Liz
@lizeaurouge.bsky.social
Leftie onetime lawyer and political exile in Tory heartland | history nerd | F1 obsessive | proudly half-Irish | also 🐶🎹📚📻⚽️🎾
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Good morning
January 26, 2026 at 11:45 AM
Good morning
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Breaking news: Composer Philip Glass withdrew his highly anticipated Symphony No. 15 from its scheduled Kennedy Center performance, saying “the values of the Kennedy Center today are in direct conflict with the message of the Symphony.”
Philip Glass pulls world premiere from Kennedy Center
The pioneering composer announced that “the values of the Kennedy Center today are in direct conflict with the message” of his Symphony No. 15: “Lincoln.”
wapo.st
January 27, 2026 at 4:16 PM
Breaking news: Composer Philip Glass withdrew his highly anticipated Symphony No. 15 from its scheduled Kennedy Center performance, saying “the values of the Kennedy Center today are in direct conflict with the message of the Symphony.”
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'Now, my love, you've got the trouser press, the set of allen keys and the kiddies' deep fat fryer, as well as £34. Do you want to keep that, or gamble against what's behind Bully's Prize Board?'
January 26, 2026 at 4:24 PM
'Now, my love, you've got the trouser press, the set of allen keys and the kiddies' deep fat fryer, as well as £34. Do you want to keep that, or gamble against what's behind Bully's Prize Board?'
If there was a hung Parliament with Reform as the largest party would the Tories swerve forming a coalition with them and line up with Labour/Green/Lib Dem (assuming their additional seats were needed)? Hard to call.
January 26, 2026 at 1:57 PM
If there was a hung Parliament with Reform as the largest party would the Tories swerve forming a coalition with them and line up with Labour/Green/Lib Dem (assuming their additional seats were needed)? Hard to call.
Other random scattergun thoughts if the Tories do lose all the bastards (to quote JM) could they recalibrate themselves as a more moderate one-nation Tory party again? It’s hard to see that under Badenoch.
January 26, 2026 at 1:51 PM
Other random scattergun thoughts if the Tories do lose all the bastards (to quote JM) could they recalibrate themselves as a more moderate one-nation Tory party again? It’s hard to see that under Badenoch.
I remember when Suella Braverman refused to apologise to a Holocaust survivor for using language reminiscent of Nazi rhetoric about refugees. She’ll fit perfectly into Reform.
January 26, 2026 at 1:45 PM
I remember when Suella Braverman refused to apologise to a Holocaust survivor for using language reminiscent of Nazi rhetoric about refugees. She’ll fit perfectly into Reform.
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More members of Liz Truss's cabinet are in Reform than in Badenoch's shadow cabinet...
January 26, 2026 at 1:12 PM
More members of Liz Truss's cabinet are in Reform than in Badenoch's shadow cabinet...
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Ultimately you're not supposed to believe it. It not mattering is the point. The bolder the lie, the greater the impunity. The ultimate victory for evil is not convincing you, it's the truth being irrelevant.
We’re supposed to believe this is a domestic terrorist attacking ICE with a gun
January 24, 2026 at 9:42 PM
Ultimately you're not supposed to believe it. It not mattering is the point. The bolder the lie, the greater the impunity. The ultimate victory for evil is not convincing you, it's the truth being irrelevant.
Popular and charismatic Mayor with leadership ambitions is parachuted into a safe seat. Look how that turned out.
January 24, 2026 at 5:53 PM
Popular and charismatic Mayor with leadership ambitions is parachuted into a safe seat. Look how that turned out.
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The Traitors is absolutely perfect television. Crack. And craic. I know you already know this, but I just love it when you see something that is SO brilliantly made. A milliner’s worth of chapeaux to the entire team.
January 23, 2026 at 11:07 PM
The Traitors is absolutely perfect television. Crack. And craic. I know you already know this, but I just love it when you see something that is SO brilliantly made. A milliner’s worth of chapeaux to the entire team.
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one of the best things ever
January 23, 2026 at 10:08 PM
one of the best things ever
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Getting up to speed on the Brooklyn Beckham dramarama
January 19, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Getting up to speed on the Brooklyn Beckham dramarama
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In defiance of rules, Michael tried to jump on the kitchen bin last night. She was not aware it was emptied and lidless.
Michael 0 Bin Day 1
Michael 0 Bin Day 1
January 19, 2026 at 8:08 AM
In defiance of rules, Michael tried to jump on the kitchen bin last night. She was not aware it was emptied and lidless.
