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Robert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 11h

If parties want credit for telling hard truths, they need to tell them when they're genuinely hard.

If Labour had told the truth about taxes & the costs of Brexit before the election, its majority would be smaller.

But it would have more real power & the public would put more faith in its judgment

Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 13h

She is telling an accurate story of recent history - the triple punch of austerity, Brexit and covid. It's spot on. But it is terribly strange to say it now in government when you were not prepared to say it in opposition.

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Rob Ford @robfordmancs.bsky.social · 11h

There should be a tax on ridiculously bloated road boats registered in urban areas, because (a) they cause obvious problems in such areas (b) they are bad for the environment (c) they are dangerous for children (d) they are awful, and driving them should be expensive and socially stigmatised.

Jon Burke🌍 @jonburkeuk.bsky.social · 11h

Cars the U.K are up to 55% larger today than they were in the 1970s and there are twice the number of motors on our roads as there were 30 years ago, but anti-Low Traffic Neighbourhood and anti-cycle lane campaigners keep claiming they 'cause congestion'.

Okay.

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Dr. Matt Loten @intheinaka.bsky.social · 2d

That's a real shame, he's a proper unit of a defender. If you need us to rehab him again I'd take him back in a heartbeat.

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Dr. Matt Loten @intheinaka.bsky.social · 2d

Atkinson was also superb for Portsmouth at the back end of last season, held our very creaky backline together despite having barely played for 18 months.

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Andrea Horbinski @horbinski.bsky.social · 6d

My AMA is live @askhistorians.bsky.social ! Ask away! www.reddit.com/r/AskHistori...

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Anna Cusack @annacusack.bsky.social · Oct 3

If anyone needs a freelance researcher in London (or across the UK), I'm your person!
I've reasonable rates, lots of archive experience & great recommendations from academics globally. I'm only teaching 1 module this term, as the job market is what it is. Therefore, I'm open to all work. DM me!

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James O'Malley @jamesomalley.co.uk · 12d

This new database will fix almost everything annoying about driving (FREE TO READ!)

takes.jamesomalley.co.uk/p/fix-annoyi...

This new database will fix almost everything annoying about driving

The government is quietly building something excellent

takes.jamesomalley.co.uk

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Dan Neidle @danneidle.bsky.social · 14d

Conversely, plenty of non-UK-headquartered companies, such as Google, have thousands of highly paid employees in this country. What's the rational basis for the Government encouraging you to sell your shares in Google and buy Antofagasta?

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Dr. Matt Loten @intheinaka.bsky.social · 14d

I'm trying to figure out which footballer this make Gordon Brown but obviously he's just David Moyes

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Dr. Matt Loten @intheinaka.bsky.social · 14d

Thank you for this analogy I'm keeping it

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Dr. Matt Loten @intheinaka.bsky.social · 15d

After working in their employ for three years, that's by far the most generous thing I could say about them!

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Dr. Matt Loten @intheinaka.bsky.social · 15d

I can, however, confirm that in my time there I served Joffrey from Game of Thrones, Martin Keown, and - most importantly - Big Mo from Eastenders. I really hope she enjoyed her reheated Sunday roast and warm pint.

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Dr. Matt Loten @intheinaka.bsky.social · 15d

I used to work at the Turf Tavern in central Oxford while I was an undergrad. We claimed to be the pub at which Bill Clinton 'did not inhale' and Bob Hawke knocked back a yard of ale in record time, and countless historical figures frequented. Let's just say the evidence was...sketchy, at best.

David Desi Pubs Dason @davidjesudason.bsky.social · 15d

Calling @boakandbailey.bsky.social & @agoodbeerblog.bsky.social

FESS Fesshole • Follow
HOLE
17h • @
I'm a landlord of a pub. Have spun a story that a major literary figure used to drink at my inn back in the 1700s. Completely untrue, but tourists love to visit the pub and sit in his 'seat'. All bollocks, but it's great for business.

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Dr. Matt Loten @intheinaka.bsky.social · 15d

A couple of nice accent walls would make the world of difference

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Dr. Matt Loten @intheinaka.bsky.social · 15d

And that's a nice flat too! (excepting that there is a special circle in hell for people who paint every wall of their home retina-searing white)

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Dr. Matt Loten @intheinaka.bsky.social · 15d

Really sad news. One of my personal favourite Pompey players of the last few years, and I would have loved to have seen him back in the Championship with us last year.

www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...

Joe Morrell: Ex-Wales and Portsmouth midfielder Morrell forced to retire

Former Wales midfielder Joe Morrell has been forced to retire at 28 after a lengthy spell out with a knee injury.

www.bbc.co.uk

Dr. Matt Loten @intheinaka.bsky.social · 15d

This looks like an AI botch-job? 'countiest joys', 'spontaneous teasts', 'Ooogle' - it doesn't even get the family name right in the sign-off! For some reason I am not entirely surprised this venture didn't work out.

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Dr. Matt Loten @intheinaka.bsky.social · 15d

I on the other hand am delighted that I can't copy or paste files in my work VDI and will instead be making another cup of tea

www.independent.co.uk/tech/snapcha...

A lot of the internet just stopped working

DownDetector shows huge spikes for outages for many daily apps - including Ring Doorbell, Snapchat, and Wordle

www.independent.co.uk

Dr. Matt Loten @intheinaka.bsky.social · 15d

Someone on the AWS service desk is about to get the bollocking of their life

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Chaminda Jayanetti @cjayanetti.bsky.social · 18d

"There is no universe in which Sam Ashworth-Hayes – or any of Britain’s array of overpaid columnists, commentators and ideological wonks – is more valuable to this country than a care worker"

I wrote for @samfr.bsky.social's Substack on benefits and "contribution" samf.substack.com/p/the-someth...

The "something for nothing" myth

How should we value people's contribution to the country?

samf.substack.com

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Stephen Graham @stephengraham.bsky.social · 18d

Homer wearing his Witness Protection Program t-shirt and cap.

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Brendan O’Kane @bokane.org · 18d

You're absolutely right — starting a land war in Asia wasn't just a bad call, it's 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗰 𝗯𝗹𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀. Thank you for calling me out on that — really. I'll be extra-strategic from now on.

Would you like me to get cracking on those 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝗼𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿?

Robert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 18d

dawg we are gonna lose a war because ChatGPT has this guy mobilizing divisions that don't exist and tasking real troops with holding mountain passes and ports an LLM hallucinated

Top US Army general says he’s using ChatGPT to help make key command decisions

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John Bull @garius.bsky.social · 19d

Okay. So. Amazing scenes playing out at the vets when i arrived to pick up Napoleon.

Names changed/removed. But get ready for a lost kitty story with a happy ending.

It starts late last year, when the elderly neighbour of a young couple went into a care home /1

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Roland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 26d

Afternoon.

Much to unpack.

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Dr. Matt Loten @intheinaka.bsky.social · 26d

I really do despise the English. You call one floundering Conservative leader Mummy in a national newspaper and you just get laughed at on Bluesky.

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