Leviathan Wilde

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Ed Miliband • @Ed_Miliband “it is a great honour and privilege to have been appointed by the Prime Minister to serve as Foreign Secretary. My parents came to Britain as Jewish refugees from the Nazis. To them, Britain was both a sanctuary and a beacon of hope in the global fight against fascism. I will carry my parents" faith in that spirit of Britain to my role representing our country. I will be a Foreign Secretary who fights for Britain's interests and our values of democracy, freedom and the rule of law on the world stage Today, as we face a time of greater instability and threat to international law and democracy than at any time since the Second World War, these values are more important than ever From Russia's illegal war in Ukraine to conflict in the Middle East, time and again we have seen the consequences of a more dangerous world in the cost of living crisis that families and businesses face For Britain, that means we must work with others to defend the principles that we cherish, because it is in and David Lammy. our prosperity and security and at the same time nurture our strong, enduring and essential alliance with the United States. I will uphold our commitment to multilateral institutions from NATO to the UN as well as working with glock partners, partcularty in the bicoal Souln Pursuing our interests and values means continuing to stand shoulder to shoulder with the people of Ukraine against Russia's illegal invasion, as Britain has done for the last four years, It means playing our part to seek to end the conflict in iran and fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz. It must also mean working tirelessty to sook and security for the people of Israel. and equality in Britain and across the world. We will work with others on tackling the climate crisis, strengthening our partnerships for international development, and reforming our international institutions so they deliver for all countries, including the world's poorest people. The FCDO is a great British …
Two pictures of the animated cartoon character “Jeremy” from “Yellow Submarine”, a “brown-furred being with a blue clown-like face, pink ears and a pink, fluffy, rabbit-like tail”
You gov poll of Manchester mayor by election showing Labour with a comfortable lead over all other parties in the first round of voting, with Reform and Greens following behind, and Labour coming first against Reform after second round voting
Screen shot of an X post from Ian Byrne MP: text reads “Today I asked the Government why taxpayers are subsidising poverty pay. The DWP says 1.2 million people are working full-time but still rely on Universal Credit because their wages are too low. I asked whether large employers will be required to report how many of their workers need Universal Credit. Work should pay enough to live on. No one working full time should go hungry. #RightToFoodCommission #EndPovertyPay”
Photo of a blue wide bowl filled with a selection of Indonesian food
David shrigley style black and white line drawn cartoon (maybe his - looks like it anyway!) of a woman in a bikini on a sun lounger with a giant sun of drawn curved lines bearing down on her. Written are the words “the sun is not your friend” “the sun is a bastard”
“Biff” black and white cartoon of a 1950s/60s adventure hero style man wearing no top, submerged up to his hips in water with possibly jungle plants sketched around the man. The man has “Victor Mature Lives” scrawled across his chest in capital letters, and a thought bubble “I wish I was deep instead of just macho”
A fiery rainbow unicorn on a grey fire charred field, with a white scarf draped around its neck which is emblazoned with the words “we killed off Pride… Now it’s gay wrath month”
A picture of a billboard with a poster of the now infamous tweet from ex PM David Cameron, bringer of Brexit.. “Britain faces a simple and inescapable choice - stability and strong Government with me, or chaos with Ed Miliband”
Screen shot of part of bbc article “Wes Streeting has said suggestions from the prime minister's allies that he is seeking to challenge for the leadership are "self-defeating nonsense" and has urged Sir Keir Starmer to sack whoever is briefing the media. On Tuesday evening, friends of Sir Keir had told several news outlets his job might be under immediate threat and that they were particularly suspicious of Streeting's leadership ambitions. Speaking to the BBC on Wednesday, the health secretary said he could "not see any circumstances under which I would do that to our prime minister". He added that briefings to the press against him were "the worst attack on a faithful since Joe Marler was banished in The Traitors final". "Someone has definitely been watching too much Celebrity Traitors. They should swap to Countryfile," he said.”
