Ben Dunnell
@bendunnell.bsky.social
Your mother’s in a care home and SHE’S BEEN DRUGGED? TO KEEP HER QUIET? FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF THE STAFF? (Personal account.)
This is the natural end point of an ideology, such as it is, that seeks to appeal solely to the sort of voter who goes on about how “the only university you need is the University of Life”.
What gets me about Reeves' here is why bother to be a member of a social democratic / left of centre political party if you're going to make this argument? Just pack it in and go be a libertarian or something??
Rachel Reeves: "It is not right that people who don't go to university bear the cost for others to." I don't use local leisure centres and I don't drive, so will I be made exempt for taxation that pays for all that stuff? Or is it only education we'll be going after
January 29, 2026 at 11:51 PM
This is the natural end point of an ideology, such as it is, that seeks to appeal solely to the sort of voter who goes on about how “the only university you need is the University of Life”.
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my dad didn’t go to university and he was extremely happy to pay taxes for his four children to do so; and, indeed, for the doctors who treated him at Addenbrookes to have gone to university as well.
Rachel Reeves: "It is not right that people who don't go to university bear the cost for others to." I don't use local leisure centres and I don't drive, so will I be made exempt for taxation that pays for all that stuff? Or is it only education we'll be going after
January 29, 2026 at 10:22 PM
my dad didn’t go to university and he was extremely happy to pay taxes for his four children to do so; and, indeed, for the doctors who treated him at Addenbrookes to have gone to university as well.
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Alistair Heath: ‘Why this woke left generation’s refusal to be murdered is ruining Britain’s economy’
January 29, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Alistair Heath: ‘Why this woke left generation’s refusal to be murdered is ruining Britain’s economy’
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Reeves' argument here can be applied to literally every single public service that exists.
2026: Labour Chancellor Rachel Reeves, "It is not right that people who don't go to university bear the cost for others to"
2020: That time Labour leader Keir Starmer said he would scrap university tuition fees
2020: That time Labour leader Keir Starmer said he would scrap university tuition fees
January 29, 2026 at 2:42 PM
Reeves' argument here can be applied to literally every single public service that exists.
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On almost everything – fraud, polarisation, radicalisation, misinformation – evidence suggests that over 60s are in much more urgent need of online protection and education than teenagers.
But that issue gets zero political attention, and is a total non-starter. Nothing good will come of it.
But that issue gets zero political attention, and is a total non-starter. Nothing good will come of it.
This was a minor story on London news this morning - but suspect is a real cautionary (and alarming) tale of an older man getting radicalised online.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Sidcup man convicted aover explosive attack on Ulez camera
Kevin Rees's homemade bomb caused damage to vehicles and property including a child's bedroom.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 29, 2026 at 9:43 AM
On almost everything – fraud, polarisation, radicalisation, misinformation – evidence suggests that over 60s are in much more urgent need of online protection and education than teenagers.
But that issue gets zero political attention, and is a total non-starter. Nothing good will come of it.
But that issue gets zero political attention, and is a total non-starter. Nothing good will come of it.
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"how can we frame the drop in the murder rate as a bad thing?"
January 29, 2026 at 2:35 PM
"how can we frame the drop in the murder rate as a bad thing?"
How true this all is. And if you have Labour politicians in power locally, the likelihood is that they don’t know how to wield power either, unless you’re in London or Manchester.
If you voted for this government, you are probably working age, likely a graduate, middle class and lean socially liberal.
For that vote you have had a real terms pay cut due to ERs NI, your rent has gone up as people exit the market, and they've done an immigration crack down you didn't want.
For that vote you have had a real terms pay cut due to ERs NI, your rent has gone up as people exit the market, and they've done an immigration crack down you didn't want.
January 29, 2026 at 2:27 PM
How true this all is. And if you have Labour politicians in power locally, the likelihood is that they don’t know how to wield power either, unless you’re in London or Manchester.
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Fundamentally, it is a government at war with itself.
Obsessed with working people whilst instituting the largest increase in the cost of hiring ever.
Ambitious house building targets whilst cutting visas to help build them.
