Tom Hill
@tomhill.bsky.social
Environmental economist | Stoicism | Wildlife Gardening | Deliberative democracy | Aspiring Hiccup | 🏳️🌈 (he/him) |
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In the 2010s, the Icelandic tv station Channel 2 accidentally added subtitles from a gritty crime drama to an episode of Teletubbies.
I have translated some of the highlights
I have translated some of the highlights
January 20, 2026 at 12:30 AM
In the 2010s, the Icelandic tv station Channel 2 accidentally added subtitles from a gritty crime drama to an episode of Teletubbies.
I have translated some of the highlights
I have translated some of the highlights
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There is such huge opportunity cost to each Trump tantrum. So many people with critical jobs have lost another week when they could have been doing something useful.
January 21, 2026 at 9:25 PM
There is such huge opportunity cost to each Trump tantrum. So many people with critical jobs have lost another week when they could have been doing something useful.
Interesting list, which shows the dominance of U.S. brands.
Unilever holding out like a Risk Oceania, down on the bottom right...
Unilever holding out like a Risk Oceania, down on the bottom right...
This is a start. Basically, put your glasses on and read the small print. Most mass produced brands are dodgy in one way or other.
January 17, 2026 at 11:24 PM
Interesting list, which shows the dominance of U.S. brands.
Unilever holding out like a Risk Oceania, down on the bottom right...
Unilever holding out like a Risk Oceania, down on the bottom right...
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Canadian PM Mark Carney says criminals exploit “irresponsible American gun laws” and weak U.S. border enforcement to move illegal firearms into Canada, saying U.S. platforms have become “seas of racism, misogyny, antisemitism, Islamophobia, and hate.”
January 15, 2026 at 8:44 PM
Canadian PM Mark Carney says criminals exploit “irresponsible American gun laws” and weak U.S. border enforcement to move illegal firearms into Canada, saying U.S. platforms have become “seas of racism, misogyny, antisemitism, Islamophobia, and hate.”
In all seriousness, the UK and Europe should consider banning Trump from his golf course in Scotland if he moves on Greenland. Feels much more likely to stay his hand than most of the consequences the U.S. would/could face.
January 15, 2026 at 8:20 PM
In all seriousness, the UK and Europe should consider banning Trump from his golf course in Scotland if he moves on Greenland. Feels much more likely to stay his hand than most of the consequences the U.S. would/could face.
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Banning X would have loads of upsides and really not many downsides for the government. The argument for shutting it down (distribution of CSAM) is incontrovertible, the people who are its most avid users hate the government anyway, and it would address threats to social cohesion and public order.
January 9, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Banning X would have loads of upsides and really not many downsides for the government. The argument for shutting it down (distribution of CSAM) is incontrovertible, the people who are its most avid users hate the government anyway, and it would address threats to social cohesion and public order.
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I appreciate a lot of us will think "they've always been like this" but the utter moral decay on the right in the last few years has been notable.
A shift from love the sinner, hate the sin fig leaf to "yeah, kill she/her, haha, pronouns in bio."
A shift from love the sinner, hate the sin fig leaf to "yeah, kill she/her, haha, pronouns in bio."
Jesse Watters highlights that Renee Nicole Good, the woman killed by ICE, had "pronouns in her bio" and "leaves behind a lesbian partner and a child from a previous marriage"
January 8, 2026 at 9:28 AM
I appreciate a lot of us will think "they've always been like this" but the utter moral decay on the right in the last few years has been notable.
A shift from love the sinner, hate the sin fig leaf to "yeah, kill she/her, haha, pronouns in bio."
A shift from love the sinner, hate the sin fig leaf to "yeah, kill she/her, haha, pronouns in bio."
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I was listening to @thebulwark.com's Next Level podcast today and they were thinking through the chance that Trump actually tries to seize Greenland and there was a @jvl.bsky.social sort of 'I kinda hope he does it to drop the mask entirely' and I just cannot scream loudly enough: No, You Do Not. 1/
January 7, 2026 at 4:15 AM
I was listening to @thebulwark.com's Next Level podcast today and they were thinking through the chance that Trump actually tries to seize Greenland and there was a @jvl.bsky.social sort of 'I kinda hope he does it to drop the mask entirely' and I just cannot scream loudly enough: No, You Do Not. 1/
Surely someone must have made the XXX joke by now?
