George Sinnott
@gsinnott85.bsky.social
Still wearing suits. Dad stuff, politics and history. Whenever possible #amwriting
Very much love thy neighbour stuff here. Please give generously...
On Christmas Bin Day, the greatest gift you can give your neighbours with kids is a message saying:
"There's space in our bins of you need it"
"There's space in our bins of you need it"
December 27, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Very much love thy neighbour stuff here. Please give generously...
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Is there anything more pointless than an online Christmas card from an organisation? Delete. Delete. Delete.
December 18, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Is there anything more pointless than an online Christmas card from an organisation? Delete. Delete. Delete.
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The BBC is not just any other institution. It's a core part of this country's identity. It's ours to criticise, ours to get cross with, ours to love and ours to the end.
By attacking it Trump may actually be doing us all a favour as we are obliged to remember that.
www.politico.eu/article/brit...
By attacking it Trump may actually be doing us all a favour as we are obliged to remember that.
www.politico.eu/article/brit...
British government backs the BBC as Trump sues it for billions
Stephen Kinnock said the public service broadcaster is “right to stick by their guns.”
www.politico.eu
December 16, 2025 at 4:18 PM
The BBC is not just any other institution. It's a core part of this country's identity. It's ours to criticise, ours to get cross with, ours to love and ours to the end.
By attacking it Trump may actually be doing us all a favour as we are obliged to remember that.
www.politico.eu/article/brit...
By attacking it Trump may actually be doing us all a favour as we are obliged to remember that.
www.politico.eu/article/brit...
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The Government agredd a compromise to get the bill through. The Lords have ignored that - unconstitutionally.
The govt should do the same. Return to the full version of the bill, pass it with the Parliament Act then reform the Lords to stop this happening again.
The govt should do the same. Return to the full version of the bill, pass it with the Parliament Act then reform the Lords to stop this happening again.
The Lords blocked the Employment Right's Bill again last night.
Thanfully on just one point about unfair dismissal...but it's still delaying the WHOLE bill further!
244 to 220.
So who is among the 244?
202 Tories
26 crossbenchers
9 non-affiliated
3 DUP
3 UUP
1 bishop
Look at the names...
1/3
Thanfully on just one point about unfair dismissal...but it's still delaying the WHOLE bill further!
244 to 220.
So who is among the 244?
202 Tories
26 crossbenchers
9 non-affiliated
3 DUP
3 UUP
1 bishop
Look at the names...
1/3
December 12, 2025 at 7:09 AM
The Government agredd a compromise to get the bill through. The Lords have ignored that - unconstitutionally.
The govt should do the same. Return to the full version of the bill, pass it with the Parliament Act then reform the Lords to stop this happening again.
The govt should do the same. Return to the full version of the bill, pass it with the Parliament Act then reform the Lords to stop this happening again.
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Putin sits in Moscow claiming that his armies have taken a town that the Ukrainian president is personally visiting. There are cowardly tyrants and there are courageous elected leaders and it is good to know the difference.
Putin said Russia had taken Kupiansk weeks ago.
Today, Zelenskyy visited Ukrainian troops there.
Today, Zelenskyy visited Ukrainian troops there.
December 12, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Putin sits in Moscow claiming that his armies have taken a town that the Ukrainian president is personally visiting. There are cowardly tyrants and there are courageous elected leaders and it is good to know the difference.
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It’s that time of year: what was the piece of writing about AI that stuck with you the most this year, pop press or academic? A few of mine in the thread. ⬇️
December 3, 2025 at 10:54 PM
It’s that time of year: what was the piece of writing about AI that stuck with you the most this year, pop press or academic? A few of mine in the thread. ⬇️
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Baseball: being hit with a pitch is a act of war and you get a free walk. If you do it deliberately you can get ejected from the game.
Cricket: Bowlers will deliberately target your head and body with 90mph balls, and you just have to wear it.
Game for children. Game for adults.
Cricket: Bowlers will deliberately target your head and body with 90mph balls, and you just have to wear it.
Game for children. Game for adults.
November 21, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Baseball: being hit with a pitch is a act of war and you get a free walk. If you do it deliberately you can get ejected from the game.
