Toby Buckle
@polphilpod.bsky.social
Host of the Political Philosophy Podcast & occasional writer. US & UK politics, philosophy, religion, & the odd food pics.
Pinned
The Tories’ Dangerous Drift
In the U.K., a shocking proposal from a Conservative MP elicited pushback from her party only belatedly. It signals darker things to come.
www.thebulwark.com
the tory proposal to deport 4-7% of the uk population is a fascist one - & we have to call it that
my latest with @thebulwark.com
www.thebulwark.com/p/tories-con...
my latest with @thebulwark.com
www.thebulwark.com/p/tories-con...
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Interesting debate. I can’t see how Labour reconciles its growth ambitions & promised improvements in public services with throttling immigration. It needs to be honest with the electorate & say we can slash immigration but we will have to significantly increase income tax & forget about growth.
new episode (2/2) - i've argued giving ground on cultural issues is a horrible strategy
@prossertj.bsky.social thinks labour have it right
we debate
www.politicalphilosophypodcast.com/ukdebate
@prossertj.bsky.social thinks labour have it right
we debate
www.politicalphilosophypodcast.com/ukdebate
Should we compromise with the right on immigration?
A debate with Thomas Prosser
www.politicalphilosophypodcast.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Interesting debate. I can’t see how Labour reconciles its growth ambitions & promised improvements in public services with throttling immigration. It needs to be honest with the electorate & say we can slash immigration but we will have to significantly increase income tax & forget about growth.
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transphobia is such a gateway drug to the far-right (moore used to be a centre left guardian columnist)
Suzanne Moore, who would rather be locked up than pay her BBC licence fee because the BBC is too nice to trans people for her liking.
November 10, 2025 at 11:02 AM
transphobia is such a gateway drug to the far-right (moore used to be a centre left guardian columnist)
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let's test my pet theory - dems who voted to reopen + year they 1st ran for office
cortez masto 2006
durbin 1978
fetterman 2006
hassan 2002
kaine 1994
king 1995
rosen 2016
shaheen 1990
+ schumer 1975
cortez masto 2006
durbin 1978
fetterman 2006
hassan 2002
kaine 1994
king 1995
rosen 2016
shaheen 1990
+ schumer 1975
Its not that dem leadership are bad people, or (as in the left's telling) that they want to lose
But they all grew up politically in the pre-trump era & that's very hard to unlearn
Peacetime generals, per @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com
www.politicalphilosophypodcast.com/firing-the-g...
But they all grew up politically in the pre-trump era & that's very hard to unlearn
Peacetime generals, per @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com
www.politicalphilosophypodcast.com/firing-the-g...
Firing the Generals with Samantha Hancox-Li
Why & how the Democratic Party needs to change.
www.politicalphilosophypodcast.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:58 AM
let's test my pet theory - dems who voted to reopen + year they 1st ran for office
cortez masto 2006
durbin 1978
fetterman 2006
hassan 2002
kaine 1994
king 1995
rosen 2016
shaheen 1990
+ schumer 1975
cortez masto 2006
durbin 1978
fetterman 2006
hassan 2002
kaine 1994
king 1995
rosen 2016
shaheen 1990
+ schumer 1975
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all my core arguments in one case:
1. the modern far right has international ambitions
2. concessions don't pacify the far right, they embolden it
3. you can't be neutral (as the bbc tried to be)
4. they attack where resistance is weakest
5. right now, that's the uk
1. the modern far right has international ambitions
2. concessions don't pacify the far right, they embolden it
3. you can't be neutral (as the bbc tried to be)
4. they attack where resistance is weakest
5. right now, that's the uk
I’ve written to Keir Starmer, Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage urging them to condemn Donald Trump’s attack on the BBC.
The BBC belongs to Britain, not Trump. We must defend it together.
The BBC belongs to Britain, not Trump. We must defend it together.
November 10, 2025 at 4:30 PM
all my core arguments in one case:
1. the modern far right has international ambitions
2. concessions don't pacify the far right, they embolden it
3. you can't be neutral (as the bbc tried to be)
4. they attack where resistance is weakest
5. right now, that's the uk
1. the modern far right has international ambitions
2. concessions don't pacify the far right, they embolden it
3. you can't be neutral (as the bbc tried to be)
4. they attack where resistance is weakest
5. right now, that's the uk
Woke 2.0
Rested. Reawakened. Returned
Rested. Reawakened. Returned
Really enjoyed this one. I am assuming that the Liam episodes and this episodes are the start of a series reviewing the missteps of Woke 1.0 to best prepare the movement for a more effective Woke 2.0...
