GuyThwarts2
@markg87.bsky.social
In no particular order; Dad of two wonderful children, husband of a clever and beautiful wife. Avid follower of politics and have high hopes that PR can bring much needed change.
So this is doing the rounds and can't find any evidence that she's ever said this.
@georgemonbiot.bsky.social
@georgemonbiot.bsky.social
January 10, 2026 at 3:14 PM
So this is doing the rounds and can't find any evidence that she's ever said this.
@georgemonbiot.bsky.social
@georgemonbiot.bsky.social
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If a Pakistani Muslim owned X, distributed indecent images of girls on a platform where govt do their PR, where some receive payments for posts, they would have distanced themselves by now. X would be shutdown and Braverman and Farage would be calling for a ban and investigation into Pakistani men.
January 9, 2026 at 4:12 PM
If a Pakistani Muslim owned X, distributed indecent images of girls on a platform where govt do their PR, where some receive payments for posts, they would have distanced themselves by now. X would be shutdown and Braverman and Farage would be calling for a ban and investigation into Pakistani men.
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I regret to inform Leila Cunningham that Londoners do not need her “pity.”
What it needs is for fewer people to talk about it like it’s a haunted theme park - I live here, and it is, despite its issues, a fabulous place to be.
What it needs is for fewer people to talk about it like it’s a haunted theme park - I live here, and it is, despite its issues, a fabulous place to be.
Apparently, I’m Supposed to be Pitied for Living in London
A Londoner’s response to Reform UK’s weirdly patronising pitch to the capital
www.bearlypolitics.co.uk
January 8, 2026 at 8:45 AM
I regret to inform Leila Cunningham that Londoners do not need her “pity.”
What it needs is for fewer people to talk about it like it’s a haunted theme park - I live here, and it is, despite its issues, a fabulous place to be.
What it needs is for fewer people to talk about it like it’s a haunted theme park - I live here, and it is, despite its issues, a fabulous place to be.
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"Freedom of assembly is not a gift governments grant their citizens; it is a right that protects citizens from their governments. Look to Hungary. Britain should not have to learn that lesson the hard way."
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Slowly but surely, a state can repress its people. Why is the UK channelling Viktor Orbán’s Hungary? | Lydia Gall
I know enough about the erosion of civil rights to fear what I now see in the UK. Britons should understand how this ends, says Lydia Gall of Human Rights Watch
www.theguardian.com
January 8, 2026 at 4:04 PM
"Freedom of assembly is not a gift governments grant their citizens; it is a right that protects citizens from their governments. Look to Hungary. Britain should not have to learn that lesson the hard way."
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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If you follow this argument through to its logical conclusion there should be a UK Government channel on pornhub.
Cabinet Office Minister Baroness Anderson tells the Lords the Government will keep on using X.
"I still believe that X is an appropriate platform to use because I believe in freedom of speech..."
"It is incredibly important that there is a counter narrative on those platforms," she says.
"I still believe that X is an appropriate platform to use because I believe in freedom of speech..."
"It is incredibly important that there is a counter narrative on those platforms," she says.
January 5, 2026 at 4:07 PM
If you follow this argument through to its logical conclusion there should be a UK Government channel on pornhub.
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not sure the government grasps the people on X who seem to be fine wading through far-right propaganda, porn, & user-generated abuse imagery would notice or care if government accounts closed
January 5, 2026 at 2:04 PM
not sure the government grasps the people on X who seem to be fine wading through far-right propaganda, porn, & user-generated abuse imagery would notice or care if government accounts closed
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"When it happens, Republicans will object (and you can only imagine the meltdown Trump himself will have on Truth Social). The response Dems give should be simple: *Too bad. We have the power now.* A strong message must be sent to the country and future generations that Trump will not be honored."
Why every vestige of Trump must be torn down
He's trying to create a physical legacy. The moment he's out of power, it has to be smashed to bits.
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December 29, 2025 at 9:54 PM
"When it happens, Republicans will object (and you can only imagine the meltdown Trump himself will have on Truth Social). The response Dems give should be simple: *Too bad. We have the power now.* A strong message must be sent to the country and future generations that Trump will not be honored."
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I’ve been quieter than usual this week due to a weird mix of work commitments and falling asleep on the sofa at every opportunity.
In my defence, I may have overcorrected by writing the mother of all year-end posts.
This is fair warning, it is long - but, then again, so was 2025.
In my defence, I may have overcorrected by writing the mother of all year-end posts.
This is fair warning, it is long - but, then again, so was 2025.
