Ian Banbery
@globalhipsters.bsky.social
Retired publisher, pro books, music - guitarist with Gohobo, art, EU, cycling - don’t let the buggers grind you down. 👍🐗 🇪🇺🇬🇧
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Spoke to Remco Evenepoel in Mallorca last week, about his footballing youth, the stalled deal with Ineos Grenadiers, moving to Red Bull and continuing to voice his strong opinions. 👇👇
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Remco Evenepoel on hunting Pogačar, a fresh start at Red Bull, and being scouted by Arsenal | The Observer
observer.co.uk
December 13, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Spoke to Remco Evenepoel in Mallorca last week, about his footballing youth, the stalled deal with Ineos Grenadiers, moving to Red Bull and continuing to voice his strong opinions. 👇👇
observer.co.uk/news/sport/a...
observer.co.uk/news/sport/a...
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*The truth is that a huge pessimistic bias in our national accounts has led us to be fed with contemporary reports of doom and gloom, which subsequently turn out to be nonsense"
. giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... via @chrisgiles.ft.com
. giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... via @chrisgiles.ft.com
The UK economy is not nearly as bad as you’ve been told
A huge pessimistic bias in our national accounts leads us to doom and gloom which turns out to be nonsense
giftarticle.ft.com
December 12, 2025 at 1:18 PM
*The truth is that a huge pessimistic bias in our national accounts has led us to be fed with contemporary reports of doom and gloom, which subsequently turn out to be nonsense"
. giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... via @chrisgiles.ft.com
. giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... via @chrisgiles.ft.com
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🧵 Is it a super flu year? Who knows, but I think the current reporting is stupid.
A pissed off thread using data.
Firstly - here are today's headlines and some from the last 3 years... spot the difference. 1/10
A pissed off thread using data.
Firstly - here are today's headlines and some from the last 3 years... spot the difference. 1/10
December 11, 2025 at 6:30 PM
🧵 Is it a super flu year? Who knows, but I think the current reporting is stupid.
A pissed off thread using data.
Firstly - here are today's headlines and some from the last 3 years... spot the difference. 1/10
A pissed off thread using data.
Firstly - here are today's headlines and some from the last 3 years... spot the difference. 1/10
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Things are getting bad in the US.
Hundreds quarantined as South Carolina measles outbreak accelerates — The Washington Post
A state epidemiologist said the spike in cases came in the wake of Thanksgiving travel and a lack of vaccinations. At least 16 cases were traced to a church.
apple.news
December 11, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Things are getting bad in the US.
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Ben "science isn't an exact science" Bradley, a Lego version of the Pub Landlord, who once had to apologise for suggesting the involuntary sterilisation of the poor, and said he was a fan of police violence.
Wow. They really are building a dream-team over at Reform.
Wow. They really are building a dream-team over at Reform.
Former Tory MP Ben Bradley has now defected to Reform. They really are taking all the worst people from the Boris era.
December 11, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Ben "science isn't an exact science" Bradley, a Lego version of the Pub Landlord, who once had to apologise for suggesting the involuntary sterilisation of the poor, and said he was a fan of police violence.
Wow. They really are building a dream-team over at Reform.
Wow. They really are building a dream-team over at Reform.
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Pace has slowed. Come on folks, you know what to do. Let's keep the pressure on.
** Now over 2,000 signatures in just over 24 hours for #RejoinPetition3 **
So please sign and share the latest petition going directly to all MPs:
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
And let's all tell Labour that the UK needs to Rejoin the EU to really increase growth in the UK.
#RejoinEU
So please sign and share the latest petition going directly to all MPs:
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
And let's all tell Labour that the UK needs to Rejoin the EU to really increase growth in the UK.
#RejoinEU
December 9, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Pace has slowed. Come on folks, you know what to do. Let's keep the pressure on.
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Russia cannot be beaten.
"But Putin can. He’s losing, not winning. And sooner or later, like the tsars and totalitarians of old, that same eternal Russia whose name he glorifies will chew him up and spit him out."
Outstanding piece on Putin's deluded gambit.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
"But Putin can. He’s losing, not winning. And sooner or later, like the tsars and totalitarians of old, that same eternal Russia whose name he glorifies will chew him up and spit him out."
