@marty1981.bsky.social
Into politics (I'm centre left) love podcasts and philosophy
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Kemi bad-enoch named Terry Pratchett as her favourite author but the philosophy in his stories are the exact opposite of what she espouses. How can she have this cognitive dissonance #kemibadenoch #wtf
youtu.be/ZAHtZ1-YfWk?...
youtu.be/ZAHtZ1-YfWk?...
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'The Tories should be hanging their heads in shame for peddling cruel myths.'
December 3, 2025 at 4:47 PM
'The Tories should be hanging their heads in shame for peddling cruel myths.'
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Labour is lifting over half a million children out of poverty.
Kemi Badenoch wants to keep them there.
Kemi Badenoch wants to keep them there.
December 3, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Labour is lifting over half a million children out of poverty.
Kemi Badenoch wants to keep them there.
Kemi Badenoch wants to keep them there.
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I was delighted to host Factory International at Parliament last week. Where they showcased the work they are doing supporting grassroots arts here in Manchester.
December 3, 2025 at 4:35 PM
I was delighted to host Factory International at Parliament last week. Where they showcased the work they are doing supporting grassroots arts here in Manchester.
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Maybe the Guardian should call out this bullshit more often rather than following the framing of the rightwing media like you usually do
December 3, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Maybe the Guardian should call out this bullshit more often rather than following the framing of the rightwing media like you usually do
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The Green party: We should tax wealth!
Also the Green Party: No! Not like that!
The eternal story
Also the Green Party: No! Not like that!
The eternal story
December 3, 2025 at 9:45 AM
The Green party: We should tax wealth!
Also the Green Party: No! Not like that!
The eternal story
Also the Green Party: No! Not like that!
The eternal story
The tory party in a nutshell
December 3, 2025 at 10:12 AM
The tory party in a nutshell
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The idea that I would ever work with Tories is absurd. If you don't believe me just ask Lee Anderson, Nadine Dorries, Danny Kruger, Andrea Jenkyns, Jonathan Gullis, Sarah Pochin, Jake Berry, Marco Longhi, Peter Bone...
December 3, 2025 at 8:08 AM
The idea that I would ever work with Tories is absurd. If you don't believe me just ask Lee Anderson, Nadine Dorries, Danny Kruger, Andrea Jenkyns, Jonathan Gullis, Sarah Pochin, Jake Berry, Marco Longhi, Peter Bone...
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Keir Starmer: "For too long people have had to sit on the phone endlessly on hold to their GP. It's infuriating.
From now on, almost every GP practice in England will offer online consultations.
This is how we're making our NHS fit for the future."
From now on, almost every GP practice in England will offer online consultations.
This is how we're making our NHS fit for the future."
December 3, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Keir Starmer: "For too long people have had to sit on the phone endlessly on hold to their GP. It's infuriating.
From now on, almost every GP practice in England will offer online consultations.
This is how we're making our NHS fit for the future."
From now on, almost every GP practice in England will offer online consultations.
This is how we're making our NHS fit for the future."
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It was my great pleasure to speak to @tessadevereaux.bsky.social of @soaspolitics.bsky.social about the crisis in #Mali. Somehow I miss-attributed her affiliation as LSE - a fine institution, but given that her expertise is on African politics, it's not surprise that she works @soasuni.bsky.social.
In Mali's capital, the city is surrounded by militants from an Al-Qaeda affiliate. But would the fall of a Russian-backed military govt be worse? And is this inevitable result of cutting aid to the world's poorest nations?
I spoke to Tessa Deveraux of #LSE.
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/b...
I spoke to Tessa Deveraux of #LSE.
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/b...
Crisis in the Sahel: the end of Western intervention and the collapse of Mali
Podcast Episode · Behind The Lines with Arthur Snell · 02/12/2025 · 38m
podcasts.apple.com
December 3, 2025 at 9:23 AM
It was my great pleasure to speak to @tessadevereaux.bsky.social of @soaspolitics.bsky.social about the crisis in #Mali. Somehow I miss-attributed her affiliation as LSE - a fine institution, but given that her expertise is on African politics, it's not surprise that she works @soasuni.bsky.social.
