The Oracle of Deptford
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Checking this out. I like politics, Sauvignon Blanc and sushi. Not a fan of nazis. Mostly reading rather than posting.
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I wrote this, on the sad, sorry sight of Keir Starmer putting away the dog-whistle, and picking up the megaphone.
www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle-co...
www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle-co...
Séamas O'Reilly: 'Downing St finally put down its racist dog-whistle, and unholstered a racist megaphone'
'Immigrants contribute more to the British economy than they withdraw'
www.irishexaminer.com
May 17, 2025 at 8:52 AM
I wrote this, on the sad, sorry sight of Keir Starmer putting away the dog-whistle, and picking up the megaphone.
www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle-co...
www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle-co...
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The Broligarchs have been nurturing Tate for years- this piece from 2023 shows how Tate was plucked from relative obscurity by the people now controlling the US, and platformed to deliberately create chaos
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Andrew Tate platformed by government-favoured service provider
Peter Thiel, owner of Palantir Technologies, offered Tate a social media platform when all others banned him from promoting his toxic output
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
January 12, 2025 at 10:32 AM
The Broligarchs have been nurturing Tate for years- this piece from 2023 shows how Tate was plucked from relative obscurity by the people now controlling the US, and platformed to deliberately create chaos
@yorkshirebylines.co.uk
@bylinetimes.bsky.social
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/andrew-...
@yorkshirebylines.co.uk
@bylinetimes.bsky.social
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/andrew-...
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Left: Daily Mail reports that with the help of Elon Musk, Demonic Cummings is 'in a plot to sabotage UK politics"
Right: Cummings laughed when he admitted to Laura Kuenssberg that Vote Leave misled with the £350 million for the NHS on the side of the bus
Right: Cummings laughed when he admitted to Laura Kuenssberg that Vote Leave misled with the £350 million for the NHS on the side of the bus
January 12, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Left: Daily Mail reports that with the help of Elon Musk, Demonic Cummings is 'in a plot to sabotage UK politics"
Right: Cummings laughed when he admitted to Laura Kuenssberg that Vote Leave misled with the £350 million for the NHS on the side of the bus
Right: Cummings laughed when he admitted to Laura Kuenssberg that Vote Leave misled with the £350 million for the NHS on the side of the bus
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The New Republic is doing it right. Journalists take note
January 11, 2025 at 8:08 PM
The New Republic is doing it right. Journalists take note
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Far right honker, Nigel, furiously peddles stupid, prejudiced ideas that make you poorer. Then, when you are poorer, he tells you you’re right to feel angry about that. But not with him.
For love of god, England, work it out…
(Private Eye)
For love of god, England, work it out…
(Private Eye)
January 12, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Far right honker, Nigel, furiously peddles stupid, prejudiced ideas that make you poorer. Then, when you are poorer, he tells you you’re right to feel angry about that. But not with him.
For love of god, England, work it out…
(Private Eye)
For love of god, England, work it out…
(Private Eye)
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Sorry, my city has been on fire so I missed this:
"ChatGPT creator Sam Altman's sister, Ann Altman, has filed a lawsuit alleging that he regularly sexually abused her between 1997 and 2006."
www.bbc.com/news/article...
"ChatGPT creator Sam Altman's sister, Ann Altman, has filed a lawsuit alleging that he regularly sexually abused her between 1997 and 2006."
www.bbc.com/news/article...
OpenAI boss Sam Altman denies sexual abuse allegations made by sister
Ann Altman filed a lawsuit alleging her brother sexually abused her between 1997 and 2006.
www.bbc.com
January 12, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Sorry, my city has been on fire so I missed this:
"ChatGPT creator Sam Altman's sister, Ann Altman, has filed a lawsuit alleging that he regularly sexually abused her between 1997 and 2006."
www.bbc.com/news/article...
"ChatGPT creator Sam Altman's sister, Ann Altman, has filed a lawsuit alleging that he regularly sexually abused her between 1997 and 2006."
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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In other news, Nigel Farage didn't bother to turn up to the debate on grooming gangs in the House of Commons just now
January 6, 2025 at 7:26 PM
In other news, Nigel Farage didn't bother to turn up to the debate on grooming gangs in the House of Commons just now
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Jenrick cosying up to far right racist & Islamophobic Twitter account “Inevitable West” wd have him sacked from shadow front bench in a respectable party at least.
But that’s not what the Tories are. Which is why Jenrick is where he belongs. In the gutter. www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/rob...
But that’s not what the Tories are. Which is why Jenrick is where he belongs. In the gutter. www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/rob...
Robert Jenrick says he’s a ‘great admirer’ of a popular far-right X account
Robert Jenrick has said he is a “great admirer” of Inevitable West, a far-right X account with over 120,000 followers.
www.thelondoneconomic.com
December 24, 2024 at 7:46 AM
Jenrick cosying up to far right racist & Islamophobic Twitter account “Inevitable West” wd have him sacked from shadow front bench in a respectable party at least.
But that’s not what the Tories are. Which is why Jenrick is where he belongs. In the gutter. www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/rob...
