Matt
@mtocse.bsky.social
Are we allowed to read it if we don't have cartoon profile pictures and are not members of the weird left?
February 10, 2026 at 1:05 PM
Are we allowed to read it if we don't have cartoon profile pictures and are not members of the weird left?
I have been thinking this recently about music, albeit in a digital context. Now I no longer have an iTunes library and it's all playlists/stuff shoved at me by the Spotify algorithm, I feel as if I've forgotten a load of music I used to listen to
January 23, 2026 at 12:51 PM
I have been thinking this recently about music, albeit in a digital context. Now I no longer have an iTunes library and it's all playlists/stuff shoved at me by the Spotify algorithm, I feel as if I've forgotten a load of music I used to listen to
Yes but that's because he was getting on with the serious business of governing and not worrying about comms frivolities such as "nationally significant speeches" 😡
January 22, 2026 at 3:23 PM
Yes but that's because he was getting on with the serious business of governing and not worrying about comms frivolities such as "nationally significant speeches" 😡
This guy is going around calling out others for their savviness when in fact he has the ultimate "savvy" position of "no, I am looking at the business of government not just comms and politics!"
January 16, 2026 at 2:32 PM
This guy is going around calling out others for their savviness when in fact he has the ultimate "savvy" position of "no, I am looking at the business of government not just comms and politics!"
No, indeed the PCC took the Government to court to prevent this exact outcome www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024...
West Midlands PCC wins case to stop his powers being given to Tory mayor
Home Office had planned to scrap the police commissioner role held by Labour’s Simon Foster and give powers to mayor
www.theguardian.com
January 14, 2026 at 5:34 PM
No, indeed the PCC took the Government to court to prevent this exact outcome www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024...
What's the average tenure of a Chief Constable these days? It'd be hard to argue that they're being sacked too infrequently, apart from in this one instance...
January 14, 2026 at 5:06 PM
What's the average tenure of a Chief Constable these days? It'd be hard to argue that they're being sacked too infrequently, apart from in this one instance...
Don't worry, the Home Secretary has said she is sure that the power will be rarely used!
January 14, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Don't worry, the Home Secretary has said she is sure that the power will be rarely used!
Lisa Nandy wouldn't even pick up the bell, let alone ring it so vigorously it flew off
January 12, 2026 at 5:06 PM
Lisa Nandy wouldn't even pick up the bell, let alone ring it so vigorously it flew off
Stephen, it seems you are still insufficiently grateful for all the small tax rises that could have been in the budget but weren't
January 8, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Stephen, it seems you are still insufficiently grateful for all the small tax rises that could have been in the budget but weren't
It's true in some parts of London! My high street in SE London (yes it is still London) has lost a family-friendly cafe, a coffee shop, and a deli, and has recently gained a (nearly) 24-hour slots, two vape shops, and seemingly a dozen household tat shops. Local parent WhatsApp groups up in arms.
January 6, 2026 at 12:00 PM
It's true in some parts of London! My high street in SE London (yes it is still London) has lost a family-friendly cafe, a coffee shop, and a deli, and has recently gained a (nearly) 24-hour slots, two vape shops, and seemingly a dozen household tat shops. Local parent WhatsApp groups up in arms.
In general, hatred for Christmas foods which involve (a) dried fruit or (b) spiced fruit is baffling to me. You may as well say that you hate Father Christmas I'm afraid
December 22, 2025 at 10:50 AM
In general, hatred for Christmas foods which involve (a) dried fruit or (b) spiced fruit is baffling to me. You may as well say that you hate Father Christmas I'm afraid
Most of the angles about how repugnant this is have been well covered, but also it's just crap, quite clearly not her own voice and obviously just a pale (not quite pale enough) echo of the kind of racist bilge that gets posted on X nowadays??
December 18, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Most of the angles about how repugnant this is have been well covered, but also it's just crap, quite clearly not her own voice and obviously just a pale (not quite pale enough) echo of the kind of racist bilge that gets posted on X nowadays??
Yes, one need only spend a few minutes browsing /r/doctorsUK...
December 15, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Yes, one need only spend a few minutes browsing /r/doctorsUK...
Stephen, he was a ROYAL MARINE
December 9, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Stephen, he was a ROYAL MARINE
in a french fry restaurant, hurry up with my damn croissant
November 26, 2025 at 10:41 AM
in a french fry restaurant, hurry up with my damn croissant
how have I just seen someone on X describe this verbatim transcript as an "intended puff piece"
a little learning is a dangerous thing...
a little learning is a dangerous thing...
November 25, 2025 at 12:34 PM
how have I just seen someone on X describe this verbatim transcript as an "intended puff piece"
a little learning is a dangerous thing...
a little learning is a dangerous thing...
There's a fine line between excessive savviness and apologism as well
November 25, 2025 at 9:10 AM
There's a fine line between excessive savviness and apologism as well
“There are lots of things that could have been in there that are not.”
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November 22, 2025 at 12:10 PM
“There are lots of things that could have been in there that are not.”
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On a similar note, I once had to give this call to a man in Stockholm who then had to furiously cycle across town in order to arrive, sweating, half an hour late, to give a presentation in a second language to a group of hungry MPs in a windowless hotel meeting room.
November 19, 2025 at 4:54 PM
On a similar note, I once had to give this call to a man in Stockholm who then had to furiously cycle across town in order to arrive, sweating, half an hour late, to give a presentation in a second language to a group of hungry MPs in a windowless hotel meeting room.