Claire
@anayiotos.bsky.social
Owned by two cats.
Pet Shop Boys fan.
Pet Shop Boys fan.
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My carefully considered, nuanced and balanced policy view is that we should tax gambling profits, including sports betting, at like 98% and one executive's kidney per quarter.
I'm not sure having every UK mainstreet be three quarters Ladbrokes is good, actually.
I'm not sure having every UK mainstreet be three quarters Ladbrokes is good, actually.
November 27, 2025 at 8:57 AM
My carefully considered, nuanced and balanced policy view is that we should tax gambling profits, including sports betting, at like 98% and one executive's kidney per quarter.
I'm not sure having every UK mainstreet be three quarters Ladbrokes is good, actually.
I'm not sure having every UK mainstreet be three quarters Ladbrokes is good, actually.
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“I barely know the man”
November 21, 2025 at 12:55 PM
“I barely know the man”
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Here's my plea to the government, media and everyone else to stop treating NHS administrators as a problem to be eliminated, rather than the glue which holds the whole organisation together.
November 13, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Here's my plea to the government, media and everyone else to stop treating NHS administrators as a problem to be eliminated, rather than the glue which holds the whole organisation together.
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Which one is more English?
November 6, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Which one is more English?
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Zohran Mamdani’s victory is one for humanity- within New York AND America AND the West.
and the wider world needed to see it.
It’s about the community of people who care about humanity deeply - and it’s part of a new wave coming in to break the old sclerotic media-political positions.
and the wider world needed to see it.
It’s about the community of people who care about humanity deeply - and it’s part of a new wave coming in to break the old sclerotic media-political positions.
November 5, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Zohran Mamdani’s victory is one for humanity- within New York AND America AND the West.
and the wider world needed to see it.
It’s about the community of people who care about humanity deeply - and it’s part of a new wave coming in to break the old sclerotic media-political positions.
and the wider world needed to see it.
It’s about the community of people who care about humanity deeply - and it’s part of a new wave coming in to break the old sclerotic media-political positions.
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Congratulations to @beckyfrancis.bsky.social and team for producing a curriculum and assessment review that's evolutionary rather than throwing all the achievements of the last few years overboard. Lots of sensible recommendations.
www.gov.uk/government/p...
www.gov.uk/government/p...
Curriculum and Assessment Review Final Report
The conclusions and recommendations of the independent review of the curriculum, assessment and qualifications system in England.
www.gov.uk
November 5, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Congratulations to @beckyfrancis.bsky.social and team for producing a curriculum and assessment review that's evolutionary rather than throwing all the achievements of the last few years overboard. Lots of sensible recommendations.
www.gov.uk/government/p...
www.gov.uk/government/p...
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Things that are simultaneously true:
Antisemitism exists in U.K. & must end
Maccabi fanbase incl a hardcore racist hooligan faction
U.K. policing has been substantially under-resourced for years
PMs & Home Secs should stay out of operational decisions made by police forces
Antisemitism exists in U.K. & must end
Maccabi fanbase incl a hardcore racist hooligan faction
U.K. policing has been substantially under-resourced for years
PMs & Home Secs should stay out of operational decisions made by police forces
October 17, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Things that are simultaneously true:
Antisemitism exists in U.K. & must end
Maccabi fanbase incl a hardcore racist hooligan faction
U.K. policing has been substantially under-resourced for years
PMs & Home Secs should stay out of operational decisions made by police forces
Antisemitism exists in U.K. & must end
Maccabi fanbase incl a hardcore racist hooligan faction
U.K. policing has been substantially under-resourced for years
PMs & Home Secs should stay out of operational decisions made by police forces
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Lewis, you might like to ask Mr. Jenrick why he said "in the hour and a half I was filming news there [Handsworth] I didn’t see another white face", yet in exactly that segment filmed for GB News, the only people he featured/interviewed were - shock horror - white!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Muvv...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Muvv...
'Like a SLUM!' Brits SEETHE as vandals DUMP hordes of 'FILFTH' on streets and council 'DOES NOTHING'
YouTube video by GBNews
www.youtube.com
October 7, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Lewis, you might like to ask Mr. Jenrick why he said "in the hour and a half I was filming news there [Handsworth] I didn’t see another white face", yet in exactly that segment filmed for GB News, the only people he featured/interviewed were - shock horror - white!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Muvv...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Muvv...
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Right, that's it. I'm founding a new populist party of the centre called Go Outside!
The UK is “madly left, madly liberal, hyper-progressive”, Syed says. This is a deeply odd speech, seemingly from yet another person who spends a lot of time on X.
[I deleted earlier post which had the typo of saying, 'US' rather than 'UK'.]
[I deleted earlier post which had the typo of saying, 'US' rather than 'UK'.]
October 5, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Right, that's it. I'm founding a new populist party of the centre called Go Outside!
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Vicars, grannies, blind people, those in wheelchairs all being physically carried away by police, one at a time after their rights are read… All for holding a placard.
…instead of the police being used to stop rape, burglary, domestic violence and theft. This farce has to break, surely.
…instead of the police being used to stop rape, burglary, domestic violence and theft. This farce has to break, surely.
October 5, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Vicars, grannies, blind people, those in wheelchairs all being physically carried away by police, one at a time after their rights are read… All for holding a placard.
…instead of the police being used to stop rape, burglary, domestic violence and theft. This farce has to break, surely.
…instead of the police being used to stop rape, burglary, domestic violence and theft. This farce has to break, surely.
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Gambling is one of the lowest taxed things in the whole of the UK.
They pay only 21% tax on their profits.
This is disgusting, it should be one of the highest taxed industries of all.
They pay only 21% tax on their profits.
This is disgusting, it should be one of the highest taxed industries of all.
