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Important to note that Bev Craig, the new Mayor of Greater Manchester, won her overwhelming victory on a platform of trans inclusion, as an out lesbian. A stark reminder to the GC crowd that a) transphobia is a losing policy, and b) the vast majority of lesbians support trans inclusion.

I've always liked Argos, and we still use it fairly regularly. I always thought integrating it into Sainsbury's shops was a terrible idea, but weirdly this story doesn't even mention the fact that (presumably) it now needs to be extracted from Sainsbury's shops again. Seems ... expensive!

The BBC reporters doing live coverage of the Manchester mayoral count are now basically just posting half-hourly cries for help.

BBC live coverage of the Manchester count is doing a really half-arsed job of trying to persuade people it's still possible that the Reform candidate could win. Who indeed knows whether more of the second preferences of the Green candidate might go to Labour than Reform? It's all to play for.

Looks like the first round results for the Manchester mayoral by-election are due soonish. Turnout is 25%, which is the lowest ever, but there has never been a big turnout in these elections - the highest was 34% in 2021, and in 2024 it dropped to 32%. BBC coverage could not sound less interested.

Greater Manchester mayoral by-election: Counting under way in contestThe contest was triggered when now-Prime Minister Andy Burnham stood down from the role following his election as an MP last month. Results are expected later today.www.bbc.co.uk

I think he's an attention-seeking prick.

Oh look, JK Rowling's chequebook-waving has emboldened the ADF, a Christofascist hate group that has been pouring millions into the UK to fund court cases and lobbying against abortion rights, equal marriage rights, Pride events etc., to go on the attack as well. Top standing up for women, Joanne!

Christian charities challenge Amnesty report labelling them ‘anti-rights’A letter led by ADF International UK urges the Charity Commission to affirm that charities may engage in public debate without being labelled a threat to human rightsthecatholicherald.com

This is what it looks like when a charity which has correctly pointed out that "gender critical" organisations are anti-rights is faced with a litigation threat from those anti-rights groups backed by the bottomless pockets of an anti-rights millionaire in a legal system which says the richest wins.

An Apology for A Growing Threat briefing, published on 8 July 2026Amnesty International UK has made a public apology for the publication of the briefing “A growing threat: the anti-rights movement in the UK”. Click here to read it in full.www.amnesty.org.uk