Tony Ellis
@tonyellis.bsky.social
Healthcare comms. MCIPR. 2 kids 💰 2 cats 🐈 Sometimes cook 🍽 Love a show 🎶 Amo l'Italia 🇮🇹 Views my own (who'd want them?)
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Feels like something cracked today in the transatlantic alliance. Europeans have been swallowing their pride, bitting their tongues, and bending the knee. That strategy may have bought them time but it has now clearly failed. It also had a major cost - it has made the WH think Europe will cave. 1/
January 18, 2026 at 3:04 AM
Feels like something cracked today in the transatlantic alliance. Europeans have been swallowing their pride, bitting their tongues, and bending the knee. That strategy may have bought them time but it has now clearly failed. It also had a major cost - it has made the WH think Europe will cave. 1/
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I left university in 2019 with £49,600 of debt. A few months later, I became an MP and have since received a salary that puts me in the top 5% in the country. 6 years on, the repayments from my salary have brought this total to down to £48,600 - just £1,000 less.
January 15, 2026 at 2:57 PM
I left university in 2019 with £49,600 of debt. A few months later, I became an MP and have since received a salary that puts me in the top 5% in the country. 6 years on, the repayments from my salary have brought this total to down to £48,600 - just £1,000 less.
Honestly, no one is listening any more to your brain-addled babbling.
President Trump:
I may put a tariff on countries if they don't go along with Greenland, because we need Greenland for national security. So I may do that.
I may put a tariff on countries if they don't go along with Greenland, because we need Greenland for national security. So I may do that.
January 16, 2026 at 5:52 PM
Honestly, no one is listening any more to your brain-addled babbling.
Another banger puts Robert in pole position to win every sketch writing gong in the next round of awards.
January 15, 2026 at 10:02 PM
Another banger puts Robert in pole position to win every sketch writing gong in the next round of awards.
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Rest in Peace Anne, you magnificent soul.
Tonteg woman who got stuck in shop shutters in viral TikTok clip dies
When CCTV captured Anne Hughes being hoisted into the air by shop shutters, social media went into overdrive.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 9, 2026 at 5:52 PM
Rest in Peace Anne, you magnificent soul.
Reform are shysters but this is the future for many local authority assets. No capital to replace or repair them.
Reform UK Councillor John Baker threatened legal action when we said Reform UK’s Kent Council was selling the historic Folkestone Library building in Grace Hill.
They had promised to keep it open.
Well guess what? They’ve now sold it:
www.kentonline.co.uk/folkestone/n...
They had promised to keep it open.
Well guess what? They’ve now sold it:
www.kentonline.co.uk/folkestone/n...
‘This isn’t right’: Fury as historic library set to be sold off at auction
A historic library described as a town’s “most treasured community asset” is set to be sold off at auction, sparking fury among residents.
www.kentonline.co.uk
January 9, 2026 at 8:17 AM
Reform are shysters but this is the future for many local authority assets. No capital to replace or repair them.
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In Tehran, regime buildings are reportedly being set on fire and massive crowds flood the streets. Unconfirmed reports also suggest the Radio and Television building in Isfahan may also have been torched.
January 8, 2026 at 7:52 PM
In Tehran, regime buildings are reportedly being set on fire and massive crowds flood the streets. Unconfirmed reports also suggest the Radio and Television building in Isfahan may also have been torched.
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These reasonable demands include the UK changing its foreign policy and compromising its defense supply chains.
No, I don't think the govt should give into blackmail and encourage more people to self-harm by negotiating.
No, I don't think the govt should give into blackmail and encourage more people to self-harm by negotiating.
This is an extraordinary human failure from a supposedly progressive government. Jaw dropping www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Let’s be clear: if the Palestine Action hunger strikers die, the government will bear moral responsibility | George Monbiot
The three remaining hunger strikers have been convicted of nothing. Yet with astonishing cruelty, ministers refuse to listen to their reasonable demands, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
January 7, 2026 at 11:36 AM
These reasonable demands include the UK changing its foreign policy and compromising its defense supply chains.
