I'm keeping an eye on this.

@TGKraus looks ahead.

So am I.

The UK government's war on the poor isn't even meeting its own targets.

Search me.

Tremendous long read.

A passionate essay on an often misunderstood subject.

The oddities of Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Not a new story, but only just seen by me - the toxic non-profit.

Disgusting from UK government - “invoice” raised (& never sent) *after* visa denial; illegal anyway under Scottish law.

On the far side of the Moon...

Unfortunately this is based on an interview with someone whose record is distinctly untruthful. https://nwhyte.livejournal.com/2189354.html

In his own words: How @toadmeister got into Brasenose after failing to meet the requirements after his father called the admissions tutor, an old friend. .

Good piece by my friends @A_Sloat and Julie Smith.

It's getting nasty in Whitehall

The German precedent is not very encouraging.

Damning Institute for Government report (PDF).

Digging into the comparison between Brexit and the Millennium Bug.

Well worth reading, by former @DUP_Leader.

And support for united Ireland growing (still not a majority though).

Good!

Long, ultimately inspiring piece by @MariaFarrell.

A robust critique.

144 pages of important legal argument.

Was unaware of this controversy but the analysis seems right.

The very last story of Earthsea. (Alas, partly paywalled.)

The harsh reality behind the thoughtless rhetoric.

(PDF)

Great blow-by-blow account.

Grenfell. See also corrective tweets by @LukeWBarratt https://twitter.com/lukewbarratt/status/1001763259467354112