November 10, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Woke 2.0
Rested. Reawakened. Returned
Rested. Reawakened. Returned
all my core arguments in one case:
1. the modern far right has international ambitions
2. concessions don't pacify the far right, they embolden it
3. you can't be neutral (as the bbc tried to be)
4. they attack where resistance is weakest
5. right now, that's the uk
1. the modern far right has international ambitions
2. concessions don't pacify the far right, they embolden it
3. you can't be neutral (as the bbc tried to be)
4. they attack where resistance is weakest
5. right now, that's the uk
I’ve written to Keir Starmer, Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage urging them to condemn Donald Trump’s attack on the BBC.
The BBC belongs to Britain, not Trump. We must defend it together.
The BBC belongs to Britain, not Trump. We must defend it together.
November 10, 2025 at 4:30 PM
all my core arguments in one case:
1. the modern far right has international ambitions
2. concessions don't pacify the far right, they embolden it
3. you can't be neutral (as the bbc tried to be)
4. they attack where resistance is weakest
5. right now, that's the uk
1. the modern far right has international ambitions
2. concessions don't pacify the far right, they embolden it
3. you can't be neutral (as the bbc tried to be)
4. they attack where resistance is weakest
5. right now, that's the uk
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This was such a fun conversation! Thanks again for having me
new episodes!
first up, @profyolonda.bsky.social on bioethics, race & healthcare, & social justice concept creep
www.politicalphilosophypodcast.com/bioethics
first up, @profyolonda.bsky.social on bioethics, race & healthcare, & social justice concept creep
www.politicalphilosophypodcast.com/bioethics
Bioethics & Race with Yolonda Wilson
What is bioethics? Why do Black and white Americans experience such differential healthcare outcomes? And what are the drawbacks to social justice concepts from academia becoming mainstream?
www.politicalphilosophypodcast.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:37 PM
This was such a fun conversation! Thanks again for having me
let's test my pet theory - dems who voted to reopen + year they 1st ran for office
cortez masto 2006
durbin 1978
fetterman 2006
hassan 2002
kaine 1994
king 1995
rosen 2016
shaheen 1990
+ schumer 1975
cortez masto 2006
durbin 1978
fetterman 2006
hassan 2002
kaine 1994
king 1995
rosen 2016
shaheen 1990
+ schumer 1975
Its not that dem leadership are bad people, or (as in the left's telling) that they want to lose
But they all grew up politically in the pre-trump era & that's very hard to unlearn
Peacetime generals, per @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com
www.politicalphilosophypodcast.com/firing-the-g...
But they all grew up politically in the pre-trump era & that's very hard to unlearn
Peacetime generals, per @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com
www.politicalphilosophypodcast.com/firing-the-g...
Firing the Generals with Samantha Hancox-Li
Why & how the Democratic Party needs to change.
www.politicalphilosophypodcast.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:58 AM
let's test my pet theory - dems who voted to reopen + year they 1st ran for office
cortez masto 2006
durbin 1978
fetterman 2006
hassan 2002
kaine 1994
king 1995
rosen 2016
shaheen 1990
+ schumer 1975
cortez masto 2006
durbin 1978
fetterman 2006
hassan 2002
kaine 1994
king 1995
rosen 2016
shaheen 1990
+ schumer 1975
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What struck me reading this is the very thing we all fought against together in WWII has now taken root within our own governments and is eating our democracies alive from the inside.
"If you do not feel a wave of nausea when contemplating this policy then you either haven’t understood it, or there is something profoundly wrong with you."
The Tories’ Dangerous Drift
In the U.K., a shocking proposal from a Conservative MP elicited pushback from her party only belatedly. It signals darker things to come.
www.thebulwark.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:53 AM
What struck me reading this is the very thing we all fought against together in WWII has now taken root within our own governments and is eating our democracies alive from the inside.
transphobia is such a gateway drug to the far-right (moore used to be a centre left guardian columnist)
Suzanne Moore, who would rather be locked up than pay her BBC licence fee because the BBC is too nice to trans people for her liking.
