David
@davidisinberlin.bsky.social
Computer nerd, but don’t expect work stuff here. Opinions only my own - who else's would they be? Still a bit Yorkshire. 🇬🇧 in Berlin 🇩🇪 (he/him).
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Man who doesn't turn up to do his job, tells a room full of retired people that working from home is bad.
BREAKING: Nigel Farage calls for an end to working from home and the focus on work-life balance
"People aren't more productive working from home - it's a load of nonsense”
Whatever you do JUST DON’T VOTE REFORM!
"People aren't more productive working from home - it's a load of nonsense”
Whatever you do JUST DON’T VOTE REFORM!
February 9, 2026 at 7:18 PM
Man who doesn't turn up to do his job, tells a room full of retired people that working from home is bad.
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An incredible turn of events here. 10/10, no notes. 😂
February 9, 2026 at 3:27 PM
An incredible turn of events here. 10/10, no notes. 😂
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Does Anas Sarwar actually want Starmer to resign; or does he want it to be put on record, for the minutes, that he has said he should resign?
February 9, 2026 at 2:49 PM
Does Anas Sarwar actually want Starmer to resign; or does he want it to be put on record, for the minutes, that he has said he should resign?
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I do think that the Anas Sarwar press conference was just too nakedly cynical to be effective, frankly.
February 9, 2026 at 2:45 PM
I do think that the Anas Sarwar press conference was just too nakedly cynical to be effective, frankly.
Nothing is less likely to stop anyone panicking than telling them “Don’t Panic”.
🇺🇸HASSETT: SHOULD EXPECT SLIGHTLY LOWER JOBS NUMBERS. LOWER JOBS NUMBERS SHOULDN'T TRIGGER PANIC
February 9, 2026 at 2:12 PM
Nothing is less likely to stop anyone panicking than telling them “Don’t Panic”.
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Any significant change in strategy following McSweeny's departure should involve Mahmood's exit from the government. She has championed the cruel and pointless scrap for racist Reform voters.
February 9, 2026 at 8:20 AM
Any significant change in strategy following McSweeny's departure should involve Mahmood's exit from the government. She has championed the cruel and pointless scrap for racist Reform voters.
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Something magnificent about Kemi Badenoch's self-confidence, and her claim that the Mandelson affair is entirely down to her asking questions at PMQs. Like a toddler who thinks their plastic steering wheel is controlling the car.
February 9, 2026 at 8:07 AM
Something magnificent about Kemi Badenoch's self-confidence, and her claim that the Mandelson affair is entirely down to her asking questions at PMQs. Like a toddler who thinks their plastic steering wheel is controlling the car.
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Just beyond parody at this point
February 8, 2026 at 7:52 PM
Just beyond parody at this point
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One of Boris' Cabinet ministers used to say that Dominic Cummings was like Richard II: 'everything is going badly, he just kept going "hey, remember when I stopped the Peasants' Revolt?" and Dom is like that, but with Vote Leave' and so much of this is the same.
That was one of the more astounding things of reading the various “Morgan’s buddies” post-mortems, a total refusal to even acknowledge how the Government’s electoral performance is going while still touting this guy as a brilliant strategist heading off the soft left or whatever
And that's ultimately who he was: the preferred chief of staff of the 'no policies, just vibes' crowd, who are in denial even now that they have driven Labour to the brink of death.
February 8, 2026 at 7:11 PM
One of Boris' Cabinet ministers used to say that Dominic Cummings was like Richard II: 'everything is going badly, he just kept going "hey, remember when I stopped the Peasants' Revolt?" and Dom is like that, but with Vote Leave' and so much of this is the same.
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And that's ultimately who he was: the preferred chief of staff of the 'no policies, just vibes' crowd, who are in denial even now that they have driven Labour to the brink of death.
February 8, 2026 at 5:55 PM
And that's ultimately who he was: the preferred chief of staff of the 'no policies, just vibes' crowd, who are in denial even now that they have driven Labour to the brink of death.
This individual is clearly delusional. The party is languishing in the mid teens in polling. What strategic genius would count that as success. The fact they are unable to put their name to the comment tells its own story.
Not *all* Labour MPs wanted McSweeney out.
“Gutted about Morgan”, one texts.
“So many of us know he’s brilliant to work with, so exceptional at the bigger picture strategic thinking, relentlessly focused on the moving pieces… and credit him with winning the majority”.
“Gutted about Morgan”, one texts.
“So many of us know he’s brilliant to work with, so exceptional at the bigger picture strategic thinking, relentlessly focused on the moving pieces… and credit him with winning the majority”.
February 8, 2026 at 7:16 PM
This individual is clearly delusional. The party is languishing in the mid teens in polling. What strategic genius would count that as success. The fact they are unable to put their name to the comment tells its own story.
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Stay upwind
RFK Jr on what he'll eat during the Super Bowl: "I am on a carnivore diet so I just eat meat and ferments, and I'm very happy with that. So I'm probably going to have yogurt."
February 8, 2026 at 4:29 PM
Stay upwind
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Boring opinion: if people know the name of the Downing Street Chief of Staff, the CoS is not doing a good job.
February 8, 2026 at 3:28 PM
Boring opinion: if people know the name of the Downing Street Chief of Staff, the CoS is not doing a good job.
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Right, but just to clarify, you did not appoint Peter Mandelson, because you were not Prime Minister.
NEW: PM’s Chief of Staff Morgan McSweeney resigns
“After careful reflection, I have decided to resign from the government. The decision to appoint Peter Mandelson was wrong. He has damaged our party, our country and trust in politics itself.”
