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David Cottam

@davidcottam6.bsky.social
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Inquisitive person. Composer and player of music. Ecology, arts and science enthusiast.

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David Cottam @davidcottam6.bsky.social · 7h
Thanks for the correction.
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David Cottam @davidcottam6.bsky.social · 8h
They should get some lawful ones and arrest him again.
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David Cottam @davidcottam6.bsky.social · 8h
Fancy having a name like Nigel.
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David Cottam @davidcottam6.bsky.social · 15h
It’s bad enough having crap trailers inflicted on me without a bot trying to guess my preferences!
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David Cottam @davidcottam6.bsky.social · 15h
I like the helicopter proverb.
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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 18h
If you’re reading today’s papers and thinking, did I watch a different Badenoch speech, may I recommend our sanity-restoring review? “The same people who could not build a railtrack from London to Manchester for £100bn, will build the Kemi Death Star for 10bn. It’s so ludicrous as to be offensive.”
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David Cottam @davidcottam6.bsky.social · 18h
The fox knows many things But the hedgehog knows one big thing..
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David Cottam @davidcottam6.bsky.social · 19h
I’m most definitely not a wealthy pensioner, but I live economically in a home I own and it’s obvious to me that I’m not one of the poorest in society. These are the facts. Private Eye is becoming the paper of record!
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Private Eye Magazine @privateeyenews.bsky.social · 21h
Number crunching: “the poorest in our society” From the new Private Eye, out now.
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Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
This does however solidify my theory that Reform are simply planning to spend *all* the crypto billionaire cash before the Electoral Commission and police even put their shoes on
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Torsten Bell @torstenbell.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
So what this week has taught us is that the Conservative offer is to: - prioritise the wealthiest - blow up the public finances
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David Cottam @davidcottam6.bsky.social · 23h
Perhaps they could meet Gabe Poirot’s Mustang Jesus via a headset? I’d rather listen to Bach.
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
From the new Private Eye
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David Cottam @davidcottam6.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Tory villains are always described as rogues, characters or “buccaneers” not the self serving shits and conmen they really were/are. It’s amazing what a cad with a bit of charm and a sense of entitlement can get away with! They are a British archetype that is celebrated and admired.
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Thousands of active UK companies may have fraudulent directors. Anyone can form a company in the UK. Companies need one natural person as a director who can be non-UK resident. Too many small companies are fronts for crimes I have long called for companies to have one UK resident director.
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UK companies face scrutiny as identity checks expose possible fraudulent directors
New UK identity rules reveal possible fraudulent company directors as overdue filings surge, raising concerns about the accuracy of corporate records.
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David Cottam @davidcottam6.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
When my sister was young she worked at one of Robert Maxwell’s dodgy companies in London. Her job was to set up ready made companies with invented names that could be sold on. The new directors just changed a few details and they were good to go. Is this still common practice?
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Do check out Rupert’s website. It’s amazing. And so is he. thelonekayaker.wordpress.com
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The Lone Kayaker
Rupert Kirkwood's Wild World of Water. As seen from a Kayak.
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David Cottam @davidcottam6.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
When you glimpse a flash of tuna hunting it’s hard to get a sense of how big they are. Next to a kayak they look enormous.
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Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
The Prime Minister @andyburnham.bsky.social has pledged to hold a Wildfire Summit later this Autumn (which may cover other extreme weather too). The Summit must agree a plan to re-wet the UK’s peat bogs, restore lost ponds in farmers’ fields, and stop grouse moor owners setting fire to moorland.
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Private Eye Magazine @privateeyenews.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Archer’s resignation from the London mayoral race after it was revealed he lied in court was the thing that got Paul Foot up from his sickbed and contributing again, having first started chronicling Archer’s lies and misdemeanours in 1969. From the Private Eye archive. Issue 992, December 1999.
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David Cottam @davidcottam6.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Do you have to drink it in silence or is conversation permitted?
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David Cottam @davidcottam6.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Archer is one of a long line of liars, fraudsters , tax dodgers, CV embellishers, expenses fiddlers, gropers, claret bibbers, shysters, pretenders, PPE contractors, shaggers, sly-boots, plagiarisers and Walter Mittys whose careers have flourished in the bosom of the Conservative Party.
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David Cottam @davidcottam6.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Nelly has settled in to her new home and a big comfy bed. She has weaned her pups and retired to join her grandmother Jessie (who is 11) for country walks and a quiet life sniffing the grass.
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Mary Corcoran @marycorcoran.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
TweedleDumb & TweedleSly #streetart
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David Cottam @davidcottam6.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
…Will be connected to Kemi’s Khazi
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David Cottam @davidcottam6.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
She’s not a serious person. She’s a pugnacious attention seeker with an attention deficit which explains why she keeps contradicting herself. I’d rather have a principled opposition party but at least she’s keeping the Tories unelectable.
