Jean-Luc Picard
@voiceofpericles.bsky.social
Proctor ergo, proctor hoc - after this, therefore because of this.
Philosophy, economics, politics, football, Wales, UK, climate change, gaming, LOTR, Dinosaurs and the stars.
Philosophy, economics, politics, football, Wales, UK, climate change, gaming, LOTR, Dinosaurs and the stars.
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Jenrick’s defection remarks began as a very generic rehash of right-wing political points, and is rapidly descending into a fired middle manager listing his grievances about his old employer after one too many drinks.
January 15, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Jenrick’s defection remarks began as a very generic rehash of right-wing political points, and is rapidly descending into a fired middle manager listing his grievances about his old employer after one too many drinks.
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Another great episode of The Traitors.
In completely unrelated news, here's this week's podcast on Reform and Russia.
youtu.be/43m0LKNDz6M
In completely unrelated news, here's this week's podcast on Reform and Russia.
youtu.be/43m0LKNDz6M
Why A Vote For Reform UK Is A Vote For Russia | Carole Cadwalladr | Zack Polanski
YouTube video by Bold Politics with Zack Polanski
youtu.be
January 14, 2026 at 9:09 PM
Another great episode of The Traitors.
In completely unrelated news, here's this week's podcast on Reform and Russia.
youtu.be/43m0LKNDz6M
In completely unrelated news, here's this week's podcast on Reform and Russia.
youtu.be/43m0LKNDz6M
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A brilliant day for the Conservative party. It no longer has Robert Jenrick in it. My initial thoughts on Robert Jenrick's sacking:
Jenrick’s sacking is both threat and opportunity for Badenoch
The surprise departure deprives Farage of some Westminster theatre and gives the Tories a chance to reclaim ground
www.ft.com
January 15, 2026 at 1:34 PM
A brilliant day for the Conservative party. It no longer has Robert Jenrick in it. My initial thoughts on Robert Jenrick's sacking:
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Glad Jenrick has been booted out in disgrace, rather than being able to saunter over to Reform whenever he felt it would benefit him most.
But honest to god. These dismal, dismal people.
All conniving to screw the county over for their own power and enrichment.
Repulsively corrupt and inadequate.
But honest to god. These dismal, dismal people.
All conniving to screw the county over for their own power and enrichment.
Repulsively corrupt and inadequate.
BREAKING Kemi Badenoch has sacked Robert Jenrick from the shadow cabinet, removed the whip and suspended his party membership.
She says she was "presented with clear, irrefutable evidence that he was plotting in secret to defect" to Reform
She says she was "presented with clear, irrefutable evidence that he was plotting in secret to defect" to Reform
January 15, 2026 at 12:51 PM
Glad Jenrick has been booted out in disgrace, rather than being able to saunter over to Reform whenever he felt it would benefit him most.
But honest to god. These dismal, dismal people.
All conniving to screw the county over for their own power and enrichment.
Repulsively corrupt and inadequate.
But honest to god. These dismal, dismal people.
All conniving to screw the county over for their own power and enrichment.
Repulsively corrupt and inadequate.
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🇫🇷 Macron: To remain free, we must be feared. To be feared, we must be powerful. And to be powerful in this world so brutal, we must act faster and act stronger.
January 15, 2026 at 1:03 PM
🇫🇷 Macron: To remain free, we must be feared. To be feared, we must be powerful. And to be powerful in this world so brutal, we must act faster and act stronger.
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‼️🇫🇷🇬🇱 France will soon deploy a warship, aircraft and more soldiers to Greenland, President Emmanuel Macron said today. Although he made no direct link with Trump’s threats to seize the territory, Macron warned of a “new colonialism” and “comments which sow doubt, even among allies". 1/
January 15, 2026 at 12:41 PM
‼️🇫🇷🇬🇱 France will soon deploy a warship, aircraft and more soldiers to Greenland, President Emmanuel Macron said today. Although he made no direct link with Trump’s threats to seize the territory, Macron warned of a “new colonialism” and “comments which sow doubt, even among allies". 1/
Growth, Up
FTSE, Up
Pound, Up
Investment, Up
Renewables, Up
Interest Rates, Down
Bonds, Down
Immigration, Down
Small Boats, Down
NHS Waiting Lists, Down
Electricity Bills, Down
Imagine the Government had a comms team or we had a somewhat impartial media?
