first in my bloodline to see someone get excommunicated by a community note
Gareth Ceidiog Hughes
@garethceidiog.bsky.social
Dwi’n ysgrifennu. I write
This passage from Plutarch on the purported origin of the word skyophanteis (which isn’t dissimilar to the word sycophant) tickled me
I've been pretty hard on the Tories in the past but I can't deny they're doing a massive service to the country making Reform unelectable by filling it with Tories.
This is one hell of a quote. European leaders really are running out of patience.
Anne Applebaum@anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 7mo agoThe Prime Minister of Belgium speaks:
The Reform pitch is increasingly “the last government was terrible, so we’ve hired everyone who was in it”.
If replicated at a Senedd election, 37% would be Plaid’s best ever result - eclipsing the 31% on the regional list scored by Wigley in 1999 10% would be Labour’s worst result in a national poll in Wales since 1906 & raises the prospect of them coming fourth for the first time #senedd #devolution
Dr Adam Evans@a-b-evans.bsky.social · 7mo agoA new Welsh political reality melting poll, courtesy of @yougov.co.uk @walesgovernance.bsky.social @itvnews.bsky.social, of Welsh voting intentions (change since Sept): Plaid 37% (+7) Reform 23% (-6) Greens 13% (+7) Labour 10% (-4) Cons 10% (-1) LibDems 5% (-1) Others 2% (-2) #senedd #devolution
🔴 Nigel Farage’s Reform is more reliant on super-rich backers than any major party in modern British political history 75% of *all* Reform donations *ever* have come from just three rich men Is this what democracy looks like? New on Democracy for Sale democracyforsale.substack.com/p/75-of-refo...
75% of Reform UK’s donations have come from just three rich men
Calls grow for donation caps as Democracy for Sale research reveals that three-quarters of Reform’s funding comes from a trio of wealthy donors
democracyforsale.substack.com
There’s a brilliant photo of Corbyn posting with activists holding signs calling on him to do this – having assumed they were asking him to do that, rather than that the signs were *aimed* at him. It was early in his leadership, but was an interesting sign of his mindset and how it hadn’t changed.
Tom Hunter@onelifestand87.bsky.social · 8mo agoIf you want to understand Corbyn you just need to remember that he signed a petition against his own decision not to appoint another Shadow Mental Health Minister instead of just appointing one
Having a great first day as the OBR's website manager. Got all of the content queued up as a scheduled post, ready for a big day, but all of the work is done now. Now before I put my feet up, time to take a big gulp of water and check the latest news.
As bad as your day might be, it could be worse, you could be the person who accidentally published the OBR's budget document a couple of hours early: obr.uk/docs/dlm_upl...
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Given the grave threat to democracy in America I’m surprised that the figure isn’t much higher
Amazing story in The Times. Reform UK failed to pay VAT to HMRC on its sales (tickets, merchandise). About £400k in all. Not tax avoidance. Not tax evasion. They just didn't realise when you sell stuff you have to charge VAT.
It appears that a certain little lady has been engaging in a bit of bunny vandalism 😅🐰
To put a finer point on it. Trump’s contention isn’t just that he can deport people without them appearing before a judge, but that he can render them into a life sentence in a foreign dungeon with no process whatsoever.
The New York Times@nytimes.com · last yr.President Trump asserted on Tuesday that undocumented immigrants should not be entitled to trials, insisting that his administration should be able to deport them without appearing before a judge.
I spoke to an expert in authoritarianism, who explained to me that things like this are extremely meaningful and they help protect democracy, even if there’s not a straight line between this and actual legislating
Acyn@acyn.bsky.social · last yr.Senator Cory Booker concludes his record-breaking Senate Floor speech after 25 hours Massive applause for Booker
An easy error to make. Could happen to anyone…
Henry Mance@henrymance.ft.com · last yr."Under weaknesses, you've put 'Accidentally stopped the fight against Ebola'?"
