Presumably the people who favour one word ratings for schools are estate agents and house buyers. One word headlines maintain the competitive ethos of our modern school system. That’s not good for education or for children but reflects the ideology in power… #r4today

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Your colleague @benchu_ has been working on where the '£75bn' figure has come from Martha Kearney.

You could have challenged Shapps if you talked to each other. twitter.com/BenChu_/status…

#r4today

'The impact will be very significant'

Ukraine’s former Defence minister, Andriy Zagorodnyuk, tells Joe Inwood that western aid could turn the tide of the war. #Newsnight

“The only route to claim asylum was the boat”. Why do people expect that to change? #newsnight

What scope for cutting spending on social care, social security and health do these military types foresee, given the ageing population, ever increasing health costs and inequality? #newsnight

No, the £75bn is not “incredible” except in the sense of “unbelievable”. It’s a very small amount over 6 years and it’s unclear how it’s calculated. It’s the difference between 2.3% and 2.5%. And what services are going to be cut to pay for it? #newsnight

Brilliant reporting on an Israeli soldier exposing the reality of Israel’s foolish war #c4news

That £75bn is an “interesting calculation”… in other words, nonsense. 🙄 #c4news

More smoke and mirrors ending with an increase in defence spending from 2.3 to 2.5% of GDP. Why wasn’t it announced in the budget? #c4news

Absolutely desperate interview with Michael Tomlinson refusing to answer questions on whether victims of torture & survivors of slavery & trafficking can be sent to Rwanda.

The answer, in both cases, is yes.

Yes to Afghans. Yes to children. Yes to refugees of all kinds #r4today

A very sad day for this country…

So, given the timing, we can only assume that our government thinks that messaging about sending asylum seekers to Rwanda (illegally) and excluding people from sickness benefits is the way to win votes. What hopeless and sickening cynicism… #newsnight

Repair is always possible… #newsnight

Left silences right, right silences left. But censorship stops us pushing for change - ⁦Kenan Malik⁩ theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Britain was wise to cleave to Europe as the empire began to disintegrate. It’s time to do it again - ⁦Will Hutton⁩ theguardian.com/commentisfree/…