Georgia Lewis
@georgialewis.bsky.social
Freelance wordsmith. Australian in the UK via the Middle East. Sometimes serious, sometimes completely frivolous...
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Georgia Lewis
@georgialewis.bsky.social
· Nov 15
a woman is dancing in front of a crowd with the words here we go again
ALT: a woman is dancing in front of a crowd with the words here we go again
media.tenor.com
OK, here we go again... Will this turn into a hellsite like the other place? How long before I get a creepy message? Will I get plagued with mansplainers? Here's hoping that none of that happens and this becomes a constructive place on the internet.
I'm posting this so I don't forget to share something with @sturdyalex.bsky.social and @pimlicat.bsky.social once it's published... It's something really interesting and hopeful about UK-Germany relations that I edited for a liberal European think tank. I'm posting this to hold myself accountable!
December 5, 2025 at 10:44 PM
I'm posting this so I don't forget to share something with @sturdyalex.bsky.social and @pimlicat.bsky.social once it's published... It's something really interesting and hopeful about UK-Germany relations that I edited for a liberal European think tank. I'm posting this to hold myself accountable!
Ppl who always post about how they hate Harry&Meghan/share H&M articles always whine that they can't escape attention-seeking H&M. But they give H&M attention so their feed fills with H&M. The algorithm doesn't care what they think of Harry&Meghan. It just calculates they want MORE HARRY & MEGHAN!
a man in a suit and tie is sitting on a couch next to a woman in a green dress .
ALT: a man in a suit and tie is sitting on a couch next to a woman in a green dress .
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December 5, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Ppl who always post about how they hate Harry&Meghan/share H&M articles always whine that they can't escape attention-seeking H&M. But they give H&M attention so their feed fills with H&M. The algorithm doesn't care what they think of Harry&Meghan. It just calculates they want MORE HARRY & MEGHAN!
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Thanks for the tip, Daily Express. I was so sick of my tiara falling off on the bus.
The Daily Express is a UK National Newspaper, in 2025.
Here's that genius Tiara hack youve been waiting for.
Here's that genius Tiara hack youve been waiting for.
Princess Kate’s genius method to keep glittering new tiara in place
Princess Catherine sported a new tiara on Wednesday.
www.express.co.uk
December 5, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Thanks for the tip, Daily Express. I was so sick of my tiara falling off on the bus.
This made me laugh way more than it should have. Like idiots in the UK who think tea is grown in Yorkshire.
"Does this feel like or look like a well-run competent administration? It took them 10 months to discover that the United States doesn't grow bananas and that therefore if we tariff bananas that that's not going to bring banana factories on shore."
December 4, 2025 at 5:01 PM
This made me laugh way more than it should have. Like idiots in the UK who think tea is grown in Yorkshire.
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Meet the councils who are building homes again - the numbers are up more than 10% in one year, despite all the bad news recently about how difficult it is.
www.insidehousing.co.uk/insight/bigg...
www.insidehousing.co.uk/insight/bigg...
Biggest Council House Builders 2025
Which councils built the most homes in 2024-25? And how many did they complete? Jess McCabe reports.
www.insidehousing.co.uk
December 4, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Meet the councils who are building homes again - the numbers are up more than 10% in one year, despite all the bad news recently about how difficult it is.
www.insidehousing.co.uk/insight/bigg...
www.insidehousing.co.uk/insight/bigg...
Does anyone in here like to chat online while watching #aplaceinthesun? That's pretty much the only reason I still have an account in the awful other place.
December 4, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Does anyone in here like to chat online while watching #aplaceinthesun? That's pretty much the only reason I still have an account in the awful other place.
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The overt misogyny being shown by the RW press against the Chancellor is chilling. They just hate women and are happy to let everyone know it.
Pleased to discover that slightly misnaming the national chess championship you won as a school child is a much more serious offence than repeatedly racially abusing your fellow pupils and telling them they should go to the gas chamber
December 3, 2025 at 3:59 PM
The overt misogyny being shown by the RW press against the Chancellor is chilling. They just hate women and are happy to let everyone know it.
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This is how Chris Mason, like a child filled with wonder, described "the choreography and theatre that surrounds a Budget" in Feb 2024, when a male Tory Chancellor was in post.
"Plans, or even just options, can be floated... Reaction to them can be tested. Opponents can be teased or wrongfooted." 👀
"Plans, or even just options, can be floated... Reaction to them can be tested. Opponents can be teased or wrongfooted." 👀
December 2, 2025 at 9:29 PM
This is how Chris Mason, like a child filled with wonder, described "the choreography and theatre that surrounds a Budget" in Feb 2024, when a male Tory Chancellor was in post.
