Ian Caldwell
@iccaldwell.bsky.social
Green techie who sometimes rants to the internet.
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I think AI might have been a bit... overhyped.
It's just Clippy on steroids and even more annoying.
It's just Clippy on steroids and even more annoying.
November 26, 2025 at 11:07 AM
I think AI might have been a bit... overhyped.
It's just Clippy on steroids and even more annoying.
It's just Clippy on steroids and even more annoying.
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Another 55mins of Farage carried live by BBC and Sky, in which he rambled for twice as long as briefed, and yet managed to say little of substance.
Why can broadcasters not simply give us 3mins of the low-lights after the event, as they would do with most other politicians? ~AA
Why can broadcasters not simply give us 3mins of the low-lights after the event, as they would do with most other politicians? ~AA
November 3, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Another 55mins of Farage carried live by BBC and Sky, in which he rambled for twice as long as briefed, and yet managed to say little of substance.
Why can broadcasters not simply give us 3mins of the low-lights after the event, as they would do with most other politicians? ~AA
Why can broadcasters not simply give us 3mins of the low-lights after the event, as they would do with most other politicians? ~AA
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Nigel Farage currently railing against Parliament being full of "professional politicians".
He founded UKIP in 1993 and was first elected as an MEP in 1999, twenty-six years ago. Less than 5% of current MPs (31 to be precise) have a longer career in politics than Farage. ~AA
He founded UKIP in 1993 and was first elected as an MEP in 1999, twenty-six years ago. Less than 5% of current MPs (31 to be precise) have a longer career in politics than Farage. ~AA
November 3, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Nigel Farage currently railing against Parliament being full of "professional politicians".
He founded UKIP in 1993 and was first elected as an MEP in 1999, twenty-six years ago. Less than 5% of current MPs (31 to be precise) have a longer career in politics than Farage. ~AA
He founded UKIP in 1993 and was first elected as an MEP in 1999, twenty-six years ago. Less than 5% of current MPs (31 to be precise) have a longer career in politics than Farage. ~AA
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Although supporting Palestine Action does make you a terrorist.
September 29, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Although supporting Palestine Action does make you a terrorist.
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I used to get told off by people for calling certain people fascists - apparently it weakened the word - now, those people I called fascists are being fascists - what really weakens the word is not using it when we can try and stop them and only use it when they have power
September 15, 2025 at 1:22 PM
I used to get told off by people for calling certain people fascists - apparently it weakened the word - now, those people I called fascists are being fascists - what really weakens the word is not using it when we can try and stop them and only use it when they have power
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On the same day in the Telegraph:
![The Telegraph
Rayner tax scandal - £40k tax dodge - Statement
Angela Rayner dodges £40,000 stamp duty
Deputy Prime Minister reduces tax bill for Hove flat by declaring it as her main residence
[Photo: Angela Rayner pictured at the weekend in Hove, where she has just bought a flat Credit: Dan Charity/The Sun on Sunday]
Robert Mendick Chief Reporter. Amy Gibbons Political Correspondent
29 August 2025 8:57am BST](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2kf2qj56o2vq7jfaq4x4ogp6/bafkreihe5mm7nwmwvzhtgadmsafyvsaxhrufuai2d2j2rju5zt6g2lytea@jpeg)
![The Telegraph
Money > Property > Second homes
How to avoid tax on your second home
From stamp duty to council tax, shield your wealth from Labour's tightening net
[Photo of houses around a bay - Areas such as Cornwall have added a premium to council tax bills for second homes Credit: iStockphoto]
Fran Ivens Senior Money Writer
29 August 2025 1:21pm BST](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2kf2qj56o2vq7jfaq4x4ogp6/bafkreieuwgc2vsmyfcctmf4cnpcqckij2pqdk2gmzajpnihrsqyqmzyr5e@jpeg)
September 5, 2025 at 7:55 AM
On the same day in the Telegraph:
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Outstanding.
August 29, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Outstanding.
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There’s a nonzero chance you will die from a cancer that could have been curable because people who couldn’t pass 7th grade biology and are scared of things like “mRNA” and “riboflavin” and “walkable cities” decided to make their ignorance everybody else’s problem
Over 120 mRNA cancer trials are now at risk as the Trump admin cuts funding & tells researchers to scrub “mRNA” from grant proposals.
What started as COVID fearmongering is now derailing life-saving cancer research.
