@hammerrich.bsky.social
By the way… really enjoying reading all the poetry others recall
It demonstrates the power of “art” to inspire the masses
I always judge myself as someone who lacks appreciation of art, but tonight is helping to “amend that view”
BIG Thank-you to all who are contributing❤️
It demonstrates the power of “art” to inspire the masses
I always judge myself as someone who lacks appreciation of art, but tonight is helping to “amend that view”
BIG Thank-you to all who are contributing❤️
Which lines of poetry live rent-free in your head?
December 6, 2025 at 9:33 PM
By the way… really enjoying reading all the poetry others recall
It demonstrates the power of “art” to inspire the masses
I always judge myself as someone who lacks appreciation of art, but tonight is helping to “amend that view”
BIG Thank-you to all who are contributing❤️
It demonstrates the power of “art” to inspire the masses
I always judge myself as someone who lacks appreciation of art, but tonight is helping to “amend that view”
BIG Thank-you to all who are contributing❤️
If you can dream—and not make dreams your master;
If you can think—and not make thoughts your aim,
If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster
And treat those two impostors just the same
If you can think—and not make thoughts your aim,
If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster
And treat those two impostors just the same
Which lines of poetry live rent-free in your head?
December 6, 2025 at 9:21 PM
If you can dream—and not make dreams your master;
If you can think—and not make thoughts your aim,
If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster
And treat those two impostors just the same
If you can think—and not make thoughts your aim,
If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster
And treat those two impostors just the same
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This is going in tomorrow’s lecture to new students at UCL. Thanks @resfoundation.bsky.social
September 22, 2025 at 5:27 PM
This is going in tomorrow’s lecture to new students at UCL. Thanks @resfoundation.bsky.social
Excellent thread
I just wished more MSM did good research such as this to de-bunk the myths.
I just wished more MSM did good research such as this to de-bunk the myths.
🧵Are Afghan refugees really being prioritised over British veterans for housing?
This claim has been doing the rounds, perpetuated by the Matt Goodwins of this world! 🙄
Let’s take a look at 2 different articles pushing the same narrative…
1/15 (1/1)
This claim has been doing the rounds, perpetuated by the Matt Goodwins of this world! 🙄
Let’s take a look at 2 different articles pushing the same narrative…
1/15 (1/1)
July 20, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Excellent thread
I just wished more MSM did good research such as this to de-bunk the myths.
I just wished more MSM did good research such as this to de-bunk the myths.
I guess… a racist?
As an illustration, I just debated a young "thinktank researcher" who said the fall in white British % was concerning, not for racist reasons, because we wanted to think that people we passed in the street had a "familial connection" to the country.
Seriously, who the fuck thinks like this???
Seriously, who the fuck thinks like this???
Have written up some of my thoughts about the increasingly sinister use of 'non-UK born' and 'white British' in the British press. The obsession with 'white British' citizens over other British citizens harms all of us and needs to be called out.
benansell.substack.com/p/who-counts
benansell.substack.com/p/who-counts
June 20, 2025 at 8:25 PM
I guess… a racist?
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As an illustration, I just debated a young "thinktank researcher" who said the fall in white British % was concerning, not for racist reasons, because we wanted to think that people we passed in the street had a "familial connection" to the country.
Seriously, who the fuck thinks like this???
Seriously, who the fuck thinks like this???
Have written up some of my thoughts about the increasingly sinister use of 'non-UK born' and 'white British' in the British press. The obsession with 'white British' citizens over other British citizens harms all of us and needs to be called out.
benansell.substack.com/p/who-counts
benansell.substack.com/p/who-counts
June 20, 2025 at 8:23 PM
As an illustration, I just debated a young "thinktank researcher" who said the fall in white British % was concerning, not for racist reasons, because we wanted to think that people we passed in the street had a "familial connection" to the country.
Seriously, who the fuck thinks like this???
Seriously, who the fuck thinks like this???
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Study on London 20 mph limits shows:
- collisions ⬇️ 35%
- casualties ⬇️ 36%
- fatal/serious injuries ⬇️ 34%
- child casualties ⬇️ 46%
- child deaths ⬇️ 75%
- walkers, cyclists, motorcyclists killed/seriously injured ⬇️ 28%
etsc.eu/20mph-limits...
- collisions ⬇️ 35%
- casualties ⬇️ 36%
- fatal/serious injuries ⬇️ 34%
- child casualties ⬇️ 46%
- child deaths ⬇️ 75%
- walkers, cyclists, motorcyclists killed/seriously injured ⬇️ 28%
etsc.eu/20mph-limits...
