Neal Champion
@champ.org.uk
Motorcyclist and racer, left-leaning, Europhile, musician
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My favourite thing to do at Christmas is hate Christmas.
December 2, 2025 at 2:22 PM
My favourite thing to do at Christmas is hate Christmas.
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Currently dorking out over this graph about child mortality with my brother. Just mind boggling to take in.
December 2, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Currently dorking out over this graph about child mortality with my brother. Just mind boggling to take in.
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This is how the OBR accidentally let the budget out early. A pretty straightforward tech mistake, imo
www.theregister.com/2025/12/01/u...
www.theregister.com/2025/12/01/u...
UK budget leak blamed on misconfigured WordPress plugin
: Predictable URLs break security through obscurity and lack of server access controls don't help
www.theregister.com
December 2, 2025 at 8:40 AM
This is how the OBR accidentally let the budget out early. A pretty straightforward tech mistake, imo
www.theregister.com/2025/12/01/u...
www.theregister.com/2025/12/01/u...
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🙄😒media that spent months speculating about budget continues to pout and sulk that their speculation was…..highly speculative.
November 30, 2025 at 9:25 PM
🙄😒media that spent months speculating about budget continues to pout and sulk that their speculation was…..highly speculative.
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This is an excellent, level-headed, informative piece. I'd kill for a government which could discuss the issue with the same sense of objectivity and calm.
Here's this week's column. Please - please - can we stop talking about migration in a way that's completely detached from the facts? www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Net migration is plummeting. Why can’t Labour say so? | Heather Stewart
An honest debate is needed on this polarising topic as sectors such as social care struggle with recruitment
www.theguardian.com
November 30, 2025 at 12:48 PM
This is an excellent, level-headed, informative piece. I'd kill for a government which could discuss the issue with the same sense of objectivity and calm.
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Watch carefully and you can see right through her eyes into the headrest.
#WorldBollardAssociation
#WorldBollardAssociation
November 29, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Watch carefully and you can see right through her eyes into the headrest.
#WorldBollardAssociation
#WorldBollardAssociation
Your regular reminder not to bother reading The Telegraph, and certainly not believe anything if you do
Wow - this guy must be really, REALLY bad with money if an extra £208 per month will “ruin” his retirement.
Let’s take a look at his situation based on what he told the @Telegraph
Because this does NOT add up!
No, this is not a “poor pensioner” scrabbling around for pennies…
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Let’s take a look at his situation based on what he told the @Telegraph
Because this does NOT add up!
No, this is not a “poor pensioner” scrabbling around for pennies…
🧵1/9
November 29, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Your regular reminder not to bother reading The Telegraph, and certainly not believe anything if you do
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Lying in politics is wrong and should never be rewarded, says newspaper which pays Boris Johnson £1 million a year to be its star columnist
November 29, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Lying in politics is wrong and should never be rewarded, says newspaper which pays Boris Johnson £1 million a year to be its star columnist
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As Jesus said: “You’re on your own mate, not my problem”
Kemi Badenoch says welfare spending is unchristian
Kemi Badenoch says welfare spending is unchristian
Kemi Badenoch says welfare spending is unchristian
www.thetimes.com
November 28, 2025 at 11:07 AM
As Jesus said: “You’re on your own mate, not my problem”
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Budget 2025: This is how you lose the world iandunt.substack.com/p/budget-202...
November 28, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Budget 2025: This is how you lose the world iandunt.substack.com/p/budget-202...
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To put a finer point on this whole thing: "Two people with direct knowledge of the operation" — presumably uniformed military leaders — are accusing the U.S. Secretary of Defense of personally ordering specific war crimes. That's a historic accusation.
Textbook war crime/extrajudicial killing
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 28, 2025 at 11:48 PM
To put a finer point on this whole thing: "Two people with direct knowledge of the operation" — presumably uniformed military leaders — are accusing the U.S. Secretary of Defense of personally ordering specific war crimes. That's a historic accusation.
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Fairly sure that if I was ever Chancellor of the Exchequer (heaven forfend) and produced a budget, I would have at least one uncle who would label it a disgrace. And that is how I would know I was doing the right thing.
‘It’s a disgrace’ — Rachel Reeves’s uncle gives budget verdict ⬇️
‘It’s a disgrace’ — Rachel Reeves’s uncle gives budget verdict
‘It’s a disgrace’ — Rachel Reeves’s uncle gives budget verdict
www.thetimes.com
November 28, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Fairly sure that if I was ever Chancellor of the Exchequer (heaven forfend) and produced a budget, I would have at least one uncle who would label it a disgrace. And that is how I would know I was doing the right thing.
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Starmer and Reeves run probably the most economically left-wing government of past five decades and yet bleeding support to its left thanks to dumb strategy www.economist.com/britain/2025...
November 27, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Starmer and Reeves run probably the most economically left-wing government of past five decades and yet bleeding support to its left thanks to dumb strategy www.economist.com/britain/2025...
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- A 100,000 drop in net migration costs us £7bn
- Scrapping the two-child benefit cap costs us £3bn
What gets more attention?
James O’Brien says 'we have become a ludicrous country'.
- Scrapping the two-child benefit cap costs us £3bn
What gets more attention?
James O’Brien says 'we have become a ludicrous country'.
