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Quite funny that Starmer's allies are waking up to this point now …
Cuts to Winter Fuel… not in the manifesto
Disability benefit cuts… not in there either
Cutting jury trials… also not there
Digital ID… no mention
Raising employers NI… nope
Freezing tax threholds… nah
Contracts with Palantir… no
Cuts to Winter Fuel… not in the manifesto
Disability benefit cuts… not in there either
Cutting jury trials… also not there
Digital ID… no mention
Raising employers NI… nope
Freezing tax threholds… nah
Contracts with Palantir… no
February 6, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Quite funny that Starmer's allies are waking up to this point now …
Cuts to Winter Fuel… not in the manifesto
Disability benefit cuts… not in there either
Cutting jury trials… also not there
Digital ID… no mention
Raising employers NI… nope
Freezing tax threholds… nah
Contracts with Palantir… no
Cuts to Winter Fuel… not in the manifesto
Disability benefit cuts… not in there either
Cutting jury trials… also not there
Digital ID… no mention
Raising employers NI… nope
Freezing tax threholds… nah
Contracts with Palantir… no
Craft beer has gone stale: let’s hear it for age-old favourites | Beer | The Guardian share.google/PdZTcJAduPKH...
Agree about scarcity of decent bitter beer and proliferation of IPA's. Bristol pubs often don't have a single bitter on draught.
Also agree on praise for Timothy Taylor's Landlord.
Agree about scarcity of decent bitter beer and proliferation of IPA's. Bristol pubs often don't have a single bitter on draught.
Also agree on praise for Timothy Taylor's Landlord.
Craft beer has gone stale: let’s hear it for age-old favourites | Richard Godwin
There’s nothing wrong with a good, hoppy IPA, but perhaps it’s time to reappraise classic styles of beer again
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February 6, 2026 at 10:13 AM
Craft beer has gone stale: let’s hear it for age-old favourites | Beer | The Guardian share.google/PdZTcJAduPKH...
Agree about scarcity of decent bitter beer and proliferation of IPA's. Bristol pubs often don't have a single bitter on draught.
Also agree on praise for Timothy Taylor's Landlord.
Agree about scarcity of decent bitter beer and proliferation of IPA's. Bristol pubs often don't have a single bitter on draught.
Also agree on praise for Timothy Taylor's Landlord.
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At a single stroke, Lord Mandelson has completely destroyed his hard-won reputation for honesty. Tragic.
February 5, 2026 at 1:15 PM
At a single stroke, Lord Mandelson has completely destroyed his hard-won reputation for honesty. Tragic.
Completely agree. Much breast beating about "truth", which has been claimed by oligarchs, popes, emperors and presidents for aeons. But, although they don't acknowledge the problem, there is no final arbiter of what is "true".
What they assert to be true is just their OPINION on the evidence.
What they assert to be true is just their OPINION on the evidence.
There is no possible way to be an honest academician if you don’t start with the premise that absolutely all of your beliefs have some possibility of being wrong.
If you get so convinced by your own theory that you no longer assign any probability to the opposite being true, it’s time to resign.
If you get so convinced by your own theory that you no longer assign any probability to the opposite being true, it’s time to resign.
1. Noam Chomsky's response to the first tranche of Epstein docs - arrogant, high-handed, obfuscatory and, we now know, dishonest - reminded me of something: his response to my questions about genocide denial, 15 years ago. 🧵
www.monbiot.com/2012/05/21/2...
www.monbiot.com/2012/05/21/2...
February 4, 2026 at 6:54 PM
Completely agree. Much breast beating about "truth", which has been claimed by oligarchs, popes, emperors and presidents for aeons. But, although they don't acknowledge the problem, there is no final arbiter of what is "true".
What they assert to be true is just their OPINION on the evidence.
What they assert to be true is just their OPINION on the evidence.
All very pragmatic-sounding but, once again, an unnerving correspondence with the interests of the ruling classes.
Just recalled the advice Mandelson offered the Labour leadership on how to tackle the decline of nature. www.businessgreen.com/feature/4117...
February 4, 2026 at 2:29 PM
All very pragmatic-sounding but, once again, an unnerving correspondence with the interests of the ruling classes.
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From one Mandy to another: *He would say that wouldn't he?* 😁
February 3, 2026 at 8:01 PM
From one Mandy to another: *He would say that wouldn't he?* 😁
American democracy seems to be collapsing. Looks like future control of government will depend on who can get the most people to storm the Capital.
I think its high time for thousands upon thousands of Americans to inundate Washington D.C.
Shut everything down until we remove Trump and his cronies from power completely.
This criminality cannot stand. If the politicians won't do it the people must.
Shut everything down until we remove Trump and his cronies from power completely.
This criminality cannot stand. If the politicians won't do it the people must.
February 3, 2026 at 12:34 AM
American democracy seems to be collapsing. Looks like future control of government will depend on who can get the most people to storm the Capital.
