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Just because someone is rich and highly successful in business doesn't mean their brain can't be utterly melted online.
February 11, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Just because someone is rich and highly successful in business doesn't mean their brain can't be utterly melted online.
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Because the racists he’s trying to appease are not appeased, and anyone with a souls is utterly disgusted.
It really isn’t that hard to understand, huns.
It really isn’t that hard to understand, huns.
February 11, 2026 at 8:23 AM
Because the racists he’s trying to appease are not appeased, and anyone with a souls is utterly disgusted.
It really isn’t that hard to understand, huns.
It really isn’t that hard to understand, huns.
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I have today been informed that, despite personal assurances to the contrary, the Green party have once again used my image and misrepresented my words on a second leaflet circulated in Gorton and Denton ahead of the by-election. I have now lodged an official complaint with the returning officer.
February 9, 2026 at 11:25 AM
I have today been informed that, despite personal assurances to the contrary, the Green party have once again used my image and misrepresented my words on a second leaflet circulated in Gorton and Denton ahead of the by-election. I have now lodged an official complaint with the returning officer.
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(Also, just as a point of fact, Labour did, in fact, win a majority without the imagined 'traditional' Labour voters in 2024.)
February 9, 2026 at 12:43 AM
(Also, just as a point of fact, Labour did, in fact, win a majority without the imagined 'traditional' Labour voters in 2024.)
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Like, this is Trevor Phillips talking about the largest fascist mobilisation in Britain since before World War II. And this dickhead was the head of the national equality body! Does this not tell us our problems are somewhat deeper than what arse goes in which chair, in front of whichever TV camera.
January 31, 2026 at 2:27 PM
Like, this is Trevor Phillips talking about the largest fascist mobilisation in Britain since before World War II. And this dickhead was the head of the national equality body! Does this not tell us our problems are somewhat deeper than what arse goes in which chair, in front of whichever TV camera.
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It goes down well with people who have never voted for them and never will. bsky.app/profile/cath...
Do they understand how mad they sound? As if anyone has ever decided to cross the Channel in a small boat because, if they make it, they might get to take a free taxi to a doctor's appointment?
"Pull factors" on steroids.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
"Pull factors" on steroids.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
February 5, 2026 at 7:11 AM
It goes down well with people who have never voted for them and never will. bsky.app/profile/cath...
We can see how many ministers have ended up on the gravy trains and work it out from there.
Jesus. And it raises another question. How many others in or around government are lured by the prospect of a post-office pay bonanza? How will we ever know unless they're caught up in a politicised US sex scandal?
Peter Mandelson is telling the truth on one thing: the idea he was bought for a $4k “bursary” or a $75k gift is ridiculous
The real incentive was a post-government payday - one so big he *rejected* a $3–5m-a-year offer
And Epstein enabled that payday
Here’s the evidence. 🧵
The real incentive was a post-government payday - one so big he *rejected* a $3–5m-a-year offer
And Epstein enabled that payday
Here’s the evidence. 🧵
February 4, 2026 at 9:43 AM
We can see how many ministers have ended up on the gravy trains and work it out from there.
A torrent of discussion is not a good thing and that a journalist feels it is suggests they are a click bait merchant.
There has been a torrent of discussion about the interview, which again feels like a good thing.
I framed her view as a sombre and radical position, because it is, but I'm not sure it's my place as an interviewer to insert masses of my own opinion. People can - and have - made their own minds up.
I framed her view as a sombre and radical position, because it is, but I'm not sure it's my place as an interviewer to insert masses of my own opinion. People can - and have - made their own minds up.
February 4, 2026 at 9:22 AM
A torrent of discussion is not a good thing and that a journalist feels it is suggests they are a click bait merchant.
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A reminder that Reform's candidate for Gorton and Denton, Matt Goodwin, has still not explained what he meant by this claim that developments in genetic science will make younger generations more right wing as they understand the "inherent differences" between different groups
February 2, 2026 at 9:53 AM
A reminder that Reform's candidate for Gorton and Denton, Matt Goodwin, has still not explained what he meant by this claim that developments in genetic science will make younger generations more right wing as they understand the "inherent differences" between different groups
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“Jaywalking is permitted in London. In 1966, the police tried to crack down on it, but gave up after three months.”
People walk and cycle on roads by right, people drive under licence.
Jaywalking is not a thing in English law and Waymo must not change that.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
People walk and cycle on roads by right, people drive under licence.
