Chas Manthium
@chasmanthium.bsky.social
Films, food, politics and sarcasm. H. L. Mencken saw it all 100 years ago.
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We are moving inexorably to the end point of electoral chaos - five parties all tied on 19% in the polls, election to be decided by blindfolded chimps chucking coloured darts at a constituency map
Westminster Voting Intention:
RFM: 25% (-2)
LAB: 19% (=)
CON: 18% (+1)
GRN: 16% (-1)
LDM: 15% (+2)
SNP: 3% (=)
Via @yougov.co.uk, 23-24 Nov.
Changes w/ 16-17 Nov.
RFM: 25% (-2)
LAB: 19% (=)
CON: 18% (+1)
GRN: 16% (-1)
LDM: 15% (+2)
SNP: 3% (=)
Via @yougov.co.uk, 23-24 Nov.
Changes w/ 16-17 Nov.
November 25, 2025 at 11:14 AM
We are moving inexorably to the end point of electoral chaos - five parties all tied on 19% in the polls, election to be decided by blindfolded chimps chucking coloured darts at a constituency map
I signed.
Calling all Brits, this is a really important petition.
Please sign it!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Please sign it!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
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...
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November 25, 2025 at 6:38 PM
I signed.
Prediction: by 2030, hostility to migration will mean a complete collapse in numbers wanting to come to the UK & coincide with an accelerating decline in birth rate & the past of AI on employment.
Net migration now estimated to have fallen from 944,000 to 345,000 in Dec ‘24.
Some projections even suggest David Cameron’s old target of “tens of thousands” could be met. ukandeu.ac.uk/the-coming-c...
Some projections even suggest David Cameron’s old target of “tens of thousands” could be met. ukandeu.ac.uk/the-coming-c...
The coming collapse in immigration to the United Kingdom - UK in a changing Europe
James Bowes analyses the fall in net migration to the UK as a result of government policies and explores some of the political and economic consequences.
ukandeu.ac.uk
November 18, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Prediction: by 2030, hostility to migration will mean a complete collapse in numbers wanting to come to the UK & coincide with an accelerating decline in birth rate & the past of AI on employment.
If BBC News doesn't recognise that this is another #Trump shakedown, faces him head on & tells him to fuck off, it deserves to die.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cd...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cd...
Trump threatens legal action against BBC as chair apologises for 'error of judgement' on speech edit
The BBC chair earlier apologised for the
www.bbc.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 5:15 PM
If BBC News doesn't recognise that this is another #Trump shakedown, faces him head on & tells him to fuck off, it deserves to die.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cd...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cd...
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Excellent analysis of this unfolding horror show
What you’re witnessing is a populist assault on the BBC.
This is not an institutional scandal in any meaningful sense of the word. It is an attack on public service broadcasting.
iandunt.substack.com/p/extra-edit...
This is not an institutional scandal in any meaningful sense of the word. It is an attack on public service broadcasting.
iandunt.substack.com/p/extra-edit...
November 10, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Excellent analysis of this unfolding horror show
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He has a point. There's a reason Farage has stopped talking about PR: he thinks it will will prevent him getting a majority on a minority of the vote, and he's right www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Ed Davey wants to 'work with government' on electoral reform
The Liberal Democrat leader backs replacing first-past-the-post with proportional representation.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 7, 2025 at 6:46 AM
He has a point. There's a reason Farage has stopped talking about PR: he thinks it will will prevent him getting a majority on a minority of the vote, and he's right www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Well done everyone - Despite the Green Grinches, political destroyers and environmental eejits Brits still buying EVs, heat pumps and solar panels and YouGov polling suggests belief in and concern about man-made global warming remain as high as in their heyday in 2021
news.sky.com/story/brits-...
news.sky.com/story/brits-...
Britons still buying EVs, heat pumps and solar panels despite attacks on green agenda
Fresh polling by YouGov, carried out exclusively for Sky News, finds that belief in and concern about man-made global warming remains as high as in their heyday in 2021, when the UK hosted the COP26 c...
news.sky.com
November 6, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Well done everyone - Despite the Green Grinches, political destroyers and environmental eejits Brits still buying EVs, heat pumps and solar panels and YouGov polling suggests belief in and concern about man-made global warming remain as high as in their heyday in 2021
news.sky.com/story/brits-...
news.sky.com/story/brits-...
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Zohran Mamdani in New York
Catherine Connolly in Ireland
Rob Jetten in the Netherlands
Plaid Cymru in Caerphilly
The rise of the far right is not inevitable.
If we work together, we can dare to hope.
Catherine Connolly in Ireland
Rob Jetten in the Netherlands
Plaid Cymru in Caerphilly
The rise of the far right is not inevitable.
