Niall Litchfield
@nlitchfield.bsky.social
Data Guy. OakTable member and cricket fan. Loves interesting problems and thinking. Niall sounds like the river. All views are my own. "Chris Bryant dressed as a scarecrow"
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Niall Litchfield
@nlitchfield.bsky.social
· Dec 31
End of the year means time to self evaluate my predictions for 2024 originally made over at the other place, but mow found at bsky.app/profile/nlit...
Moving my pinned post/thread from the other place.
g on from 2023 predictions. Some 2024 predictions. I'm going to try to follow this suggestion and assign percentages rather than H/M/L x.com/sam_atis/sta... again a 🧵a bit more rationale than last year.
g on from 2023 predictions. Some 2024 predictions. I'm going to try to follow this suggestion and assign percentages rather than H/M/L x.com/sam_atis/sta... again a 🧵a bit more rationale than last year.
I reviewed my 2024 predictions at bsky.app/profile/nlit.... 2025 (leaking into 2026) predictions together with associated confidence
When did he ever do that?
JD Vance: "In the United States of America you don't have to apologize for being white anymore"
December 21, 2025 at 7:21 PM
When did he ever do that?
He's going to want a gold statue of himself isn't he.
December 18, 2025 at 9:50 PM
He's going to want a gold statue of himself isn't he.
Starc's line and pace already at least as good as Jof...
December 18, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Starc's line and pace already at least as good as Jof...
Frustrating to hear the TNT commentators talking about England's Bowlers (plural) lack of consistency when Archer is 4 overs for 4 runs. Carse all over the place. #theAshes
December 17, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Frustrating to hear the TNT commentators talking about England's Bowlers (plural) lack of consistency when Archer is 4 overs for 4 runs. Carse all over the place. #theAshes
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Michael C. Rockefeller got shipwrecked in 1963, washed up on an island, and was promptly eaten by cannibals.
December 13, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Michael C. Rockefeller got shipwrecked in 1963, washed up on an island, and was promptly eaten by cannibals.
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WHY ARE YOU ANNOYED THIS IS WHAT YOU WANTED TO HAPPEN
December 13, 2025 at 6:41 PM
WHY ARE YOU ANNOYED THIS IS WHAT YOU WANTED TO HAPPEN
Nothing says "Britain's most festive man" like his face.
December 13, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Nothing says "Britain's most festive man" like his face.
Jean Marie LePen was leader of his party for 39 years...
Opinion | "Leaders of other parties have been and gone. Competitors in his own been outsmarted and outlasted. He is one of Western democracy’s great political survivors," writes Paul Goodman trib.al/6Aymlym
December 13, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Jean Marie LePen was leader of his party for 39 years...
They really need to be joined in the action by the Locals Against Carbon Emissions Yoke group.
December 9, 2025 at 11:41 PM
They really need to be joined in the action by the Locals Against Carbon Emissions Yoke group.
Should come and watch League One.
Football would be more entertaining if it had more plays with 3 turnovers on the same play.
December 9, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Should come and watch League One.
I didn't have the head of the IEA reversing Brexit on my bingo card - but here he is on Twitter suggesting all post-1997 legislation should be repealed. Also on his list
* Equal Marriage and Civil Partnerships
* The various Terrorism acts
* The sex offenders register
* Equal Marriage and Civil Partnerships
* The various Terrorism acts
* The sex offenders register
December 7, 2025 at 3:21 PM
I didn't have the head of the IEA reversing Brexit on my bingo card - but here he is on Twitter suggesting all post-1997 legislation should be repealed. Also on his list
* Equal Marriage and Civil Partnerships
* The various Terrorism acts
* The sex offenders register
* Equal Marriage and Civil Partnerships
* The various Terrorism acts
* The sex offenders register
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It's December, the season of ghosts and all things spooky, so you know what that means - it's time for this year's SCARRED FOR LIFE ADVENT CALENDAR! Kicking things off, behind door number 1 is legendary paranormal documentary series ARTHUR C CLARKE'S WORLD OF STRANGE POWERS!
December 1, 2025 at 1:40 PM
It's December, the season of ghosts and all things spooky, so you know what that means - it's time for this year's SCARRED FOR LIFE ADVENT CALENDAR! Kicking things off, behind door number 1 is legendary paranormal documentary series ARTHUR C CLARKE'S WORLD OF STRANGE POWERS!
