Isobel Oakeshitt
@isobeloakeshitt.bsky.social
Desperate former housewife.
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Farage can now be easily boxed in to a corner where his only ‘defence’ becomes: “Yes I spouted Kremlin propaganda & Putin worship but, unlike Nathan Gill, I didn’t need bribes to do it.”
It is, once again, a question of whether interviewers have the temerity to shut down his whining obfuscations.
It is, once again, a question of whether interviewers have the temerity to shut down his whining obfuscations.
November 22, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Farage can now be easily boxed in to a corner where his only ‘defence’ becomes: “Yes I spouted Kremlin propaganda & Putin worship but, unlike Nathan Gill, I didn’t need bribes to do it.”
It is, once again, a question of whether interviewers have the temerity to shut down his whining obfuscations.
It is, once again, a question of whether interviewers have the temerity to shut down his whining obfuscations.
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Newmarket MP Matt Hancock gave a £37bn Covid testing contract to Jockey Club director Dido Harding, who subcontracted it to Grand National sponsor Randox, employer of Tory MP Owen Paterson, whose late wife chaired Aintree racecourse. That's how the Tories handled the pandemic.
November 22, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Newmarket MP Matt Hancock gave a £37bn Covid testing contract to Jockey Club director Dido Harding, who subcontracted it to Grand National sponsor Randox, employer of Tory MP Owen Paterson, whose late wife chaired Aintree racecourse. That's how the Tories handled the pandemic.
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Farage admits being untruthful about Clacton house
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Nigel Farage admits he was wrong to say he had bought house in Clacton
Reform UK leader says he should not have claimed he was buyer of property that was really bought by his partner
www.theguardian.com
September 6, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Farage admits being untruthful about Clacton house
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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“In nearly every industry, the United States’ most transformative innovations over the last eight decades depended on government funding, because the government was the most patient and reliable actor willing to take on risks for the public benefit”
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
Trump Is Killing American Innovation
China will reap the benefits.
www.foreignaffairs.com
May 31, 2025 at 8:00 PM
“In nearly every industry, the United States’ most transformative innovations over the last eight decades depended on government funding, because the government was the most patient and reliable actor willing to take on risks for the public benefit”
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
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“I struggle for adjectives to adequately describe the horror that this administration has visited on the world,” said a former State Dept official about the damage done by Trump and Musk abandoning America's humanitarian aid commitments.
Death, Sexual Violence and Human Trafficking: Fallout From U.S. Aid Withdrawal Hits the World’s Most Fragile Locations
Exclusive State Department records show: As the Trump administration abandons its humanitarian commitments, diplomats are reporting that the cuts have led to violence and instability while undermining...
www.propublica.org
May 30, 2025 at 5:16 PM
“I struggle for adjectives to adequately describe the horror that this administration has visited on the world,” said a former State Dept official about the damage done by Trump and Musk abandoning America's humanitarian aid commitments.
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Immigrants “are ambitious, enthusiastic & hard-working. They want a better life, & a better life for their children, and they are willing to do backbreaking work in order to secure it. They show all the attributes which we praise in others but condemn if it's demonstrated by an immigrant.”
May 16, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Immigrants “are ambitious, enthusiastic & hard-working. They want a better life, & a better life for their children, and they are willing to do backbreaking work in order to secure it. They show all the attributes which we praise in others but condemn if it's demonstrated by an immigrant.”
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Brexit promised to “take back control of our borders”
But it also created huge labour shortages
So, govt issued huge numbers of visas to fill the gaps.
It ended reciprocal asylum arrangements with the EU
So, crossings went up.
Govt response?
“Take back control of our borders”
Such a ruinous deceit.
But it also created huge labour shortages
So, govt issued huge numbers of visas to fill the gaps.
It ended reciprocal asylum arrangements with the EU
So, crossings went up.
Govt response?
“Take back control of our borders”
Such a ruinous deceit.
May 13, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Brexit promised to “take back control of our borders”
But it also created huge labour shortages
So, govt issued huge numbers of visas to fill the gaps.
