Reposted by Big FezBeth Stratford @bethstratford.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Well, I for one am an economist who supports rent controls! Here’s why 🧵: Markets only work well if: -buyers & sellers have roughly equal power -producers respond to price signals & expand supply in response to scarcity -buyers can walk away if prices get too high 11392185
Reposted by Big FezJohn Oxley @joxley.jmoxley.co.uk · 28/09/2026Ultimately we created an entire culture around the idea that buying property was a one way bet, that policy would underwrite. 814118
Reposted by Big FezLiam Robbens @liam.eurosky.social · 23/09/2026Worth noting — as most coverage omits it — that Peggie called Dr. Upton "a freak", "a weirdo" and "it". Peggie said she would like to post bacon to a mosque. Peggie reacted to news of deaths in flooding in Pakistan by saying "What goes around comes around, they've been flooding Britain for years." 517155
Reposted by Big FezTuring Police Andúnië Branch 🇺🇦🇱🇹🇵🇸🏴 @dov.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Transport politics is so good because all of it is basically "it is a stupidly inefficient use of space and fuel to let every city dweller have a personal tank" versus "no it isn't" 17219
Reposted by Big Fezda share z0ne @dasharez0ne.bsky.social · 13/09/2026BORN 2 WALK / FORCED 2 DRIVE / GET SHRIT AT dashare.zone/products/bor... - DASHARE.ZONE ADMIN 033077
Reposted by Big FezThe War on Cars @thewaroncars.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Peter Hitchens, welcome to The War on Cars. 611325
Reposted by Big Fezthey/them might be giants ☭ @babadookspinoza.bsky.social · 16/08/2025Life was so much simpler before I was born and when I’m sleeping or under general anesthesia. 613421
Reposted by Big FezJonn Elledge @jonnelledge.bsky.social · 04/09/2026anyway COME SEE ME IN EDINBURGHwaterstones.comAn Evening with Jonn Elledge | Events at Waterstones Bookshops | WaterstonesEvents at Waterstones get you closer to the books and authors you admire most. Find information and tickets about An Evening with Jonn Elledge today. 055
Reposted by Big FezBear Claw Billie (1590/5000) @bearclawbillie.bsky.social · 28/08/2026HEY THIS IS JUST A PAINTING OF A THEATER SHOWING COYOTE VS. ACME 23841895
Big Fez @bigfez.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Edinburgh people! Living Rent Leith are campaigning for the city to prioritise homes instead of holiday lets. There is a petition! You can sign it! www.livingrent.org/edinburgh_ho...livingrent.orgHomes Not Holiday LetsWe believe in the collective power of tenants to come together to fight for their rights, and use diverse tactics – including direct action when necessary – to achieve this. 101
Big Fez @bigfez.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Roger Federer inducted into International Tennis Hall of Fame: "This is the greatest honour of my career, and i'm just so incredibly grateful" the Hall, 72, is reported to have said. 020
Big Fez @bigfez.bsky.social · 25/08/2026What people usual refer to as 'negative polarisation' should really just be called 'polarisation' because it is the normal case. I do however believe in 'negative moderation' - when someone you ostensibly agree with is *such* a bellend that you instinctively sympathise with your opponents. 020
Big Fez @bigfez.bsky.social · 18/08/2026That goose clearly has a fetish for being yelled at and I refuse to participate. 010
Reposted by Big Fezabsolute horses @jcoglan.com · 18/08/2026"data centres use far less water than agriculture" oh my god, we'd better put a stop to agriculture then [typing into chatgpt under the table] what is agriculture 38317
Reposted by Big Fezmindflakes @mindflakes.bsky.social · 15/08/2026(Showing the barber a picture of me & him skipping hand-in-hand through a tulip field) Can I get something like this 0475110
Big Fez @bigfez.bsky.social · 15/08/2026Today, apparently uniquely, is not the day to harass people for wrongthink 000
Reposted by Big FezChris Dillow @chrisdillow.bsky.social · 12/08/2026New substack: without big changes, slow growth is normal: chrisdillow.substack.com/p/stagnation...chrisdillow.substack.comStagnation: the normWe need more than tinkering if we are to raise economic growth significantly. 65825
Reposted by Big FezBethany Black @bethanyblack.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Solar eclipse coming up so here’s one of my favourite maps 252112130
Reposted by Big FezThe Herald @heraldscotland.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Pope could be on his way to Glasgow www.heraldscotland.com/spor... @heraldsport.bsky.social 081
Big Fez @bigfez.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Bike helmets should come with different wig attachments for different moods/weather conditions. 010
Reposted by Big Fez𐇔 BeeVine𐇱𐇳 @succulentubus.bsky.social · 29/07/2026The point of the famous "drunk driving" dril tweet is still true without the word "drunk", but you guys aren't ready for this conversation. 2703134
Big Fez @bigfez.bsky.social · 01/08/2026What was that fizzy drink that everyone was obsessed with for a bit there? Something off the internet. What was that all about? Is it still going? 100
Reposted by Big FezShe Guevara @sheg7.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Capitalism kinda feels like a game of monopoly a few guys are refusing to stop playing long after most other players have got bored. 1222
