Helmsley Dan
@danfalchikov.bsky.social
Exiled Scot, now happily ensconced in Yorkshire, but still has grumpy tendencies ingrained from too long in London. Politics, geekery and (not very good) football.
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Your regular reminder: If the Russians stop fighting, the war ends. If the Ukrainians stop fighting, their land will be occupied, their leaders will be killed, their history and language will be erased, their children will be kidnapped to serve Russia.
September 14, 2026 at 12:14 AM
Your regular reminder: If the Russians stop fighting, the war ends. If the Ukrainians stop fighting, their land will be occupied, their leaders will be killed, their history and language will be erased, their children will be kidnapped to serve Russia.
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This is the most shamefully soft-soaped coverage of these thugs that you could possibly imagine.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Anti-migrant activists like Danny Tommo are changing tactics
Patriot Platform wants to build a group of working-class voters to influence political parties on the right.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 12, 2026 at 7:40 AM
This is the most shamefully soft-soaped coverage of these thugs that you could possibly imagine.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Israel supporters are only attacking the UK’s motives, because they can’t dismiss the substance of the UK’s concerns. In fact, as I argue here, UK policy towards Israel has been biassed for years…in favour of Israel. This is a long overdue course correction, and completely justified by the facts.
‘Israel’s Shrill Attack on Ed Miliband Exposes Its Weakness’
Alexandra Hall Hall, a former UK diplomat who worked on the Middle East Peace Process in the Foreign Office, argues that Israel's extreme…
https://bylinetimes.com/2026/09/09/israels-shrill-attack-on-ed-miliband-exposes-its-weakness/
Alexandra Hall Hall, a former UK diplomat who worked on the Middle East Peace Process in the Foreign Office, argues that Israel's extreme…
https://bylinetimes.com/2026/09/09/israels-shrill-attack-on-ed-miliband-exposes-its-weakness/
‘Israel’s Shrill Attack on Ed Miliband Exposes Its Weakness’
Alexandra Hall Hall, a former UK diplomat who worked on the Middle East Peace Process in the Foreign Office, argues that Israel's extreme response to the UK shows it is now losing the argument
bylinetimes.com
September 9, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Israel supporters are only attacking the UK’s motives, because they can’t dismiss the substance of the UK’s concerns. In fact, as I argue here, UK policy towards Israel has been biassed for years…in favour of Israel. This is a long overdue course correction, and completely justified by the facts.
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A particularly infuriating aspect of this A.I. bullshit is that nobody seems to remember that we all got along just fine without it for centuries. How are we all suddenly incapable of reading and understanding written words? Of creating art? Of telling stories? It’s madness.
September 6, 2026 at 3:38 PM
A particularly infuriating aspect of this A.I. bullshit is that nobody seems to remember that we all got along just fine without it for centuries. How are we all suddenly incapable of reading and understanding written words? Of creating art? Of telling stories? It’s madness.
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Very much here for any moves to throw off the Norman yoke.
September 3, 2026 at 1:37 PM
Very much here for any moves to throw off the Norman yoke.
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B&Q and Five Guys among over 650 UK employers that paid staff less than minimum wage.
I bet none underpaid their bosses.
Puny penalties don't deter.
The fine should equal the salary of the entire board, with 50% payable by directors.
I bet none underpaid their bosses.
Puny penalties don't deter.
The fine should equal the salary of the entire board, with 50% payable by directors.
B&Q and Five Guys among over 650 employers found to have short-changed staff
More than 27,000 workers have been reimbursed after investigations found they were owed more than £4million in pay by hundreds of employers
www.mirror.co.uk
September 3, 2026 at 7:44 AM
B&Q and Five Guys among over 650 UK employers that paid staff less than minimum wage.
I bet none underpaid their bosses.
Puny penalties don't deter.
The fine should equal the salary of the entire board, with 50% payable by directors.
I bet none underpaid their bosses.
Puny penalties don't deter.
The fine should equal the salary of the entire board, with 50% payable by directors.
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“As he was sworn in again on Tuesday, Farage told GB News that he planned to spend less time in parliament“
Not a physicist but don’t know if this is actually possible.
Not a physicist but don’t know if this is actually possible.
September 2, 2026 at 7:32 AM
“As he was sworn in again on Tuesday, Farage told GB News that he planned to spend less time in parliament“
Not a physicist but don’t know if this is actually possible.
Not a physicist but don’t know if this is actually possible.
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Nuclear bomb test veterans were victims of one of ‘greatest scandals in Britain’, ex-defence minister, admits misleading parliament.
Culture of lies is institutionalised at the top.
