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Everybody knows Franz Kafka, but almost no one knows his sister Ottla. She was gassed on arrival at Auschwitz on Oct 7, 1943 after volunteering to escort a group of orphans from the Terezin ghetto so they wouldn’t be afraid.
January 19, 2026 at 2:44 PM
Everybody knows Franz Kafka, but almost no one knows his sister Ottla. She was gassed on arrival at Auschwitz on Oct 7, 1943 after volunteering to escort a group of orphans from the Terezin ghetto so they wouldn’t be afraid.
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Good to see the Greens come out for increased defence spending and UK-built nuclear launch capacity.
When someone literally tells you they plan to do populism it's very much on you if you end up falling for it.
When someone literally tells you they plan to do populism it's very much on you if you end up falling for it.
When we said NATO wasn't working we were derided.
When we said a nuclear weapons system relying on the US is dangerous we were called stupid.
The truth is the establishment are more interested in kissing US feet than keeping the UK safe.
It's time for a rethink.
When we said a nuclear weapons system relying on the US is dangerous we were called stupid.
The truth is the establishment are more interested in kissing US feet than keeping the UK safe.
It's time for a rethink.
January 18, 2026 at 11:38 AM
Good to see the Greens come out for increased defence spending and UK-built nuclear launch capacity.
When someone literally tells you they plan to do populism it's very much on you if you end up falling for it.
When someone literally tells you they plan to do populism it's very much on you if you end up falling for it.
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Photo by Pierre Lavie. Yes this is me. And I threw my Leica. It landed on the bass plate with hardly a scratch. Another Photographer grabbed it along with my phone and I was able to track him later. I was held face down tear gas deployed right in front of me and pepper sprayed directly into the eye.
January 17, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Photo by Pierre Lavie. Yes this is me. And I threw my Leica. It landed on the bass plate with hardly a scratch. Another Photographer grabbed it along with my phone and I was able to track him later. I was held face down tear gas deployed right in front of me and pepper sprayed directly into the eye.
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What the actual...!!!
Who are these smug pricks, and why is a school kowtowing to them?
Cabot Learning Federation, and its sponsors @uwebristolofficial.bsky.social & Rolls-Royce, need a kick up the arse.
www.thetimes.com/article/16fd...
Who are these smug pricks, and why is a school kowtowing to them?
Cabot Learning Federation, and its sponsors @uwebristolofficial.bsky.social & Rolls-Royce, need a kick up the arse.
www.thetimes.com/article/16fd...
Jewish MP banned from school after pro-Palestinian campaign
A visit by Damien Egan, Labour MP for Bristol North East, to a secondary school was cancelled after an intervention by the Palestine Solidarity Campaign
www.thetimes.com
January 12, 2026 at 4:55 PM
What the actual...!!!
Who are these smug pricks, and why is a school kowtowing to them?
Cabot Learning Federation, and its sponsors @uwebristolofficial.bsky.social & Rolls-Royce, need a kick up the arse.
www.thetimes.com/article/16fd...
Who are these smug pricks, and why is a school kowtowing to them?
Cabot Learning Federation, and its sponsors @uwebristolofficial.bsky.social & Rolls-Royce, need a kick up the arse.
www.thetimes.com/article/16fd...
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How can a government be taken seriously when it does nothing about Grok (in fact posts alongside it) while promoting this
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
January 6, 2026 at 9:17 AM
How can a government be taken seriously when it does nothing about Grok (in fact posts alongside it) while promoting this
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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From a UK and wider European point of view: I might not love the failure to condemn a flagrant breach of international law (even though I shed no tears for Maduro), but I get the logic. The indefensible bit is our failure to make our defence spending and coordination match the reality of the new US.
January 5, 2026 at 11:31 AM
From a UK and wider European point of view: I might not love the failure to condemn a flagrant breach of international law (even though I shed no tears for Maduro), but I get the logic. The indefensible bit is our failure to make our defence spending and coordination match the reality of the new US.
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Gibraltar’s senior police officer was “in effect… forced out” of his job in 2020 as a result of assertions by the territory’s acting governor and chief minister that they had lost confidence in him, an inquiry by a retired British High Court judge has found. rozenberg.substack.com/p/gibraltar-...
