Reposted by David WardRick @flipchartrick.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Small business isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. Big companies are the engines of economic growth. The more an economy is dominated by small businesses, the more likely it is to be a weak one. 52310
Reposted by David WardDavid Herdson @davidherdson.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Politically, the best option would be to keep the name of the 'triple lock' but change the formula - say, to the middle of the three components rather than the top one. Too many people will confuse 'scrapping the triple lock' with 'scrapping increases' or even 'scrapping the pension'. 9246
Reposted by David WardAlistair Coleman @alistaircoleman.bsky.social · 10/09/2026IRN BRU, I admire you as our proud national drink, but in the present atmosphere, don’t you think you timed this REALLY badly with the balaclavas? 6294
Reposted by David WardLee Hurley @hleehurley.com · 06/09/2026"Wait until the Sundays" people told me discussing why the papers weren't going hard on Farage being caught in the Channel 4 sting. Ok. It's Sunday. Times - front page has Farage's 'I wasn't listening' denial, inside is double-page spread on 'Nigel's Motley crew' (that's them covering the sting) 316841
Reposted by David WardMarc Morris @marcmorris.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Frankly amazed that despite wall-to-wall Bayeux Tapestry coverage nobody has mentioned the Playmobil version I made back in 2016. 1351786
Reposted by David WardParody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Please excuse my total silence on the events in Middlesbrough, but as there are no immigrants involved it is of no interest to me whatsoever. 211313304
David Ward @davidwardsays.bsky.social · 30/08/2026I know it ended badly before, but it’s so good to see Rashford playing well in. United shirt again #mufc 021
Reposted by David WardResolution Foundation @resolutionfoundation.org · 13/08/2026Most young people describe themselves as almost always online, and they're also the age group most likely to describe themselves as lonely ⤵️ buff.ly/v7pfxOa 054
Reposted by David WardRebecca Montacute @beckymontacute.bsky.social · 13/08/2026🏘️ NEW - As we spend another day overheating in our homes, we look at the simple changes needed to the planning system to allow installation of passive cooling options (things like external blinds, awnings etc) common in many other European countries - www.smf.co.uk/commentary_p...smf.co.ukBritain's cooling debate is blind to passive optionsBritain is in yet another heatwave. Whilst the policy debate has revolved around air conditioning, are we missing a more sustainable fix? 611848
Reposted by David WardTheBossRoss 🧶 @thebossross.bsky.social · 03/08/2026If women wore smart glasses, they'd be banned. (soigomaa/x) Think about it. If millions of women wore smart glasses, recording men's behaviour, conversations, comments, their driving & bar chats ... can you imagine the panic? Trust me, smart glasses would be regulated before you can say 'Meta'. 961884470
Reposted by David WardInside Housing @insidehousing.bsky.social · 29/07/2026dlvr.itEPC-led compliance won’t improve people’s livesMEES is in danger of driving the sector towards a culture of compliance and box-ticking, writes Bob Spedding, director of assets and sustainability at Yorkshire Housing 001
Reposted by David WardKirsty Grainger @kirstygrainger.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Earlier this year UKRI launched a funding call to invest £40M in ONE AI lab. www.ukri.org/opportunity/... For some unknown reason they decided to fund TWO AI labs at the cost of £60M. An extra £20M. Just found. That's the equivalent of 7 more years of Jodrell Bank. www.ukri.org/news/ukri-la...ukri.orgUKRI launches two AI research labs to stay ahead in global raceTwo new labs will back British researchers to develop next generation artificial intelligence (AI) systems, helping secure the UK’s position as a global leader. 10433250
Reposted by David WardDreadnought Holiday @dreadships.bsky.social · 18/07/2026Note to England: you are not obliged, in fact, to let the French attempt to rescue their reputation 113613
David Ward @davidwardsays.bsky.social · 15/07/2026Had to put the sad 13 yr old to bed with words ‘you’ve got plenty of tournaments left in your life to see England win one’. Get downstairs and im thinking “Christ how many have I got left at this rate!” 020
Reposted by David WardAdam Kucharski @adamjkucharski.bsky.social · 09/07/2026New post, on why people shouldn't 'never-skill' themselves with AI: kucharski.substack.com/p/dont-never...kucharski.substack.comDon’t 'never-skill' yourself with AIIf you rent your abilities from AI companies, other people can rent them too 05523
Reposted by David WardThe Museum of English Rural Life (MERL) @themerl.bsky.social · 06/07/2026are we closed because of the game? or are we closed because we're never open on Mondays? the answer to one of these questions is yes, and you must look inside your heart to learn which 528816
Reposted by David WardBen Ansell @benansell.bsky.social · 06/07/2026Bring on the megafauna finale of Haaland versus Dan Burn 418316
Reposted by David WardJonathan Simons @jonathansimons.bsky.social · 06/07/2026No way we win that game in extra time given 10 men and players exhausted. Taking Kane off literally bets the whole World Cup on winning it in 90. Not convinced Rogers was the right sub on, but that’s big management chutzpah. No way Southgate does that. 041