There we go. That there’s a headline.
Who’s who at X, the deepfake porn site formerly known as Twitter
A look inside Elon Musk’s big tent
www.ft.com
January 6, 2026 at 8:20 PM
Surely someone must have made the XXX joke by now?
Nice to see some domestic opposition to Trump flexing its muscle.
I’m running for Congress in NY-12, my home.
We have a demented, criminal president running the country like a mob operation—government by the boss, for the boss.
We need Democratic fighters who will defend the rule of law and deliver government by the people. Join us.
We have a demented, criminal president running the country like a mob operation—government by the boss, for the boss.
We need Democratic fighters who will defend the rule of law and deliver government by the people. Join us.
January 6, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Nice to see some domestic opposition to Trump flexing its muscle.
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'If you’ve broken the rules then those around you should be saying 'you’ve broken the rules''
Senior Labour MP Emily Thornberry urges the UK government to condemn Trump's military action in Venezuela
#InternationalLaw #Rules
Peter Stefanovic | Tweet
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Senior Labour MP Emily Thornberry urges the UK government to condemn Trump's military action in Venezuela
#InternationalLaw #Rules
Peter Stefanovic | Tweet
@peterstefanovic.bsky.social
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January 6, 2026 at 12:20 PM
'If you’ve broken the rules then those around you should be saying 'you’ve broken the rules''
Senior Labour MP Emily Thornberry urges the UK government to condemn Trump's military action in Venezuela
#InternationalLaw #Rules
Peter Stefanovic | Tweet
@peterstefanovic.bsky.social
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Senior Labour MP Emily Thornberry urges the UK government to condemn Trump's military action in Venezuela
#InternationalLaw #Rules
Peter Stefanovic | Tweet
@peterstefanovic.bsky.social
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Dumb NATO question ... if Venezula counter attacks the US now, are the U.S' erstwhile allies oblidged to come the the U.S' defence under Article 5?
January 3, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Dumb NATO question ... if Venezula counter attacks the US now, are the U.S' erstwhile allies oblidged to come the the U.S' defence under Article 5?
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French Foreign Ministry: “The removal of Maduro from power and the violation of sovereignty constitute a serious act of aggression against the dignity of the Venezuelan people and their right to determine their own future.
January 3, 2026 at 3:02 PM
French Foreign Ministry: “The removal of Maduro from power and the violation of sovereignty constitute a serious act of aggression against the dignity of the Venezuelan people and their right to determine their own future.
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This is lovely. Happy Christmas all
Carol of the Bells in #
Kyiv subway.
Voices of the Embassies of Germany, France, and the United Kingdom came together to perform Shchedryk in the Kyiv metro as a sign of solidarity with Ukraine.
Thankful to everyone who stands with us!
Kyiv subway.
Voices of the Embassies of Germany, France, and the United Kingdom came together to perform Shchedryk in the Kyiv metro as a sign of solidarity with Ukraine.
Thankful to everyone who stands with us!
December 25, 2025 at 9:03 AM
This is lovely. Happy Christmas all
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US evidence also shows that fertility drops as you ascend the household income scale until you get near to the very top where it shoots up again.
December 22, 2025 at 9:11 AM
US evidence also shows that fertility drops as you ascend the household income scale until you get near to the very top where it shoots up again.
Just found out that Gavin Newsome was married to Kimberley Guilfoyle, Don Jr's since fiancée and now die-hard MAGA ambassador to Greece.
To what extent is it fair to judge a man by the actions of his ex? V poor judgement no?
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
To what extent is it fair to judge a man by the actions of his ex? V poor judgement no?
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
‘Like Maga disciples’: meet the Trump envoys raising eyebrows in Europe
US president has been blatant in his appointment of relatives, close friends and big donors – almost none of whom have diplomatic experience
www.theguardian.com
December 19, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Just found out that Gavin Newsome was married to Kimberley Guilfoyle, Don Jr's since fiancée and now die-hard MAGA ambassador to Greece.
To what extent is it fair to judge a man by the actions of his ex? V poor judgement no?
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
To what extent is it fair to judge a man by the actions of his ex? V poor judgement no?
