PWCoghlan
@pwc50.bsky.social
Old school bits, bytes and (r)aging optimist...
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Very good from @jonathanfreedland.bsky.social
Farage’s defence rests on three pillars, each one of which is shaky.
And the fact that both he and ReFuk keep changing the excuse demonstrates their bad faith
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Farage’s defence rests on three pillars, each one of which is shaky.
And the fact that both he and ReFuk keep changing the excuse demonstrates their bad faith
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Antisemitism allegations against the teenage Farage matter – look at what he went on to do | Jonathan Freedland
Farage has cosied up to US figures who espoused conspiracy theories about Jews. That kind of talk is becoming alarmingly mainstream on the Maga right, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Very good from @jonathanfreedland.bsky.social
Farage’s defence rests on three pillars, each one of which is shaky.
And the fact that both he and ReFuk keep changing the excuse demonstrates their bad faith
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Farage’s defence rests on three pillars, each one of which is shaky.
And the fact that both he and ReFuk keep changing the excuse demonstrates their bad faith
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Icymi
#Brexit impacts from Stanford University:
“These estimates suggest that by 2025, #Brexit had reduced UK GDP by 6% to 8% ..
We estimate that investment was reduced by between 12% and 18%, employment by 3% to 4% and productivity by 3% to 4%”
siepr.stanford.edu/publications...
#Brexit impacts from Stanford University:
“These estimates suggest that by 2025, #Brexit had reduced UK GDP by 6% to 8% ..
We estimate that investment was reduced by between 12% and 18%, employment by 3% to 4% and productivity by 3% to 4%”
siepr.stanford.edu/publications...
The Economic Impact of Brexit
Other
siepr.stanford.edu
November 29, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Icymi
#Brexit impacts from Stanford University:
“These estimates suggest that by 2025, #Brexit had reduced UK GDP by 6% to 8% ..
We estimate that investment was reduced by between 12% and 18%, employment by 3% to 4% and productivity by 3% to 4%”
siepr.stanford.edu/publications...
#Brexit impacts from Stanford University:
“These estimates suggest that by 2025, #Brexit had reduced UK GDP by 6% to 8% ..
We estimate that investment was reduced by between 12% and 18%, employment by 3% to 4% and productivity by 3% to 4%”
siepr.stanford.edu/publications...
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Lib Dem leader Edward Davey calls for a national investigation into Russian political interference in British politics:
"Given Reform won't, he must. So will he know launch a national investigation into Russian infiltration into our politics?"
Starmer: "Reform is riddled with pro-Putin propaganda"
"Given Reform won't, he must. So will he know launch a national investigation into Russian infiltration into our politics?"
Starmer: "Reform is riddled with pro-Putin propaganda"
November 26, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Lib Dem leader Edward Davey calls for a national investigation into Russian political interference in British politics:
"Given Reform won't, he must. So will he know launch a national investigation into Russian infiltration into our politics?"
Starmer: "Reform is riddled with pro-Putin propaganda"
"Given Reform won't, he must. So will he know launch a national investigation into Russian infiltration into our politics?"
Starmer: "Reform is riddled with pro-Putin propaganda"
“The seeds of a society’s destruction are sown within it.” Valerie Amos
Perhaps Baroness Amos could have a chat with Shabana Mahmood regarding the latter’s latest shameful immigration proposals & how we never learn from #history
Nonetheless a lesson for us all ⬇️
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
Perhaps Baroness Amos could have a chat with Shabana Mahmood regarding the latter’s latest shameful immigration proposals & how we never learn from #history
Nonetheless a lesson for us all ⬇️
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
Civilisations: Rise and Fall review – TV that will make you despair for our own plummeting society
The mightily stressful and incredibly close-to-the-bone BBC show traces the demise of four ancient worlds – and it’s wildly prescient stuff. Will we never learn?
