Benjamin
@thebenjaminpine.bsky.social
This feed is me trying not to rant into the void, and invariably failing. Bradford / Cambridge. he / him.
Ok fine this is totally normal.. please can you tell him to make leviathan easier to read?
December 1, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Ok fine this is totally normal.. please can you tell him to make leviathan easier to read?
Kind of vibing with the new Politics Live format/graphics/studio.
September 23, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Kind of vibing with the new Politics Live format/graphics/studio.
Great coverage on BBC News, anchored by Matthew Amroliwala.
September 9, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Great coverage on BBC News, anchored by Matthew Amroliwala.
Also true for the Queensbury tunnel - you just want to force Bradford Council and DfT leaders to sit and watch this video abt Bergen!
(Not that they don't know, they just don't want to spend the money ofc)
youtu.be/JCedclz03uI
(Not that they don't know, they just don't want to spend the money ofc)
youtu.be/JCedclz03uI
August 27, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Also true for the Queensbury tunnel - you just want to force Bradford Council and DfT leaders to sit and watch this video abt Bergen!
(Not that they don't know, they just don't want to spend the money ofc)
youtu.be/JCedclz03uI
(Not that they don't know, they just don't want to spend the money ofc)
youtu.be/JCedclz03uI
So many problems could be solved if the govt listened to Not Just Bikes, case #7583...
August 27, 2025 at 4:52 PM
So many problems could be solved if the govt listened to Not Just Bikes, case #7583...
Asylum seekers' stories are often overlooked.
Khador Mohamed fled Somalia to escape terrorism, coming in a small boat.
He doesn't know what will happen when he has to leave the Bell Hotel after the recent court ruling, was locked in during protests, and has faced abuse
via The Times/Georgia Bates
Khador Mohamed fled Somalia to escape terrorism, coming in a small boat.
He doesn't know what will happen when he has to leave the Bell Hotel after the recent court ruling, was locked in during protests, and has faced abuse
via The Times/Georgia Bates
August 21, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Asylum seekers' stories are often overlooked.
Khador Mohamed fled Somalia to escape terrorism, coming in a small boat.
He doesn't know what will happen when he has to leave the Bell Hotel after the recent court ruling, was locked in during protests, and has faced abuse
via The Times/Georgia Bates
Khador Mohamed fled Somalia to escape terrorism, coming in a small boat.
He doesn't know what will happen when he has to leave the Bell Hotel after the recent court ruling, was locked in during protests, and has faced abuse
via The Times/Georgia Bates
This is a great video about all those unnecessary AI popups...
And not just because my comment is in it 😅
And not just because my comment is in it 😅
June 20, 2025 at 7:29 PM
This is a great video about all those unnecessary AI popups...
And not just because my comment is in it 😅
And not just because my comment is in it 😅
This piece is by Lee Cain of Tory WhatsApp fame but it's still quite interesting.
"Governments of all political persuasions can quickly feel more like a media rebuttal service as they allow themselves to be shaped by events rather than shaping them."
"Governments of all political persuasions can quickly feel more like a media rebuttal service as they allow themselves to be shaped by events rather than shaping them."
November 17, 2024 at 10:41 PM
This piece is by Lee Cain of Tory WhatsApp fame but it's still quite interesting.
"Governments of all political persuasions can quickly feel more like a media rebuttal service as they allow themselves to be shaped by events rather than shaping them."
"Governments of all political persuasions can quickly feel more like a media rebuttal service as they allow themselves to be shaped by events rather than shaping them."
Some pretty strong words from the UK Foreign Office on Israel's operation in the West Bank.
The BBC's James Landale suggests that, until the US speaks out, Israel will carry on regardless.
The BBC's James Landale suggests that, until the US speaks out, Israel will carry on regardless.
![We recognise Israel’s need to defend itself against security threats, but we are deeply worried by the methods Israel has employed and by reports of civilian casualties and the destruction of civilian infrastructure.
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August 30, 2024 at 8:23 PM
Some pretty strong words from the UK Foreign Office on Israel's operation in the West Bank.
The BBC's James Landale suggests that, until the US speaks out, Israel will carry on regardless.
