Nigel Whitfield
@nigelwhitfield.uk
Former journalist, also manage @bluf.social
Here is mostly politics, food; fetish stuff on the alt. TERFs not welcome.
Here is mostly politics, food; fetish stuff on the alt. TERFs not welcome.
I found an old invoice for a piece I wrote in 1999, at £190/thou. According to the inflation calculator, that would be about £370 today.
And that's not accounting for the rights grab, requirement to take the damn photos, and probably stuff it in the CMS yourself too.
And that's not accounting for the rights grab, requirement to take the damn photos, and probably stuff it in the CMS yourself too.
February 5, 2026 at 11:59 AM
I found an old invoice for a piece I wrote in 1999, at £190/thou. According to the inflation calculator, that would be about £370 today.
And that's not accounting for the rights grab, requirement to take the damn photos, and probably stuff it in the CMS yourself too.
And that's not accounting for the rights grab, requirement to take the damn photos, and probably stuff it in the CMS yourself too.
Yep; and has - perhaps surprisingly - grown in stature over the years.
Interesting to recall, though, that amongst the things that tarnished his government was another set of sex scandals, albeit ones he wasn't so connected to.
Interesting to recall, though, that amongst the things that tarnished his government was another set of sex scandals, albeit ones he wasn't so connected to.
February 5, 2026 at 11:53 AM
Yep; and has - perhaps surprisingly - grown in stature over the years.
Interesting to recall, though, that amongst the things that tarnished his government was another set of sex scandals, albeit ones he wasn't so connected to.
Interesting to recall, though, that amongst the things that tarnished his government was another set of sex scandals, albeit ones he wasn't so connected to.
Core British values like the right to trial by jury?
February 5, 2026 at 11:47 AM
Core British values like the right to trial by jury?
Sell it to the Qataris, like we have with the rest of London. And use the cash to build a modern parliament building outside London.
February 5, 2026 at 9:28 AM
Sell it to the Qataris, like we have with the rest of London. And use the cash to build a modern parliament building outside London.
He may not be a member, but in reaching for one of them to do his dirty work, he's just covered himself in shit.
February 4, 2026 at 9:26 PM
He may not be a member, but in reaching for one of them to do his dirty work, he's just covered himself in shit.
More seriously, turning a blind eye just begets more of the same. Once one party makes it clear that shameless fuckery is no longer a resigning issue, the rest are going to follow suit.
The body politic is a stinking rotten corpse; its decaying remains shagged by each party in turn over decades.
The body politic is a stinking rotten corpse; its decaying remains shagged by each party in turn over decades.
February 4, 2026 at 9:22 PM
More seriously, turning a blind eye just begets more of the same. Once one party makes it clear that shameless fuckery is no longer a resigning issue, the rest are going to follow suit.
The body politic is a stinking rotten corpse; its decaying remains shagged by each party in turn over decades.
The body politic is a stinking rotten corpse; its decaying remains shagged by each party in turn over decades.
Look, it's not as if he drove to Barnard's Castle or anything like that...
February 4, 2026 at 9:18 PM
Look, it's not as if he drove to Barnard's Castle or anything like that...
We can't - and don't - expect much from the Americans. But a purge of the sleazy boys club that runs the UK is long overdue.
February 4, 2026 at 9:00 PM
We can't - and don't - expect much from the Americans. But a purge of the sleazy boys club that runs the UK is long overdue.
I don't think he has it in him to quietly work for the good of others.
February 4, 2026 at 3:24 PM
I don't think he has it in him to quietly work for the good of others.
But I thought he was a fighter, not a quitter!
February 3, 2026 at 3:32 PM
But I thought he was a fighter, not a quitter!
Fewer titles, more tumbrils.
February 2, 2026 at 11:42 PM
Fewer titles, more tumbrils.
A lot of people probably bought the "they were near enough 18" line, and shrugged, because it's easier to deal with "there but for the grace ..." than to realise that you've been utterly fooled by a horrible, evil creep and your judgement maybe isn't as good as you thought it was.
February 2, 2026 at 6:34 PM
A lot of people probably bought the "they were near enough 18" line, and shrugged, because it's easier to deal with "there but for the grace ..." than to realise that you've been utterly fooled by a horrible, evil creep and your judgement maybe isn't as good as you thought it was.