Ollie Wright
@lazerock.bsky.social
Writer of books on Derby County FC, publisher of the Derby County Blog (est. 2010). Ex-bassist for commercially unviable indie bands. Bad birdwatcher.
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Paging Robbie Gibb and Michael Prescott: if you’re pulling together another of those little dossiers on political bias at the BBC, I’ve got a submission for you.
November 30, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Paging Robbie Gibb and Michael Prescott: if you’re pulling together another of those little dossiers on political bias at the BBC, I’ve got a submission for you.
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Given the continuing noise about Textor, and the slew of bad headlines about his malign influence at all the clubs he's involved with, I've written a note to the #dcfc Supporters' Board, asking if they can raise this issue with the club at the earliest opportunity.
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November 30, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Given the continuing noise about Textor, and the slew of bad headlines about his malign influence at all the clubs he's involved with, I've written a note to the #dcfc Supporters' Board, asking if they can raise this issue with the club at the earliest opportunity.
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'#TheStoneRoses were built on Mani’s tiptoe-light touch – something delicate but propulsive, an anti-rock energy that had heart, and was dreaming of something, borne of an internal rhythm and beauty that burnt a trail from itself outwards.'
Remembering Mani, by Gordon Moakes
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Remembering Mani, by Gordon Moakes
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November 22, 2025 at 6:00 PM
'#TheStoneRoses were built on Mani’s tiptoe-light touch – something delicate but propulsive, an anti-rock energy that had heart, and was dreaming of something, borne of an internal rhythm and beauty that burnt a trail from itself outwards.'
Remembering Mani, by Gordon Moakes
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Remembering Mani, by Gordon Moakes
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Overall, the combination of tax rises and giveaways since last year’s Budget is progressive.
Incomes for households in the bottom half of the distribution have increased by 1.0 per cent and incomes for households in the top half fell by 0.7 per cent.
Incomes for households in the bottom half of the distribution have increased by 1.0 per cent and incomes for households in the top half fell by 0.7 per cent.
November 27, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Overall, the combination of tax rises and giveaways since last year’s Budget is progressive.
Incomes for households in the bottom half of the distribution have increased by 1.0 per cent and incomes for households in the top half fell by 0.7 per cent.
Incomes for households in the bottom half of the distribution have increased by 1.0 per cent and incomes for households in the top half fell by 0.7 per cent.
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The fundamental political-economy for the government is that is objectively implementing a soft left economic policy on speed whilst being hated by lots of left leaning people because of its other policies and rhetoric.
November 26, 2025 at 5:20 PM
The fundamental political-economy for the government is that is objectively implementing a soft left economic policy on speed whilst being hated by lots of left leaning people because of its other policies and rhetoric.
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Tax rises are coming in the Budget.
But many people are asking “Shouldn’t welfare be cut instead?”
Let’s examine the feasibility of doing this….🧵
But many people are asking “Shouldn’t welfare be cut instead?”
Let’s examine the feasibility of doing this….🧵
November 25, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Tax rises are coming in the Budget.
But many people are asking “Shouldn’t welfare be cut instead?”
Let’s examine the feasibility of doing this….🧵
But many people are asking “Shouldn’t welfare be cut instead?”
Let’s examine the feasibility of doing this….🧵
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A few months ago @thelocal.to got a promising pitch from a writer with bylines in whole bunch of reputable publications—The Cut, The Guardian, Dwell, Architectural Digest, etc. Then I started investigating. Here's a story about fabulists in journalism's AI slop era. thelocal.to/investigatin...
Investigating a Possible Scammer in Journalism’s AI Era | The Local
A suspicious pitch from a freelancer led editor Nicholas Hune-Brown to dig into their past work. By the end, four publications, including The Guardian and Dwell, had removed articles from their sites.
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November 19, 2025 at 2:10 PM
A few months ago @thelocal.to got a promising pitch from a writer with bylines in whole bunch of reputable publications—The Cut, The Guardian, Dwell, Architectural Digest, etc. Then I started investigating. Here's a story about fabulists in journalism's AI slop era. thelocal.to/investigatin...
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BREAKING: UK’s response to Covid was “too little too late”. Acting faster could have saved 23,000 lives in England according to the public inquiry.
Boris Johnson presided over a “toxic, sexist, chaotic culture” in No10, where rule-breaking seriously undermined public confidence.
Boris Johnson presided over a “toxic, sexist, chaotic culture” in No10, where rule-breaking seriously undermined public confidence.
November 20, 2025 at 4:07 PM
BREAKING: UK’s response to Covid was “too little too late”. Acting faster could have saved 23,000 lives in England according to the public inquiry.
Boris Johnson presided over a “toxic, sexist, chaotic culture” in No10, where rule-breaking seriously undermined public confidence.
Boris Johnson presided over a “toxic, sexist, chaotic culture” in No10, where rule-breaking seriously undermined public confidence.
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a 34-year old DSA legislator turned mayor has MAGA's god emperor at heel like a geriatric puppy, what a world
Q: Just days ago you referred to Trump as a 'despot.' Will you retract?
MAMDANI: We're both very clear on our positions & what I really appreciate about the president is our meeting focused not on places of disagreement but shared purpose we have
TRUMP: I've been called much worse than a despot
MAMDANI: We're both very clear on our positions & what I really appreciate about the president is our meeting focused not on places of disagreement but shared purpose we have
TRUMP: I've been called much worse than a despot
November 21, 2025 at 8:54 PM
a 34-year old DSA legislator turned mayor has MAGA's god emperor at heel like a geriatric puppy, what a world
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loathe and resent how funny this is
A reporter asks if Mamdani stands by calling Trump a fascist. Mamdani starts to give a delicate answer.
