Peter Harrison
@4harrisons.bsky.social
Perpetual politics student, late diagnosed autistic.
Seven and a half 👇
Which country is the fourth most successful in Olympic swimming? The Saturday quiz
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Which country is the fourth most successful in Olympic swimming? The Saturday quiz
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
Which country is the fourth most successful in Olympic swimming? The Saturday quiz
From pop stars in space to non-primates with fingerprints, test your knowledge with the Saturday quiz
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November 22, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Seven and a half 👇
Which country is the fourth most successful in Olympic swimming? The Saturday quiz
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
Which country is the fourth most successful in Olympic swimming? The Saturday quiz
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
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What does the left want? A wealth tax. What will that accomplish? Very little | Aditya Chakrabortty
What does the left want? A wealth tax. What will that accomplish? Very little | Aditya Chakrabortty
Imposing a 1% levy on the super-rich isn’t a policy, it’s pantomime. Tackling inequality in Britain will require much more far-reaching changes, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 8:34 AM
What does the left want? A wealth tax. What will that accomplish? Very little | Aditya Chakrabortty
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A good counter point to victim blaming rhetoric is noting that the best cyclists in the world get hit by drivers. It's not about skill; it's about lack of infrastructure and dangerous drivers (yes, even in the Netherlands). This happened in broad daylight too.
“That’s what’s so frustrating: nowadays, more and more cyclists are dying because they’re being hit by drivers.”
cyclingmagazine.ca/sections/new...
cyclingmagazine.ca/sections/new...
Lorena Wiebes struck by motorist, driver flees scene - Canadian Cycling Magazine
Dutch sprinter shares on Instagram that she was hit from behind during a casual ride, emphasizing the dangers cyclists face
cyclingmagazine.ca
November 19, 2025 at 2:17 PM
A good counter point to victim blaming rhetoric is noting that the best cyclists in the world get hit by drivers. It's not about skill; it's about lack of infrastructure and dangerous drivers (yes, even in the Netherlands). This happened in broad daylight too.
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Jupiter Full Rotation (OPAL Cycle 24) - From Judy Schmidt (geckzilla.bsky.social) - https://flic.kr/p/2bzdRnq
November 18, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Jupiter Full Rotation (OPAL Cycle 24) - From Judy Schmidt (geckzilla.bsky.social) - https://flic.kr/p/2bzdRnq
Have come to the conclusion that Starmer and co are just bad at politics. It's no more complicated than that.
November 17, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Have come to the conclusion that Starmer and co are just bad at politics. It's no more complicated than that.
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Stripping immigrants of rights and safety is not helping the working class, because immigrants are the working class.
It is not immigrants who make it impossible to afford housing, or to get health care, or to lower prices, or to earn a living. It is, in every single case, the capitalist class.
It is not immigrants who make it impossible to afford housing, or to get health care, or to lower prices, or to earn a living. It is, in every single case, the capitalist class.
November 16, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Stripping immigrants of rights and safety is not helping the working class, because immigrants are the working class.
It is not immigrants who make it impossible to afford housing, or to get health care, or to lower prices, or to earn a living. It is, in every single case, the capitalist class.
It is not immigrants who make it impossible to afford housing, or to get health care, or to lower prices, or to earn a living. It is, in every single case, the capitalist class.
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You cant parachute asylum seekers into deprived areas, in completely inappropriate housing, then say those migrants are 'dividing our country'. You divided the country because you can't organise a basic service and process claims in a timely way
November 16, 2025 at 9:28 AM
You cant parachute asylum seekers into deprived areas, in completely inappropriate housing, then say those migrants are 'dividing our country'. You divided the country because you can't organise a basic service and process claims in a timely way
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Deep breath, once more for those at the back, seeking asylum is not illegal. No matter route used, which considering Labour has closed pretty much all the last remaining alternatives means irregular ones.
Anti-immigration sentiments are stoked by politicians like Mahmood, not people seeking safety.
Anti-immigration sentiments are stoked by politicians like Mahmood, not people seeking safety.
November 16, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Deep breath, once more for those at the back, seeking asylum is not illegal. No matter route used, which considering Labour has closed pretty much all the last remaining alternatives means irregular ones.
Anti-immigration sentiments are stoked by politicians like Mahmood, not people seeking safety.
Anti-immigration sentiments are stoked by politicians like Mahmood, not people seeking safety.
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Congratulations to Labour who have won the coveted Tommy Robinson endorsement. Excited for sensibles to explain to me why I have to vote for the people enacting actual fascist policy.