20mph limits in London linked to sharp fall in road injuries and deaths, new report finds
A new study published by Transport for London (TfL) has shown that the introduction of 20mph speed limits and zones on local authority-managed roads in London between 1989 and 2013 led to significant…
etsc.eu
June 3, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Study on London 20 mph limits shows:
- collisions ⬇️ 35%
- casualties ⬇️ 36%
- fatal/serious injuries ⬇️ 34%
- child casualties ⬇️ 46%
- child deaths ⬇️ 75%
- walkers, cyclists, motorcyclists killed/seriously injured ⬇️ 28%
etsc.eu/20mph-limits...
- collisions ⬇️ 35%
- casualties ⬇️ 36%
- fatal/serious injuries ⬇️ 34%
- child casualties ⬇️ 46%
- child deaths ⬇️ 75%
- walkers, cyclists, motorcyclists killed/seriously injured ⬇️ 28%
etsc.eu/20mph-limits...
A perfect illustration of democracy…
May 23, 2025 at 7:04 PM
A perfect illustration of democracy…
This is an excellent analysis of how “facts” get twisted
And we must all push back on them
And we must all push back on them
🚘 FREE DRIVING LESSONS FOR REFUGEES?!
If you've seen those headlines and felt a twinge of outrage, you're not alone.
But let's take a closer look at who's actually getting these lessons and why.
🧵
1/16
If you've seen those headlines and felt a twinge of outrage, you're not alone.
But let's take a closer look at who's actually getting these lessons and why.
🧵
1/16
May 5, 2025 at 9:49 AM
This is an excellent analysis of how “facts” get twisted
And we must all push back on them
And we must all push back on them
I’ve signed, 1100 now needed
1510 signatures are now required by Thursday
We can do this
Petition: Commission a public inquiry into the impact of the UK exiting the European Union petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
We can do this
Petition: Commission a public inquiry into the impact of the UK exiting the European Union petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
Petition: Commission a public inquiry into the impact of the UK exiting the European Union
Given that it has stated its aim of growing the UK economy, we think the Government needs to quantify the effects of exiting the European Union as soon as possible by setting up an inquiry.
petition.parliament.uk
May 4, 2025 at 6:41 PM
I’ve signed, 1100 now needed
100% aligned
Learn lessons from Europe:
France Ctre Right try to out do Le Pen, and consumed
Germany Ctre Right try to out do AfD and consumed
Canada & Aus Ctre Left have shown the way
Starmer must follow it
(ie be more Attlee; less Ref Light)
Learn lessons from Europe:
France Ctre Right try to out do Le Pen, and consumed
Germany Ctre Right try to out do AfD and consumed
Canada & Aus Ctre Left have shown the way
Starmer must follow it
(ie be more Attlee; less Ref Light)
Canadian and Australian right wing leaders both lose their seats within weeks.
Meanwhile UK Labour thinks going to the right is the way to win, even though the right reject them and the left are alienated by them.
Read the f*ing room.
More importantly, feel the threat from progressive voters.
Meanwhile UK Labour thinks going to the right is the way to win, even though the right reject them and the left are alienated by them.
Read the f*ing room.
More importantly, feel the threat from progressive voters.
May 4, 2025 at 10:30 AM
100% aligned
Learn lessons from Europe:
France Ctre Right try to out do Le Pen, and consumed
Germany Ctre Right try to out do AfD and consumed
Canada & Aus Ctre Left have shown the way
Starmer must follow it
(ie be more Attlee; less Ref Light)
Learn lessons from Europe:
France Ctre Right try to out do Le Pen, and consumed
Germany Ctre Right try to out do AfD and consumed
Canada & Aus Ctre Left have shown the way
Starmer must follow it
(ie be more Attlee; less Ref Light)
Excellent summary of the impacts from Brexit on the UKs economic performance; and the potential for similar impact on US‘s
Welcome to Brexitland, US, in which waywardness is described as "strategic uncertainty", restrictions on trade boost performance and self harm is lauded....
Spoiler, it does not end happily
www.ft.com/content/342d...
Spoiler, it does not end happily
www.ft.com/content/342d...
May 1, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Excellent summary of the impacts from Brexit on the UKs economic performance; and the potential for similar impact on US‘s
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Precisely that, and we have witnessed this attempt to out-populist far-right parties in quite a few other countries as well. It doesn't work, it's neither necessary nor desirable. In the meantime, progressive voters (still the majority) are left without any parliamentary voice & representation.