"Plans, or even just options, can be floated... Reaction to them can be tested. Opponents can be teased or wrongfooted." 👀
"Plans, or even just options, can be floated... Reaction to them can be tested. Opponents can be teased or wrongfooted." 👀
Yes! This! I just posted this sentiment. Hasn't that braying, stubbled jack-o'-lantern been in Reform for ages? I've had a general anaesthetic today, so I may be confused...
this, but for Jonathan Gullis defecting to Reform
You know when a famous person dies and you're surprised because you'd assumed they must already be dead? That, but for Nadine Dorries defecting to Reform.
December 1, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Yes! This! I just posted this sentiment. Hasn't that braying, stubbled jack-o'-lantern been in Reform for ages? I've had a general anaesthetic today, so I may be confused...
Not going to lie (and I do pay pretty close attention to politics), I genuinely thought Gullis joined Reform ages ago. Did I dream that???!
As Jonathan Gullis joins Reform UK, it's only fair to remind people of this.
All forgotten, is it, Dickie? ~AA
All forgotten, is it, Dickie? ~AA
December 1, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Not going to lie (and I do pay pretty close attention to politics), I genuinely thought Gullis joined Reform ages ago. Did I dream that???!
Oops, I said tweet...
December 1, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Oops, I said tweet...
FWIW, despite the best attempts of the usual suspects, I don't think the "Rachel Reeves lied!" story is actually cutting through. I think she'll survive this, especially Kemi Badenoch's stupidity. (Of course, this tweet may age like a fine milk, but let's see ..)
December 1, 2025 at 6:17 PM
FWIW, despite the best attempts of the usual suspects, I don't think the "Rachel Reeves lied!" story is actually cutting through. I think she'll survive this, especially Kemi Badenoch's stupidity. (Of course, this tweet may age like a fine milk, but let's see ..)
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Poor Kemi. So dumb that she doesn't even realise that she is dumb.
What is she even talking about? The OBR is, by design, not under the control of Rachel Reeves.
December 1, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Poor Kemi. So dumb that she doesn't even realise that she is dumb.
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is it too much to ask that the leader of the opposition does some basic homework before she starts talking? I would die of shame if I were as flat-out wrong on facts even half as often as Badenoch is.
What is she even talking about? The OBR is, by design, not under the control of Rachel Reeves.
December 1, 2025 at 5:17 PM
is it too much to ask that the leader of the opposition does some basic homework before she starts talking? I would die of shame if I were as flat-out wrong on facts even half as often as Badenoch is.
Bumper #journorequest for UK-based accountants!
I'm looking for commentary on:
1. Preparing for January
2. Best and worst actions from clients
3. The benefits of hiring apprentices.
I am looking for different people to comment on all three stories. DM me for more info.
I'm looking for commentary on:
1. Preparing for January
2. Best and worst actions from clients
3. The benefits of hiring apprentices.
I am looking for different people to comment on all three stories. DM me for more info.
a cartoon of flintstone wearing glasses looking at a cell phone
ALT: a cartoon of flintstone wearing glasses looking at a cell phone
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November 18, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Bumper #journorequest for UK-based accountants!
I'm looking for commentary on:
1. Preparing for January
2. Best and worst actions from clients
3. The benefits of hiring apprentices.
I am looking for different people to comment on all three stories. DM me for more info.
I'm looking for commentary on:
1. Preparing for January
2. Best and worst actions from clients
3. The benefits of hiring apprentices.
I am looking for different people to comment on all three stories. DM me for more info.
Urgent #journorequest!
Are there any UK-based accountants online at the moment who can share their thoughts on improving cyber-security with me today? As in Tuesday 11 November, 2025. DM me for more info. Sorry about the short notice!
#accountants #accountancy #cybersecurity
Are there any UK-based accountants online at the moment who can share their thoughts on improving cyber-security with me today? As in Tuesday 11 November, 2025. DM me for more info. Sorry about the short notice!
#accountants #accountancy #cybersecurity
a cat is looking at an apple laptop
ALT: a cat is looking at an apple laptop
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November 11, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Urgent #journorequest!
Are there any UK-based accountants online at the moment who can share their thoughts on improving cyber-security with me today? As in Tuesday 11 November, 2025. DM me for more info. Sorry about the short notice!
#accountants #accountancy #cybersecurity
Are there any UK-based accountants online at the moment who can share their thoughts on improving cyber-security with me today? As in Tuesday 11 November, 2025. DM me for more info. Sorry about the short notice!
#accountants #accountancy #cybersecurity
OK, now we have everyone's attention about accidental prisoner release because suddenly people are worked up about foreigners being accidentally released - and even though accidental releases have gone on for years - how about everyone focus on what can be done about it & improving prisons overall.
November 9, 2025 at 4:54 PM
OK, now we have everyone's attention about accidental prisoner release because suddenly people are worked up about foreigners being accidentally released - and even though accidental releases have gone on for years - how about everyone focus on what can be done about it & improving prisons overall.
