A.V. Deggar
@avdeggar.bsky.social
The Fourth Estate should not be the Fifth Column. Some analysis on @bylinetimes.bsky.social
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"Bawn to d7, chegbate."
November 25, 2025 at 6:28 PM
"Bawn to d7, chegbate."
Trial by jury to be scrapped under the pretence of efficiency, with a full fascist takeover just a couple of years away.
Dystopian, unforgivable shit.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Dystopian, unforgivable shit.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Jury trials could be scrapped except in most serious cases
Only cases of alleged murder, rape or manslaughter will be decided by a jury under new proposals to cut court backlogs.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Trial by jury to be scrapped under the pretence of efficiency, with a full fascist takeover just a couple of years away.
Dystopian, unforgivable shit.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Dystopian, unforgivable shit.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Definitely running ahead of schedule now
November 25, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Definitely running ahead of schedule now
It's gonna be hilarious when Farage—a creature of the reactionary media—has the reins of government in his nicotine-stained hands, and goes full Orban on the guys that made him what he is.
Few tears will be shed for the fearless Scriveners of Wapping.
Few tears will be shed for the fearless Scriveners of Wapping.
Reform’s ‘Trumpian’ legal threats hint at more aggressive approach to media
Ultimatums sent to publications appear to intensify as Nigel Farage’s party rises in polls
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:40 AM
It's gonna be hilarious when Farage—a creature of the reactionary media—has the reins of government in his nicotine-stained hands, and goes full Orban on the guys that made him what he is.
Few tears will be shed for the fearless Scriveners of Wapping.
Few tears will be shed for the fearless Scriveners of Wapping.
Anyone claiming that the Labour Party is becoming as bad as Reform UK on immigration is completely mistaken—they're already worse.
November 24, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Anyone claiming that the Labour Party is becoming as bad as Reform UK on immigration is completely mistaken—they're already worse.
Well, here we are.
Worth noting that the "restoration of order" and the concept of unity through exclusion were core tenets of a certain armband-loving, flag-parading bunch of bros from about 100 years ago.
Worth noting that the "restoration of order" and the concept of unity through exclusion were core tenets of a certain armband-loving, flag-parading bunch of bros from about 100 years ago.
November 24, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Well, here we are.
Worth noting that the "restoration of order" and the concept of unity through exclusion were core tenets of a certain armband-loving, flag-parading bunch of bros from about 100 years ago.
Worth noting that the "restoration of order" and the concept of unity through exclusion were core tenets of a certain armband-loving, flag-parading bunch of bros from about 100 years ago.
CONFIRMED
If you're a member of the world’s second-largest unelected legislative body & are caught offering parliamentary services & lobbying for private firms, you aren't expelled for misconduct, no sir, you just get a stern telling-off & a few months in the sin bin.
The wheel spins as it should.
If you're a member of the world’s second-largest unelected legislative body & are caught offering parliamentary services & lobbying for private firms, you aren't expelled for misconduct, no sir, you just get a stern telling-off & a few months in the sin bin.
The wheel spins as it should.
Two peers face suspension from House of Lords
Former Army chief Lord Richard Dannatt and businessman Lord Evans of Watford face suspensions.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 3:28 PM
CONFIRMED
If you're a member of the world’s second-largest unelected legislative body & are caught offering parliamentary services & lobbying for private firms, you aren't expelled for misconduct, no sir, you just get a stern telling-off & a few months in the sin bin.
The wheel spins as it should.
If you're a member of the world’s second-largest unelected legislative body & are caught offering parliamentary services & lobbying for private firms, you aren't expelled for misconduct, no sir, you just get a stern telling-off & a few months in the sin bin.
The wheel spins as it should.
Again, I'll ask whether anyone actually thinks allegations like this sink rightist politicians, or whether they are just a hammer to bludgeon the Left with?
Then I'll point to Farage appearing on Alex Jones's show periodically for the last 16 years and say that the answer is "fuck no."
Then I'll point to Farage appearing on Alex Jones's show periodically for the last 16 years and say that the answer is "fuck no."
Farage urged to explain conspiracy theories linked to antisemitism he voiced in US media
Exclusive: The Reform UK leader discussed far-right talking points in web TV and radio appearances between 2009 and 2018
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Again, I'll ask whether anyone actually thinks allegations like this sink rightist politicians, or whether they are just a hammer to bludgeon the Left with?
Then I'll point to Farage appearing on Alex Jones's show periodically for the last 16 years and say that the answer is "fuck no."
Then I'll point to Farage appearing on Alex Jones's show periodically for the last 16 years and say that the answer is "fuck no."
One of the most infuriating genres of anything is: person integrally involved in fuckery saying "WOW everything is so fucked now!"
November 23, 2025 at 12:58 PM
One of the most infuriating genres of anything is: person integrally involved in fuckery saying "WOW everything is so fucked now!"
When your band only has one drum to beat, you just gotta keep on drumming.
November 23, 2025 at 12:30 PM
When your band only has one drum to beat, you just gotta keep on drumming.
Can't be stressed enough the role of The Daily Telegraph—a British print-version Inforwars—in helpfully prestige-washing and de-gutterising Reform UK.
It's now not just a party for nativist oafs like Lee Anderson, but also christofascists and toffs like Danny Kruger.
It's now not just a party for nativist oafs like Lee Anderson, but also christofascists and toffs like Danny Kruger.
