Andrew Riley
@jontia.bsky.social
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Times (and apparently Cabinet Ministers) apparently confusing Labour Party rules with U.K. constitution
Labour Party rules set out what happens if LEADER of party is ‘permanently unavailable’. But they dont match up the principles, precedents and expectations about what happens fo replace a PM. 1/
Labour Party rules set out what happens if LEADER of party is ‘permanently unavailable’. But they dont match up the principles, precedents and expectations about what happens fo replace a PM. 1/
February 10, 2026 at 6:33 AM
Times (and apparently Cabinet Ministers) apparently confusing Labour Party rules with U.K. constitution
Labour Party rules set out what happens if LEADER of party is ‘permanently unavailable’. But they dont match up the principles, precedents and expectations about what happens fo replace a PM. 1/
Labour Party rules set out what happens if LEADER of party is ‘permanently unavailable’. But they dont match up the principles, precedents and expectations about what happens fo replace a PM. 1/
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Ok, let’s do this🙄
We’ll start with an explainer covering:
🕒What is a 15-minute city
🏫What on Earth is going on with Oxford
👽Where the conspiracy theories have come from
And then we’ll look at the Telegraph article
🧵
1/25
We’ll start with an explainer covering:
🕒What is a 15-minute city
🏫What on Earth is going on with Oxford
👽Where the conspiracy theories have come from
And then we’ll look at the Telegraph article
🧵
1/25
February 1, 2026 at 11:13 AM
Ok, let’s do this🙄
We’ll start with an explainer covering:
🕒What is a 15-minute city
🏫What on Earth is going on with Oxford
👽Where the conspiracy theories have come from
And then we’ll look at the Telegraph article
🧵
1/25
We’ll start with an explainer covering:
🕒What is a 15-minute city
🏫What on Earth is going on with Oxford
👽Where the conspiracy theories have come from
And then we’ll look at the Telegraph article
🧵
1/25
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
"According to the NHS, people can develop an infection called toxocariasis, external through contact with dog poo."
Pretty sure we went through all this in the early 90s. Bring back dog licences?
"According to the NHS, people can develop an infection called toxocariasis, external through contact with dog poo."
Pretty sure we went through all this in the early 90s. Bring back dog licences?
Cardiff rugby match stopped due to dog fouling highlights problem
One club shares a video of a dog defecating on a field during a match, before a player cleans it up.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 31, 2026 at 9:13 AM
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
"According to the NHS, people can develop an infection called toxocariasis, external through contact with dog poo."
Pretty sure we went through all this in the early 90s. Bring back dog licences?
"According to the NHS, people can develop an infection called toxocariasis, external through contact with dog poo."
Pretty sure we went through all this in the early 90s. Bring back dog licences?
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With student loans the UK government has become a loanshark. Trapping poorly paid graduates in decades of “debt” that they can realistically never repay. If it were a commercial deal the govt would be trying to regulate the company out of business.
January 29, 2026 at 7:45 AM
With student loans the UK government has become a loanshark. Trapping poorly paid graduates in decades of “debt” that they can realistically never repay. If it were a commercial deal the govt would be trying to regulate the company out of business.
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There is no greater lie than the pedestrian light button. I still press it every time, mind you.
January 28, 2026 at 5:41 PM
There is no greater lie than the pedestrian light button. I still press it every time, mind you.
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New 'Cash Lab' will explore whether giving people direct financial support - without conditions on how they spend it - can break the cycle of poverty and improve life outcomes.
Launched today by King's @schoolforgovt.bsky.social.
Read the story 🔗⬇️
www.kcl.ac.uk/news/new-cas...
Launched today by King's @schoolforgovt.bsky.social.
Read the story 🔗⬇️
www.kcl.ac.uk/news/new-cas...
New 'Cash Lab' to test whether direct cash transfers can break cycle of poverty | King's College London
Researchers are testing whether direct financial support could offer a simpler, more effective response to the problems caused by poverty
www.kcl.ac.uk
January 28, 2026 at 4:40 PM
New 'Cash Lab' will explore whether giving people direct financial support - without conditions on how they spend it - can break the cycle of poverty and improve life outcomes.
