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Han: Chewie buddy I don’t know about this
Chewbacca: Fy ffrind, rwy'n gweld dy fod mor ddiflas. Rwy'n mynd i brifysgol fusnes.
Chewbacca: Fy ffrind, rwy'n gweld dy fod mor ddiflas. Rwy'n mynd i brifysgol fusnes.
Star Wars: Episode IV — A New Hope is being translated into the Welsh language. https://bit.ly/3TZcE73
August 6, 2026 at 3:33 AM
Han: Chewie buddy I don’t know about this
Chewbacca: Fy ffrind, rwy'n gweld dy fod mor ddiflas. Rwy'n mynd i brifysgol fusnes.
Chewbacca: Fy ffrind, rwy'n gweld dy fod mor ddiflas. Rwy'n mynd i brifysgol fusnes.
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Once again, I come back to the fact these guys have created a situation where one of the UK's leading, cis female athletes is scared to go to the loo alone, and the fact that they are celebrating this as a step forward for women's rights.
August 5, 2026 at 12:45 PM
Once again, I come back to the fact these guys have created a situation where one of the UK's leading, cis female athletes is scared to go to the loo alone, and the fact that they are celebrating this as a step forward for women's rights.
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Pete Hegseth: "We need our warriors to embrace the Spartan mindset"
U.S. Military: *suffers crushing defeat to the Persians*
U.S. Military: *suffers crushing defeat to the Persians*
July 18, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Pete Hegseth: "We need our warriors to embrace the Spartan mindset"
U.S. Military: *suffers crushing defeat to the Persians*
U.S. Military: *suffers crushing defeat to the Persians*
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I do think comparing the money you didn't disclose to first a lottery win, then as earnings as a result of hard work, and then actually it was to provide security services does show a lack of faith in any individual line to hold.
July 7, 2026 at 1:24 PM
I do think comparing the money you didn't disclose to first a lottery win, then as earnings as a result of hard work, and then actually it was to provide security services does show a lack of faith in any individual line to hold.
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What if Andy Burnham could raise £15bn – without a tax rise?
There's one catch. He'd need to solve the UK’s biggest and least-discussed tax problem.
Almost half of all small business corporation tax isn't being paid - and nobody knows why.
Thread:
There's one catch. He'd need to solve the UK’s biggest and least-discussed tax problem.
Almost half of all small business corporation tax isn't being paid - and nobody knows why.
Thread:
July 1, 2026 at 1:40 PM
What if Andy Burnham could raise £15bn – without a tax rise?
There's one catch. He'd need to solve the UK’s biggest and least-discussed tax problem.
Almost half of all small business corporation tax isn't being paid - and nobody knows why.
Thread:
There's one catch. He'd need to solve the UK’s biggest and least-discussed tax problem.
Almost half of all small business corporation tax isn't being paid - and nobody knows why.
Thread:
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Ad Rock: you can disagree with the current
All: POPE
MCA: but if you push his buttons then you’re a
All: DOPE
Mike D: ordain yourself a bishop and you’re
All: SCHISMATIC
Ad Rock: excommunication is
All: AUTOMATIC
All: POPE
MCA: but if you push his buttons then you’re a
All: DOPE
Mike D: ordain yourself a bishop and you’re
All: SCHISMATIC
Ad Rock: excommunication is
All: AUTOMATIC
July 2, 2026 at 8:55 AM
Ad Rock: you can disagree with the current
All: POPE
MCA: but if you push his buttons then you’re a
All: DOPE
Mike D: ordain yourself a bishop and you’re
All: SCHISMATIC
Ad Rock: excommunication is
All: AUTOMATIC
All: POPE
MCA: but if you push his buttons then you’re a
All: DOPE
Mike D: ordain yourself a bishop and you’re
All: SCHISMATIC
Ad Rock: excommunication is
All: AUTOMATIC
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Lords Juetice and Home Affairs Committee inquiry on Settlement, Citixenship & Integration
Calls on government to rehink its settlement reforms
- timelines > 10 years would damage intergration + make UK an outlier
- retrospective application is "manifestly unfair".
Calls on government to rehink its settlement reforms
- timelines > 10 years would damage intergration + make UK an outlier
- retrospective application is "manifestly unfair".
June 22, 2026 at 11:14 PM
Lords Juetice and Home Affairs Committee inquiry on Settlement, Citixenship & Integration
Calls on government to rehink its settlement reforms
- timelines > 10 years would damage intergration + make UK an outlier
- retrospective application is "manifestly unfair".
Calls on government to rehink its settlement reforms
- timelines > 10 years would damage intergration + make UK an outlier
- retrospective application is "manifestly unfair".
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They’re calling it the quote on British politics that ended the need for all other quotes
June 19, 2026 at 2:27 PM
They’re calling it the quote on British politics that ended the need for all other quotes
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A summary and brief comment by me on today's judgment in For Women Scotland (No 3)
The Court adopts an interpretation of the relevant legislation which prohibits, in all circumstances, trans women from being housed in the women's prison estate.
administrativecourtblog.wordpress.com/2026/06/19/f...
