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Ex retailer and commercial buyer. A bit of politics, music, film, general culture. Trying to take a deep breath before posting each time
The Mandelson disaster has christalised a thought I've had for a while. Emily Thornberry is emerging as the best option to replace Starmer. Says it like it is, tough, knows what she believes in, articulate and funny
February 3, 2026 at 9:22 AM
The Mandelson disaster has christalised a thought I've had for a while. Emily Thornberry is emerging as the best option to replace Starmer. Says it like it is, tough, knows what she believes in, articulate and funny
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This is what’s known as dodgy as fuck…
Farage is in hock to murky foreign billionaires, taking their money to prioritise their interests if they buy him power. He’s exploiting people’s racism and anger to pretend he’s on their side. But he’s already sold them out.
www.thetimes.com/article/660a...
Farage is in hock to murky foreign billionaires, taking their money to prioritise their interests if they buy him power. He’s exploiting people’s racism and anger to pretend he’s on their side. But he’s already sold them out.
www.thetimes.com/article/660a...
Churchwarden linked to foreign-born billionaire is behind £200k Reform gift
The man whose firm made the donations will not discuss where the money came from, nor his ties to wealthy Farage allies who may not hold citizenship
www.thetimes.com
February 1, 2026 at 9:20 AM
This is what’s known as dodgy as fuck…
Farage is in hock to murky foreign billionaires, taking their money to prioritise their interests if they buy him power. He’s exploiting people’s racism and anger to pretend he’s on their side. But he’s already sold them out.
www.thetimes.com/article/660a...
Farage is in hock to murky foreign billionaires, taking their money to prioritise their interests if they buy him power. He’s exploiting people’s racism and anger to pretend he’s on their side. But he’s already sold them out.
www.thetimes.com/article/660a...
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Boomer steps up. He feels that impulse. I hope the tradition of the rapid-response song (eg Ohio) doesn't disappear
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
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January 28, 2026 at 7:38 PM
Boomer steps up. He feels that impulse. I hope the tradition of the rapid-response song (eg Ohio) doesn't disappear
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This weekend's @theipaper.com cartoon
January 23, 2026 at 7:59 PM
This weekend's @theipaper.com cartoon
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Private equity is looting our malls, doctors' offices, and nursing homes.
Heck, you name it, and private equity has probably already bought it.
Their scheme spares no one. I’m fighting to stop it.
Heck, you name it, and private equity has probably already bought it.
Their scheme spares no one. I’m fighting to stop it.
November 20, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Private equity is looting our malls, doctors' offices, and nursing homes.
Heck, you name it, and private equity has probably already bought it.
Their scheme spares no one. I’m fighting to stop it.
Heck, you name it, and private equity has probably already bought it.
Their scheme spares no one. I’m fighting to stop it.
1. I do despair of the BBC & it's inability to stand up for itself and defend its values. The truth is they don't seem to know what they believe anymore. The rot started decades ago with their insistence on the outdated "2 sides of a story equals impartiality" approach.
November 11, 2025 at 11:00 AM
1. I do despair of the BBC & it's inability to stand up for itself and defend its values. The truth is they don't seem to know what they believe anymore. The rot started decades ago with their insistence on the outdated "2 sides of a story equals impartiality" approach.
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November 10, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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This is a very important story in the context of Nigel Farage’s publicly expressed - if apparently unconnected - admiration for Putin and other links with a regime that only wants to harm our country.
Ex-Reform UK Wales leader Nathan Gill pleads guilty to bribery charges
Nathan Gill admits eight charges of bribery while being a Member of the European Parliament.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 26, 2025 at 2:06 PM
This is a very important story in the context of Nigel Farage’s publicly expressed - if apparently unconnected - admiration for Putin and other links with a regime that only wants to harm our country.
