Dave Haslam
@davehaslam.bsky.social
Hacienda DJ, journalist (Guardian, LRB, etc), writer (recent books about Sylvia Plath, Keith Haring, Picasso). “An exceptional writer” - Olivia Laing.
This Spurs new manager every few minutes story is like the conveyor belt of underwhelming items on the Generation Game. Might as well give the job to a Goblin teasmade or a nest of tables.
February 11, 2026 at 4:58 PM
This Spurs new manager every few minutes story is like the conveyor belt of underwhelming items on the Generation Game. Might as well give the job to a Goblin teasmade or a nest of tables.
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This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
December 1, 2025 at 11:09 AM
This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
It’s not even close to when Tiswas was head to head with Swap Shop on Saturday morning telly.
February 10, 2026 at 9:32 PM
It’s not even close to when Tiswas was head to head with Swap Shop on Saturday morning telly.
Put your scissors away lad.
February 10, 2026 at 9:25 PM
Put your scissors away lad.
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£240m. With no tender. Palantir.
I wrote to Wes Streeting last week demanding answers.
Every day without any transparency deepens the scandal.
Palantir out.
I wrote to Wes Streeting last week demanding answers.
Every day without any transparency deepens the scandal.
Palantir out.
Mandelson’s malign influence runs right through the heart of this Government.
Not least in the govt’s NHS data deal with Palantir – a spy-tech firm co-founded by a man who thinks the NHS should be ‘ripped up.’
I've written to Wes Streeting urging him to ditch this dangerous deal.
Not least in the govt’s NHS data deal with Palantir – a spy-tech firm co-founded by a man who thinks the NHS should be ‘ripped up.’
I've written to Wes Streeting urging him to ditch this dangerous deal.
February 10, 2026 at 1:14 PM
£240m. With no tender. Palantir.
I wrote to Wes Streeting last week demanding answers.
Every day without any transparency deepens the scandal.
Palantir out.
I wrote to Wes Streeting last week demanding answers.
Every day without any transparency deepens the scandal.
Palantir out.
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Ex-Prince Andrew shared confidential information with Jeffrey Epstein from his official work as trade envoy in 2010 and 2011, according to material in the latest release of files in the US seen by the BBC
February 8, 2026 at 8:44 PM
Ex-Prince Andrew shared confidential information with Jeffrey Epstein from his official work as trade envoy in 2010 and 2011, according to material in the latest release of files in the US seen by the BBC
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A hideous episode; Mandelson got trounced by poet Lemn Sissay in the vote to be Chancellor of the University of Manchester (vote by staff and students), so Mandelson went down the road to the neighbouring Manchester Metropolitan University and management rolled out the red carpet for him.
MMU deleted the page celebrating Mandelson’s appointment as Chancellor in 2016. 🤷♂️
Our neighbours at Manchester Met didn’t get to vote, and management appointed their preferred candidate.
www.mmu.ac.uk/news-and-eve...
www.mmu.ac.uk/news-and-eve...
February 4, 2026 at 5:48 PM
A hideous episode; Mandelson got trounced by poet Lemn Sissay in the vote to be Chancellor of the University of Manchester (vote by staff and students), so Mandelson went down the road to the neighbouring Manchester Metropolitan University and management rolled out the red carpet for him.
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I don’t want to laugh at a small business but also VERY funny
February 6, 2026 at 1:40 PM
I don’t want to laugh at a small business but also VERY funny
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"It would make more sense for Starmer to have an advisor more closely aligned to his own politics. The problem is, it's not clear what his own politics are."
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Will The Mandelson/Epstein Affair Topple Starmer?
Podcast Episode · Byline Podcast · 05/02/2026 · 34m
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February 6, 2026 at 12:13 PM
"It would make more sense for Starmer to have an advisor more closely aligned to his own politics. The problem is, it's not clear what his own politics are."
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Oswald Mosley, leader of the British Union of Fascists, in a pub in Dalston, 1954.
February 5, 2026 at 9:14 AM
Oswald Mosley, leader of the British Union of Fascists, in a pub in Dalston, 1954.
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youtu.be/7hQfvAPZstY
Another version of PIL's Public Image by co-writer.
@jahwobble.bsky.social
I have to say that as much I like original with John and missing Keith Levine, I often listen to this one, full of emotion. They are my people, my generation and my mindset
@punkrockhistory.bsky.social
Another version of PIL's Public Image by co-writer.
@jahwobble.bsky.social
I have to say that as much I like original with John and missing Keith Levine, I often listen to this one, full of emotion. They are my people, my generation and my mindset
@punkrockhistory.bsky.social
Jah Wobble's Invaders of the Heart - Public Image (Live on KEXP)
YouTube video by KEXP
youtu.be
February 4, 2026 at 8:51 AM
youtu.be/7hQfvAPZstY
Another version of PIL's Public Image by co-writer.
@jahwobble.bsky.social
I have to say that as much I like original with John and missing Keith Levine, I often listen to this one, full of emotion. They are my people, my generation and my mindset
@punkrockhistory.bsky.social
Another version of PIL's Public Image by co-writer.
@jahwobble.bsky.social
I have to say that as much I like original with John and missing Keith Levine, I often listen to this one, full of emotion. They are my people, my generation and my mindset
@punkrockhistory.bsky.social
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A hideous episode; Mandelson got trounced by poet Lemn Sissay in the vote to be Chancellor of the University of Manchester (vote by staff and students), so Mandelson went down the road to the neighbouring Manchester Metropolitan University and management rolled out the red carpet for him.
