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Who else but @davidallengreen.bsky.social would quote Withnail & I in an analysis of Trumpism? You should subscribe to his substack if you don't already.
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January 20, 2026 at 10:20 AM
Who else but @davidallengreen.bsky.social would quote Withnail & I in an analysis of Trumpism? You should subscribe to his substack if you don't already.
emptycity.substack.com
emptycity.substack.com
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Everybody was sure that Somebody would stop Trump invading Greenland. Anybody could have done it, but Nobody did it. Everybody thought Anybody could do it, but Nobody realized that Everybody wouldn’t do it. It ended up that Everybody blamed Somebody when Nobody did what Anybody could have.
January 18, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Everybody was sure that Somebody would stop Trump invading Greenland. Anybody could have done it, but Nobody did it. Everybody thought Anybody could do it, but Nobody realized that Everybody wouldn’t do it. It ended up that Everybody blamed Somebody when Nobody did what Anybody could have.
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This makes no sense…
An MP can wake up one morning, ditch the party you elected them for, & sign up to a completely different manifesto…
No thanks
If they defect to a different party, we should get a vote
Sign the petition & help make that law.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
An MP can wake up one morning, ditch the party you elected them for, & sign up to a completely different manifesto…
No thanks
If they defect to a different party, we should get a vote
Sign the petition & help make that law.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
Petition: By-elections to be called automatically when MPs defect to another party
When an MP decides they want to defect to another party a by-election should be automatically triggered to allow the constituents the opportunity have their democratic right to agree or not with their...
petition.parliament.uk
January 18, 2026 at 10:18 PM
This makes no sense…
An MP can wake up one morning, ditch the party you elected them for, & sign up to a completely different manifesto…
No thanks
If they defect to a different party, we should get a vote
Sign the petition & help make that law.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
An MP can wake up one morning, ditch the party you elected them for, & sign up to a completely different manifesto…
No thanks
If they defect to a different party, we should get a vote
Sign the petition & help make that law.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
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Borders expert here! This ia a steaming pile of horseshit.
January 17, 2026 at 11:15 PM
Borders expert here! This ia a steaming pile of horseshit.
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Sign the petition: 38d.gs/TrumpBBC_SMC...
Stand up for our BBC - don’t give Trump a penny!
Donald Trump has filed a $10bn lawsuit against the BBC over a Panorama documentary! 🚨 If he wins, our national broadcaster could be wrecked - and license fee payers could be stuck with the bill.…
38d.gs
January 17, 2026 at 10:14 AM
Sign the petition: 38d.gs/TrumpBBC_SMC...
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So many totally inadequate people have risen to the top.
Look at this ridiculous man
Thinks he could and should be Prime Minister.
Not an original idea in his head and all the charisma of a potato.
Look at this ridiculous man
Thinks he could and should be Prime Minister.
Not an original idea in his head and all the charisma of a potato.
Robert Jenrick, "I have chosen to put long standing party allegiance to one side and to put the country first"
Laura Kuenssberg, "You've done the opposite"
"You've joined the party that is ahead in the polls"
"Precisely because of your own personal ambition"
Laura Kuenssberg, "You've done the opposite"
"You've joined the party that is ahead in the polls"
"Precisely because of your own personal ambition"
January 16, 2026 at 10:47 PM
So many totally inadequate people have risen to the top.
Look at this ridiculous man
Thinks he could and should be Prime Minister.
Not an original idea in his head and all the charisma of a potato.
Look at this ridiculous man
Thinks he could and should be Prime Minister.
Not an original idea in his head and all the charisma of a potato.
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Elon Musk’s AI tool Grok is being used to make sexual abuse images of women and children by manipulating photos of them. And Elon is refusing to stop it.
The Government has to step in urgently and ban X until Musk takes real action to stop this abuse. 38d.gs/BanX_BlSk01
The Government has to step in urgently and ban X until Musk takes real action to stop this abuse. 38d.gs/BanX_BlSk01
No more sexual abuse images of women and children: ban X and Grok AI
Elon Musk thinks he can get away with letting his AI chatbot Grok make sex abuse images of women and children. I’m calling for a full ban on X here in the UK and you should too - add your name to the ...
38d.gs
January 12, 2026 at 12:52 PM
Elon Musk’s AI tool Grok is being used to make sexual abuse images of women and children by manipulating photos of them. And Elon is refusing to stop it.
The Government has to step in urgently and ban X until Musk takes real action to stop this abuse. 38d.gs/BanX_BlSk01
The Government has to step in urgently and ban X until Musk takes real action to stop this abuse. 38d.gs/BanX_BlSk01
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The story of Farage and Putin, told by British-Ukrainian soldier Shaun Pinner on a destroyed apartment block in Kyiv.
December 19, 2025 at 4:54 PM
The story of Farage and Putin, told by British-Ukrainian soldier Shaun Pinner on a destroyed apartment block in Kyiv.
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I think the fundamental gap here is that non-creative people think that creative people make things for the end product, when in fact it’s the act of creation and not the end point that makes it worthwhile.
