@roger93.bsky.social
baker, writer, sea swimmer, probably on the move soon
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February 1, 2026 at 10:23 PM
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She’s quite simply arguing for the destruction of the social safety net. We pay collectively for a better fairer society. If we only pay for what we get, we all end up with nothing. That a Labour chancellor should be so intellectually lacking on this issue shows the depth to which the party has sunk
2026: Labour Chancellor Rachel Reeves, "It is not right that people who don't go to university bear the cost for others to"
2020: That time Labour leader Keir Starmer said he would scrap university tuition fees
2020: That time Labour leader Keir Starmer said he would scrap university tuition fees
January 30, 2026 at 3:42 PM
She’s quite simply arguing for the destruction of the social safety net. We pay collectively for a better fairer society. If we only pay for what we get, we all end up with nothing. That a Labour chancellor should be so intellectually lacking on this issue shows the depth to which the party has sunk
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The New World asked me to speak to some British trans women about what life has been like for them over the past few years - here's what they had to say, in their own words: www.thenewworld.co.uk/marie-le-con...
January 21, 2026 at 9:38 AM
The New World asked me to speak to some British trans women about what life has been like for them over the past few years - here's what they had to say, in their own words: www.thenewworld.co.uk/marie-le-con...
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Yesterday it was cows using tools, today its penguins using satellite imagery.
January 20, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Yesterday it was cows using tools, today its penguins using satellite imagery.
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My books cartoon for this week’s @theguardian.com
January 18, 2026 at 4:45 PM
My books cartoon for this week’s @theguardian.com
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Oh worth pointing out this is because the SNP led Glasgow city council wants to take ownership of the buses and they hope Labour will stop it
Billionaires think they should run everyone else's personal lives.
Reminder that "gender ideology" is a far right term
Reminder that "gender ideology" is a far right term
January 18, 2026 at 3:16 PM
Oh worth pointing out this is because the SNP led Glasgow city council wants to take ownership of the buses and they hope Labour will stop it
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Tour guide at Mar-a-Lago:
‘If you look up in the far right corner, 3 rows down, you should be able to see President Trump’s European Figure Skating Champion Trophy of 2022. Below that his ‘Neatest Handwriting in Class Award of 2013. Oh & there’s his FA Cup winners medal etc etc’
‘If you look up in the far right corner, 3 rows down, you should be able to see President Trump’s European Figure Skating Champion Trophy of 2022. Below that his ‘Neatest Handwriting in Class Award of 2013. Oh & there’s his FA Cup winners medal etc etc’
January 18, 2026 at 8:22 AM
Tour guide at Mar-a-Lago:
‘If you look up in the far right corner, 3 rows down, you should be able to see President Trump’s European Figure Skating Champion Trophy of 2022. Below that his ‘Neatest Handwriting in Class Award of 2013. Oh & there’s his FA Cup winners medal etc etc’
‘If you look up in the far right corner, 3 rows down, you should be able to see President Trump’s European Figure Skating Champion Trophy of 2022. Below that his ‘Neatest Handwriting in Class Award of 2013. Oh & there’s his FA Cup winners medal etc etc’
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An important voice here from the German media on the misrepresentation of the independence movement in Scotland by the BBC
This by @neilmackay.bsky.social is so baffling. And it's true. Every time I was up in Scotland I was astonished about how badly under- and misrepresented the independence movemnt is on the BBC. While its still going strong.
Ignore this at your own peril.
Plus it also undermines the BBC's authority
Ignore this at your own peril.
Plus it also undermines the BBC's authority
The BBC has a serious Scotland problem - so why is nobody talking about it?
Neil Mackay on the BBC's alleged bias on independence, and what he views as the wider media silence eroding trust and fairness.
www.heraldscotland.com
January 17, 2026 at 11:24 AM
An important voice here from the German media on the misrepresentation of the independence movement in Scotland by the BBC
aye we really should send Sharpe and make it clear we are serious
"You might argue that I'm super-annuated and far too much of a coward to take the Americans on alone - I certainly did - but when King, country and young Greenlandic fillies demand it, let it be known that Flashman will answer the call."
BREAKING: The UK is sending a single military officer to Greenland at the request of Denmark to participate in a multi-nation exercise
January 15, 2026 at 12:22 PM
aye we really should send Sharpe and make it clear we are serious
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Robert Jenrick.
Sacked by Kemi!
Tory whip withdrawn (Oo er Missus!)
Big J-GONE!
We will all miss his spunk, his toes, his odour of mash, his hairy conkers.
Robert stood up against fare dodgers, innocent children & common sense.
A possible future leader.
Kemi what have you done?😤
Sacked by Kemi!
Tory whip withdrawn (Oo er Missus!)
Big J-GONE!
We will all miss his spunk, his toes, his odour of mash, his hairy conkers.
Robert stood up against fare dodgers, innocent children & common sense.
A possible future leader.
Kemi what have you done?😤
January 15, 2026 at 11:46 AM
Robert Jenrick.
Sacked by Kemi!
Tory whip withdrawn (Oo er Missus!)
Big J-GONE!
We will all miss his spunk, his toes, his odour of mash, his hairy conkers.
Robert stood up against fare dodgers, innocent children & common sense.
A possible future leader.
Kemi what have you done?😤
Sacked by Kemi!
Tory whip withdrawn (Oo er Missus!)
Big J-GONE!
We will all miss his spunk, his toes, his odour of mash, his hairy conkers.
Robert stood up against fare dodgers, innocent children & common sense.
A possible future leader.
