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Alastair Meeks @alastairmeeks.bsky.social · 14h

Never mind the naffness of the Conservatives’ Bayeux tapestry, it’s just such an odd thing to do for a party that has repeatedly seemed offbeat and unserious in recent years. Shouldn’t they be trying to look like responsible adults?

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Alastair Meeks @alastairmeeks.bsky.social · 14h

Well I won’t be voting Green for the foreseeable future. And yes, I have done so quite often in the past.

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Will Cooling @willcooling.bsky.social · 18h

People need to think more clearly about how badly Badenoch comes across during every local election or party conference. Her alright personal ratings are primarily a consequence of people not really paying attention. She is simply not up to a general election campaign, let alone leading a government

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Alastair Meeks @alastairmeeks.bsky.social · 18h

I just caught up with the Doublespeak album (covers by Vince Clarke, Neil Arthur and Benge). Maddeningly uneven. Four or five great tracks, some real clunkers too. Rock On and Smoke & Mirrors are the highlights for me.

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Alastair Meeks @alastairmeeks.bsky.social · 21h

Those considering the US midterms might want to give this piece very careful consideration. www.politicalbetting.com/index.php/ar...

politicalbetting.com

Are the Senate pollsters herding? – politicalbetting.com

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Alastair Meeks @alastairmeeks.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Despite commentators' best attempts, the Keminaissance obstinately refuses to happen. It's like defibrillating a skeleton.

The Conservatives on a mighty 17% with Opinium.

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Alastair Meeks @alastairmeeks.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Never draw up your marketing campaign while sniffing glue.

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Alastair Meeks @alastairmeeks.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I will never grow tired of the view from the train near Manningtree.

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Alastair Meeks @alastairmeeks.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I expect there will be more than the usual amount of noise about wordle today.

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Alastair Meeks @alastairmeeks.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I’m a lot more sympathetic towards Ed Davey’s leadership of the Lib Dems than many but if they aren’t preparing a grand appeal to Greens appalled by the Zionism is Racism motion, they’re comatose.

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Alastair Meeks @alastairmeeks.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Once again I learn that the gym is a great cure for a mild hangover.

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Katie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 02/10/2026

Argh. I get it, truly. But don't do it. Pay in *something*, anything

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Alastair Meeks @alastairmeeks.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

From my LinkedIn feed I see that the new Legal 500 has been released today.

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Alastair Meeks @alastairmeeks.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I'm not going to quote-tweet some of the angry objections to this post. The essential point is unarguably correct. Objections from the viewpoint of the producer miss the point.

Machine-made clothes and custom-made clothes appeal to different consumers.

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Alastair Meeks @alastairmeeks.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I cannot tell you how much I'm looking forward to ANOTHER decade discussing Britain's relationship with the EU.

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ChrisO_wiki @chriso-wiki.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

1/ Hundreds of Russian soldiers near Lyman surrendered because they were starving and drinking their own urine, according to first-hand accounts from frontline soldiers. The officers are said to have taken the radios and ran away, while ordering the men not to retreat. ⬇️

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Gavin Jackson @gavinjackson.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Joining Schengen would be great. Passport free travel around Europe is good. Brits would moan about it in advance but love the reality.

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Kemi Badenoch condemned Reform's ban on critical journalists covering their conference as "authoritarian", saying her own party would never do the same as "we believe in free speech. We believe in a free press." Now the Conservatives have banned Byline Times from their conference

bylinetimes.com

Kemi Badenoch's Conservatives Ban Byline Times From Conference After Condemning Reform for Journalist Ban

The ban comes just weeks after the Conservative leader called Reform's barring of critical journalists from their conference an "authoritarian" attack on the free press

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Alastair Meeks @alastairmeeks.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

"You don't want to quit me, I'm your dream client: I'm the most fun, I'm rich, and I'm always in trouble." The People versus Larry Flynt.

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Alastair Meeks @alastairmeeks.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

NB those aged 65+ are also those most interested in social care.

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Alastair Meeks @alastairmeeks.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

This is worse than a crime. This is an error.

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Alastair Meeks @alastairmeeks.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I am not fussed about unravelling past titles etc of Man City (it's impossible anyway because some teams would not have been relegated and so the next season's results are unknowable). But they should be forced to financially compensate teams who lost out because of their cheating.

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YouGov @yougov.co.uk · 29/09/2026

SNAP POLL / By 48% to 28%, Britons support Andy Burnham's proposal to change the triple lock in order to help fund part of a national care service yougov.com/en-gb/daily-... yougov.com/en-gb/daily-... yougov.com/en-gb/daily-...