The BBC's James Landale suggests that, until the US speaks out, Israel will carry on regardless.
The government needs to [pass the bill for a new line] from Warrington to Yorkshire" - aka Northern Powerhouse Rail.
"[…]This is in addition to starting work on key elements like a new station in Bradford."
📄Juergen Maier's rail+transport review, commissioned by Labour.
"[…]This is in addition to starting work on key elements like a new station in Bradford."
📄Juergen Maier's rail+transport review, commissioned by Labour.
August 27, 2024 at 10:13 PM
The government needs to [pass the bill for a new line] from Warrington to Yorkshire" - aka Northern Powerhouse Rail.
"[…]This is in addition to starting work on key elements like a new station in Bradford."
📄Juergen Maier's rail+transport review, commissioned by Labour.
"[…]This is in addition to starting work on key elements like a new station in Bradford."
📄Juergen Maier's rail+transport review, commissioned by Labour.
August 23, 2024 at 3:55 PM
The 4 hottest days on record in Bradford have all happened since 2019.
The record - 37.9°C, set in 2022 - was 4°C higher than the previous record - set in 2019.
Climate change is already happening.
#ShowYourStripes #ClimateStripes #ClimateChange
The record - 37.9°C, set in 2022 - was 4°C higher than the previous record - set in 2019.
Climate change is already happening.
#ShowYourStripes #ClimateStripes #ClimateChange
June 22, 2024 at 8:04 AM
The 4 hottest days on record in Bradford have all happened since 2019.
The record - 37.9°C, set in 2022 - was 4°C higher than the previous record - set in 2019.
Climate change is already happening.
#ShowYourStripes #ClimateStripes #ClimateChange
The record - 37.9°C, set in 2022 - was 4°C higher than the previous record - set in 2019.
Climate change is already happening.
#ShowYourStripes #ClimateStripes #ClimateChange
"COP28 was abysmal for being in the pocket of the oil and gas lobby but at least COP29 will be better."
COP29:
#ClimateSky #ClimateChange #GodGivenGas
COP29:
#ClimateSky #ClimateChange #GodGivenGas
May 7, 2024 at 8:40 PM
"COP28 was abysmal for being in the pocket of the oil and gas lobby but at least COP29 will be better."
COP29:
#ClimateSky #ClimateChange #GodGivenGas
COP29:
#ClimateSky #ClimateChange #GodGivenGas
More from Robert Jenrick's letter...
"We must truly mean that we will do 'whatever it takes' to deliver this commitment when we say so. This emergency legislation is the last opportunity to prove this, but in its current drafting it does not go far enough."
"We must truly mean that we will do 'whatever it takes' to deliver this commitment when we say so. This emergency legislation is the last opportunity to prove this, but in its current drafting it does not go far enough."
December 6, 2023 at 8:30 PM
More from Robert Jenrick's letter...
"We must truly mean that we will do 'whatever it takes' to deliver this commitment when we say so. This emergency legislation is the last opportunity to prove this, but in its current drafting it does not go far enough."
"We must truly mean that we will do 'whatever it takes' to deliver this commitment when we say so. This emergency legislation is the last opportunity to prove this, but in its current drafting it does not go far enough."
Robert Jenrick goes on in his resignation letter 👇
"The stakes for the country are too high for us not to pursue the stronger protections required to end the merry-go-round of legal challenges which risk paralysing the scheme and negating its intended deterrent."
"The stakes for the country are too high for us not to pursue the stronger protections required to end the merry-go-round of legal challenges which risk paralysing the scheme and negating its intended deterrent."
December 6, 2023 at 8:28 PM
Robert Jenrick goes on in his resignation letter 👇
"The stakes for the country are too high for us not to pursue the stronger protections required to end the merry-go-round of legal challenges which risk paralysing the scheme and negating its intended deterrent."
"The stakes for the country are too high for us not to pursue the stronger protections required to end the merry-go-round of legal challenges which risk paralysing the scheme and negating its intended deterrent."
Robert Jenrick goes on in his resignation letter...
"I do not believe it provides us with the best possible chance of success..."