Outstanding piece on Putin's deluded gambit.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Putin should have accepted Trump’s deal. Now Russia’s collapsing economy could lead to his downfall | Simon Tisdall
The war against Ukraine has hit ordinary Russians hard, and the deteriorating situation is likely to inflame tensions, says Guardian foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall
www.theguardian.com
December 7, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Russia cannot be beaten.
"But Putin can. He’s losing, not winning. And sooner or later, like the tsars and totalitarians of old, that same eternal Russia whose name he glorifies will chew him up and spit him out."
Outstanding piece on Putin's deluded gambit.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
"But Putin can. He’s losing, not winning. And sooner or later, like the tsars and totalitarians of old, that same eternal Russia whose name he glorifies will chew him up and spit him out."
Outstanding piece on Putin's deluded gambit.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Farage has always been racist, a white supremacist. Where were people during Brexit & his rants about an invasion of foreigners? This isn't new, it's the core nature of the man & what attracts him to so many. Get real, Britain is currently voting for racism 😡
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Former Dulwich pupil says Farage told him: ‘That’s the way back to Africa’
Exclusive: Yinka Bankole says he felt compelled to speak out after Reform leader’s attempts to ‘dismiss’ hurt of alleged targets
www.theguardian.com
December 6, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Farage has always been racist, a white supremacist. Where were people during Brexit & his rants about an invasion of foreigners? This isn't new, it's the core nature of the man & what attracts him to so many. Get real, Britain is currently voting for racism 😡
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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After much consideration, I've decided that the problem with Liz Truss's new YouTube venture is Liz Truss.
She's got the charisma of a bin liner and speaks like a droning spin dryer on a quiet cycle.
youtu.be/u5C4fHVzZu4?...
She's got the charisma of a bin liner and speaks like a droning spin dryer on a quiet cycle.
youtu.be/u5C4fHVzZu4?...
The Liz Truss Show premieres Friday on the Just the News podcast network
YouTube video by Just the News
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December 6, 2025 at 8:35 AM
After much consideration, I've decided that the problem with Liz Truss's new YouTube venture is Liz Truss.
She's got the charisma of a bin liner and speaks like a droning spin dryer on a quiet cycle.
youtu.be/u5C4fHVzZu4?...
She's got the charisma of a bin liner and speaks like a droning spin dryer on a quiet cycle.
youtu.be/u5C4fHVzZu4?...
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This is all deeply weird
The Liz Truss Show review – hapless ravings from a cupboard
The Liz Truss Show review – hapless ravings from a cupboard
Britain’s briefest PM kept her fans waiting before launching her latest plea for Maga attention in the form of a ham-fisted YouTube talk show
www.theguardian.com
December 6, 2025 at 7:57 AM
This is all deeply weird
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The true pleasure of Bluesky.
"When I look around, I see people who often took a big professional risk because they would not comply. In many cases, they had profiles they had built up for years. They let it go. They did this because they refused to extinguish their moral character."
"When I look around, I see people who often took a big professional risk because they would not comply. In many cases, they had profiles they had built up for years. They let it go. They did this because they refused to extinguish their moral character."
Thank God for Bluesky: A little love letter to the people who would not compromise with Nazis iandunt.substack.com/p/thank-god-...
Thank God for Bluesky
Yes, it's eager. Yes, it's censorious. But it has the very considerable advantage of not being fascist.
iandunt.substack.com
December 5, 2025 at 1:25 PM
The true pleasure of Bluesky.
"When I look around, I see people who often took a big professional risk because they would not comply. In many cases, they had profiles they had built up for years. They let it go. They did this because they refused to extinguish their moral character."
"When I look around, I see people who often took a big professional risk because they would not comply. In many cases, they had profiles they had built up for years. They let it go. They did this because they refused to extinguish their moral character."
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I wouldn't be surprised if Labour were to run on rejoining the single market/customs union at the next election. One of the primary challenges they will face (if present conditions continue) is to unite the liberal left behind them and against Reform/the Tories. Brexit 2 is a good way to do that.
