Edwin Hayward
@edwinhayward.com
Author and commentator. Book: 'Slaying Brexit Unicorns'. Busy AI coding.
Topics: AI & fun geeky stuff, Brexit & UK politics. Expect facts & stats, sarcasm and gallows humour.
Handy tools: https://www.superuseful.com/
Me: https://www.edwinhayward.com/
Topics: AI & fun geeky stuff, Brexit & UK politics. Expect facts & stats, sarcasm and gallows humour.
Handy tools: https://www.superuseful.com/
Me: https://www.edwinhayward.com/
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Edwin Hayward
@edwinhayward.com
· Dec 28
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Reposted by Edwin Hayward
A lot of US police TV shows seem to follow this sort of pattern:
43 minutes spent trying to catch some pesky criminals.
1 minute spent gunning them down in a hail of bullets.
1 minute devoted to a jokey scene to round off the episode on a high.
43 minutes spent trying to catch some pesky criminals.
1 minute spent gunning them down in a hail of bullets.
1 minute devoted to a jokey scene to round off the episode on a high.
January 8, 2026 at 10:32 AM
A lot of US police TV shows seem to follow this sort of pattern:
43 minutes spent trying to catch some pesky criminals.
1 minute spent gunning them down in a hail of bullets.
1 minute devoted to a jokey scene to round off the episode on a high.
43 minutes spent trying to catch some pesky criminals.
1 minute spent gunning them down in a hail of bullets.
1 minute devoted to a jokey scene to round off the episode on a high.
Reposted by Edwin Hayward
The narrative emerging from the Right seems to be that if ICE kill someone, the mere fact that the killing was carried out by ICE is sufficient proof that the person they killed was a dangerous troublemaker and therefore a legitimate target for summary execution.
January 8, 2026 at 10:47 PM
The narrative emerging from the Right seems to be that if ICE kill someone, the mere fact that the killing was carried out by ICE is sufficient proof that the person they killed was a dangerous troublemaker and therefore a legitimate target for summary execution.
Reposted by Edwin Hayward
The Epstein files seem so last year, don't they?
And yet that story still has a long way to run if it's allowed to stretch its legs.
And yet that story still has a long way to run if it's allowed to stretch its legs.
January 8, 2026 at 10:25 PM
The Epstein files seem so last year, don't they?
And yet that story still has a long way to run if it's allowed to stretch its legs.
And yet that story still has a long way to run if it's allowed to stretch its legs.
Shot then left to die, it sounds like. It wasn't until police turned up that the two victims were taken to hospital.
We need a new term for ICE's actions. "Drive-away shooting", perhaps?
We need a new term for ICE's actions. "Drive-away shooting", perhaps?
Federal immigration officers shot and wounded two people in Portland, Oregon, on Thursday, authorities said. https://to.pbs.org/4svZI5v
Federal immigration agents shoot 2 people in Portland, Oregon, police say
The FBI’s Portland office says it is investigating an “agent involved shooting” that happened around 2:15 p.m. Thursday involving “involving Customs and Border Patrol Agents in which 2 individuals wer...
to.pbs.org
January 9, 2026 at 1:08 AM
Shot then left to die, it sounds like. It wasn't until police turned up that the two victims were taken to hospital.
We need a new term for ICE's actions. "Drive-away shooting", perhaps?
We need a new term for ICE's actions. "Drive-away shooting", perhaps?
The narrative emerging from the Right seems to be that if ICE kill someone, the mere fact that the killing was carried out by ICE is sufficient proof that the person they killed was a dangerous troublemaker and therefore a legitimate target for summary execution.
January 8, 2026 at 10:47 PM
The narrative emerging from the Right seems to be that if ICE kill someone, the mere fact that the killing was carried out by ICE is sufficient proof that the person they killed was a dangerous troublemaker and therefore a legitimate target for summary execution.
The Epstein files seem so last year, don't they?
And yet that story still has a long way to run if it's allowed to stretch its legs.
And yet that story still has a long way to run if it's allowed to stretch its legs.
January 8, 2026 at 10:25 PM
The Epstein files seem so last year, don't they?
