Paul Hardcastle
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Here for a nice time.
10000000% posting in a non work capacity, except for when I'm not.
10000000% posting in a non work capacity, except for when I'm not.
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That oughta finish the job if they start again
Kemi did it on LBC last night if you need to reinforce it
November 27, 2025 at 7:14 AM
That oughta finish the job if they start again
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If you want some good news this morning, I showed my three boys the PM doing the six/seven thing and now they have all stopped doing it.
November 27, 2025 at 7:03 AM
If you want some good news this morning, I showed my three boys the PM doing the six/seven thing and now they have all stopped doing it.
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It is good to see cross-party challenge to overt racism in British political and media discourse: Labour MP Sarah Owen, who chairs the women & equalities select committee, challenges the racist claim from GB News contributor Lucy White that Deputy Speaker Nus Ghani should be barred from parliament
I know who Nus Ghani MP is - not because we always agree - but because she’s been serving her constituency (as well as lewks) since 2015.
Who the hell is Lucy White?!
Ah, a quick google search reveals her as a rentagob for GB ‘news.’
I know which one is qualified to chair the budget debate.
Who the hell is Lucy White?!
Ah, a quick google search reveals her as a rentagob for GB ‘news.’
I know which one is qualified to chair the budget debate.
November 26, 2025 at 10:34 PM
It is good to see cross-party challenge to overt racism in British political and media discourse: Labour MP Sarah Owen, who chairs the women & equalities select committee, challenges the racist claim from GB News contributor Lucy White that Deputy Speaker Nus Ghani should be barred from parliament
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If you're wondering how relations are between the govt and the OBR after this morning's budget leak, a govt source has just sent this out about the EV tax.
November 26, 2025 at 4:43 PM
If you're wondering how relations are between the govt and the OBR after this morning's budget leak, a govt source has just sent this out about the EV tax.
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This is bizarre. Lots about changes to how SEND is funded in the OBR document that was published early by mistake, but Reeves doesn't mention it in speech and it appears absent from Treasury's main budget document
November 26, 2025 at 1:50 PM
This is bizarre. Lots about changes to how SEND is funded in the OBR document that was published early by mistake, but Reeves doesn't mention it in speech and it appears absent from Treasury's main budget document
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Badenoch's attempt at a rebuttal is being substantially undermined by all UK assets moving up on the day. the reality is they were cheap vs. peers and there hasn't been a disaster vs. very low expectations:
November 26, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Badenoch's attempt at a rebuttal is being substantially undermined by all UK assets moving up on the day. the reality is they were cheap vs. peers and there hasn't been a disaster vs. very low expectations:
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Glaringly obvious Badenoch’s response to the budget was written before the actual budget, and that they didn’t do much to take advantage of the extra prep time the OBR gave them.
November 26, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Glaringly obvious Badenoch’s response to the budget was written before the actual budget, and that they didn’t do much to take advantage of the extra prep time the OBR gave them.
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Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
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I think at this point if you're including Diane Abbott - a woman who has never held government office, has been a backbencher since 2020, and is scarcely a government ally - on your list of political wrongdoers, we all know exactly what your real concerns are
November 26, 2025 at 12:28 PM
I think at this point if you're including Diane Abbott - a woman who has never held government office, has been a backbencher since 2020, and is scarcely a government ally - on your list of political wrongdoers, we all know exactly what your real concerns are
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Carve it into the shape of a turkey and we'll put it in an overfilled deep fryer.
what we don’t have in turkey fryer explosion videos, we make up for with 10-pound grease ball pics.
November 26, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Carve it into the shape of a turkey and we'll put it in an overfilled deep fryer.
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Relatable content from The Times
November 26, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Relatable content from The Times
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I wonder if the leaked OBR doc publishing an hour early, likely due to a time zone mismatch on the server, will finally see the end of the time changing daylight savings nonsense, that would be nice
November 26, 2025 at 12:48 PM
I wonder if the leaked OBR doc publishing an hour early, likely due to a time zone mismatch on the server, will finally see the end of the time changing daylight savings nonsense, that would be nice
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Regret to announce the tech bros have accidentally reinvented the Listowel and Ballybunion Railway.
By investing in Monocab Owl, the EU is revolutionising sustainable commuting.
A gyro-stabilised monorail offers autonomous, on-demand transport, boosting rural connectivity. 🚆
Do you know any other innovative transport solutions?
📸© Monocab Owl
#WorldSustainableTransportDay
A gyro-stabilised monorail offers autonomous, on-demand transport, boosting rural connectivity. 🚆
Do you know any other innovative transport solutions?
📸© Monocab Owl
#WorldSustainableTransportDay
November 26, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Regret to announce the tech bros have accidentally reinvented the Listowel and Ballybunion Railway.
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Excited to say that’s it my very first day as Head of Publishing Administration for the Office of Budget Responsibility. Exciting things to come!
November 26, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Excited to say that’s it my very first day as Head of Publishing Administration for the Office of Budget Responsibility. Exciting things to come!
