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jamesmacleod37.bsky.social @jamesmacleod37.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

That’s literally it isn’t it. The message is “Don’t question how terrible your life is and the structural inequalities that have got you there. Just remember you are English and save your ire for anyone who says that isn’t of fundamental importance or that you can’t claim to be the most English”

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jamesmacleod37.bsky.social @jamesmacleod37.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Ugh, yes I heard this (I rarely have Today programme on, and I was reminded why). The line that got me was “a lot of people feel really lost and worried about their lives and the only thing they get to hold on to is being English”.

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jamesmacleod37.bsky.social @jamesmacleod37.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Voters are clearly rejecting the centrist status quo. Whether misguidedly for Brexit/Reform by those who believe migrants are the problem, or for the Greens by people who think Blair's friends are the problem. Where is this great demand for centrist policies? This man could not be more out of touch.

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jamesmacleod37.bsky.social @jamesmacleod37.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

The sound bite BBC just played at lunch had him saying that the lack of centrist policies was a "supply issue, not a demand issue". Is he okay? Is he awake? What is he chewing on?

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jamesmacleod37.bsky.social @jamesmacleod37.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

If Blair's latest anti-progressive rant has to get wall to wall coverage (which I dispute is necessary, though I get he was a long serving PM and knows how to grab attention) can we please please report it properly. Not one mention on BBC WATO about the funding of his lobby institution. Try this:

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jamesmacleod37.bsky.social @jamesmacleod37.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

I hope Gianni Infantino appreciates the irony when his world cup is called off due to the inaugural peace prize winner having invaded at least three sovereign states by June.

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jamesmacleod37.bsky.social @jamesmacleod37.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

A straight up oil grab does sound plausible though. I think direct energy politics. Currency politics perhaps over thinking it?

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jamesmacleod37.bsky.social @jamesmacleod37.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

"The entire US finance system is based on the petrodollar". This feels like a tremendous overstatement. Atrocious US act of aggression and your thread is interesting. But the petrodollar 1) not that fragile 2) not that crucial 3) Venezuela not that much of a pressure point. I think other motivation

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jamesmacleod37.bsky.social @jamesmacleod37.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

"The Met police said it had arrested six people at the meeting on suspicion of conspiracy to cause a public nuisance." "More than 20 uniformed police, some equipped with Tasers, forced their way into the Westminster meeting house" Twenty. Twenty police. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

theguardian.com

Met raids Quaker meeting house and arrests six women at Youth Demand talk

At least 20 officers forced their way into property and police said some present were planning direct action in London

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jamesmacleod37.bsky.social @jamesmacleod37.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

@georgemonbiot.bsky.social , this feels like the kind of thing you brief us on. Is there anyway to raise awareness of this and find out if any teachers have actually implemented this? Also how can we put pressure to defund QMS?

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jamesmacleod37.bsky.social @jamesmacleod37.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

That's tax payers money. Being used to lobby teachers to manipulate our KIDS into starring in social media misinformation campaigns on behalf of the meat industry. All while the government is up in arms about the predatory practices of social media companies and lack of safe guards for children.

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jamesmacleod37.bsky.social @jamesmacleod37.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Quality Meat Scotland is a special interest group with the stated aim to "maximise the contribution" of beef farming. It is also a government funded public body. It has sent out material to all schools in Scotland, detailing a lesson plan that asks pupils to produce TikTok propaganda for it.

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jamesmacleod37.bsky.social @jamesmacleod37.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

@georgemonbiot.bsky.social , this sounds like the kind of thing you brief us about. How can we get this group defunded?

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jamesmacleod37.bsky.social @jamesmacleod37.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Tax payers money. Used to manipulate our KIDS into creating social media misinformation campaigns for the beef industry. (All while the government is up in arms about protecting children from predatory social media).

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jamesmacleod37.bsky.social @jamesmacleod37.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

We have an Amazon boss in charge of policing against dangerous monopolies. Great. Fab.

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jamesmacleod37.bsky.social @jamesmacleod37.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Oh no! What is happening?! I feared Starmer and Reeves would be devoid of progressive policies and fail to make things better. But even in my arch cynicism I didn't expect moves like this: Ousted for protecting consumers over execs. Replaced by Amazon exec.

bbc.co.uk

Government ousts UK competition watchdog chair

Marcus Bokkerink is leaving as the government signals it is serious about growth, the BBC understands.

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