And yet that story still has a long way to run if it's allowed to stretch its legs.
And yet that story still has a long way to run if it's allowed to stretch its legs.
Reposted by Edwin Hayward
Why do Labour keep doing this?
1) Propose an untenable policy in the face of all the facts
2) Keep flogging that dead horse for months, picking up negative headlines left and right
3) Effect a screeching u-turn at the eleventh hour fifty ninth minute
4) Expect warm applause for their u-turn
1) Propose an untenable policy in the face of all the facts
2) Keep flogging that dead horse for months, picking up negative headlines left and right
3) Effect a screeching u-turn at the eleventh hour fifty ninth minute
4) Expect warm applause for their u-turn
Rachel Reeves 'poised to u-turn on business rates' for struggling pubs within days
www.lbc.co.uk/article/rach...
www.lbc.co.uk/article/rach...
Rachel Reeves 'poised to u-turn on business rates' for struggling pubs within days | LBC
The Chancellor commissioned research on extra support for pubs before Christmas, and is expected to come forward with more support specifically for struggling boozers, as early as next week.
www.lbc.co.uk
January 8, 2026 at 2:17 PM
Why do Labour keep doing this?
1) Propose an untenable policy in the face of all the facts
2) Keep flogging that dead horse for months, picking up negative headlines left and right
3) Effect a screeching u-turn at the eleventh hour fifty ninth minute
4) Expect warm applause for their u-turn
1) Propose an untenable policy in the face of all the facts
2) Keep flogging that dead horse for months, picking up negative headlines left and right
3) Effect a screeching u-turn at the eleventh hour fifty ninth minute
4) Expect warm applause for their u-turn
Why do Labour keep doing this?
1) Propose an untenable policy in the face of all the facts
2) Keep flogging that dead horse for months, picking up negative headlines left and right
3) Effect a screeching u-turn at the eleventh hour fifty ninth minute
4) Expect warm applause for their u-turn
1) Propose an untenable policy in the face of all the facts
2) Keep flogging that dead horse for months, picking up negative headlines left and right
3) Effect a screeching u-turn at the eleventh hour fifty ninth minute
4) Expect warm applause for their u-turn
Rachel Reeves 'poised to u-turn on business rates' for struggling pubs within days
www.lbc.co.uk/article/rach...
www.lbc.co.uk/article/rach...
Rachel Reeves 'poised to u-turn on business rates' for struggling pubs within days | LBC
The Chancellor commissioned research on extra support for pubs before Christmas, and is expected to come forward with more support specifically for struggling boozers, as early as next week.
www.lbc.co.uk
January 8, 2026 at 2:17 PM
Why do Labour keep doing this?
1) Propose an untenable policy in the face of all the facts
2) Keep flogging that dead horse for months, picking up negative headlines left and right
3) Effect a screeching u-turn at the eleventh hour fifty ninth minute
4) Expect warm applause for their u-turn
1) Propose an untenable policy in the face of all the facts
2) Keep flogging that dead horse for months, picking up negative headlines left and right
3) Effect a screeching u-turn at the eleventh hour fifty ninth minute
4) Expect warm applause for their u-turn
A lot of US police TV shows seem to follow this sort of pattern:
43 minutes spent trying to catch some pesky criminals.
1 minute spent gunning them down in a hail of bullets.
1 minute devoted to a jokey scene to round off the episode on a high.
43 minutes spent trying to catch some pesky criminals.
1 minute spent gunning them down in a hail of bullets.
1 minute devoted to a jokey scene to round off the episode on a high.
January 8, 2026 at 10:32 AM
A lot of US police TV shows seem to follow this sort of pattern:
43 minutes spent trying to catch some pesky criminals.
1 minute spent gunning them down in a hail of bullets.
1 minute devoted to a jokey scene to round off the episode on a high.
43 minutes spent trying to catch some pesky criminals.
1 minute spent gunning them down in a hail of bullets.
1 minute devoted to a jokey scene to round off the episode on a high.
Reposted by Edwin Hayward
Imagine if the police took the same approach in Britain...
