Duncan Bourne @duncanbourne@c.im
@duncanbourne.bsky.social
LINAC Engineer, railway modeller, Germanophile.
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Labour: solving problems that don't exist by doing the most possible harm to a minority, while signal-boosting their main political opponents.
December 6, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Labour: solving problems that don't exist by doing the most possible harm to a minority, while signal-boosting their main political opponents.
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people have been saying “europe will be unrecognisable in twenty years!” for over fifty years and by people i mean cunts
December 5, 2025 at 8:40 AM
people have been saying “europe will be unrecognisable in twenty years!” for over fifty years and by people i mean cunts
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I despise transphobes with my entire heart. Absolutely foul people
"Girlguiding had been facing legal action from a parent over its policy allowing transgender girls to join as members and trans women to volunteer in roles reserved for women, claiming it “exposes girls to harassment”
And presumably feared a sustained campaign.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
And presumably feared a sustained campaign.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Trans girls banned from joining Girlguiding
Girls’ adventure charity says it made decision after seeking legal advice in wake of supreme court ruling on gender
www.theguardian.com
December 2, 2025 at 7:20 PM
I despise transphobes with my entire heart. Absolutely foul people
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Someone on here said a while ago that the only way Labour can win the next election is to put rejoin in their manifesto, redivide the country along brexit lines, and get all the votes from the 60% or so who want to reverse the 2016 vote.
Starmer declaring “we have to keep moving towards a closer relationship with the EU” is a significant moment.
Reflects transformation in public opinion + need for economic growth.
Reflects transformation in public opinion + need for economic growth.
December 3, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Someone on here said a while ago that the only way Labour can win the next election is to put rejoin in their manifesto, redivide the country along brexit lines, and get all the votes from the 60% or so who want to reverse the 2016 vote.
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Everyone involved in these organisations who isn't a TER needs to stop participating in them immediately. The WI and Girl Guides are done now. They are hate groups. That's it. Set up an alternative one. Leave the transphobes to hang out with each other.
This part is *infuriating*. This cis woman heard an 80 year old trans woman say, 'This is the only place I've been respected as a woman IN MY LIFE.'
And did not immediately think, 'I will fight every inch like a dying badger to keep her in my organization.'
Absolutely pathetic.
And did not immediately think, 'I will fight every inch like a dying badger to keep her in my organization.'
Absolutely pathetic.
December 3, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Everyone involved in these organisations who isn't a TER needs to stop participating in them immediately. The WI and Girl Guides are done now. They are hate groups. That's it. Set up an alternative one. Leave the transphobes to hang out with each other.
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Because of Brexit, the exchequer “will lose the thick end of £100bn in tax revenues this year”
Far from having to raise £26bn in extra taxes, Rachel Reeves could have raised spending on health, defence, infrastructure, etc and still had money to spare…
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/opinion/brex...
Far from having to raise £26bn in extra taxes, Rachel Reeves could have raised spending on health, defence, infrastructure, etc and still had money to spare…
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/opinion/brex...
Brexit: the trillion pound ‘mistake’
The recent NBER report suggests the Treasury’s 2016 analysis – slammed by Brexiters as a ‘hoax’– actually understated the impact of Brexit
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
December 3, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Because of Brexit, the exchequer “will lose the thick end of £100bn in tax revenues this year”
Far from having to raise £26bn in extra taxes, Rachel Reeves could have raised spending on health, defence, infrastructure, etc and still had money to spare…
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/opinion/brex...
Far from having to raise £26bn in extra taxes, Rachel Reeves could have raised spending on health, defence, infrastructure, etc and still had money to spare…
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/opinion/brex...
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'We have historically high welfare spending.' No we don't.
'We have a historically high proportion of working-age people not actually working.' No we don't.
'The number of Britons emigrating is skyrocketing.' No it isn't.
'We have a historically high proportion of working-age people not actually working.' No we don't.
'The number of Britons emigrating is skyrocketing.' No it isn't.
November 29, 2025 at 5:08 PM
'We have historically high welfare spending.' No we don't.
'We have a historically high proportion of working-age people not actually working.' No we don't.
'The number of Britons emigrating is skyrocketing.' No it isn't.
'We have a historically high proportion of working-age people not actually working.' No we don't.
