@ksh57.bsky.social
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Pecksniff’s Diary :
* No.10 briefed the media that the NEC would block Andy Burnham before telling him. Catastrophic handling
* Reform UK boasted of canvassing Gorton and Denton, using a photo from the wrong seat
* Even now, it’s unclear whether Reform has a Clacton office at all.
* No.10 briefed the media that the NEC would block Andy Burnham before telling him. Catastrophic handling
* Reform UK boasted of canvassing Gorton and Denton, using a photo from the wrong seat
* Even now, it’s unclear whether Reform has a Clacton office at all.
Pecksniff: Rock star Burnham becomes stalking horse for what comes next
In which Mr Pecksniff lays before his readers for their approval certain observations and speculations reflecting on the political life
eastangliabylines.co.uk
January 31, 2026 at 7:25 AM
Pecksniff’s Diary :
* No.10 briefed the media that the NEC would block Andy Burnham before telling him. Catastrophic handling
* Reform UK boasted of canvassing Gorton and Denton, using a photo from the wrong seat
* Even now, it’s unclear whether Reform has a Clacton office at all.
* No.10 briefed the media that the NEC would block Andy Burnham before telling him. Catastrophic handling
* Reform UK boasted of canvassing Gorton and Denton, using a photo from the wrong seat
* Even now, it’s unclear whether Reform has a Clacton office at all.
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Your reminder:
£20 billion is the cost of cancelling all student loans
£10 billion is the annual cost of abolishing tuition fees
£90 billion is the lost tax revenue because of Brexit
£20 billion is the cost of cancelling all student loans
£10 billion is the annual cost of abolishing tuition fees
£90 billion is the lost tax revenue because of Brexit
January 29, 2026 at 9:02 AM
Your reminder:
£20 billion is the cost of cancelling all student loans
£10 billion is the annual cost of abolishing tuition fees
£90 billion is the lost tax revenue because of Brexit
£20 billion is the cost of cancelling all student loans
£10 billion is the annual cost of abolishing tuition fees
£90 billion is the lost tax revenue because of Brexit
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Rachel Reeves, "It is not right that people who don't go to uni are having to bear all the costs for others to do so"
Oli Dugmore, "If Reeves wants to make the argument that you shouldn't be paying for things that you don't use, there will be a lot of pensioners who don't get a pension"
Oli Dugmore, "If Reeves wants to make the argument that you shouldn't be paying for things that you don't use, there will be a lot of pensioners who don't get a pension"
January 28, 2026 at 11:23 PM
Rachel Reeves, "It is not right that people who don't go to uni are having to bear all the costs for others to do so"
Oli Dugmore, "If Reeves wants to make the argument that you shouldn't be paying for things that you don't use, there will be a lot of pensioners who don't get a pension"
Oli Dugmore, "If Reeves wants to make the argument that you shouldn't be paying for things that you don't use, there will be a lot of pensioners who don't get a pension"
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
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This is the BEST explanation I have seen so far.
January 28, 2026 at 3:12 AM
This is the BEST explanation I have seen so far.
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Excellent on the howling unsuitability of Matt Goodwin to be a Manchester MP…
or indeed an MP anywhere at all.
But that’s Reform for you.
Frothing racists and needy inadequates demanding support from a voting public that doesn’t deserve any of their shit.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
or indeed an MP anywhere at all.
But that’s Reform for you.
Frothing racists and needy inadequates demanding support from a voting public that doesn’t deserve any of their shit.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Reform’s Matt Goodwin is sure he’s the right man for Gorton and Denton. He just doesn’t know why… | John Crace
Introduced by an unsupervised Lee Anderson, the byelection candidate was out of his depth immediately
www.theguardian.com
January 27, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Excellent on the howling unsuitability of Matt Goodwin to be a Manchester MP…
or indeed an MP anywhere at all.
But that’s Reform for you.
Frothing racists and needy inadequates demanding support from a voting public that doesn’t deserve any of their shit.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
or indeed an MP anywhere at all.
But that’s Reform for you.
