Lindsay
@revteapot.bsky.social
Currently a nomad in France.
Priest, writer, owned by a greyhound.
Mildly obsessive about tea.
Liberal lefty tree hugging type.
my blog - https://revteapot.wordpress.com
my book - https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0B181VTSJ/
Priest, writer, owned by a greyhound.
Mildly obsessive about tea.
Liberal lefty tree hugging type.
my blog - https://revteapot.wordpress.com
my book - https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0B181VTSJ/
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Lindsay
@revteapot.bsky.social
· May 12
One of the nice touches in the game #CivVII is that a migrant is a *reward*, a little bit of free population you didn't have to work for.
That, my friends, should be said more often.
That, my friends, should be said more often.
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November 26, 2025 at 7:27 AM
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I am here for the celebration of (and prayer for) administrators!
Paul describes it as the gift of redirections - "The awesome noun αντιληπσις (antilepsis), meaning a redirecting; a grabbing hold of someone in order to provide an alternative to their dismal situation."
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Paul describes it as the gift of redirections - "The awesome noun αντιληπσις (antilepsis), meaning a redirecting; a grabbing hold of someone in order to provide an alternative to their dismal situation."
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November 25, 2025 at 9:29 AM
I am here for the celebration of (and prayer for) administrators!
Paul describes it as the gift of redirections - "The awesome noun αντιληπσις (antilepsis), meaning a redirecting; a grabbing hold of someone in order to provide an alternative to their dismal situation."
🥳👏🙏
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Paul describes it as the gift of redirections - "The awesome noun αντιληπσις (antilepsis), meaning a redirecting; a grabbing hold of someone in order to provide an alternative to their dismal situation."
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Trevor Philips in the Times, calling for a Trump/Miller-style of random deportations based on skin colour.
archive.ph/RlXPj
archive.ph/RlXPj
November 25, 2025 at 7:59 AM
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November 25, 2025 at 8:21 AM
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Successive UK govts have failed to achieve sustainable economic growth because of:
Impoverishing the masses
Regressive taxation
Poor infrastructure
Unchecked profiteering
Low investment in productive assets
Neutering public investment
When will govts change course?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=87f2...
Impoverishing the masses
Regressive taxation
Poor infrastructure
Unchecked profiteering
Low investment in productive assets
Neutering public investment
When will govts change course?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=87f2...
House of Lords Economy Debate 13 Nov 2025
YouTube video by Prem Sikka
www.youtube.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Successive UK govts have failed to achieve sustainable economic growth because of:
Impoverishing the masses
Regressive taxation
Poor infrastructure
Unchecked profiteering
Low investment in productive assets
Neutering public investment
When will govts change course?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=87f2...
Impoverishing the masses
Regressive taxation
Poor infrastructure
Unchecked profiteering
Low investment in productive assets
Neutering public investment
When will govts change course?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=87f2...
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Once the most sceptical among Europeans, now the nordics take the lead
www.regjeringen.no/en/whats-new...
www.regjeringen.no/en/whats-new...
Joint Statement by the Leaders of the Nordic-Baltic Eight
We – the leaders of the Nordic-Baltic Eight – spoke with President Zelenskyy today. We have from the outset of Russia’s war of aggression stood by Ukraine’s side and we will continue to do so. Our res...
www.regjeringen.no
November 24, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Once the most sceptical among Europeans, now the nordics take the lead
www.regjeringen.no/en/whats-new...
www.regjeringen.no/en/whats-new...
Of your charity, brothers and sisters, please pray for Chloe, who has been served Notice to Quit, and for her family as they say their goodbyes.
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November 24, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Of your charity, brothers and sisters, please pray for Chloe, who has been served Notice to Quit, and for her family as they say their goodbyes.
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Every "X will be unpopular" take which does not compare X with the other options available should be stuck in a bin.
Raising big taxes is unpopular. Not raising them means starving public services. Remind me how many years of starving public services worked out for the incumbent in May last year.
