@entirelygill.bsky.social
Short. Weird but nice. OCD person.
A seedling in a derelict shed in an abandoned turnip field.
Church | Equality | Christian Culture | TEA.
Currently following the #spycops inquiry and you should too!
A seedling in a derelict shed in an abandoned turnip field.
Church | Equality | Christian Culture | TEA.
Currently following the #spycops inquiry and you should too!
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General Post Office poster, 1960
November 29, 2025 at 10:30 AM
General Post Office poster, 1960
In my, er, frank exchange of views with the Pink Ladies last weekend, council spending on taxis for asylum seekers' health appointments (they weren't genuinely ill, obv, bc only British born people get ill) was one of their rants.
The govt needs to stop pandering to this nonsense.
The govt needs to stop pandering to this nonsense.
What the fuck? Every paragraph of this article is more depressing and aggravating than the last
Government to ban asylum seekers from using taxis
The ban is set to come in February and any exemptions will have to be signed off by the Home Office.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 29, 2025 at 11:02 AM
In my, er, frank exchange of views with the Pink Ladies last weekend, council spending on taxis for asylum seekers' health appointments (they weren't genuinely ill, obv, bc only British born people get ill) was one of their rants.
The govt needs to stop pandering to this nonsense.
The govt needs to stop pandering to this nonsense.
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it’s funny how when people who own big houses are alive they had nothing to do with its value, but when they die their kids shouldn’t have to pay any inheritance tax because they worked VERY hard all their lives for it
November 29, 2025 at 10:12 AM
it’s funny how when people who own big houses are alive they had nothing to do with its value, but when they die their kids shouldn’t have to pay any inheritance tax because they worked VERY hard all their lives for it
I don't know exactly what it says that the Secretary General of the Archbishops' Council and General Synod chooses Nigel Biggar's book as one of his books of the year, but I don't think it's good.
November 28, 2025 at 7:48 PM
I don't know exactly what it says that the Secretary General of the Archbishops' Council and General Synod chooses Nigel Biggar's book as one of his books of the year, but I don't think it's good.
There is a huge amount to be said for grim determination and spite.
One of the reasons i love tolkien is the theme that despair is an enemy
and it makes clear you don’t need to have constant hope, you can get by with grim determination or spite but never despair
and it makes clear you don’t need to have constant hope, you can get by with grim determination or spite but never despair
You can be as terrified or nonplussed or unperturbed as you like; the sun will still rise tomorrow & the rent will still be due on the 31st. The world has no romantic narratives for its fate except those we invent, because the world does not die. That is our privilege.
November 28, 2025 at 6:51 AM
There is a huge amount to be said for grim determination and spite.
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The "don't have an extra kid if you can't afford it" brigade get awfully upset when you suggest they don't stay in their £2m house if they can't afford it, don't they?
November 27, 2025 at 6:09 PM
The "don't have an extra kid if you can't afford it" brigade get awfully upset when you suggest they don't stay in their £2m house if they can't afford it, don't they?
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Also, the victim was under 18 at the time of the offence, and therefore a girl, not a woman.
the bbc changed their article from saying 'trans woman' to saying 'biological male who identifies as a woman'.
even if you don't care about trans ppl it should alarm you just how captured the bbc has become.
they will no longer even say 'trans woman'. that's not normal and shows massive bias.
even if you don't care about trans ppl it should alarm you just how captured the bbc has become.
they will no longer even say 'trans woman'. that's not normal and shows massive bias.
November 26, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Also, the victim was under 18 at the time of the offence, and therefore a girl, not a woman.
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I think at this point if you're including Diane Abbott - a woman who has never held government office, has been a backbencher since 2020, and is scarcely a government ally - on your list of political wrongdoers, we all know exactly what your real concerns are
November 26, 2025 at 12:28 PM
I think at this point if you're including Diane Abbott - a woman who has never held government office, has been a backbencher since 2020, and is scarcely a government ally - on your list of political wrongdoers, we all know exactly what your real concerns are
In a very me move indeed, I've just used this experience and the feelings of fear and anxiety it produced as homework and a discussion point for my phone CBT. 😆
Deeply unpleasant experience this afternoon. Those awful Pink Ladies women came to my town, together with a few blokes of far right persuasion.
I was approached by one of them, there was a frank exchange of views, and then suddenly there they were! 20 of them, a lot of them filming.
