He thought he was signing up for Reform 😂😂😂

Either that or it's just a stitch up by the Sun Reporter.

Legend. A friend of mine did exactly the same. We all loved him the more for it.

A leaked briefing to next EU Commissioner for development says EU aid should be a transactional tool for EU interests rather than meet the needs of victims of poverty, war, disasters & neglect. If EU wants to stand for human rights & “European civilisation” this must be rejected.

Thread on Lived Experience 🧵

Lived Experience (LE) is often used to describe childhood trauma, adversity, recovery, life challenges of even desistance, recovery, or healing recently. I suggest here that the way this is unfolding isn't all positive & I'm sure many will agree.

‘Hey, asylum seekers, you can either report to us pending your incarceration or you can slip away undocumented.’ What did the Home Office think was going to happen?

Just ask your dog's paws.

'Resilience is a marketing stunt for a political and economic system that runs on crises, that manufactures crises in order to sustain itself. Resilience celebrates survival at the expense of justice. It is the rhetorical and symbolic symptom of the normalization of injustice.'

“A bar/casino–we don’t let children in. In the virtual world they can go to porn hub, watch beheading videos”
Author Jonathan Haidt says smartphones have led to an anxiety epidemic in the young. Tech Editor Blake Montgomery says a ban for under-16s isn’t the answer:
#Newsnight

Reckless policies cost lives #Rishi

Genuinely bizarre interview this morning on BBC 5Live 🤨
I was told the polls are ambiguous…??
And when I explained how detention & deportations impact vulnerable people the presenter insisted we have “no idea” if that will happen as part of the Rwanda plan? I’m confused.

Sorry but this isn’t it. An AI image in which neither portrait is accurate. Plus Rodin treated Claudel terribly. Utter nonsense. 👎🏼

This is one of the best artist documentaries I've ever seen. A film that pays utmost respect to the unique capacity of the still image to act as a story-telling medium. Much of it acts as a slide-show with voiceover, simple but riveting. Please see while it's on the Beeb.

Message from These Walls Must Fall Organiser: 'We are outside the immigration reporting centre in Manchester. The press are here and asking migrants questions about their immigration histories. We advise you not to give your details, unless you are 100% sure it is safe to do so.’

can the media talk to those of us who claim PIP instead of just big charity execs? I’m very tired of only those who keep the peace and stick closer to neutrality than the reality being spoken to

Doesn’t matter Colin, the fact that I’m staying alive and doing comedy upsets you, that spurs me on. Every time a man tells me stop I book another gig, plan another book, win another award whilst you sit and stare at your wee hurt Wullie. Sook it up son.