FTSE, Up
Pound, Up
Investment, Up
Renewables, Up
Interest Rates, Down
Bonds, Down
Immigration, Down
Small Boats, Down
NHS Waiting Lists, Down
Electricity Bills, Down
Imagine the Government had a comms team or we had a somewhat impartial media?
January 15, 2026 at 12:09 PM
Growth, Up
FTSE, Up
Pound, Up
Investment, Up
Renewables, Up
Interest Rates, Down
Bonds, Down
Immigration, Down
Small Boats, Down
NHS Waiting Lists, Down
Electricity Bills, Down
Imagine the Government had a comms team or we had a somewhat impartial media?
FTSE, Up
Pound, Up
Investment, Up
Renewables, Up
Interest Rates, Down
Bonds, Down
Immigration, Down
Small Boats, Down
NHS Waiting Lists, Down
Electricity Bills, Down
Imagine the Government had a comms team or we had a somewhat impartial media?
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Good work by Badenoch getting ahead of it. It takes the sting out of any defection, makes him look like a bit of a twat and sends a message to others considering the same.
January 15, 2026 at 11:15 AM
Good work by Badenoch getting ahead of it. It takes the sting out of any defection, makes him look like a bit of a twat and sends a message to others considering the same.
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When I stop laughing I'll provide some insightful analysis.
BREAKING Kemi Badenoch has sacked Robert Jenrick from the shadow cabinet, removed the whip and suspended his party membership.
She says she was "presented with clear, irrefutable evidence that he was plotting in secret to defect" to Reform
She says she was "presented with clear, irrefutable evidence that he was plotting in secret to defect" to Reform
January 15, 2026 at 11:16 AM
When I stop laughing I'll provide some insightful analysis.
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BREAKING Kemi Badenoch has sacked Robert Jenrick from the shadow cabinet, removed the whip and suspended his party membership.
She says she was "presented with clear, irrefutable evidence that he was plotting in secret to defect" to Reform
She says she was "presented with clear, irrefutable evidence that he was plotting in secret to defect" to Reform
January 15, 2026 at 11:08 AM
BREAKING Kemi Badenoch has sacked Robert Jenrick from the shadow cabinet, removed the whip and suspended his party membership.
She says she was "presented with clear, irrefutable evidence that he was plotting in secret to defect" to Reform
She says she was "presented with clear, irrefutable evidence that he was plotting in secret to defect" to Reform
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BREAKING: NHS WAITING LISTs ARE DOWN BY A HUGE 86,000!
It’s the second biggest drop in NHS waiting lists in 15 years
Thanks to all the NHs staff who made this happen - and Labour’s record investment
🗳️ You voted to fix our NHS
✅ We are doing it
It’s the second biggest drop in NHS waiting lists in 15 years
Thanks to all the NHs staff who made this happen - and Labour’s record investment
🗳️ You voted to fix our NHS
✅ We are doing it
January 15, 2026 at 9:35 AM
BREAKING: NHS WAITING LISTs ARE DOWN BY A HUGE 86,000!
It’s the second biggest drop in NHS waiting lists in 15 years
Thanks to all the NHs staff who made this happen - and Labour’s record investment
🗳️ You voted to fix our NHS
✅ We are doing it
It’s the second biggest drop in NHS waiting lists in 15 years
Thanks to all the NHs staff who made this happen - and Labour’s record investment
🗳️ You voted to fix our NHS
✅ We are doing it
If you want to build the economy of the future, you need the resources that are in Ukraine and Greenland.
If Europe allows both to be taken by more aggressive powers, we don't just people and territory, we lose the right to determine our own future.
We become complete economic dependents.
If Europe allows both to be taken by more aggressive powers, we don't just people and territory, we lose the right to determine our own future.
We become complete economic dependents.
January 14, 2026 at 5:34 PM
If you want to build the economy of the future, you need the resources that are in Ukraine and Greenland.
If Europe allows both to be taken by more aggressive powers, we don't just people and territory, we lose the right to determine our own future.
We become complete economic dependents.
