@simon-allen.bsky.social
This from Tesco head honcho is 'amusing'. No one tell him that their self-serve checkouts have put people out of work. Also that is without looking at their profits vs their adverts "the power to cut prices". www.theguardian.com/business/202...
UK sleepwalking into joblessness epidemic, Tesco boss warns
Ashwin Prasad says far fewer people in work than there could be with ministers just ‘tinkering at the edges’ of problem
www.theguardian.com
February 11, 2026 at 6:46 PM
This from Tesco head honcho is 'amusing'. No one tell him that their self-serve checkouts have put people out of work. Also that is without looking at their profits vs their adverts "the power to cut prices". www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Quote from 1958 is also pertinent to social media: "This instrument [television] can teach, it can illuminate; yes, and it can even inspire, but it can do so only to the extent that humans are determined to use it to those ends. Otherwise it is merely wires and lights in a box." Edward R. Murrow
February 1, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Quote from 1958 is also pertinent to social media: "This instrument [television] can teach, it can illuminate; yes, and it can even inspire, but it can do so only to the extent that humans are determined to use it to those ends. Otherwise it is merely wires and lights in a box." Edward R. Murrow
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The big difference between fraudulent covid loans and student loans is that fraudulent covid loans are happily written off
January 31, 2026 at 11:47 AM
The big difference between fraudulent covid loans and student loans is that fraudulent covid loans are happily written off
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Trump has asked upwards of 82 leaders from different countries, incl. Putin, Orban, & Lukashenko, to join his Board of "Peace." All would have to pay $1-B for "permanent membership." It’s not "just" a grift, it's an attempt to create a quasi-UN that he would control.
SAY "NO" TO TRUMP'S PEACE BOARD!
SAY "NO" TO TRUMP'S PEACE BOARD!
January 19, 2026 at 9:02 PM
Trump has asked upwards of 82 leaders from different countries, incl. Putin, Orban, & Lukashenko, to join his Board of "Peace." All would have to pay $1-B for "permanent membership." It’s not "just" a grift, it's an attempt to create a quasi-UN that he would control.
SAY "NO" TO TRUMP'S PEACE BOARD!
SAY "NO" TO TRUMP'S PEACE BOARD!
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Dictionary of our times: If a "party boob" is a breast unexpectedly visible while the other stays covered, and a "party foul" is when something accidently breaks or spills at a gathering, then “party politics” is a bunch of boobs making a mess that nobody wants to clean up.
January 17, 2026 at 11:24 PM
Dictionary of our times: If a "party boob" is a breast unexpectedly visible while the other stays covered, and a "party foul" is when something accidently breaks or spills at a gathering, then “party politics” is a bunch of boobs making a mess that nobody wants to clean up.
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How’s this Nobel Peace Prize thing coming along?
January 4, 2026 at 12:00 PM
How’s this Nobel Peace Prize thing coming along?
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This is the danger of having a leader who is utterly shameless - there is no way he can comprehend hypocrisy - this is what we will get if Farage wins , which is why we need strong opposition that is not obedient to Farage’s talking points
December 27, 2025 at 10:12 AM
This is the danger of having a leader who is utterly shameless - there is no way he can comprehend hypocrisy - this is what we will get if Farage wins , which is why we need strong opposition that is not obedient to Farage’s talking points
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Nothing more MASCULINE than attacking reproductive rights - like watching a body builder crack open their walnuts with their fist
December 17, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Nothing more MASCULINE than attacking reproductive rights - like watching a body builder crack open their walnuts with their fist
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Former Deputy Head of Dulwich College Confirms Nigel Farage Racism Comments
December 12, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Former Deputy Head of Dulwich College Confirms Nigel Farage Racism Comments
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I'm so struck by the lack of outcry or even interest in the Palestine Action prisoners on hunger strike.
Particularly strange that Guardian & BBC won't cover it.
Good on Observer for covering, Zarah Sultana & Mothin Ali for visiting.
