Back of my Polling Card for local elections. For 1st time, photo ID is required. Card gives many options for elderly or those with disability. None, NONE, for younger or student voters. The policy is simply biased against younger voters, designed to suppress their vote.

Angela Rayner says she will step down if found to have committed crime. theguardian.com/politics/2024/…

Juliet should be a dream role. For a black actor tackling Shakespeare, it can be a nightmare.

The racist abuse directed at Francesca Amewudah-Rivers shows how casting decisions have been hijacked by the culture wars. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Middle East crisis live: Israel says aid trucks have entered Gaza after US official warns famine has begun theguardian.com/world/live/202…

Lord Bamford, a man with an estimated wealth of £5.9b, is bosom buddy of the grifter Johnson, who could owe an alleged £500m in unpaid taxes, has stepped down from the Lords. Interesting.
(Then there’s Mone, Zahawi, & other scammers)

But Angela Rayner… cityam.com/jcb-billionair…

Zelenskyy proving yet again that you don’t need a lifetime background in politics to be a global statesman. You do need self belief, a backbone, gravitas, an understanding of how the world works and why it often doesn’t, and the courage and articulacy to express it.

I addressed the Three Seas Summit, emphasising the urgent need to strengthen Ukrainian air defense—with real action, not just words.

To ensure that Russian missiles do not fly over Vilnius, Warsaw, or Chisinau, they should finally not fly over Odesa and Kharkiv.

A thread🧵

Fletcher should be sacked for suggesting an area vote against the Tories

Tory MP tells voters to back Reform so Lee Anderson can return to Westminster
#ToriesOut644 #SunakOut534 #GeneralElectionNow #Sunackered #ToryChaos #WeaklingSunak
independent.co.uk/news/uk/politi…

So Johnson's great friend JCB Bamford has retired from the House of Lords. Owing about £500 million is he doing a Michelle Mone?
But Rayner probably doesn't owe £1.5k so that's what we should be concentrating on?
I don't think so

Mom de plume 🇬🇧 🇪🇺🇺🇦🕷 #FBPE No words. Well none I can print here anyway. Yes an error but really. #MichelleMone #NadhimZahawi #JeremyHunt on and in corruption or errors in the millions. Imagine the interest that they'd earned on their 'errors' before paying. While this man loses his home over 30p/week. 🤬

jemand von hier #FBPE #artist+ Paul Cox 🔭✨☄ #FBPE #GTTO+ Klaar Dresselaers 🔶️🇪🇺🇳🇱🇺🇦💙+ Noah Beery 🇪🇺🇺🇦🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Paul Youd Ⓥ (VG-Dad) #FBPE #GTTO+ Stella dei Fiori 🌟 🌺🌻🌼 🪷🌟+ MatthewC+ Tim+ ⚫ Jen Alexander 💙 🇪🇺🏳️‍🌈 #RejoinEU🌟🕯🏳️‍⚧️+ Gearoid Mc Amhlaidh 🇮🇪🇵🇸🇳🇴🌈FBPE 💙 #Think32+ M Davis+ Nick Hirst+ Mom de plume 🇬🇧 🇪🇺🇺🇦🕷 #FBPE+ quietdilettante #BrexitHasFailed #3.5% #FBPPR+ Lisa H. #ProEU #thankagp 💙💙💙 #GTTO+ @Joissummer+ 𝙍𝙖𝙮𝙅 💙+ The Duck of Mestwinster 🇪🇺🇩🇪🇯🇲🦖+ Deb Mc 🇺🇦#FBPE #rejoinEU 3.5%🕷💙+ Fly Boy 💙Proud to be a European!#FBPE+…

Former Post Office bosses Alan Cook and Adam Crozier to face Horizon IT inquiry – UK politics live theguardian.com/politics/live/…

Mom de plume 🇬🇧 🇪🇺🇺🇦🕷 #FBPE It makes me think revolution is an underrated way of carrying out political change.

Mom de plume 🇬🇧 🇪🇺🇺🇦🕷 #FBPE Absolutely tragic and wilful on the part of the authorities

The Great Betrayal: Lord Bamford has absconded without pay HMRC a penny of the £millions he owes. Back in the seventies policing must be dramatically different to what it is today because the police would have considered Bamford a flight risk and confiscated his passport. Don't…

Man convicted over benefit error worth 30p a week fights to clear his name.
George Henderson had to sell his home to repay nearly £20,000, years after ticking wrong box on carer’s allowance form. theguardian.com/society/2024/a…

The BBC, Ofcom and now the British Museum – why do the Tories keep interfering in cultural appointments?

No 10’s meddling is corrupting the integrity of public postings, and turning institutions into political pawns. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Party may fail to grab target seats as young voters turn away over Gaza and climate.

Party figures say decision to tack to right on issues such as immigration could also diminish predicted landslide. theguardian.com/politics/2024/…

Biden knows Netanyahu ‘played’ him, says senator.

Senator and leading foreign policy voice in Democratic party tells the Guardian Biden has come to realise the limits of his influence. theguardian.com/us-news/2024/a…