Andy King
@2primates.bsky.social
Occasionally posting up to 300 characters in the hope that some of them make sense. Hope springs eternal in the human breast, apparently.
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❓"Do you think that Brexit has actually delivered what people were promised?"
⬇️ "An economy that look's like it's 8% smaller. Trade down 18% on 5 years ago. Food and drink down 24%."
❌ "16,500 firms have stopped trading with Europe."
📝 "Paperwork costs appear to be about £8.5 billion/year."
⬇️ "An economy that look's like it's 8% smaller. Trade down 18% on 5 years ago. Food and drink down 24%."
❌ "16,500 firms have stopped trading with Europe."
📝 "Paperwork costs appear to be about £8.5 billion/year."
January 13, 2026 at 7:15 PM
❓"Do you think that Brexit has actually delivered what people were promised?"
⬇️ "An economy that look's like it's 8% smaller. Trade down 18% on 5 years ago. Food and drink down 24%."
❌ "16,500 firms have stopped trading with Europe."
📝 "Paperwork costs appear to be about £8.5 billion/year."
⬇️ "An economy that look's like it's 8% smaller. Trade down 18% on 5 years ago. Food and drink down 24%."
❌ "16,500 firms have stopped trading with Europe."
📝 "Paperwork costs appear to be about £8.5 billion/year."
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You can’t get the Brexit people voted for because it doesn’t exist. It was a con. A prejudiced, arrogant fantasy created by a cynical campaign of dishonesty.
This is however the relentless, tedious Brexit reality. An ongoing national scandal. A betrayal of a country by its politicians and media.
This is however the relentless, tedious Brexit reality. An ongoing national scandal. A betrayal of a country by its politicians and media.
I don’t think we’ve got the Brexit people voted for. Our traders face a daily nightmare getting goods across the border.
Here’s one example of just why. Toby Ovens of Broughton Transport told us about the 26 stamps he needs on loads of forms. To move one trailer across the Channel…
Here’s one example of just why. Toby Ovens of Broughton Transport told us about the 26 stamps he needs on loads of forms. To move one trailer across the Channel…
January 14, 2026 at 9:07 AM
You can’t get the Brexit people voted for because it doesn’t exist. It was a con. A prejudiced, arrogant fantasy created by a cynical campaign of dishonesty.
This is however the relentless, tedious Brexit reality. An ongoing national scandal. A betrayal of a country by its politicians and media.
This is however the relentless, tedious Brexit reality. An ongoing national scandal. A betrayal of a country by its politicians and media.
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Sport England are leaving X/Twitter.
Chris Boardman explains it is because it has become a toxic environment - exemplified by the unlawful stripping & harassment of women and girls
But also one where effective & useful communication is less and less possible
www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/j...
Chris Boardman explains it is because it has become a toxic environment - exemplified by the unlawful stripping & harassment of women and girls
But also one where effective & useful communication is less and less possible
www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/j...
Sport England suspends X social media account and takes aim at Elon Musk
Sport England has revealed that it has suspended its account on the social media platform X
www.theguardian.com
January 13, 2026 at 6:22 PM
Sport England are leaving X/Twitter.
Chris Boardman explains it is because it has become a toxic environment - exemplified by the unlawful stripping & harassment of women and girls
But also one where effective & useful communication is less and less possible
www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/j...
Chris Boardman explains it is because it has become a toxic environment - exemplified by the unlawful stripping & harassment of women and girls
But also one where effective & useful communication is less and less possible
www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/j...
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ID cards will now be optional and won't be rolled out until at least 2029.
The question is, why the hell are we still spending nearly £2bn on this garbage?
The question is, why the hell are we still spending nearly £2bn on this garbage?
January 13, 2026 at 7:29 PM
ID cards will now be optional and won't be rolled out until at least 2029.
The question is, why the hell are we still spending nearly £2bn on this garbage?
The question is, why the hell are we still spending nearly £2bn on this garbage?
