What’s crazy about this, aside from the inevitable abuse & disaster, is that it’s obviously a policy that’s grown out of charity land and passed through the civil service unopposed. Complete sector capture

I'm back from a week in Brussels - a soulless mass of grey concrete, populated by ashen-faced bureaucrats who look like they could use a good dose of Prozac. And that's not the only reason Britain should stay out of the EU. Latest for @ConHome conservativehome.com/2026/10…

Two and a half years after the Cass Review was published, the public sector's enthusiasm for gender ideology remains undimmed telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/10…

From @ReynoldsArthur Will Britain rejoin the EU under Burnham? conservativehome.com/2026/10…

Affixed to an email I received at 15.20

Mr Jenrick, the Reform Mayors choosing not to introduce a tourist tax are not "cutting taxes", they're just not increasing them even more.

The top comment on the BBC's budget coverage. The government hasn't woken up to how far the dial has shifted.

They see us rollin’, they hatin’… @HerefordFC

Gareth Lyon lays out staggering levels of failure here. The NHS received 305,264 written complaints last year, an all-time high & an increase of 19% over previous — with dramatic increases in areas with vulnerable patients (surgery, obs & gynae, paediatrics, dental & surgery).

NHS England has just recorded 305,264 written complaints, the highest total in its history. In any large company, that would ring alarm bells. In the NHS, patients have nowhere else to go. thecritic.co.uk/how-can-the-…

RT @b_judah: It is time to admit that the Commonwealth does not only not serve its purpose, but works against its premise of post-imperial…

This is just Wesley rolling the pitch for a massive spending increase. He did the same with the 'independent' Darzi Report at Health.

First time trying Congolese cuisine. Chicken moambe, fermented cassava bread and spinach/okra. The oiliness is from oil palm fruit in the sauce, rather than the meat and provides a rich nutty flavour. Where can I get Congolese in the UK?

The Cabinet Office has clamped down on staff network jollies in Whitehall, but my FOI reveals what NHS England staff have been getting up to during the working day: • Lesbian Afternoon Tea • The Big Fat Gay Quiz 2! • Lesbian Visibility Quiz • Out of This World: LGBTQIA+ History Month Quiz • Building Bridges: LGBTQIA+ Inclusion Workshop - held twice • Special Pride Edition of Kulture Club • Trans Inclusion: A Conversation • Five Islamophobia Awareness Month sessions • Demystifying Ramadan • Two Black History Month awareness sessions • Introducing the National NHS Muslim Network • Eight BAME network drop-in sessions • Pride in Our Roots Storytelling Circle • Power in Collective Action - Honouring the Legacy of Change • Protecting Fairness Through Change • Four safe-space sessions to share “lived experience” • Latin American Heritage Month celebration • Racism and Discrimination talk • Active Bystander Sessions • Positive Coach/Kindness Network • Cultural Diversity Day Celebration • LGBTQIA+ Health Inequalities and Intersectionality • Beyond Tick-Box Training: Building Workforce Capability for Inclusive LGBTQIA+ Care Ministers cannot threaten to cut patient care while treating this diversity bureaucracy as untouchable. thecritic.co.uk/how-the-nhs-…

NEW: Nye Bevan, the father of the NHS, was kept under MI5 surveillance for decades - including when he was a cabinet minister

Management consultant on Times Radio says poor productivity is a management l problem - quelle surprise