mja66
@mja66.bsky.social
🇬🇧 Lefty, liberal, woke, pro-EU, anti fascist/racist, do-gooder Green & loving it.
He/him. Incurable music/history/news/politics/cinema/F1 geek. Highly skilled at tpyos.
Be nice or instant 🚫 Life really is too short.
He/him. Incurable music/history/news/politics/cinema/F1 geek. Highly skilled at tpyos.
Be nice or instant 🚫 Life really is too short.
Pinned
Well, knock me down with a feather!
I've liked the film Kingdom of Heaven for many years but only found out today that it was Ed Norton who played this masked part of Baldwin, the leper king, and insisted he did so uncredited.
Every day's a school day, eh?
I've liked the film Kingdom of Heaven for many years but only found out today that it was Ed Norton who played this masked part of Baldwin, the leper king, and insisted he did so uncredited.
Every day's a school day, eh?
November 27, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Well, knock me down with a feather!
I've liked the film Kingdom of Heaven for many years but only found out today that it was Ed Norton who played this masked part of Baldwin, the leper king, and insisted he did so uncredited.
Every day's a school day, eh?
I've liked the film Kingdom of Heaven for many years but only found out today that it was Ed Norton who played this masked part of Baldwin, the leper king, and insisted he did so uncredited.
Every day's a school day, eh?
Like asking Basil Fawlty how to run a successful hotel.
Extraordinary.
Extraordinary.
You just cannot take the iPaper seriously when it wheels out Kwasi ‘mini budget’ Kwarteng to comment on the budget.
We don’t *ever* want to hear from this arrogant clown again.
“No prudence”
FML.
We don’t *ever* want to hear from this arrogant clown again.
“No prudence”
FML.
November 27, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Like asking Basil Fawlty how to run a successful hotel.
Extraordinary.
Extraordinary.
Piggy's public piggy bank.
The grift that keeps on grifting.
theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/trumps-gol...
The grift that keeps on grifting.
theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/trumps-gol...
Trump’s Golf-Related Travel Costs Are Outpacing His First-Term Levels, Hitting $70.8 Million in 2025
Federal records show presidential golf travel consuming tens of millions in public funds at a pace unmatched in modern administrations.
theintellectualistofficial.substack.com
November 27, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Piggy's public piggy bank.
The grift that keeps on grifting.
theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/trumps-gol...
The grift that keeps on grifting.
theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/trumps-gol...
Just flicked on @nickferrarilbc.bsky.social show @lbc.co.uk where the topic of discussion is whether referring to the Chancellor as Rachel from Accounts really is misogynistic?
Because remember when we used to refer to George, Jeremy, Rishi and Gordon from Accounts and that was all just a laugh?
Because remember when we used to refer to George, Jeremy, Rishi and Gordon from Accounts and that was all just a laugh?
I sense a liberal sprinkling of 'Rachel from Accounts'-type misogyny maybe en route from certain quarters.
🚨 BREXIT BUDGET🚨
"From 2028, I am introducing a high value council tax surcharge in England. An annual £2,500 charge for properties worth more than £2 million, rising to £7,500 for properties worth more than £5 million."
"From 2028, I am introducing a high value council tax surcharge in England. An annual £2,500 charge for properties worth more than £2 million, rising to £7,500 for properties worth more than £5 million."
November 27, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Just flicked on @nickferrarilbc.bsky.social show @lbc.co.uk where the topic of discussion is whether referring to the Chancellor as Rachel from Accounts really is misogynistic?
Because remember when we used to refer to George, Jeremy, Rishi and Gordon from Accounts and that was all just a laugh?
Because remember when we used to refer to George, Jeremy, Rishi and Gordon from Accounts and that was all just a laugh?
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Caught lobbying for cash or bullying in Parliament? You can still return to the House of Lords - for life.
No real consequences. No accountability.
Sign now to kick rule-breakers out for good.
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ba...
No real consequences. No accountability.
Sign now to kick rule-breakers out for good.
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ba...
Ban rule-breaking peers from the House of Lords.
Lords found guilty of serious misconduct – like bullying or lobbying for cash – still get to make our laws.
I just signed a petition to kick rule-breaking peers out of the Lords for good. Want to add...
you.38degrees.org.uk
November 27, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Caught lobbying for cash or bullying in Parliament? You can still return to the House of Lords - for life.
No real consequences. No accountability.
Sign now to kick rule-breakers out for good.
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ba...
No real consequences. No accountability.
