Phil Marsden
@philmarsden.bsky.social
Reader, runner, cyclist, not necessarily in that order.
Tying Russia into business links as a control against military aggression was the European plan for years, and it didn't work out. In this case, it's just a cover for Trump's grift.
November 30, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Tying Russia into business links as a control against military aggression was the European plan for years, and it didn't work out. In this case, it's just a cover for Trump's grift.
Shut your pony and trap.
November 29, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Shut your pony and trap.
The main problem is the Cameron/Osborne introduced £1m IHT exemption for family properties, which is an incentive for old people to hang on to expensive houses.
November 29, 2025 at 10:31 AM
The main problem is the Cameron/Osborne introduced £1m IHT exemption for family properties, which is an incentive for old people to hang on to expensive houses.
He's 20 and he can save over £12k per year? Poor victim.
November 28, 2025 at 9:45 PM
He's 20 and he can save over £12k per year? Poor victim.
The sort of song kids bought for their grandparents for xmas. Like Grandad and There's No One Quite Like Grandma. This is why Talking Heads never had a xmas #1.
November 28, 2025 at 8:18 PM
The sort of song kids bought for their grandparents for xmas. Like Grandad and There's No One Quite Like Grandma. This is why Talking Heads never had a xmas #1.
Also, Panorama was for grownups, and World in Action existed.
November 28, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Also, Panorama was for grownups, and World in Action existed.
Lucy White isn't 'populist right'. She's just a white supremacist.
November 28, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Lucy White isn't 'populist right'. She's just a white supremacist.
Cancelled my Economist sub after 28 years, but get TLS and LRB, and PE for 36 years.
November 28, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Cancelled my Economist sub after 28 years, but get TLS and LRB, and PE for 36 years.
How did his income tax go up? IT rates didn't change. Did he get a big payrise? Or is he talking about his tax in 4 years time?
November 28, 2025 at 7:01 PM
How did his income tax go up? IT rates didn't change. Did he get a big payrise? Or is he talking about his tax in 4 years time?
No wonder they left the room.
November 28, 2025 at 6:38 PM
No wonder they left the room.
This is why phone companies offered 1 year and then 2 year contracts, to encourage an upgrade at the end of the contract. And phone improvements made it worthwhile, plus deteriorating battery performance over time. But now you can have a phone for 5 years easily.
November 27, 2025 at 6:57 PM
This is why phone companies offered 1 year and then 2 year contracts, to encourage an upgrade at the end of the contract. And phone improvements made it worthwhile, plus deteriorating battery performance over time. But now you can have a phone for 5 years easily.
Fiona Apple & Elvis Costello "I Want You"
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November 27, 2025 at 1:31 AM
But the proportion of houses affected in most constituencies (apart from the Tory held one) is very low, and the voters in those houses are most likely not Labour anyway (or if they are, despite being wealthy, unlikely to be swayed by the extra tax)
November 26, 2025 at 5:19 PM
But the proportion of houses affected in most constituencies (apart from the Tory held one) is very low, and the voters in those houses are most likely not Labour anyway (or if they are, despite being wealthy, unlikely to be swayed by the extra tax)
Is this satire or bullshit? So hard to tell.
November 26, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Is this satire or bullshit? So hard to tell.
Nicely aged page.
November 26, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Nicely aged page.
The working classes were betrayed by giving their children an education and enabling them to become middle class? That's just paternalistic bollocks.
November 25, 2025 at 4:44 PM
The working classes were betrayed by giving their children an education and enabling them to become middle class? That's just paternalistic bollocks.
Maybe she should ask the stupidity communities for their opinion.
November 25, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Maybe she should ask the stupidity communities for their opinion.
When has that stopped them?
November 24, 2025 at 8:01 PM
When has that stopped them?
Going to start a war as a distraction.
November 24, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Going to start a war as a distraction.
He seems to believe the BBC is under the same duty of balance in a US election period as in a UK one. It isn't, this is elementary.
November 24, 2025 at 7:52 PM
He seems to believe the BBC is under the same duty of balance in a US election period as in a UK one. It isn't, this is elementary.
Not so straightforward, immigration offences can be criminal or civil, depends on the offence.
November 24, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Not so straightforward, immigration offences can be criminal or civil, depends on the offence.
The hierarchy of British political writers is Orwell > Chris Hitchens > Peter Hitchens > Toby Young > James Delingpole. Each aspired to be the one further up the list.
November 24, 2025 at 6:52 PM
The hierarchy of British political writers is Orwell > Chris Hitchens > Peter Hitchens > Toby Young > James Delingpole. Each aspired to be the one further up the list.
It's wrong on so many levels. No The General? Or Life of Brian? There are very good films on there, but the taste of the compilers is revealed by the ordering.
November 24, 2025 at 5:14 PM
It's wrong on so many levels. No The General? Or Life of Brian? There are very good films on there, but the taste of the compilers is revealed by the ordering.