Cliff Williamson
@drcliffy.bsky.social
Historian, food aficionado, football fan. Currently writing about Ramsay MacDonald, also a book about the Mellotron. Cat is called Dexter.
The Prince sits on his cushion.
November 10, 2025 at 12:02 PM
The Prince sits on his cushion.
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And now for a report from the hellish, war-zone that is Portland
October 8, 2025 at 2:08 PM
And now for a report from the hellish, war-zone that is Portland
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Happy anniversary to our beloved Abbey Road LP, a spry 56 years old today and sounding as freshly fab as it did Sept. 26, 1969, the day it was released. Usual shameless promo: Catch up on Abbey Road’s deep roots in the Beatles’ Get Back sessions here: theymaybeparted.com/tag/abbey-ro...
September 26, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Happy anniversary to our beloved Abbey Road LP, a spry 56 years old today and sounding as freshly fab as it did Sept. 26, 1969, the day it was released. Usual shameless promo: Catch up on Abbey Road’s deep roots in the Beatles’ Get Back sessions here: theymaybeparted.com/tag/abbey-ro...
How long are Labour people going to watch while Starmer stumbles from disaster to disaster: Deputy PM and US ambassador gone in a week. Can they do anything about it?
September 11, 2025 at 12:17 PM
How long are Labour people going to watch while Starmer stumbles from disaster to disaster: Deputy PM and US ambassador gone in a week. Can they do anything about it?
This calamity Government is getting more calamitous. Staggering self inflicted wounds.
September 5, 2025 at 11:15 AM
This calamity Government is getting more calamitous. Staggering self inflicted wounds.
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Next they'll be rewriting textbooks to say Japanese American internment camps were delightful summer resorts.
September 3, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Next they'll be rewriting textbooks to say Japanese American internment camps were delightful summer resorts.
I did a back of envelope calculation on the situation for Labour in polls after 14 months in Government since 1945 using Gallup and then Yougov data.
The 14 points lost since July 24 is unprecedented the closest was 8 points 14 months after 66 GE. The largest recovery was from 64-66 at 5%.
The 14 points lost since July 24 is unprecedented the closest was 8 points 14 months after 66 GE. The largest recovery was from 64-66 at 5%.
September 1, 2025 at 10:35 AM
I did a back of envelope calculation on the situation for Labour in polls after 14 months in Government since 1945 using Gallup and then Yougov data.
The 14 points lost since July 24 is unprecedented the closest was 8 points 14 months after 66 GE. The largest recovery was from 64-66 at 5%.
The 14 points lost since July 24 is unprecedented the closest was 8 points 14 months after 66 GE. The largest recovery was from 64-66 at 5%.
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"This stuff at CDC and HHS isn’t getting me any more power, or glory, or money. And everything that’s happening is in the service of Bobby. Not me. It’s getting like it was with Elon. He became the story" - Trump right now?
Camelot for Crazies
RFK Jr. f*cked around. Now we get to find out.
www.thebulwark.com
August 29, 2025 at 7:01 PM
"This stuff at CDC and HHS isn’t getting me any more power, or glory, or money. And everything that’s happening is in the service of Bobby. Not me. It’s getting like it was with Elon. He became the story" - Trump right now?
Sad news, but will be playing this in his honour. I always think of his song ‘Bright college days’ at each graduation day I attend.
July 27, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Sad news, but will be playing this in his honour. I always think of his song ‘Bright college days’ at each graduation day I attend.
Printmaking.
First for a while.
First for a while.
July 12, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Printmaking.
First for a while.
First for a while.
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What happened with the prime minister of the UK, Keir Starmer, provides a stark case study for the limits—both practical and moral—of giving ground.
@polphilpod.bsky.social on not letting "moderation" turn into embracing the values of the far right:
@polphilpod.bsky.social on not letting "moderation" turn into embracing the values of the far right:
When Moderation Becomes Appeasement
If your chief goal is to find a middle ground with the far right on social issues, you’ll end up condoning its values—just ask Keir Starmer.
www.thebulwark.com
July 9, 2025 at 4:00 PM
What happened with the prime minister of the UK, Keir Starmer, provides a stark case study for the limits—both practical and moral—of giving ground.
@polphilpod.bsky.social on not letting "moderation" turn into embracing the values of the far right:
@polphilpod.bsky.social on not letting "moderation" turn into embracing the values of the far right:
Listen to me discuss year zero of the Starmer Government at 10.15 on BBC Radio Somerset.
July 4, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Listen to me discuss year zero of the Starmer Government at 10.15 on BBC Radio Somerset.
Political rhetoric has a very consistent character. Here is PM Ramsay MacDonald emphasising the limitations of action but the consequences of what he called ‘unproductive debt’ in 1935.
Could still used today.
Could still used today.
June 30, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Political rhetoric has a very consistent character. Here is PM Ramsay MacDonald emphasising the limitations of action but the consequences of what he called ‘unproductive debt’ in 1935.
Could still used today.
Could still used today.
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Happy All You Need is Love day. Thank goodness we have these beautiful David Magnus colour photos to see just how vibrant it all looked.
June 25, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Happy All You Need is Love day. Thank goodness we have these beautiful David Magnus colour photos to see just how vibrant it all looked.
End of another yellow pad.
Notes for a BBC Somerset interview about Trump.
Notes for a BBC Somerset interview about Trump.
June 21, 2025 at 12:40 PM
End of another yellow pad.
Notes for a BBC Somerset interview about Trump.
Notes for a BBC Somerset interview about Trump.
New Stereolab album. Nice!
June 16, 2025 at 4:28 PM
New Stereolab album. Nice!
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It is marking season for academic’s. My current marking listening photograped below. Laura Halo’s Altas is in the middle
June 2, 2025 at 9:39 AM
It is marking season for academic’s. My current marking listening photograped below. Laura Halo’s Altas is in the middle
Cat vs paper bag.
January 6, 2025 at 5:57 AM
Cat vs paper bag.