Michael 0 Bin Day 1
Michael 0 Bin Day 1
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Turnberry Golf Course to be officially renamed Shit Holes, until all American tariffs on the UK are removed. #voteBinface
January 17, 2026 at 9:13 PM
Turnberry Golf Course to be officially renamed Shit Holes, until all American tariffs on the UK are removed. #voteBinface
I think there’s something in this especially if you imagine Ian Fletcher in his new role of Director of Better Admissions voicing the same. #W1A
Ok, I cracked and read that Trinity Hall private schools admissions article, and my main conclusion is that the policy is a phenomenal success in getting people who did not go to Cambridge to know that Trinity Hall exists, and people who did to care.
January 16, 2026 at 2:50 PM
I think there’s something in this especially if you imagine Ian Fletcher in his new role of Director of Better Admissions voicing the same. #W1A
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A reminder that ICE’s budget, $28 billion, is larger than the annual budgets of the FBI, DEA, ATF, US Marshals Service and the Bureau of Prisons combined. (Via Bernie Sanders)
January 16, 2026 at 12:23 PM
A reminder that ICE’s budget, $28 billion, is larger than the annual budgets of the FBI, DEA, ATF, US Marshals Service and the Bureau of Prisons combined. (Via Bernie Sanders)
This thread nails it.
This intro to David Frost's Telegraph column sums up so much that is wrong with British politics.
January 16, 2026 at 12:27 PM
This thread nails it.
Keeping it topical, I greatly enjoyed the Titanic Sinks Tonight (iPlayer). More bleak TV recommendations to come in 2026.
January 16, 2026 at 12:17 PM
Keeping it topical, I greatly enjoyed the Titanic Sinks Tonight (iPlayer). More bleak TV recommendations to come in 2026.
Finally (it’s only taken since November). Flood alerts but schools closed. Total shambles.
Ofwat launches probe into South East Water over supply outages
Ofwat launches probe into South East Water over supply outages
Ofwat launches probe into South East Water over supply outages
www.independent.co.uk
January 15, 2026 at 8:29 AM
Finally (it’s only taken since November). Flood alerts but schools closed. Total shambles.
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‘It’s pretty grim’: Tunbridge Wells residents struggle through several days without water – again
‘It’s pretty grim’: Tunbridge Wells residents struggle through several days without water – again
South East Water blames bad weather as pubs are forced to close, toilets overflow and people go without showers
www.theguardian.com
January 14, 2026 at 7:36 AM
‘It’s pretty grim’: Tunbridge Wells residents struggle through several days without water – again
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"Idea for a TV show – it's called The Traitors and features a group of Reform politicians competing to win the grand prize of 500,000 Rubles.."
January 13, 2026 at 3:39 PM
"Idea for a TV show – it's called The Traitors and features a group of Reform politicians competing to win the grand prize of 500,000 Rubles.."
@mrjamesob.bsky.social @lbc.co.uk Another terrible misstep by Labour - effectively limiting IB to private schools with no consultation. My daughter’s school is one of the affected and is being forced to switch to A levels from next year.
Labour is axing funding for the International Baccalaureate in state schools - seems an odd decision that will only widen the gap between state and private sector observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
Labour cuts funding for state school IB diplomas
The sudden decision may mean the IB program is only available in private schools
observer.co.uk
October 12, 2025 at 5:46 PM
@mrjamesob.bsky.social @lbc.co.uk Another terrible misstep by Labour - effectively limiting IB to private schools with no consultation. My daughter’s school is one of the affected and is being forced to switch to A levels from next year.
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In his first Sunday address at the Vatican, Pope Leo XIV has called for a just and lasting peace in Ukraine.
"I carry in my heart the sufferings of the beloved Ukrainian people. Let everything possible be done to achieve genuine, just and lasting peace as soon as possible⤵️
"I carry in my heart the sufferings of the beloved Ukrainian people. Let everything possible be done to achieve genuine, just and lasting peace as soon as possible⤵️
May 11, 2025 at 3:10 PM
In his first Sunday address at the Vatican, Pope Leo XIV has called for a just and lasting peace in Ukraine.
"I carry in my heart the sufferings of the beloved Ukrainian people. Let everything possible be done to achieve genuine, just and lasting peace as soon as possible⤵️
"I carry in my heart the sufferings of the beloved Ukrainian people. Let everything possible be done to achieve genuine, just and lasting peace as soon as possible⤵️