Let's do this again! For #BlackHistoryMonth I'm going to highlight some of the all time greats from the world of sports and performance. The trailblazers, the record breakers, the game changers... One every day. Settle in...

This is wilful ignorance. Parliament has to ratify treaties. It’s laid out in the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 (c. 25).

most useful thing about returning to this incoherent fabulist, is the reminder that so few of those who empowered him have apologised to the rest of us

Journalists are meant to speak truth to power. That's our job. But what do you do when that power is your own news org? This thread (professional suicide note?) is about The Guardian & The Observer's future. Because it turns out you can’t believe everything you read on a poster.. 1/

A NYT correction for the ages.

A fine example of thinking about the economy as something which only affects the environment, rather than something which is (increasingly!) affected by the environment. The end result, incidentally, is far *worse* “financial facts” as costs skyrocket and markets collapse.

Pedro Sánchez unveils plans to help migrants settle in Spain theguardian.com/world/2024/oct…

I spent 5 months investigating the role of a British accountant, a London broker and a Dubai-based British shipping magnate in at least 25 tankers bought for Lukoil’s Eiger Shipping, in an effort to lift the veil on Russia’s shadow fleet Hope you read it on.ft.com/3BFQBt5

This is actually very good on the face of it. Serious & necessary reforms including removing scandalous lower earning limit on sick pay & banning exploitative zero hours contracts. Still a lot of way to go, but a big win for all workers today #r4today theguardian.com/politics/2024/…

A decision to cap crown court sitting days must be reversed if delays blighting trials are to be tackled, the Victims' Commissioner for England & Wales tells Times Law. thetimes.com/uk/law/article…

I love this so much!!

‘I think, boy, I’m a part of all this’: how local heroes reforested Rio’s green heart theguardian.com/global-develop…

Today, hundreds of us gathered in County Durham as a show of solidarity with the women inside Derwentside Immigration Removal and to call for an end to immigration detention. We stand for dignity and freedom for all. That's why These Walls Must Fall. #NoOneIsIllegal

TIL that in 2001, a UK Foreign Office minister showed he didn’t know of European Union citizenship, created 9 years previously.

For evidence of Musk’s abuse of this site see this piece on X's “Election Integrity Community” as an efficient incitement machine/bullshit/paranoia engine. And how this chaos is the return on Musk's $44 billion investment (gift link) theatlantic.com/technology/arc…

Hey followers - if you haven’t moved to Bluesky yet, I really encourage you to try it. It’s MUCH better than Twitter and so many of the people you follow are already there. I’m on SimonFrCox.bsky.social Here’s some tips if you make the move. Hope to see you there.

I can just about buy that the political left are routinely intolerant of differing views & can be harsh with people who dissent. What I will NEVER accept is that the right are not ten times worse. Just try being pro-immigration, trans inclusion or anti-Islamophobic for a day.