@frankotron.bsky.social
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![Andy Field, 61, an NHS doctor who said he
knew Farage well because they took the
same train to school, has similarly clear
memories.
"When I became a prefect, he [Farage] said,
Tll show you how to do it,' claimed Field,.
"He took me for a walk up to the lower
school playground, where all the children
from about nine years old to 12 would be.
And he singled out, completely at random, a
kid of Asian extraction, and just put him in
detention for no reason whatsoever. I was
flabbergasted, absolutely stunned. I was just
disgusted, really. No rhyme or reason, just
purely based on the colour of his skin.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:5mqpgxjffcckasqv7h6g7itu/bafkreifwa2hlzevsllsekm44ne6yprkgrfhwryxxclupy3cz2qqj42sxma@jpeg)
November 18, 2025 at 3:30 PM
It's never Ukraine/Zelenskyy hinting at big progress towards peace is it. I wonder why it's only Trump who thinks peace is near.
November 24, 2025 at 1:11 PM
It's never Ukraine/Zelenskyy hinting at big progress towards peace is it. I wonder why it's only Trump who thinks peace is near.
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You get the reverse of this on the right, where someone dislikes capitalism, but believes that what they object to is 'modernity'.
November 24, 2025 at 12:51 PM
You get the reverse of this on the right, where someone dislikes capitalism, but believes that what they object to is 'modernity'.
Europe's supposed counter proposal is crazy - it's acquiescing to Russian demands but haggling on minor details.
Ukraine should have no limits on the size of its military under any deal. The size of Ukraine's military was not a cause of the invasion so why restrict it?
Ukraine should have no limits on the size of its military under any deal. The size of Ukraine's military was not a cause of the invasion so why restrict it?
November 24, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Europe's supposed counter proposal is crazy - it's acquiescing to Russian demands but haggling on minor details.
Ukraine should have no limits on the size of its military under any deal. The size of Ukraine's military was not a cause of the invasion so why restrict it?
Ukraine should have no limits on the size of its military under any deal. The size of Ukraine's military was not a cause of the invasion so why restrict it?
Twitter now seems to be showing the location of twitter accounts. Location is PII and making it public without having obtained consent seems like a violation of the GDPR. Any thoughts?
November 21, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Twitter now seems to be showing the location of twitter accounts. Location is PII and making it public without having obtained consent seems like a violation of the GDPR. Any thoughts?
Trump sending fighters to fly up to Venezuela, while at the same time demanding that the killing stops in Ukraine.
November 21, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Trump sending fighters to fly up to Venezuela, while at the same time demanding that the killing stops in Ukraine.
Cummings can fuck off back to his bunker and stay there for a long time
November 20, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Cummings can fuck off back to his bunker and stay there for a long time
Twitter is legacy media
November 20, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Twitter is legacy media
If the question was "how do we ditch stamp duty and move to something like a Land Value Tax?" then the answer might be "start wtih a mansion tax, and build on that foundation over time".
November 20, 2025 at 12:08 PM
If the question was "how do we ditch stamp duty and move to something like a Land Value Tax?" then the answer might be "start wtih a mansion tax, and build on that foundation over time".
It seems like the USA is trying to offer Russia a major victory in Europe. Again.
November 20, 2025 at 12:04 PM
It seems like the USA is trying to offer Russia a major victory in Europe. Again.
We all know Epstein was a bad person, and it's interesting to hear his opinion on Trump: "I have met some very bad people, none as bad as Trump"
November 19, 2025 at 12:33 PM
We all know Epstein was a bad person, and it's interesting to hear his opinion on Trump: "I have met some very bad people, none as bad as Trump"
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Great to welcome Andy Burnham @mayorofgm.bsky.social on our bus today.
We’re touring the country with our campaign to tax the super-rich to raise billions to invest in public services and reduce inequality.
#TaxTheSuperRich
We’re touring the country with our campaign to tax the super-rich to raise billions to invest in public services and reduce inequality.
