Ollie Wright
@lazerock.bsky.social
Writer of books on Derby County FC, publisher of the Derby County Blog (est. 2010). Ex-bassist for commercially unviable indie bands. Bad birdwatcher.
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My latest newsletter: a review of Hüsker Dü's 1985: The Miracle Year, one of my favorite reissues of the year.
Hüsker Dü—1985: The Miracle Year
Numero Group's second archival Hüsker Dü set offers live recordings from the year the trio released New Day Rising and Flip Your Wig
sterlewine.substack.com
November 6, 2025 at 11:00 PM
My latest newsletter: a review of Hüsker Dü's 1985: The Miracle Year, one of my favorite reissues of the year.
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The Times: Income tax will go up, Reeves tells watchdog #TomorrowsPapersToday
November 6, 2025 at 10:33 PM
The Times: Income tax will go up, Reeves tells watchdog #TomorrowsPapersToday
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One potential factor in X radicalisation/racism which shouldn’t be ignored is the financial incentive to be outrageous/widely-shared. Rupert Lowe - whose payments we know as he has to declare them - can clear £5,000 a month in X payments.
November 2, 2025 at 5:57 PM
One potential factor in X radicalisation/racism which shouldn’t be ignored is the financial incentive to be outrageous/widely-shared. Rupert Lowe - whose payments we know as he has to declare them - can clear £5,000 a month in X payments.
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Great investigation of the Nazis, racists and criminals mobilising the flag-on-lamp-posts movement. This is the kind of journalism that the national media could and should have conducted:
manchestermill.co.uk/the-men-who-...
manchestermill.co.uk/the-men-who-...
November 2, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Great investigation of the Nazis, racists and criminals mobilising the flag-on-lamp-posts movement. This is the kind of journalism that the national media could and should have conducted:
manchestermill.co.uk/the-men-who-...
manchestermill.co.uk/the-men-who-...
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The Government is reportedly considering switching 2p from National Insurance to Income Tax.
Here's why that would be a good idea ⤵️
Here's why that would be a good idea ⤵️
October 31, 2025 at 7:15 PM
The Government is reportedly considering switching 2p from National Insurance to Income Tax.
Here's why that would be a good idea ⤵️
Here's why that would be a good idea ⤵️
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£4bn raised from 4 per cent of households
November 1, 2025 at 10:41 PM
£4bn raised from 4 per cent of households
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The Telegraph with its finger on the pulse of the nation once more.
November 1, 2025 at 6:46 PM
The Telegraph with its finger on the pulse of the nation once more.
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Reform has lost 1 in 20 (5%) of the 677 councillors it gained in May elections
In Kent alone, it has lost 14% of its councillors...
-11 have been expelled
-6 suspended
-9 have left the party
-1 has defected to UKIP
-9 have resigned from the council altogether
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
In Kent alone, it has lost 14% of its councillors...
-11 have been expelled
-6 suspended
-9 have left the party
-1 has defected to UKIP
-9 have resigned from the council altogether
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
Reform Is Losing Councillors Elected In May At An 'Unusual' Rate
Reform UK has lost more than 5 per cent of the councillors it had elected six months ago, an analysis by PoliticsHome has found.
www.politicshome.com
November 1, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Reform has lost 1 in 20 (5%) of the 677 councillors it gained in May elections
In Kent alone, it has lost 14% of its councillors...
-11 have been expelled
-6 suspended
-9 have left the party
-1 has defected to UKIP
-9 have resigned from the council altogether
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
In Kent alone, it has lost 14% of its councillors...
-11 have been expelled
-6 suspended
-9 have left the party
-1 has defected to UKIP
-9 have resigned from the council altogether
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
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It is now 1,000 days since Manchester City were charged by the Premier League.
November 1, 2025 at 5:00 AM
It is now 1,000 days since Manchester City were charged by the Premier League.
