Gareth Bouch
@garethbouch.bsky.social
BA Hons Philosophy. Graphic designer. Director at Vroom Media. Also musician / composer as The Rain Dogs - @theraindogs.bsky.social
Vroom Media:
https://vroom.media
The Rain Dogs:
https://the-rain-dogs.bandcamp.com
Vroom Media:
https://vroom.media
The Rain Dogs:
https://the-rain-dogs.bandcamp.com
If only it did mean that. I think it’ll just be more of the same crassness we’ve had thus far sadly.
A Labour MP tells The House’s Sienna Rodgers McSweeney’s resignation will mean “full speed ahead to uber-woke, net-zeroist, rejoinerism”.
Which sounds good to me, but is also very telling of the beliefs of the faction McSweeney championed.
Which sounds good to me, but is also very telling of the beliefs of the faction McSweeney championed.
February 8, 2026 at 6:19 PM
If only it did mean that. I think it’ll just be more of the same crassness we’ve had thus far sadly.
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A Labour MP tells The House’s Sienna Rodgers McSweeney’s resignation will mean “full speed ahead to uber-woke, net-zeroist, rejoinerism”.
Which sounds good to me, but is also very telling of the beliefs of the faction McSweeney championed.
Which sounds good to me, but is also very telling of the beliefs of the faction McSweeney championed.
February 8, 2026 at 6:10 PM
A Labour MP tells The House’s Sienna Rodgers McSweeney’s resignation will mean “full speed ahead to uber-woke, net-zeroist, rejoinerism”.
Which sounds good to me, but is also very telling of the beliefs of the faction McSweeney championed.
Which sounds good to me, but is also very telling of the beliefs of the faction McSweeney championed.
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I think an octopus with a bucket of numbered balls could do a better job than most incumbent policymakers.
In its British form, Blueskyism may be the belief that one could do a better job than incumbent policymakers.
February 8, 2026 at 6:14 PM
I think an octopus with a bucket of numbered balls could do a better job than most incumbent policymakers.
100%
I don't see Starmer, suddenly unbound, leaping to do a load of stuff he'd been previously dissuaded from. I suspect he'll just carry on taking bad advice, but with more dithering.
February 8, 2026 at 6:16 PM
100%
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“Superbowl. Owl that’s superb.”
February 8, 2026 at 2:12 PM
“Superbowl. Owl that’s superb.”
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Greater Manchester Police are investigating Reform over the potential breaking of electoral law in the Gorton & Denton by-election.
The party sent out election materials without identifying they were the promoter.
If Reform won the election the result could be overturned in court.
The party sent out election materials without identifying they were the promoter.
If Reform won the election the result could be overturned in court.
February 7, 2026 at 10:33 PM
Greater Manchester Police are investigating Reform over the potential breaking of electoral law in the Gorton & Denton by-election.
The party sent out election materials without identifying they were the promoter.
If Reform won the election the result could be overturned in court.
The party sent out election materials without identifying they were the promoter.
If Reform won the election the result could be overturned in court.
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If only he’d never stepped up…
Will Lewis has just told staff at the Washington Post he is stepping down
February 7, 2026 at 10:59 PM
If only he’d never stepped up…
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They should put it on the masthead
“customer data will drive our decisions” really rallies the troops
Will Lewis is resigning as WaPo CEO, former Tumblr CEO Jeff D’Onofrio is the paper’s new acting CEO and publisher, per memos to staff
February 7, 2026 at 10:55 PM
They should put it on the masthead
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Farage was banging on about Turkish barbers, so these lads in Glasgow did this.
It's in Dumbarton Road, if you fancy a trim.
It's in Dumbarton Road, if you fancy a trim.
February 7, 2026 at 12:07 PM
Farage was banging on about Turkish barbers, so these lads in Glasgow did this.
It's in Dumbarton Road, if you fancy a trim.
It's in Dumbarton Road, if you fancy a trim.
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"The complex process of piecing the album together and Hollis’s stubborn artistic vision are impressive, but the music’s expansive quality keeps converting new devotees."
Talk Talk’s Experiment ‘Spirit of Eden’ Was a Flop. And a Cult Favorite (gift link):
Talk Talk’s Experiment ‘Spirit of Eden’ Was a Flop. And a Cult Favorite (gift link):
Talk Talk’s Experiment ‘Spirit of Eden’ Was a Flop. And a Cult Favorite.
www.nytimes.com
February 4, 2026 at 1:00 PM
"The complex process of piecing the album together and Hollis’s stubborn artistic vision are impressive, but the music’s expansive quality keeps converting new devotees."
