Chris Drew
@cj-drew.bsky.social
Cornishman in Salford.
Speaker of languages.
Enjoyer of sports.
Speaker of languages.
Enjoyer of sports.
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Those are the hardest working scare quotes in the business.
What is the goddamn bar for calling something racist without qualification if monkey videos don’t make the cut?
What is the goddamn bar for calling something racist without qualification if monkey videos don’t make the cut?
“.. while the song ‘The Lions Sleeps Tonight’ plays in the background.”
@lbc.co.uk
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@lbc.co.uk
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February 6, 2026 at 12:23 PM
Those are the hardest working scare quotes in the business.
What is the goddamn bar for calling something racist without qualification if monkey videos don’t make the cut?
What is the goddamn bar for calling something racist without qualification if monkey videos don’t make the cut?
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"The British Olympic Association... is understood to be relaxed that Kenworthy has given a personal opinion on a subject that sits outside the Games." www.thetimes.com/sport/winter...
GB skier avoids censure for writing ‘F*** ice’ in snow ‘with urine’
Gus Kenworthy, whose Instagram account boasts 1.2million followers, will not face disciplinary action for message about US immigration officials
www.thetimes.com
February 6, 2026 at 2:54 PM
"The British Olympic Association... is understood to be relaxed that Kenworthy has given a personal opinion on a subject that sits outside the Games." www.thetimes.com/sport/winter...
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There's no reason to accept this as normal, though. Much of Starmer and Labour's unpopularity is not misfortune but his own doing. Mandelson was a choice. Consistently pursuing policy positions designed to appeal to people who will not vote for you - and alienating core supporters - is a choice.
Starmer's reported condition - incredibly unpopular, shorn of authority, probably un-reelectable and yet will stagger on for want of an alternative - is just the new normal of how Britain is governed. It was also true for two-thirds of May's premiership, half of Johnson's and all of Sunak's.
February 6, 2026 at 11:48 AM
There's no reason to accept this as normal, though. Much of Starmer and Labour's unpopularity is not misfortune but his own doing. Mandelson was a choice. Consistently pursuing policy positions designed to appeal to people who will not vote for you - and alienating core supporters - is a choice.
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I can reveal the contents of a memo by Labour peer Lord Maurice Glasman in January 2025 warning Number 10 it was making a mistake to hire Mandelson - sent to Starmer’s chief of staff, Morgan McSweeney.
www.ft.com/content/584a...
I can reveal the contents of a memo by Labour peer Lord Maurice Glasman in January 2025 warning Number 10 it was making a mistake to hire Mandelson - sent to Starmer’s chief of staff, Morgan McSweeney.
www.ft.com/content/584a...
Keir Starmer apologises to victims of Jeffrey Epstein
UK prime minister faces criticism from Labour MPs but insists he is not about to quit
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February 5, 2026 at 2:45 PM
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It’s funny how at the same time as No 10 is doing a “no, it’s not true that Morgan urged that they could weather it and keep Mandelson”, all the evidence is that Morgan is again going “it is fine, we can weather it”.
February 5, 2026 at 1:46 PM
It’s funny how at the same time as No 10 is doing a “no, it’s not true that Morgan urged that they could weather it and keep Mandelson”, all the evidence is that Morgan is again going “it is fine, we can weather it”.
Very confusing ice hockey coverage on Discovery/TNT
Seems to swap commentary feeds every five minutes or so...
Seems to swap commentary feeds every five minutes or so...
February 5, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Very confusing ice hockey coverage on Discovery/TNT
Seems to swap commentary feeds every five minutes or so...
Seems to swap commentary feeds every five minutes or so...
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The only way Labour can win the next election is by governing well.
That might not be enough, but it’s the bare minimum.
The questions to be asking about any potential new PM are “what is their agenda and can they achieve it?”
Not “do they currently poll well?”
Or “can they handle a media round?”
That might not be enough, but it’s the bare minimum.
The questions to be asking about any potential new PM are “what is their agenda and can they achieve it?”
Not “do they currently poll well?”
Or “can they handle a media round?”
February 5, 2026 at 10:37 AM
The only way Labour can win the next election is by governing well.
That might not be enough, but it’s the bare minimum.
The questions to be asking about any potential new PM are “what is their agenda and can they achieve it?”
Not “do they currently poll well?”
Or “can they handle a media round?”
That might not be enough, but it’s the bare minimum.
The questions to be asking about any potential new PM are “what is their agenda and can they achieve it?”
Not “do they currently poll well?”
Or “can they handle a media round?”