"Would you mind stepping out of the car please, Sir."
"No."
[Bang!] "He was asking for it. Now he's dead."
"Would you mind stepping out of the car please, Sir."
"No."
[Bang!] "He was asking for it. Now he's dead."
Rep. Wesley Hunt: "The bottom line is this: when a federal officer gives you instructions, you abide by them and then you get to keep you life"
January 8, 2026 at 12:40 AM
Imagine if the police took the same approach in Britain...
"Would you mind stepping out of the car please, Sir."
"No."
[Bang!] "He was asking for it. Now he's dead."
"Would you mind stepping out of the car please, Sir."
"No."
[Bang!] "He was asking for it. Now he's dead."
Reposted by Edwin Hayward
A restaurant has a buffet where you can eat all its dishes for one fixed price.
You can also order many of the dishes individually off the menu. But pick more than a handful, and the total cost quickly exceeds the price of the buffet.
EU membership is the buffet.
Selective EU deals are the menu.
You can also order many of the dishes individually off the menu. But pick more than a handful, and the total cost quickly exceeds the price of the buffet.
EU membership is the buffet.
Selective EU deals are the menu.
January 8, 2026 at 1:04 AM
A restaurant has a buffet where you can eat all its dishes for one fixed price.
You can also order many of the dishes individually off the menu. But pick more than a handful, and the total cost quickly exceeds the price of the buffet.
EU membership is the buffet.
Selective EU deals are the menu.
You can also order many of the dishes individually off the menu. But pick more than a handful, and the total cost quickly exceeds the price of the buffet.
EU membership is the buffet.
Selective EU deals are the menu.
Reposted by Edwin Hayward
Why?
Seriously, why?
(Non Labour cultist answers only, please.)
Seriously, why?
(Non Labour cultist answers only, please.)
Mike Johnson to be first US House speaker to address British parliament reut.rs/3N8vkxP
Mike Johnson to be first US House speaker to address British parliament
U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson said on Wednesday he will address Britain's parliament on January 20, as the United States marks the 250th anniversary of independence from rule by London.
reut.rs
January 8, 2026 at 12:30 AM
Why?
Seriously, why?
(Non Labour cultist answers only, please.)
Seriously, why?
(Non Labour cultist answers only, please.)
A restaurant has a buffet where you can eat all its dishes for one fixed price.
You can also order many of the dishes individually off the menu. But pick more than a handful, and the total cost quickly exceeds the price of the buffet.
EU membership is the buffet.
Selective EU deals are the menu.
You can also order many of the dishes individually off the menu. But pick more than a handful, and the total cost quickly exceeds the price of the buffet.
EU membership is the buffet.
Selective EU deals are the menu.
January 8, 2026 at 1:04 AM
A restaurant has a buffet where you can eat all its dishes for one fixed price.
You can also order many of the dishes individually off the menu. But pick more than a handful, and the total cost quickly exceeds the price of the buffet.
EU membership is the buffet.
Selective EU deals are the menu.
You can also order many of the dishes individually off the menu. But pick more than a handful, and the total cost quickly exceeds the price of the buffet.
EU membership is the buffet.
Selective EU deals are the menu.
Imagine if the police took the same approach in Britain...
"Would you mind stepping out of the car please, Sir."
"No."
[Bang!] "He was asking for it. Now he's dead."
"Would you mind stepping out of the car please, Sir."
"No."
[Bang!] "He was asking for it. Now he's dead."
Rep. Wesley Hunt: "The bottom line is this: when a federal officer gives you instructions, you abide by them and then you get to keep you life"
January 8, 2026 at 12:40 AM
Imagine if the police took the same approach in Britain...
"Would you mind stepping out of the car please, Sir."
"No."
[Bang!] "He was asking for it. Now he's dead."
"Would you mind stepping out of the car please, Sir."
"No."
[Bang!] "He was asking for it. Now he's dead."
In a proclamation titled "Withdrawing the United States from International Organizations, Conventions, and Treaties that Are Contrary to the Interests of the United States", Trump has yanked the USA further away from the global norms it helped establish...
