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John Spicer

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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 10h
10yr old STANLEY KUBRICK — already with a camera in his hand — poses for a photo taken by his father at a local airfield.
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John Spicer @johnspicer3.bsky.social · 8h
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026... Why ?
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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor granted £302,000 for end of Royal Lodge lease
Former prince surrendered lease on home within its first 25 years after public outcry about the rent he paid
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John Spicer @johnspicer3.bsky.social · 13h
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... In today’s @theguardian.com : ‘consider how far American governance and presidential values have slid in the moral murk in the past two years alone’
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John Spicer @johnspicer3.bsky.social · 13h
@zackpolanski.bsky.social doing himself no favours on #today I’m afraid
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John Spicer @johnspicer3.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Me neither Too dangerous Mention #brexit or #echr and the 1000yd stares are fatal
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John Spicer @johnspicer3.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
@jamescleverly.bsky.social wrapping himself in knots on #wato , trying to be #mayoroflondon and avoid talking about #brexit or #heathrowexpansion Pathetic
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John Spicer @johnspicer3.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Within first few mins, #kemibadenoch falling apart on #today
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John Spicer @johnspicer3.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... @pollytoynbee.bsky.social on @conservatives.bsky.social : ‘If Badenoch is not for turning, to survive it will need to turn her out’ She’s right, and some at #cpc26 know it
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Badenoch is trying to match Farage step for step – but it’s a dance of death for the Tories | Polly Toynbee
At conference here in Birmingham I found a small battalion of centrist remainers with a vision for the Conservative party to come, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
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John Spicer @johnspicer3.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Embarrassing performance by #andrewgriffiths at #cpc2026 He had to wait for applause for his underwhelming suggestions @conservatives.bsky.social need to have the guts to apologise…
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John Spicer @johnspicer3.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Very depressing listening to #andrewgriffiths on #today just now The usual @conservatives.bsky.social rubbish emanating from him, with no hint of apology for #truss, #brexit and all their other crimes.
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John Spicer @johnspicer3.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
This year's Diploma in the Philosophy of Medicine at the London Apothecaries Society still has places - much mind expanding on offer See apothecaries.shorthandstories.com/ethics-philo...
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Ethics & Philosophy of Medicine
A journey into the ethics of medical practices and their theoretical foundations
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John Spicer @johnspicer3.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
www.theguardian.com/politics/202... God save us Another feast of junk proposals from @conservatives.bsky.social Is there no limit to their irrelevance or incompetence?
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John Spicer @johnspicer3.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
@sarahbool.bsky.social not doing well on #bbcaq I’m afraid. Woolly speaking and too attached to poor @conservatives.bsky.social policy
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John Spicer @johnspicer3.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Good luck. You gotta try no doubt But @conservatives.bsky.social have only ever handled health badly Very badly…
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John Spicer @johnspicer3.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Cleaning up after crap politicians is a big problem. In the UK we are trying to clean up after Truss, Johnson and @conservatives.bsky.social It’s hard
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John Spicer @johnspicer3.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Further tosh on #bbcaq about drilling for oil. Painful…
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John Spicer @johnspicer3.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
There is no limit to the hogwash that @reformuk.bsky.social apparatchik #richardtice emits Latest emission is on #bbcaq on social care - mind numbing tosh…
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John Spicer @johnspicer3.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... Good account from @georgemonbiot.bsky.social here on the disaster of a #heathrowexpansion
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The expansion of Heathrow would be an expensive disaster for Britain and the world. Burnham needs to block it | George Monbiot
A third runway would fly in the face of reason. If we are to prioritise human life over short-term ‘growth’, we need to use planes less, not more, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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billkittle.bsky.social @billkittle.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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John Spicer @johnspicer3.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
www.theguardian.com/politics/202... @reformuk.bsky.social - ‘they don’t like it up ‘em, sir !’
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Reform UK-run council boycotts reporter after row over potholes
Derbyshire county council accused of ‘worst kind of double speak’ as it denies banning local democracy journalist but says it will ignore his inquiries
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John Spicer @johnspicer3.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Utterly laughable performance from #suellabraverman on #bbcqt last night : - 'it's wasn't me, guv' on being a @conservatives.bsky.social minister - you have to be several generations attached to England to immigrate Both ludicrous propositions: she takes us for fools [again]
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John Spicer @johnspicer3.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
www.theguardian.com/politics/202... ‘Nearly 10 years ago, Nigel Farage told LBC he would leave the country if Brexit were not a stunning success…’ as @mrjohncrace.bsky.social reminds us in @theguardian.com today Oi! #nigelfarage ! Time to redeem …..
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John Spicer @johnspicer3.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Outrageous claims from #kemibadenoch trying to shift blame for #prisonscrisis away from incompetent @conservatives.bsky.social It’s on her and her bunch of failed colleagues
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John Spicer @johnspicer3.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... On @reformuk.bsky.social leader comments: ‘…. he will have an awful lot to say about the horrific murder of Henry Nowak, but nothing or next to about those of Jo Cox or Sarah Everard’ Great way of describing inconsistency, from @theguardian.com today
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John Spicer @johnspicer3.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Interesting that #PM didn’t support @heathrow.com 3rd runaway on #bbclaurak This #heathrowexpansion needs killing right now…
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John Spicer @johnspicer3.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
#chrisphilp suddenly appears on #bbclaurak and the nation rises: to make tea, go to the loo, feed the cat etc Anything but listen to this ghastly @conservatives.bsky.social
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Edward Elderman @elderman.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Paul Klee - Growth of Plants, 1921 Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris
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John Spicer @johnspicer3.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Sure. Haven’t seen Points of View for years !
