Neil Channing
@neilchanning.bsky.social
@senseichanning at that other place. Professional Gambler. Can be found at www.bettingemporium.com and on Racing TV.
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I talked to @ellenejones.bsky.social about older woman/younger man relationships in the cinema for BBC Screenshot. Haven't listened back to this yet, but have every confidence they have once again brilliantly edited it to make me sound smarter than I really am.
BBC Audio | Screenshot | The Older Woman
Ellen and Mark look at what changes when the woman is older in a screen romance.
www.bbc.com
January 28, 2026 at 9:08 PM
I talked to @ellenejones.bsky.social about older woman/younger man relationships in the cinema for BBC Screenshot. Haven't listened back to this yet, but have every confidence they have once again brilliantly edited it to make me sound smarter than I really am.
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[MEAN STREETS] The back-and-forth talk of Charlie and Johnny Boy isn’t little-people empty-funny (as it was in MARTY); it’s a tangle of jeering and joshing, of mutual goading and nerves getting frayed. These boys understand each other too well. (1973)
January 16, 2026 at 7:38 PM
[MEAN STREETS] The back-and-forth talk of Charlie and Johnny Boy isn’t little-people empty-funny (as it was in MARTY); it’s a tangle of jeering and joshing, of mutual goading and nerves getting frayed. These boys understand each other too well. (1973)
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Green MP @carladenyer.bsky.social demands answers over connections between Rosebank oil field and occupation in Palestine 👇
February 11, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Green MP @carladenyer.bsky.social demands answers over connections between Rosebank oil field and occupation in Palestine 👇
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"These are not the actions of a state seeking peace; they are the latest extension of a long-upheld system that denies Palestinians the right to determine their own future." - @elliechowns.bsky.social
Israel's expanding control over the West Bank cannot go on. The UK Government must act.
Israel's expanding control over the West Bank cannot go on. The UK Government must act.
February 10, 2026 at 12:30 PM
"These are not the actions of a state seeking peace; they are the latest extension of a long-upheld system that denies Palestinians the right to determine their own future." - @elliechowns.bsky.social
Israel's expanding control over the West Bank cannot go on. The UK Government must act.
Israel's expanding control over the West Bank cannot go on. The UK Government must act.
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Right outcome.
I voted against the ban on Palestine Action because it was authoritarian, and weakened our democratic rights.
A Labour government should be building firewalls against authoritarianism - not building bridges for it.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
I voted against the ban on Palestine Action because it was authoritarian, and weakened our democratic rights.
A Labour government should be building firewalls against authoritarianism - not building bridges for it.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
UK Palestine Action ban ruled unlawful, in humiliating blow for ministers
Thousands arrested for supporting group since proscription are now in legal limbo as Mahmood says she will appeal
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Right outcome.
I voted against the ban on Palestine Action because it was authoritarian, and weakened our democratic rights.
A Labour government should be building firewalls against authoritarianism - not building bridges for it.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
I voted against the ban on Palestine Action because it was authoritarian, and weakened our democratic rights.
A Labour government should be building firewalls against authoritarianism - not building bridges for it.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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Today’s High Court ruling overturning the proscription of Palestine Action is a stunning victory for the anti-war movement and a damning indictment of the government. It proves its authoritarian crackdown on protest can be defeated.
Palestine Action’s Victory Is Ours Too
Today’s High Court ruling overturning the proscription of Palestine Action is a stunning victory for the anti-war movement and a damning indictment of the government. It proves its authoritarian crack...
tribunemag.co.uk
February 13, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Today’s High Court ruling overturning the proscription of Palestine Action is a stunning victory for the anti-war movement and a damning indictment of the government. It proves its authoritarian crackdown on protest can be defeated.
Political betting markets are having almost as crazy a week as the politicians are. Reform have been favourite to get most seats in the next GE for a very long time and have been roughly 50% for weeks now. A few minutes ago they dipped to 33% and Labour went favourites at 35%!
February 13, 2026 at 4:33 PM
Political betting markets are having almost as crazy a week as the politicians are. Reform have been favourite to get most seats in the next GE for a very long time and have been roughly 50% for weeks now. A few minutes ago they dipped to 33% and Labour went favourites at 35%!
