Gareth Spencer
@garethspencer.bsky.social
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Shame on the BBC for not showing Mondo DuPlantis singing ‘Gold’ by Mondo DuPlantis live. Cowards.
September 13, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Shame on the BBC for not showing Mondo DuPlantis singing ‘Gold’ by Mondo DuPlantis live. Cowards.
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The BBC is doing a bit of PR for Danny Thomas
September 12, 2026 at 9:59 AM
The BBC is doing a bit of PR for Danny Thomas
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It's just weird isn't it when the British Museum is running a sold-out exhibition, when The Odyssey reports $1billion at the box office, when the V&A has just opened the most innovative and accessible museum model in Europe....and this is what our minister for research comes out with.
A cheery message from the new minister responsible for research funding for the Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences (and the subjects that the majority of UK taught undergraduate and Masters students study).
Science and maths degrees offer most value to the nation, says minister
Chris McDonald told a room full of vice-chancellors that science, engineering and mathematics ‘offer the greatest personal, social and economic value’
www.thetimes.com
September 11, 2026 at 9:00 AM
It's just weird isn't it when the British Museum is running a sold-out exhibition, when The Odyssey reports $1billion at the box office, when the V&A has just opened the most innovative and accessible museum model in Europe....and this is what our minister for research comes out with.
Few better sights from a train window than Uffington White Horse.
September 10, 2026 at 1:58 PM
Few better sights from a train window than Uffington White Horse.
Don’t think I’ve been the same since I fell into a James Turrell installation in 2014
September 8, 2026 at 9:23 PM
Don’t think I’ve been the same since I fell into a James Turrell installation in 2014
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The fact something as fundamental and superb as the RNLI is a charity is one of the most magical and strange things about Britain. You can support them here.
rnli.org/support-us/g...
rnli.org/support-us/g...
Donate to the RNLI and help save lives at sea
Your donations really make a difference. We depend on your generosity to educate people to stay safe and prevent tragedies on and offshore. Donate here.
rnli.org
September 8, 2026 at 8:50 AM
The fact something as fundamental and superb as the RNLI is a charity is one of the most magical and strange things about Britain. You can support them here.
rnli.org/support-us/g...
rnli.org/support-us/g...
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Picking on the RNLI and thinking you are the good guys is such a great example of what is presumably an irreversible brain rot, like if you opened up the bonnet on those heads it would be like when a peach has gone too mushy to be saved
September 8, 2026 at 9:11 AM
Picking on the RNLI and thinking you are the good guys is such a great example of what is presumably an irreversible brain rot, like if you opened up the bonnet on those heads it would be like when a peach has gone too mushy to be saved
Love to be living at the intersection of climate collapse, reemergent fascism and intense personal trauma.
September 8, 2026 at 8:06 AM
Love to be living at the intersection of climate collapse, reemergent fascism and intense personal trauma.
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I believe the RNLI are responding to legitimate concerns that people might drown.
September 8, 2026 at 7:02 AM
I believe the RNLI are responding to legitimate concerns that people might drown.
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Last night, hundreds of men in black emerged on the street in Portsmouth. In ugly scenes that lasted until 3am, they blocked coaches transporting migrants. The action was led by Danny Tommo’s Patriot Platform, who were also behind Saturday’s demo in Dover.
hopenothate.org.uk/2026/09/07/b...
hopenothate.org.uk/2026/09/07/b...
Balaclavas on the beachfront: Anti-migrant activism escalates in Portsmouth – HOPE not hate
A major anti-migrant protest occurred in Portsmouth last night, triggered by the arrival of a dinghy carrying asylum seekers into the harbour. Hundreds emerged onto...
hopenothate.org.uk
September 7, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Last night, hundreds of men in black emerged on the street in Portsmouth. In ugly scenes that lasted until 3am, they blocked coaches transporting migrants. The action was led by Danny Tommo’s Patriot Platform, who were also behind Saturday’s demo in Dover.
hopenothate.org.uk/2026/09/07/b...
hopenothate.org.uk/2026/09/07/b...
