Naomi Smith is on Bluesky

POCHIN: The fact is is that I would feel much safer with the two great big strapping police officers walking down my street. CHORLEY: So what about female police officers? It sounds like under these rules women wouldn't be considered big and strapping and frightening. POCHIN:…

Champions! Congratulations @Lionesses — what a team. What a game. What drama. You dug deep when it mattered most and you’ve made the nation proud. History makers.

“Britain is world-famous for our incredible musical legacy, with live performances the lifeblood of the industry. Barriers are bad news for acts, audiences & hurt the UK’s vibrant £7.6bn music industry, a further hit to our squeezed economy & dimming our soft power" @pimlicat 10/

“The government must urgently examine what scope there is to address these challenges - and work with our partners in Europe to implement solutions." - @pimlicat 16/16 bestforbritain.org/british_acts_p…

📚 NEW Sunday School: Heeeeeere's Jeremy! + The Left has a new bouncing baby party! 🐣 + A bluffer's guide to India/UK deal. 🏏 + Could it be? Some good news from the US?🗽 @sturdyAlex @MrKennyCampbell 🍏 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/qui… 🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/1PtDMm…

Very glad this dropped in time for the long dog walk!

I have joined this call with over 200 MPs to call for recognition of the state of Palestine as soon as possible. The two state solution has never looked further away, and with the current Israeli government determined to prevent a viable Palestinian state ever happening there…

And now her mother will have to live with the fact that Bridget, who struggled terribly with ME/CFS died of cardiac failure this week. The world needs to wake up to this condition and properly fund the research. Too many are dying. RIP Bridget. You deserved better.

No, Mr Hannan. BREXIT is what is punishing Britain for Brexit. An elected Labour gov't can - indeed, must - implement its clear manifesto pledge of a closer relationship with the EU. Neither the last Tory gov't nor your fantasy far-right future one have some eternal mandate. ~AA

Sunday School: Smells like teen spirit ✖️ Game on for 16-year-old voters 📺 Game over for Stephen Colbert @pimlicat and @MrKennyCampbell wrestle with heavy democratic questions and light entertainment. Bet you can't weight... podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sme…

🚨 BREAKING: There was just a deadly explosion at the Los Angeles County Sheriff Department training facility in eastern LA 3 are reportedly dead, per Fox "Blow out several vehicle windows..." It reportedly happened next to a Bomb squad vehicle 🙏🙏

The Sun doesn't seem very happy about 16 year olds being able to vote... 👀

Electoral Commission figures for 2024 election spending Labour £74k per MP elected Lib Dem £78k Cons £197k Reform £1.1m

NEW 🏰 Palaces or Parliaments? 🗳️ with @chrischirp Afghan data leak and superinjunction ⚖️ An index of the USA's slide to autocracy 🍊 @pimlicat's Grin And Share It 💉 @sturdyalex's Wokey-Dokey 🦖 🍏 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/qui… 🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/135KqZ…

Presume he’s therefore calling on his good friend Trump to end the cover up and release the Epstein files?

Anti Abortion/ Pro life money is flooding into the U.K. and with it some sinister goings on in our body politic. Important listening 🎧👇 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/qui…

💣 SPECIAL: How dark money is taking our politics backwards Issues thought closed - like women's reproductive health - are now relitigated. @sturdyalex chats to @PeterKGeoghegan about how this interference is being funded. 🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/4XSXFm… 🍏 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/qui…