#palestineaction #hungerstrike
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
Particularly strange that Guardian & BBC won't cover it.
Good on Observer for covering, Zarah Sultana & Mothin Ali for visiting.
#palestineaction #hungerstrike
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
‘Death risk’ fear for Palestine Action hunger strike activists | The Observer
observer.co.uk
December 9, 2025 at 1:10 PM
I'm so struck by the lack of outcry or even interest in the Palestine Action prisoners on hunger strike.
Particularly strange that Guardian & BBC won't cover it.
Good on Observer for covering, Zarah Sultana & Mothin Ali for visiting.
#palestineaction #hungerstrike
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
Particularly strange that Guardian & BBC won't cover it.
Good on Observer for covering, Zarah Sultana & Mothin Ali for visiting.
#palestineaction #hungerstrike
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
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Science needs the arts.
December 2, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Science needs the arts.
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The allocation of 12 additional days for the Assisted Dying Bill should hopefully mean we can finally move past the threat of filibustering. The House of Lords is at its best when it scrutinises, not when it obstructs.
12 more days for Assisted Dying Bill means peers should stop filibustering
The Government has announced 12 further days of House of Lords time that will be set aside for debating the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, in addition to the four days of debate that have a...
humanists.uk
November 27, 2025 at 10:50 AM
The allocation of 12 additional days for the Assisted Dying Bill should hopefully mean we can finally move past the threat of filibustering. The House of Lords is at its best when it scrutinises, not when it obstructs.
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Yesterday’s investiture was the first for ‘services to the non-religious’. Surely a welcome sign of the increasing inclusion of non-religious people in our national life, and a validation of the collective effort of so many in the humanist movement to achieve that recognition.
November 27, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Yesterday’s investiture was the first for ‘services to the non-religious’. Surely a welcome sign of the increasing inclusion of non-religious people in our national life, and a validation of the collective effort of so many in the humanist movement to achieve that recognition.
Farage on Jewish former classmate: "Suddenly after 49 years they seem to have perfect recollection." I was bullied at school and remember the names and faces of those boys. I could pick them out in court. That was 53 years ago.
November 25, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Farage on Jewish former classmate: "Suddenly after 49 years they seem to have perfect recollection." I was bullied at school and remember the names and faces of those boys. I could pick them out in court. That was 53 years ago.
Whenever I have been employed the contract stated that, if I broke the rules, I would be dismissed without compensation.
Yet Lord Dannatt stays in his apartment at the Tower of London and four months holiday before returning to govern us? Even the Tories must realise how putrid this is.
Yet Lord Dannatt stays in his apartment at the Tower of London and four months holiday before returning to govern us? Even the Tories must realise how putrid this is.
November 25, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Whenever I have been employed the contract stated that, if I broke the rules, I would be dismissed without compensation.
Yet Lord Dannatt stays in his apartment at the Tower of London and four months holiday before returning to govern us? Even the Tories must realise how putrid this is.
Yet Lord Dannatt stays in his apartment at the Tower of London and four months holiday before returning to govern us? Even the Tories must realise how putrid this is.
I do not usually suggest petitions but, in the UK, this is important.
38d.gs/3fme
38d.gs/3fme
Sign the petition: Michelle Mone should be removed from the House of Lords
This is big: Michelle Mone is being forced to pay back £122m after supplying poor quality protective gear to our NHS during the pandemic. But she STILL hasn't been kicked out of the House of Lords. Mo...
38d.gs
November 15, 2025 at 3:50 PM
I do not usually suggest petitions but, in the UK, this is important.
38d.gs/3fme
38d.gs/3fme
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Robbie Gibb was appointed to the BBC Board by Boris Johnson, was an editorial advisor for GB News, and worked as Theresa May's Director of Comms.
He is not impartial or neutral. The government should remove him from the Board immediately to protect the BBC's independence.