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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Apparently "Kemi" has "fresh solutions" uniquely tailored to Britain's current problems. <excitedly prepares to take notes> Cut taxes, reward the wealthiest, punish the poor and sick, alienate our allies, deregulate big business, and privatise any remaining state function. WAAAAAAIT A MINUTE!
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 05/10/2026
Ofcom rules say broadcasters cannot use politicians as newsreaders, interviewers or reporters in any news programmes. So why is Nigel Farage allowed to host his own primetime show on GB News? Demand that Ofcom takes immediate action ⬇️
bestforbritain.org
Farage on GB News: Demand that Ofcom takes immediate action - Best for Britain
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David Cottam @davidcottam6.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Green? Not so much. There seems to be another agenda.
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David Cottam @davidcottam6.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Political halitosis. What will shut his offensive gob? When will he be charged for receiving illegal donations ?
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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
This is a good explainer of why the motion is a problem. www.linestotake.com/p/green-part...
linestotake.com
Jewishness itself is now the offence
The Green Party votes to say “Zionism is racism”
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David Cottam @davidcottam6.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Perhaps the balaclava is a hijab for fighting age men to preserve their modesty?
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David Osland @davidosland.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Capitalism has now reached the stage at which companies openly admit that their products represent 'an existential risk to humanity'. And then invite investors to pump money into them anyway.
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Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Great stuff from Adam, and thanks to @mrjamesob.bsky.social for being pretty much the only non-Byline journalist to pick this story up
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The Conservative party Shadow Culture Secretary to speak at conference tomorrow about how to "defend press freedom", whilst her own party bans journalists whose coverage they don't like
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David Cottam @davidcottam6.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Thanks for your lucid explanation of the history of the triple lock policy and the impossibility of allowing it to ratchet up indefinitely. Also, the size of state pensions in relation to living costs. I understand these issues much better now.
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Peter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
🔴 We asked Tony Blair's think tank about charging businesses £500k for political access at party conferences and why one of its sponsor's logos disappeared after our reporting last week on TBI's alleged cash for access scheme This is what they said
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Peter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
🔴 Protests against Palantir across England today. In July, we published this deep dive into Palantir, its lobbying in Britain and the myriad problems NHS staff have had with its software. democracyforsale.substack.com/p/its-just-a...
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"It's just a waste of time": inside Palantir's £330m NHS failure
Our new investigation reveals the problems with Palantir’s NHS tech - and the unrivalled political access that fuelled the firm’s march into the British state
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I've been a member of the lobby for well over a decade. Not a single one of my lobby colleagues has said a word about the Conservatives banning me from their conferences, without any explanation. Contrast with the US where even Fox News stood in solidarity when Trump banned news outlets he disliked
bylinetimes.com
Kemi Badenoch's Conservatives Block Byline Times From Conference After Condemning Reform for Journalist Ban
The ban comes just weeks after the Conservative leader called Reform's barring of critical journalists from their conference an "authoritarian" attack on the free press
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David Cottam @davidcottam6.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
In Brompton hospital Jali was playing the Kora. He’s a virtuoso, playing two sets of strings with the thumbs and index fingers of each hand with astonishing speed and precision!
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David Cottam @davidcottam6.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I accompanied my adult son to a hospital appointment at Brompton by train from Exeter. I was overwhelmed by the wonderful Passenger Assist teams at Exeter & Paddington who helped him on and off trains, got him onto buggies & lifts. Kind, patient, cheerful welcoming people. What a brilliant service!
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Dr Seán DOOLAN 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇮🇪 @sdinpraxis.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Wonder when the British Museum will get around to displaying a Brexit Tapestry illustrating the defeat of the populace and the triumph of the buccaneering, asset-stripping, opportunistic Brexiteers?
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David Cottam @davidcottam6.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The BBC should be more careful who it accepts for comment and opinions.
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paulusthewoodgnome @paulusthewoodgnome.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Alys Denby leaning 100% into the Kemi Badenoch narrative about millionaires fleeing the country. Will Dunn has shown this to be a gross deception. Albeit, one which is very handy for the likes of Denby because they never get challenged over it on shows like #politicslive. bsky.app/profile/will...
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David Cottam @davidcottam6.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I may be too old for this joke.
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David Cottam @davidcottam6.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Everyday life and small joys… Aesthetic moments and travel.. I’m glad these topics feature prominently.
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David Cottam @davidcottam6.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Melania a) Can’t smile due to Botox paralysis of her facial muscles b) Loathes the disgusting old creep and has lost the will to conceal it. c) Has achieved terminal existential despair from a life of empty tasteless extravagance inside a family of soulless weirdos . d)…all of the above
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David Cottam @davidcottam6.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Am I the only person who hasn’t seen this before? It’s wonderful!
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David Cottam @davidcottam6.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Comic buffoon! Philp should have his own sitcom.
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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Absolutely fascinating to see Laura Kuenssberg interviewing Burnham, flailing to adjust her stance to a politician with a moral argument and a positive message, who stands up for his policies and answers her questions clearly. She is getting so agitated at him not playing the game by the 'rules'.
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