Colin
@cognitivedistance.bsky.social
Plant trees. Love language. Use numbers. Take photographs. Despise populists. Capable of fact-based rational thought. Still alive.
A total capitulation and cynical sell-out is not a "deal", in any language.
November 28, 2025 at 2:22 PM
A total capitulation and cynical sell-out is not a "deal", in any language.
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Why are people suddenly pearl clutching over income tax thresholds?
Where have you been for the last 4.5yrs?
The freeze has been in place since Apr 2021, when Chancellor Sunak froze them from 2021 to Mar 2026!
Then Chancellor Hunt froze them further in Autumn 2022 to Mar 2028!
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Where have you been for the last 4.5yrs?
The freeze has been in place since Apr 2021, when Chancellor Sunak froze them from 2021 to Mar 2026!
Then Chancellor Hunt froze them further in Autumn 2022 to Mar 2028!
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November 27, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Why are people suddenly pearl clutching over income tax thresholds?
Where have you been for the last 4.5yrs?
The freeze has been in place since Apr 2021, when Chancellor Sunak froze them from 2021 to Mar 2026!
Then Chancellor Hunt froze them further in Autumn 2022 to Mar 2028!
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Where have you been for the last 4.5yrs?
The freeze has been in place since Apr 2021, when Chancellor Sunak froze them from 2021 to Mar 2026!
Then Chancellor Hunt froze them further in Autumn 2022 to Mar 2028!
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Rutger Bregman said that the line BBC removed from his Reith Lecture broadcast was: "Donald Trump is the most openly corrupt president in American history.”
So even UK media is now under Trump/ Putin control?
Chilling.
So even UK media is now under Trump/ Putin control?
Chilling.
November 27, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Rutger Bregman said that the line BBC removed from his Reith Lecture broadcast was: "Donald Trump is the most openly corrupt president in American history.”
So even UK media is now under Trump/ Putin control?
Chilling.
So even UK media is now under Trump/ Putin control?
Chilling.
"Donald Trump is the most openly corrupt president in American history.”
You didn't hear it here first.
In fact, you didn't hear it.
Fear of Trump caused the BBC to self-censor the above sentence from its Reith Lecture.
You didn't hear it here first.
In fact, you didn't hear it.
Fear of Trump caused the BBC to self-censor the above sentence from its Reith Lecture.
November 27, 2025 at 6:07 PM
"Donald Trump is the most openly corrupt president in American history.”
You didn't hear it here first.
In fact, you didn't hear it.
Fear of Trump caused the BBC to self-censor the above sentence from its Reith Lecture.
You didn't hear it here first.
In fact, you didn't hear it.
Fear of Trump caused the BBC to self-censor the above sentence from its Reith Lecture.
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Nigel Farage has spent £1m taking out adverts in the papers to distract from the Nathan Gill Russian bribe scandal.
We can't let him buy himself out of this. We need an investigation into Russian influence in our politics.
We can't let him buy himself out of this. We need an investigation into Russian influence in our politics.
November 27, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Nigel Farage has spent £1m taking out adverts in the papers to distract from the Nathan Gill Russian bribe scandal.
We can't let him buy himself out of this. We need an investigation into Russian influence in our politics.
We can't let him buy himself out of this. We need an investigation into Russian influence in our politics.
Time to throw away the key.
The White House is in lockdown, the press secretary says.
November 26, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Time to throw away the key.
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Sir John Major’s Speech at Maurice Fraser Lecture – 18 November 2025
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johnmajorarchive.org.uk/2025/11/19/s...
Sir John Major’s Speech at Maurice Fraser Lecture – 18 November 2025 – The Rt. Hon. Sir John Major KG CH
johnmajorarchive.org.uk
November 26, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Sir John Major’s Speech at Maurice Fraser Lecture – 18 November 2025
johnmajorarchive.org.uk/2025/11/19/s...
johnmajorarchive.org.uk/2025/11/19/s...
If Kemi Badenoch was a football manager, following a 6-0 defeat when all the goals were own-goals, the club owners would be discussing her future in hushed whispers, in a dark corner, right now.
November 26, 2025 at 4:17 PM
If Kemi Badenoch was a football manager, following a 6-0 defeat when all the goals were own-goals, the club owners would be discussing her future in hushed whispers, in a dark corner, right now.
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Badenoch's response was like having the snidest Richard Littlejohn Daily Mail piece, read out by a foghorn.
November 26, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Badenoch's response was like having the snidest Richard Littlejohn Daily Mail piece, read out by a foghorn.
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Gove, knows where all the bodies are buried, but then, he probably out them there. 🙄
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 8:20 PM
Gove, knows where all the bodies are buried, but then, he probably out them there. 🙄
Trump is about as reliable as a Black Friday deal on Facebook.
November 25, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Trump is about as reliable as a Black Friday deal on Facebook.
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Farage really on the ropes there.
Did you ever racially abuse fellow pupils?
It was years ago.
Did you ever racially abuse fellow pupils?
Not in a hurtful way.
Did you ever racially abuse fellow pupils?
Not with intent.
Did you ever racially abuse fellow pupils?
Not genuine abuse.
😮🫣😬😱 ~AA
It was years ago.
Did you ever racially abuse fellow pupils?
Not in a hurtful way.
Did you ever racially abuse fellow pupils?
Not with intent.
Did you ever racially abuse fellow pupils?
Not genuine abuse.
😮🫣😬😱 ~AA
November 24, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Farage really on the ropes there.
