Captain Haddock
@realcaptainhaddock.bsky.social
The tweeter formerly known as @jxb101 at the previous place
Brexit is shite
🇨🇦🇬🇧🇿🇦🇨🇿☸️🔸
Brexit is shite
🇨🇦🇬🇧🇿🇦🇨🇿☸️🔸
Robert Shrimsley is surely not so naive as to really think the third circle is rare?
What does he think goes on at all the private members clubs in Mayfair?
They’re bordellos hiding in plain sight
What does he think goes on at all the private members clubs in Mayfair?
They’re bordellos hiding in plain sight
February 5, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Robert Shrimsley is surely not so naive as to really think the third circle is rare?
What does he think goes on at all the private members clubs in Mayfair?
They’re bordellos hiding in plain sight
What does he think goes on at all the private members clubs in Mayfair?
They’re bordellos hiding in plain sight
Me refusing to visit pedo island
February 1, 2026 at 9:41 AM
Me refusing to visit pedo island
The BASIC Trident Commission composed of two ex defence secs (Rifkind and Browne) plus ex LD defence spokesperson (Campbell) - so people who have good knowledge - said without US support operability of UK deterrent measured in months not years
Only a few in Whitehall/Royal Navy will really know /2
Only a few in Whitehall/Royal Navy will really know /2
January 21, 2026 at 8:36 AM
The BASIC Trident Commission composed of two ex defence secs (Rifkind and Browne) plus ex LD defence spokesperson (Campbell) - so people who have good knowledge - said without US support operability of UK deterrent measured in months not years
Only a few in Whitehall/Royal Navy will really know /2
Only a few in Whitehall/Royal Navy will really know /2
@pkrugman.bsky.social on the money here
Though I date it slightly further back to Gingrich and the Tea Party
Though I date it slightly further back to Gingrich and the Tea Party
January 20, 2026 at 12:28 PM
@pkrugman.bsky.social on the money here
Though I date it slightly further back to Gingrich and the Tea Party
Though I date it slightly further back to Gingrich and the Tea Party
The “they’re just cheaper” is a sleight of hand as you must well know if you work in it. Levelised cost of electricity is theoretical and not real world because of intermittency and the storage problem.
Read some Dieter Helm.
dieterhelm.co.uk/energy-clima...
Read some Dieter Helm.
dieterhelm.co.uk/energy-clima...
January 19, 2026 at 7:58 PM
The “they’re just cheaper” is a sleight of hand as you must well know if you work in it. Levelised cost of electricity is theoretical and not real world because of intermittency and the storage problem.
Read some Dieter Helm.
dieterhelm.co.uk/energy-clima...
Read some Dieter Helm.
dieterhelm.co.uk/energy-clima...
I see Brexiters are still using glib, vibe based BS to justify their ever more discredited project
The ‘different legal tradition’ stuff is just vacuous nonsense that only shows the author has little idea of either the modern English legal system or the ECJ
The ‘different legal tradition’ stuff is just vacuous nonsense that only shows the author has little idea of either the modern English legal system or the ECJ
January 18, 2026 at 4:07 PM
I see Brexiters are still using glib, vibe based BS to justify their ever more discredited project
The ‘different legal tradition’ stuff is just vacuous nonsense that only shows the author has little idea of either the modern English legal system or the ECJ
The ‘different legal tradition’ stuff is just vacuous nonsense that only shows the author has little idea of either the modern English legal system or the ECJ
This photo should form a core piece of every election in the UK until the day Farage quits
January 18, 2026 at 10:36 AM
This photo should form a core piece of every election in the UK until the day Farage quits
His policy is no nukes not more independent nukes
His defence policy is “peace”
It’s common or garden hard left pacifism
His defence policy is “peace”
It’s common or garden hard left pacifism
January 18, 2026 at 9:40 AM
His policy is no nukes not more independent nukes
His defence policy is “peace”
It’s common or garden hard left pacifism
His defence policy is “peace”
It’s common or garden hard left pacifism
Nothing strawman about the Green’s commitment to ending the UK’s deterrent (as opposed to a more independent one à la France)
January 18, 2026 at 9:03 AM
Nothing strawman about the Green’s commitment to ending the UK’s deterrent (as opposed to a more independent one à la France)
The Green position is to have no nuclear deterrent, not a more independent one.
January 18, 2026 at 9:02 AM
The Green position is to have no nuclear deterrent, not a more independent one.
LOL
Ofc he has
Ofc he has
January 16, 2026 at 3:51 PM
LOL
Ofc he has
Ofc he has
This is a good effort for 10:45AM
January 16, 2026 at 10:44 AM
This is a good effort for 10:45AM
Electrification is a huge opportunity for the world because it facilitates much more efficient use of energy
PS if you see Sid, pass it on
PS if you see Sid, pass it on
January 16, 2026 at 8:44 AM
Electrification is a huge opportunity for the world because it facilitates much more efficient use of energy
PS if you see Sid, pass it on
PS if you see Sid, pass it on
We need Leveson 2 now!
And reform of media ownership
And reform of media ownership
January 12, 2026 at 8:49 PM
We need Leveson 2 now!
And reform of media ownership
And reform of media ownership
Fiona Hill on Brexit on the New Statesman
Stick that in your pipe Iain Martin
www.newstatesman.com/internationa...
Stick that in your pipe Iain Martin
www.newstatesman.com/internationa...
January 11, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Fiona Hill on Brexit on the New Statesman
Stick that in your pipe Iain Martin
www.newstatesman.com/internationa...
Stick that in your pipe Iain Martin
www.newstatesman.com/internationa...
