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When you look at who the actual president is, being unable to rise to the basic tasks of the presidency doesn't seem to be such a stumbling block, does it?

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John Moore @johnofnorwich.bsky.social · 7d

Do you have a recipe for the Swedish cardamom buns, too? I developed an unfortunate addiction to them last time I was there.

John Moore @johnofnorwich.bsky.social · 9d

Bit early for the US to be having a war with Venezuela, isn't it? Mid-terms are a long way off yet.

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John Moore @johnofnorwich.bsky.social · 10d

French people?

John Moore @johnofnorwich.bsky.social · 10d

Consider yourself robbed.

John Moore @johnofnorwich.bsky.social · 12d

How about countering Reform by saying and doing something different from Reform? Might that not be worth a try?

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John Moore @johnofnorwich.bsky.social · 12d

If Labour were to give up focussing on specific groups of people they want to attract and instead focus on the values they want to represent - you know, governing like a Labour government - who knows, maybe they'd stop haemorrhaging support?

Ben Ansell @benansell.bsky.social · 12d

On the morning of Keir Starmer's conference speech here's a new post on an odd psychopathology in British politics - our main parties don't like the people who vote for them - the dreaded Professional Managerial Class. And so they are acting out like a divorced dad seeking cooler voters. 1/n

British Politics' Midlife Crisis

Why British Parties Can't Make Peace with Their Actual Voters

benansell.substack.com

John Moore @johnofnorwich.bsky.social · 17d

Why? Taking your shirt off in celebration is hardly a kind of involuntary response, like shouting for joy, is it? It's a deliberate (and rather pointless) act which the player knows to be a yellow card offence and yet still goes ahead and does.

John Moore @johnofnorwich.bsky.social · 17d

At the moment that is the case. But the whole right wing project is based on undermining faith in experts, and they will keep chipping away.

John Moore @johnofnorwich.bsky.social · 22d

Semiology and biology. Just weird.

John Moore @johnofnorwich.bsky.social · 23d

They kept their environment clean, using Ajax.

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John Moore @johnofnorwich.bsky.social · 28d

And that uniting the kingdom is the exact opposite of what they're aiming to achieve.

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John Moore @johnofnorwich.bsky.social · 29d

The thing is, all times are, in fact, distracted.

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John Moore @johnofnorwich.bsky.social · Sep 11

Surely an invasive species is one which has been introduced by humans to a location, rather than having found its own way there?

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John Moore @johnofnorwich.bsky.social · Sep 9

With Trump's supporters, things like this just make them think he's smart, so I imagine it may well be the same for Farage.

John Moore @johnofnorwich.bsky.social · Sep 9

Nail hit on head.

Tony Yates @t0nyyates.bsky.social · Sep 9

1. BBC does flattering coverage of Reform.
2. Reform gains poll leads.
3. BBC justifies flattering coverage of Reform with reference to poll leads.
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www.theguardian.com/media/2025/s...

BBC not ‘trying to ingratiate’ itself to Reform UK, Tim Davie tells MPs

Director general says broadcaster is ‘trying to get the balance right’ amid increased coverage

www.theguardian.com

John Moore @johnofnorwich.bsky.social · Sep 6

Cats are, of course, the true masters of this technique. A cat that doesn't want to be moved can triple its bodyweight.

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John Moore @johnofnorwich.bsky.social · Sep 5

But they are noxious problems by someone on the political right, so don't count.

John Moore @johnofnorwich.bsky.social · Sep 4

Maybe a contender in the 'Englishmen who are not David Attenborough' category.