Leon Black @drleonblack.bsky.social · 8hSurely no one resists the urge to make stupid jokes at at every opportunity. 010
Reposted by Leon BlackOtto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 11hWe're repeatedly told that asylum seekers pose a threat to the good people of our country... Reading about the threatening and violent treatment of elderly and open minded locals in Crowborough I get the impression that the real threat comes from closer to home. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026... 45644317
Reposted by Leon BlackOtto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Faragists rely on the narrative of "men on boats" creating a de facto Fifth Column in the UK to feed their agenda and to stir up hostility and to win votes and ultimately power. Suckers fall for it. Media boosts it. We've been here so many times before and you'd think we'd all wise up but hey ho 38803212
Reposted by Leon BlackGavin Alexander @gavin83bay.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Quite an achievement to get the man's name wrong twice in the same post. 34719154
Leon Black @drleonblack.bsky.social · 28/09/2026What? Never mind the random capitalisation of "Up North", is Corrie not watched outside of the M62 corridor? 000
Leon Black @drleonblack.bsky.social · 28/09/2026First lecture of the year this morning at 9am to a class of 190 first-years. It was their only lecture of the day, yet I had over 170 in the lecture theatre. Anyone saying that kids today don't have the same work ethic can get stuffed. 130
Reposted by Leon BlackRoland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 28/09/2026'Which taxes do you want to raise instead?' should be the default question to anyone who calls for reductions in immigration. 14433152
Reposted by Leon BlackDmitry Grozoubinski @explaintrade.com · 28/09/2026"International students have little impact on GDP" is certainly a take. 91366
Reposted by Leon BlackJonathan Portes @jdportes.bsky.social · 28/09/2026meanwhile, over on X, Andrew Neil's cognitive decline continues apace.. 1013721
Leon Black @drleonblack.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Nick Robinson is so pleased with his phrase "Hope today. Pay for it tomorrow" about Andy Burnham's plans for social care, that hes used it twice in the same article. 000
Reposted by Leon BlackToby Earle 🇺🇦 @tobyontv.bsky.social · 27/09/2026not sure about this new Enid Blyton 19316
Reposted by Leon BlackChris Grey @chrisgrey.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Farage (et al) literally panting for Fairford to be linked to asylum seekers and, as usual, the ludicrous demand for immediate information with totally irresponsible implication that the absence of such information is suspect. 66523137
Reposted by Leon BlackAnon Opin @anonopin.bsky.social · 26/09/2026If you've got an opinion you want on here - submit it to the form: forms.gle/1gNMupaNHQf8xeRE6 922211
Reposted by Leon BlackPrivate Eye Magazine @privateeyenews.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Yes, it's that time again when the Fascism scene returns to London and this year black is very much in vogue. From the new Private Eye, in shops now. 10376146
Reposted by Leon BlackWill Jennings📉🗳️ @drjennings.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Shot (BBC) / chaser (Basingstoke Gazette) 422775
Reposted by Leon BlackAdam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 25/09/2026You have to get a very long way through this BBC report before you learn which party runs the council which took the decision to close all these nurseries www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukSouth Tyneside Council nursery closures decision 'devastating'Councillors confirm that all 10 Stanley's nurseries in South Tyneside will close by July 2027. 78903329
Reposted by Leon BlackEmma Monk @monkemma.bsky.social · 25/09/2026🧵 As front-page headlines go, this has to be one of the most misleading I've seen in a long time It's an out-and-out lie But notice the trick they use to get away with it...👀 *They're* not lying - they're just quoting someone else who is👍🏻 In this case, the leader of the opposition🙄 1/33 321003543
Leon Black @drleonblack.bsky.social · 25/09/2026As someone who's spent my 55 years supporting Man City and Rochdale, I'm quite looking forward to the two of them meeting in the League next season. 010
Reposted by Leon BlackJohn Bull @garius.bsky.social · 25/09/2026will say it again: the most effective way to curb far right agitators like Lowe, "Tommo" et. al. would be to stop their ability to earn money for it from social media or live streaming. So much of it is grifting for revenue, not attention. 211134388
Reposted by Leon BlackTom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 25/09/2026I watched this last night. It's terrifying, but hopeful. I feel it's my duty, as a human, to share it. I'd appreciate it if you shared it too. It's specifically made for people in the UK, but it's about everyone, and, the more people see it, the better chance we'll have. www.nebriefing.org/the-filmnebriefing.orgNational Emergency BriefingA 50-min film centred around the National Emergency Briefing. The frank facts, but also the huge opportunity if Government steps up and leads a WW2-scale response. Designed to be watched by communitie... 8164100
Reposted by Leon BlackThe Canary @thecanaryuk.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Makers of documentary exposing IOF's Gaza confessions to put film online free The documentary NAZA won five awards at the Venice Film Festival in September 2026, including the Special Jury Prize www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/20...thecanary.coMakers of documentary exposing IOF's Gaza confessions to put film online freeThe documentary NAZA won five awards at the Venice Film Festival in September 2026, including the Special Jury Prize 03632