Sign now to kick rule-breakers out for good.
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ba...
It's also become a means of openly rewarding liars for their loyalty. Gove, Hannan, etc.
Or pandemic profiteers like Mone.
At a time when restoring faith in politics and our institutions could not be more vital.
Or pandemic profiteers like Mone.
At a time when restoring faith in politics and our institutions could not be more vital.
Caught lobbying for cash or bullying in Parliament? You can still return to the House of Lords - for life.
No real consequences. No accountability.
Sign now to kick rule-breakers out for good.
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ba...
No real consequences. No accountability.
Sign now to kick rule-breakers out for good.
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ba...
Ban rule-breaking peers from the House of Lords.
Lords found guilty of serious misconduct – like bullying or lobbying for cash – still get to make our laws.
I just signed a petition to kick rule-breaking peers out of the Lords for good. Want to add...
you.38degrees.org.uk
November 27, 2025 at 8:08 AM
It's also become a means of openly rewarding liars for their loyalty. Gove, Hannan, etc.
Or pandemic profiteers like Mone.
At a time when restoring faith in politics and our institutions could not be more vital.
Or pandemic profiteers like Mone.
At a time when restoring faith in politics and our institutions could not be more vital.
On the Truss Budget, September '22 “the best budget I have ever heard a British chancellor deliver".
Allister continues to get all the big calls right!
Allister continues to get all the big calls right!
November 27, 2025 at 7:27 AM
On the Truss Budget, September '22 “the best budget I have ever heard a British chancellor deliver".
Allister continues to get all the big calls right!
Allister continues to get all the big calls right!
news.sky.com/story/farmer...
Remind me again... what role did either Dianne Abbott or the BBC play in the inheritance tax decision?
Remind me again... what role did either Dianne Abbott or the BBC play in the inheritance tax decision?
November 27, 2025 at 3:34 AM
news.sky.com/story/farmer...
Remind me again... what role did either Dianne Abbott or the BBC play in the inheritance tax decision?
Remind me again... what role did either Dianne Abbott or the BBC play in the inheritance tax decision?
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
"The case is likely to determine whether more than 2,000 people arrested for alleged support of Palestine Action – mostly for holding placards stating: “I oppose genocide, I support Palestine Action” – will face criminal trial."
"The case is likely to determine whether more than 2,000 people arrested for alleged support of Palestine Action – mostly for holding placards stating: “I oppose genocide, I support Palestine Action” – will face criminal trial."
Ban on Palestine Action is repugnant and should be lifted, high court told
Co-founder’s lawyer says group is part of an ‘honourable tradition’ of direct action and civil disobedience
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 3:08 AM
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
"The case is likely to determine whether more than 2,000 people arrested for alleged support of Palestine Action – mostly for holding placards stating: “I oppose genocide, I support Palestine Action” – will face criminal trial."
"The case is likely to determine whether more than 2,000 people arrested for alleged support of Palestine Action – mostly for holding placards stating: “I oppose genocide, I support Palestine Action” – will face criminal trial."
Fair enough.
You're a 'journalist' or news organisation that's salivating over the prospect of a Putin-supporting, racist Farage regime.
Give them all the disproportionate coverage you want @lbc.co.uk but please don't tell us they're MPs when they're nothing of the kind.
You're a 'journalist' or news organisation that's salivating over the prospect of a Putin-supporting, racist Farage regime.
Give them all the disproportionate coverage you want @lbc.co.uk but please don't tell us they're MPs when they're nothing of the kind.
November 26, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Fair enough.
You're a 'journalist' or news organisation that's salivating over the prospect of a Putin-supporting, racist Farage regime.
Give them all the disproportionate coverage you want @lbc.co.uk but please don't tell us they're MPs when they're nothing of the kind.
You're a 'journalist' or news organisation that's salivating over the prospect of a Putin-supporting, racist Farage regime.
Give them all the disproportionate coverage you want @lbc.co.uk but please don't tell us they're MPs when they're nothing of the kind.
Interested to hear Farage's take on today's budget being broadcast on #R4PM
His take on previous budgets like, for example, the Truss/Kwarteng one have been really valuable and insightful.
His take on previous budgets like, for example, the Truss/Kwarteng one have been really valuable and insightful.
November 26, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Interested to hear Farage's take on today's budget being broadcast on #R4PM
His take on previous budgets like, for example, the Truss/Kwarteng one have been really valuable and insightful.
