Top recent posts by UK Parliamentary Journalism Community (UKPJC) on Bluesky

NEW: Man who wants Nobel Peace Prize creates Department of War.

Douglas Carswell has skirted the line and now he's crossed it. This is disgusting racism from a former MP who now demonstrates who and what he is.

YES! Thank you... Say it again, and again, and again. They are not "illegal immigrants". - seeking asylum is legal and has been since 1951.

Putin has not changed. In the last 25 years he started four wars. He can only be kept in check through strong deterrence. We must be precise and fast with the surge in our defence posture ↓ europa.eu/!wgH6QK

Incredible scenes in Genoa, Italy as 50,000 people join a procession to bid farewell to the boats joining the Global Sumud Flotilla to Gaza. Over 50 boats from 44 countries, loaded with 100s of tons of food aid, have set sail to Gaza to attempt to break the Israeli siege. (📸 Hidden Palestine)

Leaving the ECHR won’t “Take Back Control” – it will hand your rights to politicians “The myths are seductive, the reality is very different – without the ECHR your freedoms rest on whichever Home Secretary wakes up grumpy” eastangliabylines.co.uk/politics/jus...

Brexit - championed by Farage - has been a significant factor in many of the UK’s problems - it’s time UK news shows and Labour started pointing that out youtu.be/be3b8RkMqvs?...

Starmer is simply not the man to respond to this dangerous moment in history. Labour must get rid of him.

What a gurning malevolent cunt he turned out to be, really.

“The ECHR isn’t Brussels meddling. It’s the foundation that protects you from your own government.” 👏👏👏

I’m almost nostalgic for the days when these shitweasels used to whine about not being able to talk about immigration without being called racist, or ‘waycist’ as one of them used to ‘joke’.

For god’s sake someone remind the bbc.

A colloquial Swedish word for giving a confident answer to something you know nothing about is killgissa, or “guy-guessing.” Conversely, the lesser-known word tjejveta (meaning “girl-knowing”) can describe elucidating (shelucidating?) on a topic you have expertise in.

📍 At the border between Poland and Belarus. Poland is facing hybrid attacks from across the border. We stand in solidarity with our Member State. In our new EU budget, we have proposed to triple border management funding. We are all responsible for Europe’s external borders.

I know it’s been said but WOW nothing makes me think someone is more pathetic than obsessing over the flag assigned to the manmade borders you’re born in to. Frightened little rabbit boys, they’re so pathetic x

"We've sold toys, clothes, ornaments, even used my kids' old birthday money, just to keep things going." The parents struggling to feed children during school holidays news.sky.com/story/weve-s...

We are so sick of this… In what world is a ‘double-tap’ a mishap?

Dear Donald Tusk, Poland is the largest defence spender in Europe – and you will be the biggest beneficiary from SAFE. To match Poland’s readiness, we have proposed a fivefold increase in defence investments. And a ten-fold increase in funding for military mobility.

A spokesperson for the 81-year-old former New York City mayor said Giuliani was assisting a domestic violence victim at the time of the crash.

Absolutely incredible. The Berlin police justified repeatedly brutally punching this Irish activist in the face and breaking their arm... ...because they said they were acting like Nazis. Yes, violently attacking protesters opposed to genocide has definitely rebutted that one!

A parrot was in my garden that must have escaped, so i put seeds out. It ate them & came back for more bringing me a tin can lid. Every time it came back it brought me a shiny gift, which was usually junk, that was until it brought me a gold bracelet which I got valued at £3k

Another day, another utterly shameful cruelty against refugees announced. Recognised refugees - so people granted the long term right to stay in the UK because they have escaped real danger - will face new barriers to reuniting with spouses & children safely in the UK #r4todat

Diana and Dodi Fayed, her boyfriend of just six weeks, as well as their driver, Henri Paul, died in a car crash on this day in 1997. I was working as a teacher at a summer school in Kent, and the burly ex cop who told me the news was crying so hard that I couldn't understand a word he was saying.

I was 30 miles from home when I realised there was a bee stuck in the car. I felt strangely guilty and drove all the way back home to let her out so she didn't get stranded with no hive.

"A boy, perhaps eight or nine years old, walked past the counter-protesters with his father and shouted 'Send them back' 'Go back where you came from!"

My visit to the Poland-Belarus border was a demonstration of European solidarity. A strong Poland and a strong Europe, safeguarding our borders and protecting all Europeans. Our message is clear. And it is one that Belarus, and other actors in the region, are paying heed to.

"i've got access to the kids, but they don't wanna see me"

Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey will tomorrow table a motion in Parliament in an attempt to force the Government to publish legal advice it has received on potential breaches of international law in the Israel-Gaza conflict

Twenty-eight years ago I woke up to find out Diana had died. That day I was running a charity stand that helped horses and donkeys in the middle east at a local horse show and was worried that Diana's death would overshadow my raffle. Spoiler alert: it DID.

The view from breakfast was so enticing that I had to have a walk to the beach – a beautiful but very windy morning, hope it dies down again before our prop jet takes off for Glasgow this afternoon

Pre-ECHR, rights were almost completely at the whims of the current parliament - which doesn't always represent public majority. The Bill of Rights of 1689 could be very easily abolished by parliamentary majority. The ECHR created a set of rights that have an external guarantor. That's the point.

