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You'll notice the BBC have removed the thumbs up / down function now !
December 5, 2025 at 7:17 PM
You'll notice the BBC have removed the thumbs up / down function now !
The BBC have pulled the thumbs up / down function on their text coverage. This comment had 12k down votes a few minutes ago ... I wonder who made the call to pull it?
December 5, 2025 at 7:09 PM
The BBC have pulled the thumbs up / down function on their text coverage. This comment had 12k down votes a few minutes ago ... I wonder who made the call to pull it?
Or, in Nick Ferrari language: "... some people might say" so I'm sure people are cool with it ...
November 26, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Or, in Nick Ferrari language: "... some people might say" so I'm sure people are cool with it ...
"... you have a very grabby way of talking to talking to people", well, that's one way to articulate 'effective communicator,' I suppose ...
November 26, 2025 at 8:31 PM
"... you have a very grabby way of talking to talking to people", well, that's one way to articulate 'effective communicator,' I suppose ...
Europe needs to take ownership of its own security, now. The leaked plan suggests a requirement to hold elections within 100 days. Putin will invest heavily in influencing that. Can you imagine where we'll stand if a pro-Putin stoodge is elected?
November 22, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Europe needs to take ownership of its own security, now. The leaked plan suggests a requirement to hold elections within 100 days. Putin will invest heavily in influencing that. Can you imagine where we'll stand if a pro-Putin stoodge is elected?
I suspect Trump cares little about the impact on Ukraine or Europe if those terms are agreed. He cares only for the ability to claim credit for the war's apparent conclusion.
November 22, 2025 at 8:30 AM
I suspect Trump cares little about the impact on Ukraine or Europe if those terms are agreed. He cares only for the ability to claim credit for the war's apparent conclusion.
Aggressive drinking disguised as Professional Military Edication?
November 7, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Aggressive drinking disguised as Professional Military Edication?
The scale: if I gave you $1 every second it'd take 11 days to accumulate $1m ... 32 years for $1bn ... and a rather long 32000 years for a trillion.
Who says there's not an issue with wealth inequality ... ?
Who says there's not an issue with wealth inequality ... ?
November 6, 2025 at 10:57 PM
The scale: if I gave you $1 every second it'd take 11 days to accumulate $1m ... 32 years for $1bn ... and a rather long 32000 years for a trillion.
Who says there's not an issue with wealth inequality ... ?
Who says there's not an issue with wealth inequality ... ?
Is it too obvious to suggest a link to the recent report by Sky that observed a strong right-wing bias in the X algorhythm and that "more than half of political posts came from accounts that used hateful or extreme language" news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
How the world's richest man is boosting the British right
How the world's richest man is boosting the British right
news.sky.com
November 6, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Is it too obvious to suggest a link to the recent report by Sky that observed a strong right-wing bias in the X algorhythm and that "more than half of political posts came from accounts that used hateful or extreme language" news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
You'll never walk alone ... oh, maybe you will
November 4, 2025 at 8:42 PM
You'll never walk alone ... oh, maybe you will
John Hattie did a staggeringly exhaustive meta-analysis on the influences of achievement in school. The impact of homework, esp in primary, was found to be negligible. I feel reading with your child and creating a positive relationship with learning are much more important.
September 27, 2025 at 4:27 PM
John Hattie did a staggeringly exhaustive meta-analysis on the influences of achievement in school. The impact of homework, esp in primary, was found to be negligible. I feel reading with your child and creating a positive relationship with learning are much more important.
I think the SDR suggests this, hence the 20/40/40 concept.
September 11, 2025 at 12:41 PM
I think the SDR suggests this, hence the 20/40/40 concept.
Compare and contrast Nick's tone, approach, and level of challenge on this interview with last week's 'interview' with Farage. Night and day ...
August 5, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Compare and contrast Nick's tone, approach, and level of challenge on this interview with last week's 'interview' with Farage. Night and day ...
You don't maintain a fact, it's either a fact or it isn't ... jeez!
June 19, 2025 at 6:58 PM
You don't maintain a fact, it's either a fact or it isn't ... jeez!
The 'special relationship', future tariff leverage, demonstrating a continued commitment to the US as our key military ally, an opportunity to employ our v expensive air assets (F35s), delusions of our global standing .... I think there are significant drivers to commit, albeit on a limited scale
June 19, 2025 at 5:13 PM
The 'special relationship', future tariff leverage, demonstrating a continued commitment to the US as our key military ally, an opportunity to employ our v expensive air assets (F35s), delusions of our global standing .... I think there are significant drivers to commit, albeit on a limited scale
I don't think Ayatollah Khamenei has been assassinated?
June 16, 2025 at 12:24 PM
I don't think Ayatollah Khamenei has been assassinated?
That's right. Of course, war is inherently chaotic, and situations like this are hardly binary, so there are always degrees of interpretation, which by their very nature are subjective.
May 17, 2025 at 3:34 PM
That's right. Of course, war is inherently chaotic, and situations like this are hardly binary, so there are always degrees of interpretation, which by their very nature are subjective.
It's an interesting scenario: to be protected under the Law of Armed Conflict, the individual would have to be wounded in such a way that they obviously couldn't defend themselves, and demonstrate they had no hostile intent. Therefore, this engagement would appear to be consistent with the LOAC.
May 17, 2025 at 3:11 PM
It's an interesting scenario: to be protected under the Law of Armed Conflict, the individual would have to be wounded in such a way that they obviously couldn't defend themselves, and demonstrate they had no hostile intent. Therefore, this engagement would appear to be consistent with the LOAC.
Fantastic article, Ben. I'd add that it was also a conscious decision by news outlets to deliberately omit or barely reference the incredibly detailed IFS reports, which concluded that the impact would be negligible and almost exactly as your article outlines.
April 15, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Fantastic article, Ben. I'd add that it was also a conscious decision by news outlets to deliberately omit or barely reference the incredibly detailed IFS reports, which concluded that the impact would be negligible and almost exactly as your article outlines.
Oh, they certainly will ...
April 10, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Oh, they certainly will ...
Worryingly, this is a better explanation of events than that offered by some news outlets. Bravo, Matt
April 4, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Worryingly, this is a better explanation of events than that offered by some news outlets. Bravo, Matt