@wirralexpat.bsky.social
Ex operations director U.K. utility and climate adviser. Skeptical about any policy initiative without numbers to support it. Left the Wirral many years ago
Reeves didn’t use your ABC comms plan
Austerity
Brexit
Covid
Add D for defence
UK hasn’t recovered from the financial crash given our dependence on that sector
Brexit has only made it worse & diminished London’s role
Saying you would not raise taxes in Labour’s manifesto was total madness
Austerity
Brexit
Covid
Add D for defence
UK hasn’t recovered from the financial crash given our dependence on that sector
Brexit has only made it worse & diminished London’s role
Saying you would not raise taxes in Labour’s manifesto was total madness
November 27, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Reeves didn’t use your ABC comms plan
Austerity
Brexit
Covid
Add D for defence
UK hasn’t recovered from the financial crash given our dependence on that sector
Brexit has only made it worse & diminished London’s role
Saying you would not raise taxes in Labour’s manifesto was total madness
Austerity
Brexit
Covid
Add D for defence
UK hasn’t recovered from the financial crash given our dependence on that sector
Brexit has only made it worse & diminished London’s role
Saying you would not raise taxes in Labour’s manifesto was total madness
Fascinating interview with Ken Clarke in which he reflects on the profound changes in politics over his lifetime
Typified by Badenoch’s response to the budget, a mix of arrogance and aggression
Clearly suited to today’s right wing, they are openly celebrating it
What has become of our politics?
Typified by Badenoch’s response to the budget, a mix of arrogance and aggression
Clearly suited to today’s right wing, they are openly celebrating it
What has become of our politics?
November 26, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Fascinating interview with Ken Clarke in which he reflects on the profound changes in politics over his lifetime
Typified by Badenoch’s response to the budget, a mix of arrogance and aggression
Clearly suited to today’s right wing, they are openly celebrating it
What has become of our politics?
Typified by Badenoch’s response to the budget, a mix of arrogance and aggression
Clearly suited to today’s right wing, they are openly celebrating it
What has become of our politics?
Mary Tiles Texas is now “based in United States”
Her X account has a warning icon that you have to click that states the country may be inaccurate
Russian BOTs have switched to using VPNs
Her X account has a warning icon that you have to click that states the country may be inaccurate
Russian BOTs have switched to using VPNs
November 24, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Mary Tiles Texas is now “based in United States”
Her X account has a warning icon that you have to click that states the country may be inaccurate
Russian BOTs have switched to using VPNs
Her X account has a warning icon that you have to click that states the country may be inaccurate
Russian BOTs have switched to using VPNs
“But the report does not suggest the overall death toll for the pandemic – 227,000 in the UK by the time it was declared over in 2023 – would have been reduced by an earlier lockdown.”
Excellent comment from the BBC
Wonder how many will pick up on this?
Excellent comment from the BBC
Wonder how many will pick up on this?
November 20, 2025 at 7:05 PM
“But the report does not suggest the overall death toll for the pandemic – 227,000 in the UK by the time it was declared over in 2023 – would have been reduced by an earlier lockdown.”
Excellent comment from the BBC
Wonder how many will pick up on this?
Excellent comment from the BBC
Wonder how many will pick up on this?
It is awful for the loved ones, but would those same people have succumbed to the virus 6 months later?
Surely our death rate reflects the underlying poor health and age profile of the population?
It was never clear at the time what the R rate was to enter or exit from lockdown?
Surely our death rate reflects the underlying poor health and age profile of the population?
It was never clear at the time what the R rate was to enter or exit from lockdown?
November 20, 2025 at 6:56 PM
It is awful for the loved ones, but would those same people have succumbed to the virus 6 months later?
Surely our death rate reflects the underlying poor health and age profile of the population?
It was never clear at the time what the R rate was to enter or exit from lockdown?
Surely our death rate reflects the underlying poor health and age profile of the population?
It was never clear at the time what the R rate was to enter or exit from lockdown?
Framing the pandemic is non-trivial
The UK never attempted to eliminate COVID, only mitigate it to avoid NHS collapse
It was inevitable that most people would catch the virus
But time did buy better hospital treatments
So would an earlier 1st lockdown have really saved 23,000 lives?
The UK never attempted to eliminate COVID, only mitigate it to avoid NHS collapse
It was inevitable that most people would catch the virus
But time did buy better hospital treatments
So would an earlier 1st lockdown have really saved 23,000 lives?
