David Thompson
@djt1million.bsky.social
Gay, beardy, lefty with occasional nerdy tendencies, cautiously re-dipping his toes into social media & sometimes regretting their decision.
The evidence that Farage & Reform are far right grows daily. Today we hear this: www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e...
Nigel Farage to address far-right rally in Germany
Former Ukip leader accepts invitation by the granddaughter of Hitler's finance minister, Beatrix von Storch, to speak at Spandau Citadel in Berlin
www.independent.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 9:05 AM
The evidence that Farage & Reform are far right grows daily. Today we hear this: www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e...
Not sure about that, Truss is still fresh in some of our memories!
November 27, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Not sure about that, Truss is still fresh in some of our memories!
Reading the article I can see that it is a sensible clarification & amendment of the IHT changes introduced rather than a tax break being handed to farmers.
November 27, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Reading the article I can see that it is a sensible clarification & amendment of the IHT changes introduced rather than a tax break being handed to farmers.
There is no vision, little hope, less coherency, the daft insistence on making Brexit work with only the flight of Labour voters away from Labour being the one consistent feature right now. The Budget was ok but too 'safe' too. Everything is over-cautious or cloth eared. A waste of a huge majority.
November 27, 2025 at 8:35 AM
There is no vision, little hope, less coherency, the daft insistence on making Brexit work with only the flight of Labour voters away from Labour being the one consistent feature right now. The Budget was ok but too 'safe' too. Everything is over-cautious or cloth eared. A waste of a huge majority.
National opinion or focus group & polling opinion?! Not sure they're the same thing, one of the reasons why the government has got itself in an incoherent mess, veering from Mahmood sounding like Reform to fighting the Lords to improve employment rights via a little detour into culture war land.
November 27, 2025 at 8:31 AM
National opinion or focus group & polling opinion?! Not sure they're the same thing, one of the reasons why the government has got itself in an incoherent mess, veering from Mahmood sounding like Reform to fighting the Lords to improve employment rights via a little detour into culture war land.
I realise that and understand that what really needs to happen is for council tax to be properly revalued to reflect the actual value of homes now, more fairly than at present local councils across the country need to be better funded after years of deep, damaging cuts.
November 27, 2025 at 7:51 AM
I realise that and understand that what really needs to happen is for council tax to be properly revalued to reflect the actual value of homes now, more fairly than at present local councils across the country need to be better funded after years of deep, damaging cuts.
It didn't take long as this headline from today's Guardian shows. Can't imagine there's much sympathy for the poor loves, trapped in their 5 bedroom, hugely valuable home in Richmond, one of several they own: www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
‘I don’t live in a mansion. It’s a 1930s house’: Richmond residents react to council tax rise
Rachel Reeves’s new council tax surcharge on homes worth £2m or more earns mixed reception in well-heeled London borough
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 7:48 AM
It didn't take long as this headline from today's Guardian shows. Can't imagine there's much sympathy for the poor loves, trapped in their 5 bedroom, hugely valuable home in Richmond, one of several they own: www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
We need immigrants & the numbers may be dropping too low. It does underline the stupidity of Mahmood however as she pisses off Labour members & supporters with her Reform style policies & language for absolutely no point whatsoever.
November 27, 2025 at 7:39 AM
We need immigrants & the numbers may be dropping too low. It does underline the stupidity of Mahmood however as she pisses off Labour members & supporters with her Reform style policies & language for absolutely no point whatsoever.
....a 1930s house worth over £2 Million. I have zero (0) sympathy for well off people living in large, expensive houses that will now complain about paying a bit more towards keeping their lovely, well tended neighbourhoods lovely & well tended. The additional payment is tiny each year.
November 27, 2025 at 7:29 AM
....a 1930s house worth over £2 Million. I have zero (0) sympathy for well off people living in large, expensive houses that will now complain about paying a bit more towards keeping their lovely, well tended neighbourhoods lovely & well tended. The additional payment is tiny each year.
Misuse?
The AI tech bubble burst can't come soon enough.
The AI tech bubble burst can't come soon enough.
November 26, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Misuse?
The AI tech bubble burst can't come soon enough.
The AI tech bubble burst can't come soon enough.
Is that really the best you can do.
November 26, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Is that really the best you can do.
I had a similar problem when the council failed to take a direct debit over the Christmas period. The money was there, nothing had changed & I was unaware until the threatening letters arrived. It was easily sorted in fairness, but it shouldn't have happened in the first place, nor was it my fault.
November 26, 2025 at 11:58 AM
I had a similar problem when the council failed to take a direct debit over the Christmas period. The money was there, nothing had changed & I was unaware until the threatening letters arrived. It was easily sorted in fairness, but it shouldn't have happened in the first place, nor was it my fault.
As for Reform, they are a vocal sideshow, hoovering up support during the toughest days for the government. Right now they are still riding high but for how long? Their councils are a mess, reality is catching up with their cult leader Farage & the general election is years away.