November 16, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Congratulations to Labour who have won the coveted Tommy Robinson endorsement. Excited for sensibles to explain to me why I have to vote for the people enacting actual fascist policy.
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Labour’s latest attack on asylum seekers is cruel & counterproductive. How does it help community cohesion to hold threat of deportation over vulnerable people? We don’t need an arms race with the hard right over asylum, we need safe routes & European cooperation #bbclaurak
November 16, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Labour’s latest attack on asylum seekers is cruel & counterproductive. How does it help community cohesion to hold threat of deportation over vulnerable people? We don’t need an arms race with the hard right over asylum, we need safe routes & European cooperation #bbclaurak
After a physically demanding day, what's needed is chana saag balti with raita and red onion chutney. Sadly despite the muscles needing some relaxation #KeithFloyd remains nowhere to be seen.
November 15, 2025 at 5:32 PM
After a physically demanding day, what's needed is chana saag balti with raita and red onion chutney. Sadly despite the muscles needing some relaxation #KeithFloyd remains nowhere to be seen.
Ah. DIY. Magnificent.
November 15, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Ah. DIY. Magnificent.
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Morally awful, administratively impossible & expensive.. and politically, the reverse of Starmer's panicked conference speech. A govt completely at sea, terrified & incoherent, throwing basic principles overboard in desperation
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
UK set to limit refugees to temporary stays
Shabana Mahmood is expected to say the era of permanent protection for refugees is over, in major changes to the UK's asylum and immigration system.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Morally awful, administratively impossible & expensive.. and politically, the reverse of Starmer's panicked conference speech. A govt completely at sea, terrified & incoherent, throwing basic principles overboard in desperation
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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It's a great cosmic joke that neurodivergence both runs in families and gets diagnosed based on parent reports. I was diagnosed at 30 because a man who has eaten potatoes every day for 57 years and a woman who collects loose buttons decided I was a perfectly normal child.
November 15, 2025 at 5:10 AM
It's a great cosmic joke that neurodivergence both runs in families and gets diagnosed based on parent reports. I was diagnosed at 30 because a man who has eaten potatoes every day for 57 years and a woman who collects loose buttons decided I was a perfectly normal child.
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![4-panel vertical comic. (1) 100 Years Ago [two people standing next to bicycle with small car nearby] PERSON 1: It’s too dangerous riding a bike with these cars around. I should get a car, too. (2) 50 Years Ago [two people between smaller car and bigger car] PERSON 2 with short hair: Small cars are less safe in collisions with larger vehicles, so I should get a bigger one. (3) Today [two people between big car and even bigger car] PERSON 1: Everyone has huge SUVs now. If I don’t get the biggest one, I’m putting my family at risk. (4) Soon [two people next to large armored car with spiked clubs attached] PERSON 2: If I don’t install more whirling spike clubs, I’ll be destroyed by all the other drivers who...](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreiby6can6k76yzfmv2czxs4pu2l7zie7bqbrpswi7h3ifmiadkuqvu@jpeg)
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Meanwhile
‼️EXTRAORDINARY DAY: 30 DEGREES IN FRANCE
One of the most insane events Europe has ever lived
29.8 Trois Villes HOTTEST NOVEMBER DAY IN FRENCH HISTORY
29.3 Oloron
29.2 Lanne en Baretous
20 stations >27C !
SPAIN 29.4 Granada
Next days
THOUSANDS OF RECORDS allover Europe except Central Mediterranean
One of the most insane events Europe has ever lived
29.8 Trois Villes HOTTEST NOVEMBER DAY IN FRENCH HISTORY
29.3 Oloron
29.2 Lanne en Baretous
20 stations >27C !
SPAIN 29.4 Granada
Next days
THOUSANDS OF RECORDS allover Europe except Central Mediterranean
November 13, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Meanwhile
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Issue for Labour now isn't whether they break their manifesto pledge on tax. It is whether they do so in a way which is blatant, honest but sustainable - or whether they do so by a myriad of complex and likely insufficient means whilst arguing they are not.
Imho, one seems more toxic than the other
Imho, one seems more toxic than the other
November 14, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Issue for Labour now isn't whether they break their manifesto pledge on tax. It is whether they do so in a way which is blatant, honest but sustainable - or whether they do so by a myriad of complex and likely insufficient means whilst arguing they are not.
Imho, one seems more toxic than the other
Imho, one seems more toxic than the other
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To be honest I think “I’m going to give a press conference to tell the whole nation over their breakfasts about the absolute need for something big on tax, then just drop the idea 10 days later” may actually be more stupid than anything Truss and Kwarteng did.
