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James @jamese-b84.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

How is it possible that The Grauniad made it to paragraph 4 of his obit before mentioning his felonious past? Are we whitewashing that now? What next, claiming that both Aitken and Hamilton were squeaky clean?

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James @jamese-b84.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

In a completely unrelated development, the Home Builders Federation are hosting a panel discussion at CPC tomorrow on “the viability crunch in housing developments”. Sure it’s just coincidence though…

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James @jamese-b84.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

This Simon Clarke? The 42yr old Simon Clarke? The one who was born 4 years after the 70s ended? What does he remember of the 70s except the inside of his old man’s ball bag?

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James @jamese-b84.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

@garethdennis.uk RAIB Interim report for Bedford talks about a nearly 10m reduction in length of the trains. Even with expected intervehicle deformation/crumpling, this feels like a lot! Is it or is this the expected crash worthiness from modern rolling stock?

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James @jamese-b84.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Likewise. I’m in a predicament in that my “bar” for voting Labour has to be lower (thanks FPTP) as we’re probably in a 3-way marginal between CON, LAB and REF next time round. Does frustrate me with a lost 2 years as well, especially as I stayed up to watch results in 2024 buoyed by excitement.

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James @jamese-b84.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Decisions made by closed-minded people living in ideological bubbles where the “brown people” are out “to do us harm”. 2029 should be about the Millennials and Gen Z…not the triple lock.

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James @jamese-b84.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Who will still be very much of working age. Home ownership, the ability to secure decent jobs, the hope that we can raise a family in safety (environmental and as a country) and with reassurance that it doesn’t all get whipped away from under us by callous utilities companies or stupid

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James @jamese-b84.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Electoral suicide would be keeping something that the remaining 79% of voters are unlikely to ever see benefit from. 3% of voters in 2029 will still be in 6th form or college, and 22% younger than 34. The 2029 election will be won and lost on issues that matter to that 25% and the 50ish percent

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James @jamese-b84.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

www.theguardian.com/politics/liv... OK, keep the triple lock… as long as I can benefit from it in 26 years time. “Electoral suicide” will only occur if the majority of voters would be benefiting from it. In 2029, it’s expected that over 65’s will make up only 21% of the population.

theguardian.com

Burnham is told axing pension triple lock would be ‘electoral suicide’ as he prepares to address Labour conference – UK politics live

Union leader says getting rid of triple lock not ‘the right thing’ as the PM prepares to lay out his ‘hope comes from honesty’ vision in Liverpool this afternoon

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James @jamese-b84.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

As a plus point, he and the 46 things he subscribes to on Substack gave me 47 new things to block. John is most definitely living in his mum’s box room and is most certainly an incel based on those (paid) subs.

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James @jamese-b84.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Pretty sure they did that with his dear old dad… put old KKK Fred in a copy of his office and let him think he was still in charge.

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James @jamese-b84.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Must. Not. Comment. On. Journalist’s. Name…

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James @jamese-b84.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Ah but that doesn’t fit the narrative here or in the Graun… which is that whichever Labour PM there is, they’re not leftist enough or they’re destined to fail. And I say this as a subscriber (just not to their ideology of tearing down Labour PMs).

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James @jamese-b84.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

With decent, quantifiable criteria, we can do something decent… I’ve let contracts where performance is incumbent on both the number of apprentices recruited and those successfully completing it and getting a job. It’s a start but this potentially unlocks more ability as a public sector procurer.

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James @jamese-b84.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

How do you measure the success or adherence to your environmental evaluation criteria within your tenders? Because I’ve never found suppliers to be great at doing anything other than greenwashing and failing to measure the KPIs… and that’s the same for every other colleague I know across GCF.

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James @jamese-b84.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

I say this as a West Ham fan of more than 30yrs (Christ that makes me feel old)… but why, why do you hate your kids that much?! Bastard.

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James @jamese-b84.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

I am such a team player. Whilst my wife goes out for a run, I’ve eaten the last third of the ripe, unpasteurised, creamy and flavourful Camembert D’Isigny Sainte-Mère because it was smelling out the fridge. She truly doesn’t know how lucky she is…

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James @jamese-b84.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

My instagram algorithm has become increasingly niche… with it serving up a (French language) interview from @lequipe-actu.bsky.social with the man at @letour.stadio.top who repaints the phalluses on the road on each stage into rabbits or butterflies. #nichesportscontent

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James @jamese-b84.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Worse than that, I think it probably stems from the 1787 Constitutional Convention which determined that slaves were to be considered 3/5ths of a person in calculating state populations and therefore electoral representation. That old Klansman dad thing really wore off on ole Donnie…

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James @jamese-b84.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Tea, door handles or umbrellas…

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James @jamese-b84.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

In an unexpected turn in my life, I find myself reading Erskine May to establish whether a member can wear a bin on their head. It seems @countbinface.bsky.social might be OK as long as they pair it with a tie…

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James @jamese-b84.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Bloody wokes… it won’t be like this when are Nige gets in. Oh wait.

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James @jamese-b84.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Finally… a good use for AI.