November 10, 2025 at 11:02 AM
transphobia is such a gateway drug to the far-right (moore used to be a centre left guardian columnist)
here's me predicting they were setting themselves up for this 2 years ago
November 10, 2025 at 10:20 AM
here's me predicting they were setting themselves up for this 2 years ago
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"If you do not feel a wave of nausea when contemplating this policy then you either haven’t understood it, or there is something profoundly wrong with you."
The Tories’ Dangerous Drift
In the U.K., a shocking proposal from a Conservative MP elicited pushback from her party only belatedly. It signals darker things to come.
www.thebulwark.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:00 AM
"If you do not feel a wave of nausea when contemplating this policy then you either haven’t understood it, or there is something profoundly wrong with you."
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just to review, last month:
🚩 musk calls for overthrow of uk government & violence (again)
🚩tories adopt an ethnic cleansing policy
🚩 trump wh bullies bbc into changing leadership
🚩 musk calls for overthrow of uk government & violence (again)
🚩tories adopt an ethnic cleansing policy
🚩 trump wh bullies bbc into changing leadership
November 9, 2025 at 8:58 PM
just to review, last month:
🚩 musk calls for overthrow of uk government & violence (again)
🚩tories adopt an ethnic cleansing policy
🚩 trump wh bullies bbc into changing leadership
🚩 musk calls for overthrow of uk government & violence (again)
🚩tories adopt an ethnic cleansing policy
🚩 trump wh bullies bbc into changing leadership
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Really enjoyed doing this podcast, in which I defend Labour's immigration strategy on electoral and ethical grounds.
Do give it a listen!
Do give it a listen!
new episode (2/2) - i've argued giving ground on cultural issues is a horrible strategy
@prossertj.bsky.social thinks labour have it right
we debate
www.politicalphilosophypodcast.com/ukdebate
@prossertj.bsky.social thinks labour have it right
we debate
www.politicalphilosophypodcast.com/ukdebate
Should we compromise with the right on immigration?
A debate with Thomas Prosser
www.politicalphilosophypodcast.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Really enjoyed doing this podcast, in which I defend Labour's immigration strategy on electoral and ethical grounds.
Do give it a listen!
Do give it a listen!
given this lawlessness, there shouldn't be a single dem vote for *anything*
bizarre this has proven such a difficult ask
bizarre this has proven such a difficult ask
November 10, 2025 at 3:21 AM
given this lawlessness, there shouldn't be a single dem vote for *anything*
bizarre this has proven such a difficult ask
bizarre this has proven such a difficult ask
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new episode (2/2) - i've argued giving ground on cultural issues is a horrible strategy
@prossertj.bsky.social thinks labour have it right
we debate
www.politicalphilosophypodcast.com/ukdebate
@prossertj.bsky.social thinks labour have it right
we debate
www.politicalphilosophypodcast.com/ukdebate
Should we compromise with the right on immigration?
A debate with Thomas Prosser
www.politicalphilosophypodcast.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:52 PM
new episode (2/2) - i've argued giving ground on cultural issues is a horrible strategy
@prossertj.bsky.social thinks labour have it right
we debate
www.politicalphilosophypodcast.com/ukdebate
@prossertj.bsky.social thinks labour have it right
we debate
www.politicalphilosophypodcast.com/ukdebate
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new episodes!
first up, @profyolonda.bsky.social on bioethics, race & healthcare, & social justice concept creep
www.politicalphilosophypodcast.com/bioethics
first up, @profyolonda.bsky.social on bioethics, race & healthcare, & social justice concept creep
www.politicalphilosophypodcast.com/bioethics
Bioethics & Race with Yolonda Wilson
What is bioethics? Why do Black and white Americans experience such differential healthcare outcomes? And what are the drawbacks to social justice concepts from academia becoming mainstream?
www.politicalphilosophypodcast.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:45 PM
new episodes!
first up, @profyolonda.bsky.social on bioethics, race & healthcare, & social justice concept creep
www.politicalphilosophypodcast.com/bioethics
first up, @profyolonda.bsky.social on bioethics, race & healthcare, & social justice concept creep
www.politicalphilosophypodcast.com/bioethics
new episode (2/2) - i've argued giving ground on cultural issues is a horrible strategy
@prossertj.bsky.social thinks labour have it right
we debate
www.politicalphilosophypodcast.com/ukdebate
@prossertj.bsky.social thinks labour have it right
we debate
www.politicalphilosophypodcast.com/ukdebate
Should we compromise with the right on immigration?
