I deleted my post calling this an insurrection viewing party because strictly speaking it’s a pre-insurrection viewing party. Still absolutely chilling & disturbing viewing

This is urgent! The Government wants to impose a catastrophic 50% funding cut to arts subjects at higher education (HE) level in England. I've joined the PCA for the Arts to tell Sir Gavin Williamson CBE MP: arts education matters. Will you join too? campaignforthearts.org/petitions/stop…

New sports column in Westminster and Whitehall’s House Magazine in a couple of days.

“Some may see the beliefs of others as questionable or controversial, but people must be free to hold them. This is why this case is so important.” Kishwer Falkner on the ruling in Maya Forstater’s appeal. See our case summary and full statement: orlo.uk/3nbz8

Gareth Southgate’s brilliant letter to England: patriotic, inclusive, justified and shared pride - the dna of a truly decent man. Let’s take it to heart and celebrate the variety among us which makes us an inventive, successful people. Big advance on the darker, narrower days.

It should not be underestimated how much Keir Starmer has angered many of Labour's most loyal women during the last week. Me at Labour Uncut: labour-uncut.co.uk/2021/06/14/sta…

122 days till COP26 and the planet’s getting hotter. Much hot air and few specific plans. 2 weeks to full launch of the Clean Growth Leadership Network - scientists, businesspeople, policy makers, academics coming out of their silos together. Working together now indispensable.

Take a look at the Clean Growth Leadership Network new Website. 108 days till Cop26 and masses to do. Please see if you want to take part. The first public event is on the Website and it’s completely practical. Not slogans but action.

What keeps Lord Des Browne up at night on Climate Change - listen to the full recording here. House of Lords Mark Carney #CleanGrowth #CGLN #globalwarming #ActOnClimate #RaceToZero #savetheplanet

SimonGreenberg Beyond sad to hear of Simon’s death. Talented, original, unflappable fun. I loved working with him in some tough roles and will miss him very much. My thoughts are with his family who came first for him always. A mensch.

THREAD: Thank you to Lord Triesman Lord David Triesman for raising an oral question about women's sport in the House of Lords today /1

It was amazing to meet, spend weeks with, Michail Gorbachev in 2022. He was at the Labour Party HQ looking at what might be the ingredients for a centre left party in Russia. For sure didn’t want the kleptomaniacs and GRU goons in control. More of a democrat and wiser each day.

BP and gambling interests fund secretive free market think tank the IEA unearthed.greenpeace.org/2018/07/30/bp-… via Unearthed

Each year 1.3 million teenage girls across the UK are dropping out of sport. This Big Give #ChristmasChallenge22 supports Women in Sport's work to show all girls that sport is for them: donate.thebiggive.org.uk/campaign/a0569…

Judging by messages I’m getting Match of the Day in meltdown. Any presenter who agrees to replace Gary Lineker tomorrow night will be tainted as effectively a political appointment. Ditto any pundit.

Gary Lineker was pulled off air by the BBC because he refused to issue a public apology for his tweets criticising the government’s Illegal Migration Bill, according to sources close to him. Lineker rejects the idea he breached social media guidelines, which is what…

Incredible. So the BBC launched a war without a battle plan.

This - the greatest European speech on the Hamas murder raid, Israel war vs Hamas, rising antiJewish racism and toxic sham ‘history’ of Decolonisation - is deeply moving. Its decency and moral clarity is striking…