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Yet he seems to have forgiven and is working with the Tories that jumped ship.
Farage forgets that his own team are mostly a bunch of Tory has beens…
Danny Kruger, Nadine Dorries, Jonathan Gullis, Pochin, Berry, Anderson could surely answer for the lies he accuses them of?
Farage forgets that his own team are mostly a bunch of Tory has beens…
Danny Kruger, Nadine Dorries, Jonathan Gullis, Pochin, Berry, Anderson could surely answer for the lies he accuses them of?
December 3, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Yet he seems to have forgiven and is working with the Tories that jumped ship.
Farage forgets that his own team are mostly a bunch of Tory has beens…
Danny Kruger, Nadine Dorries, Jonathan Gullis, Pochin, Berry, Anderson could surely answer for the lies he accuses them of?
Farage forgets that his own team are mostly a bunch of Tory has beens…
Danny Kruger, Nadine Dorries, Jonathan Gullis, Pochin, Berry, Anderson could surely answer for the lies he accuses them of?
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The Angliolini report on the heartbreaking murder of Sarah Everard is concerning reading for anyone wanting to restore trust in policing, and fight violence against women and girls.
I asked the Minister what the Govt can learn from the report to deliver on our target of halving #VAWG
I asked the Minister what the Govt can learn from the report to deliver on our target of halving #VAWG
December 3, 2025 at 9:40 AM
The Angliolini report on the heartbreaking murder of Sarah Everard is concerning reading for anyone wanting to restore trust in policing, and fight violence against women and girls.
I asked the Minister what the Govt can learn from the report to deliver on our target of halving #VAWG
I asked the Minister what the Govt can learn from the report to deliver on our target of halving #VAWG
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It is not normal for the media to dictate who stays and who goes in politics by hounding someone out of office.
It is not normal for the media’s national pastime to be How to bring down my own Country’s government.
This isn’t a step too far it’s a world too far.
It is not normal for the media’s national pastime to be How to bring down my own Country’s government.
This isn’t a step too far it’s a world too far.
December 3, 2025 at 9:00 AM
It is not normal for the media to dictate who stays and who goes in politics by hounding someone out of office.
It is not normal for the media’s national pastime to be How to bring down my own Country’s government.
This isn’t a step too far it’s a world too far.
It is not normal for the media’s national pastime to be How to bring down my own Country’s government.
This isn’t a step too far it’s a world too far.
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What the fvck is wrong with these people😱
December 2, 2025 at 11:33 PM
What the fvck is wrong with these people😱
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Nigel Farage was a racist bully at school but Rachel Reeves won the wrong chess championship so who can say who is worse?
December 2, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Nigel Farage was a racist bully at school but Rachel Reeves won the wrong chess championship so who can say who is worse?
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Tories + Reform = austerity and decline.
It's as simple as that.
It's as simple as that.
December 2, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Tories + Reform = austerity and decline.
It's as simple as that.
It's as simple as that.
The bbc will be leading with this tomorrow
A former junior champion said Reeves did not hold the official British girls’ under-14 title, and critics ask broader questions about her CV and career claims ⬇️
Rachel Reeves accused of overstating junior chess title
A former junior champion said Reeves did not hold the official British girls’ under-14 title, and critics ask broader questions about her CV and career claims
www.thetimes.com
December 2, 2025 at 11:06 PM
The bbc will be leading with this tomorrow
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The OBR has published its investigation on the early Budget leak
- The PDF was live on the OBR site from 11:30am - an hour before Rachel Reeves delivered the Budget
- The PDF was reachable by taking the Spring Statement PDF URL and swapping "March" for "November"
- The PDF was live on the OBR site from 11:30am - an hour before Rachel Reeves delivered the Budget
- The PDF was reachable by taking the Spring Statement PDF URL and swapping "March" for "November"
December 2, 2025 at 10:59 PM
The OBR has published its investigation on the early Budget leak
- The PDF was live on the OBR site from 11:30am - an hour before Rachel Reeves delivered the Budget
- The PDF was reachable by taking the Spring Statement PDF URL and swapping "March" for "November"
- The PDF was live on the OBR site from 11:30am - an hour before Rachel Reeves delivered the Budget
- The PDF was reachable by taking the Spring Statement PDF URL and swapping "March" for "November"
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- They recommend a full forensic audit of past EFOs
- They also say future EFO releases should be moved off the current OBR website onto a more secure Government platform
- They also say future EFO releases should be moved off the current OBR website onto a more secure Government platform
December 2, 2025 at 10:59 PM
- They recommend a full forensic audit of past EFOs
- They also say future EFO releases should be moved off the current OBR website onto a more secure Government platform
- They also say future EFO releases should be moved off the current OBR website onto a more secure Government platform
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You can hear my discussion with @tessadevereaux.bsky.social on Mali and the role of JNIM here.
