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@torstenbell.bsky.social is spot on - and I wrote a column in the @theobserveruk.bsky.social on what his government could do about it! observer.co.uk/news/busines...
January 5, 2026 at 11:45 PM
@torstenbell.bsky.social is spot on - and I wrote a column in the @theobserveruk.bsky.social on what his government could do about it! observer.co.uk/news/busines...
He looks like petrified prey. How has No10 created an environment where ministers don't even feel confident saying they support Denmark without clearing the language first. It's like having a line manager who won't let you reply to any emails from other teams without signing off on the exact wording
Jeez. Greenland is in the NATO alliance. How hard can this be?
January 5, 2026 at 12:57 PM
He looks like petrified prey. How has No10 created an environment where ministers don't even feel confident saying they support Denmark without clearing the language first. It's like having a line manager who won't let you reply to any emails from other teams without signing off on the exact wording
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Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
January 3, 2026 at 10:52 AM
Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
I suspect most of the recent transport infrastructure cancellations have been caused by escalating HS2 overspends eating up funds that were intended for other projects, but I guess we will need to wait for the final HS2 cost figures to know definitively.
December 18, 2025 at 11:01 AM
I suspect most of the recent transport infrastructure cancellations have been caused by escalating HS2 overspends eating up funds that were intended for other projects, but I guess we will need to wait for the final HS2 cost figures to know definitively.
This would be a fair criticism if the Treasury was actually funding the DLR extension rather than TfL, but afaik currently the treasury has only committed £23m of actual money, with the large majority of funding coming from TfL.
So just to confirm:
-WY trams (£2.5bn) delayed after 40 years
-Electrification of the Midland mainline up to Sheffield (£1.3 bn) delayed indefinitely after 50 years
But:
-DLR extension to Thamesmead (£1.7 bn) going ahead as planned
Tell me again that the government doesn’t prioritise London?!
-WY trams (£2.5bn) delayed after 40 years
-Electrification of the Midland mainline up to Sheffield (£1.3 bn) delayed indefinitely after 50 years
But:
-DLR extension to Thamesmead (£1.7 bn) going ahead as planned
Tell me again that the government doesn’t prioritise London?!
Remember when HS2 to Leeds was cancelled by the NIC's shitty maths and fundamental lack of expertise, and Leeds was thrown the bone of "you'll get trams" and I said those would never be delivered?
Yeah, as I was saying...
Yeah, as I was saying...
December 18, 2025 at 10:53 AM
This would be a fair criticism if the Treasury was actually funding the DLR extension rather than TfL, but afaik currently the treasury has only committed £23m of actual money, with the large majority of funding coming from TfL.
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This is potentially one of the most transformational policies this government has done if it holds its nerve.
NEW: Labour just announced the biggest change in planning policy in 80 years.
My breakdown of the key measures and whether they will succeed.
www.samdumitriu.com/p/labour-are...
My breakdown of the key measures and whether they will succeed.
www.samdumitriu.com/p/labour-are...
Labour are finally taking the housing shortage seriously
Is the new National Planning Policy Framework Labour’s biggest pro-growth move?
www.samdumitriu.com
December 17, 2025 at 12:11 PM
This is potentially one of the most transformational policies this government has done if it holds its nerve.
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What if Thames Water aren’t always the baddies when it comes to sewage in London rivers? It’s hard to comprehend, so in April I challenged @rachel-rees.bsky.social to find a single example of a misconnection and chase it to the Thames. It became an epic quest: www.londoncentric.media/p/misconnect...
London's other sewage scandal
London Centric chases illegal sewage from a single polluting pipe on its toxic journey across the capital.
www.londoncentric.media
December 13, 2025 at 7:09 AM
What if Thames Water aren’t always the baddies when it comes to sewage in London rivers? It’s hard to comprehend, so in April I challenged @rachel-rees.bsky.social to find a single example of a misconnection and chase it to the Thames. It became an epic quest: www.londoncentric.media/p/misconnect...
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The Irish Navy had a ship present, but 'made the decision not to shoot down the drones', though the article also notes it the vessel did not have the capacity to disable the drones.
A huge reminder that Irish neutrality does not protect it from hybrid attacks.
