Graham
@grahamsutton.bsky.social
Former Clinical scientist/ audiologist, now owned by 4 cats. Lancastrian now in East Yorkshire. Dislike political tribalism and cults
At last the BBC wakes up to the Iran story. Shockingly pathetic
January 9, 2026 at 5:42 PM
At last the BBC wakes up to the Iran story. Shockingly pathetic
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I think it is probably a bad idea to put clearly unhinged, angry psychopaths in federal law enforcement positions.
January 9, 2026 at 2:15 PM
I think it is probably a bad idea to put clearly unhinged, angry psychopaths in federal law enforcement positions.
Fiona has just self destructed in a fit of pique. #TheTraitors
January 8, 2026 at 9:42 PM
Fiona has just self destructed in a fit of pique. #TheTraitors
Or maybe just don't screw them over in the first place? #Incompetence
Pubs may get bailouts as business rate rise leaves many facing closure
Pubs may get bailouts as business rate rise leaves many facing closure
www.thetimes.com
January 8, 2026 at 12:04 PM
Or maybe just don't screw them over in the first place? #Incompetence
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And on this kind of garbage hang the fates of nations
January 5, 2026 at 4:07 AM
And on this kind of garbage hang the fates of nations
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The last 2 paragraphs of Paul Ovenden’s article offer a devastating criticism of the govt in which he served www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
January 2, 2026 at 9:31 AM
The last 2 paragraphs of Paul Ovenden’s article offer a devastating criticism of the govt in which he served www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
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On this point, I know BSky has little sympathy for farmers, but now that the government has effectively admitted it got the policy wrong, it's worth revisiting a moment from 14 months ago that stuck in my mind, because it said a lot about how the government was developing policy...
All this government's humiliating retreats could have been avoided if ministers had listened to lobby groups before announcing the policy, rather than waiting until afterwards.
January 2, 2026 at 8:31 AM
On this point, I know BSky has little sympathy for farmers, but now that the government has effectively admitted it got the policy wrong, it's worth revisiting a moment from 14 months ago that stuck in my mind, because it said a lot about how the government was developing policy...
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It's Steve Reed, the Environment Secretary, asking a farmer who's explained the maths to him "are you sure?"
OF COURSE HE'S SURE! *He* understands his business. Why are *you*, the minister responsible, only now learning how it works?
thecritic.co.uk/reaping-a-bi...
OF COURSE HE'S SURE! *He* understands his business. Why are *you*, the minister responsible, only now learning how it works?
thecritic.co.uk/reaping-a-bi...
January 2, 2026 at 8:36 AM
It's Steve Reed, the Environment Secretary, asking a farmer who's explained the maths to him "are you sure?"
OF COURSE HE'S SURE! *He* understands his business. Why are *you*, the minister responsible, only now learning how it works?
thecritic.co.uk/reaping-a-bi...
OF COURSE HE'S SURE! *He* understands his business. Why are *you*, the minister responsible, only now learning how it works?
thecritic.co.uk/reaping-a-bi...
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After four years – equivalent to all of the US Civil War or almost all of WW1 - it’s no closer to this goal than it was in 2022. There’s no reason to think that Russia, with a weaker economy, will do in 2026 or 2027 what it was unable to do in 2022-2025.
January 1, 2026 at 4:55 PM
After four years – equivalent to all of the US Civil War or almost all of WW1 - it’s no closer to this goal than it was in 2022. There’s no reason to think that Russia, with a weaker economy, will do in 2026 or 2027 what it was unable to do in 2022-2025.
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It's New Year, so time to look back and forward. These are 10 things I think we need to recognise in 2026. It’s a response to what I think are profoundly damaging mistaken assumptions I’ve heard and read from practitioners, journalists, and analysts in 2025. Warning: very long🧵
January 1, 2026 at 4:55 PM
It's New Year, so time to look back and forward. These are 10 things I think we need to recognise in 2026. It’s a response to what I think are profoundly damaging mistaken assumptions I’ve heard and read from practitioners, journalists, and analysts in 2025. Warning: very long🧵
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Terrific defence of centrism by Oliver Johnson, quoting Kenneth “Civilisation” Clark bristoliver.substack.com/p/in-defence...
January 1, 2026 at 1:18 PM
Terrific defence of centrism by Oliver Johnson, quoting Kenneth “Civilisation” Clark bristoliver.substack.com/p/in-defence...
Every bloody frustrated word of this about people's lack of understanding
www.thetimes.com/article/756a...
www.thetimes.com/article/756a...
I got hearing aids in my fifties — I wish I’d got them sooner
James Brown on midlife hearing loss (and what not to say to anyone struggling with it)
www.thetimes.com
January 1, 2026 at 11:27 AM
Every bloody frustrated word of this about people's lack of understanding
www.thetimes.com/article/756a...
www.thetimes.com/article/756a...
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Just watched the new Knives Out and I think it's really important you know that the scene in the Seminary's Gym is filmed in the same place Rick Astley filmed the music video for Never Gonna Give You Up.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
December 29, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Just watched the new Knives Out and I think it's really important you know that the scene in the Seminary's Gym is filmed in the same place Rick Astley filmed the music video for Never Gonna Give You Up.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
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You are all expending a lot of energy on why the government is so unpopular when Occam’s Razor suggests it’s because they aren’t very good at this.
December 31, 2025 at 12:35 PM
You are all expending a lot of energy on why the government is so unpopular when Occam’s Razor suggests it’s because they aren’t very good at this.
