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Stephen Kinsella @stephenstroud.bsky.social · 7h

Stand back, Mark. I saw him first.

Stephen Kinsella @stephenstroud.bsky.social · 7h

I assume it’s quite expensive to live in Dubai and it’s hard to imagine Oakeshott makes enough from her occasional witterings for the tax savings to kick in. Tice’s tax arrangements might be a lot more complex. We shouldn’t allow MPs to do representation without taxation.

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Stephen Kinsella @stephenstroud.bsky.social · 7h

I’ve never met him. But on camera he displays all the personal charm of Philip Green.

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Stephen Kinsella @stephenstroud.bsky.social · 7h

Do you mean that ludicrous Dragon? I’m not sure he likes anyone suggesting anything to him.

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Stephen Kinsella @stephenstroud.bsky.social · 7h

Nicely put Dan. We need to print that on a flag.

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Stephen Kinsella @stephenstroud.bsky.social · 7h

He worked as a lawyer in Moscow. It is possible, though very difficult, to do that while avoiding any unethical behaviour

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Stephen Kinsella @stephenstroud.bsky.social · 7h

We keep turning up to point out that claims of capital flight in response to increased wealth taxes are hugely exaggerated if not downright fictitious. @patmillsuk.bsky.social

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Stephen Kinsella @stephenstroud.bsky.social · 7h

Had a fun evening at ours including some wonderful music from local group “The Elastic Band”.

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Schona Jolly KC @womaninhavana.bsky.social · 12h

An inspired win for Navi Pillay and international law, at a time when it, along with its institutions, are coming under sustained attack (indeed on the very day). Congratulations Navi Pillay! #nobelpeaceprize

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Stephen Kinsella @stephenstroud.bsky.social · 14h

Proper analysis now being almost entirely squeezed out by witless vox pops and variants on Reality TV. How long before "I'm a Racist, get them out of here"?

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Toby Nangle @tobyn.bsky.social · 15h

Weeks old, but cool chart on AI costs epoch.ai/publications...

Line chart on a log scale showing how costs have fallen following the introduction of new tech (electricity, compute, lithium batteries, DNA sequencing, and AI)

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Stephen Kinsella @stephenstroud.bsky.social · 17h

Well, I’d probably force the meat eaters first as they’re the ones supporting the industry.

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Stephen Kinsella @stephenstroud.bsky.social · 17h

I find myself rather torn on this. As someone who worked many years in an organisation opposing the death penalty, is it better that the State murders its citizens away from public view or should everyone be confronted with the reality of what is done in their name?

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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 18h

To be clear I’m not calling on Zack to step down. Today he's indicated he shares some of my concerns on the Zionism motion & I welcome that. Now the party needs to come together to urgently make our processes more robust & inclusive & take action to show Jewish members our party is safe for them

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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 23h

This is absolutely damning. A must-read.

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Stephen Kinsella @stephenstroud.bsky.social · 21h

Thanks, and yes it makes sense that the Greens would’ve been a natural home for many of those votes.

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Stephen Kinsella @stephenstroud.bsky.social · 21h

I agree, but was struggling to make sense of those figures. If the Green share went up 22%, at whose expense?

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Stephen Kinsella @stephenstroud.bsky.social · 21h

Yes, we keep having to nail these and similar lies. @patmillsuk.bsky.social

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Stephen Kinsella @stephenstroud.bsky.social · 21h

Cole was never particularly noted for the sharpness of his analysis.

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Stephen Kinsella @stephenstroud.bsky.social · 21h

Though on paper Tories and Reform together could have won it? As could Labour and Greens.

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Stephen Kinsella @stephenstroud.bsky.social · 21h

Agree all that. A decent result (though maybe worryingly low turnout) in a seat it would always have taken a miracle to win.

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The Empty City @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 22h

No, competitive tendering and transparency in the award of public contracts would do.

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Stephen Kinsella @stephenstroud.bsky.social · 21h

As they say in dodgy journalism, it was just “too good to check“.

