Flaming June
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Now that I’ve verified my age, I’ve gone back to using my very first (Twitter) avi.
Deirdre the cat would be old enough too, if she’d lived. Bless her.
Deirdre the cat would be old enough too, if she’d lived. Bless her.
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I hope somebody will complain to IPSO about this (and the similar Express splash). If so this will be a very useful reference.
Lies, damned lies and the Telegraph. They posted CSJ figures using an outrageously false comparison of 2 cases. It claimed a benefits family were better off by £18k than a working household when the real figure was £16k worse off. The details benefitsinthefuture.com #benefits #budget
Benefits in the Future – Welfare reform commentary and analysis
Welfare reform commentary and analysis
benefitsinthefuture.com
December 1, 2025 at 9:56 PM
I hope somebody will complain to IPSO about this (and the similar Express splash). If so this will be a very useful reference.
Having 2 entirely different convos simultaneously atm.
That’s the stuff Bluesky!
That’s the stuff Bluesky!
December 1, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Having 2 entirely different convos simultaneously atm.
That’s the stuff Bluesky!
That’s the stuff Bluesky!
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The very same people who have confected enormous outrage at the OBR's inadvertent release of the EFO an hour early, are furious that a bunch of political correspondents were not given exact guidance as to what her pre Budget position was, a few weeks early 3/
December 1, 2025 at 10:18 PM
The very same people who have confected enormous outrage at the OBR's inadvertent release of the EFO an hour early, are furious that a bunch of political correspondents were not given exact guidance as to what her pre Budget position was, a few weeks early 3/
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The general position of journalists in that Starmer Q&A appeared to be: The economy has been doing better than expected and so the Chancellor did not have to increase income tax, breaking a manifesto pledge, as feared, therefore, THE CHANCELLOR MUST RESIGN. 😵💫
I find it interesting that every single TV political journalist opened with an editorialising comment, while all the newspaper ones just asked questions. I suspect, because the latter know the question won't be in the write-up, while the former are trying to craft a clip that is all about them. ~AA
December 1, 2025 at 11:43 AM
The general position of journalists in that Starmer Q&A appeared to be: The economy has been doing better than expected and so the Chancellor did not have to increase income tax, breaking a manifesto pledge, as feared, therefore, THE CHANCELLOR MUST RESIGN. 😵💫
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anyone need anything while i have the cat drawer open
December 1, 2025 at 7:13 PM
anyone need anything while i have the cat drawer open
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Today is World AIDS Day. With the new HIV Action Plan for England out today, there's never been a better time to find out more and support charities that have been pushing for these changes and supporting people and communities living with HIV: metrocharity.org.uk/40for40/
December 1, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Today is World AIDS Day. With the new HIV Action Plan for England out today, there's never been a better time to find out more and support charities that have been pushing for these changes and supporting people and communities living with HIV: metrocharity.org.uk/40for40/
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If it had been smaller than last years then it would be;
"A clear sign that he's given in, defeated, the miserable twig represents failure, acknowledging there is no point in effort now"
If it had been identical;
"This shows a government out of ideas, repeating the same old thing"... ad nauseam
"A clear sign that he's given in, defeated, the miserable twig represents failure, acknowledging there is no point in effort now"
If it had been identical;
"This shows a government out of ideas, repeating the same old thing"... ad nauseam
December 1, 2025 at 9:16 PM
If it had been smaller than last years then it would be;
"A clear sign that he's given in, defeated, the miserable twig represents failure, acknowledging there is no point in effort now"
If it had been identical;
"This shows a government out of ideas, repeating the same old thing"... ad nauseam
"A clear sign that he's given in, defeated, the miserable twig represents failure, acknowledging there is no point in effort now"
If it had been identical;
"This shows a government out of ideas, repeating the same old thing"... ad nauseam
I was using superglue last night and now I can’t open half the apps on my phone.
December 1, 2025 at 10:34 AM
I was using superglue last night and now I can’t open half the apps on my phone.
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Your reminder of what the Mail, Express and Sun thought about Liz Truss and her Kamikaze budget
December 1, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Your reminder of what the Mail, Express and Sun thought about Liz Truss and her Kamikaze budget
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What we're seeing is exactly what we saw in the late 1940s, the late 1960s and the mid- to late 1970s: a concerted and hysterical campaign to delegitimise a Labour government, and indeed the very idea of Labour governments at all.
December 1, 2025 at 8:44 AM
What we're seeing is exactly what we saw in the late 1940s, the late 1960s and the mid- to late 1970s: a concerted and hysterical campaign to delegitimise a Labour government, and indeed the very idea of Labour governments at all.
