Stella Creasey picked a helluva day to call for the nation's relationship with Donald Trump to be 'restored'
Is Labour high on Ket or something? Have they seen the hews today?

#Labour #StellaCreasey #UKPol #UKPolitics #Trump #Genocide

"laundry room fire" is it?

#UKMilitary #NATO #UKPol #UKpolitics #HMSDragon

'...[The UK] Government can act and [...] withdraw all access to our military bases, with no overflight, landing or refuelling for the US, or drag the UK into a wider conflict..'

https://x.com/ApsanaBegumMP/status/2041518946541543752

#JD20260407 #JDLinkBlog
#Iran #USA #Israel #EndlessWar #IranWar
#UKpol #USpol #EUpol

This is some grown-up politics and it's good to see.

#PlaidCymru #GreenParty #Greens #GPEW #UKPol #UKPolitics

It's 17:33 BST and the British Prime Minister still has not condemned the insane words of the Mad King in Washington. Even Nigel Farage has said his buddy has "gone too far"

What's the delay?

#UKPol #UKPolitics #IranWar #Genocide #trump

"EU officials are urging governments to prevent member states from offering support to households and businesses in response to the latest energy shock stemming from the US/ Israeli assault on Iran. The concern, it is said, is that excessive intervention might trigger a โ€œfiscal crisisโ€. That claim needs to be challenged. It is wrong in theory, dangerous in practice, and revealing in intent."

#EUPol #UKPol

https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/04/06/the-eus-inappropriate-response-to-the-coming-economic-crisis/

The EUโ€™s inappropriate response to the coming economic crisis

The Financial Times has reported that EU officials are urging governments to prevent member states from offering support to households and businesses in response to the latest energy shock stemming from the US/ Israeli assault on Iran. The concern, it is said, is that excessive intervention might trigger a โ€œfiscal crisisโ€. That claim...

Funding the Future
I see that MP's (base) salaries went up by 5% to ยฃ98,599 from 1 April 2026: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-10600/ That includes a "3.5% cost-of-living increase".
#UKpol
Members' pay and expenses 2025/26

This briefing looks at MPs' pay and expenses and how they are determined. It reports salary levels and budget limits for MPs' expenses since 2010.

House of Commons Library

On Mastodon I keep reading about wind energy in the UK going so very well, and now this ? ๐Ÿค”

Using North Sea gas saved Britain billions last year, analysis shows amid ๐Ÿ‘‰calls for more drilling๐Ÿ‘ˆ

Last week the government denied that Ed Miliband is expected to give the green light to the first major North Sea field project in almost 10 years

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/north-sea-gas-iran-war-starmer-b2952842.html

#NorthSea #fossilfuels #UK #ukpol

North Sea gas saves Britain billions a year, analysis shows amid calls for more drilling

Last week the government denied that Ed Miliband is expected to give the green light to the first major North Sea field project in almost 10 years

The Independent

While GOP politicians work up the courage to condemn Trump's threat, UK Labour still say nothing....

#GOP #IranWar #OperationEpicFuckUp #UKPol #UKPolitics #USPol #USPolitics #Genocide