He is not impartial or neutral. The government should remove him from the Board immediately to protect the BBC's independence.
November 11, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Robbie Gibb was appointed to the BBC Board by Boris Johnson, was an editorial advisor for GB News, and worked as Theresa May's Director of Comms.
He is not impartial or neutral. The government should remove him from the Board immediately to protect the BBC's independence.
He is not impartial or neutral. The government should remove him from the Board immediately to protect the BBC's independence.
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Which one is more English?
November 6, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Which one is more English?
At long last they get a tiny slap on the wrist ... www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
TalkTV breached impartiality rules with allegations about cancelled local elections, Ofcom finds
Claim that elections were cancelled because ministers were ‘terrified of Reform’ given rare rebuke by regulator
www.theguardian.com
November 3, 2025 at 6:26 PM
At long last they get a tiny slap on the wrist ... www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
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Three @theguardian.com books cartoons from previous halloweens: 1. Haunted Bookshop
October 31, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Three @theguardian.com books cartoons from previous halloweens: 1. Haunted Bookshop
‘ICE agent’ asks Black cop if he’s Haitian after being pulled over for driving drunk with his children in the car
This should not be a surprise. www.independent.co.uk/tv/news/ice-...
www.local10.com/news/local/2...
This should not be a surprise. www.independent.co.uk/tv/news/ice-...
www.local10.com/news/local/2...
‘ICE agent’ asks cop if he’s Haitian after being pulled over
A Miami man who identified himself as an ICE agent questioned the nationality of a Black police officer who pulled him over for driving recklessly with his children in the car. Scott Thomas Deiseroth,...
www.independent.co.uk
November 1, 2025 at 12:30 PM
‘ICE agent’ asks Black cop if he’s Haitian after being pulled over for driving drunk with his children in the car
This should not be a surprise. www.independent.co.uk/tv/news/ice-...
www.local10.com/news/local/2...
This should not be a surprise. www.independent.co.uk/tv/news/ice-...
www.local10.com/news/local/2...
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Given that it’s Halloween, here are some haiku horrorscopes.
October 31, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Given that it’s Halloween, here are some haiku horrorscopes.
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In 2024, UK’s big four banks HSBC, Barclays, Lloyds, & National Westminster made £45.9bn profit.
Since 2021/22 profit margins up by 21%.
2022 -2024: Big four banks paid £124bn in dividends, £32bn in share buybacks.
They oppose possible tax increase, publish misleading tax numbers.
Tax them.
Since 2021/22 profit margins up by 21%.
2022 -2024: Big four banks paid £124bn in dividends, £32bn in share buybacks.
They oppose possible tax increase, publish misleading tax numbers.
Tax them.
Why the banking industry is not a paragon of free markets, efficiency, or honesty
Despite making record profits and paying record returns to shareholders it resents paying taxes.
leftfootforward.org
October 29, 2025 at 7:04 PM
In 2024, UK’s big four banks HSBC, Barclays, Lloyds, & National Westminster made £45.9bn profit.
Since 2021/22 profit margins up by 21%.
2022 -2024: Big four banks paid £124bn in dividends, £32bn in share buybacks.
They oppose possible tax increase, publish misleading tax numbers.
Tax them.
Since 2021/22 profit margins up by 21%.
2022 -2024: Big four banks paid £124bn in dividends, £32bn in share buybacks.
They oppose possible tax increase, publish misleading tax numbers.
Tax them.
This is the news that the right wing media will ignore: "Borders chief can’t name a way Brexit has helped UK control its borders" Martin Hewitt, said he did ‘not immediately’ have an answer. The Independent. Friday 17 October 2025 14:38 BST.
October 18, 2025 at 6:41 PM
This is the news that the right wing media will ignore: "Borders chief can’t name a way Brexit has helped UK control its borders" Martin Hewitt, said he did ‘not immediately’ have an answer. The Independent. Friday 17 October 2025 14:38 BST.