But that’s not what the Tories are. Which is why Jenrick is where he belongs. In the gutter. www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/rob...
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Do you know how much CEO pay has skyrocketed since 1978?
100%? 500%?
Try 1,085%
Meanwhile, the $7.25/hr fed. minimum wage hasn't budged in 15 years and the tipped min. wage has been $2.13/hr since 1991.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
100%? 500%?
Try 1,085%
Meanwhile, the $7.25/hr fed. minimum wage hasn't budged in 15 years and the tipped min. wage has been $2.13/hr since 1991.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
CEO Pay Has Risen 1,085% Since 1978, But for Workers? Just 24% | Common Dreams
CEOs at top US companies saw their pay skyrocket by 1,085% since 1978, while typical worker pay only increased by 24%
www.commondreams.org
December 23, 2024 at 11:00 PM
Do you know how much CEO pay has skyrocketed since 1978?
100%? 500%?
Try 1,085%
Meanwhile, the $7.25/hr fed. minimum wage hasn't budged in 15 years and the tipped min. wage has been $2.13/hr since 1991.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
100%? 500%?
Try 1,085%
Meanwhile, the $7.25/hr fed. minimum wage hasn't budged in 15 years and the tipped min. wage has been $2.13/hr since 1991.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
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Iceland's incoming government says it will put EU membership to referendum by 2027
Global shocks like the 2008 financial crisis, Brexit and domestic issues has seen Iceland 🇮🇸 warming to the idea of joining the EU 🇪🇺
www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...
Global shocks like the 2008 financial crisis, Brexit and domestic issues has seen Iceland 🇮🇸 warming to the idea of joining the EU 🇪🇺
www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...
December 22, 2024 at 2:12 PM
Iceland's incoming government says it will put EU membership to referendum by 2027
Global shocks like the 2008 financial crisis, Brexit and domestic issues has seen Iceland 🇮🇸 warming to the idea of joining the EU 🇪🇺
www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...
Global shocks like the 2008 financial crisis, Brexit and domestic issues has seen Iceland 🇮🇸 warming to the idea of joining the EU 🇪🇺
www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...
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So, so far Labour have watered down their £28bn Green Programme, abandoned Leveson 2, abandoned Lords reform, abandoned PR, abandoned HS2, there’s no plan to Rejoin AND they won’t be reining in this Musk/Reform situation.
Absolutely pathetic.
Absolutely pathetic.
December 22, 2024 at 2:15 PM
So, so far Labour have watered down their £28bn Green Programme, abandoned Leveson 2, abandoned Lords reform, abandoned PR, abandoned HS2, there’s no plan to Rejoin AND they won’t be reining in this Musk/Reform situation.
Absolutely pathetic.
Absolutely pathetic.
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Here are just some of the now deleted Tweets previously put out by the man Kemi Badenoch has just made an ennobled peer of the realm
December 21, 2024 at 9:35 AM
Here are just some of the now deleted Tweets previously put out by the man Kemi Badenoch has just made an ennobled peer of the realm
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Nobody quoted in this story seems to have noticed that by and large the Chinese don't want to build cars in the UK. There are exceptions - London Taxis. But we don't seem a good business proposition. www.theguardian.com/world/2024/d...
Let China build electric cars in UK, Tory ex-chancellor tells Rachel Reeves ahead of trade trip
Despite ‘spy’ scandal, Philip Hammond says Britain should now adopt a ‘pragmatic approach to Beijing’
www.theguardian.com
December 22, 2024 at 9:45 AM
Nobody quoted in this story seems to have noticed that by and large the Chinese don't want to build cars in the UK. There are exceptions - London Taxis. But we don't seem a good business proposition. www.theguardian.com/world/2024/d...
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Left: Ashley Cohen explains how the Conservatives cut funding to pharmacies by 40% over the last ten years and that is causing issues with procuring drugs, shortages and delays
Right: The British Medical Journal also point out that drug shortages are exasperated by Brexit
Right: The British Medical Journal also point out that drug shortages are exasperated by Brexit
December 22, 2024 at 10:36 AM
Left: Ashley Cohen explains how the Conservatives cut funding to pharmacies by 40% over the last ten years and that is causing issues with procuring drugs, shortages and delays
Right: The British Medical Journal also point out that drug shortages are exasperated by Brexit
Right: The British Medical Journal also point out that drug shortages are exasperated by Brexit
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Lambs resist calls to close slaughterhouse
December 22, 2024 at 9:19 AM
Lambs resist calls to close slaughterhouse
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Conservative MPs Want to Scrap Workers’ Rights to Paid Holiday and Annual Leave
They are also seeking to overturn workplace protections from sexual harassment, calling them an attack on “free speech”
Never allow them anywhere near power again
bylinetimes.com/2024/12/17/c...
They are also seeking to overturn workplace protections from sexual harassment, calling them an attack on “free speech”
Never allow them anywhere near power again
bylinetimes.com/2024/12/17/c...
