Stephen Boyd
@stephenbod.bsky.social
Warwickshire. Previously Dublin, São Paulo, London, Paris, Cambridge, Birmingham.
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This is the hidden in plain sight heffalump trap in the Budget - Mahmood’s plan will deepsix whatever fiscal headroom the Chancellor has.
There is an actual interesting little deceit in the budget, namely ther have the OBR still forecasting based on increasing net immigration back to 300-350k whilst the Home Secretary is promising to bring it down from 200k, which does dissolve about half the headroom, but somehow we're doing vibes.
Think this is exactly right - political journalism that is completely abstracted from policy, which was not the norm before 2017, has become the default. Impossible to have a serious attempt to either shrink what the state does or widen the tax base (have to do at least one) on that basis.
December 1, 2025 at 4:53 PM
This is the hidden in plain sight heffalump trap in the Budget - Mahmood’s plan will deepsix whatever fiscal headroom the Chancellor has.
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More than 2,000 children who have been trafficked or who arrived in the UK to claim asylum disappeared from social services’ care last year.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
More than 2,000 trafficked children and lone child asylum seekers missing from UK councils’ care
Charities say vulnerable young people are being failed by local authorities, the police and central government
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:01 PM
More than 2,000 children who have been trafficked or who arrived in the UK to claim asylum disappeared from social services’ care last year.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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This is a new low from a govt plumbing the depths of performative cruelty in hopes that the public won’t notice they have no answers to the real issues facing this country
A sensible, humane govt would focus on safe routes to prevent people making dangerous small boat crossings
A sensible, humane govt would focus on safe routes to prevent people making dangerous small boat crossings
November 17, 2025 at 10:14 AM
This is a new low from a govt plumbing the depths of performative cruelty in hopes that the public won’t notice they have no answers to the real issues facing this country
A sensible, humane govt would focus on safe routes to prevent people making dangerous small boat crossings
A sensible, humane govt would focus on safe routes to prevent people making dangerous small boat crossings
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A sneak peek at the cover of next week’s issue, which celebrates Zohran Mamdani’s historic win. #NewYorkerCovers
https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/451hFM
https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/451hFM
November 5, 2025 at 3:15 AM
A sneak peek at the cover of next week’s issue, which celebrates Zohran Mamdani’s historic win. #NewYorkerCovers
https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/451hFM
https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/451hFM
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Just had a lovely woman in our shop in Donegal, searching for her lost twin sister. Appreciate it if my Irish followers would retweet this. Thank you.
November 4, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Just had a lovely woman in our shop in Donegal, searching for her lost twin sister. Appreciate it if my Irish followers would retweet this. Thank you.
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OK #BBCRadio4 how about a rerun of After Henry as the 6.30 comedy? A tribute to Prunella Scales and, I suspect, an improvement on much of the current programmes pre- #TheArchers
October 28, 2025 at 2:05 PM
OK #BBCRadio4 how about a rerun of After Henry as the 6.30 comedy? A tribute to Prunella Scales and, I suspect, an improvement on much of the current programmes pre- #TheArchers
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My friend Mark Mardell was chucked off his Turkish Airlines flight at the weekend because he had Parkinson’s and his son had asked for assistance for him. (He’s written about it as a public post on Facebook but the link is proving hard to share outside,)
My friend Mark Mardell was chucked off his Turkish Airlines flight at the weekend because he had Parkinson’s and his son had asked for assistance for him. (He’s written about it as a public post on Facebook but the link is proving hard to share outside,)
October 27, 2025 at 6:00 AM
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My friend Mark Mardell was chucked off his Turkish Airlines flight at the weekend because he had Parkinson’s and his son had asked for assistance for him. (He’s written about it as a public post on Facebook but the link is proving hard to share outside,)
My friend Mark Mardell was chucked off his Turkish Airlines flight at the weekend because he had Parkinson’s and his son had asked for assistance for him. (He’s written about it as a public post on Facebook but the link is proving hard to share outside,)
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Orgulho dessa minha primeira contribuição para @apublica.org . E, sim: é eita, atrás, de eita seguido de mano do céu!
apublica.org/2025/10/jami...
