Phil Harrison
@mrpmharrison.bsky.social
Journalism, constructive moaning, weird music, telly, LUFC, all the usual shit.
I went to see My Bloody Valentine at Wembley Arena and fucking hell. That was A LOT.
November 25, 2025 at 11:37 PM
I went to see My Bloody Valentine at Wembley Arena and fucking hell. That was A LOT.
'I will use my taser on you'??
Alright mate, 'no thanks' would have sufficed.
Alright mate, 'no thanks' would have sufficed.
I just found this old picture of a poster that was on the wall at the school my friend taught at and there’s some incredible stuff in there
November 25, 2025 at 1:20 PM
'I will use my taser on you'??
Alright mate, 'no thanks' would have sufficed.
Alright mate, 'no thanks' would have sufficed.
We need some whistleblowers from inside the BBC. People who have screenshot the emails and recorded the conversations and can tell us exactly where this stuff is coming from.
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 12:21 PM
We need some whistleblowers from inside the BBC. People who have screenshot the emails and recorded the conversations and can tell us exactly where this stuff is coming from.
Wow. Robbie Gibb strikes again!
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 10:07 AM
Wow. Robbie Gibb strikes again!
Just say yes Nigel.
Your meat-head fans won't care anyway and at least everyone will know exactly where they stand.
Your meat-head fans won't care anyway and at least everyone will know exactly where they stand.
Did you ever racially abuse fellow pupils?
It was years ago.
Did you ever racially abuse fellow pupils?
Not in a hurtful way.
Did you ever racially abuse fellow pupils?
Not with intent.
Did you ever racially abuse fellow pupils?
Not genuine abuse.
😮🫣😬😱 ~AA
It was years ago.
Did you ever racially abuse fellow pupils?
Not in a hurtful way.
Did you ever racially abuse fellow pupils?
Not with intent.
Did you ever racially abuse fellow pupils?
Not genuine abuse.
😮🫣😬😱 ~AA
November 24, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Just say yes Nigel.
Your meat-head fans won't care anyway and at least everyone will know exactly where they stand.
Your meat-head fans won't care anyway and at least everyone will know exactly where they stand.
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This constant relitigating of whether Farage/Trump/etc are racists is exhausting given the overwhelming weight of evidence.
It reaffirms the Toni Morrison quote on the function of racism - to tire out everyone on having to prove & re-prove the 'if' at the expense of consequences. He is. So now what?
It reaffirms the Toni Morrison quote on the function of racism - to tire out everyone on having to prove & re-prove the 'if' at the expense of consequences. He is. So now what?
November 24, 2025 at 7:53 PM
This constant relitigating of whether Farage/Trump/etc are racists is exhausting given the overwhelming weight of evidence.
It reaffirms the Toni Morrison quote on the function of racism - to tire out everyone on having to prove & re-prove the 'if' at the expense of consequences. He is. So now what?
It reaffirms the Toni Morrison quote on the function of racism - to tire out everyone on having to prove & re-prove the 'if' at the expense of consequences. He is. So now what?
One of mine, but don't let that put you off!
Prisoner 951 review – this defiant Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe drama makes Britain look ridiculous
Prisoner 951 review – this defiant Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe drama makes Britain look ridiculous
This tale of one family’s six-year ordeal just highlights what an unserious country Britain became in that era. The cast, including Joseph Fiennes, are excellent
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:49 PM
One of mine, but don't let that put you off!
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Prisoner 951 review – this defiant Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe drama makes Britain look ridiculous
Prisoner 951 review – this defiant Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe drama makes Britain look ridiculous
This tale of one family’s six-year ordeal just highlights what an unserious country Britain became in that era. The cast, including Joseph Fiennes, are excellent
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Prisoner 951 review – this defiant Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe drama makes Britain look ridiculous
I am not black, brown or Jewish so I don't know how it feels to be racially abused.
But this feels like the 'it's banter, can't you take a joke' defence basically.
I thought we'd established that was insulting bullshit about 40 years ago.
But this feels like the 'it's banter, can't you take a joke' defence basically.
I thought we'd established that was insulting bullshit about 40 years ago.
