Simon De Cogan
@psymon1.bsky.social
English Psychotherapist/Psychologist living in Scotland, interested in everything & working for a better world.
"Remember your humanity, and forget the rest"
"Remember your humanity, and forget the rest"
Populists like Farage create problems or offer simple solutions to complex problems, but as H. L. Menken said:
“For every complex problem, there is a solution that is simple, neat, and wrong”.
“For every complex problem, there is a solution that is simple, neat, and wrong”.
November 29, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Populists like Farage create problems or offer simple solutions to complex problems, but as H. L. Menken said:
“For every complex problem, there is a solution that is simple, neat, and wrong”.
“For every complex problem, there is a solution that is simple, neat, and wrong”.
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Very good, evidence-based comment piece about low-traffic neighbourhoods - and how opponents often use them as a proxy for problems which are caused instead by too many cars.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Just ignore all the myths about low traffic neighbourhoods: they’re popular, effective and here to stay | Izzy Romilly
After the high court ruled one high-profile scheme unlawful, it is important to make the case for LTNs. Luckily, there is a strong one to make, says Izzy Romilly of climate charity Possible
www.theguardian.com
May 15, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Very good, evidence-based comment piece about low-traffic neighbourhoods - and how opponents often use them as a proxy for problems which are caused instead by too many cars.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
'Another world is not only possible, she is on her way. On a quiet day, I can hear her breathing.'
Arundhati Roy
Arundhati Roy
November 29, 2025 at 7:39 PM
'Another world is not only possible, she is on her way. On a quiet day, I can hear her breathing.'
Arundhati Roy
Arundhati Roy
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Emblematic of everything that is wrong with the global economy (and culture) right now
Crypto is a Ponzi scheme and what was once seen as a sporting institution with integrity has sold all of it
www.ft.com/content/9fb4...
Crypto is a Ponzi scheme and what was once seen as a sporting institution with integrity has sold all of it
www.ft.com/content/9fb4...
FC Barcelona’s tie-up with Samoa-based crypto start-up sparks backlash
Heavily indebted club faces accusations of desperation over sponsorship deal with little-known firm Zero-Knowledge Proof
www.ft.com
November 29, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Emblematic of everything that is wrong with the global economy (and culture) right now
Crypto is a Ponzi scheme and what was once seen as a sporting institution with integrity has sold all of it
www.ft.com/content/9fb4...
Crypto is a Ponzi scheme and what was once seen as a sporting institution with integrity has sold all of it
www.ft.com/content/9fb4...
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And, of course, includes obligatory approving quote from Andrew Tate
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Emblematic of everything that is wrong with the global economy (and culture) right now
Crypto is a Ponzi scheme and what was once seen as a sporting institution with integrity has sold all of it
www.ft.com/content/9fb4...
Crypto is a Ponzi scheme and what was once seen as a sporting institution with integrity has sold all of it
www.ft.com/content/9fb4...
FC Barcelona’s tie-up with Samoa-based crypto start-up sparks backlash
Heavily indebted club faces accusations of desperation over sponsorship deal with little-known firm Zero-Knowledge Proof
www.ft.com
November 29, 2025 at 6:49 PM
And, of course, includes obligatory approving quote from Andrew Tate
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Sad that he's gone. A very great playwright in a world where there seem to be fewer and fewer, whatever his opinions on other matters.
Tom Stoppard, playwright of dazzling wit and playful erudition, dies aged 88
A theatrical sensation since the 1960s, whose dramas included Arcadia, The Real Thing and Leopoldstadt, Stoppard also had huge success as a screenwriter
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Sad that he's gone. A very great playwright in a world where there seem to be fewer and fewer, whatever his opinions on other matters.
“When the forms of an old culture are dying, the new culture is created by a few people who are not afraid to be insecure.”
— Rudolf Bahro
— Rudolf Bahro
November 29, 2025 at 7:10 PM
“When the forms of an old culture are dying, the new culture is created by a few people who are not afraid to be insecure.”
— Rudolf Bahro
— Rudolf Bahro
Farage is using ifpologies at the moment:
ifpology (plural ifpologies)
A non-apology of the form "I'm sorry if you were upset" or "I'm sorry if you took it that way".
ifpology (plural ifpologies)
A non-apology of the form "I'm sorry if you were upset" or "I'm sorry if you took it that way".
November 29, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Farage is using ifpologies at the moment:
ifpology (plural ifpologies)
A non-apology of the form "I'm sorry if you were upset" or "I'm sorry if you took it that way".
ifpology (plural ifpologies)
A non-apology of the form "I'm sorry if you were upset" or "I'm sorry if you took it that way".
