Daniel
@deargodwhatnow.bsky.social
I'm just this guy yknow. All opinions entirely my own, and probably wrong
This is far too online
February 11, 2026 at 9:59 PM
This is far too online
(No it won't, cmon)
The Ratcliffe comments may become a feature of the by-election campaign: will Matthew Goodwin say he agrees Britain has been colonised by immigration? (as Rupert Lowe has). We can expect Labour and the Greens to challenge the language and sentiment about immigration
February 11, 2026 at 9:32 PM
(No it won't, cmon)
Lord Redwood of Harlech
Ex Tory MP John Redwood has been made a peer, as Lord Redwood on 31 January, and was formally introduced in the Lords on Tuesday
February 11, 2026 at 8:33 PM
Lord Redwood of Harlech
There's a good take to be had that corruption in military procurement is inevitable and basically good
Charles Dawes, who managed American supplies in ww1, is probably the most important Vice President you've never heard of
February 11, 2026 at 7:57 PM
There's a good take to be had that corruption in military procurement is inevitable and basically good
Amateurs think about strategy, professionals think about logistics, academics think about themselves
Incidentally, this has reminded me of when I got blocked on here for arguing with the David Graeber Institute that "Logistics Manager" wasn't a "bullshit job". I hope every one of them is waiting on a vital package from Southern Texas.
All this speculation about the potential horrid things the airspace closure around El Paso could signifiy, and all I can think of is the logistics managers having the *worst* day and week of their lives.
February 11, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Amateurs think about strategy, professionals think about logistics, academics think about themselves
Some of the FT et al's greatest articles too, the 'follow the route of a widget' stuff
Honestly, any time I end up talking to anyone who works in logistics it’s always *fascinating*. There’s so much detail behind all of it, end never ending complications too. And yet when it works it’s completely invisible to most of us.
Incidentally, this has reminded me of when I got blocked on here for arguing with the David Graeber Institute that "Logistics Manager" wasn't a "bullshit job". I hope every one of them is waiting on a vital package from Southern Texas.
February 11, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Some of the FT et al's greatest articles too, the 'follow the route of a widget' stuff
A lot of people are wrong on the Internet but I'm being magnanimous and not telling thej
February 11, 2026 at 7:04 PM
A lot of people are wrong on the Internet but I'm being magnanimous and not telling thej
Instructions confused: Bank of England has been moved to Barnsley
"We'll move the Treasury to Birmingham" is maybe the funniest thing this could have been
🚨MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT from Deputy Leader @LibDemDaisy.bsky.social
Dropping tomorrow at 9am.
Watch this space.
Dropping tomorrow at 9am.
Watch this space.
February 11, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Instructions confused: Bank of England has been moved to Barnsley
Antisocial behaviour is largely the result of a small number of reprobates, who can be stopped
San Francisco’s new anti-fare-dodging gates haven’t just increased revenues, they’ve dramatically reduced vandalism and the cost of maintaining the network
February 11, 2026 at 3:57 PM
Antisocial behaviour is largely the result of a small number of reprobates, who can be stopped
Breaking into the radio station and launching a fascist coup for your men's mental health
over on twitter they're doing "Vidkun Quisling was doing the best he could" revisionism
February 11, 2026 at 9:36 AM
Breaking into the radio station and launching a fascist coup for your men's mental health
In what world is it a crime to conspire to remove a UK prime minister. That's literally politics
It’s a serious criminal offence to conspire to remove a UK Prime Minister
Meanwhile, let’s have a look at Steve Bannon’s well documented and ultimately successful attempts to remove Theresa May (with Epstein’s support) from 2018-19
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/19/d...
Meanwhile, let’s have a look at Steve Bannon’s well documented and ultimately successful attempts to remove Theresa May (with Epstein’s support) from 2018-19
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/19/d...
February 10, 2026 at 11:44 PM
In what world is it a crime to conspire to remove a UK prime minister. That's literally politics
I could have sworn the betting industry in its magnificent generosity agreed to not sponsor football jerseys
Fighting for our lives in the Premier League and they’re trying to flog us merch to become walking advertisements for betting companies
February 10, 2026 at 11:34 PM
I could have sworn the betting industry in its magnificent generosity agreed to not sponsor football jerseys
Pay compression! Everyone loves a rising minimum wage until they don't
The min wage for a 40 hr week is £25,397. The BBC is advertising a job for a journalist with "significant experience" on the Today programme for £27k.
Sure, this is benchmarked - but it just isn't good enough. What do we want from our national flagship news radio broadcast?
Journalism is dying.
Sure, this is benchmarked - but it just isn't good enough. What do we want from our national flagship news radio broadcast?
Journalism is dying.
February 10, 2026 at 11:20 PM
Pay compression! Everyone loves a rising minimum wage until they don't
Quite a fun assumption as Tesco pays above minimum wage, and has fairly slim profit margins in our rapaciously competitive grocery sector
I also assume a very large chunk of Tesco employees are on Universal Credit to make ends meet/stave off ever deeper debt?