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John Spicer @johnspicer3.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... Good piece from @labourlewis.bsky.social here on the #integritygap as coined. How on earth can an ex Labour Dep Leader justify himself?
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John Spicer @johnspicer3.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Ghastly interview with #helenwhateley on #today She boasts of cutting red tape - but ignores vast bureaucracy of #brexit exporting @conservatives.bsky.social have not redeemed their sins yet…
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Gary Buckley @garybuckley.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
© George Callaghan. 'Hadrian's Wall,' n.d. Oil and acrylic on canvas.
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Journal of Art in Society @artinsociety.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
I’ve posted this painting before, but it's still a mystery ~ no-one really knows what’s going on, but everyone seems to have a firm view about it! So, is she waving to the spectral child outside, or warning her, or maybe something else? ~ Jacobus Vrel's ‘Woman at a Window’ (1650)
Woman sits awkwardly in her chair, peering out a large dark window and holding one palm against the panes. Through the window we see a ghostly small child
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John Spicer @johnspicer3.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
@zannymb.economist.com talking utter sense on #bbclaurak Maybe we need a technocrat Chancellor in the UK ?
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John Spicer @johnspicer3.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
@bphillipsonmp.bsky.social absolutely right to stay out of piffling UK Royal row.. As on #bbclaurak just now
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Elizabeth Warren, AOC, and other members of Congress have introduced a bill to ban private equity funds from owning or controlling medical practices. This is a big deal. Here’s what you need to know about the shady private equity industry and how it operates.
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This One Thing Is Making Your Life More Expensive | Robert Reich
Private equity is shutting out millions of people from buying their own homes.In 2021, private equity investors bought n
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John Spicer @johnspicer3.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
www.theguardian.com/environment/... Naah It’s a bad idea…period As I was reminded at 4.30am this morning by an illegal flight into @heathrow.com
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Airlines should pay for CO2 removal if Heathrow expands, say climate advisers
Climate Change Committee says government cannot expand airport without requiring aviation industry to clean up its emissions
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John Spicer @johnspicer3.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Possibly the least consequential story of the day ?
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John Spicer @johnspicer3.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
www.theguardian.com/media/2026/s... @telegraph.co.uk has been junk for years. Now it is just more so, and a @reformuk.bsky.social organ too it seems Best avoided…
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‘Significant unease’ at the Telegraph over Reform using outlet for ‘spoiler’ tactics
Recent instances of Nigel Farage’s party trying to gain sympathetic coverage lead to debate over reporting practices
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John Spicer @johnspicer3.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... ‘His ratings have plummeted but he can still count on credulous adulation from as many as one in three Americans’ @rafaelbehr.bsky.social on Trump, and applicable to the UK, more or less, and the ghastly #farage
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To understand the threat to our real democracy, watch Putin's fake one | Rafael Behr
As Russians vote this weekend, remember that Britain is not immune to the cynical tactics and corrosion of trust that keep him in power, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr
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Richard Corbett CBE @richardcorbett.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
This trend in public opinion is gradual but relentless. The numbers wanting Britain back in the EU continue to rise. Time for more ambition!
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John Spicer @johnspicer3.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
@reformuk.bsky.social apparatchik Honest Bob is very slippery on #bbclaurak as usual They will take money from anyone?
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John Spicer @johnspicer3.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
So @reformuk.bsky.social is now a wholly owned subsidiary of 2 billionaires? Unsurprising if so …
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John Spicer @johnspicer3.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Agreed
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John Spicer @johnspicer3.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Delighted to see the forest of #EU flags at #lastnightoftheproms on #BBC now Another gentle reminder of the stupidity of #brexit
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Dr. Oliver Dietrich @oliverdietrich.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
For me, one of the most fascinating finds of Neolithic figural art. A group of limestone figurines, probably a hoard, from the Xaghra stone circle, Gozo, Malta. Gozo Museum of Archaeology. #Archaeology
Several limestone sculptures with trapezoidal bodies. The heads show a hairline and stylized faces.
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phoenixrising @mmcarthur.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
William Sanderson : Green Twilight, 1971 oil on canvas
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John Spicer @johnspicer3.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Good point Probably signifies the lack of seriousness, lack of real world view and lack of human engagement in both extremes. Psychopaths [in the non-clinical sense] tend to inhabit those poles too. And no doubt does irritate parents too ...
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Jo Wolff @jowolff.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Have you heard about the political party that survives by taking in each others’ laundering?
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John Spicer @johnspicer3.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-... Amazing how many MPs didn’t bother to vote
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How did your MP vote on the reintroduced assisted dying bill?
MPs today voted not to approve the assisted dying bill at its second reading. The bill, which was brought back to the Commons after being blocked in the Lords, would have allowed terminally ill people...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Trump promised in 2024 he would deliver a "brand new economic boom". Two years later, his economy is crumbling under record high debt and inflation. He's running the country like he ran his businesses — right into the ground.
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How Trump Killed Every Business He Touched | Robert Reich
Let’s set the record straight: Trump is not a “successful businessman.” He is, objectively, a business failure.
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