John Hutchinson
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Really good to hear Stella Creasy on @newsagents.bsky.social saying students should be removed from immigration figures. Of course they should! And they make up a huge chunk of the figures - around half. They’re part of the success story of global Britain - coming here to get a great education.
"I know there are a lot of MPs who are deeply uncomfortable at the idea of frisking people at the border to see if we can remove their jewellery," says Stella Creasy.
"That's not the way we want to manage somebody who is a victim of torture"
www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/labo...
"That's not the way we want to manage somebody who is a victim of torture"
www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/labo...
Labour’s new immigration plan 'not progressive, or practical', says Stella Creasy | The News Agents
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has announced tough new measures to deter asylum seekers from attempting to enter the UK. Will her methods be enough, or is this simply an attempt to win back support…
www.thenewsagents.co.uk
November 17, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Really good to hear Stella Creasy on @newsagents.bsky.social saying students should be removed from immigration figures. Of course they should! And they make up a huge chunk of the figures - around half. They’re part of the success story of global Britain - coming here to get a great education.
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Whoopi Goldberg at 70: her 10 best films – ranked!
Whoopi Goldberg at 70: her 10 best films – ranked!
The actor and comedian was Oscar-nominated for her film debut 40 years ago, then won an Academy Award just five years later. As she turns 70, we rate Goldberg’s greatest hits
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Whoopi Goldberg at 70: her 10 best films – ranked!
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Even I thought this was one of mine!
November 6, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Even I thought this was one of mine!
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Daniel Hannan was born in Peru.
November 2, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Daniel Hannan was born in Peru.
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X is a cesspit led by an unhinged billionaire who is desperately trying to stir up civil war in Britain.
Nobody with any sense or decency should be there.
No organisations, government departments, or politicians should be there.
Everyone who is, is enabling this monster.
Nobody with any sense or decency should be there.
No organisations, government departments, or politicians should be there.
Everyone who is, is enabling this monster.
October 29, 2025 at 8:22 AM
X is a cesspit led by an unhinged billionaire who is desperately trying to stir up civil war in Britain.
Nobody with any sense or decency should be there.
No organisations, government departments, or politicians should be there.
Everyone who is, is enabling this monster.
Nobody with any sense or decency should be there.
No organisations, government departments, or politicians should be there.
Everyone who is, is enabling this monster.
Wow - the BBC getting in early on a potential next Taylor Swift "backlash".
October 2, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Wow - the BBC getting in early on a potential next Taylor Swift "backlash".
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@iandunt.bsky.social @davidallengreen.bsky.social Randomly, I started re-watching the Harry Potter films the other day. Tonight was Deathly Hallows pt I. Weirdly, so many scenes feel like steampunk versions of what is happening in the US right now.
August 28, 2025 at 8:30 PM
@iandunt.bsky.social @davidallengreen.bsky.social Randomly, I started re-watching the Harry Potter films the other day. Tonight was Deathly Hallows pt I. Weirdly, so many scenes feel like steampunk versions of what is happening in the US right now.
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Reform UK, which has a grand total of four MPs, was just given an uninterrupted platform for an hour and a half on the BBC and Sky News channels, in order to talk about its plans for mass deportations
When was the last time the Greens (with four MPs) or the Lib Dems (with 72) were given the same?
When was the last time the Greens (with four MPs) or the Lib Dems (with 72) were given the same?
August 26, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Reform UK, which has a grand total of four MPs, was just given an uninterrupted platform for an hour and a half on the BBC and Sky News channels, in order to talk about its plans for mass deportations
When was the last time the Greens (with four MPs) or the Lib Dems (with 72) were given the same?
When was the last time the Greens (with four MPs) or the Lib Dems (with 72) were given the same?
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'Honest Bob' Jenrick, a politician obviously & deliberately embracing xenophobia, does some weapons grade xenophobia & the BBC *apologises* for a Thought For The Day contributor calling it xenophobic. Licence fee payers need to know who makes these decisions & why. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
BBC apologises after Robert Jenrick accused of xenophobia
A contributor to Radio 4's Thought for the Day slot made the remark about the shadow justice secretary.
www.bbc.co.uk
August 13, 2025 at 6:12 PM
'Honest Bob' Jenrick, a politician obviously & deliberately embracing xenophobia, does some weapons grade xenophobia & the BBC *apologises* for a Thought For The Day contributor calling it xenophobic. Licence fee payers need to know who makes these decisions & why. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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One of the dumbest times I went viral on Twitter was for a thread about this and there were creepy people in my mentions for days. So: fun fact, the average age of a bride on her first marriage in 18th-century England was 26.
