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"Suella Braverman in charge of education and equality." Can you imagine?
Nigel the Stockbroker's 'Reform' (sic) unveils hard-right top team.
Morning Star
https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/reform-unveils-hard-right-top-team

When Reform deputy leader Richard Tice asks "How many friends and family do you have who voluntarily choose to pay more tax than they are legally obliged to do ...?" the answer is "almost all of them".
https://www.…

Hanke plant Reform - ÖBB sollen schlanker und schneller werden #News #Nachrichten

Magnetschwebebahn: Verkehrsminister Schnieder plant das Comeback auf Stelzen
Mit einer Reform der Förderrichtlinien will Schnieder die Magnettechnologie als moderne und hocheffiziente Alternative zu U-Bahnen im Nahverkehr etablieren.

One of the biggest current myths is that if democrats win coming midterms and presidential elections everything will be allright and we can return to business as usual with the USA. In my view that is not the case, the political system and society is too broken to be healed that quickly after Trump's destructive presidency. It will take many more more years maybe even a decade to heal and reform.
#Trump

I also think that Standing Rock has already brought this up for some of the folks I'd otherwise be talking to. I'm definitely not early to the party here.
I'm just coming back to this from recently finishing "Safety Through Solidarity" (a book everyone should read) and thinking about my own identity.
One of the things that came up in the book was the potential intersection between Haredim and anarchists on prison reform and abolition. Yet, we tend to neglect this opportunity for collaboration, I think for such reasons as I'm talking about.
Edit:
https://www.akpress.org/safety-through-solidarity.html

“The landlord put it up, yet the tenants have Green posters in the window. It’s a sign of the state of politics now – Labour prioritises landlords and Greens prioritise tenants.
“Labour know this election is now Reform versus Green but of course they don’t want to lose too badly and they’re fighting for every vote, even if that means Reform win.”
Excl: Labour And Greens Clash Over Posters Amid By Election Tensions | HuffPost UK Politics

Exclusive: Labour And Greens Locked In Poster Battle As By-Election Tensions Soar
The left-wing rivals in Gorton and Denton are upping their game as polling day approaches.

Mining rush for critical minerals threatens Amazon land reform settlements https://news.mongabay.com/2026/03/mining-rush-for-critical-minerals-threatens-amazon-land-reform-settlements/

Mining rush for critical minerals threatens Amazon land reform settlements
Families awaiting land reform in the Amazon now face a surge in mining that can destroy their chance at a decent life.

Reintroduced Espionage Act Reform Bill Honors Daniel Ellsberg https://thedissenter.org/reintroduced-espionage-act-reform-bill-honors-daniel-ellsberg/

"An analysis in October suggested that on just 27% of the vote (roughly in the middle of its polling over the past year), Reform UK would win 48% of the seats, allowing it to take power with a small coalition partner. If Reform UK forms the next government, it will be for one reason and one reason alone: our electoral system." -- George Monbiot, citing

First Past the Post could catapult Reform UK into government
A new YouGov MRP poll, published on 26 September 2025, provides another snapshot of the chaotic democratic outcomes being caused by First Past The Post (FPTP) in our era of multi-party p

I donated to the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law School https://www.brennancenter.org/
Due to the dire threats to the USA from the current administration and the Republican party I am donating as much money as I spend on myself this year to protect us from those threats to our way of life.

Brennan Center for Justice | Home
Defend Democracy. Reform Justice. Protect the Constitution. The Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law works to build an America that is democratic, just, and free.

With a historic supermajority now secured, the Japanese
Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) under Sanae Takaichi stands at its strongest position in decades.
The collapse of the Centrist Reform Alliance (CRA) in the same election has left Japan’s political landscape without its most prominent counterweight.
The question now is simple: what is left of Japan’s opposition?
Running under the slogan “Citizens First,” the CRA tried to appeal to voters with middle-ground messagi…

[Insider] Where Will Japan’s Bruised Opposition Go After Takaichi’s Big Win? - Unseen Japan
PM Takaichi secured a supermajority in the Lower House election as the opposition fractured. What comes next for Japan’s politics?