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‘Point-of-no-return’: Lock-in of a hellish ‘hothouse Earth’ getting closer, warn scientists
- Continued global heating could set an irreversible course by triggering tipping points, but the public and politicians are largely unaware
#climatecrisis
Story by me
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- Continued global heating could set an irreversible course by triggering tipping points, but the public and politicians are largely unaware
#climatecrisis
Story by me
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Point of no return: a hellish ‘hothouse Earth’ getting closer, scientists say
Continued global heating could set irreversible course by triggering climate tipping points, but most people unaware
www.theguardian.com
February 11, 2026 at 4:18 PM
‘Point-of-no-return’: Lock-in of a hellish ‘hothouse Earth’ getting closer, warn scientists
- Continued global heating could set an irreversible course by triggering tipping points, but the public and politicians are largely unaware
#climatecrisis
Story by me
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- Continued global heating could set an irreversible course by triggering tipping points, but the public and politicians are largely unaware
#climatecrisis
Story by me
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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"Who has an interest in claiming a peak is nigh, or too high to reach? If the peak occurs, how fast will the descent be, and where is the bottom of the mountain?"
New this week @the-breakdown.bsky.social:
@noahjgordon.bsky.social writes on the politics of promises
www.break-down.org/three-peaks/
New this week @the-breakdown.bsky.social:
@noahjgordon.bsky.social writes on the politics of promises
www.break-down.org/three-peaks/
Three Peaks
The story of climate action is one of peaks—promised, assumed or still to come.
www.break-down.org
February 5, 2026 at 12:16 PM
"Who has an interest in claiming a peak is nigh, or too high to reach? If the peak occurs, how fast will the descent be, and where is the bottom of the mountain?"
New this week @the-breakdown.bsky.social:
@noahjgordon.bsky.social writes on the politics of promises
www.break-down.org/three-peaks/
New this week @the-breakdown.bsky.social:
@noahjgordon.bsky.social writes on the politics of promises
www.break-down.org/three-peaks/
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Government deals with Palantir stink, and stank long before the Peter Mandelson scandal. The government must pivot away from companies like Palantir.
February 12, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Government deals with Palantir stink, and stank long before the Peter Mandelson scandal. The government must pivot away from companies like Palantir.
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It helps to look convincingly happy about the things you're doing. It helps sell the sense that you're doing something because it aligns with your values. This government's default mode is to do something while handwringing that they had no other choice because someone else made them do it.
Labour has positioned itself so it gets no credit from either the left or the right for doing things they support
February 13, 2026 at 11:19 AM
It helps to look convincingly happy about the things you're doing. It helps sell the sense that you're doing something because it aligns with your values. This government's default mode is to do something while handwringing that they had no other choice because someone else made them do it.
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The good Pol Prof is back with another good thread!
I think a lot of politicians & commentators see all this very differently from most of the country. They see it as part of an ongoing story about decision-making, personalities, probity, money etc. For everyone else it’s part of a long series of events: Saville, Huw Edwards, Rotherham & more (1/)
February 7, 2026 at 4:28 PM
The good Pol Prof is back with another good thread!
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Ann Pettifor @annpettifor.bsky.social and Nish Kumar on Pod Save the UK @podsavetheuk.crooked.com in full:
🔗 youtu.be/gUumjm-7iYE?...
🔗 youtu.be/gUumjm-7iYE?...
Could Mandelson’s Epstein Ties Bring Down Starmer?
YouTube video by Pod Save the UK
youtu.be
February 7, 2026 at 2:04 AM
Ann Pettifor @annpettifor.bsky.social and Nish Kumar on Pod Save the UK @podsavetheuk.crooked.com in full:
🔗 youtu.be/gUumjm-7iYE?...
🔗 youtu.be/gUumjm-7iYE?...
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I have written to Wes Streeting, following his private admission that Israel has been committing war crimes.
History will shame those who could have spoken out against the genocide in Gaza, but chose to serve in governments that aided and abetted it instead.