His take on previous budgets like, for example, the Truss/Kwarteng one have been really valuable and insightful.
I knew when I saw clips of Ken Clarke on a recent Question Time that Tories of a certain vintage would be watching and shedding a tear for what their party once was compared to the floundering clickbait, heckling mob it is now.
Badenoch confirms it every time she opens her mouth.
How embarrassing.
Badenoch confirms it every time she opens her mouth.
How embarrassing.
Utterly juvenile and unparliamentary antics from Kemi Badenoch during her response to the budget.
Desperate, undignified and ineffective.
Desperate, undignified and ineffective.
November 26, 2025 at 2:32 PM
I knew when I saw clips of Ken Clarke on a recent Question Time that Tories of a certain vintage would be watching and shedding a tear for what their party once was compared to the floundering clickbait, heckling mob it is now.
Badenoch confirms it every time she opens her mouth.
How embarrassing.
Badenoch confirms it every time she opens her mouth.
How embarrassing.
The Overton Window writ large.
This vision of the Tory Party no-longer exists. It barely exists in the Labour Party. Where is the case for 'profit for a purpose'? Where is the implacable opposition to inequality in the two old parties? It will be the task of the 'minor parties' in the years ahead to reassemble this perspective.
November 26, 2025 at 1:58 PM
The Overton Window writ large.
I sense a liberal sprinkling of 'Rachel from Accounts'-type misogyny maybe en route from certain quarters.
🚨 BREXIT BUDGET🚨
"From 2028, I am introducing a high value council tax surcharge in England. An annual £2,500 charge for properties worth more than £2 million, rising to £7,500 for properties worth more than £5 million."
"From 2028, I am introducing a high value council tax surcharge in England. An annual £2,500 charge for properties worth more than £2 million, rising to £7,500 for properties worth more than £5 million."
November 26, 2025 at 1:31 PM
I sense a liberal sprinkling of 'Rachel from Accounts'-type misogyny maybe en route from certain quarters.
BBC News - www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cy...
Budget 2025: Follow Rachel Reeves speech live - BBC News
There's leaks and then there's leaks.
This is a farce.
Budget 2025: Follow Rachel Reeves speech live - BBC News
There's leaks and then there's leaks.
This is a farce.
Budget 2025: Follow Rachel Reeves speech live
The Office for Budget Responsibility unexpectedly publishes its growth forecast ahead of Reeves's statement at 12:30 GMT.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 12:22 PM
BBC News - www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cy...
Budget 2025: Follow Rachel Reeves speech live - BBC News
There's leaks and then there's leaks.
This is a farce.
Budget 2025: Follow Rachel Reeves speech live - BBC News
There's leaks and then there's leaks.
This is a farce.
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RMT warn of national ballot over assaults after EMR go into dispute on the issue:
Rail union RMT, have put employers on notice over increasing assaults, warning of a national strike ballot across all train companies, if action is not taken.
rmtunion.org/48huF3T
Rail union RMT, have put employers on notice over increasing assaults, warning of a national strike ballot across all train companies, if action is not taken.
rmtunion.org/48huF3T
RMT warn of national ballot over assaults after EMR go into dispute on the issue
Rail union RMT, have put employers on notice over increasing assaults, warning of a national strike ballot across all train companies, if action is not taken.
rmtunion.org
November 26, 2025 at 11:47 AM
RMT warn of national ballot over assaults after EMR go into dispute on the issue:
Rail union RMT, have put employers on notice over increasing assaults, warning of a national strike ballot across all train companies, if action is not taken.
rmtunion.org/48huF3T
Rail union RMT, have put employers on notice over increasing assaults, warning of a national strike ballot across all train companies, if action is not taken.
rmtunion.org/48huF3T
Imagine being a decent American and knowing the world sees this as the leader of your nation.
November 26, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Imagine being a decent American and knowing the world sees this as the leader of your nation.
The personality cult of Farage aspires to the 'success' of the MAGA cult, hence the laughable mimicry of DOGE.
In the absence of even vaguely coherent policies or principles, gimmicks such as DOGE are presented as serious endeavours on behalf of the public but in reality are amateurish disasters.
In the absence of even vaguely coherent policies or principles, gimmicks such as DOGE are presented as serious endeavours on behalf of the public but in reality are amateurish disasters.
DOGE has been a FLOP, now disbanded 8 months early. Greatly exaggerating their "success" Trump and Musk lied to the taxpayers, never delivering a cent back to them. The real impact: slashing research, endangering public health, removing competent public servants, & creating chaos.
