Mr Pecksniff's Diary
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In which Mr Pecksniff lays before his readers for their approval certain observations and speculations reflecting on the political life. (DMs are open.) Email tips to: pecksniffsdiary@gmail.com
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Pecksniff: Starmer’s appeasement is no sanctuary in Trump’s terrifying new world
In which Mr Pecksniff lays before his readers for their approval certain observations and speculations reflecting on the political life
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Dear Readers, it's a dark world we live in...
- Britain’s “special relationship” looks increasingly one-sided
- the EU stands firm together,the UK stands alone
- Trump pillages Venezuela, Tories squirm & Farage calls the action “unorthodox”
But Epping brings some light to their community
- Britain’s “special relationship” looks increasingly one-sided
- the EU stands firm together,the UK stands alone
- Trump pillages Venezuela, Tories squirm & Farage calls the action “unorthodox”
But Epping brings some light to their community
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the European mission to Greenland was fourth in the BBC news running order this morning, which feels a bit like doing a light "and finally..." item about the archduke's motorcade taking a wrong turn in Sarajevo
January 15, 2026 at 10:01 AM
the European mission to Greenland was fourth in the BBC news running order this morning, which feels a bit like doing a light "and finally..." item about the archduke's motorcade taking a wrong turn in Sarajevo
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Seems like things are getting sorted up in Greenland...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hS0w...
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Greenland Defense Front - The Hungry Giant (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by demonflyingfox
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January 14, 2026 at 11:06 AM
Seems like things are getting sorted up in Greenland...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hS0w...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hS0w...
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Is Warrington now like one of those Ukrainian village names that shows up in every single county?
January 14, 2026 at 1:24 PM
Is Warrington now like one of those Ukrainian village names that shows up in every single county?
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🚨🚨Breaking: "Sweden has sent military to Greenland".
Denmark's message: The Kingdom's soldiers will shoot back if Greenland is attacked.
"It is at the request of Denmark," writes PM Ulf Kristersson. 🧵
www.expressen.se/nyheter/varl...
Denmark's message: The Kingdom's soldiers will shoot back if Greenland is attacked.
"It is at the request of Denmark," writes PM Ulf Kristersson. 🧵
www.expressen.se/nyheter/varl...
JUST NU: Danska beskedet – skjuter tillbaka vid attack
Danmarks besked: Kungarikets soldater skjuter tillbaka om Grönland attackeras. Sverige har skickat militär till ön – mitt i den inflammerade dragkampen om den. ”Det är på förfrågan från Danmark”, skri...
www.expressen.se
January 14, 2026 at 5:25 PM
🚨🚨Breaking: "Sweden has sent military to Greenland".
Denmark's message: The Kingdom's soldiers will shoot back if Greenland is attacked.
"It is at the request of Denmark," writes PM Ulf Kristersson. 🧵
www.expressen.se/nyheter/varl...
Denmark's message: The Kingdom's soldiers will shoot back if Greenland is attacked.
"It is at the request of Denmark," writes PM Ulf Kristersson. 🧵
www.expressen.se/nyheter/varl...
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They herald the start of spring. A carpet of white at St Margaret’s marks 25 years of snowdrops, community and hope for a better future | Martin Castle
Beautiful snowdrop Sundays: snowdrops, community and calm
They herald the start of spring. A carpet of white at St Margaret’s marks 25 years of snowdrops, community and hope for a better future
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January 14, 2026 at 5:31 PM
They herald the start of spring. A carpet of white at St Margaret’s marks 25 years of snowdrops, community and hope for a better future | Martin Castle
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Utterly damning report from Office for Environmental Protection - the Govt’s not only missing its targets to protect wildlife in England, it’s also failing on *almost all* environmental measures - and in some cases actively destroying the natural world through its obsession with growth at all costs
Government’s wildlife targets will be missed in England, watchdog says
Seven out of 10 targets have little likelihood of being met by 2030, Office for Environmental Protection says
www.theguardian.com
January 13, 2026 at 10:04 AM
Utterly damning report from Office for Environmental Protection - the Govt’s not only missing its targets to protect wildlife in England, it’s also failing on *almost all* environmental measures - and in some cases actively destroying the natural world through its obsession with growth at all costs
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Prediction: Labour will try to do this in two weeks time, when it is least effective, after coming under attack for their own continued use of the site, which they fail to justify.