If you are not following the brilliantly @bearlypolitics.co.uk you are missing out! This superb article was originally published at bearlypolitics.co.uk. Do check it out & subscribe

"In December last year, Resolute 1850 Ltd was incorporated in the UK. With a thinktank soon to be launched and funds from MAGA, American Big Tech and the US religious right already pledged, it seeks to use Reform as a vessel to bring Project 2025-style policies to the UK."

I think I first wrote about underperformance in this group 13 years ago. Trying to pretend it's some kind of liberal shibboleth is bizarre.

love that being anxious makes you bad at sleeping and sleeping bad makes you feel anxious, whoever came up with that really nailed it

The Steven Spielberg flick returned 50 years after its theatrical release.

I'm in a job where I spend a lot of time in other people's conference rooms. If they're cunts I leave a couple of permanent markers in their whiteboard tray.

Say it again, and again, and again. They are not "illegal immigrants". -seeking asylum is legal and has been since 1951. This legally trumps all arguments of “but they arrived by illegal means”. That’s just a fact. That’s why you don’t see asylum seekers arrested & charged. Our MSM must do better.

Periods of geomagnetic storms are expected through Tuesday, forecasters said.

Just found out that Rudy Giuliani is in hospital after he got kicked in the anus and taint by a gang of fast boys just moments after he saved five kittens from a tree. No further information at this point.

On the night of August 30th 2025, Mayor Giuliani was adjusting a - slippery and defective - ornamental codpiece he'd been gifted by the Austrian ambassador, when he slipped and fell into Club L'Amore Gentleman's Club in Hoboken. It was at this point tha

When I was a child I thought a wet dream was basically a nightmare. Now I can understand why people were confused when I told them I had a wet dream that my goldfish had died

"One of the most damaging consequences of Brexit is the loss of freedom of movement. UK citizens could previously study and work in Europe indefinitely, visa-free... For those from less fortunate backgrounds, these challenges could prohibit studying abroad."

Guy shouted “fucking lesbian” as I walked to the microphone tonight, and before I had chance to compliment him on his power of observation the entire audience went “No! You need to leave.” To him and wouldn’t let me start until they’d physically thrown him out.

If an attractive woman is friendly or chatty to me, I assume that she fancies me. That is, until I remember that I'm a fat, bald, middle aged, deluded arsehole.

I used to teach. Every year, when we received our new registers of year 7 kids, a few colleagues and I would try to guess who would be the worst behaved in each class based solely on first name. I'd say our success rate was somewhere between 80% and 90%.

Farage is whipping up anger against the ECHR with false claims. As The Bear brilliantly writes: “The ECHR [is] the foundation that protects you from your own government.” That's why leaving the ECHR would be a Really Bad Idea.

Back in 1908, when Kenneth Grahame published 'Wind in the Willows', water voles were a common sight along the banks of Britain’s rivers. Today, after much predation by American mink introduced in the 1950s, water voles are one of the UK’s most endangered species... - but are now making a comeback!

I’m celebrating the last day of summer by wearing a cardigan and staying indoors.

"The myths are seductive, the reality is very different – without the ECHR your freedoms rest on whichever Home Secretary wakes up grumpy"

A Sunday splurge, Scandi-style, Vodka-Marinated Steak is #RecipeOfTheDay! www.nigella.com/recipes/vodk...

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen didn’t mince any words toward Russia’s Vladimir Putin during today's visit to Poland’s border with Belarus.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen didn’t mince any words toward Russia’s Vladimir Putin during today's visit to Poland’s border with Belarus.

"There are those out there who submit to the false narrative, peddled by politicians and media alike, that the far-right xenophobes that exist on the fringes of English politics somehow represent the entire nation. ...The truth, however, could not be any more different."

Mum asked for my best memory from a family holiday. Said it was visiting the pyramids. I lied. It was buying a packet of Refreshers in the Lake District and they were all red.

My sister was getting serious with her boyfriend and I was asked quietly by my father to vet him. Decided the best way to get to know him was to drop some MDMA with him on a night out. Passed with flying colours. They're getting married next week & I get a sesh buddy, win/win

I listened to a lot of Slayer while I was pregnant. Baby now has a schedule but won't go to sleep until she's heard Raining Blood.

I have finally moved off substack, you can find exactly the same stuff on my website: eleanormortoncomedian.com/articles-and...

My wife broke her arm cycling. She asked me to help her with her markup tonight. I agreed and asked for her guidance. And now I know that the proper word is foundation and not grout.

out on the town having the time of my life with president trump. he's just out of frame, very much alive

Is this Labour's biggest scam?

🚨NOW 404 DAYS since our nuclear test veterans - national heroes in their eighties - requested a meeting with Prime Minister Keir Starmer to discuss how he will honour the commitment Labour made to their campaign for justice and compensation in opposition youtu.be/hSQNLn2Ocr8?...