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That when Nobel-winning physicist Max Born fled Nazi Germany to the UK, his daughter ended up working at Bletchley Park, where she met and married a RAF officer. After the war they emigrated to Australia and had a daughter: Olivia Newton-John.
Ok folks: what is your favorite fact that you share with people (maybe a bit too) eagerly?
December 31, 2025 at 2:25 PM
That when Nobel-winning physicist Max Born fled Nazi Germany to the UK, his daughter ended up working at Bletchley Park, where she met and married a RAF officer. After the war they emigrated to Australia and had a daughter: Olivia Newton-John.
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in shock news, grifters with a diet book to sell (plugging something that looks a lot like Atkins) shit all over GLP-1 drugs www.thetimes.com/life-style/h...
We know the secret to lasting weight loss
Drugs that promise fast results are enticing but the ‘Diet Whisperer’ doctors tell Anna Maxted there’s a healthier, more sustainable way
www.thetimes.com
December 30, 2025 at 10:06 PM
in shock news, grifters with a diet book to sell (plugging something that looks a lot like Atkins) shit all over GLP-1 drugs www.thetimes.com/life-style/h...
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It is amazing that virtually no major news source is covering this.
Protests calling for ‘death to the dictator’ erupt across Iran
https://www.europesays.com/2665494/
Protests calling for ‘death to the dictator’ erupt across Iran …
https://www.europesays.com/2665494/
Protests calling for ‘death to the dictator’ erupt across Iran …
Protests calling for ‘death to the dictator’ erupt across Iran - EUROPE SAYS
Protests calling for ‘death to the dictator’ erupt across Iran
www.europesays.com
December 30, 2025 at 10:32 AM
It is amazing that virtually no major news source is covering this.
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Having had a day to think through everything about El-Fattah, here's where I stand. Yes, it's possible to believe all of these things at once! In fact, it really shouldn't be that hard.
December 29, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Having had a day to think through everything about El-Fattah, here's where I stand. Yes, it's possible to believe all of these things at once! In fact, it really shouldn't be that hard.
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Keir Starmer fought for the release of a prisoner whose violent social media comments led to the withdrawal of a humanitarian award
Killing Zionists is OK, said released activist Alaa Abd El-Fattah
Keir Starmer fought for the release of a prisoner whose violent social media comments led to the withdrawal of a humanitarian award
www.thetimes.com
December 28, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Keir Starmer fought for the release of a prisoner whose violent social media comments led to the withdrawal of a humanitarian award
Apparently these tweets were "part of a private conversatio". So that's ok then.
Since no-one appears to be talking about it on here, just letting you know that the the PM, Foreign Secretary and various other Government Ministers have expressed their “delight” in an Egyptian “pro-Democracy” activist being freed in Egypt and allowed to come to the UK. Here are some of his views.
December 28, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Apparently these tweets were "part of a private conversatio". So that's ok then.
Thank God this was thwarted. But the Government is still failing to tackle Islamism, and antisemitic hate marchers are given free passes.
BBC News - Men guilty over gun attack plot on Manchester Jewish community - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
BBC News - Men guilty over gun attack plot on Manchester Jewish community - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Men guilty over gun attack plot on Manchester Jewish community
Greater Manchester Police say the plot could have been
www.bbc.co.uk
December 23, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Thank God this was thwarted. But the Government is still failing to tackle Islamism, and antisemitic hate marchers are given free passes.
BBC News - Men guilty over gun attack plot on Manchester Jewish community - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
BBC News - Men guilty over gun attack plot on Manchester Jewish community - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Starmer’s Labour has nothing to offer. Not to its core supporters, not to floating voters, not to anyone.
It has no policies it won’t jettison before the day is out. It is clueless, listless, and gutless.
Why would anyone support a government like this?
Me over at @thespectator1828.bsky.social.
It has no policies it won’t jettison before the day is out. It is clueless, listless, and gutless.
Why would anyone support a government like this?
Me over at @thespectator1828.bsky.social.
Starmer has nothing going for him
Labour will U-turn on inheritance tax changes. The threshold will increase from £1 million to £2.5m, or £5m if there is a surviving spouse.
spectator.com
December 23, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Starmer’s Labour has nothing to offer. Not to its core supporters, not to floating voters, not to anyone.
It has no policies it won’t jettison before the day is out. It is clueless, listless, and gutless.
Why would anyone support a government like this?
Me over at @thespectator1828.bsky.social.
It has no policies it won’t jettison before the day is out. It is clueless, listless, and gutless.
Why would anyone support a government like this?
Me over at @thespectator1828.bsky.social.
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This was my biggest tweet over in the bad place. It will live here now. 🧙♀️🎄
December 11, 2024 at 2:40 AM
This was my biggest tweet over in the bad place. It will live here now. 🧙♀️🎄
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This story is magnificent. The WSJ installed an AI powered vending machine to test. Then the journalists broke its brain
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/anth...
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/anth...
We Let AI Run Our Office Vending Machine. It Lost Hundreds of Dollars.
An AI agent ran a snack operation in the WSJ newsroom. It gave away a free PlayStation, ordered a live fish—and taught us lessons about the future of AI.
www.wsj.com
December 19, 2025 at 2:58 AM
This story is magnificent. The WSJ installed an AI powered vending machine to test. Then the journalists broke its brain
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/anth...
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/anth...