Phil Porter
@philipporter.bsky.social
Formerly philip_porter in the other place
Centrist dad. Mamil. #itfc.
Centrist dad. Mamil. #itfc.
You mean ruin, by winning. Right?
November 29, 2025 at 8:16 PM
You mean ruin, by winning. Right?
I’ve been wondering if a small number of traders have figured the OBR have been doing this for a while and using this information very quietly to make money
November 28, 2025 at 9:46 AM
I’ve been wondering if a small number of traders have figured the OBR have been doing this for a while and using this information very quietly to make money
Presumably most are arriving with two kidneys too …
November 17, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Presumably most are arriving with two kidneys too …
Cumulative in what sense? Not deficit over time (which is debt).
November 17, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Cumulative in what sense? Not deficit over time (which is debt).
Boris sending his loyal MPs to defend some policy (free school lunches) only to u-turn the next day didn’t do him much good.
You’d think an embattled PM would be smarter than this
You’d think an embattled PM would be smarter than this
November 17, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Boris sending his loyal MPs to defend some policy (free school lunches) only to u-turn the next day didn’t do him much good.
You’d think an embattled PM would be smarter than this
You’d think an embattled PM would be smarter than this
That’s all fair. But I don’t think the “it is easy, just break your huge promise you idiots” narrative I’m seeing this morning captures the potential downsides.
November 14, 2025 at 8:58 AM
That’s all fair. But I don’t think the “it is easy, just break your huge promise you idiots” narrative I’m seeing this morning captures the potential downsides.
But maybe people care less about manifestos/always expect them to be broken.
November 14, 2025 at 8:51 AM
But maybe people care less about manifestos/always expect them to be broken.
I agree it was stupid. I said so at the time too. I agree about pitch rolling/retreating.
Not breaking it is definitely worse economically than breaking it.
But I don’t see how they can break it, and not forever taint the party as one which will say anything to get into power then do the opposite
Not breaking it is definitely worse economically than breaking it.
But I don’t see how they can break it, and not forever taint the party as one which will say anything to get into power then do the opposite
November 14, 2025 at 8:50 AM
I agree it was stupid. I said so at the time too. I agree about pitch rolling/retreating.
Not breaking it is definitely worse economically than breaking it.
But I don’t see how they can break it, and not forever taint the party as one which will say anything to get into power then do the opposite
Not breaking it is definitely worse economically than breaking it.
But I don’t see how they can break it, and not forever taint the party as one which will say anything to get into power then do the opposite
I don’t agree with the (implicit) argument that a huge majority is a mandate to break the manifesto on this.
They said “we can make things better without putting up IT”
Voters said “OK then”
Having made such a stupid promise, I can see why they are very reluctant to break it
They said “we can make things better without putting up IT”
Voters said “OK then”
Having made such a stupid promise, I can see why they are very reluctant to break it
November 14, 2025 at 8:42 AM
I don’t agree with the (implicit) argument that a huge majority is a mandate to break the manifesto on this.
They said “we can make things better without putting up IT”
Voters said “OK then”
Having made such a stupid promise, I can see why they are very reluctant to break it
They said “we can make things better without putting up IT”
Voters said “OK then”
Having made such a stupid promise, I can see why they are very reluctant to break it
I went to the effort of going in and spoiling my ballot “don’t politicise the police” each time. Until last time round when I couldn’t even be arsed to do that.
November 13, 2025 at 4:22 PM
I went to the effort of going in and spoiling my ballot “don’t politicise the police” each time. Until last time round when I couldn’t even be arsed to do that.
Also … why the quotation marks round ‘UK-born’. As if that is some minor technicality.
November 13, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Also … why the quotation marks round ‘UK-born’. As if that is some minor technicality.
I saw it at a bus stop waiting to go to school. I was of the age where it stuck in the memory
November 13, 2025 at 10:24 AM
I saw it at a bus stop waiting to go to school. I was of the age where it stuck in the memory
They (or they Star?) did on one occasion, definitely. The photos were obviously taken when the model was under 16
November 13, 2025 at 9:37 AM
They (or they Star?) did on one occasion, definitely. The photos were obviously taken when the model was under 16
You’d think MPs - with all the abuse they receive online and in person (not to mention the recent murders) - would be a bit more circumspect about punching down like this on young people with an interest in politics.
November 7, 2025 at 2:26 PM
You’d think MPs - with all the abuse they receive online and in person (not to mention the recent murders) - would be a bit more circumspect about punching down like this on young people with an interest in politics.
How on earth have TSMC scaled their manufacturing lines that quickly? That is seriously impressive, even if they can effectively throw infinite money at it.
November 7, 2025 at 8:42 AM
How on earth have TSMC scaled their manufacturing lines that quickly? That is seriously impressive, even if they can effectively throw infinite money at it.
The last tax rises were really just to pay for the 4p NI cuts that Hunt brought in (but had no plan to pay for). There wasn’t a huge investment in public services.
October 28, 2025 at 4:19 PM
The last tax rises were really just to pay for the 4p NI cuts that Hunt brought in (but had no plan to pay for). There wasn’t a huge investment in public services.
99% terrible. But definitely 1% genius in there
October 22, 2025 at 7:33 AM
99% terrible. But definitely 1% genius in there
I hate to say it, but he’s proving an outstanding leader of the greens. Somehow he’s regularly appearing in my social media, which is quite the achievement
October 16, 2025 at 8:26 PM
I hate to say it, but he’s proving an outstanding leader of the greens. Somehow he’s regularly appearing in my social media, which is quite the achievement
I remember going on a school trip to a sewage farm! Quite the stomach turner.
October 13, 2025 at 12:39 PM
I remember going on a school trip to a sewage farm! Quite the stomach turner.