Sam Wilson
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Sam Wilson
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· Aug 1
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Personally, I transsubstantiate every kitkat I eat.
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January 31, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Personally, I transsubstantiate every kitkat I eat.
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Working out travelling to London for the first time since we moved out of Greater Manchester.
Discovering the local train station (which is on the WCML) only has 70 parking spaces and they all fill up before you’ve had chance to blink
Estate agents don’t mention these things, I have realised
Discovering the local train station (which is on the WCML) only has 70 parking spaces and they all fill up before you’ve had chance to blink
Estate agents don’t mention these things, I have realised
January 31, 2026 at 10:32 PM
Working out travelling to London for the first time since we moved out of Greater Manchester.
Discovering the local train station (which is on the WCML) only has 70 parking spaces and they all fill up before you’ve had chance to blink
Estate agents don’t mention these things, I have realised
Discovering the local train station (which is on the WCML) only has 70 parking spaces and they all fill up before you’ve had chance to blink
Estate agents don’t mention these things, I have realised
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We do, regretfully, have to give her this.
January 31, 2026 at 3:57 PM
We do, regretfully, have to give her this.
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While rare things happen once 'in a blue moon' in English, in Czech they occur once 'in a Hungarian year' ('jednou za uherský rok').
It's been suggested that this is a legacy of the Ottoman wars in Central Europe, when military service in Hungary could stretch on indefinitely.
It's been suggested that this is a legacy of the Ottoman wars in Central Europe, when military service in Hungary could stretch on indefinitely.
January 31, 2026 at 3:16 PM
While rare things happen once 'in a blue moon' in English, in Czech they occur once 'in a Hungarian year' ('jednou za uherský rok').
It's been suggested that this is a legacy of the Ottoman wars in Central Europe, when military service in Hungary could stretch on indefinitely.
It's been suggested that this is a legacy of the Ottoman wars in Central Europe, when military service in Hungary could stretch on indefinitely.
Jackie Pearcey has been standing to represent Gorton in parliament since before I was born. That is commitment.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Liberal Democrats name Gorton and Denton by-election candidate
Local activist Jackie Pearcey is the Liberal Democrats' candidate for the Greater Manchester seat.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 30, 2026 at 6:33 PM
Jackie Pearcey has been standing to represent Gorton in parliament since before I was born. That is commitment.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
"the committee is however unenthusiastic about the petitioners' choice of chair"
Doesn't get more brutal than that in the Church of England
Doesn't get more brutal than that in the Church of England
January 30, 2026 at 6:09 PM
"the committee is however unenthusiastic about the petitioners' choice of chair"
Doesn't get more brutal than that in the Church of England
Doesn't get more brutal than that in the Church of England
A friend was trying to see if Chat GPT could identify a location of a painting hanging in our home and happy to report that Christopher Wren designed so many London churches that it can't tell them apart.
January 30, 2026 at 5:56 PM
A friend was trying to see if Chat GPT could identify a location of a painting hanging in our home and happy to report that Christopher Wren designed so many London churches that it can't tell them apart.
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Yes, obviously I am, you're the Department of International History. It's literally your job.
January 30, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Yes, obviously I am, you're the Department of International History. It's literally your job.
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Based on Trump’s most important criteria of “looks good on TV”, I’d think Waller, except his patrician looks might remind him too much of Powell. Warsh has that reality TV look.
August 11, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Based on Trump’s most important criteria of “looks good on TV”, I’d think Waller, except his patrician looks might remind him too much of Powell. Warsh has that reality TV look.
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AI is coming for our jobs.
January 30, 2026 at 11:06 AM
AI is coming for our jobs.
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"Help me carry my money, Tompkins."
Best-paid academy boss earns £530k after £15k pay rise
Harris Federation CEO Sir Dan Moynihan received £15k wage hike last year, accounts show
schoolsweek.co.uk
January 30, 2026 at 11:25 AM
"Help me carry my money, Tompkins."
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I didn't think I could like the @manchestermill.bsky.social any more than I already do. Is it possible to be petty and important simultaneously? If you live or work in and around Manchester you should be reading the Mill manchestermill.co.uk/why-the-mill...
Why The Mill will be republishing ‘MEN Premium journalism’
How a publicly-funded scheme is being misused
manchestermill.co.uk
January 30, 2026 at 8:15 AM
I didn't think I could like the @manchestermill.bsky.social any more than I already do. Is it possible to be petty and important simultaneously? If you live or work in and around Manchester you should be reading the Mill manchestermill.co.uk/why-the-mill...
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New report: a serious unintended consequence of the Government’s tenancy reforms.
Hundreds of thousands of ordinary tenants will be dragged into an annual stamp duty calculation and filing regime.
Hundreds of thousands of ordinary tenants will be dragged into an annual stamp duty calculation and filing regime.
January 30, 2026 at 9:12 AM
New report: a serious unintended consequence of the Government’s tenancy reforms.
Hundreds of thousands of ordinary tenants will be dragged into an annual stamp duty calculation and filing regime.
Hundreds of thousands of ordinary tenants will be dragged into an annual stamp duty calculation and filing regime.
