Matt Shakespeare
@mattshakey.bsky.social
Equality, Liberty, Fraternity, Balti . Yam diaspora.
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In the UK, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's friendship with Epstein has led to total disgrace.
He's been stripped of his titles, reduced to the status of a pariah.
Nobody is defending him.
He's a TOTAL disgrace.
In America, Jeffrey Epstein's close mate, Donald Trump, remains the president.
Insane.
He's been stripped of his titles, reduced to the status of a pariah.
Nobody is defending him.
He's a TOTAL disgrace.
In America, Jeffrey Epstein's close mate, Donald Trump, remains the president.
Insane.
November 13, 2025 at 9:58 PM
In the UK, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's friendship with Epstein has led to total disgrace.
He's been stripped of his titles, reduced to the status of a pariah.
Nobody is defending him.
He's a TOTAL disgrace.
In America, Jeffrey Epstein's close mate, Donald Trump, remains the president.
Insane.
He's been stripped of his titles, reduced to the status of a pariah.
Nobody is defending him.
He's a TOTAL disgrace.
In America, Jeffrey Epstein's close mate, Donald Trump, remains the president.
Insane.
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What's from Chicago, hates Illinois Nazis, and is holy as fuck?
It's the Pope in 1982.
It's the Pope in 1982.
November 13, 2025 at 1:37 AM
What's from Chicago, hates Illinois Nazis, and is holy as fuck?
It's the Pope in 1982.
It's the Pope in 1982.
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"Keir, I'm sorry I've written your name down, I hope I'm wrong"
November 12, 2025 at 9:23 AM
"Keir, I'm sorry I've written your name down, I hope I'm wrong"
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NEW
The letter the BBC could send back to Trump
A proposal for a reply to his $1bn claim
By me. Enjoy.
emptycity.substack.com/p/the-letter...
The letter the BBC could send back to Trump
A proposal for a reply to his $1bn claim
By me. Enjoy.
emptycity.substack.com/p/the-letter...
The letter the BBC could send back to Trump
A proposal for a reply to his $1bn claim
emptycity.substack.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:00 PM
NEW
The letter the BBC could send back to Trump
A proposal for a reply to his $1bn claim
By me. Enjoy.
emptycity.substack.com/p/the-letter...
The letter the BBC could send back to Trump
A proposal for a reply to his $1bn claim
By me. Enjoy.
emptycity.substack.com/p/the-letter...
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Trevor Beattie, as well as being exec producer of Moon, is launching an incredible charity initiative in Birmingham next week.
Please help spread the word of the launch. Ticket details here. And do read up on what he's doing. Thank you.
macbirmingham.co.uk/cinema/tons-...
Please help spread the word of the launch. Ticket details here. And do read up on what he's doing. Thank you.
macbirmingham.co.uk/cinema/tons-...
Tons of Help For Brum | Midlands Arts Centre
Tons of Help For Brum | 18+ event
The Jack and Ada Beattie Foundation proudly presents the ‘TONS OF HELP FOR BRUM’ charity gala, committed to providing ess
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November 10, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Trevor Beattie, as well as being exec producer of Moon, is launching an incredible charity initiative in Birmingham next week.
Please help spread the word of the launch. Ticket details here. And do read up on what he's doing. Thank you.
macbirmingham.co.uk/cinema/tons-...
Please help spread the word of the launch. Ticket details here. And do read up on what he's doing. Thank you.
macbirmingham.co.uk/cinema/tons-...
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Maybe Keir should demand the heads of major US news networks any time they imply Britain is on the brink of civil war or that we live under sharia law. Or does it not work both ways?
November 10, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Maybe Keir should demand the heads of major US news networks any time they imply Britain is on the brink of civil war or that we live under sharia law. Or does it not work both ways?
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I’ve written to Keir Starmer, Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage urging them to condemn Donald Trump’s attack on the BBC.
The BBC belongs to Britain, not Trump. We must defend it together.
The BBC belongs to Britain, not Trump. We must defend it together.
November 10, 2025 at 11:29 AM
I’ve written to Keir Starmer, Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage urging them to condemn Donald Trump’s attack on the BBC.
The BBC belongs to Britain, not Trump. We must defend it together.
The BBC belongs to Britain, not Trump. We must defend it together.
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"I, and state your name..." is right out of Blazing Saddles when *Hedley* Lamarr is about to set his gang upon Rock Ridge.
