Farage has spent years telling us Trump has the answers. These midterm results suggest otherwise.

My latest cartoon for tomorrow's @Telegraph Buy a print of my cartoons at telegraph.co.uk/mattprints Original artwork from chrisbeetles.com

Good to see Harry and Meghan achieve 6 full tax years of non-UK residency to manage the “temporary non-resident” rules for capital gains tax 😬 They have clearly had some good tax advice and the timing of their move back to the UK is immaculate 👌 bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c62e…

BBC News - Award-winning investigative journalist Roger Cook dies aged 83 bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckg4…

My latest cartoon for tomorrow's @Telegraph Buy a print of my cartoons at telegraph.co.uk/mattprints Original artwork from chrisbeetles.com

By 27 January the government has to issue guidance on floating bus stops. ALL three national charities representing blind people have said these stops are inaccessible. This will mean the end of blind people’s independent access to their bus services. @NFBUK @RNIB @guidedogs

Is that jingles in the air? Christmas is almost here! Thank you to everyone who came to Catford last night for the Christmas lights switch-on! Catford truly sparkles ✨🎄

RT @CityPolice: You spoke and we took action! Many of you have told us about concerns on cyclists running red lights. The Times came out…

NEW - we've data showing huge numbers of people reducing their income to avoid high marginal income tax rates. Not just at the £100k point (as previously reported). But at the £50k point:

Amazing story in The Times. Reform UK failed to pay VAT to HMRC on its sales (tickets, merchandise). About £400k in all. Not tax avoidance. Not tax evasion. They just didn't realise when you sell stuff you have to charge VAT.

From the @FT: “UK consumers have curbed spending more than anywhere else in the G7 since the pandemic, as high interest rates and fear of economic shocks prompt households to build up savings rather than splashing out. Since the start of the Covid pandemic in 2020, UK household spending has risen just 1 per cent in real terms and fallen 3 per cent on a per capita basis.” #economy #uk

Last night @TowerBridge bascules were raised to let the world’s last sea-going paddle steamer in to berth in London. The historic @PS_Waverley decks were packed with hundreds of passengers; there are sailings to/from here for the next week or so, and still a few tickets left.

I was gobsmacked at seeing this poster at Dalston Kingsland suggesting all is fine with London bus performance. After a decade of neglect journey times are slower than ever and reliability has gone back to the level of Mayor Livingstone’s first term. Nothing short of disastrous.

Per Bloomberg: “Italy, long a symbol of European economic stagnation, has almost completely closed a gap with the UK that was around $4,000 per head just before the 2016 Brexit vote, International Monetary Fund data based on purchasing power parities show.  Back then, the UK was also roughly level with France. Now, with a per capita output of $54,556, Britain is estimated to be just $500 ahead of Italy and almost $1,700 behind France.” #economy #uk #france #italy

RT @Brenda_Dacres: It was a pleasure to join the celebration of 40 years of the Calabash Day Centre today, a vital space for care, culture…

🚚 𝐕𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐬𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐑𝐝 — #Catford! After a year of pushing, the vehicles dumped on the verge are GONE 🙌 Thanks to @BrendaDacres, Cllrs @LouiseKrupski & @John_Muldoon & Ringstead Rd Residents Group Next up: bollards, new signage & green restoration💚 #se6

📞🚫 We’ve been working to remove defunct phone boxes along Rushey Green — many out of use and attracting antisocial behaviour. They’re being replaced with modern units, including some with defibrillators. 🚑📟 Delivering A safer, cleaner #Catford 🌳 👏🏽 #Lewisham

Since April 2024, Greenwich has gone from having 155 families in expensive ill-suited hotel rooms to 0 now. We're building more social housing and affordable housing and standing up to rogue landlords because everyone deserves a safe, secure place to call home.

Meet the cast for this year’s pantomime! We are thrilled to announce the principal cast for this years pantomime, with a delightful local twist, Dick Whittington and his Catford Cat 🐈‍⬛ written by Susie McKenna and coming to Broadway this festive season 🎄🎄