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Brexit never made sense in economic terms and the geopolitics are proving to be disastrous. The UK is a European power or it is nothing.
January 4, 2026 at 8:39 PM
Brexit never made sense in economic terms and the geopolitics are proving to be disastrous. The UK is a European power or it is nothing.
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My daughter likes chess, and The Simpsons: both things influenced by me. For Christmas I found her a quite hard-to-acquire Simpsons chess set online. Great gifting, very pleased with myself. Want to guess what she got ME? That’s right, yes.
December 28, 2025 at 4:37 PM
My daughter likes chess, and The Simpsons: both things influenced by me. For Christmas I found her a quite hard-to-acquire Simpsons chess set online. Great gifting, very pleased with myself. Want to guess what she got ME? That’s right, yes.
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The doom and gloom about London is ridiculous and harmful. Team FT is Team London - as.ft.com/r/19d3d36d-e...
Don’t believe the fake gloom about London
[FREE TO READ] The UK capital is subject to more than its fair share of misinformation
as.ft.com
December 20, 2025 at 9:21 AM
The doom and gloom about London is ridiculous and harmful. Team FT is Team London - as.ft.com/r/19d3d36d-e...
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This, basically.
December 18, 2025 at 9:24 AM
This, basically.
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Don't steal pies this Christmas.
December 16, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Don't steal pies this Christmas.
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jealousy psychiatrist
December 7, 2025 at 3:05 PM
jealousy psychiatrist
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What a great headline
November 28, 2025 at 3:49 PM
What a great headline
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Hope is here.
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November 28, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Hope is here.
Help us beat Reform in May. Donate today ⤵️
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Zack Polanski, wondering what to do with his life in June 2024, finds a carelessly discarded lamp outside Labour HQ and gives it an exploratory rub. #ThePolitics
November 17, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Zack Polanski, wondering what to do with his life in June 2024, finds a carelessly discarded lamp outside Labour HQ and gives it an exploratory rub. #ThePolitics
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Cult Leader: *exposed as a nonce*
Mostly-Men of the Cult: Ah! But would it shock you to learn that I, too, am a nonce?
Normal people: It would not, as it has been clear for some time you are in a nonce cult, for nonces.
Mostly-Men of the Cult: Ah! But would it shock you to learn that I, too, am a nonce?
Normal people: It would not, as it has been clear for some time you are in a nonce cult, for nonces.
epstein emails released and everyone coming out as a pedophile to defend donald trump
November 16, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Cult Leader: *exposed as a nonce*
Mostly-Men of the Cult: Ah! But would it shock you to learn that I, too, am a nonce?
Normal people: It would not, as it has been clear for some time you are in a nonce cult, for nonces.
Mostly-Men of the Cult: Ah! But would it shock you to learn that I, too, am a nonce?
Normal people: It would not, as it has been clear for some time you are in a nonce cult, for nonces.
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One thing I will say is that this immigration-bashing "strategy" is now indelibly Starmer's. It is Starmerism. Cooper was inertia personified but Mahmood is Starmer's key departmental promotion, brought in to do just this
And given that Starmer looks doomed, what future does this strategy have?
And given that Starmer looks doomed, what future does this strategy have?
The government just keeps doubling down on the strategy that’s taken it to genuinely historical unpopularity ever harder.
The horse will be flogged until it sprints.
The horse will be flogged until it sprints.
the video goes on and on about illegal immigration and yet the new proposal will target legal migration by confirmed refugees
November 15, 2025 at 11:03 AM
One thing I will say is that this immigration-bashing "strategy" is now indelibly Starmer's. It is Starmerism. Cooper was inertia personified but Mahmood is Starmer's key departmental promotion, brought in to do just this
And given that Starmer looks doomed, what future does this strategy have?
And given that Starmer looks doomed, what future does this strategy have?
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New post just out:
Why the criminal justice system should be top of No. 10's "shit list".
No part of the public sector is more broken or brings with it greater political risk. As we saw these past two weeks.
It desperately needs a new approach.
(£/free trial)
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/f...