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Jamile SP: Quem são os donos do restaurante que teto desabou
Empresários que se apresentavam como sócios do estabelecimento Jamile SP não constam nos documentos de constituição da empresa
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October 11, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Orgulho dessa minha primeira contribuição para @apublica.org . E, sim: é eita, atrás, de eita seguido de mano do céu!
apublica.org/2025/10/jami...
apublica.org/2025/10/jami...
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Amazing series. I had never heard of Fania Mindel and now here she is — a missed turn of the birth control movement. And here, what she stands for, the imperative of translation in a
Pluralistic democracy., and an alternative universalist path still available to be taken against the eugenicists.
Pluralistic democracy., and an alternative universalist path still available to be taken against the eugenicists.
UNTIL IT'S DONE, Ep. 2
When the Brownsville Clinic opened in 1916, it was the first birth control center in America. Its very existence felt impossible. For young women, it was a lifeline.
109 years later, the Clinic is long closed—but Brownsville mothers are still struggling.
When the Brownsville Clinic opened in 1916, it was the first birth control center in America. Its very existence felt impossible. For young women, it was a lifeline.
109 years later, the Clinic is long closed—but Brownsville mothers are still struggling.
September 26, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Amazing series. I had never heard of Fania Mindel and now here she is — a missed turn of the birth control movement. And here, what she stands for, the imperative of translation in a
Pluralistic democracy., and an alternative universalist path still available to be taken against the eugenicists.
Pluralistic democracy., and an alternative universalist path still available to be taken against the eugenicists.
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On this day in 1940, Walter Benjamin took his own life in the town of Portbou, after being denied entry by Spanish officials.
“If the killing of Lorca was Fascism’s first crime against literature, Benjamin’s death was undoubtedly the second.” - The Listener
“If the killing of Lorca was Fascism’s first crime against literature, Benjamin’s death was undoubtedly the second.” - The Listener
September 26, 2025 at 2:42 PM
On this day in 1940, Walter Benjamin took his own life in the town of Portbou, after being denied entry by Spanish officials.
“If the killing of Lorca was Fascism’s first crime against literature, Benjamin’s death was undoubtedly the second.” - The Listener
“If the killing of Lorca was Fascism’s first crime against literature, Benjamin’s death was undoubtedly the second.” - The Listener
My little one loved it and will no doubt watch it 20 times when it’s on iPlayer.
BBC Radio 3
Radio 3's Proms Marathon Monday
Live at the BBC Proms: Sinfonia Smith Square and CBeebies friends share an enchanting musical tale. An entertaining introduction to the orchestra for little ones.
Radio 3's Proms Marathon Monday
Live at the BBC Proms: Sinfonia Smith Square and CBeebies friends share an enchanting musical tale. An entertaining introduction to the orchestra for little ones.
August 25, 2025 at 6:55 PM
My little one loved it and will no doubt watch it 20 times when it’s on iPlayer.
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10 August 1929 | A German Jewish boy, Manfred Klaus Rosenthal, was born in Berlin.
In 1943 he was deported to #Auschwitz. He did not survive.
In 1943 he was deported to #Auschwitz. He did not survive.
August 10, 2025 at 2:00 AM
10 August 1929 | A German Jewish boy, Manfred Klaus Rosenthal, was born in Berlin.
In 1943 he was deported to #Auschwitz. He did not survive.
In 1943 he was deported to #Auschwitz. He did not survive.
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For too long, the story of Quaker abolition has been told as one of conscience, but it was Black resistance that forced the Religious Society of Friends to confront its deepest contradictions.
Black Resistance to Quaker Enslavement
A moral reckoning.
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August 4, 2025 at 4:58 PM
For too long, the story of Quaker abolition has been told as one of conscience, but it was Black resistance that forced the Religious Society of Friends to confront its deepest contradictions.
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The key dividing line in politics right now is empathy vs sociopathy. The right has been waging an aggressive war on empathy ("virtue signalling", "woke") and too many outside of the right have been stupid enough to go along with it.
