Dave McCallum @daveymccallum.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Sorry, and hate to so say this for lots of reasons….but she’s absolutely useless in this role. 010
Dave McCallum @daveymccallum.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I’m nearly 60 and I’m for dropping the triple lock if it means that we can do other things as a country. But it helps that I’m part the final/average salary cohort…not the case for later generations tbf. 000
Dave McCallum @daveymccallum.bsky.social · 26/09/2026To be fair, this has been quietly happening for the last decade…. www.theguardian.com/media/2026/s...theguardian.comBBC ‘risks entering inescapable doom spiral’ as further cuts hit TV and radioWarning from union comes as corporation cuts local specialist correspondent roles as part of plan to save £500m 000
Reposted by Dave McCallumJamie Smart @jamiesmart.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Can’t eat a sandwich until you subscribe to sandwiches. Can’t eat today’s sandwich until it has applied daily sandwich updates. Sandwich now has adverts even though you paid for ad-free sandwich. Can pay again to have less sandwich adverts. Now you can eat the sandwich, but it’s smaller. 20847451179
Dave McCallum @daveymccallum.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Does anyone remember Chris Smith (now Chancellor of Cambridge University)? 002
Reposted by Dave McCallumAndrew Blair @andrewblair.co.uk · 16/09/2026The arts industry in the UK: we contribute so much money to the economy but we are dying, please help Lisa Nandy: Village Parish Council: we held a pretend referendum Lisa Nandy: I'm listening 171188400
Dave McCallum @daveymccallum.bsky.social · 06/08/2026Seeing my consultant on being diagnosed with bladder cancer: ‘there is a wide spectrum of cancers, with pussy cats at one end and tigers at the other. Your cancer is a tiger!’ 130
Dave McCallum @daveymccallum.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Brilliant article as usual from @rafaelbehr.bsky.social including possibly one of my favourite sentences ever….bravo! ‘The new leader is a skilled choirmaster – in contrast to his predecessor, who knew the words but couldn’t carry a tune.’ www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comSuddenly the British right feels a political chill. It’s getting cold in Andy Burnham’s shadow | Rafael BehrThe Tories and Reform had it easy when Keir Starmer was self-destructing – but a new PM with ideas exposes how vacant the opposition has become, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr 110
Dave McCallum @daveymccallum.bsky.social · 26/06/2026Just watched the #totp countdown and wow….Elton, Bowie, Wham and finishing with ‘I’ll be watching you’. 130
Reposted by Dave McCallumMark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 13/06/2026Tomorrow’s Independent front page: 16429561208
Reposted by Dave McCallumSpinningHugo @spinninghugo.bsky.social · 10/06/2026That the UK government remains passive in the face of literal pogroms on the streets is amazing. You need to get off fucking X now. You need to start regulating it and other social media platforms in conjunction with the rest of Europe. /1 2368
Dave McCallum @daveymccallum.bsky.social · 29/05/2026Went to see a show at one of our posh summer opera houses and came across this rather random sight… Tbh, I don’t it’s there by way of a tribute to Ed M. (It was a free dress rehearsal just in case anyone thinks I was doing a Rayner). 010
Reposted by Dave McCallumPrincess Vimentin PhD | Cancer Biologist @princess-vimentin.bsky.social · 05/04/2026April is Autism Acceptance Month🧪 282064515
Dave McCallum @daveymccallum.bsky.social · 02/04/2026So…it would seem that the Reform spokesperson for housing believes that the people who died in the towering inferno of Grenfell were essentially collateral….shit happens apparently. These people must never be in charge of the U.K. 210
Dave McCallum @daveymccallum.bsky.social · 26/03/2026I couldn’t agree more. It was partly the absence of accountability for the banking crash of 2008 which brought us #brexit and now it’s happening again! 010
Dave McCallum @daveymccallum.bsky.social · 26/03/2026This is incredibly relatable from an arts industry perspective and yes, we do need bullshitters some of the time….(also thinking that cream rises to the top and shit sometimes floats). 010
Dave McCallum @daveymccallum.bsky.social · 04/03/2026Surely this wins the internet today and forever…. 010
Dave McCallum @daveymccallum.bsky.social · 02/03/2026#bbcnewsat10 currently like an awful Eurovision roundup….. 010
Dave McCallum @daveymccallum.bsky.social · 21/02/2026I take it all back. That was real grit from #scotland #sixnations 021
Reposted by Dave McCallumMarie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 12/02/2026right, so, some quite insane professional news from me: last month I went to Paris to interview Gisèle Pelicot about what happened to her, and what her life looks like now - out in print on Sunday 922484256
Dave McCallum @daveymccallum.bsky.social · 06/02/2026Lovely bit of Sade’s Like a Tattoo from the boy #Sade #musiciansofbluesky 020
Reposted by Dave McCallumStephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 03/02/2026"Since prison for Epstein’s fellow abusers gets unlikelier over time, America’s deeper question is whether it can restore a culture of shame." - marvellous, marvellous column by @edwardluce.bsky.social:ft.comThe Epstein rot goes deepAmerica must now ask itself if it can restore a culture of shame 1631495