'The number of Britons emigrating is skyrocketing.' No it isn't.
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The Doctor is right and correct
Always love to see great talent using their platform for unabashed good.
'F*** Off And Let People Be': David Tennant Doubles Down On Support For Trans People
"People are trying to create division... and it's so f***ing unnecessary."
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
November 29, 2025 at 12:51 PM
The Doctor is right and correct
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It's also an example of the underlying problem being the same cruelty that they now think will solve it!
The reason for expensive taxis is that they restricted bus travel to appease the same people!
The reason for expensive taxis is that they restricted bus travel to appease the same people!
This is just revolting cruelty, done to pander to racists who won't give it the time of day. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Government to ban asylum seekers from using taxis
The ban is set to come in February and any exemptions will have to be signed off by the Home Office.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 29, 2025 at 8:44 AM
It's also an example of the underlying problem being the same cruelty that they now think will solve it!
The reason for expensive taxis is that they restricted bus travel to appease the same people!
The reason for expensive taxis is that they restricted bus travel to appease the same people!
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My carefully considered, nuanced and balanced policy view is that we should tax gambling profits, including sports betting, at like 98% and one executive's kidney per quarter.
I'm not sure having every UK mainstreet be three quarters Ladbrokes is good, actually.
I'm not sure having every UK mainstreet be three quarters Ladbrokes is good, actually.
November 27, 2025 at 8:57 AM
My carefully considered, nuanced and balanced policy view is that we should tax gambling profits, including sports betting, at like 98% and one executive's kidney per quarter.
I'm not sure having every UK mainstreet be three quarters Ladbrokes is good, actually.
I'm not sure having every UK mainstreet be three quarters Ladbrokes is good, actually.
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Love this accepted mantra of "you can't tax your way to growth"... Yes you can, and it's what happened in every developed nation during the high point of the mid 20th century when growth was consistently higher than the last 45 years of low tax low spend neoliberalism.
November 26, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Love this accepted mantra of "you can't tax your way to growth"... Yes you can, and it's what happened in every developed nation during the high point of the mid 20th century when growth was consistently higher than the last 45 years of low tax low spend neoliberalism.
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This isn’t even about “bias” at this stage.
This is about whether the national broadcaster should be able to use bigoted slurs to describe a victim of crime.
This is about whether the national broadcaster should be able to use bigoted slurs to describe a victim of crime.
November 25, 2025 at 3:06 PM
This isn’t even about “bias” at this stage.
This is about whether the national broadcaster should be able to use bigoted slurs to describe a victim of crime.
This is about whether the national broadcaster should be able to use bigoted slurs to describe a victim of crime.
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Rachel Reeves has removed Audi, BMW, Mercedes from the motability scheme because disabled people aren’t allowed nice things ignoring the better resale values and the fact cars like the Audi A1 and BMW 1-series are hardly limos www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/con...
UK's Motability scheme no longer includes premium brands such as Audi, BMW and Mercedes | Autocar
Announcement comes just weeks after chancellor Rachel Reeves vowed to axe luxury models from the programme
www.autocar.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Rachel Reeves has removed Audi, BMW, Mercedes from the motability scheme because disabled people aren’t allowed nice things ignoring the better resale values and the fact cars like the Audi A1 and BMW 1-series are hardly limos www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/con...
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At least it's honest, right? Intrusive questioning of women who don't conform to norms about how they should look, and women then being banned if they tell their inquisitor to mind his own sodding business, has always been the logical end point for the patriarchal project that is TERFdom.
November 20, 2025 at 6:43 AM
At least it's honest, right? Intrusive questioning of women who don't conform to norms about how they should look, and women then being banned if they tell their inquisitor to mind his own sodding business, has always been the logical end point for the patriarchal project that is TERFdom.
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Baroness Jones, "The problem is that labour have not created enough safe managed routes"
"If we had safe managed routes people could come here, justify their arrival, start to work, start to pay tax, start to create business"
"And actually be a huge benefit to our society"
"If we had safe managed routes people could come here, justify their arrival, start to work, start to pay tax, start to create business"
"And actually be a huge benefit to our society"
November 18, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Baroness Jones, "The problem is that labour have not created enough safe managed routes"
"If we had safe managed routes people could come here, justify their arrival, start to work, start to pay tax, start to create business"
"And actually be a huge benefit to our society"
"If we had safe managed routes people could come here, justify their arrival, start to work, start to pay tax, start to create business"
"And actually be a huge benefit to our society"
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Can we go back to the days when politicians said that they really wanted to help people but it’s very hard and takes time, rather than saying that they want to hurt people and can do it quickly?