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:06 AM
“The seeds of a society’s destruction are sown within it.” Valerie Amos
Perhaps Baroness Amos could have a chat with Shabana Mahmood regarding the latter’s latest shameful immigration proposals & how we never learn from #history
Nonetheless a lesson for us all ⬇️
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
Perhaps Baroness Amos could have a chat with Shabana Mahmood regarding the latter’s latest shameful immigration proposals & how we never learn from #history
Nonetheless a lesson for us all ⬇️
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
At the risk of offending dog owners everywhere, I genuinely object to watching our council tax being squandered on cleaning up plastic & other rubbish left by beach visitors
Most of all though, collecting the dog 💩 left by those few who can't be bothered to pick up...
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Most of all though, collecting the dog 💩 left by those few who can't be bothered to pick up...
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Council to consider spending more than £70k on beach cleaner
A council could spend more than £70,000 to replace beach cleaning equipment
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November 24, 2025 at 10:24 AM
At the risk of offending dog owners everywhere, I genuinely object to watching our council tax being squandered on cleaning up plastic & other rubbish left by beach visitors
Most of all though, collecting the dog 💩 left by those few who can't be bothered to pick up...
share.google/3KFAqgJtRHGr...
Most of all though, collecting the dog 💩 left by those few who can't be bothered to pick up...
share.google/3KFAqgJtRHGr...
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I remain genuinely gobsmacked that this wasn’t picked up more. The Alex Jones who *repeatedly accused grieving parents of making up their children’s murders*.
Anyway, “after the news we’ll be joined by Nigel Farage & definitely won’t be asking him about any of this…”
Anyway, “after the news we’ll be joined by Nigel Farage & definitely won’t be asking him about any of this…”
On US TV shows and podcasts from 2009-18, Farage discussed supposed plots by bankers to create a global government, citing Goldman Sachs, the Bilderberg group and George Soros as threats to democracy. Included six guest slots with the disgraced far-right US conspiracy theorist Alex Jones.
November 24, 2025 at 8:01 AM
I remain genuinely gobsmacked that this wasn’t picked up more. The Alex Jones who *repeatedly accused grieving parents of making up their children’s murders*.
Anyway, “after the news we’ll be joined by Nigel Farage & definitely won’t be asking him about any of this…”
Anyway, “after the news we’ll be joined by Nigel Farage & definitely won’t be asking him about any of this…”
Although we’re all aware of Johnson’s devastating criminal incompetence, we shouldn’t forget his entire govt was peppered with half-wits
“Ratcliffe communicates his desperation while Truss gazes blankly at him like a child being shown a confusing card trick”
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
“Ratcliffe communicates his desperation while Truss gazes blankly at him like a child being shown a confusing card trick”
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
Prisoner 951 review – this defiant Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe drama makes Britain look ridiculous
This tale of one family’s six-year ordeal just highlights what an unserious country Britain became in that era. The cast, including Joseph Fiennes, are excellent
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Although we’re all aware of Johnson’s devastating criminal incompetence, we shouldn’t forget his entire govt was peppered with half-wits
“Ratcliffe communicates his desperation while Truss gazes blankly at him like a child being shown a confusing card trick”
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
“Ratcliffe communicates his desperation while Truss gazes blankly at him like a child being shown a confusing card trick”
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
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Greater Manchester ICB has again put off its adoption of an NHS data platform prescribed by the UK government and run by Palantir until there is more evidence that it will be in the “best interests” of the city's population 👀
https://www.theregister.com/2025/11/20/manchester_nhs_fdp_deferred/
https://www.theregister.com/2025/11/20/manchester_nhs_fdp_deferred/
Manchester defers joining Palantir NHS data platform again
: Care board still waiting for evidence that it will be in the best interests of the population
www.theregister.com
November 23, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Greater Manchester ICB has again put off its adoption of an NHS data platform prescribed by the UK government and run by Palantir until there is more evidence that it will be in the “best interests” of the city's population 👀
https://www.theregister.com/2025/11/20/manchester_nhs_fdp_deferred/
https://www.theregister.com/2025/11/20/manchester_nhs_fdp_deferred/
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Friday: "Sign this by Thanksgiving or it's all over for you."
