Peter Savage.
@pcsavage.bsky.social
Retired TU Official. Interested in Law, Good food, Wine, Running and unfortunately Everton. Not necessarily in that order. I have friends everywhere.
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Peter Savage.
@pcsavage.bsky.social
· Aug 12
Pinned post at the other place said. The correct response to about 95% of political tweets is "it's more complicated than that."
Who would have guessed that after years of building nothing but student accommodation in Nottingham we'd end up with an oversupply.
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University 'cannot support' high-rise student flat plans for eyesore
The university says the city has an 'oversupply of studios'
www.nottinghampost.com
January 20, 2026 at 7:47 AM
Who would have guessed that after years of building nothing but student accommodation in Nottingham we'd end up with an oversupply.
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Don't really have a dog in the ban-social-media-for-under-16s fight, but seems utterly irrational to demand it now. A country which is comparable to Britain has just done so. Surely, if you were remotely committed to evidence, you would take a year to see how it goes before proposing we copy them.
January 20, 2026 at 7:35 AM
Don't really have a dog in the ban-social-media-for-under-16s fight, but seems utterly irrational to demand it now. A country which is comparable to Britain has just done so. Surely, if you were remotely committed to evidence, you would take a year to see how it goes before proposing we copy them.
Good to see that the Guardian is showcasing the important topics.
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‘I do not want to reconcile with my family,’ says Brooklyn Peltz Beckham
Son of David and Victoria Beckham takes to Instagram to open up about feud with parents
www.theguardian.com
January 19, 2026 at 10:10 PM
Good to see that the Guardian is showcasing the important topics.
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
Who?
BREAKING: Another Conservative defection as Tory MP Andrew Rosindell switches to Reform UK.
January 18, 2026 at 8:19 PM
Who?
A lot of people are putting a lot of hope/trust in the US Mid Terms to stop Trump's worst excesses. That is, a rather big, assumption that the elections are not rigged the result respected. I'm really not confident.
January 18, 2026 at 7:20 PM
A lot of people are putting a lot of hope/trust in the US Mid Terms to stop Trump's worst excesses. That is, a rather big, assumption that the elections are not rigged the result respected. I'm really not confident.
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Deutsche Bank here with the good stuff.
Game on.
Game on.
January 18, 2026 at 6:59 PM
Deutsche Bank here with the good stuff.
Game on.
Game on.
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I think the White House badly underestimates the strength of the pan-European folk memory of 1930s appeasement, and how deep it still cuts. I suppose this is what happens when you learn in school that WW2 started in 1941 in Hawaii.
January 18, 2026 at 1:04 PM
I think the White House badly underestimates the strength of the pan-European folk memory of 1930s appeasement, and how deep it still cuts. I suppose this is what happens when you learn in school that WW2 started in 1941 in Hawaii.
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This is appalling in so many ways. But the bonus is that the fundraising is now exceeded expectations as a result of a huge F-You to whichever tossers made those threats. gofund.me/587c38469. Chip if you can, everyone.
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January 18, 2026 at 8:17 AM
This is appalling in so many ways. But the bonus is that the fundraising is now exceeded expectations as a result of a huge F-You to whichever tossers made those threats. gofund.me/587c38469. Chip if you can, everyone.
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"Under the weather" is a funny way to spell "chicken"
Farage is apparently 'under the weather' today and unable to talk about the US threats to the UK and Europe over Greenland.
Which is unfortunate.
Which is unfortunate.
January 18, 2026 at 10:09 AM
"Under the weather" is a funny way to spell "chicken"
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Really not sure when a British PM was so direct in criticising the US.
Wonder if Starmer has his role model Wilson in mind from 1966?
Wonder if Starmer has his role model Wilson in mind from 1966?
January 17, 2026 at 7:51 PM
Really not sure when a British PM was so direct in criticising the US.
Wonder if Starmer has his role model Wilson in mind from 1966?
Wonder if Starmer has his role model Wilson in mind from 1966?
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Honestly all Denmark needs to do is to withdraw all Ozempic exports to the US and Americans will finally revolt
January 17, 2026 at 5:50 PM
Honestly all Denmark needs to do is to withdraw all Ozempic exports to the US and Americans will finally revolt
So trade war it is.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c1...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c1...
Trump tariffs: US president announces plan to hit UK, Denmark and other European countries with tariffs over Greenland
The US president says the countries will be charged a
www.bbc.co.uk
January 17, 2026 at 4:45 PM
So trade war it is.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c1...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c1...
