Boba Fret
@bobafret.bsky.social
Likes Star Wars and guitars. Views are usually someone else's, stolen and repackaged as my own, in order to sound cleverer than I really am.
Did they at least find the time to tell us there wasn't a press conference on this subject? Or is that limited only to scenarios where there is in fact a press conference on the subject?
January 19, 2026 at 8:16 PM
Did they at least find the time to tell us there wasn't a press conference on this subject? Or is that limited only to scenarios where there is in fact a press conference on the subject?
The only way her statement remotely makes sense is if she's specifically critiquing his photocopying etiquette.
January 15, 2026 at 7:41 PM
The only way her statement remotely makes sense is if she's specifically critiquing his photocopying etiquette.
I remember it going through Masham in Yorkshire a few years back. Oddly enough I couldn't tell you the name of a single French town it's ever been through. I guess if this is an exercise in spreading its reach to a new audience, you can't argue it's not worked.
January 15, 2026 at 7:29 PM
I remember it going through Masham in Yorkshire a few years back. Oddly enough I couldn't tell you the name of a single French town it's ever been through. I guess if this is an exercise in spreading its reach to a new audience, you can't argue it's not worked.
Ok, but it was Jenrick that brought up lack of spaces, and it's absolutely true that this happened under his government's watch. We're holding him to account to his own measure of success, not fighting a different battle of whether that measure is the right one. Doing that obfuscates his hypocrisy.
January 15, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Ok, but it was Jenrick that brought up lack of spaces, and it's absolutely true that this happened under his government's watch. We're holding him to account to his own measure of success, not fighting a different battle of whether that measure is the right one. Doing that obfuscates his hypocrisy.
Jenrick was in government at the point he cites failure no matter what you personally believe the solution they didn't implement was. Think you're focusing on the wrong thing entirely here.
January 15, 2026 at 5:56 PM
Jenrick was in government at the point he cites failure no matter what you personally believe the solution they didn't implement was. Think you're focusing on the wrong thing entirely here.
Presumably he was photocopying it so he could fax it and didn't want to fax the original as he thought he'd then not have it anymore?
January 15, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Presumably he was photocopying it so he could fax it and didn't want to fax the original as he thought he'd then not have it anymore?
What I suspect will eventually happen is some government will implement some form of income tax 'balancing' on pension income, and implement it just in time for all the people who are currently being fleeced for the benefit of the previous generations to pay it. Double whammy for them.
January 15, 2026 at 5:38 PM
What I suspect will eventually happen is some government will implement some form of income tax 'balancing' on pension income, and implement it just in time for all the people who are currently being fleeced for the benefit of the previous generations to pay it. Double whammy for them.
The problem he will have as Farage's successor is that he's destined to end up like that guy who anyone only remembers from having multiple photoshopped copies of a book called "Chips" and dressing like he's wearing a Farage fancy dress outfit.
There are no Reform voters, only Farage voters.
There are no Reform voters, only Farage voters.
January 15, 2026 at 5:27 PM
The problem he will have as Farage's successor is that he's destined to end up like that guy who anyone only remembers from having multiple photoshopped copies of a book called "Chips" and dressing like he's wearing a Farage fancy dress outfit.
There are no Reform voters, only Farage voters.
There are no Reform voters, only Farage voters.
To be fair, he also laid out his position that he wants us to believe everyone except he, the man in government when the bad stuff happened - some of which was actually under his personal brief - is responsible for the government doing bad stuff.
January 15, 2026 at 5:18 PM
To be fair, he also laid out his position that he wants us to believe everyone except he, the man in government when the bad stuff happened - some of which was actually under his personal brief - is responsible for the government doing bad stuff.
Did my ears deceive me or was he having a go at Ed Milliband at one point?
January 15, 2026 at 5:06 PM
Did my ears deceive me or was he having a go at Ed Milliband at one point?
Completely agree. It strikes me a lot of people who would describe themselves as anti-Reform end up siding with their "high streets must be more like they were in the 80s" policies. That's not going to happen. We need to accept it and think about what we want from the next iteration of high streets.
January 11, 2026 at 10:28 PM
Completely agree. It strikes me a lot of people who would describe themselves as anti-Reform end up siding with their "high streets must be more like they were in the 80s" policies. That's not going to happen. We need to accept it and think about what we want from the next iteration of high streets.
People seem really bad at determining they are the only the audience and not the participant. And that the audience exists purely to make the participants feel validated.
January 10, 2026 at 5:21 PM
People seem really bad at determining they are the only the audience and not the participant. And that the audience exists purely to make the participants feel validated.
I agree the article isn't clear, I think in part because the second half concerns itself with Sultana's statement, which appears to contradict the outcome described in the first so creates confusion. My reading is the ICO is the wrong body to deal with it, and the advice is to report to police.
January 9, 2026 at 10:44 PM
I agree the article isn't clear, I think in part because the second half concerns itself with Sultana's statement, which appears to contradict the outcome described in the first so creates confusion. My reading is the ICO is the wrong body to deal with it, and the advice is to report to police.
