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Nick Harkaway @nickharkaway.com · 1d

UK politics as The Monkey’s Paw: in this essay I will etc

Jonathan Portes @jdportes.bsky.social · 1d

How low will it go?

@jamesbowes01.bsky.social's detailed analysis projects net migration will collapse: from its peak of nearly a million to perhaps just over 100K in 2026.

ukandeu.ac.uk/the-coming-c...

The coming collapse in immigration to the United Kingdom - UK in a changing Europe

James Bowes analyses the fall in net migration to the UK as a result of government policies and explores some of the political and economic consequences.

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The New World @thenewworldmag.bsky.social · 1d

The catastrophic mess at Kent County Council shows what happens when a populist party, with no idea how government works, gets into power

✏️ @edjennings.bsky.social

Reform’s shambolic Kent experiment

The catastrophic mess at Kent County Council shows what happens when a populist party, with no idea how government works, gets into power

www.thenewworld.co.uk

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Culture Crave 🍿 @culturecrave.co · 1d

Judge rules George R.R. Martin and other authors can sue OpenAI for copyright infringement

• Said ChatGPT generated 'Game of Thrones' content similar enough to infringe copyright

• OpenAI’s motion to dismiss was denied

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Caroline Russell @carolinerussell.bsky.social · 2d

Great to visit the car dealership stunt at Parliament today by @transenvuk.bsky.social and @olord.bsky.social showing clearly just how huge and heavy cars have become making the case for fair tax by vehicle weight.

Caroline standing in the wind in front of a range of cars with car dealership style flags in front of Parliament. Holding a sign saying I support a large vehicle levy that will raise £2billion.

Black BMW in front of parliament with sign on windscreen.

BMW
X5 30d
Weight 2,249kg
Emissions 193g CO2/km
Cost new £73,500 LVL liability £6,490

Biscuits for the occasion with icing showing outline of an SUV and text

It’s time for
Tax fairness
on UK roads

And

I support a large
vehicle levy that will raise
£2billion

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Emma Monk @monkemma.bsky.social · 2d

Wow - those are quite phenomenal headlines given the details of the story.

Ahh look, he’s just a ‘nerdy’ guy. No harm done.

You need to scroll down to paragraph 13 of the Sky piece to find the full story!

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Ed Hornby @edhornby.bsky.social · 2d

That's top tier!

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Josiah Mortimer @josiah.writes.news · 3d

Politico: "MPs should consider deleting X, according to a committee led by Commons Speaker Lindsay Hoyle...

"On social media, the report said MPs should feel “empowered to step away from platforms that pose more harm than benefit.”

Absolutely. Please get on with it.

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Eulalia @credacreda.bsky.social · 3d

Adverts should be representative of traditional British families

Edward and Tubbs off (of) The League of Gentlemen

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Alistair Barrie @alistairbarrie.com · 3d

Adverts should be representative of traditional British families.

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The Register @theregister.com · 3d

WSUS attacks hit 'multiple' orgs as Google and other infosec sleuths ring Redmond’s alarm bell

If at first you don’t succeed, patch and patch again More threat intel teams are sounding the alarm about a critical Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) remote code execution vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-59287 and now under active exploitation, just days after Microsoft pushed an emergency patch and the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency added the bug to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.…

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Moose Allain @mooseallain.bsky.social · 6d

My most popular cartoon by a long chalk is also oddly niche, in that it mostly appeals to a generation who remember the song it refers to and enjoy the nostalgia for their youth. I can draw one for you if you like.

www.worldofmoose.com/collections/...

Cartoon: simple black and white line drawing. A couple in a living room. The man is sitting in an armchair reading a newspaper, head turned slightly towards his wife who is standing at the window, tugging at the curtain and saying "I see the Renegade Master's back once again with the ill behaviour".

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Ed Hornby @edhornby.bsky.social · 3d

Adverts should be representative of traditional British families

Joel Goodman legendary photo of well st Manchester with drunk man lying in the road and coppers arresting another man whilst woman haranguing coppers

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Ed Hornby @edhornby.bsky.social · 5d

Was her gap year spent driving the vans for Theresa May ?

Ed Hornby @edhornby.bsky.social · 5d

“‘Go home’ is a chant used by people who are bigoted or racist – so we have to be very careful when using phrases like ‘go home’, when talking in particular about legal migration." I really hope the unnamed Tory scrolls back a couple of years to find the Theresa May vans using those words

Left Foot Forward @left-foot-forward.bsky.social · 5d

Even Tory MPs think she's too extreme...

Tory MPs complain to whips over Katie Lam’s call to deport legal immigrants in order to make UK ‘culturally coherent’

“It’s either dog-whistle or it’s so vague it’s meaningless,” one Tory MP said

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Phil Brickell MP @philbrickellmp.bsky.social · 7d

Reuters reporting on what we already know - that Reform is accepting crypto donations.

As a former anti-corruption specialist, let me be clear. Crypto should be nowhere near UK politics.

The risks around anonymity, tracing ownership & manipulation of instruments are all good reason to act.

Cat Neilan @catneilan.bsky.social · 7d

New: Farage confirms my scoop for @theobserveruk.bsky.social from two weeks ago, that Reform has started to receive crypto donations

He told Reuters that Reform UK had already received "a couple" of donations in the form of crypto assets, without giving further details

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Pete Fraser @petefrasermusic.bsky.social · 7d

It’s very important that men aren’t accused of domestic assault cause it will destroy their careers.

Bloody Disgusting @bloody-disgusting.com · 7d

Johnny Depp will reportedly play Ebenezer Scrooge in Ti West’s EBENEZER: A CHRISTMAS CAROL, with Andrea Riseborough (Possessor) also attached to star in the film.