Cricket: Bowlers will deliberately target your head and body with 90mph balls, and you just have to wear it.
Game for children. Game for adults.
Cricket: Bowlers will deliberately target your head and body with 90mph balls, and you just have to wear it.
Game for children. Game for adults.
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My annual post about how the Morning Star reported the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989
hatfulofhistory.com/2014/11/07/h...
hatfulofhistory.com/2014/11/07/h...
November 9, 2025 at 9:02 AM
My annual post about how the Morning Star reported the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989
hatfulofhistory.com/2014/11/07/h...
hatfulofhistory.com/2014/11/07/h...
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When asked about Russia’s war in Ukraine, ChatGPT, Google’s Gemini, DeepSeek, and xAI’s Grok all regularly cite Russian propaganda
www.wired.com/story/chatbo...
www.wired.com/story/chatbo...
Chatbots Are Pushing Sanctioned Russian Propaganda
ChatGPT, Gemini, DeepSeek, and Grok are serving users propaganda from Russian-backed media when asked about the invasion of Ukraine, new research finds.
www.wired.com
October 27, 2025 at 9:21 AM
When asked about Russia’s war in Ukraine, ChatGPT, Google’s Gemini, DeepSeek, and xAI’s Grok all regularly cite Russian propaganda
www.wired.com/story/chatbo...
www.wired.com/story/chatbo...
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There is a serious, principled case for a codified constitution, for some of the reasons George sets out.
But botching together a constitution to stop Farage - a constitution that could not command widespread support and that was widely seen as rigged - would deepen our problems, not resolve them.🧵
But botching together a constitution to stop Farage - a constitution that could not command widespread support and that was widely seen as rigged - would deepen our problems, not resolve them.🧵
We're facing a political emergency: a high likelihood of an shamelessly authoritarian government in 2029. So we urgently need this basic safeguard: a codified constitution.
This week's column explains what we're missing and why it's so important.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This week's column explains what we're missing and why it's so important.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
We must act now: without a written constitution, Reform UK will have carte blanche to toxify our nation | Goerge Monbiot
It means breaking with hundreds of years of tradition, but it can’t wait. As hard-right figures spread division and laud autocrats, a fail-safe is vital, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
October 23, 2025 at 10:42 PM
There is a serious, principled case for a codified constitution, for some of the reasons George sets out.
But botching together a constitution to stop Farage - a constitution that could not command widespread support and that was widely seen as rigged - would deepen our problems, not resolve them.🧵
But botching together a constitution to stop Farage - a constitution that could not command widespread support and that was widely seen as rigged - would deepen our problems, not resolve them.🧵
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Road to Wigan Pier is a rant of a book. But it goes so hard on why it’s evil to begrudge the poorest simple pleasures.
October 24, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Road to Wigan Pier is a rant of a book. But it goes so hard on why it’s evil to begrudge the poorest simple pleasures.
Amazing discovery... Scientists win Nobel Prize for discovering why immune system does not destroy the body
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Scientists win Nobel Prize for groundbreaking immune system work
The prize-winning discovery explains how the immune system attacks hostile infections, but not the body's own cells.
www.bbc.com
October 7, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Amazing discovery... Scientists win Nobel Prize for discovering why immune system does not destroy the body
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
There is another nuance here though too. Talk of the state failing or 'growing less and less effective' can also be used to make a false jump to 'the state needs to get out of the way'. Fine if it's someone's position but the state can be effective and does have power to change people's lives too.
Important point - announcements about "crackdowns" and "bans" are a way to try and convince people the state has power when it increasingly fails at basic tasks.
And the state is growing less and less effective at the same time. One relatively trivial example is fly-tipping. There are steep fines for it and rewards for those who turn in offenders. But the problem grows worse and worse in many places.
October 5, 2025 at 10:43 AM
There is another nuance here though too. Talk of the state failing or 'growing less and less effective' can also be used to make a false jump to 'the state needs to get out of the way'. Fine if it's someone's position but the state can be effective and does have power to change people's lives too.
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🇬🇪 Protesters in Tbilisi began storming the presidential palace!