Kemi what have you done?😤
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Unreal latest from the Inhumane Office
Home Office tells Gaza academic his bid to bring family to UK not urgent
Bassem Abudagga losing hope after being told wife must go to visa application centre, of which none remain in Gaza
www.theguardian.com
January 10, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Unreal latest from the Inhumane Office
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I’m floundering, looking for the apt metaphor here, but this is cool.
January 10, 2026 at 10:39 AM
I’m floundering, looking for the apt metaphor here, but this is cool.
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📈 TESCO
In the past four years, food prices in the UK have rocketed by a staggering 40% – yet between 2020/21 and 2024/5 Tesco saw its operating profit balloon by almost three quarters (72%).
This sort of rampant profiteering is simply a disgrace, and it must be stopped.
In the past four years, food prices in the UK have rocketed by a staggering 40% – yet between 2020/21 and 2024/5 Tesco saw its operating profit balloon by almost three quarters (72%).
This sort of rampant profiteering is simply a disgrace, and it must be stopped.
January 8, 2026 at 11:48 AM
📈 TESCO
In the past four years, food prices in the UK have rocketed by a staggering 40% – yet between 2020/21 and 2024/5 Tesco saw its operating profit balloon by almost three quarters (72%).
This sort of rampant profiteering is simply a disgrace, and it must be stopped.
In the past four years, food prices in the UK have rocketed by a staggering 40% – yet between 2020/21 and 2024/5 Tesco saw its operating profit balloon by almost three quarters (72%).
This sort of rampant profiteering is simply a disgrace, and it must be stopped.
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I understand the pressures on the BBC, but Radio 4's coverage of the Minneapolis shooting is an example of "bad balance".
It's all "the Trump regime says she was a terrorist, but Democrats say it was murder".
The BBC has the footage. It doesn't have to treat truth and falsehood as equally valid.
It's all "the Trump regime says she was a terrorist, but Democrats say it was murder".
The BBC has the footage. It doesn't have to treat truth and falsehood as equally valid.
January 8, 2026 at 8:38 AM
I understand the pressures on the BBC, but Radio 4's coverage of the Minneapolis shooting is an example of "bad balance".
It's all "the Trump regime says she was a terrorist, but Democrats say it was murder".
The BBC has the footage. It doesn't have to treat truth and falsehood as equally valid.
It's all "the Trump regime says she was a terrorist, but Democrats say it was murder".
The BBC has the footage. It doesn't have to treat truth and falsehood as equally valid.
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Absolutely fucking tremendous from the FT.
Who’s who at X, the deepfake porn site formerly known as Twitter
A look inside Elon Musk’s big tent
www.ft.com
January 6, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Absolutely fucking tremendous from the FT.
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It's wild that the PM of a NATO member feels compelled to put out a statement like this vis-à-vis the US government.
January 4, 2026 at 8:23 PM
It's wild that the PM of a NATO member feels compelled to put out a statement like this vis-à-vis the US government.
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The conversation on Threads
January 4, 2026 at 11:11 AM
The conversation on Threads
December 25, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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A man needs a hobby…
Picked up the Christmas veg, and delighted to be supporting Scottish agriculture and crime writing @ianrankin1.bsky.social
December 23, 2025 at 10:39 AM
A man needs a hobby…
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So everyone's watching the 60 Minutes that was supposed to be banned and everyone who knows how PDFs work can unredact the Epstein files, it's like the Christmas spirit has irony poisoning this year
December 23, 2025 at 5:14 AM
So everyone's watching the 60 Minutes that was supposed to be banned and everyone who knows how PDFs work can unredact the Epstein files, it's like the Christmas spirit has irony poisoning this year
December 15, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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As Trump attacks Europe, Starmer sends ministers to undermine the ECHR.
The 'West' is not coming back. In 2026 the EU has to face this, move faster, with other democracies around the world in this new global disorder. The UK may find it hard to keep up.
My latest blog
substack.com/home/post/p-...
The 'West' is not coming back. In 2026 the EU has to face this, move faster, with other democracies around the world in this new global disorder. The UK may find it hard to keep up.
My latest blog
substack.com/home/post/p-...
Europe, Brexit, Rights and the Collapse of the ‘West’
The end of the West has, in many ways, been the theme of 2025. As the US becomes more enemy than ally, 2026 is shaping up to be a crunch year.
substack.com
December 10, 2025 at 1:38 PM
As Trump attacks Europe, Starmer sends ministers to undermine the ECHR.
The 'West' is not coming back. In 2026 the EU has to face this, move faster, with other democracies around the world in this new global disorder. The UK may find it hard to keep up.
My latest blog
substack.com/home/post/p-...
The 'West' is not coming back. In 2026 the EU has to face this, move faster, with other democracies around the world in this new global disorder. The UK may find it hard to keep up.
My latest blog
substack.com/home/post/p-...
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UK ceramic artist Marie Prett specialises in figurative and carnivalesque sculptures #WomensArt
December 8, 2025 at 7:01 AM
UK ceramic artist Marie Prett specialises in figurative and carnivalesque sculptures #WomensArt
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THIS is #Scotland
Thanks to @scotslassie.bsky.social for posting and the indomitable @nicolasturgeon.bsky.social for the fine, uplifting and heartfelt words.
Thanks to @scotslassie.bsky.social for posting and the indomitable @nicolasturgeon.bsky.social for the fine, uplifting and heartfelt words.
December 4, 2025 at 10:45 AM
THIS is #Scotland
Thanks to @scotslassie.bsky.social for posting and the indomitable @nicolasturgeon.bsky.social for the fine, uplifting and heartfelt words.
Thanks to @scotslassie.bsky.social for posting and the indomitable @nicolasturgeon.bsky.social for the fine, uplifting and heartfelt words.