Screen shot of X post “Tim Shipman C @ShippersUnbound Having seen this show multiple times, MPs will be asking themselves "can I get a better job?" And "will the new leader swing the way my heart desires?" Labour MPs will do themselves and the country a favour if they use their heads and ask every leadership contender these questions: 1) What is your plan? Not the vibes or the direction of travel. The actual policies they will prioritise 2) How will you communicate this plan to the voters? (MPs ask yourself if the candidate is a good communicator because without that they are lost)”
Screen shot of X post from Paul Johnson embedding an X post from Ed Conway with a chart showing bond markets going up steeply. Very steeply. “Paul Johnson @PJTheEconomist ... Starmer and Reeves are not kidding when they say this political uncertainty causes economic damage. The only "reset" being achieved at the moment is higher borrowing costs. Result? We're all worse off. So deeply depressing.” [embedded X post] “Ed Conway @EdConwaySky ••UK 10yr bond yields shoot up to 5.1% amid speculation about the fate of the PM. Here's the chart of the past three trading days”
Screen shot of X post with embedded X post showing bond market rise (impacting cost of government borrowing and pay back) “Paul Johnson @PJTheEconomist ... Starmer and Reeves are not kidding when they say this political uncertainty causes economic damage. The only "reset" being achieved at the moment is higher borrowing costs. Result? We're all worse off. So deeply depressing.” (Attached embedded X post) “Ed Conway @EdConwaySky ••UK 10yr bond yields shoot up to 5.1% amid speculation about the fate of the PM. Here's the chart of the past three trading days Price Chart 3D 05/08 08:00”
X post from Alastair Campbell “Whatever complaints MPs have about Keir Starmer, they are now descending into the kind of headless chickenry that - whatever and whoever the outcome - will make the situation even worse for Labour. If there is a grand plan starring Catherine West and a few PPSs, then it doesn't feel terribly thought through. A period of calm would do none of them any harm. The general election is a fair way off. The next legislative programme is about to be unveiled. There are better ways to reach such an important decision and better times too. You are MPs not commentators who exist to feed a frenzy.”
Photo of journalist Tim Shipman post from X saying “whisper it quietly, but was Morgan McSweeny right to tell Labour Party Reform was bigger threat than the Greens?”
Diagramme showing the status of Labour government’s kings speech bios for Parliament session 2025-2026 produced by the institute for government. Show30 bills completed into legislation, 5 in progress carried over into next session, and 5 not introduced.
Green Party campaign leaflet saying “stop reform replace Labour” and “the greens are now the alternative to reform” with a bar chart showing national opinion polling by YouGov from March 2026. There is no information on local council elections
A Victorian Easter card depicting a brown rabbit with a white apron and mob cap holding a giant black iron frying pan that is resting on a bed of blue flowers. In the frying pan is an unbroken egg in its shell which seems to have just been laid by a brown hen. A yellow chick looks on at the egg with curiosity. The whole picture is on a pale green background and is titled “Easter, glory of spring”
A joke on the Schrödinger’s cat concept. An old style (1950s/60s style?) black and white photo of a man in a tweedy jacket with glasses in a science lab next to a cardboard box. A speech bubble has him saying “I don’t know whether the cat is alive or dead until I look inside the box.”. The box has a speech bubble saying “Meow!” And a further speech bubble has the man saying “Shut up.”
Post from “the other place” from Steven Swinford, political editor, the Times “The International Energy Agency has now said that the energy crisis caused by the Iran war is worse than the 1970s oil crisis and the spike in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine combined Fatih Biral, the head of the international agency, said: "This crisis as things stand is now two oil crises and one gas crash put all together. "The global economy is facing a major, major threat today, and I very much hope that this issue will be resolved as soon as possible. "No country will be immune to the effects of this crisis if it continues to go in this direction. So there is a need for global efforts." 09:19 • 23/03/2026 from Earth • 3,272 Views”
A close up picture of a sea otter who is holding their front paws together
A photo of a post from X by David Aaronovitch “A reminder for anyone failing to read beyond the headlines that Keir Starmer never met Jeffrey Epstein, had nothing to do with Jeffrey Epstein, wasn't in parliament when Peter Mandelson sent his tip offs to Jeffrey Epstein, his sole contribution to the scandal being to appoint Mandelson as US ambassador. Just in case you were getting confused.”
