TheInevitableAsterisk
@tomwoodstock1.bsky.social
Twitter escapee. Remainer. Vaguely leftish. Half Man Half Biscuit. Amazing Blondel. XTC.
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Brexit has cost each and every one of us £3,700 a year.
But instead of solving the problem, Labour are using Brexit as an excuse to raise your taxes.
My message ahead of the Budget: Stop blaming Brexit and start fixing it!
But instead of solving the problem, Labour are using Brexit as an excuse to raise your taxes.
My message ahead of the Budget: Stop blaming Brexit and start fixing it!
November 25, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Brexit has cost each and every one of us £3,700 a year.
But instead of solving the problem, Labour are using Brexit as an excuse to raise your taxes.
My message ahead of the Budget: Stop blaming Brexit and start fixing it!
But instead of solving the problem, Labour are using Brexit as an excuse to raise your taxes.
My message ahead of the Budget: Stop blaming Brexit and start fixing it!
@soverybritish.bsky.social Thought I’d let you know Facebook offered me a ‘rising fan’ badge, apparently because I’ve unwittingly interacted with (i.e. read) your page. After I’d overcome my vague sense of disquiet, I turned it down, which I’m reasonably sure was the British thing to do.
November 21, 2025 at 10:18 AM
@soverybritish.bsky.social Thought I’d let you know Facebook offered me a ‘rising fan’ badge, apparently because I’ve unwittingly interacted with (i.e. read) your page. After I’d overcome my vague sense of disquiet, I turned it down, which I’m reasonably sure was the British thing to do.
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If Reform can go from nought to sixty in 5 seconds (in terms of support & prominence) why can’t the millions of left-leaning people do exactly the same for @greenparty.org.uk ?
It’s not beyond the realms of possibility.
The old two-party monopoly is dead.
Be part of the change. ✊💚
It’s not beyond the realms of possibility.
The old two-party monopoly is dead.
Be part of the change. ✊💚
October 25, 2025 at 6:51 PM
If Reform can go from nought to sixty in 5 seconds (in terms of support & prominence) why can’t the millions of left-leaning people do exactly the same for @greenparty.org.uk ?
It’s not beyond the realms of possibility.
The old two-party monopoly is dead.
Be part of the change. ✊💚
It’s not beyond the realms of possibility.
The old two-party monopoly is dead.
Be part of the change. ✊💚
@theobserveruk.bsky.social Hey chaps. I’m an online subscriber, but I’ve only received the New Review, Magazine and Sports sections this morning. What gives?
Also, please can we have the electronic Everyman back? Having to print it out every week isn’t particularly environmentally sound.
Also, please can we have the electronic Everyman back? Having to print it out every week isn’t particularly environmentally sound.
October 26, 2025 at 8:42 AM
@theobserveruk.bsky.social Hey chaps. I’m an online subscriber, but I’ve only received the New Review, Magazine and Sports sections this morning. What gives?
Also, please can we have the electronic Everyman back? Having to print it out every week isn’t particularly environmentally sound.
Also, please can we have the electronic Everyman back? Having to print it out every week isn’t particularly environmentally sound.
Well Plaid chaps. HashtagsadfaceFarage.
October 24, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Well Plaid chaps. HashtagsadfaceFarage.
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If everyone who wants to stop Reform gets up today and votes for
Plaid Cymru - then Caerphilly can stop reform.
Otherwise, this seat will go Reform UK.
Get out, and vote Caerphilly! For Plaid Cymru
good luck, Plaid Cymru 🏴 🏴
Plaid Cymru - then Caerphilly can stop reform.
Otherwise, this seat will go Reform UK.
Get out, and vote Caerphilly! For Plaid Cymru
good luck, Plaid Cymru 🏴 🏴
October 23, 2025 at 7:17 AM
If everyone who wants to stop Reform gets up today and votes for
Plaid Cymru - then Caerphilly can stop reform.
Otherwise, this seat will go Reform UK.
Get out, and vote Caerphilly! For Plaid Cymru
good luck, Plaid Cymru 🏴 🏴
Plaid Cymru - then Caerphilly can stop reform.
