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Peter Blois @peterblois.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Nobel for these magnificent people & their work, doing what our complicit govt should be doing. Make sure the archive is beyond the reach of Mossad & CIA. The IDF is currently bulldozing history & carting away thousands of bodies to hide the genocide & prepare for the Trump Golden Gaza Beach Resort.

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich: “The thorough cleansing that we are carrying out now in southern Lebanon is unprecedented. “They have nowhere to return to. Look at how it looks. “And by the way, the world isn’t stopping us.”

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Julian Le Vay @julianle.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

You could always model it on the system that stops central government from misusing its powers and wasting public money. Which has always worked so well.

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Julian Le Vay @julianle.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

When a minister says AI will magically solve some long standing tricky problem, you know they haven't a clue.

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Julian Le Vay @julianle.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Most depressing thing I've seen all year.

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Julian Le Vay @julianle.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Stupidity of Rejoiners. "Almost half" is not a majority. It is in fact exactly the same % as voted Remain all those years ago.

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Julian Le Vay @julianle.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Genocide. No other word for it. Done with active support of the Labour govt and their zionist pals. War criminals, still in the Cabinet.

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Julian Le Vay @julianle.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Most people know that our armed forces are too small and too badly equipped to fight a war. Few realise they are also extraordinarily incompetent. Eg this ship cost £1bn launched 20 years ago then decommissioned, because the engines don't work in warm seas, so they had to take the engines out and

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Julian Le Vay @julianle.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

This. If govt cannot restore growth quickly, its promises are uncashable.

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Julian Le Vay @julianle.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Anybody, what exactly is Burnham's "theory of growth"?

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Julian Le Vay @julianle.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Excellent new.BBC Blue Lights sees attack on asylum seekers by racist thugs and - gasp! - takes asylum seekers side! In public! Nothing about thugs have 'legitimate concerns'. Shouldn't Mahmoud have the BBC producer arrested as a 'terrorist'?

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Julian Le Vay @julianle.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Burnham's speech fills me with despair, confirming that like so many politicians he's stuck in the last century, when the role of Labour government was to spend the growth generated by successful capitalism on public services and welfare for the most needy. The job of government today is different.

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Julian Le Vay @julianle.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

It's nonsense that cancelling the triple lock will pay for social care. Rhe triple lock is unaffordable. If you cancel it, you aren't left with spare money to spend, you're simply avoiding a ballooning and unsustainable deficit. Q is burnham financially illiterate or utterly cynical?

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Julian Le Vay @julianle.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Yet another admirable social benefit announced by Burnham without it being clear how it'll be funded. Is this is all he can offer?

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Julian Le Vay @julianle.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Burnham: I'm going to make everything nice! Q: when? B: sometime after the next election! Q: how will you pay for it? B: yes!

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Julian Le Vay @julianle.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

This book's about the most unexpected & worrisome aspect of Trump -the readiness of great American institutions, unis, great law firms & media empires, to bend the knee, some after being threatened but some without any threat, asking him what he would like them to do, & doing it, giving money etc

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Julian Le Vay @julianle.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

The 2nd part of 70 Up. Reflections on the immense impact of the series on their lives, their feelings towards Apted, what they make of their lives having lived them, their awareness that the end isn't far off. Apted's own reflections on what he got right and wrong, what he himself learnt.

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Julian Le Vay @julianle.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

As the BBC slides into the abyss, from Burnham, nothing. He really is quite useless.

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Julian Le Vay @julianle.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

THIS is the leadership we have been waiting for.

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Julian Le Vay @julianle.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

For some reason I looked just now at Kennedy's 'Ich bin ein Berliner' speech 1968. How they loved him, the crowd. How sure he was of what he stood for. How he gave them hope. And dear God! How far America has fallen! How is it possible for a nation to so completely betray itself? Mystery.

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Julian Le Vay @julianle.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I would be grateful for views on hyphenation in justified text. I am finding more & more examples of horrifically ugly hyphenation. Eg. concept-ual is ok but what is one to make of fi-nance or worse, pa-perwork? Horrible & once you notice it you can't un-notice it. It is especially unforgivable si-

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Julian Le Vay @julianle.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Not to worry folks, 'Andy' is planning to increase defence spending to the minimum credible level sometime in the next 30 years. Churchill, not.

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Julian Le Vay @julianle.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Rumours of a snap General Election if Labour hold Holborn & St Pancras. Reasoning - Labour can't really achieve much by 2029, so it's popularity can only decline. People wonder why centrist parties are failing everywhere......They are failing because they are clinically dead.

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Julian Le Vay @julianle.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

By 2050? Oh, sure. Sure. Anything you want, if it's by 2050.