“After careful reflection, I have decided to resign from the government. The decision to appoint Peter Mandelson was wrong. He has damaged our party, our country and trust in politics itself.”
February 8, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Right, but just to clarify, you did not appoint Peter Mandelson, because you were not Prime Minister.
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Facebook memories just reminded me of one of my favourite ever bits of feedback. Funnier now that his fans are no longer emailing me with their lively critiques
February 8, 2026 at 12:12 PM
Facebook memories just reminded me of one of my favourite ever bits of feedback. Funnier now that his fans are no longer emailing me with their lively critiques
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Also, I'm not sure how this could be the fault of the printer: the client supplies a print-ready pdf. The printer doesn't add or subtract anything from that; it's a complete document. The printer literally just, you know, prints it.
Reform UK are seeking to fob off blame for their illegal leaflet on a printer error. That won’t stand up with the police - responsibility for making sure the law is followed lies with the party commissioning and distributing the leaflets.
February 8, 2026 at 11:01 AM
Also, I'm not sure how this could be the fault of the printer: the client supplies a print-ready pdf. The printer doesn't add or subtract anything from that; it's a complete document. The printer literally just, you know, prints it.
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I guess Blue Labour will never have been really tried…
Morgan McSweeney is on the brink of resigning "on his own terms," according to the Sunday Times www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
February 7, 2026 at 10:33 PM
I guess Blue Labour will never have been really tried…
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I don't think we have to engage properly with Matt Goodwin talking about birth rates, he's just trying to signal that he wants more white people, it's not really anything beyond that.
February 7, 2026 at 3:35 PM
I don't think we have to engage properly with Matt Goodwin talking about birth rates, he's just trying to signal that he wants more white people, it's not really anything beyond that.
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Young men are the second most liberal group in the country after young women.
The untold story that is told constantly and isn’t really true
February 7, 2026 at 11:44 AM
Young men are the second most liberal group in the country after young women.
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A very clear response from London Fire Commissioner, Andy Rowe to a question at Fire Plenary last week from Emma Best AM about the impact of LTNs on fire brigade attendance times.
"We genuinely couldn't find any evidence of LTNs doing anything to our overall attendance times".
"We genuinely couldn't find any evidence of LTNs doing anything to our overall attendance times".
February 17, 2025 at 3:53 PM
A very clear response from London Fire Commissioner, Andy Rowe to a question at Fire Plenary last week from Emma Best AM about the impact of LTNs on fire brigade attendance times.
"We genuinely couldn't find any evidence of LTNs doing anything to our overall attendance times".
"We genuinely couldn't find any evidence of LTNs doing anything to our overall attendance times".
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So as I struggled with miscarriage after miscarriage before having my 🌈 baby, Reform would seriously think I should pay more tax during that agony.
This policy isn’t just a slippery slope to a handmaids tale dystopian future - it’s a deliberate step towards it
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
This policy isn’t just a slippery slope to a handmaids tale dystopian future - it’s a deliberate step towards it
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Reform by-election candidate suggested people who don’t have kids should pay more tax
Exclusive: The Reform politician’s suggestion would ‘punish millions of women and strip them of their basic dignity to choose’, Labour’s deputy leader has warned
www.independent.co.uk
February 7, 2026 at 7:58 AM
So as I struggled with miscarriage after miscarriage before having my 🌈 baby, Reform would seriously think I should pay more tax during that agony.
This policy isn’t just a slippery slope to a handmaids tale dystopian future - it’s a deliberate step towards it
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
This policy isn’t just a slippery slope to a handmaids tale dystopian future - it’s a deliberate step towards it
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
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Starmer finding that place in a Venn Diagram where he manages to annoy allies without defeating enemies
Keir Starmer attacks the racism of Reform and Matt Goodwin but then adds that "Britain has also been let down by a mindset on the left of politics that is too slow to defend core British values"
February 5, 2026 at 11:29 AM
Starmer finding that place in a Venn Diagram where he manages to annoy allies without defeating enemies
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At this point, punching down on your own side is pathological.
Keir Starmer attacks the racism of Reform and Matt Goodwin but then adds that "Britain has also been let down by a mindset on the left of politics that is too slow to defend core British values"
February 5, 2026 at 11:35 AM
At this point, punching down on your own side is pathological.
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who is going around talking up a 2024 intake parliamentary under secretary as a serious leadership prospect
“Al” refers to Al Carns… an outside chance but interesting to see him included. He is popular among the new intake of MPs, I am told.
Whoever it is, eyes are darting around for Starmer’s replacement.
Whoever it is, eyes are darting around for Starmer’s replacement.
February 5, 2026 at 9:28 AM
who is going around talking up a 2024 intake parliamentary under secretary as a serious leadership prospect
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It's a finely balanced decision. On the one hand, you have the architect of a strategy that is not working, who could not do this job in opposition *the first time*, and buy the PM breathing space. On the other, moving it would involve admitting that some of the PM's old legal buddies were right.
Is the extraordinary Mandelson scandal the final nail in the coffin that is McSweeney’s time in No10? Labour MPs tells our Tom the PLP “direction of travel” is towards Starmer’s CoS having to go. Even some PM loyalists think Starmer may have to remove his close ally to shore up his own position.
The growing Mandelson scandal has resulted in renewed pressure on the position of Keir Starmer's chief of staff, Morgan McSweeney, who was instrumental in the decision to bring him into government, reports PolHome's Tom Scotson
February 4, 2026 at 11:03 AM
It's a finely balanced decision. On the one hand, you have the architect of a strategy that is not working, who could not do this job in opposition *the first time*, and buy the PM breathing space. On the other, moving it would involve admitting that some of the PM's old legal buddies were right.