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Charles visiting Trump would be such a disgrace that it should surely signal the end of the monarchy. Surely the British people refuses to grovel to Putin’s debauched asset? (Debauched is a euphemism.)

New book, new on the desk

The state of the roads

Must watch #BBCQT Caroline Lucas, "I think this is an illegal reckless war with Iran that is being waged by Trump and Netanyahu" "They have massively underestimated their enemy" "Trump is a bully and a blackmailer" "He has no plan for an exit strategy, says he will exit when he feels it in his bones" "This is a President said who said he would bomb Kharg island just for fun" "He suggested he might attack Cuba as well" "The type of language Trump and Hegseth are using is just so disgusting" "I've got their words: watch what happens to these deranged scumbags today, what a great honour to kill them" "This is not Grand Theft Auto, this is real people real lives" "And yet you get the sense from the White House that this is some big game" "And all of us are suffering from it"

Philip Castle | 1942-2026 theguardian.com/artanddesign/2…

BBC confirms the US is responsible for the Minab school massacre that killed 175 people, mostly girls. The "advanced" AI targeting system used outdated coordinates to hit a base next door, ignoring satellite images showing kids playing in the courtyard. Absolute war crime.

Exactly as many of us warned, Trump is dragging our country into this war & Keir Starmer has made this decision to participate without any vote in Parliament despite his past promises. Gone are the commitments that there would only be defensive action. bbc.co.uk/news/live/ce84…

The evidence is overwhelming: Brexit has been a disaster for London and the UK. Rejoining the EU is now clearly in our national interest. The option to rejoin should be on the ballot at the next General Election. theguardian.com/politics/2026/…

Fascist videos theguardian.com/uk-news/ng-int…

@hopeyrok @johnmilbank3 Exactly.

@johnmilbank3 That’s not what the film is about. Just because a movie depicts something doesn’t necessarily mean it’s advocating for that. The movie is about love, friendship, sacrifice, ennui, fatherhood, etc. it’s not about politics.

This boring and awful film is merely the left-liberal version of the same American glorifying in ‘liberating’ violence that we see in its right-liberal version in the current war.

omg the audience's reaction when Conan made this joke during his Oscars opening monologue "It's the first time since 2012 that there are no British actors nominated for Best Actor or Best Actress. A British spokesperson said, 'Yeah, well, at least we arrest our pedophiles.'"

Haven’t seen the film for which Jessie Buckley has won an Oscar, but have seen her in Gyllenhaal's remake of Bonnie & Clyde; a me too revisioning of Shelley's Frankenstein. Nice turns from Cruz and Jake Gyllenhaal, but especially Buckley and Bale when they're puttin’ on the Ritz.

@markcousinsfilm Remembered at the Oscars.

Why was Bela Tarr not in the In Memoriam sequence in tonight's BAFTAs?

Jürgen Habermas | 1929-2026 theguardian.com/world/2026/mar…

Fascism doesn’t sneak up on you. It boasts in your face about war, attacking "internal enemies" and the free press, taking total power, and tells you that you must embrace it, not fight it. Consolidating and purging media into loyal hands is Putin's playbook.

Jane Lapotaire | 1944-2026 theguardian.com/stage/2026/mar…

@carolecadwalla Dismaying. I may have to cancel my subscription to the guardian.com. But they can replace it with AI.

This guy. x.com/carolecadwalla…

He has zero experience of public service broadcasting, worked for firm that is actively destroying business model of journalism & is an AI hyperbooster

NEWS: The Trump administration confirmed it bombed a girl’s school in Iran. It's one of the most devastating military errors in decades. Trump lied about it. Pete Hegseth gutted the office preventing civilian casualties. 175 are dead. Most were kids. Hegseth should be fired.

One family, the right-wing Trump-aligned Ellisons, will soon control: TikTok CBS CNN HBO Discovery Channel BET Cartoon Network Comedy Central DC Studios Fandango Miramax MTV Nickelodeon Paramount PlutoTV Showtime TBS The CW TNT Warner Bros. And more This is oligarchy.