#welfarenotwarfare London today

POV: you’re trying to enjoy a relaxing bath

First X and soon TikTok. State-controlled social media here we come

I think this is one of my favourite colourful climate chart type things, because it depicts two things at once:

- Things are going to get worse, no matter what

- The degree to which they get worse depends on decisions made today

theconversation.com/my-new-dark-... by @edhawkins.org

Breaking: DWP's “misleading and unfair” consultation on disability benefit reforms unlawful, the High Court has ruled. Ministers presented reforms as supporting disabled people into work, when cost savings was a “primary rationale”.  

Huge congrats to @ellenclifford.bsky.social A legend.

The government’s weak response to Musk simply highlights its unwillingness to use the power of the nation state. This already *is* a diplomatic incident. Wake up!

#Betterman - first stop in my (hopeful) year of cinema: packed an emotional punch, fantasy elements were a great idea, fed my love of 90s nostalgia. 8/10

Lucille Clifton, always.

Morning visitor captured by new bird cam 😍

Bought myself a Christmas present from @mr-bingo.bsky.social

Fraser Nelson failed to declare massive conflict of interest with Dispatches

In the face of Nelson’s significant conflict of interest, the whole documentary should be consigned to the dustbin of dark money think tank propaganda says @h-sharland.bsky.social
www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...

How much more evidence do we need, after 29 failures, that the climate COPs are not fit for purpose? Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.
There have been many proposals for a process that would actually work, but all are ignored.
The talks are MEANT to fail.

'Hector and Dahlias' by Vanessa Lubach,
UK printmaker