Conservative MPs Want to Scrap Workers' Rights to Paid Holiday and Annual Leave
They are also seeking to overturn workplace protections from sexual harassment, calling them an attack on "free speech"
bylinetimes.com
December 17, 2024 at 3:51 PM
Conservative MPs Want to Scrap Workers’ Rights to Paid Holiday and Annual Leave
They are also seeking to overturn workplace protections from sexual harassment, calling them an attack on “free speech”
Never allow them anywhere near power again
bylinetimes.com/2024/12/17/c...
They are also seeking to overturn workplace protections from sexual harassment, calling them an attack on “free speech”
Never allow them anywhere near power again
bylinetimes.com/2024/12/17/c...
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Nigel Farage lied throughout Question Time last night, and embarrassed himself on Brexit.
Here's a full reconstruction. #bbcqt
youtu.be/FBmoJ7RJYpA?...
Here's a full reconstruction. #bbcqt
youtu.be/FBmoJ7RJYpA?...
Farage falls apart over Brexit on 38th Question Time appearance!
YouTube video by Femi
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December 6, 2024 at 4:59 PM
Nigel Farage lied throughout Question Time last night, and embarrassed himself on Brexit.
Here's a full reconstruction. #bbcqt
youtu.be/FBmoJ7RJYpA?...
Here's a full reconstruction. #bbcqt
youtu.be/FBmoJ7RJYpA?...
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Farage walks out of Sky interview because, apparently, having 1m TikTok followers means not having to answer as party leader, about your MP's failure to disclose being jailed for violent assault.
But we should definitely trust Nige's vetting going forward. Unless he gets 2m TikTok followers. ~AA
But we should definitely trust Nige's vetting going forward. Unless he gets 2m TikTok followers. ~AA
November 28, 2024 at 5:30 PM
Farage walks out of Sky interview because, apparently, having 1m TikTok followers means not having to answer as party leader, about your MP's failure to disclose being jailed for violent assault.
But we should definitely trust Nige's vetting going forward. Unless he gets 2m TikTok followers. ~AA
But we should definitely trust Nige's vetting going forward. Unless he gets 2m TikTok followers. ~AA
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See this from an @instituteforgov.bsky.social report in 2014. Pickles’s bravado not aged well. 2/2
November 26, 2024 at 1:04 PM
See this from an @instituteforgov.bsky.social report in 2014. Pickles’s bravado not aged well. 2/2
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Ten years ago Eric Pickles gleefully abolished the Audit Commission, the state-run body that audited accounts and of Local Authorities.
Today the NAO refused to sign off Govt accounts because of massive audit backlog.
QED. 1/2
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Today the NAO refused to sign off Govt accounts because of massive audit backlog.
QED. 1/2
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UK spending watchdog refuses to sign off government accounts
[FREE TO READ] National Audit Office criticises ‘material and pervasive’ gaps in public sector audits
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November 26, 2024 at 1:03 PM
Ten years ago Eric Pickles gleefully abolished the Audit Commission, the state-run body that audited accounts and of Local Authorities.
Today the NAO refused to sign off Govt accounts because of massive audit backlog.
QED. 1/2
on.ft.com/4eQvAd5
Today the NAO refused to sign off Govt accounts because of massive audit backlog.
QED. 1/2
on.ft.com/4eQvAd5
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John Bolton rips into Trump’s pick for counter-terrorism chief Sebastian Gorka
John Bolton rips into Trump’s pick for counter-terrorism chief Sebastian Gorka
Trump’s former national security adviser says Gorka is the ‘worst cabinet appointment in recent American history’
Trump’s former national security adviser John Bolton has laid into Sebastian Gorka, the president-elect’s pick for counter-terrorism chief,…
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2024 at 9:19 PM
John Bolton rips into Trump’s pick for counter-terrorism chief Sebastian Gorka
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Peter Mandelson’s lobbying firm Global Counsel is under investigation by the lobbying regulator
What is it about certain politicians and their seeming inability to actually do things for the greater good?
Please read @petergeoghegan.bsky.social thread below 👇
It’s important 💪🏼
What is it about certain politicians and their seeming inability to actually do things for the greater good?
Please read @petergeoghegan.bsky.social thread below 👇
It’s important 💪🏼
🚨 Senior staff at Peter Mandelson’s lobbying firm Global Counsel are behind a think tank that is urging Labour ministers to adopt controversial private finance deals
Scoop on Democracy for Sale by Adam Bychawski and me:
open.substack.com/pub/democrac...
New: Peter Mandelson’s lobbying firm behind think tank pushing PFI 2.0
Plus: new report lays bare UK government’s woeful conflicts of interest management
open.substack.com
November 23, 2024 at 9:24 PM
Peter Mandelson’s lobbying firm Global Counsel is under investigation by the lobbying regulator
What is it about certain politicians and their seeming inability to actually do things for the greater good?
Please read @petergeoghegan.bsky.social thread below 👇
It’s important 💪🏼
What is it about certain politicians and their seeming inability to actually do things for the greater good?
Please read @petergeoghegan.bsky.social thread below 👇
It’s important 💪🏼
Are we allowed to swear on here?
November 19, 2024 at 7:32 PM
Are we allowed to swear on here?