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Britain has talked itself into a flat tailspin. Had weeks of ppl telling me that the country's on the verge of catastrophe. In reality real wages are rising and the economy growing. God alone knows what ppl would say if we went back to the early 80s, 17% interest rates and four million unemployed.
January 6, 2026 at 9:36 AM
Britain has talked itself into a flat tailspin. Had weeks of ppl telling me that the country's on the verge of catastrophe. In reality real wages are rising and the economy growing. God alone knows what ppl would say if we went back to the early 80s, 17% interest rates and four million unemployed.
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Almost nobody in the Cons Party or beyond it had noticed that the Shadow Home Secretary with two other frontbenchers and 5 backbenchers tabled a bill in May to deport 3 million people - stripping almost every pensioner, parent or nurse who did not take out citizenship of their right to live here
October 23, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Almost nobody in the Cons Party or beyond it had noticed that the Shadow Home Secretary with two other frontbenchers and 5 backbenchers tabled a bill in May to deport 3 million people - stripping almost every pensioner, parent or nurse who did not take out citizenship of their right to live here
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New YouGov polling. A monumental failure of our political class to educate, a monumental failure of our media to report fairly, for a generation
August 5, 2025 at 6:27 AM
New YouGov polling. A monumental failure of our political class to educate, a monumental failure of our media to report fairly, for a generation
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UPDATE: it's been over a week since I was prevented from boarding a flight home. My MP is on the case. My immigration lawyer is on the case. Still no answers. Still in limbo. I'm feeling pretty dejected. Apparently obtaining citizenship still does not safeguard one against these scenarios.
I'm currently in immigration exile, see below.
Since I'm stateside, I'll be talking to the Morbidly Curious Book Club tonight at 7 pm EST about Victorian surgery and my first book, The Butchering Art. Please come and distract me with your questions. Link below 👇
www.youtube.com/live/Hl3OO7p...
Since I'm stateside, I'll be talking to the Morbidly Curious Book Club tonight at 7 pm EST about Victorian surgery and my first book, The Butchering Art. Please come and distract me with your questions. Link below 👇
www.youtube.com/live/Hl3OO7p...
July 31, 2025 at 2:21 PM
UPDATE: it's been over a week since I was prevented from boarding a flight home. My MP is on the case. My immigration lawyer is on the case. Still no answers. Still in limbo. I'm feeling pretty dejected. Apparently obtaining citizenship still does not safeguard one against these scenarios.
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Henley & Partners’ wealth migration reports have been reported all over the world, both to prove both that there's a massive exodus of wealth from the UK and that there isn't.
Our forensic review finds the data riddled with anomalies - and in key places looks fabricated:
Our forensic review finds the data riddled with anomalies - and in key places looks fabricated:
July 27, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Henley & Partners’ wealth migration reports have been reported all over the world, both to prove both that there's a massive exodus of wealth from the UK and that there isn't.
Our forensic review finds the data riddled with anomalies - and in key places looks fabricated:
Our forensic review finds the data riddled with anomalies - and in key places looks fabricated:
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For the love of God, Radio 4, the EU will NOT pay a 15% tax. US consumers will.
July 28, 2025 at 7:07 AM
For the love of God, Radio 4, the EU will NOT pay a 15% tax. US consumers will.
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David Lammy must realise that we’re past the point of threatening sanctions.
Every day the Government sits on its hands, more innocent civilians are being killed in Gaza while over a million are at risk of starvation.
Sanctions are needed now, including against Netanyahu.
Every day the Government sits on its hands, more innocent civilians are being killed in Gaza while over a million are at risk of starvation.
Sanctions are needed now, including against Netanyahu.
July 22, 2025 at 11:24 AM
David Lammy must realise that we’re past the point of threatening sanctions.
Every day the Government sits on its hands, more innocent civilians are being killed in Gaza while over a million are at risk of starvation.
Sanctions are needed now, including against Netanyahu.
Every day the Government sits on its hands, more innocent civilians are being killed in Gaza while over a million are at risk of starvation.
Sanctions are needed now, including against Netanyahu.
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When I was little, the U.S. military came to our home at gunpoint and took me and my family away. We were imprisoned for years in barbed wire camps simply because we were Japanese American. I have spent my life telling that story, hoping it would never be repeated.
July 21, 2025 at 5:20 PM
When I was little, the U.S. military came to our home at gunpoint and took me and my family away. We were imprisoned for years in barbed wire camps simply because we were Japanese American. I have spent my life telling that story, hoping it would never be repeated.
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#BREAKING | Now in Tel Aviv: Many teenagers are burning their draft papers!
"Not cooperating with genocide and apartheid. Refuse! Refuse! Refuse!"
"Not cooperating with genocide and apartheid. Refuse! Refuse! Refuse!"
July 15, 2025 at 4:51 PM
#BREAKING | Now in Tel Aviv: Many teenagers are burning their draft papers!
"Not cooperating with genocide and apartheid. Refuse! Refuse! Refuse!"
"Not cooperating with genocide and apartheid. Refuse! Refuse! Refuse!"
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Wimbledon's ambitions to expand are being tested in the High Court. The legal arguments are a proxy-fight. The real battle is over visions of the contest: a leading player in the global sports market, or remaining merely 'tennis in an English garden'."
www.economist.com/britain/2025...
www.economist.com/britain/2025...
