Didactylos47
@didactylos47.bsky.social
Bookworm, amateur artist, retired. Ex National Trust Guide, Ex English Heritage Guide, Ex Feral Cat trapper, Ex Wildlife Trust Volunteer, Ex Teacher, Ex Traveller. Wow that’s a shed load of Xs. Political views, mix of Stoic and Buddhist philosophy.
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Didactylos47
@didactylos47.bsky.social
· Nov 16
I ran out of words, live in Northumberland - a very old and interesting kingdom of the past. Steeped in history and glorious scenery, though pre Covid we explored all manner of places including Amtrak across the USA, Vietnam, India, Sri Lanka, Australia, Bali, Singapore and loads of Europe by train.
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This is bleak: Jes Staley, currently CEO of Barclays, reassuring Epstein that popular revolt against financial elites is unlikely because capitalism and pop culture have defanged social movements, leaving people more invested in consumption than justice.
February 6, 2026 at 10:23 PM
This is bleak: Jes Staley, currently CEO of Barclays, reassuring Epstein that popular revolt against financial elites is unlikely because capitalism and pop culture have defanged social movements, leaving people more invested in consumption than justice.
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Yes, quite. It's the biggest scandal of this administration, so far, probably. It's an average Tuesday under Johnson.
OK this makes me extremely angry. Has everyone forgotten the massive profiteering from thousands of avoidable pandemic deaths?? The unconstitutional suspension of parliament to force through an act of nationalist destruction that cost our children their future??
“It’s potentially the biggest political scandal of this century”
As MPs force Keir Starmer to publish files about Peter Mandelson's appointment as US ambassador Skys Beth Rigby provides a detailed summary of how we got here
As MPs force Keir Starmer to publish files about Peter Mandelson's appointment as US ambassador Skys Beth Rigby provides a detailed summary of how we got here
February 5, 2026 at 1:40 PM
Yes, quite. It's the biggest scandal of this administration, so far, probably. It's an average Tuesday under Johnson.
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OK this makes me extremely angry. Has everyone forgotten the massive profiteering from thousands of avoidable pandemic deaths?? The unconstitutional suspension of parliament to force through an act of nationalist destruction that cost our children their future??
“It’s potentially the biggest political scandal of this century”
As MPs force Keir Starmer to publish files about Peter Mandelson's appointment as US ambassador Skys Beth Rigby provides a detailed summary of how we got here
As MPs force Keir Starmer to publish files about Peter Mandelson's appointment as US ambassador Skys Beth Rigby provides a detailed summary of how we got here
February 5, 2026 at 8:45 AM
OK this makes me extremely angry. Has everyone forgotten the massive profiteering from thousands of avoidable pandemic deaths?? The unconstitutional suspension of parliament to force through an act of nationalist destruction that cost our children their future??
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By the time Starmer is replaced this summer, we'll have had two wasted years, in which a country crying out for transformation instead got more of the same, or even worse where environmental legislation is concerned, and a high possibility of Farage running the next government.
Thanks Keir.
Thanks Keir.
February 5, 2026 at 11:36 AM
By the time Starmer is replaced this summer, we'll have had two wasted years, in which a country crying out for transformation instead got more of the same, or even worse where environmental legislation is concerned, and a high possibility of Farage running the next government.
Thanks Keir.
Thanks Keir.
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Here’s a poem called ‘Message to the 14-Year-Old Me’.
February 5, 2026 at 11:10 AM
Here’s a poem called ‘Message to the 14-Year-Old Me’.
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This week's convictions show yet again how property is protected better than the lives of animals!
February 4, 2026 at 10:00 AM
This week's convictions show yet again how property is protected better than the lives of animals!
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Drug laws have never stopped people from using drugs.
They've stopped people from using drugs safely.
It's time to legalise *and* regulate.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
They've stopped people from using drugs safely.
It's time to legalise *and* regulate.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Drugs policy approach needs to change, Zack Polanski says
The Green Party leader of England and Wales says there needs to be a
www.bbc.co.uk
February 2, 2026 at 12:06 PM
Drug laws have never stopped people from using drugs.
They've stopped people from using drugs safely.
It's time to legalise *and* regulate.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
They've stopped people from using drugs safely.