Raising big taxes is unpopular. Not raising them means starving public services. Remind me how many years of starving public services worked out for the incumbent in May last year.
Just seen another 'but you don't get it! Raising income tax would be unpopular!' It certainly would.
I just am asking anyone who posts that to look at the currently planning departmental spending allocations going into 2028-9 and to explain why they think the *current* plans will be popular:
I just am asking anyone who posts that to look at the currently planning departmental spending allocations going into 2028-9 and to explain why they think the *current* plans will be popular:
Spending Review 2025 (HTML)
www.gov.uk
November 24, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Every "X will be unpopular" take which does not compare X with the other options available should be stuck in a bin.
Raising big taxes is unpopular. Not raising them means starving public services. Remind me how many years of starving public services worked out for the incumbent in May last year.
Raising big taxes is unpopular. Not raising them means starving public services. Remind me how many years of starving public services worked out for the incumbent in May last year.
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On reports that Russia could be readmitted to the G7 under peace plans, Lib Dem Calum Miller MP says:
"Russia must not be readmitted...Putin is a war criminal who is also hell-bent on destabilising Europe and the rest of the international order. A ceasefire in Ukraine would not change those facts."
"Russia must not be readmitted...Putin is a war criminal who is also hell-bent on destabilising Europe and the rest of the international order. A ceasefire in Ukraine would not change those facts."
November 24, 2025 at 12:02 PM
On reports that Russia could be readmitted to the G7 under peace plans, Lib Dem Calum Miller MP says:
"Russia must not be readmitted...Putin is a war criminal who is also hell-bent on destabilising Europe and the rest of the international order. A ceasefire in Ukraine would not change those facts."
"Russia must not be readmitted...Putin is a war criminal who is also hell-bent on destabilising Europe and the rest of the international order. A ceasefire in Ukraine would not change those facts."
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Transparency International on Nathan Gill's bribery sentencing:
It raises a "broader concern about the currently legal practice of politicians accepting outside funding...and the inherent conflict this creates between their duty to serve the public, and the private interests of their funders." 💯
It raises a "broader concern about the currently legal practice of politicians accepting outside funding...and the inherent conflict this creates between their duty to serve the public, and the private interests of their funders." 💯
November 21, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Transparency International on Nathan Gill's bribery sentencing:
It raises a "broader concern about the currently legal practice of politicians accepting outside funding...and the inherent conflict this creates between their duty to serve the public, and the private interests of their funders." 💯
It raises a "broader concern about the currently legal practice of politicians accepting outside funding...and the inherent conflict this creates between their duty to serve the public, and the private interests of their funders." 💯
"By presenting Christianity as a cultural reference point rather than a lived faith that demands humility, universalism and compassion, far‑right parties can appeal to a broad electorate that is increasingly secular, yet receptive to nationalist and anti‑immigrant messages.“
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Islamophobia in Western Europe is not driven by religiosity
Are Christians more likely to be Islamophobic than other citizens in Europe? New research finds European Islamophobia has no link to a person’s religiosity.
blogs.lse.ac.uk
November 22, 2025 at 10:44 AM
"By presenting Christianity as a cultural reference point rather than a lived faith that demands humility, universalism and compassion, far‑right parties can appeal to a broad electorate that is increasingly secular, yet receptive to nationalist and anti‑immigrant messages.“
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Belated greetings to @premnsikka.bsky.social (economics), @the-aero-engineer.bsky.social (introvert, now avoiding - and this could have been funnier, but the internet is a Bad Place - photos of cats and donkeys) and @izathegrey.bsky.social (owned by a greyhound).
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November 22, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Belated greetings to @premnsikka.bsky.social (economics), @the-aero-engineer.bsky.social (introvert, now avoiding - and this could have been funnier, but the internet is a Bad Place - photos of cats and donkeys) and @izathegrey.bsky.social (owned by a greyhound).
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Will UK Chancellor redistribute?
End two-child benefit cap, cost £3bn-£3.6bn.
