Simon Pease
@simonpease.bsky.social
Former UK diplomat. Neglectful gardener, baker, and maker. There is one planet. We pass through and are supposed to take care of it. Politics, as well as random observations on other stuff. No unsolicited DMs.
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Hey! Well done everyone🥂
Now let’s watch them studiously ignore us. As if exposing the selling out of our democracy is an unnecessary distraction, rather than critical to our national wellbeing…
Now let’s watch them studiously ignore us. As if exposing the selling out of our democracy is an unnecessary distraction, rather than critical to our national wellbeing…
November 29, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Hey! Well done everyone🥂
Now let’s watch them studiously ignore us. As if exposing the selling out of our democracy is an unnecessary distraction, rather than critical to our national wellbeing…
Now let’s watch them studiously ignore us. As if exposing the selling out of our democracy is an unnecessary distraction, rather than critical to our national wellbeing…
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We have painful past experience of their ‘consider’ nonsense. On Brexit in particular. But Russian influence in our politics. Come the fuck on. How can exposing that be a bad thing?
a man in a green and blue jacket stands next to another man
Alt: a man in a green and blue jacket does cursory security checks on men walking into a football match
media.tenor.com
November 29, 2025 at 4:32 PM
We have painful past experience of their ‘consider’ nonsense. On Brexit in particular. But Russian influence in our politics. Come the fuck on. How can exposing that be a bad thing?
Agreed. The reputation is well out of date.
November 29, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Agreed. The reputation is well out of date.
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I wonder which British newspaper is the most dishonest.
The Mail seems too editorially thick to win that prize. It howls out its hypocrisy with its absurd headlines.
My vote would be for The Times. A deeply sly operation that uses its ‘paper of record’ reputation as cover for its far right agenda.
The Mail seems too editorially thick to win that prize. It howls out its hypocrisy with its absurd headlines.
My vote would be for The Times. A deeply sly operation that uses its ‘paper of record’ reputation as cover for its far right agenda.
November 29, 2025 at 11:37 AM
I wonder which British newspaper is the most dishonest.
The Mail seems too editorially thick to win that prize. It howls out its hypocrisy with its absurd headlines.
My vote would be for The Times. A deeply sly operation that uses its ‘paper of record’ reputation as cover for its far right agenda.
The Mail seems too editorially thick to win that prize. It howls out its hypocrisy with its absurd headlines.
My vote would be for The Times. A deeply sly operation that uses its ‘paper of record’ reputation as cover for its far right agenda.
There is a real appetite for inquiry; even some MPs seem to be thinking about it.
November 29, 2025 at 5:33 PM
There is a real appetite for inquiry; even some MPs seem to be thinking about it.
The issue for themselves; they place their trust in those they're told to trust. It's a lot easier.
November 29, 2025 at 5:31 PM
The issue for themselves; they place their trust in those they're told to trust. It's a lot easier.
because they don't understand what would replace it, but fear it would be worse for them. The media play to these feelings, constantly, reinforcing them and frankly trying to terrify them about the dangers posed by those who advocate reform. They have little chance or inclination to think about...
November 29, 2025 at 5:31 PM
because they don't understand what would replace it, but fear it would be worse for them. The media play to these feelings, constantly, reinforcing them and frankly trying to terrify them about the dangers posed by those who advocate reform. They have little chance or inclination to think about...
Many more people than we might realise crave authoritarian leadership and a "power structure" which they believe protects them, however little they have. The royal family are clearly a part of that structure. They fear any attempt to remove it, or even to criticise or reform it in any way...
November 29, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Many more people than we might realise crave authoritarian leadership and a "power structure" which they believe protects them, however little they have. The royal family are clearly a part of that structure. They fear any attempt to remove it, or even to criticise or reform it in any way...
Apologies for the delay in replying. There's so much that can be, and has been said about this; poor education, lack of critical thinking skills, and it has to be said, some people just like treading on those they consider "beneath" them. But more recently I think it has become apparent that...
November 29, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Apologies for the delay in replying. There's so much that can be, and has been said about this; poor education, lack of critical thinking skills, and it has to be said, some people just like treading on those they consider "beneath" them. But more recently I think it has become apparent that...
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Badenoch says she lost her faith because Elizabeth Fritzl's prayers for release weren't answered.
2008 Kemi B was in her late 20s, working in banking.
She became the Conservative MP for Saffron Walden in 2017. Tory Leader 7 yrs later.
Gave up God, found the Tories, rose quickly within the ranks.
2008 Kemi B was in her late 20s, working in banking.
She became the Conservative MP for Saffron Walden in 2017. Tory Leader 7 yrs later.
Gave up God, found the Tories, rose quickly within the ranks.
Kemi Badenoch speaks about her loss of faith
Leader of the Opposition tells the BBC that, after reading about Josef Fritzl case, it was “like someone blew out a candle”
www.churchtimes.co.uk
November 29, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Badenoch says she lost her faith because Elizabeth Fritzl's prayers for release weren't answered.
2008 Kemi B was in her late 20s, working in banking.
She became the Conservative MP for Saffron Walden in 2017. Tory Leader 7 yrs later.
Gave up God, found the Tories, rose quickly within the ranks.
2008 Kemi B was in her late 20s, working in banking.
She became the Conservative MP for Saffron Walden in 2017. Tory Leader 7 yrs later.
Gave up God, found the Tories, rose quickly within the ranks.
Trained by a press devoted to outrage.
November 29, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Trained by a press devoted to outrage.
Utterly insane. I despair.
November 29, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Utterly insane. I despair.
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Tory party reject.
And here he is apparently touting Russia’s propaganda for free.
What does that say about him?
bsky.app/profile/adam...
And here he is apparently touting Russia’s propaganda for free.
What does that say about him?
bsky.app/profile/adam...
Here's UKIP's former Scottish leader David Coburn, who has denied taking Russian bribes after being named in Whatsapp messages between Nathan Gill and a pawn of the Putin administration, being applauded by Gill for arguing against Ukraine's entry to the EU
November 28, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Tory party reject.
And here he is apparently touting Russia’s propaganda for free.
What does that say about him?
bsky.app/profile/adam...
And here he is apparently touting Russia’s propaganda for free.
What does that say about him?
bsky.app/profile/adam...