Lee Hurley
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Writer. Media critic. He/him. NUJ. I mostly moan about the media, politics & Arsenal. DailyCannon.com Co-founder transwrites.world. Trustee @essehouse.bsky.social. The Trans Agenda is currently on a break as I research trans history - transagenda.info
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Personally, I wouldn't put out an image where my hand was positioned perfectly for people to put whatever they wanted in it, but that's just me and I'm not political strategy expert
February 9, 2026 at 9:29 PM
Personally, I wouldn't put out an image where my hand was positioned perfectly for people to put whatever they wanted in it, but that's just me and I'm not political strategy expert
I've worked for home for nearly 20 years. Where should I go?
BREAKING: Nigel Farage calls for an end to working from home and the focus on work-life balance
"People aren't more productive working from home - it's a load of nonsense”
Whatever you do JUST DON’T VOTE REFORM!
"People aren't more productive working from home - it's a load of nonsense”
Whatever you do JUST DON’T VOTE REFORM!
February 9, 2026 at 9:14 PM
I've worked for home for nearly 20 years. Where should I go?
All the u turns would indicate he's lost a lot of fights
BREAKING: Keir Starmer tells Labour MPs that he is "not prepared to walk away" from power or "plunge us into chaos" as previous prime ministers have done.
PM says that "every fight I've ever been in, I have won" and that this time will be no different - despite his detractors
PM says that "every fight I've ever been in, I have won" and that this time will be no different - despite his detractors
February 9, 2026 at 9:06 PM
All the u turns would indicate he's lost a lot of fights
This was not how I expected this post to go and I am relieved
Oscar winning actress Brenda Fricker, star of My Left Foot, The Field and Home Alone 2, will be awarded the Freedom of the City of Dublin
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jrnl.ie/6952065
'One of Dublin's most authentic voices': Actress Brenda Fricker to be awarded Freedom of Dublin
The Oscar-winning star of My Left Foot, Home Alone 2 and Veronica Guerin was described by councillors as “a shining example of courage”.
jrnl.ie
February 9, 2026 at 7:49 PM
This was not how I expected this post to go and I am relieved
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How extraordinarily fortunate for Wes Streeting that the only text messages he sent Peter Mandelson just happened to be exactly the sort of things other Labour MPs want to hear from a potential leadership candidate
February 9, 2026 at 6:40 PM
How extraordinarily fortunate for Wes Streeting that the only text messages he sent Peter Mandelson just happened to be exactly the sort of things other Labour MPs want to hear from a potential leadership candidate
"smears"
Lying toad.
Lying toad.
Ignore the smears: I was never a close friend of Peter Mandelson. And I fully understand the lessons we must learn | Wes Streeting
Ignore the smears: I was never a close friend of Peter Mandelson. And I fully understand the lessons we must learn | Wes Streeting
I knew him but not well, and worry now that he thrived in our political culture. There was a failure of moral seriousness, says health secretary Wes Streeting
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2026 at 7:28 PM
"smears"
Lying toad.
Lying toad.
Reading a book on the history of Belfast and the guy seems almost sad they weren't able to set up a Slaveship company in the city in the 18th c, because then we'd have better architecture like Liverpool and Bristol 🤪
February 9, 2026 at 6:50 PM
Reading a book on the history of Belfast and the guy seems almost sad they weren't able to set up a Slaveship company in the city in the 18th c, because then we'd have better architecture like Liverpool and Bristol 🤪
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Hey Bluesky! Do you want to help a trans woman move to a safe place so she can be with her loved ones? Boy do I have an opportunity for you!
I continue raising money to cover all the immigration expenses (and there's a lot of them)
ko-fi.com/zeitgeistmis...
Donations and reposts are appreciated 💙
I continue raising money to cover all the immigration expenses (and there's a lot of them)
ko-fi.com/zeitgeistmis...
