Dr Jonathan Kershaw
@jeckythump.bsky.social
Treehugging petrolhead. Aspiring academic. Triumphista & Fiat Pandamaniac. Only Connect alumnus. Likes a quiz.
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But only a select few managed to make a career out of it.
December 9, 2025 at 7:48 PM
But only a select few managed to make a career out of it.
The bastards... @elsieblundellmp.bsky.social
Home Office Ministers state publicly, on the record, that they are deliberately making life worse for older people and people with disabilities who depend on care services, but it's worth it because it reduces net migration.
December 9, 2025 at 4:57 PM
The bastards... @elsieblundellmp.bsky.social
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British understatement can sometimes be brutal. Here is the @theguardian.com take:
"The vote will have no practical impact, and so for Davey to call it “historic” is a bit of a stretch.
But that does not mean it is not interesting."
"The vote will have no practical impact, and so for Davey to call it “historic” is a bit of a stretch.
But that does not mean it is not interesting."
🚨BREAKING🚨
MPs have voted to PASS our bill to establish a UK-EU customs union.
The Prime Minister must now listen to his own MPs, drop his self-imposed red lines and finally go for proper growth through an ambitious trade deal with the EU.
MPs have voted to PASS our bill to establish a UK-EU customs union.
The Prime Minister must now listen to his own MPs, drop his self-imposed red lines and finally go for proper growth through an ambitious trade deal with the EU.
December 9, 2025 at 3:56 PM
British understatement can sometimes be brutal. Here is the @theguardian.com take:
"The vote will have no practical impact, and so for Davey to call it “historic” is a bit of a stretch.
But that does not mean it is not interesting."
"The vote will have no practical impact, and so for Davey to call it “historic” is a bit of a stretch.
But that does not mean it is not interesting."
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So @bylinetimes.bsky.social is planning a Christmas cracker box - all Farage’s pro Putin statements - do share and add any you find to this thread
December 9, 2025 at 2:53 PM
So @bylinetimes.bsky.social is planning a Christmas cracker box - all Farage’s pro Putin statements - do share and add any you find to this thread
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Rare 400-year-old Bible sold for £23k at auction. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Rare 400-year-old Bible sold for £23k at auction in York
The edition of the King James Bible, which dates back to 1611, is coveted for a printing mistake.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 9, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Rare 400-year-old Bible sold for £23k at auction. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
ICYM, @rutgerbregman.com's Reith Lectures on BBC Radio 4 thus far have been BRILLIANT...
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand...
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand...
December 9, 2025 at 2:04 PM
ICYM, @rutgerbregman.com's Reith Lectures on BBC Radio 4 thus far have been BRILLIANT...
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand...
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand...
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Musk and Trump hate the EU for the same reasons Farage and Putin hate it. It stands for civil rights, the rule of law, and regulation of oligarchs
December 8, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Musk and Trump hate the EU for the same reasons Farage and Putin hate it. It stands for civil rights, the rule of law, and regulation of oligarchs
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A reminder that when Kemi Badenoch hacked Harriet Harman's website it was an offence carrying a sentence of up to five years in prison
The Conservative party’s policy also includes stripping people of their British citizenship when they are found guilty of a crime ⬇️
All criminals with dual nationality must be deported, say Tories
The Conservative party’s policy also includes stripping people of their British citizenship when they are found guilty of a crime
www.thetimes.com
December 8, 2025 at 11:08 PM
A reminder that when Kemi Badenoch hacked Harriet Harman's website it was an offence carrying a sentence of up to five years in prison
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All the losses we’ve faced from Brexit over the past nine years - which turn out to be far more significant than previously?
Start referring to them as Farage Taxes.
Start referring to them as Farage Taxes.
The Farage Tax: What The UK Pays For One Man's Ego
GDP down, investment down, wages down - but Farage’s influence? Higher than ever
open.substack.com
December 9, 2025 at 8:28 AM
All the losses we’ve faced from Brexit over the past nine years - which turn out to be far more significant than previously?
Start referring to them as Farage Taxes.
Start referring to them as Farage Taxes.
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“I bring you fun”
“I bring you sunshine”
“I bring you love”
The Three Morecambe and Wise Men.
“I bring you sunshine”
“I bring you love”
The Three Morecambe and Wise Men.
December 9, 2025 at 6:58 AM
“I bring you fun”
“I bring you sunshine”
“I bring you love”
The Three Morecambe and Wise Men.
“I bring you sunshine”
“I bring you love”
The Three Morecambe and Wise Men.
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🎯ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY🎯
The Green Party has passed 180,000 members!
That's enough to fill Ally Pally 18 times - and we're not getting any littler 😉
All across the country, thousands of people are joining to build a positive movement of hope.
Be part of it. Join today ⤵️
The Green Party has passed 180,000 members!