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If you want to understand why the Ministry of Defence’s ‘strategic partnership’ with Palantir is so profoundly dangerous, please read my latest piece open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
January 13, 2026 at 7:26 PM
If you want to understand why the Ministry of Defence’s ‘strategic partnership’ with Palantir is so profoundly dangerous, please read my latest piece open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
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This event - MAGA Mike Johnson being allowed into the UK to address Parliament next week - really should be cancelled, not least as the US is actively threatening to invade one of our NATO allies.
(3,872 other reasons are also available)
(3,872 other reasons are also available)
January 13, 2026 at 11:44 AM
This event - MAGA Mike Johnson being allowed into the UK to address Parliament next week - really should be cancelled, not least as the US is actively threatening to invade one of our NATO allies.
(3,872 other reasons are also available)
(3,872 other reasons are also available)
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I feel very old and irrelevant, reading this.
A reader asked our fashion critic: "I am exhausted following all the fashion microtrends that keep coming up: angelcore, whimsigoth, mob wife, tomato girl, etc. Is this going to continue in 2026, and do I actually have to pay attention?"
Do I Need to Keep Up With Microtrends?
www.nytimes.com
January 12, 2026 at 8:45 PM
I feel very old and irrelevant, reading this.
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BREAKING: DOJ in a court filing tonight refers to Venezuela’s current leader as “so-called Acting President Delcy Rodriguez.”
January 13, 2026 at 4:16 AM
BREAKING: DOJ in a court filing tonight refers to Venezuela’s current leader as “so-called Acting President Delcy Rodriguez.”
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Wow petty
BREAKING: DOJ in a court filing tonight refers to Venezuela’s current leader as “so-called Acting President Delcy Rodriguez.”
January 13, 2026 at 4:31 AM
Wow petty
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Trump on a hot mic tells Ford workers that company chair Bill Ford "calls me all the time, 'Can we get rid of this environmental piece of garbage?'"
"You saw an F-450 at Mar-a-Lago with your face on it!" Ford says
"You saw an F-450 at Mar-a-Lago with your face on it!" Ford says
January 13, 2026 at 6:41 PM
Trump on a hot mic tells Ford workers that company chair Bill Ford "calls me all the time, 'Can we get rid of this environmental piece of garbage?'"
"You saw an F-450 at Mar-a-Lago with your face on it!" Ford says
"You saw an F-450 at Mar-a-Lago with your face on it!" Ford says
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🤔 Think 🤔 about it.
January 13, 2026 at 5:21 PM
🤔 Think 🤔 about it.
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'Nigel Farage was hit with a fresh blow this morning as a major new poll showed Reform has hit its lowest level of support in nine months'.
Refukkers down from a high of 31% to just 24% now.
The Express call it 'worrying', almost as if they want a divisive right wing extremist quitling faketriot.
Refukkers down from a high of 31% to just 24% now.
The Express call it 'worrying', almost as if they want a divisive right wing extremist quitling faketriot.
January 13, 2026 at 1:29 PM
'Nigel Farage was hit with a fresh blow this morning as a major new poll showed Reform has hit its lowest level of support in nine months'.
Refukkers down from a high of 31% to just 24% now.
The Express call it 'worrying', almost as if they want a divisive right wing extremist quitling faketriot.
Refukkers down from a high of 31% to just 24% now.
The Express call it 'worrying', almost as if they want a divisive right wing extremist quitling faketriot.
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He has quite a gift for understatement. The scale of the orange fascist shitbag's idiocy is global, it could never be confined to a single village.
January 13, 2026 at 5:34 PM
He has quite a gift for understatement. The scale of the orange fascist shitbag's idiocy is global, it could never be confined to a single village.
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Good - but in the meantime Labour, and the BBC, should make a concerted effort to get established on Blue Sky so that this threat to block X in the UK can be carried out with minimum inconvenience.
#r4today #bbcbreakfast #GMB #politicslive #C4News #toriesgone557
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Good - but in the meantime Labour, and the BBC, should make a concerted effort to get established on Blue Sky so that this threat to block X in the UK can be carried out with minimum inconvenience.
