How about a real election in Russia?

And just when you thought that the water industry couldn't become any more of a shambles here it is. Govt made a massive strategic blunder when telling WCs that nationalisation was not on an agenda. Utterly predictable the industry saw that as a weakness and are exploiting it.

Ukraine has a path to victory without Trump’s extortion- I outlined how in Parliament yesterday:

Zelensky is a wartime leader watching his people suffer and die under Russian attacks every day. To be lectured and lied to by Trump and Vance, as they defend the war criminal dictator committing these atrocities, is unimaginable agony. An everlasting shame for America.

This is thuggery from Trump and Vance, plain and simple. They are bullying the brave true patriot Zelensky into accepting a deal which effectively hands victory to Russia. Unless the UK and Europe step up, we are facing a betrayal of Ukraine.

About to talk to Channel 4 News about these extraordinary events. And Rory Stewart and I will be doing a LIVESTREAM at 8pm. Almost impossible to compute what has just happened in Washington. We shall try

For someone who prides themself on being so “direct”, it’s striking you still can’t bring yourself to criticise President Trump directly.

European leader after European leader is now stepping forward to show their support for Zelensky - and implicit horror at Trumps behaviour. All eyes now turning to Starmer - and the Sunday gathering of EU leaders in London. Has this “changed the global conversation ?”

"Thames Water customers shocked by ‘scandalous’ bill increases. Some consumers will pay almost 50% more from April as confusion mounts over price rises." That's what 35 years of Ofwat gets you, customers faced with £10bns worth of bill increases. Time an end was put to this

"Thames Water creditors ask watchdog to defer sewage spill fines." Thames Water's bond holders are looking for yet another way to screw customers. Under normal circumstances the regulator would resist this idea, forceable, but we're dealing with @ofwat here so guess what?

Water bills are through the roof, sewage is still being pumped into our rivers and Water companies are raking in massive profits while Ofwat does next to nothing. Time to scrap Ofwat and bring in a regulator that actually does its job.

Oh look, spot inspections reveal that 1 in 5 water company discharge permits are being breached. Who'd have guessed. Question is what are the Environment Agency ever going to do about any it? Oh and how is that now three and a half year old "largest ever criminal investigation" into

This is serious… SERIOUS.

It’s a shame that BBC Radio 4 Today showed no interest in resident doctors’ hourly rates (the source of the issue) and more in the ‘lefty’ views of the interviewee this morning. Poor journalism.

Just when it seems there are no words left to describe the living hell in Gaza, a new one has been added: “famine”. This is not a mystery — it is a man-made disaster, a moral indictment and a failure of humanity itself. Famine is not only about food; it is the deliberate

I'm boycotting the state banquet to send a message to both Donald Trump and Keir Starmer that they cannot close their eyes and wish away the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. Donald Trump can stop this catastrophe in Gaza and get the hostages released.

The leader of a party with 72 MPs - Are you going to mention this news BBC Radio 4 Today ?

So govt finally coughs it up, the whole "it'll cost £100 billion to nationalise the water industry" is totally bogus, complete and utter made up nonsense. As we always knew, no matter what ministers claimed, @Defra today has finally published their methodology confirming that

Ministers I see are still clinging on to that old lie that it will cost £100 billion to nationalise the water industry. Mike Katz That of course is based on Ofwat's calculations that @ThamesWater for example is apparently worth £21,008,425,000, 🤣🤣🤣 Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear.

Really important background to the crisis at the BBC: