Jack Bailey
@jackbailey96.bsky.social
Local government nerd doing local governmenting.
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Dear Lord that's bad.
(She can be sacked as Deputy PM - she can't be sacked as Deputy Leader of the Labour Party as that's an elected position).
(She can be sacked as Deputy PM - she can't be sacked as Deputy Leader of the Labour Party as that's an elected position).
September 4, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Dear Lord that's bad.
(She can be sacked as Deputy PM - she can't be sacked as Deputy Leader of the Labour Party as that's an elected position).
(She can be sacked as Deputy PM - she can't be sacked as Deputy Leader of the Labour Party as that's an elected position).
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The case for selling Bruno being a good idea feels like it requires an almost delusional leap of faith to me. This isn’t the Coutinho situation I’m seeing it compared to, not even close
May 30, 2025 at 9:24 AM
The case for selling Bruno being a good idea feels like it requires an almost delusional leap of faith to me. This isn’t the Coutinho situation I’m seeing it compared to, not even close
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Kemi Badenoch is an odd fish, isn't she? I couldn't be bothered to do most of the things she clearly can't be bothered to do, which is why I'm not in politics.
May 20, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Kemi Badenoch is an odd fish, isn't she? I couldn't be bothered to do most of the things she clearly can't be bothered to do, which is why I'm not in politics.
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This is exactly right on what the government is getting badly wrong on the politics and policy of immigration:
May 5, 2025 at 10:41 AM
This is exactly right on what the government is getting badly wrong on the politics and policy of immigration:
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it is so painfully predictable how this is going to go
April 15, 2025 at 2:25 PM
it is so painfully predictable how this is going to go
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Genuine why do a Nazi salute on stage then cry about leftwing people not liking you for being a Nazi? He simultaneously is desperate for edgy online right wingers to love him but psychologically incapable of handling the obvious social consequences of doing things that crowd likes. Pathetic man.
March 30, 2025 at 5:58 AM
Genuine why do a Nazi salute on stage then cry about leftwing people not liking you for being a Nazi? He simultaneously is desperate for edgy online right wingers to love him but psychologically incapable of handling the obvious social consequences of doing things that crowd likes. Pathetic man.
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If they were doing this plus supporting more people on incapacity benefit into work it would be a great package.
Ruined by the HMT imposed PIP cuts that have nothing to do with work and will put huge numbers into poverty.
Ruined by the HMT imposed PIP cuts that have nothing to do with work and will put huge numbers into poverty.
Liz Kendall announces that she will consult on a new system of "unemployment insurance" – a shift towards a more contributory model.
Her adviser Graeme Cooke wrote on this idea in the NS back in 2013. www.newstatesman.com/politics/201...
Her adviser Graeme Cooke wrote on this idea in the NS back in 2013. www.newstatesman.com/politics/201...
March 18, 2025 at 12:51 PM
If they were doing this plus supporting more people on incapacity benefit into work it would be a great package.
Ruined by the HMT imposed PIP cuts that have nothing to do with work and will put huge numbers into poverty.
Ruined by the HMT imposed PIP cuts that have nothing to do with work and will put huge numbers into poverty.
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“Minister Sparkling Wine” as EU officials are required to call him.
* CARNEY TO NAME CHAMPAGNE AS CANADAS FINANCE MINISTER <= put a 200% tariff on him
March 14, 2025 at 2:02 PM
“Minister Sparkling Wine” as EU officials are required to call him.
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Something else that's "unsustainable" is Labour's sky-high-but-wafer-thin parliamentary majority, if it keeps punching its own voters in the face.
Minister says welfare budget ‘unsustainable’ amid reports Reeves has earmarked billions in cuts – UK politics live
Minister says welfare budget ‘unsustainable’ amid reports Reeves has earmarked billions in cuts – UK politics live
Justice secretary said there is a ‘moral case’ for getting people into work when asked about the chancellor’s reported plans
Good morning. Three weeks today Rachel Reeves, the chancellor, will present her spring statement. Originally this was not meant…
www.theguardian.com
March 5, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Something else that's "unsustainable" is Labour's sky-high-but-wafer-thin parliamentary majority, if it keeps punching its own voters in the face.
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I mean, the fluffy blonde mice are cute, but I fail to see the point - beyond massive hubris and "because reasons" - of wanting to bring back mammoths. Their habitat is gone; their species is gone. What good would this do, for humanity/the planet/the actual mammoths?*
*The answer is no good at all.
*The answer is no good at all.
Scientists create 'woolly mouse' by looking at mean genes from the Pleistocene
Scientists create 'woolly mouse' by looking at mean genes from the Pleistocene
Researchers claim breakthrough in step toward making mammoths 'de-extinct'
US scientists have created a "woolly" mouse by expressing genetic information gathered from woolly mammoths and elephants, which they see as a step toward bringing the extinct…
dlvr.it
March 5, 2025 at 10:04 AM
I mean, the fluffy blonde mice are cute, but I fail to see the point - beyond massive hubris and "because reasons" - of wanting to bring back mammoths. Their habitat is gone; their species is gone. What good would this do, for humanity/the planet/the actual mammoths?*
*The answer is no good at all.
*The answer is no good at all.
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Depressingly flippant from Playbook, this.
February 24, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Depressingly flippant from Playbook, this.
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Just looking at the latest YouGov poll - the Tories are on 9% with people under 50.
It is not clear to me how this helps with that problem.
It is not clear to me how this helps with that problem.
Honestly, this is an insane thing for a major political party to be running with. It’s mad. It’s by mad people for mad people.
February 21, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Just looking at the latest YouGov poll - the Tories are on 9% with people under 50.
It is not clear to me how this helps with that problem.
It is not clear to me how this helps with that problem.
