Paul Cuff
@cuff76.bsky.social
Member of the reality based community. And yet also a Bristol Rovers fan.
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"It was at this point that an oyster went down the wrong way and blocked my ear canals, meaning I missed the whole conversation where I agreed to a foreign donor illegally giving us £500,000..."
September 6, 2026 at 7:46 AM
"It was at this point that an oyster went down the wrong way and blocked my ear canals, meaning I missed the whole conversation where I agreed to a foreign donor illegally giving us £500,000..."
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I just watched the documentary and strongly suggest you do the same.
Undercover footage verified by Channel 4 News reveals a secret plot by senior Reform UK figures to break the law on party donations. A leading legal expert is now calling for a criminal investigation.
www.channel4.com/news/exclusi...
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Exclusive: Nigel Farage filmed undercover celebrating secret new foreign donations
Undercover footage verified by Channel 4 News reveals a secret plot by senior Reform UK figures to break the law on party donations. A leading legal expert is now calling for a criminal investigation.
www.channel4.com
September 3, 2026 at 8:45 PM
I just watched the documentary and strongly suggest you do the same.
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Under a Binface government, anyone who doesn’t accept human-made climate change as fact will be sent back to school, from Year 1 right the way to A Levels, to see if anything goes in the second time round. #VoteBinface
July 19, 2023 at 8:48 AM
Under a Binface government, anyone who doesn’t accept human-made climate change as fact will be sent back to school, from Year 1 right the way to A Levels, to see if anything goes in the second time round. #VoteBinface
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i don’t think there’s a much beef between argentina and england as the media are making out; none of these players were even alive when the drug-addict maradona cheated in a quarter final, let alone when argentina’s fascist junta failed with their illegal invasion of british sovereign territory
July 14, 2026 at 9:28 PM
i don’t think there’s a much beef between argentina and england as the media are making out; none of these players were even alive when the drug-addict maradona cheated in a quarter final, let alone when argentina’s fascist junta failed with their illegal invasion of british sovereign territory
Digne at left back is the spitting image of Lee Brown. Same position and everything. Just not quite as good.
July 9, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Digne at left back is the spitting image of Lee Brown. Same position and everything. Just not quite as good.
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A Brit in the semis of Wimbledon, England still in the World Cup and Nigel Farage spending the summer arguing with a bin. Oh this happy breed of men, this little world, This precious stone set in the silver sea
July 8, 2026 at 4:32 PM
A Brit in the semis of Wimbledon, England still in the World Cup and Nigel Farage spending the summer arguing with a bin. Oh this happy breed of men, this little world, This precious stone set in the silver sea
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Nothing says 'man of the people' quite like a politician calling a by-election at public expense on the issue of whether or not he should have the right to secretly take donations from Thai-based crypto billionaires and a convicted fraudster
July 7, 2026 at 1:46 PM
Nothing says 'man of the people' quite like a politician calling a by-election at public expense on the issue of whether or not he should have the right to secretly take donations from Thai-based crypto billionaires and a convicted fraudster
That was a performance for the ages. Absolutely incredible resilience. Very, very proud of them.
July 6, 2026 at 3:15 AM
That was a performance for the ages. Absolutely incredible resilience. Very, very proud of them.
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Many women have been horrifically killed here in the past 5 years, including at least 7 who were stabbed multiple times, and their deaths did not receive statements from the PM, debates in the commons, or global news coverage. Nor were there any riots, or condemnations of cultures by politicians.
A picture of violence: The 30 women killed in more than four years
In at least 21 of the 30 deaths, the killers - or the suspects in their killings - were well-known to the women.
www.bbc.co.uk
June 9, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Many women have been horrifically killed here in the past 5 years, including at least 7 who were stabbed multiple times, and their deaths did not receive statements from the PM, debates in the commons, or global news coverage. Nor were there any riots, or condemnations of cultures by politicians.
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Happy Benjamin Massing Booting Claudio Caniggia Into Another Dimension Day to all who celebrate 🥳
June 8, 2026 at 8:49 AM
Happy Benjamin Massing Booting Claudio Caniggia Into Another Dimension Day to all who celebrate 🥳
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Populism has peaked.
Sky News projecting a national vote share for Reform of 27%, based on results so far. That’s four points down on what they achieved in local elections last year. Somewhat of a counter to the prevailing narrative. More evidence that Reform appears to have peaked.
May 8, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Populism has peaked.
