James Southern
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Idly wondering why our Govt seems to give few bothers on how they’re strangling our university sector.
Maybe it’s as simple as a great many of them went to Oxbridge?
Then again they seem to give few bothers about many baffling things so perhaps that’s unfair.
Maybe it’s as simple as a great many of them went to Oxbridge?
Then again they seem to give few bothers about many baffling things so perhaps that’s unfair.
November 12, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Idly wondering why our Govt seems to give few bothers on how they’re strangling our university sector.
Maybe it’s as simple as a great many of them went to Oxbridge?
Then again they seem to give few bothers about many baffling things so perhaps that’s unfair.
Maybe it’s as simple as a great many of them went to Oxbridge?
Then again they seem to give few bothers about many baffling things so perhaps that’s unfair.
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The Turkish government confirmed that 20 crew and passengers were on the C-130 that crashed near the inside of Georgia near the Azerbaijani border.
#OSINT
#OSINT
November 11, 2025 at 3:24 PM
The Turkish government confirmed that 20 crew and passengers were on the C-130 that crashed near the inside of Georgia near the Azerbaijani border.
#OSINT
#OSINT
Right, time to make some popcorn I reckon.
November 11, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Right, time to make some popcorn I reckon.
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This is a genuinely intolerable reality…
November 10, 2025 at 11:01 PM
This is a genuinely intolerable reality…
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Good on Ed Davey – speaking up for and defending Britain’s institutions in the face of nefarious actors.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The first step towards saving our precious BBC: remove Robbie Gibb from the board | Ed Davey
The BBC belongs to all of us, and it is under attack as never before. The government must defend it from its enemies, within and without, says Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Good on Ed Davey – speaking up for and defending Britain’s institutions in the face of nefarious actors.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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We have to take back control of our media and democracy from its fusion with the US infosphere.
This isn't just on the right but the left too. We are a separate democracy and need our own civic commons.
Today's events with Trump and the BBC show it's not just irritating; it's dangerous.
This isn't just on the right but the left too. We are a separate democracy and need our own civic commons.
Today's events with Trump and the BBC show it's not just irritating; it's dangerous.
November 10, 2025 at 8:06 PM
We have to take back control of our media and democracy from its fusion with the US infosphere.
This isn't just on the right but the left too. We are a separate democracy and need our own civic commons.
Today's events with Trump and the BBC show it's not just irritating; it's dangerous.
This isn't just on the right but the left too. We are a separate democracy and need our own civic commons.
Today's events with Trump and the BBC show it's not just irritating; it's dangerous.
So the BBC board clearly needs a new chair right?
a man is holding a bag of walkers chips in front of a mirror
Alt: a man is holding a bag of walkers chips in front of a mirror he says “yessss”
media.tenor.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:01 AM
So the BBC board clearly needs a new chair right?
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![Cartoon by Stephen Collins for The Guardian. Script as follows:
[scene is Winston Churchill in a bbc studio, giving his 'finest hour' speech]
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CHURCHILL:
The whole fury and might of the enemy must very soon be turned on us.
2
CHURCHILL:
Hitler knows that he will have to break us in this Island or lose the war.
3
CHURCHILL:
If we can stand up to him, all Europe may be free
and the life of the world may move forward into broad, sun-
BBC PRESENTER:
Thank you prime minister
4
BBC PRESENTER:
Mr hitler, your response?
5
HITLER [in the studio]:
Vell zis is hysterical woke nonsense as usual from mr Churchill
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HITLER:
What we are proposing -
CHURCHILL:
Hang on
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HITLER:
Let me finish - what we are proposing eez a simple power-sharing arrangement -
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CHURCHILL:
What's he doing here
BBC PRESENTER:
It's important we hear both sides of the debate
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CHURCHILL:
This isn't a debate
You don't debate fascists
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HITLER:
Oh here we go with ze Godwins law!
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HITLER:
Why must you people always compare ze things you don't like to 'fascists, Nazis, Hitler'...
CHURCHILL:
Because you are a fascist Nazi Hit-
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HITLER [standing up, saluting]:
RAUSS!
BBC PRESENTER:
*Please* Mr Churchill let him speak
[ends]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4m3we4apbjayclzcnhwe3pfp/bafkreibw4ldc3fhslbvxgy2oqrof2oys5kpgh7zu6a5f3usmx3lf4547qm@jpeg)
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Nigel Farage used to believe in reforming the voting system, now he's rowed back because it no longer benefits him.
We will keep fighting for a fair votes, not because it benefits us but because it's right for the country.
We will keep fighting for a fair votes, not because it benefits us but because it's right for the country.
