Peter Savage.
@pcsavage.bsky.social
Retired TU Official. Interested in Law, Good food, Wine, Running and unfortunately Everton. Not necessarily in that order. I have friends everywhere.
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Peter Savage.
@pcsavage.bsky.social
· Aug 12
Pinned post at the other place said. The correct response to about 95% of political tweets is "it's more complicated than that."
A review written by someone who's telling you they haven't read the books without telling you that.
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Slow Horses season six review – it gets harder to enjoy Gary Oldman’s spy thriller every year
The show’s creator has gone, it’s been retooled as a conventional thriller and it feels like it’s starting to run out of ideas – even if it’s as slick and confident as ever
www.theguardian.com
September 16, 2026 at 5:47 PM
A review written by someone who's telling you they haven't read the books without telling you that.
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
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The Tories have attacked appointment of TUC chief Paul Nowak as a director of Bank of England, saying:
"The last thing our country needs is a trade union leader helping to run the BofE."
And yet it was a Tory government that in 2019 appointed the then TUC chief Frances O'Grady to the same role
"The last thing our country needs is a trade union leader helping to run the BofE."
And yet it was a Tory government that in 2019 appointed the then TUC chief Frances O'Grady to the same role
September 16, 2026 at 4:22 PM
The Tories have attacked appointment of TUC chief Paul Nowak as a director of Bank of England, saying:
"The last thing our country needs is a trade union leader helping to run the BofE."
And yet it was a Tory government that in 2019 appointed the then TUC chief Frances O'Grady to the same role
"The last thing our country needs is a trade union leader helping to run the BofE."
And yet it was a Tory government that in 2019 appointed the then TUC chief Frances O'Grady to the same role
I'm clearly not a Utd fan but he comes across as either very poorly advised or an entitled brat.
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
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Man Utd: JJ Gabriel wants to leave - what happens now?
On the night JJ Gabriel was supposed to become Manchester United's youngest player in history, the scramble is on to persuade him not to quit.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 16, 2026 at 3:39 PM
I'm clearly not a Utd fan but he comes across as either very poorly advised or an entitled brat.
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
Stories like never mention that only about half of OAPs get the full pension.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
State pension likely to top £13,000 a year as UK wage growth slows to 3.9%
The rise has reignited the debate about the state pension's long-term affordability and generational fairness.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 15, 2026 at 11:09 AM
Stories like never mention that only about half of OAPs get the full pension.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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"Boss, we're quoting two people extensively in this post - one's an influencer, one's an emeritus professor of social psychology. Whose photo shall I go with?"
September reset: Why now is the time to start a new routine and how to stick to it
It's the month when many of us embark on a new chapter so here's how to start strong and keep the good habits.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 14, 2026 at 9:49 AM
"Boss, we're quoting two people extensively in this post - one's an influencer, one's an emeritus professor of social psychology. Whose photo shall I go with?"
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OK, Hivemind, which of you have cycled part, or all of the Lancashire Canal?
Please will you tell me about it? What were the best bits? And the worst? I'm aware the M6 chops the canal off in places.
Oh, and please repost? Thanks muchly.
Please will you tell me about it? What were the best bits? And the worst? I'm aware the M6 chops the canal off in places.
Oh, and please repost? Thanks muchly.
September 13, 2026 at 6:46 PM
OK, Hivemind, which of you have cycled part, or all of the Lancashire Canal?
Please will you tell me about it? What were the best bits? And the worst? I'm aware the M6 chops the canal off in places.
Oh, and please repost? Thanks muchly.
Please will you tell me about it? What were the best bits? And the worst? I'm aware the M6 chops the canal off in places.
Oh, and please repost? Thanks muchly.
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You can't even see Putin's lips moving
🇩🇪❗️🇺🇦German AfD Leader Alice Weidel:
We will stop payments to Ukraine and all support for the war, and we will also make substantial repayment demands on Ukraine.
We will stop payments to Ukraine and all support for the war, and we will also make substantial repayment demands on Ukraine.