Launched today by King's @schoolforgovt.bsky.social.
Read the story 🔗⬇️
www.kcl.ac.uk/news/new-cas...
Launched today by King's @schoolforgovt.bsky.social.
Read the story 🔗⬇️
www.kcl.ac.uk/news/new-cas...
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Full EU membership should be put to the public at the next election. It's time to return home.
inews.co.uk/opinion/rejo...
inews.co.uk/opinion/rejo...
Rejoining the EU is the only way to stop Trump
It is time to return home
inews.co.uk
January 27, 2026 at 10:54 AM
Full EU membership should be put to the public at the next election. It's time to return home.
inews.co.uk/opinion/rejo...
inews.co.uk/opinion/rejo...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
App owners suggesting it doesn't matter if big brands pretend to be small local store.
If it didn't matter, big brands wouldn't do it. They perform the masquerade as it makes their sales go up.
As the platform owner you certainly have the data to prove this.
App owners suggesting it doesn't matter if big brands pretend to be small local store.
If it didn't matter, big brands wouldn't do it. They perform the masquerade as it makes their sales go up.
As the platform owner you certainly have the data to prove this.
Restaurants say big chains pretend to be independents on apps
Justina John says independent restaurants are
www.bbc.co.uk
January 22, 2026 at 11:49 AM
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
App owners suggesting it doesn't matter if big brands pretend to be small local store.
If it didn't matter, big brands wouldn't do it. They perform the masquerade as it makes their sales go up.
As the platform owner you certainly have the data to prove this.
App owners suggesting it doesn't matter if big brands pretend to be small local store.
If it didn't matter, big brands wouldn't do it. They perform the masquerade as it makes their sales go up.
As the platform owner you certainly have the data to prove this.
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(I know there are a number of over-simplifications in this but) even if one believed that the policy and rhetoric necessary to recover the lost voters from DK, Green and LD would alienate every remaining Labour supporter, it would *still* result in Labour doing better than it is now.
January 21, 2026 at 3:20 PM
(I know there are a number of over-simplifications in this but) even if one believed that the policy and rhetoric necessary to recover the lost voters from DK, Green and LD would alienate every remaining Labour supporter, it would *still* result in Labour doing better than it is now.
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I left university in 2019 with £49,600 of debt. A few months later, I became an MP and have since received a salary that puts me in the top 5% in the country. 6 years on, the repayments from my salary have brought this total to down to £48,600 - just £1,000 less.
January 15, 2026 at 2:57 PM
I left university in 2019 with £49,600 of debt. A few months later, I became an MP and have since received a salary that puts me in the top 5% in the country. 6 years on, the repayments from my salary have brought this total to down to £48,600 - just £1,000 less.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
I am once again shocked that caving in to a vocal minority that already hate you leaves you with a vocal minority that still hate you.
I am once again shocked that caving in to a vocal minority that already hate you leaves you with a vocal minority that still hate you.
‘They are going after everything rural’: inheritance tax U-turn does little to dampen farmers’ anger at Labour
At the Oxford farming conference there were signs the government has much to do to win back farmers’ trust
www.theguardian.com
January 11, 2026 at 10:32 AM
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
I am once again shocked that caving in to a vocal minority that already hate you leaves you with a vocal minority that still hate you.
I am once again shocked that caving in to a vocal minority that already hate you leaves you with a vocal minority that still hate you.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Initially sounds ludicrous to charge council tax on a beach hut. Then you find out how much each hut sells for...
Initially sounds ludicrous to charge council tax on a beach hut. Then you find out how much each hut sells for...
BCP beach hut owners to be charged full council tax rate
Beach hut owners in Mudeford and Hengitsbury Head will pay full council tax on their properties from April.
www.bbc.com
January 7, 2026 at 8:28 AM
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Initially sounds ludicrous to charge council tax on a beach hut. Then you find out how much each hut sells for...