History will shame those who could have spoken out against the genocide in Gaza, but chose to serve in governments that aided and abetted it instead.
February 12, 2026 at 12:18 PM
I have written to Wes Streeting, following his private admission that Israel has been committing war crimes.
History will shame those who could have spoken out against the genocide in Gaza, but chose to serve in governments that aided and abetted it instead.
History will shame those who could have spoken out against the genocide in Gaza, but chose to serve in governments that aided and abetted it instead.
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if the Supreme Court agrees with the High Court that the proscription of Palestine Action is unlawful, I wonder if the government will maintain its line that it can’t change what the Supreme Court decides the law is
February 13, 2026 at 10:32 AM
if the Supreme Court agrees with the High Court that the proscription of Palestine Action is unlawful, I wonder if the government will maintain its line that it can’t change what the Supreme Court decides the law is
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The High Court has ruled banning Palestine Action unlawfully infringes on the freedoms of speech and assembly.
The Govt must drop its shameful plans to appeal.
There must be an independent inquiry into how this deeply flawed, authoritarian decision was taken in the first place.
The Govt must drop its shameful plans to appeal.
There must be an independent inquiry into how this deeply flawed, authoritarian decision was taken in the first place.
February 13, 2026 at 10:51 AM
The High Court has ruled banning Palestine Action unlawfully infringes on the freedoms of speech and assembly.
The Govt must drop its shameful plans to appeal.
There must be an independent inquiry into how this deeply flawed, authoritarian decision was taken in the first place.
The Govt must drop its shameful plans to appeal.
There must be an independent inquiry into how this deeply flawed, authoritarian decision was taken in the first place.
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This is an enormous victory for the Palestinian solidarity movement, for civil liberties and for our common humanity.
The real crime is this government’s complicity in genocide - and we will not rest until we have justice for the Palestinian people.
The real crime is this government’s complicity in genocide - and we will not rest until we have justice for the Palestinian people.
UK ban on Palestine Action ruled unlawful ft.trib.al/TKbvf6A
UK ban on Palestine Action ruled unlawful
Ministers argued the direct action group engaged in a campaign of criminal damage and violence
ft.trib.al
February 13, 2026 at 10:49 AM
This is an enormous victory for the Palestinian solidarity movement, for civil liberties and for our common humanity.
The real crime is this government’s complicity in genocide - and we will not rest until we have justice for the Palestinian people.
The real crime is this government’s complicity in genocide - and we will not rest until we have justice for the Palestinian people.
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Solidarity with @unison.org.uk workers at the University of Bristol who are striking against a 3.4% real terms pay cut.
Since 2009 higher education pay has lost around 28% of its value.
It's time for University workers to be paid fairly.
Since 2009 higher education pay has lost around 28% of its value.
It's time for University workers to be paid fairly.
February 10, 2026 at 2:10 PM
Solidarity with @unison.org.uk workers at the University of Bristol who are striking against a 3.4% real terms pay cut.
Since 2009 higher education pay has lost around 28% of its value.
It's time for University workers to be paid fairly.
Since 2009 higher education pay has lost around 28% of its value.
It's time for University workers to be paid fairly.
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February 11, 2026 at 8:10 PM
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Not sure there's a better summation of where we are or how we got here... podcasts.apple.com/no/podcast/p... thanks yet again @jemgilbert.bsky.social and @profafinlayson.bsky.social
Pre-revolutionary Britain? (Emergency Pod December 2025)
Podcast Episode · Culture, Power and Politics » Podcast · 24/12/2025 · 2h 37m
podcasts.apple.com
February 2, 2026 at 5:52 PM
Not sure there's a better summation of where we are or how we got here... podcasts.apple.com/no/podcast/p... thanks yet again @jemgilbert.bsky.social and @profafinlayson.bsky.social
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Leanne Wood Unfiltered: Activism, Anger & the Politics Dividing Wales
YouTube video by The Central Club
youtu.be
February 1, 2026 at 2:18 PM
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I will say Universal Basic Services is my preference because it's much more secure from e.g. landlords etc stealing all of the UBI a person receives by raising rents etc.
