Farage's great political achievement was to get the BBC to normalise the politics of the NF and BNP. Reform are identical to these fascist parties of old but their treatment by the media is totally different. Our peace and security is being pissed away by idiots.

Richard Tice publicly sticks to Reform’s police that renewable power is a “massive con” and supports its plan to tax solar farms.

But behind the scenes, he just can’t stop installing solar panels in his businesses… www.thenewworld.co.uk/rats-in-a-sa...

Word of the day is ‘tamalou’: a French name for an older person who no longer greets their friends with ‘how was your holiday?, but with ‘t’as mal où ?’, ‘where does it hurt?’. There follows an enthusiastic account of aches and pains and doctor’s appointments.

Jamie Raskin, who I’ve never heard of before but now has my regard. Talking about farage. Good words.

Nigel Farage looks uncomfortable as Jamie Raskin uses his opening statement to absolutely demolish him

Sick of BBC continuously promoting Reform U.K. and ignoring other parties with far more representation? Please sign the petition

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...

A reminder that you can listen to the newsletter as a podcast if you prefer using your ears to your eyes. This morning I got a little bit worked up.

Be afraid

Letter of the day (in the Times)

Watch @oliviablakemp.bsky.social’s brutal takedown of driven grouse shooting in just 90 seconds from last weeks debate in Parliament.

@wildjustice.bsky.social

87% of musicians report financial losses, with average EU tour earnings down 45%. For 59% of UK musicians, touring in the EU is no longer viable. This is not just a blow to income; it’s a cultural and soft power loss. Without European access and exposure, young UK artists are less visible abroad...

Nigel Farage is either 'deliberately lying' or 'extremely stupid' for promising to reopen coal mines and restart blast furnaces, former Labour leader Lord Kinnock tells Sky’s Trevor Philips

This is an extremely important point ⬇️

Over on Twitter, Grok's owning the Brexit knuckle-draggers...

More trouble for Starmer on the way - for as Boris Johnson showed, a large absolute majority is worth little if you can't convince your ministers and MPs to back you:

this opinion column dissects a 2024 study that concludes chronic fatigue patients just don’t wanna. “effort preference”, not fatigue, is why we struggle. i am weeping because more doctors are going to read & believe the malformed study than the column dissecting it. more dismissal & gaslighting.

Born in the decade after WW2 we had many advantages, gifted to us by the sacrifices & collective values, of our parents’ generation.

My wealth came through hard work, luck, but also a supportive state.

I should be paying back.

Rachel Reeves should be taxing me more...

Nigel Farage wants to dismantle our NHS
and replace it with this ...

meme via Clare Underhillhead

Nothing wrong with granny trolleys.