Gibraltar rocked
Chief minister made ‘grossly improper’ attempt to interfere with police investigation
rozenberg.substack.com
January 5, 2026 at 6:03 AM
Gibraltar’s senior police officer was “in effect… forced out” of his job in 2020 as a result of assertions by the territory’s acting governor and chief minister that they had lost confidence in him, an inquiry by a retired British High Court judge has found. rozenberg.substack.com/p/gibraltar-...
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I believe it's traditional to listen to a podcast before implying that the presenter is racist
November 5, 2025 at 8:16 AM
I believe it's traditional to listen to a podcast before implying that the presenter is racist
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One of my strongest beliefs is that just giving poor people more money is a massively underrated anti-poverty policy.
I work with people in poverty/debt. Yes, some have problems managing money: poor education, poor role modelling, poor mental health, poor coping skills, these can all play a part. But the real culprits are the triple whammy of high CoL, inadequate housing & low rates of benefits (esp LHA). 1/2
December 31, 2025 at 1:02 PM
One of my strongest beliefs is that just giving poor people more money is a massively underrated anti-poverty policy.
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Lovely piece about one of the nicest eateries in London, which after nearly 80 years of serving hearty Polish food is going to be destroyed not by Nazi bombs or Soviet expansionism, but by TfL's redevelopment plans. Go while you still can. (yes, paywall.)
Just one year left to visit one of London’s most treasured restaurants
Daquise has served Polish cuisine since 1947, but now faces closure from a TfL scheme
www.thetimes.com
January 3, 2026 at 7:16 PM
Lovely piece about one of the nicest eateries in London, which after nearly 80 years of serving hearty Polish food is going to be destroyed not by Nazi bombs or Soviet expansionism, but by TfL's redevelopment plans. Go while you still can. (yes, paywall.)
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A lovely day out in #Norwich with my ever curious son. ♥️ @norwichcastle.bsky.social #norwichcastle #norfolk
December 30, 2025 at 5:10 PM
A lovely day out in #Norwich with my ever curious son. ♥️ @norwichcastle.bsky.social #norwichcastle #norfolk
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Oh my God has she really said this? Genuinely very worrying. I just can't understand the crater where the Conservative Party used to be. Bad for conservatism, bad for the country, bad for women and girls, bad for everyone.
Dog-whistle and factually incorrect. Ladies, raise your hand if you were sexually assaulted by a boy at school? I’d wager this or a family member is most women’s first experience of sexual violence
December 18, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Oh my God has she really said this? Genuinely very worrying. I just can't understand the crater where the Conservative Party used to be. Bad for conservatism, bad for the country, bad for women and girls, bad for everyone.
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The thing here is absolutely you could make a sensible critique of the government’s proposed policy on practicality or effectiveness grounds, but instead pivoting directly to “you know, it’s all the fault of the foreigners” is certainly a choice
December 18, 2025 at 6:07 PM
The thing here is absolutely you could make a sensible critique of the government’s proposed policy on practicality or effectiveness grounds, but instead pivoting directly to “you know, it’s all the fault of the foreigners” is certainly a choice
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Yes, I know this will be superficially popular, but a) it won't just be applicable to 'migrants' (my best friend's son is a US-UK national and was born here) and b) it's another nail in the coffin of any idea that British citizens are equally citizens irrespective of their backgrounds.
The Conservative party’s policy also includes stripping people of their British citizenship when they are found guilty of a crime ⬇️
All criminals with dual nationality must be deported, say Tories
The Conservative party’s policy also includes stripping people of their British citizenship when they are found guilty of a crime
www.thetimes.com
December 9, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Yes, I know this will be superficially popular, but a) it won't just be applicable to 'migrants' (my best friend's son is a US-UK national and was born here) and b) it's another nail in the coffin of any idea that British citizens are equally citizens irrespective of their backgrounds.
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I really dislike this rhetoric. The Lords are doing their job, ie scrutinising a very controversial bill. If we're going to make this law, it must be done to the highest standards of scrutiny and oversight.