November 16, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Can we go back to the days when politicians said that they really wanted to help people but it’s very hard and takes time, rather than saying that they want to hurt people and can do it quickly?
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Bigotry is always fed by lies.
November 16, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Bigotry is always fed by lies.
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Truss is now the very epitome of treason. More than Joyce, more than Burgess, Philby, Maclean or Blunt, more than Guy Fawkes. Maybe not more than Farage 🤔
November 15, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Truss is now the very epitome of treason. More than Joyce, more than Burgess, Philby, Maclean or Blunt, more than Guy Fawkes. Maybe not more than Farage 🤔
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Welcome to Greens for Nuclear! We are a group of Green Party members who want to see the party adopt a pro-nuclear energy stance.
Nuclear energy is safe, clean, green, and completely necessary to prevent climate collapse: (🧵)
Nuclear energy is safe, clean, green, and completely necessary to prevent climate collapse: (🧵)
November 14, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Welcome to Greens for Nuclear! We are a group of Green Party members who want to see the party adopt a pro-nuclear energy stance.
Nuclear energy is safe, clean, green, and completely necessary to prevent climate collapse: (🧵)
Nuclear energy is safe, clean, green, and completely necessary to prevent climate collapse: (🧵)
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BBC
Bias is often in the eye of the beholder
So let’s stick to measurable facts
During 10 yrs of debate about Brexit, BBC QuestionTime had Britain’s Members of the European Parliament on the show 50 times
Every single one was from the pro Brexit minority
47 were from UKIP/BP
23 times Farage
Bias is often in the eye of the beholder
So let’s stick to measurable facts
During 10 yrs of debate about Brexit, BBC QuestionTime had Britain’s Members of the European Parliament on the show 50 times
Every single one was from the pro Brexit minority
47 were from UKIP/BP
23 times Farage
November 14, 2025 at 7:43 PM
BBC
Bias is often in the eye of the beholder
So let’s stick to measurable facts
During 10 yrs of debate about Brexit, BBC QuestionTime had Britain’s Members of the European Parliament on the show 50 times
Every single one was from the pro Brexit minority
47 were from UKIP/BP
23 times Farage
Bias is often in the eye of the beholder
So let’s stick to measurable facts
During 10 yrs of debate about Brexit, BBC QuestionTime had Britain’s Members of the European Parliament on the show 50 times
Every single one was from the pro Brexit minority
47 were from UKIP/BP
23 times Farage
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Ronaldo getting sent off for mocking tears feels like the direct opposite of Cantona doing the kung fu kick.
Actions that completely summarise a character:
> Cantona is an anti-racist legend
> Ronaldo is an egotistical tax-dodging bellend
Actions that completely summarise a character:
> Cantona is an anti-racist legend
> Ronaldo is an egotistical tax-dodging bellend
November 14, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Ronaldo getting sent off for mocking tears feels like the direct opposite of Cantona doing the kung fu kick.
Actions that completely summarise a character:
> Cantona is an anti-racist legend
> Ronaldo is an egotistical tax-dodging bellend
Actions that completely summarise a character:
> Cantona is an anti-racist legend
> Ronaldo is an egotistical tax-dodging bellend
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Can I say something?
What's from Chicago, hates Illinois Nazis, and is holy as fuck?
It's the Pope in 1982.
It's the Pope in 1982.
November 13, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Can I say something?
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"You can't un-invent AI!" We can't un-invent asbestos either. That doesn't mean we have to use it.
November 12, 2025 at 4:00 AM
"You can't un-invent AI!" We can't un-invent asbestos either. That doesn't mean we have to use it.
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The "appropriate response" is to broadcast everything that Trump did and said on that appalling day for American democracy and then to tell this moron to sling his hook.
I might be wrong, but this stinks of Pharage involvement.
November 11, 2025 at 8:03 AM
The "appropriate response" is to broadcast everything that Trump did and said on that appalling day for American democracy and then to tell this moron to sling his hook.