Phil Wilkinson
@philmorandi.bsky.social
Frustrated artist. A life trashed by (very) late diagnosed AuDHD (ADHD + ASD). And misophonia. Angry and depressed by 14 years of destructive Tory rule.
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Ganesh is absolutely right here. And also why there is no guarantee *at all* that a federal Europe would be some paragon of liberal values — progressive EU fans should be careful what they wish for.
“There is no longer only a liberal case for a unified continent, but one that is more about strength in numbers against external predators.”
I don’t think these are mutually exclusive at all.
I don’t think these are mutually exclusive at all.
The right will want a United States of Europe
Conservatives will come to see a unified continent as the only defence against America and China
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January 17, 2026 at 7:51 AM
Ganesh is absolutely right here. And also why there is no guarantee *at all* that a federal Europe would be some paragon of liberal values — progressive EU fans should be careful what they wish for.
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Posts shared on Facebook incorrectly claim former Prime Minister Liz Truss is entitled to a £125,000 per year “ex PM pension for life”.
Former prime ministers can claim up to £115,000 a year for certain expenses, but this isn’t a pension.
Former prime ministers can claim up to £115,000 a year for certain expenses, but this isn’t a pension.
Liz Truss is not entitled to a ‘125k per year ex PM pension for life’ – Full Fact
Former prime ministers can claim up to £115,000 a year for certain public duty expenses, but this is not automatic and it’s not a pension.
fullfact.org
January 16, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Posts shared on Facebook incorrectly claim former Prime Minister Liz Truss is entitled to a £125,000 per year “ex PM pension for life”.
Former prime ministers can claim up to £115,000 a year for certain expenses, but this isn’t a pension.
Former prime ministers can claim up to £115,000 a year for certain expenses, but this isn’t a pension.
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Everything Trump touches dies.
January 16, 2026 at 8:46 AM
Everything Trump touches dies.
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RIP Nobel Peace Prize, 1901-2025. It was a brave ideal but was always a bit shaky and now has sunk into the Trumpian mire of vainglory and confusion.
President Trump is keeping the Nobel Peace Prize medal presented to him by its recipient, Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado. abcnews.go.com/US/trump-mee...
Trump accepts Nobel Peace Prize medal from Venezuelan opposition leader Machado
President Donald Trump met with Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado at the White House Thursday, where she said she presented him with her Nobel medal.
abcnews.go.com
January 16, 2026 at 6:50 AM
RIP Nobel Peace Prize, 1901-2025. It was a brave ideal but was always a bit shaky and now has sunk into the Trumpian mire of vainglory and confusion.
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Someone living in New York said to me a few months ago that Europeans don’t really understand how violent America is. I think we’re beginning to catch on now.
January 16, 2026 at 7:47 AM
Someone living in New York said to me a few months ago that Europeans don’t really understand how violent America is. I think we’re beginning to catch on now.
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This is pretty exciting for The New World. 👀
Former Guardian and Prospect editor-in-chief Alan Rusbridger has joined The New World (formerly The New European) as editor-at-large pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/m...
Alan Rusbridger joins The New World as editor-at-large
Former Guardian and Prospect editor-in-chief Alan Rusbridger has joined The New World as editor-at-large writing essays and analysis.
pressgazette.co.uk
January 16, 2026 at 1:53 PM
This is pretty exciting for The New World. 👀
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“Trump may have given the finger to one man, but that ‘f**k you’ followed by a middle finger is what he’s been saying every day since he returned to the White House.”
www.americaamerica.news/p/donald-tru...
www.americaamerica.news/p/donald-tru...
Donald Trump Hates America
He shows it with his middle finger, literally, and by his daily attacks against American interests and our people. He must be defeated.
www.americaamerica.news
January 16, 2026 at 1:22 PM
“Trump may have given the finger to one man, but that ‘f**k you’ followed by a middle finger is what he’s been saying every day since he returned to the White House.”
www.americaamerica.news/p/donald-tru...
www.americaamerica.news/p/donald-tru...
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Could somebody please inform Lord Frost that literally nobody abroad could give a (too much of a Lady to use the expression on my mind) about Tory (or other party political) infighting but they care very much how the UK positions itself in this time of geopolitical upheaval and democratic crisis.
This intro to David Frost's Telegraph column sums up so much that is wrong with British politics.
January 16, 2026 at 1:24 PM
Could somebody please inform Lord Frost that literally nobody abroad could give a (too much of a Lady to use the expression on my mind) about Tory (or other party political) infighting but they care very much how the UK positions itself in this time of geopolitical upheaval and democratic crisis.