"The report called for a public service social media platform, led by the BBC and European public service broadcasters,"
Can't help but think that the #Fediverse has much of the infrastructure to support that.
Reform UK voters least likely to see social media posts from family and friends, study finds

"The report called for a public service social media platform, led by the BBC and European public service broadcasters,"
Can't help but think that the #Fediverse has much of the infrastructure to support that.
Reform UK voters least likely to see social media posts from family and friends, study finds

The measles vaccine: A product of two centuries of science and public health reform - World Socialist Web Site #measles

The measles vaccine: A product of two centuries of science and public health reform
For much of the 20th century, measles was regarded as an unavoidable illness of childhood, even as it killed millions of people worldwide each year. The development of a safe and effective vaccine fundamentally changed that reality.

TIL: Ungarn hat ein stark Richtung Mehrheits­wahlrecht ausschlagendes Wahlrecht¹, das Orbšn 2011 nochmal zu Gunsten seiner »Fidesz – Magyar Polgšri Szövetség« reformiert hatte – und soweit ich das sehe, hat genau diese Reform dazu geführt, daß die »Tisztelet és Szabadsšg Pšrt« mit knapp über der Hälfte der Stimmen im neuen Parlament eine komfortable ⇔-Mehrheit der Sitze bekommen hat. Und jetzt hoffen wir, daß sie selbige nutzt, um Demokratie und Rechtsstaat wieder­herzustellen².
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🛌 Wissen fürs Kopfkissen: 📖
Es ist Zeit für eine Reform der #Dienstwagenbesteuerung in Deutschland 🚗🌍
Die aktuelle Regelung begünstigt große, verbrauchsintensive #Fahrzeuge und fördert CO₂-Emissionen. Wie könnte eine umweltfreundlichere Besteuerung aussehen? Sollten steu…

Klimawandel und Dienstwagen: Zeit für eine Reform der Besteuerung in Deutschland
Wie beeinflusst die Dienstwagenbesteuerung den Klimawandel? Ein Einblick in die steuerlichen Anreize, ihre ökologischen Folgen und soziale Ungleichheiten in Deutschland.

I don't know about you, but my reaction was 😬 EEEIUW 😕
I urge Scots to vote for a progressive party (🌕 SNP or 🟢 Greens or both) and hello, parents? - check your 16 & 17 yr olds are registered to vote, because every vote counts!

Oregon Voters Overwhelmingly Said Yes to Limiting Money in Politics. Then Politicians Had Their Say. (Rob Davis/ProPublica)
https://www.propublica.org/article/oregon-campaign-finance-reform-legislature-loopholes
http://www.memeorandum.com/260313/p67#a260313p67

from my link log —
The one science reform we can all agree on, but we're too cowardly to do.
https://www.experimental-history.com/p/the-one-science-reform-we-can-all
saved 2026-03-04

The one science reform we can all agree on, but we're too cowardly to do
OR: the long overdue forest fire

(Via @… )
Why o why did I surrender to curiosity and peek? ... It seems that five years metaphorically lying down in a darkened room isn't long enough for the fundamental impossibility of #infosec to change or evolve.
"This pa…

The UK Cyber Security and Resilience Bill: A Practitioner's Guide to Legislative Reform, Compliance, and Organisational Readiness
The Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill, introduced to Parliament in November 2025, represents the most significant reform of UK cyber security legislation in nearly a decade. This paper provides a comprehensive practitioner-oriented analysis of the Bill's provisions, their practical implications, and the steps organisations must take to achieve compliance. It examines the expanded regulatory scope covering managed service providers, data centres, and designated…

Die #Konservativen bewahren Bewahrenswertes? Schön wärs!
Sie bewahren vor allem #Privilegien für Privilegierte und #Benachteiligung für Benachteiligte.
Und schaden damit der

CDU-Generalsekretär Linnemann dringt auf Steuerreform
CDU-Generalsekretär Linnemann möchte im Frühjahr mit dem Koalitionspartner SPD auch über die Reform der Einkommensteuer reden. In der Bild am Sonntag schlug er unter anderem vor, die Schwelle für den Spitzensteuersatz nach oben zu verschieben

Was erlauben Söder? 😱
https://www.dwdl.de/magazin/106104/bei_der_geplanten_brreform_braut_sich_ein_streit_zusammen/

Bei der geplanten BR-Reform braut sich ein Streit zusammen - DWDL.de
Bayern will die gesetzliche Grundlage für den BR reformieren - und das weit über die notwendigsten Änderungen hinaus. Geplant ist eine feste Info-Quote und Regeln für Faktenchecks. Das könnte mit der Rundfunkfreiheit kollidieren, Kritik kommt vom Bayerischen Journalisten-Verband.

