Ben Hopkins
@ben4world.bsky.social
Live in London. Apparently I need to write a bio. Not sure what to say. I read too much Blue Sky and Twitter.
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How the far-right wins in the UK, part 18,904: defeating Labour is far, far more important to the Greens than defeating Farage.
Green leader says Starmer is ‘not a man I would be willing to work with’
Green leader says Starmer is ‘not a man I would be willing to work with’
Green leader says Starmer is ‘not a man I would be willing to work with’
www.independent.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 9:08 AM
How the far-right wins in the UK, part 18,904: defeating Labour is far, far more important to the Greens than defeating Farage.
A point on which I have no special knowledge, but BBC commercial arm has $2.7 billion global revenue (acc Google AI) and I guess much of that is from the USA, so as well as Davie being fed up, maybe the corporation is now in a position where it can be put under pressure from the States?
November 9, 2025 at 6:54 PM
A point on which I have no special knowledge, but BBC commercial arm has $2.7 billion global revenue (acc Google AI) and I guess much of that is from the USA, so as well as Davie being fed up, maybe the corporation is now in a position where it can be put under pressure from the States?
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Another very pertinent fact that I have not seen mentioned ANYWHERE: In 14 years of Tory rule we had 14 Prisons Ministers - six in a single year, at one point - and a total of 11 Justice Secretaries, including Grayling, Raab, and Truss. In 13 years of Labour it was three: Irvine, Falconer, Straw. 🤔
November 9, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Another very pertinent fact that I have not seen mentioned ANYWHERE: In 14 years of Tory rule we had 14 Prisons Ministers - six in a single year, at one point - and a total of 11 Justice Secretaries, including Grayling, Raab, and Truss. In 13 years of Labour it was three: Irvine, Falconer, Straw. 🤔
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and like I speak to a LOT of gilts investors/analysts and none of them have said this to me. Entirely possible they are talking to other people, who are not in fact in the gilts market, or who are and have different views. Takes two opinions to make a market i guess.
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i mean, gilt yields are pretty well behaved for a situation where apparently everyone in the City thinks we're gonna default
on.ft.com/43eNFhX
on.ft.com/43eNFhX
November 6, 2025 at 9:38 AM
and like I speak to a LOT of gilts investors/analysts and none of them have said this to me. Entirely possible they are talking to other people, who are not in fact in the gilts market, or who are and have different views. Takes two opinions to make a market i guess.
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Today on London Poppy Day, I’m proud to support the incredible work of the Royal British Legion. Our armed forces make immense sacrifices to keep us safe. I know Londoners will once again show their generosity towards our veterans & their families at collections across the transport network.
October 30, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Today on London Poppy Day, I’m proud to support the incredible work of the Royal British Legion. Our armed forces make immense sacrifices to keep us safe. I know Londoners will once again show their generosity towards our veterans & their families at collections across the transport network.
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This has been doing the rounds on planning LinkedIn over the last few days. Viability assessment by a small developer in the south of England.
October 30, 2025 at 11:05 AM
This has been doing the rounds on planning LinkedIn over the last few days. Viability assessment by a small developer in the south of England.
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"Fury as MP spends £5 of taxpayer cash on sackcloth and ashes despite looming tax rises"
The press really won’t be happy until MPs are in sackcloth and ashes
October 27, 2025 at 11:17 AM
"Fury as MP spends £5 of taxpayer cash on sackcloth and ashes despite looming tax rises"
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makes me weep to think of the gifts robbed from us because unaffordable housing has made it difficult for people to pursue their passions and hobbies
October 26, 2025 at 8:49 PM
makes me weep to think of the gifts robbed from us because unaffordable housing has made it difficult for people to pursue their passions and hobbies
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Beth Rigby: "Keir Starmer has changed his top team more than I've had hot dinners."
In two years before Starmer we had 3 PMs, 4 Chancellors, 3 Foreign Secretaries, 5 Home Secretaries, 5 Education Secretaries, 5 Cabinet Secretaries, etc. - total 221 ministerial departures.
Maybe Beth is on a diet.
In two years before Starmer we had 3 PMs, 4 Chancellors, 3 Foreign Secretaries, 5 Home Secretaries, 5 Education Secretaries, 5 Cabinet Secretaries, etc. - total 221 ministerial departures.