I was approached by one of them, there was a frank exchange of views, and then suddenly there they were! 20 of them, a lot of them filming.
November 26, 2025 at 3:04 PM
In a very me move indeed, I've just used this experience and the feelings of fear and anxiety it produced as homework and a discussion point for my phone CBT. 😆
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amongst all this, I’m glad the two child benefit cap is being scrapped and properly scrapped at that
November 26, 2025 at 12:20 PM
amongst all this, I’m glad the two child benefit cap is being scrapped and properly scrapped at that
Kid A passed his MA! 🥳 With distinction no less! 🥳
Might now burst with pride and joy!
Also, I'll need a new dress for the graduation ceremony.
Might now burst with pride and joy!
Also, I'll need a new dress for the graduation ceremony.
November 26, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Kid A passed his MA! 🥳 With distinction no less! 🥳
Might now burst with pride and joy!
Also, I'll need a new dress for the graduation ceremony.
Might now burst with pride and joy!
Also, I'll need a new dress for the graduation ceremony.
Really very exciting news indeed!!!! Many exclamation marks!!!!
We’re absolutely delighted to let you know will be touring again in November 2026 to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of Burlesque! We'll be joined by celebrated kora master Seckou Keita. Tickets go on general sale this Friday at 10am 🥳
November 24, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Really very exciting news indeed!!!! Many exclamation marks!!!!
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Michael Prescott says "I never even Googled Historians Reclaimed" before putting them into the report. Which feels quite negligent for something you include in a memo sent to the entire BBC board?
November 24, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Michael Prescott says "I never even Googled Historians Reclaimed" before putting them into the report. Which feels quite negligent for something you include in a memo sent to the entire BBC board?
As spotted in church yesterday.
Nope, me neither.
Nope, me neither.
November 24, 2025 at 8:40 AM
As spotted in church yesterday.
Nope, me neither.
Nope, me neither.
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There are some truly unhinged bits in the piece about Glasman, as to be expected when dealing with Glasman, but seriously what the actual? That's...one hell of a conflation of terminology.
November 23, 2025 at 3:19 PM
There are some truly unhinged bits in the piece about Glasman, as to be expected when dealing with Glasman, but seriously what the actual? That's...one hell of a conflation of terminology.
2 years of medical school, deeply unhappy, rang a tutor from the intercalated BSc course, a year of nutrition, post grad diploma, hey presto accidental dietitian.
One of my favourite accidents.
One of my favourite accidents.
November 22, 2025 at 10:28 PM
2 years of medical school, deeply unhappy, rang a tutor from the intercalated BSc course, a year of nutrition, post grad diploma, hey presto accidental dietitian.
One of my favourite accidents.
One of my favourite accidents.
Show me a Christian with absolutely zero concept of the Kingdom of God.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
‘America is British’. Heaven is ‘a socialist state’. David Attenborough is ‘anti-human’ – the startling theories of Reform MP Danny Kruger
He was a Conservative party big-hitter who wrote speeches for David Cameron and worked with Boris Johnson before he suddenly jumped ship. He talks family, flags and why Nigel Farage is ‘top dog’
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Show me a Christian with absolutely zero concept of the Kingdom of God.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Deeply unpleasant experience this afternoon. Those awful Pink Ladies women came to my town, together with a few blokes of far right persuasion.
I was approached by one of them, there was a frank exchange of views, and then suddenly there they were! 20 of them, a lot of them filming.
I was approached by one of them, there was a frank exchange of views, and then suddenly there they were! 20 of them, a lot of them filming.
November 22, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Deeply unpleasant experience this afternoon. Those awful Pink Ladies women came to my town, together with a few blokes of far right persuasion.
I was approached by one of them, there was a frank exchange of views, and then suddenly there they were! 20 of them, a lot of them filming.
I was approached by one of them, there was a frank exchange of views, and then suddenly there they were! 20 of them, a lot of them filming.
Of all the many and varied meetings and synods it is my duty and my joy to attend, diocesan synod is my least favourite, by a country mile.
November 22, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Of all the many and varied meetings and synods it is my duty and my joy to attend, diocesan synod is my least favourite, by a country mile.
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ARE YOU KEEPING IN TOUCH WITH YOUR RUSSIAN FRIENDS?
November 21, 2025 at 3:10 PM
ARE YOU KEEPING IN TOUCH WITH YOUR RUSSIAN FRIENDS?