September 13, 2026 at 4:53 PM
You can't even see Putin's lips moving
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Handling of burning down/unlawful demolition of #CrookedHousePub described as "Test Case of how UK protects its pubs". 3 year anniversary come & gone. Order to rebuild appealed by "owners". Six arrested in 2023. Criminal case frozen. 3 years on still no charging of the suspects. #SavePubs
September 13, 2026 at 8:45 AM
Handling of burning down/unlawful demolition of #CrookedHousePub described as "Test Case of how UK protects its pubs". 3 year anniversary come & gone. Order to rebuild appealed by "owners". Six arrested in 2023. Criminal case frozen. 3 years on still no charging of the suspects. #SavePubs
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Crypto billionaires don’t become crypto billionaires by being generous or altruistic. They become crypto billionaires by being greedy, selfish, amoral, dishonest, untrustworthy shites.
They don’t give away money for the common good.
Is that who should control our politics?
They don’t give away money for the common good.
Is that who should control our politics?
September 13, 2026 at 6:33 AM
Crypto billionaires don’t become crypto billionaires by being generous or altruistic. They become crypto billionaires by being greedy, selfish, amoral, dishonest, untrustworthy shites.
They don’t give away money for the common good.
Is that who should control our politics?
They don’t give away money for the common good.
Is that who should control our politics?
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We loved this so much we just had to put English subtitles on it, apologies to the French speakers for our translation. But this is what it would look like here in the UK if Farage or Lowe or another of their ilk got their own way.
September 11, 2026 at 8:57 AM
We loved this so much we just had to put English subtitles on it, apologies to the French speakers for our translation. But this is what it would look like here in the UK if Farage or Lowe or another of their ilk got their own way.
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Trump becomes the first orange man to support a united Ireland
Breaking: Donald Trump says
“I’d love to see Ireland unified…. I think it would be a great thing. How could it be bad?”
Oh my word.
“I’d love to see Ireland unified…. I think it would be a great thing. How could it be bad?”
Oh my word.
September 12, 2026 at 10:01 AM
Trump becomes the first orange man to support a united Ireland
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As the government bans social media for kids further evidence emerges that it's a minority of retired adults we should really be concerned about.
www.devonlive.com/news/devon-n...
www.devonlive.com/news/devon-n...
Pensioners attack traffic lights over wild 'deadly weapon' claims
An online movement say that the sensors on traffic lights can cause heart attacks, brain cancer, anxiety and even sudden death
www.devonlive.com
September 11, 2026 at 7:57 AM
As the government bans social media for kids further evidence emerges that it's a minority of retired adults we should really be concerned about.
www.devonlive.com/news/devon-n...
www.devonlive.com/news/devon-n...
Amazon has just recommended this to me as.. current affairs "Celtic Warfare: From the Fifth Century BC to the First Century AD." I assume the AI went to Oxford.
September 10, 2026 at 9:06 PM
Amazon has just recommended this to me as.. current affairs "Celtic Warfare: From the Fifth Century BC to the First Century AD." I assume the AI went to Oxford.
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So, despite the media and high profile so called 'farmer' hoo-ha, it looks like Rachel Reeves was right about inheritance tax on large agricultural estates!
Politico: "The latest Private Eye pulls various data together to suggest the Rachel Reeves agricultural inheritance tax changes might be having the intended impact: pushing tax-avoiders out of farmland and making it more affordable for real farmers." (Cont.)
September 9, 2026 at 6:49 PM
So, despite the media and high profile so called 'farmer' hoo-ha, it looks like Rachel Reeves was right about inheritance tax on large agricultural estates!
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Did I just imagine section 7 of the Public Order Act 2023?
September 9, 2026 at 6:14 PM
Did I just imagine section 7 of the Public Order Act 2023?
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“The trouble with you, Spode, is that just because you have succeeded in inducing a handful of half-wits to disfigure the London scene by going about in black shorts, you think you’re someone. You hear them shouting “Heil, Spode!” and you imagine it is the Voice of the People.” Bertie Wooster
September 9, 2026 at 5:26 PM
“The trouble with you, Spode, is that just because you have succeeded in inducing a handful of half-wits to disfigure the London scene by going about in black shorts, you think you’re someone. You hear them shouting “Heil, Spode!” and you imagine it is the Voice of the People.” Bertie Wooster
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nimbys remained unmatched
September 9, 2026 at 7:29 AM
nimbys remained unmatched
Just donated to the RNLI. I suggest everyone does, if only to annoy the racists.
