Chairman Moët
@chairmanmoet.bsky.social
Champagne socialist. UK politics, foreign affairs & overreacting to stuff we'll all have forgotten about in a week.
In a bar that has a mid-century school PE bench repurposed as a shelf and I hate everything about it
December 7, 2025 at 1:41 PM
In a bar that has a mid-century school PE bench repurposed as a shelf and I hate everything about it
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Landmark British photographer Martin Parr dies aged 73
Landmark British photographer Martin Parr dies aged 73
Parr said his brightly coloured, closely observed pictures of British life were ‘disguised as entertainment’ but they became hugely popular
Martin Parr, the British documentary photographer who captured the peculiarities of the nation with clarity and hilarity, has died aged 73. He had been diagnosed with cancer in May 2021.
Known for his acute observations of the English class system, Parr’s images covered sunbathers and Conservative clubs, village fetes and coffee mornings, often in vivid colour and with more than a dash of humour. His iconic 1986 photobook The Last Resort: Photographs of New Brighton captured working-class holidaymakers in the Wirral, Liverpool and helped mark a sea change in British documentary photography, from the gritty, black and white style of the past towards a cheekier and more colourful style. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 7, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Landmark British photographer Martin Parr dies aged 73
The Chesterfield style swivel desk chair I've sat in for over 15 years is starting to fall apart and, maybe it's just the time of year and this perpetual bloody darkness, but I'm taking it as a yet unspecified metaphor.
December 7, 2025 at 12:35 PM
The Chesterfield style swivel desk chair I've sat in for over 15 years is starting to fall apart and, maybe it's just the time of year and this perpetual bloody darkness, but I'm taking it as a yet unspecified metaphor.
Looking forward to the pass-agg email in about 2 months time about how these newsletters take a huge amount of time to put together (on top of an already busy full time job!) and if you appreciate them please support by subscribing for access to the monthly AMA and bonus Toolmakers Tips section...
Keir Starmer doing an email newsletter is a good idea, but the execution needs a complete overhaul:
Politics that makes a difference
Over half a million children, lifted out of poverty
open.substack.com
December 7, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Looking forward to the pass-agg email in about 2 months time about how these newsletters take a huge amount of time to put together (on top of an already busy full time job!) and if you appreciate them please support by subscribing for access to the monthly AMA and bonus Toolmakers Tips section...
Rather than words comes the thought of high windows:
The sun-comprehending glass,
And beyond it, the deep blue air, that shows
Nothing, and is nowhere, and is endless.
The sun-comprehending glass,
And beyond it, the deep blue air, that shows
Nothing, and is nowhere, and is endless.
Which lines of poetry live rent-free in your head?
December 6, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Rather than words comes the thought of high windows:
The sun-comprehending glass,
And beyond it, the deep blue air, that shows
Nothing, and is nowhere, and is endless.
The sun-comprehending glass,
And beyond it, the deep blue air, that shows
Nothing, and is nowhere, and is endless.
Is "a European solution" a euphemism for the guillotine?
Scandal has brought growing scrutiny of their behaviour, properties and finances. So do we need a European solution or should we leave well alone?
Do we really want to lift the lid on the royals?
Scandal has brought growing scrutiny of their behaviour, properties and finances. So do we need a European solution or should we leave well alone?
www.thetimes.com
December 6, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Is "a European solution" a euphemism for the guillotine?
god the YouTube 2025 recap is brutal
December 6, 2025 at 7:51 PM
god the YouTube 2025 recap is brutal
Someone openly fantasising about murdering their fellow citizens and it's not even the craziest US politics post you've seen this week.
that's cool, man, but have you tried the taste of a refreshing matcha latte
December 6, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Someone openly fantasising about murdering their fellow citizens and it's not even the craziest US politics post you've seen this week.
I mean I'd probably watch everything in the Rick Cinematic Universe
Netflix, which rarely carries a single movie from before 1980, wants you to know how thrilled they are to acquire that classic piece of franchise IP, Casablanca
December 6, 2025 at 5:40 PM
I mean I'd probably watch everything in the Rick Cinematic Universe
I'm sure multi-billionaire, media owner Elon Musk's enthusiasm for abolishing concentrated forms of power and returning sovereignty to the people has some fairly hard borders.
December 6, 2025 at 4:32 PM
I'm sure multi-billionaire, media owner Elon Musk's enthusiasm for abolishing concentrated forms of power and returning sovereignty to the people has some fairly hard borders.
In a pub that has TNT sports on a gigantic TV and wondering exactly why the decision was made to have the presenters stand around a glass table next to the actual pitch rather than have them sat in a studio. Lighting it must be a right pain.
December 6, 2025 at 2:51 PM
In a pub that has TNT sports on a gigantic TV and wondering exactly why the decision was made to have the presenters stand around a glass table next to the actual pitch rather than have them sat in a studio. Lighting it must be a right pain.