Sigh.
Squicky people on the internet are at it again about the alleged old days of teen and tween brides, so this is my cue to bring out the graph showing that the median age for first marriage in the US has never been below 20 for the woman from 1890 to the present.
Squicky people on the internet are at it again about the alleged old days of teen and tween brides, so this is my cue to bring out the graph showing that the median age for first marriage in the US has never been below 20 for the woman from 1890 to the present.
July 27, 2025 at 5:57 PM
One of the dumbest times I went viral on Twitter was for a thread about this and there were creepy people in my mentions for days. So: fun fact, the average age of a bride on her first marriage in 18th-century England was 26.
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Is this Olga Korgbut? Or Nadia Corgăneci?
July 20, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Is this Olga Korgbut? Or Nadia Corgăneci?
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I've spent a lot of time thinking about this fascinating exchange Colbert had with Dua Lipa, when she asked him about the role his faith plays in his comedy.
July 18, 2025 at 2:50 PM
I've spent a lot of time thinking about this fascinating exchange Colbert had with Dua Lipa, when she asked him about the role his faith plays in his comedy.
I suspect I am a member of a *very* small set of people currently listening to "Making Waves" by The Nolans - on vinyl.
June 28, 2025 at 5:20 PM
I suspect I am a member of a *very* small set of people currently listening to "Making Waves" by The Nolans - on vinyl.
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The thread about the Salisbury Arms and the famous literary association that never was
My eye was caught by a claim in local news that the author Arthur Conan Doyle once frequented the Salisbury Arms. In the best spirit of Sherlock Holmes, this thread sets out to thoroughly and factually debunk…
My eye was caught by a claim in local news that the author Arthur Conan Doyle once frequented the Salisbury Arms. In the best spirit of Sherlock Holmes, this thread sets out to thoroughly and factually debunk…
The thread about the Salisbury Arms and the famous literary association that never was
My eye was caught by a claim in local news that the author Arthur Conan Doyle once frequented the Salisbury Arms. In the best spirit of Sherlock Holmes, this thread sets out to thoroughly and factually debunk this assertion. Along the way we will find out about the actual history of the building and those people and organisations who are correctly associated with it. We shall also be told a cautionary tale about the perils of the decline of factual integrity in local journalism and the dangerous potential for the propagation of machine-generated misinformation on the niche subject of Edinburgh local history.
threadinburgh.scot
June 27, 2025 at 6:00 AM
The thread about the Salisbury Arms and the famous literary association that never was
My eye was caught by a claim in local news that the author Arthur Conan Doyle once frequented the Salisbury Arms. In the best spirit of Sherlock Holmes, this thread sets out to thoroughly and factually debunk…
My eye was caught by a claim in local news that the author Arthur Conan Doyle once frequented the Salisbury Arms. In the best spirit of Sherlock Holmes, this thread sets out to thoroughly and factually debunk…
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There is signal in the Musk/Cummings noise if you clear away the ridiculous egos - reforming the modern state via brute force is, basically, impossible. You can damage things, fire people, cut spending but the vast majority of things the state does are deeply embedded and critical functions.
May 29, 2025 at 11:13 PM
There is signal in the Musk/Cummings noise if you clear away the ridiculous egos - reforming the modern state via brute force is, basically, impossible. You can damage things, fire people, cut spending but the vast majority of things the state does are deeply embedded and critical functions.
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Seven truths about trade: timharford.com/2025/05/seve...
(When the FT published this a month ago, it really struck a chord with lots of people. ICYMI, enjoy.)
(When the FT published this a month ago, it really struck a chord with lots of people. ICYMI, enjoy.)
May 22, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Seven truths about trade: timharford.com/2025/05/seve...
