Alan Stedman
@alanjstedman.bsky.social
You will find me around the middle of the room. Outward looking because if you are not you get isolated and stop learning
NHS for many years before retiring. Read a lot, listen a lot.
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NHS for many years before retiring. Read a lot, listen a lot.
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Alan Stedman
@alanjstedman.bsky.social
· Nov 14
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It really matters because Farage relies on both a veneer of public ‘respectability’ *and* an undercoat of racism to further his bid for power. He won’t get there without both. So, it’s very important that the ‘respectability’ element is justifiably stripped away.
November 25, 2025 at 1:45 PM
It really matters because Farage relies on both a veneer of public ‘respectability’ *and* an undercoat of racism to further his bid for power. He won’t get there without both. So, it’s very important that the ‘respectability’ element is justifiably stripped away.
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Outstanding news!
BREAKING: This is huge news, the EU's equivalent of the 🇺🇸Supreme Court's 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges ruling.
🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states.
This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺
🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states.
This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺
www.reuters.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Outstanding news!
I caught a bit of this in the car this morning & realised I needed to listen more. Rutger was laying out some pretty stark data on the aspirations of American Ivy League graduates and the growth of Corporate Finance/law/consulting
This is appalling censorship
Link ⬇️
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
This is appalling censorship
Link ⬇️
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
November 25, 2025 at 10:45 AM
I caught a bit of this in the car this morning & realised I needed to listen more. Rutger was laying out some pretty stark data on the aspirations of American Ivy League graduates and the growth of Corporate Finance/law/consulting
This is appalling censorship
Link ⬇️
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
This is appalling censorship
Link ⬇️
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Hey Faragistas, don't tell me it was the wrong type of implementation
Really? £90b wrong type of implementation?
Someone please challenge Farage properly on this
Don't let him waffle about the wrong type. Ask him how he will rectify £90b deficit...and keep pressing through the waffle
Really? £90b wrong type of implementation?
Someone please challenge Farage properly on this
Don't let him waffle about the wrong type. Ask him how he will rectify £90b deficit...and keep pressing through the waffle
New analysis by the House of Commons library estimates that Brexit is costing the Treasury up to £90bn a year in lost tax revenue.
To fix our nations finances we must get closer to Europe and fix the problems caused by Brexit...
https://bit.ly/4pobLzs
To fix our nations finances we must get closer to Europe and fix the problems caused by Brexit...
https://bit.ly/4pobLzs
Brexit costing UK up to £90bn in lost tax revenue , new analysis shows
Exclusive: Britons also up to £3,700 worse off, leading to calls for the Labour government to improve relations with the EU
www.independent.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Hey Faragistas, don't tell me it was the wrong type of implementation
Really? £90b wrong type of implementation?
Someone please challenge Farage properly on this
Don't let him waffle about the wrong type. Ask him how he will rectify £90b deficit...and keep pressing through the waffle
Really? £90b wrong type of implementation?
Someone please challenge Farage properly on this
Don't let him waffle about the wrong type. Ask him how he will rectify £90b deficit...and keep pressing through the waffle
Ofcom out of touch with reality?
Who'd have thought?
Now about those MPs working for GBNews
Who'd have thought?
Now about those MPs working for GBNews
Platforms like X don’t have a list of algorithms, some of which are ’toxic’ and some of which are ‘nice’. It’s all one system. The profiling and targeting are built in to that system. The overall model is what produces the effect, not some specific toxic algorithms that can be turned off.
"The guidance is not enforceable".
Ofcom is hopelessly out of touch with what is a national emergency.
www.thetimes.com/article/c47a...
Ofcom is hopelessly out of touch with what is a national emergency.
www.thetimes.com/article/c47a...
November 25, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Ofcom out of touch with reality?
Who'd have thought?
Now about those MPs working for GBNews
Who'd have thought?
Now about those MPs working for GBNews
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The ‘where are they now?’ chaser to Farage’s schoolboy racism..
“He inspired the country on a tide of xenophobia to leave the EU, a decision that most of the country regrets or outright hates, and.. went abroad to get a standing ovation from the German far right”
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
“He inspired the country on a tide of xenophobia to leave the EU, a decision that most of the country regrets or outright hates, and.. went abroad to get a standing ovation from the German far right”
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I endured an English public school. But that’s not the only reason I’m unsurprised about the Farage allegations | Musa Okwonga
Let’s put aside the schooldays accusations and look, instead, at the Reform leader’s path since then. I think a pretty clear picture of the man emerges, says author and podcaster Musa Okwonga
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:30 AM
The ‘where are they now?’ chaser to Farage’s schoolboy racism..
