Fundamentally, England is a ridiculous imaginary concept constructed out of something like nine cultures in a trenchcoat and wearing a stupid-looking colonialist hat.
Arguably England's legal existence is as "the bit of England and Wales that isn't Wales"
July 17, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Fundamentally, England is a ridiculous imaginary concept constructed out of something like nine cultures in a trenchcoat and wearing a stupid-looking colonialist hat.
Was driving through Dunbeath in the Scottish Highlands recently. Saw some friendly weirdo @tim-burgess.bsky.social ambling down the pavement in the other direction.
Right folks. Feeling rather down at the moment so bringing back an oldie
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
June 13, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Was driving through Dunbeath in the Scottish Highlands recently. Saw some friendly weirdo @tim-burgess.bsky.social ambling down the pavement in the other direction.
My name is not that hard to spell. If you are struggling, I have helpfully included the correct spelling in the signature of the email to which you are replying.
August 14, 2024 at 4:46 PM
My name is not that hard to spell. If you are struggling, I have helpfully included the correct spelling in the signature of the email to which you are replying.
That's what rent means: the entry fee you must surrender, over and above your payment for services received, to those who have captured the essential resources you need to survive and prosper. Rent is a kind of private tax, that the poor and middle must pay to the rich.
May 22, 2024 at 5:30 AM
That's what rent means: the entry fee you must surrender, over and above your payment for services received, to those who have captured the essential resources you need to survive and prosper. Rent is a kind of private tax, that the poor and middle must pay to the rich.
People scoff at the idea of Universal Basic Income, calling it 'magic' or unaffordable. But that makes it obvious they haven't looked into it because they don't realise what it would replace, or that every time it has been trialled, everyone has used it responsibly & it worked.
May 5, 2024 at 5:55 PM
People scoff at the idea of Universal Basic Income, calling it 'magic' or unaffordable. But that makes it obvious they haven't looked into it because they don't realise what it would replace, or that every time it has been trialled, everyone has used it responsibly & it worked.
Almost no one in Britain has a fucking clue how anything works. Elections. Taxation. Parliaments. Councils. Police. Most people don't have a scooby about the rules for any of them. That's what won the EU vote for Leave. Proper civics lessons in schools are desperately needed.
February 7, 2024 at 11:55 PM
Almost no one in Britain has a fucking clue how anything works. Elections. Taxation. Parliaments. Councils. Police. Most people don't have a scooby about the rules for any of them. That's what won the EU vote for Leave. Proper civics lessons in schools are desperately needed.