Donations and reposts are appreciated 💙
February 9, 2026 at 12:43 PM
Hey Bluesky! Do you want to help a trans woman move to a safe place so she can be with her loved ones? Boy do I have an opportunity for you!
I continue raising money to cover all the immigration expenses (and there's a lot of them)
ko-fi.com/zeitgeistmis...
Donations and reposts are appreciated 💙
I continue raising money to cover all the immigration expenses (and there's a lot of them)
ko-fi.com/zeitgeistmis...
Donations and reposts are appreciated 💙
I assume he'd say there wasn't if there wasn't. That's how this is done these days, right?
Keir Starmer's spokesman won't say why his Comms Director Tim Allan resigned, when Starmer first knew he was resigning, or whether he asked him to step down.
Also won't say whether evidence has been found suggesting an ongoing relationship between Allan and Mandelson
Also won't say whether evidence has been found suggesting an ongoing relationship between Allan and Mandelson
February 9, 2026 at 1:42 PM
I assume he'd say there wasn't if there wasn't. That's how this is done these days, right?
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Niche complaint:
There needs to be an end to this "Downing Street has said" shit in political journalism. A person said this in the capacity of an official statement, their name should be with it. UK citizens are entitled to know who speaks on behalf of their government.
There needs to be an end to this "Downing Street has said" shit in political journalism. A person said this in the capacity of an official statement, their name should be with it. UK citizens are entitled to know who speaks on behalf of their government.
BREAKING: Keir Starmer is not resigning and will be 'concentrating on the job in hand', Downing Street has said
His mood this morning has been described as 'upbeat' and 'confident'
His mood this morning has been described as 'upbeat' and 'confident'
February 9, 2026 at 1:11 PM
Niche complaint:
There needs to be an end to this "Downing Street has said" shit in political journalism. A person said this in the capacity of an official statement, their name should be with it. UK citizens are entitled to know who speaks on behalf of their government.
There needs to be an end to this "Downing Street has said" shit in political journalism. A person said this in the capacity of an official statement, their name should be with it. UK citizens are entitled to know who speaks on behalf of their government.
He should resign at the same time.
Huge breaking news. Anas Sarwar is going to call for Sir Keir Starmer to quit. Emergency press conference at 2.30pm. Follow @heraldscotland.bsky.social live blog here www.heraldscotland.com/news/2583840...
Anas Sarwar to call for Keir Starmer to stand down as Prime Minister
Anas Sarwar is set to address reporters in Glasgow city centre this afternoon.
www.heraldscotland.com
February 9, 2026 at 1:23 PM
He should resign at the same time.
I don't know why anyone pays for Royal Mail 24 as it's not a service that exists any more. Still waiting on an item sent RoyalMail24 on Thursday and it doesn't look like it will be here today.
As for normal Royal Mail, my mum sent a birthday card from 10 miles away and it took 9 days to arrive.
As for normal Royal Mail, my mum sent a birthday card from 10 miles away and it took 9 days to arrive.
February 9, 2026 at 1:22 PM
I don't know why anyone pays for Royal Mail 24 as it's not a service that exists any more. Still waiting on an item sent RoyalMail24 on Thursday and it doesn't look like it will be here today.
As for normal Royal Mail, my mum sent a birthday card from 10 miles away and it took 9 days to arrive.
As for normal Royal Mail, my mum sent a birthday card from 10 miles away and it took 9 days to arrive.
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This is what we’re doing to people. We are the bad guys.
February 9, 2026 at 11:48 AM
This is what we’re doing to people. We are the bad guys.
"The man described to me by Blue Labour’s Maurice Glasman as “one of ours” is also cast as the protégée of Mandelson whose New Labour project was yesterday damned by Glasman as “an alien body that took over the party”." George Eaton
February 9, 2026 at 12:15 PM
"The man described to me by Blue Labour’s Maurice Glasman as “one of ours” is also cast as the protégée of Mandelson whose New Labour project was yesterday damned by Glasman as “an alien body that took over the party”." George Eaton
"Another cabinet minister said: “We’re asking the question of whether he will be there at the end of the week. There’s a feeling he could stand down at any moment. The next 48 hours is going to be crucial.”"
