Today prog interview with Green co-leader Adrian Ramsay covered precisely two topics: * Why does no one know who you are? * Are trans women women? Great news for anyone planning to choose their councillors next week on the bases of how famous their leader is, and trans rights.

With public-sector pay in the news again, top colleague Ben Gartside has timely revelation that MoJ has been cutting back on prison building to meet the cost of staffing Story The i Paper: inews.co.uk/news/politics/…

Last year, my dear friend David Knowles passed away. He was 32, and had an undiagnosed heart condition. This weekend, the cricket team he founded will be playing a game to raise money for the BHF, to help fund their research. Please donate if you can, link below.

Thank you for any support you can provide. Please feel free to share the link below if you knew him or his work, or want to know more about a brilliant man. justgiving.com/page/rhcc-vs-l…

This weekend I'll be handing out sarnies and Pimms in memory of my pal, David Knowles, as Larkhall Wanderers Cricket Club take on the Royal Household. We're fundraising for British Heart Foundation. Check out JustGiving and please donate if you can. justgiving.com/page/rhcc-vs-l…

Exclusive | Dozens of council workers across Britain have been paid for multiple full-time jobs they held in local authorities at the same time trib.al/qPCgF7D

Excl: At least 37 suspected cases of local government staff members working multiple full-time jobs at once have been identified, The i Paper can reveal inews.co.uk/news/council-w…

Somewhere right now a guy is trying to explain why he thought he could insider trade the new pope

Great thread by Jon. If you want to know what’s wrong with the planning system, look below. Council taken to court by motoring activists and lose because they had only provided a 12 page rebuttal letter to their concerns on an LTN scheme.

(Housekeeping note: I'll now be writing a weekly column for The i Paper. And I'm shifting away from the daily Westminster whirlwind to focus on in-depth, original reporting on all aspects of politics, the economy and the global situation. Get in touch if you've got a story!)

WE’RE GOING TO WEMBLEY!!! #oafc

I don’t think it’s crossfire when we can see the cop lining her up and shooting her on the video. I’m not an expert though but seems like the passive voice is unnecessary.

Given the chat around air conditioning: worth reading this. Highlights clearly how new build homes, especially flats with floor to ceiling windows, are uniquely awful for overheating. More AC needed, but also better design. bloomberg.com/news/features/…

In this week's mag, Nicholas Harris sketches the rise fo Thomas Skinner ⚒. Bosh! newstatesman.com/politics/2025/…

If you’re looking at bond prices for the first time since September 2022, you’re probably not best placed to comment on them.

Breaking news: Boston Consulting Group modelled the costs of 'relocating' Palestinians from Gaza and entered into a multimillion-dollar contract to help launch a new aid scheme for the shattered enclave on.ft.com/45VuqMu

Exclusive: The Tony Blair Institute participated in a project to develop a postwar Gaza plan that envisaged kick-starting the enclave’s economy with a “Trump Riviera” and an “Elon Musk Smart Manufacturing Zone” ft.com/content/0b1bc7…