Big Fez @bigfez.bsky.social · 24/07/2026Likes to travel facing forward gf, likes to travel facing gf bf 100
Big Fez @bigfez.bsky.social · 21/07/2026Quite cool www.heraldscotland.com/news/2629500...heraldscotland.comLoganair to introduce electric aircraft by 2029 in European aviation firstGlasgow-based Loganair plans to introduce electric aircraft by 2029 after agreeing a deal with BETA Technologies for a new zero-emission fleet. 020
Reposted by Big FezHugh Brechin @hughrbrechin.bsky.social · 19/07/2026more than anything else, I'm worried FIFA have a half time in extra time show ready to go 0101
Reposted by Big FezAthena Kugblenu @athenakugblenu.bsky.social · 15/07/2026The right only care when something affects them. Sadiq Khan needs a 24 hour detail, fuck all to say. Diane Abbot gets more abuse than all other MPs combined, fuck all to say. I wish they'd stop pretending he's not using the issue to legitimise his bungs. It's tedious 313135
Big Fez @bigfez.bsky.social · 14/07/2026Just apologised to my cup of tea for forgetting about it. #britishstereotypes 010
Reposted by Big FezTuring Police Andúnië Branch 🇺🇦🇱🇹🇵🇸🏴 @dov.bsky.social · 13/07/2026is this all that being a "manly man" is to these people? regression to the stage of a civ game where your settler hasn't established their first city yet? 2435
Reposted by Big FezMartin Rafelt @martinrafelt.bsky.social · 09/07/2026That graph is a masterpiece. 0468
Reposted by Big FezMichael Cox @zonal-marking.bsky.social · 08/07/2026Another World Cup, another round of “the European dominance is collapsing!” after a couple of results...then another last eight dominated by Europe. The emergence of serious challengers from around the world, anticipated for decades, still hasn’t happened. www.nytimes.com/athletic/743...nytimes.comEurope is dominating another World Cup. That does not look like changing anytime soonWith six of the eight quarter-finalists coming from Europe, the continent's grip on the world game has tightened 5165
Reposted by Big Fezflyingrodent @flyingrodent.bsky.social · 03/07/2026Again: how was a guy with no observable political skills and no allies, whom nobody liked or wanted, able to not only seize unquestioned control of the opposition but shitehouse his way to power with no plans for how to govern the country? Is that normal, does that happen in other democracies. 2213935
Big Fez @bigfez.bsky.social · 03/07/2026oligopoly update www.scottishhousingnews.com/articles/tay...scottishhousingnews.comTaylor Wimpey and Persimmon among companies facing £4.5bn class action over house pricesSeven of the UK's biggest building companies face a £4.5 billion class action due to claims that alleged anti-competitive activity prompted higher prices for homebuyers. 000
Big Fez @bigfez.bsky.social · 29/06/2026Ancelotti changed the game at half time by telling Vini (and Rayan to a lesser extent) to just hug the touchline and made the pitch much bigger. Looks like Nagelsmann has said something similar! 000
Big Fez @bigfez.bsky.social · 26/06/2026Scotland World Cup Back Door Status Update: Group A - ❌ Group B - ❌ Group D - tbc Group E - ❌ Group F - ❌ Group G - tbc Group H - tbc Group I - tbc Group J - tbc Group K - tbc Group L - tbc 010
Reposted by Big FezEllie Mae O'Hagan @elliemaeohagan.bsky.social · 25/06/2026OBVIOUSLY HE SHOULD STICK TO NET ZERO TARGETS, WHAT KIND OF WORLD ARE WE LIVING IN www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.com‘Act on the evidence outside the window’: Andy Burnham urged to stick to net zero targets if he becomes PMBurnham is coming under pressure from some to ditch net zero targets but this could be highly damaging on many levels 2539
Reposted by Big FezOliver Bullough @oliverbullough.bsky.social · 25/06/2026This is horrific. bsky.app/profile/theg... 3145
Reposted by Big Fezflyingrodent @flyingrodent.bsky.social · 25/06/2026The space vacated by the right was abandoned not only because the right are now fascist wackos, but because anyone trying to occupy that space as the natural party of Sensible Governance ends up holding the bag for a system everyone *fucking hates*. 0365
Reposted by Big FezAndrew Martin @andrewmartin.bsky.social · 24/06/2026Political ideology is the strongest predictor of Messi-Ronaldo preference. Authoritarians who like short-form video are more likely to think Ronaldo is the GOAT. 721567370
Reposted by Big FezToby Buckle @polphilpod.bsky.social · 22/06/2026the write ups of the pm's fall never mention his biggest reforms—those that made the uk far, far worse for minorities my latest for @liberalcurrents.com www.liberalcurrents.com/starmer-out/liberalcurrents.comStarmer OutStarmer did not "do nothing": he made the country radically more regressive. No wonder he fell. 321051372
Reposted by Big FezTK_Wharton @tkw.bsky.social · 22/06/2026I did not know about the A-pillar blind spot problem (gift article) www.nytimes.com/interactive/...nytimes.comThe Deadly Rise of Giant Trucks and S.U.V.s (Gift Article)The vehicles on American roads have grown larger — and they are killing thousands more pedestrians, a Times investigation found. 58667211
Big Fez @bigfez.bsky.social · 20/06/2026The #Edinburgh feed today is about 60% Pride and 40% yesterday's knife attack. #mixedfeelings 001
Reposted by Big Fezcait (and adonis) @cait.bsky.social · 14/06/2026women the first time they meet a man that asks them questions and listens to their answers 71574138