Jaywalking is not a thing in English law and Waymo must not change that.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Self-driving taxis are coming to London – should we be worried? | Jack Stilgoe
Waymo’s cars were first rolled out in San Francisco, but the English capital’s old roads, pelican crossings and jaywalkers may pose issues for AI, says science and technology professor Jack Stilgoe
www.theguardian.com
February 2, 2026 at 3:48 PM
“Jaywalking is permitted in London. In 1966, the police tried to crack down on it, but gave up after three months.”
People walk and cycle on roads by right, people drive under licence.
Jaywalking is not a thing in English law and Waymo must not change that.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
People walk and cycle on roads by right, people drive under licence.
Jaywalking is not a thing in English law and Waymo must not change that.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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another great day for Morgan McSweeney, boy genius, Mandelson disciple
February 2, 2026 at 4:41 PM
another great day for Morgan McSweeney, boy genius, Mandelson disciple
Wow, I'm really shocked that the guy debasing politics, debased politics and then people started acting like that was the new normal.
Wait, what does debasing mean again?
Wait, what does debasing mean again?
If ignoring security advice is going to blow up at last, can we drag Boris Johnson's appointment of Lebedev to the Lords into the storm too please 🙏🏻
This looks like a very big problem and a resigning issue for someone imv. news.sky.com/story/no-10-...
February 2, 2026 at 9:45 AM
Wow, I'm really shocked that the guy debasing politics, debased politics and then people started acting like that was the new normal.
Wait, what does debasing mean again?
Wait, what does debasing mean again?
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Top tip: to avoid having the British Union of Fascists logo on the side of your mock-up train, don't use horrible text-to-image AI slop instead of actual designers and artists.
www.scotsman.com/news/transpo...
www.scotsman.com/news/transpo...
February 2, 2026 at 8:50 AM
Top tip: to avoid having the British Union of Fascists logo on the side of your mock-up train, don't use horrible text-to-image AI slop instead of actual designers and artists.
www.scotsman.com/news/transpo...
www.scotsman.com/news/transpo...
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Honestly what is the point of having a programme that is *not* live if you are not going to use that function to aggressively factcheck the people on it?
It is quite striking that Konstantin Kisin simply denied (falsely) on BBC1 that he had said what he said, word for word, on his podcast.
Konstantin Kisin straight up lying on #bbcqt
Douglas Alexander: “When Fraser Nelson put it to you that Rishi Sunak is absolutely english… you said “he’s a brown Hindu, how is he english?”
Kisin: “No, that’s not what I said...”
Douglas Alexander: “When Fraser Nelson put it to you that Rishi Sunak is absolutely english… you said “he’s a brown Hindu, how is he english?”
Kisin: “No, that’s not what I said...”
January 30, 2026 at 3:38 PM
Honestly what is the point of having a programme that is *not* live if you are not going to use that function to aggressively factcheck the people on it?
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Fascinating (and worrying) to see a false meme derived from overseas data & social media culture get so much traction… never mind the UK evidence
John Oxley points out the clear yet often overlooked point that young men 18-24 are the second most liberal, left-leaning group in society (after young women) - being more so than young-ish thirtysomething women, and older women, as well as than men in older cohorts
🚨🚨 NEW BLOGPOST 🚨🚨
The right wing should be worried about young men. Unlike Europe and the US, British young men are swinging wildly behind progressive parties. Some thoughts on why, and why most of the right are ignoring it.
open.substack.com/pub/joxleywr...
The right wing should be worried about young men. Unlike Europe and the US, British young men are swinging wildly behind progressive parties. Some thoughts on why, and why most of the right are ignoring it.
open.substack.com/pub/joxleywr...
January 30, 2026 at 9:59 AM
Fascinating (and worrying) to see a false meme derived from overseas data & social media culture get so much traction… never mind the UK evidence
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What gets me about Reeves' here is why bother to be a member of a social democratic / left of centre political party if you're going to make this argument? Just pack it in and go be a libertarian or something??
Rachel Reeves: "It is not right that people who don't go to university bear the cost for others to." I don't use local leisure centres and I don't drive, so will I be made exempt for taxation that pays for all that stuff? Or is it only education we'll be going after
January 29, 2026 at 10:26 PM
What gets me about Reeves' here is why bother to be a member of a social democratic / left of centre political party if you're going to make this argument? Just pack it in and go be a libertarian or something??
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No response yet from Reform pundit and activist Tim Montgomerie about his party's selection in Gorton and Denton
January 28, 2026 at 10:55 AM
No response yet from Reform pundit and activist Tim Montgomerie about his party's selection in Gorton and Denton
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On almost everything – fraud, polarisation, radicalisation, misinformation – evidence suggests that over 60s are in much more urgent need of online protection and education than teenagers.
But that issue gets zero political attention, and is a total non-starter. Nothing good will come of it.
But that issue gets zero political attention, and is a total non-starter. Nothing good will come of it.