The Court adopts an interpretation of the relevant legislation which prohibits, in all circumstances, trans women from being housed in the women's prison estate.
administrativecourtblog.wordpress.com/2026/06/19/f...
For Women Scotland (No 3)
The Outer House of the Court of Session (Lady Ross) has ruled that the applicable policy detailing the circumstances under which trans women ought to be accommodated in the Scottish prison estate i…
administrativecourtblog.wordpress.com
June 19, 2026 at 4:53 PM
A summary and brief comment by me on today's judgment in For Women Scotland (No 3)
The Court adopts an interpretation of the relevant legislation which prohibits, in all circumstances, trans women from being housed in the women's prison estate.
administrativecourtblog.wordpress.com/2026/06/19/f...
The Court adopts an interpretation of the relevant legislation which prohibits, in all circumstances, trans women from being housed in the women's prison estate.
administrativecourtblog.wordpress.com/2026/06/19/f...
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Brits will do anything to save their high streets but use them
it’s such shibboleth of modern politics to blame politicians for failing town centres when the primary driver is - surely - all of us buying more and more stuff online
May 11, 2026 at 10:42 AM
Brits will do anything to save their high streets but use them
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that's nice stif, but WHAT DAY IS BINS
May 8, 2026 at 7:47 PM
that's nice stif, but WHAT DAY IS BINS
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Man in bird suit got 41 votes, which is firmly in accordance with tradition
This is what election coverage should be like. This is what we tune in for.
May 8, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Man in bird suit got 41 votes, which is firmly in accordance with tradition
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What is actually quite funny about Badenoch is for all her culture war posturing she can't quite hide the fact that she finds the average Brit a deeply strange person. I mean of course Lincolnshire is actually near the North-East - that is an objective fact. But you're not meant to say that out loud
This is the treat we all deserve on a sunny spring day
April 30, 2026 at 4:05 PM
What is actually quite funny about Badenoch is for all her culture war posturing she can't quite hide the fact that she finds the average Brit a deeply strange person. I mean of course Lincolnshire is actually near the North-East - that is an objective fact. But you're not meant to say that out loud
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This is the treat we all deserve on a sunny spring day
April 30, 2026 at 4:03 PM
This is the treat we all deserve on a sunny spring day
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An expert opinion that the scam reported by the BBC wouldn’t work, and so was a scam on applicants not the system, seems like important context
I’ve been hearing so much anger and disappointment from frontline workers about the BBC investigation into fraudulent asylum claims.
One of the most damning responses has come from one of the experts they interviewed, solicitor Ana Gonzalez. It’s really worth reading her response in full:
One of the most damning responses has come from one of the experts they interviewed, solicitor Ana Gonzalez. It’s really worth reading her response in full:
April 24, 2026 at 12:17 PM
An expert opinion that the scam reported by the BBC wouldn’t work, and so was a scam on applicants not the system, seems like important context
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I’ve been hearing so much anger and disappointment from frontline workers about the BBC investigation into fraudulent asylum claims.
One of the most damning responses has come from one of the experts they interviewed, solicitor Ana Gonzalez. It’s really worth reading her response in full:
One of the most damning responses has come from one of the experts they interviewed, solicitor Ana Gonzalez. It’s really worth reading her response in full:
April 24, 2026 at 9:25 AM
I’ve been hearing so much anger and disappointment from frontline workers about the BBC investigation into fraudulent asylum claims.
One of the most damning responses has come from one of the experts they interviewed, solicitor Ana Gonzalez. It’s really worth reading her response in full:
One of the most damning responses has come from one of the experts they interviewed, solicitor Ana Gonzalez. It’s really worth reading her response in full:
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My hot take is that the median social system breaks under too much optimization pressure, and we should stop trying to optimize things
Every system that was regulated, either explicitly or implicitly, by the fact that they were effortful for humans (letters of recommendation, government filings, essays, or, as this paper finds, lawsuits) will break under a wave of AI.
April 22, 2026 at 5:13 PM
My hot take is that the median social system breaks under too much optimization pressure, and we should stop trying to optimize things
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Long thread: I've done interviews on Labour's latest anti-asylum policy today, but, unfortunately, had to turn down some for this evening. So, in addition to the clip from earlier, let me just set out why and how this latest Labour piece of cruelty won't work, but will cause far more harm. 1/38
Spoke to LBC News about Shabana Mahmood's supposed "landmark deal" with France to prevent people seeking asylum in the UK and how it is just a continuation of the same failed hostile policies of the last government.
