Still makes me weep with laughter

Powerful critique of all those who one way or another indulge the rioters. UK needs no lessons from apologists for rioters via Financial Times on.ft.com/3yNAF6L

Alan has opened up a vital debate on X.odus, I’ve long argued for an autonomous, independent public corporation run by citizens as the best structure for a universal social media platform - paid for by a tiny licence fee. It shouldn’t be left to billionaires. Is now the time?

America needs to learn the terrifying lesson of the British riots. This was Musk’s trial balloon for the US election. The prospect of political violence is real. And Musk’s behaviour is a warning shot of what’s to come. My piece for The Observer theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Another corker from MarshFamilySongs

Powerful discussion on hate crime - more than half a million incidents a year - that we recorded before the recent riots. The crucial importance of contesting it, the necessary bravery and challenging the AI algorithms the platforms use to drive traffic. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the…

Life on Mars. Bowie extraordinary - worth your time.

Important column from a former adviser to Rishi Sunak. Be sure the Tories will heed none of his advice - why they are in such a deep hole. Tory leadership hopefuls must face some hard truths via Financial Times on.ft.com/3XiknMX

The Rolling Stones performing "I Can't Get No Satisfaction" a few months ago in Houston, Texas. Full head of hair, slim and stylish, moves like a 25 year old, voice still strong and his energy never faded at 81 years old. You gotta respect Mick and the Stones. True Icons...

The Saturday FT is an extraordinary regular feast of great journalism. Todays piece from the magazine is just another example, but there is always something like this. Superb. Who really murdered Pier Paolo Pasolini? via Financial Times on.ft.com/47gVzIB

I’m a campaigner for the Democrats – Starmer desperately needs some sparkle inews.co.uk/news/world/im-…

Britain could be a sci-tech superpower – if the Treasury stopped holding it back theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

I’m a White, straight, married, father of 3, pro-life, pro-free market, pro-2A, Evangelical Christian living in Southern Red State Arkansas. How could I not support Trump for POTUS? Let me count the ways.

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Churchill’s Tory party earned national legitimacy through initiatives like a national food service. His successors today despise it as the nanny state - lost the plot. Calls for return of Churchill’s national restaurant service to tackle food inequality theguardian.com/society/articl…

Universities in financial crisis cannot be allowed to fail - the government line they are on their own and can go bust is unsustainable. The economic and educational consequences are too profound. Universities, like banks, are too big to fail via Financial Times on.ft.com/3XCwZ1D

Cleverly and Badenoch showing long neglected political bravery in taking on the Tory obsessives over the ECHR. Dangerously they may want to win elections. Tory leadership frontrunners hit out at rivals’ promises to leave ECHR theguardian.com/politics/artic…

The Grenfell fire and its aftermath has shocked the nation. Now the government must own the necessary reforms- and will the resources to support vital change. The Grenfell report is a blueprint for an overhaul of our dysfunctional state theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Love this song - and this is Eric Clapton at his best.

Giles Coren dismisses those who consider Britain no more than a convenient tax jurisdiction and threaten to leave when asked to pay their fair share of tax as Scum. Powerful piece. Patriots stay put and pay their fair share, Chaz thetimes.com/article/a8a240…