Ian Fraser @ianfraser.bsky.social · 8hLabour MP @labourlewis.bsky.social reveals Tom Watson warned him over criticising Palantir. 2129
Reposted by Ian FraserIan Fraser @ianfraser.bsky.social · 27/09/2026He’ll sell you a dream, but deliver a nightmare. Alex Gibney’s epic 3¾-hour documentary ‘Musk’ provides an unprecedented insight into the mind of a dangerous far-right megalomaniac. 46933
Ian Fraser @ianfraser.bsky.social · 28/09/2026With Michael Gove cosplaying the PM, and Jim Murphy in the wings, we know we're doomed. @brokenbottleboy.bsky.social on why Sky’s ‘The War Game’ is arms industry propagandabrokenbottleboy.substack.comIn the terrifying world of Dr StrangeGoveSky’s The War Game put ex-politicians in a simulation where nuclear conflict was inevitable. It was arms industry propaganda pretending to be something serious. 42710
Ian Fraser @ianfraser.bsky.social · 28/09/2026”a brooding, vengeful first-person narrative, underpinned by an overwhelming sense of entitlement. Nowhere do we hear Diana’s voice. Indeed, strikingly perhaps for an author who has written many history books, very few sources are cited.” Anne Whitelock reviews ’Swan Song’ft.comSwan Song: Diana, My Sister — Charles Spencer’s vengeful biographyThe earl’s portrait of the ‘People’s Princess’ may be pacy and gossipy — but its claims are uncorroborated and underpinned by a sense of entitlement 340
Ian Fraser @ianfraser.bsky.social · 27/09/2026He’ll sell you a dream, but deliver a nightmare. Alex Gibney’s epic 3¾-hour documentary ‘Musk’ provides an unprecedented insight into the mind of a dangerous far-right megalomaniac. 46933
Reposted by Ian FraserGerry Hassan @gerryhassan.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Laura Kuenssberg earns between £405k-£410k per year from the BBC. Is it a coincidence that her entire political logic seems to be abt defending the interests of the super-rich & super-affluent? No notion that taxing people like her & their assets might fund social care. #BBCLauraK 67025
Ian Fraser @ianfraser.bsky.social · 26/09/2026No wonder he’s been dubbed the “Frank Spencer of the far right”. 3173
Ian Fraser @ianfraser.bsky.social · 25/09/2026It seems the epidemic of financial wrongdoing and probable fraud at Manchester City started soon after Sheikh Mansour, deputy prime minister of the United Arab Emirates, paid £200m for the club in September 2008.ft.comManchester City found guilty of breaching Premier League rulesIndependent panel finds club guilty on 114 out of 115 charges after a lengthy investigation into financial rule breaches 0103
Ian Fraser @ianfraser.bsky.social · 25/09/2026‘Outright racist’ Daniel Thomas (aka “Danny Tommo”) pleads not guilty to slashing a boat in the English Channel while an emergency responder was aboard — even though he posted a video of himself doing it. A hearing will take place in Portsmouth Crown Court on Tuesday, 29 September.bbc.co.ukDaniel Thomas pleads not guilty after dinghy slashed in ChannelDaniel Thomas is accused of criminal damage after a video appeared to show him slashing at a dinghy. 272
Ian Fraser @ianfraser.bsky.social · 24/09/2026How Britain, which charges a flat 10% tariff on cars from the People’s Republic, became a dumping ground for Chinese cars. The success of the Jaecoo 7 — the “Temu Range Rover” which was launched in Jan 2025 and became the UK’s bestselling car in March 2026 — has caused surprise in the trade.ft.comHow Chinese cars are taking over Britain’s roadsThe UK is a relatively open market for new entrants from China as it does not levy the heavy tariffs seen in the EU and US 431
Ian Fraser @ianfraser.bsky.social · 24/09/2026The increasingly close ties between Nigel Farage’s Reform UK and the seven authoritarian members of the United Arab Emirates should concern us all... 34218
Ian Fraser @ianfraser.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Daniel Thomas, founder of the neo-fascist organisation Patriot Platform, has been arrested on suspicion of criminal damage with intent to endanger life.dorseteye.comTommy Robinson’s ‘Fascist’ Sidekick Daniel Thomas Arrested After Boat Incident - Dorset EyeDaniel Thomas, the founder of the anti-migration group Patriot Platform and an associate of Tommy Robinson, has been arrested on suspicion of criminal damage with intent to endanger life following an ... 0112
