Alex Partridge
@alexpartridge87.bsky.social
BBC News in Westminster
What would it cost to get Dave Arch and the Strictly band to do a wedding do you reckon
November 29, 2025 at 10:25 PM
What would it cost to get Dave Arch and the Strictly band to do a wedding do you reckon
Not saying this sprint race is uneventful but the TV director is showing us “the battle for 12th”
November 29, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Not saying this sprint race is uneventful but the TV director is showing us “the battle for 12th”
“Your Party” have unveiled the four choices for permanent name delegates will vote on this weekend:
- Your Party
- Our Party
- Popular Alliance
- For the Many
Party consulted on names with the Electoral Commission who advised that “People’s Party” and “Left Party” would likely not be approved
- Your Party
- Our Party
- Popular Alliance
- For the Many
Party consulted on names with the Electoral Commission who advised that “People’s Party” and “Left Party” would likely not be approved
November 28, 2025 at 8:03 PM
“Your Party” have unveiled the four choices for permanent name delegates will vote on this weekend:
- Your Party
- Our Party
- Popular Alliance
- For the Many
Party consulted on names with the Electoral Commission who advised that “People’s Party” and “Left Party” would likely not be approved
- Your Party
- Our Party
- Popular Alliance
- For the Many
Party consulted on names with the Electoral Commission who advised that “People’s Party” and “Left Party” would likely not be approved
“When a doctor told me I’d come close to dying, and that the play had to stop using real knives, I remember thinking: “You just don’t understand theatre.””
Experience: I was stabbed in the back with a real knife while performing Julius Caesar
Experience: I was stabbed in the back with a real knife while performing Julius Caesar
Our student theatre group had the bright idea of using actual knives on stage for authenticity. The blade missed my aorta by about a centimetre
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:34 AM
“When a doctor told me I’d come close to dying, and that the play had to stop using real knives, I remember thinking: “You just don’t understand theatre.””
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Investors expect AI use to soar. That's not happening. www.economist.com/finance-and-...
November 27, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Investors expect AI use to soar. That's not happening. www.economist.com/finance-and-...
Finally a sentiment to unite our seemingly ever more divided country
November 27, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Finally a sentiment to unite our seemingly ever more divided country
Enjoyed this little discussion in Middlemarch between Ladislaw and Lydgate on the importance of having an MP that lives in the constituency
November 26, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Enjoyed this little discussion in Middlemarch between Ladislaw and Lydgate on the importance of having an MP that lives in the constituency
They’ve got the 6 o’clock news on the big screen in the old sports and social bar in parliament like it’s the world cup or something
November 26, 2025 at 6:11 PM
They’ve got the 6 o’clock news on the big screen in the old sports and social bar in parliament like it’s the world cup or something
This is a really good idea and the men's game should do the same if they're serious about cutting games played: www.telegraph.co.uk/football/202...
Champions League clubs to be excluded from women’s League Cup next season
Exclusive: WSL Football planning radical revamp of competition’s format, which is widely viewed as complicated and unfair on smaller clubs
www.telegraph.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 5:25 PM
This is a really good idea and the men's game should do the same if they're serious about cutting games played: www.telegraph.co.uk/football/202...
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Nine of the ten constituencies most hit by the 'mansion tax' are held by Labour MPs, via Bradshaw Advisory
As I say on Coffee House Shots, the London borough elections next year could be interesting
As I say on Coffee House Shots, the London borough elections next year could be interesting
November 26, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Nine of the ten constituencies most hit by the 'mansion tax' are held by Labour MPs, via Bradshaw Advisory
As I say on Coffee House Shots, the London borough elections next year could be interesting
As I say on Coffee House Shots, the London borough elections next year could be interesting
Might try and vox pop some Bayern Munich fans about the Budget, see what they have to say
November 26, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Might try and vox pop some Bayern Munich fans about the Budget, see what they have to say
OBR have taken their fiscal report down. In other news I have safely and fully secured the barn door following the horse bolting incident from earlier today
November 26, 2025 at 12:25 PM
OBR have taken their fiscal report down. In other news I have safely and fully secured the barn door following the horse bolting incident from earlier today
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It's the day!
November 26, 2025 at 7:10 AM
It's the day!
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Scam ads on Meta in UK likely worth more than all online news advertising. Meta probably made more than £600m from fraudulent UK advertising in 2024 pressgazette.co.uk/platforms/sc...
Scam ads on Meta in UK likely worth more than all online news advertising
Meta likely made more than £600m from fraudulent UK advertising in 2024.
pressgazette.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Scam ads on Meta in UK likely worth more than all online news advertising. Meta probably made more than £600m from fraudulent UK advertising in 2024 pressgazette.co.uk/platforms/sc...
