Old Git From Devon
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McSweeney is gone. Time for Starmer to try to salvage his government by launching long overdue proper action to address all the flaws in our political system - peerages, patronage, cronyism, party finances, MPs revolving door, appointments, ministerial code, business interests, Leveson, etc etc.
I wrote this yesterday - Starmer could still turn his premiership around, if he finally, FINALLY, finds the courage to address the grubby circs which allow people like Mandelson to rise so far. bylinetimes.com/2026/02/07/t...
'The Mandelson-Epstein Scandal Is an Opportunity for Starmer to Radically Reform Our Broken Politics'
The Prime Minister should use this moment to shine a light on the dark forces corrupting our democracy, argues former British diplomat Alexandra Hall Hall
bylinetimes.com
February 8, 2026 at 2:40 PM
McSweeney is gone. Time for Starmer to try to salvage his government by launching long overdue proper action to address all the flaws in our political system - peerages, patronage, cronyism, party finances, MPs revolving door, appointments, ministerial code, business interests, Leveson, etc etc.
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That‘s the spirit.
February 5, 2026 at 10:46 AM
That‘s the spirit.
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More integrity in his little finger than his detractors have displayed in entire careers.
Gordon Brown writes to Met to back case for investigation into Mandelson's 'inexcusable and unpatriotic' leaking - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
February 3, 2026 at 5:21 PM
More integrity in his little finger than his detractors have displayed in entire careers.
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We've been here so many times before. Scrap the bloody thing and put something fit for purpose in its place. This is 2026 not 1582.
February 3, 2026 at 1:32 PM
We've been here so many times before. Scrap the bloody thing and put something fit for purpose in its place. This is 2026 not 1582.
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The Lords is a massive problem. How can a supposedly advanced country still be maintaing a veritably feudal upper house where you can't get rid of members.
It's absolutely insane.
It's absolutely insane.
The government has:
1. Referred Mandelson to the police for investigation over leaking sensitive information while in government
2. Decided it *will* try to strip Mandelson of his peerage after all.
That’s both throwing him under the bus and then reversing to make sure in one fell swoop.
1. Referred Mandelson to the police for investigation over leaking sensitive information while in government
2. Decided it *will* try to strip Mandelson of his peerage after all.
That’s both throwing him under the bus and then reversing to make sure in one fell swoop.
February 3, 2026 at 1:31 PM
The Lords is a massive problem. How can a supposedly advanced country still be maintaing a veritably feudal upper house where you can't get rid of members.
It's absolutely insane.
It's absolutely insane.
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Instead of conferring titles, gongs and baubles and then demanding those titles, gongs and baubles be removed…
…perhaps as a modern, mature polity we should have far fewer titles, gongs and baubles in the first place.
…perhaps as a modern, mature polity we should have far fewer titles, gongs and baubles in the first place.
February 2, 2026 at 11:28 PM
Instead of conferring titles, gongs and baubles and then demanding those titles, gongs and baubles be removed…
…perhaps as a modern, mature polity we should have far fewer titles, gongs and baubles in the first place.
…perhaps as a modern, mature polity we should have far fewer titles, gongs and baubles in the first place.
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The more I watch this from Hannah Spencer, two things happen:
1. The more I like it and her.
2. The more it makes me want to get out and do what she says by volunteering.
... I'm surprisingly moved by 2, as I can physically feel it breaking through the armour of scepticism I've built around myself.
1. The more I like it and her.
2. The more it makes me want to get out and do what she says by volunteering.
... I'm surprisingly moved by 2, as I can physically feel it breaking through the armour of scepticism I've built around myself.
January 30, 2026 at 1:38 PM
The more I watch this from Hannah Spencer, two things happen:
1. The more I like it and her.
2. The more it makes me want to get out and do what she says by volunteering.
... I'm surprisingly moved by 2, as I can physically feel it breaking through the armour of scepticism I've built around myself.
1. The more I like it and her.
2. The more it makes me want to get out and do what she says by volunteering.
... I'm surprisingly moved by 2, as I can physically feel it breaking through the armour of scepticism I've built around myself.
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Think of Prince Harry's court cases as a substitute for the second part of the Leveson Inquiry, which was dropped by (checks notes) Matt Hancock. His civil cases couldn't match a judge's power, but they have exposed truths which needed exposing. www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/media/...