Otherwise, this seat will go Reform UK.
Get out, and vote Caerphilly! For Plaid Cymru
good luck, Plaid Cymru 🏴 🏴
@sophiehannah.bsky.social After finishing NWDWTLHD, I read Yew Tree. Brilliant book but I’m not sure who, in your narrator’s interpretation, was the hidden murderer. Gabriel’s narcissism would’ve probably deterred him,&I’m not sure it’d’ve been worth the effort on Teresa’s part. Can you advise?1/2
September 14, 2025 at 9:02 PM
@sophiehannah.bsky.social After finishing NWDWTLHD, I read Yew Tree. Brilliant book but I’m not sure who, in your narrator’s interpretation, was the hidden murderer. Gabriel’s narcissism would’ve probably deterred him,&I’m not sure it’d’ve been worth the effort on Teresa’s part. Can you advise?1/2
@burningshed.com a quick thanks for getting my order to me so quickly, and for fifty quid less than your highest profile competitor was asking. You responded promptly to my queries, & have provided great service. Never felt more justified in going with the independent outfit. Keep up the good work.
September 10, 2025 at 8:54 PM
@burningshed.com a quick thanks for getting my order to me so quickly, and for fifty quid less than your highest profile competitor was asking. You responded promptly to my queries, & have provided great service. Never felt more justified in going with the independent outfit. Keep up the good work.
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I don’t want to be too shrill about this but I think the BBC, ITV and Sky have disgraced themselves in their coverage of the anti-refugee protests. A massive failure of judgement. But now we know the next time a progressive protest “isn’t news” that it’s nothing to do with numbers
August 24, 2025 at 10:33 PM
I don’t want to be too shrill about this but I think the BBC, ITV and Sky have disgraced themselves in their coverage of the anti-refugee protests. A massive failure of judgement. But now we know the next time a progressive protest “isn’t news” that it’s nothing to do with numbers
Songs Of Joy And Tears Of Laughter Are All We Need To Lift Our Hearts.
Put another way, I’ve just finished an unusually fiendish guardian crossword.
Put another way, I’ve just finished an unusually fiendish guardian crossword.
August 9, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Songs Of Joy And Tears Of Laughter Are All We Need To Lift Our Hearts.
Put another way, I’ve just finished an unusually fiendish guardian crossword.
Put another way, I’ve just finished an unusually fiendish guardian crossword.
@emmasouthon.bsky.social Hi-I was very much looking forward to your rex-factoring of the remaining 4 emperors but you look to have leapt from episode 110 to 112. Can we expect 111, or should I be grateful to miss Otho’s inevitable but disappointing defeat on points to the dull but worthy Vespasian?
July 29, 2025 at 11:58 AM
@emmasouthon.bsky.social Hi-I was very much looking forward to your rex-factoring of the remaining 4 emperors but you look to have leapt from episode 110 to 112. Can we expect 111, or should I be grateful to miss Otho’s inevitable but disappointing defeat on points to the dull but worthy Vespasian?
As a Friday diversion from removing the lint from my stair carpet, here are my top 3 butterfly species. Feel free to add your own. In reverse order:-
(Photos taken from Wikipedia, Guardian and BBC websites. Happy to take down if any issues.)🧵⬇️
(Photos taken from Wikipedia, Guardian and BBC websites. Happy to take down if any issues.)🧵⬇️
July 4, 2025 at 4:00 PM
As a Friday diversion from removing the lint from my stair carpet, here are my top 3 butterfly species. Feel free to add your own. In reverse order:-
(Photos taken from Wikipedia, Guardian and BBC websites. Happy to take down if any issues.)🧵⬇️
(Photos taken from Wikipedia, Guardian and BBC websites. Happy to take down if any issues.)🧵⬇️
@maitlis.bsky.social @jonsopel1.bsky.social Struggling to believe you left the beeb because they weren’t Mail enough, but the evidence is mounting.
“There is a danger that Labour looks like a party that can't govern. They were voted in to change, and Starmer cannot change anything."
Welfare rebellion and tears on the front bench – inside a devastating 24 hours for Keir Starmer's government
Welfare rebellion and tears on the front bench – inside a devastating 24 hours for Keir Starmer's government
Rachel Reeves in tears: What’s going on in the Labour Party?
