Brilliant news. Family homes have become a war zone as parents battle tech companies to protect their kids. Sigh of relief for parents as Keir Starmer backs them up! https://t.co/9NmNTjzkFt
A giant of the Labour Party, Roy was a progressive, a libertarian & egalitarian. An intellectual steeped in an understanding of Labour history, he stuck with the party when the SDP was formed & fought the takeover by militant. A democratic socialist who was helpful and kind to me RIP
Very happy about this. @jessphillips is coming back to Electoral Dysfunction alongside @HarrietHarman and @RuthDavidsonPC and me, as we expand the pod to two weekly episodes and lots more! 💃💃💃💃
Tackling class based inequality is very first clause Equality Act. 2010 Tory govt implemented most of the Act. But not s1 Equality Act. “Socio-economic duty” should be implemented now. Rightly alongside duty to tackle discrimination on grounds of race, sex etc @BBCNews
It's not just the exploitation of a tragedy.
JD Vance's picture of Britain - where migrants have led to a crime surge - is the opposite of the truth.
https://t.co/y5El5FUj7v
Murder rates
Ohio: ~50 murders per million people
United States: ~59 murders per million
England & Wales: ~8.6 murders per million
Physician heal thyself.
Motes and planks.
So sorry to hear this. Marion Kozak was a fantastic woman who I first met in the 1980s when she played a big role in making the case for childcare. A woman ahead of her time. A feminist pioneer of her generation. RIP. Deepest sympathies to all the family
Our #ElectoralDysfunction pod is one of my favourite things to do & soon we’ll be doing more with a new subscription episode + extras. Spoke to @adamsherwin10@theipaper about the growing influence of podcasts & why I’m getting more access to politicians who’d typically run away
On ED this week
Makerfield by-election& Labour’s leadership woes
MAFs & who is regulating reality TV
Being told you’re a piece of s**t while doing your job. Rachel Reeves handled it well, but why should anyone put up with it & why didn’t politicians of all parties call it out?
These are devastating results for Labour, far beyond the usual mid-term blues.
We need to listen to the voters, and learn the right lessons.
That’s what we’ll be looking to do at @thefabians in the coming months.
No #ElectoralDysfunction this morning?
That's because we're recording later today once more of the results are in.
It's a proper election special and @BethRigby@HarrietHarman and I can't wait to get stuck in - so many threads to discuss.
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📢New @thefabians research!📢
The government has big ambitions to build 1.5m new homes and renew our infrastructure in order to boost growth and deliver clean energy.
If we are to deliver on these commitments, we need to fix the construction skills crisis.
EXC
Electoral Commission chief warns they'll step in over AI deepfakes
** Says tricky decisions ahead to avoid blocking satire and harming free speech
** Refuses to name social media companies who may not take down fakes
** Says he'll give "best shot" at getting parties to agree to no AI deepfakes
In this week's Easter Special Q & A #ElectoralDysfunction I get into a proper ding dong with @HarrietHarman about feminism in politics. @BethRigby tries to referee.....
See also: how to disagree agreeably.