Fixated on growth whilst ignoring its flagship investment scheme.
Obsessed with working people whilst instituting the largest increase in the cost of hiring ever.
Ambitious house building targets whilst cutting visas to help build them.
Fixated on growth whilst ignoring its flagship investment scheme.
January 29, 2026 at 2:20 PM
Fundamentally, it is a government at war with itself.
Obsessed with working people whilst instituting the largest increase in the cost of hiring ever.
Ambitious house building targets whilst cutting visas to help build them.
Fixated on growth whilst ignoring its flagship investment scheme.
Obsessed with working people whilst instituting the largest increase in the cost of hiring ever.
Ambitious house building targets whilst cutting visas to help build them.
Fixated on growth whilst ignoring its flagship investment scheme.
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Zoe Hamburger benoemd tot Managing Director van McDonald's Nederland
www.mcdonalds.com
January 29, 2026 at 12:07 PM
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From 'Burnham would' to dunce inane
January 26, 2026 at 4:39 PM
From 'Burnham would' to dunce inane
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It is absolutely insane that we are trying to come up with workarounds and bans on children accessing social media when the simple solution - holding social media platforms responsible for their content under existing law - has been staring us in the face for years.
This was a minor story on London news this morning - but suspect is a real cautionary (and alarming) tale of an older man getting radicalised online.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Sidcup man convicted aover explosive attack on Ulez camera
Kevin Rees's homemade bomb caused damage to vehicles and property including a child's bedroom.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 29, 2026 at 10:55 AM
It is absolutely insane that we are trying to come up with workarounds and bans on children accessing social media when the simple solution - holding social media platforms responsible for their content under existing law - has been staring us in the face for years.
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Disgusting, petulant, small country.
The U.S. Embassy in Denmark removed 44 Danish flags honoring Danish soldiers killed in Afghanistan outside the building, drawing outrage from the country’s veterans amid heightened tensions between Copenhagen and Washington.
https://wapo.st/4rfbSOz
https://wapo.st/4rfbSOz
Removal of flags for fallen Danish soldiers at U.S. Embassy sparks backlash
There was no malicious intent in removing the flags, said a State Department spokesperson, who added that the flags had been replaced.
wapo.st
January 29, 2026 at 7:22 AM
Disgusting, petulant, small country.
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For context, the UK has a cap on credit card interchange fees of 0.3% and debit cards at 0.2%, the average bank charges 1.5% to bank your cash.
Make of that what you will.
Make of that what you will.
BBC local reporting credulous as always with a guy pretending he's paying a 10% card transaction fee
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Herefordshire pub landlord offers discount for cash payments as card charges soar
Alan Davies says he loses about £5 in transaction charges for every £50 made.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 28, 2026 at 2:00 PM
For context, the UK has a cap on credit card interchange fees of 0.3% and debit cards at 0.2%, the average bank charges 1.5% to bank your cash.
Make of that what you will.
Make of that what you will.
There’s a strong whiff of their stories about Wakefield in the endless coverage of Lucy Letby at the moment, which is an immediate skip-through.
Private Eye have, incidentally, never apologized to anywhere near the extent necessary for their role in promoting this.
I don't exaggerate when I say that Andrew Wakefield should be tried for mass murder. We'll never know how many people have died or will die as a direct result of his fraudulent study.
January 28, 2026 at 11:51 PM
There’s a strong whiff of their stories about Wakefield in the endless coverage of Lucy Letby at the moment, which is an immediate skip-through.
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I'm sorry, but the reaction to Brianna Ghey being murdered by people she knew offline *because she was transgender* becoming 'we should stop teenagers from being on social media' rather than 'we should deal with the recent horrifying rise of transphobia in the UK' is unbelievably fucking bullshit.
January 28, 2026 at 6:32 PM
I'm sorry, but the reaction to Brianna Ghey being murdered by people she knew offline *because she was transgender* becoming 'we should stop teenagers from being on social media' rather than 'we should deal with the recent horrifying rise of transphobia in the UK' is unbelievably fucking bullshit.
