Reposted by @camusgoalie.bsky.socialRosie Holt @rosieisaholt.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Explaining to my mum why Danny Tommo is like Winston Churchill. Come see me on tour: rosieholt.seetickets.com/tour/rosie-h... 1740684
Reposted by @camusgoalie.bsky.socialAlex Sobel MP @alexsobel.co.uk · 22/09/2026Too many graduates are paying more and for longer because student loan repayment thresholds have failed to keep pace with earnings. That's why I was proud to support Tom Gordon MP’s cross-party Student Finance (Review) Bill, which has now progressed to its next stage in Parliament. 161
Reposted by @camusgoalie.bsky.socialGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 10/09/2026The question that keeps occurring to me is this: If a group of people had taken office with the deliberate intention of destroying the global standing, democratic claims, credibility and power of the United States, what would they do differently? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukTrump says every adult American will get $5,000 if Republicans win midtermsSpeaking at a party convention, the US president gave no details on how the plan would work or where the money would come from. 58826234
Reposted by @camusgoalie.bsky.socialCount Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Can't get a moment's peace on this bloody planet. 1426890888
Reposted by @camusgoalie.bsky.socialGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 31/08/2026It's not often you can pinpoint real, positive change a journalist has caused. But as Turkmeni sources state, @dpcarrington.bsky.social's persistent and probing coverage of this issue has been critical to a change of policy, with massive implications. Big congrats www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.com‘Breakthrough’ as Turkmenistan starts fixing ‘mindboggling’ methane mega-leaksSecretive state begins repairs on ageing facilities after being revealed as worst country for leaks of potent greenhouse gas 261995575
Reposted by @camusgoalie.bsky.socialJim Waterson @jim.londoncentric.media · 23/08/2026theory: the only people left in provincial nightclubs are England cricket players and people trying to start fights with England cricket players 1448894
Reposted by @camusgoalie.bsky.socialPrivate Eye Magazine @privateeyenews.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Eco chamber: climate emergency From the new Private Eye, out now. 1387123
Reposted by @camusgoalie.bsky.socialGuy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 17/08/2026So Richard Tice, should farmers just "enjoy" low crop yields? Should the thousands who've died from the heatwaves just "enjoy" their premature deaths? What about the families whose homes have burned down in the wildfires? Charlatans with their heads in the sand. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...theguardian.comReform’s Tice says people should stop fighting climate crisis and ‘enjoy’ heatDeputy leader says it is ‘arrogant’ to try to halt global heating, despite UK being left reeling by summer firewave 681015270
Reposted by @camusgoalie.bsky.socialPrivate Eye Magazine @privateeyenews.bsky.social · 13/08/2026It's Clacton by-election day. Or, if you prefer, Farage-Commons-standards-inquiry-reopening-eve. 12564781528
Reposted by @camusgoalie.bsky.socialJim Waterson @jim.londoncentric.media · 11/08/2026Having received a few of these letters, including from Carter Ruck, always worth looking at what the lawyer is willing to commit itself to vs where it says "as instructed by our client". Also, how much is pompous language vs how much is substantive factual denial. Creating fear is the point. 712523
Reposted by @camusgoalie.bsky.socialGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 01/08/2026Neoliberalism 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.” 20746981141
Reposted by @camusgoalie.bsky.socialJessica Elgot @jessicaelgot.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Hear me out… Keir Starmer for president of FIFA 2127425
camusgoalie.bsky.social @camusgoalie.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Another @georgemonbiot.bsky.social law 010
Reposted by @camusgoalie.bsky.socialDan Neidle @danneidle.bsky.social · 15/07/2026Andy Burnham is right not to rule out any taxes. Ruling stuff out is what got Labour into such a mess they ended up raising employer NICs (the Worst tax increase). Best to do this properly, and just not talk/leak about tax until the Budget. 611413