Frothing racists and needy inadequates demanding support from a voting public that doesn’t deserve any of their shit.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Another death in Minnesota
The significance of the killing of Alex Pretti
By me, at @prospectmagazine.co.uk
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/law/th...
Another death in Minnesota
The significance of the killing of Alex Pretti
By me, at @prospectmagazine.co.uk
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/law/th...
Another death in Minnesota
The significance of the killing of Alex Pretti
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
January 26, 2026 at 12:04 PM
NEW
Another death in Minnesota
The significance of the killing of Alex Pretti
By me, at @prospectmagazine.co.uk
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/law/th...
Another death in Minnesota
The significance of the killing of Alex Pretti
By me, at @prospectmagazine.co.uk
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/law/th...
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Reform Party UK sharing Pro-ICE posts on social media. They support seizing 5 year olds as bait, and the extra judicial murder of civilians.
January 26, 2026 at 8:18 AM
Reform Party UK sharing Pro-ICE posts on social media. They support seizing 5 year olds as bait, and the extra judicial murder of civilians.
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Coming to a money making opportunity near you, The Board of Peace™️
January 24, 2026 at 10:52 AM
Coming to a money making opportunity near you, The Board of Peace™️
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I spent six months with Nato troops in Afghanistan – Trump’s wrong
I spent six months with Nato troops in Afghanistan – Trump’s wrong
I spent six months with Nato troops in Afghanistan – Trump’s wrong
www.independent.co.uk
January 23, 2026 at 3:30 PM
I spent six months with Nato troops in Afghanistan – Trump’s wrong
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Armed forces minister Al Carns says comments about NATO troops not serving in Afghanistan are ‘utterly ridiculous’
‘I served tours... many alongside my American colleagues, we shed blood sweat and tears together’
‘I served tours... many alongside my American colleagues, we shed blood sweat and tears together’
January 23, 2026 at 11:20 AM
Armed forces minister Al Carns says comments about NATO troops not serving in Afghanistan are ‘utterly ridiculous’
‘I served tours... many alongside my American colleagues, we shed blood sweat and tears together’
‘I served tours... many alongside my American colleagues, we shed blood sweat and tears together’
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Trump
“NATO has treated the US very badly. We've never asked for anything. We've never got anything."
850 soldiers from 19 non US NATO countries who died fighting to defend the US in Afghanistan.
You fucking orange ignoramus.
#dementedtrump
“NATO has treated the US very badly. We've never asked for anything. We've never got anything."
850 soldiers from 19 non US NATO countries who died fighting to defend the US in Afghanistan.
You fucking orange ignoramus.
#dementedtrump
January 22, 2026 at 11:47 AM
Trump
“NATO has treated the US very badly. We've never asked for anything. We've never got anything."
850 soldiers from 19 non US NATO countries who died fighting to defend the US in Afghanistan.
You fucking orange ignoramus.
#dementedtrump
“NATO has treated the US very badly. We've never asked for anything. We've never got anything."
850 soldiers from 19 non US NATO countries who died fighting to defend the US in Afghanistan.
You fucking orange ignoramus.
#dementedtrump
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Just imagine being the parent of a soldier from Canada or Denmark or Great Britain or France who was killed in Afghanistan in the one and only time Article 5 was invoked and the entire alliance came to America's aid, and hearing President Bone Spurs say this.
Trump on NATO: "I've always said, will they be there if we ever needed them? That's really the ultimate test. I'm not sure of that. We've never needed them. They'll say they sent some troops to Afghanistan and this or that. And they did. They stayed a little back, off the front lines."
January 22, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Just imagine being the parent of a soldier from Canada or Denmark or Great Britain or France who was killed in Afghanistan in the one and only time Article 5 was invoked and the entire alliance came to America's aid, and hearing President Bone Spurs say this.
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457 UK armed forces personnel died in Afghanistan during the 20-year deployment.
This is a fucking hideous thing to say. Even by his non-existent standards.
This is a fucking hideous thing to say. Even by his non-existent standards.