Grenfell
Post Office
Windrush
Infected blood
Hillsborough
Water companies
Bank frauds
A society in decline.
Culture of lies is institutionalised at the top.
Grenfell
Post Office
Windrush
Infected blood
Hillsborough
Water companies
Bank frauds
A society in decline.
Nuclear bomb test veterans were victims of one of ‘greatest scandals in Britain’, says ex-defence minister
Exclusive: Tobias Ellwood says he gave MPs inaccurate information in 2018 provided by his department, the MoD
www.theguardian.com
September 3, 2026 at 7:55 AM
Nuclear bomb test veterans were victims of one of ‘greatest scandals in Britain’, ex-defence minister, admits misleading parliament.
Culture of lies is institutionalised at the top.
Grenfell
Post Office
Windrush
Infected blood
Hillsborough
Water companies
Bank frauds
A society in decline.
Culture of lies is institutionalised at the top.
Grenfell
Post Office
Windrush
Infected blood
Hillsborough
Water companies
Bank frauds
A society in decline.
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Reform UK Conference Ban List
Michael Crick
Anna Isaac - Guardian
Peter Geoghegan - Democracy for Sale
Ethan Shone - Open Democracy
Isabella Link - Politics UK
Ed Campbell - The Nerve
Imran Mulla - Middle Eastern Eye
Will Hayward - Guardian
There’s a reported 50 journalists banned.
Michael Crick
Anna Isaac - Guardian
Peter Geoghegan - Democracy for Sale
Ethan Shone - Open Democracy
Isabella Link - Politics UK
Ed Campbell - The Nerve
Imran Mulla - Middle Eastern Eye
Will Hayward - Guardian
There’s a reported 50 journalists banned.
September 3, 2026 at 6:10 AM
Reform UK Conference Ban List
Michael Crick
Anna Isaac - Guardian
Peter Geoghegan - Democracy for Sale
Ethan Shone - Open Democracy
Isabella Link - Politics UK
Ed Campbell - The Nerve
Imran Mulla - Middle Eastern Eye
Will Hayward - Guardian
There’s a reported 50 journalists banned.
Michael Crick
Anna Isaac - Guardian
Peter Geoghegan - Democracy for Sale
Ethan Shone - Open Democracy
Isabella Link - Politics UK
Ed Campbell - The Nerve
Imran Mulla - Middle Eastern Eye
Will Hayward - Guardian
There’s a reported 50 journalists banned.
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Reform UK, which promises to "defend free speech" at all costs, has again banned Byline Times from its conference
September 2, 2026 at 9:42 PM
Reform UK, which promises to "defend free speech" at all costs, has again banned Byline Times from its conference
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The Earth will cross the 1.5 degrees warming limit that everyone agreed to in the Paris Accord. Thank all those politicians that delayed and weakened the vital climate policies, and still do.
It’s not them who’ll pay the price, but you and your children.
apnews.com/article/clim...
It’s not them who’ll pay the price, but you and your children.
apnews.com/article/clim...
Global warming will exceed limit, UN says in a report that maps path to get back below danger zone
In a strategic retreat, the United Nations concedes that Earth has lost its chance to prevent some of the worst impacts of global warming.
apnews.com
September 2, 2026 at 5:53 AM
The Earth will cross the 1.5 degrees warming limit that everyone agreed to in the Paris Accord. Thank all those politicians that delayed and weakened the vital climate policies, and still do.
It’s not them who’ll pay the price, but you and your children.
apnews.com/article/clim...
It’s not them who’ll pay the price, but you and your children.
apnews.com/article/clim...
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Can't get a moment's peace on this bloody planet.
September 1, 2026 at 11:30 AM
Can't get a moment's peace on this bloody planet.
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This is getting out of hand
August 30, 2026 at 1:38 PM
This is getting out of hand
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Pleased to see Tories are still incapable of learning the lesson that “ending the war on motorists” is not an election winning stance in London, which has the highest walking & cycling rates, lowest car ownership & best public transport of anywhere in Britain. It’s like they don’t know any of this
August 31, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Pleased to see Tories are still incapable of learning the lesson that “ending the war on motorists” is not an election winning stance in London, which has the highest walking & cycling rates, lowest car ownership & best public transport of anywhere in Britain. It’s like they don’t know any of this
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Food so good you grow an extra finger!
August 31, 2026 at 12:02 AM
Food so good you grow an extra finger!
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Andy Burnham says he believes in a politics that puts place first. Yet much of the countryside in his own constituency remains out of reach to the people who live there.
Join us for the Makerfield Mass Trespass on Sunday 13 September.
More details linked bellow 👇
www.eventbrite.com/e/the-makerf...
