Nev Fountain
@nevfountain.bsky.social
Writer of satire (Private Eye/Dead Ringers) and Murder. New book ‘Lies and Dolls’ is out now in all good bookshops. 'The Fan Who Knew Too Much' is also there, probably nearby. Graphic novel ‘The Furnace’ out eventually.
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Nev Fountain
@nevfountain.bsky.social
· Nov 18
a man wearing a brown leather jacket is smiling in front of a disney+ logo
ALT: a man wearing a brown leather jacket is smiling in front of a disney+ logo
media.tenor.com
As it’s nearly time for more Dr Who I thought I’d reprise my guide to old doctor with added footnotes).
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The justice system has the opportunity to launch the funniest* investigation here
news.sky.com/story/badeno...
news.sky.com/story/badeno...
December 8, 2025 at 10:44 PM
The justice system has the opportunity to launch the funniest* investigation here
news.sky.com/story/badeno...
news.sky.com/story/badeno...
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I see Nadine fell off the wagon again.
December 8, 2025 at 7:09 PM
I see Nadine fell off the wagon again.
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Given a) Farage's past; b) the expanding story about Russia and former MEPs; and c) media enthusiasm for "what influence is being bought?" questions, if anyone to left of Mussolini is gifted so much as a cup of sugar, why is Reform facing no such questions about Friday's £9m crypto-bro donation?~AA
December 8, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Given a) Farage's past; b) the expanding story about Russia and former MEPs; and c) media enthusiasm for "what influence is being bought?" questions, if anyone to left of Mussolini is gifted so much as a cup of sugar, why is Reform facing no such questions about Friday's £9m crypto-bro donation?~AA
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Unsurprising mask-off racism from Nick Timothy here.
Upset at the abolition of the two-child limit - because some of (British) kids who will benefit have (British) parents who are the wrong colour (were born in Pakistan, Bangladesh, Somalia, etc).
archive.ph/rycVD
Upset at the abolition of the two-child limit - because some of (British) kids who will benefit have (British) parents who are the wrong colour (were born in Pakistan, Bangladesh, Somalia, etc).
archive.ph/rycVD
Strip residency of migrants who are a net financial drain, urges Tory MP
Ministers should withdraw permanent residency from those who draw more in welfare than they contribute, a former No 10 adviser has said
www.thetimes.com
December 7, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Unsurprising mask-off racism from Nick Timothy here.
Upset at the abolition of the two-child limit - because some of (British) kids who will benefit have (British) parents who are the wrong colour (were born in Pakistan, Bangladesh, Somalia, etc).
archive.ph/rycVD
Upset at the abolition of the two-child limit - because some of (British) kids who will benefit have (British) parents who are the wrong colour (were born in Pakistan, Bangladesh, Somalia, etc).
archive.ph/rycVD
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Merry Christmas to all my fellow TV writers:
December 8, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Merry Christmas to all my fellow TV writers:
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"How far, Doctor? How long have you lived?"
Just a reminder that there's a Will Shakespeare miniseries from the heyday of BBC historicals starring Tim Curry as Shakespeare and Ian McShane as Marlowe, and it's on youtube:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpxC...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpxC...
December 8, 2025 at 5:26 PM
"How far, Doctor? How long have you lived?"
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Paddington 4: I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream
December 8, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Paddington 4: I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream
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Here is Pete Hegseth, on several occasions in 2016, lauding the military "ethos" that means they will refuse to follow unlawful orders - which he reckons is treason, now that they are his orders - because "there have to be consequences for abject war crimes".
Deserves to go viral.
Deserves to go viral.
December 8, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Here is Pete Hegseth, on several occasions in 2016, lauding the military "ethos" that means they will refuse to follow unlawful orders - which he reckons is treason, now that they are his orders - because "there have to be consequences for abject war crimes".
Deserves to go viral.
Deserves to go viral.
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I leave a £2 coin under my seat when I have my car valated. If the £2 is on the seat when I return I tip, if it's not, there is no tip. So far five out of six times the £2 has not been returned.
December 8, 2025 at 11:20 AM
I leave a £2 coin under my seat when I have my car valated. If the £2 is on the seat when I return I tip, if it's not, there is no tip. So far five out of six times the £2 has not been returned.
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Good on Penn Jillette. Having to come to terms with your entire political identity and philosophy being wrong is not easy and most people could never do it.
December 7, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Good on Penn Jillette. Having to come to terms with your entire political identity and philosophy being wrong is not easy and most people could never do it.
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What they’ve described here is murder. Full stop. We don’t deny aid, and we don’t execute people who are trying to surrender.
It should make EVERYONE nauseous.
But yes, this story is falling apart.
It should make EVERYONE nauseous.
But yes, this story is falling apart.
December 7, 2025 at 3:02 AM
What they’ve described here is murder. Full stop. We don’t deny aid, and we don’t execute people who are trying to surrender.
It should make EVERYONE nauseous.
But yes, this story is falling apart.
It should make EVERYONE nauseous.
But yes, this story is falling apart.
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'Mysterious rise', says the cunt who helped Covid take far more of a grip of this nation than it needed to.
A constant blazing terror that somewhere, somebody might be getting a free cheese sandwich. Or indeed brief use of a wheelchair.
December 8, 2025 at 9:42 AM
'Mysterious rise', says the cunt who helped Covid take far more of a grip of this nation than it needed to.
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This reminds of watching Frank Stubbs Promotes as a teenager. Because Kate O'Mara was playing herself (at a celeb party) it took a few confusing minutes to realise John Gordon Sinclair was playing a character. To me, they were both well known actors.