November 7, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Nigel Farage used to believe in reforming the voting system, now he's rowed back because it no longer benefits him.
We will keep fighting for a fair votes, not because it benefits us but because it's right for the country.
We will keep fighting for a fair votes, not because it benefits us but because it's right for the country.
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‘Al could end scarcity, end humanity - or boost trend growth by 0.2
percentage points’
Well that’s the best chart of the year in this @johnthornhill.bsky.social column and basically sums up where we are
on.ft.com/4qMMkJd
percentage points’
Well that’s the best chart of the year in this @johnthornhill.bsky.social column and basically sums up where we are
on.ft.com/4qMMkJd
November 7, 2025 at 9:08 PM
‘Al could end scarcity, end humanity - or boost trend growth by 0.2
percentage points’
Well that’s the best chart of the year in this @johnthornhill.bsky.social column and basically sums up where we are
on.ft.com/4qMMkJd
percentage points’
Well that’s the best chart of the year in this @johnthornhill.bsky.social column and basically sums up where we are
on.ft.com/4qMMkJd
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"We've got to address the fact that millions of people vote in safe seats and they feel their voice doesn't count."
Keir Starmer - 2020
@teamlabouruk.bsky.social
@labour4pr.bsky.social
@makevotesmatter.bsky.social
"We've got to address the fact that millions of people vote in safe seats and they feel their voice doesn't count."
Keir Starmer - 2020
@teamlabouruk.bsky.social
@labour4pr.bsky.social
@makevotesmatter.bsky.social
Ed Davey wants to 'work with government' on electoral reform
The Liberal Democrat leader backs replacing first-past-the-post with proportional representation.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 7, 2025 at 7:26 AM
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"We've got to address the fact that millions of people vote in safe seats and they feel their voice doesn't count."
Keir Starmer - 2020
@teamlabouruk.bsky.social
@labour4pr.bsky.social
@makevotesmatter.bsky.social
"We've got to address the fact that millions of people vote in safe seats and they feel their voice doesn't count."
Keir Starmer - 2020
@teamlabouruk.bsky.social
@labour4pr.bsky.social
@makevotesmatter.bsky.social
If this fella could also do southwest rail that’d be great…
BIG NEWS
On 7/12/25, GM sees the biggest change to rail services for 30+ years.
A new fairer, simpler fare system will come in across our 96 stations.
🐝 Singles will be half the price of returns
🐝 Tickets will be valid on any operator
🐝 Average fare will fall by 5.6%
1/2
On 7/12/25, GM sees the biggest change to rail services for 30+ years.
A new fairer, simpler fare system will come in across our 96 stations.
🐝 Singles will be half the price of returns
🐝 Tickets will be valid on any operator
🐝 Average fare will fall by 5.6%
1/2
November 7, 2025 at 7:19 AM
If this fella could also do southwest rail that’d be great…
Elon Musk wants to build slap drones. Uh huh...
Optimus robots will just kinda follow criminals around and make sure they don't commit crimes again, so we can eliminate prisons.
These are all things Elon Musk is literally saying.
These are all things Elon Musk is literally saying.
November 6, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Elon Musk wants to build slap drones. Uh huh...
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Oh come on.
November 6, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Oh come on.
This is sadly totally on the money. If we wanted to protect our selves from a future authoritarian government accessing our data we would need to tackle companies collecting it now.
👇 I don’t get why this is so poorly understood. If you live in a wealthy country, in the event that dictatorship comes to your country, your smart fridge’s manufacturer is not going to say “we couldn’t possibly hand *that* over”.
I mean, in reality, there isn't any difference at all, because all the government has to do is ask for it and it will be handed over.
November 6, 2025 at 7:06 PM
This is sadly totally on the money. If we wanted to protect our selves from a future authoritarian government accessing our data we would need to tackle companies collecting it now.
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It's the failure to levy inheritance tax on farmland that has caused the problem we Lib Dems complain about. That is, that the value of farmland bears little relation to the income that can be generated by farming it. As long as farmland can be used as a tax shelter, that problem will persist.
What does our campaign against the Family Farm Tax seek?
What exactly do we Liberal Democrats want from out campaign against the "Family Farm Tax"? It's important we know, because The Agri Brigade ...
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November 6, 2025 at 8:48 AM
It's the failure to levy inheritance tax on farmland that has caused the problem we Lib Dems complain about. That is, that the value of farmland bears little relation to the income that can be generated by farming it. As long as farmland can be used as a tax shelter, that problem will persist.