“I would never ever do it in a hurtful or insulting way”
Nigel Farage responds to allegations of racist behaviour from when he was a teenager at school
@itvnewspolitics.bsky.social
Nigel Farage responds to allegations of racist behaviour from when he was a teenager at school
@itvnewspolitics.bsky.social
November 24, 2025 at 6:47 PM
I am not black, brown or Jewish so I don't know how it feels to be racially abused.
But this feels like the 'it's banter, can't you take a joke' defence basically.
I thought we'd established that was insulting bullshit about 40 years ago.
But this feels like the 'it's banter, can't you take a joke' defence basically.
I thought we'd established that was insulting bullshit about 40 years ago.
Jimmy Cliff - Many Rivers to Cross
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November 24, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Farage did SIX guest slot with vicious conspiracy theorist Alex Jones.
There is an absolute ton of material that the UK media could use to take Farage down.
At this point, you have to conclude that they don't want to.
There is an absolute ton of material that the UK media could use to take Farage down.
At this point, you have to conclude that they don't want to.
On US TV shows and podcasts from 2009-18, Farage discussed supposed plots by bankers to create a global government, citing Goldman Sachs, the Bilderberg group and George Soros as threats to democracy. Included six guest slots with the disgraced far-right US conspiracy theorist Alex Jones.
November 24, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Farage did SIX guest slot with vicious conspiracy theorist Alex Jones.
There is an absolute ton of material that the UK media could use to take Farage down.
At this point, you have to conclude that they don't want to.
There is an absolute ton of material that the UK media could use to take Farage down.
At this point, you have to conclude that they don't want to.
Obviously you're not a golfer, Charlie Brown.
Killing me won't bring back your apples, Charlie Brown
I amuse you, Charlie Brown? I make you laugh, Charlie Brown? Funny how, Charlie Brown?
November 24, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Obviously you're not a golfer, Charlie Brown.
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Dear Bluesky,
www.thenerve.news is still tiny. We launched it with no dirty money (no money at all, lol!). But we're proving what's possible with a small expert team & no billionaire owners.
We knew the UK press wouldn't understand or properly cover this story, so we did. Thank you for the support!
www.thenerve.news is still tiny. We launched it with no dirty money (no money at all, lol!). But we're proving what's possible with a small expert team & no billionaire owners.
We knew the UK press wouldn't understand or properly cover this story, so we did. Thank you for the support!
This is the Observer's coverage of the Reform Russian Spie Scandal... 600 words on page 22 of the printed newspaper.
observer.co.uk/news/politic...
observer.co.uk/news/politic...
More MEPs investigated in Russian bribe probe | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 23, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Dear Bluesky,
www.thenerve.news is still tiny. We launched it with no dirty money (no money at all, lol!). But we're proving what's possible with a small expert team & no billionaire owners.
We knew the UK press wouldn't understand or properly cover this story, so we did. Thank you for the support!
www.thenerve.news is still tiny. We launched it with no dirty money (no money at all, lol!). But we're proving what's possible with a small expert team & no billionaire owners.
We knew the UK press wouldn't understand or properly cover this story, so we did. Thank you for the support!
Yeah, that looks fucking shit, mate.
Banality, evil, that old chestnut...
Banality, evil, that old chestnut...
November 23, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Yeah, that looks fucking shit, mate.
Banality, evil, that old chestnut...
Banality, evil, that old chestnut...
That actually wasn't a bad #lufc performance at all. What that was, was one manager being demonstrably able to change the game from the bench and the other completely failing to do so.
November 23, 2025 at 3:59 PM
That actually wasn't a bad #lufc performance at all. What that was, was one manager being demonstrably able to change the game from the bench and the other completely failing to do so.
Narrowly beating Zephyr Teachout to the title of best weird US politician's name.
Well, happy birthday to this guy, I guess, because he’s 77 today
November 23, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Narrowly beating Zephyr Teachout to the title of best weird US politician's name.
With everyone hating on Boris Johnson, can I just say that I've reviewed the forthcoming BBC drama about Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and I'd forgotten how his laziness and carelessness arguably endangered her life in an Iranian prison and he still didn't apologise. The fucking rat.
