MrBW
@mesterwhite.bsky.social
I hadn't the heart to touch my breakfast. I told Jeeves to drink it himself.
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🎥 Gaza’s Vanishing Stadiums
The football story that is being ignored.
Hundred’s of footballers killed, stadiums destroyed, illegal matches in occupied territories and almost complete silence from FIFA.
Please watch and share our latest film here 👇
youtu.be/cfjDXFif8Yw?...
The football story that is being ignored.
Hundred’s of footballers killed, stadiums destroyed, illegal matches in occupied territories and almost complete silence from FIFA.
Please watch and share our latest film here 👇
youtu.be/cfjDXFif8Yw?...
Gaza's Vanishing Stadiums. The Football Story That Is Being Ignored.
YouTube video by The Pitch Inspection
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August 20, 2025 at 2:41 PM
🎥 Gaza’s Vanishing Stadiums
The football story that is being ignored.
Hundred’s of footballers killed, stadiums destroyed, illegal matches in occupied territories and almost complete silence from FIFA.
Please watch and share our latest film here 👇
youtu.be/cfjDXFif8Yw?...
The football story that is being ignored.
Hundred’s of footballers killed, stadiums destroyed, illegal matches in occupied territories and almost complete silence from FIFA.
Please watch and share our latest film here 👇
youtu.be/cfjDXFif8Yw?...
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The UK state pension, worst in the world.
November 28, 2025 at 1:10 PM
The UK state pension, worst in the world.
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For nearly a decade, sceptics have dismissed allegations that Bannon’s Cambridge Analytica and Prigozhin’s troll farms successfully intervened in the Brexit referendum and Trump’s election in 2016 - now the argument is over
pdjukes.substack.com/p/how-online...
pdjukes.substack.com/p/how-online...
How Online Radicalisation Works: What the New X Study Reveals About Cambridge Analytica, the IRA, and the Dark Triad Machine
The debate is over. A major new experiment show how effective Cambridge Analytica and Russian troll farms were in shifting political emotions with hostile, anti-democratic content online
pdjukes.substack.com
November 28, 2025 at 12:04 PM
For nearly a decade, sceptics have dismissed allegations that Bannon’s Cambridge Analytica and Prigozhin’s troll farms successfully intervened in the Brexit referendum and Trump’s election in 2016 - now the argument is over
pdjukes.substack.com/p/how-online...
pdjukes.substack.com/p/how-online...
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‘Speaking outside his chateau in France, former Brexit Party and UKIP MEP Coburn answered "no" when a BBC journalist asked him whether he had ever been paid to give a speech to promote pro-Russian campaigners.’
Great work from @BBCWales. Keep going
Great work from @BBCWales. Keep going
November 28, 2025 at 6:28 AM
‘Speaking outside his chateau in France, former Brexit Party and UKIP MEP Coburn answered "no" when a BBC journalist asked him whether he had ever been paid to give a speech to promote pro-Russian campaigners.’
Great work from @BBCWales. Keep going
Great work from @BBCWales. Keep going
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🚨WOW! The Petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy has now rocketed past 75,000 signatures! 🙏
LET’S KEEP GOING!
If a petition is what it’s going to take let’s get this done!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
LET’S KEEP GOING!
If a petition is what it’s going to take let’s get this done!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
November 27, 2025 at 9:38 PM
🚨WOW! The Petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy has now rocketed past 75,000 signatures! 🙏
LET’S KEEP GOING!
If a petition is what it’s going to take let’s get this done!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
LET’S KEEP GOING!
If a petition is what it’s going to take let’s get this done!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Badenoch really is the worst of us. Except she thinks she isn't. I couldn't put it better than Reeves' disdainful looks.
November 26, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Badenoch really is the worst of us. Except she thinks she isn't. I couldn't put it better than Reeves' disdainful looks.
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OBR says lower net migration will hurt overall productivity
November 26, 2025 at 12:31 PM
OBR says lower net migration will hurt overall productivity
"The boss of electricals retailer AO World has called on the Chancellor to focus on cutting welfare spending.
AO World reported a 10% rise in pre-tax profits to £18 million for the six months to September 30... annual profits would be around the top end... of between £45 million and £50 million"
Aye
AO World reported a 10% rise in pre-tax profits to £18 million for the six months to September 30... annual profits would be around the top end... of between £45 million and £50 million"
Aye
‘Madness’ to increase welfare spending in Budget, says AO World boss
‘Madness’ to increase welfare spending in Budget, says AO World boss
‘Madness’ to increase welfare spending in Budget, says AO World boss
www.independent.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 9:51 AM
"The boss of electricals retailer AO World has called on the Chancellor to focus on cutting welfare spending.