November 20, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Framing the pandemic is non-trivial
The UK never attempted to eliminate COVID, only mitigate it to avoid NHS collapse
It was inevitable that most people would catch the virus
But time did buy better hospital treatments
So would an earlier 1st lockdown have really saved 23,000 lives?
The UK never attempted to eliminate COVID, only mitigate it to avoid NHS collapse
It was inevitable that most people would catch the virus
But time did buy better hospital treatments
So would an earlier 1st lockdown have really saved 23,000 lives?
“Short-sighted decisions – such as the Cameron coalition allowing Nick Clegg’s opposition to new nuclear to tank any potential for new sites”
Says Ed Miliband
Note his omission of any reference to the disaster at Fukushima in 2011 which ended German investment in new nuclear in the U.K.
Says Ed Miliband
Note his omission of any reference to the disaster at Fukushima in 2011 which ended German investment in new nuclear in the U.K.
November 19, 2025 at 2:30 PM
“Short-sighted decisions – such as the Cameron coalition allowing Nick Clegg’s opposition to new nuclear to tank any potential for new sites”
Says Ed Miliband
Note his omission of any reference to the disaster at Fukushima in 2011 which ended German investment in new nuclear in the U.K.
Says Ed Miliband
Note his omission of any reference to the disaster at Fukushima in 2011 which ended German investment in new nuclear in the U.K.
Be thankful for the Guardian
You have to wonder if the BBC would investigate this now?
Note the reference “in legal letters to the Guardian”
Perhaps we need a TV drama to highlight Farage’s early character
You have to wonder if the BBC would investigate this now?
Note the reference “in legal letters to the Guardian”
Perhaps we need a TV drama to highlight Farage’s early character
November 18, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Be thankful for the Guardian
You have to wonder if the BBC would investigate this now?
Note the reference “in legal letters to the Guardian”
Perhaps we need a TV drama to highlight Farage’s early character
You have to wonder if the BBC would investigate this now?
Note the reference “in legal letters to the Guardian”
Perhaps we need a TV drama to highlight Farage’s early character
If you are prepared to risk your life crossing the Channel, the idea that Rwanda or Starmer’s 1 in 1 out scheme, which represents a 1% change of being sent back, would deter you from coming here is fanciful
November 16, 2025 at 8:04 AM
If you are prepared to risk your life crossing the Channel, the idea that Rwanda or Starmer’s 1 in 1 out scheme, which represents a 1% change of being sent back, would deter you from coming here is fanciful
Beverly Turner of GBNews interviewed (fawned all over) Trump in the Oval Office
Strange how money and power has corrupted her preview view of Trump
Strange how money and power has corrupted her preview view of Trump
November 15, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Beverly Turner of GBNews interviewed (fawned all over) Trump in the Oval Office
Strange how money and power has corrupted her preview view of Trump
Strange how money and power has corrupted her preview view of Trump
But it’s far too soon to answer that, surely?
November 14, 2025 at 6:00 PM
But it’s far too soon to answer that, surely?
The PM as a dead cat 🤣
November 12, 2025 at 8:43 AM
The PM as a dead cat 🤣
Prescott makes no reference to the fact that republicans refused to support this committee, they tried to suppress it
The two republican members who did take part, Liz Cheney & Adam Kinzinger, both supported its recommendations
And Prescott accuses the BBC of bias?
The two republican members who did take part, Liz Cheney & Adam Kinzinger, both supported its recommendations
And Prescott accuses the BBC of bias?
November 11, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Prescott makes no reference to the fact that republicans refused to support this committee, they tried to suppress it
The two republican members who did take part, Liz Cheney & Adam Kinzinger, both supported its recommendations
And Prescott accuses the BBC of bias?
The two republican members who did take part, Liz Cheney & Adam Kinzinger, both supported its recommendations
And Prescott accuses the BBC of bias?
