Tomato Soup
@souptomatosoup.uk
Anything posted here are my personal views.
Anonymised UK policy generalist with far too much experience, especially economic, tax, and international.
Preferred pronouns: They/Them/Their.
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Anonymised UK policy generalist with far too much experience, especially economic, tax, and international.
Preferred pronouns: They/Them/Their.
@souptomatosoup on twitter
Banner credit @pickardje.bsky.social
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Tomato Soup
@souptomatosoup.uk
· Jul 23
irst Past the Post (FPTP) distorts the inputs and outcomes of elections.
Not only do most votes get ignored, but most voters are forced to "vote tactically" rather than for who they actually want.
We need #ElectoralReform.
Not only do most votes get ignored, but most voters are forced to "vote tactically" rather than for who they actually want.
We need #ElectoralReform.
So tired, but have to resist the constant dreams of rope.
How soon can I put up Xmas lights?
How soon can I put up Xmas lights?
November 11, 2025 at 12:00 AM
So tired, but have to resist the constant dreams of rope.
How soon can I put up Xmas lights?
How soon can I put up Xmas lights?
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Punctuation goes inside the quote marks IF THE PUNCTUATION IS PART OF THE QUOTE. Otherwise it goes outside the quote marks.
Let my gravestone read "PUNCTUATION GOES INSIDE THE QUOTATION MARKS."
November 10, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Punctuation goes inside the quote marks IF THE PUNCTUATION IS PART OF THE QUOTE. Otherwise it goes outside the quote marks.
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lol she got his ass and he knows it
November 9, 2025 at 3:36 PM
lol she got his ass and he knows it
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Thank f**k for that. Honestly the way the US is right now I was convinced the Supreme Court would take the case and overturn same sex marriage. A little bit of good news, with the caveat of "for now".
apnews.com/article/supr...
apnews.com/article/supr...
Supreme Court rejects call to overturn its decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide
The Supreme Court has rejected a call to overturn its landmark decision that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide.
apnews.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Thank f**k for that. Honestly the way the US is right now I was convinced the Supreme Court would take the case and overturn same sex marriage. A little bit of good news, with the caveat of "for now".
apnews.com/article/supr...
apnews.com/article/supr...
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the right winger who was appointed to lead the BBC in the hope of appeasing right wingers has been driven out by right wingers for not appeasing right wingers enough and the BBC has the chance to do the funniest thing ever
November 9, 2025 at 6:38 PM
the right winger who was appointed to lead the BBC in the hope of appeasing right wingers has been driven out by right wingers for not appeasing right wingers enough and the BBC has the chance to do the funniest thing ever
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This is the most abysmal, pathetic thing. The BBC head resigning because the corporation is not supine *enough* to the far-right.
🔴 Breaking I Davie faced mounting criticism that a Panorama documentary misled viewers by editing a speech by Donald Trump
➡️ Read more: trib.al/I0iw7aP
➡️ Read more: trib.al/I0iw7aP
November 9, 2025 at 6:16 PM
This is the most abysmal, pathetic thing. The BBC head resigning because the corporation is not supine *enough* to the far-right.
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BBC DG resigns for not being right-wing enough!
Davie and Turness resign from the BBC, ironically after the Right whip up confected outrage about a Trump documentary.
Now there’s a chance to get someone sympathetic to the BBC into the top job.
Now there’s a chance to get someone sympathetic to the BBC into the top job.
BBC director general Tim Davie and News CEO Deborah Turness resign over Trump documentary edit
Deborah Turness, the CEO of news, says “mistakes have been made”.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 9, 2025 at 6:22 PM
BBC DG resigns for not being right-wing enough!
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Word of the Day is ‘catchfart’ (17th century): an obsequious individual who sucks up to the boss and always follows the political wind.
November 7, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Word of the Day is ‘catchfart’ (17th century): an obsequious individual who sucks up to the boss and always follows the political wind.
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Home Sec describes a widely held public perception (UK is the destination of choice for asylum seekers in Europe) + endorses it as true. Home Office data shows it is not true. Whatever merits of her policy change, should not make false factual claims
www.thesun.co.uk/news/3709465...
www.thesun.co.uk/news/3709465...
Migrants come to Britain because they think we're Europe's most generous country
TODAY’S small boat numbers are shameful, and the British people deserve better. They contain a lesson: we must go further and faster to secure our borders. Under the last Conservative Government, t…
www.thesun.co.uk
October 23, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Home Sec describes a widely held public perception (UK is the destination of choice for asylum seekers in Europe) + endorses it as true. Home Office data shows it is not true. Whatever merits of her policy change, should not make false factual claims
www.thesun.co.uk/news/3709465...
www.thesun.co.uk/news/3709465...
Decades of underinvestment and civil service cuts leading to infrastructure that is unfit for purpose.
And the current government is doubling down on this same harm.
And the current government is doubling down on this same harm.
Why do prisoners keep getting released by mistake?
Why do prisoners keep getting released by mistake?
Three offenders have been accidentally let out of prison in the last two weeks
www.newstatesman.com
November 7, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Decades of underinvestment and civil service cuts leading to infrastructure that is unfit for purpose.
And the current government is doubling down on this same harm.
And the current government is doubling down on this same harm.
The mask slips on all of brexits loudest cheerleaders.
For anyone still tempted to take Dominic Cummings at all seriously, he's now an advocate of Donald Trump-style open racism.
