Jim Hughes
@jimkent.bsky.social
Software developer, runner, hiker, brewer, Kent-based European.
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Why Is the Government Really Refusing to Investigate Russian Interference in Brexit? – Byline Times
Why Is the Government Really Refusing to Investigate Russian Interference in Brexit?
Keir Starmer's decision to exclude Russian interference in the 2016 EU referendum from his inquiry into foreign interference in our elections should ring alarm bells, argues Sergei Cristo
bylinetimes.com
December 20, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Why Is the Government Really Refusing to Investigate Russian Interference in Brexit? – Byline Times
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Reform UK are raising Council Tax across the country. They claim they didn’t formally pledge to reduce it.
The graphic attached shows exactly what they campaigned on during the Local Elections.
‘Council tax rise cannot be ruled out, says Reform’
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The graphic attached shows exactly what they campaigned on during the Local Elections.
‘Council tax rise cannot be ruled out, says Reform’
giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
December 3, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Reform UK are raising Council Tax across the country. They claim they didn’t formally pledge to reduce it.
The graphic attached shows exactly what they campaigned on during the Local Elections.
‘Council tax rise cannot be ruled out, says Reform’
giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
The graphic attached shows exactly what they campaigned on during the Local Elections.
‘Council tax rise cannot be ruled out, says Reform’
giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
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When was the last time anyone at the BBC had to resign for misrepresenting a leftwinger?
November 10, 2025 at 2:06 PM
When was the last time anyone at the BBC had to resign for misrepresenting a leftwinger?
Hernebaydos sunsets rarely disappoint
May 12, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Hernebaydos sunsets rarely disappoint
Maybe I'm being pedantic, but there's a Spitfire outside At Paul's cathedral for the VE Day stuff today, it has D-Day (June 1944) wing stripes, which wouldn't have been present in May 1944 en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invasio...
Invasion stripes - Wikipedia
en.m.wikipedia.org
May 8, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Maybe I'm being pedantic, but there's a Spitfire outside At Paul's cathedral for the VE Day stuff today, it has D-Day (June 1944) wing stripes, which wouldn't have been present in May 1944 en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invasio...
This article can be summed up with 2 words: "OK millennial"... www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Cringe! How millennials became uncool
They are mocked by gen Z for everything from their trainer socks to their mom jeans and selfie technique. A maligned millennial asks: how did we get here?
www.theguardian.com
May 8, 2025 at 5:31 PM
This article can be summed up with 2 words: "OK millennial"... www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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There’s nothing stopping the Home Office from changing a) how the migration figures are recorded (who counts as a migrant worker vs a foreign student on temporary visa) so they’re more credible and reliable, and b) how migration is actually managed. And yet, instead, we get this kind of nonsense.
April 23, 2025 at 2:35 PM
There’s nothing stopping the Home Office from changing a) how the migration figures are recorded (who counts as a migrant worker vs a foreign student on temporary visa) so they’re more credible and reliable, and b) how migration is actually managed. And yet, instead, we get this kind of nonsense.
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🔴Bearly Newsworthy: Trump's Trade Tantrum Hides An Uncomfortable Truth
If the rest of the world doesn't want to buy your exploding cars and chlorine-soaked chickens, then trade tariffs aren't the real issue, argues The Bear
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/bearly-new...
If the rest of the world doesn't want to buy your exploding cars and chlorine-soaked chickens, then trade tariffs aren't the real issue, argues The Bear
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/bearly-new...
Bearly Newsworthy: Trump's Trade Tantrum Hides An Uncomfortable Truth
If the rest of the world doesn't want to buy your exploding cars and chlorine-soaked chickens, then trade tariffs aren't the real issue, argues The Bear
www.bylinesupplement.com
April 11, 2025 at 4:40 PM
🔴Bearly Newsworthy: Trump's Trade Tantrum Hides An Uncomfortable Truth
If the rest of the world doesn't want to buy your exploding cars and chlorine-soaked chickens, then trade tariffs aren't the real issue, argues The Bear
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/bearly-new...
If the rest of the world doesn't want to buy your exploding cars and chlorine-soaked chickens, then trade tariffs aren't the real issue, argues The Bear
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/bearly-new...
Having the unfortunate experience of watching The Apprentice (UK). Hard pushed sales of sub-standard produce, is this the peak of capitalism or just aiming for the UK's halcyon days of British Leyland and the Allegro?
April 9, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Having the unfortunate experience of watching The Apprentice (UK). Hard pushed sales of sub-standard produce, is this the peak of capitalism or just aiming for the UK's halcyon days of British Leyland and the Allegro?
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THIS IS WHAT A TRADE WAR LOOKS LIKE -
April 6, 2025 at 11:32 AM
THIS IS WHAT A TRADE WAR LOOKS LIKE -
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We take tariffs on our beautiful Heard Island very seriously. We will be consulting all mammals and flightless birds and will make an announcement in the near future detailing our response. #heardisland #tariff #mcdonaldisland #trumptariff
April 3, 2025 at 12:01 AM
We take tariffs on our beautiful Heard Island very seriously. We will be consulting all mammals and flightless birds and will make an announcement in the near future detailing our response. #heardisland #tariff #mcdonaldisland #trumptariff
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The thing about all these pieces complaining about Marine Le Pen's conviction is that not a single one of them bothers to explain why someone found guilty of embezzling millions of Euros from public funds should be allowed to get away with it
April 1, 2025 at 8:22 AM
The thing about all these pieces complaining about Marine Le Pen's conviction is that not a single one of them bothers to explain why someone found guilty of embezzling millions of Euros from public funds should be allowed to get away with it
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Worst take ever. More accurate headline would e “Putin fools Trump by pretending to agree to a ceasefire he has no intention of honoring, whilst offering terms designed to eviscerate Ukraine.”
