Alistair Young
@youngalistair.bsky.social
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Been with the DWP for 16 years. The official figure for fraudulent claims, approx. 2.2%, is, in my experience, broadly accurate. Just wanted to point that out to frothing, raging Daily Mail and Sun readers who think it's closer to 100%.
February 5, 2026 at 10:55 AM
Been with the DWP for 16 years. The official figure for fraudulent claims, approx. 2.2%, is, in my experience, broadly accurate. Just wanted to point that out to frothing, raging Daily Mail and Sun readers who think it's closer to 100%.
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For every retweet I will make Zuckerberg’s creep glasses 5% thicker
February 1, 2026 at 4:46 PM
For every retweet I will make Zuckerberg’s creep glasses 5% thicker
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Google maps need to retake street view images now while all the flags are on lampposts so future home buyers will know where to avoid like the fucking plague.
January 10, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Google maps need to retake street view images now while all the flags are on lampposts so future home buyers will know where to avoid like the fucking plague.
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Society lost something when carparks starting asking for your car registration. Yes it was technically fraud, but passing on your non expired ticket to a grateful stranger as you left the car park was one of life's simple joys.
January 9, 2026 at 1:55 PM
Society lost something when carparks starting asking for your car registration. Yes it was technically fraud, but passing on your non expired ticket to a grateful stranger as you left the car park was one of life's simple joys.
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Regardless of what you think of either of their politics, Trump's response to the Rob Reiner's brutal murder should open everybody's eyes to what a pathetic, petty little man the president of the US is. How Americans aren't permanently embarrassed is beyond me.
January 5, 2026 at 9:55 PM
Regardless of what you think of either of their politics, Trump's response to the Rob Reiner's brutal murder should open everybody's eyes to what a pathetic, petty little man the president of the US is. How Americans aren't permanently embarrassed is beyond me.
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We should never have cancelled the Jeremy Kyle show. It kept the kind of people who put flags on lampposts occupied as both viewers and guests
December 23, 2025 at 9:56 AM
We should never have cancelled the Jeremy Kyle show. It kept the kind of people who put flags on lampposts occupied as both viewers and guests
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Someone who "looks good for their age" has managed to shave a few years off. Someone who has procedures to look 20 years younger, looks ridiculous - to everyone.
November 20, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Someone who "looks good for their age" has managed to shave a few years off. Someone who has procedures to look 20 years younger, looks ridiculous - to everyone.
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If the football team you follow isn't either the one nearest to where you grew up or the one your parents supported then there's something wrong with you
October 31, 2025 at 9:55 AM
If the football team you follow isn't either the one nearest to where you grew up or the one your parents supported then there's something wrong with you
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You weren't the class clown. You were a fucking cunt who disrupted everyone else's education and disrespected the teacher trying to do their job of preparing everyone for life.
October 29, 2025 at 10:55 PM
You weren't the class clown. You were a fucking cunt who disrupted everyone else's education and disrespected the teacher trying to do their job of preparing everyone for life.
Have you been haranguing NY Times Connections game team again @vcorenmitchell.bsky.social ?
October 27, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Have you been haranguing NY Times Connections game team again @vcorenmitchell.bsky.social ?
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I'm entering my 60s and the one constant throughout my life has been the nasty, divisive influence of the Daily Mail on society. I think it has been a debilitating malady infecting our nation and should be dismantled.
October 9, 2025 at 9:55 PM
I'm entering my 60s and the one constant throughout my life has been the nasty, divisive influence of the Daily Mail on society. I think it has been a debilitating malady infecting our nation and should be dismantled.
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When I turn on my TV I don't want to select a profile, see a load of adverts and apps then press guide then scroll to a channel and press select. I want it to immediately tune to BBC1 or ITV like TVs did successfully for decades. This is not progress.
October 1, 2025 at 5:55 PM
When I turn on my TV I don't want to select a profile, see a load of adverts and apps then press guide then scroll to a channel and press select. I want it to immediately tune to BBC1 or ITV like TVs did successfully for decades. This is not progress.
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Real quick just want to remind everyone that Graham Linehan is a deranged bigot
Graham Linehan ruined his own life by walking down a path of hatred but forgetting to first become a billionaire writing beloved children’s books and THEN walking down a path of hatred
September 30, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Real quick just want to remind everyone that Graham Linehan is a deranged bigot
Great map
3D depiction of rainfall distribution across Great Britain.
England is a very dry place: London gets as much rain as Jerusalem.
With climate change, the south will need to prepare for even more acute water shortages.
England is a very dry place: London gets as much rain as Jerusalem.
With climate change, the south will need to prepare for even more acute water shortages.
September 22, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Great map
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I hate modem documentaries. I hate the 2.5 minute pitch at the start, I hate the recaps, I hate the Music of Rising Tension that triggers anxiety, I hate the way they presume you're stupid and the presenter pretends they're stupid too. The pitch alone - no trust you'll follow them in. Miserable.
July 24, 2025 at 6:56 AM
I hate modem documentaries. I hate the 2.5 minute pitch at the start, I hate the recaps, I hate the Music of Rising Tension that triggers anxiety, I hate the way they presume you're stupid and the presenter pretends they're stupid too. The pitch alone - no trust you'll follow them in. Miserable.
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I'll stop quoting Bertrand Russell in a second (might not) but his explanation of the psychology of the far-left is astonishingly on point. He wrote this over 100 years ago. Absolutely nothing has changed.
June 16, 2025 at 2:03 PM
I'll stop quoting Bertrand Russell in a second (might not) but his explanation of the psychology of the far-left is astonishingly on point. He wrote this over 100 years ago. Absolutely nothing has changed.
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I emigrated from the UK in 2009 just before Nick Griffin from the BNP got invited onto Question Time. Was just wondering how things have turned out for the country, and if the likes of him have had "their views properly scrutinised", as promised?
June 5, 2025 at 12:55 PM
I emigrated from the UK in 2009 just before Nick Griffin from the BNP got invited onto Question Time. Was just wondering how things have turned out for the country, and if the likes of him have had "their views properly scrutinised", as promised?
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If Tom Cruise wants to sit on Graham Norton's sofa and tell boring anecdotes to publicize his shit film, he should first do a proper interview, with someone from newsnight, with no pre-conditions, and answer questions about his silly little cult.
June 1, 2025 at 7:55 AM
If Tom Cruise wants to sit on Graham Norton's sofa and tell boring anecdotes to publicize his shit film, he should first do a proper interview, with someone from newsnight, with no pre-conditions, and answer questions about his silly little cult.
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Well. Didn’t see that coming. Bye then Wimmer.
May 23, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Well. Didn’t see that coming. Bye then Wimmer.
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apologies to bill (they had to move) (march 22 1992)
May 7, 2025 at 10:12 PM
apologies to bill (they had to move) (march 22 1992)
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The character names in 'Toast of London' are, without hesitation, the greatest collection of names in any televisual presentation.
May 2, 2025 at 8:55 AM
The character names in 'Toast of London' are, without hesitation, the greatest collection of names in any televisual presentation.
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"David Bowie could become one of our biggest stars".
The Motherwell Times predicts the future in July 1967.
The Motherwell Times predicts the future in July 1967.
April 9, 2025 at 6:18 PM
"David Bowie could become one of our biggest stars".
The Motherwell Times predicts the future in July 1967.
The Motherwell Times predicts the future in July 1967.
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Breaking now: Ministry of Economics reporting the tariffs have not caused significant changes to our trading volumes
April 3, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Breaking now: Ministry of Economics reporting the tariffs have not caused significant changes to our trading volumes