Ed Wilson
@eddwilson.bsky.social
Lefty liberal by temperament, exasperated by experience.
Not strictly qualified for most arguments, but I do read a lot.
Stockport, UK
Not strictly qualified for most arguments, but I do read a lot.
Stockport, UK
Karl Turner MP attempted to defend Starmer yesterday, by blaming advisers - Morgan McSweeney - but he ended up protesting that Starmer keeps *taking* bad advice.
The prime minister will not be thanking him for that one.
#R4Today
The prime minister will not be thanking him for that one.
#R4Today
February 6, 2026 at 8:09 AM
Karl Turner MP attempted to defend Starmer yesterday, by blaming advisers - Morgan McSweeney - but he ended up protesting that Starmer keeps *taking* bad advice.
The prime minister will not be thanking him for that one.
#R4Today
The prime minister will not be thanking him for that one.
#R4Today
Democracy dies in billionaire hands. [Cartoon by Michael de Adder]
February 6, 2026 at 8:05 AM
Palantir's USP is extracting data from multiple sources using different software and database designs. That's what it's doing for the NHS.
Technological solutions can be politically neutral.
Can be.
#R4Today
Technological solutions can be politically neutral.
Can be.
#R4Today
How Palantir’s capabilities empower ICE and track individuals.
February 6, 2026 at 8:02 AM
Palantir's USP is extracting data from multiple sources using different software and database designs. That's what it's doing for the NHS.
Technological solutions can be politically neutral.
Can be.
#R4Today
Technological solutions can be politically neutral.
Can be.
#R4Today
Humans are wrecking the place but there's so much energy in the world that we could utilise in a non-destructive way.
#R4Today
#R4Today
Decarbonising the pint 🍺
Clean heat isn’t just about homes. A brewery in Sussex shows how industry can lead - ditching gas-fired steam for high-temp heat pumps that recycle waste heat into the next brew.
www.energylivenews.com/2026/01/14/s...
Clean heat isn’t just about homes. A brewery in Sussex shows how industry can lead - ditching gas-fired steam for high-temp heat pumps that recycle waste heat into the next brew.
www.energylivenews.com/2026/01/14/s...
Sussex brewery heat pump slashes emissions from steam brewing - Energy Live News
High-temperature heat pumps replace oil boilers, cutting costs and carbon
www.energylivenews.com
February 6, 2026 at 7:50 AM
Humans are wrecking the place but there's so much energy in the world that we could utilise in a non-destructive way.
#R4Today
#R4Today
Abusive deepfakes will not all be "sexualised", but governments are always late, and seem incapable of designing laws to tackle general crimes rather than halting lists of specific offences.
#R4Today
#R4Today
February 6, 2026 at 7:47 AM
Abusive deepfakes will not all be "sexualised", but governments are always late, and seem incapable of designing laws to tackle general crimes rather than halting lists of specific offences.
#R4Today
#R4Today
The Information Commissioner has harder powers than Ofcom, and has shown it's willing to use them. Perhaps ICO should prosecute Ofcom.
#R4Today
#R4Today
"we are currently unable to investigate the creation of illegal images by the standalone Grok service in this case."
#BBCPM
#BBCPM
We're progressing our investigation into X as a matter of urgency, using our powers to gather and analyse evidence to determine whether it has broken the law.
➡️ Read our update in full: www.ofcom.org.uk/online-safet...
➡️ Read our update in full: www.ofcom.org.uk/online-safet...
February 6, 2026 at 7:37 AM
The Information Commissioner has harder powers than Ofcom, and has shown it's willing to use them. Perhaps ICO should prosecute Ofcom.
#R4Today
#R4Today
More stuff for the #R4Today papers review
Senior state department official Sarah Rogers travelled to European cities in December and has spoken to key figures in Nigel Farage’s populist Reform UK party about deploying grants to spread ‘American values’. ft.trib.al/Kx8ta8a
February 6, 2026 at 7:33 AM
More stuff for the #R4Today papers review
Do US media outlets tell their audiences about terrible British media-family stories?
I feel for Savannah Guthre's family now I've heard the story, but why are we hearing it?
As opposed to similar stories (I'm sure) from South America, East Asia, somewhere in the Russian Federation...
#R4Today
I feel for Savannah Guthre's family now I've heard the story, but why are we hearing it?
As opposed to similar stories (I'm sure) from South America, East Asia, somewhere in the Russian Federation...
#R4Today
February 6, 2026 at 7:27 AM
Do US media outlets tell their audiences about terrible British media-family stories?