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
This is a fab article by J Oliver Conroy & articulates something I feel strongly resonates here too; to me it feels central to why everything feels like it's falling apart.
"For most of history, living was cheap and things were expensive. Now it's the opposite".
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
"For most of history, living was cheap and things were expensive. Now it's the opposite".
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
December 14, 2025 at 1:17 PM
This is a fab article by J Oliver Conroy & articulates something I feel strongly resonates here too; to me it feels central to why everything feels like it's falling apart.
"For most of history, living was cheap and things were expensive. Now it's the opposite".
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
"For most of history, living was cheap and things were expensive. Now it's the opposite".
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
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Feel like I'm going mad. The Budget's 'headroom' is based on frankly irresponsible and wildly optimistic claims about what Labour will do in the final year of the forecast, and on ignoring a bunch of upward pressures on spending, and the claim is that she was being exaggeratedly *pessimistic*?
Suggestion Rachel Reeves exaggerated fiscal pressures is absurd
Chancellor was instead far too optimistic about public finances and government’s ability to secure cuts
www.ft.com
December 1, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Feel like I'm going mad. The Budget's 'headroom' is based on frankly irresponsible and wildly optimistic claims about what Labour will do in the final year of the forecast, and on ignoring a bunch of upward pressures on spending, and the claim is that she was being exaggeratedly *pessimistic*?
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I'm hoping to unite Left and Right - they'll all hate my piece in today's Sunday Times, saying that successive Budgets have overtaxed the highest-earning 20%, and under-taxed both the median earner and the richest 0.1%.https://buff.ly/BqRFpJr
November 30, 2025 at 9:34 AM
I'm hoping to unite Left and Right - they'll all hate my piece in today's Sunday Times, saying that successive Budgets have overtaxed the highest-earning 20%, and under-taxed both the median earner and the richest 0.1%.https://buff.ly/BqRFpJr
Boom.💥
Great to see a robust defence of The Republic.
Great to see a robust defence of The Republic.
Earlier this morning, President Trump threatened me and a group of service and veteran Members of Congress with arrest, trial, and death by hanging.
Here’s my response:
Here’s my response:
November 27, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Boom.💥
Great to see a robust defence of The Republic.
Great to see a robust defence of The Republic.
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My column in today’s FT: the vision since 2016 has been that the lever British governments pull to fight poverty is to increase the minimum wage. Time for government to start pulling its weight again too:
The minimum wage is not a cure all — we’re asking too much of business
Politicians spend too much time uttering cheap rhetoric about cheap labour
www.ft.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:26 PM
My column in today’s FT: the vision since 2016 has been that the lever British governments pull to fight poverty is to increase the minimum wage. Time for government to start pulling its weight again too:
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I’m going to become the joker
November 26, 2025 at 1:01 PM
I’m going to become the joker
It's interesting that a lot of the commentary appears to under pricing the impact of the salary sacrifice change by only factoring in the impact of employee NICs and ignoring employer NICs. The latter are probably much more significant in terms of their cost and impact.
November 26, 2025 at 9:06 PM
It's interesting that a lot of the commentary appears to under pricing the impact of the salary sacrifice change by only factoring in the impact of employee NICs and ignoring employer NICs. The latter are probably much more significant in terms of their cost and impact.
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Take pride in our fellow American, Sen. Mark Kelly, vigorously standing up for the Constitution and against a violence-inciting White House occupant who is failing to intimidate this good man and honorable public servant.
Mark Kelly: "My wife, Gabby Giffords, meeting with her constituents, shot in the head. Six people killed around her, a horrific thing. She spent six months in the hospital. We know what political violence is and we know what causes it too, The statements that Donald Trump made incites others."
November 25, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Take pride in our fellow American, Sen. Mark Kelly, vigorously standing up for the Constitution and against a violence-inciting White House occupant who is failing to intimidate this good man and honorable public servant.
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Longer assessment here. There are genuine positives to be found. But by christ there's a lot to criticise too.
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Reeves’s pointless, chaotic Budget reveals the cowardice of this government
Rachel Reeves just closes her eyes and hopes for the best, once again
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November 26, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Longer assessment here. There are genuine positives to be found. But by christ there's a lot to criticise too.
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