Join us for the Makerfield Mass Trespass on Sunday 13 September.
More details linked bellow 👇
www.eventbrite.com/e/the-makerf...
August 31, 2026 at 1:27 PM
Andy Burnham says he believes in a politics that puts place first. Yet much of the countryside in his own constituency remains out of reach to the people who live there.
Join us for the Makerfield Mass Trespass on Sunday 13 September.
More details linked bellow 👇
www.eventbrite.com/e/the-makerf...
Join us for the Makerfield Mass Trespass on Sunday 13 September.
More details linked bellow 👇
www.eventbrite.com/e/the-makerf...
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These prisoners are victims of the authoritarianism of Tony Blair's Labour.
Andy Burnham pledge to end indefinite prison terms ‘a step towards healing’
Campaigners welcome plan to bring IPP sentences to a close but say the move is long overdue
www.theguardian.com
August 30, 2026 at 3:35 PM
These prisoners are victims of the authoritarianism of Tony Blair's Labour.
My thought too.
Struggling to work out why Jenrick would single out these three Commonwealth countries rather than, say, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, whose citizens have exactly the same rights. It’s a head-scratcher.
August 30, 2026 at 9:41 AM
My thought too.
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This really won't do. The time-honoured art of digging up cricket pitches and the like for a cause is criminal damage or vandalism and certainly not terrorism. The double standards by the state (with US govt pressure) on display here are off the scale
Seven charged in Trump golf course vandalism face 'terrorism connection' allegation | LBC
The accusations comes after graffiti was sprayed across US President Donald Trump’s Turnberry hotel and golf resort in March last year.
www.lbc.co.uk
August 30, 2026 at 8:25 AM
This really won't do. The time-honoured art of digging up cricket pitches and the like for a cause is criminal damage or vandalism and certainly not terrorism. The double standards by the state (with US govt pressure) on display here are off the scale
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Lincoln's Bishop Grosseteste Uni taken over lock, stock and barrel by for-profit corporate Global University Systems
August 29, 2026 at 7:45 AM
Lincoln's Bishop Grosseteste Uni taken over lock, stock and barrel by for-profit corporate Global University Systems
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Happy Skynet day to all those who celebrate
August 29, 2026 at 7:43 AM
Happy Skynet day to all those who celebrate
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The meaning of the word "terrorism" continues to get more blatantly ridiculous. Terrorist graffiti. Terrorist digging up of turf.
Seven charged with damaging Trump’s Scottish golf course accused of ‘terrorist connection’
Course at Donald Trump’s Turnberry resort was painted with words ‘Gaza is not 4 sale’ and clubhouse was sprayed with graffiti
www.theguardian.com
August 28, 2026 at 7:51 AM
The meaning of the word "terrorism" continues to get more blatantly ridiculous. Terrorist graffiti. Terrorist digging up of turf.
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Good night, Bluesky!
Niagara Falls lot up in pink in honor of Dolly Parton
📸 Niagara Falls State Park
Niagara Falls lot up in pink in honor of Dolly Parton
📸 Niagara Falls State Park
August 28, 2026 at 12:24 AM
Good night, Bluesky!
Niagara Falls lot up in pink in honor of Dolly Parton
📸 Niagara Falls State Park
Niagara Falls lot up in pink in honor of Dolly Parton
📸 Niagara Falls State Park
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📗Fanzine: The Story of Football's Alternative Press.
🗓️Published September 10th by @bloomsburysport.bsky.social.
⚽️The poignant, nostalgic and absorbing story of an era that changed going to the match forever.
🛒Pre-order in all the usual places or ask your indie bookshop to stock.
🗓️Published September 10th by @bloomsburysport.bsky.social.
⚽️The poignant, nostalgic and absorbing story of an era that changed going to the match forever.
🛒Pre-order in all the usual places or ask your indie bookshop to stock.
August 27, 2026 at 1:57 PM
📗Fanzine: The Story of Football's Alternative Press.
🗓️Published September 10th by @bloomsburysport.bsky.social.
⚽️The poignant, nostalgic and absorbing story of an era that changed going to the match forever.
🛒Pre-order in all the usual places or ask your indie bookshop to stock.
🗓️Published September 10th by @bloomsburysport.bsky.social.
⚽️The poignant, nostalgic and absorbing story of an era that changed going to the match forever.
🛒Pre-order in all the usual places or ask your indie bookshop to stock.
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I really cannot think of a greater honor than to have the Muppets say this about you upon your passing
August 26, 2026 at 4:50 PM
I really cannot think of a greater honor than to have the Muppets say this about you upon your passing