It's time to legalise *and* regulate.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Under Attlee (1945–1951), the state built hundreds of thousands of council houses to tackle the post-war shortage
Under Starmer, £39 billion goes to private firms with e.g. 10% margin, instead of direct state building
Labour is giving poor value for money by relying on profit-driven contractors
Under Starmer, £39 billion goes to private firms with e.g. 10% margin, instead of direct state building
Labour is giving poor value for money by relying on profit-driven contractors
February 1, 2026 at 10:52 AM
Under Attlee (1945–1951), the state built hundreds of thousands of council houses to tackle the post-war shortage
Under Starmer, £39 billion goes to private firms with e.g. 10% margin, instead of direct state building
Labour is giving poor value for money by relying on profit-driven contractors
Under Starmer, £39 billion goes to private firms with e.g. 10% margin, instead of direct state building
Labour is giving poor value for money by relying on profit-driven contractors
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Leading American companies — including Palantir, Deloitte, and private prison giant GEO Group — raked in over $22B from ICE and CBP contracts last year.
Do not forget who is profiting from cruelty and human suffering.
Do not forget who is profiting from cruelty and human suffering.
January 30, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Leading American companies — including Palantir, Deloitte, and private prison giant GEO Group — raked in over $22B from ICE and CBP contracts last year.
Do not forget who is profiting from cruelty and human suffering.
Do not forget who is profiting from cruelty and human suffering.
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Amazon has cut a combined 28,000 jobs since October. Its CEO made $40M+ in 2024
UPS has announced 78,000 job cuts since last year. Its CEO made $24M.
HP announced up to 6,000 layoffs in November. Its CEO made $21M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
UPS has announced 78,000 job cuts since last year. Its CEO made $24M.
HP announced up to 6,000 layoffs in November. Its CEO made $21M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
January 31, 2026 at 1:32 AM
Amazon has cut a combined 28,000 jobs since October. Its CEO made $40M+ in 2024
UPS has announced 78,000 job cuts since last year. Its CEO made $24M.
HP announced up to 6,000 layoffs in November. Its CEO made $21M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
UPS has announced 78,000 job cuts since last year. Its CEO made $24M.
HP announced up to 6,000 layoffs in November. Its CEO made $21M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
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Lobby group Labour Friends of Israel has been referred to the Electoral Commission over concerns about its opaque funding.
Andrew Feinstein, who filed the complaint, says he's concerned the pro-Israel group “may have breached electoral law”.
www.declassifieduk.org/labour-frien...
Andrew Feinstein, who filed the complaint, says he's concerned the pro-Israel group “may have breached electoral law”.
www.declassifieduk.org/labour-frien...
Labour Friends of Israel reported to election watchdog
Exclusive: Complaint centres around concerns that the pro-Israel ‘lobby group’ should have declared its donors
www.declassifieduk.org
January 29, 2026 at 9:57 AM
Lobby group Labour Friends of Israel has been referred to the Electoral Commission over concerns about its opaque funding.
Andrew Feinstein, who filed the complaint, says he's concerned the pro-Israel group “may have breached electoral law”.
www.declassifieduk.org/labour-frien...
Andrew Feinstein, who filed the complaint, says he's concerned the pro-Israel group “may have breached electoral law”.
www.declassifieduk.org/labour-frien...
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University Student loans do not go to Universities, they do not go to the Government.
They have been sold to billionaire bankers who do not pay ANY tax in the UK on the money.
As well as leaving 4m people in crippling debt they are destroying the economy.
They have been sold to billionaire bankers who do not pay ANY tax in the UK on the money.
As well as leaving 4m people in crippling debt they are destroying the economy.
January 29, 2026 at 1:52 PM
University Student loans do not go to Universities, they do not go to the Government.
They have been sold to billionaire bankers who do not pay ANY tax in the UK on the money.
As well as leaving 4m people in crippling debt they are destroying the economy.
They have been sold to billionaire bankers who do not pay ANY tax in the UK on the money.
As well as leaving 4m people in crippling debt they are destroying the economy.
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Farage may lead the UKs populist fifth column, but this Labour govt, & especially the likes of the right wing Wes Streeting are truly the enemy within.
Palantir's Peter Thiel is a far right ideologue, & now has access to our NHS health, defence, & police data.
#r4today
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Palantir's Peter Thiel is a far right ideologue, & now has access to our NHS health, defence, & police data.
#r4today
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Yet another huge contract, awarded without any competitive bidding process, to Wes Streeting's favourite NHS supplier, the Hard Right US surveillance tech specialists Palantir, for military decision making capability.
Palantir lands biggest ever UK defense deal
The £240 million contract with the Ministry of Defence has renewed a debate about Britain’s dependence on American technology.
www.politico.eu
January 7, 2026 at 6:46 AM
Farage may lead the UKs populist fifth column, but this Labour govt, & especially the likes of the right wing Wes Streeting are truly the enemy within.
Palantir's Peter Thiel is a far right ideologue, & now has access to our NHS health, defence, & police data.
#r4today
bsky.app/profile/good...
Palantir's Peter Thiel is a far right ideologue, & now has access to our NHS health, defence, & police data.
#r4today
bsky.app/profile/good...
