tom
@tommcr.bsky.social
South Manchester
Fermenting, Cycling, Cinema mostly
Fermenting, Cycling, Cinema mostly
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Good morning, nearly everyone!
“You have a car lobby who are hiding behind buses and ambulances. It’s an easy thing to hide behind but what’s behind the ambulance? It’s a Range Rover.”
Where this article fails is in reporting Fleur’s fictitious claims about ‘impacts on Putney’ unchallenged
“You have a car lobby who are hiding behind buses and ambulances. It’s an easy thing to hide behind but what’s behind the ambulance? It’s a Range Rover.”
Where this article fails is in reporting Fleur’s fictitious claims about ‘impacts on Putney’ unchallenged
Hammersmith Bridge would cost £250m to reopen — but should it?
Campaigners want the west London crossing kept car-free, but MPs and residents say the closure is harming families and the local economy
www.thetimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 8:40 AM
Good morning, nearly everyone!
“You have a car lobby who are hiding behind buses and ambulances. It’s an easy thing to hide behind but what’s behind the ambulance? It’s a Range Rover.”
Where this article fails is in reporting Fleur’s fictitious claims about ‘impacts on Putney’ unchallenged
“You have a car lobby who are hiding behind buses and ambulances. It’s an easy thing to hide behind but what’s behind the ambulance? It’s a Range Rover.”
Where this article fails is in reporting Fleur’s fictitious claims about ‘impacts on Putney’ unchallenged
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Manchester is a creative place where creative people live . As a bike rider, I’d get to see the ever-changing art gallery of street art every day.
February 7, 2026 at 8:33 AM
Manchester is a creative place where creative people live . As a bike rider, I’d get to see the ever-changing art gallery of street art every day.
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A good example of how strangely unpolitical this government is at times.
The Economist is fretting that trade union laws have been tilted (sharply!) back towards strengthening unions.
But is the government making an argument around this to progressive voters? No.
economist.com/britain/2026...
The Economist is fretting that trade union laws have been tilted (sharply!) back towards strengthening unions.
But is the government making an argument around this to progressive voters? No.
economist.com/britain/2026...
February 7, 2026 at 12:59 PM
A good example of how strangely unpolitical this government is at times.
The Economist is fretting that trade union laws have been tilted (sharply!) back towards strengthening unions.
But is the government making an argument around this to progressive voters? No.
economist.com/britain/2026...
The Economist is fretting that trade union laws have been tilted (sharply!) back towards strengthening unions.
But is the government making an argument around this to progressive voters? No.
economist.com/britain/2026...
Westminster bubble is the PLP thinking they can win an election by being Reform whilst haemorrhaging left votes in their constituencies
RIP the hypothetical Al Carns leadership bid
To include "a much tougher stance on immigration"!
1. What is the content of how Labour could be much tougher than Home Sec Shabana Mahmood?
2. How is that viable in a leadership election? Or with Labour voters?
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
To include "a much tougher stance on immigration"!
1. What is the content of how Labour could be much tougher than Home Sec Shabana Mahmood?
2. How is that viable in a leadership election? Or with Labour voters?
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
A surprise candidate to replace Starmer could neutralise Farage’s voter appeal
With the prime minister rumoured to be ‘in a dark place’ and considering quitting over the Mandelson scandal, political editor David Maddox looks at the possible replacements, including a rapidly eme...
www.independent.co.uk
February 7, 2026 at 7:32 PM
Westminster bubble is the PLP thinking they can win an election by being Reform whilst haemorrhaging left votes in their constituencies
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I just think they're neat
February 7, 2026 at 5:21 PM
I just think they're neat
curb_your_enthusiasm.mp3
February 7, 2026 at 8:38 AM
curb_your_enthusiasm.mp3
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Wow - @manchestermill.bsky.social catches Reform UK sending fake letters to residents without saying they’re from Matt Goodwin’s campaign, a glaring breach of electoral law.
February 6, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Wow - @manchestermill.bsky.social catches Reform UK sending fake letters to residents without saying they’re from Matt Goodwin’s campaign, a glaring breach of electoral law.
Struggling to see how the Mandelson case is anything but treason
February 5, 2026 at 12:51 PM
Struggling to see how the Mandelson case is anything but treason
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A correction for the ages (from The Guardian's review of 'Melania'):
February 3, 2026 at 8:23 PM
A correction for the ages (from The Guardian's review of 'Melania'):
Gawker, Gamergate, bringing down New Labour. Epstein was the biggest troll of my 20’s.