Really was one of the dumbest and most harmful things possible for “virtue signaling” to become some kind of epithet. Sending externally visible signals that you are engaging in pro-social behavior is normal, natural, and good, it’s how society works. Other people can’t read your fucking mind.
July 13, 2025 at 6:02 AM
The key dividing line in politics right now is empathy vs sociopathy. The right has been waging an aggressive war on empathy ("virtue signalling", "woke") and too many outside of the right have been stupid enough to go along with it.
If you’re still defending the Israeli army or government at this point, there is something wrong with you.
Jaw-dropping reporting by Haaretz www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
June 27, 2025 at 3:53 PM
If you’re still defending the Israeli army or government at this point, there is something wrong with you.
The Serial podcast in retrospect was shockingly irresponsible journalism. It brought attention to the case but its portrayal was way off the mark.
Today's BOMBSHELL episode of Undisclosed: Contrary to what was claimed, Jay Wilds was nearly certain that by testifying against Adnan Syed the way the State wanted, he'd serve no prison time & have his conviction erased if he didn't violate probation: audioboom.com/posts/873563...
The State v. Adnan Syed 2.0 - Episode 1 - The Bombshell
June 16, 2025 - Rabia and Colin discuss the undisclosed details of Jay Wilds's plea deal.
audioboom.com
June 16, 2025 at 7:03 PM
The Serial podcast in retrospect was shockingly irresponsible journalism. It brought attention to the case but its portrayal was way off the mark.
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This summer, we'll be ENCORING some favorite episodes, along with updates from our guests. First up, Gregor, who answers the question on everybody's mind: did he ever get his CDs back? open.spotify.com/episode/3Lsa...
Heavyweight Encore: #2 Gregor
Heavyweight · Episode
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June 5, 2025 at 2:25 PM
This summer, we'll be ENCORING some favorite episodes, along with updates from our guests. First up, Gregor, who answers the question on everybody's mind: did he ever get his CDs back? open.spotify.com/episode/3Lsa...
Really looking forward to this tomorrow
people of ireland! i’m bringing my critically-acclaimed stand-up show “sentimental” to 3 of your fair cities in june - please come along! tix:
www.miloedwards.co.uk/live-shows
www.miloedwards.co.uk/live-shows
June 1, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Really looking forward to this tomorrow
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Marcel Ophuls, auteur du « Chagrin et la pitié », maître du documentaire malgré lui, est mort à 97 ans
Marcel Ophuls, auteur du « Chagrin et la pitié », maître du documentaire malgré lui, est mort à 97 ans
Le cinéaste, mort samedi, aurait préféré réaliser des comédies, mais c’est au genre documentaire qu’il a imposé sa touche très personnelle. Sa chronique sans fard de l’Occupation, sortie en 1969, avait secoué la France
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May 26, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Marcel Ophuls, auteur du « Chagrin et la pitié », maître du documentaire malgré lui, est mort à 97 ans
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If you think Miss Rachel is the bad guy here or being controversial in any way - I have news for you.
You’re a terrible person.
You’re a terrible person.
May 13, 2025 at 6:04 PM
If you think Miss Rachel is the bad guy here or being controversial in any way - I have news for you.
You’re a terrible person.
You’re a terrible person.
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Come the fuck in or fuck the fuck off! 20 years on, the cast of The Thick Of It look back www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
‘I’m from Glasgow – the swearing came naturally!’ The full uncensored history of The Thick of It
It was the political satire that gave us omnishambles, pet asbos and the terrifying Malcolm Tucker. Two decades on, creator Armando Iannucci and stars including Peter Capaldi and Rebecca Front lift th...
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May 18, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Come the fuck in or fuck the fuck off! 20 years on, the cast of The Thick Of It look back www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
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Today’s Daily Cartoon, by Ali Solomon. #NewYorkerCartoons
April 2, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Today’s Daily Cartoon, by Ali Solomon. #NewYorkerCartoons
Good grief. "Look - let's be honest. The European Union was formed in order to screw the United States. That's the purpose of it, and they've done a good job of it. But now I'm president." Trump
February 28, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Good grief. "Look - let's be honest. The European Union was formed in order to screw the United States. That's the purpose of it, and they've done a good job of it. But now I'm president." Trump