Hope remains - but scientists say time is running out.
zurl.co/YBGNy
What started as COVID fearmongering is now derailing life-saving cancer research.
Hope remains - but scientists say time is running out.
zurl.co/YBGNy
‘Tremendous uncertainty’ for cancer research as US officials target mRNA vaccines
Amid Trump cuts and state-level backlash, experts worry that progress in messenger RNA vaccines could stall
zurl.co
July 14, 2025 at 11:08 PM
There’s a nonzero chance you will die from a cancer that could have been curable because people who couldn’t pass 7th grade biology and are scared of things like “mRNA” and “riboflavin” and “walkable cities” decided to make their ignorance everybody else’s problem
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Somewhere between 1979, when Thatcher was clear that she was switching from direct to indirect taxation, and won, and 1992, when Labour set out independently analysed tax proposals which showed who would gain, and who would lose, and lost, we have lost the ability to have a sensible debate on tax.
August 6, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Somewhere between 1979, when Thatcher was clear that she was switching from direct to indirect taxation, and won, and 1992, when Labour set out independently analysed tax proposals which showed who would gain, and who would lose, and lost, we have lost the ability to have a sensible debate on tax.
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Is this the same poll that the BBC'S More or Less looked into a few months ago? My recollection was that poll wasn't exactly cut and dried, not least because it was conducted for The Bible Society.
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
More or Less - Is the UK seeing a Christian revival? - BBC Sounds
Plus: PIP claims, immigrant returns and spotting golf balls on the moon.
www.bbc.co.uk
August 1, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Is this the same poll that the BBC'S More or Less looked into a few months ago? My recollection was that poll wasn't exactly cut and dried, not least because it was conducted for The Bible Society.
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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This is untrue humanists.uk/2025/07/15/r...
Religious revival claims fatally undermined by contradictory data
In April, a Bible Society report based on YouGov polling claimed that ‘the Church is in a period of rapid growth’. But it subsequently came to light that other YouGov results show the opposite, and no...
humanists.uk
August 1, 2025 at 7:51 PM
This is untrue humanists.uk/2025/07/15/r...
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The details here are particularly harrowing, especially the stories of other people who were not so lucky. I don't understand why anyone would take the risk of visiting the U.S. under these circumstances.
No one is safe from their violence. Her story is absolutely horrific. No one should be traveling to the US.
Swiss woman is denied entry at the US border and detained
«You have no right to be here.» A teacher wanted to celebrate her birthday in New York. Instead, she was jailed in New Jersey before being deported. A lawyer warns that something similar could happen ...
www.nzz.ch
July 24, 2025 at 9:41 AM
The details here are particularly harrowing, especially the stories of other people who were not so lucky. I don't understand why anyone would take the risk of visiting the U.S. under these circumstances.
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July 11, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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We are delighted that the @bigsolarcoop.bsky.social's first-ever bond offer is off to a flying start. It's already nearly 45% funded!
Read about the bond offer and why it’s generating so much interest in this article from @thearmchairtrader.com:
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IFISA bond issued to provide community solar power
The bond is a tax-efficient opportunity to support a groundbreaking 3.5 MW solar park in Whiteborough, Nottinghamshire.
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July 7, 2025 at 10:19 AM
We are delighted that the @bigsolarcoop.bsky.social's first-ever bond offer is off to a flying start. It's already nearly 45% funded!
Read about the bond offer and why it’s generating so much interest in this article from @thearmchairtrader.com:
www.thearmchairtrader.com/features/ifi...
Read about the bond offer and why it’s generating so much interest in this article from @thearmchairtrader.com:
www.thearmchairtrader.com/features/ifi...
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Oil prices spiked due to more aggression from a country currently committing genocide.
Renewable energy prices were unaffected.
Do you like entrusting your country's economy to the whims of genocidal maniacs?
If not, you have options.
Renewable energy prices were unaffected.
Do you like entrusting your country's economy to the whims of genocidal maniacs?
If not, you have options.
June 13, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Oil prices spiked due to more aggression from a country currently committing genocide.
Renewable energy prices were unaffected.
Do you like entrusting your country's economy to the whims of genocidal maniacs?
If not, you have options.
Renewable energy prices were unaffected.
Do you like entrusting your country's economy to the whims of genocidal maniacs?
If not, you have options.
