Chris Wilson
@chriswilson100.bsky.social
Amateur dilettante. I am serious, and don't call me Shirley. Je suis Marxiste, tendance Groucho.
1) I don't have sufficient expertise in NY politics, but the point generalises. My guess is that it was directed at the corporate wing of the Democrats
2) No they're not about civility. They're about cruelty. That's the point, that's what's behind the mask.
2) No they're not about civility. They're about cruelty. That's the point, that's what's behind the mask.
January 2, 2026 at 1:10 PM
1) I don't have sufficient expertise in NY politics, but the point generalises. My guess is that it was directed at the corporate wing of the Democrats
2) No they're not about civility. They're about cruelty. That's the point, that's what's behind the mask.
2) No they're not about civility. They're about cruelty. That's the point, that's what's behind the mask.
So your point is, if the government had listened to the people affected, and properly understood, they might have designed a policy that did both things. But now they've missed the opportunity.
January 2, 2026 at 12:11 PM
So your point is, if the government had listened to the people affected, and properly understood, they might have designed a policy that did both things. But now they've missed the opportunity.
Liberal centrists who regard themselves as the sensible grown ups while engaging in performative cruelty towards, eg, disabled people, trans people, the poor.
Starmer and Reeves claiming a "moral case" for cutting PIP payments to avoid raising tax.
Labour's immigration policy.
Starmer and Reeves claiming a "moral case" for cutting PIP payments to avoid raising tax.
Labour's immigration policy.
January 2, 2026 at 12:05 PM
Liberal centrists who regard themselves as the sensible grown ups while engaging in performative cruelty towards, eg, disabled people, trans people, the poor.
Starmer and Reeves claiming a "moral case" for cutting PIP payments to avoid raising tax.
Labour's immigration policy.
Starmer and Reeves claiming a "moral case" for cutting PIP payments to avoid raising tax.
Labour's immigration policy.
But why? Why is a business generating £50k pa worth £5m? Who is it that is buying farms for a 1% return, rather than just putting it in the bank?
Could it be tax avoiders?
Could it be tax avoiders?
January 2, 2026 at 11:49 AM
But why? Why is a business generating £50k pa worth £5m? Who is it that is buying farms for a 1% return, rather than just putting it in the bank?
Could it be tax avoiders?
Could it be tax avoiders?
"analysis of NHS data by the PA Media news agency". Journalists reporting other journalists, when there's already proper research that shows the true reason.
December 31, 2025 at 8:27 AM
"analysis of NHS data by the PA Media news agency". Journalists reporting other journalists, when there's already proper research that shows the true reason.
A Keir Starmer figure with hands that don't grip.
December 23, 2025 at 12:04 PM
A Keir Starmer figure with hands that don't grip.
If only the Labour Party had grown out of a tradition of collective action and solidarity...
December 23, 2025 at 10:29 AM
If only the Labour Party had grown out of a tradition of collective action and solidarity...
"In later life Wittgenstein was keen not to end up just writing a series of aphorisms. He explained why not in an aphorism: ‘Raisins may be the best part of a cake; but a bag of raisins is not better than a cake.’ (I call this Wittgenstein’s ‘Critique of Pure Raisin’)."
December 17, 2025 at 11:32 AM
"In later life Wittgenstein was keen not to end up just writing a series of aphorisms. He explained why not in an aphorism: ‘Raisins may be the best part of a cake; but a bag of raisins is not better than a cake.’ (I call this Wittgenstein’s ‘Critique of Pure Raisin’)."
Absolute solidarity with your commitment to kindness and empathy.
December 13, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Absolute solidarity with your commitment to kindness and empathy.
Labour’s shift away from “immigration is good but it needs to be managed” to “it is bad” is a gift to essentially everyone they compete with, because it means that they don’t have the right position to be able to attack *anyone*.
I'm sorry, but these attacks are just not going to convince Green-curious voters, because Labour is so visibly out of step with those voters' core values
December 11, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Lord Maurice of House Glasman?
December 10, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Lord Maurice of House Glasman?
I'm not an economist so there might be glaring methodological errors that I'm not seeing, but it seems aligned with www.cbsnews.com/news/cost-of...
Maybe the way to think about it is: if it is true, what does it tell you about current US politics?
Maybe the way to think about it is: if it is true, what does it tell you about current US politics?
Most Americans don't earn enough to afford basic costs of living, analysis finds
The bottom 60% of U.S. households don't make enough money to afford a "minimal quality of life," according to a new analysis.
www.cbsnews.com
December 4, 2025 at 11:01 AM
I'm not an economist so there might be glaring methodological errors that I'm not seeing, but it seems aligned with www.cbsnews.com/news/cost-of...