#TaxTheSuperRich
November 14, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Great to welcome Andy Burnham @mayorofgm.bsky.social on our bus today.
We’re touring the country with our campaign to tax the super-rich to raise billions to invest in public services and reduce inequality.
#TaxTheSuperRich
We’re touring the country with our campaign to tax the super-rich to raise billions to invest in public services and reduce inequality.
#TaxTheSuperRich
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Secondly, voters said at every point in the campaign that they believed the government *should* increase taxes and spending. They expected Labour to increase tax and *they agreed with that idea*. Look at the red lines and the blue lines - which is closer to the black line (average voter preference)?
November 14, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Secondly, voters said at every point in the campaign that they believed the government *should* increase taxes and spending. They expected Labour to increase tax and *they agreed with that idea*. Look at the red lines and the blue lines - which is closer to the black line (average voter preference)?
Does the BBC really think that internal USA politics is really the number 1 story in the UK today?
November 12, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Does the BBC really think that internal USA politics is really the number 1 story in the UK today?
Woohoo valve are launching new steam controllers! I didn't regret not buying any last decade before they were discontinued. But I will buy several as soon as the new ones launch!
November 12, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Woohoo valve are launching new steam controllers! I didn't regret not buying any last decade before they were discontinued. But I will buy several as soon as the new ones launch!
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The thing to understand about this is that this catastrophe in the UK has redounded to the political benefit of the very same people and political movement that pushed for it! Extremely perverse.
I wonder if the United States can learn anything from the last time a major industrialized country decided to isolate itself from the rest of the world?
Almost a decade after the Brexit vote, GDP in the UK is around 6-8% lower relative to peer countries. (Source: www.nber.org/papers/w34459)
Almost a decade after the Brexit vote, GDP in the UK is around 6-8% lower relative to peer countries. (Source: www.nber.org/papers/w34459)
November 11, 2025 at 5:23 PM
The thing to understand about this is that this catastrophe in the UK has redounded to the political benefit of the very same people and political movement that pushed for it! Extremely perverse.
The idea that Wes Streeting would somehow be a better PM than Starmer is for the birds. Whatever problems there are with Starmer, Wes Streeting has nothing to offer.
November 12, 2025 at 11:24 AM
The idea that Wes Streeting would somehow be a better PM than Starmer is for the birds. Whatever problems there are with Starmer, Wes Streeting has nothing to offer.
99% sure that if you put butter in Ariana Grande's mouth, it wouldn't melt.
November 11, 2025 at 10:13 AM
99% sure that if you put butter in Ariana Grande's mouth, it wouldn't melt.
Surely Trump's reputation would have had to have been damaged by the BBC for any lawsuit to pay out
November 10, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Surely Trump's reputation would have had to have been damaged by the BBC for any lawsuit to pay out
I suspect this measure would have been more effective if they had enacted it BEFORE the govt trained people to use VPNs to watch porn.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Online porn showing choking to be made illegal, government says
Possession and publication of such material will be a criminal offence, under amendments to the Crime and Policing Bill.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 3, 2025 at 11:44 PM
I suspect this measure would have been more effective if they had enacted it BEFORE the govt trained people to use VPNs to watch porn.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Important to include the fact Reeves herself is a great fan of Landlord licences - or was, ten days ago:
October 30, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Important to include the fact Reeves herself is a great fan of Landlord licences - or was, ten days ago:
Has Trump just backed down in the trade war he started?
October 30, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Has Trump just backed down in the trade war he started?
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Adobe Acrobat is the worst. I was sent a link to a document by a public sector organisation and there are 4 separate sales pitches that are made to me by Adobe. Disgusting.
October 22, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Adobe Acrobat is the worst. I was sent a link to a document by a public sector organisation and there are 4 separate sales pitches that are made to me by Adobe. Disgusting.
It's not called the Nobel Peace and Quiet prize where they just give it to Trump to make him shut the fuck up for a while
October 22, 2025 at 8:13 AM
It's not called the Nobel Peace and Quiet prize where they just give it to Trump to make him shut the fuck up for a while