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Julian Le Vay @julianle.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

"70Up", ITV. Impossibility of summing up for new viewers a dozen lives told in 9 progs over 63 years. Gentleness of probing, by modern standards=many stones left unturned. Difference between @35 talking of how you hope to move forwards v @70 trying to make sense of how you've ended up...

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Julian Le Vay @julianle.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Prediction: Labour suddenly discover that proportional representation is extremely complex and administratively difficult and cost millions and requires extensive consultation and, unfortunately, this means the next election will have to be FPTP once more, what a shame

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Julian Le Vay @julianle.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

How does one get on touch with AI? I think we should surrender

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Julian Le Vay @julianle.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Just wondering....do we actually have a 'government'? Has anyone checked recently?

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Julian Le Vay @julianle.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

And yet again, Burnham says nothing and does nothing. What a huge, huge disappointment and failure that man is.

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Will Jennings📉🗳️ @drjennings.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Politicians on the centre-left and centre-right simply don't seem to understand they are in an existential battle for the future of British democracy.

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Julian Le Vay @julianle.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Do these polls show the Left has finally found the right leader? Or that people are so deeply disillusioned that they rush pell mell from one party to another, not out of belief, but out of sheer desperation?

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Julian Le Vay @julianle.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

I didn't know Starbucks also sold coffee

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Julian Le Vay @julianle.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

The chief rabbi's foolish criticism of the govt. (if anyone's making British Jews scapegoats for what Israelis do to Palestinians, it's him) make it necessary to understand the complexity of attitudes of British Jews.A 2025 survey shows a sharp rise in feeling unsafe and perceptions of anti-semitism

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Julian Le Vay @julianle.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Please don't take action against mass murder of Palestinians by Israel. Because the Chief Rabbi will be upset. Not by the nass murder, you understand. But by the UK criticising Israel. Well, he doesnt represent many British Jews, who are appalled by the fascistt entity that Israel has becone.

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Julian Le Vay @julianle.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

On a tour of northern England using trains or trying to. So far, 3 of 4 trains have been over a half hour late, missing one connection. Next time, back to the car

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Julian Le Vay @julianle.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

We really need an investigative journalist to look at the background of the guys who run the Electoral Commission. There must be a reason why they treat Farage and co so softly.

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Julian Le Vay @julianle.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Of course Europe will lose. Has lost. Because we will not fight, will not even prepare to fight, dare not fight. And we'll betray Ukraine, as soon as it is clear that 'standing with Ukraine' would mean we'd have actually to DO something

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Julian Le Vay @julianle.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Can anyone explain the proposition that greater public control of essential services is not merely 'a' way of restoring growth but ' the only' way? How does that work?

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Julian Le Vay @julianle.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

It's gradually becoming clear that Burnham is the sort of leader that, in this chaotic, threatening, bewildering new world, we need least: a nostalgist. Restore the high st, reindustrialise, nationalise. A leftish Restore Britain. And just as unrealistic.

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Julian Le Vay @julianle.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

When a leader ditches promises made before arriving in office as fast as Burnham is doing, surely that reflects either on his integrity or his judgement?

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Julian Le Vay @julianle.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

A very strange argument. Privatization of essential utilities was a mistake but it's hatdly why growth has stalled. Plenty of ideas for restoring growth: rejoin the EU, increase immigration, tackle the withdrawal from the labour market, reduce taxes on small businesses, simplify planning. .

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Julian Le Vay @julianle.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

I'm plenty critical of Burnham & doubted his awareness of justice issues but this is so important. The failure to end IPP sentences was wickedly cruel, contrary to the rule of law & stained the reputation of every Justice Secretary of the last 20 years. Thank god here's a PM who will free them.

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Julian Le Vay @julianle.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

The only reason I see against war soon with Russia is - why should they bother? Europe is weaker every year. Soon a Russian stooge in the Elysée, the UK cannot afford adequate forces, Merz indecisive, hugely unpopular. Why bother to fight it, it'll fall apart anyway.

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Julian Le Vay @julianle.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Now, defence spending. Is someone listing the promises 'Andy' has broken? Because I can't keep up

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Julian Le Vay @julianle.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

We faced Germany in 1940 with just the right technology, radar, Spitfires. We faced Russia now with just the wrong technology, useless aircraft carriers, no national missile interceptor system, no drones, inadequate nuclear capability

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Julian Le Vay @julianle.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

The UK has no missile interceptor system like the US Patriot or Israeli Iron Dome systems. London, or our nuclear power stations, or oil refineries, or nuclear sub base, are defenceless against russian missiles. This is the war we are blundering into.

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Julian Le Vay @julianle.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

The RAF have about only 150 combat aircraft but 53 air marshalls/vice air marshalls. The Royal Navy has only 25 combat surface ships but 39 Admirals, rear admirals & vice admirals. Our armed forces are ludicrously inadequate to defend this country. But we outgun Russia in gold braided bureaucrats

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