Andrew Brook
@andrewbrook.bsky.social
British, gay, ginger, amateur musician
Retired MD of restaurant food supplier , now making music for fun
www.youtube.com/@andybrookmusic
Politics: slightly left of centre, pro EU, pro PR
music: lifelong fan of the Eurovision Song Contest. Don’t laugh.
Retired MD of restaurant food supplier , now making music for fun
www.youtube.com/@andybrookmusic
Politics: slightly left of centre, pro EU, pro PR
music: lifelong fan of the Eurovision Song Contest. Don’t laugh.
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Lib Dem source: “Just 45 more Tory defections until Ed becomes Leader of the Opposition.”
January 18, 2026 at 8:53 PM
Lib Dem source: “Just 45 more Tory defections until Ed becomes Leader of the Opposition.”
This is the trophy I won back in 2020 at the Eurovision fan club convention’s annual Eurovision covers competition.
I had come to realise that I didn’t deserve this award and I have therefore presented it to the rightful winner, Donald J Trump.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
I had come to realise that I didn’t deserve this award and I have therefore presented it to the rightful winner, Donald J Trump.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
January 17, 2026 at 8:18 PM
This is the trophy I won back in 2020 at the Eurovision fan club convention’s annual Eurovision covers competition.
I had come to realise that I didn’t deserve this award and I have therefore presented it to the rightful winner, Donald J Trump.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
I had come to realise that I didn’t deserve this award and I have therefore presented it to the rightful winner, Donald J Trump.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
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"And we now have María on the line who would like to swap a Nobel Peace Prize for the presidency of Venezuela..."
January 16, 2026 at 10:29 AM
"And we now have María on the line who would like to swap a Nobel Peace Prize for the presidency of Venezuela..."
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If #KarlToldYouSo to #HandsOffGreenland, #Trumpmuskovia ns, that not only means Shots are fired!
It means also, the #US Economy will be torn to shreds!
And if forced to, there will be a Guarantee for that.
Nobody's doing Economic Warfare like the #EU!
It means also, the #US Economy will be torn to shreds!
And if forced to, there will be a Guarantee for that.
Nobody's doing Economic Warfare like the #EU!
January 13, 2026 at 11:45 AM
If #KarlToldYouSo to #HandsOffGreenland, #Trumpmuskovia ns, that not only means Shots are fired!
It means also, the #US Economy will be torn to shreds!
And if forced to, there will be a Guarantee for that.
Nobody's doing Economic Warfare like the #EU!
It means also, the #US Economy will be torn to shreds!
And if forced to, there will be a Guarantee for that.
Nobody's doing Economic Warfare like the #EU!
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Finding the reactions to this bleakly funny. Lads, the point isn’t that you are sending enough people to “win”, because we in fact, can’t win. It is just to have a tripwire! If you are going “why not 13, like Germany?” you have not understood how bad things are.
BREAKING: The UK is sending a single military officer to Greenland at the request of Denmark to participate in a multi-nation exercise
January 14, 2026 at 10:07 PM
Finding the reactions to this bleakly funny. Lads, the point isn’t that you are sending enough people to “win”, because we in fact, can’t win. It is just to have a tripwire! If you are going “why not 13, like Germany?” you have not understood how bad things are.
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I think certainly the opposite is true. Without it, they are lost.
I wonder if one of the reasons why right-wing politicians are defending X is because they now believe it is the instrument that will help them regain power. Not simply a way they consume media.
January 13, 2026 at 3:31 PM
I think certainly the opposite is true. Without it, they are lost.
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A senior Tory MP once told me the ‘worst’ conservatives gathered around Boris Johnson.
When it comes to Tories defecting to Farage and Reform, we can be sure they are the worst of the worst - la crème de la crème ou la merde de la merde
When it comes to Tories defecting to Farage and Reform, we can be sure they are the worst of the worst - la crème de la crème ou la merde de la merde
January 12, 2026 at 7:45 PM
A senior Tory MP once told me the ‘worst’ conservatives gathered around Boris Johnson.