No, I don't think the govt should give into blackmail and encourage more people to self-harm by negotiating.
No, I don't think the govt should give into blackmail and encourage more people to self-harm by negotiating.
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There we go. That there’s a headline.
Who’s who at X, the deepfake porn site formerly known as Twitter
A look inside Elon Musk’s big tent
www.ft.com
January 6, 2026 at 4:08 PM
There we go. That there’s a headline.
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Liverpool folks! (Especially, but also everyone else)
We've had snow. Please could you help me out and fill in my survey on attitudes to snow clearing.
Pictured: my path, which I haven't done yet...
We've had snow. Please could you help me out and fill in my survey on attitudes to snow clearing.
Pictured: my path, which I haven't done yet...
January 4, 2026 at 10:20 AM
Liverpool folks! (Especially, but also everyone else)
We've had snow. Please could you help me out and fill in my survey on attitudes to snow clearing.
Pictured: my path, which I haven't done yet...
We've had snow. Please could you help me out and fill in my survey on attitudes to snow clearing.
Pictured: my path, which I haven't done yet...
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Happy tenth anniversary to photographer Joel Goodman’s classic image which by rights should be hanging in the Louvre.
December 31, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Happy tenth anniversary to photographer Joel Goodman’s classic image which by rights should be hanging in the Louvre.
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On New Year's Day, 1 January 1779, The Piece Hall, Halifax welcomed the public for the first time with a significant ceremony organised by The Piece Hall committee. The event was marked by a large crowd gathered from Halifax and surrounding areas to witness the opening.
December 30, 2025 at 6:20 AM
On New Year's Day, 1 January 1779, The Piece Hall, Halifax welcomed the public for the first time with a significant ceremony organised by The Piece Hall committee. The event was marked by a large crowd gathered from Halifax and surrounding areas to witness the opening.
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Dec 1971: Brides 'n' Brides-to-be Course ad from The North Eastern Electricity Board (NEEB)
(+Home Appliances and Electricity)
«After eight nights with us, you'll be the perfect wife.»
(+Home Appliances and Electricity)
«After eight nights with us, you'll be the perfect wife.»
December 27, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Dec 1971: Brides 'n' Brides-to-be Course ad from The North Eastern Electricity Board (NEEB)
(+Home Appliances and Electricity)
«After eight nights with us, you'll be the perfect wife.»
(+Home Appliances and Electricity)
«After eight nights with us, you'll be the perfect wife.»
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Carol of the Bells in #
Kyiv subway.
Voices of the Embassies of Germany, France, and the United Kingdom came together to perform Shchedryk in the Kyiv metro as a sign of solidarity with Ukraine.
Thankful to everyone who stands with us!
Kyiv subway.
Voices of the Embassies of Germany, France, and the United Kingdom came together to perform Shchedryk in the Kyiv metro as a sign of solidarity with Ukraine.
Thankful to everyone who stands with us!
December 24, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Carol of the Bells in #
Kyiv subway.
Voices of the Embassies of Germany, France, and the United Kingdom came together to perform Shchedryk in the Kyiv metro as a sign of solidarity with Ukraine.
Thankful to everyone who stands with us!
Kyiv subway.
Voices of the Embassies of Germany, France, and the United Kingdom came together to perform Shchedryk in the Kyiv metro as a sign of solidarity with Ukraine.
Thankful to everyone who stands with us!
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This is an almost shockingly wise essay. I'm glad I've finally read it.
There Is No Mary Problem in ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’
George’s vision of his wife without him is essential to the film, but critics continue to miss its true—and profound—meaning.
open.substack.com
December 24, 2025 at 12:34 AM
This is an almost shockingly wise essay. I'm glad I've finally read it.
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For 45 days straight, a Ukrainian ground robot held a frontline post alone and repelled every Russian attack. Zero losses. 🤖
Details: euromaidanpress.com/2025/12/23/u...
Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lcP...
Details: euromaidanpress.com/2025/12/23/u...
Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lcP...
