Steve Phillips
@stevenphillips7.bsky.social
Husband, father of two. Chartered Engineer. Lifelong Pompey fan & season ticket holder. Keen runner. Team Lotus devotee. Rediscovering my childhood interest in slot cars.
Two 5k runs in challenging weather this weekend. Southsea #Parkrun yesterday and Run Walk Local in Hilsea this morning. Thanks to all the volunteers for their efforts.
December 7, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Two 5k runs in challenging weather this weekend. Southsea #Parkrun yesterday and Run Walk Local in Hilsea this morning. Thanks to all the volunteers for their efforts.
Congratulations to Lando Norris - 2025 world champion! What an effort though by Max Verstappen. Just 2 points adrift in the final standings. #F1 🏁
Max Verstappen won the Abu Dhabi battle, but Lando Norris is World Champion!
www.planetf1.com/news/abu-dha...
www.planetf1.com/news/abu-dha...
Abu Dhabi GP: Lando Norris crowned champion after FIA scare, Verstappen falls short
Max Verstappen won the battle of Abu Dhabi, but it was Lando Norris who joined that elite Formula 1 club by becoming World Champion.
www.planetf1.com
December 7, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Congratulations to Lando Norris - 2025 world champion! What an effort though by Max Verstappen. Just 2 points adrift in the final standings. #F1 🏁
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Proud to unveil the Child Poverty Strategy.
Child poverty is a scourge I grew up with, it is a scourge I want to end.
This government will drive the biggest reduction of child poverty in a single Parliament. This is how Labour will get there.
www.gov.uk/government/p...
Child poverty is a scourge I grew up with, it is a scourge I want to end.
This government will drive the biggest reduction of child poverty in a single Parliament. This is how Labour will get there.
www.gov.uk/government/p...
Our Children, Our Future: Tackling Child Poverty
Strategy document setting out the government’s ambitious decade long mission to tackle the drivers of child poverty across the UK.
www.gov.uk
December 5, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Proud to unveil the Child Poverty Strategy.
Child poverty is a scourge I grew up with, it is a scourge I want to end.
This government will drive the biggest reduction of child poverty in a single Parliament. This is how Labour will get there.
www.gov.uk/government/p...
Child poverty is a scourge I grew up with, it is a scourge I want to end.
This government will drive the biggest reduction of child poverty in a single Parliament. This is how Labour will get there.
www.gov.uk/government/p...
The 1976 Lotus 77, a car that went from struggling to qualify to leading the Swedish GP & eventually winning the Japanese GP. A lot of development went into the car throughout the season, including complete redesign of the front suspension & several aero configurations. #F1 #TeamLotus
December 4, 2025 at 10:39 PM
The 1976 Lotus 77, a car that went from struggling to qualify to leading the Swedish GP & eventually winning the Japanese GP. A lot of development went into the car throughout the season, including complete redesign of the front suspension & several aero configurations. #F1 #TeamLotus
Does anyone have a #OnePlus15? What do you think of it?
December 4, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Does anyone have a #OnePlus15? What do you think of it?
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UK set for faster growth in 2026, slower inflation, OECD forecasts reut.rs/4pIRHIc
UK set for faster growth in 2026, slower inflation, OECD forecasts
Britain's economy will grow faster than previously expected next year, the OECD said on Tuesday, citing the impact of finance minister Rachel Reeves' budget on consumption and drag from global uncertainty that could keep pressure on inflation.
reut.rs
December 2, 2025 at 3:40 PM
UK set for faster growth in 2026, slower inflation, OECD forecasts reut.rs/4pIRHIc
Hilarious! 👇
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Elon Musk predicted 250k CyberTrucks would be sold annually. 16k have been sold in 2025.
December 2, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Hilarious! 👇
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Despite the worst efforts of the RW rags, Rachel Reeves is still Chancellor and the ludicrous "she lied" claims are yesterday's news. What a pathetic storm over nothing. It continues to amaze me that some people actually pay money to read these rags, particularly the Daily Mail & Daily Express! 😠
December 2, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Despite the worst efforts of the RW rags, Rachel Reeves is still Chancellor and the ludicrous "she lied" claims are yesterday's news. What a pathetic storm over nothing. It continues to amaze me that some people actually pay money to read these rags, particularly the Daily Mail & Daily Express! 😠
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8 things Labour's budget will deliver #Budget2025
December 1, 2025 at 6:09 PM
8 things Labour's budget will deliver #Budget2025
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9 February, 2026.
That is the date Aston Martin will unveil the AMR26. It will be their first F1 car designed under Adrian Newey.
That is the date Aston Martin will unveil the AMR26. It will be their first F1 car designed under Adrian Newey.
December 1, 2025 at 4:46 PM
9 February, 2026.
That is the date Aston Martin will unveil the AMR26. It will be their first F1 car designed under Adrian Newey.
