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I hope this isn’t true. There are times when it’s more important to put country before party. This is one of them. Burnham’s longstanding commitment to a fairer voting system could transform our democracy & counter dire threat of a Reform UK government theguardian.com/politics/2026/…

What happens when you allow water monopolies to avoid criminal action for their crimes by paying a small bung to a compliant charity instead . No incentive to stop criminals repeating crimes :

The last two years have been the worst ever for pollution by water companies, reports @adamvaughan_uk , despite the Government’s promise to clean up. When is it going to take a grip, and ensure prosecutions and jailing of criminally negligent bosses? thetimes.com/uk/environment…

New from JRF: we need Rent Controls (and Tax Reform). Landlords have been cashing in on rents and house price growth, making excessive returns, while tenants are paying exorbitant rents which drive economic insecurity, poverty and homelessness. New policy and research from us⬇️

A painting of the end of meritocracy: A meeting of the two largest economies and not one woman at the table.

Renewables made up 85.6% of last year’s new global power capacity additions. Each year nuclear adds only as much net global power capacity as renewables add every two days.

Ah the old lie "nationalisation will cost billions". James Murry @jamesmurray_ldn you just told Justin Web @JustinOnWeb on the Today programme @BBCr4today that nationalising the water industry "costs huge amounts of money". I challenge you sir, prove it, prove a single word of it and if you can't or won't then stop repeating the lie for that's what it is, a lie.

🚨 NEW! Our report out today concludes rent controls can ease the pressure on renters, without jeopardising the private rented sector. A rent control could: - Make renters nearly £1200 a year better off by 2030 - Reduce the housing benefit bill by £600m Here's how 👇

According to independent experts, Zonal Pricing would conservatively have saved £50-100/year on household bills (perhaps more if it improved infrastructure decisions) - within a couple of years - whilst making energy cleaner. The government says its solution - Reformed National Pricing - could save £20-40/year by 2040. A fraction the saving and a decade late. Zonal pricing was itself a compromise between nodal pricing and the current system. It's like nodal was the real deal. Freshly squeezed orange juice. Zonal was a nearly as good substitute - orange juice from concentrate, and reformed national pricing is so diluted it's more like flavoured water. This isn't reopening old wounds - but surely a cost-benefit analysis of zonal vs the alternatives should have been done before the decision. And this is all assuming that these plans survive incumbent lobbying....

Lisa Nandy: “I don't think anyone in this country wants to reopen the Brexit debate.” The Country:

Worth investigating surely?

Trump had one of his worst mental health episodes yet last night, posting over 55 times in 3 hours. Here is the list: 10:15 PM - Accuses Obama of attempting a coup in 2016 10:15 PM - Says Obama worked with CIA to overthrow Trump 10:15 PM - Reposts tweet saying Obama is a “traitor” and that he should be arrested 10:22 PM - Attacks dominion voting systems for 2020 election saying they switched votes 10:22 PM - Says Fulton County, GA had their 2020 fraud exposed (there was none) 10:23 PM - Accuses Obama of personally making $120 million from Obamacare (wtf?) 10:23 PM - Cites quack lawyer Sidney Powell on the 2020 election 10:24 PM - Posts fake JFK Jr account that says Obama wiretapped Trump Tower 10:27 PM - Demands Senator Mark Kelly resign 10:29 PM - Claims neither Biden nor Harris were in charge of the Biden admin 10:29 PM - Attacks Fulton County, GA again 10:29 PM - Posts Fox News clip of Rep Ro Khanna 10:30 PM - Demands Jack Smith be arrested 10:30 PM - Accuses Obama, Clinton, and Comey of treason 10:39 PM - Reposts a tweet from a MAGA account saying they have secret intel proving Clinton and Obama committed crimes 10:39 PM - Reposts a MAGA tweet saying Hillary Clinton should be sent to Haiti 10:40 PM - Says the DOJ is “working hard” to arrest his enemies for treason 10:40 PM - Reposts a tweet attacking his own DOJ and Todd Blanche for no arrests of political enemies 10:40 PM - Posts a TikTok video of people stealing from a convenience store 10:41 PM - Posts a TikTok of someone taking a Door Dash order 10:41 PM - accuses Obama, John Brennan, and Clinton of sedition and treason again 10:42 PM - Posts a video of a man on CCTV footage knocking over food a waiter was carrying 10:47 PM - Calls Obama the “most DEMONIC FORCE” in American politics 10:47 PM - Posts a tweet from Mike Flynn saying 2020 election wasn’t fair 10:49 PM - Attacks Dominion again claiming they stole the 2020 election (it wasn’t) 10:51 PM - Reposts a fake Charlie Kirk account that claimed Obama blocked Hillary Clinton from being prosecuted 10:53 PM - Claims Obama was part of Hillary Clinton’s emails in some way 11:28 PM - Claims a senior Democrat just testified under oath that Senator Adam Schiff leaked classified information 1:13 AM - Attacks the New York Times for reporting on the reflecting pool This man is clearly not well.

Labour MP Anna Dixon says Labour must look at electoral reform following Local Election results 👇 💥The broken First Past the Post system is handing Reform UK power on tiny fragments of the vote. #Labour4PR 🌹 #ElectoralReform @annalouisedixon @BBCPolitics

Beth Rigby goes where much of the British press tiptoes …and asks Farage about his £5m personal gift. He goes the full Trump Why are journalists ignoring such stories? app.prospectmagazine.co.uk/story/73421/co…

This country will not succeed with the current Brexit deal - it’s time to rip up the red lines, renegotiate and put our national interests first. Join the @labour4europe to back this call and find out how you can help our campaign.

There is an escape route for Labour from certain disaster at the general election: use their Commons majority to ram through PR. It’s cynical, + they’d never govern alone again, but it locks Reform out of No10. The left (Lab, Gr, LD) still have a majority over the right in the UK

Last month in Virginia, the people made their voices heard at the ballot box and voted for new Congressional maps. Today, the Virginia Supreme Court ignored the will of the people and overturned those democratically chosen maps. This ruling gives a boost to Donald Trump's effort to rig the 2026 elections and the Republicans' long game to attack voting rights. We are rightfully outraged, but we will not give up. We must continue our fight to restore the power of the people.

A wall of crypto money is powering Nigel Farage, both politically and personally. And much of the British media just shrugs independent.co.uk/voices/nigel-f…

In Wigan, Reform won 96% of the seats on 46% of the votes. In Westminster, the Conservatives won a majority on 35%, while @TheGreenParty won 18% of the votes without gaining a single seat. The time to change the voting system is *now* @MakeVotesMatter

Confederate states are rushing through rigged maps to erase Black districts off the map. If this doesn’t make you angry, it should.