Saturday: "This is nothing to do with us, some other boys wrote it."
Sunday: "By 'some other boys wrote it', of course I meant some other boys wrote the denial that we wrote it. Here's my lunch money."
Saturday: "This is nothing to do with us, some other boys wrote it."
Sunday: "By 'some other boys wrote it', of course I meant some other boys wrote the denial that we wrote it. Here's my lunch money."
November 23, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Friday: "Sign this by Thanksgiving or it's all over for you."
Saturday: "This is nothing to do with us, some other boys wrote it."
Sunday: "By 'some other boys wrote it', of course I meant some other boys wrote the denial that we wrote it. Here's my lunch money."
Saturday: "This is nothing to do with us, some other boys wrote it."
Sunday: "By 'some other boys wrote it', of course I meant some other boys wrote the denial that we wrote it. Here's my lunch money."
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This is not a peace plan. It is a proposal that weakens Ukraine and divides America from Europe, preparing the way for a larger war in the future. In the meantime, it benefits unnamed Russian and American investors, at the expense of everyone else.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Trump Has a Recipe for War and Corruption, Not Peace
Who would benefit from the White House’s 28-point proposal for Ukraine?
www.theatlantic.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:11 AM
This is not a peace plan. It is a proposal that weakens Ukraine and divides America from Europe, preparing the way for a larger war in the future. In the meantime, it benefits unnamed Russian and American investors, at the expense of everyone else.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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Farage et al really mustn't be allowed to walk away from this scandal, and its wider implications:
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Former Reform in Wales leader Nathan Gill jailed for pro-Russian bribery
Nathan Gill, 52, is sentenced to 10 and a half years in prison after admitting taking bribes while an MEP.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 21, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Farage et al really mustn't be allowed to walk away from this scandal, and its wider implications:
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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I was honoured to unveil a plaque for Sam Green, the first openly gay politician to be elected in the UK.
He did so much for his community and his courage and dedication remind us to keep championing equality, respect and the rights of everybody.
He did so much for his community and his courage and dedication remind us to keep championing equality, respect and the rights of everybody.
A Liberal councillor who made LGBT+ history
Sam Green was the first openly gay politician ever elected in the UK – and possibly the world.
www.libdems.org.uk
November 21, 2025 at 8:30 AM
I was honoured to unveil a plaque for Sam Green, the first openly gay politician to be elected in the UK.
He did so much for his community and his courage and dedication remind us to keep championing equality, respect and the rights of everybody.
He did so much for his community and his courage and dedication remind us to keep championing equality, respect and the rights of everybody.
Great to see Mr Potatoe Head, Dan Quayle, got an invite …
Donald Trump and JD Vance not invited to funeral of Dick Cheney
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
Donald Trump and JD Vance not invited to funeral of Dick Cheney
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
Donald Trump and JD Vance not invited to funeral of Dick Cheney
Biden and Bush were in attendance for Republican’s service, along with all other living former US vice-presidents
www.irishtimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Great to see Mr Potatoe Head, Dan Quayle, got an invite …
Donald Trump and JD Vance not invited to funeral of Dick Cheney
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
Donald Trump and JD Vance not invited to funeral of Dick Cheney
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
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Having Johnson & Cummings in Downing Street when Covid struck was, just like Brexit, an entirely avoidable disaster caused largely by utterly appalling journalism. And now exactly the same clowns, arses & bigots with bylines are rolling out the red carpet for Farage.
www.thetimes.com/article/1b15...
www.thetimes.com/article/1b15...
Covid inquiry live: ‘Inexcusable’ delays under Johnson led to 23,000 deaths
Lockdowns may have been avoided if Boris Johnson’s government had acted faster, damning report finds
www.thetimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Having Johnson & Cummings in Downing Street when Covid struck was, just like Brexit, an entirely avoidable disaster caused largely by utterly appalling journalism. And now exactly the same clowns, arses & bigots with bylines are rolling out the red carpet for Farage.
www.thetimes.com/article/1b15...
www.thetimes.com/article/1b15...