Labour can extend this beyond X and start going after Reform politicians making money from the site. "Will Farage give back the money he made from this sex offender site?" Etc...
Has there ever been any poll showing the public this united? yougov.co.uk/technology/a...
January 13, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Prediction: Labour will try to do this in two weeks time, when it is least effective, after coming under attack for their own continued use of the site, which they fail to justify.
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That's what you get for voting Reform. So as the Reform leader of another council (Kent) would say, ‘f**king suck it up’.
www.lincolnshirelive.co.uk/news/local-n...
www.lincolnshirelive.co.uk/news/local-n...
Mayor defends interim officer role with salary 'higher than the Prime Minister'
Dame Andrea Jenkyns says the interim monitoring officer is essential for the authority to operate
www.lincolnshirelive.co.uk
January 13, 2026 at 12:48 PM
That's what you get for voting Reform. So as the Reform leader of another council (Kent) would say, ‘f**king suck it up’.
www.lincolnshirelive.co.uk/news/local-n...
www.lincolnshirelive.co.uk/news/local-n...
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X isn’t the platform it once was.
The social media platform dismantled its own guardrails, and harm followed.
The Bear argues it may be time for the UK to pull the plug – and explains why.
The social media platform dismantled its own guardrails, and harm followed.
The Bear argues it may be time for the UK to pull the plug – and explains why.
Is banning X censorship – or long-delayed accountability?
X’s AI tools producing sexualised deepfakes spark UK debate on safety, accountability and whether access should end
eastangliabylines.co.uk
January 13, 2026 at 7:52 AM
X isn’t the platform it once was.
The social media platform dismantled its own guardrails, and harm followed.
The Bear argues it may be time for the UK to pull the plug – and explains why.
The social media platform dismantled its own guardrails, and harm followed.
The Bear argues it may be time for the UK to pull the plug – and explains why.
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Have a read
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January 13, 2026 at 7:17 AM
Have a read
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I think I phrased myself unclearly: I mean who *in UK politics* excluding Plaid and the SNP is really making the argument?
This piece highlights the issue: it’s obviously the right thing to do & the potential support is there, but no political heavyweights.
eastangliabylines.co.uk/pecksniff/pe...
This piece highlights the issue: it’s obviously the right thing to do & the potential support is there, but no political heavyweights.
eastangliabylines.co.uk/pecksniff/pe...
Pecksniff: Majority opposing Brexit reaches eight million: when will ministers find a backbone?
In which Mr Pecksniff lays before his readers for their approval certain observations and speculations reflecting on the political life
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January 13, 2026 at 7:31 AM
I think I phrased myself unclearly: I mean who *in UK politics* excluding Plaid and the SNP is really making the argument?
This piece highlights the issue: it’s obviously the right thing to do & the potential support is there, but no political heavyweights.
eastangliabylines.co.uk/pecksniff/pe...
This piece highlights the issue: it’s obviously the right thing to do & the potential support is there, but no political heavyweights.
eastangliabylines.co.uk/pecksniff/pe...
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January 12, 2026 at 3:22 PM
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Ten years soon. since the start of The New European. A lot of respect for people who take risks to try to protect whag they value in the UK, including the likes of eastangliabylines.co.uk
or Mike Galsworthy
I doubt I would have the courage or the wherewithal in a similar situation.
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or Mike Galsworthy
I doubt I would have the courage or the wherewithal in a similar situation.
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January 12, 2026 at 7:54 AM
Ten years soon. since the start of The New European. A lot of respect for people who take risks to try to protect whag they value in the UK, including the likes of eastangliabylines.co.uk
or Mike Galsworthy
I doubt I would have the courage or the wherewithal in a similar situation.
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or Mike Galsworthy
I doubt I would have the courage or the wherewithal in a similar situation.
