A friend is applying for a £20k grant from a public sector org. He’s being asked to "share any progress your organisation has made so far towards net-zero" and for his environmental accreditations. And whether he’s compliant with the Bribery Act 2010. And 71 other questions.

People impressed by clever comms like Gogglebox appearances need to remember structural things like the existence of Scotland & Wales, where Labour have collapsed, overall polling which is still below 2024 levels and the lessons of 2017 election campaign (stuff can change fast)

I’m grieving the deaths of the two Israeli soldiers killed in Hebron today, and praying for the full & speedy recovery of those who were injured. I’ve spoken out loudly this week against Israel’s occupation of the West Bank, which imposes violence on a daily basis, and I will continue to do so. But violence is not the path to ending it — or to achieving safety, freedom, and peace for both Palestinians and Israelis. And neither is collective punishment or ethnic cleansing of an entire neighborhood, or punishing millions of people for the criminal act of two, which Netanyahu has promised to enact in response. I’ve seen a lot this week and I’ll have more to say about in the coming days (I’m on my way home shortly). There is a path to ending this excruciating cycle of violence. It starts by insisting that every life is sacred, that everyone is created in God’s image. For now: Shabbat Shalom, to everyone who believes in the hard work of making peace & justice a reality, for everyone.

so there's this airport that planes have to land in

🧵Tracking latest forced choice PM heads to heads 🌹Burnham wins handily against all alternatives, closest but still clear against Badenoch, overwhelmingly against Polanski. 🌳Badenoch beats the other 4 leaders. ➡️Farage only wins against Polanski 🌍Polanski now loses all of the head to heads Lowe above Farage/Polanski but caveat of much lower name recognition.

Are the Green Party organising riots? I’m very concerned by the language from a political party. First antisemitism, now this.

Can we display an ancient Egyptian mummy without its consent? The Cross Question panel discuss the curious case at the Kelvingrove Museum in Glasgow.

This is such an interesting clash of cultures. I'm not sure Gaza ranks among even the top 20 foreign policy questions of the last 25 years. Iraq is a bit higher, but in the long run, surprisingly inconsequential too.

A massive data centre is currently seeking planning permission in Keswick, Norfolk. Whilst it’s outside of Norwich South, hundreds of my constituents have reached out to me expressing their opposition to the proposal. I share their concerns. Stacking a 20-metre building across 32 acres is far too big for a rural entrance to the city, right on the edge of Marston Marsh. The constant noise, heat, and lighting threaten protected wildlife areas and nearby marshlands. I also agree with my South Norfolk colleague Ben Goldsborough MP about the potential heat island effect. A site this large risks raising local temperatures, causing damage that cannot be fixed or offset, so it mustn't be allowed to go ahead. Data centres are part of modern life. But that doesn’t mean developers should get a free hand. Any major proposal needs plain, transparent answers on water use, power demand, true company ownership, and realistic claims about future impacts. Planning authorities must properly consider solid grounds for refusal, from water shortages to the impact on local school children, and push for direct community investment in jobs and skills. I urge South Norfolk Council to do so here.

📹NEW VIDEO -- British Lord Has MELTDOWN After Israel Questions. We Were Shocked. We got a furious response from the former Conservative minister Lord Michael Gove when we asked about his position on Israel at the Labour Conference. youtube.com/watch?v=Cqf5dOvZ…

It’s a little sad Dev Patel seemingly wasn’t even in consideration for Bond. MONKEY MAN felt like his audition for Bond the same way LAYER CAKE was for Daniel Craig.