Guy Stallard
@guystall.bsky.social
Keen supporter of Living Wage Foundation The Foundation has had such success in reducing working poverty I am also a great supporter of hybrid working. All comments personal and nothing to do with my employer or the charities I support
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Jenrick just confirmed it was in September he first "reached out" to Reform.
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January 15, 2026 at 5:28 PM
Jenrick just confirmed it was in September he first "reached out" to Reform.
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i am moving from the taking party that won't see power for a decade to the party that is predicted to win BECAUSE I HAVE PUT ASIDE ALL PERSONAL AMBITION. enough climbing the greasy pole of opposition! honestly, these days i'm content with just being in govt
January 15, 2026 at 7:50 PM
i am moving from the taking party that won't see power for a decade to the party that is predicted to win BECAUSE I HAVE PUT ASIDE ALL PERSONAL AMBITION. enough climbing the greasy pole of opposition! honestly, these days i'm content with just being in govt
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Hours before Trump is due to meet María Corina Machado, the Nobel Peace Center restates:
"A medal can change owners, but the title of a Nobel Peace Prize laureate cannot."
"A medal can change owners, but the title of a Nobel Peace Prize laureate cannot."
January 15, 2026 at 9:45 PM
@atrupar.com @rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social over to you
Flying to Minneapolis tomorrow to cover the ICE raids for News Agents, what is unfolding and the politics which flows from it. If you’re there or know the city and know people/organisations we should be speaking to, please get in touch.
DMs open.
DMs open.
January 15, 2026 at 7:08 PM
@atrupar.com @rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social over to you
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The best thing about this is Jenrick's defection is now worth much less to Farage reducing his leverage. Very enjoyable.
January 15, 2026 at 11:49 AM
The best thing about this is Jenrick's defection is now worth much less to Farage reducing his leverage. Very enjoyable.
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When I stop laughing I'll provide some insightful analysis.
BREAKING Kemi Badenoch has sacked Robert Jenrick from the shadow cabinet, removed the whip and suspended his party membership.
She says she was "presented with clear, irrefutable evidence that he was plotting in secret to defect" to Reform
She says she was "presented with clear, irrefutable evidence that he was plotting in secret to defect" to Reform
January 15, 2026 at 11:16 AM
When I stop laughing I'll provide some insightful analysis.
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Jenrick saying he's "put aside personal ambition" too join Reform is the single most shameless statement I've ever heard.
If he "put aside personal ambition" he'd disappear. That's all there is.
If he "put aside personal ambition" he'd disappear. That's all there is.
January 15, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Jenrick saying he's "put aside personal ambition" too join Reform is the single most shameless statement I've ever heard.
If he "put aside personal ambition" he'd disappear. That's all there is.
If he "put aside personal ambition" he'd disappear. That's all there is.
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Party sources say that Jenrick's planned resignation speech included vicious criticism of shadow cabinet colleagues, including Priti Patel and Mel Stride.
January 15, 2026 at 12:42 PM
Party sources say that Jenrick's planned resignation speech included vicious criticism of shadow cabinet colleagues, including Priti Patel and Mel Stride.
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hmm, I bow to nobody in my estimation of Badenoch's rubbishness but she wasn't strong enough to confront Jenrick over his actual views that way too many Tories also depressingly hold: at least for her this way he's out + his value to Farage is vv diminished. It's a weak hand played to look strong
January 15, 2026 at 12:32 PM
hmm, I bow to nobody in my estimation of Badenoch's rubbishness but she wasn't strong enough to confront Jenrick over his actual views that way too many Tories also depressingly hold: at least for her this way he's out + his value to Farage is vv diminished. It's a weak hand played to look strong
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It will be necessary for the govt + Ofcom to monitor how far X's statement it will make changes to the Grok App happen or work. But they need to join the dots + investigate the systemic failure of X to uphold the law: its broken complaints system defends unlawful racist hatred 95% of the time
It is time to Make Social Media Lawful Again. Elon Musk has a 'pick and mix' approach to which laws apply to him. But government + regulators risk mirroring that - until they recognise X's routine protection of unlawful racist abuse breaches its legal duties too
www.easterneye.biz/technology-g...
www.easterneye.biz/technology-g...
Why Britain must make social media lawful again
The controversy has illuminated again how US billionaire businessman Musk takes a “pick and mix” approach as to which laws he thinks should apply to him and his companies.
www.easterneye.biz
January 15, 2026 at 8:09 AM
It will be necessary for the govt + Ofcom to monitor how far X's statement it will make changes to the Grok App happen or work. But they need to join the dots + investigate the systemic failure of X to uphold the law: its broken complaints system defends unlawful racist hatred 95% of the time
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Musk caves.
He’s going to really, really hate this.
A victory for the EU and the UK.
He’s going to really, really hate this.
A victory for the EU and the UK.
Elon Musk's X to block Grok from undressing images of real people
Grok will no longer allow users to remove clothing from images of real people, a statement posted on X reads.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 15, 2026 at 12:34 AM
Musk caves.
