Niall Jordan
@contraryjordan.bsky.social
Like usually means bookmarked.
Repost means interesting.
Not one good word to say about Sir Keir Starmer.
Repost means interesting.
Not one good word to say about Sir Keir Starmer.
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Love being reminded to do this every year. It's a win/win all round
November 11, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Love being reminded to do this every year. It's a win/win all round
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Irish Sunday newspaper #frontpages for Nov 9th [Updating]
Visit the post for more.
derekmooney.ie
November 9, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Sad really. In an Irish sense he had it all. Except enough money. Such fun to watch playing unless of course it was against your team. www.thejournal.ie/dj-carey-sen...
Former Kilenny hurler DJ Carey to be sentenced for fraud charges today
Carey’s sentence hearing was postponed until today after the court was informed on Wednesday that he is in hospital
www.thejournal.ie
October 31, 2025 at 6:52 AM
Sad really. In an Irish sense he had it all. Except enough money. Such fun to watch playing unless of course it was against your team. www.thejournal.ie/dj-carey-sen...
Post of the day.
Bridgend residents want to see councillors have sex on illegally dumped rubbish? They deserve to be frustrated.
Lack of action on fly-tipping by Bridgend council frustrating residents
October 20, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Post of the day.
Gavin is advising on best method of kicking that Can..
The party will examine the selection process for Jim Gavin. www.thejournal.ie/fianna-fail-...
The party will examine the selection process for Jim Gavin. www.thejournal.ie/fianna-fail-...
Fianna Fáil sets up review into party's disastrous presidential campaign
The party will examine the selection process for Jim Gavin.
www.thejournal.ie
October 16, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Gavin is advising on best method of kicking that Can..
The party will examine the selection process for Jim Gavin. www.thejournal.ie/fianna-fail-...
The party will examine the selection process for Jim Gavin. www.thejournal.ie/fianna-fail-...
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A better answer: replace stamp duty with a smarter tax, that's fairer, doesn't discourage people from moving, and can't be avoided.
I'll be writing more about that at the weekend.
I'll be writing more about that at the weekend.
October 9, 2025 at 7:44 PM
A better answer: replace stamp duty with a smarter tax, that's fairer, doesn't discourage people from moving, and can't be avoided.
I'll be writing more about that at the weekend.
I'll be writing more about that at the weekend.
October 9, 2025 at 11:44 AM
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New post just out:
"The story behind the polls"
Today we have guest post from the brilliant @dylandifford.bsky.social breaking down which voters have moved where since the election and why.
With loads of new data analysis and lovely charts.
(£/free trial)
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/t...
"The story behind the polls"
Today we have guest post from the brilliant @dylandifford.bsky.social breaking down which voters have moved where since the election and why.
With loads of new data analysis and lovely charts.
(£/free trial)
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/t...
The story behind the polls
Who's changed their mind since the 2024 election and why?
open.substack.com
September 30, 2025 at 7:38 AM
New post just out:
"The story behind the polls"
Today we have guest post from the brilliant @dylandifford.bsky.social breaking down which voters have moved where since the election and why.
With loads of new data analysis and lovely charts.
(£/free trial)
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/t...
"The story behind the polls"
Today we have guest post from the brilliant @dylandifford.bsky.social breaking down which voters have moved where since the election and why.
With loads of new data analysis and lovely charts.
(£/free trial)
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/t...
Why isn't this all over the BBC News?https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj6xwy015ngo
Ex-Reform UK Wales leader Nathan Gill pleads guilty to bribery charges
Nathan Gill admits eight charges of bribery while being a Member of the European Parliament.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 26, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Why isn't this all over the BBC News?https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj6xwy015ngo
Fair point here.
i will fight id cards with every fibre of my being as long as the government can put "male" on mine.
September 25, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Fair point here.
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Reform MP backs up Nigel Farage claims that migrants are coming for your birds.
September 25, 2025 at 6:26 PM
#Burnham
What's to stop Andy Burnham leading an anti-Reform umbrella movement at the next election. Whether the PLP want him as Labour leader or not.
What's to stop Andy Burnham leading an anti-Reform umbrella movement at the next election. Whether the PLP want him as Labour leader or not.
September 25, 2025 at 12:02 PM
#Burnham
What's to stop Andy Burnham leading an anti-Reform umbrella movement at the next election. Whether the PLP want him as Labour leader or not.
What's to stop Andy Burnham leading an anti-Reform umbrella movement at the next election. Whether the PLP want him as Labour leader or not.
Why is the Charlie Kirk killing still leading the BBC news today? Prior to this week the vast majority of us had never heard of Charlie Kirk.
It's news but the Mandelson fall out is surly bigger news for the UK.
It's news but the Mandelson fall out is surly bigger news for the UK.
September 13, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Why is the Charlie Kirk killing still leading the BBC news today? Prior to this week the vast majority of us had never heard of Charlie Kirk.
It's news but the Mandelson fall out is surly bigger news for the UK.
It's news but the Mandelson fall out is surly bigger news for the UK.
When I move Mount like this he ends up in acres of space...I just don't understand it..