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Prince Andrew linked to Michelle Mone’s PPE Medpro firm
https://www.europesays.com/2437137/
Accountant Arthur Lancaster is sole director of Innovate Global, a business venture launched by the Duke of York…
https://www.europesays.com/2437137/
Accountant Arthur Lancaster is sole director of Innovate Global, a business venture launched by the Duke of York…
Prince Andrew linked to Michelle Mone's PPE Medpro firm - EUROPE SAYS
Accountant Arthur Lancaster is sole director of Innovate Global, a business venture launched by the Duke of York which has also been linked to an alleged
www.europesays.com
September 24, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Prince Andrew linked to Michelle Mone’s PPE Medpro firm
https://www.europesays.com/2437137/
Accountant Arthur Lancaster is sole director of Innovate Global, a business venture launched by the Duke of York…
https://www.europesays.com/2437137/
Accountant Arthur Lancaster is sole director of Innovate Global, a business venture launched by the Duke of York…
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Government decisions are led by statistics—on the economy, employment, housing and more.
The UK’s statistics are in a mess. There are question marks over key figures, the ONS is underfunded and in crisis…do we even know how things are going any more? www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/busine...
The UK’s statistics are in a mess. There are question marks over key figures, the ONS is underfunded and in crisis…do we even know how things are going any more? www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/busine...
Why the data driving government could be wrong
Government decisions are led by statistics—on the economy, employment, housing and more. But what if the numbers are unreliable?
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
September 1, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Government decisions are led by statistics—on the economy, employment, housing and more.
The UK’s statistics are in a mess. There are question marks over key figures, the ONS is underfunded and in crisis…do we even know how things are going any more? www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/busine...
The UK’s statistics are in a mess. There are question marks over key figures, the ONS is underfunded and in crisis…do we even know how things are going any more? www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/busine...
I love how The Gilded Age brings in so many actors from The Good Wife/ Good Fight franchise. It feels like Christine Baranski & Audra McDonald sit in the dressing room and go " I know who'd be great for that role" and click their fingers
August 11, 2025 at 10:32 PM
I love how The Gilded Age brings in so many actors from The Good Wife/ Good Fight franchise. It feels like Christine Baranski & Audra McDonald sit in the dressing room and go " I know who'd be great for that role" and click their fingers
Well Threads has become too toxic for me, so just Bluesky now
August 10, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Well Threads has become too toxic for me, so just Bluesky now
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How the BBC’s Flawed Impartiality Scuppered a Podcast About a Heating System – Byline Times bylinetimes.com/2025/04/28/h...
'this model of impartiality, in effect, takes the side of the lies – because the truth is not the midpoint between a fact and a lie.'
'this model of impartiality, in effect, takes the side of the lies – because the truth is not the midpoint between a fact and a lie.'
How the BBC’s Flawed Impartiality Scuppered a Podcast About a Heating System
Former BBC producer and reporter Patrick Howse explores the latest worrying sign of the BBC's flawed interpretation of 'impartiality'
bylinetimes.com
June 7, 2025 at 12:53 AM
How the BBC’s Flawed Impartiality Scuppered a Podcast About a Heating System – Byline Times bylinetimes.com/2025/04/28/h...
'this model of impartiality, in effect, takes the side of the lies – because the truth is not the midpoint between a fact and a lie.'
'this model of impartiality, in effect, takes the side of the lies – because the truth is not the midpoint between a fact and a lie.'
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For anyone who missed it. This is beyond parody!
May 24, 2025 at 6:41 PM
For anyone who missed it. This is beyond parody!
Much truth spoken in jest
May 3, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Much truth spoken in jest
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15% is the Tories worst ever score, against an unpopular government, as the main opposition. It really is starting to look terminal for them.
BBC PROJECTED NATIONAL SHARES:
Reform 30
Lab 20
Lib Dem 17
Cons 15
Greens 11
Oth 7
Reform's 30 is best ever for a third party, exceeding high water mark of LDs in mid 2000s. Cons 15 (and 4th) worst ever. Lab 20 joint worst ever.
Reform 30
Lab 20
Lib Dem 17
Cons 15
Greens 11
Oth 7
Reform's 30 is best ever for a third party, exceeding high water mark of LDs in mid 2000s. Cons 15 (and 4th) worst ever. Lab 20 joint worst ever.