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bro just one more ‘the left is bad’ speech bro, I swear one more speech shitting on the left and it’ll fix politics bro
Keir Starmer attacks the racism of Reform and Matt Goodwin but then adds that "Britain has also been let down by a mindset on the left of politics that is too slow to defend core British values"
February 5, 2026 at 11:38 AM
bro just one more ‘the left is bad’ speech bro, I swear one more speech shitting on the left and it’ll fix politics bro
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HOW? HOW DOES THE BBC "UNDERSTAND" THESE THINGS? Ouija board? Cup attached to a piece of string?
February 5, 2026 at 10:50 AM
HOW? HOW DOES THE BBC "UNDERSTAND" THESE THINGS? Ouija board? Cup attached to a piece of string?
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It’s absolutely maddening to see Reddit and TikTok reading emails in which men frequently admit serious crimes, with real victims, looking for hidden clues and codes like it’s a fucking scavenger hunt.
Watching TikTok, YouTube and Reddit bake the Epstein emails like it's 2016. No, Pizzagate isn't real. No, "pizza" in the Epstein emails doesn't mean anything other than the food, and grape soda isn't secret code for rape. They aren't speaking in code in the emails; they don't need to.
February 4, 2026 at 1:26 PM
It’s absolutely maddening to see Reddit and TikTok reading emails in which men frequently admit serious crimes, with real victims, looking for hidden clues and codes like it’s a fucking scavenger hunt.
When I ran in the 2017 GE, I met a voter who could not vote for Labour because “they want to reverse Brexit”, so they would be voting for the Lib Dems…
100% agree with this and the British Election Study bot provides plenty of evidence for it - regularly spitting out actual voters with combinations of beliefs which the terminally online would regard as impossible
oh I've written about this before! one of the big problems with people developing those assumptions is also that they become entirely unable to then engage with normies who represent like.....98% of the population, and whose beliefs are formed on a much more case-by-case basis
February 3, 2026 at 4:00 PM
When I ran in the 2017 GE, I met a voter who could not vote for Labour because “they want to reverse Brexit”, so they would be voting for the Lib Dems…
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The underlying problem is, just as a matter of plain fact, there is no sympathetic case study for it!
The WASPI campaign could have been successful if it had addressed the needs of the women affected and not been hijacked by women wanting a quick buck.
January 29, 2026 at 5:00 PM
The underlying problem is, just as a matter of plain fact, there is no sympathetic case study for it!
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> Any harm must come from someone who retired early and then had a surprising wait for their state pension. But how do you retire early?
> Because you have a substantial private pension and/or v low housing costs (mortgage free).
> So they can never find a poor woman who has been disadvantaged. Why?
> Because you have a substantial private pension and/or v low housing costs (mortgage free).
> So they can never find a poor woman who has been disadvantaged. Why?
November 12, 2025 at 4:55 PM
> Any harm must come from someone who retired early and then had a surprising wait for their state pension. But how do you retire early?
> Because you have a substantial private pension and/or v low housing costs (mortgage free).
> So they can never find a poor woman who has been disadvantaged. Why?
> Because you have a substantial private pension and/or v low housing costs (mortgage free).
> So they can never find a poor woman who has been disadvantaged. Why?
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My Twitter account had the gold-standard explanation of why WASPI women enrage.
Definitionally they cannot produce a sympathetic case study. Follow along with me:
> The supposed injustice and grounds for their campaigning are that they were not informed, not the change in age itself. So:
Definitionally they cannot produce a sympathetic case study. Follow along with me:
> The supposed injustice and grounds for their campaigning are that they were not informed, not the change in age itself. So:
November 12, 2025 at 4:55 PM
My Twitter account had the gold-standard explanation of why WASPI women enrage.
Definitionally they cannot produce a sympathetic case study. Follow along with me:
> The supposed injustice and grounds for their campaigning are that they were not informed, not the change in age itself. So:
Definitionally they cannot produce a sympathetic case study. Follow along with me:
> The supposed injustice and grounds for their campaigning are that they were not informed, not the change in age itself. So:
Definitely can’t foresee any problems as a result of this…
We want to make sure tutoring isn't the preserve of a lucky few, but accessible to every child who needs it.
AI can help us do that.
Safe, personalised, one-to-one learning support to help every child achieve and thrive.
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/01...
AI can help us do that.
Safe, personalised, one-to-one learning support to help every child achieve and thrive.
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/01...
Poorest pupils to be given AI tutors
Bridget Phillipson says tuition would no longer be the preserve of ‘the lucky few’
www.telegraph.co.uk
January 29, 2026 at 9:42 AM
Definitely can’t foresee any problems as a result of this…
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It’s time to ban social media for the over-60s, restrict their screen-time and implement upper-limit age verification.