A huge reminder that Irish neutrality does not protect it from hybrid attacks.
December 4, 2025 at 3:20 PM
The Irish Navy had a ship present, but 'made the decision not to shoot down the drones', though the article also notes it the vessel did not have the capacity to disable the drones.
A huge reminder that Irish neutrality does not protect it from hybrid attacks.
A huge reminder that Irish neutrality does not protect it from hybrid attacks.
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Would literally be more credible if he said he consulted the seaweed.
Pinched this video from @cjsnowdon.bsky.social on Twitter because Bluesky has to see it.
Nothing can prepare you for the punchline here.
Nothing can prepare you for the punchline here.
December 2, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Would literally be more credible if he said he consulted the seaweed.
It's not consistent to claim that the OBR projections of future revenue are overly optimistic and that the OBR is a break on public spending.
Big problems arise when we use these incorrect projections (combined with arbitrary fiscal rules) to guide decisions on spending cuts.
As this piece in the New Statesman explains, the result is we get stuck in an austerity doom loop.
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
As this piece in the New Statesman explains, the result is we get stuck in an austerity doom loop.
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
The OBR is pushing us into a doom loop
It has been making us poorer for 14 years
www.newstatesman.com
December 2, 2025 at 10:56 AM
It's not consistent to claim that the OBR projections of future revenue are overly optimistic and that the OBR is a break on public spending.
I swear they just make the numbers up atp.
December 1, 2025 at 11:26 PM
I swear they just make the numbers up atp.
When I was reading this article this morning, I just felt sad at how much political staff/no10 killed all reform/anything good from coming out of this budget. I already thought it was a missed opportunity, but it's just sad how they are just passing this opportunity down the drain.
Best thing I’ve read so far on the choices behind the Budget from @rachelsylvester.bsky.social
Economic with the truth: the mis-selling of the budget | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 30, 2025 at 8:43 PM
When I was reading this article this morning, I just felt sad at how much political staff/no10 killed all reform/anything good from coming out of this budget. I already thought it was a missed opportunity, but it's just sad how they are just passing this opportunity down the drain.
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Apparently the government trying to make the gilt market more in its favour is akin to insider trading, and the FCA should be involved, according to the tories and Dan Hodges. I mean, what the fuck are you people talking about?
The government attempted to move the gilt market to benefit…the government. Film at 11.
November 30, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Apparently the government trying to make the gilt market more in its favour is akin to insider trading, and the FCA should be involved, according to the tories and Dan Hodges. I mean, what the fuck are you people talking about?
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Dangerous socialist or hitting one of the biggest problems with modern economies, that life is just getting too hard for small businesses and that saps energy from the market? Feels like EU and UK policy makers should be taking notice rather than the same old tired talk.
Soon small businesses won’t have to wait for Small Business Saturday to get attention from their Mayor.
Some changes that they can look forward to:
Some changes that they can look forward to:
November 30, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Dangerous socialist or hitting one of the biggest problems with modern economies, that life is just getting too hard for small businesses and that saps energy from the market? Feels like EU and UK policy makers should be taking notice rather than the same old tired talk.
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Best thing I’ve read so far on the choices behind the Budget from @rachelsylvester.bsky.social
Economic with the truth: the mis-selling of the budget | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 30, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Best thing I’ve read so far on the choices behind the Budget from @rachelsylvester.bsky.social
Quite funny how scrapping the 2 child limit means a lot of families are big silliness from this budget and yet only 3% say it will make them better off 💀
Britons react to the 2025 Budget
Fair: 21%
Unfair: 48%
Affordable: 22%
Unaffordable: 47%
Will leave country...
Better off: 9%
Worse off: 47%
No diff: 31%
Will leave self and family...
Better off: 3%
Worse off: 50%
No diff: 37%
yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
Fair: 21%
Unfair: 48%
Affordable: 22%
Unaffordable: 47%
Will leave country...
Better off: 9%
Worse off: 47%
No diff: 31%
Will leave self and family...
Better off: 3%
Worse off: 50%
No diff: 37%
yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
November 28, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Quite funny how scrapping the 2 child limit means a lot of families are big silliness from this budget and yet only 3% say it will make them better off 💀
30 yr gilts back down to their level pre income tax u-turn. In hindsight, I feel like a lot of the forecasts that this budget would be a trigger for Starmer + Reeves to go were just hopium from the forecaster.