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James @jamese-b84.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Weird take I know, but every single one of those people has cheap, shitty shoes. I noticed the guy wearing On walking shoes first and then realised everyone else was wearing awful shoes as well. Not a Goodyear welt in sight…all cemented.

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James @jamese-b84.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Dallas eh?! You know what everyone would really like Donnie, is for you to take a driving tour around the city. Also, it’s hot in September, so don’t take the beast, take a convertible…

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James @jamese-b84.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

This definitely bears repeating. @garethdennis.uk podcasts on Great Heck and Morpeth also repeat this and the progress made since the mk1 coaches of old. Worth celebrating (even though that doesn’t feel appropriate just yet).

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James @jamese-b84.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

All coming after “are Tommeh” has been in Moscow. If I didn’t know better I’d call him a traitor to Britain and an agent of a hostile state.

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James @jamese-b84.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

All jackscrews sufficiently lubed I hope? I’d also hoped someone would have turned up in full Samovar flight attendant uniform…

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James @jamese-b84.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

I am informed this morning that my mother seems to have instigated some sort of Marxist U3A current affairs splinter group. They meet away from the rest of the U3A group at different members’ houses. Has my mother created a rural-based Weather Underground?!

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James @jamese-b84.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

GFY Baumgartner. I say this in all sincerity, the USA can get royally fucked right now. I will never visit again if this is the sort of shit you’re pulling.

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James @jamese-b84.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Feels like another sock puppet account. Wonder who it is this time? They seem to be multiplying at a rate of knots here as Zack gains traction.

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James @jamese-b84.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

Too much Fuji for my taste, but I wholeheartedly approve of this fridge.

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James @jamese-b84.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Well of course, how else are all those cabinet members going to get around? Private (yellow) A320s for all Trump administration members!

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James @jamese-b84.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

I see you’re swallowing the “line” that’s being pushed then… another civil service bashing underway. Change colour and it makes no difference, every party has a pop as it gets them a bounce in polls.

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James @jamese-b84.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

God damn it Cadburys. Where has the Creme Egg car at Bournville gone? It was my favourite bit of the train journey to Brum. Does anyone know?

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Gareth Dennis @garethdennis.uk · 17/04/2026

if you're being served this in the MIDDLE EAST surrounded by some of the best food humanity has ever conceived of, you're not just on the losing side, you've lost in ways the English language cannot describe

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James @jamese-b84.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Everyone loves an RB211… even sociopathic narcissists!

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James @jamese-b84.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Authority apparently requires a conference with involvement of NMCC. Vance would be part of that, and is probably perceived as not “hawkish” enough when compared to Hegseth. Hence, move him out of the way and Hegseth/Trump get their bucket of instant sunshine.

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James @jamese-b84.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/te... Nixon talked for 1 minute. 4 paragraphs. No self-congratulatory stuff.

presidency.ucsb.edu

Telephone Conversation With the Apollo 11 Astronauts on the Moon | The American Presidency Project

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James @jamese-b84.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

Yes! Clearly. There is no way that this administration wouldn’t have photos and video of the “heroic rescue”…

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James @jamese-b84.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

I must have touched a nerve with “Wes” as I’ve been blocked… can’t say I’m surprised or that I’ll miss the feed popping up every so often.

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James @jamese-b84.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Why do you think Pakistan is promoting itself as an interlocutor, along with Turkey, Egypt and Saudi Arabia? PAK and KSA would be ideally placed for stopover destinations. Former Soviet states would be possibly risky with a hawkish Putin. Another Ukraine in Turkmenistan is possible!

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James @jamese-b84.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Unfortunately they post “objectively” right up until they shill for Labour. They also will defend labour, right up until presented with a difficult view and they “just post the info as it’s available” and “don’t get into discussions”. I’m 90% convinced it’s a sock puppet account.

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James @jamese-b84.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

I don’t think Guides are entirely innocent in this. A simple change to their membership rules would have removed this issue entirely. The Scouts don’t have this issue because they’re not exclusive to one gender. They’re electing to simp for this “rule”…

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James @jamese-b84.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Yeah, but the ability to drink “train tins” is at least 40% of the UK citizenship test… if you can answer questions on history then you’re set for asylum here. We have far better trains.

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James @jamese-b84.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

My other half shared a room with the wife of one when we had our second child… they spoke very passionately about the way they managed the land. I think it’s a genuine “top to bottom” belief in it. Can only be a good thing! We just need many others to do the same.

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James @jamese-b84.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

That’s the thing for me. It’s a rot. People have voted for this three times, twice successfully. This is the true face of America and its people, regardless of their protestations. We won’t be going there for a long, long time.

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James @jamese-b84.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

Hey, isn’t that the sort of thing that USAID used to do? You know, soft power and all that jazz. Who could have foreseen that China (they of the Belt and Road Initiative) might have filled that void left by USAID and the UK DFID.

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James @jamese-b84.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

From the other side of the pond, I can see that this was the most Florida Man of Florida Men… and yet somehow this entire venture didn’t “take-off”?! I am shocked. Shocked I say.

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