Initially sounds ludicrous to charge council tax on a beach hut. Then you find out how much each hut sells for...
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I was really having a hard time finding the AI cues here. The only thing I found was that this flag has too many stars. For the others, I didn‘t find any.
January 4, 2026 at 8:21 PM
I was really having a hard time finding the AI cues here. The only thing I found was that this flag has too many stars. For the others, I didn‘t find any.
It's pretty clear that private company involvement like this is more about extracting profit than helping the NHS deliver.
open.substack.com/pub/jujuliag...
open.substack.com/pub/jujuliag...
It's time to raise the alarm about NHS insourcing.
Call To Action
open.substack.com
January 5, 2026 at 9:03 AM
It's pretty clear that private company involvement like this is more about extracting profit than helping the NHS deliver.
open.substack.com/pub/jujuliag...
open.substack.com/pub/jujuliag...
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✍️ Please sign and share my latest petition!
In November, the government announced plans to amend the British Nationality Act to make citizenship harder to obtain.
So after migrants meet new ILR requirements, they'll wait longer, pay more, jump through MORE hoops.
🧵 Here's why this is unfair… /1
In November, the government announced plans to amend the British Nationality Act to make citizenship harder to obtain.
So after migrants meet new ILR requirements, they'll wait longer, pay more, jump through MORE hoops.
🧵 Here's why this is unfair… /1
Petition: Do not increase the time migrants with ILR need to wait to apply for citizenship
We ask the Government and Parliament not to amend the British Nationality Act 1981 to increase the qualifying period for migrants with indefinite leave to remain (ILR) to become eligible to apply for ...
petition.parliament.uk
December 31, 2025 at 3:53 PM
✍️ Please sign and share my latest petition!
In November, the government announced plans to amend the British Nationality Act to make citizenship harder to obtain.
So after migrants meet new ILR requirements, they'll wait longer, pay more, jump through MORE hoops.
🧵 Here's why this is unfair… /1
In November, the government announced plans to amend the British Nationality Act to make citizenship harder to obtain.
So after migrants meet new ILR requirements, they'll wait longer, pay more, jump through MORE hoops.
🧵 Here's why this is unfair… /1
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Sometimes we’re ahead of the curve… for all the wrong reasons.
The suspension of Jimmy Kimmel Live! had Nish feeling gaslit.
We’ll be back in your ears next week - so now’s the perfect time to catch up with any PSUK you’ve missed.
#PodSaveTheUK #Politics #NishKumar
The suspension of Jimmy Kimmel Live! had Nish feeling gaslit.
We’ll be back in your ears next week - so now’s the perfect time to catch up with any PSUK you’ve missed.
#PodSaveTheUK #Politics #NishKumar
December 27, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Sometimes we’re ahead of the curve… for all the wrong reasons.
The suspension of Jimmy Kimmel Live! had Nish feeling gaslit.
We’ll be back in your ears next week - so now’s the perfect time to catch up with any PSUK you’ve missed.
#PodSaveTheUK #Politics #NishKumar
The suspension of Jimmy Kimmel Live! had Nish feeling gaslit.
We’ll be back in your ears next week - so now’s the perfect time to catch up with any PSUK you’ve missed.
#PodSaveTheUK #Politics #NishKumar
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Everyone involved in the publication and promotion of this book should be embarrassed. It's not a "harsh truth" that COVID mitigation was a mistake, it's ghoulish and false.
"In Covid's Wake" Part 1: Lyin… - If Books Could Kill - Apple Podcasts
Podcast Episode · If Books Could Kill · 06/17/2025 · 58m
podcasts.apple.com
December 24, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Everyone involved in the publication and promotion of this book should be embarrassed. It's not a "harsh truth" that COVID mitigation was a mistake, it's ghoulish and false.
Do buildings, or communities maybe I should say, like this actually work?