If Europe allows both to be taken by more aggressive powers, we don't just people and territory, we lose the right to determine our own future.
We become complete economic dependents.
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“Ministers assure the public that Palantir doesn’t have access to “patient-identifiable data”, which might be more reassuring if Palantir were not a company that specialised in joining up different data sources to spot patterns and identify people.”
www.thenewworld.co.uk/james-ball-c...
www.thenewworld.co.uk/james-ball-c...
Can MAGA tech firm Palantir be trusted to run Britain's data?
It's wildly overvalued, politically extreme and puts Trump first – but somehow has £1bn of deals to run Britain's tech infrastructure
www.thenewworld.co.uk
January 14, 2026 at 12:26 PM
“Ministers assure the public that Palantir doesn’t have access to “patient-identifiable data”, which might be more reassuring if Palantir were not a company that specialised in joining up different data sources to spot patterns and identify people.”
www.thenewworld.co.uk/james-ball-c...
www.thenewworld.co.uk/james-ball-c...
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“Successive governments have chosen to put a huge amount of their trust – and our data – into Palantir’s hands, even as Palantir’s top executives have placed themselves and their company into an increasingly prominent position in the global culture war.”
www.thenewworld.co.uk/james-ball-c...
www.thenewworld.co.uk/james-ball-c...
Can MAGA tech firm Palantir be trusted to run Britain's data?
It's wildly overvalued, politically extreme and puts Trump first – but somehow has £1bn of deals to run Britain's tech infrastructure
www.thenewworld.co.uk
January 14, 2026 at 12:25 PM
“Successive governments have chosen to put a huge amount of their trust – and our data – into Palantir’s hands, even as Palantir’s top executives have placed themselves and their company into an increasingly prominent position in the global culture war.”
www.thenewworld.co.uk/james-ball-c...
www.thenewworld.co.uk/james-ball-c...
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We’ve just secured the largest amount of offshore wind in any auction ever in Britain - enough to power the equivalent of 12 million homes.
In Scotland 🏴 the first offshore wind project in three years has been successful - a landmark moment demonstrating our commitment to the whole of the UK.
In Scotland 🏴 the first offshore wind project in three years has been successful - a landmark moment demonstrating our commitment to the whole of the UK.
January 14, 2026 at 7:21 AM
We’ve just secured the largest amount of offshore wind in any auction ever in Britain - enough to power the equivalent of 12 million homes.
In Scotland 🏴 the first offshore wind project in three years has been successful - a landmark moment demonstrating our commitment to the whole of the UK.
In Scotland 🏴 the first offshore wind project in three years has been successful - a landmark moment demonstrating our commitment to the whole of the UK.
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YouGov. Another sign of Reform’s trending decline:
Senedd Voting Intention:
PLC: 37% (+4)
RFM: 23% (-7)
GRN: 13% (+4)
LAB: 10% (=)
CON: 10% (=)
LDM: 5% (-1)
Senedd Voting Intention:
PLC: 37% (+4)
RFM: 23% (-7)
GRN: 13% (+4)
LAB: 10% (=)
CON: 10% (=)
LDM: 5% (-1)
January 13, 2026 at 10:28 PM
YouGov. Another sign of Reform’s trending decline:
Senedd Voting Intention:
PLC: 37% (+4)
RFM: 23% (-7)
GRN: 13% (+4)
LAB: 10% (=)
CON: 10% (=)
LDM: 5% (-1)
Senedd Voting Intention:
PLC: 37% (+4)
RFM: 23% (-7)
GRN: 13% (+4)
LAB: 10% (=)
CON: 10% (=)
LDM: 5% (-1)
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Labour Foreign Secretary calls out Reform's credibility on their Iran stance.
"If only they spoke with the same sense of feeling on Russia's invasion of Ukraine, especially given the disturbing links between Iran and Russia."
Never miss an opportunity to remind people of Reform's links to Russia!
"If only they spoke with the same sense of feeling on Russia's invasion of Ukraine, especially given the disturbing links between Iran and Russia."
Never miss an opportunity to remind people of Reform's links to Russia!
January 13, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Labour Foreign Secretary calls out Reform's credibility on their Iran stance.
"If only they spoke with the same sense of feeling on Russia's invasion of Ukraine, especially given the disturbing links between Iran and Russia."
