The Tyranny of History: in Israel and Palestine, despair is all that's left. open.substack.com/pub/alexmassie…

It'd be awful to have a PM who didn't look at the evidence, barely understood the regions he governed, denied parliament a voice & then stitched it up so that no future govt could undo the damage he inflicted. But that is precisely the PM we've got open.substack.com/pub/iandunt/p/…

'Some might be relieved that constitutional issues were not as prominent in this by-election, but it is clear that, without the mobilising prospect of a rematch on either Brexit or a second independence referendum, Labour and the SNP will return to their comfort zones, taking…

The Swingometer returns after a summer break with a look at an issue which is a hot topic once again today (and a longstanding interest of mine) - immigration. Why are immigration attitudes more positive in Scotland than England? Link to the piece in the next tweet!

First time the press regulator has forced a paper to correct an article written by a secretary of state. By Braverman inevitably. theguardian.com/politics/2023/…

Really enjoyed talking to David Runciman about his new book, the power of AI, how the capitalist state became the default way of thinking about the state, corporations, artificial agency and structure, and whether any of it can be changed…tune in to listen Past Present Future

7 September 1998. Belle And Sebastian released The Boy With The Arab Strap. You can replay the listening party here timstwitterlisteningparty.com/pages/replay/f… Tweets from belle & sebastian Christopher Geddes stuart murdoch #TimsTwitterListeningParty #ttlp83

Buzzing for Divine tomorrow night! 🐝 Tickets all gone, sorry, none on the door.

Few tips for your enjoyment:
🚪 Doors open 8pm
💷 Cash only bar
🍺 Last orders 11.15pm
🕰 Music stops 11.45pm

See you out on the floor! Cannae wait!

Here's my post debunking Fraser Nelson's recent tweet and articles.
Welfare benefits are not 'the biggest scandal in politics'. The right-wing press misrepresenting facts and misusing statistics in pursuit of their political agenda is.
Please RT. coppolacomment.substack.com/p/welfare-bene…

A couple of free hours on a Sunday afternoon and this is what my idle hands came up with. Carry On meets Pulp Fiction!! x

If you can get passed the slow pace of it and the terminology, the Covid Inquiry is turning into quite the drama...and, dare I say, may well have some teeth!

Today Dame Jenny Harries (Head of Test & Trace and HSA) was in the hot chair, and it certainly got fiery!

Delia Derbyshire brought the TARDIS to life, but today we explore her sonic contributions from beyond the Doctor Who-niverse.
reverb.com/news/beyond-do…

3 years ago today we had a listening party for The Boy With The Arab Strap by Belle And Sebastian. You can find the replay here timstwitterlisteningparty.com/pages/replay/f… Tweets from belle & sebastian Christopher Geddes stuart murdoch #TimsTwitterListeningParty #ttlp83

new york city, 1960s

photos by jan yoors

Hopefully the next batch of Labour attack ads will focus on the dreadful record Sunak can and should be blamed for - do read the last few paragraphs of this passionate piece. Here’s what’s wrong with Labour’s attack ads on crime – The Secret Barrister thesecretbarrister.com/2023/04/10/her…

New post just out

'Running Out of People' - the public sector staffing crisis is getting worse fast. Why and what can be done about it?

(Free to read)
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/run…

“No, not THAT asylum seeker…”

The Illegal Migration Bill Elwood voted for will mean all Afghans arriving in the UK to claim asylum will be sent to Rwanda.

Ange Postecoglou's Celtic play a style which resembles the best teams and coaches in world football such as Pep's City, Arteta's Arsenal, & De Zerbi's Brighton.

His Celtic team invert the fullbacks, attack with flawless positional play, & counterpress relentlessly.

MEGA-THREAD!

For those too young to have lived through what happened twenty years ago, a thread of self-styled left/liberal types endorsing the invasion of Iraq

i'll never get over how skinny jeans have become so normalized, they're now worn by conservatives lamenting the decline of traditional masculinity.

you don't even have to go as far back as the early 2000s to see how this used to be taboo for men