Man jailed for perjury and perverting the course of justice, is on Sky News talking about trust. “It’s not a mistake Margaret Thatcher would have made,” he pompously intones. Well, we all make mistakes, don’t we Jeffrey? Though most of us don’t do time for them.

Revenge of the Armada...?! Not really, it's a replica of a 17th century merchant ship. A splendid sight, now at St Katherine's Dock.

Heartbreaking testimony of staff on ICUs having to deal with 70% mortality during the pandemic. @Kevin_Fong at the Covid inquiry.

Imagine if a BBC News presenter posted mocked-up images of a Conservative politician in Jewish religious dress, and suggested a vote for the party would lead to the Jewish takeover of Britain. Yet doing the same about Muslims gets a pass in British media bylinetimes.com/2024/06/14/g…

RT @JohnReedwrites: Reposting: this @FT style guide note banning the use of the word "compensation" for executive pay. It never gets old.…

Language here from @AP seems more like an ad or sponsored post -- strong evaluative words such as "triumphant" with no quotes or attribution?! Seems very odd, at best @APNews @JuliePace @davidfolkenflik @jackshafer Am I missing something?

Great to see @kirkkorner's important work recognised, exposing the appalling unfairness of this largely hidden 'conveyor belt justice' system. Congrats, Tristan! We're fortunate to have had him working with some @cityjournalism MA students, too.

Fab metaphor here by @stephenkb -- comparing the Conservative party manifesto to "getting someone flowers from a petrol station". In his @FT newsletter, Inside Politics. Political journalism and analysis can be creative and entertaining, as well as astute.

Senior French official: “We are celebrating the Entente Cordiale in our own way. You offered us such a political shitshow for years that we owe you a bit back” 😅🇫🇷🇬🇧

If you’re being interviewed by a (decent) journalist and talk in generalities, you can expect to be asked about specifics…

Bravo!

If you're a criminal, this government has sent a clear message: Hang in there, your trial will be delayed for so long that the victim and witnesses might give up. Even if convicted, the prisons are full so there's a chance of a lighter punishment.

NEW: Douglas Ross is about to announce that he will quit as Scottish Conservative leader after the general election Will also quit as an MSP if he wins Aberdeenshire North and Moray East seat

Boris Johnson today calls Starmer “Sir Keir Schnorrer” (see attached). “Schnorrer” is the Yiddish word for beggar and scrounger. It is pretty offensive. It was part of the lingua franca of my grandparents and of my childhood. I find it unsettling to see Johnson appropriating it to describe someone whose wife is Jewish - and especially when he says “if Schnorrer gets in, he will immediately begin the process of robbing this country of its new-found independence and make the UK the punk of the EU”. What do you think? Am I being over sensitive?