Daniel J @danielj.uk · 27/09/2026I remember finding what might have been escapees on a rotting peach in someone's locker as an undergraduate... We were fairly convinced they didn't look quite wild type... 000
Daniel J @danielj.uk · 27/09/2026(They mostly eat yeast so it's the products of fermentation that attract them) 000
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
Daniel J @danielj.uk · 18/09/2026He blocked me for saying this in response to him ranting about the scrapping of the ID scheme... bsky.app/profile/dani... - seemingly incapable of civil discussion, so not worth worrying about (or, frankly, listening to) 010
Reposted by Daniel JWorld Bollard Association™️ @worldbollardassoc.bsky.social · 12/09/2026The Marge Simpson bollard. #WorldBollardAssociation 6183241012
Daniel J @danielj.uk · 13/09/2026As a number have rightly pointed out, everyone seems to skirt over the fact that union donations to political parties are opt in by individuals (courtesy of Maggie). Members make the personal choice. 0144
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
Daniel J @danielj.uk · 13/09/2026It seems not. And that it was the Tories that brought this to pass back in the 80s. 010
Daniel J @danielj.uk · 13/09/2026I suspect this is the intended play. As it seems highly likely that both of these donations will fall foul of the retrospective cap, and they'll know it. 010
Daniel J @danielj.uk · 13/09/2026commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-bri...commonslibrary.parliament.ukRetrospective legislationThis Note explains what retrospective legislation is and provides some examples, in the context of the Mental Health (Approval Functions) Act 2012 and the Job-Seekers (Back to Work Schemes) Act 2013. 000
Daniel J @danielj.uk · 13/09/2026It happens sometimes, but it was made clear when the review was published that when the law was passed it would be retrospectively applied to the review date - so it's not like people didn't know it was coming. 210
Daniel J @danielj.uk · 12/09/2026(although I should add, I'm not clear on his status either, but I think he only registered to vote back in June) 000
Daniel J @danielj.uk · 12/09/2026There's nothing stopping them from making any donation at the moment. If/when the bill becomes law they'd have to return the donations. Ergo (I'm not sure what Delo's status is), at least the Harborne one would seem to need to be repaid when the law comes into being. See pg 71:bills.parliament.uk 100
Daniel J @danielj.uk · 12/09/2026It explicitly prevents more than 100k of donations unless you've been resident in the UK for more than a year when you make the donation. That's the version that's with the Lords at the moment. And it's retrospective to March. 110
Daniel J @danielj.uk · 12/09/2026But the funding cap will be retrospective - bills.parliament.uk/publications... - so is all this just for show?bills.parliament.ukRepresentation of the People Bill 020
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 · 08/09/2026Ah yes! Forgot about that one. I guess you can always ask Keir for a definitive answer! 010
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
Daniel J @danielj.uk · 07/09/2026www.discferret.com/wiki/DiscFer...discferret.comDiscFerret:FAQ - DiscFerretDisk drives that have been used with the DiscFerret: 000
Daniel J @danielj.uk · 07/09/2026Suspect it was a bit of a play on @philpem.bsky.social's DiskFerret :D 230
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. 7253894811274
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 · 02/08/2026(There is a huge amount of embedded arrogance and lack of self reflection) 010
Daniel J @danielj.uk · 02/08/2026100% - it also applies to "I can't possibly be antisemetic, I'm anti-racist!" 120
Daniel J @danielj.uk · 02/08/2026Some of them are decidedly worse as they believe in their own virtue myths... 010