Chris
@chreeeeeees.bsky.social
Aspiring telephone sanitiser, FIA formula 2 fan and campaigner for the return of popping candy chocolate oranges .
Supreme allied commander, war on the motorist
(He/Him)
Supreme allied commander, war on the motorist
(He/Him)
Do you think we could find a village willing to declare independence unless Andy Burnham appoints a secretary of states for culture media and sport
September 16, 2026 at 10:39 AM
Do you think we could find a village willing to declare independence unless Andy Burnham appoints a secretary of states for culture media and sport
‘Leader of the Reform party in Wales gets arrested’ day comes earlier every year
September 15, 2026 at 4:23 PM
‘Leader of the Reform party in Wales gets arrested’ day comes earlier every year
I’m not sure sure the weather is good enough to play cricket in October
Here's the sauces right on schedule
*ECB OFFICIALS EXPECT MORE TIGHTENING WITH OCTOBER IN PLAY
*ECB OFFICIALS EXPECT MORE TIGHTENING WITH OCTOBER IN PLAY
September 10, 2026 at 3:18 PM
I’m not sure sure the weather is good enough to play cricket in October
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We've had a "Number 10 spokesperson" briefing to journalists, and reported comments from Burnham in a closed door meeting
That's pissweak. If you can make videos about chicken nuggets or whatever, you can make videos about violent fascists
That's pissweak. If you can make videos about chicken nuggets or whatever, you can make videos about violent fascists
September 8, 2026 at 10:38 AM
We've had a "Number 10 spokesperson" briefing to journalists, and reported comments from Burnham in a closed door meeting
That's pissweak. If you can make videos about chicken nuggets or whatever, you can make videos about violent fascists
That's pissweak. If you can make videos about chicken nuggets or whatever, you can make videos about violent fascists
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I think the worst part of Labour's response to the fascist mobilisation is Andy Burnham's absence.
He's the most popular politician in the country, with social media reach and actual powers of persuasion, and he's saying nothing in public. He can actually be of use here but he's choosing not to
He's the most popular politician in the country, with social media reach and actual powers of persuasion, and he's saying nothing in public. He can actually be of use here but he's choosing not to
September 8, 2026 at 10:37 AM
I think the worst part of Labour's response to the fascist mobilisation is Andy Burnham's absence.
He's the most popular politician in the country, with social media reach and actual powers of persuasion, and he's saying nothing in public. He can actually be of use here but he's choosing not to
He's the most popular politician in the country, with social media reach and actual powers of persuasion, and he's saying nothing in public. He can actually be of use here but he's choosing not to
Ultimately, for all his flaws, I have to be fully behind a mayor who’s waged war on the motorist and is fighting Westminster council’s attempts to set the capital’s bedtime/be in denial that they’re the middle of a global city not some sleepy village in the shires
September 8, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Ultimately, for all his flaws, I have to be fully behind a mayor who’s waged war on the motorist and is fighting Westminster council’s attempts to set the capital’s bedtime/be in denial that they’re the middle of a global city not some sleepy village in the shires
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Time for Andy Burnham to appoint a Culture Secretary.
WTF - first BBC question to Pat McFadden "Are you focusing too much on the protestors, and not on the issue that millions care about: small boats?"
September 8, 2026 at 6:55 AM
Time for Andy Burnham to appoint a Culture Secretary.
Of course fascism can be defeated through my own policy preferences (the war on the motorist and walkable high density cities)
I think there’s also a popular line of thought of if you fix people’s economic circumstances, that’s enough to stop the far-right, when that really doesn’t explain why the wealthiest country in human history voted for a fascist in 2024, or all the other non-economic drivers of the far right
This government reminds me of Joe Biden. Biden didn't want to be the prosecute Trump president, he wanted to pass an infrastructure bill. Burnham doesn't want to be the take on the hard right PM, he wants to do social care reform and devo. But you have to do the task you're set or face disaster.
September 7, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Of course fascism can be defeated through my own policy preferences (the war on the motorist and walkable high density cities)
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I want the Prime Minister to look into a TV camera and say the RNLI are heroes, that we do not change policy by street violence in this country, and that he expects any criminal action to face the full force of the law. That's it. That's all he has to do.