Reposted by @camusgoalie.bsky.socialJim Waterson @jim.londoncentric.media · 15/07/2026Remember to scream loudly out of the window at random moments to keep your iPlayer-watching neighbours on their toes. 15754124
Reposted by @camusgoalie.bsky.socialJessica Elgot @jessicaelgot.bsky.social · 08/07/2026NEW - Rachel Reeves said she will "accept Nigel Farage’s request to be appointed Steward and Bailiff of the Manor of Northstead." "It is a farce and a desperate distraction, and the people of Clacton deserve better. "But if he wants to spend the summer arguing with a bin, I won't stop him." 30797169
Reposted by @camusgoalie.bsky.socialJessica Elgot @jessicaelgot.bsky.social · 07/07/2026Farage versus Binface is absolute the summer we deserve 671599222
Reposted by @camusgoalie.bsky.socialAdam Weinstein @adamweinstein.bsky.social · 07/07/2026I'm so disillusioned, I almost don't even care who gets the FIFA Peace Prize next year 268239983246
Reposted by @camusgoalie.bsky.socialJim Waterson @jim.londoncentric.media · 04/07/2026This is basically every story that I write about London now, you don't have to want to live with Germany bureaucracy to want someone to do very basic checks. And the 'ease of setting up a business' is great (I've done it myself! It was so easy!) but unfortunately it's created scam central nation. 35657163
Reposted by @camusgoalie.bsky.socialJim Waterson @jim.londoncentric.media · 04/07/2026If I were Burnham: *Give HMRC a high street enforcement special unit and sell it to the public as "like that Steve Coogan thing Jim fell asleep watching on Netflix last night but for dodgy shops" *Shove the Companies House fee up to £250 and use all the extra money to get them to DO SOME CHECKS 2841167
Reposted by @camusgoalie.bsky.socialJim Waterson @jim.londoncentric.media · 01/07/2026Dodgy shops on your local high street? They're still paying rent. And what if they're actually *pricing out* the legitimate cafes, restaurants, thanks to the option of "simply not paying your taxes" and therefore having more budget to pay landlords. www.londoncentric.media/p/who-wants-... 927498
Reposted by @camusgoalie.bsky.socialJohn Muller @johnspacemuller.com · 28/06/2026To me, that's cinema www.instagram.com/reel/DaHmqoz... 523654
Reposted by @camusgoalie.bsky.socialPrivate Eye Magazine @privateeyenews.bsky.social · 25/06/2026As Europe is being hit by an enormous heatwave, made much likelier by the fact we keep on burning huge quantities of oil and gas and coal every year, we can reveal some of the likely results… Anyway, on other pages… From the new Private Eye, out now. 8345132
Reposted by @camusgoalie.bsky.socialAlex Hern @hern.bsky.social · 23/06/2026GREAT stat: one in six of all British prime ministers _ever_ will be at Remembrance Sunday this year. [assuming nothing bad happens] [pray 4 JMPM] diamondgeezer.blogspot.com/2026/06/all-...diamondgeezer.blogspot.comdiamond geezer 76335
Reposted by @camusgoalie.bsky.socialBridget Phillipson MP @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social · 16/06/2026The Gestapo marched hundreds of thousands of innocent people to their deaths. I've ended private schools' tax breaks to invest in state schools. No responsible leader makes vile comparisons like this. Kemi Badenoch is not fit to be Prime Minister. 1633142717
Reposted by @camusgoalie.bsky.socialJim Waterson @jim.londoncentric.media · 13/06/2026Harry Potter shops raided after London Centric investigation…. HMRC officials seize till receipts… ministers treating now central London gift shops as a tax enforcement issue…. www.londoncentric.media/p/harry-pott...londoncentric.mediaHarry Potter shops raided after London Centric investigationPlus: Is London’s iPhone theft era really coming to an end? • A £9.5m mansion next to Henry VIII's childhood home • Go underground for your phone coverage 28495144
camusgoalie.bsky.social @camusgoalie.bsky.social · 12/06/2026Hi @flannobriensoc.bsky.social @theparishreview.bsky.social Ha! Life imitating fiction. Guardian Top 100 novels live chat, mentions Ulysses. A good misprint which will be familiar to anyone who has genuinely read the book. 010