As Douglas Adams once wrote, "People are a problem" and this all sorts of feels like you need a whole building full of NTAs.
www.dezeen.com/2025/12/15/t...
As Douglas Adams once wrote, "People are a problem" and this all sorts of feels like you need a whole building full of NTAs.
www.dezeen.com/2025/12/15/t...
Nicemakers channels "spirit and energy" of Walthamstow for The Eades apartments
Nicemakers has designed the resident facilities of a housing development in Walthamstow, using the east London neighbourhood as the starting point for its design scheme.
www.dezeen.com
December 17, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Do buildings, or communities maybe I should say, like this actually work?
As Douglas Adams once wrote, "People are a problem" and this all sorts of feels like you need a whole building full of NTAs.
www.dezeen.com/2025/12/15/t...
As Douglas Adams once wrote, "People are a problem" and this all sorts of feels like you need a whole building full of NTAs.
www.dezeen.com/2025/12/15/t...
Fake self-employment proves to be bad for workers and customers. Again.
What a shocker.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
What a shocker.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
'Throw the parcel at the door' - Evri couriers cutting corners to earn a decent wage
BBC Panorama investigates the delivery firm - a market leader with the worst reputation for non-deliveries.
www.bbc.com
December 15, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Fake self-employment proves to be bad for workers and customers. Again.
What a shocker.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
What a shocker.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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This is fucking grim. Somebody invented a white guy, an "IT professional" named Edward Crabtree, who stopped the Bondi shooting and spread it all over the internet, which was picked up by AI agents and slop aggregation sites.
The real hero is a fruit stand owner named Ahmed el Ahmed.
The real hero is a fruit stand owner named Ahmed el Ahmed.
December 14, 2025 at 8:02 PM
This is fucking grim. Somebody invented a white guy, an "IT professional" named Edward Crabtree, who stopped the Bondi shooting and spread it all over the internet, which was picked up by AI agents and slop aggregation sites.
The real hero is a fruit stand owner named Ahmed el Ahmed.
The real hero is a fruit stand owner named Ahmed el Ahmed.
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Yes. I wrote it! national.thelead.uk/p/rachel-ree...
What it means to be wealthy in 2025
Most of us think we're poorer than we are – this disconnect creates worse social outcomes for us all
national.thelead.uk
December 2, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Yes. I wrote it! national.thelead.uk/p/rachel-ree...
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Almost no one is affected
If anyone is interested in their area, have a look at this map
taxpolicy.org.uk/2025/11/27/m...
If anyone is interested in their area, have a look at this map
taxpolicy.org.uk/2025/11/27/m...
The mansion tax map: where the money comes from
We map the impact of the new “mansion tax” using Land Registry data, showing where the revenue comes from in each postcode and constituency
taxpolicy.org.uk
November 30, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Almost no one is affected
If anyone is interested in their area, have a look at this map
taxpolicy.org.uk/2025/11/27/m...
If anyone is interested in their area, have a look at this map
taxpolicy.org.uk/2025/11/27/m...
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70% of the additional spending from removing the two-child limit will go to families who are in work. This is targeting support for low-income working households who are being priced out of a decent standard of living despite doing everything asked of them.
November 27, 2025 at 4:38 PM
70% of the additional spending from removing the two-child limit will go to families who are in work. This is targeting support for low-income working households who are being priced out of a decent standard of living despite doing everything asked of them.
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One of the big issues of our time is seeing 'young people cant afford homes' and 'homeowners cant afford to be taxed more' as two separate problems, rather than the inevitable consequence of an economy built around inflated house prices to placate landlords
Some sympathy for this potentially made up woman but I wonder how the poster feels about the numerous people who would love to be able to call a house their own and form relationships with their neighbours but can't because of the housing market. Does their emotional plea count for anything?
Mumsnet is already on the case.
November 27, 2025 at 12:10 PM
One of the big issues of our time is seeing 'young people cant afford homes' and 'homeowners cant afford to be taxed more' as two separate problems, rather than the inevitable consequence of an economy built around inflated house prices to placate landlords