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Withdrawing the United States from International Organizations, Conventions, and Treaties that Are Contrary to the Interests of the United States
MEMORANDUM FOR THE HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United
www.whitehouse.gov
January 8, 2026 at 12:36 AM
In a proclamation titled "Withdrawing the United States from International Organizations, Conventions, and Treaties that Are Contrary to the Interests of the United States", Trump has yanked the USA further away from the global norms it helped establish...
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Why?
Seriously, why?
(Non Labour cultist answers only, please.)
Seriously, why?
(Non Labour cultist answers only, please.)
Mike Johnson to be first US House speaker to address British parliament reut.rs/3N8vkxP
Mike Johnson to be first US House speaker to address British parliament
U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson said on Wednesday he will address Britain's parliament on January 20, as the United States marks the 250th anniversary of independence from rule by London.
reut.rs
January 8, 2026 at 12:30 AM
Why?
Seriously, why?
(Non Labour cultist answers only, please.)
Seriously, why?
(Non Labour cultist answers only, please.)
Reposted by Edwin Hayward
The USA is going to pot at an extraordinary rate. Breathtaking.
And Starmer, super-glued to Trump's fundament, is dragging Britain into the maelstrom of madness.
And Starmer, super-glued to Trump's fundament, is dragging Britain into the maelstrom of madness.
Trump: "I have determined that, for the Good of our Country, especially in these very troubled and dangerous times, our Military Budget for the year 2027 should not be $1 Trillion Dollars, but rather $1.5 Trillion. This will allow us to build the 'Dream Military' that we have long been entitled to."
January 7, 2026 at 10:04 PM
The USA is going to pot at an extraordinary rate. Breathtaking.
And Starmer, super-glued to Trump's fundament, is dragging Britain into the maelstrom of madness.
And Starmer, super-glued to Trump's fundament, is dragging Britain into the maelstrom of madness.
The USA is going to pot at an extraordinary rate. Breathtaking.
And Starmer, super-glued to Trump's fundament, is dragging Britain into the maelstrom of madness.
And Starmer, super-glued to Trump's fundament, is dragging Britain into the maelstrom of madness.
Trump: "I have determined that, for the Good of our Country, especially in these very troubled and dangerous times, our Military Budget for the year 2027 should not be $1 Trillion Dollars, but rather $1.5 Trillion. This will allow us to build the 'Dream Military' that we have long been entitled to."
January 7, 2026 at 10:04 PM
The USA is going to pot at an extraordinary rate. Breathtaking.
And Starmer, super-glued to Trump's fundament, is dragging Britain into the maelstrom of madness.
And Starmer, super-glued to Trump's fundament, is dragging Britain into the maelstrom of madness.
Apparently the new name for America is "DJT REBUILT USA".
(This was posted on the official White House Twitter account. Proof at link.)
x.com/whitehouse/s...
(This was posted on the official White House Twitter account. Proof at link.)
x.com/whitehouse/s...
January 7, 2026 at 9:54 PM
Apparently the new name for America is "DJT REBUILT USA".
(This was posted on the official White House Twitter account. Proof at link.)
x.com/whitehouse/s...
(This was posted on the official White House Twitter account. Proof at link.)
x.com/whitehouse/s...
Labour continue to blowtorch their support in 2026.
Our first 2026 voting intention sees Reform lead by 8. The Tories hit their highest since last April on 23%. 4 points above Labour on 19%
➡️ REF UK 31% (+3)
🌳 CON 23% (+1)
🌹 LAB 19% (-2)
🔶 LIB DEM 12% (-1)
🌍 GREEN 10% (+1)
🟡 SNP 2% (-1)
(Dates 2-5/1 change w 22/12, N 2021)
➡️ REF UK 31% (+3)
🌳 CON 23% (+1)
🌹 LAB 19% (-2)
🔶 LIB DEM 12% (-1)
🌍 GREEN 10% (+1)
🟡 SNP 2% (-1)
(Dates 2-5/1 change w 22/12, N 2021)
January 7, 2026 at 11:36 AM
Labour continue to blowtorch their support in 2026.