When it comes to Tories defecting to Farage and Reform, we can be sure they are the worst of the worst - la crème de la crème ou la merde de la merde
When it comes to Tories defecting to Farage and Reform, we can be sure they are the worst of the worst - la crème de la crème ou la merde de la merde
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“We’re gonna need a bigger bus”
January 12, 2026 at 1:51 PM
“We’re gonna need a bigger bus”
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Sadly it is official, my current employment contract finishes at the end of March. It has been a fantastic three years at Migrant Voice. If you, or someone you know, knows of job opportunities for an experienced policy, advocacy and comms person, across multiple sectors, please do let me know.
January 8, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Sadly it is official, my current employment contract finishes at the end of March. It has been a fantastic three years at Migrant Voice. If you, or someone you know, knows of job opportunities for an experienced policy, advocacy and comms person, across multiple sectors, please do let me know.
Jonathan Woss must be wishing he had a different name at the moment
(British tv in-joke, not worth worrying about if you don’t know who he is).
(British tv in-joke, not worth worrying about if you don’t know who he is).
January 11, 2026 at 5:41 PM
Jonathan Woss must be wishing he had a different name at the moment
(British tv in-joke, not worth worrying about if you don’t know who he is).
(British tv in-joke, not worth worrying about if you don’t know who he is).
This little pup has just turned 13. This is Chico on Westport Beach, at the end of the Long and Winding Road in Campbeltown (Scotland) of which Paul McCartney sang. Chico is also a hospice volunteer so I am expecting him to receive an MBE from Charles any day now.
January 11, 2026 at 4:20 PM
This little pup has just turned 13. This is Chico on Westport Beach, at the end of the Long and Winding Road in Campbeltown (Scotland) of which Paul McCartney sang. Chico is also a hospice volunteer so I am expecting him to receive an MBE from Charles any day now.
There are far too many gullible people in the UK.
Strange isn't it... the people who actually live in London overwhelmingly think it's safe.... almost like everyone else is falling for a lie
I wonder what Londoners know that the rest of the country don’t?
January 11, 2026 at 11:16 AM
There are far too many gullible people in the UK.
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The reactionary centrist logic is simple: if the left does something bad it’s the left’s fault, and if the right does something bad, it’s also the left’s fault for making them do it. It’s a simple formula and once you see it every one of their arguments is the same
January 10, 2026 at 11:24 PM
The reactionary centrist logic is simple: if the left does something bad it’s the left’s fault, and if the right does something bad, it’s also the left’s fault for making them do it. It’s a simple formula and once you see it every one of their arguments is the same
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Anyone wanting Starmer to condemn Trump hve the luxury of no consequences to their own statements.
You'd feel better for a second after his condemning.
Then Tariffs raised,Steel & car industry collapse,1000's jobs lost,prices go up,USA stops vital intelligence/military assistance to UK &Ukraine, 1/2
You'd feel better for a second after his condemning.
Then Tariffs raised,Steel & car industry collapse,1000's jobs lost,prices go up,USA stops vital intelligence/military assistance to UK &Ukraine, 1/2
January 5, 2026 at 9:21 PM
Anyone wanting Starmer to condemn Trump hve the luxury of no consequences to their own statements.
You'd feel better for a second after his condemning.
Then Tariffs raised,Steel & car industry collapse,1000's jobs lost,prices go up,USA stops vital intelligence/military assistance to UK &Ukraine, 1/2
You'd feel better for a second after his condemning.
Then Tariffs raised,Steel & car industry collapse,1000's jobs lost,prices go up,USA stops vital intelligence/military assistance to UK &Ukraine, 1/2
I have absolutely no interest in football but I think this is a lovely thing. The absolute delight that Macclesfield fans and residents must be feeling right now!
Macclesfield Town (National League North) beat FA Cup holders Crystal Palace.
First non-league team to beat FA Cup holders in the century since third division added to Football League (1920)
Crystal Palace (Southern League) last did so in 1909 v Wolves
bbc.com/sport/football/videos/cql46e5g552o
First non-league team to beat FA Cup holders in the century since third division added to Football League (1920)
Crystal Palace (Southern League) last did so in 1909 v Wolves
bbc.com/sport/football/videos/cql46e5g552o
FA Cup: Macclesfield FC v Crystal Palace
Shortly after adjusting the bandages on his head after picking up an injury early in the match, Paul Dawson nods home Macclesfield's opener to put them ahead against Crystal Palace.
bbc.com
January 10, 2026 at 2:18 PM
I have absolutely no interest in football but I think this is a lovely thing. The absolute delight that Macclesfield fans and residents must be feeling right now!
