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Rachel Cunliffe @rmcunliffe.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Unemployment among young people is a big issue! Morally as well as economically. But you solve that by tackling mental health and looking at why the jobs aren't there for this cohort, not by treating adults like overgrown kids and going "yeah, you're your parents responsibility, kthxbai"

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Dan Weir @danweir.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

According to Electoral Calculus, this would put Labour in majority territory 20ish seats. I'm a little sceptical that Reform would end up this far ahead of the Tories in an actual election though. If you swapped their numbers you end up with a 50 seat Labour majority and Reform on 30 seats.

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Dan Weir @danweir.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Think these changes are basically noise. What's happened? +4 to Reform so I'd guess 2 from the Tories, 1 from Restore and 1 from Labour. Labour pick up 2 from the Greens, and the leftover is a rounding error.

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Dan Weir @danweir.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Being released on bail in England doesn't usually involve a financial security or bond. I think technically it can, but it's not standard practice. But because it's used in America people assume it's the same system here.

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Dan Weir @danweir.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I doubt it'll work out this way, but it'd be interesting if you could get to a state where there's cross-party agreement on what the new service will look like, and you even get a lot of the ground work done to build it - then fight the general election on how you fund it.

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Dan Weir @danweir.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

This is a good point. We need to stop treating AI bots as if they are autonomous beings.

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Frances Ryan @francesryan.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Important caveat: ministers love to say benefit claimants shouldn’t be “written off” and it’s vital 16-24 year olds with significant physical disabilities aren’t dismissed. Some will want and be able to work but need specialist support and genuine opportunities, alongside the financial protection.

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Dan Weir @danweir.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

OK and this is what's going to get me to delete my Facebook account at last.

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Dan Weir @danweir.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

In a surprise move, Manchester City has declared its candidacy for President of the United States.

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Dan Weir @danweir.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Someone has been playing bagpipes within earshot of my house for the last couple of hours.

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Dan Weir @danweir.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

You have to talk to people you don't like. That is what diplomacy is. You can't do diplomacy if you only talk to your friends. Very occasionally, isolating a country diplomatically might be a smart move, but it's a tactical tool, not a moral imperative.

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Dan Weir @danweir.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I pay less attention to the legal world these days and I'd somehow missed the Chancery division being renamed. While in fact, it's a good idea to call things what they are instead of using obfuscating language, my inner legal historian does feel a bit sad about this.

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Dan Weir @danweir.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I'm not sure what concessions Badenoch thinks Cameron made to the Lib Dems.

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Dan Weir @danweir.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

While I think the spring is more likely, an early election is a real possibility. I also think Badenoch's approach to Burnham is interesting. It is not in her interests for Reform to take a load of seats from Labour. She actually needs him to do fairly well.

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Dan Weir @danweir.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I was very much a fan of this growing up. I watch with interest!

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Dan Weir @danweir.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

The centre right never believed the warnings from the left that the radical right was still present in their movement. It's true the left sometimes cries wolf - but at the end of that story, there was a wolf.

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Dan Weir @danweir.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

OK I had been on team It's All Marketing but now I'm a bit worried.

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Dan Weir @danweir.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Thinking of buying a flat in the near future. What is this bollocks?

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Dan Weir @danweir.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

I feel like there might be an interesting intersection here with people who don't realise that the US style waitress is being paid to be friendly to them and it's not real. Or who believe the claims of adverts as much as they do a documentary. Or who develop a lot of parasocial realtionships.

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Robert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

90 years ago, Parliament responded to the rise of Oswald Mosley's Blackshirts by passing the Public Order Act, which banned political uniforms, private militias and the threat of force for political objects. The debates make very resonant reading today. Here's the Liberal Robert Bernays. (Short 🧵)

You cannot conduct a fair match when one side is playing with a ball and the other with bombs and, if democracy is to survive, it must be conducted according to definite and recognised rule. One of them is that no political party should resort to any weapon other than reason and argument. The introduction of private armies, as I see it, strikes at the root of democracy. I know it is contended that the Blackshirts are not armed and, therefore, are not an army, but I do not think that argument can be upheld. … Uniformed men in military formation suggest, and are meant to suggest, the idea of force. It is no argument to reply that at this or that demonstration no force is intended. It is an inescapable fact that a uniform in politics symbolises force, to be used either now or in the future.

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Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Chucked the RNLI a small donation today. I hope they're getting a good surge of much-needed support right now.

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Dan Weir @danweir.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

I get the sense that at least some in the Labour camp think that with Reform's troubles and migration numbers coming down, the hard right has peaked and will whither away. I think that's wrong.

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Dan Weir @danweir.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

I have never felt more opposed to politically elected police commissioners than now.