Reposted by Leon BlackKenny Stewart @kennystew.art · 24/09/2026I know it’s a pretty tired and far from original point by now, but consider this versus someone holding up a Palestine Action sign and muse on which this government considers support for terrorism. 1019846
Reposted by Leon BlackRoland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 24/09/2026So they're now talking about attacking the system of policing and law. Arrest these f*ckers. Stop bowing down to them and dancing around them. 1051192343
Reposted by Leon BlackJosh Chafetz @joshchafetz.bsky.social · 24/09/2026There's a lot to say about this, and other folks are saying most of it. I just want to focus on one thing: the claim about the relationship between universities and "the real world." 1526993
Reposted by Leon BlackAsh Oro @ashoro.co.uk · 22/09/20261/23 Sorry, this will be long... There is a lot of shouting about what happened in the Channel yesterday. So I want to go back to basic law. Not immigration policies or political rhetoric. At sea, the starting point is simple: Preservation of life comes first under all maritime conventions. 26895469
Reposted by Leon Blackflyingrodent @flyingrodent.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Rich men used to fear that a mob from the town would show up and seize their factories and mansions. That ceased to be any concern a long time ago so now, they fight like lions to ensure random dorks on Twitter dot com aren’t telling each other not to buy Hank Wank’s new album because he is a dick. 119130
Reposted by Leon Blackflyingrodent @flyingrodent.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Ten years of relentlessly hateful, comically elitist anti-democratic politics across the white people world, helpfully summarised. The wrong people are talking, the wrong people are deciding and it’s harming the careers of important people who actually matter. Smithers! Release the hounds 81489674
Reposted by Leon BlackDuncan Weldon @duncanweldon.bsky.social · 24/09/2026- Honestly my dear grandchildren, you’ll never believe how low rates were in the 2010s. - at least you built a load of infrastructure when borrowing costs were so low grandad? Right? Right? 251172183
Reposted by Leon BlackAdam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 23/09/2026The British right has now descended to the point where 'the England team are not English' is becoming the consensus position 4031410315
Reposted by Leon Blackchiller @chiller.eurosky.social · 23/09/2026Might have done a bit of a rant at my MP. It's quite a nice feeling actually. Give it a go. 1514949
Leon Black @drleonblack.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Sharing this because I'm a leftie. wpr-newsletter.beehiiv.com/p/why-china-...wpr-newsletter.beehiiv.comWhy China Has Ten Times Fewer Left-Handers Than the NetherlandsChina's 10% left-handedness rate trails the Netherlands' 13%: discover why cultural attitudes and education reshape global handedness, defying biology's expectations. 010
Reposted by Leon BlackHOPE not hate @hopenothate.org.uk · 22/09/2026Well, that didn’t take long. Minutes after our investigation into “Big Time Charlie” went live, the account disappeared from X. 10243114
Reposted by Leon BlackEsheru @esherukweku.bsky.social · 22/09/2026This is why the media in this country needs regulating. I can guarantee there isn’t an iota of truth to anything that’s being said here. Their only intention is to keep this nonsense on top of the news agenda. 1081367405
Reposted by Leon BlackJim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 22/09/2026how much has Trump's war in the Middle East cost British home-owners in higher mortgage payments? "British homeowners are paying an average of £840 a year more when they refinance their mortgages, as the rising borrowing costs triggered by the Iran war start to impact" www.ft.com/content/789c...ft.comUK homeowners take £840-a-year mortgage hit from Iran warRising borrowing costs triggered by conflict in Middle East start to impact consumers’ spending power 911363
Reposted by Leon BlackJessica Elgot @jessicaelgot.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Started watching Sky’s War Game last night where Michael Gove is the PM during the Russian attack and I’m afraid it is just very difficult to watch it without thinking of this, one of the great cartoons ever published 541632391
Leon Black @drleonblack.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Big celebration in the Black house. I think we've got to know one another over the years. 110
Reposted by Leon BlackLeonid Schneider @forbetterscience.bsky.social · 22/09/2026A Book That Will Never Be Read forbetterscience.com/2026/09/22/a...forbetterscience.comA Book That Will Never Be Read“I cannot shake the feeling that we find ourselves in a publisher-papermill complex, powered largely by public funding. ” – Michal Wojcik 265
Reposted by Leon BlackThe Volatile Mermaid @ohnoshetwitnt.bsky.social · 21/09/2026From the people who told you that straight white male privilege doesn’t exist… 811137163284
Reposted by Leon BlackMarie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 21/09/2026echoes of the time I went clubbing as a teenager and the bouncer asked if I was 18 and I said "yes" (I wasn't) and then he asked "are you sure?" and I said "yes" and he let me in 4091272
Reposted by Leon BlackPriyamvada Gopal @priyamvadagopal.bsky.social · 20/09/2026The Face Eating Leopard I Fed Should Not Eat My Face 27213