Prescott's 18 page letter to the BBC Board
"Turness tried to justify the doctored video and mangled timeline of the day by citing the US Congressional Committee on Trump’s role in the January 6th riots"
"Yet this was a Democrat-packed Committee, not an objective source of truth"
archive.ph/GYDoY
"Turness tried to justify the doctored video and mangled timeline of the day by citing the US Congressional Committee on Trump’s role in the January 6th riots"
"Yet this was a Democrat-packed Committee, not an objective source of truth"
archive.ph/GYDoY
archive.ph
November 11, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Prescott's 18 page letter to the BBC Board
"Turness tried to justify the doctored video and mangled timeline of the day by citing the US Congressional Committee on Trump’s role in the January 6th riots"
"Yet this was a Democrat-packed Committee, not an objective source of truth"
archive.ph/GYDoY
"Turness tried to justify the doctored video and mangled timeline of the day by citing the US Congressional Committee on Trump’s role in the January 6th riots"
"Yet this was a Democrat-packed Committee, not an objective source of truth"
archive.ph/GYDoY
The key question is whether the Panorama edit made a material difference to the overall impression of the programme?
There were no complaints when it was broadcast, presumably because Trump had already been found guilty by a congressional committee
It’s a shame we can’t rewatch the episode
There were no complaints when it was broadcast, presumably because Trump had already been found guilty by a congressional committee
It’s a shame we can’t rewatch the episode
November 11, 2025 at 9:20 AM
The key question is whether the Panorama edit made a material difference to the overall impression of the programme?
There were no complaints when it was broadcast, presumably because Trump had already been found guilty by a congressional committee
It’s a shame we can’t rewatch the episode
There were no complaints when it was broadcast, presumably because Trump had already been found guilty by a congressional committee
It’s a shame we can’t rewatch the episode
“On Jan 6th itself Trump over roughly 70 minutes used the words “fight”, “fighting” or “fighters” more than 20 times.”
@lewisgoodall.com has listened to Trump’s speech for you
@lewisgoodall.com has listened to Trump’s speech for you
November 10, 2025 at 9:11 AM
“On Jan 6th itself Trump over roughly 70 minutes used the words “fight”, “fighting” or “fighters” more than 20 times.”
@lewisgoodall.com has listened to Trump’s speech for you
@lewisgoodall.com has listened to Trump’s speech for you
Did BBC Panorama edit Trump’s speech?
To answer that, you watch both the edit & the original
Nandy said she’d watched Panorama but not the original
So, she couldn’t answer the question
What a surprise
Standard media deflection, say you haven’t seen the article etc
She got away with it 🙄
To answer that, you watch both the edit & the original
Nandy said she’d watched Panorama but not the original
So, she couldn’t answer the question
What a surprise
Standard media deflection, say you haven’t seen the article etc
She got away with it 🙄
November 9, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Did BBC Panorama edit Trump’s speech?
To answer that, you watch both the edit & the original
Nandy said she’d watched Panorama but not the original
So, she couldn’t answer the question
What a surprise
Standard media deflection, say you haven’t seen the article etc
She got away with it 🙄
To answer that, you watch both the edit & the original
Nandy said she’d watched Panorama but not the original
So, she couldn’t answer the question
What a surprise
Standard media deflection, say you haven’t seen the article etc
She got away with it 🙄
Gates’s essay runs 5,000 words without a single mention of Donald Trump.
Still, it’s hard not to think Trump’s presidency left its mark on Gates’s thinking.
If Democrats take power in 2029, his stance might change.
Still, it’s hard not to think Trump’s presidency left its mark on Gates’s thinking.
If Democrats take power in 2029, his stance might change.
November 8, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Gates’s essay runs 5,000 words without a single mention of Donald Trump.
Still, it’s hard not to think Trump’s presidency left its mark on Gates’s thinking.
If Democrats take power in 2029, his stance might change.
Still, it’s hard not to think Trump’s presidency left its mark on Gates’s thinking.
If Democrats take power in 2029, his stance might change.
Badenoch has lost the plot on this
What is the consequence of Reeves not having a licence?
The BBC asked Southwark Council - a warning letter
GBNews is quoting big fines, but they’re for disreputable landlords
The whole story is ridiculous
What is the consequence of Reeves not having a licence?
The BBC asked Southwark Council - a warning letter
GBNews is quoting big fines, but they’re for disreputable landlords
The whole story is ridiculous
October 30, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Badenoch has lost the plot on this
What is the consequence of Reeves not having a licence?
The BBC asked Southwark Council - a warning letter
GBNews is quoting big fines, but they’re for disreputable landlords
The whole story is ridiculous
What is the consequence of Reeves not having a licence?
