Steve Gedge
@stevegedge.bsky.social
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for connoisseurs of local journalism traffic farming, this is the latest frontier – you reprint ancient facts from Wikipedia and present them as news, in order to create curiosity gap headlines that appear in Google Discover / Apple News
February 2, 2026 at 2:12 PM
for connoisseurs of local journalism traffic farming, this is the latest frontier – you reprint ancient facts from Wikipedia and present them as news, in order to create curiosity gap headlines that appear in Google Discover / Apple News
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So it’d be super-awkward if this whole government had been Peter’s project from day one, because it’d be riddled with this stuff top to bottom. The whole thing would be built on backhanders for secretly negotiated policy, wouldn’t it.
February 2, 2026 at 10:22 AM
So it’d be super-awkward if this whole government had been Peter’s project from day one, because it’d be riddled with this stuff top to bottom. The whole thing would be built on backhanders for secretly negotiated policy, wouldn’t it.
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Everybody - and I mean, everybody - knew that Mandelson is an amoral, corrupt shite who gets blinded in the headlights when rich people are around. His appointment was criricised at the time, and acknowledged as a gamble even by ministers.
But, yeah, "I didn't know". #KeirStarmer #NotFitForoffice
But, yeah, "I didn't know". #KeirStarmer #NotFitForoffice
I would never have appointed Mandelson had I known full Epstein links - PM
I would never have appointed Mandelson had I known full Epstein links - PM
The PM says a due diligence process was gone through before Lord Mandelson was appointed US ambassador.
www.bbc.com
February 2, 2026 at 10:05 AM
Everybody - and I mean, everybody - knew that Mandelson is an amoral, corrupt shite who gets blinded in the headlights when rich people are around. His appointment was criricised at the time, and acknowledged as a gamble even by ministers.
But, yeah, "I didn't know". #KeirStarmer #NotFitForoffice
But, yeah, "I didn't know". #KeirStarmer #NotFitForoffice
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I mean... this is REALLY not ok
February 2, 2026 at 9:06 AM
I mean... this is REALLY not ok
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Who leaked this Number 10 discussion to Jeffrey Epstein? And are there consequences for the leaker?
It’s an internal discussion re. getting markets moving in the aftermath of the financial crisis. No doubt of great interest to Epstein and his financial market clients.
It’s an internal discussion re. getting markets moving in the aftermath of the financial crisis. No doubt of great interest to Epstein and his financial market clients.
February 2, 2026 at 9:09 AM
Who leaked this Number 10 discussion to Jeffrey Epstein? And are there consequences for the leaker?
It’s an internal discussion re. getting markets moving in the aftermath of the financial crisis. No doubt of great interest to Epstein and his financial market clients.
It’s an internal discussion re. getting markets moving in the aftermath of the financial crisis. No doubt of great interest to Epstein and his financial market clients.
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THE WEEK IN SCOTTISH FOOTBALL PATTER 2025/26: Vol. 24
February 1, 2026 at 6:50 PM
THE WEEK IN SCOTTISH FOOTBALL PATTER 2025/26: Vol. 24
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January 30, 2026 at 10:29 PM
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Oh, and
4. Despite the demand for proportional representation from Labour members, Starmer won't change
our ridiculous First Past the Post system. So he's in no position to blame anyone for "splitting the vote".
share.google/buxD1tZ5BfKk...
4. Despite the demand for proportional representation from Labour members, Starmer won't change
our ridiculous First Past the Post system. So he's in no position to blame anyone for "splitting the vote".
share.google/buxD1tZ5BfKk...
January 30, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Oh, and
4. Despite the demand for proportional representation from Labour members, Starmer won't change
our ridiculous First Past the Post system. So he's in no position to blame anyone for "splitting the vote".
share.google/buxD1tZ5BfKk...
4. Despite the demand for proportional representation from Labour members, Starmer won't change
our ridiculous First Past the Post system. So he's in no position to blame anyone for "splitting the vote".
share.google/buxD1tZ5BfKk...
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BREAKING: President Donald Trump warns the UK against getting into business with China, saying it would be "very dangerous."