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X/Twitter widely reported as having limited Grok image manipulation to subscribers only... except it isn't actually true. [Not that it makes everything better even if it were true.]
bsky.app/profile/snig...
bsky.app/profile/snig...
Amazing gaslighting, Elon and team. It isn't even true that Twitter/X has put Grok AI's image manipulation tool behind a paywall. It seems users can still create sexualised images, regardless of their user status.
archive.ph/f87Ys
archive.ph/f87Ys
January 9, 2026 at 2:46 PM
X/Twitter widely reported as having limited Grok image manipulation to subscribers only... except it isn't actually true. [Not that it makes everything better even if it were true.]
bsky.app/profile/snig...
bsky.app/profile/snig...
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I call on my party and my government to remove themselves entirely from X and communicate with the public where they actually participate online and can be protected from such illegality.
January 8, 2026 at 12:31 PM
I call on my party and my government to remove themselves entirely from X and communicate with the public where they actually participate online and can be protected from such illegality.
Joke of the year so far!
BREAKING Irish Govt to move Grok to another parish.
January 7, 2026 at 2:05 PM
Joke of the year so far!
I think it is as absurd that Polanski is lumping Starmer together with Farage as it is that Starmer is lumping Polanski together with Farage. I also think it is probably doing neither of them any good.
"The only flags Farage and Starmer have been waving this weekend are white."
Written for the Metro 👇🏼
metro.co.uk/2026/01/05/z...
Written for the Metro 👇🏼
metro.co.uk/2026/01/05/z...
Zack Polanski: Starmer and Farage have proven their craven cowardice on Venezuel
This weekend has proven it beyond doubt - Keir Starmer is a coward.
metro.co.uk
January 6, 2026 at 3:57 PM
I think it is as absurd that Polanski is lumping Starmer together with Farage as it is that Starmer is lumping Polanski together with Farage. I also think it is probably doing neither of them any good.
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This call for a quick, knee jerk response to Trump goes against my personal views. This shouldn’t be controversial
Foreign policy isn’t a pissing contest. Statements are calibrated to protect Ukraine, keep allies aligned and preserve leverage. Loud words are easy. Responsible outcomes are harder.
Foreign policy isn’t a pissing contest. Statements are calibrated to protect Ukraine, keep allies aligned and preserve leverage. Loud words are easy. Responsible outcomes are harder.
January 4, 2026 at 8:09 AM
This call for a quick, knee jerk response to Trump goes against my personal views. This shouldn’t be controversial
Foreign policy isn’t a pissing contest. Statements are calibrated to protect Ukraine, keep allies aligned and preserve leverage. Loud words are easy. Responsible outcomes are harder.
Foreign policy isn’t a pissing contest. Statements are calibrated to protect Ukraine, keep allies aligned and preserve leverage. Loud words are easy. Responsible outcomes are harder.
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This is quite an important point; if you are a UK citizen with Twitter on your phone, opening it up is like playing Russian roulette that the algorithm might commit a strict liability offence on your behalf.
Has everyone whose scroll the illegal image appeared on also committed an offence by downloading it? This is one of those AI worst case scenarios that ought to make everyone aware of the current direction of travel.
January 2, 2026 at 12:03 PM
This is quite an important point; if you are a UK citizen with Twitter on your phone, opening it up is like playing Russian roulette that the algorithm might commit a strict liability offence on your behalf.
I’m only a small account and hardly anyone will read this, but please don’t share screenshots of the vile stuff being thrown up by Grok on X. You don’t want it on your phone or computer and I certainly don’t want it on mine.
January 2, 2026 at 2:30 PM
I’m only a small account and hardly anyone will read this, but please don’t share screenshots of the vile stuff being thrown up by Grok on X. You don’t want it on your phone or computer and I certainly don’t want it on mine.
January 2, 2026 at 10:47 AM
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Why are the pubs I never go to closing? Why is that useful-looking shop I never buy anything from closed down?
January 1, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Why are the pubs I never go to closing? Why is that useful-looking shop I never buy anything from closed down?