Andy Duncan
@parahandy.bsky.social
Cars, rugby, cycling, castles and occasional Scottish politics.
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I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
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Trump v the BBC cont'd: an odd and desperate letter from the US media regulator
Or: why you should have your evidence in place before you threaten a law suit
A new post by me:
emptycity.substack.com/p/trump-v-th...
Or: why you should have your evidence in place before you threaten a law suit
A new post by me:
emptycity.substack.com/p/trump-v-th...
Trump v the BBC cont'd: an odd and desperate letter from the US media regulator
Or: why you should have your evidence in place before you threaten a law suit
emptycity.substack.com
November 22, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Trump v the BBC cont'd: an odd and desperate letter from the US media regulator
Or: why you should have your evidence in place before you threaten a law suit
A new post by me:
emptycity.substack.com/p/trump-v-th...
Or: why you should have your evidence in place before you threaten a law suit
A new post by me:
emptycity.substack.com/p/trump-v-th...
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October 19, 2025 at 9:53 AM
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If you needed more proof that the coup in the US has Russian fingerprints all over it: cybersecurity trainings are now officially too woke for real warriors.
"Mandatory Department training will be directly linked to warfighting or otherwise be consolidated, reduced in frequency, or eliminated."
"Mandatory Department training will be directly linked to warfighting or otherwise be consolidated, reduced in frequency, or eliminated."
Pentagon relaxes military cybersecurity training
: Beards, body fat, and cyber refreshers now frowned upon
www.theregister.com
October 3, 2025 at 11:12 AM
If you needed more proof that the coup in the US has Russian fingerprints all over it: cybersecurity trainings are now officially too woke for real warriors.
"Mandatory Department training will be directly linked to warfighting or otherwise be consolidated, reduced in frequency, or eliminated."
"Mandatory Department training will be directly linked to warfighting or otherwise be consolidated, reduced in frequency, or eliminated."
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This is such a good anecdotal antidote for the self-serious.
RIP Dr. Goodall.
RIP Dr. Goodall.
RIP Jane Goodall, who took a bestiality joke in The Far Side with good humor and real aplomb
October 1, 2025 at 6:47 PM
This is such a good anecdotal antidote for the self-serious.
RIP Dr. Goodall.
RIP Dr. Goodall.
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I have watched his bit and the bit after Kuenssberg asks the question about 20 times and my ribs hurt.
Janey, Janey, Janey, still making me laugh from beyond.
Janey, Janey, Janey, still making me laugh from beyond.
October 1, 2025 at 10:27 PM
I have watched his bit and the bit after Kuenssberg asks the question about 20 times and my ribs hurt.
Janey, Janey, Janey, still making me laugh from beyond.
Janey, Janey, Janey, still making me laugh from beyond.
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ICE attempted
and failed to disappear a food delivery guy.
It needed to be scored.
and failed to disappear a food delivery guy.
It needed to be scored.
September 29, 2025 at 3:10 AM
ICE attempted
and failed to disappear a food delivery guy.
It needed to be scored.
and failed to disappear a food delivery guy.
It needed to be scored.
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This tweet has been doing the rounds on Twitter now that Nathan Gill has pleaded guilty.
If only someone had tried to investigate UKIP & Russian interference 🧐
There’s another timeline where the Guardian supported me, doubled down on the investigation & I look 5 years younger ..
If only someone had tried to investigate UKIP & Russian interference 🧐
There’s another timeline where the Guardian supported me, doubled down on the investigation & I look 5 years younger ..
September 28, 2025 at 4:46 PM
This tweet has been doing the rounds on Twitter now that Nathan Gill has pleaded guilty.
If only someone had tried to investigate UKIP & Russian interference 🧐
There’s another timeline where the Guardian supported me, doubled down on the investigation & I look 5 years younger ..
If only someone had tried to investigate UKIP & Russian interference 🧐
There’s another timeline where the Guardian supported me, doubled down on the investigation & I look 5 years younger ..
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A brilliant @newyorker.com cover.
An early look at next week’s cover: "Remote Control,” by Barry Blitt.
nyer.cm/6ApBXER
nyer.cm/6ApBXER
September 27, 2025 at 9:05 PM
A brilliant @newyorker.com cover.
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Private Eye hits the open goal… unlike the rest of the UK’s hapless media, which might as well be blindfolded with its boots tied together
September 26, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Private Eye hits the open goal… unlike the rest of the UK’s hapless media, which might as well be blindfolded with its boots tied together
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Leaving the ECHR won’t “Take Back Control” – it will hand your rights to politicians
The myths are seductive, the reality is very different – without the ECHR your freedoms rest on whichever Home Secretary wakes up grumpy
eastangliabylines.co.uk/politics/jus...
The myths are seductive, the reality is very different – without the ECHR your freedoms rest on whichever Home Secretary wakes up grumpy
eastangliabylines.co.uk/politics/jus...
Leaving the ECHR won’t “Take Back Control” – it will hand your rights to politicians
The myths are seductive, the reality is very different – without the ECHR your freedoms rest on whichever Home Secretary wakes up grumpy
eastangliabylines.co.uk
September 26, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Leaving the ECHR won’t “Take Back Control” – it will hand your rights to politicians
The myths are seductive, the reality is very different – without the ECHR your freedoms rest on whichever Home Secretary wakes up grumpy
eastangliabylines.co.uk/politics/jus...
The myths are seductive, the reality is very different – without the ECHR your freedoms rest on whichever Home Secretary wakes up grumpy
eastangliabylines.co.uk/politics/jus...
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Trump looks upon all of us as his slaves right now, this should come as no surprise to anyone. Anyone not rich is simply chattel.
September 26, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Trump looks upon all of us as his slaves right now, this should come as no surprise to anyone. Anyone not rich is simply chattel.