In Mali's capital, the city is surrounded by militants from an Al-Qaeda affiliate. But would the fall of a Russian-backed military govt be worse? And is this inevitable result of cutting aid to the world's poorest nations?
I spoke to Tessa Deveraux of #LSE.
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/b...
I spoke to Tessa Deveraux of #LSE.
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/b...
Crisis in the Sahel: the end of Western intervention and the collapse of Mali
Podcast Episode · Behind The Lines with Arthur Snell · 02/12/2025 · 38m
podcasts.apple.com
December 2, 2025 at 10:56 PM
You can hear my discussion with @tessadevereaux.bsky.social on Mali and the role of JNIM here.
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Shame on you. How about an apology for your misreporting in the last week now that the OBR has confirmed she did not mislead anyone?
December 2, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Shame on you. How about an apology for your misreporting in the last week now that the OBR has confirmed she did not mislead anyone?
@lucympowell.bsky.social
@bphillipsonmp.bsky.social
@sarahowen.org.uk
Chris mason seems very selective about his opinions. The bbc is not fit for purpose. Where is nandy?
@bphillipsonmp.bsky.social
@sarahowen.org.uk
Chris mason seems very selective about his opinions. The bbc is not fit for purpose. Where is nandy?
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 10:07 PM
@lucympowell.bsky.social
@bphillipsonmp.bsky.social
@sarahowen.org.uk
Chris mason seems very selective about his opinions. The bbc is not fit for purpose. Where is nandy?
@bphillipsonmp.bsky.social
@sarahowen.org.uk
Chris mason seems very selective about his opinions. The bbc is not fit for purpose. Where is nandy?
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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." 👀
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Islamophobia is rampant domestically, but the West's withdrawal from the international stage - in terms of military, but also aid and soft power - means more and more countries succumbing to militant Islamist regimes.
How do we square that circle? Absolutely fascinating discussion.
How do we square that circle? Absolutely fascinating discussion.
In Mali's capital, the city is surrounded by militants from an Al-Qaeda affiliate. But would the fall of a Russian-backed military govt be worse? And is this inevitable result of cutting aid to the world's poorest nations?
I spoke to Tessa Deveraux of #LSE.
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/b...
I spoke to Tessa Deveraux of #LSE.
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/b...
Crisis in the Sahel: the end of Western intervention and the collapse of Mali
Podcast Episode · Behind The Lines with Arthur Snell · 02/12/2025 · 38m
podcasts.apple.com
December 2, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Islamophobia is rampant domestically, but the West's withdrawal from the international stage - in terms of military, but also aid and soft power - means more and more countries succumbing to militant Islamist regimes.
How do we square that circle? Absolutely fascinating discussion.
How do we square that circle? Absolutely fascinating discussion.
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Last week was seismic.
The decisions Labour took will lift 450,000 children out of poverty, driving the largest reduction in child poverty in a single parliament.
The decisions Labour took will lift 450,000 children out of poverty, driving the largest reduction in child poverty in a single parliament.
December 2, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Last week was seismic.
The decisions Labour took will lift 450,000 children out of poverty, driving the largest reduction in child poverty in a single parliament.
The decisions Labour took will lift 450,000 children out of poverty, driving the largest reduction in child poverty in a single parliament.