AO World reported a 10% rise in pre-tax profits to £18 million for the six months to September 30... annual profits would be around the top end... of between £45 million and £50 million"
Aye
AO World reported a 10% rise in pre-tax profits to £18 million for the six months to September 30... annual profits would be around the top end... of between £45 million and £50 million"
Aye
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Sign this petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy. #StandWithUkraine #3E
The government responds to petitions with over 10,000 signatures, and at 100,000 signatures the petition is eligible for a parliamentary debate.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
The government responds to petitions with over 10,000 signatures, and at 100,000 signatures the petition is eligible for a parliamentary debate.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
We are concerned about reported efforts from Russia to influence democracy in the US, UK, Europe and elsewhere. We believe we must establish the depth and breadth of possible Russian influence campaig...
petition.parliament.uk
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Sign this petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy. #StandWithUkraine #3E
The government responds to petitions with over 10,000 signatures, and at 100,000 signatures the petition is eligible for a parliamentary debate.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
The government responds to petitions with over 10,000 signatures, and at 100,000 signatures the petition is eligible for a parliamentary debate.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
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"By 2025, Brexit had reduced UK GDP by 6% to 8%, with the impact accumulating gradually over time. We estimate that investment was reduced by between 12% and 18%, employment by 3% to 4% and productivity by 3% to 4%"
Read the Stanford report:
siepr.stanford.edu/publications...
Read the Stanford report:
siepr.stanford.edu/publications...
The Economic Impact of Brexit
Other
siepr.stanford.edu
November 25, 2025 at 7:31 PM
"By 2025, Brexit had reduced UK GDP by 6% to 8%, with the impact accumulating gradually over time. We estimate that investment was reduced by between 12% and 18%, employment by 3% to 4% and productivity by 3% to 4%"
Read the Stanford report:
siepr.stanford.edu/publications...
Read the Stanford report:
siepr.stanford.edu/publications...
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If multiple people can remember someone being horribly racist, even by the appalling low bar of the racist 1970s, that is entirely noteworthy.
As an adult Farage fanboyed Enoch Powell - the most infamous racist of the 1960s - and long cited him as his political hero.
And that's noteworthy too.
As an adult Farage fanboyed Enoch Powell - the most infamous racist of the 1960s - and long cited him as his political hero.
And that's noteworthy too.
November 25, 2025 at 2:23 PM
If multiple people can remember someone being horribly racist, even by the appalling low bar of the racist 1970s, that is entirely noteworthy.
As an adult Farage fanboyed Enoch Powell - the most infamous racist of the 1960s - and long cited him as his political hero.
And that's noteworthy too.
As an adult Farage fanboyed Enoch Powell - the most infamous racist of the 1960s - and long cited him as his political hero.
And that's noteworthy too.
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I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
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Almost 1000 comments on that YouTube video, the vast majority vehemently supportive of the editorial tone of Red Bull GmbH's Salzburg-based channel, ServusTV #lufc
The Devil Inside
While anxiety exists over what the future may bring, looming large over our football club is a brand that already overshadows and undermines much of what #LUFC is, and the great work that it does.
by @btngnrtn.bsky.social
While anxiety exists over what the future may bring, looming large over our football club is a brand that already overshadows and undermines much of what #LUFC is, and the great work that it does.
by @btngnrtn.bsky.social
The Devil Inside • The Square Ball
While anxiety exists over what the future may bring, looming large over our football club is a brand that already overshadows and undermines what LUFC is.
thesquareball.net
November 25, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Almost 1000 comments on that YouTube video, the vast majority vehemently supportive of the editorial tone of Red Bull GmbH's Salzburg-based channel, ServusTV #lufc
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Lots of artists have been great at B-sides but only The Teardrop Explodes and Julian Cope (albeit perhaps not beyond My Nation Underground) did enough to compile into a stone-cold, no notes, filler-free, ten-out-of-ten, sky-high all-time masterpiece. open.spotify.com/playlist/0ju...
East Of The Equator – The Other Side Of Julian Cope & The Teardrop Explodes
open.spotify.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Lots of artists have been great at B-sides but only The Teardrop Explodes and Julian Cope (albeit perhaps not beyond My Nation Underground) did enough to compile into a stone-cold, no notes, filler-free, ten-out-of-ten, sky-high all-time masterpiece. open.spotify.com/playlist/0ju...