For all the supposed Chinese spies in the UK Beijing appears to have learnt nothing from the handling of Grenfell
‘Don’t say we didn’t warn you’: Beijing summons journalists in Hong Kong after fire
‘Don’t say we didn’t warn you’: Beijing summons journalists in Hong Kong after fire
Powerful security agency accuses international journalists of disregarding facts and smearing the government
Beijing’s powerful security agency in Hong Kong has summoned journalists from international media to inform them it will not tolerate “trouble-making”, after critical coverage of the deadly apartment complex fire that has left the territory reeling.
Senior reporters from several outlets operating in the city were called to the meeting by the Office for Safeguarding National Security (OSNS), which was set up by Beijing in 2020. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 6, 2025 at 2:34 PM
For all the supposed Chinese spies in the UK Beijing appears to have learnt nothing from the handling of Grenfell
I'm going to be honest: throwing custard at the crown jewels is probably the worst possible way to try and bring about citizens' assemblies. How was it ever going to work?
December 6, 2025 at 1:35 PM
I'm going to be honest: throwing custard at the crown jewels is probably the worst possible way to try and bring about citizens' assemblies. How was it ever going to work?
I find the videos Politics Joe makes where it just asks people attending a conference or a political event a very open question like "How do you think it's going?" and lets them say whatever they want very informative. It's something the BBC politics team should do if only for social history reasons
December 6, 2025 at 11:23 AM
I find the videos Politics Joe makes where it just asks people attending a conference or a political event a very open question like "How do you think it's going?" and lets them say whatever they want very informative. It's something the BBC politics team should do if only for social history reasons
Searching for Liz Truss on YouTube to see her new show and a whole bunch of other UK RW shows appear -Harry Cole, Dan Wootton - all with miniscule viewing figures as does Truss herself with only 8,500 views. For a show that was previewed and reviewed in the papers that's utterly pathetic
December 6, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Searching for Liz Truss on YouTube to see her new show and a whole bunch of other UK RW shows appear -Harry Cole, Dan Wootton - all with miniscule viewing figures as does Truss herself with only 8,500 views. For a show that was previewed and reviewed in the papers that's utterly pathetic
Pocket Casts informs me, with a serious face, that this year I spent 51,307 minutes listening to podcasts.
December 6, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Pocket Casts informs me, with a serious face, that this year I spent 51,307 minutes listening to podcasts.
Suddenly clicked why the inscription on the side of the trophy reads "ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthugha Fomalhaut n'gha-ghaa naf'lthagn"
December 5, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Suddenly clicked why the inscription on the side of the trophy reads "ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthugha Fomalhaut n'gha-ghaa naf'lthagn"
Something I've been pondering recently in regards to a supposed AI roll-out is Nicolas Hayek's response to the quartz crisis. He discovered that despite quartz being a cheaper and more accurate technology, people were willing to pay a premium for something they felt had integrity, a soul(?)
December 5, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Something I've been pondering recently in regards to a supposed AI roll-out is Nicolas Hayek's response to the quartz crisis. He discovered that despite quartz being a cheaper and more accurate technology, people were willing to pay a premium for something they felt had integrity, a soul(?)
I'd watch an Armando Iannucci film based around the committee charged with deciding who to award the inaugural FIFA peace prize to.
December 5, 2025 at 7:46 PM
I'd watch an Armando Iannucci film based around the committee charged with deciding who to award the inaugural FIFA peace prize to.
I've used the WBD screener app lots before and if Netflix just takes that and sticks everything on it on their site they will have the best streaming site that has existed so far.
December 5, 2025 at 6:30 PM
I've used the WBD screener app lots before and if Netflix just takes that and sticks everything on it on their site they will have the best streaming site that has existed so far.
I never watch the World Cup because I find football incredibly boring but excited to discover that I can now turn my lack of interest into a more conversationally exciting boycott born of strong moral and political principles *fist salute*
December 5, 2025 at 5:45 PM
I never watch the World Cup because I find football incredibly boring but excited to discover that I can now turn my lack of interest into a more conversationally exciting boycott born of strong moral and political principles *fist salute*
Wins peace prize Friday, invades Venezuela Tuesday.
Trump wins FIFA's new peace prize
December 5, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Wins peace prize Friday, invades Venezuela Tuesday.
Labour fundraising on Farage's racism.
December 5, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Labour fundraising on Farage's racism.
Said it before but Farage"s mistake was the decision to present himself as PM in waiting. When scandal happened in the past he'd submarine for 6 months and then reappear on a Kent beach and change the conversation. He can't do that with these absurd weekly press conferences.
December 5, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Said it before but Farage"s mistake was the decision to present himself as PM in waiting. When scandal happened in the past he'd submarine for 6 months and then reappear on a Kent beach and change the conversation. He can't do that with these absurd weekly press conferences.