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Meanwhile I found my Tufty Club membership badge. I have obviously sent it to a car crash of a White House
January 17, 2026 at 2:05 PM
Meanwhile I found my Tufty Club membership badge. I have obviously sent it to a car crash of a White House
Does mean we've had sovereignty over the White House since 1812?
Fascinating theory of international sovereignty Stephen, but I think I've heard it before and the Great Khan was more charismatic in his delivery.
January 17, 2026 at 10:33 AM
Does mean we've had sovereignty over the White House since 1812?
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"And we now have María on the line who would like to swap a Nobel Peace Prize for the presidency of Venezuela..."
January 16, 2026 at 10:29 AM
"And we now have María on the line who would like to swap a Nobel Peace Prize for the presidency of Venezuela..."
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Breaking. Sir Geoff Hurst has given his World Cup Winners medal to Donald Trump.
Sir Geoff says he was inspired to outwit West German defenders by Trump's determination to avoid going to Vietnam.
Sir Geoff says he was inspired to outwit West German defenders by Trump's determination to avoid going to Vietnam.
January 16, 2026 at 7:35 AM
Breaking. Sir Geoff Hurst has given his World Cup Winners medal to Donald Trump.
Sir Geoff says he was inspired to outwit West German defenders by Trump's determination to avoid going to Vietnam.
Sir Geoff says he was inspired to outwit West German defenders by Trump's determination to avoid going to Vietnam.
Something to cheer us up on another miserable day.
www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/j...
www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/j...
Tour de France reveals the six UK stage plans for historic 2027 Grands Départs
Men’s race will visit Edinburgh, Carlisle, Keswick, Liverpool, Welshpool and Cardiff, while women will head from Leeds to Manchester, then to Sheffield and also includes a central London stage
www.theguardian.com
January 15, 2026 at 6:35 PM
Something to cheer us up on another miserable day.
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www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/j...
UK politics at the moment seems a fairly even split between racists, whatever the collective noun is for the naïve, and people who just hope the grown ups will eventually appear.
January 14, 2026 at 9:18 PM
UK politics at the moment seems a fairly even split between racists, whatever the collective noun is for the naïve, and people who just hope the grown ups will eventually appear.
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BREAKING NEWS: U.S. Justice Department attorney Joe Thompson, who has been the face of the Minnesota fraud investigations, has resigned.
Reports say he and others resigned after being pushed to investigate Renee Good's widow.
Reports say he and others resigned after being pushed to investigate Renee Good's widow.
6 MN federal prosecutors resign amid investigation into Renee Good's widow: report
U.S. Justice Department attorney Joe Thompson, who has been the face of the Minnesota fraud investigations, has resigned.
www.fox9.com
January 13, 2026 at 8:35 PM
BREAKING NEWS: U.S. Justice Department attorney Joe Thompson, who has been the face of the Minnesota fraud investigations, has resigned.
Reports say he and others resigned after being pushed to investigate Renee Good's widow.
Reports say he and others resigned after being pushed to investigate Renee Good's widow.
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⚽️ @pabloreports.bsky.social on how Trump is ruining the World Cup: migrantinsider.com/p/the-empty-...
Why would anyone come to this event, or the Olympics, under these circumstances?
Why would anyone come to this event, or the Olympics, under these circumstances?
January 13, 2026 at 9:11 PM
⚽️ @pabloreports.bsky.social on how Trump is ruining the World Cup: migrantinsider.com/p/the-empty-...
Why would anyone come to this event, or the Olympics, under these circumstances?
Why would anyone come to this event, or the Olympics, under these circumstances?
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“America’s allies are now at that hinge point between the past and the future. Trump is making their choice easier. Raising the price of US protection is one thing — and a reasonable one. But no sane customer would pay more for a product they are not sure will be delivered.“
January 13, 2026 at 5:16 PM
“America’s allies are now at that hinge point between the past and the future. Trump is making their choice easier. Raising the price of US protection is one thing — and a reasonable one. But no sane customer would pay more for a product they are not sure will be delivered.“
Give me a fryup any day.
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I’m sick of avocado toast – I just want to keep my local, untrendy cafe | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett
With its pasties, decent brews and staff who are happy to chat, it’s a vital community space. So why are its days numbered, asks Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett
www.theguardian.com
January 12, 2026 at 9:32 AM
Give me a fryup any day.
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