Will Jeffcott
@willjeffcott.bsky.social
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That's good though, the more pressure the more progressive left can put the government under, the better. They seem to change their policies a lot more based on pressure from the right as it is
November 29, 2025 at 2:25 PM
That's good though, the more pressure the more progressive left can put the government under, the better. They seem to change their policies a lot more based on pressure from the right as it is
Project McSweeney is so wrapped up in its own vision of how to cling to power that it will completely ignore any warning signs associated with heading down the anti-migrant garden path. It is truly depressing and shows what happens when you completely purge people who might challenge your ideology
November 19, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Project McSweeney is so wrapped up in its own vision of how to cling to power that it will completely ignore any warning signs associated with heading down the anti-migrant garden path. It is truly depressing and shows what happens when you completely purge people who might challenge your ideology
Very much looking forward to this conversation! George is always such an excellent speaker on environmental matters and I thought his recent book on neoliberalism was a thought provoking read 😁
November 17, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Very much looking forward to this conversation! George is always such an excellent speaker on environmental matters and I thought his recent book on neoliberalism was a thought provoking read 😁
Oscar Onley could also make that list after his 4th at the Tour
November 6, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Oscar Onley could also make that list after his 4th at the Tour
Eloquently put as per usual Guy. It wouldn't surprise me if Keir Starmer had absolutely no interest in this. He strikes me as a technocratic middle manager who really has no opinion on anything as profound as the beauty in our natural world.
November 6, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Eloquently put as per usual Guy. It wouldn't surprise me if Keir Starmer had absolutely no interest in this. He strikes me as a technocratic middle manager who really has no opinion on anything as profound as the beauty in our natural world.
What age are you classifying as 'young millennials'?
November 5, 2025 at 4:03 PM
What age are you classifying as 'young millennials'?
I'm not sure how AI would even work in this context, but even if it could, at that point everyone will be on benefits anyway because it will be intelligent enough to take virtually all jobs
October 1, 2025 at 12:49 PM
I'm not sure how AI would even work in this context, but even if it could, at that point everyone will be on benefits anyway because it will be intelligent enough to take virtually all jobs
The good news is that the rest of the world is moving towards renewables, even if that ghoul is in the pocket of the fossil fuel lobby. Annoyingly it seems those industries won't go down without a fight though!
September 24, 2025 at 12:20 PM
The good news is that the rest of the world is moving towards renewables, even if that ghoul is in the pocket of the fossil fuel lobby. Annoyingly it seems those industries won't go down without a fight though!
There was economic turmoil in pre-Nazi Germany tho. It was similar in that the far right met genuine challenges with identity politics. An interesting argument I heard recently from Lea Ypi is that far right politics is always just about establishing who's in vs who's out (woke, lefties, etc.)
September 19, 2025 at 1:59 PM
There was economic turmoil in pre-Nazi Germany tho. It was similar in that the far right met genuine challenges with identity politics. An interesting argument I heard recently from Lea Ypi is that far right politics is always just about establishing who's in vs who's out (woke, lefties, etc.)
All these supposed "good news" investment stories with the US are just megacorps coming to take more from the UK. As far as I can tell the Microsoft AI investment is just for them to put data centres over here. Presumably because they want to rinse UK water/energy now they've done it in the US
September 17, 2025 at 4:29 PM
All these supposed "good news" investment stories with the US are just megacorps coming to take more from the UK. As far as I can tell the Microsoft AI investment is just for them to put data centres over here. Presumably because they want to rinse UK water/energy now they've done it in the US
But what about the freedom of speech? 😂
September 17, 2025 at 8:56 AM
But what about the freedom of speech? 😂
Geraint hasn't had a bad crash since like 2021
May 28, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Geraint hasn't had a bad crash since like 2021
Giulio Pellizzari is winning this thing!
May 27, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Giulio Pellizzari is winning this thing!
To be fair, that's relatively decent UCI points for a team like Q36.5
May 23, 2025 at 12:25 PM
To be fair, that's relatively decent UCI points for a team like Q36.5
How many more are we expecting before the full drop? 😁
May 12, 2025 at 9:13 AM
How many more are we expecting before the full drop? 😁
Energy is already expensive because it's tied to the gas price. If there's also a carbon capture fee attached then it's only going to make bills go up. More profits for the FF industry though! Why doesn't this bloke just retire rather than coming back to haunt us with his think tank?
April 30, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Energy is already expensive because it's tied to the gas price. If there's also a carbon capture fee attached then it's only going to make bills go up. More profits for the FF industry though! Why doesn't this bloke just retire rather than coming back to haunt us with his think tank?
These platforms are just designed to make people increasingly divided, appealing to the worst impulses of humanity. I like Bluesky for cycling stuff, but in general the less time you spend on social media, the happier you'll be in my opinion. Love the comms on TNT by the way Jose!
April 23, 2025 at 4:24 PM
These platforms are just designed to make people increasingly divided, appealing to the worst impulses of humanity. I like Bluesky for cycling stuff, but in general the less time you spend on social media, the happier you'll be in my opinion. Love the comms on TNT by the way Jose!
Yeah 😂 To be fair there's no real way Remco is beating Pogi in Fleche, short of a long solo but that wasn't on the cards with the weather today
April 23, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Yeah 😂 To be fair there's no real way Remco is beating Pogi in Fleche, short of a long solo but that wasn't on the cards with the weather today
Everyone was on their knees before they even got there. Looks like Pogi/Remco's strategy of making the whole race hard to kill the puncheurs worked quite well
April 23, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Everyone was on their knees before they even got there. Looks like Pogi/Remco's strategy of making the whole race hard to kill the puncheurs worked quite well
I admire your optimism Gytha! 😁
April 23, 2025 at 9:23 AM
I admire your optimism Gytha! 😁
Yep agreed, maybe I'm just being a bit impatient. The only thing I think Starmer and co are at risk of doing is trying to pander to Reform voters rather than standing up with a strong alternative story. I think he's slightly naive about the rise of fascism which we've already seen in the US
April 23, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Yep agreed, maybe I'm just being a bit impatient. The only thing I think Starmer and co are at risk of doing is trying to pander to Reform voters rather than standing up with a strong alternative story. I think he's slightly naive about the rise of fascism which we've already seen in the US
But they're not addressing the major elephant in the room which is growing wealth inequality. They're an improvement on the Tories, but imo they are squandering a major opportunity for radical reform of tax laws/press regulation/social media regulation/political donations to placate capital
April 22, 2025 at 4:30 PM
But they're not addressing the major elephant in the room which is growing wealth inequality. They're an improvement on the Tories, but imo they are squandering a major opportunity for radical reform of tax laws/press regulation/social media regulation/political donations to placate capital
Interesting - I guess proponents of LVT would say that it at least makes them do something productive with the land rather than just banking it. I'm not really an expert on trust law etc. but surely it's not beyond the government to close these various loopholes
April 15, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Interesting - I guess proponents of LVT would say that it at least makes them do something productive with the land rather than just banking it. I'm not really an expert on trust law etc. but surely it's not beyond the government to close these various loopholes