Henry Machell
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Politics wonk, interested in History, Bob Dylan and other such things.
Politics wonk, interested in History, Bob Dylan and other such things.
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Entirely unsurprising that Burnham has been blocked but probably increases the chances of a post-May challenge. Rayner has used this weekend to position herself well if she wants it.
January 25, 2026 at 12:11 PM
Entirely unsurprising that Burnham has been blocked but probably increases the chances of a post-May challenge. Rayner has used this weekend to position herself well if she wants it.
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do you also sob when someone steals your nose? x
January 22, 2026 at 8:50 PM
do you also sob when someone steals your nose? x
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Should things escalate further and today goes down in history as the end of American hegemony future UK historians may be surprised to find the papers focusing on the Beckhams falling out.
January 20, 2026 at 10:28 PM
Should things escalate further and today goes down in history as the end of American hegemony future UK historians may be surprised to find the papers focusing on the Beckhams falling out.
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NEW: NEW: Standards commissioner finds Nigel Farage committed seventeen breaches of MPs code of conduct.
He failed to declare £333,000 in outside interests (more than 3x MPs annual salary)…
He failed to declare £333,000 in outside interests (more than 3x MPs annual salary)…
January 21, 2026 at 8:48 AM
NEW: NEW: Standards commissioner finds Nigel Farage committed seventeen breaches of MPs code of conduct.
He failed to declare £333,000 in outside interests (more than 3x MPs annual salary)…
He failed to declare £333,000 in outside interests (more than 3x MPs annual salary)…
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How it started ... How it's going
January 17, 2026 at 9:58 PM
How it started ... How it's going
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Yes, yes, yes of course. But all this was obvious in 2016. The only way for the insurgents of Vote Leave to have their revolution was by depending on those for whom the only change they wanted was for things to once again be the way they apparently once were.
Instead of being a cure for Britain’s malaise, Nigel Farage’s party is another morbid symptom
Reform UK risks blowing a once-in-a-century moment
Nigel Farage’s party is filled with Tory throwbacks
econ.st
January 17, 2026 at 8:49 AM
Yes, yes, yes of course. But all this was obvious in 2016. The only way for the insurgents of Vote Leave to have their revolution was by depending on those for whom the only change they wanted was for things to once again be the way they apparently once were.
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People try to ascribe motives, strategy and logic to Trump but it's not acknowledged nearly enough that he's simply a spectacularly stupid man who happens to be extremely rich and entitled with it and therefore has gained a lot of power.
He's a very clear example of the Dunning Kruger effect.
He's a very clear example of the Dunning Kruger effect.
Q: The premier of Greenland said today, 'We prefer to stay with Denmark.'
TRUMP: Who said that?
Q: The premier of Greenland
TRUMP: Well, that's their problem. I disagree with him. I don't know who he is. Don't know anything about him. But that's gonna be a big problem for him.
TRUMP: Who said that?
Q: The premier of Greenland
TRUMP: Well, that's their problem. I disagree with him. I don't know who he is. Don't know anything about him. But that's gonna be a big problem for him.
January 14, 2026 at 9:09 AM
People try to ascribe motives, strategy and logic to Trump but it's not acknowledged nearly enough that he's simply a spectacularly stupid man who happens to be extremely rich and entitled with it and therefore has gained a lot of power.
He's a very clear example of the Dunning Kruger effect.
He's a very clear example of the Dunning Kruger effect.
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The best time to quit X was two years ago, the second best time is now...
July 8, 2025 at 10:35 PM
The best time to quit X was two years ago, the second best time is now...
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Infighting, broken promises and insisting on the national anthem: what seven months of Reform UK in charge actually looks like
Infighting, broken promises and insisting on the national anthem: what seven months of Reform UK in charge actually looks like
Nigel Farage’s party is gunning for power – so what is it like in the places where they’ve already got it? We embedded with Lancashire county council to find out what happens when rhetoric meets reality
www.theguardian.com
December 13, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Infighting, broken promises and insisting on the national anthem: what seven months of Reform UK in charge actually looks like
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Nigel Farage of course seems to have been very happy to do his pro-Russian propaganda for free
Anyone surprised? “Former Welsh leader of Reform has pleaded guilty to bribery charges”. Such a patriot he took money to talk pro-Russian propaganda www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Ex-Reform UK Wales leader Nathan Gill pleads guilty to bribery charges
Nathan Gill admits eight charges of bribery while being a Member of the European Parliament.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 26, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Nigel Farage of course seems to have been very happy to do his pro-Russian propaganda for free
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What on Earth is this? An "in depth" BBC article about free speech in the UK that only cites examples of right-wing/ 'anti-woke' speech being suppressed. How can you mention Lucy Connolly but completely ignore Palestine Action / Just Stop Oil? Gob-smacking. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
How the simmering UK freedom of speech row reached boiling point
How did we reach a point where the UK is being compared to a 'tin pot Third World dictatorship'?
www.bbc.co.uk
September 23, 2025 at 9:11 AM
What on Earth is this? An "in depth" BBC article about free speech in the UK that only cites examples of right-wing/ 'anti-woke' speech being suppressed. How can you mention Lucy Connolly but completely ignore Palestine Action / Just Stop Oil? Gob-smacking. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Good on the Mirror for having the bravery to strike out against this bullshit
🚨An important reminder of the trauma faced by asylum seekers.