July 10, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Wimbledon's ambitions to expand are being tested in the High Court. The legal arguments are a proxy-fight. The real battle is over visions of the contest: a leading player in the global sports market, or remaining merely 'tennis in an English garden'."
www.economist.com/britain/2025...
www.economist.com/britain/2025...
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The main divide in politics isn’t “open vs closed” it is “do you accept that old people actually exist, and cost more?” versus “do you believe that old people don’t exist, or the fact they cost more is somehow unfair or can be wished away?”
Yeah unfortunately that’s nonsense. The main problems in politics right now are driven by the aging of the population which means public services get more expensive just as there are fewer people to fund them.
July 9, 2025 at 1:21 PM
The main divide in politics isn’t “open vs closed” it is “do you accept that old people actually exist, and cost more?” versus “do you believe that old people don’t exist, or the fact they cost more is somehow unfair or can be wished away?”
This
July 1, 2025 at 10:34 PM
This
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"A coup d'etat is underway in Britain"
And these people wonder why everyone else thinks they are unserious, emotion-button pushers.
And these people wonder why everyone else thinks they are unserious, emotion-button pushers.
July 1, 2025 at 10:42 AM
"A coup d'etat is underway in Britain"
And these people wonder why everyone else thinks they are unserious, emotion-button pushers.
And these people wonder why everyone else thinks they are unserious, emotion-button pushers.
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Journalist Rachel Shabi, who is Jewish, weighs in at LBC on the fallout of Bob Vylan’s controversial performance. #GazaGenocide
June 30, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Journalist Rachel Shabi, who is Jewish, weighs in at LBC on the fallout of Bob Vylan’s controversial performance. #GazaGenocide
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Eric Clapton, in 1976, ranted onstage at the Royal Albert Hall. What he said was so racist, so hateful, so awful, he inspired Rock Against Racism.
www.thedailybeast.com/eric-clapton...
www.thedailybeast.com/eric-clapton...
June 28, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Eric Clapton, in 1976, ranted onstage at the Royal Albert Hall. What he said was so racist, so hateful, so awful, he inspired Rock Against Racism.
www.thedailybeast.com/eric-clapton...
www.thedailybeast.com/eric-clapton...
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You wont see headlines like this anywhere in the western mainstream media.
Genocide thrives in silence.
Genocide thrives in silence.
June 27, 2025 at 1:12 PM
You wont see headlines like this anywhere in the western mainstream media.
Genocide thrives in silence.
Genocide thrives in silence.
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It's a mark of what's gone wrong with British politics that it's regarded as some kind of career-ending humiliation when a govt has to make concessions to Members of Parliament.
We'd be much better governed if MPs found their backbones more often, & govts routinely had to respond to their concerns.
We'd be much better governed if MPs found their backbones more often, & govts routinely had to respond to their concerns.
June 27, 2025 at 8:20 AM
It's a mark of what's gone wrong with British politics that it's regarded as some kind of career-ending humiliation when a govt has to make concessions to Members of Parliament.
We'd be much better governed if MPs found their backbones more often, & govts routinely had to respond to their concerns.
We'd be much better governed if MPs found their backbones more often, & govts routinely had to respond to their concerns.
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“In 2033 it will seem utterly baffling how a bunch of tech folks lost their minds over text generators.”
This is from more than a year ago but it’s a good accompaniment to the Emily Bender interview in @financialtimes.com today
www.ft.com/content/6482...
This is from more than a year ago but it’s a good accompaniment to the Emily Bender interview in @financialtimes.com today
www.ft.com/content/6482...
AI keeps going wrong. What if it can’t be fixed?
Pessimists warn it could wipe out humanity. Optimists hail a medical revolution. Henry Mance meets the sceptics who argue that the technology is simply flawed
www.ft.com
June 21, 2025 at 10:12 AM
“In 2033 it will seem utterly baffling how a bunch of tech folks lost their minds over text generators.”
This is from more than a year ago but it’s a good accompaniment to the Emily Bender interview in @financialtimes.com today
www.ft.com/content/6482...
This is from more than a year ago but it’s a good accompaniment to the Emily Bender interview in @financialtimes.com today
www.ft.com/content/6482...
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I understand. We understand.
We understand the importance that Europe had in your lives and the sense of biting loss for many of you.
We understand what Brexit has done.
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We understand the importance that Europe had in your lives and the sense of biting loss for many of you.
We understand what Brexit has done.
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June 19, 2025 at 6:32 AM
I understand. We understand.
We understand the importance that Europe had in your lives and the sense of biting loss for many of you.
We understand what Brexit has done.
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We understand the importance that Europe had in your lives and the sense of biting loss for many of you.
We understand what Brexit has done.
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This is one of the most powerful things you’ll watch online or TV. It puts the Tories, and in particular Kemi Badenoch, to shame.
Not to mention anyone else who has tried to use the horror of the grooming gangs for political point-scoring.
Not to mention anyone else who has tried to use the horror of the grooming gangs for political point-scoring.
June 18, 2025 at 3:17 PM
This is one of the most powerful things you’ll watch online or TV. It puts the Tories, and in particular Kemi Badenoch, to shame.
Not to mention anyone else who has tried to use the horror of the grooming gangs for political point-scoring.
Not to mention anyone else who has tried to use the horror of the grooming gangs for political point-scoring.
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Good job the “no more foreign wars” guy won the election.
June 17, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Good job the “no more foreign wars” guy won the election.
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from "Classical Studies memes for Hellenistic teens" on FB
June 10, 2025 at 7:57 PM
from "Classical Studies memes for Hellenistic teens" on FB