David Bambridge
@adayoff.bsky.social
Zack Polanski offering voters fantasy solutions, says head of Fabian Society
www.theguardian.com/politics/202... why do the rich need protection? Wealth taxes and not a solution to all of our ills, but they're a fucking start.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202... why do the rich need protection? Wealth taxes and not a solution to all of our ills, but they're a fucking start.
Zack Polanski offering voters fantasy solutions, says head of Fabian Society
Joe Dromey, head of the Labour thinktank, urges his party to take on the ‘twin populisms’ of Reform UK and the Greens
www.theguardian.com
December 31, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Zack Polanski offering voters fantasy solutions, says head of Fabian Society
www.theguardian.com/politics/202... why do the rich need protection? Wealth taxes and not a solution to all of our ills, but they're a fucking start.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202... why do the rich need protection? Wealth taxes and not a solution to all of our ills, but they're a fucking start.
We have a crisis in SEND education because we have a crisis in education.
December 22, 2025 at 9:25 AM
We have a crisis in SEND education because we have a crisis in education.
In the UK energy costs are everything, when energy costs so much, it sucks the life blood out of businesses and individuals, the only way I can see that we'll be able to bring prices down long term is by becoming more energy self sufficient.
November 28, 2025 at 9:18 AM
In the UK energy costs are everything, when energy costs so much, it sucks the life blood out of businesses and individuals, the only way I can see that we'll be able to bring prices down long term is by becoming more energy self sufficient.
Apparently the cut to the ISA allowance for the under 65s, was to encourage young people to invest.... I don't know what the fuck money they think we have they've bled us fucking dry already.
November 26, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Apparently the cut to the ISA allowance for the under 65s, was to encourage young people to invest.... I don't know what the fuck money they think we have they've bled us fucking dry already.
No one really talks about the corrosive effect of enshitification on society. The quality of even the most basic item is poor and getting poorer.
November 19, 2025 at 9:39 AM
No one really talks about the corrosive effect of enshitification on society. The quality of even the most basic item is poor and getting poorer.
Politicians opinions about the British public are just fucking horrific.
November 18, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Politicians opinions about the British public are just fucking horrific.
Stammer and Reeves are just plain bad at politics. I would much rather they raised income tax, than cut thresholds. Which will inevitably hurt people who are just about getting by more
November 14, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Stammer and Reeves are just plain bad at politics. I would much rather they raised income tax, than cut thresholds. Which will inevitably hurt people who are just about getting by more
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Robbie Gibb was appointed to the BBC Board by Boris Johnson, was an editorial advisor for GB News, and worked as Theresa May's Director of Comms.
He is not impartial or neutral. The government should remove him from the Board immediately to protect the BBC's independence.
He is not impartial or neutral. The government should remove him from the Board immediately to protect the BBC's independence.
November 11, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Robbie Gibb was appointed to the BBC Board by Boris Johnson, was an editorial advisor for GB News, and worked as Theresa May's Director of Comms.
He is not impartial or neutral. The government should remove him from the Board immediately to protect the BBC's independence.
He is not impartial or neutral. The government should remove him from the Board immediately to protect the BBC's independence.
This is a right wing attack on the BBC, this is an attack on our right to unbiased unpoliticized news. Another step in the fascist playbook
November 11, 2025 at 10:50 AM
This is a right wing attack on the BBC, this is an attack on our right to unbiased unpoliticized news. Another step in the fascist playbook
Reposted by David Bambridge
Incredibly sobering post but do bear this section in mind when you hear Chris Philp and Robert Jenrick getting on their high horse...
November 9, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Incredibly sobering post but do bear this section in mind when you hear Chris Philp and Robert Jenrick getting on their high horse...
Why is productivity so low in the UK. I'm nearly 50, my entire working life has been one crisis after another, dot com bubble, 2008 financial crash, austerity, Brexit... We're all fucking exhausted, trying to make it through the day, the week, the year. Trying to pay bills, trying to raise our kids
November 5, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Why is productivity so low in the UK. I'm nearly 50, my entire working life has been one crisis after another, dot com bubble, 2008 financial crash, austerity, Brexit... We're all fucking exhausted, trying to make it through the day, the week, the year. Trying to pay bills, trying to raise our kids
Many kids are drowning at school, SEND kids especially. This will not help
November 1, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Many kids are drowning at school, SEND kids especially. This will not help
www.theguardian.com/politics/202... what is this obsession with testing kids, yes kids need to be able to read but adding extra tests will just take away teaching time. Also more stress, more anxiety for ment kids already at breaking point.