I have grown to believe that excessive wealth does something to your brain that is analogous to a serious head injury
December 15, 2025 at 6:26 AM
I think the fundamental gap here is that non-creative people think that creative people make things for the end product, when in fact it’s the act of creation and not the end point that makes it worthwhile.
There’s a HUGE Elon Musk shaped hole in the Government’s new plans to improve our elections: shady billionaires like Musk can still donate massive amounts of money with no cap: effectively buying our democracy. Add your name to call for a cap on donations today: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ta...
Take Big Money Out of Our Politics
British politics is awash with money from super rich donors. In 2023, two-thirds of all private donations came from just 19 people. These so-called ‘mega donors’ enjoy privileged access to political p...
you.38degrees.org.uk
December 5, 2025 at 10:15 PM
There’s a HUGE Elon Musk shaped hole in the Government’s new plans to improve our elections: shady billionaires like Musk can still donate massive amounts of money with no cap: effectively buying our democracy. Add your name to call for a cap on donations today: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ta...
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7 day fantasy Budget Wishlist:
Energy is a necessity, flying is a luxury - but energy bills have VAT slapped on them while flying has none. Makes no sense, our tax system needs an overhaul - needs to be made more progressive. Home heating is not a luxury, flying on holiday is. Tax the right thing.
Energy is a necessity, flying is a luxury - but energy bills have VAT slapped on them while flying has none. Makes no sense, our tax system needs an overhaul - needs to be made more progressive. Home heating is not a luxury, flying on holiday is. Tax the right thing.
November 19, 2025 at 5:00 PM
7 day fantasy Budget Wishlist:
Energy is a necessity, flying is a luxury - but energy bills have VAT slapped on them while flying has none. Makes no sense, our tax system needs an overhaul - needs to be made more progressive. Home heating is not a luxury, flying on holiday is. Tax the right thing.
Energy is a necessity, flying is a luxury - but energy bills have VAT slapped on them while flying has none. Makes no sense, our tax system needs an overhaul - needs to be made more progressive. Home heating is not a luxury, flying on holiday is. Tax the right thing.
We need to rewild 30% of the planet to restore nature & protect our wildlife, but Britain is falling behind. So I've signed this new petition calling on one of our biggest landowners - the Church of England - to rewild its land. Join me? you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/pr...
Help save nature by rewilding the Church’s massive landholdings!
We need to rewild 30% of the planet to restore nature & protect our wildlife, but Britain is falling behind. So I've signed this new petition calling on one of our biggest landowners - the Church ...
you.38degrees.org.uk
November 4, 2025 at 9:34 AM
We need to rewild 30% of the planet to restore nature & protect our wildlife, but Britain is falling behind. So I've signed this new petition calling on one of our biggest landowners - the Church of England - to rewild its land. Join me? you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/pr...
😡 The Government wants to ban repeated protests & jail those who defy them. Stand up for our democratic right to protest - sign the petition now! you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/do...
Don’t crush our right to protest!
The right to protest is the heartbeat of democracy. It lets us speak out, challenge injustice, and hold those in power accountable. The Government’s plan would give police sweeping powers to ban repea...
you.38degrees.org.uk
October 6, 2025 at 4:10 PM
😡 The Government wants to ban repeated protests & jail those who defy them. Stand up for our democratic right to protest - sign the petition now! you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/do...
Did you watch The Hack? I can't believe papers have got away with destroying lives for so long. That's why I've signed the petition, set up by Hugh Grant and other phone hacking victims, to demand fair, independent regulation. Join me: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/a-...
A Free Press, Not a Free Pass – It's Time for Fair Regulation
For too long, the UK press have bullied people, harassed grieving families, and destroyed lives, all to sell papers. We’ve all seen the heartbreaking consequences.
They’ve hacked phones, listened to ...
you.38degrees.org.uk
September 30, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Did you watch The Hack? I can't believe papers have got away with destroying lives for so long. That's why I've signed the petition, set up by Hugh Grant and other phone hacking victims, to demand fair, independent regulation. Join me: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/a-...
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Why what is happening in the United States shows the need for the United Kingdom to repair its own constitution
Our polity is there for the taking
Substack emptycity.substack.com/p/the-pointl...
Personal blog davidallengreen.com/2025/09/the-...
Our polity is there for the taking
Substack emptycity.substack.com/p/the-pointl...
Personal blog davidallengreen.com/2025/09/the-...
Why what is happening in the United States shows the need for the United Kingdom to repair its own constitution
Our polity is there for the taking
emptycity.substack.com
September 16, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Why what is happening in the United States shows the need for the United Kingdom to repair its own constitution
Our polity is there for the taking
Substack emptycity.substack.com/p/the-pointl...
Personal blog davidallengreen.com/2025/09/the-...
Our polity is there for the taking
Substack emptycity.substack.com/p/the-pointl...
Personal blog davidallengreen.com/2025/09/the-...
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This, by @petermitchellnhsn.bsky.social, is very good if very upsetting
tribunemag.co.uk/2025/09/tyne...
tribunemag.co.uk/2025/09/tyne...