Ian Fraser @ianfraser.bsky.social · 23/09/2026The ‘Shetland Bus’ transported Special Operations Executive agents, saboteurs, weapons, and radios into Nazi-occupied Norway, and rescued refugees and stranded allied personnel on return trips. There’s a new documentary about it, ‘Hearts Across the Seashetnews.co.uk‘Deeply personal’ Shetland Bus documentary to launch on FridayHearts Across the Sea will be available to watch free on YouTube 1207
Ian Fraser @ianfraser.bsky.social · 23/09/2026“I cannot accept this”: Eric Cantona slams Man Utd co-owner Jim Ratcliffe over his latest anti-immigration outburst, saying he wouldn’t have signed for the club had the Ineos billionaire been in charge at the time.goal.comEric Cantona slams Man Utd co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe over 'unacceptable' immigration comments and claims he wouldn't have signed for the club | Goal.com IndiaEric Cantona criticises Manchester United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe for his anti-immigration comment, stating he would not have joined the club under his leadership. 13416108
Ian Fraser @ianfraser.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Hampshire Police are conducting enquiries after racist extremist Daniel Thomas, aka ”Danny Tommo,” live-streamed a video showing him repeatedly slashing an inflatable dinghy in the Channel while a rescue worker was aboard.inews.co.ukAnti-migrant vigilante 'slashes' dinghy at sea with rescuer still aboardHampshire police 'conducting enquiries' into an incident in the Channel during a small boat rescue 12412
Ian Fraser @ianfraser.bsky.social · 23/09/2026“Iron Lion Zion”: fascinating history of the Bob Marley hit, which was recorded in April 1973 but not released until September 1992, eleven years after the reggae legend died.udiscovermusic.com‘Iron Lion Zion’: Behind Bob Marley’s Rasta On The RunRaw and alluring, ‘Iron Lion Zion’ brought Bob Marley’s message to the world in a fresh guise, with lyrics that were open to interpretation. 020
Reposted by Ian FraserTuffy @smtuffy.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Great reminder that, for all the advances with crypto, nothing beats old fashioned money laundering through the banking system 13218
Ian Fraser @ianfraser.bsky.social · 20/09/2026A boat purchased by far-right activist Daniel Thomas (aka “Danny Tommo”) to interfere with Border Force operations in the English Channel has sunk.thetimes.comDanny Tommo’s boat for policing Channel accidentally sinksDaniel Thomas, whose Patriot Platform group caused havoc in Dover and Portsmouth, had purchased the vessel to interfere with Border Force operations 5828063
Ian Fraser @ianfraser.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Following their “independence” vote, some Piddington residence tell Amelia Gentleman they’re uneasy about the weaponisation of their asylum dispute by the far-right, and an influx of “masked men like in Dover”.theguardian.comUnease in ‘newly independent’ Piddington as world media and Danny Tommo descendAs villagers take stock following symbolic vote, some fear far-right weaponisation of asylum dispute and influx of ‘masked people like in Dover’ 15347
Ian Fraser @ianfraser.bsky.social · 19/09/2026It’s time for Andy Burnham’s government to get off X 23213
Ian Fraser @ianfraser.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Battered BitMEX, the crypto exchange co-founded and co-owned by Reform UK mega-donor Ben Dalo, is being sued for £495 million over allegedly stolen Bitcoin, days ahead of being shut down.💰cryptoslate.comCelsius sues BitMEX for $495 million just 11 days before exchange shutdownCelsius bankruptcy estate is chasing a 6,360 BTC claim against BitMEX that could become one of its largest remaining recovery efforts. 179
Ian Fraser @ianfraser.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Reform mega-donor Ben Delo’s friends and people he has supported or backed financially include Jordan Peterson, Toby Young, Matt Goodwin, Claire Fox and Peter Thiel. 'Inside The Sanctuary, the shadowy Westminster club at the centre of crypto-political power' by Katie Rosseinsky @the-independent.comindependent.co.ukInside The Sanctuary, the shadowy club at the centre of crypto-political powerReform mega-donor Ben Delo has quietly established a hotspot for Britain's powerful right-wing players in the heart of Westminster. Katie Rosseinsky takes a look at this mysterious location and who is... 23414
