’s not been easy and even now reunification is an ongoing process. However, it makes me wonder what good things may be just around the corner that we currently think are impossible.

Starmer: immoral to 'reach into people who are here legally' & remove them (Sunday AM)

Mahmood: people here will have to earn their right to stay (Monday PM)

Government sources: This won't apply to those who arrived 2021-25 (Monday night)

Minister: it will for those not yet permanent (Thursday)

🎧 New season of Spotlight kicks off with a deep dive into Scotland’s health future.

With the Chief Medical Officer on prevention, Realistic Medicine & the long-term challenges facing the NHS.

Alongside UofG experts @pmeierprof.bsky.social & @dnblane.bsky.social

🔗 Tune in: www.uofgspotlight.com

Ein Flyer ist echt, einer fiktiv.

Having pondered it all morning, I'm still incredulous that all that Today programme coverage of migrant hotels at no point (unless I missed it) mentioned why people were here, what they might be fleeing from etc.

Yep. Same here

Keir Starmer’s spokesperson asked for the PM's response to Nigel Farage’s plan to deport hundreds of thousands of people living and working completely legally in the UK, replies that he thinks it is “unworkable” and “unfunded”.

So his objection is that they’ve got their sums wrong

#GoodNews: In Paris sind inzwischen mehr mit den Fahrrad unterwegs als mit dem Auto. 🚲💚
#Verkehrswende #StädteFürMenschen

An absolute clown show.

Avoiding chaos like this is one of the many reasons a for *not* having EOs be the normal method of legislating or regulating. You really want more careful review than “Steve Miller doodled it on a napkin and Trump signed it with a sharpie.”

www.politico.com/news/2025/09...

Leaving aside optics of attending at any time an event hosted by industry that does so much to create misery, transferring billions from the poor and desperate to billionaires, Rachel Reeves’ decision to do so ahead of a budget seriously questions her judgment

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

An actual quote from the Secretary of State for Business and Trade

Too often people go to university to ‘explore research and knowledge’

Look forward to Wes S saying 'too often people go to hospital to have operations' or Heidi Alexander saying 'too often people go to the station to catch a train'

In early Brexit debate British friends downplayed my concern what this would mean for EU citizens like me. Don’t worry, we’re liberal & tolerant, won’t stand for such nonsense. That went well.It’s going to be the same. We aren’t taking this seriously enough to act
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Very much enjoyed hosting a fantastic line up of speakers to discuss Multisolving for Human and Planetary Health this afternoon - @michaelmarmot.bsky.social Manira Ahmad, Rich Mitchell, Jude Robinson and Jaime Toney.

Shot, chaser

Young men more likely to vote Green than Reform. Young men second most progressive group of any demographic. Combined right-wing vote barely bigger than Green vote alone for young men

Didn’t think anyone could improve on Banksy. But the attempt to remove the artwork has made it eerily powerful.

I’m not the first person to make this observation, but this being the biggest story in the world at present really speaks to how much Twitter still serves as a universal assignments editor for English-language journalists.

This is why I’m optimistic about energy innovation:

It took the global solar industry 68 years to reach 1 terawatt (TW) of installed power, from the first commercial silicon solar cell in 1954 to 2022.

The next 1TW was delivered in only two additional years from 2023 to 2024.

We are in awe 🤯 Over 100,000 citizens have already sent a message to the European Commission, sharing why they oppose the weakening of EU nature laws.

If you care about nature & support strong EU environmental laws, now is the moment to speak up!

Send your message! 👉 www.wwf.eu/campaigns/it...

“Farage claimed last year to have “bought a house” in his constituency but the property is actually owned in the name of his partner, meaning he legally avoided higher-rate stamp duty on the purchase of an additional home – given he already owns other properties”

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...