Digitale Rasterfahndung: Justizministerium will biometrischen Internet-Abgleich
Justizministerin Hubig plant eine Reform der Strafprozessordnung, um Ermittlern den automatisierten Bildabgleich im Netz und Datenanalysen mit KI zu erlauben.

My advice to the Tories is listen hard to distant but approaching thunder. #Climate negligence and fossil politics will not be a winning formula in the hotter world of the next election. That niche is best left to Reform.
There is a wide-open window for the Conservatives to be the responsible party of nature and free market, winning back the hard-working silent middle as urban Labour lurches f…

The BBC suggests opening iPlayer to other public broadcasters to "help ensure the UK retains a streaming platform that competes with global services" (Max Goldbart/Deadline)
https://deadline.com/2026/03/bbc-suggests-licence-fee-reform…

BBC Says iPlayer Could Host Rival Broadcasters As Corporation Sets Out Charter Renewal Funding Vision
The BBC has suggested license fee reform and said iPlayer could host ITVX and Channel 4 in its charter renewal response document.

🛌 Wissen fürs Kopfkissen: 📖
Es ist Zeit für eine Reform der #Dienstwagenbesteuerung in Deutschland 🚗🌍
Die aktuelle Regelung begünstigt große, verbrauchsintensive #Fahrzeuge und fördert CO₂-Emissionen. Wie könnte eine umweltfreundlichere Besteuerung aussehen? Sollten steu…

Klimawandel und Dienstwagen: Zeit für eine Reform der Besteuerung in Deutschland
Wie beeinflusst die Dienstwagenbesteuerung den Klimawandel? Ein Einblick in die steuerlichen Anreize, ihre ökologischen Folgen und soziale Ungleichheiten in Deutschland.

https://newsthump.com/2026/02/27/gorton-denton-result-suggests-key-reform-policy-of-being-horrible-cts-may-have-backfired/

Gorton & Denton result suggests key Reform policy of being horrible c**ts may have backfired
The Greens eye-catching victory in the Gorton & Denton by-election has shined a light on the Reform Party, and specifically Nigel Farage’s key policy of being horrible cunts, which seems like …

»Überwachung —Das Schweigen der Trump-Regierung zur FISA-Reform:
Der US-Kongress steht vor einer Deadline - In zwei Monaten läuft die Rechtsgrundlage für massenhafte Auslandsspionage ab. Abgeordnete streiten über Reformen.«
Wer wehn und wie überwacht ist immer auch wer über wehn macht hat und ausübt. Die Ausführung der Macht ist meistens (fast immer) auch die egoistische Bereicherung wenigen.
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Überwachung: Das Schweigen der Trump-Regierung zur FISA-Reform
Der US-Kongress steht vor einer Deadline: In zwei Monaten läuft die Rechtsgrundlage für massenhafte Auslandsspionage ab. Abgeordnete streiten über Reformen.

Government by #billionaires for billionaires
BBC News - #Reform leads other parties in donations ahead of May elections
https://www.

Jap - ich bin seit heute Mitglied bei der VG Wort! Das ist gar nicht so einfach und hat jetzt 1 Jahr Vorlauf gedauert.
Mitglied heißt im Gegensatz zu Wahrnehmungsberchtigten, dass ich künftig die Interessen der vielen oft sehr schlecht bezahlten Autoren/innen mitbestimmen kann. Leider haben die gegen die großen Verwerter und Verlage keinen ganz leichten Stand. So gab es zu unseren UNgunsten schon im letzten Jahr eine gravierende Änderung bei METIS.

VG Wort ändert Verteilungsplan - M - Menschen Machen Medien (ver.di)
Die Mitgliederversammlung der VG Wort hat in ihrer Mai-Sitzung eine Reform des METIS-Systems mit der erforderlichen Mehrheit in allen Berufsgruppen beschlossen. Sie führt zu wichtigen Änderungen im Verteilungsplan der VG Wort. Vertreter der dju in ver.di haben das vorliegende Papier in Teilen kritisiert und versucht, es noch mit Änderungsanträgen zu beeinflussen – ohne Erfolg. Die […]

Syrskyi touts second phase of corps reform, citing rising Russian losses: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/11/syrskyi-touts-second-phase-of.html

Billionaire mayor who's presiding over massive cuts to public health, street safety, transit, food aid, and public schools in the midst of an AI boom opposes more city revenue.
https://missionlocal.org/2026/02/sf-lurie-position-business-tax-chart…

S.F. Mayor Lurie takes no position on competing business tax measures
Lurie said competing measures are product of a "broken system" and called for making it harder for measures to be put on the ballot

Das Kabinett will die Reform des #EEG achnell angehen. Das ist grundsätzlich gut und allerhöchste Eisenbahn, aber ich hoffe, dass die #Bürgerenergie projekte die bereits in Entwickkung sind nicht abgewürgt werden indem die Bedingungen maßgeblich verschlechtert werden.

