Simon Fraser 🏴🇪🇺💙🔶
@esseph63.bsky.social
Former (m)ad man, historian, writer and dog-walker. Londoner. Degrees from Oxford and Kingston. Scot, European, social democrat. Usually with the underdog. Quite worried about a lot of things.
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@deadder.bsky.social nails it again… 😳
November 28, 2025 at 9:09 AM
@deadder.bsky.social nails it again… 😳
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I can't think of something less controversial to say about US presidents than that Trump is the most openly corrupt president in US history. Shame on the BBC.
NEWS --> BBC confirms to me that they did edit a line out of historian @rutgerbregman.com's speech. It called Trump "the most openly corrupt president in US history."
BBC also confirms this was done on the advice of lawyers. So Trump's threats worked.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
BBC also confirms this was done on the advice of lawyers. So Trump's threats worked.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
Trump’s Fury at BBC Gets Unnerving Results with Pro-MAGA Edit Stunner
First, British Broadcasting Corporation execs resigned after Trump complained about a segment. Now the BBC edited out a line from a historian that was critical of Trump. Where does this end?
newrepublic.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:40 PM
I can't think of something less controversial to say about US presidents than that Trump is the most openly corrupt president in US history. Shame on the BBC.
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Infinitely depressing. Utterly plausible.
1/ What a Russian breaking of the ceasefire will look like, step by step.
There are far better experts on this, but I was an Australian diplomat in Ukraine in 2014 so I've seen this play out up close.
So join me, brothers and sisters, as we count down to a fullscale re-invasion.
There are far better experts on this, but I was an Australian diplomat in Ukraine in 2014 so I've seen this play out up close.
So join me, brothers and sisters, as we count down to a fullscale re-invasion.
November 21, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Infinitely depressing. Utterly plausible.
Grok iteratively digging holes for its ubermensch.
oh my god i take it back, grok is amazing
November 20, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Grok iteratively digging holes for its ubermensch.
This is the stupidest question I have seen in quite a while.
Musk is asked, "Is A.I. in space possible?"
He says, "Yes, if civilization continues, which it probably will." (Which kinda makes NVIDIA earnings tonight feel like small ball.)
He says, "Yes, if civilization continues, which it probably will." (Which kinda makes NVIDIA earnings tonight feel like small ball.)
November 19, 2025 at 4:26 PM
This is the stupidest question I have seen in quite a while.
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I’m not a great political analyst, but I do feel Labour have made a tactical error by opting to be cunts.
November 18, 2025 at 10:12 PM
I’m not a great political analyst, but I do feel Labour have made a tactical error by opting to be cunts.
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Here’s the smell of the blood still. All the perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten this little hand. O, O, O!
November 18, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Here’s the smell of the blood still. All the perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten this little hand. O, O, O!
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Priti Patel. Suella Braverman. Shabana Mahmood. Brown women desperate to be good little foot soldiers to white supremacy. Zora Neale Hurston was absolutely right when she said all skinfolk ain’t kinfolk.
November 16, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Priti Patel. Suella Braverman. Shabana Mahmood. Brown women desperate to be good little foot soldiers to white supremacy. Zora Neale Hurston was absolutely right when she said all skinfolk ain’t kinfolk.
A whole heap of excellent questions, the answers to which might dispel a lot of fog and generate some positive feelings about immigration.
Immigrants are good for the UK; the current Home Secretary and three of her recent predecessors are the children of immigrants.
Immigrants are good for the UK; the current Home Secretary and three of her recent predecessors are the children of immigrants.
On asylum there seems to be no attempt to analyse different parts of the problem in a way that allows serious public discussion 🧵
November 17, 2025 at 10:52 PM
A whole heap of excellent questions, the answers to which might dispel a lot of fog and generate some positive feelings about immigration.
Immigrants are good for the UK; the current Home Secretary and three of her recent predecessors are the children of immigrants.
Immigrants are good for the UK; the current Home Secretary and three of her recent predecessors are the children of immigrants.
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THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS AN ILLEGAL ASYLUM SEEKER.
November 17, 2025 at 6:42 PM
THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS AN ILLEGAL ASYLUM SEEKER.
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So far today Labour Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has been showered with praise by - checks notes - Far Right agitator Tommy Robinson, leader of the Conservatives Kemi Badenoch, the Daily Express and GB News.
November 17, 2025 at 6:43 PM
So far today Labour Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has been showered with praise by - checks notes - Far Right agitator Tommy Robinson, leader of the Conservatives Kemi Badenoch, the Daily Express and GB News.
This is called dodging the question.
Asked if Keir Starmer believes British people want to "see refugee children pulled out of school and deported after 10 years in this country”, his spokesman says that “what the British public wants and what this government was elected on a mandate to deliver was to secure our borders"
November 17, 2025 at 6:00 PM
This is called dodging the question.
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The government should be ashamed that its migration policies are being cheered on by Tommy Robinson and Reform.
Instead of standing up to anti-migrant hate, this is laying the foundations for the far-right.
I questioned the Home Secretary on how she can be proposing such obviously cruel policies.