Reposted by @camusgoalie.bsky.socialDaniel the MouseInTheCourt @mouseinthecourt.co.uk · 07/06/2026HMRC's lead investigator was questioned at the trial of tax barrister Robert Venables KC. Jurors heard evidence about a 1987 letter disclosing a partnership, concerns over "red risks" in the investigation & references to Venables as HMRC's "favourite barrister" mouseinthecourt.co.uk/2026/06/05/h...mouseinthecourt.co.ukHMRC’s criminal probe against Tax KC had “Red Risks”, jury toldTop tax barrister Robert Venables KC, 78, of Old Square Tax Chambers is currently facing three counts of dishonestly cheating the public revenue in criminal proceedings before a jury at Southwark C… 022
Reposted by @camusgoalie.bsky.socialJonathan Liew @jonathanliew.bsky.social · 07/06/2026very important to remember that sascha zverev winning a grand slam is deeply out of character, does not reflect who he is as a person, and most importantly will never happen again 315243
camusgoalie.bsky.social @camusgoalie.bsky.social · 03/06/2026Hi @alexsobel.co.uk @mattchorley.bsky.social featured Leeds Central & Headingley on his BBC R5 programme today (people claiming it as theirs because they met their spouse there, etc). Briefly featuring music from the Wedding Present, quite rightly. BBC Sounds, R5 from about 3:20pm. 000
Reposted by @camusgoalie.bsky.socialPrivate Eye Magazine @privateeyenews.bsky.social · 31/05/2026Exclusive to all papers: should Tony Blair get involved in politics? From the Private Eye archive. Issue 1042, November 2001. 921238
Reposted by @camusgoalie.bsky.socialClive Lewis MP @labourlewis.bsky.social · 27/05/2026Privatised water is such an obvious scam that it's achieved the impossible: getting 82% of Brits to agree on something. The only issue to score higher was the public’s desire for Tony Blair to stick to retirement. 581588483
Reposted by @camusgoalie.bsky.socialPaul Mason @paulmason.bsky.social · 26/05/20262/2 dissing women is the gateway to dissing LGBTQ, ethic minorities, disabled ppl etc ... they're fighting for the right to (a) express white male supremacy (b) enact it violently at a moment of crisis. 315227
Reposted by @camusgoalie.bsky.socialJonathan Liew @jonathanliew.bsky.social · 19/05/2026they would have gone up, and been relegated with 21 points, and literally nobody would have enjoyed it. a colossal act of mercy www.theguardian.com/football/202...theguardian.comSouthampton kicked out of Championship playoff final and docked four points for spyingMiddlesbrough are to face Hull in the Championship playoff final after Southampton admitted they spied on Boro and two other opponents 15858
camusgoalie.bsky.social @camusgoalie.bsky.social · 12/05/2026Alert @flannobriensoc.bsky.social @theparishreview.bsky.social The Guardian are publishing their list of the 100 greatest novels, as voted for by eminent writers of today. No sign of At Swim-Two-Birds or The Third Policeman in numbers 100-81. So they must be in the top 80. 110
Reposted by @camusgoalie.bsky.socialStephen Collins @stephencollins.bsky.social · 11/05/2026 5554821612
Reposted by @camusgoalie.bsky.socialJonathan Liew @jonathanliew.bsky.social · 07/05/2026happy 100th birthday to the only Green voter the right-wing press haven’t tried to hound out of a job 110711
Reposted by @camusgoalie.bsky.socialBarney Ronay @barneyronay.bsky.social · 02/05/2026The great county reconnect. Yeah, I’ll start by being out of the country for half the season. you do have to admire the levels of fuck-you-all www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/m...theguardian.comCricket’s George Costanza: McCullum makes himself look vital by not turning up | Barney RonayEngland head coach survived Ashes review but going missing for 43% of the county season is straight out of Seinfeld 2276
Reposted by @camusgoalie.bsky.socialPrivate Eye Magazine @privateeyenews.bsky.social · 20/04/2026Unimprovable headline From the latest Private Eye, out now. 8752216
Reposted by @camusgoalie.bsky.socialDuncan Weldon @duncanweldon.bsky.social · 18/04/2026Tremendously depressing read. Also: proper reporting. open.substack.com/pub/londonce... 26557149
Reposted by @camusgoalie.bsky.socialPrivate Eye Magazine @privateeyenews.bsky.social · 17/04/2026The authorities have been alerted after a seemingly innocent couple landed an enormous cheque amid claims they were friends of Nigel Farage. “These accusations are an outrage,” said winners Richard Tice and Isabel Oakeshott, of Taxfree Apartments, Dubai. From the new Private Eye, out now. 434798
