Peter Harrison
@4harrisons.bsky.social
Perpetual politics student, late diagnosed autistic.
A simple demonstration of how rubbish AI can be.
I search (Bing on my work laptop) for stations on the West Coast main line beginning with the letter P.
Bing's AI summary tells me about Milton Keynes.
I search (Bing on my work laptop) for stations on the West Coast main line beginning with the letter P.
Bing's AI summary tells me about Milton Keynes.
January 7, 2026 at 10:48 AM
A simple demonstration of how rubbish AI can be.
I search (Bing on my work laptop) for stations on the West Coast main line beginning with the letter P.
Bing's AI summary tells me about Milton Keynes.
I search (Bing on my work laptop) for stations on the West Coast main line beginning with the letter P.
Bing's AI summary tells me about Milton Keynes.
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Road casualties are utterly normalised in political debate, but in England and Wales alone, on average around 80 people are killed or suffer injuries which could change their lives forever *every single day*. More should be done.
January 7, 2026 at 10:09 AM
Road casualties are utterly normalised in political debate, but in England and Wales alone, on average around 80 people are killed or suffer injuries which could change their lives forever *every single day*. More should be done.
Traveling for work. Had forgotten how monumentally cr*p the mobile infrastructure in this country is.
January 7, 2026 at 10:37 AM
Traveling for work. Had forgotten how monumentally cr*p the mobile infrastructure in this country is.
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“you won’t get away with this”
January 5, 2026 at 7:40 PM
“you won’t get away with this”
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🐱📈 Happy Fat Cat Day!
We’re less than a week into January and FTSE CEOs have already earned what the average worker will make in the year.
And if a 113:1 pay disparity feels outrageous, remember: on average the richest 10% pay less of their income in taxes (39%) than the poorest 10% (48%) too.
We’re less than a week into January and FTSE CEOs have already earned what the average worker will make in the year.
And if a 113:1 pay disparity feels outrageous, remember: on average the richest 10% pay less of their income in taxes (39%) than the poorest 10% (48%) too.
January 6, 2026 at 5:20 PM
🐱📈 Happy Fat Cat Day!
We’re less than a week into January and FTSE CEOs have already earned what the average worker will make in the year.
And if a 113:1 pay disparity feels outrageous, remember: on average the richest 10% pay less of their income in taxes (39%) than the poorest 10% (48%) too.
We’re less than a week into January and FTSE CEOs have already earned what the average worker will make in the year.
And if a 113:1 pay disparity feels outrageous, remember: on average the richest 10% pay less of their income in taxes (39%) than the poorest 10% (48%) too.
Fascinating wide ranging interview.
Here’s me talking about everything from the philosophy of Jacques Derrida to the prospects for Your Party. A real honour to have been interviewed with such rigour and sympathy by the brilliant Aleksander Kopka, and to have the interview published on the website of the Oxford Literary Review.
Kicking off a new year of The OLR Supplement! An interview with @jemgilbert.bsky.social by Aleksander Kopka, on the political legacy of Derrida, building solidarity and mobilizing collectives, and neoliberalism and socialism in the 21st Century: olrsupplement.com/2026/01/06/t...
January 6, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Fascinating wide ranging interview.
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This could work for Labour, but it depends on consolidating their support and turning them out. At the moment Keir Starmer and Morgan McSweeney are pursuing a strategy that is actively dispersing it.
Labour will switch to an “incumbency first” model, the deputy leader, Lucy Powell told MPs.
Powell said the party would support MPs to become “leaders in their communities” and learn how to benefit politically from changes made by the government
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Powell said the party would support MPs to become “leaders in their communities” and learn how to benefit politically from changes made by the government
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Labour to protect existing MPs above winning more seats at next election, deputy leader says
Party will also teach MPs how to be ‘community leaders’ and take credit for government’s work, Lucy Powell says
www.theguardian.com
January 6, 2026 at 12:29 PM
This could work for Labour, but it depends on consolidating their support and turning them out. At the moment Keir Starmer and Morgan McSweeney are pursuing a strategy that is actively dispersing it.
Oxford v Cambridge on #UniversityChallenge. Can I hope they both lose?
January 5, 2026 at 8:31 PM
Oxford v Cambridge on #UniversityChallenge. Can I hope they both lose?
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Trump’s coup in Venezuela didn’t just break the rules – it showed there aren’t any. We’ll all regret that | Nesrine Malik
Trump’s coup in Venezuela didn’t just break the rules – it showed there aren’t any. We’ll all regret that | Nesrine Malik
It’s not just the triumphalism in the White House. Leaders loth to oppose this gangsterism must think how that looks to Putin, Xi and in the UAE, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik
www.theguardian.com
January 5, 2026 at 8:43 AM
Trump’s coup in Venezuela didn’t just break the rules – it showed there aren’t any. We’ll all regret that | Nesrine Malik
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The cost of AI slop could cause a rethink that shakes the global economy in 2026
The cost of AI slop could cause a rethink that shakes the global economy in 2026
Revenues may be rising rapidly, but not by nearly enough to cover the wild levels of investment under way
www.theguardian.com
January 4, 2026 at 8:29 PM
The cost of AI slop could cause a rethink that shakes the global economy in 2026
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"Trump's international piracy ... typifies a wider trend across the West: the assertion of authoritarianism and, with that, the open and unquestioned dictatorship of capital."