November 10, 2025 at 11:18 AM
"I, and state your name..." is right out of Blazing Saddles when *Hedley* Lamarr is about to set his gang upon Rock Ridge.
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URGENT CRUISE SPEAKER NEEDED! 🚨
Past Preservers has an immediate opening for an expert lecturer on a 25-day Oceania Amazon & Caribbean Voyage (departs Nov 12th).
www.oceaniacruises.com/cruises/INS2...
Includes Plus One & Double Airfare!
Contact us NOW with 8 proposed lecture titles!
Past Preservers has an immediate opening for an expert lecturer on a 25-day Oceania Amazon & Caribbean Voyage (departs Nov 12th).
www.oceaniacruises.com/cruises/INS2...
Includes Plus One & Double Airfare!
Contact us NOW with 8 proposed lecture titles!
November 4, 2025 at 1:20 PM
URGENT CRUISE SPEAKER NEEDED! 🚨
Past Preservers has an immediate opening for an expert lecturer on a 25-day Oceania Amazon & Caribbean Voyage (departs Nov 12th).
www.oceaniacruises.com/cruises/INS2...
Includes Plus One & Double Airfare!
Contact us NOW with 8 proposed lecture titles!
Past Preservers has an immediate opening for an expert lecturer on a 25-day Oceania Amazon & Caribbean Voyage (departs Nov 12th).
www.oceaniacruises.com/cruises/INS2...
Includes Plus One & Double Airfare!
Contact us NOW with 8 proposed lecture titles!
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Trump Writes Netanyahu Strongly Worded Check
November 3, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Trump Writes Netanyahu Strongly Worded Check
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Japan's "Mundane Halloween" costume contest is back!
Each year website DailyPortalZ holds a contest where people dress up as something super duper ordinary.
Here's a thread of some of my favorites from the 2025 contest!
#MundaneHalloween
Each year website DailyPortalZ holds a contest where people dress up as something super duper ordinary.
Here's a thread of some of my favorites from the 2025 contest!
#MundaneHalloween
November 2, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Japan's "Mundane Halloween" costume contest is back!
Each year website DailyPortalZ holds a contest where people dress up as something super duper ordinary.
Here's a thread of some of my favorites from the 2025 contest!
#MundaneHalloween
Each year website DailyPortalZ holds a contest where people dress up as something super duper ordinary.
Here's a thread of some of my favorites from the 2025 contest!
#MundaneHalloween
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Phones are following the path laid down by cigarettes: 1. ooh, an expensive exotic novelty; 2. cigs are great, everyone should have them; 3. ah, they're making us sick; 4. ban them for kids; 4. no, restrict access for everyone; 5. no ads either. (We're currently at stage 3ish)
November 2, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Phones are following the path laid down by cigarettes: 1. ooh, an expensive exotic novelty; 2. cigs are great, everyone should have them; 3. ah, they're making us sick; 4. ban them for kids; 4. no, restrict access for everyone; 5. no ads either. (We're currently at stage 3ish)
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Soaring costs trigger calls to address transport for Send pupils in England
Soaring costs trigger calls to address transport for Send pupils in England
National Audit Office finds £415m overspend as more children travel farther to schools that meet their needs
Home-to-school transport costs in England have risen to £2.3bn a year, as increasing numbers of children with special educational needs and disabilities travel farther afield to schools that can meet their requirements, according to a report.
More than half a million children and young people up to the age of 25 now get council-funded transport from their home to school or college, triggering a £415m overspend by local authorities last year, the National Audit Office (NAO) found. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
October 31, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Soaring costs trigger calls to address transport for Send pupils in England
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Seeing as the BBC is unwilling to square the circle, allow
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Meet the Man Making £26m a Year from the UK’s Dysfunctional Asylum System
Clearsprings received the most complaints of any company providing asylum seeker accommodation. It is privately owned by a Conservative Party Donor
bylinetimes.com
October 27, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Seeing as the BBC is unwilling to square the circle, allow
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Ever wondered what those engine management lights mean?
October 25, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Ever wondered what those engine management lights mean?
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When I was elevated from staff to partnership at KPMG in 1999, there were no Limited Liability Partnerships. Partnerships had unlimited “joint and several” liability - I was liable for claims against fellow partners (as partners of KPMG, not more generally) and vice versa.