I feel for Savannah Guthre's family now I've heard the story, but why are we hearing it?
As opposed to similar stories (I'm sure) from South America, East Asia, somewhere in the Russian Federation...
#R4Today
I feel for Savannah Guthre's family now I've heard the story, but why are we hearing it?
As opposed to similar stories (I'm sure) from South America, East Asia, somewhere in the Russian Federation...
#R4Today
How many times has Starmer tried to "get No 10 properly functioning" in his 18 months?
Yet another echo of Boris Johnson, who told us reorganising Downing St would sort the Partygate scandal out.
Johnson brought in Steve Barclay. Starmer has brought in Darren Jones. Remember Sue Gray?
#R4Today
Yet another echo of Boris Johnson, who told us reorganising Downing St would sort the Partygate scandal out.
Johnson brought in Steve Barclay. Starmer has brought in Darren Jones. Remember Sue Gray?
#R4Today
February 6, 2026 at 7:21 AM
How many times has Starmer tried to "get No 10 properly functioning" in his 18 months?
Yet another echo of Boris Johnson, who told us reorganising Downing St would sort the Partygate scandal out.
Johnson brought in Steve Barclay. Starmer has brought in Darren Jones. Remember Sue Gray?
#R4Today
Yet another echo of Boris Johnson, who told us reorganising Downing St would sort the Partygate scandal out.
Johnson brought in Steve Barclay. Starmer has brought in Darren Jones. Remember Sue Gray?
#R4Today
Reposted by Ed Wilson
Extra! Extra! Getting dark out there.
February 6, 2026 at 12:56 AM
Extra! Extra! Getting dark out there.
February 6, 2026 at 7:07 AM
Andrew Marr reminded us earlier on BBC News that Starmer delivered the letter inviting Trump on his second state visit, then went to visit Palantir for a demonstration.
Palantir is a client of Global Counsel, and therefore of Mandelson (though he took himself off their list on appointment).
#BBCPM
Palantir is a client of Global Counsel, and therefore of Mandelson (though he took himself off their list on appointment).
#BBCPM
Epstein had many known connections to Silicon Valley CEOs, but less known was how he made money from those relationships.
We did a deep dive into how he got dealflow in Silicon Valley, giving him shots to invest in Coinbase, Palantir, SpaceX and other companies.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/b...
We did a deep dive into how he got dealflow in Silicon Valley, giving him shots to invest in Coinbase, Palantir, SpaceX and other companies.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/b...
February 6, 2026 at 6:42 AM
This is real, and it’s located near Tesla’s flagship London store in Tottenham.
February 6, 2026 at 6:41 AM
Epstein very upset that George Osborne was blocking "my boy", Jes Staley, from becoming CEO of Barclays.
Osborne didn't know the half of it. Staley seems almost as close to Epstein as Mandelson was.
Osborne didn't know the half of it. Staley seems almost as close to Epstein as Mandelson was.
February 6, 2026 at 6:40 AM
The answer to this question is almost certainly "yes", but prime ministers are like opera singers: they can take a very long time to die.
John Major limped on for 4 yrs after Black Wednesday. Brown & May ran zombie premierships for 2yrs after their authority broke. 1/3
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
John Major limped on for 4 yrs after Black Wednesday. Brown & May ran zombie premierships for 2yrs after their authority broke. 1/3
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Henry Zeffman: Could this be the beginning of the end for Keir Starmer?
Few Labour MPs are publicly calling for Sir Keir Starmer to go but this is very serious moment for the PM.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 6, 2026 at 6:39 AM
Early last year, after a long call with Starmer, Trump liked the Chagos Islands agreement; Marco Rubio issued a statement to that effect.
Last month, after "lobbying" by Tories and Reform, it was an act of GREAT STUPIDITY.
Now, after another long call, it's OK. How long will that last?
#R4Today
Last month, after "lobbying" by Tories and Reform, it was an act of GREAT STUPIDITY.
Now, after another long call, it's OK. How long will that last?
#R4Today
Reform At Work - the Chagos Islands treaty
Farage, 19 January, #GBeebies, asled "Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson why the US was not up in arms over Sir Keir Starmer’s plan to give away the Chagos Islands.
archive.ph/UCblC
And a new recruit, 20 January
#R4Today 2/2
Farage, 19 January, #GBeebies, asled "Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson why the US was not up in arms over Sir Keir Starmer’s plan to give away the Chagos Islands.
archive.ph/UCblC
And a new recruit, 20 January
#R4Today 2/2
"Nigel Farage has used every possible way of influencing the people he knows in Washington" to change their policy on the Chagos Islands... "it's a betrayal of our national sovereignty... putting Britain at risk by losing a very important security base..."