MMU deleted the page celebrating Mandelson’s appointment as Chancellor in 2016. 🤷♂️
Our neighbours at Manchester Met didn’t get to vote, and management appointed their preferred candidate.
www.mmu.ac.uk/news-and-eve...
www.mmu.ac.uk/news-and-eve...
February 4, 2026 at 5:48 PM
A hideous episode; Mandelson got trounced by poet Lemn Sissay in the vote to be Chancellor of the University of Manchester (vote by staff and students), so Mandelson went down the road to the neighbouring Manchester Metropolitan University and management rolled out the red carpet for him.
Feb 4th #otd 1983, the Smiths played at the Hacienda for the first time. The show was recorded and tapes were made and sent out to a few people. #Morrissey added the address of the management to the letter accompanying the mail out…
February 4, 2026 at 5:42 PM
Feb 4th #otd 1983, the Smiths played at the Hacienda for the first time. The show was recorded and tapes were made and sent out to a few people. #Morrissey added the address of the management to the letter accompanying the mail out…
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1 And lo, there came upon the land a time of great Noticing, and many things were Noticed which had gone unseen 2 And the Hacks spake, saying, Whom could’ve known the taking bribes and wrecking his party with bullshit terror adviser guy was a Mandelson plant 3 And, it is a show, that is made of shit
February 4, 2026 at 10:36 AM
1 And lo, there came upon the land a time of great Noticing, and many things were Noticed which had gone unseen 2 And the Hacks spake, saying, Whom could’ve known the taking bribes and wrecking his party with bullshit terror adviser guy was a Mandelson plant 3 And, it is a show, that is made of shit
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Charlie "Leech" banned from central Manchester.
Excellent news.
Charlie Veitch has been charged with a Section 4A public order offence. He is set to appear at Manchester Magistrates' Court on 30 June 2026. His bail conditions that include not entering Manchester city centre inside the ring road.
Excellent news.
Charlie Veitch has been charged with a Section 4A public order offence. He is set to appear at Manchester Magistrates' Court on 30 June 2026. His bail conditions that include not entering Manchester city centre inside the ring road.
February 3, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Charlie "Leech" banned from central Manchester.
Excellent news.
Charlie Veitch has been charged with a Section 4A public order offence. He is set to appear at Manchester Magistrates' Court on 30 June 2026. His bail conditions that include not entering Manchester city centre inside the ring road.
Excellent news.
Charlie Veitch has been charged with a Section 4A public order offence. He is set to appear at Manchester Magistrates' Court on 30 June 2026. His bail conditions that include not entering Manchester city centre inside the ring road.
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Ricky Gervais: fascism enabler.
Ricky Gervais calls out Grammy winners for making political acceptance speeches: "You're in no position to lecture the public about anything"
Ricky Gervais calls out Grammy winners for making political acceptance speeches: "You're in no position to lecture the public about anything"
Gervais cited his own 2020 Golden Globes monologue, in which he urged winners not to use their acceptance speeches "as a platform to make a political speech."
decider.com
February 3, 2026 at 7:17 AM
Ricky Gervais: fascism enabler.
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1. In 2009 I wrote this. I argued that Peter Mandelson's department “functions as a fifth column within government, working for corporations to undermine democracy and the public interest.”
This thread explains what I saw, and reaches a startling conclusion.🧵
www.monbiot.com/2009/05/04/m...
This thread explains what I saw, and reaches a startling conclusion.🧵
www.monbiot.com/2009/05/04/m...
Mandelson’s Fifth Column
The British government’s business department exists to undermine democracy.
www.monbiot.com
February 3, 2026 at 7:32 AM
1. In 2009 I wrote this. I argued that Peter Mandelson's department “functions as a fifth column within government, working for corporations to undermine democracy and the public interest.”
This thread explains what I saw, and reaches a startling conclusion.🧵
www.monbiot.com/2009/05/04/m...
This thread explains what I saw, and reaches a startling conclusion.🧵
www.monbiot.com/2009/05/04/m...
3rd Feb #otd in 1978 The sublime 'What Do I Get?' by @buzzcocks.com was released. This live recording of the song at the Electric Circus from a few months earlier is amazingly good, when Pete says "Tricky guitar solo" your heart will melt. youtu.be/oJL2AVKLP0Q
Buzzcocks What Do I Get Electric Circus, Manchester, August 1977
YouTube video by bubblegun100
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February 3, 2026 at 7:53 AM
3rd Feb #otd in 1978 The sublime 'What Do I Get?' by @buzzcocks.com was released. This live recording of the song at the Electric Circus from a few months earlier is amazingly good, when Pete says "Tricky guitar solo" your heart will melt. youtu.be/oJL2AVKLP0Q
Starmer now all outraged and demanding Mandelson is removed from the Lords. He either ignored the evidence that M wasn’t a fit and proper person for the Ambassador role or the vetting and intel on M by his team was woeful.
Keir Starmer and his team repeatedly ignored and stonewalled questions about Peter Mandelson's relationship with Epstein, pushing ahead with making him ambassador anyway.
Here's my report on it from last year bylinetimes.com/2024/01/04/k...
Here's my report on it from last year bylinetimes.com/2024/01/04/k...
February 2, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Starmer now all outraged and demanding Mandelson is removed from the Lords. He either ignored the evidence that M wasn’t a fit and proper person for the Ambassador role or the vetting and intel on M by his team was woeful.
Feb 2nd. Happy birthday James Joyce, the greatest fiction writer who ever lived; shown here teaching himself to play the opening chords of Boston's 'More Than a Feeling'.
February 2, 2026 at 8:06 AM
Feb 2nd. Happy birthday James Joyce, the greatest fiction writer who ever lived; shown here teaching himself to play the opening chords of Boston's 'More Than a Feeling'.