Abolish VAT on domestic fuel, cost £2.5bn.
Increase income tax personal allowance by £1000, cost £8.4bn.
Taxing capital gains at same rate as wages, generates £14bn+ more in NIC.
Another world is possible.
End two-child benefit cap, cost £3bn-£3.6bn.
Abolish VAT on domestic fuel, cost £2.5bn.
Increase income tax personal allowance by £1000, cost £8.4bn.
Taxing capital gains at same rate as wages, generates £14bn+ more in NIC.
Another world is possible.
This is how Rachel Reeves could deliver a progressive budget
The chancellor has an opportunity to boost the public purpose and deliver redistribution
leftfootforward.org
November 22, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Will UK Chancellor redistribute?
End two-child benefit cap, cost £3bn-£3.6bn.
Abolish VAT on domestic fuel, cost £2.5bn.
Increase income tax personal allowance by £1000, cost £8.4bn.
Taxing capital gains at same rate as wages, generates £14bn+ more in NIC.
Another world is possible.
End two-child benefit cap, cost £3bn-£3.6bn.
Abolish VAT on domestic fuel, cost £2.5bn.
Increase income tax personal allowance by £1000, cost £8.4bn.
Taxing capital gains at same rate as wages, generates £14bn+ more in NIC.
Another world is possible.
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Sometimes the fluffy bunny of incredulity zooms round the bend so rapidly that the greyhound of language is left, agog, in the starting cage.
November 21, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Sometimes the fluffy bunny of incredulity zooms round the bend so rapidly that the greyhound of language is left, agog, in the starting cage.
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We need time to think through our whacky ideas, because the process of thinking & discussing with other human beings might turn us onto something useful & might initiate that alchemy which turns stupid thoughts into actual, if low-key, brilliance. But without the human factor, we can't. (7/7)
November 21, 2025 at 8:22 AM
We need time to think through our whacky ideas, because the process of thinking & discussing with other human beings might turn us onto something useful & might initiate that alchemy which turns stupid thoughts into actual, if low-key, brilliance. But without the human factor, we can't. (7/7)
I'm sorry ... what?
EXCL: Criminals will be stopped from “gaming the system” by choosing trial by jury to increase chances of proceedings collapsing, courts minister has said, promising to limit jury trials by next election - @jessicaelgot.bsky.social reports
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/nov...
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/nov...
MoJ to remove right to trial by jury for thousands of cases in controversial overhaul
Exclusive: Courts minister says change needed to stop criminals opting for juries to delay cases, sometimes by years, and clear huge backlog
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:47 PM
I'm sorry ... what?
Very brief greeting to new followers - I'm having to keep phone use limited again #spoons
But it is nice to meet you in this place that isn't a place 😊👋.
But it is nice to meet you in this place that isn't a place 😊👋.
November 20, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Very brief greeting to new followers - I'm having to keep phone use limited again #spoons
But it is nice to meet you in this place that isn't a place 😊👋.
But it is nice to meet you in this place that isn't a place 😊👋.
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I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
Opinion | Jamal Khashoggi: What the Arab world needs most is free expression
The Arab world needs a modern version of the old transnational media so citizens can be informed about global events.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
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I’ve written a piece on the curious lack of media and political interest in the issues faced by our national @britishlibrary.bsky.social. This is strange given we live in a world where ideas, knowledge and research are a long-term source of innovation and insight
www.cityam.com/the-british-...
www.cityam.com/the-british-...
The British library is in crisis: why does nobody care?
The widespread indifference to the British Library's crippling cyberattack demonstrates a perilous failure to value the knowledge infrastructure vital for national prosperity
www.cityam.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:27 AM
I’ve written a piece on the curious lack of media and political interest in the issues faced by our national @britishlibrary.bsky.social. This is strange given we live in a world where ideas, knowledge and research are a long-term source of innovation and insight
www.cityam.com/the-british-...
www.cityam.com/the-british-...