He seems to have forgotten he has agreed to visit Beijing in April and invited Chinese President Xi Jinping for a state visit later next year
He seems to have forgotten he has agreed to visit Beijing in April and invited Chinese President Xi Jinping for a state visit later next year
January 30, 2026 at 8:35 AM
BREAKING: President Donald Trump warns the UK against getting into business with China, saying it would be "very dangerous."
He seems to have forgotten he has agreed to visit Beijing in April and invited Chinese President Xi Jinping for a state visit later next year
He seems to have forgotten he has agreed to visit Beijing in April and invited Chinese President Xi Jinping for a state visit later next year
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The Times is not entirely unsympathetic to Farage but on Matthew Goodwin it's Editorial(29th Jan) argues he has 'taken a dark turn'
January 29, 2026 at 9:35 PM
The Times is not entirely unsympathetic to Farage but on Matthew Goodwin it's Editorial(29th Jan) argues he has 'taken a dark turn'
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Oh well, if I must...
My fellow 50-something Gen Xers, we are so old that it is now retro & cool to be into...CDs again 😬
These Portable CD Players Combine Modern Tech and Retro Tactility
Compact Disks are not just for hipsters anymore.
www.esquire.com
January 29, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Oh well, if I must...
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“British cinema chain Vue debuted Melania at its premier venue in Islington, North London, at 3.10pm last Friday (January 23), yet only one person purchased a ticket.”
The 6pm performance double attendance to TWO.
It’s debut is in a 25 seat cinema.
The 6pm performance double attendance to TWO.
It’s debut is in a 25 seat cinema.
January 29, 2026 at 6:34 PM
“British cinema chain Vue debuted Melania at its premier venue in Islington, North London, at 3.10pm last Friday (January 23), yet only one person purchased a ticket.”
The 6pm performance double attendance to TWO.
It’s debut is in a 25 seat cinema.
The 6pm performance double attendance to TWO.
It’s debut is in a 25 seat cinema.
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@rafaelbehr.bsky.social is always insightful. This is the original sin of Starmer's premiership.
Labour should have been honest with the electrate about the costs of Brexit, the costs of ploughing a lonely furrow on the world stage.
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Labour should have been honest with the electrate about the costs of Brexit, the costs of ploughing a lonely furrow on the world stage.
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January 28, 2026 at 3:10 PM
@rafaelbehr.bsky.social is always insightful. This is the original sin of Starmer's premiership.
Labour should have been honest with the electrate about the costs of Brexit, the costs of ploughing a lonely furrow on the world stage.
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Labour should have been honest with the electrate about the costs of Brexit, the costs of ploughing a lonely furrow on the world stage.
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REFORM - leading in the polls - charges prospective candidates £125 to apply to run as an MP - before selecting a GB News host who is a colleague of the party leader and one of his MPs to run instead.
You'd honestly think this was newsworthy.
But apparently not.
You'd honestly think this was newsworthy.
But apparently not.
Reform seem to have been charging people £125 to put themselves up as potential Gorton and Denton parliamentary Candidates:
Applications closed Sunday.
When did they select Goodwin?
Applications closed Sunday.
When did they select Goodwin?
January 28, 2026 at 2:15 PM
REFORM - leading in the polls - charges prospective candidates £125 to apply to run as an MP - before selecting a GB News host who is a colleague of the party leader and one of his MPs to run instead.
You'd honestly think this was newsworthy.
But apparently not.
You'd honestly think this was newsworthy.
But apparently not.
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This reads like a breathless Reform press release.
Not the slightest reflection that being seen as a dumping ground for failed Tories might not be entirely positive.
Or that it might help Tories detoxify.
Or that Reform is ticking down in all recent polls.
Dismal stuff.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Not the slightest reflection that being seen as a dumping ground for failed Tories might not be entirely positive.
Or that it might help Tories detoxify.
Or that Reform is ticking down in all recent polls.
Dismal stuff.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Suella Braverman: Another big beast defection shows momentum is with Reform
Former Home Secretary Suella Braverman is the fourth sitting Tory MP to join the party since the last election.
www.bbc.com
January 26, 2026 at 9:10 PM
This reads like a breathless Reform press release.