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“The Guardian asked Farage if he still adheres to his lifelong support for Proportional Representation. Silence. It’s become clear he has changed his mind, now that our wildly distorting First Past the Post system is his only path to power.”
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It’s the Nigel Farage chameleon show – flashy, ever-changing pledges, but only one real policy: xenophobia | Polly Toynbee
The Reform leader’s speech was full of contradictions and damaging cuts. But if he makes it to No 10, Labour will be to blame, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
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November 5, 2025 at 12:00 PM
“The Guardian asked Farage if he still adheres to his lifelong support for Proportional Representation. Silence. It’s become clear he has changed his mind, now that our wildly distorting First Past the Post system is his only path to power.”
✒️ @pollytoynbee.bsky.social
✒️ @pollytoynbee.bsky.social
Now I suspect this is about the USA but it shows the deep malaise in no.10 that for a second in wasn’t totally sure.
We have fewer factions and people involved though right so yay?
We have fewer factions and people involved though right so yay?
i don't think its expressed enough that we don't really have *a* government anymore. nationally policy is being directed and created by like roughly half a dozen factions (and maybe like 50 to 100 total individuals) on a totally incomprehensible and erratic basis
November 6, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Now I suspect this is about the USA but it shows the deep malaise in no.10 that for a second in wasn’t totally sure.
We have fewer factions and people involved though right so yay?
We have fewer factions and people involved though right so yay?
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A great day for the golden rule of political analysis: when the right wins it is a resounding ideological victory that humiliates the left and when the left wins it is a precarious fluke that will surely end up humiliating the left. Conservatives are power’s landlords and the left merely tenants
November 5, 2025 at 10:35 AM
A great day for the golden rule of political analysis: when the right wins it is a resounding ideological victory that humiliates the left and when the left wins it is a precarious fluke that will surely end up humiliating the left. Conservatives are power’s landlords and the left merely tenants
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Finally, it looks like Financial Education will be taught in every school! Hurrah!
November 5, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Finally, it looks like Financial Education will be taught in every school! Hurrah!
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What if there was a consensus on the tax reforms the UK needs?
What if it was backed by policy experts from think tanks across the political spectrum, from the Adam Smith Institute to the Resolution Foundation?
The consensus is real. The question is: will anyone act on it?
What if it was backed by policy experts from think tanks across the political spectrum, from the Adam Smith Institute to the Resolution Foundation?
The consensus is real. The question is: will anyone act on it?
November 5, 2025 at 9:51 AM
What if there was a consensus on the tax reforms the UK needs?
What if it was backed by policy experts from think tanks across the political spectrum, from the Adam Smith Institute to the Resolution Foundation?
The consensus is real. The question is: will anyone act on it?
What if it was backed by policy experts from think tanks across the political spectrum, from the Adam Smith Institute to the Resolution Foundation?
The consensus is real. The question is: will anyone act on it?
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If you're just waking, it's been a good night for Democrats across the US, with voters rejecting Trump nationwide. 🎉
Mamdani's comfortable win in New York, on the highest turnout since 1969, provides further proof that you don't have to pander to the right to win.
news.sky.com/story/zohran...
Mamdani's comfortable win in New York, on the highest turnout since 1969, provides further proof that you don't have to pander to the right to win.
news.sky.com/story/zohran...
Zohran Mamdani: 'Trump's worst nightmare' celebrates New York election result - as US president responds
The Democrat candidate ran on a significantly left-wing platform which included promising city-owned grocery shops and eliminating bus fares. Donald Trump is no fan and warned he could withhold federa...
news.sky.com
November 5, 2025 at 7:56 AM
If you're just waking, it's been a good night for Democrats across the US, with voters rejecting Trump nationwide. 🎉
Mamdani's comfortable win in New York, on the highest turnout since 1969, provides further proof that you don't have to pander to the right to win.
news.sky.com/story/zohran...
Mamdani's comfortable win in New York, on the highest turnout since 1969, provides further proof that you don't have to pander to the right to win.
news.sky.com/story/zohran...
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After an initial flurry (big thanks to those who contributed) the crowdfunder has gone a bit quiet. Please support it if you can. It's a story of political engagement full of hope and positivity. Yes. Really!
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The People's Primary - the book!
Creation of the book about how we ended 100 years of Tory MPs in South Devon and the way Primaries could defeat the far right next election
www.crowdfunder.co.uk
November 4, 2025 at 9:53 PM
After an initial flurry (big thanks to those who contributed) the crowdfunder has gone a bit quiet. Please support it if you can. It's a story of political engagement full of hope and positivity. Yes. Really!
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/the-people...
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/the-people...