Rachel Reeves was seen in tears in the House of Commons, hours after Labour scored a difficult win for its welfare reform bill. There is now speculation about the cause of her emotional state, and wha...
articles.globalplayer.com
July 3, 2025 at 11:35 AM
@maitlis.bsky.social @jonsopel1.bsky.social Struggling to believe you left the beeb because they weren’t Mail enough, but the evidence is mounting.
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June 3, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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Can anyone lend me that Principal Skinner meme?
"I am 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘭𝘺 suspicious of the idea that the media can be held solely accountable for the rise of Farage and Reform."
The News Agents discuss claims that the media give an outsized platform to right-wing politics in the UK.
The News Agents discuss claims that the media give an outsized platform to right-wing politics in the UK.
May 19, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Can anyone lend me that Principal Skinner meme?
@rexfactor.bsky.social Just caught up w/the Catherine Howard episode and it struck me that if she’d been a king or queen regnant, she’d’ve needed to demonstrate scandalous behaviour in multiple domains to score so highly. Still, it’s great miniseries with Catherine Parr an unexpected breakout star.
April 8, 2025 at 8:46 PM
@rexfactor.bsky.social Just caught up w/the Catherine Howard episode and it struck me that if she’d been a king or queen regnant, she’d’ve needed to demonstrate scandalous behaviour in multiple domains to score so highly. Still, it’s great miniseries with Catherine Parr an unexpected breakout star.
@mojomagazine.bsky.social bogus issue, guys. Where was the Eddie Baird obit?
February 19, 2025 at 5:20 PM
@mojomagazine.bsky.social bogus issue, guys. Where was the Eddie Baird obit?
@benchu.bsky.social suggests there might be a downside to Brexit in a very fair piece, and @bbcbreaking-bot.bsky.social cut to a press conference. And people think the BBC might have a tiny objectivity problem?
January 31, 2025 at 12:44 PM
@benchu.bsky.social suggests there might be a downside to Brexit in a very fair piece, and @bbcbreaking-bot.bsky.social cut to a press conference. And people think the BBC might have a tiny objectivity problem?
@mrjamesob.bsky.social @lbc.co.uk More Aggie, please. No idea what her CV is, but she seems far less Murdoch-adjacent in her analysis than the regular contributor.
January 29, 2025 at 1:03 PM
@mrjamesob.bsky.social @lbc.co.uk More Aggie, please. No idea what her CV is, but she seems far less Murdoch-adjacent in her analysis than the regular contributor.
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Elon Musk is a danger to us all.
January 3, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Elon Musk is a danger to us all.
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The Media won't acknowledge this video of the farmers blocking an ambulance with its blue lights on so could you could RT it so people see it?
December 11, 2024 at 7:47 PM
The Media won't acknowledge this video of the farmers blocking an ambulance with its blue lights on so could you could RT it so people see it?
Even though Ms Badenoch proved herself once again to be an utterly vile individual, I still found myself feeling a bit sorry for her, like when Alan Partridge lamped a guest and had to skulk shamefacedly offstage, with a turkey on this hand, to the tones of Mick Hucknall. #PMQs
December 11, 2024 at 12:43 PM
Even though Ms Badenoch proved herself once again to be an utterly vile individual, I still found myself feeling a bit sorry for her, like when Alan Partridge lamped a guest and had to skulk shamefacedly offstage, with a turkey on this hand, to the tones of Mick Hucknall. #PMQs
@theguardian.com Before today, I didn’t want you to sell off The Observer. Having been obliged to negotiate the website today (for 5 minutes, till I gave up), I really don’t want you to sell off The Observer. Get it sorted. I will gladly pay more for my subscription. Solidarity with @gonuj.org
December 5, 2024 at 8:19 AM
@theguardian.com Before today, I didn’t want you to sell off The Observer. Having been obliged to negotiate the website today (for 5 minutes, till I gave up), I really don’t want you to sell off The Observer. Get it sorted. I will gladly pay more for my subscription. Solidarity with @gonuj.org