That's enough to fill Ally Pally 18 times - and we're not getting any littler 😉
All across the country, thousands of people are joining to build a positive movement of hope.
Be part of it. Join today ⤵️
December 9, 2025 at 8:00 AM
🎯ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY🎯
The Green Party has passed 180,000 members!
That's enough to fill Ally Pally 18 times - and we're not getting any littler 😉
All across the country, thousands of people are joining to build a positive movement of hope.
Be part of it. Join today ⤵️
The Green Party has passed 180,000 members!
That's enough to fill Ally Pally 18 times - and we're not getting any littler 😉
All across the country, thousands of people are joining to build a positive movement of hope.
Be part of it. Join today ⤵️
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Spot on. That's why it was so disgusting and cynical of the Leave campaigns in the UK to use the symbols and evocations of WWII in their campaigning.
The EU was created in by people who lived through WWII and saw political and economic integration as a means to bringing peace and stability to the continent.
It is being opposed by Putin, Musk and the others who support Neo Nazis in Europe.
It is being opposed by Putin, Musk and the others who support Neo Nazis in Europe.
December 9, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Spot on. That's why it was so disgusting and cynical of the Leave campaigns in the UK to use the symbols and evocations of WWII in their campaigning.
Cardle
Guess the car in 5 tries. A new car is available each day.
www.playcardle.com
December 9, 2025 at 7:25 AM
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This is simply gobsmacking in the impenetrability and immensity of its dumbness. ~AA
December 8, 2025 at 11:04 AM
This is simply gobsmacking in the impenetrability and immensity of its dumbness. ~AA
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RIP to Martin Parr, who photographed this classic
December 7, 2025 at 6:12 PM
RIP to Martin Parr, who photographed this classic
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TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque:
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
December 7, 2025 at 5:17 PM
TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque:
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
Cardle
Guess the car in 5 tries. A new car is available each day.
www.playcardle.com
December 7, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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Steve Richards, "The number mission of this Labour government is economic growth"
"If Labour want it, they should go back into the EU Customs Union as quickly as possible"
"If Labour want it, they should go back into the EU Customs Union as quickly as possible"
December 7, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Steve Richards, "The number mission of this Labour government is economic growth"
"If Labour want it, they should go back into the EU Customs Union as quickly as possible"
"If Labour want it, they should go back into the EU Customs Union as quickly as possible"
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December 6, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Another fab day helping out with tours at @chethamslibrary.bsky.social, meeting folk from China, Germany, New Zealand, Spain, & even Westhoughton too!
A real treat afterwards was one of the library staff showing the book they're working on, 'Holinshed Chronicles' from 1577.
I do like this place...
A real treat afterwards was one of the library staff showing the book they're working on, 'Holinshed Chronicles' from 1577.
I do like this place...
December 6, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Another fab day helping out with tours at @chethamslibrary.bsky.social, meeting folk from China, Germany, New Zealand, Spain, & even Westhoughton too!
A real treat afterwards was one of the library staff showing the book they're working on, 'Holinshed Chronicles' from 1577.
I do like this place...
A real treat afterwards was one of the library staff showing the book they're working on, 'Holinshed Chronicles' from 1577.
I do like this place...
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Oh look. They’ve actually drawn a diagram for all the people stupid enough to need a bloody diagram.
Elon Musk and his Russian friends call for the abolishment of the EU
December 6, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Oh look. They’ve actually drawn a diagram for all the people stupid enough to need a bloody diagram.
Cardle
Guess the car in 5 tries. A new car is available each day.
www.playcardle.com
December 6, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Have been car-brochure ebayings have arrived... 👍
December 5, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Have been car-brochure ebayings have arrived... 👍
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It sure looks like Russian intelligence attempted to use military drones to assassinate the President of Ukraine inside an EU country.
Looking forward to more thoughts from Belgium on why freezing Russian assets is an escalatory move that might compromise the peace process.
Looking forward to more thoughts from Belgium on why freezing Russian assets is an escalatory move that might compromise the peace process.
Christ on a cracker — these seemingly hostile drones only missed Zelensky’s plane because he was unexpectedly early www.thejournal.ie/drones-dubli...
Four unidentified military-style drones breached no-fly zone to target Zelenskyy's arrival in Dublin
Gardaí are investigating whether the drones took off from land in Dublin or from an undetected ship.
www.thejournal.ie
December 5, 2025 at 9:22 AM
It sure looks like Russian intelligence attempted to use military drones to assassinate the President of Ukraine inside an EU country.
Looking forward to more thoughts from Belgium on why freezing Russian assets is an escalatory move that might compromise the peace process.
Looking forward to more thoughts from Belgium on why freezing Russian assets is an escalatory move that might compromise the peace process.