This was a minor story on London news this morning - but suspect is a real cautionary (and alarming) tale of an older man getting radicalised online.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Sidcup man convicted aover explosive attack on Ulez camera
Kevin Rees's homemade bomb caused damage to vehicles and property including a child's bedroom.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 29, 2026 at 9:29 AM
It’s time to ban social media for the over-60s, restrict their screen-time and implement upper-limit age verification.
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We don’t need AI training sponsored by the tech firms selling it. We need AI education to help people understand what it can’t do, and what dangers lie ahead if you entrust your life to it
Free AI training to be offered to every adult in the UK
Free AI training to be offered to every adult in the UK
Free AI training to be offered to every adult in the UK
www.independent.co.uk
January 28, 2026 at 11:54 AM
We don’t need AI training sponsored by the tech firms selling it. We need AI education to help people understand what it can’t do, and what dangers lie ahead if you entrust your life to it
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This is effectively a government backed advertising campaign for Big Tech for a product that doesn't work properly.
The government’s suggestion that rolling out 20 minute courses on writing “AI“ prompts, sponsored by Google, Microsoft and Amazon, is somehow comparable to the founding of the Open University (the Wilson government‘s, & Jennie Lee’s, proudest achievement), is an insult to our human intelligence.
January 28, 2026 at 10:35 AM
This is effectively a government backed advertising campaign for Big Tech for a product that doesn't work properly.
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If Democrats haven't announced their proposal for the Donald Trump No Guns in Public bill by the end of the day, they're missing an easy shot
Trump: "With that being said, you can't have guns. You can't walk in with guns. You just can't. You can't walk in with guns. You can't do that. But it's just a very unfortunate incident."
January 27, 2026 at 6:06 PM
If Democrats haven't announced their proposal for the Donald Trump No Guns in Public bill by the end of the day, they're missing an easy shot
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Next week in BODMIN and FALMOUTH I hope to warn you about Daryl Hall and LL Cool J (among other things)
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January 27, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Next week in BODMIN and FALMOUTH I hope to warn you about Daryl Hall and LL Cool J (among other things)
www.ticketsource.co.uk/intobodmin/j...
thepoly.org/whats-on/eve...
www.ticketsource.co.uk/intobodmin/j...
thepoly.org/whats-on/eve...
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A reminder that the BBC have consistently platformed Goodwin as an 'impartial' commentator.
January 27, 2026 at 2:24 PM
A reminder that the BBC have consistently platformed Goodwin as an 'impartial' commentator.
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wish that instead of having to campaign for a political candidate you could volunteer to purely campaign against someone
January 27, 2026 at 2:12 PM
wish that instead of having to campaign for a political candidate you could volunteer to purely campaign against someone
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Calling transphobia a 'gateway drug' to the far right undersells it. It's pure accelerant. Grimly fascinating to guess what crankery becomes any famous transphobe's secondary obsession, cos they all have one: 15 minute cities are fascism! Grok noncing is cool! ICE are good! We should kill all dogs!
January 27, 2026 at 1:59 PM
Calling transphobia a 'gateway drug' to the far right undersells it. It's pure accelerant. Grimly fascinating to guess what crankery becomes any famous transphobe's secondary obsession, cos they all have one: 15 minute cities are fascism! Grok noncing is cool! ICE are good! We should kill all dogs!
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Peers have attached it to a bill that’s otherwise almost entirely not about the internet, meaning the idea’s had no proper consideration or study. MPs should not hesitate in stripping it back out, if for no other reason than to get informed before changing the law.
January 26, 2026 at 11:52 PM
Peers have attached it to a bill that’s otherwise almost entirely not about the internet, meaning the idea’s had no proper consideration or study. MPs should not hesitate in stripping it back out, if for no other reason than to get informed before changing the law.
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Age gating VPNs is a truly horrible idea. Teenagers deserve some kind of private access to the internet – which might mean LGB resources, or access to contraception or abortion advice, or resources to help with parental abuse.
Shutting them off puts them in greater danger. This is just bad policy.
Shutting them off puts them in greater danger. This is just bad policy.
I and many others predicted this long ago. VPNs now headed for UK age gating. Amendment 94a is also massive, given its potential scope. reclaimthenet.org/uk-house-of-...
UK House of Lords Votes to Extend Age Verification to VPNs
The vote marks a stunning turn, pulling VPNs and private platforms into an age-check regime once unthinkable in a democracy.
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January 26, 2026 at 11:51 PM
Age gating VPNs is a truly horrible idea. Teenagers deserve some kind of private access to the internet – which might mean LGB resources, or access to contraception or abortion advice, or resources to help with parental abuse.
Shutting them off puts them in greater danger. This is just bad policy.
Shutting them off puts them in greater danger. This is just bad policy.