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Dominic Cummings isn’t dumb. So why did he knowingly inflict a damaging Brexit on the UK? Could it be … because he was told to?
rainbowsandlollipops.net/why-brexit-d...
Why Brexit, Dom? Theory 2: you're a communist
One explanation for Dominic Cummings' support for Brexit suggests he knew exactly how much damage it would do – and that damaging the UK was the whole point
rainbowsandlollipops.net
July 31, 2025 at 8:33 PM
"In our university days, I never got any overtly Ku Klux Klan vibes from you, although Oxford at the time was whiter than a No 10 staffer’s septum and as you never left your room, I never saw you interact with anyone but me" - my second letter to Dominic Cummings on Brexit medium.com/@andybodle/w...
Why Brexit, Dom? Theory 1: you’re a racist
We all know, old college chum, that hatred of foreigners was a driving factor for many Brexit supporters. Were you one of them?
medium.com
April 16, 2025 at 8:05 AM
My open letter to Dominic Cummings, my neighbour at university, asking why he backed Brexit. Well. The first part of it. It's going to be a bit of a saga. andybodle.medium.com/dear-dominic...
Dear Dominic Cummings
The guy who lived next door to me at college became the chief architect of Brexit. Nine years after the vote, I still have no idea why he…
andybodle.medium.com
April 7, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Daphne du Maurier's last novel, published in 1972, was called Rule Britannia. It tells how the UK, impoverished after its exit from the EEC, is annexed and invaded by the US.

Reviewers at the time described the book as "silly".
March 26, 2025 at 12:34 PM
A whisper, a pitter, a patter, a splatter, a splat:
The Scale of Rain Noises that I just devised in my flat
March 11, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Why is sleet called sleet and not snain?
February 7, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Right wing: how can we maximise the amount of work we get out of people, while minimising their reward for it?

Left wing: how can we minimise the amount of work we get out of people, while maximising their reward for it?

It seems fairly obvious to me that neither approach is the correct one.
January 4, 2025 at 2:43 PM
The post-Brexit collapse in standards continues. The EU banned titanium dioxide, E171, as a food additive in early 2022, over concerns that it may cause chromosomal damage; the UK still has not. ec.europa.eu/newsroom/san...
HEALTH AND FOOD SAFETY - Goodbye E171: The EU bans titanium dioxide as a food additive
ec.europa.eu
January 3, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Daily Disgrace To Journalism, Monday 30 December 2024

Meaning of headline: vast numbers of council staff working remotely in countries with nicer climates
Meaning of words in article: one person did a few shifts in a country with a nicer climate
December 31, 2024 at 12:33 PM
Daily Disgrace To Journalism, Sunday 29 December 2024

Meaning of headline: Kemi Badenoch furious with GB News over coverage
Meaning of words in article: Kemi Badenoch spoke to chief executive of GB News over coverage
December 29, 2024 at 12:12 PM
Daily Disgrace To Journalism, Saturday 28 December 2024:
Meaning of headline: Labour has added £400 to cost of holiday flights
Meaning of words in article: Labour has raised tax on flights, taking cost for a family of four to over £400
December 29, 2024 at 11:57 AM