Reposted by Edwin Hayward
Support for Labour has almost halved from 2024. This is what eighteen months of relentlessly playing to the wrong audience gets you.
When they lose in 2029 - and it's when, not if - there will be nobody for them and their supporters to blame but themselves.
Another future was possible but ignored.
When they lose in 2029 - and it's when, not if - there will be nobody for them and their supporters to blame but themselves.
Another future was possible but ignored.
Three years of poll data. Labour down almost half on its General Election performance
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
January 7, 2026 at 12:03 AM
Support for Labour has almost halved from 2024. This is what eighteen months of relentlessly playing to the wrong audience gets you.
When they lose in 2029 - and it's when, not if - there will be nobody for them and their supporters to blame but themselves.
Another future was possible but ignored.
When they lose in 2029 - and it's when, not if - there will be nobody for them and their supporters to blame but themselves.
Another future was possible but ignored.
Support for Labour has almost halved from 2024. This is what eighteen months of relentlessly playing to the wrong audience gets you.
When they lose in 2029 - and it's when, not if - there will be nobody for them and their supporters to blame but themselves.
Another future was possible but ignored.
When they lose in 2029 - and it's when, not if - there will be nobody for them and their supporters to blame but themselves.
Another future was possible but ignored.
Three years of poll data. Labour down almost half on its General Election performance
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
January 7, 2026 at 12:03 AM
Support for Labour has almost halved from 2024. This is what eighteen months of relentlessly playing to the wrong audience gets you.
When they lose in 2029 - and it's when, not if - there will be nobody for them and their supporters to blame but themselves.
Another future was possible but ignored.
When they lose in 2029 - and it's when, not if - there will be nobody for them and their supporters to blame but themselves.
Another future was possible but ignored.
Reposted by Edwin Hayward
You can keep an old Windows PC running fast for a very long time with a little bit of housekeeping.
Once a month, I switch off or delete all the unwanted junk in Startup, Services and Task Scheduler.
(This kept my 2012-vintage PC snappy for 13 years until I replaced it last week to use W11.)
Once a month, I switch off or delete all the unwanted junk in Startup, Services and Task Scheduler.
(This kept my 2012-vintage PC snappy for 13 years until I replaced it last week to use W11.)
January 6, 2026 at 12:16 AM
You can keep an old Windows PC running fast for a very long time with a little bit of housekeeping.
Once a month, I switch off or delete all the unwanted junk in Startup, Services and Task Scheduler.
(This kept my 2012-vintage PC snappy for 13 years until I replaced it last week to use W11.)
Once a month, I switch off or delete all the unwanted junk in Startup, Services and Task Scheduler.
(This kept my 2012-vintage PC snappy for 13 years until I replaced it last week to use W11.)
Reposted by Edwin Hayward
2035: The EU, bolstered by the addition of
the UK, Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia and Balkan countries, is a huge global power.
Its Single Market encompasses 600 million people.
Its military might, turbo-charged by Ukraine's first-hand experience of drone warfare, is the equal of any nation on Earth.
the UK, Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia and Balkan countries, is a huge global power.
Its Single Market encompasses 600 million people.
Its military might, turbo-charged by Ukraine's first-hand experience of drone warfare, is the equal of any nation on Earth.
January 6, 2026 at 12:30 AM
2035: The EU, bolstered by the addition of
the UK, Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia and Balkan countries, is a huge global power.
Its Single Market encompasses 600 million people.
Its military might, turbo-charged by Ukraine's first-hand experience of drone warfare, is the equal of any nation on Earth.
the UK, Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia and Balkan countries, is a huge global power.
Its Single Market encompasses 600 million people.
Its military might, turbo-charged by Ukraine's first-hand experience of drone warfare, is the equal of any nation on Earth.
Reposted by Edwin Hayward
How is it that Labour are gearing up to do exactly what the Tories did, and trying to bounce MPs into voting for a Brexit deal before its parameters have been defined?
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
January 6, 2026 at 5:05 AM
How is it that Labour are gearing up to do exactly what the Tories did, and trying to bounce MPs into voting for a Brexit deal before its parameters have been defined?
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...