Daniel J @danielj.uk · 24/09/2026This is next level something from Suella... Not sure I have a word for it. But it's next level in an absolutely mind bending and appalling way. 010
Reposted by Daniel JWorld Bollard Association™️ @worldbollardassoc.bsky.social · 12/09/2026The Marge Simpson bollard. #WorldBollardAssociation 6183071012
Daniel J @danielj.uk · 13/09/2026Current reporting across the piece on these donations is making my head spin. Are journos not reading anything anymore? Reporting that the Government is suddenly looking at changing the laws it's passing to stop these donations. It's not! It's been in the Bill since Rycroft earlier in the year...bills.parliament.ukRepresentation of the People Bill - Parliamentary Bills - UK ParliamentCurrent version of Representation of the People Bill with latest news, sponsors, and progress through Houses 011
Daniel J @danielj.uk · 13/09/2026@francesmao.bsky.social - Parliament isn't looking into new laws though, the Bill has cleared the Commons and is currently in the Lords, this isn't new. Parliament is currently in the process of passing a Bill that will apply retrospectively. And Reform know it. www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...theguardian.comRobert Jenrick faces questions after Reform nets £72m in donations in just 24 hours – UK politics liveReform UK’s economic spokesperson says donations are a ‘breakthrough moment’ for the party 000
Reposted by Daniel JJames FBSI 🐸🏴🇵🇸🇺🇦🇨🇦🇪🇺 (Fanatic) @toplandscaper.eurosky.social · 08/09/2026Please sign and share this petition if you agree our life boat ppl are worth keeping Remember all of them are volunteers 38d.gs/jpcf38d.gsAn open letter in support of the volunteers and staff at the RNLIThis is a disgrace. Brave RNLI volunteers being called scum for risking their lives to save others at sea is just plain wrong. So I've signed an open letter of thanks for the RNLI letting them know th... 0108
Daniel J @danielj.uk · 07/09/2026"Legitimate concerns" can FRO. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...theguardian.comEurope’s centre fears nationalist wave after AfD victory but only has itself to blameSaxony-Anhalt win part of wider trend driven by mainstream policy failures and gradual normalisation of far right ideas 000
Reposted by Daniel JThomas House @tah-sci.com · 05/09/2026This update is very welcome and will definitely reduce confusion. 0133
Daniel J @danielj.uk · 31/08/2026This. Then this again. And probably at least three more times.theguardian.comThe hill I will die on: No self-respecting adult should use the term ‘picky bits’ | Laura SnapesIt’s the Boaty McBoatface of dinner time. Britons, resist the supermarkets’ cutesy branding and have some dignity, says the Guardian’s deputy music editor, Laura Snapes 010
Reposted by Daniel JTom & Lorenzo @tomandlorenzo.bsky.social · 26/08/2026What horseshit. She embraced gay people at the height of the AIDS crisis, embraced trans people at the height of the war against them, supported Black communities and artists, and wrote the most pro-worker's rights feminist pop song of all time. Neutral my ass 4561291509
Reposted by Daniel JThe Bear @bearlypolitics.co.uk · 26/08/2026Oh, nice, we’ll just be handing tech firms a bit more freedom to do exactly what they want with our data. What could possibly go wrong? Also, one small point: if we substantially diverge from EU data-protection standards, the big win for small businesses wouldn’t be “freedom from red tape”. 28303103
Reposted by Daniel JJoel @itsjoels.bsky.social · 25/08/2026This is the letter kids got at the end of Dolly’s Imagination Library. I defy you to read this and not cry. 7253894911275
Daniel J @danielj.uk · 23/08/2026Surely the correct tense here is "would" rather than "will": www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social (Newsnight tagged as the rest of the BBC's news function seems not to bother with bluesky)bbc.co.ukReform says it will prioritise British-born young workers for social housingLabour called the plan "unserious and unworkable" and accused Reform of pushing "gimmicks and division". 000