In hacked-off Harry, the press has created its own worst nightmare
The royal is one of the few people with the power, money and motive to pursue Fleet Street cowboys through the courts
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
January 24, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Think of Prince Harry's court cases as a substitute for the second part of the Leveson Inquiry, which was dropped by (checks notes) Matt Hancock. His civil cases couldn't match a judge's power, but they have exposed truths which needed exposing. www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/media/...
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www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
This story combined with the fact that cryptocurrency is a key weapon of the Trump crime family should convince anyone of a simple truth - crypto is poison
This story combined with the fact that cryptocurrency is a key weapon of the Trump crime family should convince anyone of a simple truth - crypto is poison
How crypto criminals stole $713 million
As crypto wealth continues to grow, criminals are mixing sophisticated hacks with deception, and in some cases, real life violence.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 19, 2026 at 5:09 AM
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
This story combined with the fact that cryptocurrency is a key weapon of the Trump crime family should convince anyone of a simple truth - crypto is poison
This story combined with the fact that cryptocurrency is a key weapon of the Trump crime family should convince anyone of a simple truth - crypto is poison
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I’m old enough to remember when many of the voices saying very little tonight told us very loudly that Obama and Biden were anti-British.
January 18, 2026 at 12:27 AM
I’m old enough to remember when many of the voices saying very little tonight told us very loudly that Obama and Biden were anti-British.
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More than 200,000 Danish citizens have signed a petition to buy California as a response to Trump’s attempt to take Greenland.
They say they will provide Californians with “rule of law, universal health care, fact-based politics, and a lifetime supply of Danish pastries.”
They say they will provide Californians with “rule of law, universal health care, fact-based politics, and a lifetime supply of Danish pastries.”
January 17, 2026 at 5:36 PM
More than 200,000 Danish citizens have signed a petition to buy California as a response to Trump’s attempt to take Greenland.
They say they will provide Californians with “rule of law, universal health care, fact-based politics, and a lifetime supply of Danish pastries.”
They say they will provide Californians with “rule of law, universal health care, fact-based politics, and a lifetime supply of Danish pastries.”
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Neil Coyle MP has written a brutal takedown letter to Nigel Farage for his breach of parliamentary protocol, because Farage visited Coyle's London constituency without notifying him. 10/10 no notes.
(H/T @simonpegg.bsky.social)
(H/T @simonpegg.bsky.social)
January 14, 2026 at 6:34 PM
Neil Coyle MP has written a brutal takedown letter to Nigel Farage for his breach of parliamentary protocol, because Farage visited Coyle's London constituency without notifying him. 10/10 no notes.
(H/T @simonpegg.bsky.social)
(H/T @simonpegg.bsky.social)
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“Martin angrily challenges Sir Keir Starmer to clear up social media scam adverts cess pit”
Courtesy of @thismorningitv.bsky.social
Courtesy of @thismorningitv.bsky.social
January 13, 2026 at 4:59 PM
“Martin angrily challenges Sir Keir Starmer to clear up social media scam adverts cess pit”
Courtesy of @thismorningitv.bsky.social
Courtesy of @thismorningitv.bsky.social
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Zahawi can lead Reform's crackdown on tax avoidance. Plenty of experience.
January 12, 2026 at 11:26 AM
Zahawi can lead Reform's crackdown on tax avoidance. Plenty of experience.
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Textbook authoritarianism.
Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
Statement by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell
YouTube video by Federal Reserve
www.youtube.com
January 12, 2026 at 9:08 AM
Textbook authoritarianism.
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Remember: what Trump and his administration are doing is only possible because Congress and the Supreme Court have abdicated their proper constitutional functions of check and balance.
January 9, 2026 at 12:04 AM
Remember: what Trump and his administration are doing is only possible because Congress and the Supreme Court have abdicated their proper constitutional functions of check and balance.
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Sign the petition to keep chlorine-washed chicken off our shelves
Here we go again. Trump has told the UK that if we want a UK-US tech deal, we need to buy chlorinated chicken from the US! 🤢🐔 How dare he try to impose poor food standards in Britain. Sign the petitio...
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January 4, 2026 at 8:40 AM
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Our Solar System is orbiting the center of our Galaxy at about 220 km/s so in 2025 we collectively traveled something like 7 billion kilometers across the Milky Way. Once in a while, when you have a moment, it’s worthwhile to take a look around, see where you are, and appreciate how far you’ve come.
