Anna H
@athenepallas.bsky.social
'Give her a helmet and a sword, she'd look like a brave little Hobbit'
The lifting of the 2 child limit is proving an excellent method of discovering who would be just *fine* with the arrangements in Omelas.
November 27, 2025 at 1:33 PM
The lifting of the 2 child limit is proving an excellent method of discovering who would be just *fine* with the arrangements in Omelas.
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It's such a bizarre framing. Labour MPs think taking 450k kids out of poverty is putting the country first! That's why they wanted it to happen! It's not because they personally benefit.
Headline on The World at One just now:
"Sir Keir Starmer has denied putting the Labour Party before the country by ending the two-child benefit cap".
Can we please go back to reporting the actual news, not someone's partisan take on it?
"Sir Keir Starmer has denied putting the Labour Party before the country by ending the two-child benefit cap".
Can we please go back to reporting the actual news, not someone's partisan take on it?
November 27, 2025 at 1:16 PM
It's such a bizarre framing. Labour MPs think taking 450k kids out of poverty is putting the country first! That's why they wanted it to happen! It's not because they personally benefit.
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I wouldn’t say my views on tuition fees have *changed* but they have definitely moved from “I hate this proposal but I find some of the arguments for it difficult to rebut” to “this is an outrageous way of permitting age-differentiated taxation that we’d never accept in the other direction”.
I'm constantly shocked (but not surprised) by how little we discuss the additional financial burden placed on young people by the Clegg-Cameron student loan regime.
@rmcunliffe.bsky.social is one of the few journalists who brings it up continuously - once again in the wake of the budget 👇
@rmcunliffe.bsky.social is one of the few journalists who brings it up continuously - once again in the wake of the budget 👇
Rachel Reeves hits young graduates with a double stealth tax
The Chancellor plans to raise as much money from freezing loan repayment thresholds as from the mansion tax
www.newstatesman.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:22 PM
I wouldn’t say my views on tuition fees have *changed* but they have definitely moved from “I hate this proposal but I find some of the arguments for it difficult to rebut” to “this is an outrageous way of permitting age-differentiated taxation that we’d never accept in the other direction”.
Apparently the number of houses a person can have before admitting that they're not actually hard-done by is n+1: buried near the end of this piece, we discover our fearful 1930s house-owner owns *another* house as well from which they receive a rental income.
November 27, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Apparently the number of houses a person can have before admitting that they're not actually hard-done by is n+1: buried near the end of this piece, we discover our fearful 1930s house-owner owns *another* house as well from which they receive a rental income.
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One of the most beautiful bits of english eccentricity and glorious design is coming back to Sotheby’s and should be bought by a musuem (or me) for THE NATION. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
Jewelled golden hare that sparked national treasure hunt set for auction
Artist and author Kit Williams hid a golden hare with clues to its precise location given in his 1979 book
www.independent.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 9:18 AM
One of the most beautiful bits of english eccentricity and glorious design is coming back to Sotheby’s and should be bought by a musuem (or me) for THE NATION. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
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Fundamentally every one of these posts about someone’s parents brings to mind Machiavelli’s observation that men will more easily forgive the execution of their father than the deprivation of their patrimony
November 27, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Fundamentally every one of these posts about someone’s parents brings to mind Machiavelli’s observation that men will more easily forgive the execution of their father than the deprivation of their patrimony
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Some sympathy for this potentially made up woman but I wonder how the poster feels about the numerous people who would love to be able to call a house their own and form relationships with their neighbours but can't because of the housing market. Does their emotional plea count for anything?
November 27, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Some sympathy for this potentially made up woman but I wonder how the poster feels about the numerous people who would love to be able to call a house their own and form relationships with their neighbours but can't because of the housing market. Does their emotional plea count for anything?
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“'I had to take our baby from my crying wife’s arms,' Mr. Paul, 33, said, recalling the moment that agents said they were arresting his wife, Katie."
I need everybody to read this and understand what’s going on. These are spouses of US citizens in the country legally. They have entry clearance and green cards, they’ve passed background checks and have no criminal records. ICE is taking them anyway.
Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Green Card Interviews End in Handcuffs for Spouses of U.S. Citizens
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 9:28 PM
“'I had to take our baby from my crying wife’s arms,' Mr. Paul, 33, said, recalling the moment that agents said they were arresting his wife, Katie."
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Nus Ghani MP - the Deputy Speaker - moved to the UK as a small child. She has been elected by the voters in Wealden in 2015, 2017, 2019 and 2024
More outright racism from the regular GB News & Talk TV contributor Lucy White - who previously called (on GB News) for all Muslims to leave Britain
More outright racism from the regular GB News & Talk TV contributor Lucy White - who previously called (on GB News) for all Muslims to leave Britain
November 26, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Nus Ghani MP - the Deputy Speaker - moved to the UK as a small child. She has been elected by the voters in Wealden in 2015, 2017, 2019 and 2024
More outright racism from the regular GB News & Talk TV contributor Lucy White - who previously called (on GB News) for all Muslims to leave Britain
More outright racism from the regular GB News & Talk TV contributor Lucy White - who previously called (on GB News) for all Muslims to leave Britain
Victoria Fomina • Untitled •
November 26, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Victoria Fomina • Untitled •
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Handing back student work that’s been written by ChatGPT with a 0 followed by the comment “This essay will never stand in authentic wonder before the Beauty of God’s creation.”
