Paul M 🇮🇪🇨🇦🇫🇷🇵🇸🚲🐟
@onebiskuit.bsky.social
Former tax partner at London Big 4 accounting firm, now retired.
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@onebiskuit.bsky.social
· Feb 17
So, nearly five years since my last cycle tour holiday - early in the pandemic in 2020, between lockdowns, from Bordeaux to Carcassonne - I’ve finally organised the next one. In May I’m going to cycle from Nevers in the upper Loire, following the river or its Lateral Canal down to Orléans
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Yes, this really is as stupid as it seems.
November 14, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Yes, this really is as stupid as it seems.
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A week of chaos, cowardice and negligence: Labour has managed to pack so many failures into a single five day period that it's becoming difficult to remember all the details iandunt.substack.com/p/a-week-of-...
A week of chaos, cowardice and negligence
Labour has managed to pack so much failure into a single week that it becomes hard to remember all the details.
iandunt.substack.com
November 14, 2025 at 12:00 PM
A week of chaos, cowardice and negligence: Labour has managed to pack so many failures into a single five day period that it's becoming difficult to remember all the details iandunt.substack.com/p/a-week-of-...
To borrow (sorry!) from the slogans of oir home-grown racists: “you’re in England, speak English!”
Repeat after me - paedophile. P-A-E-D-O
Repeat after me - paedophile. P-A-E-D-O
Megyn Kelly slammed for questioning if Jeffrey Epstein was really a pedophile
Megyn Kelly slammed for questioning if Jeffrey Epstein was really a pedophile
Megyn Kelly slammed for questioning if Jeffrey Epstein was really a pedophile
www.independent.co.uk
November 14, 2025 at 11:39 AM
To borrow (sorry!) from the slogans of oir home-grown racists: “you’re in England, speak English!”
Repeat after me - paedophile. P-A-E-D-O
Repeat after me - paedophile. P-A-E-D-O
With all the kerfuffle reported by FT & Bloomberg today, I can see why Reeves might abandon any plan to increase income tax generally, but - the promise was not to raise taxes “on working people”. She could still shift 2% from NIC to BRIT.
November 14, 2025 at 11:34 AM
With all the kerfuffle reported by FT & Bloomberg today, I can see why Reeves might abandon any plan to increase income tax generally, but - the promise was not to raise taxes “on working people”. She could still shift 2% from NIC to BRIT.
“Highest number of child amputees per capita”.
Not exactly how you’d want to feature in the Guinness Book of Records, is it?
Not exactly how you’d want to feature in the Guinness Book of Records, is it?
The besieged Palestinian enclave has the world's highest number of child amputees per capita.
Amputees from Israel’s Gaza war use homemade prosthetics to re-enter life
The besieged Palestinian enclave has the world's highest number of child amputees per capita.
bit.ly
November 14, 2025 at 11:13 AM
“Highest number of child amputees per capita”.
Not exactly how you’d want to feature in the Guinness Book of Records, is it?
Not exactly how you’d want to feature in the Guinness Book of Records, is it?
Thugs and barbarians.
Calls for justice grow as Israeli settlers set Hajja Hamida Mosque ablaze in latest attack on Palestinians in West Bank.
Israeli settler attack on West Bank mosque draws international condemnation
Calls for justice grow as Israeli settlers set Hajja Hamida Mosque ablaze in latest attack on Palestinians in West Bank.
bit.ly
November 13, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Thugs and barbarians.
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BBC apologises to Trump for edit of speech but refuses to pay compensation on.ft.com/4i2T4Pk
BBC apologises to Trump for edit of speech but refuses to pay compensation
Public service broadcaster says there is no basis for a defamation claim by the US president
on.ft.com
November 13, 2025 at 9:27 PM
BBC apologises to Trump for edit of speech but refuses to pay compensation on.ft.com/4i2T4Pk
Went to the Old Vic tonight to see “A Christmas Carol”.
Brilliant. Go see it if you can.
Brilliant. Go see it if you can.
November 13, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Went to the Old Vic tonight to see “A Christmas Carol”.
Brilliant. Go see it if you can.
Brilliant. Go see it if you can.
Yep, that's a paedophile.
Megyn Kelly: "I know somebody very close to this case…Jeffrey Epstein, in this person's view, was not a pedophile…He was into the barely legal type, like he liked 15 year old girls…He wasn't into like 8 year olds…There's a difference between a 15 year old and a 5 year old."
November 13, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Yep, that's a paedophile.
