We’ve joined 60+ organisations to call on the government to create a Visa scheme to allow Palestinians affected by the war in Gaza to reunite safely with their loved ones in the UK

🙏Sign the petition – at 100K signatures, parliament must debate it👇
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/6485…

As 'how would the UK vote in a US election?' re-enters the discourse, here is your periodical reminder that British conservative voters are generally closer to Democrats than Republicans, and *to the left of Democrats* on many issues.

The UK would be a solidly blue state.

É triste ver o sucesso da extrema-direita nas Eleições Legislativas portuguesas hoje 😢🇵🇹

O Chega ficou em terceiro, mas detém muito poder na formação do próximo governo. Aqui estão os distritos onde o #Chega teve melhor e pior desempenho #Legislativas2024 #Portugal

As the long read from Tom Sasse explains, support has ebbed away from the Conservative Party among nearly all demographic groups. (7/10)
economist.com/britain/2024/0…

Sunday's snap national election in Portugal is shaping up to be the most unpredictable in recent memory: The only sure thing about it is that for the first time since 2015, PM António Costa is not on the ballot. POLITICOEurope's got what you need to know:
politico.eu/article/portug…

🇬🇷 BREAKING - Greece has become the first Orthodox Christian country to legalise same-sex civil marriage.

🌈 The landmark bill, drafted by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis' government, was passed in parliament on this evening.

NEW: we often talk about an age divide in politics, with young people much less conservative than the old.

But this is much more a British phenomenon than a global one.

40% of young Americans voted Trump in 2020. But only 10% of UK under-30s support the Conservatives. Why?

NEW: Exclusive YouGov polling for Times Radio Breakfast...

Charging VAT on private schools supported by 62% of voters, including 4 in 10 who went to private school, and 3 in 10 parents who send their kids to private school now

More on @timesradio

🧵/ We’ve examined headline voting intention from 14,000 voters over the last 3 months to take a detailed look at voting demographics as we head towards the likely 2024 general election

yougov.co.uk/politics/artic…

Time for my & Joao Silva's top movies/TV discovered in 2023:
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1. #BarbieMovie
2. Close
3. Rotting in the Sun
4. Past Lives
5. Rye Lane
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1. Poker Face
2. #TraitorsUK
3. #DoctorWho (2023 specials)
4. The Rehearsal
5. We're Here (season 3)

Kailikapu 'Jacobi wanted to make sure his recorder was working, so he rewound the tape... Suddenly, Kauaʻi ʻōʻō came soaring toward the researchers... drawn to a recording of its own voice thinking it was another bird... singing for a mate that would never come'😭🐦‍⬛
theguardian.com/environment/20…

George Osborne’s Austerity and the rest of the Tory party destroyed the UK economy and the productive capacity of its working people. There is no argument against it.

Lookit our lovely charts 💙

Always a great source of inspiration!