Dan Howells
@danhowells.bsky.social
B.A (Hons) Political Science
M.A Sociology
To the left of Marx
Hates Golf ⛳️
M.A Sociology
To the left of Marx
Hates Golf ⛳️
Zach is such a good communicator.
“If you go back a million minutes, you reach 2023. Go back a billion minutes, you reach the Roman Empire — that’s the scale of inequality we’re living with.”
Zack Polanski on #BBCLauraK discussing inequality and why a wealth tax should be in the budget
Zack Polanski on #BBCLauraK discussing inequality and why a wealth tax should be in the budget
November 23, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Zach is such a good communicator.
Labour’s right have had years to plan. All they’ve done is seek to destroy the left and mimic Reform. It’s been a dire 18 months and they’ll rightly not be forgiven.
Lack of planning has hit Labour’s efforts to fix public services, says thinktank
Lack of planning has hit Labour’s efforts to fix public services, says thinktank
November 19, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Labour’s right have had years to plan. All they’ve done is seek to destroy the left and mimic Reform. It’s been a dire 18 months and they’ll rightly not be forgiven.
Lack of planning has hit Labour’s efforts to fix public services, says thinktank
Lack of planning has hit Labour’s efforts to fix public services, says thinktank
Nice hat 🧑🎄@sloanelysbeth.bsky.social
November 17, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Nice hat 🧑🎄@sloanelysbeth.bsky.social
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Iceland did something after the 2008–09 crash that the US, UK and EU pretend is impossible as Trump and his vile ilk ride rough shod over our democracies.
It confronted and punished its corrupt bankers and failed politicians.
And rebuilt a fairer society from the rubble. 🧵
It confronted and punished its corrupt bankers and failed politicians.
And rebuilt a fairer society from the rubble. 🧵
November 16, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Iceland did something after the 2008–09 crash that the US, UK and EU pretend is impossible as Trump and his vile ilk ride rough shod over our democracies.
It confronted and punished its corrupt bankers and failed politicians.
And rebuilt a fairer society from the rubble. 🧵
It confronted and punished its corrupt bankers and failed politicians.
And rebuilt a fairer society from the rubble. 🧵
He’s not wrong
Not the first to make this point. But there is a tyrant in charge of another country who is accused of being heavily linked to a paedophile sex ring - and supposed ‘patriots’ in this country are passionately willing him to take down our national broadcaster. Madness.
November 15, 2025 at 8:56 PM
He’s not wrong
Munching in München
November 15, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Munching in München
Fake news. James O’Brian loves him so he must be perfect.
November 15, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Fake news. James O’Brian loves him so he must be perfect.
Keep hearing people tell the Labour leadership this would be immoral. Then they do it.
Then, if I don’t promise to vote for them, I’m the problem.
Funny old world.
Then, if I don’t promise to vote for them, I’m the problem.
Funny old world.
Cutting aid for disease fund would be moral failure, Labour MPs tell Starmer
Cutting aid for disease fund would be moral failure, Labour MPs tell Starmer
UK expected to reduce contribution to Global Fund to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria by 20%
A group of seven Labour MPs who served as ministers under Keir Starmer have written to the prime minister warning that an expected cut to UK funding for aid to combat preventable diseases would be both a “moral failure” and a strategic disaster.
With ministers and officials expected to decide the UK’s contribution to the Global Fund to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria within days, the letter renews pressure on Starmer to pull back from an expected 20% cut. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Keep hearing people tell the Labour leadership this would be immoral. Then they do it.
Then, if I don’t promise to vote for them, I’m the problem.
Funny old world.
Then, if I don’t promise to vote for them, I’m the problem.
Funny old world.
Ding ding @theblueststar.bsky.social
November 7, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Ding ding @theblueststar.bsky.social
Not sure this is shocking news. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Europeans recognize Zohran Mamdani’s supposedly radical policies as ‘normal’
Critics of New York City’s mayor-elect have said his pledges of free bus service and universal childcare are unrealistic, but in Europe it’s a given
www.theguardian.com
November 7, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Not sure this is shocking news. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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"being English requires Anglo-Saxon lineage"
Angles - a Germanic tribe
Saxons - i.e. from Saxony, in Germany
Sorry to those with Celtic, Nordic, or Norman lineage ... you're not English either!
Angles - a Germanic tribe
Saxons - i.e. from Saxony, in Germany
Sorry to those with Celtic, Nordic, or Norman lineage ... you're not English either!
Nigel Farage's favoured Mayoral candidate for Doncaster said black people cannot be English.
Reform councillor Alexander Jones claimed being English requires Anglo-Saxon ‘lineage’.
The messages were deleted after questions were raised by Byline Times
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/05/n...
Reform councillor Alexander Jones claimed being English requires Anglo-Saxon ‘lineage’.
The messages were deleted after questions were raised by Byline Times
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/05/n...
Nigel Farage's Chosen Reform Mayoral Candidate Suggested Black Britons Can’t Be English
The party's candidate for Mayor of Doncaster claimed being English requires Anglo-Saxon 'lineage' and attacked 'third world cultures' in now-deleted posts
bylinetimes.com
November 5, 2025 at 2:56 PM
"being English requires Anglo-Saxon lineage"
Angles - a Germanic tribe
Saxons - i.e. from Saxony, in Germany
Sorry to those with Celtic, Nordic, or Norman lineage ... you're not English either!
Angles - a Germanic tribe
Saxons - i.e. from Saxony, in Germany
Sorry to those with Celtic, Nordic, or Norman lineage ... you're not English either!
How can Rachel Reeves, as a landlord herself, complain young people can’t buy houses anymore when she’s a small, yet symbolic, part of the problem?
