I Am Incorrigible
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This is utter madness.
In 2025/6, the BBC World Service has been funded by £137m from the Foreign Office & £221m from the licence fee.
This is after a 21% (£54.2m) real terms cut since 2022.
The return on this investment in terms of soft power this brings the UK is incalculable.
In 2025/6, the BBC World Service has been funded by £137m from the Foreign Office & £221m from the licence fee.
This is after a 21% (£54.2m) real terms cut since 2022.
The return on this investment in terms of soft power this brings the UK is incalculable.
And another bites the dust?
The BBC World Service will run out of funding in just seven weeks. Its funding arrangement with the Foreign Office finishes at the end of March. There is no plan for what happens next.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The BBC World Service will run out of funding in just seven weeks. Its funding arrangement with the Foreign Office finishes at the end of March. There is no plan for what happens next.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The Guardian view on the BBC World Service: this is London calling | Editorial
Editorial: With just seven weeks before its funding runs out, the UK’s greatest cultural asset and most trusted international news organisation must be supported
www.theguardian.com
February 15, 2026 at 8:45 PM
This is utter madness.
In 2025/6, the BBC World Service has been funded by £137m from the Foreign Office & £221m from the licence fee.
This is after a 21% (£54.2m) real terms cut since 2022.
The return on this investment in terms of soft power this brings the UK is incalculable.
In 2025/6, the BBC World Service has been funded by £137m from the Foreign Office & £221m from the licence fee.
This is after a 21% (£54.2m) real terms cut since 2022.
The return on this investment in terms of soft power this brings the UK is incalculable.
The world had a Private Equity problem first, so maybe let's deal with them in order.
As software ate the world, private equity drank champagne. Now Claude Code threatens to shatter this alliance econ.st/4reIuIB
Illustration: Brett Ryder
Illustration: Brett Ryder
February 15, 2026 at 8:12 PM
The world had a Private Equity problem first, so maybe let's deal with them in order.
Just watched the first episode of #HowToGetToHeavenFromBelfast and it was hilarious, so I'm going to watch another.
That's how it works.
That's how it works.
February 15, 2026 at 8:04 PM
Just watched the first episode of #HowToGetToHeavenFromBelfast and it was hilarious, so I'm going to watch another.
That's how it works.
That's how it works.
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Making an accurate assessment of public opinion is tricky. Questionnaires have to be carefully constructed to avoid skewing the results. Here's an example of how not to do it -
February 15, 2026 at 7:51 PM
Making an accurate assessment of public opinion is tricky. Questionnaires have to be carefully constructed to avoid skewing the results. Here's an example of how not to do it -
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This is the Gov looking for your input on the BBC. It takes a while to complete (15/20 mins) but it’s pretty comprehensive and covers most aspects.
Please share. I’m surprised many people haven’t seen it yet.
www.gov.uk/government/c...
Please share. I’m surprised many people haven’t seen it yet.
www.gov.uk/government/c...
Britain’s Story: The Next Chapter - BBC Royal Charter Review, Green Paper and public consultation
www.gov.uk
February 15, 2026 at 6:19 PM
This is the Gov looking for your input on the BBC. It takes a while to complete (15/20 mins) but it’s pretty comprehensive and covers most aspects.
Please share. I’m surprised many people haven’t seen it yet.
www.gov.uk/government/c...
Please share. I’m surprised many people haven’t seen it yet.
www.gov.uk/government/c...
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Guest Opinion | We at the Gallup Poll are ending our 80+ year tradition of polling presidential approval so we can focus on our core mission, such as ranking the top 10 Trump golf courses and the best meme coins from World Liberty Financial.
February 15, 2026 at 6:21 PM
Guest Opinion | We at the Gallup Poll are ending our 80+ year tradition of polling presidential approval so we can focus on our core mission, such as ranking the top 10 Trump golf courses and the best meme coins from World Liberty Financial.
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Whether it's Robert F. Kennedy, Sr. fighting to desegregate public restrooms or Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. snorting cocaine off of toilet seats, toilets play a key role in the history of the Kennedys.