How Ayala Took Land Away from Poor Iloilo Fisherfolk to Build a High-End Resort
#ayala

Are Churches being turned into mosques?
The Reform (sic) UK claim is debunked in The Big Issue.
They claim that 41 have become mosques in recent years.
There are 38500 churches in UK, 16000 CofE. Since 1968 only 2 have become sites for other superstitions, both to gurdwaras. 1 in Peckham became a mosque, but only after >10 years closed.
It's "almost impossible" for a church to become a mosque.

📢 Grundsicherung statt Bürgergeld: Bundestag beschließt Reform
Das Bürgergeld wird zu einer Grundsicherung umgebaut. Der Bundestag billigte den entsprechenden Gesetzentwurf von Schwarz-Rot, der ab Juli in Kraft treten soll. Mit dem Gesetz soll der Druck steigen, einen Job anzunehmen. So sollen die Sozialkassen entlastet werden. Der Name Bürgergeld soll gestrichen werden.
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Grundsicherung statt Bürgergeld: Bundestag beschließt Reform
Das Bürgergeld wird zu einer Grundsicherung umgebaut. Der Bundestag billigte den Gesetzentwurf von Schwarz-Rot, der ab Juli in Kraft treten soll. Mit dem Gesetz soll der Druck steigen, einen Job anzunehmen.

'Medicare Advantage Is Not Medicare': Democrats Proposal Would Unmask For-Profit Fraudsters | Common Dreams
https://www.commondreams.org/news/medicare-advantage-reform-bill

🛌 Wissen fürs Kopfkissen: 📖
Es ist Zeit für eine Reform der #Dienstwagenbesteuerung in Deutschland 🚗🌍
Die aktuelle Regelung begünstigt große, verbrauchsintensive #Fahrzeuge und fördert CO₂-Emissionen. Wie könnte eine umweltfreundlichere Besteuerung aussehen? Sollten steu…

Klimawandel und Dienstwagen: Zeit für eine Reform der Besteuerung in Deutschland
Wie beeinflusst die Dienstwagenbesteuerung den Klimawandel? Ein Einblick in die steuerlichen Anreize, ihre ökologischen Folgen und soziale Ungleichheiten in Deutschland.

Reform UK och De Gröna är nu största partier i Storbritannien, enligt en ny mätning (Yougov/Skynews)!

Scottish Green Party forecast to overtake Scottish Labour in Holyrood, to be 3rd biggest party after SNP and Reform, according to the Scottish Election Study.
Not mentioned in the article, but the SNP are again predicted to get no seats from the list, due to winning a disproportionately large number of constituency seats.
SNP voters choosing to vote Green on the list could utterly change the balance of Reform and Green seats.

Huge new poll says Greens set to overtake Labour at Scottish election
THE Scottish Greens will overtake Labour at the next Holyrood election, a major new poll has predicted.

The three leading Democratic contenders facing off for #Illinois' open Senate seat on Tuesday have
✅ vowed to extensively reform or eliminate U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement,
-- a reflection of how the killings of two U.S. citizens in Minnesota earlier this year have elevated immigration as a top issue for the party in this year's midterm elections.
A strong stance agai…

Überwachung: Das Schweigen der Trump-Regierung zur FISA-Reform
Der US-Kongress steht vor einer Deadline: In zwei Monaten läuft die Rechtsgrundlage für massenhafte Auslandsspionage ab. Abgeordnete streiten über Reformen.

