The fascinating thing about moltbook over the last 18 hours hasn’t been the forum itself, it’s been watching very clever people so far down the rabbit hole they convince themselves they are watching the apocalypse rather than performance and simulacra.

My piece for this week’s New Statesman - on De Gaulle, the possibility of a national story and the importance of a good tear up. https://t.co/zRwajGxbyn

Fantastic new issue of the @NewStatesman out now! Great, penetrating essay on Britain’s way forward by @OvePM. EXC interview with the Spanish PM @sanchezcastejon setting out an alternative socialist future. And @PronouncedAlva on the fallout from Starmer’s Burnham battle.

BRITAIN NEEDS A GAULLIST LEADER by Paul Ovenden @OvePM The acute threat of American tariffs disappeared as quickly as it had emerged. But the temptation to think we will return to normalcy ignores reality. Attitudes to Schengen will harden until Europe’s external borders mean

v novel & important @dsquareddigest analysis here to speed up infra projects, planning & reg reform is necessary but not sufficient, given costs & delays caused by: 👉lack of state/regulatory capacity prevents advice & consultation, so pushes burden onto developers 👉 developers

My point isn’t about the merits or otherwise of the Chagos deal - it’s that you can criticise your own side as much you want, but also feel no outsider has the right to do so. Standard gut feeling of most Brits, something right wingers inherently understood until recently.

Ultimately, Trump will damage conservatives and populists in the UK and Europe, lots of whom seem to have had their brains melted into thinking the average Brit relishes seeing outsiders criticise their country as much as they do. Many such cases.

Waiting for the Jenrick clapback video with the fevered expectancy of Drake vs Kendrick.

My first article in @thetimes: our political class prioritises stakeholders over voters. Let’s change it. https://t.co/pbj1Irl9E2

RIP Woody ❤️

Making Britain fairer for you.

Confirmed: Labour will end the costly use of hotels to house asylum seekers in this parliament.

My parents always took us to this spot in the Lake District on holiday. Great to be back there with @GNev2 – to speak about my plans for the country.

Watch: @PennyMordaunt admits the Tories have raised your taxes to the highest level in 70 years.

At the going down of the sun, and in the morning, we will remember them.

Today, we honour those who gave their lives so we could live in freedom. Too many are still paying the ultimate price today. I told President @ZelenskyyUa that if there is a change of government, there will be no change in Britain’s support for Ukraine.

The Big Short: Rishi Sunak 🛁

14 years.

You have the choice on Thursday 4 July to vote for change. Together, we can stop the chaos, turn the page, and rebuild our country. Vote Labour – and let’s get our future back. https://t.co/FErn25Dbiy

Across the country people are switching to today’s changed Labour Party so we can change Britain together. Voting Labour on Thursday 2 May is the first step towards a mission-led Labour government.