Zoë Crowther

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• political reporter @politicshome.bsky.social • “internet shepherd” of Bluesky • covering Westminster and where politics meets social media and tech IG: http://instagram.com/zoe.crowther/ • X: @zoenora6 📍 London via Notts, Newcastle & Bristol

Niblett said that she has watched porn herself – “like lots of people” – and has recently watched content on Gallop’s MakeLoveNotPorn website, which she said featured “real people who are having messy, funny, intimate, sensual sex together”. “It's a turn on, it helps you masturbate, helps you cum,” she said. “The sections that I always prefer the most are the intimate sections. I am not saying that anybody else's preferences are wrong, but I think if you're desensitised to think that some things are normal, it skews your view about what real sex is like with real people who are not acting in a porn film.”
maps of where local elections are taking place in England in May 2026 - right hand side map shows that now the postponements have been cancelled, there are more councils going ahead with elections
View of snow falling over the Thames from a high rise office building. Can see the London Eye and Parliament in the distance
Screenshot of Pope Leo describing one of his favourite films as The Sound of Music
Tweet by Jim McMahon calling for introduction of a fit and proper person test for social media owners operating in the UK
Develop a coordinated approach to preventing gambling-related harms at national, regional and local level, including support for local authorities and the voluntary sector, development of new digital tools, and building the evidence for 'what works'. This will include a new voluntary sector grant, starting in April 2026, which will fund prevention interventions aimed at reducing gambling harms including through supporting and preventing groups most at risk of these harms. Cohorts of men, such as young men (ages 25 to 34), White British men, and men from some ethnic minorities, will be included in these interventions. Raise awareness of the risks of harmful gambling through national campaigns and local initiatives. Increase access and integration of treatment and support services for those experiencing gambling-related harm, and improve data collection and evaluation. Deliver the UKRI led research programme on gambling, addressing gaps in the evidence base through high-quality independent research.
Waving to the mirror in the parliament press gallery lift, wearing a winter coat, hat and scarf and look dead behind the eyes
Tom Baldwin, a former Labour adviser and biographer of Starmer, told PoliticsHome that “the argument is not fully settled” in government over whether to put more emphasis on stark moral and political differences between Labour and Reform, and that this is causing “dysfunction”. “There are still people who want to do the insurgent thing, there are people who are against it,” he said.