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We went to Sweden and Denmark in October and when we got home I realised I only took three photos the whole time we were there and this was one of them
January 28, 2026 at 8:50 PM
We went to Sweden and Denmark in October and when we got home I realised I only took three photos the whole time we were there and this was one of them
“Well, minister, our research shows that 95 per cent of all pupils don’t know where Russia is and couldn’t say how many world wars there have been. But on the plus side, they’re all brilliant at creating illustrations of people with eight fingers on each of their three hands.”
We want to make sure tutoring isn't the preserve of a lucky few, but accessible to every child who needs it.
AI can help us do that.
Safe, personalised, one-to-one learning support to help every child achieve and thrive.
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/01...
AI can help us do that.
Safe, personalised, one-to-one learning support to help every child achieve and thrive.
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/01...
Poorest pupils to be given AI tutors
Bridget Phillipson says tuition would no longer be the preserve of ‘the lucky few’
www.telegraph.co.uk
January 28, 2026 at 8:44 PM
“Well, minister, our research shows that 95 per cent of all pupils don’t know where Russia is and couldn’t say how many world wars there have been. But on the plus side, they’re all brilliant at creating illustrations of people with eight fingers on each of their three hands.”
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Happy 3 year anniversary to this post
January 27, 2026 at 6:14 PM
Happy 3 year anniversary to this post
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thousands of GCSE history essays next year where the students all refer to the Battle of Hastings being between West Ham United and Maccabi Tel Aviv
We want to make sure tutoring isn't the preserve of a lucky few, but accessible to every child who needs it.
AI can help us do that.
Safe, personalised, one-to-one learning support to help every child achieve and thrive.
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/01...
AI can help us do that.
Safe, personalised, one-to-one learning support to help every child achieve and thrive.
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/01...
Poorest pupils to be given AI tutors
Bridget Phillipson says tuition would no longer be the preserve of ‘the lucky few’
www.telegraph.co.uk
January 28, 2026 at 8:07 PM
thousands of GCSE history essays next year where the students all refer to the Battle of Hastings being between West Ham United and Maccabi Tel Aviv
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The government’s suggestion that rolling out 20 minute courses on writing “AI“ prompts, sponsored by Google, Microsoft and Amazon, is somehow comparable to the founding of the Open University (the Wilson government‘s, & Jennie Lee’s, proudest achievement), is an insult to our human intelligence.
January 28, 2026 at 8:37 AM
The government’s suggestion that rolling out 20 minute courses on writing “AI“ prompts, sponsored by Google, Microsoft and Amazon, is somehow comparable to the founding of the Open University (the Wilson government‘s, & Jennie Lee’s, proudest achievement), is an insult to our human intelligence.
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It is genuinely astounding how Reform, Labour and the Tories have decided to fight tooth-and-nail for the votes of the same 30-35 percent of the electorate and completely ignore everyone else.
Badenoch's strategic genius on full display here, telling centrist voters to fuck off, including in the 60+ seats the party lost to the Lib Dems, so she can focus on competing with an extreme right party ahead of her in the polls.
January 28, 2026 at 12:40 PM
It is genuinely astounding how Reform, Labour and the Tories have decided to fight tooth-and-nail for the votes of the same 30-35 percent of the electorate and completely ignore everyone else.
This is just so desperately, horrifically sad. The poor family. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Mum says Glasgow University ‘failed’ son who took his own life after grade error
Geography student Ethan Brown should have been awarded a 2:1 degree but was wrongly told he could not graduate.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 28, 2026 at 4:54 PM
This is just so desperately, horrifically sad. The poor family. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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I always find this bombastic rhetoric so silly, mate you're stepping out of a Vauxhall Astra to have lunch with a journalist not a Higgins boat onto Normandy
January 28, 2026 at 4:25 PM
I always find this bombastic rhetoric so silly, mate you're stepping out of a Vauxhall Astra to have lunch with a journalist not a Higgins boat onto Normandy
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I’m offering the UK govt free training on how to be less of a fucking embarrassment
January 28, 2026 at 10:37 AM
I’m offering the UK govt free training on how to be less of a fucking embarrassment