(From guardian politics live) “Zahawi insults journalist who asks why he is joining party that platformed US adviser who suggested vaccines caused king's cancer Q: [To Zahawi] The speaker at the Reform UK conference actually blamed the policy that you implemented for the king’s cancer. And, at that conference, David Bull, the party chair, said the speaker was contributing to Reform’s policy on this. Farage intervenes. He says Bull spoke about this at the Reform UK rally on Friday night in London. He said he was proud of the UK’s record on vaccines. Zahawi tells the journalist that he asked a “really stupid question” and that he expected better of him. (It was not a stupid question at all. It was a fair one, which Zahawi refused to address.)”
“Autism spectrum: it’s a circle not a line” illustration showing autism can be visualised by a spidergram or a wheel with segments each referring to different elements of autism eg executive function, perception, social difficulties etc etc. All autistic people with or without intellectual or learning disabilities will have variations in these aspects which will provide their unique challenges and strengths. Autism is not a linear diagnosis from “mild” to “profound”. Eg. Someone who can’t verbalise may have less sensory issues than someone who can speak, and both might have high executive function challenges.
Dear Secretary of State, Re: Mental Health Diagnostic Review – Omission of Lords Autism Act Report and Incorrect Framing of Neurodevelopmental Conditions I am writing to express serious concern that your newly announced review of mental health diagnoses, Autism and ADHD https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce8q26q2r75o.amp makes no reference to the recent House of Lords Autism Act Select Committee Report (Time to Deliver November 2025 https://ukparliament.shorthandstories.com/autism-act-special-inquiry-lords-report/index.html?), despite it being the most comprehensive and authoritative review of autism policy in over a decade. The "Time to Deliver" report highlights systemic discrimination, severe resource shortages, and makes clear that autism is not over-diagnosed. It is therefore extremely troubling that the review announced by you today appears to ignore both its evidence and its recommendations. Your announcement repeatedly groups “mental illness, autism and ADHD” together, suggesting they form a single diagnostic or clinical category. Autism and ADHD are neurodevelopmental conditions, not mental health conditions. When autistic or ADHD people experience mental health difficulties, these are most often the result of discrimination, trauma, exclusion, and a lack of appropriate support—precisely the issues the Lords report identifies. By conflating mental health with neurodevelopmental disability, today's announced review is framed in a way that risks undermining scientific accuracy, statutory obligations under the Autism Act, and the findings of Parliament itself. It also contradicts the Lords Committee’s explicit warnings that misunderstandings of autism within public services—including treating it as a mental health condition—are major drivers of harm, misdiagnosis, and barriers to support.
An old style greetings card picture saying “a merry Halloween” with a black cat and broom, and four carved pumpkins
Photo originally posted by Politics UK on “the other place” X of Keir Starmer and Gordon brown on the stairs of number 10 in a friendly looking greeting. I couldn’t find the photo on Bluesky to repost.
A photo of the front cover of “Craxton’s cats” published by Thames Hudson. There is a picture of a cat standing on a chair with one of its front paws on a table, and the other reaching for a plate of fish.
As seen on guardian politics live, screen shot of “Chris Philp, the shadow home secretary, has posted to social media to say the Conservatives are “back” in the wake of their policy announcements at this week’s conference. He listed the following pledges: Out of the ECHR Deport all foreign criminals and illegal immigrants Negative net migration Climate Act repeal to reduce energy bills Stamp duty gone Abolish business rates for small shops and pubs Benefits for British citizens only Sickness benefits only for genuine cases Police crime, not social media”
A picture of many lit candles giving light against a dark background
Bright yellow flower in focus, with a background of green and purple flowers out of focus
Photo os a post from X from historian Fania Oz-Salzberger “Calling Netanyahu a bad and lethal Israeli leader - not antisemitism. Attacking a synagogue in Manchester on Yom Kippur - Antisemitism. And while we are at it: Accusing Israel of well-documented war crimes, anger at Israel - not antisemitism. Calling for the annihilation of the state of the Jews on grounds of illegitimacy is antisemitism. Glad to be of help.”
To everyone in Britain’s Jewish community: You are not alone. We will not let those who hate or those who spread it win. We stand by you.
