Pete Miles
@petermiles.bsky.social
Ex- consultant, manager, marketer, engineer. Interested in Complexity, Systems and Collective Intelligence. GSOH (Brit)
Thanks. Good film.
And that reminds me, this is on iPlayer for the next 29 days (I've not seen it myself yet!)
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0074sgv via @bbciplayer
And that reminds me, this is on iPlayer for the next 29 days (I've not seen it myself yet!)
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0074sgv via @bbciplayer
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
Classic British epic about the life and loves of a reactionary army officer, tracing his career from the Boer War to World War II.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Thanks. Good film.
And that reminds me, this is on iPlayer for the next 29 days (I've not seen it myself yet!)
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0074sgv via @bbciplayer
And that reminds me, this is on iPlayer for the next 29 days (I've not seen it myself yet!)
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0074sgv via @bbciplayer
I'd like to see the old and new side by side
November 12, 2025 at 7:52 PM
I'd like to see the old and new side by side
'Labour’s Brexit stance is as untenable as their tax pledge'
His latest post here...
mainlymacro.blogspot.com/2025/11/labo...
His latest post here...
mainlymacro.blogspot.com/2025/11/labo...
Labour’s Brexit stance is as untenable as their tax pledge
In my last post about the prospect of Labour breaking its tax pledge, I did something I don’t often do, which is indulge in some ‘I told y...
mainlymacro.blogspot.com
November 12, 2025 at 6:08 PM
'Labour’s Brexit stance is as untenable as their tax pledge'
His latest post here...
mainlymacro.blogspot.com/2025/11/labo...
His latest post here...
mainlymacro.blogspot.com/2025/11/labo...
Ah, the new-fangled ones
November 12, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Ah, the new-fangled ones
I plan to have another go in the morning 🙂
November 12, 2025 at 4:53 PM
I plan to have another go in the morning 🙂
I agree. I got brain-fade by the last chart but the overall argument that emerges from the data is compelling.
November 12, 2025 at 4:47 PM
I agree. I got brain-fade by the last chart but the overall argument that emerges from the data is compelling.
We did.
But what about this one over here that says "Farage"?
But what about this one over here that says "Farage"?
November 12, 2025 at 12:05 PM
We did.
But what about this one over here that says "Farage"?
But what about this one over here that says "Farage"?
I think they are. The kids are still messing around, spending too much time on their phones.
November 12, 2025 at 10:56 AM
I think they are. The kids are still messing around, spending too much time on their phones.
I think it's fair to say that all the easy levers have now been pulled. (You can see why they are so tempted by the one labelled AI 🙂)
November 12, 2025 at 10:50 AM
I think it's fair to say that all the easy levers have now been pulled. (You can see why they are so tempted by the one labelled AI 🙂)
And as you have pointed out, the bounty of North Sea oil & gas. (And the European single market let's not forget!)
November 12, 2025 at 10:46 AM
And as you have pointed out, the bounty of North Sea oil & gas. (And the European single market let's not forget!)
It's a pretty stark chart.
I also think @warringfictions.bsky.social has a good set of proposals on how to face the situation.
bsky.app/profile/warr...
I also think @warringfictions.bsky.social has a good set of proposals on how to face the situation.
bsky.app/profile/warr...
3/ Part 1 looks at communications in an era of hyper-scrutiny and low deference. Populists should not have a monopoly over authenticity. The blog consists of nine suggestions in this area.
It can be read here: parables.substack.com/p/putting-do...
It can be read here: parables.substack.com/p/putting-do...
November 12, 2025 at 9:44 AM
It's a pretty stark chart.
I also think @warringfictions.bsky.social has a good set of proposals on how to face the situation.
bsky.app/profile/warr...
I also think @warringfictions.bsky.social has a good set of proposals on how to face the situation.
bsky.app/profile/warr...
Striking chart from Chris Clarke of total net satisfaction with all 3 main party leaders: voters have gone off them since 2010 parables.substack.com
November 12, 2025 at 8:35 AM