The House of Lords must not be allowed to block the clear and settled will of elected Members of Parliament
Those peers who’ve tabled countless wrecking amendments to the Assisted Dying Bill are bringing Parliament into disrepute and undermining the very fabric of our democracy
They must give way
Those peers who’ve tabled countless wrecking amendments to the Assisted Dying Bill are bringing Parliament into disrepute and undermining the very fabric of our democracy
They must give way
Peers’ delay of assisted dying bill ‘could lead to constitutional crisis’
Opponents are playing with fire with 1,100 amendments, critics say, as filibuster tactics to defeat Kim Leadbeater’s law ‘threaten the upper chamber’s future’
www.thetimes.com
December 7, 2025 at 10:43 AM
I really dislike this rhetoric. The Lords are doing their job, ie scrutinising a very controversial bill. If we're going to make this law, it must be done to the highest standards of scrutiny and oversight.
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this is all a bit "in shock news, Labour had a plan for assisted dying and acted on that plan in government". www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Labour planned in opposition how to introduce assisted dying via private member’s bill
Leaked document raises questions over amount of government control behind MP Kim Leadbeater’s bill
www.theguardian.com
December 3, 2025 at 4:02 PM
this is all a bit "in shock news, Labour had a plan for assisted dying and acted on that plan in government". www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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So the public was conned over the assisted dying bill. Predictable and shameful
December 3, 2025 at 7:28 PM
So the public was conned over the assisted dying bill. Predictable and shameful
I’ve been very brave. Ventured into Fortnum and Mason. Their fruit cake had too short a shelf life to be any use. The pepper had better be good. Trail of bodies behind me as I made my escape. Cooling down now.
November 30, 2025 at 12:50 PM
I’ve been very brave. Ventured into Fortnum and Mason. Their fruit cake had too short a shelf life to be any use. The pepper had better be good. Trail of bodies behind me as I made my escape. Cooling down now.
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People talk about the right side of history - everyone living is currently on the right side of history (it is behind them, where it should be). One day, everyone living will be on the wrong side of history (they will be dead and part of it). Thank you for coming to my brutally materialist TED talk.
November 29, 2025 at 12:53 PM
People talk about the right side of history - everyone living is currently on the right side of history (it is behind them, where it should be). One day, everyone living will be on the wrong side of history (they will be dead and part of it). Thank you for coming to my brutally materialist TED talk.
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"Your honour, in her defence I submit that my client is middle class and her mother a poetess of some skill"
November 19, 2025 at 6:17 PM
"Your honour, in her defence I submit that my client is middle class and her mother a poetess of some skill"
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The professor referred to ‘pregnant women’ whereas her script changed it to ‘pregnant people’. The BBC needs to explain why a group of internal staff are allowed to twist the narrative. We can all see what they are trying to normalise.
November 7, 2025 at 9:45 PM
The professor referred to ‘pregnant women’ whereas her script changed it to ‘pregnant people’. The BBC needs to explain why a group of internal staff are allowed to twist the narrative. We can all see what they are trying to normalise.
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I’ve been thinking about this, and I increasingly reckon we shouldn’t dismiss the role of sheer childish ‘you sacked me, so screw you’ pique.
November 7, 2025 at 11:26 PM
I’ve been thinking about this, and I increasingly reckon we shouldn’t dismiss the role of sheer childish ‘you sacked me, so screw you’ pique.
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I do think Katie Lam is a good example of how the word ‘racist’ sometimes just needs to be used. We know what she means by ‘mostly but not entirely culturally coherent’. She’s given no reason to believe she’s differentiating on the basis of attachment to liberal democratic norms. She is just racist.
October 21, 2025 at 4:10 PM
I do think Katie Lam is a good example of how the word ‘racist’ sometimes just needs to be used. We know what she means by ‘mostly but not entirely culturally coherent’. She’s given no reason to believe she’s differentiating on the basis of attachment to liberal democratic norms. She is just racist.
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Also paging @barristersecret.bsky.social as Daphne is posing with your book this year lawpawcalendar.com/vote-here-fo...
October 20, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Also paging @barristersecret.bsky.social as Daphne is posing with your book this year lawpawcalendar.com/vote-here-fo...