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There you go.
Parliament will now consider debate on calls for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
Parliament will now consider debate on calls for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
November 29, 2025 at 4:13 PM
There you go.
Parliament will now consider debate on calls for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
Parliament will now consider debate on calls for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
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petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Almost 95,000 - last spurt to reach the 100,000 mark. Can it be done today?
Almost 95,000 - last spurt to reach the 100,000 mark. Can it be done today?
Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
We are concerned about reported efforts from Russia to influence democracy in the US, UK, Europe and elsewhere. We believe we must establish the depth and breadth of possible Russian influence campaig...
petition.parliament.uk
November 29, 2025 at 9:26 AM
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"Nigel Farage is in trouble ..."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUTP...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUTP...
Nigel Farage OVERWHELMED By Scandal
YouTube video by Owen Jones
www.youtube.com
November 29, 2025 at 9:27 AM
"Nigel Farage is in trouble ..."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUTP...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUTP...
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Meanwhile, The Times does its level best to excuse their racist protégé. “Farage has long been dogged by allegations of racism, but there is almost no evidence that he has used slurs in his adult life.” As if that’s the tell. Rather than the brazen prejudice and far right agenda he represents.
November 29, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Meanwhile, The Times does its level best to excuse their racist protégé. “Farage has long been dogged by allegations of racism, but there is almost no evidence that he has used slurs in his adult life.” As if that’s the tell. Rather than the brazen prejudice and far right agenda he represents.
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“It sounded as if he was suggesting that songs about gassing Jews, Asians and Black people amount to no more than “banter”. That’s not schoolboy Farage talking, but the Farage of 2025.”
Yes. Same racism. Now weaponised by the wealth and power of the far right.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Yes. Same racism. Now weaponised by the wealth and power of the far right.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Antisemitism allegations against the teenage Farage matter – look at what he went on to do | Jonathan Freedland
Farage has cosied up to US figures who espoused conspiracy theories about Jews. That kind of talk is becoming alarmingly mainstream on the Maga right, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 9:38 AM
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“It sounded as if he was suggesting that songs about gassing Jews, Asians and Black people amount to no more than “banter”. That’s not schoolboy Farage talking, but the Farage of 2025.”
Yes. Same racism. Now weaponised by the wealth and power of the far right.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Yes. Same racism. Now weaponised by the wealth and power of the far right.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Antisemitism allegations against the teenage Farage matter – look at what he went on to do | Jonathan Freedland
Farage has cosied up to US figures who espoused conspiracy theories about Jews. That kind of talk is becoming alarmingly mainstream on the Maga right, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 9:06 AM
“It sounded as if he was suggesting that songs about gassing Jews, Asians and Black people amount to no more than “banter”. That’s not schoolboy Farage talking, but the Farage of 2025.”
Yes. Same racism. Now weaponised by the wealth and power of the far right.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Yes. Same racism. Now weaponised by the wealth and power of the far right.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Tucker Carlson is a rightwing conspiracy theorist and Putin apologist who was sacked by FOX.... yes FOX
BUT The Spectator is happy to pay him to talk down our capital city... despite it thriving and crime falling.
Whose side are you on Mr Gove?
BUT The Spectator is happy to pay him to talk down our capital city... despite it thriving and crime falling.
Whose side are you on Mr Gove?
November 29, 2025 at 9:37 AM
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Tucker Carlson is a rightwing conspiracy theorist and Putin apologist who was sacked by FOX.... yes FOX
BUT The Spectator is happy to pay him to talk down our capital city... despite it thriving and crime falling.
Whose side are you on Mr Gove?
BUT The Spectator is happy to pay him to talk down our capital city... despite it thriving and crime falling.
Whose side are you on Mr Gove?
November 28, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Tucker Carlson is a rightwing conspiracy theorist and Putin apologist who was sacked by FOX.... yes FOX
BUT The Spectator is happy to pay him to talk down our capital city... despite it thriving and crime falling.
Whose side are you on Mr Gove?
BUT The Spectator is happy to pay him to talk down our capital city... despite it thriving and crime falling.
Whose side are you on Mr Gove?
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Aye, right.
"Did UKIP have a problem with an MEP who clearly was corrupt? Yes, it did."
"Did he join Reform? Very briefly in Wales? He did."
"I can't investigate UKIP in the European Parliament in 2018. How do I do that?"
Someone doesn't seem keen on an investigation...
