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Roland Smith
@rolandmcs.bsky.social
Tracking the decay of the Right and patrolling the culture war's boundaries. Former Fellow of the Adam Smith Institute. Now firmly centrist. Telegraph watcher.

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I spy a lot of 'usual suspects'.
November 11, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Yes, that.
November 11, 2025 at 2:24 PM
See also, Fight Club and The Matrix.
November 11, 2025 at 2:13 PM
In historic terms, we have nothing much to get upset about. And yet here we are....
November 11, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Yep, absolutely that.

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Once again, the BBC enables the now-ridiculous 'newspaper industry' to inject a damaging virus into the national conversation. ITV (GMB) is far worse.

All 'newspaper reviews' on mainstream TV & Radio should be stopped immediately.

If you want to know what the papers say, go and look it up FFS.
Emma Barnett mindlessly read this headline out on #r4today this morning (of course); the actual truth is public still think the dangers of climate change have NOT been exaggerated
November 11, 2025 at 1:18 PM
I think we did reach the end of history but a lot of people thought 'is this humdrum existence really *it*?
November 11, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Those who believe in a more conspiratorial view of the Right seem unable to stand in a Rightwinger's shoes and are therefore completely unable to accept that anyone would truly believe that stuff.

And in a way, that is to their credit.

I put Carole C in this category.
November 11, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Perfectly put.
November 11, 2025 at 8:57 AM
I've never believed in the conspiracy view of the Right i.e. conspiring together in dark smoke-filled rooms, pushing chess pieces around a political board identifying the next 'front' to attack.

Nor do I believe they only believe this stuff because someone's paying them. No, they really believe it.
November 11, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Very much that.
November 10, 2025 at 8:56 PM