October 1, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Gambling is one of the lowest taxed things in the whole of the UK.
They pay only 21% tax on their profits.
This is disgusting, it should be one of the highest taxed industries of all.
They pay only 21% tax on their profits.
This is disgusting, it should be one of the highest taxed industries of all.
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Sadiq Khan condemns Nigel Farage's threat to deport hundreds of thousands of Londoners with settled status.
“They have legal rights and are our friends, neighbours and colleagues, contributing hugely to our city.
“Threatening to deport people living and working here legally is unacceptable.”
“They have legal rights and are our friends, neighbours and colleagues, contributing hugely to our city.
“Threatening to deport people living and working here legally is unacceptable.”
September 22, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Sadiq Khan condemns Nigel Farage's threat to deport hundreds of thousands of Londoners with settled status.
“They have legal rights and are our friends, neighbours and colleagues, contributing hugely to our city.
“Threatening to deport people living and working here legally is unacceptable.”
“They have legal rights and are our friends, neighbours and colleagues, contributing hugely to our city.
“Threatening to deport people living and working here legally is unacceptable.”
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.@SadiqKhan responds to Farage’s deportation plan
“Thousands of Londoners have indefinite leave to remain. They have legal rights and are our friends, neighbours and colleagues, contributing hugely to our city. Threatening to deport people living and working here legally is unacceptable.”
“Thousands of Londoners have indefinite leave to remain. They have legal rights and are our friends, neighbours and colleagues, contributing hugely to our city. Threatening to deport people living and working here legally is unacceptable.”
September 22, 2025 at 10:12 AM
.@SadiqKhan responds to Farage’s deportation plan
“Thousands of Londoners have indefinite leave to remain. They have legal rights and are our friends, neighbours and colleagues, contributing hugely to our city. Threatening to deport people living and working here legally is unacceptable.”
“Thousands of Londoners have indefinite leave to remain. They have legal rights and are our friends, neighbours and colleagues, contributing hugely to our city. Threatening to deport people living and working here legally is unacceptable.”
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It would be good if the only political pushback against Nigel Farage's plans to mass deport hundreds of thousands of our neighbours, friends, family and colleagues didn't just come from a handful of backbench MPs and one regional mayor
September 22, 2025 at 10:29 AM
It would be good if the only political pushback against Nigel Farage's plans to mass deport hundreds of thousands of our neighbours, friends, family and colleagues didn't just come from a handful of backbench MPs and one regional mayor
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Seriously. A one-hour Party Political Broadcast. Followed at the top of the next hour with top story billing and a highlights package.
Exactly how will this be "balanced" across their coverage?
Where is Ofcom? Where is Nandy?
Exactly how will this be "balanced" across their coverage?
Where is Ofcom? Where is Nandy?
For 56 minutes Sky News and BBC News interrupted everything else and carried a Reform UK feed live, uninterrupted, unchallenged. The stream spluttered, froze, pixelated - dozens of times - still they stuck with it. FOR ONE HOUR.
This is an editorial choice. No other party gets this coverage. ~AA
This is an editorial choice. No other party gets this coverage. ~AA
September 22, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Seriously. A one-hour Party Political Broadcast. Followed at the top of the next hour with top story billing and a highlights package.
Exactly how will this be "balanced" across their coverage?
Where is Ofcom? Where is Nandy?
Exactly how will this be "balanced" across their coverage?
Where is Ofcom? Where is Nandy?
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A protestor outside the Disney lot today after the studio suspended Jimmy Kimmel’s show.
“Did you even watch ANDOR?”
(📸: @westernwilder.bsky.social)
“Did you even watch ANDOR?”
(📸: @westernwilder.bsky.social)
September 18, 2025 at 11:53 PM
A protestor outside the Disney lot today after the studio suspended Jimmy Kimmel’s show.
“Did you even watch ANDOR?”
(📸: @westernwilder.bsky.social)
“Did you even watch ANDOR?”
(📸: @westernwilder.bsky.social)
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Been a while since I had this much fun in the studio. Apart from during Mystery Hour, of course. Not sure they made this cut but there at least two occasions when I nearly lost it completely.
James O'Brien: Royal commentator...
Trump's state visit: James O'Brien's alternate commentary
YouTube video by LBC
www.youtube.com
September 17, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Been a while since I had this much fun in the studio. Apart from during Mystery Hour, of course. Not sure they made this cut but there at least two occasions when I nearly lost it completely.
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In London, hate will never win.
September 17, 2025 at 6:10 AM
In London, hate will never win.
Watching *him* arriving at Windsor on Sky News on mute with @mrjamesob.bsky.social commentating is a wonderful experience.
September 17, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Watching *him* arriving at Windsor on Sky News on mute with @mrjamesob.bsky.social commentating is a wonderful experience.
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At what point will the gammons begin to notice that, having destroyed the Conservative Party brand, the Tories basically exited then returned two minutes later wearing a Groucho Marx glasses-nose-moustache combo, saying: "Hello! We are Reform. Let's smash the elites!"
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Former Conservative minister Nadine Dorries defects to Reform UK
The ex-MP told the Daily Mail the Tory Party was dead and its members now
www.bbc.co.uk
September 4, 2025 at 7:52 PM
At what point will the gammons begin to notice that, having destroyed the Conservative Party brand, the Tories basically exited then returned two minutes later wearing a Groucho Marx glasses-nose-moustache combo, saying: "Hello! We are Reform. Let's smash the elites!"
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Thank God for immigrants open.substack.com/pub/iandunt/...
Thank God for immigrants
This week, of all weeks: Thank God they came here and chose to make it their home.
open.substack.com
May 16, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Thank God for immigrants open.substack.com/pub/iandunt/...