Daily Mail owner strikes £500mn deal for Telegraph on.ft.com/3JSdIFj
Daily Mail owner strikes £500mn deal for Telegraph
Tie-up would create one of the most powerful right-leaning media groups in Britain
on.ft.com
November 22, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Can't be stressed enough the role of The Daily Telegraph—a British print-version Inforwars—in helpfully prestige-washing and de-gutterising Reform UK.
It's now not just a party for nativist oafs like Lee Anderson, but also christofascists and toffs like Danny Kruger.
It's now not just a party for nativist oafs like Lee Anderson, but also christofascists and toffs like Danny Kruger.
Hitler and Franco are now living in the same apartment.
November 22, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Hitler and Franco are now living in the same apartment.
Well this is great. Sensational work all round.
41% of Young Voters Would Give Artificial Intelligence Government Power - Demographics - Rasmussen Reports®
www.rasmussenreports.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Well this is great. Sensational work all round.
The wheel spins as it should
Energy minister says 'there's no shortcut' to bringing down bills - as price cap rise announced
The average annual energy bill will rise by 0.2% in January, despite wholesale costs falling.
news.sky.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:04 PM
The wheel spins as it should
I think this has been one of the best days of Keir Starmer's premiership so far.
Everyone's suddenly remembered the country was run by a gelatinous rutting Labrador for a few years.
Everyone's suddenly remembered the country was run by a gelatinous rutting Labrador for a few years.
November 20, 2025 at 10:52 PM
I think this has been one of the best days of Keir Starmer's premiership so far.
Everyone's suddenly remembered the country was run by a gelatinous rutting Labrador for a few years.
Everyone's suddenly remembered the country was run by a gelatinous rutting Labrador for a few years.
Let's see where we are in the justice stakes, eh?
- Johnson: big money ChatGPT articles for the Mail.
- Cummings: consultancy, Substack prick
- Hancock: consultancy, book, I'm a celebrity
- Sunak: prime minister, big money advisor
- Gove: editor at The Spectator
- Mone: still has a yacht
🏆
- Johnson: big money ChatGPT articles for the Mail.
- Cummings: consultancy, Substack prick
- Hancock: consultancy, book, I'm a celebrity
- Sunak: prime minister, big money advisor
- Gove: editor at The Spectator
- Mone: still has a yacht
🏆
COVID inquiry report highlights:
• Response was too little, too late
• No lockdown exit strategy
• Toxic culture at the heart of govt—Cummings & Johnson named specifically.
• 23,000 lives could've been saved
• Rules were too confusing
• Officials breaking rules undermined public confidence
• Response was too little, too late
• No lockdown exit strategy
• Toxic culture at the heart of govt—Cummings & Johnson named specifically.
• 23,000 lives could've been saved
• Rules were too confusing
• Officials breaking rules undermined public confidence
November 20, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Let's see where we are in the justice stakes, eh?
- Johnson: big money ChatGPT articles for the Mail.
- Cummings: consultancy, Substack prick
- Hancock: consultancy, book, I'm a celebrity
- Sunak: prime minister, big money advisor
- Gove: editor at The Spectator
- Mone: still has a yacht
🏆
- Johnson: big money ChatGPT articles for the Mail.
- Cummings: consultancy, Substack prick
- Hancock: consultancy, book, I'm a celebrity
- Sunak: prime minister, big money advisor
- Gove: editor at The Spectator
- Mone: still has a yacht
🏆
COVID inquiry report highlights:
• Response was too little, too late
• No lockdown exit strategy
• Toxic culture at the heart of govt—Cummings & Johnson named specifically.
• 23,000 lives could've been saved
• Rules were too confusing
• Officials breaking rules undermined public confidence
• Response was too little, too late
• No lockdown exit strategy
• Toxic culture at the heart of govt—Cummings & Johnson named specifically.
• 23,000 lives could've been saved
• Rules were too confusing
• Officials breaking rules undermined public confidence
November 20, 2025 at 4:09 PM
COVID inquiry report highlights:
• Response was too little, too late
• No lockdown exit strategy
• Toxic culture at the heart of govt—Cummings & Johnson named specifically.
• 23,000 lives could've been saved
• Rules were too confusing
• Officials breaking rules undermined public confidence
• Response was too little, too late
• No lockdown exit strategy
• Toxic culture at the heart of govt—Cummings & Johnson named specifically.
• 23,000 lives could've been saved
• Rules were too confusing
• Officials breaking rules undermined public confidence
Ineluctable direction of travel for Labour Party members of good conscience.
Welcome to the Green Party, former Labour and Co-operative MP for Brighton Kemptown, @russell-moyle.co.uk 💚
November 20, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Ineluctable direction of travel for Labour Party members of good conscience.
Saves them the trouble of buying plane tickets, I guess
November 20, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Saves them the trouble of buying plane tickets, I guess
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Ah the MP who did a gambling ad at a foodbank
November 20, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Ah the MP who did a gambling ad at a foodbank
Reposted by A.V. Deggar
BBC News reports on a Russian attack on Ukraine that killed at least 26 people, including 3 children.
The newsreader didn't say 'Russia denies targeting civilians' & there was no statement putting Russia's point of view.
The newsreader didn't say 'Russia denies targeting civilians' & there was no statement putting Russia's point of view.
November 20, 2025 at 12:19 PM
BBC News reports on a Russian attack on Ukraine that killed at least 26 people, including 3 children.
The newsreader didn't say 'Russia denies targeting civilians' & there was no statement putting Russia's point of view.
The newsreader didn't say 'Russia denies targeting civilians' & there was no statement putting Russia's point of view.