March 19, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Worst take ever. More accurate headline would e “Putin fools Trump by pretending to agree to a ceasefire he has no intention of honoring, whilst offering terms designed to eviscerate Ukraine.”
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CycloCross, beer, frites and Belgium. Inseparable. Here's a great article by @katiematherkm on @pelliclemag about all of it which I contributed to. Send it to your 'non cycling mad' friends and it might just convince them to tag along next winter! www.pelliclemag.com/home/2025/2/...
March 5, 2025 at 7:08 AM
CycloCross, beer, frites and Belgium. Inseparable. Here's a great article by @katiematherkm on @pelliclemag about all of it which I contributed to. Send it to your 'non cycling mad' friends and it might just convince them to tag along next winter! www.pelliclemag.com/home/2025/2/...
Tell me you really don't like coffee without telling me you don't like coffee, "can I get a caramel soy latte?"
March 5, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Tell me you really don't like coffee without telling me you don't like coffee, "can I get a caramel soy latte?"
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Tariffs on agriculture from Mexico and Canada raise the price of food for 340 million Americans in order to (maybe) increase earnings for roughly 2 million full time farmers - earnings which will very likely be erased by a combination of retaliation, inflation and aggresive ICE enforcement.
March 4, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Tariffs on agriculture from Mexico and Canada raise the price of food for 340 million Americans in order to (maybe) increase earnings for roughly 2 million full time farmers - earnings which will very likely be erased by a combination of retaliation, inflation and aggresive ICE enforcement.
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The U.S. pressured Ukraine to withdraw its European-backed U.N. resolution demanding an immediate withdrawal of Russian forces from Ukraine.
But Ukraine refused to pull its draft resolution.
So the US voted... with Russia, Iran, Israel & North Korea... against Ukraine.
Now read that again.
But Ukraine refused to pull its draft resolution.
So the US voted... with Russia, Iran, Israel & North Korea... against Ukraine.
Now read that again.
US pressures Ukraine to nix its UN resolution demanding Russian forces withdraw
The U.S. has pressured Ukraine to withdraw its European-backed U.N. resolution demanding an immediate withdrawal of Russian forces from Ukraine in favor of an American proposal that doesn't mention Mo...
apnews.com
February 24, 2025 at 9:10 PM
The U.S. pressured Ukraine to withdraw its European-backed U.N. resolution demanding an immediate withdrawal of Russian forces from Ukraine.
But Ukraine refused to pull its draft resolution.
So the US voted... with Russia, Iran, Israel & North Korea... against Ukraine.
Now read that again.
But Ukraine refused to pull its draft resolution.
So the US voted... with Russia, Iran, Israel & North Korea... against Ukraine.
Now read that again.
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I was a bit taken aback to read CAMRA's assessment of my latest What's Brewing column, but obviously delighted. I hope you read it & it makes you feel uncomfortable. Please consider why it makes you feel uneasy while drinking the @ladiesofdarkness.bsky.social beers.
wb.camra.org.uk/2025/02/03/t...
wb.camra.org.uk/2025/02/03/t...
February 17, 2025 at 11:11 AM
I was a bit taken aback to read CAMRA's assessment of my latest What's Brewing column, but obviously delighted. I hope you read it & it makes you feel uncomfortable. Please consider why it makes you feel uneasy while drinking the @ladiesofdarkness.bsky.social beers.
wb.camra.org.uk/2025/02/03/t...
wb.camra.org.uk/2025/02/03/t...
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This front page deserves a special mention.
Trump is becoming both a pariah and a laughing stock in the UK.
Trump is becoming both a pariah and a laughing stock in the UK.
February 19, 2025 at 11:11 PM
This front page deserves a special mention.
Trump is becoming both a pariah and a laughing stock in the UK.
Trump is becoming both a pariah and a laughing stock in the UK.
Now this sounds like a faff for the home, but given you can buy boiled eggs in Spanish supermarkets (and no doubt other countries) a method that can be easily repeated in a factory which produces nutritionally better boiled eggs is a good thing
Scientists crack what they say is the perfect way to boil an egg
Scientists crack what they say is the perfect way to boil an egg
Linda Geddes tests new approach developed in Italian lab that involves alternating egg between different temperatures
Delia Smith demands one minute of simmering plus six of standing with the pan lid on. Heston Blumenthal brings his to the boil from…
www.theguardian.com
February 6, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Now this sounds like a faff for the home, but given you can buy boiled eggs in Spanish supermarkets (and no doubt other countries) a method that can be easily repeated in a factory which produces nutritionally better boiled eggs is a good thing
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I was salivating reading this, I love a good cassoulet www.theguardian.com/food/2025/fe...
How to make cassoulet – recipe | Felicity Cloake's Masterclass
A superbly rich bean stew laced with duck fat, sausages and pork belly
www.theguardian.com
February 5, 2025 at 8:18 PM
I was salivating reading this, I love a good cassoulet www.theguardian.com/food/2025/fe...
@thecyclingpodcast.bsky.social @lionelbirnie.bsky.social I'm loving the Mallorca KM0 series, thank you. Were you aware there's a bike shop in Sóller named Quilòmetre Zero?!
February 5, 2025 at 4:40 PM
@thecyclingpodcast.bsky.social @lionelbirnie.bsky.social I'm loving the Mallorca KM0 series, thank you. Were you aware there's a bike shop in Sóller named Quilòmetre Zero?!