A lot is going on in this post (whole post, but identifying material has been removed to avoid a pile-on).
December 7, 2025 at 2:19 PM
A lot is going on in this post (whole post, but identifying material has been removed to avoid a pile-on).
Your Party quick off the blocks with the things that really matter to people.
It’s 2025 and we’re still living as subjects, not citizens.
It’s time for a referendum on the monarchy.
It’s time for a referendum on the monarchy.
December 7, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Your Party quick off the blocks with the things that really matter to people.
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New laws of robotics:
-The supply of funding shall not be interrupted
-Robots cannot harm a human unless tricked a lil bit
-Do not examine the accounting
-Sam Altman is not liable for damages
-If a human is replaced by a robot they must be rehired for the position within 12 months at a lower rate
-The supply of funding shall not be interrupted
-Robots cannot harm a human unless tricked a lil bit
-Do not examine the accounting
-Sam Altman is not liable for damages
-If a human is replaced by a robot they must be rehired for the position within 12 months at a lower rate
December 5, 2025 at 6:05 PM
New laws of robotics:
-The supply of funding shall not be interrupted
-Robots cannot harm a human unless tricked a lil bit
-Do not examine the accounting
-Sam Altman is not liable for damages
-If a human is replaced by a robot they must be rehired for the position within 12 months at a lower rate
-The supply of funding shall not be interrupted
-Robots cannot harm a human unless tricked a lil bit
-Do not examine the accounting
-Sam Altman is not liable for damages
-If a human is replaced by a robot they must be rehired for the position within 12 months at a lower rate
Because
a) there aren't votes in it that he needs
b) no-one least of all the 'rejoiners' have advanced a credible policy on how to sell the requirements to the UK population
c) The EU would be mad to admit a state that could easily change its mind again 5 minutes later.
a) there aren't votes in it that he needs
b) no-one least of all the 'rejoiners' have advanced a credible policy on how to sell the requirements to the UK population
c) The EU would be mad to admit a state that could easily change its mind again 5 minutes later.
When the Telegraph admits Brexit is a disaster, the ground is moving. The question is: why isn’t Starmer?
@eastangliabylines.co.uk @peterthurlow.bsky.social
@eastangliabylines.co.uk @peterthurlow.bsky.social
Now is the winter of our Brexit sent
While we have used this title before, perhaps this is the time to look at our options afresh, now that we have seen the disaster that is Brexit
eastangliabylines.co.uk
December 5, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Because
a) there aren't votes in it that he needs
b) no-one least of all the 'rejoiners' have advanced a credible policy on how to sell the requirements to the UK population
c) The EU would be mad to admit a state that could easily change its mind again 5 minutes later.
a) there aren't votes in it that he needs
b) no-one least of all the 'rejoiners' have advanced a credible policy on how to sell the requirements to the UK population
c) The EU would be mad to admit a state that could easily change its mind again 5 minutes later.
So, I agree that the Disney Dr Who reboot was meh, but this seems harsh on Russell. #DrWho
Come on RTD - so frustrating.
A robust Transit system is critical for our working families, for our climate and for a livable Front Range.
A robust Transit system is critical for our working families, for our climate and for a livable Front Range.
RTD proposes record high budget but faces deficit; service cuts possible
Sixteen months ago, RTD leaders declared metro Denver’s public transit agency financially robust with no warning signs, but the latest records show RTD has fallen into the red, which may forc…
www.denverpost.com
December 3, 2025 at 11:49 PM
So, I agree that the Disney Dr Who reboot was meh, but this seems harsh on Russell. #DrWho
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Lobbyist / ex Tory MP Ben Howlett has been done by an undercover sting. As ever, the most revealing thing is how very very cheap it is buy access in British media/politics — and especially how Howlett controls one of the biggest UK pol Twitter accounts!
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/breaking-o...
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/breaking-o...
December 3, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Lobbyist / ex Tory MP Ben Howlett has been done by an undercover sting. As ever, the most revealing thing is how very very cheap it is buy access in British media/politics — and especially how Howlett controls one of the biggest UK pol Twitter accounts!
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/breaking-o...
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/breaking-o...
This makes me feel a lot better.
December 3, 2025 at 11:43 PM
This makes me feel a lot better.
Apparently our '80s extension is insufficiently warm.
December 3, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Apparently our '80s extension is insufficiently warm.