Edward
@fornbirkibeinn.bsky.social
Nobody very important. Ferrets, greyhounds, poorly thought-through opinions. Englishman living in rural Northern Ireland. he/him
I think this is geographic. Most large cities or anywhere with a hipster demographic will be fine, smaller towns are less likely to have shops that break the algorithmic domination.
November 29, 2025 at 9:59 PM
I think this is geographic. Most large cities or anywhere with a hipster demographic will be fine, smaller towns are less likely to have shops that break the algorithmic domination.
Though at this point it's feasible that the Greens could win most of those seats without implicitly embracing those positions but with a candidate who was happy to nod along to it.
November 29, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Though at this point it's feasible that the Greens could win most of those seats without implicitly embracing those positions but with a candidate who was happy to nod along to it.
Option C:
"30 are chosen by lot then reduce to 9, who choose 40, reduced by lot to 12. The 12 choose 25, reduced by lot to 9, who elect 45. The 45 are reduced by lot to 11, who choose the 41 who elect the Doge"
"30 are chosen by lot then reduce to 9, who choose 40, reduced by lot to 12. The 12 choose 25, reduced by lot to 9, who elect 45. The 45 are reduced by lot to 11, who choose the 41 who elect the Doge"
November 29, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Option C:
"30 are chosen by lot then reduce to 9, who choose 40, reduced by lot to 12. The 12 choose 25, reduced by lot to 9, who elect 45. The 45 are reduced by lot to 11, who choose the 41 who elect the Doge"
"30 are chosen by lot then reduce to 9, who choose 40, reduced by lot to 12. The 12 choose 25, reduced by lot to 9, who elect 45. The 45 are reduced by lot to 11, who choose the 41 who elect the Doge"
And of unequal cultural capital reinforcing itself.
November 29, 2025 at 3:45 PM
And of unequal cultural capital reinforcing itself.
And the Business Studies courses that worsen the employment prospects of their graduates have disproportionately high numbers of ethnic minority students on them.
November 29, 2025 at 3:28 PM
And the Business Studies courses that worsen the employment prospects of their graduates have disproportionately high numbers of ethnic minority students on them.
Delay was their recourse here - the reason it got removed was because the decision was made that they'd rather drop that and have the rest of it without further delays.
November 29, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Delay was their recourse here - the reason it got removed was because the decision was made that they'd rather drop that and have the rest of it without further delays.
How about if we get the Czech Republic to carry out the revaluation and we'll sense-check their property taxation?
November 29, 2025 at 11:18 AM
How about if we get the Czech Republic to carry out the revaluation and we'll sense-check their property taxation?
BBC4's remit used to be stuff that was too highbrow for BBC2. These days the closest it gets to highbrow is repeats of documentaries that aired 20 years ago on BBC2.
November 29, 2025 at 10:59 AM
BBC4's remit used to be stuff that was too highbrow for BBC2. These days the closest it gets to highbrow is repeats of documentaries that aired 20 years ago on BBC2.
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The Home Office’s absurd taxi bill results entirely from its insistence on forcing people to move round the country without choice or notice, & to live on the breadline so they can’t afford public transport. That Mahmood didn’t know about it till the BBC told her shows how appallingly the HO is run.
November 29, 2025 at 8:50 AM
The Home Office’s absurd taxi bill results entirely from its insistence on forcing people to move round the country without choice or notice, & to live on the breadline so they can’t afford public transport. That Mahmood didn’t know about it till the BBC told her shows how appallingly the HO is run.
"I'm too sexy for (it to be economically necessary for me to sell) my shirt (in order to sustain myself)"
November 28, 2025 at 11:00 PM
"I'm too sexy for (it to be economically necessary for me to sell) my shirt (in order to sustain myself)"
And Starmer specifically specialised in convincing a judge of technical points of law rather than convincing oratory.
November 28, 2025 at 10:59 PM
And Starmer specifically specialised in convincing a judge of technical points of law rather than convincing oratory.
I think at a certain point his principles became "it's good when Labour wins" and he forgot why, which also made it harder to achieve his principles.
November 28, 2025 at 10:58 PM
I think at a certain point his principles became "it's good when Labour wins" and he forgot why, which also made it harder to achieve his principles.
I spent the autumn of 2010 cataloguing an international school's library and chucking out anything that was too obviously outdated. I remember they had a bunch of politics and economics books printed in 1997 that took it as read that we'd probably have a recession in 1998.
November 28, 2025 at 10:52 PM
I spent the autumn of 2010 cataloguing an international school's library and chucking out anything that was too obviously outdated. I remember they had a bunch of politics and economics books printed in 1997 that took it as read that we'd probably have a recession in 1998.
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if someone had recently given a speech as eloquent and intellectually complex yet clear-minded as the Thatcher speech Stephen mentioned, it would have led to Harry Cole hitting his big red head like an angry chimp and writing in the Sun that Big Words Bad Why Hate Britain Like This? Boo!
November 28, 2025 at 3:14 PM
if someone had recently given a speech as eloquent and intellectually complex yet clear-minded as the Thatcher speech Stephen mentioned, it would have led to Harry Cole hitting his big red head like an angry chimp and writing in the Sun that Big Words Bad Why Hate Britain Like This? Boo!
Does it have to be done in public? The purpose of it is to think seriously about your plans and consider priorities and trade-offs. That is the sort of thing that I would think you can do without having to link to it from your socials.
November 28, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Does it have to be done in public? The purpose of it is to think seriously about your plans and consider priorities and trade-offs. That is the sort of thing that I would think you can do without having to link to it from your socials.
"Not getting that fucking text message telling you you have until 8pm to pay in to avoid charges"
November 28, 2025 at 3:55 PM
"Not getting that fucking text message telling you you have until 8pm to pay in to avoid charges"
There have got to be some fantastic metaphors about cheap government borrowing and balance transfers for 0% rates too.
November 28, 2025 at 3:54 PM
There have got to be some fantastic metaphors about cheap government borrowing and balance transfers for 0% rates too.
Not coincidentally, the early 90s is probably the last time Starmer had to worry about his overdraft.
November 28, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Not coincidentally, the early 90s is probably the last time Starmer had to worry about his overdraft.
Eddie Mair is on my view the best interviewer in recent years because he listened to what was being said to him and took his time about asking an incisive question, rather than immediately jumping down somebody's throat.
November 28, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Eddie Mair is on my view the best interviewer in recent years because he listened to what was being said to him and took his time about asking an incisive question, rather than immediately jumping down somebody's throat.
And we've ended up with a situation where we learn less because politicians merely have to get from one interruption to another, rather than being allowed to speak for long enough that they reveal more than they intended.
November 28, 2025 at 3:05 PM
And we've ended up with a situation where we learn less because politicians merely have to get from one interruption to another, rather than being allowed to speak for long enough that they reveal more than they intended.