“He inspired the country on a tide of xenophobia to leave the EU, a decision that most of the country regrets or outright hates, and.. went abroad to get a standing ovation from the German far right”
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
“He inspired the country on a tide of xenophobia to leave the EU, a decision that most of the country regrets or outright hates, and.. went abroad to get a standing ovation from the German far right”
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Y’know, believing there’s a kind of racism that isn’t hurtful or insulting is itself quite revealing.
November 25, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Y’know, believing there’s a kind of racism that isn’t hurtful or insulting is itself quite revealing.
The Times do not check 'facts' by an employed opinion writer?
Who'd have thought?
Sloppy Murdoch paper journalism...again
Who'd have thought?
Sloppy Murdoch paper journalism...again
Not main point (see my other post) but depressing that Phillips happily regurgitates entirely fictional numbers invented by far-right trolls on X and attributes them to "experts" {and Times is happy to print this slop]
archive.ph/RlXPj#select...
archive.ph/RlXPj#select...
November 25, 2025 at 8:04 AM
The Times do not check 'facts' by an employed opinion writer?
Who'd have thought?
Sloppy Murdoch paper journalism...again
Who'd have thought?
Sloppy Murdoch paper journalism...again
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Bossy headline from The Times letting Farage insist his “Hitler was right” racism was just ‘banter’.
If that were true, his politics now would be different and he’d apologise. He’s defensive because this is what he is and always has been and he’s angry with us for knowing that and for minding.
If that were true, his politics now would be different and he’d apologise. He’s defensive because this is what he is and always has been and he’s angry with us for knowing that and for minding.
November 25, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Bossy headline from The Times letting Farage insist his “Hitler was right” racism was just ‘banter’.
If that were true, his politics now would be different and he’d apologise. He’s defensive because this is what he is and always has been and he’s angry with us for knowing that and for minding.
If that were true, his politics now would be different and he’d apologise. He’s defensive because this is what he is and always has been and he’s angry with us for knowing that and for minding.
Oh, Robbie Gibb telling his own version of porky pies? Who'd have thought
There really is no place for that man at the BBC
Liar it appears, possessed of poor judgement and an interferer in the day to day of organisations where he is a NED, par excellence
There really is no place for that man at the BBC
Liar it appears, possessed of poor judgement and an interferer in the day to day of organisations where he is a NED, par excellence
Gibb; “ I had no editorial role whatsoever at the Jewish Chronicle”. Lee Harpin, reporter at the paper; “RG made a habit of calling into the office on print days to check up on what stories were topping the news list, and offering a view’”
November 25, 2025 at 6:28 AM
Oh, Robbie Gibb telling his own version of porky pies? Who'd have thought
There really is no place for that man at the BBC
Liar it appears, possessed of poor judgement and an interferer in the day to day of organisations where he is a NED, par excellence
There really is no place for that man at the BBC
Liar it appears, possessed of poor judgement and an interferer in the day to day of organisations where he is a NED, par excellence
Well all I can say is that if they succeed in their quest any new POTUS post Trump should immediately reverse it and tell Thiel to suck it up, no matter how much he hollers and shouts
Indeed maybe a few Democrats should be openly telling him that now
Indeed maybe a few Democrats should be openly telling him that now
JD Vance and Peter Thiel are running a sustained operation out of the White House designed to acquire Greenland, either voluntarily or by force. Thiel has laid out plans for what he intends to do with the island nation in past writings. It doesn't entail the consent of the Greenlanders for anything.
November 25, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Well all I can say is that if they succeed in their quest any new POTUS post Trump should immediately reverse it and tell Thiel to suck it up, no matter how much he hollers and shouts
Indeed maybe a few Democrats should be openly telling him that now
Indeed maybe a few Democrats should be openly telling him that now
Do you want to read something heartwarming?
Young people taking an initiative together and making something happen that is really worthwhile
They were inspired by Isabella Tree's, 'Rewilding' - definitely worth a read if you haven't already
Big smiles here 😊😊😊
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Young people taking an initiative together and making something happen that is really worthwhile
They were inspired by Isabella Tree's, 'Rewilding' - definitely worth a read if you haven't already
Big smiles here 😊😊😊
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘It fully changed my life!’ How young rewilders transformed a farm – and began a movement
At Maple Farm, nature is returning in droves: nightingales, grass snakes, slowworms, bats and insects. All due to the vision of a group determined to accelerate its recovery
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:16 AM
Do you want to read something heartwarming?