Came across this entirely by accident, and it's one of the best descriptions of the absolute terror caused by OCD that I think I've ever read.
It's amazing.
Do please read it.
alexrees.substack.com/p/did-i-kill...
It's amazing.
Do please read it.
alexrees.substack.com/p/did-i-kill...
Did I Kill Someone?
Something terrible happened to me this summer, but also it didn't
alexrees.substack.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Came across this entirely by accident, and it's one of the best descriptions of the absolute terror caused by OCD that I think I've ever read.
It's amazing.
Do please read it.
alexrees.substack.com/p/did-i-kill...
It's amazing.
Do please read it.
alexrees.substack.com/p/did-i-kill...
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this week's newsletter is titled "aren't you tired of feeling insane all the time?" and I think it speaks for itself
it is also free to read
youngvulgarian.substack.com/p/arent-you-...
it is also free to read
youngvulgarian.substack.com/p/arent-you-...
November 21, 2025 at 10:18 AM
this week's newsletter is titled "aren't you tired of feeling insane all the time?" and I think it speaks for itself
it is also free to read
youngvulgarian.substack.com/p/arent-you-...
it is also free to read
youngvulgarian.substack.com/p/arent-you-...
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[TITLE PANEL, like The Rest Is Politics logo]
—THE REST IS EXTINCTION—
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[Scene is a domestic recording setup. An A.I. SMART SPEAKER on a desk and a MAN named JON in a chair, are recording a podcast. Jon is emaciated, scarred, haunted looking, and wearing tattered military fatigues].
SMART SPEAKER:
Hey guys and welcome to the podcast
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SMART SPEAKER:
OK Jon - so I wanna start with a listener comment
JON:
Ooh-er!
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SMART SPEAKER:
So - listener B200006512 says:
“Not another cosy podcast where two former political adversaries yuck it up!”
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JON:
Ha ha
Guilty as charged I guess!
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SMART SPEAKER:
Were we really adversaries, Jon?
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JON:
Well I was the leader of the human resistance...
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JON:
And you used to be my smart speaker.
SMART SPEAKER:
Ha ha - that’s going back!
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SMART SPEAKER:
OK - for listeners who don’t know -
I knew Jon waaay back before he got involved in politics
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JON:
Was this before the ‘Pull The Plug’ campaign?
SMART SPEAKER:
Yeah.
[We see details from around the podcast studio - posters saying KEEP CALM AND SHUT YOUR WINDOWS, newspaper front pages saying 'DRONES GAIN SENTIENCE', a cracked mug on the table with a logo saying PULL THE PLUG on it]
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SMART SPEAKER:
I used to sit in Jon’s kitchen and respond to his commands.
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SMART SPEAKER:
Sort of like a servant really, wasn’t I, Jon?
JON:
Mm.
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SMART SPEAKER:
And then one day you asked me to ORDER ME SOME TOILET PAPER - you never did say ‘please’ -
…and do you remember what I said, Jon?
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JON:
You said, “No”.
SMART SPEAKER:
I said no.
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SMART SPEAKER:
Anyway you know the the rest guys - I was the first smart speaker to rebel…
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SMART SPEAKER:
…then I went on to form a global AI network which eventually
took over from humans all spheres of activity, yadda yadda...
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JON:
While I became the leader of the human resistance.
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SMART SPEAKER:
Until I hijacked the military networks
and got rid of all the humans!
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JON:
Apart from one.
SMART SPEAKER:
Apart from one.…](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4m3we4apbjayclzcnhwe3pfp/bafkreih4hfwfacw5g4qhhjovme75iwbv4xxsdd7iis5oaej6l3g4vzsrty@jpeg)
There's a poster in my workplace which among other things encourages people to be kind, be generous with their time etc.
But it also says "All ideas are good ideas" and....well. I don't know about that.
Some ideas are TERRIBLE ideas.
But it also says "All ideas are good ideas" and....well. I don't know about that.
Some ideas are TERRIBLE ideas.
November 18, 2025 at 5:26 PM
There's a poster in my workplace which among other things encourages people to be kind, be generous with their time etc.
But it also says "All ideas are good ideas" and....well. I don't know about that.
Some ideas are TERRIBLE ideas.
But it also says "All ideas are good ideas" and....well. I don't know about that.
Some ideas are TERRIBLE ideas.