Don't fall for Trump's lies -- FISA 702 endangers your privacy (Rep. Pramila Jayapal/The Hill)
https://thehill.com/opinion/congress-blog/5824261-congress-must-reform-fisa-702/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260410/p88#a260410p88

#Reiche macht Politik für Reiche: wer mit Öl und Gas dreckige Geschäfte macht wird profitieren. Wer billige Wohnungen teuer vermieten kann wird Geschäfte machen,
aber wer auf Mietwohnungen angewiesen ist und keine Wohnung mit moderner Heizung ohne Gas und Öl findet, wird doppelt und dreifach ausgenommen.
Ich hoffe sehr, dass die @…

Reform des Heizungsgesetzes: Reaktionen aus dem Norden
Das Gebäudeenergiegesetz soll reformiert werden - darauf haben sich Union und SPD geeinigt. Neue Heizungen müssen demnach nicht mehr unbedingt zum Großteil mit Erneuerbaren Energien betrieben werden.

Reform des Heizungsgesetzes: Freiheit zum absoluten Blödsinn!
https://taz.de/Reform-des-Heizungsgesetzes/!6157810/

Why is it that two of my hobbies have US national organizations who are actively working against their membership? The ARRL's bylawys changes to try to disqualify from election anyone who argues for change were embarrassing, and now AOPA is using legal action to try to stop a movement for transparency.
I think they are probably both em…

reform gays

Schon jetzt kennt kaum die Hälfte alle Regeln, kann nicht blinken, nicht die Finger vom Handy lassen, nicht ordentlich Abstand halten und die Todeszahlen im Verkehr gehen rauf. Klar das den Verkehrsjungs dazu nur ein Führerscheinverwässerungsrabatt einfällt.
#verkehr

Verkehrsministerkonferenz: Führerschein, Deutschlandticket und Schutz in Bahnen
Die Verkehrsminister der Länder haben sich auf eine Führerschein-Reform geeinigt - mit dem Ziel, die Kosten dafür zu senken. Auch beim Deutschlandticket soll es Änderungen geben. Beim Schutz von Bahn-Mitarbeitenden blieb es hingegen vage.

RE: https://glammr.us/@jessamyn/116064378371973762
I think a lot of anarchists miss the utilitarian paths because we are blinded by ideology. Like, yeah, you can't really reform the government into being good. Government is bad as a thing.
But you absolutely can infiltrate and subvert the system in ways that produce positive outcomes. It's easy to miss the subtle difference.
There are also other strategies that become available when you don't just flat-out refuse to interact with the state. Like, you can use pincer strategies where you organize in the community and subvert in the government.
We can do more and be more creative.

Zia Yusuf is what they used to call an Uncle Tom.
Reform UK would stop visas for people from countries seeking slavery reparations | Reform UK | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/apr/07/reform-uk-stop-visas…

Overheard a Reform party candidate canvas. Apparently he's promising more rubbish collections, and the collections will happen with more respect, like they used to in the past. (The collections of the... 70s? 80s?)

"Universität radikal umdenken"
https://taz.de/!6149714/
"Für den Umgang mit KI an Unis gibt nur einen Weg: Eine grundsätzliche Neugestaltung des universitären Lernens und Prüfens. Vier* Ideen für eine Reform" von Elvira Rosert @…

Es wird teurer bei Temu, Shein und Co... Richtig so?🛍️
Die EU hat eine umfassende Reform der Zollvorschriften beschlossen, die direkt auf die Flut von Billig-Paketen aus China abzielt.
Zum Artikel: https://heise.de/-11175060

Neoliberalism is dead and there is an alternative. Not an alternative for Germany, not a reform nor restoration for the UK, not freedom for Austria, but an alternative, a way out for us all: socialism and liberation.

“Everybody is so fed up with #Labour’s only strategy being ‘vote Labour to keep the Tories out’, and now it’s ‘vote Labour to keep Reform out’,” Spencer tells me. “It’s like: how about you actually just do something to make people vote for you?” -- #Green party candidate Hannah Spencer in the Gorton and De…

Die heutige #NDRfragt Umfrage ist an mehreren Stellen schon wieder komplett ideologisches Mett mit diesen Dichotomien. Warum sind das die einzigen beiden Möglichkeiten?
Mir fallen da nämlich noch andere Wege ein.

Opinion: Texas is losing the reading battle while leaders fight a culture war over books - El Paso Matters https://elpasomatters.org/2026/02/03/opinion-texas-reading-crisis-culture-war-literacy-reform/

Opinion: A politicized reading list won’t fix Texas’ reading crisis — investing in teachers will
Instead of investing in teachers, funding and evidence-based literacy instruction, Texas is fueling culture-war debates that do nothing to reverse its worsening reading crisis.