A debate with Thomas Prosser
www.politicalphilosophypodcast.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:52 PM
new episode (2/2) - i've argued giving ground on cultural issues is a horrible strategy
@prossertj.bsky.social thinks labour have it right
we debate
www.politicalphilosophypodcast.com/ukdebate
@prossertj.bsky.social thinks labour have it right
we debate
www.politicalphilosophypodcast.com/ukdebate
new episodes!
first up, @profyolonda.bsky.social on bioethics, race & healthcare, & social justice concept creep
www.politicalphilosophypodcast.com/bioethics
first up, @profyolonda.bsky.social on bioethics, race & healthcare, & social justice concept creep
www.politicalphilosophypodcast.com/bioethics
Bioethics & Race with Yolonda Wilson
What is bioethics? Why do Black and white Americans experience such differential healthcare outcomes? And what are the drawbacks to social justice concepts from academia becoming mainstream?
www.politicalphilosophypodcast.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:45 PM
new episodes!
first up, @profyolonda.bsky.social on bioethics, race & healthcare, & social justice concept creep
www.politicalphilosophypodcast.com/bioethics
first up, @profyolonda.bsky.social on bioethics, race & healthcare, & social justice concept creep
www.politicalphilosophypodcast.com/bioethics
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Davie did everything he could to go after leftwing politics. He axed The Mash Report and censored the Gaza documentary among other things.
But the fact that he is resigning due to Trumpist pressure is incredibly concerning. This country is being more and more captured by the American regime.
But the fact that he is resigning due to Trumpist pressure is incredibly concerning. This country is being more and more captured by the American regime.
Be clear, the American far right are coming for British democracy.
November 9, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Davie did everything he could to go after leftwing politics. He axed The Mash Report and censored the Gaza documentary among other things.
But the fact that he is resigning due to Trumpist pressure is incredibly concerning. This country is being more and more captured by the American regime.
But the fact that he is resigning due to Trumpist pressure is incredibly concerning. This country is being more and more captured by the American regime.
just to review, last month:
🚩 musk calls for overthrow of uk government & violence (again)
🚩tories adopt an ethnic cleansing policy
🚩 trump wh bullies bbc into changing leadership
🚩 musk calls for overthrow of uk government & violence (again)
🚩tories adopt an ethnic cleansing policy
🚩 trump wh bullies bbc into changing leadership
November 9, 2025 at 8:58 PM
just to review, last month:
🚩 musk calls for overthrow of uk government & violence (again)
🚩tories adopt an ethnic cleansing policy
🚩 trump wh bullies bbc into changing leadership
🚩 musk calls for overthrow of uk government & violence (again)
🚩tories adopt an ethnic cleansing policy
🚩 trump wh bullies bbc into changing leadership
Reposted by Toby Buckle
Be clear, the American far right are coming for British democracy.
November 9, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Be clear, the American far right are coming for British democracy.
Reposted by Toby Buckle
Reposted by Toby Buckle
I had my disagreements with the BBC under Tim Davie but he was a decent man doing a difficult job.
To see Trump's White House claiming credit for his downfall and attacking the BBC should worry us all.
To see Trump's White House claiming credit for his downfall and attacking the BBC should worry us all.
November 9, 2025 at 8:00 PM
I had my disagreements with the BBC under Tim Davie but he was a decent man doing a difficult job.
To see Trump's White House claiming credit for his downfall and attacking the BBC should worry us all.
To see Trump's White House claiming credit for his downfall and attacking the BBC should worry us all.
team trump complains about coverage, our rw press joins in, & they get major scalps
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The BBC is facing a coordinated, politically motivated attack. With these resignations, it has given in | Jane Martinson
The corporation should have stood up to the Telegraph, Trump and the Tories. Now, its enemies know how little it takes for it to fold, says Jane Martinson, professor of financial journalism
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 8:31 PM
team trump complains about coverage, our rw press joins in, & they get major scalps
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...