November 4, 2025 at 10:31 AM
How can Rachel Reeves, as a landlord herself, complain young people can’t buy houses anymore when she’s a small, yet symbolic, part of the problem?
Good luck today Mr. @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
A win today is not just a win for NYC, or America, but for progressives all over the west.
Democratic Socialists of the world unite!
Dan, London, England.
A win today is not just a win for NYC, or America, but for progressives all over the west.
Democratic Socialists of the world unite!
Dan, London, England.
November 4, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Good luck today Mr. @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
A win today is not just a win for NYC, or America, but for progressives all over the west.
Democratic Socialists of the world unite!
Dan, London, England.
A win today is not just a win for NYC, or America, but for progressives all over the west.
Democratic Socialists of the world unite!
Dan, London, England.
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An Exit Tax taxes individuals when they leave or remove assets from a country.
Many countries have them including Canada, USA, Germany and France.
The UK doesn't.
It should.
Many countries have them including Canada, USA, Germany and France.
The UK doesn't.
It should.
November 2, 2025 at 8:27 PM
An Exit Tax taxes individuals when they leave or remove assets from a country.
Many countries have them including Canada, USA, Germany and France.
The UK doesn't.
It should.
Many countries have them including Canada, USA, Germany and France.
The UK doesn't.
It should.
Reposted by Dan Howells
Sotheby’s has announced it will auction a solid gold toilet, a sculpture by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan called “America.”
A solid gold toilet is up for auction with a $10 million starting price
Sotheby’s has announced it will auction a solid gold toilet, a sculpture by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan called “America.”
bit.ly
October 31, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Sotheby’s has announced it will auction a solid gold toilet, a sculpture by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan called “America.”
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The billionaires wanted Brexit & Trump.
I hope this clears things up for you.
I hope this clears things up for you.
October 31, 2025 at 8:22 AM
The billionaires wanted Brexit & Trump.
I hope this clears things up for you.
I hope this clears things up for you.
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YouGov polling suggests that Prince Andrew is more popular than Keir Starmer's Labour Government.
October 31, 2025 at 7:30 AM
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As, is so often the case, Medhi is right.
Dear Donald Trump, here’s how you can win that Nobel peace prize | Mehdi Hasan
Dear Donald Trump, here’s how you can win that Nobel peace prize | Mehdi Hasan
Make Israel release Marwan Barghouti, the ‘Palestinian Mandela’. The future of peace in the region depends on it
www.theguardian.com
October 29, 2025 at 11:04 AM
As, is so often the case, Medhi is right.
What will get Jesus back? I’d guess AI isn’t the answer.
An ex-Intel CEO’s mission to build a Christian AI: ‘hasten the coming of Christ’s return’
An ex-Intel CEO’s mission to build a Christian AI: ‘hasten the coming of Christ’s return’
Patrick Gelsinger, executive chairman of Gloo, has made it his mission to advance Christian principles in Silicon Valley
www.theguardian.com
October 28, 2025 at 11:51 AM
What will get Jesus back? I’d guess AI isn’t the answer.
Reform councils have been so effective. No savings, lots of resignations, but thank god for more Union Flags.
Reform UK expels two Kent councillors accused of ‘undermining’ its interests
Reform UK expels two Kent councillors accused of ‘undermining’ its interests
Robert Ford, subject of an ‘unofficial complaint’, and Bill Barrett, suspended after leaked meeting, removed via email
Two suspended Reform UK councillors from Kent have been expelled from the party over a misconduct allegation and after the Guardian published a leaked video which revealed tensions among its county council ranks.
Robert Ford and Bill Barrett were removed from the party via an email from Reform HQ on Monday, which said they had “undermined” the interests of the party and brought it into “disrepute”. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
October 27, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Reform councils have been so effective. No savings, lots of resignations, but thank god for more Union Flags.
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Hard to take Labour’s outrage at Sarah Pochin seriously when Starmer mimicked fascist Enoch Powell, calling us “an island of strangers” and claiming migration caused “incalculable damage”.
Labour is Reform with a red rosette.
Labour is Reform with a red rosette.
October 26, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Hard to take Labour’s outrage at Sarah Pochin seriously when Starmer mimicked fascist Enoch Powell, calling us “an island of strangers” and claiming migration caused “incalculable damage”.
Labour is Reform with a red rosette.
Labour is Reform with a red rosette.
Her speech sounds more like a leadership bid than an acceptance speech.
Lucy Powell wins Labour deputy leadership election
Lucy Powell wins Labour deputy leadership election
MP for Manchester Central had been seen as favourite ahead of rival Bridget Phillipson throughout contest
www.theguardian.com
October 25, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Her speech sounds more like a leadership bid than an acceptance speech.
Getting a real taste for San Pellegrino water. The cultural bourgeoisification of Dan continues.
October 24, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Getting a real taste for San Pellegrino water. The cultural bourgeoisification of Dan continues.
If one isn’t into polo, it’s a no no.
Smart money: family offers £180,000 a year for tutor to get one-year-old into Eton
Smart money: family offers £180,000 a year for tutor to get one-year-old into Eton
Family seeks tutor from ‘socially appropriate background’ who can provide infant with ‘comprehensive British cultural environment’
Getting paid £180,000 a year to tutor a single child might sound like a dream job but there’s a catch: the child is only one-year-old and you need to get him into Eton.
A wealthy family near London is “searching for a tutor to provide a comprehensive British cultural environment” for their infant, according to an advertisement published by Tutors International, which calls itself “the hand-crafted Bentley” of private tutoring. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
October 22, 2025 at 8:01 PM
If one isn’t into polo, it’s a no no.
Those fine people @theguardian.com should get me in. I’d beat Charles’ story, hands down.
October 22, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Those fine people @theguardian.com should get me in. I’d beat Charles’ story, hands down.