PhilMoore
@philmoore66.bsky.social
You have a lovely house and garden
November 26, 2025 at 11:14 AM
You have a lovely house and garden
I think you are rather different to journalists like Chris Mason, who don’t really discuss potential impacts of policy and choices available, and instead merely speculate on who’s up, who’s down, who’s in the tent, who’s out. It’s all heat and noise.
November 26, 2025 at 10:28 AM
I think you are rather different to journalists like Chris Mason, who don’t really discuss potential impacts of policy and choices available, and instead merely speculate on who’s up, who’s down, who’s in the tent, who’s out. It’s all heat and noise.
Constable v Turner v Pickard.
November 26, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Constable v Turner v Pickard.
It looks like @coldwarsteve.bsky.social superimposed a political science event onto a Downton Abbey ballroom scene.
November 26, 2025 at 9:40 AM
It looks like @coldwarsteve.bsky.social superimposed a political science event onto a Downton Abbey ballroom scene.
It is a red flag, but I find the ultimate red flag is when they assume everyone else thinks like them anyway, and are just being woke because they won’t admit it.
November 26, 2025 at 9:38 AM
It is a red flag, but I find the ultimate red flag is when they assume everyone else thinks like them anyway, and are just being woke because they won’t admit it.
Depends who you talk to - plenty of people I know still complain about the difference between their gross and net pay. Many of the same also complain about poor public services, but hey ho.
November 26, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Depends who you talk to - plenty of people I know still complain about the difference between their gross and net pay. Many of the same also complain about poor public services, but hey ho.
LibDems 2010-2015 feel your pain.
November 25, 2025 at 9:57 PM
LibDems 2010-2015 feel your pain.
Battle of the Bastards
a group of police officers are chasing a man who is running down the street .
ALT: a group of police officers are chasing a man who is running down the street .
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November 25, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Battle of the Bastards
Game of Thrones - last couple of series gave the impression its makers had somewhere else to be (they did).
What about shows having the opposite trajectory - Blackadder (if we pretend series 3 didn’t happen)?
What about shows having the opposite trajectory - Blackadder (if we pretend series 3 didn’t happen)?
November 25, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Game of Thrones - last couple of series gave the impression its makers had somewhere else to be (they did).
What about shows having the opposite trajectory - Blackadder (if we pretend series 3 didn’t happen)?
What about shows having the opposite trajectory - Blackadder (if we pretend series 3 didn’t happen)?
It’s a broader point but New Labour is a good example - they didn’t increase taxes or use debt to pay for repairs to hospitals and schools because they were scared of how it would be reported. So they used PPI instead, which was disaster. Also, what did Boris Johnson do to improve the country?
November 25, 2025 at 8:03 AM
It’s a broader point but New Labour is a good example - they didn’t increase taxes or use debt to pay for repairs to hospitals and schools because they were scared of how it would be reported. So they used PPI instead, which was disaster. Also, what did Boris Johnson do to improve the country?
The problem with UK fiscal policy is government cowardice in the face of a juvenile electorate whipped up by a toxic media owned by rich people who don’t want to pay tax.
November 25, 2025 at 7:23 AM
The problem with UK fiscal policy is government cowardice in the face of a juvenile electorate whipped up by a toxic media owned by rich people who don’t want to pay tax.
I’m pretty sure he would have been cited for foul play if his tackle had met the threshold. Has he been cited?
November 25, 2025 at 5:59 AM
I’m pretty sure he would have been cited for foul play if his tackle had met the threshold. Has he been cited?
Has The Sunday Sport had a makeover? Will the Lancaster bomber be seen on the moon again?
November 25, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Has The Sunday Sport had a makeover? Will the Lancaster bomber be seen on the moon again?
Great reporting guys, that’s definitely what’s happening
a man speaking into a microphone with the words it 's so exciting
ALT: a man speaking into a microphone with the words it 's so exciting
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November 24, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Great reporting guys, that’s definitely what’s happening
Poor Peter, forced to live out his days with inferior peoples and cultures.