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Donald Trump is gunning for the BBC, and Farage is cheering him on. Want to know why? Follow the money…
November 19, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Donald Trump is gunning for the BBC, and Farage is cheering him on. Want to know why? Follow the money…
Just to reiterate the basic problem with proposals to turn refugees into 3rd or 4th class “residents”
It’s a really bad, self-defeating idea…
Cc: @warrenoates1.bsky.social
It’s a really bad, self-defeating idea…
Cc: @warrenoates1.bsky.social
The basic problem with the temporary refugee status policy - especially one lasting up to 20 years - is it leads to very few removals (based on Denmark's experience) but does significantly worsen integration.
November 18, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Just to reiterate the basic problem with proposals to turn refugees into 3rd or 4th class “residents”
It’s a really bad, self-defeating idea…
Cc: @warrenoates1.bsky.social
It’s a really bad, self-defeating idea…
Cc: @warrenoates1.bsky.social
Interesting article on how Cameron believed more in his own superiority at every juncture in EU matters
Where in his Eton & Oxford education did Cameron learn to drop all responsibility for his actions & run away?
For the damage he's caused he should be in jail
liveapp.inews.co.uk/category/402...
Where in his Eton & Oxford education did Cameron learn to drop all responsibility for his actions & run away?
For the damage he's caused he should be in jail
liveapp.inews.co.uk/category/402...
David Cameron: The unlikely villain who casually killed the Conservative Party
Brexit was an inflexion point – it polarised the country and paralysed the Tories
liveapp.inews.co.uk
November 17, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Interesting article on how Cameron believed more in his own superiority at every juncture in EU matters
Where in his Eton & Oxford education did Cameron learn to drop all responsibility for his actions & run away?
For the damage he's caused he should be in jail
liveapp.inews.co.uk/category/402...
Where in his Eton & Oxford education did Cameron learn to drop all responsibility for his actions & run away?
For the damage he's caused he should be in jail
liveapp.inews.co.uk/category/402...
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Dear Mahmood/Labour,
Once the strutting fascist, Yaxley Lennon, is taking credit for your policies, you must know you’ve completely lost your way. You need to get your head out of your arse and your account off X.
Yours
The real silent (fair-minded and ignored) majority of the UK
Once the strutting fascist, Yaxley Lennon, is taking credit for your policies, you must know you’ve completely lost your way. You need to get your head out of your arse and your account off X.
Yours
The real silent (fair-minded and ignored) majority of the UK
Tommy Robinson is claiming credit for the language/policy being used by the Labour government (about deporting people found to be refugees once their home country is deemed safe)
November 16, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Dear Mahmood/Labour,
Once the strutting fascist, Yaxley Lennon, is taking credit for your policies, you must know you’ve completely lost your way. You need to get your head out of your arse and your account off X.
Yours
The real silent (fair-minded and ignored) majority of the UK
Once the strutting fascist, Yaxley Lennon, is taking credit for your policies, you must know you’ve completely lost your way. You need to get your head out of your arse and your account off X.
Yours
The real silent (fair-minded and ignored) majority of the UK
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"Those last four weeks of her life when she was in the hospice, I think it's odd to say, but were some of the happiest of her life."
Sir Michael Palin reflects on the care his wife received in a hospice, as he calls for more support for hospices in the budget.
#Newsnight
Sir Michael Palin reflects on the care his wife received in a hospice, as he calls for more support for hospices in the budget.
#Newsnight
November 13, 2025 at 12:42 PM
"Those last four weeks of her life when she was in the hospice, I think it's odd to say, but were some of the happiest of her life."
Sir Michael Palin reflects on the care his wife received in a hospice, as he calls for more support for hospices in the budget.
#Newsnight
Sir Michael Palin reflects on the care his wife received in a hospice, as he calls for more support for hospices in the budget.