The concept you describe is UTC. It has applications. But your own use of am and pm highlights why it's convenient for humans to anchor a common understanding of the middle of the day - 'm' stands for meridiem which is the Latin for midday.
Your Mars point opens up a can of special relatively worms
Your Mars point opens up a can of special relatively worms
January 8, 2026 at 11:07 PM
The concept you describe is UTC. It has applications. But your own use of am and pm highlights why it's convenient for humans to anchor a common understanding of the middle of the day - 'm' stands for meridiem which is the Latin for midday.
Your Mars point opens up a can of special relatively worms
Your Mars point opens up a can of special relatively worms
Mr Tompkins gets confused about anachronisms.
January 8, 2026 at 10:56 PM
Mr Tompkins gets confused about anachronisms.
It's not useful to conflate protest, rallies, civil unrest and rioting from war. War would necessarily involve the 6th most powerful military in the world using deadly force against insurgents, which currently don't even exist (middle aged men with flags, Stella and the odd rock don't count).
January 5, 2026 at 1:48 PM
It's not useful to conflate protest, rallies, civil unrest and rioting from war. War would necessarily involve the 6th most powerful military in the world using deadly force against insurgents, which currently don't even exist (middle aged men with flags, Stella and the odd rock don't count).
With the significant difference that Beirut was situated in a country with armed sectarian militias opposed to one another. Get back to me when the home counties are controlled by a paramilitary organisation wanting to take control of the government being trained by hostile foreign states.
January 5, 2026 at 1:08 PM
With the significant difference that Beirut was situated in a country with armed sectarian militias opposed to one another. Get back to me when the home counties are controlled by a paramilitary organisation wanting to take control of the government being trained by hostile foreign states.
Don't know, the article didn't say. I sort of assumed he owned a home near his parents in order he could be close to them. The man is in his 60s so his parents well might need extra caring support. But I see you decided this man is some sort of parasite to society for reasons unstated of your own.
January 4, 2026 at 11:14 PM
Don't know, the article didn't say. I sort of assumed he owned a home near his parents in order he could be close to them. The man is in his 60s so his parents well might need extra caring support. But I see you decided this man is some sort of parasite to society for reasons unstated of your own.
I understand. I read this as an article about a group of people making bigoted remarks about another group. Your perspective is those making the bigoted remarks are the real victims. Different perspectives I guess.
January 4, 2026 at 11:06 PM
I understand. I read this as an article about a group of people making bigoted remarks about another group. Your perspective is those making the bigoted remarks are the real victims. Different perspectives I guess.
No, not all of them, the ones interviewed in the article. Once again, this has nothing to do with either the north or south and there's nothing in the article to suggest that. It's about the lived experiences of attitudes groups of people have towards one another.
January 4, 2026 at 8:10 PM
No, not all of them, the ones interviewed in the article. Once again, this has nothing to do with either the north or south and there's nothing in the article to suggest that. It's about the lived experiences of attitudes groups of people have towards one another.
The article is about how northerners experience bigotry at universities in both the north and south of the country. It is not a critique of the south at all. I'm surprised you interpreted it this way.
January 4, 2026 at 7:52 PM
The article is about how northerners experience bigotry at universities in both the north and south of the country. It is not a critique of the south at all. I'm surprised you interpreted it this way.
He mentions that in reference to a different point, about not being perceived in the locality as an outsider. I don't believe he mentions entitlement?
January 4, 2026 at 7:35 PM
He mentions that in reference to a different point, about not being perceived in the locality as an outsider. I don't believe he mentions entitlement?
Quite. A war isn't sporadic flag waving and brick throwing, it involves deadly weapons. This "war" would have UK government controlled British armed forces on one side. It strikes me that it doesn't matter how many minibuses with flags from Temu you can mobilise if your opponent has an RAF Typhoon.
January 4, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Quite. A war isn't sporadic flag waving and brick throwing, it involves deadly weapons. This "war" would have UK government controlled British armed forces on one side. It strikes me that it doesn't matter how many minibuses with flags from Temu you can mobilise if your opponent has an RAF Typhoon.
The citizens being polled are the same who would necessarily have to take part in that war. 91% of the country aren't saying there will be a civil war, so presumably are more than happy to opt out. Even the whole 9% aren't likely to be willing participants, so who is this war going to be between?
January 4, 2026 at 5:59 PM
The citizens being polled are the same who would necessarily have to take part in that war. 91% of the country aren't saying there will be a civil war, so presumably are more than happy to opt out. Even the whole 9% aren't likely to be willing participants, so who is this war going to be between?
Is it useful to pay people to think about this stuff? If your career requires you to come to a conclusion which isn't "this is almost entirely unlikely to the point we might as well reject it - not least because the actual practicalities can't even be reconciled", I expect you end up with biases.
January 4, 2026 at 1:28 PM
Is it useful to pay people to think about this stuff? If your career requires you to come to a conclusion which isn't "this is almost entirely unlikely to the point we might as well reject it - not least because the actual practicalities can't even be reconciled", I expect you end up with biases.