“Having spoken to quite a lot of Labour MPs today, there was a huge anger, and hurt as well'

Sienna Rodgers, senior writer for The House magazine, talks to Kirsty Wark about concerns raised by Labour MPs about Natalie Elphicke's defection from the Conservative Party

#Newsnight

. Sienna Rodgers being really good on BBC Newsnight

£3 for half a shandy. No wonder pubs are dying.

White asparagus, purple artichokes, Tajin, Murano glass, travels to Venice and Suffolk open.substack.com/pub/kerstinrod…

I went to Venice for the art biennale in 2022. Here is my report that somehow I forgot to publish at the time. In a few days I'll talk about the biennale in 2024.
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A poll for veterans of the TERF Wars - kindly retweet:

Q: Do you see a connection between this gender fad across the governing class and the deeper political crisis?

msmarmitelover.com/2024/05/savour…
It's white asparagus season; an Austro-german obsession. Here's a recipe suggestion, a twist on the French clafoutis. It's an easy win

#flowerreport tulips have opened

A record breaking result for Amy Gallagher - Social Democratic Party candidate in the London Mayoral election.

⭐️34,449 votes
⭐️393% increase in SDP vote from 2021
⭐️Largest % jump in votes of ANY party
⭐️Record 6th place out of 13 candidates

Well done Amy Gallagher 👋👋👋…

Sunset and sunrise in Suffolk

Yup

Shocking & fascinating story. But I kept asking myself: doesn’t this woman have a mother?

theguardian.com/food/2024/may/… Been name checked in Felicity Cloake's vegan meringue recipes. Thoroughly tested with her usual rigorous methods but we agree, aquafaba is best.

I was told it’s illegal to talk on your phone on a Vaporetto in Venice but I can’t find anything on the internet that says this- anyone know?

Venice has been better today. Taking airport boat in a minute.

Don’t use Hostelworld I just found out that if I’d booked via Booking.com I’d have saved 50 euros for the same place , same nights. Hostelworld does not charge the price you clicked on, but an average price ( in the small print) - misleading & unethical

A reminder of how I was sacked as Co-chair of the Mayor's Violence Against Women and Girls Board by City Hall:
unherd.com/2021/08/why-di…

Just thinking about that child killed by the sword killer. A child. On his way to school. It’s appalling.

Put it this way, Venetians are nastier than Parisians.

You have to be constantly on the look out for rip offs in Venice. It’s exhausting. Just ordered a deal- gnocchi & a glass of wine for 12 euros. Got charged 15. Had to argue.