Maybe the way to think about it is: if it is true, what does it tell you about current US politics?
Maybe the way to think about it is: if it is true, what does it tell you about current US politics?
Interview with series costume designer:
www.goodhousekeeping.com/uk/fashion/s...
www.goodhousekeeping.com/uk/fashion/s...
December 3, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Interview with series costume designer:
www.goodhousekeeping.com/uk/fashion/s...
www.goodhousekeeping.com/uk/fashion/s...
Isn't one of the issues that organising resources requires managers to do the coordination. However politicians have used the rhetoric of 'protecting the front line' and cut management capacity.
The hypothetical restaurant would have the managers it needed to stay in business.
The hypothetical restaurant would have the managers it needed to stay in business.
November 29, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Isn't one of the issues that organising resources requires managers to do the coordination. However politicians have used the rhetoric of 'protecting the front line' and cut management capacity.
The hypothetical restaurant would have the managers it needed to stay in business.
The hypothetical restaurant would have the managers it needed to stay in business.
I lived in Port William as a child. I'm loving your photos of Wigtownshire.
November 29, 2025 at 10:02 AM
I lived in Port William as a child. I'm loving your photos of Wigtownshire.
Oceania has always been at war with Eurasia
November 27, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Oceania has always been at war with Eurasia
If you remember being in Primal Scream you weren't really there.
Maybe your subconscious is telling you something.
Maybe your subconscious is telling you something.
November 20, 2025 at 5:19 PM
If you remember being in Primal Scream you weren't really there.
Maybe your subconscious is telling you something.
Maybe your subconscious is telling you something.
Ipsos tested this
www.ipsos.com/en-uk/yes-pr...
www.ipsos.com/en-uk/yes-pr...
Yes Prime Minister, questionnaire design matters
An Ipsos poll asking the same series of questions asked in the BBC comedy series Yes Prime Minister, series 1, episode 2, "The Ministerial Broadcast" as posed by Sir Humphrey Appleby to Bernard Woolle...
www.ipsos.com
November 15, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Ipsos tested this
www.ipsos.com/en-uk/yes-pr...
www.ipsos.com/en-uk/yes-pr...
What's your view on @steveakehurst.bsky.social research saying not improving public services etc, is worse?
bsky.app/profile/stev...
bsky.app/profile/stev...
Ahead of Budget, where do voters stand on tax and the dilemmas facing government?
Big new @persuasionuk.bsky.social report out today on this.
TL;DR as risky as breaching the manifesto is for Lab - failing on public services, cost of living and child poverty is *far riskier* for Lab.
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Big new @persuasionuk.bsky.social report out today on this.
TL;DR as risky as breaching the manifesto is for Lab - failing on public services, cost of living and child poverty is *far riskier* for Lab.
🧵
November 14, 2025 at 11:15 AM
What's your view on @steveakehurst.bsky.social research saying not improving public services etc, is worse?
bsky.app/profile/stev...
bsky.app/profile/stev...
Some Amazon deliveries do this. You can watch a map of where the van is, and where you are in the queue.
November 13, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Some Amazon deliveries do this. You can watch a map of where the van is, and where you are in the queue.
Also two ounces of cannabis resin looks very suspicious.
What?
What?
November 10, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Also two ounces of cannabis resin looks very suspicious.
What?
What?
A thing I keep thinking about is I can't think of any good films from the 80s. Not films that make you nostalgic for your youth, but just good films. Compare with 70s or 90s.
There have to be films you want to see. 80s was studios taking back control after 70s indie movie brats. Maybe.
There have to be films you want to see. 80s was studios taking back control after 70s indie movie brats. Maybe.
November 1, 2025 at 10:39 AM
A thing I keep thinking about is I can't think of any good films from the 80s. Not films that make you nostalgic for your youth, but just good films. Compare with 70s or 90s.
There have to be films you want to see. 80s was studios taking back control after 70s indie movie brats. Maybe.
There have to be films you want to see. 80s was studios taking back control after 70s indie movie brats. Maybe.
How exactly do you buttress a foundation? Where is it the buttresses go? Do they stop the foundations falling over? In what circumstances do foundations need buttresses?
October 31, 2025 at 12:23 PM
How exactly do you buttress a foundation? Where is it the buttresses go? Do they stop the foundations falling over? In what circumstances do foundations need buttresses?
Congratulations on the unexplained picture of Robert Wyatt.
October 29, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Congratulations on the unexplained picture of Robert Wyatt.