April 27, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Precisely that, and we have witnessed this attempt to out-populist far-right parties in quite a few other countries as well. It doesn't work, it's neither necessary nor desirable. In the meantime, progressive voters (still the majority) are left without any parliamentary voice & representation.
1) this sums up the difficulties here (and how thick the people on that side of the debate are)
2) I believe this now makes the situation for females far more dangerous (as outlined by the intelligent grown up in this clip)
2) I believe this now makes the situation for females far more dangerous (as outlined by the intelligent grown up in this clip)
This moment when the penny drops that trying to implement bathroom bans is an impossibility for the former Tory Chief Secretary Simon Clarke is delicious.
April 26, 2025 at 12:18 PM
1) this sums up the difficulties here (and how thick the people on that side of the debate are)
2) I believe this now makes the situation for females far more dangerous (as outlined by the intelligent grown up in this clip)
2) I believe this now makes the situation for females far more dangerous (as outlined by the intelligent grown up in this clip)
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Here's a zero-gravity parody song about this week's coverage of #BlueOrigin's rocket launch. Sorry we forgot to turn the clicker off but we were more worried about getting the pitch (nearly) right. It's called "Flight from Earth" based on the anthemic #Firework by #KatyPerry 🎇🎶
youtu.be/YJF6NcwkZbc
youtu.be/YJF6NcwkZbc
"Flight from Earth" - Marsh Family parody of Katy Perry's "Firework" on the Blue Origin space launch
YouTube video by Marsh Family
youtu.be
April 18, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Here's a zero-gravity parody song about this week's coverage of #BlueOrigin's rocket launch. Sorry we forgot to turn the clicker off but we were more worried about getting the pitch (nearly) right. It's called "Flight from Earth" based on the anthemic #Firework by #KatyPerry 🎇🎶
youtu.be/YJF6NcwkZbc
youtu.be/YJF6NcwkZbc
Beautiful
And a perfect composition (as ever)
And a perfect composition (as ever)
April 19, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Beautiful
And a perfect composition (as ever)
And a perfect composition (as ever)
The reduction in US exports has happened far quicker than i expected
This must mean the US will be in a recession from Apr, but will take a couple of months before anyone notices from govt stats - which are likely to be buried as by then Trump is likely to be full on dictator
This must mean the US will be in a recession from Apr, but will take a couple of months before anyone notices from govt stats - which are likely to be buried as by then Trump is likely to be full on dictator
Thanks to Trump’s tariffs, American exports are falling off a cliff.
In March 2025, loaded exports through the Port of Los Angeles dropped 15.02%, while empty containers surged 23.15%.
A clear sign that ships are heading back to Asia without US goods.
That’s brutal for American exporters.
In March 2025, loaded exports through the Port of Los Angeles dropped 15.02%, while empty containers surged 23.15%.
A clear sign that ships are heading back to Asia without US goods.
That’s brutal for American exporters.
April 18, 2025 at 7:19 AM
The reduction in US exports has happened far quicker than i expected
This must mean the US will be in a recession from Apr, but will take a couple of months before anyone notices from govt stats - which are likely to be buried as by then Trump is likely to be full on dictator
This must mean the US will be in a recession from Apr, but will take a couple of months before anyone notices from govt stats - which are likely to be buried as by then Trump is likely to be full on dictator
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THERE IS NO OTHER WAY TO PUT IT.
April 17, 2025 at 11:40 AM
THERE IS NO OTHER WAY TO PUT IT.
@matthewstadlen.bsky.social did a v good job attempting to hold the BBC to account on this
We must all act in a similar way and call it out when it happens
Hope (not hate)❤️
We must all act in a similar way and call it out when it happens
Hope (not hate)❤️
I cannot believe this guy is being platformed on the BBC.
he's like nick griffin with a posh accent & more syllables, making Racism Great Again for the middle classes.
be wary of this chap england. for me is one of the most rabid racists of our time and supporter of genocide in the middle east.
he's like nick griffin with a posh accent & more syllables, making Racism Great Again for the middle classes.
be wary of this chap england. for me is one of the most rabid racists of our time and supporter of genocide in the middle east.