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Yanis Varoufakis, "This Labour gov has no problem treating with contempt people who voted for it, while courting those who won't ever vote for them"
October 2, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Yanis Varoufakis, "This Labour gov has no problem treating with contempt people who voted for it, while courting those who won't ever vote for them"
‘Even’…..
Be fair. Matt once also stopped at a pelican crossing in Levenshulme.
The constituency is in his blood.
The constituency is in his blood.
You're all focused on the first sentence, but I want to talk about the second sentence, featuring what might be the weakest ever constituency link.
January 28, 2026 at 7:14 AM
‘Even’…..
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The UK version of “Project 2025” by the Reform party includes a British ICE, a concentration camp for 24,000 people, mass surveillance and withdrawing from refugee, anti-torture and anti-trafficking conventions.
It’s on their website. That’s how comfortable fascists are in the UK today.
It’s on their website. That’s how comfortable fascists are in the UK today.
January 26, 2026 at 1:22 PM
The UK version of “Project 2025” by the Reform party includes a British ICE, a concentration camp for 24,000 people, mass surveillance and withdrawing from refugee, anti-torture and anti-trafficking conventions.
It’s on their website. That’s how comfortable fascists are in the UK today.
It’s on their website. That’s how comfortable fascists are in the UK today.
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The EU/India deal will see free trade on almost all goods between the EU’s 27 members and India. But not Brexit Britain of course…
January 28, 2026 at 5:38 AM
The EU/India deal will see free trade on almost all goods between the EU’s 27 members and India. But not Brexit Britain of course…
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All of this talking about thawing Arctic and the Great Game around the North Pole is bitterly ironic, given that Bannon and Trump consider climate change to be a hoax, but there must be a reason why they are pushing this nonsense. 3/15
January 27, 2026 at 3:37 PM
All of this talking about thawing Arctic and the Great Game around the North Pole is bitterly ironic, given that Bannon and Trump consider climate change to be a hoax, but there must be a reason why they are pushing this nonsense. 3/15
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It's not an accident, the billionaires are making housing unaffordable so you have to rent from them for your entire life.
January 26, 2026 at 10:37 PM
It's not an accident, the billionaires are making housing unaffordable so you have to rent from them for your entire life.
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National insurance hike and energy bills behind food price rise, say UK retailers.
No mention of the role of private equity ownership of supermarkets, restaurants and pubs. No mention of profiteering, exec pay, dividends or profit shifting to dodge taxes.
No mention of the role of private equity ownership of supermarkets, restaurants and pubs. No mention of profiteering, exec pay, dividends or profit shifting to dodge taxes.
National insurance hike and energy bills behind food price rise, say UK retailers
Latest BRC figures show year-on-year rate of increase was 3.9% in January, up from 3.3% the month before
www.theguardian.com
January 27, 2026 at 11:22 AM
National insurance hike and energy bills behind food price rise, say UK retailers.
No mention of the role of private equity ownership of supermarkets, restaurants and pubs. No mention of profiteering, exec pay, dividends or profit shifting to dodge taxes.
No mention of the role of private equity ownership of supermarkets, restaurants and pubs. No mention of profiteering, exec pay, dividends or profit shifting to dodge taxes.
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The Conservative Party has defected to Reform.
January 26, 2026 at 6:18 PM
The Conservative Party has defected to Reform.
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They kill us for their sport.
January 26, 2026 at 5:50 PM
They kill us for their sport.
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Oh look, Suella Braverman has also joined the retirement home for grievance filled Tories.
If Reform UK is starting to look a lot like Conservatives 2.0, well… that’s because it is.
If Reform UK is starting to look a lot like Conservatives 2.0, well… that’s because it is.
January 26, 2026 at 12:23 PM
Oh look, Suella Braverman has also joined the retirement home for grievance filled Tories.
If Reform UK is starting to look a lot like Conservatives 2.0, well… that’s because it is.
If Reform UK is starting to look a lot like Conservatives 2.0, well… that’s because it is.
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🚨 BREAKING 🚨
Suella Braverman defects to Reform UK.
Another failed Tory joins Farage.
Vote for Reform UK, get the worst of the Tories.
Suella Braverman defects to Reform UK.
Another failed Tory joins Farage.
Vote for Reform UK, get the worst of the Tories.
January 26, 2026 at 12:23 PM
🚨 BREAKING 🚨
Suella Braverman defects to Reform UK.
Another failed Tory joins Farage.
Vote for Reform UK, get the worst of the Tories.
Suella Braverman defects to Reform UK.
Another failed Tory joins Farage.
Vote for Reform UK, get the worst of the Tories.
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Reform, the Bin Juice Tories
January 26, 2026 at 12:24 PM
Reform, the Bin Juice Tories