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Stephen Kinsella @stephenstroud.bsky.social · 21h

And of course this “error” has the IEA’s fingerprints all over it.

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Stephen Kinsella @stephenstroud.bsky.social · 21h

So annoying isn’t it, social media, that you can’t force someone to switch to your pet topic? You must be a blast down the pub.

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Holborn and St Pancras est to have voted to Remain by 73% to 27%making it just inside the top 25 most pro-Remain constituencies out of 650 in 2016.

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Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Would be a great result for the Tories to finish ahead of Reform given a) the incentives on Tories to vote tactically to either hit Labour or stop Polanski b) a heavy squeeze message from both Labour and Greens to do so c) Reform's campaign here was a lot better than theirs

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Stephen Kinsella @stephenstroud.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Very helpful. I said to a friend last week that I’d now be quite ready to place a bet on Labour being in Government after the next election.

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Stephen Kinsella @stephenstroud.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Okay. The “substance” of my initial comment, if you insist, was that he would not win that seat. Was I wrong? Feel free to respond on the substance.

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Labour will win, by a clear margin, with the Greens in second, a long way ahead of everybody else. About 13% of the 2024 vote on the right: it may be that the Conservatives + Reform both get > 5% With up to 11 lost deposits (including LibDems, Restore, Ukip, Rejoin EU, the Communists etc)

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Stephen Kinsella @stephenstroud.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Also, I understand the name checking of Burnham. But he wasn’t on the ticket as leader of his party, whereas another party leader definitely was. And that has to be worse a 2 or 3% spread. So the gap is larger?

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Stephen Kinsella @stephenstroud.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Makes sense. Of course I’m a Labour supporter who is quite happy to see the Greens do well also. But I can see why they are struggling now.

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Adil Ray @adilray.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

There is without question a global campaign to demonise and weaken Muslims. It’s horrific. But it’s having an opposite effect. It’s bringing Muslims together. I have never felt more connected and obligated to my faith or my Muslim community.

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Stephen Kinsella @stephenstroud.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Thanks for that. I had been hearing from Green friends who were canvassing last week that they had no hope of winning. Having said that, it doesn’t tell us very much about the sympathies across the country generally, does it?

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Stephen Kinsella @stephenstroud.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

They also believe Labour has won?

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Stephen Kinsella @stephenstroud.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Sleep well. You are definitely one of the voices who make this place more enjoyable.

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Stephen Kinsella @stephenstroud.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Also, this really shouldn't be news by now, but a promise on IHT is a promise to about 4% of the electorate. It's only because our media is owned by people who fall into that bracket that anyone has been persuaded to care.

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Stephen Kinsella @stephenstroud.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Yes, there's the fascists and their "Big Lie". And then we get the trivial, "I can't believe you're lying about this" lie. You're not staying up for the result, are you?

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Stephen Kinsella @stephenstroud.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

But didn't he pull instead the "I do live in Camden" card? That "it was Camden I made my home" bit on the leaflet? Maybe he got unmoored, or someone barged him out of the way. To be clear, we all know about the "floating voter" but he was an extraordinary "floating candidate".

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Stephen Kinsella @stephenstroud.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Who are the 2 strange awkward guys behind him, and why would I never let any of the 3 of them look after my children?

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Stephen Kinsella @stephenstroud.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

This from a nation that randomly kills its own citizens for engaging in peaceful protest, but routinely fails at executions.

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Stephen Kinsella @stephenstroud.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Replacing Churchill, born of a US mother, by indigenous animals.

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Stephen Kinsella @stephenstroud.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Green friends confided in me over a week ago that they had been leafleting and expected to lose. Been seeing some expectation management since then. ZP must have felt pressure to stand, but this was never going to be an easy one, even before recent events.

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Stephen Kinsella @stephenstroud.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Personally, I was always convinced my teachers were ripping off my best ideas. So I was ready for AI.

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