Never miss an opportunity to remind people of Reform's links to Russia!
"If only they spoke with the same sense of feeling on Russia's invasion of Ukraine, especially given the disturbing links between Iran and Russia."
Never miss an opportunity to remind people of Reform's links to Russia!
Hey @jostevenslabour.bsky.social you can turn the comments on here, it is not Twitter.
January 13, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Hey @jostevenslabour.bsky.social you can turn the comments on here, it is not Twitter.
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Jesus FUCKING CHRIST
Ukip have submitted a new logo and slogan to the Electoral Commission, swapping the £ pound sterling symbol for a cross, that looks very much like it is modelled on the Iron Cross used by Prussia & Germany 1871-1918 and Hitler's Nazi regime from 1933-45
January 13, 2026 at 8:46 AM
Jesus FUCKING CHRIST
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Britain on brink of going to IMF latest.
Sexy gilts news today! 🫦
Strongest demand seen for a gilt auction since DMO records began in 1998.
Britain sold £900 million of an index-linked gilt due in 2035 and received orders worth £4.333 billion - the highest such ratio (4.81) seen in at least 27 years.
Strongest demand seen for a gilt auction since DMO records began in 1998.
Britain sold £900 million of an index-linked gilt due in 2035 and received orders worth £4.333 billion - the highest such ratio (4.81) seen in at least 27 years.
January 13, 2026 at 10:55 AM
Britain on brink of going to IMF latest.
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“Deepfake child pornography is fine as long as only adults get to see it” is a curious place for the modern Conservative Party to find itself, but here we are
January 12, 2026 at 6:33 PM
“Deepfake child pornography is fine as long as only adults get to see it” is a curious place for the modern Conservative Party to find itself, but here we are
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The Tory party’s relationship with the apps is so funny. Remember the period when Rishi Sunak was desperately trying to drag them to a sane position on China, which Tory MPs resisted while also refusing to leave TikTok?
“Deepfake child pornography is fine as long as only adults get to see it” is a curious place for the modern Conservative Party to find itself, but here we are
January 12, 2026 at 6:49 PM
The Tory party’s relationship with the apps is so funny. Remember the period when Rishi Sunak was desperately trying to drag them to a sane position on China, which Tory MPs resisted while also refusing to leave TikTok?
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Shad Tech Sec, Julia Lopez MP, despite (apparently) agreeing with gov't online portection aim, started a BIZARRE apologia/whatabout over X that equated Grok to "crude drawings", drew in Iran, rape gangs, immigration, trans rights, and even blamed children for "sharing their images too freely". 👀 ~AA
January 12, 2026 at 5:35 PM
Shad Tech Sec, Julia Lopez MP, despite (apparently) agreeing with gov't online portection aim, started a BIZARRE apologia/whatabout over X that equated Grok to "crude drawings", drew in Iran, rape gangs, immigration, trans rights, and even blamed children for "sharing their images too freely". 👀 ~AA
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Grok show me the Conservative Party on its knees, wearing a gimp suit. Now show it begging Elon Musk for a donation, Now do not remove any of its clothes, but do remove all decency and sense of shame.
Grok, cancel those prompts. No need.
Grok, cancel those prompts. No need.
Shad Tech Sec, Julia Lopez MP, despite (apparently) agreeing with gov't online portection aim, started a BIZARRE apologia/whatabout over X that equated Grok to "crude drawings", drew in Iran, rape gangs, immigration, trans rights, and even blamed children for "sharing their images too freely". 👀 ~AA
January 12, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Grok show me the Conservative Party on its knees, wearing a gimp suit. Now show it begging Elon Musk for a donation, Now do not remove any of its clothes, but do remove all decency and sense of shame.
Grok, cancel those prompts. No need.
Grok, cancel those prompts. No need.
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Falling homicide rates offer fresh evidence of Musk’s accelerating rocket voyage away from reality.
Elon Musk Humiliated as His Hellscape Narrative Gets Blown Apart
Falling homicide rates offer the latest evidence of Musk’s accelerating rocket voyage from reality.
trib.al
January 12, 2026 at 5:19 PM
Falling homicide rates offer fresh evidence of Musk’s accelerating rocket voyage away from reality.