In its manifesto, Labour called the continued presence of hereditary peers “indefensible”. Why then is it taking no action to remove the automatic right of 26 Church of England bishops to sit and vote in the House of Lords, which is equally indefensible? theguardian.com/politics/artic…

The self serving special pleading and desperation of the rich is something to behold. Squaddies and NCOs do not send their kids to private schools. And the Tory government neglected veterans just as they neglected everyone else.

The majority of Peers in the House are appointed as ‘life’. Just as is the case with the soon-to-be-reformed hereditary seats, the British public have no say in these appointments electoral-reform.org.uk/does-the-lords…

A reprehensible view, that a country should simply give up on ending gun violence and instead turn communities into fortresses.

They have a stake in protecting their own interests. Everyone has a stake in this country, which is why everyone should get a say in who sits in our parliament.

No one should feel honoured by a party appointment to Parliament. If you’ve not been elected you shouldn’t be there.

Let’s be clear, there is no plan of the German Government to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda. The discussion is about processing asylum applications in third countries under international humanitarian law and with support of the United Nations.

In 2021, we revealed the King secretly gave a CBE to a Saudi donor who paid millions in a deal brokered by royal aides Paying for an honour is a crime But The Met covered up the scandal, never investigating properly or speaking to the men at its heart—Charles and the Saudi 1/5

No exact moment of course, but 1979/80 saw some awful changes in political leadership that would have a profound impact on the world.

Newspapers should be made to print the retraction of such nonsense as a front page headline: “Daily Mail told you a lie: Germany isn’t sending people to Rwanda”.

Summer 2024 was world's warmest on record bbc.in/4g6OXQO

There is a better future for Britain available, one with an elected head of state. #NotMyKing #AbolishTheMonarchy

a) it’s not Prince William’s prize. b) yes the BBC has done this because William is associated with it. The BBC should not be doing this as it’s a clear case of bias by promoting the idea William is championing the environment.

Used in phrases such as ‘a lot of royalists are struthious’.

Scrapping the House of Lords has been ‘carefully thought about’ for over 100 years. Making a few changes to it is hardly radical or dangerous.

They really are shameless. William doesn’t work with the Scouts, he doesn’t work at all. But he tries to associate himself with people who do work hard without getting the £23m a year paycheque.

Very excited to be meeting our European counterparts and fellow members of Alliance of European Republican Movements. Support for most monarchies in Europe is falling and republican campaigns are growing stronger. See AERM.org for info

Funny how democratic reform smokes out those who just don’t believe in democracy.

Work shy William does so little even his fans have to get excited by his beard. What they gloss over is that someone on an income of £23m has breaks that last weeks and weekends that last several days.

Republic and our European allies in Alliance of European Republican Movements are together in Manchester this weekend for #AERM2024. Here’s why we’ve chosen to host this year’s conference at the People’s History Museum. 🧵🧵#NotMyKing #AbolishTheMonarchy