Trump on NATO: "I've always said, will they be there if we ever needed them? That's really the ultimate test. I'm not sure of that. We've never needed them. They'll say they sent some troops to Afghanistan and this or that. And they did. They stayed a little back, off the front lines."
January 22, 2026 at 2:16 PM
457 UK armed forces personnel died in Afghanistan during the 20-year deployment.
This is a fucking hideous thing to say. Even by his non-existent standards.
This is a fucking hideous thing to say. Even by his non-existent standards.
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Trump on NATO: "I've always said, will they be there if we ever needed them? That's really the ultimate test. I'm not sure of that. We've never needed them. They'll say they sent some troops to Afghanistan and this or that. And they did. They stayed a little back, off the front lines."
January 22, 2026 at 1:09 PM
Trump on NATO: "I've always said, will they be there if we ever needed them? That's really the ultimate test. I'm not sure of that. We've never needed them. They'll say they sent some troops to Afghanistan and this or that. And they did. They stayed a little back, off the front lines."
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NATO did not "stay a little back, off the front lines."
Danish, British and Estonian troops served in Helmand, and Canadian forces in Kandahar - the two most dangerous Afghan provinces.
Denmark, UK, Estonia & Canada suffered amongst the highest per‑capita soldier death rates when defending the US.
Danish, British and Estonian troops served in Helmand, and Canadian forces in Kandahar - the two most dangerous Afghan provinces.
Denmark, UK, Estonia & Canada suffered amongst the highest per‑capita soldier death rates when defending the US.
Trump on NATO: "I've always said, will they be there if we ever needed them? That's really the ultimate test. I'm not sure of that. We've never needed them. They'll say they sent some troops to Afghanistan and this or that. And they did. They stayed a little back, off the front lines."
January 22, 2026 at 2:02 PM
NATO did not "stay a little back, off the front lines."
Danish, British and Estonian troops served in Helmand, and Canadian forces in Kandahar - the two most dangerous Afghan provinces.
Denmark, UK, Estonia & Canada suffered amongst the highest per‑capita soldier death rates when defending the US.
Danish, British and Estonian troops served in Helmand, and Canadian forces in Kandahar - the two most dangerous Afghan provinces.
Denmark, UK, Estonia & Canada suffered amongst the highest per‑capita soldier death rates when defending the US.
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Britain’s calm response to Trump’s Greenland pressure may avoid escalation, but it leaves a dangerous imbalance untouched. Liz Crosbie examines the risks ⤵️
The US rupture – fire at Heartbreak Hotel
Global security is at risk thanks to the White House. Is this a familial spat or a symptom that the UK isn’t quite so ‘special’?
eastangliabylines.co.uk
January 19, 2026 at 6:28 PM
Britain’s calm response to Trump’s Greenland pressure may avoid escalation, but it leaves a dangerous imbalance untouched. Liz Crosbie examines the risks ⤵️
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We threw away such a lot for that not-so “special relationship”.
A more confident nation, with more honest politicians, would admit it and make amends with Europe. This is all such bullshit.
A more confident nation, with more honest politicians, would admit it and make amends with Europe. This is all such bullshit.
January 17, 2026 at 6:57 PM
We threw away such a lot for that not-so “special relationship”.
A more confident nation, with more honest politicians, would admit it and make amends with Europe. This is all such bullshit.
A more confident nation, with more honest politicians, would admit it and make amends with Europe. This is all such bullshit.
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‘An open letter to my fellow Labour MPs: if not the full Hillsborough Law, what is this government for?’
Ian Byrne
labourlist.org/2026/01/open...
Ian Byrne
labourlist.org/2026/01/open...
'An open letter to my fellow Labour MPs: if not the full Hillsborough Law, what is this government for?' - LabourList
"As the Government looks to water-down the Public Office (Accountability) Bill once again, my message to Labour colleagues is simple: what are we here to do, and who are we here to serve?" asks Ian By...
labourlist.org
January 16, 2026 at 9:20 PM
‘An open letter to my fellow Labour MPs: if not the full Hillsborough Law, what is this government for?’