Ian Fraser @ianfraser.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Trump escalates efforts to silence media outlets which don't kowtow to him by attempting to ban CNN, MS NOW (formerly MSNBC), and Politico from the White House press pool.au.rollingstone.comSelf-Proclaimed Free Speech Defender Bans CNN, MSNOW, Politico From White HouseDonald Trump announced that he is banning CNN, MSNOW, and Politico from the White House, calling them 'fake news.' 2107
Ian Fraser @ianfraser.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Former Labour deputy leader Lord Tom Watson says he’s “terrifically excited” to be taking a job at controversial technology firm Palantir #RevolvingDoortheguardian.comFormer Labour deputy leader Tom Watson joins PalantirPeer takes full-time position at the controversial company as it fends off pressure from both Andy Burnham’s government and Sadiq Khan 671
Ian Fraser @ianfraser.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Mark Carney gives a better speech than almost any world leader. At the moment, he’s switching between French, English and occasionally German in the European Parliament. 6144
Ian Fraser @ianfraser.bsky.social · 17/09/2026AI developers are at risk of “seeding a new silicon species,” which could “compete” with humans, warns Microsoft’s head of AI, Mustafa Suleyman. He criticised Anthropic for teaching its AI assistant Claude to have human-like qualities, a practice known as anthropomorphising.bbc.co.ukUncontrolled AI could lead to 'silicon species' rivalling humans, warns MicrosoftMustafa Suleyman says he believes rival AI firm Anthropic is in effect teaching Claude it "may be conscious". 143
Ian Fraser @ianfraser.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Hackers targeted Revolut’s “crypto whales” — customers with sizeable cryptocurrency holdings — after compromising an Italian government email system and exchanging messages with the online bank while posing as law enforcement.ft.comHackers say they breached Italian state email to target Revolut ‘crypto whales’Group claims to have spent months posing as law enforcement to obtain confidential data on hundreds of customers 1139
Ian Fraser @ianfraser.bsky.social · 16/09/2026As environment secretary Dame Angela Eagle urges us to stockpile food and water, Channel 4 has turned mass death into reality TV with Apocalypse. What next, wonders @neilmackay.bsky.social, while stockpiling tins of baked beans and sizing up crossbows.heraldscotland.comWhy am I browsing crossbows at midnight? It's all thanks to a terrifying new TV showAs the government tells us to stockpile food and water, and Channel 4 turns mass death into a game show in Apocalypse, our Writer at Large Neil… 041
Ian Fraser @ianfraser.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Danish fast-fashion billionaire Anders Povlsen buys Kinross House and estate, on the western shore of Loch Leven. [share token] www.thetimes.com/article/b71d...thetimes.comScotland’s richest man adds historic lochside estate to portfolioAnders Holch Povlsen’s WildLand conservation company has acquired the Kinross House Estate, on the western shore of Loch Leven, for an undisclosed sum 121
Ian Fraser @ianfraser.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Why Andy Burnham must remove Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) clauses — described as “litigation terrorism” by Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz — from the UK's trade deals. @labourlewis.bsky.social www.newstatesman.com/spotlight/20... 32919
Ian Fraser @ianfraser.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Crispin “Odious” Odey loses bid to overturn City ban. “Mr Odey clearly thought he could act with impunity.... [His] arrogant entitlement and the resulting complete disregard for proper governance means [he] is unfit to work in financial services,” said FCA enforcement director Therese Chambers.thisismoney.co.ukOdey loses bid to overturn lifetime ban from the CityCrispin Odey has lost his bid to overturn a lifetime ban from working in the City following sexual misconduct allegations against him. 0126