February 15, 2026 at 6:21 PM
Whether it's Robert F. Kennedy, Sr. fighting to desegregate public restrooms or Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. snorting cocaine off of toilet seats, toilets play a key role in the history of the Kennedys.
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Oh, Daily Mail, never let history get in the way of a dramatic headline.
“Will Andrew become the first royal to go to prison?”
The Tower of London would like a word.
“Will Andrew become the first royal to go to prison?”
The Tower of London would like a word.
February 15, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Oh, Daily Mail, never let history get in the way of a dramatic headline.
“Will Andrew become the first royal to go to prison?”
The Tower of London would like a word.
“Will Andrew become the first royal to go to prison?”
The Tower of London would like a word.
The hard right, genocide supporting, Israeli lobby in the UK erasing Palestinian history, and the British Museum has made itself complicit.
Don't think this sort of Trumpian and Putinesque censorship and rewriting of history can't happen here. It's been going on for years.
Don't think this sort of Trumpian and Putinesque censorship and rewriting of history can't happen here. It's been going on for years.
The British Museum has removed the word Palestine from displays about the ancient Middle East following “concerns” by a UK-based Israeli advocacy group.
Read: www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260215-bri...
Read: www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260215-bri...
February 15, 2026 at 5:23 PM
The hard right, genocide supporting, Israeli lobby in the UK erasing Palestinian history, and the British Museum has made itself complicit.
Don't think this sort of Trumpian and Putinesque censorship and rewriting of history can't happen here. It's been going on for years.
Don't think this sort of Trumpian and Putinesque censorship and rewriting of history can't happen here. It's been going on for years.
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Maria Steen, she of the Holy Handbag, argues in the Times that we should introduce a form of marriage with "no possibility of divorce." Maybe she is too young to remember that we already tried this. It ended very badly for some - that's why we introduced divorce.
#FeckOffIona
#FeckOffIona
February 15, 2026 at 3:29 PM
Maria Steen, she of the Holy Handbag, argues in the Times that we should introduce a form of marriage with "no possibility of divorce." Maybe she is too young to remember that we already tried this. It ended very badly for some - that's why we introduced divorce.
#FeckOffIona
#FeckOffIona
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Cass had the data and government resources to investigate whether this moral panic was true but instead of looking at it critically she just reinforced the panic.
and then cass has the absolute nerve to go on the bbc and say shit like this
February 15, 2026 at 4:21 PM
Cass had the data and government resources to investigate whether this moral panic was true but instead of looking at it critically she just reinforced the panic.
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‘The trend is irreversible’: has Romania shattered the link between economic growth and high emissions?
Country has decoupled economic growth from pollution faster than anywhere else in Europe, with emissions plunging 75% since communist times.
Country has decoupled economic growth from pollution faster than anywhere else in Europe, with emissions plunging 75% since communist times.
‘The trend is irreversible’: has Romania shattered the link between economic growth and high emissions?
Emissions have plunged 75% since communist times in the birthplace of big oil – but for some the transition has been brutal
buff.ly
February 15, 2026 at 4:00 PM
‘The trend is irreversible’: has Romania shattered the link between economic growth and high emissions?
Country has decoupled economic growth from pollution faster than anywhere else in Europe, with emissions plunging 75% since communist times.
Country has decoupled economic growth from pollution faster than anywhere else in Europe, with emissions plunging 75% since communist times.
Oh well, I guess they'll just have to try harder.
February 15, 2026 at 3:59 PM
Oh well, I guess they'll just have to try harder.
End billionaires before billionaires end all of us.
The pace at which US wealth concentration is rising is simply staggering
The concentration of AI wealth into the hands of a few tech barons + plutocratic capture ==> unchartered territory
The concentration of AI wealth into the hands of a few tech barons + plutocratic capture ==> unchartered territory
February 15, 2026 at 3:55 PM
End billionaires before billionaires end all of us.
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Anti-trans campaigners will try to spin the High Court’s decision into an absolute victory.