Tja: der Bundestag hat ermöglicht, dass Bundesländer sog. #Sekundärmigrationszentren einrichtet. De facto sind das geschlossene Zentren, wo man nicht rausdarf. Sowas nannte man früher Lager, in denen Leute konzentriert wurden.

Bundestag stimmt für Umsetzung der europäischen Asylreform GEAS
Deutschland will illegale Migration eindämmen und besser ordnen - unter anderem durch schnellere Verfahren, strengere Kontrollen und neue Regeln für Arbeit. Damit setzt die Regierung eine EU-Reform in deutsches Recht um.

'Second stage' of Ukrainian military's corps reform underway, Syrskyi says: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/10/second-stage-of-ukrainian-militarys.html

Ofgem has launched a wide-ranging review to reform grid connection processes in response to a surge in datacentre demand, proposing stricter entry requirements and new models to accelerate electricity capacity delivery.
https://www.computing.co.uk/news/2026/ofge…

Ofgem launches sweeping review of grid connections as datacentre demand surges
Ofgem has launched a wide-ranging review to reform grid connection processes in response to a surge in datacentre demand, proposing stricter entry requirements and new ...

Is there a word to describe the sense of... disappointment when someone you mentored, someone whose wedding you attended, and someone you're published with - but not spoken to in years - is in the news because of a massive donation to Reform UK?
Sigh.
#UKPol #UKPolitics

A man armed with a rifle rammed a vehicle into the nation's largest Reform synagogue, in a Detroit suburb,
and was fatally shot by security, The Associated Press has learned.
That's according to a person familiar with the matter who spoke to The Associated Press on Thursday.
The vehicle caught on fire after crashing into the Temple Israel synagogue in West Bloomfield Township, the person said

Police respond to a report of an active shooter at a Detroit-area synagogue
FBI Director Kash Patel says agents are on scene of an "apparent vehicle ramming and active shooter situation" at the synagogue.

LEADERS JEFFRIES AND SCHUMER DELIVER URGENT ICE REFORM DEMANDS TO REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP (Chuck Schumer/Congressman Hakeem Jeffries)
https://jeffries.house.gov/2026/02/04/leaders-jeffries-and-schumer-deliver-urgent-ice-reform-demands-to-republican-leadership/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260205/p34#a260205p34

I read something touting a housing policy bill in Minnesota as “bipartisan” and thought: really? in the year of our Lord 2026? fascists liking your reform isn’t a selling point

Reform des Sozialstaats setzt auf BundID und EUID-Wallet
Die von der Bundesregierung eingesetzte Kommission zur Modernisierung des Sozialstaats hat ihren Abschlussbericht vorgelegt. Jetzt soll digitalisiert werden.

from my link log —
High finance is wrecking the economy and the planet, but it won't reform itself.
https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/magazine/high-finance-is-wrecking-the-…

High finance is wrecking the economy and the planet—but it won't reform itself
The establishment is waking up to the dangers of "rentier capitalism" but more than cosmetic change is required

Ballot Box Scotland Poll Analysis: IPSOS,
"a big dip for Labour. They’ve lost a chunk of their vote against what had been a relatively positive figure by recent standards in the previous poll. Although it amounts to a statistical four way tie for second place, on the headline figures Labour end up in fourth, behind Reform and the Greens in joint second."
…

Poll Analysis: Ipsos 26th – 31st of March 2026
An absolute disaster of a poll for Labour, and the first to ever suggest the Greens could be the largest opposition party. Take that latter idea with a whole heap of salt, of course!

Six Ways to Reform ICE and CBP (Garrett M. Graff/Doomsday Scenario)
https://www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/six-ways-to-reform-ice-and-cbp
http://www.memeorandum.com/260204/p151#a260204p151

Nach „General-Skandal“ - Erste Reformpläne: Wie neuer ORF aussehen könnte #News #Nachrichten

BY-ELECTION SPECIAL: Revealed - Reform candidate Matt Goodwin’s academic network tied to rebranded Nazi eugenics front.
https://bylinesnetwork.substack.com/p/by-election-special-revealed-reform

BY-ELECTION SPECIAL: Revealed - Reform candidate Matt Goodwin’s academic network tied to rebranded Nazi eugenics front
Reform UK’s Gorton and Denton candidate Matt Goodwin holds a visiting professorship at a university centre allied with at least five ‘race science’-linked organisations