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Adam Gurri @adamgurri.liberalcurrents.com · 12/11/2025

TV conspiracies: we’ve hacked their computers but they’ve perfectly cleaned up the evidence! Real conspiracies: To: conspirator From: famous person Attachment: evidence.png

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Elle Cordova @ellecordova.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Rough Draft vs Final Draft

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Dan Weir @danweir.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Redwood is a former Welsh Secretary - surely he isn't legitimising the Saxon invasion of Britain...

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Daniel Moser @dmoser.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Pollution levels in London after 10 years of advancing sustainable transport.

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Dan Weir @danweir.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

I think there is truth in this. In English jurisprudence the role of the appellate courts has been to determine what the law currently is - but where it's clearly gotten a bit fucked, to point that out so Parliament can fix it. An old but fun example is the abolition of trial by combat in 1819. 1/

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Dan Weir @danweir.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Didn't Corbyn try this for a bit?

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Dan Weir @danweir.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Somewhere between the solar system and a distant galaxy, a spaceship performs a screatching U-Turn.

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Jo Wolff @jowolff.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Surely a mayor ought to be saying ‘It’s a good idea in principle but there will be complaints from the local residents about the noise and disruption of construction and there’s no money for that sort of thing anyway.’?

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Dan Weir @danweir.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Aside from anything else, if you're going to do this, surely name it after the adjacent State - it's not called Lake Canada after all. Admittedly Lake New York sounds a bit silly but then that's fitting for this exercise in souring grapes.

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Dan Weir @danweir.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Make you favourite film sound as boring as possible without giving away the title. Military leader seeks contact with estranged son to help him with career advancement. In space.

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Dan Weir @danweir.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

You can't have it both ways. You can't say getting into work is the best way to support peoples' mental health and then say people have to accept jobs even if they are bad for their mental health (which is, I think, what a job that is not 'meaningful' is here). 1/

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Alex Zalben @azalben.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Here's the official announcement of Parton's passing from her reps, along with the request that in lieu of flowers, the family asks for donations to be made to Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library at www.imaginationlibrary.com

NASHVILLE, TN (August 25, 2026) – Global icon and humanitarian, Dolly Parton, known to the world as a beloved singer, songwriter, philanthropist, actress, playwright, and author died peacefully today in Nashville, Tennessee. She was 80 years old.

Dolly is preceded in death by her beloved husband of 59 years Carl Thomas Dean (1942 – 2025), her mother Avie Lee Caroline Owens (1923 – 2003), and father, Robert Lee Parton, Sr. (1921 – 2000).

A rhinestone life that shone bright enough for the world to see, Dolly will forever stand as an inspiration not only through her timeless music and prolific songwriting, but also her wit, warmth, and kindness that made us all feel like family. Dolly Parton’s legacy is one of love, compassion, and resilience. With a seven-decade career, she inspired multiple generations of artists and fans with her music and an unwavering commitment to making the world a better place. Her songs will continue to resonate with people of all ages, and her philanthropic work will have a lasting impact.

At Dolly’s request, a small, private service will be held for immediate family. Dolly’s fans and friends from around the world are encouraged to pay tribute to Dolly on social media by tagging @DollyParton or by leaving a message at www.dollyparton.com.

In lieu of flowers the family asks for donations to be made to Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library at www.imaginationlibrary.com.

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Joel @itsjoels.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

This is the letter kids got at the end of Dolly’s Imagination Library. I defy you to read this and not cry.

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Annalee @flowerhorne.com · 20/08/2026

I'd have to dig up the link but there was actually a review of what happens if you give extended time to students who don't need it. The answer is nothing. Their test scores didn't change. We don't need to gatekeep to make things fair: accommodations just level the playing field.

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Dan Weir @danweir.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Imagine any of the other major political parties kicked people out for criticising the leadership? Even in the good times, that's 30% of the conversation!

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Dan Weir @danweir.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Ah democratic centralism...

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Dan Weir @danweir.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

I knew this could happen in theory, but I didn't realise it was something they actually do.

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Shecky @shecky.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Kevin passed about an hour ago. The time to find his cats a home IS now, and I'm not one step closer to finding it. Please, friends.

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Chaminda Jayanetti @cjayanetti.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

decently funded councils will generally look to maintain, for example, regular waste disposal and road maintenance, because so many voters use them. but unless your ideology is "devolution, come what may", then you'll need the centre to prescribe in areas where you can't rely on voter pressure.

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Dan Weir @danweir.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Absolutely. Pratchett through Weatherwax, as usual got it right. Evil starts by treating people as things.

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Robert Hutton @roberthutton.co.uk · 14/08/2026

COUNTERPOINT: People who are happy about their election result don't go into hiding.

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Dan Weir @danweir.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Extract from the Adventures of Sir Mixalot. Our hero enters the dungeon. After many adventures he encounters two guards. One likes big butts and...

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Dan Weir @danweir.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

It clouded over, but still saw a Corona during totality.

A bottle of Corona held up against the cloudy Coruña sky where the eclipse would have been visible.

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