Talk Talk’s Experiment ‘Spirit of Eden’ Was a Flop. And a Cult Favorite (gift link):
Talk Talk’s Experiment ‘Spirit of Eden’ Was a Flop. And a Cult Favorite (gift link):
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Talk Talk - Spirit Of Eden
This 2025 vinyl edition has been half-speed mastered at Metropolis Studios.
Pre-orders shipped, now in stock
https://burningshed.com/tag/Talk_Talk
#TalkTalk #SpiritOfEden #HalfSpeedMastered #Music #MusicSky #VinylSky
This 2025 vinyl edition has been half-speed mastered at Metropolis Studios.
Pre-orders shipped, now in stock
https://burningshed.com/tag/Talk_Talk
#TalkTalk #SpiritOfEden #HalfSpeedMastered #Music #MusicSky #VinylSky
February 5, 2026 at 5:45 PM
Talk Talk - Spirit Of Eden
This 2025 vinyl edition has been half-speed mastered at Metropolis Studios.
Pre-orders shipped, now in stock
https://burningshed.com/tag/Talk_Talk
#TalkTalk #SpiritOfEden #HalfSpeedMastered #Music #MusicSky #VinylSky
This 2025 vinyl edition has been half-speed mastered at Metropolis Studios.
Pre-orders shipped, now in stock
https://burningshed.com/tag/Talk_Talk
#TalkTalk #SpiritOfEden #HalfSpeedMastered #Music #MusicSky #VinylSky
An astonishing piece of work.
Now released in half-speed vinyl remaster.
Now released in half-speed vinyl remaster.
JUST IN! 'Spirit Of Eden' by Talk Talk
Early post-rock favourite from 1988 and one of the most radical left turns in musical direction ever really.
www.normanrecords.com/records/1317...
Early post-rock favourite from 1988 and one of the most radical left turns in musical direction ever really.
www.normanrecords.com/records/1317...
February 6, 2026 at 8:23 PM
An astonishing piece of work.
Now released in half-speed vinyl remaster.
Now released in half-speed vinyl remaster.
A nice change from traybakes tonight, and still dead easy and dead tasty. Pasta - served with fried smoked lardons and Kalamata olives, and topped off with a dash of olive oil, ground rainbow peppercorns, and freshly chopped flat leaf parsley. Lush! 😋
February 6, 2026 at 7:33 PM
A nice change from traybakes tonight, and still dead easy and dead tasty. Pasta - served with fried smoked lardons and Kalamata olives, and topped off with a dash of olive oil, ground rainbow peppercorns, and freshly chopped flat leaf parsley. Lush! 😋
Just came across this cool pic taken by Rob, my partner in crime in industrial cacophony, of me knocking out some deep walloping bass on my Stick during writing sessions for our third, and ultimately unfinished, Smallcreep album “Backlash”. Stockwell, London, 2003.
February 5, 2026 at 9:36 PM
Just came across this cool pic taken by Rob, my partner in crime in industrial cacophony, of me knocking out some deep walloping bass on my Stick during writing sessions for our third, and ultimately unfinished, Smallcreep album “Backlash”. Stockwell, London, 2003.
If, like me, you find a regular Mackintosh fix good for your soul, do give @duille.com a follow ❤️🙌
Exterior detail: Queen's Cross Church. Charles Rennie Mackintosh. 1898.
Photo: Nigel Turner.
Photo: Nigel Turner.
February 5, 2026 at 9:18 PM
If, like me, you find a regular Mackintosh fix good for your soul, do give @duille.com a follow ❤️🙌
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Exterior detail: Queen's Cross Church. Charles Rennie Mackintosh. 1898.
Photo: Nigel Turner.
Photo: Nigel Turner.
February 5, 2026 at 8:50 PM
Exterior detail: Queen's Cross Church. Charles Rennie Mackintosh. 1898.
Photo: Nigel Turner.
Photo: Nigel Turner.
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This is what Harvey Weinstein did, when he hired Black Cube to investigate Ronan Farrow.
It is catastrophically bad for anyone involved in politics to be doing the same thing. It is also: very fucking stupid indeed.
It is catastrophically bad for anyone involved in politics to be doing the same thing. It is also: very fucking stupid indeed.
🔴 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 5, 2026 at 8:03 PM
This is what Harvey Weinstein did, when he hired Black Cube to investigate Ronan Farrow.