Ian Byrne
labourlist.org/2026/01/open...
Ian Byrne
labourlist.org/2026/01/open...
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Excellent article and realistically bleak 🙈
🔴A Year of Living Dangerously in Trump’s America
I no longer feel safe to speak or act freely in a country where people are being arbitrarily detained and killed and where the truth is becoming whatever Donald Trump says it is, reports @alexhh.bsky.social
bylinetimes.com/2026/01/15/a...
I no longer feel safe to speak or act freely in a country where people are being arbitrarily detained and killed and where the truth is becoming whatever Donald Trump says it is, reports @alexhh.bsky.social
bylinetimes.com/2026/01/15/a...
A Year of Living Dangerously in Trump's America
I no longer feel safe to speak or act freely in a country where people are being arbitrarily detained and killed and where the truth is becoming whatever Donald Trump says it is, reports Alexandra Hal...
bylinetimes.com
January 15, 2026 at 10:22 AM
Excellent article and realistically bleak 🙈
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Labour looks set to deplatform the voices of young people by introducing a social media ban for under 16s.
Here are four reasons why they shouldn't.
Here are four reasons why they shouldn't.
January 15, 2026 at 1:01 PM
Labour looks set to deplatform the voices of young people by introducing a social media ban for under 16s.
Here are four reasons why they shouldn't.
Here are four reasons why they shouldn't.
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I didn’t really want to write about child sexual abuse images and Grok, but some of the unbelievable statements by politicians yesterday in the UK made me feel I should, if I could.
Here are the reasons ‘AI child abuse images’ are not like ‘going to a nightclub’.
open.substack.com/pub/naomiald...
Here are the reasons ‘AI child abuse images’ are not like ‘going to a nightclub’.
open.substack.com/pub/naomiald...
I didn't want to write about child sexual abuse images
but here we are
open.substack.com
January 13, 2026 at 5:03 PM
I didn’t really want to write about child sexual abuse images and Grok, but some of the unbelievable statements by politicians yesterday in the UK made me feel I should, if I could.
Here are the reasons ‘AI child abuse images’ are not like ‘going to a nightclub’.
open.substack.com/pub/naomiald...
Here are the reasons ‘AI child abuse images’ are not like ‘going to a nightclub’.
open.substack.com/pub/naomiald...
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Acting against X and Musk looks like the biggest open goal for Keir Starmer it's possible to imagine
January 13, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Acting against X and Musk looks like the biggest open goal for Keir Starmer it's possible to imagine
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The utterly shameless & widely covered "report" out today, claiming net zero will "cost" £9tn is based on:
* Assuming free fossil-fuel energy, free petrol cars, free gas boilers, free gas power plants etc
AND
* Including climate damages in the "cost" of net zero
I kid you not, it is that stupid
* Assuming free fossil-fuel energy, free petrol cars, free gas boilers, free gas power plants etc
AND
* Including climate damages in the "cost" of net zero
I kid you not, it is that stupid
🧵A political/media guide to the "truth" about net-zero
1) Add up costs to install & run a net-zero energy system
2) Pretend fossil-fuelled alternatives wld be free
3) Do say "eco zealots are bankrupting us"
4) Don't say "free cars if we scrap net-zero" cos it sounds ridiculous
5) That's it!
1/10
1) Add up costs to install & run a net-zero energy system
2) Pretend fossil-fuelled alternatives wld be free
3) Do say "eco zealots are bankrupting us"
4) Don't say "free cars if we scrap net-zero" cos it sounds ridiculous
5) That's it!
1/10
January 13, 2026 at 7:37 AM
The utterly shameless & widely covered "report" out today, claiming net zero will "cost" £9tn is based on:
* Assuming free fossil-fuel energy, free petrol cars, free gas boilers, free gas power plants etc
AND
* Including climate damages in the "cost" of net zero
I kid you not, it is that stupid
* Assuming free fossil-fuel energy, free petrol cars, free gas boilers, free gas power plants etc
AND
* Including climate damages in the "cost" of net zero
I kid you not, it is that stupid