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Ahead of the Second Reading of the Courts and Tribunals Bill, Post Office Horizon victim Jo Hamilton OBE has written to David Lammy expressing her opposition to the Government’s plans to curtail the right to trial by jury
Not sure Andrew O'Hagan's LRB piece is a review as such, but no matter: as an evisceration of not just AMW and the royals, but the whole world of money, power, and criminal corruption it's a belter: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
It’s also destined to become an area of divergence from the EU with its major investment in digital public infrastructure.
Today, The Business and Trade Committee questioned Trade Minister Chris Bryant MP on whether Britain can afford to continue 'straddling the Channel and the Atlantic'. The answer is clear, we have the largest trading bloc in the world on our doorstep: it's time to rejoin the single market.
New post: Idiot Wind
mainlymacro.blogspot.com/2026/03/idio...
What Trump’s pointless war against Iran tells us about the US government, the UK political right and the mainstream media in both countries.
thanks
UK government releases list of 76 EU laws that it says UK will align with under food standards treaty with EU www.gov.uk/government/n...
Thanks. Is there a timeline for implementation set out elsewhere?
🚨🚨Big news again on #EU integration: The #Icelandic government has announced that a referendum on continued EU accession negotiations will take place in the country on 29 August, as Reykjavik seek closer ties with Europe. 🧵
www.euractiv.com/news/iceland...
The government posting a video comparing scraping your knee with a 3 year prison sentence in order to justify its undermining and restriction of a fundamental cornerstone of our democracy is one of its most absurd arguments yet.
Every Labour MP should watch this, step up and vote it down
‘Farage misses out on Trump meeting as their relationship cools’
@lucyfisher.ft.com
Not yet - will take a look
The silver lining is the boost for renewables and reduced carbon emissions.
Unlike Pete Hegseth?
“By removing trial by jury, Keir Starmer & David Lammy are abolishing the ultimate guarantee of independence in our criminal justice system, & are placing extraordinary, unprecedented & untrammelled power into the hands of whichever politicians come after them”
thesecretbarrister.com/2026/03/07/k...
🚨On Tuesday the Prime Minister will order MPs to vote to undermine and restrict a fundamental cornerstone of our democracy - the right to trial by jury. It’s a move that will set us on a path to toward authoritarian justice.
MPs must step up and tell him NO
The British system seems incapable of dealing properly with senior, miscreant politicians.
OTOH marginal pricing of UK energy accelerates investment in renewables
Hear Hear!
🧵 This has to be the funniest Brexit moment yet.
The Brexit-loving brigade spluttering into their cornflakes as they discover The Telegraph has been sold to a German media company.
The irony is spectacular.
FT exclusive:
Russia has shared targeting intelligence with Iran, including locations of American military assets in the Middle East, as Tehran unleashes a barrage of drone and missile strikes against the US and its allies, said people familiar with the matter.
www.ft.com/content/19be...
For anyone who would like the clip (including George).
Until the UK sets itself a long-term goal of rejoining the EU (which a majority currently wants) the nonsense will continue. Given the Russian threat & geopolitics, I expect the EU would be much more welcoming than the ‘they wouldn’t have us back’ crowd think.
On the one hand, a clearly deranged lunatic in the White House starting a dangerous illegal war on Iran with already-serious repercussions for the region and world...
Or having a pop at Keir Starmer.
You just knew which side the Right would come down on.
This is superb, as ever from @bbcrosatkins.bsky.social who should be in charge of political content in the BBC.
Head and shoulders above all domestic political commentators.
Unemotional fact based unpeeling of bullshit
There's no reason for Iran to attack NATO nation Turkey—but a drone did. Iran denies sending it.
There's no reason for Iran to attack a UK base in Cyprus—but a drone did. Iran denies sending it.
Now Azerbaijan has been attacked. Iran denies involvement.
I think this is Israel.
Your regular reminder than a large majority of voters - and overwhelming majority of Labour voters - favour giving settled migrants access to the welfare state after five years or less. The Home Secretary is not reforming rules in line with public opinion. She is doing the opposite.
