Chairman Moët
@chairmanmoet.bsky.social
Champagne socialist. UK politics, foreign affairs & overreacting to stuff we'll all have forgotten about in a week.
Is there anything more Christmassy than a bored 60+ year old man sitting in a pub with his big coat on and a bag for life full of wrapped presents at his feet while the rest of the table chat happily over a bottle of prosecco?
December 13, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Is there anything more Christmassy than a bored 60+ year old man sitting in a pub with his big coat on and a bag for life full of wrapped presents at his feet while the rest of the table chat happily over a bottle of prosecco?
2.0 suggests an evolution of the Tory brand but if you're essentially punting Monday Club style politics perhaps you should think in terms of a devolving
December 13, 2025 at 2:10 PM
2.0 suggests an evolution of the Tory brand but if you're essentially punting Monday Club style politics perhaps you should think in terms of a devolving
Christmas being cancelled is like my Economist subscription being cancelled: get's mentioned loudly every year and never happens (because they give me a decent deal to stay put).
December 13, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Christmas being cancelled is like my Economist subscription being cancelled: get's mentioned loudly every year and never happens (because they give me a decent deal to stay put).
As I slowly detach from the daily news cycle during December it does feel a bit handbrake turn to read the Daily Briefing email from the Times in the morning and be confronted by slightly deranged columnists shouting at me. As jarring as a box of teaspoons being through down your stairs at 4am.
December 13, 2025 at 11:05 AM
As I slowly detach from the daily news cycle during December it does feel a bit handbrake turn to read the Daily Briefing email from the Times in the morning and be confronted by slightly deranged columnists shouting at me. As jarring as a box of teaspoons being through down your stairs at 4am.
This reads like one of those pull out pieces for a country you've barely heard of that gets paid to be inserted in your Sunday paper.
Two years after Charles announced he had the disease, his passion for work, dedication to duty and philosophical attitude have been his comfort and strength ⬇️
‘Rebellious hope’ keeps King going after cancer diagnosis
Two years after Charles announced he had the disease, his passion for work, dedication to duty and philosophical attitude have been his comfort and strength
www.thetimes.com
December 12, 2025 at 8:34 PM
This reads like one of those pull out pieces for a country you've barely heard of that gets paid to be inserted in your Sunday paper.
Thinking about how a huge amount of the stories that will define the Trump era are business stories and realising previous modern presidents wanted to reshape the country or the world and Trump, while having a bit of that instinct, mainly just wants to be paid.
December 12, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Thinking about how a huge amount of the stories that will define the Trump era are business stories and realising previous modern presidents wanted to reshape the country or the world and Trump, while having a bit of that instinct, mainly just wants to be paid.
Was always fun explaining to my American superiors, on single digit paid leave a year, why a project couldn't roll out during December because we were all out of the office for at least a fortnight.
Doing some stuff with Americans and having to explain to them why "it's my work Xmas Party" means I will be unavailable both all day today AND tomorrow. #britishness
December 12, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Was always fun explaining to my American superiors, on single digit paid leave a year, why a project couldn't roll out during December because we were all out of the office for at least a fortnight.
Not sure whether to file this data point under cost of living or productivity crisis but I just paid £1.49 for a pint of bitter.
December 12, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Not sure whether to file this data point under cost of living or productivity crisis but I just paid £1.49 for a pint of bitter.
I am constantly amazed by how, despite everything, people think the ultimate form content should be consumed in is video. An audio only podcast has it's own appeal and doesn't need to be a TV program. Written content doesn't need to be video. Video has its place, so does other forms of media.
December 11, 2025 at 8:40 PM
I am constantly amazed by how, despite everything, people think the ultimate form content should be consumed in is video. An audio only podcast has it's own appeal and doesn't need to be a TV program. Written content doesn't need to be video. Video has its place, so does other forms of media.
Spent this morning clearing my study and putting together a new reading armchair for me to sit in and all of a sudden the rest of the family want to hang out in my room and sit in my new super comfortable chair and I can not stress enough how this was so not the plan.
December 11, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Spent this morning clearing my study and putting together a new reading armchair for me to sit in and all of a sudden the rest of the family want to hang out in my room and sit in my new super comfortable chair and I can not stress enough how this was so not the plan.
Imagine the poor immigration officer who has to read 5 whole years of your social media posts. You may not kill them but surely you've diminished their capacity to truly love again
December 10, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Imagine the poor immigration officer who has to read 5 whole years of your social media posts. You may not kill them but surely you've diminished their capacity to truly love again
I was absolutely dead against our induction hob until I read up on all the air quality stuff
It seems your natural gas (methane) stove is poisoning you.