The BBC asked Southwark Council - a warning letter
GBNews is quoting big fines, but they’re for disreputable landlords
The whole story is ridiculous
Talk has Captain Concrete’s phone
They’ll now know whether he was hacked
If not, he’s both a racist & a liar
Jeremy Kyle occupying his slot doesn’t bode well
They’ll now know whether he was hacked
If not, he’s both a racist & a liar
Jeremy Kyle occupying his slot doesn’t bode well
October 26, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Talk has Captain Concrete’s phone
They’ll now know whether he was hacked
If not, he’s both a racist & a liar
Jeremy Kyle occupying his slot doesn’t bode well
They’ll now know whether he was hacked
If not, he’s both a racist & a liar
Jeremy Kyle occupying his slot doesn’t bode well
The Prime Minister cried, was “ready to take off its Clark Kent spectacles, leap into the phone booth and emerge with its cloak flowing as the supercharged champion” of economic freedom in any stand-off with public health restriction.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
A year after Johnson’s swaggering Greenwich speech, 100,000 dead
The government says nobody could have done more but it’s clear poor leadership on Covid has brought the UK to this pass
www.theguardian.com
October 21, 2025 at 12:18 PM
The Prime Minister cried, was “ready to take off its Clark Kent spectacles, leap into the phone booth and emerge with its cloak flowing as the supercharged champion” of economic freedom in any stand-off with public health restriction.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Shame that Peston didn’t pick up on your line of argument over on the hellsite
There is no answer to this
There is no answer to this
October 21, 2025 at 6:28 AM
Shame that Peston didn’t pick up on your line of argument over on the hellsite
There is no answer to this
There is no answer to this
Two Chinese stories
A dropped legal case & a big data breach
Related?
Happened under the Tories
But what leaked?
Did it impact our allies?
Did we tell them?
Will Badenoch further undermine the last 14 years of Tory rule?
The only winner here is Farage
And China
A dropped legal case & a big data breach
Related?
Happened under the Tories
But what leaked?
Did it impact our allies?
Did we tell them?
Will Badenoch further undermine the last 14 years of Tory rule?
The only winner here is Farage
And China
October 16, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Two Chinese stories
A dropped legal case & a big data breach
Related?
Happened under the Tories
But what leaked?
Did it impact our allies?
Did we tell them?
Will Badenoch further undermine the last 14 years of Tory rule?
The only winner here is Farage
And China
A dropped legal case & a big data breach
Related?
Happened under the Tories
But what leaked?
Did it impact our allies?
Did we tell them?
Will Badenoch further undermine the last 14 years of Tory rule?
The only winner here is Farage
And China
What was Starmer supposed to say at PMQs?
“We’ve had more revealing emails and have raised questions with him?”
Fine to criticise Starmer for the idiotic appointment in the first place but for following due process?
What is 2 days in 20 year old emails?
Our media is a joke
“We’ve had more revealing emails and have raised questions with him?”
Fine to criticise Starmer for the idiotic appointment in the first place but for following due process?
What is 2 days in 20 year old emails?
Our media is a joke
September 13, 2025 at 12:54 PM
What was Starmer supposed to say at PMQs?
“We’ve had more revealing emails and have raised questions with him?”
Fine to criticise Starmer for the idiotic appointment in the first place but for following due process?
What is 2 days in 20 year old emails?
Our media is a joke
“We’ve had more revealing emails and have raised questions with him?”
Fine to criticise Starmer for the idiotic appointment in the first place but for following due process?
What is 2 days in 20 year old emails?
Our media is a joke
Mandelson warned publicly that more “embarrassing” emails were about to be published
Yet during his vetting process, No10 claimed he didn’t have access to his old email account
Had Bloomberg approached him with the emails or did he suddenly remember them?
Either way, he knew their contents
Yet during his vetting process, No10 claimed he didn’t have access to his old email account
Had Bloomberg approached him with the emails or did he suddenly remember them?
Either way, he knew their contents
September 13, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Mandelson warned publicly that more “embarrassing” emails were about to be published
Yet during his vetting process, No10 claimed he didn’t have access to his old email account
Had Bloomberg approached him with the emails or did he suddenly remember them?
Either way, he knew their contents
Yet during his vetting process, No10 claimed he didn’t have access to his old email account
Had Bloomberg approached him with the emails or did he suddenly remember them?
Either way, he knew their contents