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Tom Wilson

@feedthedrummer.bsky.social

Known for other things but mainly use this to talk about video games to be honest with you.

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Tom Wilson@feedthedrummer.bsky.social · 5h ago

Side note but I got so much worse at doing this when I was a candidate, it was so easy to just become so totally absorbed in what you were doing I would be thinking about other things when talking to friends. Thankfully I chose them well enough they brutally and entirely rightly called me out on it.

Jack Kessler@jackkessler.bsky.social · 11h ago

Wrote about the epidemic of people whose conversational style is to never ask you questions. ✍️ www.linestotake.com/p/ask-me-any...

“Henry, do you drive?” This is not the first time my husband has been asked this question, nor even the second, fifth or fifteenth. It’s not that my Dad is any more forgetful than his contemporaries or compared with his younger self. Rather, sensitive Pisces and consummate salesman that he is, he’s preternaturally incapable of letting a conversation go on too long without involving everyone at the table. Had we been discussing family ski trips, the theatre or that rare topic untouched by the British class system, that would have formed the basis of the question. I mention this for a couple of reasons. First, because you’re never too old to gently mock your father’s foibles. And second, by way of caveating what comes next: Yes, I grew up in a household full of questions. How was school, who did you sit next to at lunch, what’s the homework situation? We even had The Jewish Book of Why on the shelf (volumes one and two!). This was normal, but as I know now, not necessarily typical. So, I get it. Still, as I grow older, and my own esotericisms become grist for someone else’s mill, I find myself ever more perturbed by those who apparently consider conversation to be a one-way street at best, a chance to perform their one-person show at worst. And their number appears to be multiplying.
Tom Wilson@feedthedrummer.bsky.social · yesterday

Completely indistinguishable from George Galloway. The Greens are in quite monumental danger of fairly extreme takeover at the moment and I'm not sure their internal processes are robust enough to stop it.

James Austin@jamesdaustin.bsky.social · yesterday

A party that was actually anti-racist would be kicking this person out, not allowing them to run for the Governing Committee. There are many decent Greens who will be disgusted by this and I wish them all power fighting back against it. We know from experiance how hard that is.

Tom Wilson@feedthedrummer.bsky.social · 4d ago

Codified constitutions are unique from uncodified ones by one and only one measure, they introduce the concept of higher law, passed through a more difficult process than simple majority to introduce a more complicated repeal system that requires more than a simple majority.

Tom Wilson@feedthedrummer.bsky.social · 6d ago

Every year the Democratic map for the Senate looks worse than the last, every year they find another magic lamp to save them.

Digital Ground Game@digitalgroundgame.org · 6d ago

NEW POLL 📊 Fox News Senate Polls (June/July) GEORGIA: 🔵 Ossoff 56% (+13) 🔴 Collins 43% NORTH CAROLINA: 🔵 Cooper 53% (+9) 🔴 Whatley 44% OHIO: 🔵 Brown 53% (+8) 🔴 Husted 45% IOWA: 🔵 Turek 50% (+4) 🔴 Hinson 46% (Fox News/Beacon Research/Shaw, A-rated, RV)

Tom Wilson@feedthedrummer.bsky.social · 6d ago

Worth noting in the few polls covering party favourability that have been released since Burnham became leader, according to Survation Labour's approvals have gone from -19 one month ago to -3 after Burnham became Prime Minister. His good vibes are rubbing off on the party.

Luke Tryl@luketryl.bsky.social · 6d ago

Latest leader approvals 🌹Burnham bumps up to +19, 8 higher than Keir’s high of 11. 🌳Badenoch down slightly to break even 🔶Davey drops back to -11 💚Polanski is at -24 ➡️Farage drops to another low, by far his lowest since the election at -32

Tom Wilson@feedthedrummer.bsky.social · last wk.

Burnham keeps laying down very obvious bear traps that Reform and the Tories keep walk confidently into. His announcements on social care are inarguable and put him in line with public anger at politics as usual, and invite other parties a free chance to look good.

Tom Wilson@feedthedrummer.bsky.social · last wk.

Given the Green conference is the only place the party can make policy and all members are entitled to vote, I think the chance of a full on take over of the party from Polanski's left is under-examined. He doesn't seem to be in control of what he's unleashed any more.

The Times and Sunday Times@thetimes.com · last wk.

Zack Polanski has refused to apologise to Nigel Farage for sharing a photograph of a man in a T-shirt featuring an illustration of a guillotine alongside the message: “We’re only making plans for Nigel”

Tom Wilson@feedthedrummer.bsky.social · last wk.

Education debates are always messy as everyone is debating holding different priors unique to them and their schooling experience, that too often focuses on governance and curriculum at expense of everything else. But a few challenges and ideas I'd like to see addressed as part of rebalancing. 🧵

Tom Wilson@feedthedrummer.bsky.social · 2w ago

On the third consecutive day of policy interventions designed to ease the cost of living and sure up the high street, when do you think opposition parties are going to figure out that 'this isn't enough' isn't the wisest of responses?