Gas Stoves Account For More Than Half of Some Americans’ Exposure to a Known Toxin, New Research Concludes - Inside Climate News
The common kitchen appliance plays an outsized role in exposure to nitrogen dioxide, a toxic air pollutant.
insideclimatenews.org
December 10, 2025 at 9:36 PM
I was absolutely dead against our induction hob until I read up on all the air quality stuff
Back when I worked in IT it was bad enough that the data centres were in Croydon
The scramble to launch data centers into space is heating up
The scramble to launch data centers into space is heating up
A solar startup announced plans to launch its ‘Galactic Brain.’
buff.ly
December 10, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Back when I worked in IT it was bad enough that the data centres were in Croydon
You never read a story like this about a 6' 2" bloke in their 30s being done by enforcement officers. It's simply monetised bullying and need to be stopped.
Pensioner ‘fined £250 for spitting’ after leaf blew into his mouth
Pensioner ‘fined £250 for spitting’ after leaf blew into his mouth
Roy Marsh, 86, says the penalty from enforcement officers was ‘unnecessary and all out of proportion’
A man has claimed he was fined £250 for spitting after a leaf blew into his mouth in Lincolnshire.
Roy Marsh, 86, was given the financial penalty after the incident in Skegness earlier this year. He is now calling for “responsible” litter enforcement. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2025 at 7:43 PM
You never read a story like this about a 6' 2" bloke in their 30s being done by enforcement officers. It's simply monetised bullying and need to be stopped.
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There's a slightly famous (if you follow Irish media) capuchin monk who, via the internet, wishes me happy birthday every single year and our relationship is almot entirely based on us both being members of the same Discord server.
Beat that for weirdness.
Beat that for weirdness.
December 10, 2025 at 4:33 PM
There's a slightly famous (if you follow Irish media) capuchin monk who, via the internet, wishes me happy birthday every single year and our relationship is almot entirely based on us both being members of the same Discord server.
Beat that for weirdness.
Beat that for weirdness.
You do have to wonder what is going through the minds of the journalists and editors publishing this stuff in a newspaper.
Meghan accuses Daily Mail of ethics breach over reporting from father’s bedside
Meghan accuses Daily Mail of ethics breach over reporting from father’s bedside
Paper criticised over coverage of Duchess of Sussex’s attempt to contact Thomas Markle after surgery
The Duchess of Sussex has accused the Daily Mail of breaching “clear ethical boundaries” by reporting from the bedside of her estranged father, following his claims he had not received his daughter’s messages.
Thomas Markle appealed to Meghan to see him in a Mail on Sunday interview at the weekend, after he underwent serious surgery in the Philippines. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2025 at 2:47 PM
You do have to wonder what is going through the minds of the journalists and editors publishing this stuff in a newspaper.
Often set myself a subject, theme, or target for the next year. Currently thinking 2026 will be the year of Coleridge, whose poetry I half know but biography not at all, Utilitarianism, which I currently find both banal and compelling, and learning to do a handstand.
December 10, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Often set myself a subject, theme, or target for the next year. Currently thinking 2026 will be the year of Coleridge, whose poetry I half know but biography not at all, Utilitarianism, which I currently find both banal and compelling, and learning to do a handstand.
"I'm sorry, we were going to let you in but I STRONGLY disagree With your Letterboxd on The French Dispatch"
US could ask tourists for five-year social media history before entry
US could ask tourists for five-year social media history before entry
The plan would affect people from countries, including the UK, which can fill out a form in lieu of a visa.
www.bbc.com
December 10, 2025 at 11:43 AM
"I'm sorry, we were going to let you in but I STRONGLY disagree With your Letterboxd on The French Dispatch"
Slide from a Peter Singer lecture on Utilitarianism also doubling up as a guide to thinking about eating and drinking over the Christmas period
December 9, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Slide from a Peter Singer lecture on Utilitarianism also doubling up as a guide to thinking about eating and drinking over the Christmas period
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Trump Appears To Doze During Stroke
December 9, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Trump Appears To Doze During Stroke
I mean an inquiry costing £40m that somehow manages to tell us less than we already knew does seem beyond farcical.
December 9, 2025 at 8:13 PM
I mean an inquiry costing £40m that somehow manages to tell us less than we already knew does seem beyond farcical.
As we've already seen with David Cameron, the general view of Rishi Sunak will diminish even further over time.
Huge losses stemmed from poorly overseen programmes – more than 140 were launched — and most of the sums handed out are beyond recovery, report finds ⬇️
Fraud and errors in Covid schemes cost taxpayers £11bn
Huge losses stemmed from poorly overseen programmes – more than 140 were launched — and most of the sums handed out are beyond recovery, report finds
www.thetimes.com
December 9, 2025 at 6:38 PM
As we've already seen with David Cameron, the general view of Rishi Sunak will diminish even further over time.