Why the criminal justice system should be top of No. 10's "shit list".
No part of the public sector is more broken or brings with it greater political risk. As we saw these past two weeks.
It desperately needs a new approach.
(£/free trial)
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/f...
Flashing Red
Why the criminal justice system should be top of No. 10's "shit list"
open.substack.com
November 8, 2025 at 8:56 AM
New post just out:
Why the criminal justice system should be top of No. 10's "shit list".
No part of the public sector is more broken or brings with it greater political risk. As we saw these past two weeks.
It desperately needs a new approach.
(£/free trial)
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/f...
Why the criminal justice system should be top of No. 10's "shit list".
No part of the public sector is more broken or brings with it greater political risk. As we saw these past two weeks.
It desperately needs a new approach.
(£/free trial)
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/f...
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October 31, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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The German company that makes the mechanical ladder used in the Louvre heist has used the image to advertise, with the text 'When you need to move fast'
10/10 response, no notes
10/10 response, no notes
October 24, 2025 at 8:27 AM
The German company that makes the mechanical ladder used in the Louvre heist has used the image to advertise, with the text 'When you need to move fast'
10/10 response, no notes
10/10 response, no notes
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Every photo my wife takes of me on holiday, I look like I'm trying to pitch for a BBC4 documentary. Every picture I take of her makes her look like she's running for a populist party.
October 25, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Every photo my wife takes of me on holiday, I look like I'm trying to pitch for a BBC4 documentary. Every picture I take of her makes her look like she's running for a populist party.
@zackpolanski.bsky.social just joined the party as I love what you all are doing and stand for! Why does your introductory email have a Twitter (currently x) link, but no Bluesky though?
October 18, 2025 at 10:54 PM
@zackpolanski.bsky.social just joined the party as I love what you all are doing and stand for! Why does your introductory email have a Twitter (currently x) link, but no Bluesky though?
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A stale, taxing take on M&S’s viral strawberry ‘sando’
[FREE TO READ] VAT’s all, folks
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July 31, 2025 at 8:07 AM
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The Mona Lisa of shithousery
england led for one [ONE] minute of the knockout stages
July 27, 2025 at 7:13 PM
The Mona Lisa of shithousery
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So far this article is aging like the fine wines Trump is about to make significantly more expensive.
Despite being the only white man in his 30's without a Substack, I still wanted to write something long-form about why I think the Trump administration's trade strategy is struggling to extract meaningful ransoms.
Hope you find it interesting!
www.explaintrade.com/resources/tr...
Hope you find it interesting!
www.explaintrade.com/resources/tr...
Trump’s Trade Threats: Why Isn't This Working? | ExplainTrade
KAMEHAME… huh?
www.explaintrade.com
July 12, 2025 at 3:48 PM
So far this article is aging like the fine wines Trump is about to make significantly more expensive.
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A classic. 2 years old and has aged perfectly.
June 29, 2025 at 7:44 PM
A classic. 2 years old and has aged perfectly.
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This is good. Reminds me of my favorite alignment chart, from here:
www.reddit.com/r/AlignmentC...
www.reddit.com/r/AlignmentC...
June 26, 2025 at 4:57 PM
This is good. Reminds me of my favorite alignment chart, from here:
www.reddit.com/r/AlignmentC...
www.reddit.com/r/AlignmentC...
Greens at net zero is nice
Latest political net favourability ratings (15-16 June 2025)
Party leaders
Farage: -31
Starmer: -34
Badenoch: -34
Davey: -5 (41% DK)
Denyer: -6 (76% DK)
Ramsay: -8 (81% DK)
Other high-profile politicians
Rayner: -26
Johnson: -35
Corbyn: -38
Reeves: -42
yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
Party leaders
Farage: -31
Starmer: -34
Badenoch: -34
Davey: -5 (41% DK)
Denyer: -6 (76% DK)
Ramsay: -8 (81% DK)
Other high-profile politicians
Rayner: -26
Johnson: -35
Corbyn: -38
Reeves: -42
yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
June 18, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Greens at net zero is nice