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Kemi Badenoch is a ‘genius’ for pointing out that there is likely to be more crimes committed in the most populated areas, particularly large cities, than there is in less populated areas. 🤔🤷♂️
January 12, 2026 at 9:33 AM
Kemi Badenoch is a ‘genius’ for pointing out that there is likely to be more crimes committed in the most populated areas, particularly large cities, than there is in less populated areas. 🤔🤷♂️
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Lloyds Bank CEO latest banking boss in line for huge pay and bonus hike to £13m.
Last year Barclays boss got 45% rise, HSBC 43%, NatWest 43%.
Govts preach pay restraint to workers. No curbs on profiteering, exec pay, dividends, share buybacks.
Last year Barclays boss got 45% rise, HSBC 43%, NatWest 43%.
Govts preach pay restraint to workers. No curbs on profiteering, exec pay, dividends, share buybacks.
Lloyds CEO Charlie Nunn latest banking boss in line for huge bonus hike
Barclays, HSBC and NatWest shareholders already approved big pay rises after post Brexit loosening of remuneration rules
www.theguardian.com
January 11, 2026 at 9:10 AM
Lloyds Bank CEO latest banking boss in line for huge pay and bonus hike to £13m.
Last year Barclays boss got 45% rise, HSBC 43%, NatWest 43%.
Govts preach pay restraint to workers. No curbs on profiteering, exec pay, dividends, share buybacks.
Last year Barclays boss got 45% rise, HSBC 43%, NatWest 43%.
Govts preach pay restraint to workers. No curbs on profiteering, exec pay, dividends, share buybacks.
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By copying Reform's narrative Labour reinforces it, and by pushing the most hostile anti-immigration policies in decades Starmer is making it worse.
Labour could be countering Reform's lies, instead they embed them further in policy. It's lose lose for everyone.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Labour could be countering Reform's lies, instead they embed them further in policy. It's lose lose for everyone.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Two-thirds of UK voters wrongly think immigration is rising, poll finds
Exclusive: Voters say they have little confidence that government can control borders despite sharp falls in net migration
www.theguardian.com
January 11, 2026 at 8:43 AM
By copying Reform's narrative Labour reinforces it, and by pushing the most hostile anti-immigration policies in decades Starmer is making it worse.
Labour could be countering Reform's lies, instead they embed them further in policy. It's lose lose for everyone.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Labour could be countering Reform's lies, instead they embed them further in policy. It's lose lose for everyone.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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The benefit cap. The two-child limit. Years of austerity. Now 4.5 million children live in poverty.
Child poverty isn’t just numbers. It’s cold bedrooms, missed meals, exclusion, poor health & futures curtailed.
Child poverty isn’t just numbers. It’s cold bedrooms, missed meals, exclusion, poor health & futures curtailed.
Child poverty: policy, consequences and the emerging road ahead
UK child poverty is rising, leaving millions of children hungry as families struggle with the cost of living and an inadequate safety net
eastangliabylines.co.uk
January 12, 2026 at 7:51 AM
The benefit cap. The two-child limit. Years of austerity. Now 4.5 million children live in poverty.
Child poverty isn’t just numbers. It’s cold bedrooms, missed meals, exclusion, poor health & futures curtailed.
Child poverty isn’t just numbers. It’s cold bedrooms, missed meals, exclusion, poor health & futures curtailed.
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And the govt keeps pushing out policies & messages to prove how uselessly TOUGH they are, which keeps the issue salient, keeps people thinking “this sounds like a big problem for the country”
So, with PLUMMETING immigration, people still think it’s rising.
Insane.
So, with PLUMMETING immigration, people still think it’s rising.
Insane.
January 11, 2026 at 11:03 AM
And the govt keeps pushing out policies & messages to prove how uselessly TOUGH they are, which keeps the issue salient, keeps people thinking “this sounds like a big problem for the country”
So, with PLUMMETING immigration, people still think it’s rising.
Insane.
So, with PLUMMETING immigration, people still think it’s rising.
Insane.
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The part of immigration that they do control, they strangle - squeezing the people who staff care homes, schools & hospitality.
The part they don’t control - the boats - they REFUSE to do the one thing that would give them control - establishing regulated alternative routes🤦♀️🤷♀️
The part they don’t control - the boats - they REFUSE to do the one thing that would give them control - establishing regulated alternative routes🤦♀️🤷♀️
January 11, 2026 at 11:02 AM
The part of immigration that they do control, they strangle - squeezing the people who staff care homes, schools & hospitality.