Reposted by Dave McCallumGlen O'Hara @gsoh31.bsky.social · 21/01/2026Can we start saying that Keir Starmer has done... quite well? On this one anyway. Whisper it, but he was... kind of right and okay? news.sky.com/story/starme...news.sky.comStarmer says he 'will not yield' over Greenland amid tariff threatThe PM has insisted his position on Greenland will not change despite increasing pressure from the US - but Sir Keir didn't explicitly rule out retaliatory tariffs. 2123435
Reposted by Dave McCallumDorian Lynskey @dorianlynskey.bsky.social · 21/01/2026Every day we all have to think about one of the most irredeemable cunts in the history of the world. What’s he doing? What’s he said now? How will it affect your life? What will be left once he’s finished smashing it all up? It’s unconscionable 511069213
Reposted by Dave McCallumHappyToast @happytoast.co.uk · 15/01/2026NASA say that the crew member who was ill and returned to earth is doing well and now having a meal with colleagues. 152293600
Dave McCallum @daveymccallum.bsky.social · 10/01/2026Post a perfect album from the 90s that isn’t Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden or Alice in Chains (whoever the fuck they are). 020
Reposted by Dave McCallumLouise Haigh @louisehaighmp.bsky.social · 08/01/2026I call on my party and my government to remove themselves entirely from X and communicate with the public where they actually participate online and can be protected from such illegality. 23152941901
Dave McCallum @daveymccallum.bsky.social · 07/01/2026So irritated by this new #Traitors Is it just possible is that #celebritytraitors is just better….. 010
Reposted by Dave McCallumMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 06/01/2026Hilton Hotels doubles-down on their support for the American Gestapo. When looking for a hotel, there are *plenty* of other choices. 53749331696
Dave McCallum @daveymccallum.bsky.social · 03/01/2026Someone is definitely in charge…. #catsofbluesky 090
Reposted by Dave McCallumRuth Deyermond @ruthdeyermond.bsky.social · 01/01/2026It's New Year, so time to look back and forward. These are 10 things I think we need to recognise in 2026. It’s a response to what I think are profoundly damaging mistaken assumptions I’ve heard and read from practitioners, journalists, and analysts in 2025. Warning: very long🧵 351368698
Reposted by Dave McCallumChaminda Jayanetti @cjayanetti.bsky.social · 18/12/2025just realised how many Christmas dinners are going to be ruined by brainwormed racist over-50s spouting absolutely deranged shit this year 3319022
Dave McCallum @daveymccallum.bsky.social · 18/12/2025That ‘the economy’ is an area of Tory strength following their latest term in government beggars belief. 010
Reposted by Dave McCallumFran @whingewhingewine.co.uk · 29/11/2025My collection of people upset about the budget. Have a heart for Eimear, in her six bed Knightsbridge home. Where will she store her antiques! Or what about Paul, 56, retiree who has paid millions in tax and wears a lovely Aston Martin gilet - but 2.5k will ruin him. Or for fucking Barry. 1141
Reposted by Dave McCallumAnon Opin @anonopin.bsky.social · 28/11/2025If you think a seventh prime minister in ten years will magically solve the structural problems, deep malaise and febrile atmosphere caused by austerity, Brexit and social media, you're a fundamentally unserious person. 2242044
Reposted by Dave McCallumGeneral Boles @generalboles.bsky.social · 18/11/2025Lurpak, Lego, Hans Christian Andersen, Hans Christian Andersen can you hear me? Your boys took one hell of a beating #ScoDen 3537
Reposted by Dave McCallumSuzanne Brown @suzannebrown.bsky.social · 11/11/2025Thangam Debonnaire bang on re the BBC there. What a shame she lost her seat at the election and not the wholly inadequate to her role Lisa Nandy. #r4today 1632957
Dave McCallum @daveymccallum.bsky.social · 07/11/2025This is grim though probably not unexpected in the current climate. 030
Reposted by Dave McCallumHenry Mance @henrymance.ft.com · 07/10/2025I know this is uncomfortable to admit, but there is a small area in England's second city where people are just not integrated with the rest of society. Many of them hold views that arguably go against British values. Yes, we need to talk about the Tory conference in Manchester. 491720313
Reposted by Dave McCallumLewis Goodall @lewisgoodall.com · 07/10/2025Am wondering if all of those suddenly deciding they’re against communities living “parallel lives” might reconsider their support of religious schools? Or indeed private ones? 761822406
Reposted by Dave McCallumMayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 01/10/2025I remember being told that it would take 193 years to reach legal limits for nitrogen dioxide. I decided this was unacceptable. Thanks to the bold policies we put in place, we've managed to do it in nine years - 184 years earlier than expected. 311068276
Reposted by Dave McCallumThe Empty City @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 01/10/2025This is the judgment on the PPE/Medpro claim. A cracking £122m win for the Government Legal Service And is wonderful to see the government bringing a claim in contract against a shoddy supplier. This does not happen often, and it should happen far more. www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/u...judiciary.uk 621079296
Reposted by Dave McCallumAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 25/09/2025OBAMA: It's fair to say that 80% of the world's problems involve old men hanging on who are afraid of death and insignificance, and they won't let go. They build pyramids, and they put their names on everything. They get very anxious about it. 816277817950
Reposted by Dave McCallumPeter Smith @redpeter99.bsky.social · 23/09/2025Without inherited wealth or the family name, these fellas would be stood at the side of the road shouting nonsense at passing traffic. 1433715927