James Austin
@jamesdaustin.bsky.social
This again. Outdoors. Politics. Sport. Not always in that order. Labour. Trade Unionist. Trying to do community things. Views entirely my own
I mean, he is. His entire line is that we should tax the billionares not ordinary people - see below. And yet he wants to increase day to day spending by £160bn but admits his 'tax the billionares' plan would raise only £35bn (I think it'd raise far less).
Not sure how else you see it.
Not sure how else you see it.
November 25, 2025 at 11:41 AM
I mean, he is. His entire line is that we should tax the billionares not ordinary people - see below. And yet he wants to increase day to day spending by £160bn but admits his 'tax the billionares' plan would raise only £35bn (I think it'd raise far less).
Not sure how else you see it.
Not sure how else you see it.
(This is what he actually wrote - note he doesn't claim he can enlarge people's breasts. Equally he doesn't say he can't - and posts this over a year after the article)
November 25, 2025 at 10:50 AM
(This is what he actually wrote - note he doesn't claim he can enlarge people's breasts. Equally he doesn't say he can't - and posts this over a year after the article)
Green party policy, colorised:
November 25, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Green party policy, colorised:
'I gazed across the Ganges and looked upon the temples and the people achieving exhultation by bathing in the Ganges. I thought 'bloody hell, what am I doing here? Wouldn't catch me in there, stinks, you'll catch a cold. Knew the wool jumper was a mistake'
November 25, 2025 at 9:34 AM
'I gazed across the Ganges and looked upon the temples and the people achieving exhultation by bathing in the Ganges. I thought 'bloody hell, what am I doing here? Wouldn't catch me in there, stinks, you'll catch a cold. Knew the wool jumper was a mistake'
web.archive.org/web/20240324...
you can see full economic policy from pre-election here (I believe they're in a new policy process now but this still stands) They took it down when people started looking at the documents properly
you can see full economic policy from pre-election here (I believe they're in a new policy process now but this still stands) They took it down when people started looking at the documents properly
November 24, 2025 at 10:09 AM
web.archive.org/web/20240324...
you can see full economic policy from pre-election here (I believe they're in a new policy process now but this still stands) They took it down when people started looking at the documents properly
you can see full economic policy from pre-election here (I believe they're in a new policy process now but this still stands) They took it down when people started looking at the documents properly
As I was saying...
She's nuked per popularity with members
She's nuked per popularity with members
November 22, 2025 at 10:49 PM
As I was saying...
She's nuked per popularity with members
She's nuked per popularity with members
All Im saying is that England could have done with me today.
I may be the only man to play repeated forward defences in Sixers
I may be the only man to play repeated forward defences in Sixers
November 22, 2025 at 4:34 PM
All Im saying is that England could have done with me today.
I may be the only man to play repeated forward defences in Sixers
I may be the only man to play repeated forward defences in Sixers
Baseball: being hit with a pitch is a act of war and you get a free walk. If you do it deliberately you can get ejected from the game.
Cricket: Bowlers will deliberately target your head and body with 90mph balls, and you just have to wear it.
Game for children. Game for adults.
Cricket: Bowlers will deliberately target your head and body with 90mph balls, and you just have to wear it.
Game for children. Game for adults.
November 21, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Baseball: being hit with a pitch is a act of war and you get a free walk. If you do it deliberately you can get ejected from the game.
Cricket: Bowlers will deliberately target your head and body with 90mph balls, and you just have to wear it.
Game for children. Game for adults.
Cricket: Bowlers will deliberately target your head and body with 90mph balls, and you just have to wear it.
Game for children. Game for adults.
Quite like how the Guardian budget game things that the chancellor drinking whiskey is the key to electoral popularity.
One simple trick...
One simple trick...
November 20, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Quite like how the Guardian budget game things that the chancellor drinking whiskey is the key to electoral popularity.
One simple trick...
One simple trick...
'why are Labour banning peaceful protest.'
The peaceful protest:
The peaceful protest:
November 20, 2025 at 12:24 PM
'why are Labour banning peaceful protest.'
The peaceful protest:
The peaceful protest:
For the whole of Bristol and most of Bath (on the market presently) you get... 141 properties
November 20, 2025 at 11:02 AM
For the whole of Bristol and most of Bath (on the market presently) you get... 141 properties
And I suspect they will (yes, this isn't exact as its measuring a slightly different thing - but they rep fairly privilaged constituencies with many who would be affected)
November 20, 2025 at 10:25 AM
And I suspect they will (yes, this isn't exact as its measuring a slightly different thing - but they rep fairly privilaged constituencies with many who would be affected)
So where are the ones for Russia?
November 20, 2025 at 7:08 AM
So where are the ones for Russia?
Reminder - this doesnt just affect trans people.
Hannah Botterman is a icon and English legend - is scared to go to the loo alone in case people now challenge her.
And this advice would entirely empower them.
Hannah Botterman is a icon and English legend - is scared to go to the loo alone in case people now challenge her.
And this advice would entirely empower them.
November 19, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Reminder - this doesnt just affect trans people.
Hannah Botterman is a icon and English legend - is scared to go to the loo alone in case people now challenge her.
And this advice would entirely empower them.
Hannah Botterman is a icon and English legend - is scared to go to the loo alone in case people now challenge her.
And this advice would entirely empower them.
I mean come on: we'll ask but reserve right to exclude you on the basis of how you look. Oh, and if you try to use your birth sex specific facilities we'll kick you out of those as well.
Get fucked.
Get fucked.
November 19, 2025 at 10:39 PM
I mean come on: we'll ask but reserve right to exclude you on the basis of how you look. Oh, and if you try to use your birth sex specific facilities we'll kick you out of those as well.
Get fucked.
Get fucked.
I suspect they're delaying it because its mental and unworkable - and is clearly aimed at the exclusion of trans, and gender conforming people, from society.
November 19, 2025 at 10:39 PM
I suspect they're delaying it because its mental and unworkable - and is clearly aimed at the exclusion of trans, and gender conforming people, from society.
TLDR: Negative polarisation, it's a hell of a drug
November 19, 2025 at 1:35 PM
TLDR: Negative polarisation, it's a hell of a drug
Leonard Cohen Labour party soft left loyalist confimed
November 19, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Leonard Cohen Labour party soft left loyalist confimed
How dare asylum seekers not sit in misery in the slum weve condemned them to live in?
Bastards.
Bastards.
November 19, 2025 at 11:36 AM
How dare asylum seekers not sit in misery in the slum weve condemned them to live in?
Bastards.
Bastards.
Excellent bit of writing - and sums it up well
November 19, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Excellent bit of writing - and sums it up well