November 23, 2025 at 10:03 AM
With everyone hating on Boris Johnson, can I just say that I've reviewed the forthcoming BBC drama about Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and I'd forgotten how his laziness and carelessness arguably endangered her life in an Iranian prison and he still didn't apologise. The fucking rat.
We've been through it all together
And we've had our ups and downs...
And we've had our ups and downs...
November 23, 2025 at 10:00 AM
We've been through it all together
And we've had our ups and downs...
And we've had our ups and downs...
Rick Stein's let himself go...
Morrissey, somehow managing to be a more ridiculous version of Stewart Lee’s ‘These days if you say you’re English’ parody
November 22, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Rick Stein's let himself go...
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NEW: If you have *any* interest in the Nathan Gill story, you need to look at this.
We’ve put all the dates into a timeline & it’s incredibly revealing.
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www.thenerve.news/p/nathan-gil...
We’ve put all the dates into a timeline & it’s incredibly revealing.
1/
www.thenerve.news/p/nathan-gil...
Reform UK and Russian bribes: a Nathan Gill timeline
As Reform’s former leader in Wales is sentenced to ten and a half years for taking bribes from a pro-Russian actor, here's a chronology of his actions and the wider context of Putin, Ukraine and Brexi...
www.thenerve.news
November 22, 2025 at 1:55 PM
NEW: If you have *any* interest in the Nathan Gill story, you need to look at this.
We’ve put all the dates into a timeline & it’s incredibly revealing.
1/
www.thenerve.news/p/nathan-gil...
We’ve put all the dates into a timeline & it’s incredibly revealing.
1/
www.thenerve.news/p/nathan-gil...
Because he's so horrible, we don't talk enough about how *weird* Trump is.
He's desperately needy, helplessly insecure and dazzled by charisma. So when he meets a genuinely bright, charming, functional human, he dissolves into a puddle at their feet.
He's desperately needy, helplessly insecure and dazzled by charisma. So when he meets a genuinely bright, charming, functional human, he dissolves into a puddle at their feet.
November 22, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Because he's so horrible, we don't talk enough about how *weird* Trump is.
He's desperately needy, helplessly insecure and dazzled by charisma. So when he meets a genuinely bright, charming, functional human, he dissolves into a puddle at their feet.
He's desperately needy, helplessly insecure and dazzled by charisma. So when he meets a genuinely bright, charming, functional human, he dissolves into a puddle at their feet.
In an almost aggressively stupid era, this is one of the stupidest things I've ever seen.
Morgan McSweeney (UK Labour's Dominic Cummings knock-off) is reportedly experimenting with 'synthetic voters' – "essentially fake focus groups of AI voters who can tell ministers more quickly and cheaply what the public thinks of policies" www.spectator.co.uk/article/can-...
#govtech #govcomms
#govtech #govcomms
November 22, 2025 at 8:58 AM
In an almost aggressively stupid era, this is one of the stupidest things I've ever seen.
What???
This is...baffling.
This is...baffling.
He said "Amen" straight into the drop
Lmao Pope Leo threw a rave for an archbishop's 75th birthday this is kind of incredible
Lmao Pope Leo threw a rave for an archbishop's 75th birthday this is kind of incredible
November 21, 2025 at 9:45 PM
What???
This is...baffling.
This is...baffling.
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This story is all Nigel Farage should be asked about by journalists for months
Ex-leader of Reform UK in Wales sentenced to 10-and-a-half years for taking pro-Russian bribes
The judge tells Nathan Gill his actions were a
www.bbc.co.uk
November 21, 2025 at 2:34 PM
This story is all Nigel Farage should be asked about by journalists for months
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If you're trying to convince your friends to spend time on Bluesky rather than X, maybe show them this. X is not "the public town square" or about "free speech." It's "just what Elon Musk wants you to see." If you see stuff he doesn't like he'll step in to make sure you don't see it for long.
If you scroll on X, you are only being shown what Elon wants you to see. If you create content on X, no one will see it unless Elon wants them to.
November 21, 2025 at 1:31 AM
If you're trying to convince your friends to spend time on Bluesky rather than X, maybe show them this. X is not "the public town square" or about "free speech." It's "just what Elon Musk wants you to see." If you see stuff he doesn't like he'll step in to make sure you don't see it for long.