November 27, 2025 at 11:11 AM
- A 100,000 drop in net migration costs us £7bn
- Scrapping the two-child benefit cap costs us £3bn
What gets more attention?
James O’Brien says 'we have become a ludicrous country'.
- Scrapping the two-child benefit cap costs us £3bn
What gets more attention?
James O’Brien says 'we have become a ludicrous country'.
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The predictable crushing uniformity of the coverage of this Budget tells you an awful lot about the priorities of those papers, and also why there's actually quite a lot to praise in it bylinetimes.com/2025/11/26/t...
November 27, 2025 at 9:40 AM
The predictable crushing uniformity of the coverage of this Budget tells you an awful lot about the priorities of those papers, and also why there's actually quite a lot to praise in it bylinetimes.com/2025/11/26/t...
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This. There is only one difference between an immigrant and an expat, and it is what makes the word expat inherently racist.
(Arguably there is a second, which is wealth, but this is often linked to the first)
(Arguably there is a second, which is wealth, but this is often linked to the first)
November 27, 2025 at 10:31 AM
This. There is only one difference between an immigrant and an expat, and it is what makes the word expat inherently racist.
(Arguably there is a second, which is wealth, but this is often linked to the first)
(Arguably there is a second, which is wealth, but this is often linked to the first)
Yes, yes, this is covered by Sturgeon's Law
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sturgeo...
Just find some better writing. I'm happy to recommend @quellist1.bsky.social and @aptshadow.bsky.social
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sturgeo...
Just find some better writing. I'm happy to recommend @quellist1.bsky.social and @aptshadow.bsky.social
November 27, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Yes, yes, this is covered by Sturgeon's Law
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sturgeo...
Just find some better writing. I'm happy to recommend @quellist1.bsky.social and @aptshadow.bsky.social
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sturgeo...
Just find some better writing. I'm happy to recommend @quellist1.bsky.social and @aptshadow.bsky.social
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Important to remember that the British public is actively being misinformed on this issue.
New net migration figures at 930am.
Net migration fell half a million to 344,000 in 2024 from 848k in 2023
56% of people think it went up last year
17% think stayed the same
14% think it went down
2025 figure to be lower again
16% expect that
38% think it will be up
31% about the same
Net migration fell half a million to 344,000 in 2024 from 848k in 2023
56% of people think it went up last year
17% think stayed the same
14% think it went down
2025 figure to be lower again
16% expect that
38% think it will be up
31% about the same
November 27, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Important to remember that the British public is actively being misinformed on this issue.
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The US regime is trying to export its culture wars again. We should be clear: in our jurisdiction human rights standards, based on dignity and autonomy – not the whims of Christian nationalists – mean that abortion is healthcare.
US designates NHS abortions as human rights violation
Trump administration will also crack down on sex change treatments for minors and hate speech arrests
www.telegraph.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 10:32 AM
The US regime is trying to export its culture wars again. We should be clear: in our jurisdiction human rights standards, based on dignity and autonomy – not the whims of Christian nationalists – mean that abortion is healthcare.
Hmm. 9 of the 22 full time riders for 2026 WSBK are on Ducatis. 40%. That can't be healthy, surely?
Mind you, I guess when there were 8 Ducatis on the MotoGP grid, that wasn't much better
Mind you, I guess when there were 8 Ducatis on the MotoGP grid, that wasn't much better
November 27, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Hmm. 9 of the 22 full time riders for 2026 WSBK are on Ducatis. 40%. That can't be healthy, surely?
Mind you, I guess when there were 8 Ducatis on the MotoGP grid, that wasn't much better
Mind you, I guess when there were 8 Ducatis on the MotoGP grid, that wasn't much better
This is one of the best pieces of writing on the current AI bubble
I wrote about the irony of the AI bubble, a phenomenon driven by storytelling and imagination in an industry that has contempt for both
The AI Bubble Is Not a Question. What Happens If It Bursts Is.
The AI industry's most important product is not a chatbot or a video generator; it's the story the AI industry is telling about itself
www.theringer.com
November 27, 2025 at 10:21 AM
This is one of the best pieces of writing on the current AI bubble
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I wrote about the irony of the AI bubble, a phenomenon driven by storytelling and imagination in an industry that has contempt for both
The AI Bubble Is Not a Question. What Happens If It Bursts Is.
The AI industry's most important product is not a chatbot or a video generator; it's the story the AI industry is telling about itself
www.theringer.com
November 4, 2025 at 3:15 PM
I wrote about the irony of the AI bubble, a phenomenon driven by storytelling and imagination in an industry that has contempt for both
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My best guess regarding the Ukraine/Russia negotiations is that both sides fully realize there is simply no overlap in the Venn Diagram of what each could accept in terms of conditions and assurances.
None.
However neither can afford to alienate the US by not engaging in the pantomime of looking.
None.
However neither can afford to alienate the US by not engaging in the pantomime of looking.
November 26, 2025 at 10:53 PM
My best guess regarding the Ukraine/Russia negotiations is that both sides fully realize there is simply no overlap in the Venn Diagram of what each could accept in terms of conditions and assurances.
None.
However neither can afford to alienate the US by not engaging in the pantomime of looking.
None.
However neither can afford to alienate the US by not engaging in the pantomime of looking.