Daniel J @danielj.uk · 22/08/2026This just absolutely 🤯 me - I'm struggling to get my head around the fact that it's actually real... www.theguardian.com/society/2026...theguardian.comA party, 101 princesses and an eccentric millionaire: Jon Ronson on a mysterious castle – and what it taught him about masculinity in crisisWhen my son texted me from a Connecticut fortress in the middle of the night with an alarming message, it set me on a quest to understand the bizarre lifestyle of its owner 195
Reposted by Daniel JJenny Ainsworth @jennyainsworth.com · 17/08/2026THANK YOU AUNTIE BEEB FOR THIS EXTRAORDINARILY GENEROUS BIRTHDAY PRESENT 1110115
Reposted by Daniel JNatasha Devon @natashadevon.bsky.social · 14/08/2026I didn’t discuss Jason Arday on my show for this exact reason. If he had been white and behaved unprofessionally it would have been handled internally by his employers. As it is, it became clear that certain commentators wouldn’t be satisfied until he was dead www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukJason Arday: Former Cambridge university professor found deadJason Arday was found "unresponsive" at an address in Battersea, south London, on Friday afternoon, officials said. 36777173
Reposted by Daniel JMatthew Cobb @matthewcobb.bsky.social · 11/08/2026If you want to see THE ODYSSEY in IMAX 70mm, Vue at Manchester has just added 08:00 showings from the beginning of September... 021
Daniel J @danielj.uk · 10/08/2026I'm starting to lose count of the number of things the armed services are apparently sorting out for Reform... www.theguardian.com/politics/liv... 000
Reposted by Daniel JColin Hoad @colinhoad.com · 04/08/2026In which I examine how my thinking about AI has changed: beeb6502.com/blog/how-i-l...beeb6502.comHow I learned to stop worrying and love the bomb (at least a little) | beeb6502.comA site for retro computing related ephemera 1113
Daniel J @danielj.uk · 31/07/2026Nice to see the MEN declaring the result on the basis of the Manchester district results... 🫠 000
Daniel J @danielj.uk · 31/07/2026Oooh, apparently 20 minutes until results announced. #gmcaelection (who knows what the hashtag is meant to be...) 000
Reposted by Daniel JDr Duncan Robertson @duncanrobertson.bsky.social · 30/07/2026The story of Acorn Computers from their first employee. Fascinating to see how this inspired a generation of scientists and engineers through the cooperation with the BBC Computer Literacy Project youtu.be/itGd11j3HdI?...youtu.beAcorn Computers Employee #1 - Chris Turner | TNMoC TalksYouTube video by TNMoC 2267
Reposted by Daniel JTim O'Brien @proftimob.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Been a very hectic and devastating day. Many thanks for the very many lovely messages of support for our work. Here's a flash back to 2008 #savejodrellbank youtu.be/cWWbA4OYG3Y?...youtu.beThe Jodrell Bank SongYouTube video by silkfm 22711
Reposted by Daniel JFrances Ryan @francesryan.bsky.social · 28/07/2026“That’s the thing about a Burnham premiership: the right is scared he will fulfil his promises and the left is afraid he won’t.” My col. on what real change means - and why much of the right gets hysterical when ordinary people’s lives might improve a bit. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comAndy Burnham has made a bold start – but convincing people that change is possible will take much more | Frances RyanThe new PM’s greatest task has long weighed down the left: convincing voters there are actually better days ahead, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan 66719
Reposted by Daniel JBridget Phillipson MP @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Honoured to become Chair of the Labour Party. I joined our party as a teenager and saw first hand the difference a Labour government makes. I'll work with members to build the election-winning machine that sees off Reform for good and secures a second Labour term. 5320134
Reposted by Daniel JAdam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 23/07/2026Nigel Farage's approval ratings have now sunk even lower than Keir Starmer's before he resigned, yet we're still being encouraged to believe he has some kind of magic connection with the British public 501142322
Reposted by Daniel JByline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 21/07/2026🔴 Exclusive: A donation of £30,000 to Reform UK in the form of private flights was – contrary to official filings – funded by a ‘credit’ from the air firm’s owner. @josiahmortimer.bsky.social has the full story. bylinetimes.com/2026/07/21/r...bylinetimes.comReform UK's £30,000 Donation in Private Flights was Secretly Funded by Owner's 'Credit'A Byline Times investigation raises questions about whether the true source of the money went undeclared by Nigel Farage's party 15372201