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Farage / Yusuf is the low budget ITV remake of the US drama Trump / Musk
June 5, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Farage / Yusuf is the low budget ITV remake of the US drama Trump / Musk
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June 4, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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The Telegraph is now having to publish so many corrections to articles where it attempts to find *any angle whatsoever* to attack net-zero polices that it makes sense to start tracking them here.
These are the ones published since Labour won the election.
"We are happy to correct the record."
These are the ones published since Labour won the election.
"We are happy to correct the record."
June 2, 2025 at 4:19 PM
The Telegraph is now having to publish so many corrections to articles where it attempts to find *any angle whatsoever* to attack net-zero polices that it makes sense to start tracking them here.
These are the ones published since Labour won the election.
"We are happy to correct the record."
These are the ones published since Labour won the election.
"We are happy to correct the record."
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The new pope has a maths degree.
Finally—a Pontiff who really knows his cardinal numbers
Finally—a Pontiff who really knows his cardinal numbers
May 9, 2025 at 8:10 AM
The new pope has a maths degree.
Finally—a Pontiff who really knows his cardinal numbers
Finally—a Pontiff who really knows his cardinal numbers
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Unbelievable.
Labour campaigners say that again and again they were told on doorsteps that WFA, PIP and retaining the two child benefit cap were turning Labour voters away.
What is it that prevents Starmer and McSweeney from understanding that people voted to end Tory cruelty, not perpetuate it?
Labour campaigners say that again and again they were told on doorsteps that WFA, PIP and retaining the two child benefit cap were turning Labour voters away.
What is it that prevents Starmer and McSweeney from understanding that people voted to end Tory cruelty, not perpetuate it?
May 4, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Unbelievable.
Labour campaigners say that again and again they were told on doorsteps that WFA, PIP and retaining the two child benefit cap were turning Labour voters away.
What is it that prevents Starmer and McSweeney from understanding that people voted to end Tory cruelty, not perpetuate it?
Labour campaigners say that again and again they were told on doorsteps that WFA, PIP and retaining the two child benefit cap were turning Labour voters away.
What is it that prevents Starmer and McSweeney from understanding that people voted to end Tory cruelty, not perpetuate it?
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Why does Starmer's Labour Party seem determined to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory?
Because it hates the left more than it fears the far right.
As a result it won't do the "left" things so many of its potential supporters are crying out for.
Because it hates the left more than it fears the far right.
As a result it won't do the "left" things so many of its potential supporters are crying out for.
May 3, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Why does Starmer's Labour Party seem determined to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory?
Because it hates the left more than it fears the far right.
As a result it won't do the "left" things so many of its potential supporters are crying out for.
Because it hates the left more than it fears the far right.
As a result it won't do the "left" things so many of its potential supporters are crying out for.
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Labour is handing this country on a silver platter to Reform. People do not vote Labour because they hate immigrants and want Reform-lite. They vote Labour because they want it to make a positive difference to their lives.
May 2, 2025 at 6:07 AM
Labour is handing this country on a silver platter to Reform. People do not vote Labour because they hate immigrants and want Reform-lite. They vote Labour because they want it to make a positive difference to their lives.
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I am getting increasingly frustrated by Labour bigwigs speechifying about how the world has changed and we need to be bold and then... not being bold
April 8, 2025 at 11:29 AM
I am getting increasingly frustrated by Labour bigwigs speechifying about how the world has changed and we need to be bold and then... not being bold
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The fiscal ‘headroom’ UK govt Treasury keeps, and is cutting welfare to do so, is almost the same as what has now been committed to a nuclear power station that may never get built
Bonkers
Why do otherwise sensible people lose their reason dealing with nuclear?
www.telegraph.co.uk/business/202...
Bonkers
Why do otherwise sensible people lose their reason dealing with nuclear?
www.telegraph.co.uk/business/202...
Miliband pours £2.7bn into nuclear power plant after EDF cuts stake
Sizewell C’s funding boost means UK taxpayers have now spent £8bn on the project
www.telegraph.co.uk
April 5, 2025 at 11:17 AM
The fiscal ‘headroom’ UK govt Treasury keeps, and is cutting welfare to do so, is almost the same as what has now been committed to a nuclear power station that may never get built
Bonkers
Why do otherwise sensible people lose their reason dealing with nuclear?
www.telegraph.co.uk/business/202...
Bonkers
Why do otherwise sensible people lose their reason dealing with nuclear?
www.telegraph.co.uk/business/202...