September 7, 2026 at 12:15 PM
I want the Prime Minister to look into a TV camera and say the RNLI are heroes, that we do not change policy by street violence in this country, and that he expects any criminal action to face the full force of the law. That's it. That's all he has to do.
I think there’s also a popular line of thought of if you fix people’s economic circumstances, that’s enough to stop the far-right, when that really doesn’t explain why the wealthiest country in human history voted for a fascist in 2024, or all the other non-economic drivers of the far right
This government reminds me of Joe Biden. Biden didn't want to be the prosecute Trump president, he wanted to pass an infrastructure bill. Burnham doesn't want to be the take on the hard right PM, he wants to do social care reform and devo. But you have to do the task you're set or face disaster.
Andy Burnham says he’s prepared to spend political capital on social care reform – but how does he intend to win cross-party agreement on a solution?🤝
@matildamartin.bsky.social reports
@matildamartin.bsky.social reports
September 7, 2026 at 9:42 AM
I think there’s also a popular line of thought of if you fix people’s economic circumstances, that’s enough to stop the far-right, when that really doesn’t explain why the wealthiest country in human history voted for a fascist in 2024, or all the other non-economic drivers of the far right
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This government reminds me of Joe Biden. Biden didn't want to be the prosecute Trump president, he wanted to pass an infrastructure bill. Burnham doesn't want to be the take on the hard right PM, he wants to do social care reform and devo. But you have to do the task you're set or face disaster.
Andy Burnham says he’s prepared to spend political capital on social care reform – but how does he intend to win cross-party agreement on a solution?🤝
@matildamartin.bsky.social reports
@matildamartin.bsky.social reports
How Burnham Plans To Win Cross-Party Agreement On Social Care
Andy Burnham says he’s prepared to spend political capital on social care reform. Matilda Martin reveals details of how he plans to go about it
www.politicshome.com
September 7, 2026 at 8:46 AM
This government reminds me of Joe Biden. Biden didn't want to be the prosecute Trump president, he wanted to pass an infrastructure bill. Burnham doesn't want to be the take on the hard right PM, he wants to do social care reform and devo. But you have to do the task you're set or face disaster.
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Share a thought tonight for James Johnson, who will for once not have to motivatedly reason his way to why a poll-related news story is positive for the Tories, but won't be able to share that insight.
September 3, 2026 at 7:24 PM
Share a thought tonight for James Johnson, who will for once not have to motivatedly reason his way to why a poll-related news story is positive for the Tories, but won't be able to share that insight.
At this point I would take worse signal on trains if it meant people weren’t able to watch tik toks or whatever without headphones
August 29, 2026 at 9:20 AM
At this point I would take worse signal on trains if it meant people weren’t able to watch tik toks or whatever without headphones
I'm not Rohmed, I'm not Rohmed, I scream until I long knife myself into the night
A far-right ethnonationalist movement turning the machinery of the state against its early activists once they are deemed insufficiently loyal — now I’ve heard everything.
Laura Loomer is taking credit for Milo getting detained by ICE.
August 28, 2026 at 6:38 PM
I'm not Rohmed, I'm not Rohmed, I scream until I long knife myself into the night
