It’s almost as if a decade and a half of pay restraint, and the politically motivated suppression of civil service pay in particular, wasn’t a good thing. Nice to welcome a new convert to our cause.

These British young people getting A-Levels are part of the lockdown generation who lost parts of their education, teenage years, and possibly family and friends, then received zero mental health support from a deeply uncaring government. They deserve huge praise 👏👏👏

Yeah especially as the last government's strategy of doing nothing while services deteriorated with far greater costs than the salary increases was working really well.

Apart from that, you’re doing great Metropolitan Police

In 1979, the newly-elected Margaret Thatcher gave public sector workers a 25% pay rise to avoid a second winter of discontent.

A local food bank leaves fruits and vegetables that can’t be shared at my allotment site. My compost heap and hens were very happy today. 🪱 🌱

There is currently lots on social media about Mpox (much of it might cause unnecessary angst or worry). This thread is v useful. The LGBTQ+ community in London (and in other places) mobilised v quickly to get vaccinated after an outbreak a few years ago. This can be done again.

Today’s allotment haul. I tend my compost heaps with great care because they help produce this.

Disgusting. Unforgivable. And the Israeli state must prosecute the perpetrators.

Reports are starting to filter in from the first day of talks in Doha. Everyone agrees this was a good day of talks. The Americans are reporting a major breakthrough. The Israelis are far less optimistic and say that some steps have been taken forward, but they still point to

Can anyone at BT explain why I am being charged (notified by email too) when you’ve confirmed receipt of my equipment? I see this is an issue affecting others too.

Inspired by this FT Weekend article to finally properly join the mass migration across to 🟦 ☁️ & use my account there. I’m hoping all my Twitter friends make the move across. I suspect I’ll use both for a while and see. Same account name there.

Some of responses to the UK govt's decision on Israel arms licences are fevered. 1) The previous government made clear licences were always under review. There has been a review and clear legal advice. The new government is acting accordingly. If HMG ignored it that would be

Jonathan Powell, onetime chief of staff to Tony Blair, has been appointed the Prime Minister’s Special Envoy for negotiations between the UK and Mauritius on the exercise of sovereignty over the future of the Chagos Islands (BIOT). Powell was with others instrumental in the

Every word of Hadley Freeman and Jonathan Freedland

I have watched with dismay the collapse in integrity and standards of the Jewish Chronicle. It’s been a disaster for the Jewish community. As he explains, Jonathan Freedland has been pushing behind the scenes for change. Rightly, he’s had enough. I applaud his decision.

I grew up reading Jonathan Freedland in the Jewish Chronicle and wanting to write a column in our community paper, just like him. This is a grave loss to a vital community institution, but not a hugely surprising one given all that’s transpired.

I have done the same

So troubling to see what’s happened to the JC under Jake Wallis Simons’s editorship. A steady exodus of highly respected columnists - starting with Josh Glancy last October, now Jonathan Freedland Hadley Freeman David Aaronovitch Anshel Pfeffer אנשיל פפר. The British Jewish community - whose Zionism has

looks like Sadiq Khan has convinced the government to designate Oxford Street a ‘Mayoral Development Area’ so he can overrule Westminster council. Long overdue imo