Mark Hoddell
@sparkyrobin.bsky.social
Vinyl record lover. Rugby 🏉 and Football ⚽ follower. Reposts are not endorsements and all views are my own. Based in Cheshire.
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Have written about a week where the hypocrisy of much of the media was laid bare (and address mine).
I also write about the truth Starmer cannot say: he appointed Mandelson to the court of Trump not in spite of the Epstein connection but in a sense, because of it. open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
I also write about the truth Starmer cannot say: he appointed Mandelson to the court of Trump not in spite of the Epstein connection but in a sense, because of it. open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
What Starmer cannot say
The hypocrisy, in so many directions, the Epstein files reveal of the Westminster and the media class
open.substack.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:56 AM
Have written about a week where the hypocrisy of much of the media was laid bare (and address mine).
I also write about the truth Starmer cannot say: he appointed Mandelson to the court of Trump not in spite of the Epstein connection but in a sense, because of it. open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
I also write about the truth Starmer cannot say: he appointed Mandelson to the court of Trump not in spite of the Epstein connection but in a sense, because of it. open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
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🇪🇺 British officials fear that excluding the U.K. could lock its firms out of key supply chains and skew procurement decisions in favor of EU-based competitors.
🇬🇧 Britain needs Europe. We need deeper alignment with our largest market on goods and services.
❌ Brexit harms British business.
🇬🇧 Britain needs Europe. We need deeper alignment with our largest market on goods and services.
❌ Brexit harms British business.
Britain’s trade chief races to Brussels to avoid ‘Made in Europe’ shutout
U.K. officials fear that planned industry act could lock British firms out of key European supply chains.
www.politico.eu
February 6, 2026 at 10:11 AM
🇪🇺 British officials fear that excluding the U.K. could lock its firms out of key supply chains and skew procurement decisions in favor of EU-based competitors.
🇬🇧 Britain needs Europe. We need deeper alignment with our largest market on goods and services.
❌ Brexit harms British business.
🇬🇧 Britain needs Europe. We need deeper alignment with our largest market on goods and services.
❌ Brexit harms British business.
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Nigel Farage tells GB News that Keir Starmer's decision to appoint Peter Mandelson as US ambassador shows his judgement is "seriously wrong" and he should stand down as Prime Minister.
Here's what Farage said when Mandelson was appointed
Here's what Farage said when Mandelson was appointed
February 5, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Nigel Farage tells GB News that Keir Starmer's decision to appoint Peter Mandelson as US ambassador shows his judgement is "seriously wrong" and he should stand down as Prime Minister.
Here's what Farage said when Mandelson was appointed
Here's what Farage said when Mandelson was appointed
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This is preying on my mind a bit. Jeffrey Epstein was not primarily a British scandal! So far we've removed a Prince from the Royal family, fired our US ambassador who was one of the most important political figures of the last few decades and banned the CEO of Barclays from the financial industry..
One by one, Europeans mentioned in the Epstein files who still hold political office are beginning to resign or are being forced out of office.
Meanwhile, ruled by an administration almost entirely made up of Epstein associates, the US carries on as if nothing really happened.
Meanwhile, ruled by an administration almost entirely made up of Epstein associates, the US carries on as if nothing really happened.
February 4, 2026 at 11:13 AM
This is preying on my mind a bit. Jeffrey Epstein was not primarily a British scandal! So far we've removed a Prince from the Royal family, fired our US ambassador who was one of the most important political figures of the last few decades and banned the CEO of Barclays from the financial industry..
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This is Nigel Farage with Nick Candy, the treasurer of Reform UK 👇
Candy appears numerous times in the Epstein files over more than a decade, The National has uncovered.
The Scottish Greens are putting pressure on Reform to explain the links.
Candy appears numerous times in the Epstein files over more than a decade, The National has uncovered.
The Scottish Greens are putting pressure on Reform to explain the links.
February 4, 2026 at 10:57 AM
This is Nigel Farage with Nick Candy, the treasurer of Reform UK 👇
Candy appears numerous times in the Epstein files over more than a decade, The National has uncovered.
The Scottish Greens are putting pressure on Reform to explain the links.
