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Henry Mance @henrymance.ft.com · 2d

I know this is uncomfortable to admit, but there is a small area in England's second city where people are just not integrated with the rest of society. Many of them hold views that arguably go against British values.

Yes, we need to talk about the Tory conference in Manchester.

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Paula Surridge @psurridge.bsky.social · 3d

Pressing marking and review deadlines so of course I decided to update this tracking votes shares in the values groups in England since the 2019 election.

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Party share by values groups, 2019 - 2024

A Flourish data visualization by Paula Surridge

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randomname99.bsky.social @randomname99.bsky.social · 3d

Is he a hideous racist or does he promote hideous racist views because he sees political advantage in it?

And which position is worse? IDFK

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Project ERSKINE | Radical Gaelic Magazines 1900s – 1930s @erskineproject.bsky.social · 4d

Aonghas MacDhonnchaidh | Angus Robertson was born #OTD 6 October 1871 in Breakish, Skye. Author of one of the two earliest Gaelic novels and an important figure in Gaelic initiatives in Glasgow, Robertson also contributed to Erskine's magazines. Find out more: erskine.glasgow.ac.uk/people/angus...

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Iain MacGilleBhràith @aeonmach.bsky.social · 4d

This is a wonderful article all about The Rut by @countrysideben.bsky.social - full of interesting details and explaining the biology and lifecycle of deer! 👏

I just sent it to my son bc he heard it for the first time on a cracking walk over Maoile Lunndaidh et al a week or so ago.

Looking SWish down towards Loch Monar (not the nearer lochan!) from the - quite low 😏 - bealach between Maoile Lunndaidh & Sgùrr a’ Chaorachainn

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Iain MacGilleBhràith @aeonmach.bsky.social · 4d

Indeed; Agent Orange and Napalm are famously PC weapons of war and not at all subject to the woke Geneva Convention 👍

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Iain MacGilleBhràith @aeonmach.bsky.social · 4d

There’s quite a tight Venn circle intersection between an aspirational preppy Essex style and racist fascism IMO…
… I’ve had a mostly nice yet also mildly stressful day, a few drinks and this is the truth that results.

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Iain MacGilleBhràith @aeonmach.bsky.social · 4d

Indeed. We all know Hans Gruber loved Marienbad… that fin de siècle bougieness.

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Iain MacGilleBhràith @aeonmach.bsky.social · 4d

‘Last Year At Marienbadder’

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Iain MacGilleBhràith @aeonmach.bsky.social · 4d

That’s called doing one’s own research 👍

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Katie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 4d

An intervention here from the famously woke... :: checks notes:: ... Michael Heseltine

BremainInSpain @bremaininspain.com · 5d

To describe asylum seekers as thieves or rapists encourages the worst sort of prejudice. We don’t need Trump’s mouthpiece anywhere near No 10
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...

The Conservatives must never have any part in Farage’s po...

To describe asylum seekers as thieves or rapists encourages the worst sort of prejudice. We don’t need Trump’s mouthpiece anywhere near No 10

observer.co.uk

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Iain MacGilleBhràith @aeonmach.bsky.social · 6d

Dear @britishmuseum.bsky.social,
I am writing to complain about my visit to your museum hoping to see the world’s earliest complaint
( en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complai... ) but the exhibit hall was closed.
On the bright side no-one mistreated my servant… 😏

Complaint tablet to Ea-nāṣir - Wikipedia

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complaint_tablet_to_Ea-nāṣir

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Kate Bevan @katebevan.com · 6d

This is a really good piece on the risks of over-screening and why it's harmful. I know the relevant charities, celebs and pressure groups will lose their shit, but it sounds as though the NHS is going to stand by the evidence. www.thetimes.com/article/700d...

