If comrades in the labour party are feeling disenfranchised at the moment; that's a perfectly natural response. Join an organisation engaging in actual struggle, either a party (@cpbritain) or civic union (@ACORN_tweets).

I think the Labour party under Starmer just proved that it is not the vehicle of the working class any longer. It has lost that right. It just smeared a man whose done anti-racist work his whole life to appease centrist and pro-capitalist voices in the party.

Sorry to get all professional on main; but just super proud of Scottish Government for doing a cracking job improving their OCDS @opencontracting publication. Both government (Laura, Maureen, Steve) and development (Anton + Simon @ Proactis) teams have been great, and long may this continue.

Sorry to inform folks that tune in for my crisp-related hot takes but this is now an Andy Burnham fan page.

I always laugh-cry at the whole "ICT 4 Development" tagline of improving the conditions of "under-developed" countries as if they weren't simply just over-exploited to begin with. Imperialism will steal your minerals and pat itself on the back as it gives your schools a few chromebooks

Those Bolivian polls are looking mighty good. I'm a little concerned re a military intervention sponsored by US interests… but nobody can legitimately argue those election results!!

Despite writing thesis and papers for many years I have never, ever, learned the art of allaying the panic of starting a chapter/paper and going "Oh no how will I achieve 10k words!". It inevitably leads to the panic of "Oh shit this is 20k words already"

If someone's invented like a heat-retaining blanket that can be "charged" on a radiator and just kinda retains heat for a little while let me know. I am permanently chasing that "hoodie just off the radiator" feeling.

I've just heard the rain sneak up on the world outside. I will never not love this sound and the feelings of serenity it offers me.