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Every single person in Britain: "the chippy" or, if we're being fancy, "the chip shop"
The New York Times: "the french fry restaurant"
The New York Times: "the french fry restaurant"
new favourite New York Times term for a British thing just dropped
November 26, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Every single person in Britain: "the chippy" or, if we're being fancy, "the chip shop"
The New York Times: "the french fry restaurant"
The New York Times: "the french fry restaurant"
This is one of those things that simply shouldn’t be possible. It’s like if Arsenal drew the Chicago Bulls. They exist in different worlds.
November 25, 2025 at 7:48 PM
This is one of those things that simply shouldn’t be possible. It’s like if Arsenal drew the Chicago Bulls. They exist in different worlds.
Hmm sure
From @theathleticfc.bsky.social: Cristiano Ronaldo has avoided a suspension for the start of next summer’s World Cup after FIFA handed the Portugal captain a three-match ban, with the final two games suspended for “a one-year probation period.”
Cristiano Ronaldo avoids World Cup ban as FIFA grants Portugal captain ‘probationary period’
Ronaldo, 40, was sent off in Portugal's penultimate World Cup qualifier against the Republic of Ireland.
nyti.ms
November 25, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Hmm sure
Rachel Reeves last night told Labour MPs she is here to stay as chancellor: "I’ll be there on Wednesday, I’ll be there next year and I’ll be back the year after that".
Ms Reeves said there would be “difficult choices” made in the Budget and they wouldn’t like every measure but they need to unite
Ms Reeves said there would be “difficult choices” made in the Budget and they wouldn’t like every measure but they need to unite
November 25, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Rachel Reeves last night told Labour MPs she is here to stay as chancellor: "I’ll be there on Wednesday, I’ll be there next year and I’ll be back the year after that".
Ms Reeves said there would be “difficult choices” made in the Budget and they wouldn’t like every measure but they need to unite
Ms Reeves said there would be “difficult choices” made in the Budget and they wouldn’t like every measure but they need to unite
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Man Who Thought Fleetwood Mac’s ‘The Chain’ Was Over In For Thrill Of His Fucking Life https://theonion.com/man-who-thought-fleetwood-macs-the-chain-was-over-in-for-thrill-of-his-fucking-life/
November 24, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Man Who Thought Fleetwood Mac’s ‘The Chain’ Was Over In For Thrill Of His Fucking Life https://theonion.com/man-who-thought-fleetwood-macs-the-chain-was-over-in-for-thrill-of-his-fucking-life/
They’re calling him…the Despatch Fox
The only thing that can defeat parliament’s new extra high security fence.
November 24, 2025 at 6:47 PM
They’re calling him…the Despatch Fox
Tempted by the open house viewings of this one. No booking required! Post visit tetanus booster a must!
They really don't want to share any interior shots but when they do, you just know that unspeakable acts have been committed within... www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/1...
Check out this 3 bedroom end of terrace house for sale on Rightmove
3 bedroom end of terrace house for sale in 75 Camden Mews, Camden, London, NW1 9BY, NW1 for £925,000. Marketed by Auction House London, Hampstead
www.rightmove.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Tempted by the open house viewings of this one. No booking required! Post visit tetanus booster a must!
Big sumo news. Aonishiki won a tournament!
🇺🇦 🇯🇵 Ukrainian sumo wrestler Danylo Yavhusishyn said he had surprised even himself by becoming the first from his country to win a tournament in the ancient Japanese sport.
➡️ u.afp.com/ShSQ
➡️ u.afp.com/ShSQ
November 24, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Big sumo news. Aonishiki won a tournament!
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Great to see the word “gobshite” in a headline. Streets ahead of the too twee “cockwomble”.
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Anger as 'gobshite' climbs Laois Christmas Tree - News - Laois Nationalist
Anger as 'gobshite' climbs Laois Christmas Tree - News - Laois Nationalist
www.laois-nationalist.ie
November 24, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Great to see the word “gobshite” in a headline. Streets ahead of the too twee “cockwomble”.
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This is wonderful. He's also the only ever guest on BBC Breakfast to do colouring in while on the sofa. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Hunter syndrome: Boy with rare condition amazes doctors after world-first gene therapy
Oliver has an inherited condition called Hunter syndrome, which causes progressive damage to the body and brain.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 8:39 AM
This is wonderful. He's also the only ever guest on BBC Breakfast to do colouring in while on the sofa. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Time for the Premier League to get in on this: Gtech The Halls: a Brentford Love Story
November 23, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Time for the Premier League to get in on this: Gtech The Halls: a Brentford Love Story