Now that I’ve verified my age, I’ve gone back to using my very first (Twitter) avi.
Deirdre the cat would be old enough too, if she’d lived. Bless her.
Deirdre the cat would be old enough too, if she’d lived. Bless her.
November 30, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Now that I’ve verified my age, I’ve gone back to using my very first (Twitter) avi.
Deirdre the cat would be old enough too, if she’d lived. Bless her.
Deirdre the cat would be old enough too, if she’d lived. Bless her.
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The most precious commodity you have is your attention. You don’t have to waste it on poor-faith debates or arguments with strangers if you don’t think they’ll be productive. You can prioritize the things that matter to you and make your life richer.
November 30, 2025 at 8:00 PM
The most precious commodity you have is your attention. You don’t have to waste it on poor-faith debates or arguments with strangers if you don’t think they’ll be productive. You can prioritize the things that matter to you and make your life richer.
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Eleven years ago, I wrote to Tom Stoppard to ask about this coup de théâtre from 1949. It took me down an unexpected rabbit hole - in memory of Stoppard, here's what I found.
November 30, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Eleven years ago, I wrote to Tom Stoppard to ask about this coup de théâtre from 1949. It took me down an unexpected rabbit hole - in memory of Stoppard, here's what I found.
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I just don't need to know what the Telegraph has written about Dungeons & Dragons. It's a newspaper for people who are frightened of samosas.
November 30, 2025 at 12:15 PM
I just don't need to know what the Telegraph has written about Dungeons & Dragons. It's a newspaper for people who are frightened of samosas.
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From Stoppard’s Arcadia:
November 29, 2025 at 8:30 PM
From Stoppard’s Arcadia:
#SundayPixBelovedCritters
My boys xx
My boys xx
November 30, 2025 at 12:28 PM
#SundayPixBelovedCritters
My boys xx
My boys xx
I do find it odd that a government is expected to do nothing other than what it laid out in its election campaigning, word for word, for the next four years, regardless of…. anything
November 30, 2025 at 10:28 AM
I do find it odd that a government is expected to do nothing other than what it laid out in its election campaigning, word for word, for the next four years, regardless of…. anything
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I’m enjoying the shuddering 180 from “Rachel Reeves should resign because the economy is in the toilet and we are all doomed” to “Rachel Reeves should resign because the economy is not in the toilet and we are not all doomed”. It really is the perfect reverse ferret.
November 30, 2025 at 9:41 AM
I’m enjoying the shuddering 180 from “Rachel Reeves should resign because the economy is in the toilet and we are all doomed” to “Rachel Reeves should resign because the economy is not in the toilet and we are not all doomed”. It really is the perfect reverse ferret.
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I’m quite enjoying the 180 turn on a six pence from “you’ve wrecked the economy and created a black hole” to “there was no black hole and this is even worse”.
November 30, 2025 at 9:39 AM
I’m quite enjoying the 180 turn on a six pence from “you’ve wrecked the economy and created a black hole” to “there was no black hole and this is even worse”.
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On every public policy committee I sat on - gambling, drugs, animal experiments, law of homicide and others - someone would ask ‘But what would the Daily Mail say about our recommendations?’ I now regret that we never gave the right answer. ‘We shouldn’t care.’
November 30, 2025 at 7:37 AM
On every public policy committee I sat on - gambling, drugs, animal experiments, law of homicide and others - someone would ask ‘But what would the Daily Mail say about our recommendations?’ I now regret that we never gave the right answer. ‘We shouldn’t care.’
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There is an extraordinary sense of entitlement behind the belief that there ought to be political party that aligns 100% with your own opinions.
November 29, 2025 at 7:56 PM
There is an extraordinary sense of entitlement behind the belief that there ought to be political party that aligns 100% with your own opinions.
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Perfect Tom Stoppard story from DTel obituary:
His response to a letter from Harold Pinter canvassing support for a proposal to have the Comedy Theatre in London rechristened the Pinter Theatre, “Have you thought, instead, of changing your name to Harold Comedy?”
His response to a letter from Harold Pinter canvassing support for a proposal to have the Comedy Theatre in London rechristened the Pinter Theatre, “Have you thought, instead, of changing your name to Harold Comedy?”
November 29, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Perfect Tom Stoppard story from DTel obituary:
His response to a letter from Harold Pinter canvassing support for a proposal to have the Comedy Theatre in London rechristened the Pinter Theatre, “Have you thought, instead, of changing your name to Harold Comedy?”
His response to a letter from Harold Pinter canvassing support for a proposal to have the Comedy Theatre in London rechristened the Pinter Theatre, “Have you thought, instead, of changing your name to Harold Comedy?”