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Betting market now suggesting Hannah Spencer, Green, more likely to win Gorton & Denton than not, 51% probability; Matthew Goodwin, Reform, 32%; Angeliki Stogia, Labour, 18% www.oddschecker.com/politics/bri...
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February 2, 2026 at 10:50 AM
These two hapless goons sound like Americans with Mexican heritage who, in slightly different circumstances, could have easily been thrown into the back of the waggon themselves.
How ironic...
How ironic...
NEW: This isn't about "training." The two agents who murdered Alex Pretti - Jesus Ochoa and Raymundo Gutierrez - have been with Border Patrol for 8 and 12 years respectively. You can't reform CBP. Abolish ICE/CBP. www.propublica.org/article/alex...
Two CBP Agents Identified in Alex Pretti Shooting
The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raym...
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February 2, 2026 at 1:26 PM
These two hapless goons sound like Americans with Mexican heritage who, in slightly different circumstances, could have easily been thrown into the back of the waggon themselves.
How ironic...
How ironic...
Both sides in the heat pump debate are selecting sources of evidence to suit their arguments and conclusions.
As a heat pump owner, I'm clearly in the HP supporters camp, but as reader I feel disrespected by the way both sides present their opinions as 'facts'.
As a heat pump owner, I'm clearly in the HP supporters camp, but as reader I feel disrespected by the way both sides present their opinions as 'facts'.
Factcheck: What it really costs to heat a home in the UK with a heat pump www.carbonbrief.org/factcheck-wh...
Factcheck: What it really costs to heat a home in the UK with a heat pump - Carbon Brief
This factcheck explains how heat pumps can cut bills, what the latest data shows about potential savings
www.carbonbrief.org
February 2, 2026 at 11:09 AM
Both sides in the heat pump debate are selecting sources of evidence to suit their arguments and conclusions.
As a heat pump owner, I'm clearly in the HP supporters camp, but as reader I feel disrespected by the way both sides present their opinions as 'facts'.
As a heat pump owner, I'm clearly in the HP supporters camp, but as reader I feel disrespected by the way both sides present their opinions as 'facts'.
The Donald is gonna love this...
Fossil fuel firms may have to pay for #climate damage under proposed UN tax
Framework Convention on International Tax Cooperation could also force ultra-rich to pay global wealth tax
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Framework Convention on International Tax Cooperation could also force ultra-rich to pay global wealth tax
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Fossil fuel firms may have to pay for climate damage under proposed UN tax
Framework Convention on International Tax Cooperation could also force ultra-rich to pay global wealth tax
www.theguardian.com
February 1, 2026 at 12:46 PM
The Donald is gonna love this...
"...she argued the government's measures were "fair and proportionate" for getting "the balance right between tax and spending".
Looks very much like an implicit addition that student loans are, in fact, a tax.
Looks very much like an implicit addition that student loans are, in fact, a tax.
We all benefit from each others' education; whether that's university-educated doctors, engineers or actors
Or college-educated electricians, care workers or hairdressers
We live in society and all benefit from skills and ideas
When we invest in education, we're investing in our own well-being.
Or college-educated electricians, care workers or hairdressers
We live in society and all benefit from skills and ideas
When we invest in education, we're investing in our own well-being.
January 31, 2026 at 2:44 PM
"...she argued the government's measures were "fair and proportionate" for getting "the balance right between tax and spending".
Looks very much like an implicit addition that student loans are, in fact, a tax.
Looks very much like an implicit addition that student loans are, in fact, a tax.
There may be some small comfort to be had ifl these further revelations about Handy Andy might finally force him into retired obscurity and put an end to his recurring dominance of news feeds. We have really seen enough.
Thick, charmless and entitled...
Thick, charmless and entitled...
Jeffrey Epstein set Andrew Mountbatten Windsor up with 'beautiful' young Russian woman
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Jeffrey Epstein set Andrew up with 'beautiful' young Russian woman
The former Duke asked the notorious paedophile if it was "good to be free" months after his release from prison, according to newly released Epstein files
www.mirror.co.uk
January 31, 2026 at 2:35 PM
There may be some small comfort to be had ifl these further revelations about Handy Andy might finally force him into retired obscurity and put an end to his recurring dominance of news feeds. We have really seen enough.
Thick, charmless and entitled...
Thick, charmless and entitled...
Indeed. And for those people still surprised at the extent of Trump's accommodations with Putin, this provides a very plausible explanation.
Reminder: Epstein's emails show that he was in communication with senior Russian officials close to Putin. By pimping/trafficking Russian women to people like Prince Andrew, he was also supplying Putin's regime with copious amounts of kompromat.
Jeffrey Epstein set Andrew Mountbatten Windsor up with 'beautiful' young Russian woman
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
January 31, 2026 at 2:25 PM
Indeed. And for those people still surprised at the extent of Trump's accommodations with Putin, this provides a very plausible explanation.