Tyneside Totenkopf
Paralleling scenes across Britain, a summer of far-right phase shift culminated in a stand-off in Newcastle this weekend, as ‘stop the boats’ marchers were opposed by campaigners defending the North E...
tribunemag.co.uk
September 16, 2025 at 2:43 PM
This, by @petermitchellnhsn.bsky.social, is very good if very upsetting
tribunemag.co.uk/2025/09/tyne...
tribunemag.co.uk/2025/09/tyne...
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If we act quickly, a massive public outcry could convince Ofgem to reject it.
More than 25,000 people have signed in the last 24 hours. Add your name now: 38d.gs/MuskEnergy_b...
More than 25,000 people have signed in the last 24 hours. Add your name now: 38d.gs/MuskEnergy_b...
I thought this headline was a joke when I first read it, but no…it's real.
I've signed a petition telling Ofgem to reject Musk's application to supply electricity to British households. Will you join me and add your name?
38d.gs
August 14, 2025 at 4:14 PM
If we act quickly, a massive public outcry could convince Ofgem to reject it.
More than 25,000 people have signed in the last 24 hours. Add your name now: 38d.gs/MuskEnergy_b...
More than 25,000 people have signed in the last 24 hours. Add your name now: 38d.gs/MuskEnergy_b...
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Call for Mone to be expelled: 38d.gs/MM_bsky
Sign the petition: Michelle Mone should be removed from the House of Lords
18 months ago, Michelle Mone admitted she lied to the media about her links to a PPE firm that profited during the pandemic. Enough is enough. Sign the petition to demand she’s expelled from the…
38d.gs
July 26, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Call for Mone to be expelled: 38d.gs/MM_bsky
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Brown hares can currently be shot all-year round , despite an estimated decline of 80% in the last 100 years . Please sign the petition now calling on the Govt to introduce a close season from Feb – Sept . Thank you !
Petition: Protect hares and their young from shooting during the breeding season
We call on the Government to stop the shooting of hares during their peak breeding season, by establishing a legally enforceable close season for hares in England and Wales, from 1st February to 30th…
petition.parliament.uk
May 18, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Brown hares can currently be shot all-year round , despite an estimated decline of 80% in the last 100 years . Please sign the petition now calling on the Govt to introduce a close season from Feb – Sept . Thank you !
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2025: setting all the worst records 🔥
May 2, 2025 at 12:33 PM
2025: setting all the worst records 🔥
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Just 10 days left to get 100,000 signatures on this petition to ban fossil fuel ads and sponsorships – please sign and share govpetition.uk/700024
Petition: Ban fossil fuel advertising and sponsorship
Advertisements encourage the use of products and sponsorship promotes a positive reputation & creates a social licence of trust & acceptability. In 2003 a ban on all tobacco advertising was introduced...
govpetition.uk
May 2, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Just 10 days left to get 100,000 signatures on this petition to ban fossil fuel ads and sponsorships – please sign and share govpetition.uk/700024
Please sign: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/no...
Don't allow Trump's Turnberry golf course to host The Open Championship
The Open Championship must not give in to the UK government's lobbying and allow Donald Trump to host one of the world's biggest, oldest and respected golf tournaments at any of the golf courses he ow...
you.38degrees.org.uk
April 30, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Please sign: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/no...
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Right. It’s time to show those scumbags who Britain REALLY is.
Show them that we aren’t racist, aren’t stupid, we utterly despise his mate Trump and that we won’t be bootlickers for billionaires.
If none of that sways you, maybe the fact that he’d privatise the NHS, will.
stopreformuk.vote
Show them that we aren’t racist, aren’t stupid, we utterly despise his mate Trump and that we won’t be bootlickers for billionaires.
If none of that sways you, maybe the fact that he’d privatise the NHS, will.
stopreformuk.vote
April 26, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Right. It’s time to show those scumbags who Britain REALLY is.
Show them that we aren’t racist, aren’t stupid, we utterly despise his mate Trump and that we won’t be bootlickers for billionaires.
If none of that sways you, maybe the fact that he’d privatise the NHS, will.
stopreformuk.vote
Show them that we aren’t racist, aren’t stupid, we utterly despise his mate Trump and that we won’t be bootlickers for billionaires.
If none of that sways you, maybe the fact that he’d privatise the NHS, will.
stopreformuk.vote
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Absolutely superb, a comedy masterclass that does a better job of explaining the situation than any of the ‘serious’ news outlets
April 4, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Absolutely superb, a comedy masterclass that does a better job of explaining the situation than any of the ‘serious’ news outlets
Private companies are polluting our rivers, hiking up bills, and failing to deliver. 82% of us want public ownership – let’s make it happen!
Sign the open letter now & demand action! 👉
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/pu...
Sign the open letter now & demand action! 👉
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/pu...
Put Public Ownership of Water Back on the Table
Privatisation of water isn’t failing - it is the failure. The Government is mid-way through a major review of the water sector. But so far, it has refused to consider a potential solution that’s backe...
you.38degrees.org.uk
April 1, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Private companies are polluting our rivers, hiking up bills, and failing to deliver. 82% of us want public ownership – let’s make it happen!
Sign the open letter now & demand action! 👉
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/pu...
Sign the open letter now & demand action! 👉
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/pu...