The BBC didn't report this, but did report one person had painted 'Tories Out' on Thatcher's statue, in Lincolnshire. Somehow that was newsworthy and a 50,000 person protest saying the same thing wasn't. Interesting eh @bbcnews?

Not covered by BBC News (UK): this

Covered by BBC News (UK): someone painted 'Tories Out' on Thatcher's statue

50,000 people (or thereabouts) marched in London today on the #RejoinMarch .

BBC News (UK) politics page - no mention.

BBC News (UK) England page - no mention. But they do have space to talk about 'hundreds' marching against the closure of an airport in Sheffield.

Double standards, much?

This, for me, is the best argument for Labour introducing PR. The Conservative Party would shatter.

No constitutional way for anyone other than the Tories to call a GE. That's unfortunate. I can't help noticing that November the 5th is quite soon. Unrelatedly, here's a news story from five months ago.

As London mayor, Johnson didn't cut his holiday short when rioting erupted in 2011. As prime minister, Johnson didn't cut his holiday short when the Taliban retook Kabul in 2021. But a sniff of a chance of replacing Truss, and he's on the first jet back from the Caribbean.

JOBS Royal Scottish National Orchestra recruiting a Driver and Orchestra Technician Salary: £29,000 – £30,000 APPLY by 5pm on 25 October at ➡ scottishmusiccentre.com/jobs/rsno-driv… and a Trusts & Projects Coordinator salary £23,000 – £25,000 APPLY by 5pm on 26 October at ➡ scottishmusiccentre.com/jobs/rsno-trus…

A further example of a government that's failing to actually do its job or even meet basic legal and safety requirements - but they're obsessed with keeping power at any cost while debating who should preside over their lawbreaking. This is criminal negligence in public office.

Which will happen first?

Which will happen first?

You can actually feel Mhairi trying not to swear watching this video.

Theresa May should stand for leader, just for the lolz.

A year ago, the European Parliament voted on whether to call for a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty.

It was defeated, badly ❌
168 for / 510 against

Today it passed ✅
450 for / 119 against

A huge shift in just 12 months & a credit to every MEP who made this possible.

For the first 11 years of my life the Prime Minister of the UK (Thatcher) didn't change.

My kids are younger than that and both are about to see the *fifth* Prime Minister of their lifetime.

A timely reminder, from Eye 1580 in August:

The Conservative Party is unfit to govern. 12 years of failure, 5 Prime Ministers, and working people paying the price. We need a General Election now.

Anyone who thinks that they have a right to be a new prime minister next week is very obviously unfit for office.

General election now