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NEW There's no overstating how significant the Nathan Gill case is. On Friday, the close associate of Nigel Farage was jailed for over 10 years for taking bribes ultimately from a friend of Putin. It's a complex, detail-heavy story that raises questions about Farage’s claim Gill was ‘one bad apple’🧵
November 23, 2025 at 11:53 AM
NEW There's no overstating how significant the Nathan Gill case is. On Friday, the close associate of Nigel Farage was jailed for over 10 years for taking bribes ultimately from a friend of Putin. It's a complex, detail-heavy story that raises questions about Farage’s claim Gill was ‘one bad apple’🧵
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America putting most of its eggs in the generative AI basket, China going hard into green tech. When history looks back on this period, someone is going to look awfully stupid.
November 22, 2025 at 7:18 PM
America putting most of its eggs in the generative AI basket, China going hard into green tech. When history looks back on this period, someone is going to look awfully stupid.
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23,000 people died because Boris Johnson was too busy walking a dog, riding a motorbike and hosting guests as he took four days off at Chevening, instead of addressing warning signs of the pandemic
Why isn't Boris Johnson in jail?
Why isn't Boris Johnson in jail?
November 22, 2025 at 11:14 PM
23,000 people died because Boris Johnson was too busy walking a dog, riding a motorbike and hosting guests as he took four days off at Chevening, instead of addressing warning signs of the pandemic
Why isn't Boris Johnson in jail?
Why isn't Boris Johnson in jail?
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It was 62 years ago #OnThisDay in 1963 that President John F. Kennedy was assassinated.
Here's a piece I wrote for the History of the BBC website a couple of years ago about how the BBC covered the news.
I'm quite pleased with this one...
www.bbc.com/historyofthe...
Here's a piece I wrote for the History of the BBC website a couple of years ago about how the BBC covered the news.
I'm quite pleased with this one...
www.bbc.com/historyofthe...
Breaking news - November 1963
BBC History recalls one of the first truly global news stories of the modern multi-media age
www.bbc.com
November 22, 2025 at 9:35 AM
It was 62 years ago #OnThisDay in 1963 that President John F. Kennedy was assassinated.
Here's a piece I wrote for the History of the BBC website a couple of years ago about how the BBC covered the news.
I'm quite pleased with this one...
www.bbc.com/historyofthe...
Here's a piece I wrote for the History of the BBC website a couple of years ago about how the BBC covered the news.
I'm quite pleased with this one...
www.bbc.com/historyofthe...
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This is not a peace plan. It is a proposal that weakens Ukraine and divides America from Europe, preparing the way for a larger war in the future. In the meantime, it benefits unnamed Russian and American investors, at the expense of everyone else.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Trump Has a Recipe for War and Corruption, Not Peace
Who would benefit from the White House’s 28-point proposal for Ukraine?
www.theatlantic.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:11 AM
This is not a peace plan. It is a proposal that weakens Ukraine and divides America from Europe, preparing the way for a larger war in the future. In the meantime, it benefits unnamed Russian and American investors, at the expense of everyone else.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
US Mob at it again.
US Mob at it again.
The Murky Plan That Ensures a Future War
Who will benefit from the White House’s 28-point proposal for Ukraine?
www.theatlantic.com
November 22, 2025 at 5:28 PM
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
US Mob at it again.
US Mob at it again.
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The mob boss solution to a dispute / war involving others is to demand payment for the burden of pretending to keep order between them.
Just as the mob boss solution to international trade is to respect the mob of equal size but expect payments from all the others.
Just as the mob boss solution to international trade is to respect the mob of equal size but expect payments from all the others.
November 22, 2025 at 11:54 AM
The mob boss solution to a dispute / war involving others is to demand payment for the burden of pretending to keep order between them.
Just as the mob boss solution to international trade is to respect the mob of equal size but expect payments from all the others.
Just as the mob boss solution to international trade is to respect the mob of equal size but expect payments from all the others.
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The real BBC bias story, narrated by Anna Ford
November 19, 2025 at 12:12 PM
The real BBC bias story, narrated by Anna Ford
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An investigation into Russian interference in our politics is long overdue. And we all know who should be questioned first.
November 21, 2025 at 7:01 PM
An investigation into Russian interference in our politics is long overdue. And we all know who should be questioned first.
Here's another US plan that's 🙄🤪
“The US plan for ending Russia’s invasion is a remarkable document. It amounts to the enforced capitulation of Ukraine for gain and profit, the blueprint for a modern Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact.”
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
The White House Ukraine Plan Is Shameless and Should Be Rejected
The US plan for ending Russia’s invasion is a remarkable document. It rewards aggression and punishes the victim. It undermines the most important principle of international law, which is that soverei...
www.bloomberg.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Here's another US plan that's 🙄🤪