October 4, 2025 at 3:30 PM
🇬🇪 Protesters in Tbilisi began storming the presidential palace!
Words matter. What we say matters. A timely reminder in this podcast of that, at a time in British politics where the importance of what we say and what we choose not to say matters as much as ever. Recommend listening to @robertsaunders.bsky.social and David here.
www.ppfideas.com/episodes/now...
www.ppfideas.com/episodes/now...
Now & Then with Robert Saunders: Neil Kinnock vs Militant
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www.ppfideas.com
September 28, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Words matter. What we say matters. A timely reminder in this podcast of that, at a time in British politics where the importance of what we say and what we choose not to say matters as much as ever. Recommend listening to @robertsaunders.bsky.social and David here.
www.ppfideas.com/episodes/now...
www.ppfideas.com/episodes/now...
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Congratulations to England's Red Roses, the women's rugby world cup winners. A superb effort over six weeks and deserved winners.
September 27, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Congratulations to England's Red Roses, the women's rugby world cup winners. A superb effort over six weeks and deserved winners.
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Putin has increased Russia's VAT rate to 22% from 20%, breaking a pledge not to raise taxes before 2030. Another indication of a creaking Russian economy.
September 25, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Putin has increased Russia's VAT rate to 22% from 20%, breaking a pledge not to raise taxes before 2030. Another indication of a creaking Russian economy.
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⚡️Ukraine retook 5 times more territory than it lost near Pokrovsk in August, Syrskyi says.
Ukrainian forces lost 5 square kilometers but regained control of 26 square kilometers in the Pokrovsk sector in Donetsk Oblast in August, Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said.
Ukrainian forces lost 5 square kilometers but regained control of 26 square kilometers in the Pokrovsk sector in Donetsk Oblast in August, Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said.
Ukraine retook 5 times more territory than it lost near Pokrovsk in August, Syrskyi says
Ukrainian forces lost 5 square kilometers but regained control of 26 square kilometers in the Pokrovsk sector in Donetsk Oblast in August, Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said.
kyivindependent.com
September 7, 2025 at 12:58 PM
⚡️Ukraine retook 5 times more territory than it lost near Pokrovsk in August, Syrskyi says.
Ukrainian forces lost 5 square kilometers but regained control of 26 square kilometers in the Pokrovsk sector in Donetsk Oblast in August, Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said.
Ukrainian forces lost 5 square kilometers but regained control of 26 square kilometers in the Pokrovsk sector in Donetsk Oblast in August, Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said.
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The right's canonisation of this women is sick beyond belief. You don't have to agree with her jail sentence to think what she did was foul.
August 22, 2025 at 8:47 AM
The right's canonisation of this women is sick beyond belief. You don't have to agree with her jail sentence to think what she did was foul.
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UK economy grew 1% in first half of 2025
US economy grew 0.6%
I present these figures without comment
US economy grew 0.6%
I present these figures without comment
August 14, 2025 at 6:30 AM
UK economy grew 1% in first half of 2025
US economy grew 0.6%
I present these figures without comment
US economy grew 0.6%
I present these figures without comment
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What a bike rider. What a story 🤯
Pauline Ferrand-Prévot has won the Tour de France Femmes in her first season back on the road after a six-year absence from the WorldTour.
📸 Sprint Cycling
Pauline Ferrand-Prévot has won the Tour de France Femmes in her first season back on the road after a six-year absence from the WorldTour.
📸 Sprint Cycling
August 3, 2025 at 7:34 PM
What a bike rider. What a story 🤯
Pauline Ferrand-Prévot has won the Tour de France Femmes in her first season back on the road after a six-year absence from the WorldTour.
📸 Sprint Cycling
Pauline Ferrand-Prévot has won the Tour de France Femmes in her first season back on the road after a six-year absence from the WorldTour.
📸 Sprint Cycling
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If you were alive in the 1980s, this is among the most wonderful & truly incredible things you have ever witnessed in your lifetime.
July 28, 2025 at 2:15 AM
If you were alive in the 1980s, this is among the most wonderful & truly incredible things you have ever witnessed in your lifetime.