Gorton and Denton - a rough vote analysis.
Green vote gain (10,200) was 2,000 short of Lib/Left reductions
Reform vote gain (5400) 3250 more than Tory reduction.
Suggests broadly that Greens got the Lib/Left votes and Reform the Tory ones, but some Labour went to Reform.
However the stay at homes likely to have been different population each time, with Greens mobilising former abstentions and Labour having more abstensions this time.
Very similar turnout 2024 and 2…

ARD und ZDF stellen drei Sender ein – neue Bündelung geplant
Mit neuen gemeinsamen Kanälen wollen ARD und ZDF Inhalte bündeln und mehr Zuschauer einbinden. Was die Reform für das Programm bedeutet.
https://www.

'Plaintiff’s attorney argued that under the 2006 Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act, DHS no longer has the authority to make FEMA employee decisions or “usurp FEMA’s authority” on how it runs its own agency. She accused DHS of breaking the law when it decided to not renew employment for approximately 300 temporary employees.'
Labor union urges judge to reinstate temporary FEMA employees | Courthouse News Service
https://www.courthousenews.com/labor-union-urges-judge-to-reinstate-temporary-fema-employees/

Global plastics treaty negotiations: Success is still possible, researchers argue #environment …

Global plastics treaty negotiations: Success is still possible, researchers argue
Plastic pollution is causing severe problems worldwide. However, negotiations at the United Nations in Geneva last August did not result in the expected global plastics treaty. On 7 February 2026, the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) on Plastic Pollution will reconvene in Geneva to elect a new chairperson. In order to secure an agreement, the new chairperson must urgently reform INC procedures, argue researchers.

Trump wants regime change in Iran.
You know what would be a useful tool?
A US-run Farsi-language news outlet broadcasting into Iran.
We had one of those, but last year Trump sent Kari Lake to burn it to the ground.
https://www.lawandchaospod.com/p/judge-rul

Judge Rules That Kari Lake Is Still A Loser
Making the Federal Vacancies Reform Act great again.

This Republican opposed gerrymandering. A new map has become a primary problem. (Samuel Benson/Politico)
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/07/this-republican-backed-redistricting-reform-a-new-map-has-become-a-primary-problem-for-him-00860937
http://www.memeorandum.com/260407/p10#a260407p10

"When you focus on growth in GDP as your primary goal without any concern for whether what creates that growth is of real value rather than simply being capable of being counted, whilst being indifferent to the distribution of the gains, those already vulnerable are bound to suffer as a consequence... The policy failure this chart exposes is not an accident; it will be achieved by #Labour by d…

Labour is failing people by hidden design. Reform would do so explicitly.
As The Guardian notes this morning: The country’s most deprived neighbourhoods will have higher crime rates and worse unemployment by the end of the parliament, according to a report written at the request of No. 10 Downing Street. No. 10 has apparently focused its attention on what are called

Sadiq Khan - Labour must stop imitating 'Reform'.
"In all my mayoral elections in London, I asked potential Green supporters to lend me their vote so that we could deliver progressive policies to build a fairer, safer, greener and more prosperous London for everyone. Many did, but it only worked because people believed we would walk the walk, not just talk the talk."
/Cont'd.

Massive win for the Green party in the Gorton and Denton by-election; not even close in the end:
Hannah Spencer (Green Party): 14,980 Matt Goodwin (Reform UK): 10,578
Angeliki Stogia (Labour Party): 9,364
Hopefully the UK government will now realise it needs to tack hard to the left. Chasing after Farage's xenophobic votes is a losing proposition.

New Green MP says 'we can win anywhere' as Starmer vows to 'keep fighting' after by-election loss
Hannah Spencer, a 34-year-old plumber, wins the Gorton and Denton by-election, with Reform coming in second and Labour in third.

"The bubble has burst, decent people can see what they are, and those who were once unsure are now sure and are turning their backs on Reform UK LTD. All they have is their die-hard fan base of racists, fascists and bots and bots can’t vote."
It’s All Starting to Unravel for Reform UK LTD - Dorset Eye
https://

It’s All Starting to Unravel for Reform UK LTD - Dorset Eye
The whole charade is starting to show; the facade has dropped, and the majority have simply had enough. The shop window of Kent County Council has been an abject failure, and Farage rarely mentions it now, hoping others don’t ask him how it’s doing. In Worcestershire County Council he’s now griping he wished he’d never […]