Regardless of politics, I cannot imagine any president of any stripe from my lifetime of nearly 50 years behaving like this. Not one of them. Even those I would disagree with on many things still had enough humanity and fundamental decency to try to help and make sure the person was OK.
This is a real picture captured in the white house today.
November 7, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Regardless of politics, I cannot imagine any president of any stripe from my lifetime of nearly 50 years behaving like this. Not one of them. Even those I would disagree with on many things still had enough humanity and fundamental decency to try to help and make sure the person was OK.
Trump is the worst kind of self-involved, attention-seeking narcissist. He's anl empathy vacuum when it comes to considering others, but equally, he would expect all the attention if he was the one who collapsed. And this informs everythng he does. There's always something in it for him.
November 7, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Trump is the worst kind of self-involved, attention-seeking narcissist. He's anl empathy vacuum when it comes to considering others, but equally, he would expect all the attention if he was the one who collapsed. And this informs everythng he does. There's always something in it for him.
Quite. When Hadush Kebatu was on the run, there was talk about how the streets weren't safe wth him out there. Sure, nobody wanted him out there, but neither his release or his recapture make anyone any safer. He is just one bad man in a world of bad men who are out there seeking to harm others.
November 7, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Quite. When Hadush Kebatu was on the run, there was talk about how the streets weren't safe wth him out there. Sure, nobody wanted him out there, but neither his release or his recapture make anyone any safer. He is just one bad man in a world of bad men who are out there seeking to harm others.
Where is Lord Timpson during the prisons debate? I was delighted when he was appointed prisons minister & thought he could effect real change. Today, I thought maybe his work isn't being reported. A news search shows he last talked to the media about this in May. What's going on? What is he doing?
November 7, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Where is Lord Timpson during the prisons debate? I was delighted when he was appointed prisons minister & thought he could effect real change. Today, I thought maybe his work isn't being reported. A news search shows he last talked to the media about this in May. What's going on? What is he doing?
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As you'll know, the US spends $182 billion/year on imprisonment, with a recidivism rate of 60-70% after two years (UK is 50%). Prison is expensive, and doesn't work - this piece on technological incarceration looks at how to get rid of them www.newscientist.com/article/mg26...
Could a self-monitoring system for criminals replace prisons one day?
Future Chronicles is our regular speculative look at inventions yet to come. In this latest installment, we journey to 2050, when technology had been developed so that criminals could be monitored at ...
www.newscientist.com
November 7, 2025 at 10:15 AM
As you'll know, the US spends $182 billion/year on imprisonment, with a recidivism rate of 60-70% after two years (UK is 50%). Prison is expensive, and doesn't work - this piece on technological incarceration looks at how to get rid of them www.newscientist.com/article/mg26...
The leasehold system in the UK is antiquated, not fit for purpose and frankly, a bit weird. Australia pretty much did away with it years ago and the same thing should happen here.
Extraordinary story from @sheffieldtribune.bsky.social: A London lawyer bought hundreds of Sheffield freeholds. Then the ‘very aggressive’ letters arrived.
One woman: “It broke my heart, that was my savings towards a new car...He has just wiped me out.”
www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk/a-london-law...
One woman: “It broke my heart, that was my savings towards a new car...He has just wiped me out.”
www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk/a-london-law...
A London lawyer bought hundreds of Sheffield freeholds. Then the ‘very aggressive’ letters arrived
Exclusive: The Tribune can reveal that Andrew Milne has threatened leaseholders with high court action. It ‘broke my heart’ one woman says
www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk
November 7, 2025 at 9:56 AM
The leasehold system in the UK is antiquated, not fit for purpose and frankly, a bit weird. Australia pretty much did away with it years ago and the same thing should happen here.
THIS! ALL OF THIS!
Dear GOD if you want to save money in the asylum system
1. LET ASYLUM SEEKERS WORK
2. FAST TRACK STATUS FOR EVERYONE FROM CLEARLY UNDAFE COUNTRIES like Sudan, Syria, etc
3. Run an asylum accommodation system that is NOT FOR PROFIT #r4today
1. LET ASYLUM SEEKERS WORK
2. FAST TRACK STATUS FOR EVERYONE FROM CLEARLY UNDAFE COUNTRIES like Sudan, Syria, etc
3. Run an asylum accommodation system that is NOT FOR PROFIT #r4today
November 7, 2025 at 9:50 AM
THIS! ALL OF THIS!
Thank you to @davidallengreen.bsky.social for writing sensible things about the sorry state of UK prisons: davidallengreen.com/2025/11/the-...
The real problem which blights our prison and punishment system
7th November 2025 The way we think about custodial sentences is what needs to change * Today’s news is about prisons: * Let us take a step back. There is a serious addiction problem which blights o…
davidallengreen.com
November 7, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Thank you to @davidallengreen.bsky.social for writing sensible things about the sorry state of UK prisons: davidallengreen.com/2025/11/the-...