November 24, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Poor Peter, forced to live out his days with inferior peoples and cultures.
Please cut spending on things I don’t use, says Tories everywhere.
We still want free travel, TV licence, no VAT on school fees, winter fuel payments …
We still want free travel, TV licence, no VAT on school fees, winter fuel payments …
November 24, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Please cut spending on things I don’t use, says Tories everywhere.
We still want free travel, TV licence, no VAT on school fees, winter fuel payments …
We still want free travel, TV licence, no VAT on school fees, winter fuel payments …
If Reform are doing it, it must be right thinks Morgan McSweeney, which is why he is currently ringing around to find Starmer a Russian handler.
November 24, 2025 at 3:48 PM
If Reform are doing it, it must be right thinks Morgan McSweeney, which is why he is currently ringing around to find Starmer a Russian handler.
Rachel Reeves will not rise to the challenge. Her budget will contain more fudge than red meat.
November 24, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Rachel Reeves will not rise to the challenge. Her budget will contain more fudge than red meat.
I know that because I attended talks hosted by IFG and Resolution Foundation. They despaired at low information commentators in the media and on socials who just spout the kind of stuff that you have
November 23, 2025 at 10:48 AM
I know that because I attended talks hosted by IFG and Resolution Foundation. They despaired at low information commentators in the media and on socials who just spout the kind of stuff that you have
You didn’t provide evidence at all, merely hearsay and anecdotes. And did your “friends” lie about conditions to get money? If so, did you inform DWP?
Also, many teenagers claiming mental health benefits come from care, broken homes, teenage pregnancy, drug problems AND mental health repeated to it
Also, many teenagers claiming mental health benefits come from care, broken homes, teenage pregnancy, drug problems AND mental health repeated to it
November 23, 2025 at 10:46 AM
You didn’t provide evidence at all, merely hearsay and anecdotes. And did your “friends” lie about conditions to get money? If so, did you inform DWP?
Also, many teenagers claiming mental health benefits come from care, broken homes, teenage pregnancy, drug problems AND mental health repeated to it
Also, many teenagers claiming mental health benefits come from care, broken homes, teenage pregnancy, drug problems AND mental health repeated to it
Yes he could, but it seems broadcasters are slow to cover stuff that isn’t on the front page of right wing newspapers.
November 23, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Yes he could, but it seems broadcasters are slow to cover stuff that isn’t on the front page of right wing newspapers.
“1.4% is a lot” - are you suggesting the government cuts ALL spending on disability benefits or the ALL people claiming it are doing so fraudulently?
The group with the biggest increase since 2019 is those aged 15 to 19 - are they all middle class and subsiding freelance businesses?
The group with the biggest increase since 2019 is those aged 15 to 19 - are they all middle class and subsiding freelance businesses?
November 23, 2025 at 10:29 AM
“1.4% is a lot” - are you suggesting the government cuts ALL spending on disability benefits or the ALL people claiming it are doing so fraudulently?
The group with the biggest increase since 2019 is those aged 15 to 19 - are they all middle class and subsiding freelance businesses?
The group with the biggest increase since 2019 is those aged 15 to 19 - are they all middle class and subsiding freelance businesses?
OBR: total government spending in 2024/25 was £1,278.6bn, of which PIP cost £18bn, which is just 1.4%of spending. Still a lot, but not the biggest.
And can you please supply this evidence that proves people are using PIP to subsidise an affluent lifestyle.
And can you please supply this evidence that proves people are using PIP to subsidise an affluent lifestyle.
November 23, 2025 at 9:27 AM
OBR: total government spending in 2024/25 was £1,278.6bn, of which PIP cost £18bn, which is just 1.4%of spending. Still a lot, but not the biggest.
And can you please supply this evidence that proves people are using PIP to subsidise an affluent lifestyle.
And can you please supply this evidence that proves people are using PIP to subsidise an affluent lifestyle.