November 14, 2025 at 8:32 AM
To be honest I think “I’m going to give a press conference to tell the whole nation over their breakfasts about the absolute need for something big on tax, then just drop the idea 10 days later” may actually be more stupid than anything Truss and Kwarteng did.
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Good morning to all those people who wasted the last decade saying, "there's no point tackling climate change in the UK, because China."
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
China’s CO2 emissions have been flat or falling for past 18 months, analysis finds
World’s biggest polluter on track to hit peak emissions target early but miss goal for cutting carbon intensity
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Good morning to all those people who wasted the last decade saying, "there's no point tackling climate change in the UK, because China."
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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“Policies that favour the interests of the working class are disregarded as a fantasy, whereas those that push wealth and power towards the rich are seen as a realistic status quo.”
My col. on a politics and media that normalises Reform and dismisses the Greens. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
My col. on a politics and media that normalises Reform and dismisses the Greens. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Labour’s rebuttal to the Green party this week sums up the double standard that dogs our politics | Frances Ryan
Why is it that the politics of hope offered up by the left is dismissed as naive, while the policies of the centre and right are portrayed as all that is possible? asks Guardian columnist Frances Ryan
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November 13, 2025 at 8:05 AM
“Policies that favour the interests of the working class are disregarded as a fantasy, whereas those that push wealth and power towards the rich are seen as a realistic status quo.”
My col. on a politics and media that normalises Reform and dismisses the Greens. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
My col. on a politics and media that normalises Reform and dismisses the Greens. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The British government admits it is now monitoring VPNs use by UK residents. Regulator Ofcom has contracted with an AI-powered surveillance service to detect the number of citizens using VPNs to evade the Online Safety Act.
The UK tech minister has said a VPN ban is on the table.
The UK tech minister has said a VPN ban is on the table.
Exclusive: Ofcom is monitoring VPNs following Online Safety Act. Here's how
Ignoring VPNs risks creating ineffective laws, but tracking them threatens people's privacy
www.techradar.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:39 PM
The British government admits it is now monitoring VPNs use by UK residents. Regulator Ofcom has contracted with an AI-powered surveillance service to detect the number of citizens using VPNs to evade the Online Safety Act.
The UK tech minister has said a VPN ban is on the table.
The UK tech minister has said a VPN ban is on the table.
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Karl Marx vuelve a ser reivindicado y reinterpretado. Sus ideas resuenan como una revancha ante quienes aseguraban que los conflictos de clase eran cosa del pasado. “En la situación de crisis permanente del capitalismo, Marx tiene muchas respuestas" social.elpais.com/hzg159
Karl Marx está vivo (y tiene muchos herederos)
El gran referente clásico de la izquierda vuelve a ser reivindicado y reinterpretado. Sus ideas resuenan como una revancha ante quienes aseguraban que los conflictos de clase eran cosa del pasado. Su influencia es evidente en pensadores contemporáneos y en el análisis poscapitalista, que incluye ideas como la renta básica universal, el decrecimiento o la sociedad postrabajo apoyada en las máquinas
social.elpais.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Karl Marx vuelve a ser reivindicado y reinterpretado. Sus ideas resuenan como una revancha ante quienes aseguraban que los conflictos de clase eran cosa del pasado. “En la situación de crisis permanente del capitalismo, Marx tiene muchas respuestas" social.elpais.com/hzg159
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Glad that someone has finally taken responsibility for the appalling assault on democracy that was the Jan. 6 insurrection.
Slightly confused that it's the Director-General of the BBC, but what do I know?
Slightly confused that it's the Director-General of the BBC, but what do I know?
November 9, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Glad that someone has finally taken responsibility for the appalling assault on democracy that was the Jan. 6 insurrection.
Slightly confused that it's the Director-General of the BBC, but what do I know?
Slightly confused that it's the Director-General of the BBC, but what do I know?
It's 9 November.
I am already bored of Christmas adverts.
I am already bored of Christmas adverts.
November 9, 2025 at 8:33 PM
It's 9 November.
I am already bored of Christmas adverts.
I am already bored of Christmas adverts.
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I’ve just announced I’ll be leading a National Emergency Briefing on 27 November . At a time when climate is in free fall on the political agenda , it’s vital our leaders realise what is at stake if we do not accelerate a just , green transition for all .
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November 9, 2025 at 12:46 PM
I’ve just announced I’ll be leading a National Emergency Briefing on 27 November . At a time when climate is in free fall on the political agenda , it’s vital our leaders realise what is at stake if we do not accelerate a just , green transition for all .
@nebriefing.bsky.social 🇬🇧
@nebriefing.bsky.social 🇬🇧