Gareth
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Film/politics/video games. He/Him. Digital Editor for Entertainium.co. Views are mine and not representative of any organization.
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Before Brexit, immigration was the number 1 political issue, pushed relentlessly by the media. It then dropped away for some years after Brexit but since Labour came to power has yet again rocketed up the media's agenda list. As always, just a complete distraction from the real issues.
Net migration to UK drops 69% year on year, ONS says
Net migration to UK drops 69% year on year, ONS says
Figure of 204,000 in 12 months to June 2025 is lowest since 2021, statistics body says
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Net migration to the UK was an estimated 204,000 in the 12 months to June 2025, down 69% year on year and the lowest annual figure since 2021, the Office for National Statistics said.
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November 27, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Before Brexit, immigration was the number 1 political issue, pushed relentlessly by the media. It then dropped away for some years after Brexit but since Labour came to power has yet again rocketed up the media's agenda list. As always, just a complete distraction from the real issues.
Discovered that Sustrans, the cycle network charity, changed its name to the Walk Wheel Cycle Trust in September. I "sus"pect the name change was due to the old name not being thought of as referring to "sustainable transport" anymore.
November 26, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Discovered that Sustrans, the cycle network charity, changed its name to the Walk Wheel Cycle Trust in September. I "sus"pect the name change was due to the old name not being thought of as referring to "sustainable transport" anymore.
Apparently the US government is going to impose a $100 per person fee (in addition to normal park entry fees) for non-Americans for the most visited National Parks. Are they trying to completely kill tourism?
November 26, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Apparently the US government is going to impose a $100 per person fee (in addition to normal park entry fees) for non-Americans for the most visited National Parks. Are they trying to completely kill tourism?
I'm glad the 2 child cap is finally getting abolished. It was a cruel piece of legislation when introduced in 2017. The problem is the abolition isn't going to suddenly fix the massive structural issues inherent to the existing welfare system.
November 26, 2025 at 3:15 PM
I'm glad the 2 child cap is finally getting abolished. It was a cruel piece of legislation when introduced in 2017. The problem is the abolition isn't going to suddenly fix the massive structural issues inherent to the existing welfare system.
The fact that the leader of the Green Party is called out at all shows Labour are scared.
Watch as Rachel Reeves brands Greens leader Zack Polanski a 'keen hypnotherapist'
🗣️ 'The only things getting bigger under his approach would be the deficit and the rise of inflation'
🗣️ 'The only things getting bigger under his approach would be the deficit and the rise of inflation'
November 26, 2025 at 3:01 PM
The fact that the leader of the Green Party is called out at all shows Labour are scared.
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Our upcoming game HORSES was preemptively banned from Steam, with no path to appeal. The game will still launch next week on December 2nd and will be available on EGS, GOG, Humble, and Itch for $4.99. Here is a detailed FAQ covering what happened: horses.wtf/BannedFromSt...
November 25, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Our upcoming game HORSES was preemptively banned from Steam, with no path to appeal. The game will still launch next week on December 2nd and will be available on EGS, GOG, Humble, and Itch for $4.99. Here is a detailed FAQ covering what happened: horses.wtf/BannedFromSt...
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BREAKING: This is huge news, the EU's equivalent of the 🇺🇸Supreme Court's 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges ruling.
🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states.
This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺
🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states.
This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺
www.reuters.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:10 AM
BREAKING: This is huge news, the EU's equivalent of the 🇺🇸Supreme Court's 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges ruling.
🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states.
This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺
🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states.
This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺
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Welcome to the UK, where minors are blocked from accessing porn but it's perfectly legal for a grown man to shout about sissy hypno porn in a minors face.
Graham Linehan cleared of harassment but guilty of criminal damage to trans activist's phone
Graham Linehan cleared of harassment but guilty of criminal damage to trans activist's phone
Father Ted creator Graham Linehan has been found guilty of criminal damage to the phone of a trans activist but not guilty of harassment.
news.sky.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Welcome to the UK, where minors are blocked from accessing porn but it's perfectly legal for a grown man to shout about sissy hypno porn in a minors face.
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are you fucking serious
November 25, 2025 at 10:47 AM
are you fucking serious
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Big news! The groundhog is back at my sister's and she gave him a plum
November 25, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Big news! The groundhog is back at my sister's and she gave him a plum
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Gaza war death toll surges to 69,775 - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/gaza-death-toll-surges-69775
Gaza war death toll surges to 69,775
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November 25, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Gaza war death toll surges to 69,775 - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/gaza-death-toll-surges-69775
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is this good
it's happening dot gif
November 24, 2025 at 8:24 PM
is this good
Rich people have absolutely no idea how expensive phones are and that for most people, switching device is a major purchase.
![An article with the headline "[US people] are holding onto devices longer than ever and it's costing the economy".](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:jye22xkea3jqsabskhfec347/bafkreigunh6t53vvgp2sewo2fsy4xttrwgy3zrdwplje7j2qjop5jdeyxy@jpeg)
November 24, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Rich people have absolutely no idea how expensive phones are and that for most people, switching device is a major purchase.
Well that ended about as well as expected.
BREAKING: Judge dismisses cases against James Comey and Letitia James after finding that prosecutor was illegally appointed.
Judge dismisses Comey, James indictments after finding that prosecutor was illegally appointed
A federal judge has dismissed the criminal cases against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, concluding that the prosecutor who brought the charges at President Donald Trump’s urging was illegally appointed by the Justice Department.
bit.ly
November 24, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Well that ended about as well as expected.