May 2, 2025 at 3:47 PM
15% is the Tories worst ever score, against an unpopular government, as the main opposition. It really is starting to look terminal for them.
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The number of affordable homes relative to population in the UK has fallen by over a third since 1980.
Moreover, under-investment in social housing has meant many low-income households
instead live in the private rental sector.
Moreover, under-investment in social housing has meant many low-income households
instead live in the private rental sector.
April 29, 2025 at 3:32 PM
The number of affordable homes relative to population in the UK has fallen by over a third since 1980.
Moreover, under-investment in social housing has meant many low-income households
instead live in the private rental sector.
Moreover, under-investment in social housing has meant many low-income households
instead live in the private rental sector.
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‘Public services are stretched. Waiting for more funding is not a strategy. This means it will need to prioritise the data series & modernisation initiatives of most importance to the public.’ Strong editorial from @financialtimes.com on the urgent need to improve UK statistics on.ft.com/3FOXM49
Faulty data leaves Britain in the dark
The quality of ONS governance and critical statistics needs fixing
on.ft.com
April 2, 2025 at 6:19 PM
‘Public services are stretched. Waiting for more funding is not a strategy. This means it will need to prioritise the data series & modernisation initiatives of most importance to the public.’ Strong editorial from @financialtimes.com on the urgent need to improve UK statistics on.ft.com/3FOXM49
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Trump is sending a chill across the entire legal community.
His attacks on large law firms are cutting off the litigation lifeline for nonprofit public-interest groups who are challenging his policies — which is exactly why he’s doing it.
Connect the dots.
His attacks on large law firms are cutting off the litigation lifeline for nonprofit public-interest groups who are challenging his policies — which is exactly why he’s doing it.
Connect the dots.
April 2, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Trump is sending a chill across the entire legal community.
His attacks on large law firms are cutting off the litigation lifeline for nonprofit public-interest groups who are challenging his policies — which is exactly why he’s doing it.
Connect the dots.
His attacks on large law firms are cutting off the litigation lifeline for nonprofit public-interest groups who are challenging his policies — which is exactly why he’s doing it.
Connect the dots.
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There appears to be no relationship between changes in employment in local areas and the number of workers on the minimum wage.
This is consistent with, if not evidence of, a lack of significant negative employment effects from recent minimum wage increases.
Read more➡️ buff.ly/zd2MNKO
This is consistent with, if not evidence of, a lack of significant negative employment effects from recent minimum wage increases.
Read more➡️ buff.ly/zd2MNKO
April 2, 2025 at 12:28 PM
There appears to be no relationship between changes in employment in local areas and the number of workers on the minimum wage.
This is consistent with, if not evidence of, a lack of significant negative employment effects from recent minimum wage increases.
Read more➡️ buff.ly/zd2MNKO
This is consistent with, if not evidence of, a lack of significant negative employment effects from recent minimum wage increases.
Read more➡️ buff.ly/zd2MNKO
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80% of Britons say courts should have the power to ban people from standing for election if they are convicted of crimes related to elections or holding office, following French far-right leader Marine Le Pen's ban
They should: 80%
They should not: 8%
yougov.co.uk/topics/polit...
They should: 80%
They should not: 8%
yougov.co.uk/topics/polit...
April 1, 2025 at 3:27 PM
80% of Britons say courts should have the power to ban people from standing for election if they are convicted of crimes related to elections or holding office, following French far-right leader Marine Le Pen's ban
They should: 80%
They should not: 8%
yougov.co.uk/topics/polit...
They should: 80%
They should not: 8%
yougov.co.uk/topics/polit...
Essential viewing.
"Thames Water has made a cretinous mistake in letting TV cameras capture its ineptitude."
📺 Rachel Cooke reviews Thames Water: Inside the Crisis
📺 Rachel Cooke reviews Thames Water: Inside the Crisis
Who let the BBC inside Thames Water?
The water company has made a cretinous mistake in letting TV cameras capture its ineptitude.
www.newstatesman.com
April 1, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Essential viewing.