#r4today #bbcbreakfast #GMB #politicslive #C4News #toriesgone557
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January 13, 2026 at 12:02 AM
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Good - but in the meantime Labour, and the BBC, should make a concerted effort to get established on Blue Sky so that this threat to block X in the UK can be carried out with minimum inconvenience.
#r4today #bbcbreakfast #GMB #politicslive #C4News #toriesgone557
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Good - but in the meantime Labour, and the BBC, should make a concerted effort to get established on Blue Sky so that this threat to block X in the UK can be carried out with minimum inconvenience.
#r4today #bbcbreakfast #GMB #politicslive #C4News #toriesgone557
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DELETE your X account.
Poor Elon Musk would hate it if this poster appeared in every town and city. It comes with a QR code that leads people across the world to delete their accounts.
It’s time. Because who the f*ck would want to use social media with a built in child abuse tool?
Link in bio x
Poor Elon Musk would hate it if this poster appeared in every town and city. It comes with a QR code that leads people across the world to delete their accounts.
It’s time. Because who the f*ck would want to use social media with a built in child abuse tool?
Link in bio x
January 13, 2026 at 5:12 PM
DELETE your X account.
Poor Elon Musk would hate it if this poster appeared in every town and city. It comes with a QR code that leads people across the world to delete their accounts.
It’s time. Because who the f*ck would want to use social media with a built in child abuse tool?
Link in bio x
Poor Elon Musk would hate it if this poster appeared in every town and city. It comes with a QR code that leads people across the world to delete their accounts.
It’s time. Because who the f*ck would want to use social media with a built in child abuse tool?
Link in bio x
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Trump post on T***h Social.
January 12, 2026 at 12:34 PM
Trump post on T***h Social.
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Just the Deputy Prime Minister of Poland having to correct Tucker Carlson on world war II history. Utterly shameful.
January 13, 2026 at 9:02 AM
Just the Deputy Prime Minister of Poland having to correct Tucker Carlson on world war II history. Utterly shameful.
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Meanwhile, People isn't fucking around:
January 13, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Meanwhile, People isn't fucking around:
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if youre a racist conspiracy theorist, when you die the @nytimes.com will call you "audacious"
January 13, 2026 at 4:27 PM
if youre a racist conspiracy theorist, when you die the @nytimes.com will call you "audacious"
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In America now there's no fine.
January 13, 2026 at 4:11 PM
In America now there's no fine.
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Jenkyns tried for months to sell her house in Leeds but has now taken it off the market - she is my neighbour and it seems now has no plans for a permanent move to Lincolnshire, the county she supposedly represents.
January 13, 2026 at 1:10 PM
Jenkyns tried for months to sell her house in Leeds but has now taken it off the market - she is my neighbour and it seems now has no plans for a permanent move to Lincolnshire, the county she supposedly represents.
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3 days a week, working from home!
Andrea Jenkyns everybody:
Lincolnshire mayor defends interim officer role with salary 'higher than the Prime Minister
www.lincolnshirelive.co.uk/news/local-n...
Andrea Jenkyns everybody:
Lincolnshire mayor defends interim officer role with salary 'higher than the Prime Minister
www.lincolnshirelive.co.uk/news/local-n...
Mayor defends interim officer role with salary 'higher than the Prime Minister'
Dame Andrea Jenkyns says the interim monitoring officer is essential for the authority to operate
www.lincolnshirelive.co.uk
January 13, 2026 at 9:35 AM
3 days a week, working from home!
Andrea Jenkyns everybody:
Lincolnshire mayor defends interim officer role with salary 'higher than the Prime Minister
www.lincolnshirelive.co.uk/news/local-n...
Andrea Jenkyns everybody:
Lincolnshire mayor defends interim officer role with salary 'higher than the Prime Minister
www.lincolnshirelive.co.uk/news/local-n...