The prime minister accuses Nigel Farage and Kemi Badenoch of a ‘corrosive’ approach to Europe and says leaving the EU has damaged the economy ⬇️
Keir Starmer ramps up attacks on Brexit to tackle Reform UK threat
The prime minister accuses Nigel Farage and Kemi Badenoch of a ‘corrosive’ approach to Europe and says leaving the EU has damaged the economy
www.thetimes.com
December 2, 2025 at 8:39 PM
I wouldn't be surprised if Labour were to run on rejoining the single market/customs union at the next election. One of the primary challenges they will face (if present conditions continue) is to unite the liberal left behind them and against Reform/the Tories. Brexit 2 is a good way to do that.
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Yesterday, the UK PM gave a speech at the Lady Mayor's Banquet at the Guildhall, London, an annual event.
And I say to him 'thank you' for what he said on Brexit.
He said "how it was sold and delivered was wrong. Wild promises were made to the British people and not fulfilled."
1/5
And I say to him 'thank you' for what he said on Brexit.
He said "how it was sold and delivered was wrong. Wild promises were made to the British people and not fulfilled."
1/5
December 2, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Yesterday, the UK PM gave a speech at the Lady Mayor's Banquet at the Guildhall, London, an annual event.
And I say to him 'thank you' for what he said on Brexit.
He said "how it was sold and delivered was wrong. Wild promises were made to the British people and not fulfilled."
1/5
And I say to him 'thank you' for what he said on Brexit.
He said "how it was sold and delivered was wrong. Wild promises were made to the British people and not fulfilled."
1/5
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Brexit: the trillion pound ‘mistake’
The recent NBER report suggests the Treasury’s 2016 analysis – slammed by Brexiters as a ‘hoax’– actually understated the impact of Brexit
By Anthony Robinson
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/opinion/brex...
The recent NBER report suggests the Treasury’s 2016 analysis – slammed by Brexiters as a ‘hoax’– actually understated the impact of Brexit
By Anthony Robinson
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/opinion/brex...
Brexit: the trillion pound ‘mistake’
The recent NBER report suggests the Treasury’s 2016 analysis – slammed by Brexiters as a ‘hoax’– actually understated the impact of Brexit
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
December 1, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Brexit: the trillion pound ‘mistake’
The recent NBER report suggests the Treasury’s 2016 analysis – slammed by Brexiters as a ‘hoax’– actually understated the impact of Brexit
By Anthony Robinson
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/opinion/brex...
The recent NBER report suggests the Treasury’s 2016 analysis – slammed by Brexiters as a ‘hoax’– actually understated the impact of Brexit
By Anthony Robinson
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/opinion/brex...
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The surrenders will continue until morale improves.
This is the most alarming story I’ve read today. Giving up the fight before it’s started
November 30, 2025 at 9:29 PM
The surrenders will continue until morale improves.
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There’s a turn up for the books. As they used to say in the old days.
November 30, 2025 at 9:34 PM
There’s a turn up for the books. As they used to say in the old days.
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I recommend you read all of this extraordinarily thorough report about Britain’s political and economic decline. But whatever you do, read the last few hundred words to reveal the kind of bastards itching to rip us all off if Farage gets in.
‘The language of today’s politicians, of unlocking and unleashing the industrial heartlands, is the language of a seance promising communication with an era that is just beyond the curtain, and can be summoned back if the right steps are taken.’
@jamesmeek.bsky.social:
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
@jamesmeek.bsky.social:
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
James Meek · Ten-Foot Chopsticks: The North-East Transition
The ghost of the industrial revolution haunts Britain. The language of today’s politicians, of unlocking and...
www.lrb.co.uk
November 30, 2025 at 6:16 PM
I recommend you read all of this extraordinarily thorough report about Britain’s political and economic decline. But whatever you do, read the last few hundred words to reveal the kind of bastards itching to rip us all off if Farage gets in.
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This is the most alarming story I’ve read today. Giving up the fight before it’s started
November 30, 2025 at 9:57 AM
This is the most alarming story I’ve read today. Giving up the fight before it’s started
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Oh look it‘s spreading.
(Reality, that is.)
(Reality, that is.)
