A reminder that back in January the new Defence Secretary's social media account indulged in some extraordinary photoshopping

On the day the public consultation closes, let’s show the Government the strength of feeling on ticket offices by getting this petition over 100k!

#SaveTicketOffices
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/6365…

I think I have been very consistent in my approach to protecting the environment. Yesterday, for example, I flew by helicopter to Norwich to announce our plans to ditch environmental protections for house building.

ICYMI, this blogpost explains why the government’s “solution” to the problem of defendants refusing to attend sentence hearings is superficial, cynical and designed to garner headlines, not to help victims:

'No crime is too trivial to investigate' says the Government that quietly wrote off the vast majority of the billions of pounds it lost to fraud during the pandemic.

I have to admit, 'Dumbing down panto,' is our most effective tactic.

Her political career may be over, but Nadine Dorries can always look back with pride on this drunken defence of lying to Parliament.

The whole Spanish football kiss thing is proof that it can happen in front of everyone’s fucking faces and a man will still try to gaslight and a woman still won’t be believed.

Fuck all the way off.

Can everyone share this that is in Edinburgh?! I have lost a purse full of prescription drugs - antibiotics and cancer hormone treatment! No good painkillers or Prozac or anything! Pleasance #gordonaikmantheatre Assembly Roxy help!

Here's the many times Rishi Sunak has appeared 'confused' about which conflicts of interests he should and shouldn't declare. bylinetimes.com/2023/08/24/ris…

The future of public services in the UK. The 'public' being forced to behave in a way which does not suit the public. From #PrivateEye

Nothing to see here, just a lucrative NHS contract being given to a former client of the private healthcare lobbyist I brought in as an advisor. As any Tory knows, the most efficient use of public money is to give it to your mates.
theguardian.com/society/2023/a…

Props to whoever edited Mary Earps' Wikipedia page 😇🥰😂

Murderers such as Lucy Letby should publicly face the consequences of their actions.

On that, everybody is agreed.

But achieving this is nowhere near as simple as politicians are pretending.

This blogpost explains why 👇

Imagine telling the men's squad, 'so go out there tomorrow and really enjoy yourselves!'

Fury as national health check of England’s waters delayed by six years

It’s supposed to be annual but the last one was in 2019 and the next one….is not until after the next General Election.

Because the FACTS would play badly for the Tories.

theguardian.com/environment/20…

It’s hard to know who and what to trust these days…

But this incredible clip nails it

Simply:

Don’t trust idiots

And how do you spot an idiot?

Look for the people who are cruel…

My column on FIFA boss Gianni Infantino patronising women beyond belief, Prince William snubbing the Lionesses, Man United waiting to clear their Mason Greenwood decision with female players … not a great few days for some of football’s guys in suits theguardian.com/commentisfree/…