Douglas Murray talks Joe Rogan, Trump and is challenged on “less Islam” comments
YouTube video by BBC Newsnight
www.youtube.com
April 17, 2025 at 4:17 PM
@matthewstadlen.bsky.social did a v good job attempting to hold the BBC to account on this
We must all act in a similar way and call it out when it happens
Hope (not hate)❤️
We must all act in a similar way and call it out when it happens
Hope (not hate)❤️
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I cannot believe this guy is being platformed on the BBC.
he's like nick griffin with a posh accent & more syllables, making Racism Great Again for the middle classes.
be wary of this chap england. for me is one of the most rabid racists of our time and supporter of genocide in the middle east.
he's like nick griffin with a posh accent & more syllables, making Racism Great Again for the middle classes.
be wary of this chap england. for me is one of the most rabid racists of our time and supporter of genocide in the middle east.
Douglas Murray talks Joe Rogan, Trump and is challenged on “less Islam” comments
YouTube video by BBC Newsnight
www.youtube.com
April 17, 2025 at 3:21 PM
I cannot believe this guy is being platformed on the BBC.
he's like nick griffin with a posh accent & more syllables, making Racism Great Again for the middle classes.
be wary of this chap england. for me is one of the most rabid racists of our time and supporter of genocide in the middle east.
he's like nick griffin with a posh accent & more syllables, making Racism Great Again for the middle classes.
be wary of this chap england. for me is one of the most rabid racists of our time and supporter of genocide in the middle east.
This is an excellent analysis of our education system; but more over: the UKs class system. Whereby the minority with power use that power for the causes that promote their minority, at the expense of the majority.
Until this changes, I’m afraid the UK will forever be like it.
Until this changes, I’m afraid the UK will forever be like it.
NEW: My latest @theipaper column on why alarmist, exaggerated warnings from private schools about Labour’s VAT policy were given so much attention - and what it says about Britain. Read here👇
April 16, 2025 at 11:38 AM
This is an excellent analysis of our education system; but more over: the UKs class system. Whereby the minority with power use that power for the causes that promote their minority, at the expense of the majority.
Until this changes, I’m afraid the UK will forever be like it.
Until this changes, I’m afraid the UK will forever be like it.
This shows what’s possible when people look to change society for the better
April 16, 2025 at 8:10 AM
This shows what’s possible when people look to change society for the better
Big question is….. will it be:
Sir Grant Shapps
Sir Michael Green
Sir Sebastian Fox
or
Lady Corrine Stockheath
???
or…. did they all get one?
Sir Grant Shapps
Sir Michael Green
Sir Sebastian Fox
or
Lady Corrine Stockheath
???
or…. did they all get one?
EXC: Jeremy Hunt, James Cleverly and Andrew Mitchell are to get knighthoods in Rishi Sunak’s resignation list
Theresa Villiers will get a damehood
Raft of Sunak former staffers in line for CBEs and OBEs
on.ft.com/3G2ETe9
Theresa Villiers will get a damehood
Raft of Sunak former staffers in line for CBEs and OBEs
on.ft.com/3G2ETe9
Jeremy Hunt to receive knighthood in Rishi Sunak’s resignation honours
[FREE TO READ] Former UK Conservative chancellor dealt with fallout of Liz Truss’s mini-Budget
on.ft.com
April 11, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Big question is….. will it be:
Sir Grant Shapps
Sir Michael Green
Sir Sebastian Fox
or
Lady Corrine Stockheath
???
or…. did they all get one?
Sir Grant Shapps
Sir Michael Green
Sir Sebastian Fox
or
Lady Corrine Stockheath
???
or…. did they all get one?
I have thought exactly this
Someone needs to find out the share dealings of the Trump family and close associates
(However the way Lex Luthor seems to be v agitated by Tesla SP falls he is not in on it - perhaps he has some debt payments due soon)
Someone needs to find out the share dealings of the Trump family and close associates
(However the way Lex Luthor seems to be v agitated by Tesla SP falls he is not in on it - perhaps he has some debt payments due soon)
April 6, 2025 at 11:10 AM
I have thought exactly this
Someone needs to find out the share dealings of the Trump family and close associates
(However the way Lex Luthor seems to be v agitated by Tesla SP falls he is not in on it - perhaps he has some debt payments due soon)
Someone needs to find out the share dealings of the Trump family and close associates
(However the way Lex Luthor seems to be v agitated by Tesla SP falls he is not in on it - perhaps he has some debt payments due soon)
Brilliant
I wish I was this talented….
I wish I was this talented….
This is called ‘The Futures aren’t Bright, the Futures are Orange’.
April 5, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Brilliant
I wish I was this talented….
I wish I was this talented….