The economic damage Brexit has caused is undeniable - even Brexiteers are now admitting it.
https://www.thetimes.com/business/economics/article/we-brexiteers-must-acknowledge-the-costs-of-leaving-europe-p3mhqd66f
https://www.thetimes.com/business/economics/article/we-brexiteers-must-acknowledge-the-costs-of-leaving-europe-p3mhqd66f
We Brexiteers must acknowledge the costs of leaving Europe
Breaking free from the EU has undoubtedly deepened the UK’s malaise, and it’s no use denying it
www.thetimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Oh look it‘s spreading.
(Reality, that is.)
(Reality, that is.)
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I found a flowchart which helps you navigate the IT landscape
October 1, 2025 at 6:22 PM
I found a flowchart which helps you navigate the IT landscape
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Sought and found asylum in the UK
R.I.P. Tom Stoppard, playwright most famous for Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead.
Born Tomas Straussler in Czechoslovakia he fled his home during the Nazi occupation and found refuge in Britain at the age of eight. He later discovered all four of his grandparents had died in the Holocaust.
Born Tomas Straussler in Czechoslovakia he fled his home during the Nazi occupation and found refuge in Britain at the age of eight. He later discovered all four of his grandparents had died in the Holocaust.
Sir Tom Stoppard, playwright famed for his wit and depth, dies at 88
Winning an Oscar for the screenplay for Shakespeare In Love, he captivated the hearts of audiences for more than six decades.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 29, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Sought and found asylum in the UK
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The Telegraph, ladies and gentlemen.
November 29, 2025 at 8:39 PM
The Telegraph, ladies and gentlemen.
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💯 this. Thatcher & Kinnock were probably no cleverer than most politicians today. But read their speeches: they made serious arguments about the nature of the state & the meaning of democracy.
No one wants philosophers in charge. But you do need a compass if you're going to steer in a straight line
No one wants philosophers in charge. But you do need a compass if you're going to steer in a straight line
We have got to make politics intellectual again. It is the only way that societies thrive is when politicians have the capability to actually think and reflect deeply:
![I confess that I always had difficulty with interpreting the Biblical precept to love our neighbours “as ourselves” until I read some of the words of C.S. Lewis. He pointed out that we don't exactly love ourselves when we fall below the standards and beliefs we have accepted. Indeed we might even hate ourselves for some unworthy deed.
None of this, of course, tells us exactly what kind of political and social institutions we should have. On this point, Christians will very often genuinely disagree, though it is a mark of Christian manners that they will do so with courtesy and mutual respect. [Applause] What is certain, however, is that any set of social and economic arrangements which is not founded on the acceptance of individual responsibility will do nothing but harm.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:xbnsfdtxoothg654ujxe3p25/bafkreicrdgbtvm54qnmttwe6crhxwt4be5v3izjmqtnvlxmaljwg5wolai@jpeg)
November 28, 2025 at 8:58 PM
💯 this. Thatcher & Kinnock were probably no cleverer than most politicians today. But read their speeches: they made serious arguments about the nature of the state & the meaning of democracy.
No one wants philosophers in charge. But you do need a compass if you're going to steer in a straight line
No one wants philosophers in charge. But you do need a compass if you're going to steer in a straight line
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Still reeling from the Stanford report on Brexit. Reduced GDP by up to 8% and investment by as much as 18%. The UK Treasury would have £40 billion more each year if Britain had remained in the EU. Devastating self-immolation.
The Economic Impact of Brexit
Other
siepr.stanford.edu
November 24, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Still reeling from the Stanford report on Brexit. Reduced GDP by up to 8% and investment by as much as 18%. The UK Treasury would have £40 billion more each year if Britain had remained in the EU. Devastating self-immolation.
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Welcome to the Streisand Effect.
odd though - I'm surprised he wants to draw attention to it starting in 2018
have you noticed how Nigel Farage skips straight from Nathan Gill being in UKIP to Nathan Gill being in Reform UK?
not a word about Nathan Gill joining the Brexit Party and being a Brexit Party MEP and GE2019 candidate
have you noticed how Nigel Farage skips straight from Nathan Gill being in UKIP to Nathan Gill being in Reform UK?
not a word about Nathan Gill joining the Brexit Party and being a Brexit Party MEP and GE2019 candidate
November 28, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Welcome to the Streisand Effect.