November 26, 2025 at 2:54 PM
30 yr gilts back down to their level pre income tax u-turn. In hindsight, I feel like a lot of the forecasts that this budget would be a trigger for Starmer + Reeves to go were just hopium from the forecaster.
Why the hell are they structuring it like this. Fml
November 26, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Why the hell are they structuring it like this. Fml
I would even trust the stinking flow of crap coming out of find out now more than these numbers.
Westminster Voting Intention [London]:
LAB: 32% (=)
RFM: 23% (+8)
CON: 20% (-1)
LDM: 11% (-2)
GRN: 10% (-3)
Via @savanta.bsky.social, 30 Oct - 7 Nov.
Changes w/ 29 Apr - 21 May.
LAB: 32% (=)
RFM: 23% (+8)
CON: 20% (-1)
LDM: 11% (-2)
GRN: 10% (-3)
Via @savanta.bsky.social, 30 Oct - 7 Nov.
Changes w/ 29 Apr - 21 May.
November 25, 2025 at 7:36 PM
I would even trust the stinking flow of crap coming out of find out now more than these numbers.
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Public service broadcasting should be retooled specifically to correct for this market failure IMO
This chart (which applies even more to social media than it did to TV) lives in my head rent free.
Social media enveloping traditional media means everything and everyone is now competing in the entertainment market. Boring stuff like policy that affects millions of lives doesn’t stand a chance.
Social media enveloping traditional media means everything and everyone is now competing in the entertainment market. Boring stuff like policy that affects millions of lives doesn’t stand a chance.
November 23, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Public service broadcasting should be retooled specifically to correct for this market failure IMO
Dunno how you can write an article like this and not mention 60% marginal tax rates at 100k once. At least it manages to touch briefly on the loss of free childcare, but it does feel like this article is missing a lot of the wider picture.
Thousands of NHS GPs are cutting their hours despite plan to increase access to doctors
Thousands of NHS GPs are cutting their hours despite plan to increase access to doctors
Just one in 13 early career GPs work full-time, NHS figures show, with job stress and childcare significant factors
Much of the health secretary’s plans to reinvent the NHS hinge on moving services from bed-blocked, overstretched hospitals to “neighbourhood health centres” where possible, and to general practice.
However, while Wes Streeting hopes to make it easier for patients to see their doctor, thousands of GPs have been dramatically cutting back their surgery hours in recent years. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Dunno how you can write an article like this and not mention 60% marginal tax rates at 100k once. At least it manages to touch briefly on the loss of free childcare, but it does feel like this article is missing a lot of the wider picture.
"Describe your personality"
November 21, 2025 at 1:38 PM
"Describe your personality"
A lot of the "sensibles" will be shitting on Lloyd, but he really is one of the good ones, and this is truly a massive loss to the Labour party.
The Green Party announces that former Labour MP, Lloyd Russell-Moyle, has defected to them, after being de-selected by Keir Starmer's party last year
"My old party has left behind millions of people who want hope... In the Greens I see a party that is offering that," says Russell-Moyle
"My old party has left behind millions of people who want hope... In the Greens I see a party that is offering that," says Russell-Moyle
November 20, 2025 at 3:46 PM
A lot of the "sensibles" will be shitting on Lloyd, but he really is one of the good ones, and this is truly a massive loss to the Labour party.
In fairness to Matt Y, this is probably one of the first things he's said about UK politics that is actually true.
“Seems to me here that the UK economy is bad. What Starmer needs to do is make it good”
November 19, 2025 at 12:43 PM
In fairness to Matt Y, this is probably one of the first things he's said about UK politics that is actually true.
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I simply do not understand how the govt can simultaneously believe (1) they don’t have enough political capital to breach the manifesto on tax and (2) they have enough to political capital to pick an unwinnable fight with their own MPs on immigration.
November 17, 2025 at 11:01 AM
I simply do not understand how the govt can simultaneously believe (1) they don’t have enough political capital to breach the manifesto on tax and (2) they have enough to political capital to pick an unwinnable fight with their own MPs on immigration.