February 9, 2026 at 12:14 PM
"Another cabinet minister said: “We’re asking the question of whether he will be there at the end of the week. There’s a feeling he could stand down at any moment. The next 48 hours is going to be crucial.”"
"All that said, there are very few people near the top of this administration who respect the voters as McSweeney does and who dragged Starmer out of his soft-left, legalistic mindset to get tough on immigration or consider welfare reform" Tim Stanley, Spectator
February 9, 2026 at 12:14 PM
"All that said, there are very few people near the top of this administration who respect the voters as McSweeney does and who dragged Starmer out of his soft-left, legalistic mindset to get tough on immigration or consider welfare reform" Tim Stanley, Spectator
"Starmer tells No 10 staff politics can be 'force for good' and says government moving forward 'with confidence'"
LOL
LOL
February 9, 2026 at 12:01 PM
"Starmer tells No 10 staff politics can be 'force for good' and says government moving forward 'with confidence'"
LOL
LOL
Wish the Guardian would just run ads instead of this relentless begging every time you open a page. Or put in a 1-per-24 hour cap or something.
Every page is beyond annoying and I'm clearly not giving them cash until there is an overhaul at the top of the company, including the editor.
Every page is beyond annoying and I'm clearly not giving them cash until there is an overhaul at the top of the company, including the editor.
February 9, 2026 at 12:01 PM
Wish the Guardian would just run ads instead of this relentless begging every time you open a page. Or put in a 1-per-24 hour cap or something.
Every page is beyond annoying and I'm clearly not giving them cash until there is an overhaul at the top of the company, including the editor.
Every page is beyond annoying and I'm clearly not giving them cash until there is an overhaul at the top of the company, including the editor.
I encourage Starmer to keep getting people to resign before he is forced to resign at the end of the week.
Finally something I can get behind.
Finally something I can get behind.
February 9, 2026 at 11:53 AM
I encourage Starmer to keep getting people to resign before he is forced to resign at the end of the week.
Finally something I can get behind.
Finally something I can get behind.
It's almost like just hating people is not a good basis for being competent at anything else in the world.
February 9, 2026 at 11:23 AM
It's almost like just hating people is not a good basis for being competent at anything else in the world.
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The NYT fired everyone who knew that sugar cane is kinda important to Puerto Rico.
They're dumber than dogshit over there. This is so fucking embarrassing.
They're dumber than dogshit over there. This is so fucking embarrassing.
At the start of his Super Bowl performance, Bad Bunny appeared in a field of green grass wearing a jersey featuring the number “64.” Fans immediately started tossing out theories about what the number meant.
What Was the ‘Ocasio 64’ Reference on Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Look?
And where did his suit come from? The answers may surprise.
nyti.ms
February 9, 2026 at 4:36 AM
The NYT fired everyone who knew that sugar cane is kinda important to Puerto Rico.
They're dumber than dogshit over there. This is so fucking embarrassing.
They're dumber than dogshit over there. This is so fucking embarrassing.
Former board member of Sex Matters...
Funny how often this stuff happens, eh?
Funny how often this stuff happens, eh?
February 9, 2026 at 11:21 AM
Former board member of Sex Matters...
Funny how often this stuff happens, eh?
Funny how often this stuff happens, eh?
We can see the hills over Belfast from where we live, usually, but they've been hidden in cloud for weeks. Can't remember the last time I saw them.
February 9, 2026 at 11:15 AM
We can see the hills over Belfast from where we live, usually, but they've been hidden in cloud for weeks. Can't remember the last time I saw them.
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The far right defeated in Portugal - good news to start the week's work
Portugal elects Socialist Party’s Seguro as president in landslide https://aje.news/ioo8cy
February 9, 2026 at 11:13 AM
The far right defeated in Portugal - good news to start the week's work