I don’t understand the thinking behind the Christmas Waitrose ads. Yes, Keira Knightly is famous but so is Joe Wilkinson but he’s not playing ‘himself’. It makes no sense at all.
December 8, 2025 at 9:51 AM
This reminds of watching Frank Stubbs Promotes as a teenager. Because Kate O'Mara was playing herself (at a celeb party) it took a few confusing minutes to realise John Gordon Sinclair was playing a character. To me, they were both well known actors.
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I don’t understand the thinking behind the Christmas Waitrose ads. Yes, Keira Knightly is famous but so is Joe Wilkinson but he’s not playing ‘himself’. It makes no sense at all.
December 8, 2025 at 9:34 AM
I don’t understand the thinking behind the Christmas Waitrose ads. Yes, Keira Knightly is famous but so is Joe Wilkinson but he’s not playing ‘himself’. It makes no sense at all.
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for the beleaguered museum, it’s a new l’eau
December 8, 2025 at 7:26 AM
for the beleaguered museum, it’s a new l’eau
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"A military that trades the Constitution for personal loyalty ceases to be American."
Pete Hegseth, Moral Failure, and the Erosion of Military Legitimacy
Congress needs to find out if any laws were broken and who is responsible.
lnk.thebulwark.com
December 7, 2025 at 11:00 PM
"A military that trades the Constitution for personal loyalty ceases to be American."
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I think Tarantino can be an interesting filmmaker, but I've wanted him to shut up with his "master of all cinema history" bullshit for years. It delights me that going after Matthew Lillard is what finally got movie fans to collectively tell him to fuck off.
Matthew Lillard reacts to Quentin Tarantino's comments about him
"Quentin Tarantino says he doesn't like me as an actor ... it hurts your feelings, it fucking sucks, and he wouldn't say that to Tom Cruise ... or a top-line actor ... It's humbling, and it hurts"
"Quentin Tarantino says he doesn't like me as an actor ... it hurts your feelings, it fucking sucks, and he wouldn't say that to Tom Cruise ... or a top-line actor ... It's humbling, and it hurts"
December 7, 2025 at 8:05 PM
I think Tarantino can be an interesting filmmaker, but I've wanted him to shut up with his "master of all cinema history" bullshit for years. It delights me that going after Matthew Lillard is what finally got movie fans to collectively tell him to fuck off.
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Punishing the EU by...cutting off your ad revenue from them
Euractiv: X blocks EU Commission’s advertising account after €120 million fine
www.euractiv.com/news/x-block...
www.euractiv.com/news/x-block...
X blocks EU Commission’s advertising account after €120 million fine | Euractiv
The move came after a weekend of online attacks on the EU by the social platform’s owner, Elon Musk
www.euractiv.com
December 7, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Punishing the EU by...cutting off your ad revenue from them
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Dads: Turn that bloody light off! It’s like Blackpool Illuminations in here. Do you think I’m made of money?
Dads at Christmas: I don’t think 96 strings of lights on the outside of the house is enough, love. Just popping to B&Q for another 47 and a 12ft illuminated reindeer.
Dads at Christmas: I don’t think 96 strings of lights on the outside of the house is enough, love. Just popping to B&Q for another 47 and a 12ft illuminated reindeer.
December 7, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Dads: Turn that bloody light off! It’s like Blackpool Illuminations in here. Do you think I’m made of money?
Dads at Christmas: I don’t think 96 strings of lights on the outside of the house is enough, love. Just popping to B&Q for another 47 and a 12ft illuminated reindeer.
Dads at Christmas: I don’t think 96 strings of lights on the outside of the house is enough, love. Just popping to B&Q for another 47 and a 12ft illuminated reindeer.
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A decade old tweet, still going strong.
December 7, 2025 at 7:12 PM
A decade old tweet, still going strong.
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“Homo Aqua have picked the human ambassador. And this is why that’s bad news for Keir Starmer.”
#TheWarBetween #TWBTLATS
#TheWarBetween #TWBTLATS
December 7, 2025 at 9:39 PM
“Homo Aqua have picked the human ambassador. And this is why that’s bad news for Keir Starmer.”
#TheWarBetween #TWBTLATS
#TheWarBetween #TWBTLATS
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This story more than any other disgusts me.
Yinka was a little 9 year old boy
Farage was a swaggering bully aged 17
We all knew those bullies at school and in this case teenager Farage was a racist bully too
Yinka was a little 9 year old boy
Farage was a swaggering bully aged 17
We all knew those bullies at school and in this case teenager Farage was a racist bully too
Yinka Bankole was 12 when Farage spotted him in the playground:
“He towered over me. ‘Where are you from?’ he asked. Within seconds of offering my rather confused and sputtering answers, he had a clear response: ‘That’s the way back to Africa,’.”
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
“He towered over me. ‘Where are you from?’ he asked. Within seconds of offering my rather confused and sputtering answers, he had a clear response: ‘That’s the way back to Africa,’.”
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Former Dulwich pupil says Farage told him: ‘That’s the way back to Africa’
Exclusive: Yinka Bankole says he felt compelled to speak out after Reform leader’s attempts to ‘dismiss’ hurt of alleged targets
www.theguardian.com
December 7, 2025 at 8:00 PM
This story more than any other disgusts me.
Yinka was a little 9 year old boy
Farage was a swaggering bully aged 17
We all knew those bullies at school and in this case teenager Farage was a racist bully too
Yinka was a little 9 year old boy
Farage was a swaggering bully aged 17
We all knew those bullies at school and in this case teenager Farage was a racist bully too