I hate that I can tell immediately Trump didn’t write this
Trump confirms the government funding deal struck with Democrats.
January 29, 2026 at 11:38 PM
I hate that I can tell immediately Trump didn’t write this
“It is not right that people who don't X bear the cost for others to X”
Just a terrible argument for the minister in charge of fiscal policy
Just a terrible argument for the minister in charge of fiscal policy
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 29, 2026 at 7:47 PM
“It is not right that people who don't X bear the cost for others to X”
Just a terrible argument for the minister in charge of fiscal policy
Just a terrible argument for the minister in charge of fiscal policy
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Adding the first woman’s name to a list that starts at 597 AD. Does that matter? Yeah, it does.
January 29, 2026 at 1:19 PM
Adding the first woman’s name to a list that starts at 597 AD. Does that matter? Yeah, it does.
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I’ve finally had enough and blogged about the new Civil Service Pensions website @rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social @janethughes.bsky.social @zsk.bsky.social @hetanshah.bsky.social
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bearoneill.com/2026/01/29/bad…
Bad
It’s unusual to come across a truly bad new digital service these days. People now praise the online passport service for speed and ease of use, the same for Jobseeker’s, voter registra…
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January 29, 2026 at 4:02 PM
I’ve finally had enough and blogged about the new Civil Service Pensions website @rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social @janethughes.bsky.social @zsk.bsky.social @hetanshah.bsky.social
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a) a century is not a long time in the context of the UK parliament and the law
b) it's only a century old if you count the 1911 Parliament Act and ignore the 1949 Parliament Act which amended it
c) Parliament Acts are established parts of the UK system- reporting them as "old" is a weird framing
b) it's only a century old if you count the 1911 Parliament Act and ignore the 1949 Parliament Act which amended it
c) Parliament Acts are established parts of the UK system- reporting them as "old" is a weird framing
How a century-old Act could help assisted dying supporters override the Lords
How a century-old Act could help assisted dying supporters override the Lords
While rare, the Parliament Act can technically be used to pass a private members' bill if the House of Lords rejects it, provided the bill passes the Commons in two successive sessions and one year elapses.
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January 29, 2026 at 12:34 PM
a) a century is not a long time in the context of the UK parliament and the law
b) it's only a century old if you count the 1911 Parliament Act and ignore the 1949 Parliament Act which amended it
c) Parliament Acts are established parts of the UK system- reporting them as "old" is a weird framing
b) it's only a century old if you count the 1911 Parliament Act and ignore the 1949 Parliament Act which amended it
c) Parliament Acts are established parts of the UK system- reporting them as "old" is a weird framing
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In Newfoundland (like Ireland, I've just learned, no surprise there) the back or side door is the one everyone uses, esp family and friends. In fact, a lot of outport houses have a front door with no stair leading up, just a door suspended above the ground. They are called 'mother in law doors'.
January 29, 2026 at 9:44 AM
In Newfoundland (like Ireland, I've just learned, no surprise there) the back or side door is the one everyone uses, esp family and friends. In fact, a lot of outport houses have a front door with no stair leading up, just a door suspended above the ground. They are called 'mother in law doors'.
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Kids today, never off their chip and PIN machines…
January 28, 2026 at 2:39 PM
Kids today, never off their chip and PIN machines…
“delivering fast food to the Gorton and Denton area” is perhaps the most tenuous link I’ve ever seen a candidate make to a constituency
But I suppose he’s doing better than the candidate who failed to pronounce the constituency’s name correctly
But I suppose he’s doing better than the candidate who failed to pronounce the constituency’s name correctly
Matthew Goodwin has previously said he was born and raised in St Albans.
Reform say he was "made by Manchester" and his famiıy are from there (grandparents)
He did study at the University of Salford as an undergraduate.
Reform say he was "made by Manchester" and his famiıy are from there (grandparents)
He did study at the University of Salford as an undergraduate.
January 29, 2026 at 12:06 AM
“delivering fast food to the Gorton and Denton area” is perhaps the most tenuous link I’ve ever seen a candidate make to a constituency
But I suppose he’s doing better than the candidate who failed to pronounce the constituency’s name correctly
But I suppose he’s doing better than the candidate who failed to pronounce the constituency’s name correctly
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What's most annoying is that, in the perspective of parliamentary time, the Parliament Act is about as achingly modern as it gets.
January 28, 2026 at 11:37 PM
What's most annoying is that, in the perspective of parliamentary time, the Parliament Act is about as achingly modern as it gets.
🚨 Use of the word “archaic” for literally any bit of parliamentary procedure klaxon 🚨
The full story here - how the Parliament Act could be deployed to bypass the Lords if they stop the assisted dying bill
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
Assisted dying backers could use archaic procedure to bypass ‘undemocratic’ block by peers
Exclusive: MPs backing bill to use ‘nuclear option’ of 1911 Parliament Act if it continues to be blocked by Lords
www.theguardian.com
January 28, 2026 at 10:54 PM
🚨 Use of the word “archaic” for literally any bit of parliamentary procedure klaxon 🚨
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