"A triumph of hope over experience"
"I do not believe it provides us with the best possible chance of success..."
"A triumph of hope over experience"
December 6, 2023 at 8:28 PM
Robert Jenrick goes on in his resignation letter...
"I do not believe it provides us with the best possible chance of success..."
"A triumph of hope over experience"
"I do not believe it provides us with the best possible chance of success..."
"A triumph of hope over experience"
Robert Jenrick resignation letter quotes thread pt2
"The Government has a responsibility to place our vital national interests above highly contested interpretations of international law."
"The Government has a responsibility to place our vital national interests above highly contested interpretations of international law."
December 6, 2023 at 8:27 PM
Robert Jenrick resignation letter quotes thread pt2
"The Government has a responsibility to place our vital national interests above highly contested interpretations of international law."
"The Government has a responsibility to place our vital national interests above highly contested interpretations of international law."
Robert Jenrick's resignation letter his here.
A thread of quotes. 🧵
A thread of quotes. 🧵
December 6, 2023 at 8:26 PM
Robert Jenrick's resignation letter his here.
A thread of quotes. 🧵
A thread of quotes. 🧵
💥"You're..own media is..wrong"
COP28 president Sultan Al-Jaber appears to deny his oil company ADNOC is "investing a lot in fossil fuels in the future" - objectively false.
Also implies phasing out of fossil fuels would put the world "back into caves".
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
COP28 president Sultan Al-Jaber appears to deny his oil company ADNOC is "investing a lot in fossil fuels in the future" - objectively false.
Also implies phasing out of fossil fuels would put the world "back into caves".
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
December 3, 2023 at 9:52 PM
💥"You're..own media is..wrong"
COP28 president Sultan Al-Jaber appears to deny his oil company ADNOC is "investing a lot in fossil fuels in the future" - objectively false.
Also implies phasing out of fossil fuels would put the world "back into caves".
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
COP28 president Sultan Al-Jaber appears to deny his oil company ADNOC is "investing a lot in fossil fuels in the future" - objectively false.
Also implies phasing out of fossil fuels would put the world "back into caves".
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
A Labour green pledge story in three steps.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-poli...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-poli...
November 25, 2023 at 7:54 AM
A Labour green pledge story in three steps.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-poli...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-poli...
But like... This isn't true?!
BBC reporting "tax burden rises".
BBC reporting "tax burden rises".
November 22, 2023 at 10:50 PM
But like... This isn't true?!
BBC reporting "tax burden rises".
BBC reporting "tax burden rises".
👀 Coletta Smith says "car dependency" has deepened the North-South cost of living divide on the BBC News at Six.
🚉Nice to get mainstream recognition of something we've known for so long - the north needs better public transport, for both the economy and the climate.
🚉Nice to get mainstream recognition of something we've known for so long - the north needs better public transport, for both the economy and the climate.
November 22, 2023 at 7:33 PM
👀 Coletta Smith says "car dependency" has deepened the North-South cost of living divide on the BBC News at Six.
🚉Nice to get mainstream recognition of something we've known for so long - the north needs better public transport, for both the economy and the climate.
🚉Nice to get mainstream recognition of something we've known for so long - the north needs better public transport, for both the economy and the climate.
The OBR thinks changes to benefits will increase people in work by 50,000 by 2028/29 says the BBC's Michael Buchanan.
"A lot of effort..[to affect] a relatively small amount of people".
"The impact on the overall economy will basically be negligible" as spending + claimants will keep increasing.
"A lot of effort..[to affect] a relatively small amount of people".
"The impact on the overall economy will basically be negligible" as spending + claimants will keep increasing.
November 22, 2023 at 7:28 PM
The OBR thinks changes to benefits will increase people in work by 50,000 by 2028/29 says the BBC's Michael Buchanan.
"A lot of effort..[to affect] a relatively small amount of people".
"The impact on the overall economy will basically be negligible" as spending + claimants will keep increasing.
"A lot of effort..[to affect] a relatively small amount of people".
"The impact on the overall economy will basically be negligible" as spending + claimants will keep increasing.