2025: The Year We Got Used To It
A final long read for 2025, charting how we got used to cruelty, incompetence and farce - and how 2026 will need us all to be much noisier.
www.bearlypolitics.co.uk
December 30, 2025 at 12:06 PM
I’ve been quieter than usual this week due to a weird mix of work commitments and falling asleep on the sofa at every opportunity.
In my defence, I may have overcorrected by writing the mother of all year-end posts.
This is fair warning, it is long - but, then again, so was 2025.
In my defence, I may have overcorrected by writing the mother of all year-end posts.
This is fair warning, it is long - but, then again, so was 2025.
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One of the most fulfilling things I've done the last couple of years is attempt, incompetently, to be a mentor, whatever one of those is. Anyway, my mentee(?) @matt-taylor.bsky.social wrote this about why his kids don't believe in Santa for the Guardian yesterday and it's bloody good
My family has never believed in Father Christmas – I don't want to hurt my kids if the money ever runs out | Matt Taylor
I would never want them to feel that they had been naughty if I couldn’t afford their gifts one year, says writer and music producer Matt Taylor
www.theguardian.com
December 24, 2025 at 12:54 PM
One of the most fulfilling things I've done the last couple of years is attempt, incompetently, to be a mentor, whatever one of those is. Anyway, my mentee(?) @matt-taylor.bsky.social wrote this about why his kids don't believe in Santa for the Guardian yesterday and it's bloody good
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How to make sure that I cannot visit the USA until at least 2029 in one sentence-
Donald Trump is an authoritarian fascist cunt
Donald Trump is an authoritarian fascist cunt
December 14, 2025 at 12:03 AM
How to make sure that I cannot visit the USA until at least 2029 in one sentence-
Donald Trump is an authoritarian fascist cunt
Donald Trump is an authoritarian fascist cunt
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The voice of the nation – who speaks for Britain?
The wrong people are telling the story of Britain, and the story they tell is exhausted | Gerry Mitchell
@gerrymitchell.bsky.social @kentandsurreybylines.co.uk
The wrong people are telling the story of Britain, and the story they tell is exhausted | Gerry Mitchell
@gerrymitchell.bsky.social @kentandsurreybylines.co.uk
The voice of the nation – who speaks for Britain?
The wrong people are telling the story of Britain, and the story they tell is exhausted
kentandsurreybylines.co.uk
December 13, 2025 at 6:12 PM
The voice of the nation – who speaks for Britain?
The wrong people are telling the story of Britain, and the story they tell is exhausted | Gerry Mitchell
@gerrymitchell.bsky.social @kentandsurreybylines.co.uk
The wrong people are telling the story of Britain, and the story they tell is exhausted | Gerry Mitchell
@gerrymitchell.bsky.social @kentandsurreybylines.co.uk
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I don't really post anymore, but I would like to carry on writing books at some point in the future.
Hate to be annoying, but any chance you could retweet so old twitter followers can find me if they want to? Going to delete my twitter, or at least abandon it on lock and let it die a slow death.
Hate to be annoying, but any chance you could retweet so old twitter followers can find me if they want to? Going to delete my twitter, or at least abandon it on lock and let it die a slow death.
December 11, 2025 at 5:31 PM
I don't really post anymore, but I would like to carry on writing books at some point in the future.
Hate to be annoying, but any chance you could retweet so old twitter followers can find me if they want to? Going to delete my twitter, or at least abandon it on lock and let it die a slow death.
Hate to be annoying, but any chance you could retweet so old twitter followers can find me if they want to? Going to delete my twitter, or at least abandon it on lock and let it die a slow death.
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When the Telegraph admits Brexit is a disaster, the ground is moving. The question is: why isn’t Starmer?
@eastangliabylines.co.uk @peterthurlow.bsky.social
@eastangliabylines.co.uk @peterthurlow.bsky.social
Now is the winter of our Brexit sent
While we have used this title before, perhaps this is the time to look at our options afresh, now that we have seen the disaster that is Brexit
eastangliabylines.co.uk
December 5, 2025 at 5:38 PM
When the Telegraph admits Brexit is a disaster, the ground is moving. The question is: why isn’t Starmer?
@eastangliabylines.co.uk @peterthurlow.bsky.social
@eastangliabylines.co.uk @peterthurlow.bsky.social
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Great piece from Ian. You won’t get attacked by Nazis here, but there’s a good chance you might be trampled to death by a High Horse. Yet for all that it’s still a place and people I call my own.
Thank God for Bluesky: A little love letter to the people who would not compromise with Nazis iandunt.substack.com/p/thank-god-...
Thank God for Bluesky
Yes, it's eager. Yes, it's censorious. But it has the very considerable advantage of not being fascist.
iandunt.substack.com
December 5, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Great piece from Ian. You won’t get attacked by Nazis here, but there’s a good chance you might be trampled to death by a High Horse. Yet for all that it’s still a place and people I call my own.
