Anna McLean
@mcdrln.bsky.social
Biological person. Erstwhile engineer, poor runner, purchaser of musical instruments I never play. Don’t blame me, I voted for Kodos.
End of the postwar order? Potential war? Climate emergency? Cost of living crisis? Nice to see the UK newspapers have their fingers on the pulse
January 20, 2026 at 7:30 AM
End of the postwar order? Potential war? Climate emergency? Cost of living crisis? Nice to see the UK newspapers have their fingers on the pulse
Not to be a cynic, but such a scheme could always include more information than whether you have the right to work or not…
September 25, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Not to be a cynic, but such a scheme could always include more information than whether you have the right to work or not…
In news that will come as no surprise to anyone paying attention, the UK looks set to press ahead with its own bathroom ban. Applications for the necessary Genital Inspectorate will be opened shortly.
August 7, 2025 at 10:08 PM
In news that will come as no surprise to anyone paying attention, the UK looks set to press ahead with its own bathroom ban. Applications for the necessary Genital Inspectorate will be opened shortly.
For some reason his comments remind me of a scene from Mars Attacks!
June 12, 2025 at 7:49 AM
For some reason his comments remind me of a scene from Mars Attacks!
You know you’re getting old when you start getting this unsolicited mail through the post…..
May 17, 2025 at 12:18 PM
You know you’re getting old when you start getting this unsolicited mail through the post…..
Having a nose on Amazon this evening, as one does, and came across the following item. In light of recent rulings, can we assume the message is Supreme Court approved?
May 6, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Having a nose on Amazon this evening, as one does, and came across the following item. In light of recent rulings, can we assume the message is Supreme Court approved?
And add in NHS changes too, as the BBC triumphantly reports
April 17, 2025 at 3:53 PM
And add in NHS changes too, as the BBC triumphantly reports
Champers all round to celebrate the definition of a word. The UK is a very interesting place.
April 16, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Champers all round to celebrate the definition of a word. The UK is a very interesting place.
Updated ten stage model with alt text
April 16, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Updated ten stage model with alt text
In Gregory Stanton’s ten stage genocide model, we are arguably moving from stage 7 to 8…
April 16, 2025 at 9:11 AM
In Gregory Stanton’s ten stage genocide model, we are arguably moving from stage 7 to 8…
Tomorrow is Sunday so the Telegraph runs its customary anti-trans hit piece. Those paying attention will note how the ratchet is being cranked once again with barely a peep of dissent. This isn’t going to end at “papers, please”.
April 12, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Tomorrow is Sunday so the Telegraph runs its customary anti-trans hit piece. Those paying attention will note how the ratchet is being cranked once again with barely a peep of dissent. This isn’t going to end at “papers, please”.
Ukraine being thrown under the bus, the end of the post-war consensus, the climate crisis, a mobster in the White House, another possible pandemic on the horizon you say? Fear not, the British press still has room for anti-trans stories on its front pages
March 5, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Ukraine being thrown under the bus, the end of the post-war consensus, the climate crisis, a mobster in the White House, another possible pandemic on the horizon you say? Fear not, the British press still has room for anti-trans stories on its front pages
Another quote seems apt: “Treason doth never prosper, what's the reason? For if it prosper, none dare call it Treason”
February 15, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Another quote seems apt: “Treason doth never prosper, what's the reason? For if it prosper, none dare call it Treason”
Some years ago such an exchange would have been dismissed as satire. But after several years of madness we seem to have arrived at a point of Schroedinger’s Trump.
January 30, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Some years ago such an exchange would have been dismissed as satire. But after several years of madness we seem to have arrived at a point of Schroedinger’s Trump.
Another jurisdiction just happens to ban gender affirming care. It is an amazing coincidence that this is taking place simultaneously across the western world where previously GAC was not seen as an issue. It’s almost as if it’s coordinated or something.
January 28, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Another jurisdiction just happens to ban gender affirming care. It is an amazing coincidence that this is taking place simultaneously across the western world where previously GAC was not seen as an issue. It’s almost as if it’s coordinated or something.
Not my image, and I can’t remember where I nabbed it, but happy new year
January 1, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Not my image, and I can’t remember where I nabbed it, but happy new year
Britain in 2024: puppuccinos and nighttime milk for dogs on the one hand, and huge numbers of homeless people and folk using food banks on the other
December 28, 2024 at 6:51 PM
Britain in 2024: puppuccinos and nighttime milk for dogs on the one hand, and huge numbers of homeless people and folk using food banks on the other
Has anyone ever bitten into a poppadom only to find that it leaves behind an imprint of K2 from Broad Peak basecamp?
November 26, 2024 at 6:57 PM
Has anyone ever bitten into a poppadom only to find that it leaves behind an imprint of K2 from Broad Peak basecamp?
It’s increasingly difficult to argue that we are, in fact, *not* living in a simulation
November 24, 2024 at 12:41 PM
It’s increasingly difficult to argue that we are, in fact, *not* living in a simulation
I try not to go over to the old place given its descent into the mantle, but it can still provide a giggle or two
November 16, 2024 at 10:07 PM
I try not to go over to the old place given its descent into the mantle, but it can still provide a giggle or two
Kemi’s next job could be holding the stun gun in the abattoir (she just doesn’t know it yet)
February 7, 2024 at 6:40 PM
Kemi’s next job could be holding the stun gun in the abattoir (she just doesn’t know it yet)
To turn a phrase beloved by so many conservatives, at least Larry knows what a Prime Minister is
December 25, 2023 at 9:38 PM
To turn a phrase beloved by so many conservatives, at least Larry knows what a Prime Minister is