If healthcare. public transport, housing etc are provided free it'll be very popular, hard to revert and very beneficial.
If healthcare. public transport, housing etc are provided free it'll be very popular, hard to revert and very beneficial.
If there's any kind of UK UBI it'll be the same as when Osborne brought in the "Real Living Wage" which was in fact less than the actual real living wage and rendered it meaningless.
It's certain it'll be means tested but it'd probably have other conditions too.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
It's certain it'll be means tested but it'd probably have other conditions too.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Universal basic income could be used to soften hit from AI job losses in UK, minister says
Lord Stockwood says people in government ‘definitely’ talking about idea as technology disrupts industries
www.theguardian.com
January 29, 2026 at 7:29 PM
I will say Universal Basic Services is my preference because it's much more secure from e.g. landlords etc stealing all of the UBI a person receives by raising rents etc.
If healthcare. public transport, housing etc are provided free it'll be very popular, hard to revert and very beneficial.
If healthcare. public transport, housing etc are provided free it'll be very popular, hard to revert and very beneficial.
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AstraZeneca CEO hails NHS drug price deal but keeps pause on £200m UK investment.
Last year govt appeased Trump, agreed to pay 25% more for US drugs, up to £6bn a year.
The carrot was more investment in the UK.
Would UK govt now cancel the deal?
Better to work towards self-reliance.
Last year govt appeased Trump, agreed to pay 25% more for US drugs, up to £6bn a year.
The carrot was more investment in the UK.
Would UK govt now cancel the deal?
Better to work towards self-reliance.
AstraZeneca CEO hails NHS drug price deal but keeps pause on £200m UK investment
Pascal Soriot suggests UK-US agreement will not be enough to revive plan to expand Cambridge site
www.theguardian.com
February 11, 2026 at 8:28 AM
AstraZeneca CEO hails NHS drug price deal but keeps pause on £200m UK investment.
Last year govt appeased Trump, agreed to pay 25% more for US drugs, up to £6bn a year.
The carrot was more investment in the UK.
Would UK govt now cancel the deal?
Better to work towards self-reliance.
Last year govt appeased Trump, agreed to pay 25% more for US drugs, up to £6bn a year.
The carrot was more investment in the UK.
Would UK govt now cancel the deal?
Better to work towards self-reliance.
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Why is US President Donald Trump eyeing Greenland, Ukraine – and now Cornwall? 👀
It’s all part of a global scramble for critical minerals – materials that power data centres, smartphones, advanced weapons systems and clean energy technologies.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
It’s all part of a global scramble for critical minerals – materials that power data centres, smartphones, advanced weapons systems and clean energy technologies.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Cornish tin mine could reopen with Trump administration investment
South Crofty site could get $225m funding as US seeks to secure supply of critical metal
www.theguardian.com
February 12, 2026 at 10:40 AM
Why is US President Donald Trump eyeing Greenland, Ukraine – and now Cornwall? 👀
It’s all part of a global scramble for critical minerals – materials that power data centres, smartphones, advanced weapons systems and clean energy technologies.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
It’s all part of a global scramble for critical minerals – materials that power data centres, smartphones, advanced weapons systems and clean energy technologies.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Reeves urged to reassure MPs over public finances amid £6bn-a-year Send costs.
Crisis caused by privatisation & profiteering from special education needs of children. Money buys less.
Invest to rebuild public sector.
Privatisation has been disastrous in so many sectors.
Crisis caused by privatisation & profiteering from special education needs of children. Money buys less.
Invest to rebuild public sector.
Privatisation has been disastrous in so many sectors.
Reeves urged to reassure MPs over public finances amid £6bn-a-year Send costs
City analysts say financial market investors will be worried if cost is deducted from budget surplus
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2026 at 7:22 AM
Reeves urged to reassure MPs over public finances amid £6bn-a-year Send costs.
Crisis caused by privatisation & profiteering from special education needs of children. Money buys less.
Invest to rebuild public sector.
Privatisation has been disastrous in so many sectors.
Crisis caused by privatisation & profiteering from special education needs of children. Money buys less.
Invest to rebuild public sector.
Privatisation has been disastrous in so many sectors.