There could only be one album for the van CD player today. Following the sad news of the death, at 63, of John Douglas of The Trashcan Sinatras. "Cake", the band's debut came out in 1990, seemingly capping off a decade where Scottish bands could do no wrong. A huge jangle-fest of witty tunes

Just look at their smug faces. How I yearn to see that smirk wiped off his ranine countenance.

Anti-Reform@antireform.bsky.social · 2d ago

Far right politicians hate transparency, facts & figures about migration, climate change, pandemic but especially about their crooked lives ... "Trouble ahead for Nigel Farage, as report reveals ‘secret deal’ to lead Reform months before election" www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/nig...

Govt planning c. 100 new data centres by early 2030s, mostly in already water stressed areas. They have no legal obligation to disclose how much water they use. Meanwhile Govt launches £75m publicity campaign to urge us to reduce water use & privatised water companies waste 19% thro leaks. Madness

Neoliberalism in a nutshell. UEFA on FIFA's proposal: “The moment external investors acquire ownership interests ... football changes forever. Commercial return becomes a permanent obligation. ... Every decision is no longer driven by what best serves the game, but by what best serves shareholders.”

I'm absolutely furious that facts and information like this are allowed on social media while every Reform MP is working so hard to spread misinformation and lies and stir up our gullible supporters who will believe any old bollocks.

The charge is under the 2003 communications act. Reform suspended the councillor, then readmitted him in June 2026 with a final written warning, when the tweet (below) was reported. Reform: "The party is aware of the situation involving Cllr Gibbins. We will monitor the verdict closely."

Reform Councillor Glenn Gibbins has been charged with a communications offence over a widely reported 2024 tweet about melting down Nigerians to fill potholes. Police: "We would urge people not to speculate both online and in the community in relation to this case." www.lbc.co.uk/article/refo...

Reform councillor charged over 'pothole' tweet about Sunderland's Nigerian community | LBC

A Reform councillor is due in court charged with posting offensive comments about the Nigerian community in Sunderland.

lbc.co.uk

Book blurbs deciphered #booksky

Please sign this UK government petition to compel AI companies to reveal whose books they used to train their data petition.parliament.uk/petitions/76...

Petition: Protect creators' rights: require AI firms to disclose training data

We ask the Government to introduce a statutory duty requiring AI developers to disclose the copyrighted works used to train generative AI in enough detail for creators to identify use of their work, e...

petition.parliament.uk

If there was a god, surely this would have been the moment to sling down a lightning bolt.

Bryan Blessed@bryb.bsky.social · last wk.

I feel kinda bad for almost soiling myself laughing at this and yet, here we are.

"This is typical Reform! After the madness of their councillors resigning in droves because they didn't have a clue on how to actually do their jobs, after being elected!" via Jay Church "Reform mayoral candidate said she’s ‘rubbish with money’ and ‘not good at rules’" metro.co.uk/2026/07/27/r...

Reform mayoral candidate said she's 'rubbish with money' and 'not good at rules'

metro.co.uk

Sad news that legendary birder, and erstwhile Goodie, Bill Oddie, has died. I loved the way he got the Beeb to make episodes of The Goodies at Portland Bill, in April, so he could go birding during downtime. He helped bring birding and twitching into the public eye. #RIP

John Healey under pressure to raise taxes or cut UK spending as fiscal headroom shrinks. No mention of the £59bn not collected by HMRC last year Profit shifting to dodge taxes Tax anomalies - e.g. capital gains & dividends taxed at lower rates than wages. Capital welfare programs. archive.ph/glmbd

John Healey under pressure to raise taxes or cut UK spending as fiscal headroom shrinks

US-Iran war and new spending commitments threaten to cut buffer to as little as £7bn, economists estimate

ft.com

And now, some really fucking heavy rain is falling in The Chilterns. Wife out walking the dog.

Some gentle rain is falling in The Chilterns.

Now it's looking like ALL of George Cottrell's "donations" and funding of Nigel Farage was illegal, because Posh George is resident in Monaco and hasn't kept himself on the voting register in the UK, making him ineligible to donate. Which is why he used his mum! www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...

Reform UK’s bank account was frozen after Cottrell donations

Nigel Farage’s party could not make or receive payments for two weeks during the 2024 general election campaign, Insight can reveal

thetimes.com

New built in cupboards in the lounge. MDF fashioned and fitted by Matt the Chippy (much cheaper than the other prices), preparation by me, Tikkurila paint, a lot of boring prep...and some unintentional #pareidolia for @richardmortimer.bsky.social

I’ve made a clean, more print-friendly version of this which is now live in my RB store. Available in bleeped and unbleeped versions. Shirts and stickers mostly. Enjoy! #art #capybara #NOAI www.redbubble.com/people/docha...

DerkHerkenbersh@dochackenbush.bsky.social · 2w ago

I have some bad news about your AI flyer #art #NoAI #capybara

The dangers of AI Slop: From the actual account of an England Hockey "team". A Uruguayan lady player is using a left-handed stick...which has never been a thing in the game of hockey. I'm sure they could have done a split picture with two photos, and they wouldn't have created such a hideous image.

Ah, Robert Jenrick. Seemingly always a stranger to the truth.

Anti-Reform@antireform.bsky.social · 2w ago

"Honest Bob Jenrick spends all week warning about risks to politicians from political rhetoric then deletes his dangerously irresponsible disinformation tweet that acted as red meat to far-right anti-immigrant extremists and thinks nobody noticed. Absolute fucking scumbag bastard! " via We Demand UK

Lee Anderson once got his mate to pretend he didn't know him in a failed attempt to trick a journalist. Just let that sink in.

"Since the 2025 local elections, 141 Reform councillors have left their original positions with the party. 🔹 56 have resigned 🔹 37 have defected to another party 🔹 26 have been expelled by Reform UK 🔹 17 have been suspended 🔹 5 lost their seats at the 2026 elections" via Reform Are Not Your Friends

A new example of Meta shithousery. This is a post of mine on Instagram (left). Click the dots top right and this advisory note appears (right). I never use ai, never will. Why would they do this? Who benefits? Are they just trying to make viewers think everything is genAI so they just accept it?

Good booing by the crowd. And what the fuck are Infantino's shoes?

FIFA trying their best for the Argies.

Now they're playing fucking Europe?!? Fuck FIFA.

Argentina built their "casa mierda" here. Let's hope Spain punishes their cynicism and foul play.