Reposted by Daniel JKiran Stacey @kiranstacey.bsky.social · 20/07/2026Much has been made of this chart from @joshih.bsky.social showing rough sleeping went down in Greater Manchester after Burnham became mayor for a few years - but has then gone up every year for the last four. 123
Reposted by Daniel JJoshua Murray-Nevill @joshuamurraynevill.bsky.social · 20/07/2026Wes Streeting going back to the NUS at this rate. 0102
Daniel J @danielj.uk · 20/07/2026Well, that amused me after all the surefooted "He's evil because he's appointed <person x>" posts over the last few days. Really wish people would *wait until they have evidence* before pronouncing... 000
Reposted by Daniel JThe Guardian @theguardian.com · 12/07/2026Nigel Farage is just one strand in the tangle of rightwing politicians and crypto investors | John Harristheguardian.comNigel Farage is just one strand in the tangle of rightwing politicians and crypto investors | John HarrisThese financiers want to remodel the UK into a form that suits them – one that could threaten to erode the barriers between crime and business, says Guardian columnist John Harris 511150
Reposted by Daniel JJessica Elgot @jessicaelgot.bsky.social · 09/07/2026NEW @gabrielpogrund.bsky.social reveals tonight that the Met Police have been investigating donations to Reform UK from fraudster George Cottrell's mother. The investigation has been ongoing since last year and two people have been interviewed by police. 13366125
Reposted by Daniel JColin Elves @colinelves.bsky.social · 08/07/2026There’s simply no way to come out of a fight with a clown looking good. Either you’re the guy who got savaged by a clown, or you’re the guy who beat up a harmless clown. 16911
Reposted by Daniel JCornish Skipper #FBPE #RejoinEU 🇪🇺🔶🌹💚💙 @cornishskipper.wsocial.eu · 07/07/2026“An MHCLG spokesperson told LBC: "To maintain the independence and impartiality of the electoral process, the law is clear that the cost of running elections must be met from public funds, and not by candidates or political parties.” www.lbc.co.uk/article/refo...lbc.co.ukReform UK cannot pay for £200,000 Clacton by-election, Government says as it confirms move would be illegal | LBCNigel Farage's party offered to foot the bill for the election after he confirmed he will stand down as an MP and run again due to an ongoing row over his finances 83822
Reposted by Daniel JCount Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 07/07/2026On my way, Clacton. 579152893460
Reposted by Daniel JJessica Elgot @jessicaelgot.bsky.social · 07/07/2026Farage was given a deadline of 1pm on Tuesday to respond to the Guardian about this article. He gave a video address at 2pm announcing he would force a byelection in Clacton. 314129
Reposted by Daniel JJessica Elgot @jessicaelgot.bsky.social · 07/07/2026Farage versus Binface is absolute the summer we deserve 671601222
Reposted by Daniel JCheeses Of Nazareth @cominagetcha.bsky.social · 07/07/2026Car reg DE56NSZ was lasted MOTed in December 2020, over 5 years after it was "written off" www.antonioolmos.com/gallery-imag... motorscan.co.uk/free-car-che... 713435
Reposted by Daniel JCount Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 07/07/2026Any Clacton residents who want to nominate your friendly neighbourhood intergalactic space warrior, ping me a line! 1764263896
Daniel J @danielj.uk · 02/07/2026I do always wonder about the wiring in people's heads which says "yeah, I've got all this seemingly dodgy stuff going on which can be fairly easily surfaced, but sod it, I'm going to go put myself under intensive public scrutiny." And then they seem surprised when they get scrutinised. 100
Reposted by Daniel JLucy Powell MP @lucympowell.bsky.social · 29/06/2026This first pledge from @bevcraig.bsky.social is going down very well with young people here. This will make public transport more accessible, opening up more opportunities and will ease the cost of living pressures on families 0246
Reposted by Daniel JDuncan Jones @manmademoon.bsky.social · 30/06/2026Somehow, the ballroom will end up full of green algae. 2523150