Owen Dirkshift
@owendirkshift.bsky.social
#FND
Lightweight socialist who only uses an anonymous avatar because he's not too photogenic, and would rather laugh than do politics.
However, if politics is your thing...
(Also, Owen Dirkshift isn't my real name.)
Lightweight socialist who only uses an anonymous avatar because he's not too photogenic, and would rather laugh than do politics.
However, if politics is your thing...
(Also, Owen Dirkshift isn't my real name.)
The T stands for twunt, which is one of my favouritest words...
November 27, 2025 at 8:59 AM
The T stands for twunt, which is one of my favouritest words...
How the fuck can an agreement be reached and a peace deal signed, if the security guarantees aren't addressed first?
November 27, 2025 at 8:54 AM
How the fuck can an agreement be reached and a peace deal signed, if the security guarantees aren't addressed first?
Things would be far worse if we went through that exercise again. Reform has the wind behind its sails and would scupper it, forcefully, and more arrogantly that the Independence Party ever were. If you thought that Farage was bad in 2015/16, just think how it would be in 2026!
November 27, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Things would be far worse if we went through that exercise again. Reform has the wind behind its sails and would scupper it, forcefully, and more arrogantly that the Independence Party ever were. If you thought that Farage was bad in 2015/16, just think how it would be in 2026!
Yes, sorry, that exclamation mark was supposed to be a question mark, but I mistyped it and didn't notice until after I pressed send! Looks a little arrogant, but it wasn't supposed to.
November 27, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Yes, sorry, that exclamation mark was supposed to be a question mark, but I mistyped it and didn't notice until after I pressed send! Looks a little arrogant, but it wasn't supposed to.
I ask this, as someone who, only recently has been awarded a blue badge, and this has completely changed my view on wheelchair spaces, so I do get how we can all sound a bit critical at times.
November 27, 2025 at 8:04 AM
I ask this, as someone who, only recently has been awarded a blue badge, and this has completely changed my view on wheelchair spaces, so I do get how we can all sound a bit critical at times.
How have they made it less accessible and uncertain? I get the less rewarding bit; I can see how, if you're a bit of a petrol head, you might prefer an Audi over Ford, but surely they haven't changed the mechanisms, just the choices? I'm not trying to be controversial, just trying to understand.
November 27, 2025 at 8:04 AM
How have they made it less accessible and uncertain? I get the less rewarding bit; I can see how, if you're a bit of a petrol head, you might prefer an Audi over Ford, but surely they haven't changed the mechanisms, just the choices? I'm not trying to be controversial, just trying to understand.
Vantage Plumbing and Heating. All employees earn north of £45k. "This budget will drag their employees into the 40% bracket", (paraphrased).
I kid you not this is the mentality in this report!!!
MEDIA - STOP FUCKIN' LYING!
I kid you not this is the mentality in this report!!!
MEDIA - STOP FUCKIN' LYING!
November 26, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Vantage Plumbing and Heating. All employees earn north of £45k. "This budget will drag their employees into the 40% bracket", (paraphrased).
I kid you not this is the mentality in this report!!!
MEDIA - STOP FUCKIN' LYING!
I kid you not this is the mentality in this report!!!
MEDIA - STOP FUCKIN' LYING!
As I understand it, they haven't stopped motobility, just reduced the quality of the vehicles that you can have to reduce the costs a bit, and I doubt that they'll go to the trouble of recalling existing ones. Or have I misread this?
November 26, 2025 at 8:57 PM
As I understand it, they haven't stopped motobility, just reduced the quality of the vehicles that you can have to reduce the costs a bit, and I doubt that they'll go to the trouble of recalling existing ones. Or have I misread this?
Even the BBC said that the average person would be better off by £580/year, so what's there not to like. Mind you, it took the whole of the news to night for them to admit it ...
November 26, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Even the BBC said that the average person would be better off by £580/year, so what's there not to like. Mind you, it took the whole of the news to night for them to admit it ...
Ok.
Two simple questions.
Define wealth? £0/a?£40k/a? £100k/a?
What are you going to tax?
I think that the government are doing all they can, and adding to the richests pain on an annual basis.
Two simple questions.
Define wealth? £0/a?£40k/a? £100k/a?
What are you going to tax?
I think that the government are doing all they can, and adding to the richests pain on an annual basis.
November 26, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Ok.
Two simple questions.
Define wealth? £0/a?£40k/a? £100k/a?
What are you going to tax?
I think that the government are doing all they can, and adding to the richests pain on an annual basis.
Two simple questions.
Define wealth? £0/a?£40k/a? £100k/a?
What are you going to tax?
I think that the government are doing all they can, and adding to the richests pain on an annual basis.
Strikes me that any name would be more properly descriptive that any that included the word "United".
The one thing that the USA isn't at the moment, is united!
The one thing that the USA isn't at the moment, is united!
November 26, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Strikes me that any name would be more properly descriptive that any that included the word "United".
The one thing that the USA isn't at the moment, is united!
The one thing that the USA isn't at the moment, is united!
Ah, so it seems that the OBR are actually in the pay of the Tories.
Colour me surprised, but I wouldn't be at all surprised to see major changes to their brief and their structure, pretty rapidly.
Colour me surprised, but I wouldn't be at all surprised to see major changes to their brief and their structure, pretty rapidly.
November 26, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Ah, so it seems that the OBR are actually in the pay of the Tories.
Colour me surprised, but I wouldn't be at all surprised to see major changes to their brief and their structure, pretty rapidly.
Colour me surprised, but I wouldn't be at all surprised to see major changes to their brief and their structure, pretty rapidly.
It doesn't matter one way or the other.
Who cares that some corrupt politician and journalist can't keep their mouths shut for ten minutes.
The budget, is the budget, is the budget.
It just is!
Who cares that some corrupt politician and journalist can't keep their mouths shut for ten minutes.
The budget, is the budget, is the budget.
It just is!
November 26, 2025 at 12:33 PM
It doesn't matter one way or the other.
Who cares that some corrupt politician and journalist can't keep their mouths shut for ten minutes.
The budget, is the budget, is the budget.
It just is!
Who cares that some corrupt politician and journalist can't keep their mouths shut for ten minutes.
The budget, is the budget, is the budget.
It just is!
If you've only saved enough for a car, then you can't afford a house.
November 25, 2025 at 10:35 PM
If you've only saved enough for a car, then you can't afford a house.
They're only unpopular to right wing twats, and thick left wingers that cant think for themselves. Us centre left are fine with them and we are the ones that count.
There is no argument on this score.
There is no argument on this score.
November 25, 2025 at 10:16 PM
They're only unpopular to right wing twats, and thick left wingers that cant think for themselves. Us centre left are fine with them and we are the ones that count.
There is no argument on this score.
There is no argument on this score.
Looks like a bit of a prat now then, doesn't he!
November 25, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Looks like a bit of a prat now then, doesn't he!
My guess is that it came from the brain of Leonard Nimoy who wanted to express indirectly and covertly, that this was a range of random technology that didn't exist yet. Probably easily dropped into his Somerset Maugham delivery. And it fitted their "never explain" narrative.
November 25, 2025 at 1:02 PM
My guess is that it came from the brain of Leonard Nimoy who wanted to express indirectly and covertly, that this was a range of random technology that didn't exist yet. Probably easily dropped into his Somerset Maugham delivery. And it fitted their "never explain" narrative.
That'll be a relief for an awful lot of carers. Let's hope it doesn't take as long as the PO fiasco to finalise!
November 25, 2025 at 12:39 PM
That'll be a relief for an awful lot of carers. Let's hope it doesn't take as long as the PO fiasco to finalise!