Ian Fraser @ianfraser.bsky.social · 14/09/2026There’s no need for a windfall tax on bank profits; it would be simpler to stop paying them subsidies by removing the 3.75% the Bank of England pays out on their reserves. Before 2006 this didn’t happen — Gerard Holtham, partner at Cadwyn Capital and visiting professor at Cardiff Metropolitan Unitheguardian.comWhy are we giving a £24bn-a-year subsidy to profitable commercial banks? | LetterLetter: Gerald Holtham suggests that it time to cut the 3.75% that the Bank of England pays out on the lenders’ reserves 14824
Ian Fraser @ianfraser.bsky.social · 14/09/2026The Girl with the Leica, which is being premiered at the Venice Bienale, reminds us that the photographer Robert Capa wasn’t a real person but a shared byline that almost erased Gerda Taro’s name from history.digitalcameraworld.comNew film 'The Girl with the Leica' reminds the world that photographer "Robert Capa" wasn't a real person, but a shared byline that almost erased Gerda Taro's name from historyPremiering at Venice Bienale, the movie retells the story of a real-life female photographer whose shots were credited to someone else. 0105
Ian Fraser @ianfraser.bsky.social · 14/09/2026At 8.30pm on 13 September 2007, BBC business editor Robert Peston revealed that Northern Rock had applied for emergency funding from the Bank of England. The next day, Northern Rock confirmed that its appeal to the Old Lady of Threadneedle Street had been successful — and all hell broke loose. 161
Ian Fraser @ianfraser.bsky.social · 13/09/2026An inquisitive southern elephant-seal pup makes its first foray into the ocean, in the rock pools of Sea Lion Island in the Falkland Islands. Young seals need to learn to swim quickly if they are to survive independently. Photo: Matty Smith / Ocean Photographer of the Yearbbc.co.uk10 of the most striking ocean images of 2026Curious seals, seahorse fathers and rarely seen deep-sea life are among the most powerful images of the Ocean Photographer of the Year 2026. 0254
Ian Fraser @ianfraser.bsky.social · 13/09/2026How electricity superhighways are transforming Britain. Scotland has become a major focus, with the Eastern Green Link expected to carry 4GW of renewable energy from Scottish windfarms to demand heavy areas of England.theguardian.comMapped: the £150bn megaproject that aims to protect Britain from energy shocksThousands of miles of new power lines are needed to deliver climate targets and energy security, but bills will rise in the short term and opponents are mobilising 192
Ian Fraser @ianfraser.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Ben Delo — the British billionaire who’s handed £36m to Farage’s Reform UK — pleaded guilty in Feb 2022 to failing to implement anti-money laundering controls on his crypto trading platform BitMEX but was later pardoned by Trump. Presumably he welcomes Farage's plan to turn the UK into a crypto hub.thetimes.comCrypto billionaire donates record £36m to Reform UKBen Delo is giving Nigel Farage’s party the largest donation in the history of British politics, saying he wants to ensure a ‘fair fight’ at the polls 42213
Ian Fraser @ianfraser.bsky.social · 11/09/2026‘37°2 le matin,’ (1986) known in English as ‘Betty Blue,’ depicts an all-consuming romance and a tragic descent into madness. Directed by Jean-Jacques Beineix, the film stars Béatrice Dalle and Jean-Hugues Anglade.youtu.be37.2 Degrees in the Morning 1986 Part 1 | Cut | Drama | Love | Jean-Hugues Angladen | Béatrice DalleYouTube video by Unlimited Clips 250
Ian Fraser @ianfraser.bsky.social · 11/09/2026It’s unconscionable that the Poole Lifeboat Museum has had to close. It’s also unconscionable that racist thugs (who BBC News insists on calling “anti-migrant protestors”) are harassing, physically abusing, and threatening to physically abuse RNLI volunteers.bbc.co.ukPoole Old Lifeboat Museum shuts after protesters target volunteersThe museum in Poole says it will remain closed until until the anti-migrant protests stop. 15929