December 23, 2025 at 2:22 PM
For 45 days straight, a Ukrainian ground robot held a frontline post alone and repelled every Russian attack. Zero losses. 🤖
Details: euromaidanpress.com/2025/12/23/u...
Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lcP...
Details: euromaidanpress.com/2025/12/23/u...
Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lcP...
The hunger strike is naive and self-defeating. It takes attention away from the suffering of Palestine and could, if they follow through, loses the strikers their day in court to make their case.
Tuesday's GUARDIAN: Families plead with Lammy over Palestine Action hunger strikers #TomorrowsPapersToday
December 22, 2025 at 10:37 PM
The hunger strike is naive and self-defeating. It takes attention away from the suffering of Palestine and could, if they follow through, loses the strikers their day in court to make their case.
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He saw the light.
Bishop Richard Moth named as new Archbishop of Westminster
Bishop Richard Moth named as new Archbishop of Westminster
The new leader of the Catholic Church in England and Wales has been appointed by the Pope.
news.sky.com
December 19, 2025 at 11:50 AM
He saw the light.
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A lot of people think we can solve all conflict by discussion. That’s what we in the privileged West are taught. We go on negotiation courses to discover the other party’s position and ‘get to yes’. But there is a distinction between counterparty and enemy. If you discover that too late you’re dead.
The Greens are shrewder than the Corbynites (not hard) but they are not emphasising the need for any kind of military alliance - on the contrary, they seem to oppose one. Dialogue is the answer to the acute threat posed by a hyper-aggressive dictatorship built on war and a hatred of us, apparently.
December 19, 2025 at 6:23 AM
A lot of people think we can solve all conflict by discussion. That’s what we in the privileged West are taught. We go on negotiation courses to discover the other party’s position and ‘get to yes’. But there is a distinction between counterparty and enemy. If you discover that too late you’re dead.
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Even by my low expectations for Kemi Badenoch ‘violence against women and girls is something done by immigrants and nobody else’ has shocked me.
Dog-whistle and factually incorrect. Ladies, raise your hand if you were sexually assaulted by a boy at school? I’d wager this or a family member is most women’s first experience of sexual violence
December 18, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Even by my low expectations for Kemi Badenoch ‘violence against women and girls is something done by immigrants and nobody else’ has shocked me.
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Nigel Farage: Canterbury Pilgrim
A New Yorker Profile
open.substack.com
December 15, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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What a legend
He's been identified. He was shot twice in the arm and hand, but it is doing well and expected to recover fine. His name is Ahmed al Ahmed
www.perthnow.com.au/news/nsw/bon...
www.perthnow.com.au/news/nsw/bon...
Bondi hero who tackled shooter suffered two gunshot wounds
The hero who disarmed one of the Bondi Beach shooters has been identified as a father-of-two.
www.perthnow.com.au
December 14, 2025 at 1:29 PM
What a legend
Amex account holders need to be writing to the company to express their concern about being associated with censorship like this. I'll be doing it tomorrow www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Brighton accused of ‘dangerous precedent’ after ban on Guardian over Tony Bloom coverage
MPs, media and supporter groups accuse club of attacking press freedom with bar after reporting on owner
www.theguardian.com
December 8, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Amex account holders need to be writing to the company to express their concern about being associated with censorship like this. I'll be doing it tomorrow www.theguardian.com/football/202...
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I think that I am a well-adjusted adult because....
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNPMYRlvySY&list=PL39Mln029cB1MKI2GH_MtA67eqzPBIJQ4
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNPMYRlvySY&list=PL39Mln029cB1MKI2GH_MtA67eqzPBIJQ4
The Spirit Of Dark And Lonely Water (Public Information Film 1973)
YouTube video by Zone Horror
www.youtube.com
December 6, 2025 at 11:26 AM
I think that I am a well-adjusted adult because....
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNPMYRlvySY&list=PL39Mln029cB1MKI2GH_MtA67eqzPBIJQ4
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNPMYRlvySY&list=PL39Mln029cB1MKI2GH_MtA67eqzPBIJQ4