September 8, 2026 at 2:44 PM
Just donated to the RNLI. I suggest everyone does, if only to annoy the racists.
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My legitimate concern is that this world leading success story of multicultural integration is being usurped by racist hoodlums and thugs who want to tear it all down, and many in power think that's just dandy.
One reason England does so well is our second generation immigrants outperform their peers which is not true in most OECD countries.
We are also very good at integration. And it's v sad that this is never acknowledge in debates on immigration.
We are also very good at integration. And it's v sad that this is never acknowledge in debates on immigration.
September 8, 2026 at 8:32 AM
My legitimate concern is that this world leading success story of multicultural integration is being usurped by racist hoodlums and thugs who want to tear it all down, and many in power think that's just dandy.
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Astonishing to hear people say they'd rather asylum seekers drowned than be saved by the RNLI. Next comes letting people die in burning hostels rather than be saved by the fire brigade and letting people get kicked to death in the street rather than be saved by the Police. Don't platform this hate.
September 7, 2026 at 7:34 PM
Astonishing to hear people say they'd rather asylum seekers drowned than be saved by the RNLI. Next comes letting people die in burning hostels rather than be saved by the fire brigade and letting people get kicked to death in the street rather than be saved by the Police. Don't platform this hate.
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48% of Tory voters think that masked men descending on a town and ambushing infrastructure was a legitimate form of protest. A lead of 17%.
Only *11%* of Reform voters say “steady on now”
Labour strategy: “let’s win ‘em over through appeasement.” Morally and politically bankrupt
Only *11%* of Reform voters say “steady on now”
Labour strategy: “let’s win ‘em over through appeasement.” Morally and politically bankrupt
Britons tend to feel the masked demonstrations over the weekend were not a legitimate way of protesting, by 38% to 31%
Note: Only a minority of the public report following the news closely
Note: Only a minority of the public report following the news closely
September 7, 2026 at 4:37 PM
48% of Tory voters think that masked men descending on a town and ambushing infrastructure was a legitimate form of protest. A lead of 17%.
Only *11%* of Reform voters say “steady on now”
Labour strategy: “let’s win ‘em over through appeasement.” Morally and politically bankrupt
Only *11%* of Reform voters say “steady on now”
Labour strategy: “let’s win ‘em over through appeasement.” Morally and politically bankrupt
Surprised Reform invited him to their conference with that few.
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Raise the Colours founder Ryan Bridge charged with 14 offences
Ryan Bridge faces a string of charges including racially aggravated harassment, threats and assault.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 6, 2026 at 10:23 PM
Surprised Reform invited him to their conference with that few.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
There's an awful lot of deep thinking going on this evening about children's stories.
September 6, 2026 at 10:20 PM
There's an awful lot of deep thinking going on this evening about children's stories.
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But this isn't the weird bit.
The weird bit is that NYT, CNN, CBS, and Wash Post etc treat this as if it were still within the ordinary bounds, and not are saying every day that the President is obviously a cream-faced loon.
The weird bit is that NYT, CNN, CBS, and Wash Post etc treat this as if it were still within the ordinary bounds, and not are saying every day that the President is obviously a cream-faced loon.
September 6, 2026 at 8:23 PM
But this isn't the weird bit.
The weird bit is that NYT, CNN, CBS, and Wash Post etc treat this as if it were still within the ordinary bounds, and not are saying every day that the President is obviously a cream-faced loon.
The weird bit is that NYT, CNN, CBS, and Wash Post etc treat this as if it were still within the ordinary bounds, and not are saying every day that the President is obviously a cream-faced loon.
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this is the kind of design costume designers make to tell you who are the bad guys in a space movie
September 6, 2026 at 8:26 PM
this is the kind of design costume designers make to tell you who are the bad guys in a space movie