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Keep in mind that this serial liar also promised a hundred times during the campaign that he would be able to end the war “in 24 hours” with “one phone call” to Putin because he has “a great relationship” with him, “knows just what to say to him,” & “it won’t even be that hard.”
November 24, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Keep in mind that this serial liar also promised a hundred times during the campaign that he would be able to end the war “in 24 hours” with “one phone call” to Putin because he has “a great relationship” with him, “knows just what to say to him,” & “it won’t even be that hard.”
'X' marked the spot, until Musk turned it off again when he realised most of the the Maggots lived abroad.
November 23, 2025 at 11:49 PM
'X' marked the spot, until Musk turned it off again when he realised most of the the Maggots lived abroad.
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Imagine knowing your platform was a playground for predators, fueling teen depression, eating disorders, and suicide and deciding the best course of action was… absolutely nothing. Meta didn’t just “miss” anything.
November 23, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Imagine knowing your platform was a playground for predators, fueling teen depression, eating disorders, and suicide and deciding the best course of action was… absolutely nothing. Meta didn’t just “miss” anything.
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392,000 followers on X.
November 23, 2025 at 12:51 PM
392,000 followers on X.
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The UK is a strongly pro-choice country with 86% of Britons wanting abortion to be legal in all or most cases. But the US anti-choice movement has been investing heavily into campaigns in Britain, and Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party seems to be support the interference.
The worrying rise of US anti-abortion rhetoric is in full force - how deep is Reform UK's involvement?
Money is pouring into anti-abortion campaigns in Britain, and it seems Nigel Farage’s party isn’t pushing back…
www.cosmopolitan.com
November 23, 2025 at 3:11 AM
The UK is a strongly pro-choice country with 86% of Britons wanting abortion to be legal in all or most cases. But the US anti-choice movement has been investing heavily into campaigns in Britain, and Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party seems to be support the interference.
Thought I hadn't seen Michael Fabricant for a while.
This moss survived 9 months outside the International Space Station in the harshness of space
Researchers hope findings can be applied to humans living in space
www.cbc.ca/news/science...
Researchers hope findings can be applied to humans living in space
www.cbc.ca/news/science...
This moss survived 9 months outside the International Space Station in the harshness of space | CBC News
Space is a harsh environment: it's a vacuum with freezing temperatures, super high ultraviolet radiation and, of course, almost no oxygen. But Japanese researchers have found a type of moss that doesn...
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November 21, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Thought I hadn't seen Michael Fabricant for a while.
The Legacy of Boris Johnson - final chapter.
"Government ‘chaos’ and failure to tackle Covid cost 23,000 lives, inquiry finds."
"Government ‘chaos’ and failure to tackle Covid cost 23,000 lives, inquiry finds."
November 20, 2025 at 4:49 PM
The Legacy of Boris Johnson - final chapter.
"Government ‘chaos’ and failure to tackle Covid cost 23,000 lives, inquiry finds."
"Government ‘chaos’ and failure to tackle Covid cost 23,000 lives, inquiry finds."
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The black hole in Durham County Council’s budget has grown by £11.1mn in the past two months under the control of Reform UK.
Its cabinet has been forced to approve a £10mn list of cuts.
But the measures will still leave the county council with a deficit of £72mn over the coming four years
Its cabinet has been forced to approve a £10mn list of cuts.
But the measures will still leave the county council with a deficit of £72mn over the coming four years
Reform cabinet backs £10mn cuts to start filling Durham’s growing black hole
Reform is now learning that running a big council is not as easy as it probably thought
northeastbylines.co.uk
November 20, 2025 at 10:51 AM
The black hole in Durham County Council’s budget has grown by £11.1mn in the past two months under the control of Reform UK.
Its cabinet has been forced to approve a £10mn list of cuts.
But the measures will still leave the county council with a deficit of £72mn over the coming four years
Its cabinet has been forced to approve a £10mn list of cuts.
But the measures will still leave the county council with a deficit of £72mn over the coming four years
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I am not fully up to speed with Shabana Mahmood's speech.
Does she really plan to confiscate the gold fillings from the asylum-seekers that she deports?
I suppose she thinks that would be reasonable, as nobody could describe a gold filling as a 'family heirloom'.
Does she really plan to confiscate the gold fillings from the asylum-seekers that she deports?
I suppose she thinks that would be reasonable, as nobody could describe a gold filling as a 'family heirloom'.
November 18, 2025 at 12:11 PM
I am not fully up to speed with Shabana Mahmood's speech.
Does she really plan to confiscate the gold fillings from the asylum-seekers that she deports?
I suppose she thinks that would be reasonable, as nobody could describe a gold filling as a 'family heirloom'.
Does she really plan to confiscate the gold fillings from the asylum-seekers that she deports?
I suppose she thinks that would be reasonable, as nobody could describe a gold filling as a 'family heirloom'.
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In spite of promising to bring down council tax, Reform-run councils in Lancashire are now talking about increases.
Reform to bin DOGE at Lancashire County Council and raise council tax instead
In spite of promising to bring down council tax, Reform 2025 Ltd-run councils in Lancashire are now talking about increases
northwestbylines.co.uk
November 18, 2025 at 8:41 AM
In spite of promising to bring down council tax, Reform-run councils in Lancashire are now talking about increases.
President Trump has always been something of a blow-hard.
November 18, 2025 at 8:49 AM
President Trump has always been something of a blow-hard.