It ended reciprocal asylum arrangements with the EU
So, crossings went up.
Govt response?
“Take back control of our borders”
Such a ruinous deceit.
But it also created huge labour shortages
So, govt issued huge numbers of visas to fill the gaps.
It ended reciprocal asylum arrangements with the EU
So, crossings went up.
Govt response?
“Take back control of our borders”
Such a ruinous deceit.
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The government’s abject surrender in the immigration conversation will not necessarily lose them votes. But it won’t win any either because a) for good
or for ill, the small boats are the really emotive issue & b) people who simply resent immigrants will always favour Farage. He’s one of their own.
or for ill, the small boats are the really emotive issue & b) people who simply resent immigrants will always favour Farage. He’s one of their own.
May 11, 2025 at 10:00 AM
The government’s abject surrender in the immigration conversation will not necessarily lose them votes. But it won’t win any either because a) for good
or for ill, the small boats are the really emotive issue & b) people who simply resent immigrants will always favour Farage. He’s one of their own.
or for ill, the small boats are the really emotive issue & b) people who simply resent immigrants will always favour Farage. He’s one of their own.
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Of course, these trade deals with Australia, NZ, Japan, India and whatever it is with the US… are not ‘Brexit benefits’. They’re ‘Brexit damage limitation’ or ‘Brexit desperation’.
Tiny percentage points of growth battling the enormous cost of huffing out of our huge and prosperous local EU market.
Tiny percentage points of growth battling the enormous cost of huffing out of our huge and prosperous local EU market.
May 8, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Of course, these trade deals with Australia, NZ, Japan, India and whatever it is with the US… are not ‘Brexit benefits’. They’re ‘Brexit damage limitation’ or ‘Brexit desperation’.
Tiny percentage points of growth battling the enormous cost of huffing out of our huge and prosperous local EU market.
Tiny percentage points of growth battling the enormous cost of huffing out of our huge and prosperous local EU market.
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A man who holds the title of President of the United States, who took an oath to protect and defend the Constitution, who then says he doesn’t know if he’d uphold the Constitution, is unfit to be president and should be removed.
May 6, 2025 at 3:30 AM
A man who holds the title of President of the United States, who took an oath to protect and defend the Constitution, who then says he doesn’t know if he’d uphold the Constitution, is unfit to be president and should be removed.
Surprised he has any friends at all
These people just have no idea how society works
Mark Zuckerberg says Meta's chatbots will supplement your real friends: "The average American has fewer than 3 friends ... but has demand for ... 15 friends" (h/t x.com/romanhelmetg...)
May 1, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Surprised he has any friends at all
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These people just have no idea how society works
Mark Zuckerberg says Meta's chatbots will supplement your real friends: "The average American has fewer than 3 friends ... but has demand for ... 15 friends" (h/t x.com/romanhelmetg...)
May 1, 2025 at 1:59 PM
These people just have no idea how society works
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Classic authoritarian behaviour. So weak. So embarrassing.
Stephen Miller to John Roberts on Fox News: "It is our opinion that Fox News needs to fire its pollster."
April 29, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Classic authoritarian behaviour. So weak. So embarrassing.
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How a ‘Populist’ Media Has Mainstreamed the Far Right
“Right-wing daily papers in the UK do not represent ‘public opinion’ – they simply reflect the radical right views of those ‘who own and run them”
bylinetimes.com/2025/04/29/f...
“Right-wing daily papers in the UK do not represent ‘public opinion’ – they simply reflect the radical right views of those ‘who own and run them”
bylinetimes.com/2025/04/29/f...
How a 'Populist' Media Has Mainstreamed the Far Right
Right-wing daily papers in the UK do not represent 'public opinion' - they simply reflect the radical right views of those 'who own and run them', argues Julian Petley
bylinetimes.com
April 29, 2025 at 5:33 PM
How a ‘Populist’ Media Has Mainstreamed the Far Right
“Right-wing daily papers in the UK do not represent ‘public opinion’ – they simply reflect the radical right views of those ‘who own and run them”
bylinetimes.com/2025/04/29/f...