August 28, 2025 at 11:50 AM
When I move Mount like this he ends up in acres of space...I just don't understand it..
Love it or hate it Farage's strength is to focus on single issues and not sway with the wind on them.
Triangulation in contrast seems to end up pleasing no one.
Triangulation in contrast seems to end up pleasing no one.
The issue salience story of this year has been the steady climb of people selecting immigration levels or channel crossings as a top issue. Meanwhile crime has crossed 20% for the first time since last Autumn. Cost of living retains its number one spot.
August 20, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Love it or hate it Farage's strength is to focus on single issues and not sway with the wind on them.
Triangulation in contrast seems to end up pleasing no one.
Triangulation in contrast seems to end up pleasing no one.
I recently did driving lessons and my test at no point was this question asked of me:
“If an autonomous car is going to crash into a group of old people or a group of young people, what’s the AI in there that says what’s the right decision?
“If an autonomous car is going to crash into a group of old people or a group of young people, what’s the AI in there that says what’s the right decision?
August 7, 2025 at 6:40 AM
I recently did driving lessons and my test at no point was this question asked of me:
“If an autonomous car is going to crash into a group of old people or a group of young people, what’s the AI in there that says what’s the right decision?
“If an autonomous car is going to crash into a group of old people or a group of young people, what’s the AI in there that says what’s the right decision?
Unpopular opinion (possibly?) - British and Irish Lions tours only made sense when the Southern Hemisphere teams were way ahead. Now Ireland best regularly on their own..
July 18, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Unpopular opinion (possibly?) - British and Irish Lions tours only made sense when the Southern Hemisphere teams were way ahead. Now Ireland best regularly on their own..
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"In France, engineers have developed a bladeless wind turbine that silently vibrates to generate electricity. Called a vortex wind generator, it ditches spinning blades for a slim column using vortex shedding — turning air flow into oscillations, then into clean energy"
July 15, 2025 at 8:54 AM
"In France, engineers have developed a bladeless wind turbine that silently vibrates to generate electricity. Called a vortex wind generator, it ditches spinning blades for a slim column using vortex shedding — turning air flow into oscillations, then into clean energy"
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Many cancers no longer 'a death sentence' as treatment on 'cusp of golden era', NHS England medical director says
news.sky.com/story/many-c...
news.sky.com/story/many-c...
Many cancers no longer 'a death sentence' as treatment on 'cusp of golden era', NHS England medical director says
Sir Stephen Powis said the number of those living longer with the disease and surviving will continue to increase, as he compared the progress made in cancer treatment to the success in developing tre...
news.sky.com
July 14, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Many cancers no longer 'a death sentence' as treatment on 'cusp of golden era', NHS England medical director says
news.sky.com/story/many-c...
news.sky.com/story/many-c...
So I tune into Jeremy Vine on BBC2 - and he's talking about "Labour's" wealth tax. So I quickly go to BBC news as there must have been an announcement that I missed...no I haven't missed a thing. It's just speculation there's currently no such thing as "Labour's" wealth tax.
July 14, 2025 at 11:34 AM
So I tune into Jeremy Vine on BBC2 - and he's talking about "Labour's" wealth tax. So I quickly go to BBC news as there must have been an announcement that I missed...no I haven't missed a thing. It's just speculation there's currently no such thing as "Labour's" wealth tax.
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Sodium-iron batteries at grid scale: 200MW/400MWh, enough to "regulate up to 580 GWh annually."
"The facility supports more than 30 local wind and solar power stations, alleviating the impact of intermittent supply and facilitating the integration of high shares of renewables into the grid."
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"The facility supports more than 30 local wind and solar power stations, alleviating the impact of intermittent supply and facilitating the integration of high shares of renewables into the grid."
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China launches world’s first grid-forming sodium-ion battery storage plant
The Baochi Storage Station in Yunnan integrates lithium and sodium-ion technologies at scale, a global first, aiming to stabilize renewable energy and cut costs as China accelerates its energy transit...
www.pv-magazine.com
July 2, 2025 at 5:24 AM
Sodium-iron batteries at grid scale: 200MW/400MWh, enough to "regulate up to 580 GWh annually."
"The facility supports more than 30 local wind and solar power stations, alleviating the impact of intermittent supply and facilitating the integration of high shares of renewables into the grid."
😍
"The facility supports more than 30 local wind and solar power stations, alleviating the impact of intermittent supply and facilitating the integration of high shares of renewables into the grid."
😍
Could Duffer get a job in England?
June 22, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Could Duffer get a job in England?
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These figures always highlight for me just how much the Tories p****d up against a wall on track and trace, PPE etc during COVID. Mind boggling.
New data reveals that 40% of corporation tax due from small businesses isn’t being paid.
It’s a hidden crisis that costs the UK £15 billion a year — and HMRC has quietly lost control.
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It’s a hidden crisis that costs the UK £15 billion a year — and HMRC has quietly lost control.
buff.ly/5Ah4fP4
June 22, 2025 at 11:52 AM
These figures always highlight for me just how much the Tories p****d up against a wall on track and trace, PPE etc during COVID. Mind boggling.