Natalie Elphicke said Labour can’t be trusted and doesn’t listen. She said the victim of her husband’s sexual assault was a liar even after he was convicted.

Does she really share Labour values?

Starmer: “I’m delighted to welcome Natalie Elphicke to my changed Labour Party!”

I’m so glad I ate my salad before reading about the Eunuch Maker.

Artfully arranged salad platter minus any cooked testicles

“Zionism is rooted in trauma and fear. It’s about survival and love for the Jewish people. But like any other ethnic nationalism, Zionism establishes a hierarchy: It’s about prioritizing our safety and well-being, even at the expense of others. It relies on an alternate historical narrative that justifies the occupation and rationalizes the status quo. And it cannot produce a just peace on its own.”

Via Zionism cannot produce a just peace. Only external pressure can end the Israeli apartheid.

OFFICE ABANDONED - SUN STOPPED WORK

Today’s office.

M.S. Panesar hit wicket b Panesar 0

Tbf, he lasted longer than I thought he would.

Screenshot of my WhatsApp comment "I don't think he'll last five minutes, tbh" on Monty Panesar's political interview with Times Radio where he suggested leaving NATO would help control immigration

Today’s office.

☕🤦‍♂️

Photo of the top of my coffee cup with the coffee and frothy milk swirl in the shape of a someone face-palming

A local shop owner asked why big kid wasn’t at school. When I told him it was closed because it was being used as a polling station we got talking about the elections.

He asked me who I voted for, and then he told me he thinks “it’s going to be another hung parliament”.

Unusually productive morning.

  • taught big kid how to convert fractions into decimals and percentages and vice versa
  • voted for Mayor of London, constituency London Assembly Member and London-wide member
  • bought some fruit and brown baps
  • collected big kid’s prescriptions and recycled his expired epipens
  • got six freshly baked garlic naans from my local naan shop
  • got some decent exercise
Screenshot of Google Fit map of my morning walk

My local polling station was deserted when I went to vote around 11am.