The Blasted Cat

What is it with the establishment and those who’ve led exemplary paths to it, constantly angling for outsider status? Catholic school, Oxford, local government and voluntary sector jobs (manager at a charity your Mum founded), joined Labour at fifteen, co-chair of Oxford University Labour Club at 20, elected to the House of Commons 2010 at the ages of 26.

Where are the parents? Mothers? Absent working three jobs while turning out further unwanted children. Fathers? Absent, moved on to the next mother, or in prison. Someone had to say it out loud. Where did I learn this? From a black female community leader at a DEI session.

@Ryandally08 Australia should deport the whole family

#BREAKING Bondi Beach terrorist Naveed Akram has lost a legal bid to place a gag order from naming his family after he claimed they were fearful of vigilante attacks at their western Sydney home. The court was told that Akram’s family were worried about being the victims of vigilante attacks and had been repeatedly harassed, including having groups of men turn up at their door, in the wake of the mass killing. Judge Hugh Donnelly on Thursday ruled in favour of several media organisations who opposed the application. Well done, Hugh Donnelly.

Nick Candy has sold his family home in London’s exclusive Chelsea district to an unnamed buyer for more than $350 million, believed to be the biggest single house sale in history bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

@bphillipsonMP @ObserverUK @RSylvester1 More media puff pieces from client journalists

I took @ObserverUK out on a walk with Maisie to talk about: ▪️ Why I prioritise the early years ▪️ Childhood and parenting in an online world ▪️ My ambitions for families ▪️ Class, accents and being an outsider Have a read below 🚶‍♀️ observer.co.uk/news/national/…

Mike. As you well know, the UK has new and improved trade deals with multiple countries thanks to Brexit, and has *less* overall trade barriers from outside the EU than it had inside. Literally thousands of types of goods can be imported cheaper now, thanks to Brexit. Can you admit that? No of course you can't. As you stopped being honest about a decade ago didn't you.

@JohnOBrennan2 The EU cult needs its own army To turn on the citizens of the EU27 in due course

The time has come for a purely European Defence Union. Yes, will take 3-5 years to properly put in place. But much of the structure is there from NATO and can be adapted. What matters is development of proper defence industrial base, common procurement. theguardian.com/world/2026/apr…

2nd April 1982 Argentinian forces invaded The Falkland Islands Please spare a moment to remember all those who lost their lives, were injured and suffered in the liberation of The Falklands Lest we Forget those brave people who gave their all 🇬🇧 🇦🇷

Molly the border collie rescued after a week waiting for injured owner in New Zealand’s remote backcountry They found her sitting next to a waterfall This story made me want to cry. So nice. What a beautiful dog

2 Apr 82 And so it began - the Argentinian invasion of the Falklands at Yorke Bay. And where the ‘strategy bridge’ between political intent and military power was ultimately well defined by the Brits. Mined after the invasion by the Argentinians to prevent a British landing.

Wage compression is real. Saw a comment from a supervisor in retail earning £0.4p per hour more than the staff he was supervising whose earn minimum wage. Assuming a 40 hour week that’s £64 more per month. All the extra aggro and stress of managing people for £64 extra? 😂

@leylahamed Another hypocrite

Bosnia’s U21 captain speaks after refusing to shake hands with Israeli players: “My homeland and my parents never raised me to bend my spine before those leading this world toward dishonor and violence.” What an absolute legend 🇧🇦🇵🇸

Why aren’t you recycling Are we not committed to Net Zero these days It’s all so confusing

Britain used to be led by men like this. • Sent to stop an assembling invasion force • Face impossible odds • Invent new battle doctrine on the spot • Lead from the front (suicide) • Win decisively! • Capture ALL enemy ships • Unexpectedly achieve total naval supremacy • Unexpectedly achieve global hegemony that lasts for 200 years. • Bleed out onboard your shattered flagship HMS Victory No other man has ever experienced such an afternoon.

@HMcEntee Another VIP tours the European war zone It’s really unlike any war known before

This morning in Kyiv, I joined Andrii Sybiha to lay flowers at the Wall of Remembrance. It honours those who have given their lives defending Ukraine since 2014, each one named, each one mourned.

@MilHistNow Starmer wouldn’t bother even attempting to retake if the Argies tried today

On this day in 1982, Argentine forces seize the Falkland Islands. It takes Britain just 73 days to assemble a naval task force, sail it to the South Atlantic and retake the territory.

4-1 at Stamford Bridge four years ago today 🔥 Some afternoon 😍

@InspGadgetBlogs No one talks about Common Purpose these days

Former Met Detective Superintendent Shabnam Chaudhri 'I'd have been scared if I was faced with a load of young kids'. We need more resilient senior police officers. I don't want SLT telling the public they are scared of children on national radio; it's bad for public confidence.

@DamianLow3 Can we have a PM who puts British interests first

Why do some of the media and Farage and his cheerleaders hate that we have a PM who stands up to Trump?