Maybe Beth is on a diet.
October 25, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Beth Rigby: "Keir Starmer has changed his top team more than I've had hot dinners."
In two years before Starmer we had 3 PMs, 4 Chancellors, 3 Foreign Secretaries, 5 Home Secretaries, 5 Education Secretaries, 5 Cabinet Secretaries, etc. - total 221 ministerial departures.
Maybe Beth is on a diet.
In two years before Starmer we had 3 PMs, 4 Chancellors, 3 Foreign Secretaries, 5 Home Secretaries, 5 Education Secretaries, 5 Cabinet Secretaries, etc. - total 221 ministerial departures.
Maybe Beth is on a diet.
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In the last 72 hours or so Donald Trump has:
• Demolished a large section of the White House
• Posted a video of himself dropping shit on the American people
• Demanded a $230 million payout from his own Department of Justice
Also the federal government is still shut down, but, y’know…
• Demolished a large section of the White House
• Posted a video of himself dropping shit on the American people
• Demanded a $230 million payout from his own Department of Justice
Also the federal government is still shut down, but, y’know…
October 21, 2025 at 10:57 PM
In the last 72 hours or so Donald Trump has:
• Demolished a large section of the White House
• Posted a video of himself dropping shit on the American people
• Demanded a $230 million payout from his own Department of Justice
Also the federal government is still shut down, but, y’know…
• Demolished a large section of the White House
• Posted a video of himself dropping shit on the American people
• Demanded a $230 million payout from his own Department of Justice
Also the federal government is still shut down, but, y’know…
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It’s kind of wild that after seven million people were in the streets protesting, the president posted a hallucinated video of himself wearing a crown and shitting on Americans and then proceeded to start demolishing parts of the White House
October 20, 2025 at 8:50 PM
It’s kind of wild that after seven million people were in the streets protesting, the president posted a hallucinated video of himself wearing a crown and shitting on Americans and then proceeded to start demolishing parts of the White House
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Reminder: We spent YEARS reading thousands and thousands of articles on the Tea Party and how it was a true expression of the American people's will, and it never mounted anything nearly as big as Saturday's No Kings rallies. [1/3]
October 19, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Reminder: We spent YEARS reading thousands and thousands of articles on the Tea Party and how it was a true expression of the American people's will, and it never mounted anything nearly as big as Saturday's No Kings rallies. [1/3]
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My colleagues & I have taken a huge gamble to set up @thenerve.news We’re trying to build a new independent publication from the ground up. Social media is our only distribution for now.
Sharing this article in your networks would make a huge difference. Thank you! 🙏🙏🙏
Sharing this article in your networks would make a huge difference. Thank you! 🙏🙏🙏
NEW: The British politician, his Russian intelligence handler & a Kremlin plot against the US & Ukraine.
My new piece about Nathan Gill and Nigel Farage for @thenerve_news in which we ask:
Why, even now, is no-one asking questions?
t.co/BUTtpK9C4S
My new piece about Nathan Gill and Nigel Farage for @thenerve_news in which we ask:
Why, even now, is no-one asking questions?
t.co/BUTtpK9C4S
October 13, 2025 at 9:21 AM
My colleagues & I have taken a huge gamble to set up @thenerve.news We’re trying to build a new independent publication from the ground up. Social media is our only distribution for now.
Sharing this article in your networks would make a huge difference. Thank you! 🙏🙏🙏
Sharing this article in your networks would make a huge difference. Thank you! 🙏🙏🙏
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Every A.I. CEO is like “We invented a robot that can fuck your wife so you have more free time to mow the lawn!”
October 10, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Every A.I. CEO is like “We invented a robot that can fuck your wife so you have more free time to mow the lawn!”
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I love how the Isle of Man - and actual Crown dependency a few miles off the coast - is completely ignored, while these guys fixate on petrostates thousands of miles away.
October 11, 2025 at 10:56 AM
I love how the Isle of Man - and actual Crown dependency a few miles off the coast - is completely ignored, while these guys fixate on petrostates thousands of miles away.
