Paul Evans

Fabulous news.

Particularly as, in their golden age, so-called ‘highbrow’ TV (eg things like The South Bank Show) were more popular with ‘uneducated’ audiences than most realised.

I suspect Corbyn could furnish us with a few counter arguments in the ‘worst #PMQs performance EVAH’ stakes. But I’m not certain.

Try to imagine the period between a Labour prime minister announcing a an attempt to change the voting system, and the (hugely unlikely) first election under such a new system.

This point parks all other considerations on the matter.

That old line about Twitter: people who first heard of a concept five minutes ago correcting people who discovered it two minutes ago.

Immigration salience - by local area

Most affluent: 43%
2nd most affluent: 44%
Middle fifth: 41%
Second most deprived: 41%
Most deprived: 38%

Ipsos issues index, Feb 2026

Morning.

[Guardian]

That #PMQs was an utter drubbing for Badenoch. Almost pitiful.

Yes - this has been a clear breach of the Sailsbury convention and should have been met by a stronger govt reaponse

MS Word is an object lesson in the perils of monopoly.

I doubt there is any single piece of software that has generated as much in profits, and it has all of the customer focus you expect from some product in a documentary about East Germany.

This is important 👇👇👇👇

If only Comrade Stalin knew about this.

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..rs get relegated
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Wilson was the goat

Hereditary Peers Bill passes in House of Lords, paving the way for further reform The Hereditary Peers Bill has passed in the House of Lords in one of the biggest reforms to Parliament and UK democracy in a generation.

And it is done. Who your dad is no longer gives you a guaranteed say on the law of the land. We have tonight done what so many Labour people have sought to do throughout our history: no more hereditary peers

The interesting thing is that Harold Wilson’s government was responsible for absolutely tons of liberal reform, but “a liberalising coalition“ got the credit for a lot of of it. I think Starmer may well avoid taking so credit for assisted dying.

Lisa has a cunning plan. Just you wait and see.

Let them all reveal themselves in all of their gory glory, and then…. BANG.

At least I hope* so.

*hope, not think.

No, I have not seen an explanation why GB News gets to disregard so many rules on broadcasting.

I believe the social cohesion action plan today is meant to say it is important to challenge this.

Evergreen question.

Farage’s *only* asset is that his positions get boosted by wealthy cranks.

He wouldn’t last a day without this help.

That's a quote for the ages

Oil market prepares for $100 a barrel as Middle East producers cut output Further attacks on energy infrastructure over weekend also pose new threat

Anything more than a few weeks — and an exit plan looks increasingly difficult — fiscal policy is going to be part of the response. That means figuring out the balance between higher debt, higher tax and debt management.

Probably good to start thinking about it now.

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The fundamental issue for the West has been that nobody has been held accountable for anything.

Cameron and Osborne did more damage to the UK than any foreign enemy. Yet they sit there pasty faced taking no responsibility.

Tonty. Johnson. The Post Office, Hillsborough.

No one is responsible.

When coding: wow, I love LLMs, this is the best tech ever

When marking: kill this with fire, salt the earth and while we're at it let's make pocket calculators illegal.

Pee-pee tape?

How long do electric vehicle batteries actually last? When the modern electric vehicle was still in its infancy, drivers worried that vehicles would need expensive battery replacements within a few years. But battery lifespans are exceeding expectations.

When the modern electric vehicle was still in its infancy, drivers worried that vehicles would need expensive battery replacements within a few years. But battery lifespans are exceeding expectations.

When Forest win a game* the club sends me emails urging me to celebrate with free shipping on club merch.

*make your own joke here and keep it to yourself

My phone seems to be autocorrecting things (very badly) after I’ve finished typing at about the same time that I hit ‘post’ on here. Anyone else getting this?