November 7, 2025 at 9:07 AM
The mask slips on all of brexits loudest cheerleaders.
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Is there a prominent Brexiter left who hasn’t torn off their mask to reveal the rancid racism beneath? Boris Johnson’s chief fluffer accusing anyone else of being over-promoted is peak process. The bitterness of insanely privileged men with empty souls knows no bounds.
For anyone still tempted to take Dominic Cummings at all seriously, he's now an advocate of Donald Trump-style open racism.
November 6, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Is there a prominent Brexiter left who hasn’t torn off their mask to reveal the rancid racism beneath? Boris Johnson’s chief fluffer accusing anyone else of being over-promoted is peak process. The bitterness of insanely privileged men with empty souls knows no bounds.
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Violence baguettes violence.
November 6, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Violence baguettes violence.
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Stop trying to rebrand phrenology, The Economist.
A new paper suggests a photo can tell a recruiter much about an applicant’s personality
Should facial analysis help determine whom companies hire?
A new paper suggests a photo can tell a recruiter much about an applicant’s personality
econ.st
November 6, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Stop trying to rebrand phrenology, The Economist.
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I like how the caption on this photo reads as if he's making a claim that could not be independently verified.
November 6, 2025 at 8:19 PM
I like how the caption on this photo reads as if he's making a claim that could not be independently verified.
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Daycares in our neighborhood are no longer answering their doors after morning drop-off. Parents have to call the daycare when they arrive and they let them in for pickup. It's insane how we live now.
November 5, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Daycares in our neighborhood are no longer answering their doors after morning drop-off. Parents have to call the daycare when they arrive and they let them in for pickup. It's insane how we live now.
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In complete blindness to the UK media, the current government is absolutely GUTTING the civil service.
Noone is talking about it, but by this time next year HUGE swathes of the public sector will simply cease to exist - and ministers will be unable to be ontop of their portfolio.
Noone is talking about it, but by this time next year HUGE swathes of the public sector will simply cease to exist - and ministers will be unable to be ontop of their portfolio.
November 3, 2025 at 11:02 PM
In complete blindness to the UK media, the current government is absolutely GUTTING the civil service.
Noone is talking about it, but by this time next year HUGE swathes of the public sector will simply cease to exist - and ministers will be unable to be ontop of their portfolio.
Noone is talking about it, but by this time next year HUGE swathes of the public sector will simply cease to exist - and ministers will be unable to be ontop of their portfolio.
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Do you think Farage looks... tired?
thecritic.co.uk/shar...
thecritic.co.uk/shar...
November 3, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Do you think Farage looks... tired?
thecritic.co.uk/shar...
thecritic.co.uk/shar...
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thank you for all the support; the statement from our union is now live here with some more reporting.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
November 3, 2025 at 11:25 PM
thank you for all the support; the statement from our union is now live here with some more reporting.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
In complete blindness to the UK media, the current government is absolutely GUTTING the civil service.
Noone is talking about it, but by this time next year HUGE swathes of the public sector will simply cease to exist - and ministers will be unable to be ontop of their portfolio.
Noone is talking about it, but by this time next year HUGE swathes of the public sector will simply cease to exist - and ministers will be unable to be ontop of their portfolio.
November 3, 2025 at 11:02 PM
In complete blindness to the UK media, the current government is absolutely GUTTING the civil service.
Noone is talking about it, but by this time next year HUGE swathes of the public sector will simply cease to exist - and ministers will be unable to be ontop of their portfolio.
Noone is talking about it, but by this time next year HUGE swathes of the public sector will simply cease to exist - and ministers will be unable to be ontop of their portfolio.
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A purported ally threatening diplomats and their families with personal consequences if they maintain the positions they’ve been instructed to take is very deeply shocking, extremely hostile, and undermines the norms by which non-violent resolution of international disagreements are possible.
November 3, 2025 at 12:20 PM
A purported ally threatening diplomats and their families with personal consequences if they maintain the positions they’ve been instructed to take is very deeply shocking, extremely hostile, and undermines the norms by which non-violent resolution of international disagreements are possible.
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Its genuinely fascinating how this applies to almost everything: the forces in the UK now lean left, as does (the player base at least) rugby union and the Church.
The participants of the worlds most Tory things are now left because theyre
A) young
B) leave the house
The participants of the worlds most Tory things are now left because theyre
A) young
B) leave the house
D&D is becoming left-coded simply by virtue of being a communal activity.
Just finished phone banking with @benkahnmd.bsky.social for @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social at the great shop, @anyonecomics.bsky.social in Brooklyn, sat next to a D&D session. Felt like we managed our own critical rolls: Convinced 2 people to vote for Zohran; helped another find their poll site.
November 3, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Its genuinely fascinating how this applies to almost everything: the forces in the UK now lean left, as does (the player base at least) rugby union and the Church.
The participants of the worlds most Tory things are now left because theyre
A) young
B) leave the house
The participants of the worlds most Tory things are now left because theyre
A) young
B) leave the house
2030: Privacy's Dead. What happens next?
YouTube video by Tom Scott
youtu.be
November 2, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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A good example of what I was talking about in last week's post about the right and the fading memory of WW2.
samf.substack.com/p/never-agai...
samf.substack.com/p/never-agai...
November 1, 2025 at 12:41 PM
A good example of what I was talking about in last week's post about the right and the fading memory of WW2.
samf.substack.com/p/never-agai...
samf.substack.com/p/never-agai...