If he had left fewer of us wondering whether that country was the UK or Israel, he might not have had to announce his departure today. Will Burnham condemn Israel's aggressions more clearly? He'll inherit the same sponsors I guess, so probably not. Bring back Union funding!

We, proud citizens of the Boaty McBoatface nation, demonstrate our awe of the political system and our respect for its processes and people. Fortunately there were enough adults in Makerfield to deliver a raspberry to the far right parties.

While I have some distaste for Amazon, will grant them this little peep:

Respectfully disagree, with evidence:

In an example of a politician thinking ahead about the welfare of the country, Spain's Pedro Sanchez is moving to allow half a million undocumented immigrants to apply for legal status, saying it is “an act of justice and a necessity” and recognising their contribution to the economy.

MRP = "Multilevel Regression and Post-stratification, a polling technique that combines large survey data with demographic information to estimate local voting intentions in elections." yougov.com/en-gb/articl...

Here's your bus. I don't see any promise. Anyone who voted for Brexit because of this "promise" was fooled.

"Absolutely nothing on the impartial BBC website." On the contrary: there was this

*Look at Trump's unlawful acts so far. *Consider what has already happened to electoral registers and data. *Calculate whether fixing elections is a bigger step than those he's already taken. *Weigh the effort of fixing elections against the benefits to him of doing so. He said in 2024 he'd do it

US Regime: you can keep your snarky comments about European cultures. This is how functional nations proceed on the basis of the January 2026 release of Epstein papers. Remind me how long you have held *all* the papers, unredacted? www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/...

This is on IMDB's page close by a somewhat low rating for the Melania documentary. "You can bet your bippy" on unusual activity. Whose phrase was that? Ronald Reagan? Rowan or Martin?

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Poll details are in ALT. Seems to me a major issue for Greens is how their election machinery stands up alongside established Lab/Tory machines. Much depends on respected Harriet Lamb's leadership of the staff supporting Zack. Would love to listen to her on Bold Politics, The Trawl or the like.

Just learned with sadness that the Green Man festival at Bradford-on-Avon has stopped. It was an annual delightful day in a charming town, ending with Stripping The Willow when we all took a leaf from the Green Man to keep for luck in the following 12 months. The luck has run out. #tradition

Gianni Infantino awards the second FIFA War Prize to US President Trump. The first was awarded to Vladimir Putin, who declined it because he was only engaged in a special military action. Israel has not yet bribed its way into hosting a FIFA World Cup.