Bridget Phillipson ‘ready to take on unions’ over year 8 reading tests
Education secretary says mandatory test needed to tackle ‘shocking outcomes’ for many working-class children
www.theguardian.com
November 1, 2025 at 10:06 AM
www.theguardian.com/politics/202... what is this obsession with testing kids, yes kids need to be able to read but adding extra tests will just take away teaching time. Also more stress, more anxiety for ment kids already at breaking point.
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I think about this in how the guy who ran MySpace sold his company and then traveled the world doing photography, while the guy who runs Facebook never let it go and has gone out of his way to destroy democracy in order to gain more power.
The desperate need to accumulate more and more at the cost of everyone else’s wellbeing should be classified as a mental disorder, and I will absolutely die on this hill.
Guillermo del Toro on wealth: "a wealthy man is a man who has enough, not a man that needs more. If you have enough to invite someone for a beer? You're rich. If you have a yacht, planes, islands, and you still need more? You're not rich."
October 27, 2025 at 5:20 AM
I think about this in how the guy who ran MySpace sold his company and then traveled the world doing photography, while the guy who runs Facebook never let it go and has gone out of his way to destroy democracy in order to gain more power.
www.bbc.com/news/article... maybe it's because the grammers don't want SEND kids
Autistic boy's request for more exam time 'ignored' by council - mum
Joshua's mum argues her son would have passed the Kent Test if KCC had given him more time.
www.bbc.com
October 26, 2025 at 8:10 AM
www.bbc.com/news/article... maybe it's because the grammers don't want SEND kids
There is zero chance West Ham are not getting relegated.
October 24, 2025 at 7:12 PM
There is zero chance West Ham are not getting relegated.
Our centre backs would struggle to get into most championship sides let alone premier league ones. Our midfield has been non-existent since Rice left and aside from Bowen no one can score a goal.
October 21, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Our centre backs would struggle to get into most championship sides let alone premier league ones. Our midfield has been non-existent since Rice left and aside from Bowen no one can score a goal.
Everything that the ownership at West Ham have been doing for the past 10 - 15 years is coming home to roost this season. The stadium is one thing, but it would be less of an issue if they'd not put together one of the worst squads in the clubs history.
October 21, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Everything that the ownership at West Ham have been doing for the past 10 - 15 years is coming home to roost this season. The stadium is one thing, but it would be less of an issue if they'd not put together one of the worst squads in the clubs history.
Niche complaint, but it's 2025, we really should have scrapped grammar schools by now! Unless you live in an area that still has them you can't understand the damage they do.
October 16, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Niche complaint, but it's 2025, we really should have scrapped grammar schools by now! Unless you live in an area that still has them you can't understand the damage they do.
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The absolute bloody vandalism of austerity in one chart. Good analysis of the overall picture here.
October 15, 2025 at 6:48 PM
The absolute bloody vandalism of austerity in one chart. Good analysis of the overall picture here.
Move over, Alan Turing: meet the working-class hero of Bletchley Park you didn’t see in the movies www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
I first came across Tommy Flowers years ago when I was at uni, I've always felt he deserved fast more recognition then he ever received.
I first came across Tommy Flowers years ago when I was at uni, I've always felt he deserved fast more recognition then he ever received.
Move over, Alan Turing: meet the working-class hero of Bletchley Park you didn’t see in the movies
The Oxbridge-educated boffin is feted as the codebreaking genius who helped Britain win the war. But should a little-known Post Office engineer named Tommy Flowers be seen as the real father of comput...
www.theguardian.com
October 13, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Move over, Alan Turing: meet the working-class hero of Bletchley Park you didn’t see in the movies www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
I first came across Tommy Flowers years ago when I was at uni, I've always felt he deserved fast more recognition then he ever received.
I first came across Tommy Flowers years ago when I was at uni, I've always felt he deserved fast more recognition then he ever received.
Millions of households face jump in water bills after regulator backs more price rises
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
They gave all the money to shareholders! Now they want more
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
They gave all the money to shareholders! Now they want more
Millions of households face jump in water bills after regulator backs more price rises
Competition watchdog agrees requests from Anglian, Northumbrian, Southern, Wessex and South East to raise household bills
www.theguardian.com
October 9, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Millions of households face jump in water bills after regulator backs more price rises
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
They gave all the money to shareholders! Now they want more
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
They gave all the money to shareholders! Now they want more