That is the date Aston Martin will unveil the AMR26. It will be their first F1 car designed under Adrian Newey.
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Why, when sales of old fashioned print media like the Telegraph, the Times & the Mail are tumbling even faster than Tory poll ratings, does the BBC still use their headlines as their starting point on every news program?
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/01/r...
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/01/r...
Rachel Reeves and the Daily Mailification of the BBC
For all the focus on its supposed "left wing bias", the BBC's heavy coverage of Conservative allegations of dishonesty against Rachel Reeves shows how its political coverage is still largely led by th...
bylinetimes.com
December 1, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Why, when sales of old fashioned print media like the Telegraph, the Times & the Mail are tumbling even faster than Tory poll ratings, does the BBC still use their headlines as their starting point on every news program?
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/01/r...
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/01/r...
If my @bsky.app feed is anything to go by, all these baseless attacks on Rachel Reeves are just uniting support on the left & centre left for what she did in the budget. Other grievances with #Labour are put aside. We all totally reject the misogyny, hypocrisy & dishonesty from those on the right.
December 1, 2025 at 9:57 AM
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To all the right wing losers wrongly accusing Rachel Reeves of lying & absurdly calling for her to resign.....Rachel & #Labour will continue to govern and rebuild our country until at least August 2029 & probably for longer.
Time to dry those tears and accept reality.
Time to dry those tears and accept reality.
November 30, 2025 at 8:51 PM
To all the right wing losers wrongly accusing Rachel Reeves of lying & absurdly calling for her to resign.....Rachel & #Labour will continue to govern and rebuild our country until at least August 2029 & probably for longer.
Time to dry those tears and accept reality.
Time to dry those tears and accept reality.
What an incredible finale awaits. If Verstappen pulls this off, it'll surely be the greatest successful points chase in #F1, perhaps sporting, history.
Qatar GP 2025: Verstappen win takes title fight to final race as McLaren throw away win with strategy error - BBC Sport www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formul...
Qatar GP 2025: Verstappen win takes title fight to final race
Lando Norris, Max Verstappen and Oscar Piastri will contest a final-race championship showdown in Abu Dhabi after the Red Bull driver won a gripping Qatar Grand Prix.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 30, 2025 at 8:16 PM
What an incredible finale awaits. If Verstappen pulls this off, it'll surely be the greatest successful points chase in #F1, perhaps sporting, history.
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Kemi Badenoch is totally delusional. She doesn’t give a damn about child poverty. She is a heartless bully. #BBCLauraK
November 30, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Kemi Badenoch is totally delusional. She doesn’t give a damn about child poverty. She is a heartless bully. #BBCLauraK
Let's talk about that open letter from Nigel Farage. No mention of the NHS, of kids in poverty or employment rights. He talks about "uncontrolled immigration" just days after the announcement that it's two-thirds lower under Labour than a year earlier. He accuses Labour of economic chaos yet....1/3
November 29, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Let's talk about that open letter from Nigel Farage. No mention of the NHS, of kids in poverty or employment rights. He talks about "uncontrolled immigration" just days after the announcement that it's two-thirds lower under Labour than a year earlier. He accuses Labour of economic chaos yet....1/3
Work on building up #Southsea beach was in full swing yesterday. They're working 24/7 to pump and distribute a million tonnes of shingle just east of South Parade pier. It'll form the primary flood defence for that part of the sea front. Very impressive! 👍 #Portsmouth
November 29, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Work on building up #Southsea beach was in full swing yesterday. They're working 24/7 to pump and distribute a million tonnes of shingle just east of South Parade pier. It'll form the primary flood defence for that part of the sea front. Very impressive! 👍 #Portsmouth
November 26, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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Plus sides to today: Two-child benefit scrapped. Largely progressive tax implications. Good market reaction. No big spending cuts. Nightmare prospect of cutting funding to net zero etc avoided. It's a left-wing budget. Those who say there's no difference between Labour and Tories are bananas.
November 26, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Plus sides to today: Two-child benefit scrapped. Largely progressive tax implications. Good market reaction. No big spending cuts. Nightmare prospect of cutting funding to net zero etc avoided. It's a left-wing budget. Those who say there's no difference between Labour and Tories are bananas.
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This is a Labour Government which is prioritising Portsmouth, recognising our city is fizzing with potential and the national contribution we can make as an engine for growth👇🏻
November 26, 2025 at 4:11 PM
This is a Labour Government which is prioritising Portsmouth, recognising our city is fizzing with potential and the national contribution we can make as an engine for growth👇🏻
Stability under Labour 👍. What a contrast to the chaos of the Tory years!
Market reaction so far is calmly positive. GBP up a small but significant amount vs USD, EUR, and basket. 10-year gilt yields down 6pts on this morning, 30-year gilts down 9pts. Traders seem to like increased headroom and midde-of-the-roadness of it all.
November 26, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Stability under Labour 👍. What a contrast to the chaos of the Tory years!