Young people taking an initiative together and making something happen that is really worthwhile
They were inspired by Isabella Tree's, 'Rewilding' - definitely worth a read if you haven't already
Big smiles here 😊😊😊
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Young people taking an initiative together and making something happen that is really worthwhile
They were inspired by Isabella Tree's, 'Rewilding' - definitely worth a read if you haven't already
Big smiles here 😊😊😊
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
That's his career killed by Gibb for Mason and Gibb killed by his own lack of competency in making judgements
Gibb was appointed to the BBC Board for his good judgement and skills in the area of journalistic practice
Really...REALLY?
Gibb was appointed to the BBC Board for his good judgement and skills in the area of journalistic practice
Really...REALLY?
Robbie Gibb describes the BBC's Political Editor Chris Mason as the "unsung hero of covering politics" and "absolutely first rate"
November 24, 2025 at 8:20 PM
That's his career killed by Gibb for Mason and Gibb killed by his own lack of competency in making judgements
Gibb was appointed to the BBC Board for his good judgement and skills in the area of journalistic practice
Really...REALLY?
Gibb was appointed to the BBC Board for his good judgement and skills in the area of journalistic practice
Really...REALLY?
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None of the talk about how harmful social media is for kids balances that with a discussion of how useful and beneficial it is for them. It helps with loneliness, is a source of friendship and of information, and helps them find solace when their ‘offline’ lives are harmful or miserable. 1/4
November 24, 2025 at 6:03 PM
None of the talk about how harmful social media is for kids balances that with a discussion of how useful and beneficial it is for them. It helps with loneliness, is a source of friendship and of information, and helps them find solace when their ‘offline’ lives are harmful or miserable. 1/4
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According to Zia Yusuf, Reform UK's former leader in Wales being convicted of taking money to undermine British national interest in favour of Russia is "ancient history". 😂🤣😂
He was sent down for ten years three days ago. Three. Days. Ago. ~AA
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
He was sent down for ten years three days ago. Three. Days. Ago. ~AA
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Reform UK's Zia Yusuf calls Nathan Gill 'ancient history'
The party's head of policy says he has never met Nathan Gill, who served as the leader of Reform UK in Wales in 2021.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 3:28 PM
According to Zia Yusuf, Reform UK's former leader in Wales being convicted of taking money to undermine British national interest in favour of Russia is "ancient history". 😂🤣😂
He was sent down for ten years three days ago. Three. Days. Ago. ~AA
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
He was sent down for ten years three days ago. Three. Days. Ago. ~AA
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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This is how the JD Vance (seemigly Kremlin-drafted) Ukraine "Peace Plan" went down with *Republican* lawmakers. No wonder Trump is distancing himself from it, at a rate of knots.
NB McCaul was Trump's national security adviser during his first campaign. ~AA
NB McCaul was Trump's national security adviser during his first campaign. ~AA
November 24, 2025 at 2:15 PM
This is how the JD Vance (seemigly Kremlin-drafted) Ukraine "Peace Plan" went down with *Republican* lawmakers. No wonder Trump is distancing himself from it, at a rate of knots.
NB McCaul was Trump's national security adviser during his first campaign. ~AA
NB McCaul was Trump's national security adviser during his first campaign. ~AA
A movie that takes place where you are from
The film title is 'Rye Lane' which is in Peckham, S London but those of us brought up in S London recognise a lot of the locations as being in various parts of S London, including my home patch of Brixton/Herne Hill (🤗 Brockwell Park)
Still on iPlayer
The film title is 'Rye Lane' which is in Peckham, S London but those of us brought up in S London recognise a lot of the locations as being in various parts of S London, including my home patch of Brixton/Herne Hill (🤗 Brockwell Park)
Still on iPlayer
November 24, 2025 at 8:32 AM
A movie that takes place where you are from
The film title is 'Rye Lane' which is in Peckham, S London but those of us brought up in S London recognise a lot of the locations as being in various parts of S London, including my home patch of Brixton/Herne Hill (🤗 Brockwell Park)
Still on iPlayer
The film title is 'Rye Lane' which is in Peckham, S London but those of us brought up in S London recognise a lot of the locations as being in various parts of S London, including my home patch of Brixton/Herne Hill (🤗 Brockwell Park)
Still on iPlayer
Worth perusing this thread
Earlier I came across a reply to it that likened Streeting to Johnson
That hadn't occurred to me before and do you know what, there are definitely similarities. The biggest difference is perhaps that Streeting doesn't waffle as much, but it's still all about him
Earlier I came across a reply to it that likened Streeting to Johnson
That hadn't occurred to me before and do you know what, there are definitely similarities. The biggest difference is perhaps that Streeting doesn't waffle as much, but it's still all about him
I’m going to coin a law - call it Maugham’s First Law - and it is that nothing Wes Streeting ever says turns out to be true. 🧵
November 24, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Worth perusing this thread
Earlier I came across a reply to it that likened Streeting to Johnson
That hadn't occurred to me before and do you know what, there are definitely similarities. The biggest difference is perhaps that Streeting doesn't waffle as much, but it's still all about him
Earlier I came across a reply to it that likened Streeting to Johnson
That hadn't occurred to me before and do you know what, there are definitely similarities. The biggest difference is perhaps that Streeting doesn't waffle as much, but it's still all about him
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The Bishop of Norwich has taken aim at the Home Office’s asylum reforms, warning they’ll make integration harder and deepen division.