Instead of standing up to anti-migrant hate, this is laying the foundations for the far-right.
I questioned the Home Secretary on how she can be proposing such obviously cruel policies.
November 17, 2025 at 4:27 PM
The government should be ashamed that its migration policies are being cheered on by Tommy Robinson and Reform.
Instead of standing up to anti-migrant hate, this is laying the foundations for the far-right.
I questioned the Home Secretary on how she can be proposing such obviously cruel policies.
Instead of standing up to anti-migrant hate, this is laying the foundations for the far-right.
I questioned the Home Secretary on how she can be proposing such obviously cruel policies.
Alastair Campbell for Prime Minister!
Alastair Campbell, "Of the mistakes I have made, the biggest is Brexit..It has made us al weaker and poorer..A campaign won by liars and conmen"
From a hypothetical scenario of what AC would do if he was PM
From a hypothetical scenario of what AC would do if he was PM
November 17, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Alastair Campbell for Prime Minister!
This thread is even better than the one I was contemplating writing. Bravo and thanks for the excellent work.
These policies, where they aren't just reiterating ones which already exist in a differently worded form, are just plain idiotic.
They show not only a complete disregard for people's lives, or basic humanity, but also reality. 1/
www.gov.uk/government/p...
They show not only a complete disregard for people's lives, or basic humanity, but also reality. 1/
www.gov.uk/government/p...
Restoring Order and Control: A statement on the government’s asylum and returns policy
www.gov.uk
November 17, 2025 at 4:51 PM
This thread is even better than the one I was contemplating writing. Bravo and thanks for the excellent work.
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I am having stark memories of Jews having to flee Germany trying to hide jewellery and valuables in the linings of their coats so they would have some sort of currency if they managed to escape death and persecution.
November 17, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I am having stark memories of Jews having to flee Germany trying to hide jewellery and valuables in the linings of their coats so they would have some sort of currency if they managed to escape death and persecution.
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Who knew that the person most in need of reporting to Prevent for far-right radicalisation this weekend would be the Home Secretary?
November 16, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Who knew that the person most in need of reporting to Prevent for far-right radicalisation this weekend would be the Home Secretary?
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2015 Shabana Mahmood really needs to have a word with 2025 Shabana Mahmood
November 16, 2025 at 8:14 PM
2015 Shabana Mahmood really needs to have a word with 2025 Shabana Mahmood
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Another chilling aspect... The Tories simply passed a law declaring Rwanda "safe".
Do we really trust that this govt or the next won't resort to similar tactics if this finds them politically convenient?
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Do we really trust that this govt or the next won't resort to similar tactics if this finds them politically convenient?
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
November 16, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Another chilling aspect... The Tories simply passed a law declaring Rwanda "safe".
Do we really trust that this govt or the next won't resort to similar tactics if this finds them politically convenient?
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Do we really trust that this govt or the next won't resort to similar tactics if this finds them politically convenient?
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Maybe the BBC should sue the Telegraph for $1-5 billion?
November 16, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Maybe the BBC should sue the Telegraph for $1-5 billion?
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Immigration is NOT tearing this country apart.
Politicians like Farage and Mahmodo are tearing it apart by their divisive rhetoric and dishonest framing of the known facts behind immigration.
I despise them for it.
Now 10 years here isn’t long enough. It has to be 20 years.
What a disgrace.
Politicians like Farage and Mahmodo are tearing it apart by their divisive rhetoric and dishonest framing of the known facts behind immigration.
I despise them for it.
Now 10 years here isn’t long enough. It has to be 20 years.
What a disgrace.
November 16, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Immigration is NOT tearing this country apart.
Politicians like Farage and Mahmodo are tearing it apart by their divisive rhetoric and dishonest framing of the known facts behind immigration.
I despise them for it.
Now 10 years here isn’t long enough. It has to be 20 years.
What a disgrace.
Politicians like Farage and Mahmodo are tearing it apart by their divisive rhetoric and dishonest framing of the known facts behind immigration.
I despise them for it.
Now 10 years here isn’t long enough. It has to be 20 years.
What a disgrace.
How big was the Danish empire at its height, compared with the British? How much of the world did it subjugate? Asking for a ladder-pulling Home Secretary.
November 16, 2025 at 1:10 PM
How big was the Danish empire at its height, compared with the British? How much of the world did it subjugate? Asking for a ladder-pulling Home Secretary.
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I thought we voted the tories out in the last election? Could've sworn it.
Shabana Mahmood plans to extend the period refugees have to wait for permanent residence in the UK to 20 years, during which time their status will be under repeated review
November 15, 2025 at 11:57 PM
I thought we voted the tories out in the last election? Could've sworn it.
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To suggest that having lived a life so grim that even an English tribunal will grant you asylum, and to have somehow managed to get here at great risk to life, is a "golden ticket" is absolutely fucking contemptible. Shame on this so-called Labour Party.
November 15, 2025 at 11:47 PM
To suggest that having lived a life so grim that even an English tribunal will grant you asylum, and to have somehow managed to get here at great risk to life, is a "golden ticket" is absolutely fucking contemptible. Shame on this so-called Labour Party.