November 26, 2025 at 7:40 AM
As for Reform, they are a vocal sideshow, hoovering up support during the toughest days for the government. Right now they are still riding high but for how long? Their councils are a mess, reality is catching up with their cult leader Farage & the general election is years away.
Labour don't really have a choice as it is a matter of when & not if they request a start to negotiating a customs union & rejoining the single market. The money on the table is just too huge, as is the necessity to join forces with our neighbours in a world dominated by China & the USA.
November 26, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Labour don't really have a choice as it is a matter of when & not if they request a start to negotiating a customs union & rejoining the single market. The money on the table is just too huge, as is the necessity to join forces with our neighbours in a world dominated by China & the USA.
When it comes to support for Brexit, the tide has long since turned, vanishingly few people now support it & not that many ever did. No, it doesn't make sense looking at the rise of Reform aka the Brexit Party but protest parties don't necessarily reflect the real feelings of the majority.
November 26, 2025 at 7:36 AM
When it comes to support for Brexit, the tide has long since turned, vanishingly few people now support it & not that many ever did. No, it doesn't make sense looking at the rise of Reform aka the Brexit Party but protest parties don't necessarily reflect the real feelings of the majority.
Big fans of 'freedom of speech' apparently. Honest.
November 25, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Big fans of 'freedom of speech' apparently. Honest.
Lack of space is a bigger problem, with tiny 'open plan' living rooms & kitchen, no utility room, no outside space to dry clothes, no communal space like old council flats used to have, to do laundry, nothing. British homes are tiny.
November 25, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Lack of space is a bigger problem, with tiny 'open plan' living rooms & kitchen, no utility room, no outside space to dry clothes, no communal space like old council flats used to have, to do laundry, nothing. British homes are tiny.
Unfortunately, many homes (ours included) are now built with nowhere to dry laundry. It's indoors or nothing.
November 25, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Unfortunately, many homes (ours included) are now built with nowhere to dry laundry. It's indoors or nothing.
In not completely unrelated news there are now reports that Farage who is used to being feted by the press, not questioned, is getting a tad nervous as he threatens to bite the press & media hands that feed him so generously: www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Reform’s ‘Trumpian’ legal threats hint at more aggressive approach to media
Ultimatums sent to publications appear to intensify as Nigel Farage’s party rises in polls
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:13 AM
In not completely unrelated news there are now reports that Farage who is used to being feted by the press, not questioned, is getting a tad nervous as he threatens to bite the press & media hands that feed him so generously: www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
I suspect that the lack of an official death certificate should have been something of a red flag.
November 25, 2025 at 7:06 AM
I suspect that the lack of an official death certificate should have been something of a red flag.
I completely agree, not that the Guardian actually defined what 'trades' they're talking about. I wonder if this article was written by AI?!
November 25, 2025 at 6:58 AM
I completely agree, not that the Guardian actually defined what 'trades' they're talking about. I wonder if this article was written by AI?!
And how do companies fill highly skilled positions of they don't train younger people to do the jobs they need. AI can & will do some functions but it's already apparent, it has a long way to go & it turns out that humans are quite useful after all.
November 25, 2025 at 6:57 AM
And how do companies fill highly skilled positions of they don't train younger people to do the jobs they need. AI can & will do some functions but it's already apparent, it has a long way to go & it turns out that humans are quite useful after all.
A more aggressive approach to the media that has given Farage & Reform a free ride & a massive platform? That media?! Reality is nibbling at Farage's heels, Russia, dodgy finances, his racist youth, Nathan Gill & all, and he doesn't like it so he plays his silly little Trump tribute act. Yuck.
November 25, 2025 at 6:37 AM
A more aggressive approach to the media that has given Farage & Reform a free ride & a massive platform? That media?! Reality is nibbling at Farage's heels, Russia, dodgy finances, his racist youth, Nathan Gill & all, and he doesn't like it so he plays his silly little Trump tribute act. Yuck.
There's no evidence that there are more volcanic eruptions than usual: volcano.si.edu/faq/index.cf...
Global Volcanism Program | Has volcanic activity been increasing?
Answers to commonly asked questions about Holocene volcanoes and their eruptions based on data from Volcanoes of the World
volcano.si.edu
November 24, 2025 at 3:43 PM
There's no evidence that there are more volcanic eruptions than usual: volcano.si.edu/faq/index.cf...
Q. 'Reform UK has ignored requests to share the evidence for its claim'! Quelle surprise. All the evidence so far is that cuts, higher council tax bills & huge amounts spent on consultants are all features of Reform led councils, not savings. Closed care homes in Lancashire too. Caveat emptor.
November 24, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Q. 'Reform UK has ignored requests to share the evidence for its claim'! Quelle surprise. All the evidence so far is that cuts, higher council tax bills & huge amounts spent on consultants are all features of Reform led councils, not savings. Closed care homes in Lancashire too. Caveat emptor.