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Hollie gets the final!
September 23, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Hollie gets the final!
If you are not nice to the staff in this bar in Paisley, they will put you in the window seat.
September 23, 2025 at 8:23 AM
If you are not nice to the staff in this bar in Paisley, they will put you in the window seat.
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Catch Eye hack Richard Brooks tonight on ITV1 in The Covid Contracts: Follow the Money.
The documentary tells the story of how some companies with little or no track record in supplying PPE or medical tests were given massive contracts - and made a killing from Covid.
🕙 10:15pm on ITV1 / ITVX
The documentary tells the story of how some companies with little or no track record in supplying PPE or medical tests were given massive contracts - and made a killing from Covid.
🕙 10:15pm on ITV1 / ITVX
September 21, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Catch Eye hack Richard Brooks tonight on ITV1 in The Covid Contracts: Follow the Money.
The documentary tells the story of how some companies with little or no track record in supplying PPE or medical tests were given massive contracts - and made a killing from Covid.
🕙 10:15pm on ITV1 / ITVX
The documentary tells the story of how some companies with little or no track record in supplying PPE or medical tests were given massive contracts - and made a killing from Covid.
🕙 10:15pm on ITV1 / ITVX
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NEW
Has the government overreached in using terrorism law against Palestine Action?
A disclosed MI5 document indicates that the basis for proscription may be weak
By me, at @prospectmagazine.co.uk
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/law/th...
Has the government overreached in using terrorism law against Palestine Action?
A disclosed MI5 document indicates that the basis for proscription may be weak
By me, at @prospectmagazine.co.uk
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/law/th...
September 19, 2025 at 11:00 AM
NEW
Has the government overreached in using terrorism law against Palestine Action?
A disclosed MI5 document indicates that the basis for proscription may be weak
By me, at @prospectmagazine.co.uk
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/law/th...
Has the government overreached in using terrorism law against Palestine Action?
A disclosed MI5 document indicates that the basis for proscription may be weak
By me, at @prospectmagazine.co.uk
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/law/th...
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LENO: “Usually it’s the truth that winds up getting canceled.”
September 19, 2025 at 7:44 PM
LENO: “Usually it’s the truth that winds up getting canceled.”
Love that.
Always liked when people do the Sportpack thing on Mini wagons. The two eras never crossed over, but the style works really well.
September 6, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Love that.
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Last November Farage told Sky News:
“I’ve just exchanged contracts on the house that I’ll be living there in – is that good enough?… *I’ve bought a house in Clacton* What more do you want me to do?”
Oh, I dunno Nigel.
Tell the truth?
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
“I’ve just exchanged contracts on the house that I’ll be living there in – is that good enough?… *I’ve bought a house in Clacton* What more do you want me to do?”
Oh, I dunno Nigel.
Tell the truth?
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Nigel Farage admits he was wrong to say he had bought house in Clacton
Reform UK leader says he should not have claimed he was buyer of property that was really bought by his partner
www.theguardian.com
September 6, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Last November Farage told Sky News:
“I’ve just exchanged contracts on the house that I’ll be living there in – is that good enough?… *I’ve bought a house in Clacton* What more do you want me to do?”
Oh, I dunno Nigel.
Tell the truth?
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
“I’ve just exchanged contracts on the house that I’ll be living there in – is that good enough?… *I’ve bought a house in Clacton* What more do you want me to do?”
Oh, I dunno Nigel.
Tell the truth?
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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It's not asylum seekers who jack up rents, undermine the NHS, hold down wages and keep people insecure.
It's capital.
The role of the far right is to shift the blame for decades of economic attacks by the rich and powerful onto powerless people who have only just arrived here.
It's capital.
The role of the far right is to shift the blame for decades of economic attacks by the rich and powerful onto powerless people who have only just arrived here.
August 24, 2025 at 4:19 PM
It's not asylum seekers who jack up rents, undermine the NHS, hold down wages and keep people insecure.
It's capital.
The role of the far right is to shift the blame for decades of economic attacks by the rich and powerful onto powerless people who have only just arrived here.
It's capital.
The role of the far right is to shift the blame for decades of economic attacks by the rich and powerful onto powerless people who have only just arrived here.
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So.
I might have mentioned, in passing, in a deeply non-publicity thirsty way, that my debut novel #TheCutThroatTrial is out next week - 28 Aug 2025.
But this thread isn’t about that.
Instead I want to share a few bits from the audiobook.
Because I’m so excited I could weep🧵
I might have mentioned, in passing, in a deeply non-publicity thirsty way, that my debut novel #TheCutThroatTrial is out next week - 28 Aug 2025.
But this thread isn’t about that.
Instead I want to share a few bits from the audiobook.
Because I’m so excited I could weep🧵
August 20, 2025 at 12:47 PM
So.
I might have mentioned, in passing, in a deeply non-publicity thirsty way, that my debut novel #TheCutThroatTrial is out next week - 28 Aug 2025.
But this thread isn’t about that.
Instead I want to share a few bits from the audiobook.
Because I’m so excited I could weep🧵
I might have mentioned, in passing, in a deeply non-publicity thirsty way, that my debut novel #TheCutThroatTrial is out next week - 28 Aug 2025.
But this thread isn’t about that.
Instead I want to share a few bits from the audiobook.
Because I’m so excited I could weep🧵
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Britain is now a state where you are stopped by the police and face possible arrest if you wear a T-shirt emblazoned with PLASTICINE ACTION
August 19, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Britain is now a state where you are stopped by the police and face possible arrest if you wear a T-shirt emblazoned with PLASTICINE ACTION
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Spot the Morph!
The minimum qualifications for joining the MET need looking at…
August 11, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Spot the Morph!