Ian Fraser @ianfraser.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Labour MP Amanda Martin was quoted as saying it was “completely unacceptable that misinformation has led to young cricketers visiting our city being wrongly targeted”. So, if the people targeted by masked racist thugs had been migrants, Martin would’ve been fine with it?!bbc.co.ukGroup entered hotel of Pakistan cricketers mistaken for migrantsProtesters congregated at a Portsmouth hotel after false rumours that a coach of migrants had arrived. 1286
Ian Fraser @ianfraser.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Unite the union has today confirmed that workers at Diageo’s Cameronbridge grain distillery are to go on strike. Unite general secretary, Sharon Graham said: “Diageo is raking in hundreds of millions of profit and there's no justification for slashing hundreds of jobs across its operations.”scotsman.comStrike action over job cuts set to hit Diageo’s Cameronbridge distilleryStaff were balloted at the end of August over strike action, which will now take place. 062
Ian Fraser @ianfraser.bsky.social · 10/09/2026From the start of his shocker of an interview with UK foreign secretary Ed Miliband, BBC Radio 4 presenter Justin Webb conflated British Jews with Israel, a straightforwardly anti-semitic thing to do. Full analysis by @brokenbottleboy.bsky.socialbrokenbottleboy.substack.comAnalysing Justin Webb’s interview with Ed Miliband about sanctions on Israeli settlementsOn the absence of balance in an encounter where the Foreign Secretary’s Jewishness was called into question. 03111
Ian Fraser @ianfraser.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Off her trolley? The sheer hypocrisy of Tory leader Kemi Badenoch over press freedom. @privateeyenews.bsky.social 2136
Ian Fraser @ianfraser.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Andy Burnham also needs to look into a TV camera and say he is proscribing Daniel “Tommo” Thomas‘s blackshirts 613733
Ian Fraser @ianfraser.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Brexit is costing every man, woman and child in the UK £3,000 a year after collapsing trade by 6% to 8%, says @stanford.edu economist, Professor Nick Bloom.independent.co.ukEconomist says Brexit has cost the UK £3,000 per person every year 2178
Ian Fraser @ianfraser.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Businesses forked out £395-a-head plus VAT to attend Reform UK’s business dinner at the party’s Birmingham conference. Many now believe the event, billed as an ”exclusive private dining experience,” was a waste of money, with one describing it as an absolute “shitshow”.politicshome.comBusiness Leaders Left Disappointed By Reform UK Conference After “Disaster” Dinner And Donations RowBusiness leaders and stakeholders have told PoliticsHome that they have been left frustrated by Reform UK's annual party conference in Birmingham. 83818
Ian Fraser @ianfraser.bsky.social · 05/09/2026From his lanyard, it’s clear that the Reform UK member who assaulted two female protestors at the party’s conference is Stephen Cooling of Sutton Coldfield. I assume @westmidlandspolice.bsky.social are on the case? He ought to be easy to find, as he stood for UKIP in the May 2016 local elections. 1317775
Ian Fraser @ianfraser.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Who were the anti-migrant vigilantes (aka “black-clad masked men”, “masked protestors”) who descended on Dover Port earlier today? @hopenothate.org.uk explains the role of Tommy Robinson sidekick Danny “Tommo” Thomas and his formation of far-right vigilante outfit “Patriot Platform” two months ago.hopenothate.org.ukPatriot Platform’s masked members march on Dover – HOPE not hateAt approximately 7:30 this morning, hundreds of black-clad members of Patriot Platform, a far-right vigilante unit, blockaded roads in Dover. They marched north east off... 099
Ian Fraser @ianfraser.bsky.social · 05/09/2026From a journalistic perspective, and indeed from others, this is brilliant work by Louis Wilson and Lawrence Carter of Verbatim Investigations. Of course Reform UK leader Nigel Farage’s attempts to trash their year-long undercover report as a “hoax” and “loose pub talk” are falling flat. 03512