Reposted by @camusgoalie.bsky.socialGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 02/04/2026Just what we don't need. Already, our rivers are overloaded with both human and livestock waste, leading in many cases to #rivercide. Now the government, responding as always to lobbyists, wants to make it worse. Then it wonders why it loses public support. www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comUK looks to relax planning rules for factory farms after industry lobbyingExclusive: documents chronicle years-long campaign to make it easier to build intensive livestock units 701223498
Reposted by @camusgoalie.bsky.socialPrivate Eye Magazine @privateeyenews.bsky.social · 01/04/2026Trump’s Easter message of hope The new Private Eye is out now. 11510155
Reposted by @camusgoalie.bsky.socialGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 26/03/2026These people have a funny way of saying "Environmentalists have been proved right yet again." 21670321843
Reposted by @camusgoalie.bsky.socialGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 20/03/2026For many years, the US government persuaded most of its own citizens - and many others - that its intentions and behaviour were benign, despite the perpetual wars, coups, murders, resource grabs, the ecocide and neocolonialism. If Trump has done one thing for us, it is to rip the mask away. 31748205
Reposted by @camusgoalie.bsky.socialPrivate Eye Magazine @privateeyenews.bsky.social · 20/03/2026Iran war victory From the new Private Eye, out now. 530593
Reposted by @camusgoalie.bsky.socialGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 13/03/2026The additional cost of ONE fossil fuel price spike on the scale of 2022 = the ENTIRE COST of Net Zero by 2050. We get precisely nothing in return for the first cost, and a whole new, more secure and cheaper energy system from the second one. #NoBrainer www.theccc.org.uk/2026/03/11/c...theccc.org.ukCost of Net Zero by 2050 less than a single fossil fuel price shock – CCC - Climate Change CommitteeThe independent, statutory body tested its cost and energy security conclusions against different scenarios. It found that the total additional cost of a single fossil fuel price spike of 2022 magnitu... 191152559
Reposted by @camusgoalie.bsky.socialThe Onion @theonion.com · 12/03/2026The Onion Film Standard: Oscars 2026 1148161
Reposted by @camusgoalie.bsky.socialGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 12/03/2026There are quite a few cynical and sinister figures in British public life. But Tony Blair is among the very worst. www.theguardian.com/business/202...theguardian.comTony Blair’s oil lobbying is a misleading rehash of fossil fuel industry spinEx-PM’s thinktank urges more drilling and fewer renewables, ignoring evidence that clean energy is cheaper and better for bills 54980319
![[Scene is the Tudor royal court. ladies and gentlemen standing round. In the corner a very fat HENRY VIII is hunched over playing a lute.]
1
LADY:
Hey Anne Boleyn -
Who’s that lute player?
ANNE BOLEYN:
I dunno
[Determined face]
But I’m gonna find out.
[Title lettering panel]:
THIS SUMMER
[Scene is now two musicians - one with a harp, the other is Henry VIII again playing the lute]
HARPIST:
Yo Henry VIII -
Who wrote that sick lute riff yo’ jamming?
HENRY VIII:
Why...
[Looking around, modest, surprised at the attention]
I did…!
[Title lettering panel]:
SEE THE STORY
[Scene is now a tudor record producer with ruff and wearing dark sunglasses]:
PRODUCER:
Congratulations Henry
Your lute thing is a hit and your story is now one of uncomplicated musical success!
[Show a panel with lots of Beatlemania-style scenes of success for Henry the musician - swooning tudor girls, playing lute on stage, waving to fans as he descends from his golden carriage. In the middle of it in Tudor lettering are the words]:
“UNCOMPLICATED MUSICAL SUCCESS MONTAGE”.
[Another scene - a man is saying to Henry]:
MAN:
Say Henry VIII -
Are you doing anything outside this narrative that is very bad or weird?
HENRY VIII:
No.
[Title lettering panel]:
…OF A MUSICAL GENIUS
who definitely didn’t do anything outside this narrative that was very bad or weird
[Scene with Thomas Cromwell]
THOMAS CROMWELL:
Hang on Henry aren't you also a -
HENRY VIII [jumping in front of him with his lute held aloft]:
LUTE SOLO!
[Final film title panel]:
HENRY VIII:
Rock Biopic
[rated U]
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