Candy appears numerous times in the Epstein files over more than a decade, The National has uncovered.
The Scottish Greens are putting pressure on Reform to explain the links.
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Increasingly obv that the govt wants to remodel a big chunk of the SEND system so that provision based on specific/individual needs & provision becomes one where support is delivered to groups.That will have the benefit of saving money & it suits some ideological prefs. It also defies what SEND is
February 1, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Increasingly obv that the govt wants to remodel a big chunk of the SEND system so that provision based on specific/individual needs & provision becomes one where support is delivered to groups.That will have the benefit of saving money & it suits some ideological prefs. It also defies what SEND is
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A new sale at Boiler Room Records featuring titles from the last two Record Store Days
There are some really big discounts here 👍
www.boilerroomrecords.co.uk/collections/...
There are some really big discounts here 👍
www.boilerroomrecords.co.uk/collections/...
Sale
Boiler Room Records is an independent record shop located in the heart of Poole Old Town. We specialise in Vinyl, and CDs. Shop Instore & Online - Delivery & Local Pick-up Available.
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February 1, 2026 at 8:59 AM
A new sale at Boiler Room Records featuring titles from the last two Record Store Days
There are some really big discounts here 👍
www.boilerroomrecords.co.uk/collections/...
There are some really big discounts here 👍
www.boilerroomrecords.co.uk/collections/...
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Correct ⬇️
Nick Clegg: Brexit has made us less prosperous, arguably less safe and "certainly made us less influential and relevant in the affairs of the world."
https://www.lbc.co.uk/article/nick-clegg-nigel-farage-brexit-failures-5HjdRTS_2/
Nick Clegg: Brexit has made us less prosperous, arguably less safe and "certainly made us less influential and relevant in the affairs of the world."
https://www.lbc.co.uk/article/nick-clegg-nigel-farage-brexit-failures-5HjdRTS_2/
'Disaster for this country': Nick Clegg tears into Nigel Farage over 'tremendous damage' done by Brexit | LBC
Sir Nick suggested that we should aim over time to rejoin the European Union "in some shape or form".
www.lbc.co.uk
January 29, 2026 at 11:40 AM
Correct ⬇️
Nick Clegg: Brexit has made us less prosperous, arguably less safe and "certainly made us less influential and relevant in the affairs of the world."
https://www.lbc.co.uk/article/nick-clegg-nigel-farage-brexit-failures-5HjdRTS_2/
Nick Clegg: Brexit has made us less prosperous, arguably less safe and "certainly made us less influential and relevant in the affairs of the world."
https://www.lbc.co.uk/article/nick-clegg-nigel-farage-brexit-failures-5HjdRTS_2/
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Worth remembering when looking at the horrific scenes in the US right now that both Reform and the Tories have pledged to bring in ICE-style organisations to the UK if they win power
January 24, 2026 at 10:33 PM
Worth remembering when looking at the horrific scenes in the US right now that both Reform and the Tories have pledged to bring in ICE-style organisations to the UK if they win power
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He pretends to be outraged when war memorials are disrespected during marches that pass by them but the actual denigration of British war dead?
“Not quite fair.”
What an irredeemable shitbag.
“Not quite fair.”
What an irredeemable shitbag.
January 24, 2026 at 1:42 PM
He pretends to be outraged when war memorials are disrespected during marches that pass by them but the actual denigration of British war dead?
“Not quite fair.”
What an irredeemable shitbag.
“Not quite fair.”
What an irredeemable shitbag.
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Just announced - The Race For Space at Alexandra Palace, a 10(+1) year celebration. Join us if you can, please (and bring a friend).
www.youtube.com/watch?v=udeP...
Pre-sale starts 10am on Monday 26 Jan; general sale starts 10am on Thursday 29 Jan.
FAQ here: www.patreon.com/posts/148198...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=udeP...
Pre-sale starts 10am on Monday 26 Jan; general sale starts 10am on Thursday 29 Jan.
FAQ here: www.patreon.com/posts/148198...