BREAKING: Our hearts Our new front page #ProtectJournalistsInGaza #LetReportersIntogaza Www.bylinetimes.com

'“You said Britain is on the wrong track. Which of these moments, if any, do you think is most responsible for putting Britain on the wrong track?” ... by a long way, “the 2016 Brexit referendum” is the most damned cause of the apocalypse'

A litre of petrol should cost no less than £5. I know you'll think I'm a joyless prick for saying that but so be it. The world is literally on fire and we're sharting fossil fuels into the atmosphere like they're free and harmless.

Le Monde has published a *remarkable* six-part series on the king of Morocco, Mohammed VI, and how the country is doing more broadly, cannot recommend it enough: www.lemonde.fr/en/the-enigm... [available both in French and English!]

We do love you and only want to help.

Princess Diana down Brighton for Pride in the 90s.

me thinking about how rylan said the refugees arrive at (four star) hotels and there's NHS in reception

Well, let's get the bad news over first. Got a parking fine in Aberdeen yesterday.

"Some 460 million tonnes of plastic are produced annually, with only around 9% being recycled. This leaves over 90% in use, in landfill sites dotted around the world, or polluting our oceans."

My old boss wouldn't give me a reference because I reported illegal activity to the General Pharmaceutical Council. Created a domain of his holding company name, added an email address via Google workspace, and did my own. Cost me £28 for a year. Bonus.

Mute Swans spend a lot of time preening They use their beaks to waterproof their feathers by cleaning & arranging them for warmth & flight Their beaks distribute oil from the uropygial gland, found near near their tail, over their plumage to aid the process

French conservators are aghast at the proposed loan of the Bayeux Tapestry, warning its much too fragile to be moved www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

It's the number one story on the BBC website!

Kept reading fesses about hotel stays and people still being signed into online streaming accounts. Took fam away for last two days and sure enough, Prime was still signed in by previous guest. Selected a film and it charged the account £3. Cheers Paul.

I, personally, have no further questions about Giuliani's statement I think it was crystal clear actually

We had a fantastic show at Warwick Castle last night, the last of the summer tour. We’re so lucky to tour with these wonderful people! And we’ll be getting back together in Japan in January. Thanks to everyone who’s come to one (or more) of our concerts this year. xx #Dreamworld #PetText

Norway has agreed to buy five new British warships in a deal worth £10bn. Defence Secretary John Healey says the deal "deepens our strategic partnership" with Norway news.sky.com/story/norway...

I know Londoners are concerned by rising division and uncertainty.  That’s why City Hall is funding grassroots groups to challenge hate and extremism, helping to keep our city united, safe and welcoming for all. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Pornography is terrible here. It is the law to wear a seat belt.

I made a dad joke yesterday and my son said “How are you married?” and we realised we’d hit on a strange paradox: How come dads haven’t died out naturally?

I picked a fight with some hydrogen that's 93 million miles away. I lost. On my hatred of the sun, and the horror of sunburn. observer.co.uk/news/columni...

Good grief - as if Douglas Carswell wasn't bad enough when he was in the UK. Trump's America has radicalised him further.

The stroke of midnight saw the end of a very long day in London, but my team of talented & hardworking colleagues & friends finally FINISHED a top-secret project we hope you're going to enjoy on BBC Two!

published my Guide To Reading More Books nearly exactly a year ago so I guess it's time to post it again youngvulgarian.substack.com/p/learning-h... [free to read!]

Back in my little home-from-home, the dressing room at the MOTH Club. Soundcheck in a minute. Then some hanging around. Then onstage again ❤️

Three hand-drawn pieces for the @dublinmaker.bsky.social event this weekend, celebrating traditional crafts and Irish makers, and the process of creating. They're also available as prints here: www.ciaraioch.com/artprints/p/...

Harry Potter director says reunion ‘will never happen’ due to JK Rowling’s trans views

If you swap the genders in a song when covering it, you're a coward.

The prize is the largest lottery jackpot this year and Powerball’s fifth-largest ever.

Currently working on my second piece... It's about flags and nationalism and the pandemic of both that have taken over this country in the last few weeks

absolute peak of that was a few years ago when I was sleeping REALLY badly so got some sleeping pills then I ended up getting so anxious about the sleeping pills making my heart stop in my sleep (??) that'd I'd just lie there, wide awake, panicking the human brain! a flawless machine!

A new "Logical Reasoning" GCSE should become part of the mandatory national curriculum and be required for any job in the same way that Maths and English GCSEs are required.

✍️ Atlantic circulation collapse could come sooner than expected Brian McHugh interviews Professor Sybren Drijfhout, lead author of the new report, who explains why cutting carbon dioxide emissions to net zero is becoming even more urgent to prevent AMOC collapse and climate disaster.

Who among us hasn't had exactly this very specific, and not all unlikely, sequence of events happen to us every once in a while.

I grew up in the countryside. When I was about 7 I chased one particular sheep around the field out the back of my house for so long it eventually collapsed. I totally panicked and ran off. No idea if it was OK or had a heart attack or what. Sorry Mrs Sheep, hope you didn't die

MPs tamely go along with a 19th C convention not to discuss the royal family. Which is a shame, because there's lots to discuss www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/world/monarc...