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Geek, Coder, Critical Thinker, Husband, Father, Part time righter of wrongs... #FBPPR. Make Votes Matter, PR. #fbpe
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“A petition demanding a full inquiry into Russian influence in UK politics has surged past 100,000 signatures after being shared at remarkable speed across social media.”
Russian influence petition surges past 100,000 signatures
A petition demanding a full inquiry into Russian influence in UK politics has passed 100,000 signatures
eastangliabylines.co.uk
November 30, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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Viral social media posts have made a number of claims about how pension contributions are saved and spent.

But their sums are wrong, and they misunderstand how the state pension works.
Viral Facebook pension posts get maths wrong again – Full Fact
Widely shared social media posts about state pensions misunderstand how they work and get their sums wrong.
fullfact.org
November 30, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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New #StrongMessageHere is here. Stewart Lee, Natalie Haynes and I pull apart the phrases ‘Spooking the markets’ and ‘Banter’.
November 29, 2025 at 11:10 AM
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So... this just happened.

archive.ph/2025.11.29-1...
November 29, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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If you want to read the Budget, the Spectator uploaded the copy that was accidentally leaked...

It reminds us that the OBR believe that Brexit reduced UK trade by 15%.

www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/u...
November 26, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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I've got a back to the future detectorists print with a dent/tear at the bottom, free to a randomly selected good home. Follow/Like/Repost/Reply to be in with a chance of getting it.
August 2, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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West Northants Council leader 'happy' for two councillors who shared offensive tweets to continue in Reform UK administration in Northampton

www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/people/...
West Northants Council leader 'happy' for two councillors who shared offensive tweets to continue in Reform UK administration in Northampton
A Reform UK council leader has stood by the decision to continue working alongside two recently elected councillors after a series of offensive tweets were revealed.
www.northamptonchron.co.uk
May 20, 2025 at 5:57 AM
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Well, there you go.
May 29, 2025 at 7:51 AM
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This is an absolutely must-read piece. Do it now. 👇
By betraying his voters so comprehensively and so soon, Keir Starmer has done us a favour. He has given us 4 years to design the government we want.
In this week's column I explain how it can be done. There's massive
potential, but we need to start now. 🧵
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
How we can smash Britain’s two-party system for good at the next election | George Monbiot
Labour is beyond repair. Time for a co-ordinated strategy to support progressive parties committed to electoral reform, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
May 27, 2025 at 8:05 AM
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‘Brexit is one of the reasons we are poor’

This needs to be said over & over again. #BBCQT
Lady in yellow, "What about the economic damage of Brexit?" #BBCQT

Sonia Sodha, "The last thing you do as a country is to put up massive trade barriers with your closest trading partners, Brexit was absolutely nuts"

"It's one of the reasons why we are poorer at the moment"
May 16, 2025 at 8:24 AM
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Colin from Portsmouth on Starmer's nothing like rivers of blood speech.
May 14, 2025 at 11:08 AM
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Worth noting the differing responses from Reeves and Rayner
May 14, 2025 at 11:31 AM
"If you’re reading this column, Elon Musk has messed up"
or you are on Bluesky 🙃

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
If you’re reading this column, Elon Musk has messed up | Stewart Lee
Social media is lurching to the right like a tapeworm scenting offal – and X’s algorithms make it hard to find opposing opinion
www.theguardian.com
March 17, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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DOGE fired (then rehired) nuclear workers
March 4, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Laugh out loud funny, and equally terrifying...
#DailyShow
March 4, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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Thank you Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde.
Bishop Urges Trump To 'Have Mercy' In Powerful Plea During Inauguration Prayer Service
Love this ❤️ And his reaction!
www.comicsands.com
January 21, 2025 at 11:05 PM
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This is so inspirational. Saying the words to his actual face
Wow. Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde fearlessly calls out Trump and Vance to their faces. This is heroic.

(posting in 3 parts due to Bluesky's 1 minute limit)
January 22, 2025 at 8:40 AM
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'Realistically, we should now be imposing the same boycotts on Musk’s hideous fascist US that we once did on apartheid South Africa'

Love this from Stewart Lee who suggests we need to go 'Lindisfarne' & wait out the information dark age' like a medieval monk

www.theguardian.com/media/2025/j...
An information dark age is upon us. I’m logging off | Stewart Lee
As Musk, Zuckerberg and Bezos attempt to reshape our reality, my advice is to avoid their toxic platforms and wait it out
www.theguardian.com
January 19, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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NEW: Tomorrow the tech gods will ascend to the presidential dais. The image of the bros + Trump is going to be seared into our brains. It's up to us now. My eve-of-inauguration post
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
The tech gods arrive
As our new broverlords ascend to the presidential dais, it's up to us now
open.substack.com
January 19, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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@mrjamesob.bsky.social
You may want to direct this to the farmer who thinks you're an idiot and who can't stand the idea of solar panels.

www.goodnewsnetwork.org/another-stud...
Another Study Shows Incredible Results of Pairing Solar Panels With Agriculture: 'Getting more from the land'
A study has shown that combining solar panels with farming can significantly boost crop yields, while conserving water and making free energy.
www.goodnewsnetwork.org
December 29, 2024 at 12:55 PM
This from
@timminchin.bsky.social
is something I needed to hear, and well worth your time.

Great book too...

#InDefenceOfTheFence
#BeHardOnYourOwnOpinions

www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9wR...
Tim Minchin on his viral speech, quitting social media and being kind
YouTube video by Channel 4 News
www.youtube.com
December 23, 2024 at 10:39 AM
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Fox News talking about Luigi Mangione, but make the footage Kyle Rittenhouse
December 11, 2024 at 11:06 PM
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I posted the last version of this too hastily. I wasn't satisfied with the art so I added more yeast. Now I think I'm done with it.
November 26, 2024 at 7:21 PM
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Had to delete my admittedly silly Vlad the Impaler tweet cos too many people thought Elon had actually posted it 😔
November 29, 2024 at 4:09 PM