There’s been endless “Do you like the Smiths or Oasis?”, “Is it a barm or a bap?”, “What’s better Boddingtons or London Pride?”, “Name your favourite Everton player” professional Northerner shtick from Burham since his anointment.
Naturally, when actual blackshirts are on the march we get nothing 🤷🏻♂️
Naturally, when actual blackshirts are on the march we get nothing 🤷🏻♂️
Asked if the Government considers the masked thugs swarming British ports “far right” Andy Burnham’s spokesman replies that “it's an operational matter for the police to set out their response to the protests on the ground. So I will leave them to respond to that.”
September 7, 2026 at 3:36 PM
There’s been endless “Do you like the Smiths or Oasis?”, “Is it a barm or a bap?”, “What’s better Boddingtons or London Pride?”, “Name your favourite Everton player” professional Northerner shtick from Burham since his anointment.
Naturally, when actual blackshirts are on the march we get nothing 🤷🏻♂️
Naturally, when actual blackshirts are on the march we get nothing 🤷🏻♂️
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Small boat arrival numbers are at a low. Responsible journalism would ask:
- Who organised this?
- Did police have prior intelligence?
- Why were arrests not made?
- Were online networks, funding streams or political affiliations involved?
- Why now?
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
- Who organised this?
- Did police have prior intelligence?
- Why were arrests not made?
- Were online networks, funding streams or political affiliations involved?
- Why now?
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Hundreds of far-right protesters descend on Portsmouth after small boat arrival
Influencer livestreams event calling for men to travel to port to block coaches carrying asylum seekers from leaving
www.theguardian.com
September 7, 2026 at 4:13 AM
Small boat arrival numbers are at a low. Responsible journalism would ask:
- Who organised this?
- Did police have prior intelligence?
- Why were arrests not made?
- Were online networks, funding streams or political affiliations involved?
- Why now?
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
- Who organised this?
- Did police have prior intelligence?
- Why were arrests not made?
- Were online networks, funding streams or political affiliations involved?
- Why now?
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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When masked thugs radicalised by racist hate blockade ports and threaten harm, the police make zero arrests, and the response of the government is to issue a statement sympathising with the protesters' aims and only mildly rebuking their actions, we have a big fucking problem.
September 7, 2026 at 7:06 AM
When masked thugs radicalised by racist hate blockade ports and threaten harm, the police make zero arrests, and the response of the government is to issue a statement sympathising with the protesters' aims and only mildly rebuking their actions, we have a big fucking problem.
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This summer Britain burnt. 3000 people died from the heat.
Yet this Government is drilling for more gas, despite scientist warnings & it won't make a difference to bills in the UK.
We need to double down on renewables, not bend to the wishes of fossil fuel bosses.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Yet this Government is drilling for more gas, despite scientist warnings & it won't make a difference to bills in the UK.
We need to double down on renewables, not bend to the wishes of fossil fuel bosses.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Jackdaw gas field set to be approved as soon as mid-September, sources say
The government is set to give the go-ahead for the gas field off the coast of Aberdeen, the BBC understands.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 4, 2026 at 5:23 AM
This summer Britain burnt. 3000 people died from the heat.
Yet this Government is drilling for more gas, despite scientist warnings & it won't make a difference to bills in the UK.
We need to double down on renewables, not bend to the wishes of fossil fuel bosses.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Yet this Government is drilling for more gas, despite scientist warnings & it won't make a difference to bills in the UK.
We need to double down on renewables, not bend to the wishes of fossil fuel bosses.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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More Palestinians have been killed (1,300) since the so-called ceasefire began in Gaza on 10th October 2025 than Israelis were killed on 7th October 2023 - including ten times as many children (300!) as were killed on 10/7.
This is what a 'ceasefire' looks like for Palestinians.