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The most famous quote on government fuckups comes from former DfT permanent secretary Sir Richard Mottram: “We're all fucked. I'm fucked. You're fucked. The whole department's fucked. It's been the biggest cock-up ever and we're all completely fucked.”
That was *much* smaller than this fuckup.
That was *much* smaller than this fuckup.
November 26, 2025 at 12:02 PM
The most famous quote on government fuckups comes from former DfT permanent secretary Sir Richard Mottram: “We're all fucked. I'm fucked. You're fucked. The whole department's fucked. It's been the biggest cock-up ever and we're all completely fucked.”
That was *much* smaller than this fuckup.
That was *much* smaller than this fuckup.
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Well, the 4D chess version of events here would be someone leaked the OBR forecast as part of an effort to get it abolished.
The cockup version (usually the accurate one) would be this is the mother of all fuckups, and could be existential. This is the most market sensitive budget stuff imaginable.
The cockup version (usually the accurate one) would be this is the mother of all fuckups, and could be existential. This is the most market sensitive budget stuff imaginable.
November 26, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Well, the 4D chess version of events here would be someone leaked the OBR forecast as part of an effort to get it abolished.
The cockup version (usually the accurate one) would be this is the mother of all fuckups, and could be existential. This is the most market sensitive budget stuff imaginable.
The cockup version (usually the accurate one) would be this is the mother of all fuckups, and could be existential. This is the most market sensitive budget stuff imaginable.
Someone at the OBR about to get one of the bollockings of all time.
November 26, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Someone at the OBR about to get one of the bollockings of all time.
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Happy to discuss the many faults in the media, but I'm begging people who post this stuff to actually engage with the reality that the actual Chancellor of the exchequer held a press conference just a few weeks ago and hinted throughout that taxes were going up.
Political 'journalists' no longer report on the facts and truth.
They share gossip and speculation.
And when the facts are know they move on to the next round of speculation and gossip.
I can guarantee you before the end of today, many in the media will be speculating about the next Budget!
They share gossip and speculation.
And when the facts are know they move on to the next round of speculation and gossip.
I can guarantee you before the end of today, many in the media will be speculating about the next Budget!
November 26, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Happy to discuss the many faults in the media, but I'm begging people who post this stuff to actually engage with the reality that the actual Chancellor of the exchequer held a press conference just a few weeks ago and hinted throughout that taxes were going up.
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It's ridiculous to imagine people who are expected to know about politics should limit themselves to literally reporting what's just happened without any analysis of what it might mean for the future.
November 26, 2025 at 10:25 AM
It's ridiculous to imagine people who are expected to know about politics should limit themselves to literally reporting what's just happened without any analysis of what it might mean for the future.
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"Speculation" is just a pejorative word for analysis.
I.e. I've been "speculating" for several years that the government would get into a fiscal mess because of its election pledge.
I.e. I've been "speculating" for several years that the government would get into a fiscal mess because of its election pledge.
Political 'journalists' no longer report on the facts and truth.
They share gossip and speculation.
And when the facts are know they move on to the next round of speculation and gossip.
I can guarantee you before the end of today, many in the media will be speculating about the next Budget!
They share gossip and speculation.
And when the facts are know they move on to the next round of speculation and gossip.
I can guarantee you before the end of today, many in the media will be speculating about the next Budget!
November 26, 2025 at 10:23 AM
"Speculation" is just a pejorative word for analysis.
I.e. I've been "speculating" for several years that the government would get into a fiscal mess because of its election pledge.
I.e. I've been "speculating" for several years that the government would get into a fiscal mess because of its election pledge.
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I prefer Budget Boxing Day where you eat Chief Secretary Of The Treasury leftovers. My dad always used to make a curry out of ours.
Having the annual budget party, everyone drinking sherry and dressing as their favourite chancellors
November 26, 2025 at 10:13 AM
I prefer Budget Boxing Day where you eat Chief Secretary Of The Treasury leftovers. My dad always used to make a curry out of ours.
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Just a quick reminder to be aware that everyone around you is going through some kind of struggle; and you should find out what that is and use it against them.
November 26, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Just a quick reminder to be aware that everyone around you is going through some kind of struggle; and you should find out what that is and use it against them.
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Siri: tell me what happened to the previous CEO of UnitedHealth.
United Health wants its ‘swagger back’.
How? By dropping a million seniors from Medicare Advantage
Why? America's largest insurer wants to improve its profit margins, medical costs are skyrocketing because the GOP cut Medicaid and ACA subsidies.
How? By dropping a million seniors from Medicare Advantage
Why? America's largest insurer wants to improve its profit margins, medical costs are skyrocketing because the GOP cut Medicaid and ACA subsidies.
November 25, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Siri: tell me what happened to the previous CEO of UnitedHealth.
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Don’t want to be too moralistic about this, but it is an active disgrace what people are doing to a profoundly liberational scheme that costs relatively piddling amounts on the basis of a couple of right wing shitposters misrepresenting it on Twitter.
November 25, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Don’t want to be too moralistic about this, but it is an active disgrace what people are doing to a profoundly liberational scheme that costs relatively piddling amounts on the basis of a couple of right wing shitposters misrepresenting it on Twitter.