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you know the way "why did the Roman Empire fall" and "what are the causes of the First World War" are big questions that sort of function like Rorsharch tests, allowing people to debate ultimately inexplicable moments in history? "Why did no one stop Trump" a decent future shout for the third.
April 5, 2026 at 3:14 PM
you know the way "why did the Roman Empire fall" and "what are the causes of the First World War" are big questions that sort of function like Rorsharch tests, allowing people to debate ultimately inexplicable moments in history? "Why did no one stop Trump" a decent future shout for the third.
A completely routine home win where it’s entirely calm is a wonderful thing. It’s been a while!
March 28, 2026 at 5:25 PM
A completely routine home win where it’s entirely calm is a wonderful thing. It’s been a while!
Three screens on the go here.
Newcastle v Barcelona
Atletico v Spurs
Barrow v Bristol Rovers (obvs)
Spurs comfortably the worst of the six teams….
Newcastle v Barcelona
Atletico v Spurs
Barrow v Bristol Rovers (obvs)
Spurs comfortably the worst of the six teams….
March 10, 2026 at 8:28 PM
Three screens on the go here.
Newcastle v Barcelona
Atletico v Spurs
Barrow v Bristol Rovers (obvs)
Spurs comfortably the worst of the six teams….
Newcastle v Barcelona
Atletico v Spurs
Barrow v Bristol Rovers (obvs)
Spurs comfortably the worst of the six teams….
Clear eyed, serious analysis. Spot on in every word.
No legal basis. No clear objective. No exit. And much of Britain’s political class spent the week calling Starmer a coward for noticing.
Latest substack from me.
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Latest substack from me.
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Iran Crisis: They Wanted Sovereignty. Just Not Like This
If anyone has ruined the special relationship, it's not Starmer- it's Trump
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March 6, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Clear eyed, serious analysis. Spot on in every word.
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we finally reached the end of this calendar event i accidentally made 12 years ago
February 26, 2026 at 2:11 AM
we finally reached the end of this calendar event i accidentally made 12 years ago
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Mark Carney's speech really is terrific: full text is here and very much worth your time.
The Carney doctrine
Open comment thread on the PM's Davos speech
paulwells.substack.com
January 20, 2026 at 5:52 PM
Mark Carney's speech really is terrific: full text is here and very much worth your time.
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"All of this falls apart if humans don't adopt the tech. This is why you've seen Meta cram its lame chatbots into WhatsApp and Instagram. This is why Notepad and Paint now have useless Copilot buttons on Windows. This is why Google Gemini wants to "help you" read and reply to your emails."
Analysis: OpenAI is a loss-making machine, how can it survive?
Don't call it a bubble! Loss-making monster OpenAI is on the hook for $1.4 trillion (with a T) in compute commitments. How can this go on?
www.windowscentral.com
November 29, 2025 at 11:30 PM
"All of this falls apart if humans don't adopt the tech. This is why you've seen Meta cram its lame chatbots into WhatsApp and Instagram. This is why Notepad and Paint now have useless Copilot buttons on Windows. This is why Google Gemini wants to "help you" read and reply to your emails."
Football is occasionally the cruellest sport. Truly miffed about what just happened.
November 29, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Football is occasionally the cruellest sport. Truly miffed about what just happened.
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Have been thinking about “immigration has been tearing this country apart.” Surely I’m not the only person to think that it isn’t true, but inflamed rhetoric about immigration by politicians is what is tearing this country apart and so statements like that only makes it worse.
November 18, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Have been thinking about “immigration has been tearing this country apart.” Surely I’m not the only person to think that it isn’t true, but inflamed rhetoric about immigration by politicians is what is tearing this country apart and so statements like that only makes it worse.
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Not the first to make this point. But there is a tyrant in charge of another country who is accused of being heavily linked to a paedophile sex ring - and supposed ‘patriots’ in this country are passionately willing him to take down our national broadcaster. Madness.
November 15, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Not the first to make this point. But there is a tyrant in charge of another country who is accused of being heavily linked to a paedophile sex ring - and supposed ‘patriots’ in this country are passionately willing him to take down our national broadcaster. Madness.
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Interesting to see so many great British patriots right now begging an American president to bankrupt one of Britain’s last remaining truly national institutions.
November 15, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Interesting to see so many great British patriots right now begging an American president to bankrupt one of Britain’s last remaining truly national institutions.
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The Bishop of Birmingham has written to the Shadow Justice Secretary Robert Jenrick about his comments about Handsworth
October 7, 2025 at 6:56 PM
The Bishop of Birmingham has written to the Shadow Justice Secretary Robert Jenrick about his comments about Handsworth