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Reposting this again for new followers. I promise it's not shit.
I've removed the paywall permanently from this piece, which is a chapter from my novel Villager, told entirely in the form of an online village message board. If you like it, you'll probably like the book. If you don't, you won't... www.tom-cox.com/the-village-...
The Village Message Board
Its authenticity was discredited because of his reputation, but also because he was quick with gin at the time and wearing an item of knitwear back to front.
www.tom-cox.com
January 16, 2026 at 1:26 PM
Reposting this again for new followers. I promise it's not shit.
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I want to say some not nice things
January 16, 2026 at 1:28 PM
I want to say some not nice things
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Did you like my radio sketch show? Vote for it here please. If you didn't like it, vote for it here please. If you never listened to it, vote for it here please.
www.comedy.co.uk/awards/2025/
www.comedy.co.uk/awards/2025/
Comedy.co.uk Awards 2025 - British Comedy Guide
Help name the best British TV and radio comedy of last year by voting in The Comedy.co.uk Awards 2025.
www.comedy.co.uk
January 15, 2026 at 11:10 AM
Did you like my radio sketch show? Vote for it here please. If you didn't like it, vote for it here please. If you never listened to it, vote for it here please.
www.comedy.co.uk/awards/2025/
www.comedy.co.uk/awards/2025/
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I don't think people realise just what a mess these absolute clowns would make. Of the economy, the Budget, diplomacy, industrial relations, trade, the Union, the media - everything. So wildly out of step with mainstream thinking and the median voter they may as well be from Mars.
January 15, 2026 at 7:02 PM
I don't think people realise just what a mess these absolute clowns would make. Of the economy, the Budget, diplomacy, industrial relations, trade, the Union, the media - everything. So wildly out of step with mainstream thinking and the median voter they may as well be from Mars.
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Of course it is! Pathetic weakness and naivete to just accept X's word for it - still less that all their other challenges to UK law can be given a bye. Just laughing at the British.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
X still allowing users to post sexualised images generated by Grok AI tool
Despite restrictions announced this week, Guardian reporters find standalone app continues to allow posting of nonconsensual content
www.theguardian.com
January 16, 2026 at 8:38 AM
Of course it is! Pathetic weakness and naivete to just accept X's word for it - still less that all their other challenges to UK law can be given a bye. Just laughing at the British.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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Leaving aside the fact I quite enjoyed ep1 of Academy, these people are genuinely thick. Since when was Trek not a liberal show with a bridge crew full of TV firsts like Uhura? More historical amnesia for the file.
deadline.com/2026/01/step...
deadline.com/2026/01/step...
Stephen Miller’s ‘Star Trek: Starfleet Academy’ Criticism Reveals MAGA Loyalist’s Soft Spot For At Least One Immigrant
MAGA loyalist Stephen Miller is very America First, but he thinks one particular non-citizen should swoop in to save the Star Trek franchise
deadline.com
January 16, 2026 at 11:40 AM
Leaving aside the fact I quite enjoyed ep1 of Academy, these people are genuinely thick. Since when was Trek not a liberal show with a bridge crew full of TV firsts like Uhura? More historical amnesia for the file.
deadline.com/2026/01/step...
deadline.com/2026/01/step...
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Circling the drain of the Tory/Reform/Brexit soap opera is so much more important than the international events that are sweeping us along in their wake.
January 16, 2026 at 10:49 AM
Circling the drain of the Tory/Reform/Brexit soap opera is so much more important than the international events that are sweeping us along in their wake.
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Let’s have one anyway and see what happens.
January 15, 2026 at 10:37 PM
Let’s have one anyway and see what happens.
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'Raw politics'
Wut?
Wut?
This intro to David Frost's Telegraph column sums up so much that is wrong with British politics.
January 16, 2026 at 9:01 AM
'Raw politics'
Wut?
Wut?
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"Donald Trump, threatening, at least economically, to take Greenland and possibly militarily as well.”
“It creates a licence for other more autocratic states in the world to do the same.”
@CalumMillerLD.bsky.social
“It creates a licence for other more autocratic states in the world to do the same.”
@CalumMillerLD.bsky.social
January 16, 2026 at 9:02 AM
"Donald Trump, threatening, at least economically, to take Greenland and possibly militarily as well.”
“It creates a licence for other more autocratic states in the world to do the same.”
@CalumMillerLD.bsky.social
“It creates a licence for other more autocratic states in the world to do the same.”
@CalumMillerLD.bsky.social