"Trump's international piracy ... typifies a wider trend across the West: the assertion of authoritarianism and, with that, the open and unquestioned dictatorship of capital."
Trump's Venezuelan Oil Piracy
Donald Trump knows how to surprise. The bombing of Venezuela and the kidnapping of Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores was audacious. As a spect...
averypublicsociologist.blogspot.com
January 4, 2026 at 6:41 PM
"Trump's international piracy ... typifies a wider trend across the West: the assertion of authoritarianism and, with that, the open and unquestioned dictatorship of capital."
"Trump's international piracy ... typifies a wider trend across the West: the assertion of authoritarianism and, with that, the open and unquestioned dictatorship of capital."
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Boom
January 4, 2026 at 1:27 PM
Boom
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If you want to spread democracy, start with your workplace.
January 4, 2026 at 2:15 AM
If you want to spread democracy, start with your workplace.
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the Aurigid meteor shower peaks tonight, so if your skies are clear, go outside, look for a shooting star, and wish for a world without empires
January 3, 2026 at 10:38 PM
the Aurigid meteor shower peaks tonight, so if your skies are clear, go outside, look for a shooting star, and wish for a world without empires
Tom Lehrer - Send the Marines
YouTube video by The Tom Lehrer Wisdom Channel
youtu.be
January 3, 2026 at 5:22 PM
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"Maduro is a brutal authoritarian dictator," I wisely intone, as the corrupt demented paedophile US President violating Constitutional Law while operating a gestapo and concentration camps illegally arrests a foreign leader on charges which read like they were written on a paper placemat in crayon.
January 3, 2026 at 1:24 PM
"Maduro is a brutal authoritarian dictator," I wisely intone, as the corrupt demented paedophile US President violating Constitutional Law while operating a gestapo and concentration camps illegally arrests a foreign leader on charges which read like they were written on a paper placemat in crayon.
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Neurotypicals said: “That guy being a bit of a tosser? Probably on the spectrum.”
“Everything we don’t like is on the spectrum” decide neurotypicals
Neurotypicals have helpfully decided that everything they dislike must be “on the spectrum,” it has been announced. Neurotypicals said: “That guy being a bit of a tosser? Probably on the spectrum.”…
thedailytism.com
January 3, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Neurotypicals said: “That guy being a bit of a tosser? Probably on the spectrum.”
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Everything going well.
January 3, 2026 at 10:58 AM
Everything going well.
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The only thing worse than watching the US bomb yet another country is all those people pretending this is;
- A uniquely Trump thing
- Some kind of radical new low
Everything about this is 100% consistent with ever administration for the last 80 year. It's how the system works
- A uniquely Trump thing
- Some kind of radical new low
Everything about this is 100% consistent with ever administration for the last 80 year. It's how the system works
January 3, 2026 at 8:08 AM
The only thing worse than watching the US bomb yet another country is all those people pretending this is;
- A uniquely Trump thing
- Some kind of radical new low
Everything about this is 100% consistent with ever administration for the last 80 year. It's how the system works
- A uniquely Trump thing
- Some kind of radical new low
Everything about this is 100% consistent with ever administration for the last 80 year. It's how the system works
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"... the main threat to liberty and democracy stems from the centre. Obviously, Ovenden cannot and will refuse to see it because this personifies this outlook."
What is the "Stakeholder State"?
Paul Ovenden is someone we did not need to hear from again. He could have spent his time over Christmas reflecting on what cost him his job ...
averypublicsociologist.blogspot.com
January 2, 2026 at 10:50 PM
"... the main threat to liberty and democracy stems from the centre. Obviously, Ovenden cannot and will refuse to see it because this personifies this outlook."
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January 2, 2026 at 8:18 PM
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January 2, 2026 at 7:59 PM
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Well that's nice.
January 1, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Well that's nice.
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🧵/ How has political opinion changed over 2025?
In voting intention, Labour have made the biggest losses, while the Greens have gained most, and Reform UK have established a clear lead
Ref: 28% (+3 from 12-13 Jan)
Lab: 18% (-8)
Grn: 17% (+9)
Con: 17% (-5)
LD: 14% (=)
yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
In voting intention, Labour have made the biggest losses, while the Greens have gained most, and Reform UK have established a clear lead
Ref: 28% (+3 from 12-13 Jan)
Lab: 18% (-8)
Grn: 17% (+9)
Con: 17% (-5)
LD: 14% (=)
yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
December 18, 2025 at 10:26 AM
🧵/ How has political opinion changed over 2025?
In voting intention, Labour have made the biggest losses, while the Greens have gained most, and Reform UK have established a clear lead
Ref: 28% (+3 from 12-13 Jan)
Lab: 18% (-8)
Grn: 17% (+9)
Con: 17% (-5)
LD: 14% (=)
yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
In voting intention, Labour have made the biggest losses, while the Greens have gained most, and Reform UK have established a clear lead
Ref: 28% (+3 from 12-13 Jan)
Lab: 18% (-8)
Grn: 17% (+9)
Con: 17% (-5)
LD: 14% (=)
yougov.co.uk/politics/art...