Public Service Broadcasting - A Celebration of 10(+1) years of The Race For Space
YouTube video by PSBHQ
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January 21, 2026 at 10:18 AM
Just announced - The Race For Space at Alexandra Palace, a 10(+1) year celebration. Join us if you can, please (and bring a friend).
www.youtube.com/watch?v=udeP...
Pre-sale starts 10am on Monday 26 Jan; general sale starts 10am on Thursday 29 Jan.
FAQ here: www.patreon.com/posts/148198...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=udeP...
Pre-sale starts 10am on Monday 26 Jan; general sale starts 10am on Thursday 29 Jan.
FAQ here: www.patreon.com/posts/148198...
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Don't know if this sort of rhetoric has caught up with the fact that Reform's base are the most dependent on welfare of any party's
January 21, 2026 at 9:08 AM
Don't know if this sort of rhetoric has caught up with the fact that Reform's base are the most dependent on welfare of any party's
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Let's not blow this out of proportion. It was just an admin error. Two admin errors. A few admin errors. Seventeen admin errors worth £380,000.
… including payments for promoting gold, presenting on GB News and from his friend George Cottrell, within 28 days.
Reform UK leader apologised for what he described as administrative errors by his team.
Reform UK leader apologised for what he described as administrative errors by his team.
January 21, 2026 at 10:50 AM
Let's not blow this out of proportion. It was just an admin error. Two admin errors. A few admin errors. Seventeen admin errors worth £380,000.
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Compare & contrast. This is Trump’s demand for Greenland. And this is Hitler’s for the Sudetenland.
There is no difference. The language. The unstoppable need to dominate. The megalomania. It’s the same.
And Keir Starmer’s response is appeasement. We are in that moment.
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There is no difference. The language. The unstoppable need to dominate. The megalomania. It’s the same.
And Keir Starmer’s response is appeasement. We are in that moment.
1/
January 20, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Compare & contrast. This is Trump’s demand for Greenland. And this is Hitler’s for the Sudetenland.
There is no difference. The language. The unstoppable need to dominate. The megalomania. It’s the same.
And Keir Starmer’s response is appeasement. We are in that moment.
1/
There is no difference. The language. The unstoppable need to dominate. The megalomania. It’s the same.
And Keir Starmer’s response is appeasement. We are in that moment.
1/
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Ok, Europe. Your move. Are you just going to sit there and take this nonsense on the chin?
And as for the UK's equidistance, it's in shreds.
New times.
Breaking news indeed.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c1...
And as for the UK's equidistance, it's in shreds.
New times.
Breaking news indeed.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c1...
Trump tariffs: US president announces plan to hit UK, Denmark and other European countries with tariffs over Greenland
The US president says the countries will be charged a
www.bbc.co.uk
January 17, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Ok, Europe. Your move. Are you just going to sit there and take this nonsense on the chin?
And as for the UK's equidistance, it's in shreds.
New times.
Breaking news indeed.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c1...
And as for the UK's equidistance, it's in shreds.
New times.
Breaking news indeed.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c1...
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Trump's latest tantrum is a sign he knows he can't actually invade Greenland - as he doesn't have support from the Senate or the military.
Obviously Europe can't trade Greenland away so they'll have to try and mollify him some other way or take the hit.
Obviously Europe can't trade Greenland away so they'll have to try and mollify him some other way or take the hit.
January 17, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Trump's latest tantrum is a sign he knows he can't actually invade Greenland - as he doesn't have support from the Senate or the military.
Obviously Europe can't trade Greenland away so they'll have to try and mollify him some other way or take the hit.
Obviously Europe can't trade Greenland away so they'll have to try and mollify him some other way or take the hit.
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Karoline Leavett in her sadistic reading of the Renee Good killing told a reporter:
"You’re pretending like you’re a journalist, but you’re a left-wing activist".
Yeah, and you are pretending to be a press secretary, but you are a propagandist for a fascist regime.
Just end the "briefings".
"You’re pretending like you’re a journalist, but you’re a left-wing activist".
Yeah, and you are pretending to be a press secretary, but you are a propagandist for a fascist regime.
Just end the "briefings".
January 16, 2026 at 4:08 PM
Karoline Leavett in her sadistic reading of the Renee Good killing told a reporter:
"You’re pretending like you’re a journalist, but you’re a left-wing activist".