Three pale white rabbits leap around a crescent moon on a black background
The Star front page with the headline “Keir tells Farage ‘Fork you, Nige’’”
Jan Pienkowski illustration of a Joan Akin book. In paper cut out style, a winged person sits on a rearing horse at the edge of a cliff, whilst in the foreground there are silhouettes of howling wolves. The horse & rider, wolves & cliff is against a swirling blue background edged by foliage. The picture is very magical
Four photos which screen shotted the one X post. I’ve pasted the whole text here “I was on the antiracist demonstration against Far Right Tommy Robinson from start to finish – including the police kettle on Whitehall. Some thoughts: 1. There were not millions on the TR demo. He is, and always has been, a pocket-sized Pinocchio. 2. The turnout was higher than the police figure of 100k. It was the size of a big Palestine solidarity demo – around 250–300k. 3. It was, without doubt, the biggest Far Right demonstration in British history. 4. I’ve been saying for weeks it would be. Robinson has been doing the podcast circuit to build it, and of course it’s been backed by the richest man on the planet. 5. Tommy Robinson works for the interests of the super-rich. Musk wants a divided Britain, as do the super-rich broadly, so they can keep getting away with profiting from gross inequality. 6. Musk doesn’t care about free speech – Tesla is the only major American car manufacturer whose workers aren’t represented by a union – but then, fascists don’t like unions. 7. Nor do Robinson and many of his supporters, who sought to target antiracists exercising their free speech at the other end of Whitehall. 8. The violence from Robinson’s street thugs was significant: openly clashing with police, throwing bottles and flares, and more. 9. There should have been far more than nine arrests. Of course, Robinson’s supporters aren’t pensioners with Palestine signs – so the mass of those guilty of violent disorder live to fight another day. The bottom line is this: we have to turn the tide on the Far Right radicalisation happening in Britain. And with foreign billionaires backing them, it is not going to be easy. We will have to do things differently, and be different, to mobilise the antiracist majority in Britain. But doing nothing is not an option.”
Screen shot of Met police update on X on the far right Stephen Yakley Lennon’s “unite the kingdom” march today in London “An update as of 16:50hrs. The turnout for the 'Unite the Kingdom' protest was too big to fit into Whitehall. Protesters left the route onto Victoria Embankment and sought to access Whitehall from multiple directions as shown on the map below. When officers moved in to stop them they faced unacceptable violence. They were assaulted with kicks and punches. Bottles, flares and other projectiles were thrown. Nine arrests have been made so far for various offences, but many more people have been identified as committing offences. We will find them and they will face police action, even if it is not possible to do so today. Officers are continuing to face aggression in multiple locations, in particular at the north of Whitehall as they work to create a safe exit route for those who have been taking part in the Stand Up To Racism protest.”
A helmeted knight rides on a white unicorn with rainbow mane and tail, rainbow hearts and a rainbow flag with “our England” written upon it
Two screen shots from Marina Hyde’s Guardians article https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/aug/29/gaza-boycott-tweet-world-donald-trump which examines the feeling of need to act, &helplessness in the face of such suffering of innocent citizens in Gaza wrought on them by Netenyahu’s aggression, the strange blaming of other people on social media platforms of not acting in a way one sees as ‘up to standard’, whilst the sad fact of “what is” is that no amount of being angry for people posting about Taylor Swift rather than Gaza will change the current situation, as the path to any peace currently runs through Trump. However grim that fact is. But please do read the full article for clarity!
Michael Rosen tweet/x 04/08/25 “I see people condemning those who’ve changed their mind about Gaza and becoming critical of Israel, America and UK. People are changing their minds. Why condemn people changing their minds? How else do movements grown and win”
A photo of an ammendment purporting to come from Helen Whateley shadow minister on the pip & uc bill, stating HW wants to remove “mental conditions”“mild” anxiety & depression & adhd from being awarded PIP.
Bottom half of Labour list members survey on which cabinet members should be reshuffled. Ed Miliband and Angela raynor are least seen as needing reshuffling
A photo of Uk PM’s statement on Sunday morning, Mr Starmer said: "Iran’s nuclear programme is a grave threat to international security. Iran can never be allowed to develop a nuclear weapon and the US has taken action to alleviate that threat. “The situation in the Middle East remains volatile and stability in the region is a priority. We call on Iran to return to the negotiating table and reach a diplomatic solution to end this crisis.”