If we work together, we can dare to hope.
November 5, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Zohran Mamdani in New York
Catherine Connolly in Ireland
Rob Jetten in the Netherlands
Plaid Cymru in Caerphilly
The rise of the far right is not inevitable.
If we work together, we can dare to hope.
Catherine Connolly in Ireland
Rob Jetten in the Netherlands
Plaid Cymru in Caerphilly
The rise of the far right is not inevitable.
If we work together, we can dare to hope.
Went to the shop early this morning & passed someone talking on the phone who was saying..."and his right index finger went into his left eye up to the knuckle..."
Not recommended...
Not recommended...
October 26, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Went to the shop early this morning & passed someone talking on the phone who was saying..."and his right index finger went into his left eye up to the knuckle..."
Not recommended...
Not recommended...
Walking through Lincoln Town centre today, was confronted by 2 swastikars on parade. One of them was this abomination. Christ, but it's an ugly piece of shit.
a silver car is driving down a road
ALT: a silver car is driving down a road
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October 25, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Walking through Lincoln Town centre today, was confronted by 2 swastikars on parade. One of them was this abomination. Christ, but it's an ugly piece of shit.
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It's that moment again for National Trust members to vote to keep the entryists out.
Quick and easy to vote and please do so by 31st of October
Quick Vote link keeps the AstroTurfers out.
Then share. Thank you.
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Quick and easy to vote and please do so by 31st of October
Quick Vote link keeps the AstroTurfers out.
Then share. Thank you.
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October 25, 2025 at 10:11 AM
It's that moment again for National Trust members to vote to keep the entryists out.
Quick and easy to vote and please do so by 31st of October
Quick Vote link keeps the AstroTurfers out.
Then share. Thank you.
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Quick and easy to vote and please do so by 31st of October
Quick Vote link keeps the AstroTurfers out.
Then share. Thank you.
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Yay. Priceless. The right column at the right time. And a gleefully English two fingers to the haters.
October 25, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Yay. Priceless. The right column at the right time. And a gleefully English two fingers to the haters.
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Clearly a solution to the mobility problems brought by Brexit is to rejoin . However, the challenge is what is the best route to do this ? Rebuilding trust & demonstrating the benefits of a close relationship with the EU through liberal mobility is one way.
October 24, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Clearly a solution to the mobility problems brought by Brexit is to rejoin . However, the challenge is what is the best route to do this ? Rebuilding trust & demonstrating the benefits of a close relationship with the EU through liberal mobility is one way.
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The Caerphilly result is what we need to see everywhere at the next election: people coordinating to vote tactically for parties which seek a fairer, kinder, greener country.
Pushing out both those who have betrayed our trust AND those who seek to exploit that betrayal.
Pushing out both those who have betrayed our trust AND those who seek to exploit that betrayal.
October 24, 2025 at 7:12 AM
The Caerphilly result is what we need to see everywhere at the next election: people coordinating to vote tactically for parties which seek a fairer, kinder, greener country.
Pushing out both those who have betrayed our trust AND those who seek to exploit that betrayal.
Pushing out both those who have betrayed our trust AND those who seek to exploit that betrayal.
Oh. Thoughts & prayers everyone.
Liz Truss’ dream of boosting British cheese exports falls flat in Japan
www.politico.eu/article/liz-...
www.politico.eu/article/liz-...
Liz Truss’ dream of boosting British cheese exports falls flat in Japan
It’s been five years since the U.K. and Japan signed their trade deal. But Japanese consumers still aren’t buying British.
www.politico.eu
October 22, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Oh. Thoughts & prayers everyone.
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I love the “at the scene” by the reporter’s byline here.
We’ve sent someone to stand behind a police cordon line, several hundred metres away from where the jewels no longer are, several hours after the action happened. But he’s AT THE SCENE!
We’ve sent someone to stand behind a police cordon line, several hundred metres away from where the jewels no longer are, several hours after the action happened. But he’s AT THE SCENE!
Films: We need to hack a keycard, obtained by seducing one of the guards. We then need to drop in from the skylight after jumping from a plane, and dodge all of the lasers and traps, carefully switching the jewels for fakes that weigh the same to avoid tripping the alarm.
Real life:
Real life:
October 19, 2025 at 6:30 PM
I love the “at the scene” by the reporter’s byline here.
We’ve sent someone to stand behind a police cordon line, several hundred metres away from where the jewels no longer are, several hours after the action happened. But he’s AT THE SCENE!
We’ve sent someone to stand behind a police cordon line, several hundred metres away from where the jewels no longer are, several hours after the action happened. But he’s AT THE SCENE!