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Per Danny Kemp via press pool
Trump is at the Halloween party at MAL
“Official theme is Gatsby and ‘a little party never killed nobody’, we’re told.”
Trump is at the Halloween party at MAL
“Official theme is Gatsby and ‘a little party never killed nobody’, we’re told.”
November 1, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Per Danny Kemp via press pool
Trump is at the Halloween party at MAL
“Official theme is Gatsby and ‘a little party never killed nobody’, we’re told.”
Trump is at the Halloween party at MAL
“Official theme is Gatsby and ‘a little party never killed nobody’, we’re told.”
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Sheffield United v #dcfc preview. I do think the Blades will head up the table eventually... But hopefully that process won't start this Saturday.
The biggest question for Eustace is how he replaces Max Johnston. Nyambe? Ward? A wildcard?
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The biggest question for Eustace is how he replaces Max Johnston. Nyambe? Ward? A wildcard?
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October 30, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Sheffield United v #dcfc preview. I do think the Blades will head up the table eventually... But hopefully that process won't start this Saturday.
The biggest question for Eustace is how he replaces Max Johnston. Nyambe? Ward? A wildcard?
www.patreon.com/posts/sheffi...
The biggest question for Eustace is how he replaces Max Johnston. Nyambe? Ward? A wildcard?
www.patreon.com/posts/sheffi...
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Lib Dems gain seat off Reform in council by-election
Lib Dems gain seat off Reform in council by-election
Reform loses seat to Liberal Democrats in Bromsgrove South council by-election for Worcestershire Council.
buff.ly
October 31, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Lib Dems gain seat off Reform in council by-election
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David Byrne background video showing ICE chasing a bicyclist
October 30, 2025 at 12:37 PM
David Byrne background video showing ICE chasing a bicyclist
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Economists: Hope Your Heart Wasn’t Set On A House
Economists: Hope Your Heart Wasn’t Set On A House
WASHINGTON—In an effort to manage the American people’s expectations, officials at the National Association for Business Economics announced Wednesday that they hoped your heart wasn’t set on a house....
theonion.com
October 29, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Economists: Hope Your Heart Wasn’t Set On A House
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Wes Streeting on visiting a secondary school and talking to 11-18 year olds in Ilford on their expericences of racism. "We have seen a return of 1970s-style and 1980s-style racism ... We need to call it out and confront it for what it is & for the decent majority so stand against it" (BBC)
October 26, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Wes Streeting on visiting a secondary school and talking to 11-18 year olds in Ilford on their expericences of racism. "We have seen a return of 1970s-style and 1980s-style racism ... We need to call it out and confront it for what it is & for the decent majority so stand against it" (BBC)
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It is significant that Wes Streeting - the 'right' of the party - is saying this. Charlie Falcolner is also a Blairite voice saying the government's voice needs to shift centre-left/progressive.
The Prime Minister is inclined to agree. But the PM"s political team in No 10 more ambivalent about it!
The Prime Minister is inclined to agree. But the PM"s political team in No 10 more ambivalent about it!
![Lord Falconer, a former Labour cabinet minister, echoed Streeting’s concerns and said Labour needed to cast itself as the leader of a new, progressive alliance. He said Labour was “not communicating a whole coherent picture” of what the party stands for. “That was clearly represented in Caerphilly,” he told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme on Saturday. “The party that looked the most progressive barrier to Reform winning — namely Plaid [Cymru] — was the one that won. We, Labour, did not seem to be that party.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:refbwihhzcqqfulwhcou44sr/bafkreiftjz4for2fbjj4czbaiorrnj3q3oznwf7x76ewmzoeaakfltvt2y@jpeg)
October 26, 2025 at 8:53 AM
It is significant that Wes Streeting - the 'right' of the party - is saying this. Charlie Falcolner is also a Blairite voice saying the government's voice needs to shift centre-left/progressive.
The Prime Minister is inclined to agree. But the PM"s political team in No 10 more ambivalent about it!