February 3, 2026 at 10:04 PM
Gawker, Gamergate, bringing down New Labour. Epstein was the biggest troll of my 20’s.
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Gawker was a good website. Insane to imagine what they'd be reporting on today.
February 3, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Gawker was a good website. Insane to imagine what they'd be reporting on today.
The dead beat dad platform is it
Reform UK says it would re-impose two-child benefit cap for most families to fund £3bn support package for pubs - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
February 3, 2026 at 3:56 PM
The dead beat dad platform is it
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Nothing like enjoying your slightly cheaper pint while imagining the toddler crying from hunger that paid for it.
Reform UK says it would re-impose two-child benefit cap for most families to fund £3bn support package for pubs - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
February 3, 2026 at 3:44 PM
Nothing like enjoying your slightly cheaper pint while imagining the toddler crying from hunger that paid for it.
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Explosive from @faisalislam.bsky.social about that call that did take place with Dimon and Darling.
February 2, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Explosive from @faisalislam.bsky.social about that call that did take place with Dimon and Darling.
“With a bullet to the head”
February 2, 2026 at 2:12 PM
“With a bullet to the head”
Ah nice, good old fashioned treason is it
Mandelson leaked sensitive UK government tax plans to Epstein ft.trib.al/UgTxZVm
Mandelson leaked sensitive UK government tax plans to Epstein
Former ambassador forwarded memo from special adviser to Gordon Brown to late sex offender in 2009
ft.trib.al
February 2, 2026 at 12:03 PM
Ah nice, good old fashioned treason is it
The John Harris article about the constituency is a bit paper thin and doesn’t really say anything. Although the Manchester Mill one isn’t much better either.
February 2, 2026 at 8:47 AM
The John Harris article about the constituency is a bit paper thin and doesn’t really say anything. Although the Manchester Mill one isn’t much better either.
Morgan McSweeney, your P45 is dated 27th February 2026.
February 1, 2026 at 9:20 PM
Morgan McSweeney, your P45 is dated 27th February 2026.
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The more I watch this from Hannah Spencer, two things happen:
1. The more I like it and her.
2. The more it makes me want to get out and do what she says by volunteering.
... I'm surprisingly moved by 2, as I can physically feel it breaking through the armour of scepticism I've built around myself.
1. The more I like it and her.
2. The more it makes me want to get out and do what she says by volunteering.
... I'm surprisingly moved by 2, as I can physically feel it breaking through the armour of scepticism I've built around myself.
January 30, 2026 at 1:38 PM
The more I watch this from Hannah Spencer, two things happen:
1. The more I like it and her.
2. The more it makes me want to get out and do what she says by volunteering.
... I'm surprisingly moved by 2, as I can physically feel it breaking through the armour of scepticism I've built around myself.
1. The more I like it and her.
2. The more it makes me want to get out and do what she says by volunteering.
... I'm surprisingly moved by 2, as I can physically feel it breaking through the armour of scepticism I've built around myself.
The tankies have arrived for the by-election
a man in a suit and tie is making a face
ALT: a man in a suit and tie is making a face
media.tenor.com
February 1, 2026 at 9:58 AM
The tankies have arrived for the by-election
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Here's a synergy you weren't expecting: Denmark sold pedophile island to the US in exchange for Greenland
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_...
January 31, 2026 at 9:39 PM
Here's a synergy you weren't expecting: Denmark sold pedophile island to the US in exchange for Greenland
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_...
Metro mayors get stuff done, the Labour government have to brag about tariff free labubu.
Liverpool City Region Mayor Steve Rotheram comes out swinging against those making anonymous briefings against Andy Burnham 🔥
January 31, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Metro mayors get stuff done, the Labour government have to brag about tariff free labubu.
Odd to have so many good candidates standing in Gorton & Denton. Normally it’s just Labour, Tory paper candidate and local anti-LTN bore with too much time on his hands.
January 31, 2026 at 1:51 PM
Odd to have so many good candidates standing in Gorton & Denton. Normally it’s just Labour, Tory paper candidate and local anti-LTN bore with too much time on his hands.
Will we see Nigel Farage on the A6 for Gorton and Denton? Don’t think he’d be welcome in either King Karahi or Station South tbh
January 30, 2026 at 11:36 AM
Will we see Nigel Farage on the A6 for Gorton and Denton? Don’t think he’d be welcome in either King Karahi or Station South tbh