April 23, 2026 at 5:25 PM
Long thread: I've done interviews on Labour's latest anti-asylum policy today, but, unfortunately, had to turn down some for this evening. So, in addition to the clip from earlier, let me just set out why and how this latest Labour piece of cruelty won't work, but will cause far more harm. 1/38
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Civil war in the UK? Me in @ukandeu.bsky.social on an absurd yet dangerous far-right fantasy, promoted by some politicians/media/academics
ukandeu.ac.uk/civil-war-in...
ukandeu.ac.uk/civil-war-in...
Civil war in the UK: nightmare or far-right fantasy - UK in a changing Europe
Jonathan Portes reflects on the language used in political discourse following a debate he partook in to debunk the notion that the UK could be heading towards a civil war.
ukandeu.ac.uk
April 22, 2026 at 9:30 AM
Civil war in the UK? Me in @ukandeu.bsky.social on an absurd yet dangerous far-right fantasy, promoted by some politicians/media/academics
ukandeu.ac.uk/civil-war-in...
ukandeu.ac.uk/civil-war-in...
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Good thread. There's tons a serious leftist govt could do whilst running a tight fiscal policy, as I said here: chrisdillow.substack.com/p/some-lefti... Social democrats' habit of viewing economic policy only through a "tax & spend" lens is a barrier to serious thinking about the economy.
April 22, 2026 at 8:05 AM
Good thread. There's tons a serious leftist govt could do whilst running a tight fiscal policy, as I said here: chrisdillow.substack.com/p/some-lefti... Social democrats' habit of viewing economic policy only through a "tax & spend" lens is a barrier to serious thinking about the economy.
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I wrote about how the debate over Democrats engaging influencers like Hasan Piker is missing the point. The question is not whether to talk to these people, but how to do so in a way that makes the audience smarter—one that scrutinizes not just the influencer’s opinions, but their facts. Gift link:
The Problem With Hasan Piker’s Einstein Story
People scrutinizing influencers for their views should also hold them to account for their facts.
www.theatlantic.com
April 19, 2026 at 7:53 PM
I wrote about how the debate over Democrats engaging influencers like Hasan Piker is missing the point. The question is not whether to talk to these people, but how to do so in a way that makes the audience smarter—one that scrutinizes not just the influencer’s opinions, but their facts. Gift link:
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Is the Home Secretary's hypothesis that Yvette Cooper wouldn't be criticised if tabled the same asylum/settlement reforms?!
The personal characteristics of Nigel Farage/Zia Yusuf, Chris Philp/Kemi Badenoch, Shabana Mahmood/Starmer seem v marginal to who supports/opposes their immigration plans!
The personal characteristics of Nigel Farage/Zia Yusuf, Chris Philp/Kemi Badenoch, Shabana Mahmood/Starmer seem v marginal to who supports/opposes their immigration plans!
April 21, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Is the Home Secretary's hypothesis that Yvette Cooper wouldn't be criticised if tabled the same asylum/settlement reforms?!
The personal characteristics of Nigel Farage/Zia Yusuf, Chris Philp/Kemi Badenoch, Shabana Mahmood/Starmer seem v marginal to who supports/opposes their immigration plans!
The personal characteristics of Nigel Farage/Zia Yusuf, Chris Philp/Kemi Badenoch, Shabana Mahmood/Starmer seem v marginal to who supports/opposes their immigration plans!
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When Angela Rayner underpaid £40,000 stamp duty on her flat, Richard Tice said it was "morally completely indefensible” and she should immediately resign if she had “any moral decency”.
Now we learn he personally made £91,000 in excess payments by failing to pay the tax his company legally owed
Now we learn he personally made £91,000 in excess payments by failing to pay the tax his company legally owed
April 12, 2026 at 8:41 AM
When Angela Rayner underpaid £40,000 stamp duty on her flat, Richard Tice said it was "morally completely indefensible” and she should immediately resign if she had “any moral decency”.
Now we learn he personally made £91,000 in excess payments by failing to pay the tax his company legally owed
Now we learn he personally made £91,000 in excess payments by failing to pay the tax his company legally owed
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I’ve spent the last year investigating how the UK's broken employment tribunal system lets rogue bosses evade justice.
But this is the craziest case,by far. A restaurant chain that lost 21 tribunal claims over several years, yet never paid a single one🧵 www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2026...
But this is the craziest case,by far. A restaurant chain that lost 21 tribunal claims over several years, yet never paid a single one🧵 www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2026...
Meet the restaurant boss who flouted judges’ orders for years
Jason Wells’ restaurant chain has cheated workers, lost 21 tribunal claims – and not paid a single one
www.thebureauinvestigates.com
April 7, 2026 at 7:13 AM
I’ve spent the last year investigating how the UK's broken employment tribunal system lets rogue bosses evade justice.
But this is the craziest case,by far. A restaurant chain that lost 21 tribunal claims over several years, yet never paid a single one🧵 www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2026...
But this is the craziest case,by far. A restaurant chain that lost 21 tribunal claims over several years, yet never paid a single one🧵 www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2026...