The Prime Minister is inclined to agree. But the PM"s political team in No 10 more ambivalent about it!
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Look I love 6 Music but I draw the line at pairing music with cheese
October 26, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Look I love 6 Music but I draw the line at pairing music with cheese
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LibDem MP Josh Babarinde
October 25, 2025 at 9:00 PM
LibDem MP Josh Babarinde
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40 years ago today
The Minutemen onstage and backstage at Irving Plaza, New York City, October 26, 1985
Guitarist and vocalist D. Boon, bassist Mike Watt, and drummer George Hurley
Photos by Rick McGinnis
#punk #punks #punkrock #hardcorepunk #theminutemen #punklegends #history #punkrockhistory
The Minutemen onstage and backstage at Irving Plaza, New York City, October 26, 1985
Guitarist and vocalist D. Boon, bassist Mike Watt, and drummer George Hurley
Photos by Rick McGinnis
#punk #punks #punkrock #hardcorepunk #theminutemen #punklegends #history #punkrockhistory
October 26, 2025 at 4:34 AM
40 years ago today
The Minutemen onstage and backstage at Irving Plaza, New York City, October 26, 1985
Guitarist and vocalist D. Boon, bassist Mike Watt, and drummer George Hurley
Photos by Rick McGinnis
#punk #punks #punkrock #hardcorepunk #theminutemen #punklegends #history #punkrockhistory
The Minutemen onstage and backstage at Irving Plaza, New York City, October 26, 1985
Guitarist and vocalist D. Boon, bassist Mike Watt, and drummer George Hurley
Photos by Rick McGinnis
#punk #punks #punkrock #hardcorepunk #theminutemen #punklegends #history #punkrockhistory
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Whoever came up with daylight savings time didn’t have small children did they 🙄
October 26, 2025 at 6:11 AM
Whoever came up with daylight savings time didn’t have small children did they 🙄
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Exclusive: No10 chief of staff Morgan McSweeney addressed a meeting of Labour peers on Wednesday night. It did not go well, for him or Keir Starmer.
The HuffPost UK weekend political read 👇
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/end-of...
The HuffPost UK weekend political read 👇
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/end-of...
End Of The Keir Show: How Senior Labour Figures Now Believe Starmer Is Already Toast
Will the embattled PM even make it to the New Year in No.10?
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
October 24, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Exclusive: No10 chief of staff Morgan McSweeney addressed a meeting of Labour peers on Wednesday night. It did not go well, for him or Keir Starmer.
The HuffPost UK weekend political read 👇
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/end-of...
The HuffPost UK weekend political read 👇
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/end-of...
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Congratulations to Co-operative MP Lucy Powell on her election as Deputy Leader of the Labour Party.
October 25, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Congratulations to Co-operative MP Lucy Powell on her election as Deputy Leader of the Labour Party.
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White-tailed Eagle (2024 male G633)
Arne, Dorset
@harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social
Arne, Dorset
@harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social
October 24, 2025 at 4:50 PM
White-tailed Eagle (2024 male G633)
Arne, Dorset
@harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social
Arne, Dorset
@harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social
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Bertrand Russell to Oswald Mosley. Perfection.
October 16, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Bertrand Russell to Oswald Mosley. Perfection.
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"It is hard to avoid the impression that Starmer and his Labour Party felt that simply not being the Conservatives was enough not only to get elected but to kick-start the economy. While the first assumption proved well founded, the second has not". time.com/7326397/uk-s...
Britain's Keir Starmer Is Running Out of Time
The Labour government must start being bold and delivering quickly or it will keep haemorrhaging support, writes Anand Menon.
time.com
October 20, 2025 at 3:59 PM
"It is hard to avoid the impression that Starmer and his Labour Party felt that simply not being the Conservatives was enough not only to get elected but to kick-start the economy. While the first assumption proved well founded, the second has not". time.com/7326397/uk-s...