#Newsnight
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The EU Democracy Shield has been launched with a blizzard of proposals by Irish commissioner @EUCssrMcGrath. Will it make a difference in the campaign against electoral disinformation, particularly by Russia? Critics are divided.
www.rte.ie/news/2025/11...
www.rte.ie/news/2025/11...
EU Democracy Shield: the slings, arrows of disinformation
Officials say the Democracy Shield is designed to support frontline accession countries but also to galvanise European societies into recognising the threat posed to democracies, writes Tony Connelly.
www.rte.ie
November 16, 2025 at 8:11 AM
The EU Democracy Shield has been launched with a blizzard of proposals by Irish commissioner @EUCssrMcGrath. Will it make a difference in the campaign against electoral disinformation, particularly by Russia? Critics are divided.
www.rte.ie/news/2025/11...
www.rte.ie/news/2025/11...
It will be be difficult for some Aer Lingus pilots to fly if they insist on shooting themselves in the foot at every opportunity
All this bcos a captain restricts a non-union cabin crew to economy class on a long overnight trip on an otherwise empty aircraft ffs
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All this bcos a captain restricts a non-union cabin crew to economy class on a long overnight trip on an otherwise empty aircraft ffs
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Pilots union 'considering all legal options' after Aer Lingus dismisses no confidence vote in CEO
It is understood that the UK arm of Aer Lingus could take industrial action as a result of the ongoing dispute with senior management
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November 15, 2025 at 10:01 AM
It will be be difficult for some Aer Lingus pilots to fly if they insist on shooting themselves in the foot at every opportunity
All this bcos a captain restricts a non-union cabin crew to economy class on a long overnight trip on an otherwise empty aircraft ffs
share.google/Ari34wzrVyYl...
All this bcos a captain restricts a non-union cabin crew to economy class on a long overnight trip on an otherwise empty aircraft ffs
share.google/Ari34wzrVyYl...
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Boris Johnson says the idea that criticism of the BBC is being organised by the right is ‘complete and utter bollocks’, which makes me think there might be something in it.
November 11, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Boris Johnson says the idea that criticism of the BBC is being organised by the right is ‘complete and utter bollocks’, which makes me think there might be something in it.
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I'm not sure if others have noticed this, but interesting that one of the Prescott criticisms of the BBC is based on those of the 'History Reclaimed' group, which is also associated with the 'Restore Trust' group's attacks on & so far unsuccessful attempts to take control of the National Trust. 1/3
November 11, 2025 at 3:19 PM
I'm not sure if others have noticed this, but interesting that one of the Prescott criticisms of the BBC is based on those of the 'History Reclaimed' group, which is also associated with the 'Restore Trust' group's attacks on & so far unsuccessful attempts to take control of the National Trust. 1/3
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Oh look. There really are "no go areas" in England.
And they're marked by St George's flags
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
And they're marked by St George's flags
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
NHS staff who visit patients at home say St George’s flags can mean ‘no-go zones’
Black and Asian staff left feeling ‘deliberately intimidated’, according to chief executive of one NHS trust
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Oh look. There really are "no go areas" in England.
And they're marked by St George's flags
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
And they're marked by St George's flags
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
First Prize 🏆 in this week's Pedantry Notes, goes to Shetland Stitch Club’s Helen Barwick; no contest as she asks @channel4tv.bsky.social to apologise for Game of Wool’s misrepresentation of Fair Isle knitting share.google/X4UUWe1wxWG2...
LETTER: ‘You’ve misrepresented an entire culture’ - Open letter calls for TV show to apologise for its “blatant disregard” of Fair Isle knitting
Shetland Stitch Club’s Helen Barwick has asked Channel 4 to apologise for “misrepresenting an entire culture” in Game of Wool: Britain’s Best Knitter
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November 10, 2025 at 3:52 PM
First Prize 🏆 in this week's Pedantry Notes, goes to Shetland Stitch Club’s Helen Barwick; no contest as she asks @channel4tv.bsky.social to apologise for Game of Wool’s misrepresentation of Fair Isle knitting share.google/X4UUWe1wxWG2...