David Ward @davidwardsays.bsky.social · 06/07/2026Henderson reaching John Terry levels here. Doesn’t play but manages to get booked and get stretchered off in front the media 000
David Ward @davidwardsays.bsky.social · 06/07/2026So glad I have Shearer here to tell me it’s a good idea not to concede another goal. 010
Reposted by David WardWilliam Shakespeare @shakespeare.lol · 06/07/2026But great men tremble when the lion roars 524737
Reposted by David WardArthur Snell @snellarthur.bsky.social · 05/07/2026All the evidence points to conclusion that Cottrell doesn’t have serous money. So where is he getting the money he spent on Farage? 1631295
Reposted by David WardPhil Norman @mrphilnorman.bsky.social · 03/07/2026The BBC could steal a march on that pompous-looking Christopher Nolan film by putting this up on the IPlayer. 33513
Reposted by David WardRachel Coldicutt @rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social · 04/07/2026The team writing the strategy are going to have a lot of corporate lobbyists selling them Kool Ideaz™️ just now, but a good strategy for a PM who wants to be liked is to start by talking about skills and jobs for young people, who are quite literally the future of the tech industry 3251
Reposted by David WardJohn Oxley @joxley.jmoxley.co.uk · 01/07/2026England hasn't attacked this ineffectually on 1st July since The Somme. 715128
Reposted by David WardSteve Hunnisett @blitzwalker.bsky.social · 29/06/2026Spotted at Walton on Thames Cricket Club yesterday…. 1163
Reposted by David WardPeter Smith @redpeter99.bsky.social · 28/06/2026England could have won this by playing normal Test cricket against a bowling attack held together by elastaplast and bandages. Stokes should have been prevented from opening the batting and playing like there were three overs left. #ENGNZ 20605
Reposted by David WardRussell England @russellengland.bsky.social · 24/06/2026Reminder of Great British Patriot!! Nigel Farage, laughing his socks off as the pound crashed on the night of the EU Ref 10 years ago Making the rest of us poorer 811190458
Reposted by David WardJess Zimmerman @jesszimmerman.com · 17/06/2026Who wants to see a job listing with several escalating jump scares www.publishersmarketplace.com/jobs/view.cg... 4014934
Reposted by David WardColm Murphy @colmpm.bsky.social · 14/06/2026I hope Hull History Centre won't mind me sharing this lovely letter from Roy Hattersley's papers, on the sad news of his passing aged 93. RIP. 7381103
Reposted by David WardBusby Babes will NEVER die @trevthered.bsky.social · 02/06/2026Andy Mitten is so much better to listen to than Goldbridge. Andy talks facts & has links with United including 20 years knowing Michael Carrick. He goes to watch United every week Goldbridge's views are based on promoting his own image and simply guesswork that any of us could offer 682
David Ward @davidwardsays.bsky.social · 03/05/2026We’ve seen it all, we’ve won the lot!!! OT rocking #mufc 020
Reposted by David WardChaminda Jayanetti @cjayanetti.bsky.social · 21/04/2026'Ooo remembers Macclesfield v Man City?' 3173
Reposted by David WardDrSinBin @drsinbin.bsky.social · 19/04/2026I'm not joking when I say mRNA technology is more important than "AI" and it's a tragedy we're throwing billions into one while our government is aggressively defunding the other. 116150725538
Reposted by David WardAdam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 19/04/2026When Angela Rayner underpaid £40,000 in stamp duty, Richard Tice said it was "morally completely indefensible” and she should resign if she had “any moral decency”. Now we learn he set up four shell companies that let him avoid paying £100,000 he owed in tax and to then transfer the cash to Reform 16440602093
Reposted by David WardDan Neidle @danneidle.bsky.social · 18/04/2026Our new report: Richard Tice signed accounts wrongly claiming £98,000 of tax exemptions A 🧵 with the evidence: 441240646
Reposted by David WardDreadnought Holiday @dreadships.bsky.social · 17/04/2026Pouring one out for Jimmy Hill tonight. 3362
Reposted by David WardAngry People in Local Newspapers @apiln.bsky.social · 17/04/2026Today in THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING, we always assumed that the dickhead in this meme was Heston. We apologise to Heston, but not to Gregggggg. THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING. #Mastertwat 1415033
Reposted by David WardMatthew Highton @matthighton.bsky.social · 09/04/2026He's finally gone full Macbeth. 4297
Reposted by David WardKenneth F. Duggan 🇨🇦 @kfduggan.bsky.social · 08/04/2026Trump: “I could be Pope, you know, if I wanted. And they’re saying I should be. Isn’t that right? Some people said this. They say I’d be the most powerful pope the world has ever seen. Who knows? I might do it. I like white clothes. But I’d probably change it to 24-karat gold. It’d be so expensive.” 1191
David Ward @davidwardsays.bsky.social · 01/04/2026Unbelievable statement here in the impact statement for the Govts policy on energy standards in social housing. They have chosen the option that will bring LESS people out of fuel poverty! www.gov.uk/government/c... 000
Reposted by David WardAerossurance @aerossurance.bsky.social · 30/03/2026A job for Darrius Jedburgh and a Harrods carrier bag (Edge of Darkness Ep 5, Northmoor, Tx 25 November 1985) 011
Reposted by David WardJill Rutter @jillongovt.bsky.social · 29/03/2026It is absolutely stupid that a major focus of policy response to the Iran War is on the planned 1p rise in fuel duty in September (watching Trevor Phillips interview Bridget Phillipson). Of no help now to anyone to abandon it. Shows how trivial our political debate has become. 32739161