DOGE Disbanded: Elon Musk’s Cost-Cutting Project Quietly Ended
Musk said the initiative would save at least $1 trillion. But its website claims to have reached only $214 billion.
time.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:53 AM
The personality cult of Farage aspires to the 'success' of the MAGA cult, hence the laughable mimicry of DOGE.
In the absence of even vaguely coherent policies or principles, gimmicks such as DOGE are presented as serious endeavours on behalf of the public but in reality are amateurish disasters.
In the absence of even vaguely coherent policies or principles, gimmicks such as DOGE are presented as serious endeavours on behalf of the public but in reality are amateurish disasters.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
I know this is doing the rounds already but in the interests of maximum exposure...
I don't sign many petitions myself but this really matters.
Anything anyone can do, however seemingly insignificant, to keep this subject in the public sphere is worth it
I know this is doing the rounds already but in the interests of maximum exposure...
I don't sign many petitions myself but this really matters.
Anything anyone can do, however seemingly insignificant, to keep this subject in the public sphere is worth it
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 26, 2025 at 9:25 AM
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
I know this is doing the rounds already but in the interests of maximum exposure...
I don't sign many petitions myself but this really matters.
Anything anyone can do, however seemingly insignificant, to keep this subject in the public sphere is worth it
I know this is doing the rounds already but in the interests of maximum exposure...
I don't sign many petitions myself but this really matters.
Anything anyone can do, however seemingly insignificant, to keep this subject in the public sphere is worth it
news.sky.com/story/taiwan...
Next year, I reckon.
Xi's seen Trump won't even confront his pal, Putin, with the whole of Europe to call on so the idea of him hauling US forces halfway around the world to fight China? Nah...
Stick to using aircraft carriers to take out Venezuelan fishing boats.
Next year, I reckon.
Xi's seen Trump won't even confront his pal, Putin, with the whole of Europe to call on so the idea of him hauling US forces halfway around the world to fight China? Nah...
Stick to using aircraft carriers to take out Venezuelan fishing boats.
Taiwan to prepare for combat by 2027, president says - as he warns China is preparing to take the country by force
President Lai Ching-te said the government will work to counter any attempts at "repression", and achieve a "high level of combat preparedness" within two years.
news.sky.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:37 AM
news.sky.com/story/taiwan...
Next year, I reckon.
Xi's seen Trump won't even confront his pal, Putin, with the whole of Europe to call on so the idea of him hauling US forces halfway around the world to fight China? Nah...
Stick to using aircraft carriers to take out Venezuelan fishing boats.
Next year, I reckon.
Xi's seen Trump won't even confront his pal, Putin, with the whole of Europe to call on so the idea of him hauling US forces halfway around the world to fight China? Nah...
Stick to using aircraft carriers to take out Venezuelan fishing boats.
BBC News - Italian parliament unanimously votes to make femicide a crime
www.bbc.com/news/article...
"This law means we will be the first in Europe to reveal the real motivation of the perpetrators, which is hierarchy and power."
www.bbc.com/news/article...
"This law means we will be the first in Europe to reveal the real motivation of the perpetrators, which is hierarchy and power."
Italian parliament unanimously votes to make femicide a crime
The gender-motivated murder of a woman will now be covered by a distinct clause in Italian law - punishable by a life sentence.
www.bbc.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:59 AM
BBC News - Italian parliament unanimously votes to make femicide a crime
www.bbc.com/news/article...
"This law means we will be the first in Europe to reveal the real motivation of the perpetrators, which is hierarchy and power."
www.bbc.com/news/article...
"This law means we will be the first in Europe to reveal the real motivation of the perpetrators, which is hierarchy and power."
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Luristan bronze, Iranian iron age (1000 to 650 BCE)
November 24, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Luristan bronze, Iranian iron age (1000 to 650 BCE)
news.sky.com/story/dead-t...
Just makes me wonder how many don't raise the alarm or get spotted in time!
Just makes me wonder how many don't raise the alarm or get spotted in time!
'Dead' Thai woman sent to crematorium wakes up in coffin
Staff at Wat Rat Prakhong Tham temple near Bangkok say they were alerted after they heard knocking from inside the coffin moments before the cremation was due to start.
news.sky.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:10 PM
news.sky.com/story/dead-t...
Just makes me wonder how many don't raise the alarm or get spotted in time!
Just makes me wonder how many don't raise the alarm or get spotted in time!