Trump (smiles, pats Mamdani's arm): "That's OK, you can just say yes. It's easier. I don't mind."
Trump (smiles, pats Mamdani's arm): "That's OK, you can just say yes. It's easier. I don't mind."
November 21, 2025 at 9:07 PM
loathe and resent how funny this is
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Men will spend billions on building their own AI rather than go to therapy.
November 20, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Men will spend billions on building their own AI rather than go to therapy.
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November 20, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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"I can work, my children can go to school. We feel safe here. But in Afghanistan, people are in a really bad situation."
Read about our previous client Nahid, whose pop-up restaurants have fed thousands of people and helped other refugees into work.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Read about our previous client Nahid, whose pop-up restaurants have fed thousands of people and helped other refugees into work.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Entrepreneurial refugee says 'thank you UK' for giving family sanctuary
Since settling in North Yorkshire, Nahid Hamidi has set up a pop-up restaurant and helps other refugees.
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November 6, 2025 at 5:34 PM
"I can work, my children can go to school. We feel safe here. But in Afghanistan, people are in a really bad situation."
Read about our previous client Nahid, whose pop-up restaurants have fed thousands of people and helped other refugees into work.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Read about our previous client Nahid, whose pop-up restaurants have fed thousands of people and helped other refugees into work.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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With all the world’s problems solved, the Telegraph turns to the thorny issue of Smeg heads into the kitchen.
November 17, 2025 at 1:46 PM
With all the world’s problems solved, the Telegraph turns to the thorny issue of Smeg heads into the kitchen.
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Some pretty sensible advice for Labour from @jeevunsandher.bsky.social
'Our coalition is fracturing. We can rebuild it by making life affordable again' - LabourList
We have lost around half of the voters who supported us last July. Voters are leaving us because…
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November 17, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Some pretty sensible advice for Labour from @jeevunsandher.bsky.social
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Father Teaches Son How To Fly Into Rage Over Completely Inconsequential Bullshit https://theonion.com/father-teaches-son-how-to-fly-into-rage-over-completely-1819575391/
November 17, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Father Teaches Son How To Fly Into Rage Over Completely Inconsequential Bullshit https://theonion.com/father-teaches-son-how-to-fly-into-rage-over-completely-1819575391/
Took my lad to Aylestone Meadows yesterday, to try for the Dusky Warbler. Think I heard it, but didn't see it. More importantly, he had a great time and wants to go birding again! Goldcrests, Green Woodpecker, Redwing, Little Egret, Jay - all birds to liven up a drizzly autumn day in urban Leicester
November 16, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Took my lad to Aylestone Meadows yesterday, to try for the Dusky Warbler. Think I heard it, but didn't see it. More importantly, he had a great time and wants to go birding again! Goldcrests, Green Woodpecker, Redwing, Little Egret, Jay - all birds to liven up a drizzly autumn day in urban Leicester
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NEW from Ipsos
Satisfaction with the PM remains unchanged since September, continuing to be the worst ever recorded by Ipsos for a Prime Minister, going back to 1977…
Satisfaction with the PM remains unchanged since September, continuing to be the worst ever recorded by Ipsos for a Prime Minister, going back to 1977…
November 16, 2025 at 11:41 AM
NEW from Ipsos
Satisfaction with the PM remains unchanged since September, continuing to be the worst ever recorded by Ipsos for a Prime Minister, going back to 1977…
Satisfaction with the PM remains unchanged since September, continuing to be the worst ever recorded by Ipsos for a Prime Minister, going back to 1977…
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Tommy Robinson is claiming credit for the language/policy being used by the Labour government (about deporting people found to be refugees once their home country is deemed safe)
November 15, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Tommy Robinson is claiming credit for the language/policy being used by the Labour government (about deporting people found to be refugees once their home country is deemed safe)
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The political writer John Ganz dissects the Republican Party’s internal battle over antisemitism on “The Ezra Klein Show.”
Opinion | The ‘Groyperfication’ of the G.O.P.
The political writer John Ganz dissects the Republican Party’s internal battle over antisemitism.
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November 14, 2025 at 3:24 PM
The political writer John Ganz dissects the Republican Party’s internal battle over antisemitism on “The Ezra Klein Show.”
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Today is one of those days when I should have taken my own advice. Flooded with rage tweets on the other platform. Garbage way to communicate that only brings out the worst in people. All dunks, no conversation. Complete waste of time trying to engage there www.gelliottmorris.com/p/you-should...
You should quit social media for good
Platforms optimized for engagement warp our politics, erode attention, and harm our wellbeing. Here’s how I minimize time on the (anti‑)social web.
www.gelliottmorris.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Today is one of those days when I should have taken my own advice. Flooded with rage tweets on the other platform. Garbage way to communicate that only brings out the worst in people. All dunks, no conversation. Complete waste of time trying to engage there www.gelliottmorris.com/p/you-should...
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Trump Denies Writing 36-Volume Comic Titled ‘Don And Jeff: Time Pedophiles https://theonion.com/trump-denies-writing-36-volume-comic-titled-don-and-jeff-time-pedophiles/
November 13, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Trump Denies Writing 36-Volume Comic Titled ‘Don And Jeff: Time Pedophiles https://theonion.com/trump-denies-writing-36-volume-comic-titled-don-and-jeff-time-pedophiles/