NHS advisers set to reject routine prostate cancer screening

Despite campaigners’ pleas for more checks, experts fear widespread screening risks harming hundreds of thousands of men unnecessarily

www.thetimes.com

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Iain MacGilleBhràith @aeonmach.bsky.social · 6d

Well I think others have pointed out the key demographics issue but to elaborate a bit further given the point about pop. doubling: it’s not just the total pop, it’s the *structure* of that pop; and if pop decreases back to that figure it will not have the same structure… it will be old. 🤷‍♂️

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Iain MacGilleBhràith @aeonmach.bsky.social · 6d

A special Tory Turbo (Economy-) Trashing dress?!

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paulusthewoodgnome @paulusthewoodgnome.bsky.social · 7d

Thank goodness our own media have been all over Reform about this... 🙄

'Dominic Murphy, head of the Metropolitan Police unit which led the investigation, said Nathan Gill had been "taking payments to peddle narratives that would have had the effect of being beneficial toward Russian interests".'

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Iain MacGilleBhràith @aeonmach.bsky.social · 7d

www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes...

Braised cabbage with bacon recipe

Braised cabbage elevated to new heights of deliciousness - cooked in wine and cream with salty bacon. This is not like your school dinners cabbage!

www.bbc.co.uk

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worm @rfksbrainworm.bsky.social · 8d

really enjoying all the people trying to explain the bible to the pope today

Pope Leo XIV
Today, more than ever, we must return to the heart, the center of feeling and emotion, the locus of freedom. Though it includes reason, the heart transcends and transforms it. Only by returning to the heart can we undergo a true ecological conversion that transforms our personal

Austin
I reject this whole heartedly. What you fail to see Mr Pope, the Bible says

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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 8d

Why is Starmer becoming more confident criticising Brexit? Because quietly, without any great drama, a consensus has been reached. It's a disaster inews.co.uk/opinion/brex...

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General Boles @generalboles.bsky.social · 9d

Yes Keir

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Marios Richards @mariosrichards.bsky.social · 9d

Also today, this from @jamesbreckwoldt.bsky.social:

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James Breckwoldt @jamesbreckwoldt.bsky.social · 10d

I've done deep-dive into latest @britishelectionstudy.com wave to explain rise of Reform:

- Who are their voters? (pretty working-class)
- What do they care about? (immigration)
- What do they want? (lower immigration)
- Plus why I think "accommodation doesn't work" needs more nuance

🧵 of results

Who is Voting Reform? And Why?

The who, what, when, how and huh of why Reform has gained so much support in such a short period of time

jamesbreckwoldt.substack.com

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Dom White @domw.bsky.social · 10d

Today's piece by @benansell.bsky.social is really great - but worth reading alongside this one from @dylandifford.bsky.social too, which covers similar issues from a different angle.

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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 10d

New post just out:

"The story behind the polls"

Today we have guest post from the brilliant @dylandifford.bsky.social breaking down which voters have moved where since the election and why.

With loads of new data analysis and lovely charts.

(£/free trial)

open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/t...

The story behind the polls

Who's changed their mind since the 2024 election and why?

open.substack.com

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David Allsopp @doublehelix.bsky.social · 9d

Nigel Farage accuses Starmer of "inciting violence" by calling Reform's racist policies "racist"

a soccer player wearing a jersey that says verry card technology

Alt: A football player is tapped gently on the head with one finger by a player on the opposite team, flinches massively before throwing himself to the ground and rolling around clutching his head in feigned agony.

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Iain MacGilleBhràith @aeonmach.bsky.social · 9d

Emphasis on *finally* 🤨

Adam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 9d

Wow Starmer finally drawing a line!

"If you say or imply that people cannot be English or British because of the colour of their skin, that mixed-heritage families owe you an explanation... If you say that they should now be deported, then mark my words - we will fight you with everything we have".

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Warren Oates @warrenoates1.bsky.social · 9d

The PM announced in his speech the start of plans to reingivorate further & higher education.

The target of 50% going to uni is scrapped!

Instead, we have a new target of two thirds of young people to EITHER go to university OR into high quality technical education or apprenticeships.

Prime Minister unveils reforms to transform further and higher education

Young people across the country will gain the skills needed to thrive in tomorrow’s job market, as the Prime Minister today announced a package of reforms.

www.gov.uk

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