Reality Bites
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The EU didn’t cause our problems
Leaving hasn’t solved them
We should be tackling rampant poverty, housing, low productivity, health, climate and education
Leaving hasn’t solved them
We should be tackling rampant poverty, housing, low productivity, health, climate and education
For me, the real sliding doors moment comes in September 2010, when Ed Miliband beats brother David by 1% to win Labour leadership.
Would David Cameron have won an outright majority five years later? I doubt it.
Would David Cameron have won an outright majority five years later? I doubt it.
October 25, 2025 at 6:50 AM
For me, the real sliding doors moment comes in September 2010, when Ed Miliband beats brother David by 1% to win Labour leadership.
Would David Cameron have won an outright majority five years later? I doubt it.
Would David Cameron have won an outright majority five years later? I doubt it.
If you were trying to big up Tommy Robinson, isn’t this exactly the angle you’d take?
October 14, 2025 at 3:22 PM
If you were trying to big up Tommy Robinson, isn’t this exactly the angle you’d take?
Life in Tokyo is the closest I could find
October 7, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Life in Tokyo is the closest I could find
And then journalists feed off an emotional reaction to tell people how to feel
August 9, 2025 at 9:23 AM
And then journalists feed off an emotional reaction to tell people how to feel
August 3, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Turned on the TV and found BBC2 showing the final of the All Ireland Hurling Final.
Never seen the sport live before.
It’s great to watch!
Never seen the sport live before.
It’s great to watch!
July 20, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Turned on the TV and found BBC2 showing the final of the All Ireland Hurling Final.
Never seen the sport live before.
It’s great to watch!
Never seen the sport live before.
It’s great to watch!
Two words:
Paul Mescal
Paul Mescal
July 19, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Two words:
Paul Mescal
Paul Mescal
That’s what the data says, too
July 14, 2025 at 5:03 PM
That’s what the data says, too
As a Brit I wholeheartedly agree. It’s groundless chauvinism from my compatriots. Just remind them that while no modern Brit says “garbage”, Shakespeare did!
July 12, 2025 at 9:48 AM
As a Brit I wholeheartedly agree. It’s groundless chauvinism from my compatriots. Just remind them that while no modern Brit says “garbage”, Shakespeare did!
Brilliantly simple, evidence-based way to grasp how much climate change affects us all.
#ShowYourStripes
#ShowYourStripes
June 21, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Brilliantly simple, evidence-based way to grasp how much climate change affects us all.
#ShowYourStripes
#ShowYourStripes
The power of the internet, eh? I noticed it had even made the UK top 100 a couple of weeks back.
May 24, 2025 at 4:38 AM
The power of the internet, eh? I noticed it had even made the UK top 100 a couple of weeks back.
Net migration figures without the context of declining birth rate figures are just word salad
May 12, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Net migration figures without the context of declining birth rate figures are just word salad
Ceci n’est pas une pipe
May 12, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Ceci n’est pas une pipe
Why does no discussion of net migration EVER mention the UK’s declining birth rate? It’s far below the levels consistent with a stable population. Without positive net migration we would be shrinking - with massive implications for pensions and economic sustainability.
May 11, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Why does no discussion of net migration EVER mention the UK’s declining birth rate? It’s far below the levels consistent with a stable population. Without positive net migration we would be shrinking - with massive implications for pensions and economic sustainability.
Polls are all over the place, lots of undecideds. But you’d think the worse Labour does, the higher the Indy vote. I’m surprised Indy support in Scotland isn’t higher right now. But it could be a question of time.
English nationalism would be so much healthier not anchored to British identity.
English nationalism would be so much healthier not anchored to British identity.
May 8, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Polls are all over the place, lots of undecideds. But you’d think the worse Labour does, the higher the Indy vote. I’m surprised Indy support in Scotland isn’t higher right now. But it could be a question of time.
English nationalism would be so much healthier not anchored to British identity.
English nationalism would be so much healthier not anchored to British identity.
May 6, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Has no one explained to the good people of Lincolnshire what will happen if sea levels rise?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/science...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/science...
May 2, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Has no one explained to the good people of Lincolnshire what will happen if sea levels rise?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/science...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/science...
Last one… and it even comes with a photo 😉
April 23, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Last one… and it even comes with a photo 😉
Where there’s a Wednesday, there’s a wobble
April 23, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Where there’s a Wednesday, there’s a wobble
And they didn’t pull their punches with the photo either
April 21, 2025 at 9:43 AM
And they didn’t pull their punches with the photo either