This was a minor story on London news this morning - but suspect is a real cautionary (and alarming) tale of an older man getting radicalised online.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Sidcup man convicted aover explosive attack on Ulez camera
Kevin Rees's homemade bomb caused damage to vehicles and property including a child's bedroom.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 29, 2026 at 9:43 AM
On almost everything – fraud, polarisation, radicalisation, misinformation – evidence suggests that over 60s are in much more urgent need of online protection and education than teenagers.
But that issue gets zero political attention, and is a total non-starter. Nothing good will come of it.
But that issue gets zero political attention, and is a total non-starter. Nothing good will come of it.
Shocked that Osborne could have designed this.
It was all very clear in the design that this would happen - that poor would be worse off than rich.
How could Osborne do this entirely consistent with his world view thing?
It was all very clear in the design that this would happen - that poor would be worse off than rich.
How could Osborne do this entirely consistent with his world view thing?
And don’t get me started on the Osborne decision to abolish maintenance grants. The poorest students now borrow the most, carry debt longest, and subsidise the richest families who can pay it off quickly. Sounds like a sensible tax system!
January 29, 2026 at 8:06 AM
Shocked that Osborne could have designed this.
It was all very clear in the design that this would happen - that poor would be worse off than rich.
How could Osborne do this entirely consistent with his world view thing?
It was all very clear in the design that this would happen - that poor would be worse off than rich.
How could Osborne do this entirely consistent with his world view thing?
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Goodwin went to the University of Salford, so this is tantamount to me claiming to be a Geordie (I do not claim to be a Geordie). He then buggered off. Living for three years or so in Greater Manchester does not constitute "coming home."
Goodwin was born in St Albans in Hertfordshire.
Farage needs a geography lesson.
Farage needs a geography lesson.
January 28, 2026 at 1:47 PM
Goodwin went to the University of Salford, so this is tantamount to me claiming to be a Geordie (I do not claim to be a Geordie). He then buggered off. Living for three years or so in Greater Manchester does not constitute "coming home."
I know this is the slightly wry take, but it is always seemingly "elite" people that these people like and vote for.
Almost as if the voters are lying about what they like/don't like to avoid saying to strangers that they are basic racists.
Almost as if the voters are lying about what they like/don't like to avoid saying to strangers that they are basic racists.
Nothing like announcing a former academic and highly paid TV presenter as your candidate to stick it to those bastardly elites
January 28, 2026 at 6:29 AM
I know this is the slightly wry take, but it is always seemingly "elite" people that these people like and vote for.
Almost as if the voters are lying about what they like/don't like to avoid saying to strangers that they are basic racists.
Almost as if the voters are lying about what they like/don't like to avoid saying to strangers that they are basic racists.
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I'm trying a new "see how well AI image gen is" test. This time I'm going to ask it to draw a map of the world, and then zoom in to Europe, the UK, Yorkshire and York to see when things start to get hazy.
All of these are with the free models using the smart/thinking variants. 1/n
All of these are with the free models using the smart/thinking variants. 1/n
January 27, 2026 at 12:03 PM
I'm trying a new "see how well AI image gen is" test. This time I'm going to ask it to draw a map of the world, and then zoom in to Europe, the UK, Yorkshire and York to see when things start to get hazy.
All of these are with the free models using the smart/thinking variants. 1/n
All of these are with the free models using the smart/thinking variants. 1/n
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Your regular reminder that Kemi Badenoch organised Suella Braverman’s hen party.
January 26, 2026 at 12:42 PM
Your regular reminder that Kemi Badenoch organised Suella Braverman’s hen party.
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At a time Trump is selling pardons, it's easy to overlook this kind of soft corruption, but a company like Amazon doesn't spend $40m making a documentary it knows no one wants to watch, and the same screening it, unless they have a clear expectation it will bring them substantial benefits.
January 27, 2026 at 7:13 AM
At a time Trump is selling pardons, it's easy to overlook this kind of soft corruption, but a company like Amazon doesn't spend $40m making a documentary it knows no one wants to watch, and the same screening it, unless they have a clear expectation it will bring them substantial benefits.
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I’m a woman born in 1950’s. I knew about the extra years I would have to work. I object to people claiming they didn’t know or weren’t informed when we were. I discussed it with friends, with work colleagues. Everyone knew. Major’s Govt started it, phased in over 25 years.
January 27, 2026 at 7:50 AM
I’m a woman born in 1950’s. I knew about the extra years I would have to work. I object to people claiming they didn’t know or weren’t informed when we were. I discussed it with friends, with work colleagues. Everyone knew. Major’s Govt started it, phased in over 25 years.