Not the slightest reflection that being seen as a dumping ground for failed Tories might not be entirely positive.
Or that it might help Tories detoxify.
Or that Reform is ticking down in all recent polls.
Dismal stuff.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Not the slightest reflection that being seen as a dumping ground for failed Tories might not be entirely positive.
Or that it might help Tories detoxify.
Or that Reform is ticking down in all recent polls.
Dismal stuff.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Released on this day in 1993, what an album ❤️
‘Here comes the blue skies
And here comes the springtime
When the river runs high
And the tears run dry
When everything that dies
Shall rise in love’
‘Here comes the blue skies
And here comes the springtime
When the river runs high
And the tears run dry
When everything that dies
Shall rise in love’
January 26, 2026 at 7:54 PM
Released on this day in 1993, what an album ❤️
‘Here comes the blue skies
And here comes the springtime
When the river runs high
And the tears run dry
When everything that dies
Shall rise in love’
‘Here comes the blue skies
And here comes the springtime
When the river runs high
And the tears run dry
When everything that dies
Shall rise in love’
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not sure this is the classiest response from the Tories to the latest defection to Reform UK
January 26, 2026 at 1:48 PM
not sure this is the classiest response from the Tories to the latest defection to Reform UK
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Nigel Farage couldn't find the courage to criticise Trump
insulting British troops
Saying his remark was 'not quite fair'
Remember that next time they're waving union jacks 🇬🇧
insulting British troops
Saying his remark was 'not quite fair'
Remember that next time they're waving union jacks 🇬🇧
January 23, 2026 at 6:50 PM
Nigel Farage couldn't find the courage to criticise Trump
insulting British troops
Saying his remark was 'not quite fair'
Remember that next time they're waving union jacks 🇬🇧
insulting British troops
Saying his remark was 'not quite fair'
Remember that next time they're waving union jacks 🇬🇧
I mean, #ncfc would be back in the bottom three if Portsmouth and Blackburn win their games in hand, but there's no way they're going down.
January 20, 2026 at 9:33 PM
I mean, #ncfc would be back in the bottom three if Portsmouth and Blackburn win their games in hand, but there's no way they're going down.
Best #ncfc away performance since winning 4-0 at Huddersfield in August 2023.
So long ago that Rowe, Barnes and Idah were among the scorers!
So long ago that Rowe, Barnes and Idah were among the scorers!
January 20, 2026 at 9:18 PM
Best #ncfc away performance since winning 4-0 at Huddersfield in August 2023.
So long ago that Rowe, Barnes and Idah were among the scorers!
So long ago that Rowe, Barnes and Idah were among the scorers!
As-it-stands #ncfc record since Clement's Birmingham "dry run" defeat - P12 W6 D3 L3 F17 A13 Pts21 - do that across a season and it's 80 points and the top six. There's a parallel universe in which we appointed someone like Michael Beale and are now marooned below Oxford in the bottom three...
January 20, 2026 at 9:00 PM
As-it-stands #ncfc record since Clement's Birmingham "dry run" defeat - P12 W6 D3 L3 F17 A13 Pts21 - do that across a season and it's 80 points and the top six. There's a parallel universe in which we appointed someone like Michael Beale and are now marooned below Oxford in the bottom three...
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When we make choices, they result in consequences. The consequence of forcing austerity upon everyone, and of spending a decade and a half frantically propping up the Thatcherite model is - it will now be extremely awkward to tell people they need to eat even more shit, to pay for tanks.
January 19, 2026 at 6:04 PM
When we make choices, they result in consequences. The consequence of forcing austerity upon everyone, and of spending a decade and a half frantically propping up the Thatcherite model is - it will now be extremely awkward to tell people they need to eat even more shit, to pay for tanks.
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It's "Blue Monday", which is a load of nonsense, but it is an excuse for a thread about New Order and the UK's best-selling 12-inch single of all time #BlueMonday (THREAD 1 of 10)
January 19, 2026 at 8:10 AM
It's "Blue Monday", which is a load of nonsense, but it is an excuse for a thread about New Order and the UK's best-selling 12-inch single of all time #BlueMonday (THREAD 1 of 10)