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Artists including Lorde, Björk and Massive Attack have joined an international initiative to geo-block their music from being streamed in Israel. n.pr/4qUTLhC
Why more than 1,000 musicians are boycotting Israel with 'No Music for Genocide'
Artists including Lorde, Björk and Massive Attack have joined an international initiative to geo-block their music from being streamed in Israel.
n.pr
November 13, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Artists including Lorde, Björk and Massive Attack have joined an international initiative to geo-block their music from being streamed in Israel. n.pr/4qUTLhC
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“The political strategy, at its core - get into power and instead of looking after your base, devote the first year to p***ing off your base, in favour of voters who will probably never come to you - is so poor and predictably disastrous that I don’t understand how McSweeney is still in Downing St.”
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💥 How NOT to supress a rebellion
📺 Defending the BBC from Trump
🥀 Woke Poppies
🧱 Lego Therapy
💨 Bloopers
With @pimlicat.bsky.social, @sturdyalex.bsky.social & @mrkennycampbell.bsky.social.
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Dial S for Starmer: how NOT to supress a leadership challenge
Podcast Episode · Quiet Riot · 13/11/2025 · 1h 3m
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November 13, 2025 at 6:28 AM
“The political strategy, at its core - get into power and instead of looking after your base, devote the first year to p***ing off your base, in favour of voters who will probably never come to you - is so poor and predictably disastrous that I don’t understand how McSweeney is still in Downing St.”
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To knit together two stories: through intimidation, litigation & extortion, Trump is clearly trying to create a media ecosystem where nobody asks him about Epstein - or indeed anything discomfiting. It is appalling to see so many UK media individuals & institutions aiding & abetting his corruption.
November 13, 2025 at 7:45 AM
To knit together two stories: through intimidation, litigation & extortion, Trump is clearly trying to create a media ecosystem where nobody asks him about Epstein - or indeed anything discomfiting. It is appalling to see so many UK media individuals & institutions aiding & abetting his corruption.
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Infamy! Infamy!
They’ve all got it in for me!
They’ve all got it in for me!
November 12, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Infamy! Infamy!
They’ve all got it in for me!
They’ve all got it in for me!
If you don’t want the time, don’t do the crime.
Kirsty Gallacher blasts judge for 'no empathy' over driving ban
The TV presenter appeared in court in High Wycombe today, where she begged a judge to not ban her so she could continue to drive for family and work commitments.
www.dailymail.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 8:26 PM
If you don’t want the time, don’t do the crime.
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To celebrate the new government Housing Plan here is the cartoon that celebrated the last one. Feel free to update it by using Plan 2025 as a doormat
November 12, 2025 at 7:22 PM
To celebrate the new government Housing Plan here is the cartoon that celebrated the last one. Feel free to update it by using Plan 2025 as a doormat
Anybody inclined to moan about Heathrow or Gatwick should try any US Airport. Dulles is particularly dire, though in my experience JFK and George Bush (Houston) put up stiff competition.
A Trump nominee to the advisory board overseeing Dulles International Airport plans to push for an end to its signature “people movers,” saying the shuttles that drew headlines this week for a crash that hospitalized 18 people are outdated and dangerous.
Trump airport nominee wants to eliminate Dulles ‘people movers’
The unique shuttles, which have been in operation since 1962, have been blamed for delays and accidents. A White House official Tuesday called them “notorious.”
www.washingtonpost.com
November 12, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Anybody inclined to moan about Heathrow or Gatwick should try any US Airport. Dulles is particularly dire, though in my experience JFK and George Bush (Houston) put up stiff competition.
Thick as thieves.
US president calls corruption charges against Israeli PM 'unjustified', describing Netanyahu as 'formidable' leader.
Trump formally asks Israel’s president to pardon Netanyahu after Gaza truce
US president calls corruption charges against Israeli PM 'unjustified', describing Netanyahu as 'formidable' leader.
bit.ly
November 12, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Thick as thieves.
The Galileo tactic seems the way to go. Apologise for the edit, while muttering “eppur’ si muove”.
BBC prepared to apologise to Trump to resolve billion-dollar legal threat
The US president has threatened the BBC with a lawsuit over the editing of a Trump speech in an edition of Panorama
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2025 at 7:31 PM
The Galileo tactic seems the way to go. Apologise for the edit, while muttering “eppur’ si muove”.
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Supply boom in cheaper renewables will seal end of fossil fuel era, says @iea.org
- Report says rise in low-carbon electricity will make transition ‘inevitable’, despite Trump’s calls to carry on drilling
#COP30 #climatecrisis
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- Report says rise in low-carbon electricity will make transition ‘inevitable’, despite Trump’s calls to carry on drilling
#COP30 #climatecrisis
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Supply boom in cheaper renewables will seal end of fossil fuel era, says IEA
Watchdog’s flagship report says rise in low-carbon electricity will make transition ‘inevitable’, despite Trump’s calls to carry on drilling
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Supply boom in cheaper renewables will seal end of fossil fuel era, says @iea.org
- Report says rise in low-carbon electricity will make transition ‘inevitable’, despite Trump’s calls to carry on drilling
#COP30 #climatecrisis
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- Report says rise in low-carbon electricity will make transition ‘inevitable’, despite Trump’s calls to carry on drilling
#COP30 #climatecrisis
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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This really is worth reading.