"Did he join Reform? Very briefly in Wales? He did."
"I can't investigate UKIP in the European Parliament in 2018. How do I do that?"
Someone doesn't seem keen on an investigation...
November 27, 2025 at 10:07 AM
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Aye, right.
"Did UKIP have a problem with an MEP who clearly was corrupt? Yes, it did."
"Did he join Reform? Very briefly in Wales? He did."
"I can't investigate UKIP in the European Parliament in 2018. How do I do that?"
Someone doesn't seem keen on an investigation...
"Did he join Reform? Very briefly in Wales? He did."
"I can't investigate UKIP in the European Parliament in 2018. How do I do that?"
Someone doesn't seem keen on an investigation...
November 27, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Aye, right.
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Substitute 'Corbyn' for 'Farage'
and the proof of Farage's antisemitism
would be headline news
on every TV channel
& newspaper in the UK
every day
for months on end
and the proof of Farage's antisemitism
would be headline news
on every TV channel
& newspaper in the UK
every day
for months on end
November 27, 2025 at 10:06 AM
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No less than €180 billion in frozen Russian assets are dispersed across the European Union.
The EU plan would be to deploy €140 billion (£122bn) of these assets as a zero-interest “reparations loan” to Ukraine, providing Ukraine with urgently needed resources.
The EU plan would be to deploy €140 billion (£122bn) of these assets as a zero-interest “reparations loan” to Ukraine, providing Ukraine with urgently needed resources.
Making Russia pay: the EU’s plan to rebuild Ukraine
A proposal to loan Ukraine billions in frozen Russian assets has split members of the EU on the right course of action
kentandsurreybylines.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 7:08 AM
No less than €180 billion in frozen Russian assets are dispersed across the European Union.
The EU plan would be to deploy €140 billion (£122bn) of these assets as a zero-interest “reparations loan” to Ukraine, providing Ukraine with urgently needed resources.
The EU plan would be to deploy €140 billion (£122bn) of these assets as a zero-interest “reparations loan” to Ukraine, providing Ukraine with urgently needed resources.
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One big risk to the OBR forecasts has already materialised -migration is falling more quickly than their projections and that will hit growth and tax revenue.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cn...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cn...
UK net migration drops sharply to 204,000 in year to June - live updates
Net migration fell by around two-thirds - from 649,000 in the year to June 2024 to 204,000 in the year to June 2025.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 9:55 AM
One big risk to the OBR forecasts has already materialised -migration is falling more quickly than their projections and that will hit growth and tax revenue.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cn...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cn...
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I’m a past winner of the Orwell Prize & won partly because I exposed Vote Leave’s unlawful activities.
Michael Gove was its co-convener & refused to answer a single q. He’s now a judge of the prize & our world is truly one that Orwell would recognise
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/m...
Michael Gove was its co-convener & refused to answer a single q. He’s now a judge of the prize & our world is truly one that Orwell would recognise
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/m...
Michael Gove Made Orwell Prize Judge Despite Record of Attacking Journalists and Dodging Scrutiny
Critics say "Orwell would have enjoyed the irony" of the former Conservative minister's appointment
bylinetimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 10:04 AM
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I’m a past winner of the Orwell Prize & won partly because I exposed Vote Leave’s unlawful activities.
Michael Gove was its co-convener & refused to answer a single q. He’s now a judge of the prize & our world is truly one that Orwell would recognise
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/m...
Michael Gove was its co-convener & refused to answer a single q. He’s now a judge of the prize & our world is truly one that Orwell would recognise
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/m...
Michael Gove Made Orwell Prize Judge Despite Record of Attacking Journalists and Dodging Scrutiny
Critics say "Orwell would have enjoyed the irony" of the former Conservative minister's appointment
bylinetimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:53 PM
I’m a past winner of the Orwell Prize & won partly because I exposed Vote Leave’s unlawful activities.
Michael Gove was its co-convener & refused to answer a single q. He’s now a judge of the prize & our world is truly one that Orwell would recognise
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/m...
Michael Gove was its co-convener & refused to answer a single q. He’s now a judge of the prize & our world is truly one that Orwell would recognise
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/m...
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🔥 Highly recommended that you all sign and share.
Link to the petition—> petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Link to the petition—> petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
November 26, 2025 at 10:39 AM
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🔥 Highly recommended that you all sign and share.
Link to the petition—> petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Link to the petition—> petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
November 26, 2025 at 8:55 AM
🔥 Highly recommended that you all sign and share.
Link to the petition—> petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Link to the petition—> petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...