Jonathan Portes

jdportes.bsky.social

13 October 2026 12:46

The Times, once again, calling for mass deportations of care workers and other legal migrant workers.

Dawn McLachlan

deemclachlan.bsky.social

19 July 2026 17:13

I live in a small town in NE Scotland close to where chunks of the #Odyssey was filmed. Nolan’s cast and crew were all lovely and spent money like water in our hard-up area. He even made sure our tiny cinemas got on-time release of it when we normally have to wait for big movies. Thanks Chris.

Aaron Rupar

atrupar.com

19 June 2026 17:28

Obama: "As algorithms keep feeding us a steady stream of distraction and outrage, as only the loudest most extreme voices get attention, fanning our prejudices, appealing to our basest most tribal instincts, it's tempting to give in to cynicism and even despair, to stop trying."

Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan

london.gov.uk

15 June 2026 20:12

Londoners have won the prestigious 2026 Lee Kuan Yew World City Prize. This global award celebrates how we’re changing life in London for the better - whether that's cutting journey times on the Elizabeth line, cleaning up our air, or building vibrant new neighbourhoods.

Jonathan Portes

jdportes.bsky.social

15 June 2026 07:08

I had a friend/political opponent at university who was the Oxford organiser for Militant. About 20-25 years later (by which time he was working in consultancy and very much a Blairite) he said to me "You were a Roy Hattersley socialist at college and you still are". Very much a compliment.