You're a saint David...
The Daily Mail describes Sarah Ferguson as 'homeless'. If I see her begging outside the local shopping centre, I'll probably bung her a couple of quid.
January 31, 2026 at 2:18 PM
You're a saint David...
Very cogent explanation of Green's intelligent drugs policy. One factor missing however, is the very attraction of illegality - the cachet that petty criminality gives to drug consumption. Part of the marketing strategies of organised criminal suppliers.
1/15 The Labour Party are coming for the Green Party on drug policy. And they are doing it by sensationalising and mispresenting the policy. This is politics driven by focus group, that aims to smear and misinform at best - or lie and disinform at worst.
January 30, 2026 at 3:44 PM
Very cogent explanation of Green's intelligent drugs policy. One factor missing however, is the very attraction of illegality - the cachet that petty criminality gives to drug consumption. Part of the marketing strategies of organised criminal suppliers.
Protesters gatecrash Sainsbury's chiefs Bristol store visit | Bristol Live share.google/WfNYh9SMv3TC...
Protesters gatecrash Sainsbury's chiefs Bristol store visit
They were calling for a boycott of Israeli products
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January 30, 2026 at 11:24 AM
Protesters gatecrash Sainsbury's chiefs Bristol store visit | Bristol Live share.google/WfNYh9SMv3TC...
It's should also apply to politicians who simply change their politics without changing party.
I'm thinking Starmer's 10 pledges here....
I'm thinking Starmer's 10 pledges here....
Over 120,000 people have signed a petition calling for a change in the law so that when MPs defect to another party they have to call a by-election
Add your name here petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
Interestingly, the highest number of signatories in Fareham (Braverman) and Newark (Jenrick)
Add your name here petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
Interestingly, the highest number of signatories in Fareham (Braverman) and Newark (Jenrick)
January 28, 2026 at 12:29 PM
It's should also apply to politicians who simply change their politics without changing party.
I'm thinking Starmer's 10 pledges here....
I'm thinking Starmer's 10 pledges here....
I think that Mensa's membership problem is related to the fact that nobody likes a smartarse...
January 27, 2026 at 12:03 PM
I think that Mensa's membership problem is related to the fact that nobody likes a smartarse...
Leasehold reform is widely seen as necessary curtailment of the activities of land speculators, but there's another aspect of leasehold tenure that is really important which has been largely overlooked.
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Ground rent cap is good news (though peppercorn would be better straight away). Also welcome is promised abolition of new leasehold properties. Better still would be the outright abolition of leasehold altogether, a feudal anachronism virtually unique to England and Wales.
January 27, 2026 at 10:46 AM
Leasehold reform is widely seen as necessary curtailment of the activities of land speculators, but there's another aspect of leasehold tenure that is really important which has been largely overlooked.
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The European summit that will really wind up Trump – POLITICO share.google/638BmEpKE4g1...
Worth reminding Trump administration that while USA may be "picking up the bill" for Europe's defence, Europe is picking up the bill for USA's climate damage.
Worth reminding Trump administration that while USA may be "picking up the bill" for Europe's defence, Europe is picking up the bill for USA's climate damage.
The European summit that will really wind up Trump
Wind turbines are for “losers,” says Trump. Europe’s leaders beg to differ at a high-level meeting in Hamburg.
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January 27, 2026 at 10:25 AM
The European summit that will really wind up Trump – POLITICO share.google/638BmEpKE4g1...
Worth reminding Trump administration that while USA may be "picking up the bill" for Europe's defence, Europe is picking up the bill for USA's climate damage.
Worth reminding Trump administration that while USA may be "picking up the bill" for Europe's defence, Europe is picking up the bill for USA's climate damage.
You might think that. I couldn't possibly comment....
Should we ban the over 65s from social media?
The government are considering banning the elderly from social media as their brains haven't properly developed. But is a ban a step too far?
The government are considering banning the elderly from social media as their brains haven't properly developed. But is a ban a step too far?
January 26, 2026 at 2:42 PM
You might think that. I couldn't possibly comment....
Similarly the wind turbine installed by community organisation Ambition Lawrence Weston in Bristol docks.
Since locals installed four wind turbines on Isle of Gigha some years ago, benefits across whole community have been huge. Hundreds of thousands of pounds made from selling their locally generated electricity to the grid has come directly back into the community.
www.thenational.scot/news/2579494...
www.thenational.scot/news/2579494...
Liz Murray: Local energy projects work but the obstacles need to be removed
Since locals installed four wind turbines on the Isle of Gigha some years ago, the benefits across the whole community have been huge
www.thenational.scot
January 26, 2026 at 11:33 AM
Similarly the wind turbine installed by community organisation Ambition Lawrence Weston in Bristol docks.