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I don't think people here have forgotten the murder of Andrei Litvinenko nor the chemical weapons attack in Salisbury that killed one British citizen, left others gravely ill & recklessly risked the lives & health of hundreds.
Foreign Leader Favourability Ratings amongst British Voters:
🇺🇦 Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Favourable: 64%
Unfavourable: 16%
NET: +48%
🇺🇸 Donald Trump
Favourable: 22%
Unfavourable: 73%
NET: -51%
🇷🇺 Vladimir Putin
Favourable: 4%
Unfavourable: 89%
NET: -85%
Via @YouGov, 16-17 Feb.
🇺🇦 Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Favourable: 64%
Unfavourable: 16%
NET: +48%
🇺🇸 Donald Trump
Favourable: 22%
Unfavourable: 73%
NET: -51%
🇷🇺 Vladimir Putin
Favourable: 4%
Unfavourable: 89%
NET: -85%
Via @YouGov, 16-17 Feb.
February 20, 2025 at 2:06 PM
I don't think people here have forgotten the murder of Andrei Litvinenko nor the chemical weapons attack in Salisbury that killed one British citizen, left others gravely ill & recklessly risked the lives & health of hundreds.
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Gangster capitalism.
www.wsj.com/business/med...
www.wsj.com/business/med...
February 20, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Gangster capitalism.
www.wsj.com/business/med...
www.wsj.com/business/med...
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"But Wikipedia's not perfect! What about [errors/bias/editorial culture]?"
I mean, yeah, it's a project to organise the entirety of human knowledge freely. Of course it's never going to be complete or uncontroversial! But it gets closer to the ideal than I think anyone dreamed possible
I mean, yeah, it's a project to organise the entirety of human knowledge freely. Of course it's never going to be complete or uncontroversial! But it gets closer to the ideal than I think anyone dreamed possible
February 13, 2025 at 7:37 AM
"But Wikipedia's not perfect! What about [errors/bias/editorial culture]?"
I mean, yeah, it's a project to organise the entirety of human knowledge freely. Of course it's never going to be complete or uncontroversial! But it gets closer to the ideal than I think anyone dreamed possible
I mean, yeah, it's a project to organise the entirety of human knowledge freely. Of course it's never going to be complete or uncontroversial! But it gets closer to the ideal than I think anyone dreamed possible
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I don’t buy the idea that the Gaza comments are designed to distract us from the coup. Because not long ago the same people said that the coup comments were designed to distract us from something else. He is chaotic *and* corrupt. There is no pattern or plan. Nothing is impossible.
February 5, 2025 at 10:45 AM
I don’t buy the idea that the Gaza comments are designed to distract us from the coup. Because not long ago the same people said that the coup comments were designed to distract us from something else. He is chaotic *and* corrupt. There is no pattern or plan. Nothing is impossible.
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Here we have a former chair of the Tory party, a man still with a government verified tick, pretending that cases aren't set by the courts. Misinformation in desperate search of a TV booking
January 20, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Here we have a former chair of the Tory party, a man still with a government verified tick, pretending that cases aren't set by the courts. Misinformation in desperate search of a TV booking
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Denis Law, Manchester United and Scotland legend, dies aged 84
Denis Law, Manchester United and Scotland legend, dies aged 84
* Striker was part of United’s much-fabled ‘Holy Trinity’
* Ballon d’Or winner is his country’s joint-record goalscorer
Denis Law, the Manchester United and Scotland legend, has died at the age of 84, his family announced on Friday.
Law scored 237…
www.theguardian.com
January 17, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Denis Law, Manchester United and Scotland legend, dies aged 84
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it does sound like she endorses angry mobs burning down the homes of criminal suspects
January 14, 2025 at 2:20 PM
it does sound like she endorses angry mobs burning down the homes of criminal suspects
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Farage is a better politician than Badenoch because he’s focused on cynically exploiting people’s concerns for his own benefit, while she’s an internet-poisoned true believer in the culture wars
Farage demonstrating some sense of political acumen here. Yeah, Kemi ain’t healing the Tory/Reform split
LBC's Nick Ferrari asks "are Robinson supporters welcome in Reform UK?"
Farage says those genuinely outraged about grooming are welcome but "if you genuinely think this guy is a hero figure...maybe we're not quite right for you".
Points out Robinson got 2.2% of the vote when he ran for election.
Farage says those genuinely outraged about grooming are welcome but "if you genuinely think this guy is a hero figure...maybe we're not quite right for you".
Points out Robinson got 2.2% of the vote when he ran for election.
January 7, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Farage is a better politician than Badenoch because he’s focused on cynically exploiting people’s concerns for his own benefit, while she’s an internet-poisoned true believer in the culture wars
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flashback to the year 2019:
More than 10,000 people in the constituency of Saffron Walden have signed a petition to revoke Article 50 and remain the EU...but MP Kemi Badenoch says “we run the country based on elections and not petitions”.
www.saffronwaldenreporter.co.uk/news/2188696...
More than 10,000 people in the constituency of Saffron Walden have signed a petition to revoke Article 50 and remain the EU...but MP Kemi Badenoch says “we run the country based on elections and not petitions”.
www.saffronwaldenreporter.co.uk/news/2188696...
November 27, 2024 at 5:44 PM
flashback to the year 2019:
More than 10,000 people in the constituency of Saffron Walden have signed a petition to revoke Article 50 and remain the EU...but MP Kemi Badenoch says “we run the country based on elections and not petitions”.
www.saffronwaldenreporter.co.uk/news/2188696...
More than 10,000 people in the constituency of Saffron Walden have signed a petition to revoke Article 50 and remain the EU...but MP Kemi Badenoch says “we run the country based on elections and not petitions”.
www.saffronwaldenreporter.co.uk/news/2188696...