House Republicans unveil election reform bill dubbed 'Make Elections Great Again Act' (Emily Brooks/The Hill)
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5712698-house-republicans-election-reform-bill/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260129/p81#a260129p81

This is a really good analysis of how #Labour became a right wing party.
I was aware of their courting of rich donors, but I'd missed the revolving door between Labour governments and the defence and private healthcare industries, and the point about Labour directing anger towards immigrants in order to divert it from the

Lincolnshire were going carbon neutral at the pace of a tortoise.
The Reform sic) leadership thought that was too fast.
Lincolnshire County Councillors scrap 2050 carbon neutral target - BBC News

Lincolnshire County Councillors scrap 2050 carbon neutral target
The Reform UK-led Lincolnshire County Council has agreed to scrap the net zero target.

Thune: 'Not even close' to enough votes to change filibuster rule to enact voting reform (Alexander Bolton/The Hill)
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5732146-senate-filibuster-rule-thune/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260210/p146#a260210p146

Unfälle: Verkehrssicherheitsrat fordert KI-Überwachung des Handy-Verbots
Der Verkehrssicherheitsrat will eine Reform des Verkehrsrechts, die von flächendeckender Monocam-Überwachung bis zu neuen Promillegrenzen für Radfahrer reicht.

Posturing complicit fuckwit.
Keir Starmer welcomes Iran war ceasefire as he heads to Gulf to meet regional leaders – UK politics live
https://www.theguardi…

Barry Jones had been thinking about climate change since the 1960s.
But as he would discover, foresight rarely aligns with political incentives.
“I would say to Bob Hawke: ‘Look, we’ve got to take the issue of climate change seriously’,” he recalls.
“And he’d say, ‘but when’s the impact going to be seen at its worst?’
“And you think, well, it might be another 25 years
and he’d reply:
‘Well, you come back to me sometime later, before the 25 years is up, …

The man who knew too much: Barry Jones on Albo, Putin and the end of the line
At 93, the Labor legend and former science minister is eyeing the “exit ramp”. But he isn’t going quietly, taking aim at Anthony Albanese’s lack of courage on reform and a political system that has lost its way.

Why Gorton and Denton is still a good result for Reform
https://mainlymacro.blogspot.com/2026/03/why-gorton-and-denton-is-still-good.html
This accords with the table I posted yesterday.

Volle Faser voraus! Endlich schnelles Internet für alle – sogar bis ins letzte Stockwerk. 🏢 Jetzt will das Digitalministerium mit einer TKG-Novelle gegensteuern und „mehr Tempo“ in den Ausbau bringen. 🚀
Zum Artikel: https://heise.de/-11197676?wt_mc=sm.re

To repeal or not to repeal is not the question for Section 230 (Nadine Farid Johnson/The Hill)
https://thehill.com/opinion/technology/5809261-section-230-reform-needed/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260401/p77#a260401p77

I didn't know there was (still) a UK "Social Democratic Party", kind of Reform Ltd lite or blue labour heavy. But they are fielding a candidate here.
Completely off the wall:

Noch ein paar der zuletzt hier besonders häufig geteilten #News:
EU-Kommission will größeren Puffer im Emissionshandel
ht…

Yo, Dems: You can't 'reform' fascism (Will Bunch/The Philadelphia Inquirer)
https://www.inquirer.com/columnists/attytood/mlk-ice-reform-defund-democrats-hmong-greenland-20260120.html
http://www.memeorandum.com/260120/p90#a260120p90

Venezuela's acting president signs oil industry overhaul, easing state control to lure investors (Regina Garcia Cano/Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/venezuela-oil-reform-delcy-rodriguez-5784394afdc3ee0017d2f41427253fd8
http://www.memeorandum.com/260129/p152#a260129p152

Reform (sic) UK will make schools ‘hostile’ for many children, teachers union warns | Morning Star
https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/reform-will-make-schools-hostile-many-children-teachers-union-warns

Reform UK, the anti-people party.
<<Vote for us, for extreme weather, choking air, exploitation at work and a free hand for landlords.>>
'Tice, who leads for the party on business issues, called for “a great repeal Bill that ditches daft regulations: scrap net zero, scrap ZEV (zero emission vehicle) mandates, scrap new employment rights rules, scrap new property rental rules.” '
Reform ‘declares war’ on workers | Morning Star

Oh look, here's the BBC yet again giving a platform to the fascists and xenophobes, stockbroker's party.