I know this guy. Long-serving Lincoln councillor & a Labour stalwart through & through. If he's quitting, Keir Starmer's Blue Labour really is in trouble
October 11, 2025 at 7:20 AM
I know this guy. Long-serving Lincoln councillor & a Labour stalwart through & through. If he's quitting, Keir Starmer's Blue Labour really is in trouble
Dunno about Jenrick wanging on about Handsworth not being diverse & dominated by black/brown people - he should take a look at Badenoch's audience. Barely a coloured face to be seen.
October 8, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Dunno about Jenrick wanging on about Handsworth not being diverse & dominated by black/brown people - he should take a look at Badenoch's audience. Barely a coloured face to be seen.
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Our movement is living rent free in the heads of Telegraph journalists at the moment.
Join me in being ‘a threat to the right that they never saw coming’.
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Join me in being ‘a threat to the right that they never saw coming’.
join.greenparty.org.uk
October 7, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Our movement is living rent free in the heads of Telegraph journalists at the moment.
Join me in being ‘a threat to the right that they never saw coming’.
join.greenparty.org.uk
Join me in being ‘a threat to the right that they never saw coming’.
join.greenparty.org.uk
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We flounced out of the EU on the say-so of politicians who lied to us. And what a total shitshow that’s turned out to be. The polar opposite of what they promised. Now the call to flounce out of the ECHR. By the same people. Telling the same lies. Has the country been kicked in the head by a horse?
October 5, 2025 at 7:04 AM
We flounced out of the EU on the say-so of politicians who lied to us. And what a total shitshow that’s turned out to be. The polar opposite of what they promised. Now the call to flounce out of the ECHR. By the same people. Telling the same lies. Has the country been kicked in the head by a horse?
People like Pinochet used to 'disappear' people. They ended up being thrown alive out of aeroplanes over the Pacific Ocean & the Atacama. In Trump's America, people like Miller are capable of ordering that.
It’s easy to say that this is the last desperate hurrah of a dying party, but can we be clear: Trump’s ICE agents are literally kidnapping people, detaining them without due process in concentration camps (yes, this is the right term) and 1000s have disappeared. These are fascist practices.
Tories to pledge to create immigration taskforce modelled on Trump’s Ice
October 5, 2025 at 7:30 AM
People like Pinochet used to 'disappear' people. They ended up being thrown alive out of aeroplanes over the Pacific Ocean & the Atacama. In Trump's America, people like Miller are capable of ordering that.
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If, like us, you're frustrated with billionaire-owned mainstream media -
-then do back the Bylines Network to bring a new type of grassroots media into the landscape, with monthly 300,000-400,000 article reads - and many millions of search engine & soc media impressions 💪
-then do back the Bylines Network to bring a new type of grassroots media into the landscape, with monthly 300,000-400,000 article reads - and many millions of search engine & soc media impressions 💪
Support powerful citizen journalism - we need it now, more than ever
At a time when billionaires and oligarchs own the majority of our press, when local journalism is in decline, and social media is rife with misinformation and abuse, there has never been a greater nee...
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October 3, 2025 at 7:12 AM
If, like us, you're frustrated with billionaire-owned mainstream media -
-then do back the Bylines Network to bring a new type of grassroots media into the landscape, with monthly 300,000-400,000 article reads - and many millions of search engine & soc media impressions 💪
-then do back the Bylines Network to bring a new type of grassroots media into the landscape, with monthly 300,000-400,000 article reads - and many millions of search engine & soc media impressions 💪
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🎬 Cambridge Film Festival returns this month – 11 days, 100+ films, star names and local stories on screen.
Cambridge Film Festival returns with 11 days of premieres, stars and local stories
Cambridge Film Festival is back this October with 100+ films, star names and local stories on screen
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October 2, 2025 at 5:39 PM
🎬 Cambridge Film Festival returns this month – 11 days, 100+ films, star names and local stories on screen.
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A brilliant @newyorker.com cover.
An early look at next week’s cover: "Remote Control,” by Barry Blitt.
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September 27, 2025 at 9:05 PM
A brilliant @newyorker.com cover.
The question is not so much "How do we significantly reduce immigration?" but rather "What happens if we significantly reduce immigration?"
@iandunt.bsky.social lays out the answer clearly.
@iandunt.bsky.social lays out the answer clearly.
Reform will apparently pledge today that they'd abolish indefinite leave to remain - including retrospectively, to people already granted it. Obviously this is a moral abomination but it is also a practical and legal impossibility.
September 22, 2025 at 6:22 PM
The question is not so much "How do we significantly reduce immigration?" but rather "What happens if we significantly reduce immigration?"
@iandunt.bsky.social lays out the answer clearly.
@iandunt.bsky.social lays out the answer clearly.