Chancellor plans a £2bn tax raid on lawyers, doctors and accountants
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Tax raid on solicitors and GPs as Rachel Reeves targets wealthy
The chancellor considers the national insurance exemptions offered by limited liability partnerships to be unfair, and will use her budget to change the rules
www.thetimes.com
October 21, 2025 at 7:15 PM
When I was elevated from staff to partnership at KPMG in 1999, there were no Limited Liability Partnerships. Partnerships had unlimited “joint and several” liability - I was liable for claims against fellow partners (as partners of KPMG, not more generally) and vice versa.
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This is an *incredibly* good idea.
If I were running Labour comms I would commission an app called 'Will the Tories/Reform deport you?' then let the reactions on TikTok and Instagram do their work.
October 22, 2025 at 12:12 PM
This is an *incredibly* good idea.
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One for 🇬🇧 to have look at...
WELL HOW ABOUT THAT
"A millionaire levy in Massachusetts has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing significant high-profile departures from the state."
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
"A millionaire levy in Massachusetts has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing significant high-profile departures from the state."
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts
A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing...
www.bloomberg.com
October 21, 2025 at 4:47 PM
One for 🇬🇧 to have look at...
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when I lived in Venice I befriended a bunch of tutors to rich Venetian families and god, their lives
There's a whole other world out there: www.tes.com/jobs/vacancy...
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Tutors International, United Kingdom
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October 21, 2025 at 1:45 PM
when I lived in Venice I befriended a bunch of tutors to rich Venetian families and god, their lives
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And, of course, the nativist ghouls this performative cruelty is designed to appease either don’t know or don’t care about facts or figures.
The costs of the UK’s Global Talent Visa looks a trifle high in comparison to competitor countries - largely through the Immigration Health Surcharge (which critics say is a form of double taxation as they contribute to the NHS through normal tax on their earnings)
October 21, 2025 at 6:44 AM
And, of course, the nativist ghouls this performative cruelty is designed to appease either don’t know or don’t care about facts or figures.
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The Tel Aviv derby between Maccabi and Hapoel could not be played today in Tel Aviv as the Israeli fans injured rival fans and the police. The game was abandoned at half-time in January. The Israeli police & authorities have struggled to contain the conduct of fans
www.jpost.com/israel-news/...
www.jpost.com/israel-news/...
Bloomfield chaos forces suspension of Tel Aviv derby | The Jerusalem Post
The decision to suspend the Tel Aviv derby came after extensive use of pyrotechnics by fans led to injuries among both supporters and police officers.
www.jpost.com
October 19, 2025 at 8:33 PM
The Tel Aviv derby between Maccabi and Hapoel could not be played today in Tel Aviv as the Israeli fans injured rival fans and the police. The game was abandoned at half-time in January. The Israeli police & authorities have struggled to contain the conduct of fans
www.jpost.com/israel-news/...
www.jpost.com/israel-news/...
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Sky News is platforming a guy who says he's from a Jewish Aston Villa supporters group, but it turns out that the guy a) isn't Jewish, b) the group doesn't exist, and c) he works for the right wing Henry Jackson Society, whose website says he 'specialises in disinformation'. Well, quite.
October 18, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Sky News is platforming a guy who says he's from a Jewish Aston Villa supporters group, but it turns out that the guy a) isn't Jewish, b) the group doesn't exist, and c) he works for the right wing Henry Jackson Society, whose website says he 'specialises in disinformation'. Well, quite.
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📚THE SLUM SPORT has arrived!
I dedicate this book to my parents; my dad would have celebrated his 95th birthday today.❤️
- 📬 If you have ordered a copy, please keep an eye on your post.
-🖋 If you would like a signed copy pls DM.
- 🛒Or to order direct: www.curtis-sport.com/all-programm...
I dedicate this book to my parents; my dad would have celebrated his 95th birthday today.❤️
- 📬 If you have ordered a copy, please keep an eye on your post.
-🖋 If you would like a signed copy pls DM.
- 🛒Or to order direct: www.curtis-sport.com/all-programm...
October 18, 2025 at 9:16 AM
📚THE SLUM SPORT has arrived!
I dedicate this book to my parents; my dad would have celebrated his 95th birthday today.❤️
- 📬 If you have ordered a copy, please keep an eye on your post.
-🖋 If you would like a signed copy pls DM.
- 🛒Or to order direct: www.curtis-sport.com/all-programm...
I dedicate this book to my parents; my dad would have celebrated his 95th birthday today.❤️
- 📬 If you have ordered a copy, please keep an eye on your post.
-🖋 If you would like a signed copy pls DM.
- 🛒Or to order direct: www.curtis-sport.com/all-programm...