NEW: Boris Johnson awards Gavin Williamson a knighthood. Why *now*? In middle of Russian crisis? He was appointed defence secretary in Nov 2017 at exact moment, FBI revealed its Trump-Russia investigation began in London. Is this relevant? 1/ theguardian.com/politics/2022/…

Hello Rebecca Pow fracking creates earthquakes, emits greenhouse gases and industrialises the countryside. As my MP, I want you to know that I don't consent to fracking going ahead in my local community – now or ever. #StopFracking via @tweet_your_mp

When a person of culture meets a populist dog whistler, the outcome is sublime. The late great Jonathan Miller here, making the argument that Stuart Rose made against Braverman the other day, just decades earlier. It’s all about leadership.

Is THIS civilisation finished? Looks like it. But what comes next? That’s where you come in… My new short film OUT OF THE ASHES, written by me & @frannyarmstrong and directed by ageofstupid animation director Martyn Pick. Please watch and RT! #Climate #Cop27 #RealityCheck

Why Brexit is still tearing apart the government | ITV News itv.com/news/2022-11-2…

Please retweet if you, like me, want to know what exactly Steve Barclay is doing to address the horrific conditions in the NHS currently 🤷‍♀️

Ministers could help the patients dying in NHS hospital corridors right now – they just choose not to theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Pleased Rishi Sunak is holding crisis talks on NHS today - because there are emergency measures he could take right now, today, that would reduce the number of people dying. Will he though? No. Which is so mind-blowingly, unforgivably cruel. My piece 👇 theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

For Christ's sake give them the money before all faith in the NHS is destroyed. Me for The Times and The Sunday Times online now - bit.ly/3X59dbK

Please retweet if you want Labour, LibDems and Greens to cooperate at the next election in order to oust the Tories and introduce PR so that we never again have to endure a Tory Government with an 80 seat majority, secured with only 43% of the popular vote.

Why is it that Conservative MPs, being interviewed on-line from home, always show a large Union Jack in the background!? Do norman people have Union Jacks in their homes.

Hello! If you oppose NHS privatisation, pls could you RT this? I need to know who to follow next (it’ll be you!) Ju 💙

The furthest place from land on Earth is known as Point Nemo, almost 2,700km away from the nearest island. At the right time of day, the nearest humans are those on board the International Space Station, at ≈400 kilometres altitude. goo.gl/maps/UgZYa43zd…

This should be watched by each and every person in this country. Dr Julia Grace Patterson💙 I believe this is what you are fighting for, we must all fight for this

I don’t like this sort of politics. Societies are made up of individuals with different backgrounds, opinions, economic interests and moral and philosophical positions. The primary job of politicians in my view is to at least try to navigate these differences (guided of course by

"Phew! That's a nasty leak. Thank goodness it's not at our end of the boat". An image that's as powerful in the age of the climate crisis as it was in the Great Depression. Then, as now, "it's not our problem" was a spectacular misjudgement. Thanks to Cllr David Ward 🌹 for posting

As you watch the Aurora this evening, it’s worth reflecting that you’re getting a rare direct glimpse of the power of Nature. Those charged particles causing the atmosphere to glow came from a sunspot complex 17 times the diameter of Earth and traveled across 90 million miles at

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.