How the author of the leaked memo, Michael Prescott, working for Hanover that earns $$$ lobbying for American tech, was ushered into oversight of OfCom selection by Johnson and into a key position of power on the BBC by Robbie Gibbs.
How the author of the leaked memo, Michael Prescott, working for Hanover that earns $$$ lobbying for American tech, was ushered into oversight of OfCom selection by Johnson and into a key position of power on the BBC by Robbie Gibbs.
🧵On our revelations today about the BBC Coup and the Prescott Dossier.
The leaked ‘BBC Bias’ memo Trump used to attack the BBC was authored by Michael Prescott — a Hanover lobbyist paid by US tech/media giants tied to Trump. Full story: bylinetimes.com/2025/11/11/b... 1/12
The leaked ‘BBC Bias’ memo Trump used to attack the BBC was authored by Michael Prescott — a Hanover lobbyist paid by US tech/media giants tied to Trump. Full story: bylinetimes.com/2025/11/11/b... 1/12
'BBC Bias' Memo Was Authored by Lobbyist Tied to Pro-Trump Tech Giants
The leaked memo that fuelled Trump’s attack on the BBC was written by a lobbyist at a firm paid by US tech giants tied to the President
bylinetimes.com
November 12, 2025 at 9:41 AM
This really is worth reading.
How the author of the leaked memo, Michael Prescott, working for Hanover that earns $$$ lobbying for American tech, was ushered into oversight of OfCom selection by Johnson and into a key position of power on the BBC by Robbie Gibbs.
How the author of the leaked memo, Michael Prescott, working for Hanover that earns $$$ lobbying for American tech, was ushered into oversight of OfCom selection by Johnson and into a key position of power on the BBC by Robbie Gibbs.
A VPN ban is something you get in dictatorships like russia or iran.
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The British government admits it is now monitoring VPNs use by UK residents. Regulator Ofcom has contracted with an AI-powered surveillance service to detect the number of citizens using VPNs to evade the Online Safety Act.
The UK tech minister has said a VPN ban is on the table.
The UK tech minister has said a VPN ban is on the table.
Exclusive: Ofcom is monitoring VPNs following Online Safety Act. Here's how
Ignoring VPNs risks creating ineffective laws, but tracking them threatens people's privacy
www.techradar.com
November 12, 2025 at 9:53 AM
A VPN ban is something you get in dictatorships like russia or iran.
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At Byline Times we’ve published dozens of articles on Sir Robbie Gibb’s role at GB News, the Jewish Chronicle, and of course BBC News for nearly five years
Tomorrow’s headlines today
bylinetimes.com?s=Sir+Robbie...
Tomorrow’s headlines today
bylinetimes.com?s=Sir+Robbie...
You searched for Sir Robbie Gibb – Byline Times
bylinetimes.com
November 12, 2025 at 9:02 AM
At Byline Times we’ve published dozens of articles on Sir Robbie Gibb’s role at GB News, the Jewish Chronicle, and of course BBC News for nearly five years
Tomorrow’s headlines today
bylinetimes.com?s=Sir+Robbie...
Tomorrow’s headlines today
bylinetimes.com?s=Sir+Robbie...
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Lots of stuff here that you won't read in most of the legacy media which seems completely uninterested in the backgrounds, associations and possible motivations of those behind the BBC crisis.
Why was the BBC having its homework marked by a lobbyist who hasn't worked as a journalist for 20 years?
Why was the BBC having its homework marked by a lobbyist who hasn't worked as a journalist for 20 years?
🧵On our revelations today about the BBC Coup and the Prescott Dossier.
The leaked ‘BBC Bias’ memo Trump used to attack the BBC was authored by Michael Prescott — a Hanover lobbyist paid by US tech/media giants tied to Trump. Full story: bylinetimes.com/2025/11/11/b... 1/12
The leaked ‘BBC Bias’ memo Trump used to attack the BBC was authored by Michael Prescott — a Hanover lobbyist paid by US tech/media giants tied to Trump. Full story: bylinetimes.com/2025/11/11/b... 1/12
'BBC Bias' Memo Was Authored by Lobbyist Tied to Pro-Trump Tech Giants
The leaked memo that fuelled Trump’s attack on the BBC was written by a lobbyist at a firm paid by US tech giants tied to the President
bylinetimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Lots of stuff here that you won't read in most of the legacy media which seems completely uninterested in the backgrounds, associations and possible motivations of those behind the BBC crisis.
Why was the BBC having its homework marked by a lobbyist who hasn't worked as a journalist for 20 years?
Why was the BBC having its homework marked by a lobbyist who hasn't worked as a journalist for 20 years?