It is catastrophically bad for anyone involved in politics to be doing the same thing. It is also: very fucking stupid indeed.
It is catastrophically bad for anyone involved in politics to be doing the same thing. It is also: very fucking stupid indeed.
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Whatever your particular political ideology, this is bad, as in next level bad. This is the type of thing you do when you know you have crossed lines already and want to bury it.
🔴 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 5, 2026 at 9:09 PM
Whatever your particular political ideology, this is bad, as in next level bad. This is the type of thing you do when you know you have crossed lines already and want to bury it.
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BBC’s excuse for having Farage’s Reform on TV all the time is that that are top of the polls. But when comes to scrutinising or deep diving into any scandals, their excuse is that they are not in government, in my mind that’s hypocrisy.
February 5, 2026 at 7:58 AM
BBC’s excuse for having Farage’s Reform on TV all the time is that that are top of the polls. But when comes to scrutinising or deep diving into any scandals, their excuse is that they are not in government, in my mind that’s hypocrisy.
Shit as Labour may be, never ever underestimate the shitiness of Farage.
Nigel Farage tells GB News that Keir Starmer's decision to appoint Peter Mandelson as US ambassador shows his judgement is "seriously wrong" and he should stand down as Prime Minister.
Here's what Farage said when Mandelson was appointed
Here's what Farage said when Mandelson was appointed
February 5, 2026 at 7:43 PM
Shit as Labour may be, never ever underestimate the shitiness of Farage.
Starmer’s and Labour’s pretence of naivety over who Mandelson was, is just insulting.
If Mandelson really told Starmer he barely knew Epstein, that was an epic whopper of a lie.
Here's Mandelson to Epstein in 2009: "You are the only person who knows everything about me. Don't go away".
Their relationship only got closer after 2009.
Here's Mandelson to Epstein in 2009: "You are the only person who knows everything about me. Don't go away".
Their relationship only got closer after 2009.
February 5, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Starmer’s and Labour’s pretence of naivety over who Mandelson was, is just insulting.
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Zack Polanski's ( @zackpolanski.bsky.social ) strongly worded open letter to Wes Streeting, rightly urging him to rip up the Palantir contract in light of the Mandelson Epstein revelations
February 4, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Zack Polanski's ( @zackpolanski.bsky.social ) strongly worded open letter to Wes Streeting, rightly urging him to rip up the Palantir contract in light of the Mandelson Epstein revelations
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EXACTLY. This is the question that UK journalists *should* be asking.
"If Mandelson's links to Jeffrey Epstein disqualifies him from holding power, why does the company controlled by Epstein's business partner and co-owner retain access to the UK's most sensitive national security infrastructure?"
Peter Thiel. Jeffrey Epstein. Palantir. The UK Government.
Peter Thiel. Jeffrey Epstein. Palantir. The UK Government.
Jeffrey Epstein Co-Owned Venture Fund with Palantir Founder as it Entered UK Government
The Russian connected convicted sex trafficker co-owned a fund with Peter Thiel, now embedded in Britain’s most critical infrastructure with the help of Peter Mandelson
bylinetimes.com
February 4, 2026 at 11:12 PM
EXACTLY. This is the question that UK journalists *should* be asking.
That the Tories might possibly help save us from Palantir would be astonishing.
The Intelligence and Security Committee of the UK Parliament has just been promised all the administrative resource it needs to process the unknown amount of material about to be disgorged by the government.
The Tories are now raising doubts about contracts with Mandelson client Palantir.
#BBCPM
The Tories are now raising doubts about contracts with Mandelson client Palantir.
#BBCPM
February 4, 2026 at 7:13 PM
That the Tories might possibly help save us from Palantir would be astonishing.
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The Intelligence and Security Committee of the UK Parliament has just been promised all the administrative resource it needs to process the unknown amount of material about to be disgorged by the government.
The Tories are now raising doubts about contracts with Mandelson client Palantir.
#BBCPM
The Tories are now raising doubts about contracts with Mandelson client Palantir.
#BBCPM
February 4, 2026 at 6:50 PM
The Intelligence and Security Committee of the UK Parliament has just been promised all the administrative resource it needs to process the unknown amount of material about to be disgorged by the government.
The Tories are now raising doubts about contracts with Mandelson client Palantir.
#BBCPM
The Tories are now raising doubts about contracts with Mandelson client Palantir.
#BBCPM