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a friend of mine in antifa told me that antifa's headquarters is SHEIN and if the company fell the whole network would fall
October 10, 2025 at 6:32 PM
a friend of mine in antifa told me that antifa's headquarters is SHEIN and if the company fell the whole network would fall
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Kemi Badenoch, who was part of a Government that delivered 14 years of economic stagnation and record increases in immigration, says the Conservatives are "the only party that can deliver a stronger economy and stronger borders"
October 8, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Kemi Badenoch, who was part of a Government that delivered 14 years of economic stagnation and record increases in immigration, says the Conservatives are "the only party that can deliver a stronger economy and stronger borders"
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There may be unforeseen costs to downgrading our understanding of the national language
October 8, 2025 at 9:44 AM
There may be unforeseen costs to downgrading our understanding of the national language
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I will not be voting for Lucy Powell for deputy leader as she appears to want to take women's legal rights back decades if not centuries. This is extremely regressive. Women will not stand for it.
October 1, 2025 at 6:58 AM
I will not be voting for Lucy Powell for deputy leader as she appears to want to take women's legal rights back decades if not centuries. This is extremely regressive. Women will not stand for it.
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President Macron:
“We were very naive to leave our public space to social media networks controlled by US or Chinese companies that don’t share our interests and not interested in survival of our democracies.”
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MggN...
“We were very naive to leave our public space to social media networks controlled by US or Chinese companies that don’t share our interests and not interested in survival of our democracies.”
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MggN...
French President Macron Speaks at German Unity Day Ceremony | WION LIVE
YouTube video by WION
www.youtube.com
October 4, 2025 at 3:59 AM
President Macron:
“We were very naive to leave our public space to social media networks controlled by US or Chinese companies that don’t share our interests and not interested in survival of our democracies.”
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MggN...
“We were very naive to leave our public space to social media networks controlled by US or Chinese companies that don’t share our interests and not interested in survival of our democracies.”
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MggN...
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If someone as close to Jeremy Corbyn had taken Russian Bribes as Andrew Gill is to Nigel Farage you would never have heard the end of it.
September 30, 2025 at 10:42 AM
If someone as close to Jeremy Corbyn had taken Russian Bribes as Andrew Gill is to Nigel Farage you would never have heard the end of it.
Wow. I am surprised to find myself recommending an article by a Tory MP in a paper owned by someone who cozies up to Trump. But this assessment by Tom Tugendhat is dynamite.
One of the most evil men alive, Elon Musk, is on a glide path to becoming King of the World.
An avid white supremacist ruling a majority non-white planet. How do you think that will go?
An avid white supremacist ruling a majority non-white planet. How do you think that will go?
Opinion | Elon Musk’s latest power grab points in a clear direction
His SpaceX deal could fundamentally alter the relationship between a state and its citizens.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 29, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Wow. I am surprised to find myself recommending an article by a Tory MP in a paper owned by someone who cozies up to Trump. But this assessment by Tom Tugendhat is dynamite.
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Times says Reform policy to make all of those with settled status apply instead for a new temporary status
In case of EU settled status, that is a massive breach of the spirit and letter of Farage's past pledges pre & after 2016.
A rapid u-turn is necessary
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
In case of EU settled status, that is a massive breach of the spirit and letter of Farage's past pledges pre & after 2016.
A rapid u-turn is necessary
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Reform would scrap indefinite leave to remain for migrants
Hundreds of thousands will be eligible for permanent residence next year after arriving in what Nigel Farage calls the ‘Boriswave’
www.thetimes.com
September 21, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Times says Reform policy to make all of those with settled status apply instead for a new temporary status
In case of EU settled status, that is a massive breach of the spirit and letter of Farage's past pledges pre & after 2016.
A rapid u-turn is necessary
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
In case of EU settled status, that is a massive breach of the spirit and letter of Farage's past pledges pre & after 2016.
A rapid u-turn is necessary
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
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It's really important to note that even if something doesn't prove workable in the end doesn't mean that a populist party won't do huge damage in trying to implement it before it fails.
September 22, 2025 at 8:07 AM
It's really important to note that even if something doesn't prove workable in the end doesn't mean that a populist party won't do huge damage in trying to implement it before it fails.