January 1, 2026 at 5:27 AM
Our Solar System is orbiting the center of our Galaxy at about 220 km/s so in 2025 we collectively traveled something like 7 billion kilometers across the Milky Way. Once in a while, when you have a moment, it’s worthwhile to take a look around, see where you are, and appreciate how far you’ve come.
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The murder of CBS News by Trump operative Bari Weiss means it even more important for the BBC to contest Trump's specious "defamation" lawsuit in Florida. American journalism has collapsed. The rest of us need to double down.
December 22, 2025 at 7:26 AM
The murder of CBS News by Trump operative Bari Weiss means it even more important for the BBC to contest Trump's specious "defamation" lawsuit in Florida. American journalism has collapsed. The rest of us need to double down.
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Some humanity amidst all THIS *gestures around with arm* ♥️
"Look for me in the trees.
I will be there in the trees."
A letter worth reading? ✅️🤍
(Sent into The Irish Times)
I will be there in the trees."
A letter worth reading? ✅️🤍
(Sent into The Irish Times)
December 16, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Some humanity amidst all THIS *gestures around with arm* ♥️
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Just pointing out that the UK has the highest pension and minimum wage we ever had. Also the highest level of regulatory protection.
Because it is rarely mentioned when everyone talks about how terrible everything is.
Because it is rarely mentioned when everyone talks about how terrible everything is.
December 16, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Just pointing out that the UK has the highest pension and minimum wage we ever had. Also the highest level of regulatory protection.
Because it is rarely mentioned when everyone talks about how terrible everything is.
Because it is rarely mentioned when everyone talks about how terrible everything is.
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Keir Starmer needs to stand up for the BBC against Trump's outrageous $5bn lawsuit and protect licence fee payers from being hit in the pocket.
Trump wants to interfere in our democracy and undermine our national broadcaster. We cannot let him.
Trump wants to interfere in our democracy and undermine our national broadcaster. We cannot let him.
December 16, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Keir Starmer needs to stand up for the BBC against Trump's outrageous $5bn lawsuit and protect licence fee payers from being hit in the pocket.
Trump wants to interfere in our democracy and undermine our national broadcaster. We cannot let him.
Trump wants to interfere in our democracy and undermine our national broadcaster. We cannot let him.
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Another client of Douglas Barrowman's tax avoidance firm, AML, loses in a tax tribunal.
Barrowman's clients have probably lost hundreds of millions of pounds. Barrowman hasn't lost a penny. It's just wrong. buff.ly/DCsy5oy
Barrowman's clients have probably lost hundreds of millions of pounds. Barrowman hasn't lost a penny. It's just wrong. buff.ly/DCsy5oy
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December 12, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Another client of Douglas Barrowman's tax avoidance firm, AML, loses in a tax tribunal.
Barrowman's clients have probably lost hundreds of millions of pounds. Barrowman hasn't lost a penny. It's just wrong. buff.ly/DCsy5oy
Barrowman's clients have probably lost hundreds of millions of pounds. Barrowman hasn't lost a penny. It's just wrong. buff.ly/DCsy5oy
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Creasy was presumably setting the pitch here for pro European lab MPs to not support the Lib dems’ customs union bill today.
They will tell us forever that it’s all too hard. It’s time they showed bravery, admit Brexit is a disaster, change the record & aim higher
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
They will tell us forever that it’s all too hard. It’s time they showed bravery, admit Brexit is a disaster, change the record & aim higher
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Britain is stuck with a failed Brexit that neither citizens nor leaders want. Here are three ways to fix that | Stella Creasy
While those who defend the status quo and those who say ‘simply rejoin’ the EU are both wrong, there is a new mood and a clear opportunity, says Stella Creasy MP, chair of the Labour Movement for Euro...
www.theguardian.com
December 9, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Creasy was presumably setting the pitch here for pro European lab MPs to not support the Lib dems’ customs union bill today.
They will tell us forever that it’s all too hard. It’s time they showed bravery, admit Brexit is a disaster, change the record & aim higher
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
They will tell us forever that it’s all too hard. It’s time they showed bravery, admit Brexit is a disaster, change the record & aim higher
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...