In 139 years time?
#BBCPM
In 139 years time?
#BBCPM
February 6, 2026 at 6:39 AM
Early last year, after a long call with Starmer, Trump liked the Chagos Islands agreement; Marco Rubio issued a statement to that effect.
Last month, after "lobbying" by Tories and Reform, it was an act of GREAT STUPIDITY.
Now, after another long call, it's OK. How long will that last?
#R4Today
Last month, after "lobbying" by Tories and Reform, it was an act of GREAT STUPIDITY.
Now, after another long call, it's OK. How long will that last?
#R4Today
So true. Also, many of the Americans doing literally nothing about Epstein’s American ‘associates’ are precisely the ones lying about Europe & particularly the UK being overrun with child-rapists. It’s insane.
This is preying on my mind a bit. Jeffrey Epstein was not primarily a British scandal! So far we've removed a Prince from the Royal family, fired our US ambassador who was one of the most important political figures of the last few decades and banned the CEO of Barclays from the financial industry..
February 6, 2026 at 6:31 AM
The first exchange this year
Today, after a long wait, 157 Ukrainians came back, including 7 civilians.
A little girl greets them.
📹:valera.glyhov/TikTok
Today, after a long wait, 157 Ukrainians came back, including 7 civilians.
A little girl greets them.
📹:valera.glyhov/TikTok
February 6, 2026 at 6:31 AM
Dennis Goris
@dennisgoris.bsky.social #Cartoons
People are saying this is a legacy the likes of which no one has ever seen before. #ballroom #EpsteinFiles
@dennisgoris.bsky.social #Cartoons
People are saying this is a legacy the likes of which no one has ever seen before. #ballroom #EpsteinFiles
February 6, 2026 at 6:31 AM
Reposted by Ed Wilson
"Every kindergarten classroom in America exists bcs of one German immigrant woman most people never heard of. Margarethe Meyer Schurz left Germany, settled in Watertown, Wisconsin, & in 1856 started a small class for 5 children in her home. It was the 1st kindergarten in the US. This is her story."
February 6, 2026 at 6:22 AM
"Every kindergarten classroom in America exists bcs of one German immigrant woman most people never heard of. Margarethe Meyer Schurz left Germany, settled in Watertown, Wisconsin, & in 1856 started a small class for 5 children in her home. It was the 1st kindergarten in the US. This is her story."
Mandelson's firm, General Counsel, covered-up Mandelson's relationship with Epstein.
Here's Global Counsel's CEO and co-founder, preparing to tell the press that Mandelson barely knew Jeffrey Epstein.
Who did he check that line with?
Jeffrey Epstein.
Here's Global Counsel's CEO and co-founder, preparing to tell the press that Mandelson barely knew Jeffrey Epstein.
Who did he check that line with?
Jeffrey Epstein.
February 6, 2026 at 6:24 AM
Reposted by Ed Wilson
Please, my magic bean, it is very sick
February 5, 2026 at 6:51 PM
Please, my magic bean, it is very sick
Peter Mandelson’s involvement with the US tech company Palantir must be exposed to full public transparency... Palantir... has UK government contracts worth more than £500m. Global Counsel, a lobbying company Mandelson co-founded and part-owns, also works for Palantir.
#R4Today
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Mandelson’s links with US tech firm Palantir must be fully exposed, campaigners warn
Government faces call for transparency on former peer’s involvement amid fears he may have leaked more sensitive information
www.theguardian.com
February 6, 2026 at 6:19 AM
Peter Mandelson’s involvement with the US tech company Palantir must be exposed to full public transparency... Palantir... has UK government contracts worth more than £500m. Global Counsel, a lobbying company Mandelson co-founded and part-owns, also works for Palantir.
#R4Today
#R4Today
🔴 BREAKING: Labour Together paid controversial PR firm £30k to investigate journalists who were digging into how its undeclared funding
Reporters from Sunday Times, Guardian and other outlets targetted
*And* Morgan McSweeney knew about it
Full story:
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/exclusive-...
Reporters from Sunday Times, Guardian and other outlets targetted
*And* Morgan McSweeney knew about it
Full story:
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/exclusive-...
BREAKING: McSweeney’s think tank paid PR firm to investigate journalists
Labour Together put private investigators onto journalists writing about its funding. Starmer's right-hand man knew.
democracyforsale.substack.com
February 6, 2026 at 6:16 AM