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
Even God Is Worried About ChatGPT
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
www.vulture.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Handing back student work that’s been written by ChatGPT with a 0 followed by the comment “This essay will never stand in authentic wonder before the Beauty of God’s creation.”
Alex Nizovsky • Houseboats at Low Tide • night Venticelli •
November 26, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Alex Nizovsky • Houseboats at Low Tide • night Venticelli •
Anselm Kiefer • Die Himmelspaläste (The Heavenly Palaces) •
November 26, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Anselm Kiefer • Die Himmelspaläste (The Heavenly Palaces) •
Toshihisa Fudezuka • Rain Song 4 •
November 26, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Toshihisa Fudezuka • Rain Song 4 •
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An 18yo US citizen, surrounded by eight masked, armed agents of the state, taken into custody, not read his rights, not offered a chance to contact a lawyer, proof of citizenship ignored, handcuffed so tightly he later required medical attention.
Profoundly, profoundly anti-American shit.
Profoundly, profoundly anti-American shit.
ICE Detained an 18-Year-Old U.S. Citizen. This Is His Story.
YouTube video by The Hometown Holler
youtu.be
November 26, 2025 at 10:00 PM
An 18yo US citizen, surrounded by eight masked, armed agents of the state, taken into custody, not read his rights, not offered a chance to contact a lawyer, proof of citizenship ignored, handcuffed so tightly he later required medical attention.
Profoundly, profoundly anti-American shit.
Profoundly, profoundly anti-American shit.
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Gross.
Threshold for repaying student loans to converge with minimum wage on.ft.com/3M2AYkD
Threshold for repaying student loans to converge with minimum wage
Surprise move from chancellor means some university graduates in England may have to pay back debts sooner
on.ft.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Gross.
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The failure to lift the overall benefit cap means that for many of the poorest families (unless already exempt) they will see NO increase to UC as a result of today's announcement regarding the removal of the two child policy. As previously ranted about - probably both here and elsewhere.
November 26, 2025 at 5:33 PM
The failure to lift the overall benefit cap means that for many of the poorest families (unless already exempt) they will see NO increase to UC as a result of today's announcement regarding the removal of the two child policy. As previously ranted about - probably both here and elsewhere.
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On my knees BEGGING journalists to stop calling it the “two-child benefit cap”. It’s two measures, the two-child limit, and the benefit cap. One is going, the other one isn’t.
November 26, 2025 at 3:02 PM
On my knees BEGGING journalists to stop calling it the “two-child benefit cap”. It’s two measures, the two-child limit, and the benefit cap. One is going, the other one isn’t.
Just an idea, but maybe those of us who are pleased that a Labour government has lifted to the 2-child limit could email their nearest Labour MP to tell them so? People are very quick to criticise (I include myself in this) when we think they've done something wrong, so positive feedback seems fair.
November 26, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Just an idea, but maybe those of us who are pleased that a Labour government has lifted to the 2-child limit could email their nearest Labour MP to tell them so? People are very quick to criticise (I include myself in this) when we think they've done something wrong, so positive feedback seems fair.
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And the two child benefit limit is abolished. An enormous victory for those who have campaigned tirelessly for eight long years through successive governments. This will lift at least 450,000 children out of poverty. Fewer kids will be hungry. No more women forced to disclose their rape.
November 26, 2025 at 1:37 PM
And the two child benefit limit is abolished. An enormous victory for those who have campaigned tirelessly for eight long years through successive governments. This will lift at least 450,000 children out of poverty. Fewer kids will be hungry. No more women forced to disclose their rape.
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Can we just take a moment for the fact that the speakers today are all women. Chancellor, deputy speaker, leader of the opposition.
November 26, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Can we just take a moment for the fact that the speakers today are all women. Chancellor, deputy speaker, leader of the opposition.
Somewhere Gordon Brown is nodding approvingly at the section of Reeves' speech on lifting the 2-child limit.
November 26, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Somewhere Gordon Brown is nodding approvingly at the section of Reeves' speech on lifting the 2-child limit.
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🚨 TWO-CHILD LIMIT SCRAPPED🚨
"We on this side of the House do not believe that the solution to a broken welfare system is to punish the most vulnerable."
"We are lifting 450,000 children out of poverty with the end of the two child limit."
"We on this side of the House do not believe that the solution to a broken welfare system is to punish the most vulnerable."
"We are lifting 450,000 children out of poverty with the end of the two child limit."
November 26, 2025 at 1:39 PM
🚨 TWO-CHILD LIMIT SCRAPPED🚨
"We on this side of the House do not believe that the solution to a broken welfare system is to punish the most vulnerable."
"We are lifting 450,000 children out of poverty with the end of the two child limit."
"We on this side of the House do not believe that the solution to a broken welfare system is to punish the most vulnerable."
"We are lifting 450,000 children out of poverty with the end of the two child limit."
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Good, strong argument from Reeves about abolishing the two-child limit - the policy doesn't work, even in its own terms, and "it's the kids who have paid the price". Scrapping it costs £3bn a year by 29-30.
November 26, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Good, strong argument from Reeves about abolishing the two-child limit - the policy doesn't work, even in its own terms, and "it's the kids who have paid the price". Scrapping it costs £3bn a year by 29-30.