Yeah, and you are pretending to be a press secretary, but you are a propagandist for a fascist regime.
Just end the "briefings".
"You’re pretending like you’re a journalist, but you’re a left-wing activist".
Yeah, and you are pretending to be a press secretary, but you are a propagandist for a fascist regime.
Just end the "briefings".
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I suspect Jenrick's read this. The idea that Farage, *any* Tory who backed Brexit/Johnson/Truss or the media that cheered it all on can somehow disassociate themselves from the messes they made is palpably nuts...
So in Brexit Britain it will almost certainly happen.
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So in Brexit Britain it will almost certainly happen.
uk.bookshop.org/p/books/how-...
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January 16, 2026 at 9:00 AM
I suspect Jenrick's read this. The idea that Farage, *any* Tory who backed Brexit/Johnson/Truss or the media that cheered it all on can somehow disassociate themselves from the messes they made is palpably nuts...
So in Brexit Britain it will almost certainly happen.
uk.bookshop.org/p/books/how-...
So in Brexit Britain it will almost certainly happen.
uk.bookshop.org/p/books/how-...
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"More and more, Reform UK looks simply as if the Tories ran off stage, then came back on two minutes lates, wearing a comedy moustache-and-glasses disguise."
A rebranding exercise of the most established party masquerading as anti-establishment that shows total contempt for voters. ~AA
A rebranding exercise of the most established party masquerading as anti-establishment that shows total contempt for voters. ~AA
January 12, 2026 at 11:32 AM
"More and more, Reform UK looks simply as if the Tories ran off stage, then came back on two minutes lates, wearing a comedy moustache-and-glasses disguise."
A rebranding exercise of the most established party masquerading as anti-establishment that shows total contempt for voters. ~AA
A rebranding exercise of the most established party masquerading as anti-establishment that shows total contempt for voters. ~AA
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Nigel Farage is still in denial about Brexit - and is out of step with the public.
Our polling shows that 62% of Brits now think Brexit has been a failure.
A new Deltapoll Survey for the Mirror shows that 58% would vote to rejoin.
https://bit.ly/4qwzZsp
Our polling shows that 62% of Brits now think Brexit has been a failure.
A new Deltapoll Survey for the Mirror shows that 58% would vote to rejoin.
https://bit.ly/4qwzZsp
Farage accuses Starmer of backtracking on Brexit - London Post
NIGEL Farage has said that “dynamic alignment” with the EU would be the reversal of Brexit. Speaking on GB News, he said: “Sir Keir, of course, is an absolute member of the metropolitan North London elites who thought Brexit was the most ghastly, awful,...
london-post.co.uk
January 9, 2026 at 10:30 AM
Nigel Farage is still in denial about Brexit - and is out of step with the public.
Our polling shows that 62% of Brits now think Brexit has been a failure.
A new Deltapoll Survey for the Mirror shows that 58% would vote to rejoin.
https://bit.ly/4qwzZsp
Our polling shows that 62% of Brits now think Brexit has been a failure.
A new Deltapoll Survey for the Mirror shows that 58% would vote to rejoin.
https://bit.ly/4qwzZsp
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But instead we get this guff about it being “an important battleground for ideas”
And what ideas are those exactly?
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
And what ideas are those exactly?
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
Government Shouldn’t Quit X Over Grok Scandal, Says Former No10 Comms Director
The government should not quit X as doing so would leave a 'vacuum' for its political rivals to fill, Keir Starmer's former communications director...
www.politicshome.com
January 9, 2026 at 10:32 AM
But instead we get this guff about it being “an important battleground for ideas”
And what ideas are those exactly?
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
And what ideas are those exactly?
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
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If a new app was produced which had, as its core features, the generation of sexual deep fake images of children and calls for a violent global far-right revolution, then not only would it be swiftly banned, but you wouldn't have a single mainstream politician willing to associate themselves with it
January 9, 2026 at 10:30 AM
If a new app was produced which had, as its core features, the generation of sexual deep fake images of children and calls for a violent global far-right revolution, then not only would it be swiftly banned, but you wouldn't have a single mainstream politician willing to associate themselves with it