Rockstar on exceptionally shaky ground with this and I'd hope the Employment Tribunal would look on what happened with deep scepticism.
EXCLUSIVE: So far it's been unclear what proof Rockstar Games has to justify its firing of 34 union members, who it claims were leaking "confidential information in a public forum".
PMG has now seen some of the messages which contributed to this decision being made.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TvW...
PMG has now seen some of the messages which contributed to this decision being made.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TvW...
The Messages Rockstar Saw Before Firing 34 Union Members
YouTube video by People Make Games
www.youtube.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Rockstar on exceptionally shaky ground with this and I'd hope the Employment Tribunal would look on what happened with deep scepticism.
Obviously this would result in a Reform/Tory coalition but if the Reform lead keeps getting eroded away, soon it might not be possible.
📊 Estimated seats on latest Lord Ashcroft poll:
➡️ REF – 289 (+284)
🟢 GRN – 77 (+73)
🟠 LD – 77 (+5)
🔵 CON – 76 (-45)
🟡 SNP – 45 (+36)
🔴 LAB – 41 (-370)
Based on @LordAPolls poll, 13-17 Nov (+/- vs GE24)
➡️ REF – 289 (+284)
🟢 GRN – 77 (+73)
🟠 LD – 77 (+5)
🔵 CON – 76 (-45)
🟡 SNP – 45 (+36)
🔴 LAB – 41 (-370)
Based on @LordAPolls poll, 13-17 Nov (+/- vs GE24)
November 24, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Obviously this would result in a Reform/Tory coalition but if the Reform lead keeps getting eroded away, soon it might not be possible.
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Cowley Road’s cinema, the Ultimate Picture Palace, has launched a fundraising appeal to “secure our long-term tenancy in our historic cinema”. The community-owned cinema has been seeking a longer lease from landlords Oriel College. uppoxford.savoysystems.co.uk/UPPOxford.dl...
November 24, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Cowley Road’s cinema, the Ultimate Picture Palace, has launched a fundraising appeal to “secure our long-term tenancy in our historic cinema”. The community-owned cinema has been seeking a longer lease from landlords Oriel College. uppoxford.savoysystems.co.uk/UPPOxford.dl...
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“Rage bait”, “aura farming” and “biohack” are the three contenders for the Oxford English Dictionary’s Word of the Year 2025. Recent winners have included “brain rot”, “rizz” and “goblin mode”. Voting is open now with results announced next Monday. corp.oup.com/word-of-the-...
Oxford Word of the Year 2025 - Oxford University Press
Voting is now open for Oxford Word of the Year 2025! Discover our shortlist and have your say by Thursday 27 November.
corp.oup.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:42 AM
“Rage bait”, “aura farming” and “biohack” are the three contenders for the Oxford English Dictionary’s Word of the Year 2025. Recent winners have included “brain rot”, “rizz” and “goblin mode”. Voting is open now with results announced next Monday. corp.oup.com/word-of-the-...
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It’s truly remarkable how unlistenably bad the 2025 AI remix of Real Love is, especially given how tasteful a job they did with Free as a Bird just a few minutes ago. Unanimously despised in the comments section. Sounds like an intern emailed the wrong file to the publishers.
November 22, 2025 at 12:38 PM
It’s truly remarkable how unlistenably bad the 2025 AI remix of Real Love is, especially given how tasteful a job they did with Free as a Bird just a few minutes ago. Unanimously despised in the comments section. Sounds like an intern emailed the wrong file to the publishers.
The 2025 remix of Real Love is sadly a miss. John Lennon sounds like a robot. Also why on Earth have George Harrison's guitar parts been stripped out?! www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9hg...
Real Love (2025 Mix)
YouTube video by The Beatles - Topic
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November 23, 2025 at 7:02 PM
The 2025 remix of Real Love is sadly a miss. John Lennon sounds like a robot. Also why on Earth have George Harrison's guitar parts been stripped out?! www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9hg...
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I really cannot recommend this excellent piece on Hammersmith Bridge highly enough
Hammersmith Bridge
Where did 25,000 vehicles go?
nickmaini.substack.com
November 21, 2025 at 10:24 PM
I really cannot recommend this excellent piece on Hammersmith Bridge highly enough
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Hakeem Jeffries was literally voting for a resolution condemning socialism while this meeting was taking place
November 21, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Hakeem Jeffries was literally voting for a resolution condemning socialism while this meeting was taking place
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It's hilarious that Trump always 100% agrees with the last person he happened to speak to. The problem is that 99.9% of the time, the last person he spoke to is either a professional bullshitter or some deranged moron whose entire concept of politics was derived from right wing facebook hoaxes
November 21, 2025 at 11:09 PM
It's hilarious that Trump always 100% agrees with the last person he happened to speak to. The problem is that 99.9% of the time, the last person he spoke to is either a professional bullshitter or some deranged moron whose entire concept of politics was derived from right wing facebook hoaxes
Mamdani can just read Trump like a book; it's all about the spectacle for him. I suspect this will be a short-lived "alliance"; it'll change as soon as Trump speaks to one of his other advisors.
I think this clip is the key to understanding why Trump acted the way he did with Mamdani. His world revolves around TV ratings.
"I tell you, the press has eaten this thing up."
"I tell you, the press has eaten this thing up."
November 21, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Mamdani can just read Trump like a book; it's all about the spectacle for him. I suspect this will be a short-lived "alliance"; it'll change as soon as Trump speaks to one of his other advisors.