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Alastair Meeks @alastairmeeks.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Yes, it's true. This e-bike has no dock.

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YouGov @yougov.co.uk · 29/09/2026

New triple lock polling today finds that 58% of Brits think the triple lock should be maintained (fieldwork ~11am to 4pm today) Definitely/probably should be maintained: 58% Def/prob should not be maintained: 20% % saying maintain by age 18-24: 35% (net +9) 25-49: 45% (net +23) 50-64: 66% 65+: 82%

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Cas Mudde @casmudde.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

If the sharp decrease in tolerance for gay rights among Dutch youth would be mainly because of "the manosphere" and "far-right parties" than why don't we see a similar development in the U.S., where both are (much) worse... Is there something specifically Dutch? 🧵

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Alastair Meeks @alastairmeeks.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I very much approve of one thing the PM did today. bsky.app/profile/alas...

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Alastair Meeks @alastairmeeks.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Latest poll just in: Andy Burnham is set for a landslide victory on Bluesky.

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Alastair Meeks @alastairmeeks.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

At a time when national finances are under strain and when pensioners as a group are wealthier than workers, it has to be right to stop using state funds to increase that disparity. ifs.org.uk/articles/are...

ifs.org.uk

Are pensioners richer than everyone else? | Institute for Fiscal Studies

Are pensioners now better off than working-age people? We examine the data on income, wealth, housing and the future of retirement.

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Alastair Meeks @alastairmeeks.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Kalani Ghost Hunter has got some smashing themes for reels coming up.

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Alastair Meeks @alastairmeeks.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

The Waffle Deluxe puzzle has been silently updated in the course of the day from the impossible puzzle set this morning to something more normal.

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Alastair Meeks @alastairmeeks.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

As soft country pop goes, Choosin’ Texas is absolutely fine. There have been at least half a dozen wittier soft country pop records in the last year or so, but the public wants what the public wants.

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Alastair Meeks @alastairmeeks.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

If ever there is an occasion to be lawful neutral, it’s in relation to the operation of the detail of the Good Friday Agreement.

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Alastair Meeks @alastairmeeks.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

No, this my hand will rather the multi-fucking-tudinous seas incarnadine, making the green one red.

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Mark O’Neill 🐻 @radiobeartime.com · 27/09/2026

This would mean the deportation of anyone born in NI...

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Alastair Meeks @alastairmeeks.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Miniature statue at Shadwell basin.

Sculpture about 15cm long of a lizard on a used tube of paint.

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Alastair Meeks @alastairmeeks.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

My main observation about the masking controversy in a lesbian bar is that I don't understand how a town of under 20,000 can sustain a lesbian bar, never mind one that insisted until recently on masking at all times.

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Mark O’Neill 🐻 @radiobeartime.com · 27/09/2026

A good piece which explains the significance of the Garvaghy Road. NI is an unstable statelet. The government at Stormont does little because its purpose is an uneasy stasis. I'm seeing a lot of "It's a foreign land" comments today. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

bbc.co.uk

What is the Garvaghy Road dispute all about?

Why is Drumcree making the headlines again nearly three decades on from the start of the dispute?

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Alastair Meeks @alastairmeeks.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I have managed after 6 hours to solve the problem I was having with my Netflix account on my TV that was stopping programmes loading and I now feel like a techno God.

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Alastair Meeks @alastairmeeks.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

One of my favourite statues in the City. Rumour has it that it was moved from Postman's Park because it put the lunching workers off their sandwiches.

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Alastair Meeks @alastairmeeks.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I suppose that enough time has passed that I can note that the firm I was at in the 90s had two single male hiring partners and every trainee hired for some years was blonde and female. This streak came to an end when each of the male hiring partners got married.

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Alastair Meeks @alastairmeeks.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I'm on a day trip out in London and I'm in Hampstead for the first time in years. It really is very nice, isn't it? More deeply perceptive observations as I have them.

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Alastair Meeks @alastairmeeks.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

This has been gnawing away at me. Assuming this is true, AI agents are on this model becoming economically active. Could someone more knowledgeable about economics than me explain how this feeds into GDP, GDP per head and more generally the economic impact of a growing AI workforce?

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Alastair Meeks @alastairmeeks.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

A rude cultural awakening: I’ve seen episodes of just 9 of the NYT top 100 TV shows of the 21st century and could claim to be decently familiar with exactly three. I don’t think I’ll opine.

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Chris Curtis MP @chriscurtis94.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I can't be the only person who looks at the joker boat every year, and is sort of a bit tempted.

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