Not just in fleeing persecution abroad.
Not just in the perilous and desperate journey to these shores.
But by the hatred and vitriol put on them by the right wing in this country for callous political gain.
Not just in fleeing persecution abroad.
Not just in the perilous and desperate journey to these shores.
But by the hatred and vitriol put on them by the right wing in this country for callous political gain.
August 22, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Good on the Mirror for having the bravery to strike out against this bullshit
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The Mona Lisa of shithousery
england led for one [ONE] minute of the knockout stages
July 27, 2025 at 7:13 PM
The Mona Lisa of shithousery
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The far right terrorising asylum seekers in hotels love to spread the lie they’re worried about the risk of sexual assault. But here’s the truth: Two in five men arrested for last summer’s riots had been reported for domestic abuse. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
2 in 5 arrested over last summer’s riots had been reported for domestic abuse
Police data indicates overlaps between public violent disorder and domestic violence and abuse
www.theguardian.com
July 26, 2025 at 12:02 PM
The far right terrorising asylum seekers in hotels love to spread the lie they’re worried about the risk of sexual assault. But here’s the truth: Two in five men arrested for last summer’s riots had been reported for domestic abuse. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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I think the current madness pervading the Right in this country is far, far deeper and wider than the grand illusion of Corbynism was for the left between 2015 and 2019.
July 24, 2025 at 8:03 AM
I think the current madness pervading the Right in this country is far, far deeper and wider than the grand illusion of Corbynism was for the left between 2015 and 2019.
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There are no unlockable doors
There are no unwinnable wars
There are no unrightable wrongs
Or unsingable songs
RIP to the PRINCE OF FUCKING DARKNESS
www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4nI...
There are no unwinnable wars
There are no unrightable wrongs
Or unsingable songs
RIP to the PRINCE OF FUCKING DARKNESS
www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4nI...
OZZY OSBOURNE - "I Just Want You" (Official Video)
YouTube video by Ozzy Osbourne
www.youtube.com
July 22, 2025 at 6:15 PM
There are no unlockable doors
There are no unwinnable wars
There are no unrightable wrongs
Or unsingable songs
RIP to the PRINCE OF FUCKING DARKNESS
www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4nI...
There are no unwinnable wars
There are no unrightable wrongs
Or unsingable songs
RIP to the PRINCE OF FUCKING DARKNESS
www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4nI...
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Holy fucking christ.
July 22, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Holy fucking christ.
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Truly disturbing news from Morecambe FC, as their Board announces the takeover is in serious doubt and once again call on the owner to sell up and leave. The damage done to the club in the last 3 years is heartbreaking
www.morecambefc.com/news/2025/ju...
www.morecambefc.com/news/2025/ju...
Club Statement
Club Statement
www.morecambefc.com
June 27, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Truly disturbing news from Morecambe FC, as their Board announces the takeover is in serious doubt and once again call on the owner to sell up and leave. The damage done to the club in the last 3 years is heartbreaking
www.morecambefc.com/news/2025/ju...
www.morecambefc.com/news/2025/ju...
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(2/2) A plain text version of my letter is available here: www.vickyfoxcroft.org.uk/policy-respo...
Letter to the Prime Minister - Vicky Foxcroft
It is with a heavy heart that I have written to the Prime Minister this evening to tender my resignation as a Government Whip. Whilst I continue to support the government in delivering the change the ...
www.vickyfoxcroft.org.uk
June 19, 2025 at 7:27 PM
(2/2) A plain text version of my letter is available here: www.vickyfoxcroft.org.uk/policy-respo...
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Great we're on to the "sack judges" phase of the right's descent into destructive lunacy.
Some ghastly extracts from that Carswell article.
Non-western migrants.... large scale 'remigration'... sacking judges who defy Carswell's plan.
Remember when we all thought Carswell was an interesting MP....?
Non-western migrants.... large scale 'remigration'... sacking judges who defy Carswell's plan.
Remember when we all thought Carswell was an interesting MP....?
June 14, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Great we're on to the "sack judges" phase of the right's descent into destructive lunacy.
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Judgement Day for the EHRC: How the equality watchdog turned into a toxic culture war campaign group
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Judgement Day for the EHRC
How the equality watchdog turned into a culture war campaign group
iandunt.substack.com
June 13, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Judgement Day for the EHRC: How the equality watchdog turned into a toxic culture war campaign group
iandunt.substack.com/p/judgement-...
iandunt.substack.com/p/judgement-...
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The determination of Kemi Badenoch to turn Lucy Connolly - a woman who demanded a pogrom ffs - into a national hero just shows how far down the right wing Twitter rabbit hole she is. Really despicable.
May 31, 2025 at 9:01 PM
The determination of Kemi Badenoch to turn Lucy Connolly - a woman who demanded a pogrom ffs - into a national hero just shows how far down the right wing Twitter rabbit hole she is. Really despicable.