“Right-wing daily papers in the UK do not represent ‘public opinion’ – they simply reflect the radical right views of those ‘who own and run them”
bylinetimes.com/2025/04/29/f...
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"On Tyranny" is a #1 NYT bestseller again. I wish the moment were different. But I’m glad the book is useful. And grateful for all the kind words about putting the 20 lessons to work.
snyder.substack.com/p/twenty-les...
snyder.substack.com/p/twenty-les...
Twenty Lessons, read by John Lithgow
Key selections from On Tyranny, for viewing and sharing
snyder.substack.com
April 12, 2025 at 5:33 PM
"On Tyranny" is a #1 NYT bestseller again. I wish the moment were different. But I’m glad the book is useful. And grateful for all the kind words about putting the 20 lessons to work.
snyder.substack.com/p/twenty-les...
snyder.substack.com/p/twenty-les...
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There are 33m companies in the USA. Only 21k employe 500 or more. And they only make up 23% of workers.
Trump and Elon are ignoring the more than 32m entrepreneurs that can't afford to build a new factory or pay tariffs or absorb cancelled contracts.
Trump and Elon are ignoring the more than 32m entrepreneurs that can't afford to build a new factory or pay tariffs or absorb cancelled contracts.
April 4, 2025 at 1:57 PM
There are 33m companies in the USA. Only 21k employe 500 or more. And they only make up 23% of workers.
Trump and Elon are ignoring the more than 32m entrepreneurs that can't afford to build a new factory or pay tariffs or absorb cancelled contracts.
Trump and Elon are ignoring the more than 32m entrepreneurs that can't afford to build a new factory or pay tariffs or absorb cancelled contracts.
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I don’t need to remind you that his view of history is utterly ludicrous. Enjoy the tax hike!
April 2, 2025 at 8:22 PM
I don’t need to remind you that his view of history is utterly ludicrous. Enjoy the tax hike!
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The richest man in the world spent more money than most of us will see in our lifetimes to lose a state Supreme Court race by 10 points.
And the fact his $25 million was a drop in the bucket compared to what he's spent on other elections is exactly why we must overturn Citizens United.
And the fact his $25 million was a drop in the bucket compared to what he's spent on other elections is exactly why we must overturn Citizens United.
April 2, 2025 at 4:42 PM
The richest man in the world spent more money than most of us will see in our lifetimes to lose a state Supreme Court race by 10 points.
And the fact his $25 million was a drop in the bucket compared to what he's spent on other elections is exactly why we must overturn Citizens United.
And the fact his $25 million was a drop in the bucket compared to what he's spent on other elections is exactly why we must overturn Citizens United.
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The standout madness in the general madness are the enormous tariffs on South East Asia which, if these stick, is going to magnify China's sphere of influence. Geopolitical lunacy.
April 2, 2025 at 8:59 PM
The standout madness in the general madness are the enormous tariffs on South East Asia which, if these stick, is going to magnify China's sphere of influence. Geopolitical lunacy.
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‘I expected to lose’
He’s so predictably pathetic and insecure.
He’s so predictably pathetic and insecure.
April 2, 2025 at 7:32 PM
‘I expected to lose’
He’s so predictably pathetic and insecure.
He’s so predictably pathetic and insecure.
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pro tip: if you can afford to blow $250 million on a losing campaign in Wisconsin, you can afford to pay a 90% top tax margin
April 2, 2025 at 7:59 PM
pro tip: if you can afford to blow $250 million on a losing campaign in Wisconsin, you can afford to pay a 90% top tax margin
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'Marine Le Pen is going to jail' is a truly beautiful sentence to write. Try it, it's such fun. I might just keep on writing it all day.
March 31, 2025 at 11:24 AM
'Marine Le Pen is going to jail' is a truly beautiful sentence to write. Try it, it's such fun. I might just keep on writing it all day.