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The misconceived notion that the way to deal with the backlog of asylum claims is to duplicate the system so as to have exit assessments too.
In essence: addressing the problem of a queue by forming another queue, just as long.
Daft, as well as cruelly unsettling.
In essence: addressing the problem of a queue by forming another queue, just as long.
Daft, as well as cruelly unsettling.
November 18, 2025 at 12:22 PM
The misconceived notion that the way to deal with the backlog of asylum claims is to duplicate the system so as to have exit assessments too.
In essence: addressing the problem of a queue by forming another queue, just as long.
Daft, as well as cruelly unsettling.
In essence: addressing the problem of a queue by forming another queue, just as long.
Daft, as well as cruelly unsettling.
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Bluesky hasn't noticed the contrast yet! Yesterday White House journalists sat meekly while Trump humiliated one of them ("Quiet Piggy"). A week ago the Miss Universe beauty queens, tougher and savvier, responded to a similar humiliation by walking out in solidarity - and got the official fired. 1/
Miss Universe Contestants Stage Mass Walkout After Beauty Queen Humiliated by Boss
Beauty queens stood in solidarity with Miss Mexico after she was called “dumb” by organizers during a livestream.
www.thedailybeast.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Bluesky hasn't noticed the contrast yet! Yesterday White House journalists sat meekly while Trump humiliated one of them ("Quiet Piggy"). A week ago the Miss Universe beauty queens, tougher and savvier, responded to a similar humiliation by walking out in solidarity - and got the official fired. 1/
🙌👏, Mr Justice Brian Cregan.
'"What this case involved was the “most deliberate, sustained and concerted attack by Mr Burke, and other members of the Burke family, on the authority of the civil courts and the rule of law in this country in recent times”, he said.'
@irishtimes.com
'"What this case involved was the “most deliberate, sustained and concerted attack by Mr Burke, and other members of the Burke family, on the authority of the civil courts and the rule of law in this country in recent times”, he said.'
@irishtimes.com
Judge orders Enoch Burke to be jailed again for contempt of court
Burke family have committed ‘the most deliberate, sustained and concerted attack’ on the civil courts, High Court hears
www.irishtimes.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:18 PM
🙌👏, Mr Justice Brian Cregan.
'"What this case involved was the “most deliberate, sustained and concerted attack by Mr Burke, and other members of the Burke family, on the authority of the civil courts and the rule of law in this country in recent times”, he said.'
@irishtimes.com
'"What this case involved was the “most deliberate, sustained and concerted attack by Mr Burke, and other members of the Burke family, on the authority of the civil courts and the rule of law in this country in recent times”, he said.'
@irishtimes.com
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To advocate a policy making refugees lives harder on the basis that it is a way to deal with the "anger" from the vocal racists in our country is bizarre.
Next up - reducing women's wages to appease misogynists and making gay people stay indoors to avoid homophobic thugs who like to beat them up.
Next up - reducing women's wages to appease misogynists and making gay people stay indoors to avoid homophobic thugs who like to beat them up.
November 17, 2025 at 11:22 PM
To advocate a policy making refugees lives harder on the basis that it is a way to deal with the "anger" from the vocal racists in our country is bizarre.
Next up - reducing women's wages to appease misogynists and making gay people stay indoors to avoid homophobic thugs who like to beat them up.
Next up - reducing women's wages to appease misogynists and making gay people stay indoors to avoid homophobic thugs who like to beat them up.
This is a really important thread - not just the 🚨 on the latest white paper, but the call for a better narrative at grass roots, and for a call to hope.
It's why conferences like this one from
www.ctinquiry.org are so important.
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It's why conferences like this one from
www.ctinquiry.org are so important.
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November 18, 2025 at 12:49 PM
This is a really important thread - not just the 🚨 on the latest white paper, but the call for a better narrative at grass roots, and for a call to hope.
It's why conferences like this one from
www.ctinquiry.org are so important.
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It's why conferences like this one from
www.ctinquiry.org are so important.
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