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Kenny Mathieson

@kennymathieson.bsky.social

Edinburgh photographer with an absolute passion for stage/concert/dance/architecture/portrait and cosplay photography. As humble as my overall awesomeness permits. 😉😎 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kennymathieson/profilecard/?igsh=d2lxYmxicGhhY2Fk

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Peter Geoghegan@petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 12h ago

🔴 We asked Tony Blair's think tank about charging businesses £500k for political access at party conferences and why one of its sponsor's logos disappeared after our reporting last week on TBI's alleged cash for access scheme This is what they said

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Martin Calladine@uglygame.bsky.social · 10h ago

Interesting to see that even the most aggressive and high-profile of the anonymous City supporting Twitter accounts seem not to be waiting for the appeal and have thrown in the towel. No one not on the City payroll appears to be holding out hope of a reprieve.

Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD@elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · yesterday

Doctors and researchers used to have free rein experiment on people living in poverty, notably Black Americans and women, without their consent. They rationalized that since they were getting “free” healthcare, they owed something to society. And now RFK Jr. is doing the same.

RFK Jr outlines expansive vision for collecting US health data at Maha event

Health secretary calls for medical and lifestyle details to be sent to doctors and AI to address ‘chronic disease epidemic’

theguardian.com

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2d ago

Jack Smith: "History teaches that the rule of law is rarely destroyed all at once. It's often weakened by attacks on the institutions and the public servants sworn to uphold it. Since January 2025, we have witnessed precisely such an effort."

Henry Mance@henrymance.ft.com · 3d ago

“A lot of people want to be famous and have a public profile, but they only see the positive side of that reality,” Vozinha says. “To be honest, if I were offered the life I have today or the life I had before, I’d choose the one I had before.” observer.co.uk/news/sport/a...

Cape Verde hero Vozinha: ‘I preferred my life before fame’

The goalkeeper became a star with a sensational performance against Spain in this summer’s World Cup, but has discovered the downsides to his new-found celebrity

observer.co.uk

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver@lastweektonight.com · 3d ago

This week’s main story is about the upcoming presidential election in Brazil, how a new member of the Bolsonaro family could wind up in power, and why we should all hope the people of Brazil avoid – to borrow a phrase – “same shit, new toilet.”

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roterote@roterote.bsky.social · 3d ago

A good thread 🧵 explaining the “Mahmood’s success” nonsense. One point that should be made is that the UK will get hit ever harder by the anti-migrant politics because it doesn’t have the push factors mitigated by the US’s 100+ years of Move to America propaganda which offsets Trump’s efforts still.

Jonathan Portes@jdportes.bsky.social · 3d ago

This is *not* the result of "the success of Mahmood's reforms", but of earlier measures/other factors. Her proposals could make it considerably *worse* in future years. A few other points linked below.. archive.ph/0psJ8

Falling migration numbers could cost the chancellor as much as £7bn in fiscal headroom as he writes his first budget, The Times has been told. Government insiders believe that John Healey, who already faced an uphill battle to balance the books next month, is likely to have an even bigger challenge after immigration significantly undershot projections from the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR). The Institute for Fiscal Studies think tank estimated last month that the success of Shabana Mahmood’s reforms, which have seen net migration cut to the low hundreds of thousands, could cost Healey some £4bn. Labour sources familiar with the budget process, however, said that the figure was now closer to £6.5bn. The OBR’s migration forecasts have been consistently higher than real numbers in recent years. Treasury officials, who have long expected Mahmood’s reforms to cause a hit to headroom, described the number as “pure speculation” but did not deny that Healey would have to contend with a larger funding gap than expected because of falling migration
Paul Bernal@paulbernal.bsky.social · 3d ago

The ‘harm’ from immigration is illusionary. The harm from too little immigration is all too real.

Sarah Murphy@13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 3d ago

The Times - which has v much joined in the rightwing clamour to reduce immigration - now reporting that Mahmood’s “success” has cost the economy £4- to £7Bn. Would they like to now honestly confirm that fewer people = less spending power for all. There’s a high price to pay for this nasty obsession.

Patrick Maguire Chief Political Commentator Oliver Wright Policy Editor Falling migration numbers could cost the chancellor as much as £7bn in fiscal headroom as he writes his first budget, The Times has been told. Government insiders believe that John Healey, who already faced an uphill battle to balance the books next month, is likely to have an even bigger challenge after immigration undershot projections from the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR). The Institute for Fiscal Studies think tank estimated last month that the success of Shabana Mahmood's reforms, which have cut net migration to the low hundreds of thousands, could cost Healey some £4bn.
Carole Cadwalladr@carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 3d ago

NEW: Meet the real AI ‘rogue agent’: Lord Watson of Palantir. I am sick to the teeth of this current AI hype cycle & its perversion of language. The only thing going ‘rogue’ right now are AI boosters, a gullible & compliant press & a Labour Lord 1/ broligarchy.substack.com/p/meet-the-r...

Meet the real AI “rogue agent”: Lord Tom Watson

A Labour leader is out of control. The world needs a containment strategy now

broligarchy.substack.com

Saul Staniforth@saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 3d ago

Rachel Shabi: "If you're going to do something about social care, great! But then you're saying to the electorate, I'm going to ask you about it in 2029, and everyone's like, 'cool, but what about right now, because everything is horrible right now?'" Labour has a majority of 158

Eric Lipton NYT@ericlipton.nytimes.com · 3d ago

What an odd moment in United States history. A U.S. president is running an overtly political camaign advertisement, right before midterm elections, paid for by the U.S. government. Trump appears to believe he is immune from any kind of legal limit. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/27/u...

A Trump 2024 Campaign Ad Returns, Now Brought to You by the Government (Gift Article)

The ad, which ethics experts said could violate federal law, shows Mr. Trump vowing to “expel the warmongers” from the government and fight the “deep state,” even as he wages a war with Iran.

nytimes.com

Jonathan Howard@joho.bsky.social · 3d ago

2 months before vaccines and 3 months before the worst wave of the pandemic, he and Monica Gandhi shamed people who tried to avoid COVID. "You’re not gonna die of this... I’m sorry that people are so fearful because I think it feels terrible," she said.

How To Stop Living In Fear of COVID (w/Dr. Monica Gandhi)

Our pandemic response has generated untold fear and untold harm to our most vulnerable communities. Here's a possible way out.

zdoggmd.com

daniel@travelhealthdoc.medsky.network · 3d ago

ZDogg went from pro-vaccine comedy rapper to urban primary care innovator to... this?!