A rare intervention – and a sharp one.
A rare intervention – and a sharp one.
New: Bishop warns asylum plans will fuel division
A senior Church of England bishop has criticised government asylum reforms, warning they will make integration significantly harder
eastangliabylines.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 7:12 AM
The Bishop of Norwich has taken aim at the Home Office’s asylum reforms, warning they’ll make integration harder and deepen division.
A rare intervention – and a sharp one.
A rare intervention – and a sharp one.
I suppose if you wanted to sum up the levels of either ignorance or wilful denialism amongst the right wing this sums it up
Maybe we should just start using cubits and Qabdhahs in our system to really confuse them
Maybe we should just start using cubits and Qabdhahs in our system to really confuse them
"Second, the Mayor-elect hasn’t made any statements, written or verbalized, public or private, regarding Arabic numerals. Because it would be silly. You know why? We already use Arabic numerals every day. All of us."
Sigh... We Already Teach Arabic Numerals
Why are they like this?
charlotteclymer.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:01 AM
I suppose if you wanted to sum up the levels of either ignorance or wilful denialism amongst the right wing this sums it up
Maybe we should just start using cubits and Qabdhahs in our system to really confuse them
Maybe we should just start using cubits and Qabdhahs in our system to really confuse them
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I dunno, convert some of the endless paved space reserved for cars into green space that can absorb water, maybe?
Sorry, forget it. That could result in a car owner being inconvenienced, which would of course be far worse than the flooding of our cities and towns.
Sorry, forget it. That could result in a car owner being inconvenienced, which would of course be far worse than the flooding of our cities and towns.
Is there anything we can do to alleviate flash floods in the West Midlands
Experts say housebuilding and concrete drives are making floods worse, but that there are things we can do.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 23, 2025 at 9:22 AM
I dunno, convert some of the endless paved space reserved for cars into green space that can absorb water, maybe?
Sorry, forget it. That could result in a car owner being inconvenienced, which would of course be far worse than the flooding of our cities and towns.
Sorry, forget it. That could result in a car owner being inconvenienced, which would of course be far worse than the flooding of our cities and towns.
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You're so nearly there, Daniel. Now think about Farage. . .
November 24, 2025 at 6:31 AM
You're so nearly there, Daniel. Now think about Farage. . .
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Good article by Nesrine Malik
Two points:
The problem with Mahmood's agenda is, as with Braverman, where does it stop, because we know that once the right have sniffed victory they will keep pushing
Remember this is all coming from a Labour Party politician
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Two points:
The problem with Mahmood's agenda is, as with Braverman, where does it stop, because we know that once the right have sniffed victory they will keep pushing
Remember this is all coming from a Labour Party politician
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Shabana Mahmood is an avatar of open Britain – that’s what makes her fable about immigration so seductive | Nesrine Malik
‘She is the daughter of immigrants,’ supporters of her cruel asylum policies say. ‘How can she be wrong?’ Let me put them straight, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Good article by Nesrine Malik
Two points:
The problem with Mahmood's agenda is, as with Braverman, where does it stop, because we know that once the right have sniffed victory they will keep pushing
Remember this is all coming from a Labour Party politician
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Two points:
The problem with Mahmood's agenda is, as with Braverman, where does it stop, because we know that once the right have sniffed victory they will keep pushing
Remember this is all coming from a Labour Party politician
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Read this and weep. A clear and depressing takedown of the Quisling Trump administration, its abject subservience to Russia and betrayal of Ukraine, and by extension, all of us in NATO. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
Weekend Update #160: The US Becomes A Mouthpiece To Pass On Putin's Demands
Vance To The Fore; The 28 Points—Is It More Interesting Who Backed Them?
open.substack.com
November 23, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Read this and weep. A clear and depressing takedown of the Quisling Trump administration, its abject subservience to Russia and betrayal of Ukraine, and by extension, all of us in NATO. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...