The 4 Simpsons lines I’ve uttered most off the top of my head
1. Attempted murder, what sort of crime is that? Do they give a Nobel prize in attempted chemistry?
2. Hearsay and conjecture are kinds of evidence
3. Not a very happy birthday for Rex Banner
4.No I said he sleeps with the fishes
1. Attempted murder, what sort of crime is that? Do they give a Nobel prize in attempted chemistry?
2. Hearsay and conjecture are kinds of evidence
3. Not a very happy birthday for Rex Banner
4.No I said he sleeps with the fishes
The 5 Simpsons lines I’ve uttered most off the top of my head
1. This is what a corn field looks like, honey. Hmmm.
2. Please refrain from tasting the knob.
3. It's a ring toss game.
4. Disparaging the boot is a bootable offense.
5. My children need wine!
1. This is what a corn field looks like, honey. Hmmm.
2. Please refrain from tasting the knob.
3. It's a ring toss game.
4. Disparaging the boot is a bootable offense.
5. My children need wine!
The 5 Simpsons lines I’ve uttered most off the top of my head
1. The Box! The Box!
2. No, Bear want to live!
3. Police... Cops.... PoliceCops.
4. Oh yes, that crippled Irishman
5. I need the biggest seed bell you have
1. The Box! The Box!
2. No, Bear want to live!
3. Police... Cops.... PoliceCops.
4. Oh yes, that crippled Irishman
5. I need the biggest seed bell you have
August 25, 2026 at 2:12 PM
The 4 Simpsons lines I’ve uttered most off the top of my head
1. Attempted murder, what sort of crime is that? Do they give a Nobel prize in attempted chemistry?
2. Hearsay and conjecture are kinds of evidence
3. Not a very happy birthday for Rex Banner
4.No I said he sleeps with the fishes
1. Attempted murder, what sort of crime is that? Do they give a Nobel prize in attempted chemistry?
2. Hearsay and conjecture are kinds of evidence
3. Not a very happy birthday for Rex Banner
4.No I said he sleeps with the fishes
A well priced seat-frog upgrade on LNER is such a great little luxury
August 25, 2026 at 2:06 PM
A well priced seat-frog upgrade on LNER is such a great little luxury
Anecdotally there has been a rise in the number of kids taking 1 minute to complete their online maths homework in the past year.
Also the SEN homework club that I help with definitely has been less well attended which suggests kids are using ai instead of getting help
Also the SEN homework club that I help with definitely has been less well attended which suggests kids are using ai instead of getting help
Fascinating piece this - the answer is a (slight) corrective for boring trads like me:
Does AI stop children from learning?
New data show the peril and promise of the technology
www.economist.com
August 19, 2026 at 7:57 PM
Anecdotally there has been a rise in the number of kids taking 1 minute to complete their online maths homework in the past year.
Also the SEN homework club that I help with definitely has been less well attended which suggests kids are using ai instead of getting help
Also the SEN homework club that I help with definitely has been less well attended which suggests kids are using ai instead of getting help
Depends on when Rory Stewart is going to post his phone number on the internet again
Who's the most famous person whose phone number you currently do not have but could get in 24 hours.
quote with your favorite engagement bait prompt
August 15, 2026 at 6:47 PM
Depends on when Rory Stewart is going to post his phone number on the internet again
In a real bad place rn (the Heathrow baggage reclaim hall)
August 14, 2026 at 10:45 PM
In a real bad place rn (the Heathrow baggage reclaim hall)
It’s funny that every time this opinion is expressed it is opinion-laundered through the idea that the issue is entirely about music (which at least has conceivable circumstances where it’s not entirely anti-social), rather than engaging with the more prevalent tik-tok/insta reels aspect
Very silly to suggest the alternative to people playing their phones out loud on public transport is state-enforced silence.
August 14, 2026 at 10:38 PM
It’s funny that every time this opinion is expressed it is opinion-laundered through the idea that the issue is entirely about music (which at least has conceivable circumstances where it’s not entirely anti-social), rather than engaging with the more prevalent tik-tok/insta reels aspect
Just crossed the straight of messina with zero whirlpools or monsters eating 6 of the crew. I don’t know why Odessyus made it seem so tricky
August 11, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Just crossed the straight of messina with zero whirlpools or monsters eating 6 of the crew. I don’t know why Odessyus made it seem so tricky
Delayed taking off from Gatwick because there’s going to be another plane making in emergency landing is not the perfect start to a holiday
August 5, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Delayed taking off from Gatwick because there’s going to be another plane making in emergency landing is not the perfect start to a holiday
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Jim Hackerr: I know exactly who watches 80-90s Star Trek Series. TNG is watched by people who think they run the country. DS9 is watched by people who think they ought to run the country. VOY is watched by people who actually do run the country (completely lost and without internal consistency)
August 2, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Jim Hackerr: I know exactly who watches 80-90s Star Trek Series. TNG is watched by people who think they run the country. DS9 is watched by people who think they ought to run the country. VOY is watched by people who actually do run the country (completely lost and without internal consistency)
To have a completely tepid take: it was probably right to close schools in Covid, but it was immensely damaging to a lot of kids education and it’s something that that the school system is still going to be feeling for another decade, and it’s a complete disservice there hasn’t been catch up funding
August 2, 2026 at 3:45 PM
To have a completely tepid take: it was probably right to close schools in Covid, but it was immensely damaging to a lot of kids education and it’s something that that the school system is still going to be feeling for another decade, and it’s a complete disservice there hasn’t been catch up funding