Talking of amazing moments, I can’t stop watching this.

Very proud of Chris Webb MP and his team. They nearly overturned Labour’s biggest ever swing of 29.2% in the 1994 Dudley by-election, famously organised by legendary campaign strategist Fraser Kemp. That was a mid term by-election. The Blackpool by-election was the last before a…

This is the sort of headline Labour’s young campaign team should frame.

Very few media outlets are covering this story regularly or in detail.

The Washington Post

Obvs.

Breathtaking evidence of industrial scale phone hacking by Murdoch’s News operations in UK going far beyond celebrities. Listen to alan rusbridger and me talk to Nick Davies on Media Confidential - the story Fleet Street is ignoring or considers too hot to handle!…

Nick Davies describes the “journalistic treasure” re the Murdoch phone-hacking operation which most of Fleet Street has ignored

If you want to improve the buses in West Bromwich, if you want a brighter future for the West Midlands, vote Labour and Richard Parker for West Mids Mayor 🌹 tomorrow. 🌹 🗳️

Thought I better pull my finger out.

What a pleasure it was to vote for this mayor.

I’d like to congratulate @johnswinney on his unelection to the leadership of the SNP.

How’s it looking?

I’m surprised at this story because as far as I can see, Andy is running as a former-Tory independent! theguardian.com/politics/2024/…

Hope my West Midlands friends will vote for this man tomorrow.

When I left the Commons the best advice I had was not to take up cricket.

Extraordinary.

Did the Murdoch empire hack MPs for commercial ends? app.prospectmagazine.co.uk/story/65891/co…

How Murdoch’s company magicked away 31 million emails app.prospectmagazine.co.uk/story/65897/co…

Very sad to read of the death of CJ Sansom. His books brought engrossing joy. panmacmillan.com/blogs/general/…

Looks like there's going to be a general election called on Monday.

Can't recommend this book enough

Many congratulations to the most wonderful Floella Benjamin on her bafta fellowship award.