February 10, 2026 at 10:53 PM
Quite a fun assumption as Tesco pays above minimum wage, and has fairly slim profit margins in our rapaciously competitive grocery sector
The perfect age to have a cameo as the Chief of Police in the Life on Mars reboot set in 1993
February 10, 2026 at 8:46 PM
The perfect age to have a cameo as the Chief of Police in the Life on Mars reboot set in 1993
Omg she's getting a perm
🚨MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT from Deputy Leader @LibDemDaisy.bsky.social
Dropping tomorrow at 9am.
Watch this space.
Dropping tomorrow at 9am.
Watch this space.
February 10, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Omg she's getting a perm
87% of Canadian conservatives opted to keep Poilievre as leader
"Which leader is better suited to handle immigration?"
🔴 Carney: 40%
🔵 Poilievre: 31%
⚫️ Neither: 13%
⚪️ Unsure: 16%
Read it for free here: open.substack.com/pub/canadian...
🔴 Carney: 40%
🔵 Poilievre: 31%
⚫️ Neither: 13%
⚪️ Unsure: 16%
Read it for free here: open.substack.com/pub/canadian...
Carney Leads on the Economy, Immigration, and Even Energy
A double-digit Liberal lead, high approvals for Carney, and comfortable Liberal leads on major issues offer little comfort for Conservatives
open.substack.com
February 10, 2026 at 6:58 PM
87% of Canadian conservatives opted to keep Poilievre as leader
Guys you don't and shouldn't orientate your politics around online Starmer superfans
February 10, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Guys you don't and shouldn't orientate your politics around online Starmer superfans
Isn't this that Black Mirror episode with John Hamm
Social media is awash with videos of men filming themselves approaching women in public spaces and attempting to flirt. In many cases, the videos are filmed and uploaded without the women’s consent. https://cnn.it/4qtIsvB
February 10, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Isn't this that Black Mirror episode with John Hamm
Cummings made his name by stating basically banal things and getting insiders to believe him
It's not news that the public are very angry about cost of living and immigration, but it's always worth repeating that the public are angry about cost of living and immigration (and welfare)
It's not news that the public are very angry about cost of living and immigration, but it's always worth repeating that the public are angry about cost of living and immigration (and welfare)
You may not like it, but strip out the hyperbole and abuse and it's quite hard to argue with this Cummings asssessment of the public mood
February 10, 2026 at 4:59 PM
Cummings made his name by stating basically banal things and getting insiders to believe him
It's not news that the public are very angry about cost of living and immigration, but it's always worth repeating that the public are angry about cost of living and immigration (and welfare)
It's not news that the public are very angry about cost of living and immigration, but it's always worth repeating that the public are angry about cost of living and immigration (and welfare)
(I think it's a bit worrying how these softly softly calls for violence but only joking haha don't be a snowflake, stuff, is an increasingly mainstream part of the body politic)
“A student debating society in Bangor has barred several Reform members. This will lead to petrol bombs” is a moronic take to begin with. But obviously what he means is he hopes it leads to petrol bombs. The threat is implicit and explicit.
February 10, 2026 at 12:24 PM
(I think it's a bit worrying how these softly softly calls for violence but only joking haha don't be a snowflake, stuff, is an increasingly mainstream part of the body politic)
Apropos of nothing, it's wildly underappreciated how much of our modern world is dependent on artificial fertiliser and gargantuan unfathomably large industrialised farms in North America and Australia
The only thing stopping hundreds of millions of people starving to death
The only thing stopping hundreds of millions of people starving to death
February 10, 2026 at 8:22 AM
Apropos of nothing, it's wildly underappreciated how much of our modern world is dependent on artificial fertiliser and gargantuan unfathomably large industrialised farms in North America and Australia
The only thing stopping hundreds of millions of people starving to death
The only thing stopping hundreds of millions of people starving to death
I obviously understand the scandal but it is worth noting that Starmer never met Epstein or had anything to do with that world obviously
If anything his staid image is extremely antithetical to Epstein
If anything his staid image is extremely antithetical to Epstein
Anecdotal data: my Mum is unsure if Starmer should go or not, but it's largely out of a sense of confusion as to why the Epstein scandal is seeing a ton of fallout in Britain but not in America. I did point out to her that the fallout is more Europe-wide than just Britain, but I kinda get her point.
February 9, 2026 at 11:51 PM
I obviously understand the scandal but it is worth noting that Starmer never met Epstein or had anything to do with that world obviously
If anything his staid image is extremely antithetical to Epstein
If anything his staid image is extremely antithetical to Epstein
Mummmm the yanks are having 2000s era moral panics about cctv cameras
i wrote about the pup-opticon
February 9, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Mummmm the yanks are having 2000s era moral panics about cctv cameras
To think Purnell left politics in 2010 and instead had a lovely time in the private sector (?) then in running BBC Radio
Tonight feels v much like June 2009 when James Purnell quit the Brown cabinet saying Brown was going to lose the election, & everyone thought it was the start of a coup. (Including me, who was on a family holiday & cut it short to go back to the office, in order for nothing to actually happen)
February 9, 2026 at 10:26 PM
To think Purnell left politics in 2010 and instead had a lovely time in the private sector (?) then in running BBC Radio