The part they don’t control - the boats - they REFUSE to do the one thing that would give them control - establishing regulated alternative routes🤦♀️🤷♀️
The part they don’t control - the boats - they REFUSE to do the one thing that would give them control - establishing regulated alternative routes🤦♀️🤷♀️
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David Bowie once described the internet as "exhilarating and terrifying".
On the 10th anniversary of his death here's what's changed: politics has turned upside down – post-truth, division and nationalism replacing optimism, all driven by algorithms ⤵️
eastangliabylines.co.uk/opinion/the-...
On the 10th anniversary of his death here's what's changed: politics has turned upside down – post-truth, division and nationalism replacing optimism, all driven by algorithms ⤵️
eastangliabylines.co.uk/opinion/the-...
The decayed decade: how Britain fell apart after Bowie died
If it’s generally accepted that the last 10 years have been dreadful, is there any science behind that? A look back, probably in anger, at the last decade
eastangliabylines.co.uk
January 10, 2026 at 9:00 PM
David Bowie once described the internet as "exhilarating and terrifying".
On the 10th anniversary of his death here's what's changed: politics has turned upside down – post-truth, division and nationalism replacing optimism, all driven by algorithms ⤵️
eastangliabylines.co.uk/opinion/the-...
On the 10th anniversary of his death here's what's changed: politics has turned upside down – post-truth, division and nationalism replacing optimism, all driven by algorithms ⤵️
eastangliabylines.co.uk/opinion/the-...
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The UK would be around 14% richer today, writes Andrew Curry, if productivity had continued after 2008. That’s roughly £11,000 per household.
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eastangliabylines.co.uk/business/eco...
Where did the money go – we offer some answers
We are a leading economy but this isn't reflected in how we feel. The UK has fallen behind other countries on many metrics
eastangliabylines.co.uk
January 11, 2026 at 7:00 PM
The UK would be around 14% richer today, writes Andrew Curry, if productivity had continued after 2008. That’s roughly £11,000 per household.
eastangliabylines.co.uk/business/eco...
eastangliabylines.co.uk/business/eco...
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I BEG every smug commentator who praised Mahmood for doing the “tough but necessary thing” to read this.
All the disadvantages of plummeting immigration for the economy & public services, for NO POLITICAL GAIN.
Labour in DESPERATE need of a 180 change of course on immigration
All the disadvantages of plummeting immigration for the economy & public services, for NO POLITICAL GAIN.
Labour in DESPERATE need of a 180 change of course on immigration
January 11, 2026 at 10:56 AM
I BEG every smug commentator who praised Mahmood for doing the “tough but necessary thing” to read this.
All the disadvantages of plummeting immigration for the economy & public services, for NO POLITICAL GAIN.
Labour in DESPERATE need of a 180 change of course on immigration
All the disadvantages of plummeting immigration for the economy & public services, for NO POLITICAL GAIN.
Labour in DESPERATE need of a 180 change of course on immigration
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Pecksniff: Starmer’s appeasement is no sanctuary in Trump’s terrifying new world eastangliabylines.co.uk/pecksniff/ht...
Pecksniff: Starmer’s appeasement is no sanctuary in Trump’s terrifying new world eastangliabylines.co.uk/pecksniff/ht...
Pecksniff: Starmer’s appeasement is no sanctuary in Trump’s terrifying new world
In which Mr Pecksniff lays before his readers for their approval certain observations and speculations reflecting on the political life
eastangliabylines.co.uk
January 11, 2026 at 4:57 PM
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Pecksniff: Starmer’s appeasement is no sanctuary in Trump’s terrifying new world eastangliabylines.co.uk/pecksniff/ht...
Pecksniff: Starmer’s appeasement is no sanctuary in Trump’s terrifying new world eastangliabylines.co.uk/pecksniff/ht...
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French General Nicolas Richoux: “If the United States attacks Greenland, we should fight the Americans and turn them into the villains of history.”
January 11, 2026 at 1:12 PM
French General Nicolas Richoux: “If the United States attacks Greenland, we should fight the Americans and turn them into the villains of history.”