This is what a 'ceasefire' looks like for Palestinians.
September 4, 2026 at 4:07 AM
More Palestinians have been killed (1,300) since the so-called ceasefire began in Gaza on 10th October 2025 than Israelis were killed on 7th October 2023 - including ten times as many children (300!) as were killed on 10/7.
This is what a 'ceasefire' looks like for Palestinians.
This is what a 'ceasefire' looks like for Palestinians.
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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.
🔗 Read the exclusive story on Substack:
🔗 Read the exclusive story on Substack:
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.
channel4news.substack.com
September 3, 2026 at 6:20 PM
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.
🔗 Read the exclusive story on Substack:
🔗 Read the exclusive story on Substack:
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Pollution levels in London after 10 years of advancing sustainable transport.
September 3, 2026 at 10:37 AM
Pollution levels in London after 10 years of advancing sustainable transport.
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James Orr: Reform’s head of policy, Cambridge theologian, architect of the new British right. Our profile for @ftweekend.com looks at his links to the Maga movement, Silicon Valley & European populists, and his life as a Cambridge lecturer
with @ramshodgson.bsky.social
www.ft.com/content/c2d0...
with @ramshodgson.bsky.social
www.ft.com/content/c2d0...
James Orr and the gospel of the new British right
Reform’s policy head is a Cambridge theologian with an enviable contact book and a belief in ‘faith, family and flag’
www.ft.com
September 3, 2026 at 7:31 AM
James Orr: Reform’s head of policy, Cambridge theologian, architect of the new British right. Our profile for @ftweekend.com looks at his links to the Maga movement, Silicon Valley & European populists, and his life as a Cambridge lecturer
with @ramshodgson.bsky.social
www.ft.com/content/c2d0...
with @ramshodgson.bsky.social
www.ft.com/content/c2d0...
Is Count Binface our Beppe Grillo?
September 1, 2026 at 1:28 PM
Is Count Binface our Beppe Grillo?
Have to say the Milo news has me laughing like a drain
August 28, 2026 at 9:13 PM
Have to say the Milo news has me laughing like a drain
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How it started… how it’s going
August 28, 2026 at 8:34 PM
How it started… how it’s going
Made this meme to goad @marta-zboralska.bsky.social and her Fantasy Football picks
August 28, 2026 at 8:53 PM
Made this meme to goad @marta-zboralska.bsky.social and her Fantasy Football picks
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People can "just adapt" to a changing climate, a thousand rightwing voices keep telling us. Either they lack imagination or they don't care. Try "adapting" to this. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
Nepal flash flood: more than 1,500 missing, mostly tourists, after disaster kills at least 165 at Tibet border
Entire populated areas swept away after glacial collapse causes catastrophic flood in mountainous region popular with trekkers and pilgrims
www.theguardian.com
August 27, 2026 at 7:07 AM
People can "just adapt" to a changing climate, a thousand rightwing voices keep telling us. Either they lack imagination or they don't care. Try "adapting" to this. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
Had to endure a trip from London to Edinburgh last year with a young lad continuously scrolling between Family Guy clips and Gordon Ramsey memes for 4 hours
New Guardian piece from me on people who play slop reels/take video calls OUT LOUD on trains, and What Can Be Done about them www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The war on ‘loudcasting’ phones can be won, but it will take some very British nudging | Dan Hancox
Although mobiles blared in public are nothing new, this crop of headphone-dodging irritants are truly maddening. It’s time to take them on, says Dan Hancox, a writer and editor covering music, politic...
www.theguardian.com
August 25, 2026 at 1:59 PM
Had to endure a trip from London to Edinburgh last year with a young lad continuously scrolling between Family Guy clips and Gordon Ramsey memes for 4 hours
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"yes, I might hold racist beliefs, but is it fair to call me a racist"
August 21, 2026 at 2:27 PM
"yes, I might hold racist beliefs, but is it fair to call me a racist"