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Don't ever call this THING a president!
December 6, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Don't ever call this THING a president!
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*youth pastor voice*
Let me tell you kids about another carpenter who wasn’t very popular with the authorities
Let me tell you kids about another carpenter who wasn’t very popular with the authorities
Sabrina Carpenter made the White House delete their fuck ass tweet.
December 5, 2025 at 9:10 PM
*youth pastor voice*
Let me tell you kids about another carpenter who wasn’t very popular with the authorities
Let me tell you kids about another carpenter who wasn’t very popular with the authorities
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So tell me again how Nigel Farage, who just took the largest ever political donation, from a Tory mega-donor, and another donation from the Viscountess wife of the non-dom owner of the Daily Mail, is planning to "take on the establishment"
December 4, 2025 at 1:00 PM
So tell me again how Nigel Farage, who just took the largest ever political donation, from a Tory mega-donor, and another donation from the Viscountess wife of the non-dom owner of the Daily Mail, is planning to "take on the establishment"
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I hope someone draws this wonderful story about Tom Stoppard's Arcadia and the power of the arts to help us see things differently, to the attention of our Education Secretary. Do read it, it will lift your spirits.
December 2, 2025 at 10:59 AM
I hope someone draws this wonderful story about Tom Stoppard's Arcadia and the power of the arts to help us see things differently, to the attention of our Education Secretary. Do read it, it will lift your spirits.
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“But Putin will not be around forever. He might not be around for much longer. He’s perched on the top of a powder keg of his own making and he can’t get off.”
The Putin Domino Theory
When one man goes, everything changes
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November 29, 2025 at 11:26 AM
“But Putin will not be around forever. He might not be around for much longer. He’s perched on the top of a powder keg of his own making and he can’t get off.”
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Rachel Johnson defending her brother on @lbc.co.uk currently just blamed the "statest establishment" for the failures.
"He's getting all the blame and none of the credit" and "he did his best."
Really Rachel? Well his best was appalling. This wasn't a gold club tombola. It was a pandemic.
"He's getting all the blame and none of the credit" and "he did his best."
Really Rachel? Well his best was appalling. This wasn't a gold club tombola. It was a pandemic.
November 21, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Rachel Johnson defending her brother on @lbc.co.uk currently just blamed the "statest establishment" for the failures.
"He's getting all the blame and none of the credit" and "he did his best."
Really Rachel? Well his best was appalling. This wasn't a gold club tombola. It was a pandemic.
"He's getting all the blame and none of the credit" and "he did his best."
Really Rachel? Well his best was appalling. This wasn't a gold club tombola. It was a pandemic.
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Gill’s sentence sets a clear legal benchmark – leaving the way clear for Parliament to finally hold a much-needed inquiry into Kremlin meddling in domestic affairs…
This inquiry cannot help but look at events surrounding the EU Referendum
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/21/n...
This inquiry cannot help but look at events surrounding the EU Referendum
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/21/n...
Nathan Gill, Voloshyn and the Kremlin’s European Network
The sentencing of Reform UK's former leader in Wales to ten and a half years in prison should open the door to a broader investigation into the pro-Kremlin network that has infiltrated European politi...
bylinetimes.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Gill’s sentence sets a clear legal benchmark – leaving the way clear for Parliament to finally hold a much-needed inquiry into Kremlin meddling in domestic affairs…
This inquiry cannot help but look at events surrounding the EU Referendum
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/21/n...
This inquiry cannot help but look at events surrounding the EU Referendum
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/21/n...
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this week's newsletter is titled "aren't you tired of feeling insane all the time?" and I think it speaks for itself
it is also free to read
youngvulgarian.substack.com/p/arent-you-...
it is also free to read
youngvulgarian.substack.com/p/arent-you-...
November 21, 2025 at 10:18 AM
this week's newsletter is titled "aren't you tired of feeling insane all the time?" and I think it speaks for itself
it is also free to read
youngvulgarian.substack.com/p/arent-you-...
it is also free to read
youngvulgarian.substack.com/p/arent-you-...
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In a spell-binding move, Reform run, cash-strapped, Kent County Council repaints the yellow 'Keep Clear' lines outside a school that closed 10 years ago
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Reform council repaints road markings for school which closed in 2016
Kent County Council sold the disused school site to a government agency in March, but has repainted yellow zigzags and "School Keep Clear" warnings.
news.sky.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:25 AM
In a spell-binding move, Reform run, cash-strapped, Kent County Council repaints the yellow 'Keep Clear' lines outside a school that closed 10 years ago
news.sky.com/story/reform...
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