(When the FT published this a month ago, it really struck a chord with lots of people. ICYMI, enjoy.)
(When the FT published this a month ago, it really struck a chord with lots of people. ICYMI, enjoy.)
Fascinating to see "Perfect Day" on 1997 @bbc4.bsky.social TOTP - and realise the BBC was trying to protect itself from the Tories even back then.
May 16, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Fascinating to see "Perfect Day" on 1997 @bbc4.bsky.social TOTP - and realise the BBC was trying to protect itself from the Tories even back then.
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Thank God for immigrants open.substack.com/pub/iandunt/...
Thank God for immigrants
This week, of all weeks: Thank God they came here and chose to make it their home.
open.substack.com
May 16, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Thank God for immigrants open.substack.com/pub/iandunt/...
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Trump is urging GOP lawmakers to defund PBS "immediately".
He's not the first right-wing crook to wage war on public broadcasting.
Here's what national treasure Fred Rogers told Congress in 1969 when Richard Nixon tried to gut PBS.
He's not the first right-wing crook to wage war on public broadcasting.
Here's what national treasure Fred Rogers told Congress in 1969 when Richard Nixon tried to gut PBS.
March 27, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Trump is urging GOP lawmakers to defund PBS "immediately".
He's not the first right-wing crook to wage war on public broadcasting.
Here's what national treasure Fred Rogers told Congress in 1969 when Richard Nixon tried to gut PBS.
He's not the first right-wing crook to wage war on public broadcasting.
Here's what national treasure Fred Rogers told Congress in 1969 when Richard Nixon tried to gut PBS.
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This letter appeared in the Bloomsburg PA Press Enterprise this morning. I am assured the writer is who he purports to be, an Air Force veteran.
March 11, 2025 at 10:04 PM
This letter appeared in the Bloomsburg PA Press Enterprise this morning. I am assured the writer is who he purports to be, an Air Force veteran.
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The Conservative party accuses Keir Starmer of refusing to take child abuse seriously.
In other news, here's former Conservative Prime Minister Boris Johnson complaining about £60 million being "spaffed up the wall" investigating historic child abuse cases
In other news, here's former Conservative Prime Minister Boris Johnson complaining about £60 million being "spaffed up the wall" investigating historic child abuse cases
January 6, 2025 at 7:37 PM
The Conservative party accuses Keir Starmer of refusing to take child abuse seriously.
In other news, here's former Conservative Prime Minister Boris Johnson complaining about £60 million being "spaffed up the wall" investigating historic child abuse cases
In other news, here's former Conservative Prime Minister Boris Johnson complaining about £60 million being "spaffed up the wall" investigating historic child abuse cases
I should have said @realjakebroe.bsky.social
Jake Broe is a great source on Ukraine - makes the guy who dismisses him sound like an idiot.
November 22, 2024 at 5:05 PM
I should have said @realjakebroe.bsky.social
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Thread -
The most important battle in the world for AI supremacy/ impact of Trumps election on Musk’s AI firm value/ OpenAI court emails reveals the real story… but let’s start here with my earlier #Newsnight interview with the now Nobel prize winner Geoffrey Hinton: m.youtube.com/watch?v=MGJp...
The most important battle in the world for AI supremacy/ impact of Trumps election on Musk’s AI firm value/ OpenAI court emails reveals the real story… but let’s start here with my earlier #Newsnight interview with the now Nobel prize winner Geoffrey Hinton: m.youtube.com/watch?v=MGJp...
‘Godfather of AI’ on AI “exceeding human intelligence” and it “trying to take over”
YouTube video by BBC Newsnight
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November 16, 2024 at 9:59 AM
Thread -
The most important battle in the world for AI supremacy/ impact of Trumps election on Musk’s AI firm value/ OpenAI court emails reveals the real story… but let’s start here with my earlier #Newsnight interview with the now Nobel prize winner Geoffrey Hinton: m.youtube.com/watch?v=MGJp...
The most important battle in the world for AI supremacy/ impact of Trumps election on Musk’s AI firm value/ OpenAI court emails reveals the real story… but let’s start here with my earlier #Newsnight interview with the now Nobel prize winner Geoffrey Hinton: m.youtube.com/watch?v=MGJp...