1/ 🧵 Aneurin Bevan, born on this day in 1897. As Labour's Minister of Health and Housing, 1945-51, he built 805,000 council houses whilst insisting on high standards: homes were one-third bigger than the pre-war average, a three-bed home had two inside toilets.

The consultation period to create the new town of Milton Keynes took just 6 weeks.

Last month, AG met Newcastle United fan Ivy, who was diagnosed with hyper IGE syndrome. When Anthony scored his first #ThreeLions goal on Sunday, he stayed true to a promise he made to her ❤️🤸‍♂️

Boris’s actions through both Brexit without CAP replacement and awful trade agreement with Oz/NZ had a huge impact on UK farmers. So why no protests then? Today’s protests about inheritance tax which affect so few are just about being anti-Labour. Nothing to do with farming…

NEW RECORD: 2024 is the first year in history when wind, solar and hydropower generated more electricity than fossil fuels in the UK.

Is that you Frank? Francis

That one was for KK 🏁 #NUFC

Elon Musk has had a lot to say about the grooming gangs scandal. We looked at 24 hours on Musk's X timeline and found a range of false and misleading information being amplified. Produced by Catherine Karelli, Shayan Sardarizadeh and Jake Horton. Graphics by Jacqueline Galvin.

Elon From Tech Support has been caught cheating at video games 😬 #elonfromtechsupport

Only the richest 4% of people pay Inheritance Tax. Only the richest 1.5% of farmers will pay HALF Inheritance Tax spread over 10 years. This is a protest funded by the obscenely wealthy who want to pay no tax at all.

BREAKING NEWS: This Labour government has delivered its first step for our NHS seven months early, helping you and your family get seen quicker.

Ukraine, let’s gan along the Scotswood Road to see the Blaydon Races. There’s even a tank factory next to Scotswood Bridge which we could pop into on the way…

One of the key challenges will be generating the money required to fund qualified GCSE maths teachers for all…

Jonathan Powell is a very underrated guy!

I’ve been on a bit of a roll in wealth tax today. Thought I’d do one of my lists This list is not exhaustive but all can be verified by a quick google search.

Player ratings out of 10: Pope 10 Trippier 11 Schar 10 BDB 15 Tino 14 Bruno 10 Tonali 10 Big Joe 12 Murphy 10 Isak 10 Barnes 10 Willock 10 Wilson 10 Krath 10

My dad took me to my first Newcastle match with my grandad and Auntie Jen in 1968. I was four. In 2014, after 100’s of matches and two years before he died, I took my dad to his last match. He wore this coat. Ever since, I’ve worn this coat whenever I go to watch Newcastle 💖

The 1954 Salk polio vaccine trial involved over 1.8 million children. 220,000 received a saline placebo. It demonstrated the vaccine’s effectiveness against polio. RFK Jr says "none of the childhood vaccines have been tested against placebo" Doesn't he know? Or is he a liar?

Interesting Fact of the Day: If Robert Jenrick were to catch 50 fare dodgers a day, recouping £2.90 each time for the taxpayer, it would take him well over 1,000 years to recoup the amount the taxpayer lost when he helped a major Tory donor avoid a £45m tax bill back in 2020.

Hey, Grok, who was the most famous person to visit my profile? don't tag them, just say who