He’s going to really, really hate this.
A victory for the EU and the UK.
He’s going to really, really hate this.
A victory for the EU and the UK.
In 15 days!!!
171 new measles cases have already been confirmed across nine US states this year:
• Arizona
• Florida
• Georgia
• North Carolina
• Ohio
• Oregon
• South Carolina
• Utah
• Virginia.
• Arizona
• Florida
• Georgia
• North Carolina
• Ohio
• Oregon
• South Carolina
• Utah
• Virginia.
January 15, 2026 at 8:36 AM
In 15 days!!!
Well that was a game and a half.
Thank you everybody for your support on #TheTraitors. It has been one heck of a ride.
Thank you everybody for your support on #TheTraitors. It has been one heck of a ride.
January 14, 2026 at 10:28 PM
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open.substack.com/pub/rorycell... Our health service is becoming increasingly dependent on US technology - but can we trust it?
Can UK Health Trust US Tech?
A remarkable article by a Cambridge-based computer scientist Quentin Stafford-Fraser has set all sorts of alarm bells ringing for me.
open.substack.com
January 14, 2026 at 8:47 AM
open.substack.com/pub/rorycell... Our health service is becoming increasingly dependent on US technology - but can we trust it?
One for @rolandmcs.bsky.social
I read this as Rachel Reeves and thought she’d been at it with her CV again
Will I ever stop reeling from Rachel saying she’s been trained by the FBI & has profiled everyone in the game in about a week? no, never, insane ludicrousness #TheTraitors
January 14, 2026 at 10:01 PM
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Whoops
Fifteen of these countries—Brazil, Colombia, Uruguay, Iran, Jordan, Uzbekistan, Algeria, Cape Verde, Côte d’Ivoire, Egypt, Ghana, Morocco, Senegal, Tunisia, and Haiti—have qualified for the 2026 World Cup
January 14, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Whoops
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Us being pathetic again.
BREAKING: The UK is sending a single military officer to Greenland at the request of Denmark to participate in a multi-nation exercise
January 14, 2026 at 9:14 PM
Us being pathetic again.
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If the US invades Greenland and Denmark triggers Article 5 the US military should divvy up, half to do the invasion and half to defend against it #compromise
January 14, 2026 at 1:36 PM
If the US invades Greenland and Denmark triggers Article 5 the US military should divvy up, half to do the invasion and half to defend against it #compromise
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A US early-warning radar of one sort or another has been on Greenland for nearly 70 years—without the need for US sovereignty. Greenland is also covered by Article Five & US could protect it v Russia or China. Conflating Greenland's military importance with the issue of US ownership is dishonest.
January 14, 2026 at 1:12 PM
A US early-warning radar of one sort or another has been on Greenland for nearly 70 years—without the need for US sovereignty. Greenland is also covered by Article Five & US could protect it v Russia or China. Conflating Greenland's military importance with the issue of US ownership is dishonest.
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Iran's big banks on the verge of collapse.
Russia should take note: economic concerns can spiral into civil war. WSJ reports that the Iranian regime’s main bank—Bank Sepah—is on the brink of collapse. Two other banks are as well.
Iran printed money to cover up the collapse and helped trigger a tailspin.
www.wsj.com/world/middle...
Iran printed money to cover up the collapse and helped trigger a tailspin.
www.wsj.com/world/middle...
The Obscure Bank Collapse That Sent Iran Into a Tailspin
Bad loans to regime cronies brought down Ayandeh Bank, accelerating a long-running financial crisis.
www.wsj.com
January 14, 2026 at 12:49 PM
Iran's big banks on the verge of collapse.
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ID cards thing probably my biggest indication yet that the PM hasn’t watched enough yes minister
January 14, 2026 at 12:03 PM
ID cards thing probably my biggest indication yet that the PM hasn’t watched enough yes minister
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'Removing barriers to trade creates prosperity. Adding barriers to trade *with one particular trading partner* also creates prosperity.'
Free Trade Brexiter logic. Apparently.
Free Trade Brexiter logic. Apparently.
I don’t think we’ve got the Brexit people voted for. Our traders face a daily nightmare getting goods across the border.
Here’s one example of just why. Toby Ovens of Broughton Transport told us about the 26 stamps he needs on loads of forms. To move one trailer across the Channel…
Here’s one example of just why. Toby Ovens of Broughton Transport told us about the 26 stamps he needs on loads of forms. To move one trailer across the Channel…
January 14, 2026 at 8:46 AM
'Removing barriers to trade creates prosperity. Adding barriers to trade *with one particular trading partner* also creates prosperity.'
Free Trade Brexiter logic. Apparently.
Free Trade Brexiter logic. Apparently.
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What a leader looks like.
Macron hits the right notes again.
Macron hits the right notes again.
January 14, 2026 at 10:29 AM
What a leader looks like.
Macron hits the right notes again.
Macron hits the right notes again.