But that’s far from the truth:
https://goodlaw.social/vk6w
But that’s far from the truth:
https://goodlaw.social/vk6w
High Court rules on lawfulness of the EHRC's interim guidance
High Court decides services may lawfully allow trans women to use women's facilities – but the fight for trans rights continues
goodlaw.social
February 15, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Anti-trans campaigners will try to spin the High Court’s decision into an absolute victory.
But that’s far from the truth:
https://goodlaw.social/vk6w
But that’s far from the truth:
https://goodlaw.social/vk6w
February 15, 2026 at 2:53 PM
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#BIRLEE #LUFC #MOT
#BIRLEE #LUFC #MOT
February 15, 2026 at 2:44 PM
YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAS!
Come on!!
#LUFC #MOT #BIRLEE
Come on!!
#LUFC #MOT #BIRLEE
February 15, 2026 at 2:43 PM
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Yeh, that dye is banned in Europe. This is the reason I avoid most US candy and chips. Thanks to our regulations, Doritos in the UK are really nice and have actual cheese and spices not just chemicals.
February 15, 2026 at 2:06 PM
Yeh, that dye is banned in Europe. This is the reason I avoid most US candy and chips. Thanks to our regulations, Doritos in the UK are really nice and have actual cheese and spices not just chemicals.
February 15, 2026 at 1:50 PM
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The greatest threat Russia presents right now is that it gains more at the negotiation table than it has achieved on the battlefield.
Russia’s maximalist demands cannot be met with a minimalist response.
Extract of my speech at Munich Security Conference ↓
Russia’s maximalist demands cannot be met with a minimalist response.
Extract of my speech at Munich Security Conference ↓
February 15, 2026 at 1:48 PM
The greatest threat Russia presents right now is that it gains more at the negotiation table than it has achieved on the battlefield.
Russia’s maximalist demands cannot be met with a minimalist response.
Extract of my speech at Munich Security Conference ↓
Russia’s maximalist demands cannot be met with a minimalist response.
Extract of my speech at Munich Security Conference ↓
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NMECHA!!
#LUFC #MOT #FACup
NMECHA!!
#LUFC #MOT #FACup
a man wearing a white jersey with the number 43 on it stands in front of a sign that says we are leeds
ALT: a man wearing a white jersey with the number 43 on it stands in front of a sign that says we are leeds
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February 15, 2026 at 1:10 PM
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📮 Full text of the letter calling on the Government to engage with the growing risks First Past the Post now presents
✍️ Signatories include leading academics, political scientists and constitutional experts - including a former Chief Executive of the UK Electoral Commission
👇 Read it in full
✍️ Signatories include leading academics, political scientists and constitutional experts - including a former Chief Executive of the UK Electoral Commission
👇 Read it in full
February 14, 2026 at 11:12 AM
📮 Full text of the letter calling on the Government to engage with the growing risks First Past the Post now presents
✍️ Signatories include leading academics, political scientists and constitutional experts - including a former Chief Executive of the UK Electoral Commission
👇 Read it in full
✍️ Signatories include leading academics, political scientists and constitutional experts - including a former Chief Executive of the UK Electoral Commission
👇 Read it in full
Had the 2nd of two MMR jabs at my GP surgery last week.
Don't know why we have such a large minority of vaccine resistors.
Everyone should do their bit in the war on preventable diseases.
Don't know why we have such a large minority of vaccine resistors.
Everyone should do their bit in the war on preventable diseases.
This is really not good. Measles is so easily caught and so dangerous. If you haven't been vaccinated please ask at your GP surgery - to protect not just you but those around you.
“Seven schools and a nursery have reported more than 60 suspected cases of measles in an area of north London, and labs have confirmed 34 cases since January 12. Some children have been treated in hospital.”
archive.md/2026.02.1...
archive.md/2026.02.1...
February 15, 2026 at 12:28 PM
Had the 2nd of two MMR jabs at my GP surgery last week.
Don't know why we have such a large minority of vaccine resistors.
Everyone should do their bit in the war on preventable diseases.
Don't know why we have such a large minority of vaccine resistors.
Everyone should do their bit in the war on preventable diseases.