Reposted by LaughingjohnOtto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 4hI think it's absolutely fantastic. It shows what an extraordinary country I live in and that refugees can fully integrate and participate in society 991466223
Reposted by LaughingjohnChris Smith @ledredman.bsky.social · 6hI just paid £123 ($160) to fill up our camper van with diesel. And that is with an 8% supermarket discount. It's really annoying to hear Americans whining about their still very low fuel prices, when their president has caused so much misery in the rest of the world. 1148
Laughingjohn @laughing-john.bsky.social · 9hI get where you're coming from, but if we let it disappear I think we'll regret it. Just because it's bad now specifically for news/politics, doesn't mean it will be that way forever. And there are a lot of other good things it does/produces. In general I see public broadcasting as a good thing. 010
Laughingjohn @laughing-john.bsky.social · 9hDisagree with this Chris, the BBC will never be perfect, and there will be periods where it is better (subjective) than others. But I think it's worth every penny and a happy to pay the licence fee. Although admittedly I can afford it. Rather than dumping it we should strive to make it better. 120
Reposted by LaughingjohnLaura Phillips @lauraphillips.bsky.social · 10hThose who want further to defund the BBC and to see it die a slow and painful death, should think again, in my view. Try bringing up a family, especially one with wives and daughters, in #Afghanistan. Defunding the #BBC +wishing it dead, is what could be called a "luxury belief." 33612
Reposted by LaughingjohnChris and his farmily of forever farm friends @caenhillcc.bsky.social · 15hBirthday breakfast SURPRISE for Chris! He did not expect THIS😂🎉 #happybirthday #crazydonkey @carolineartist.bsky.social 5757057
Reposted by LaughingjohnPrem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 15hPrivate equity puts PizzaExpress, Morrisons and Itsu up for sale. All devoured and declining brands, asset-stripped. PE has no long-term commitment to any product, people or place. Chances are another PE group will see opportunity for scavenging. archive.ph/DFYPqft.comPrivate equity puts string of UK high street names up for saleOwners of PizzaExpress, Morrisons and Itsu seeking exits as buyout groups cool on sector 59599289
Reposted by LaughingjohnThe Empty City @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Oh superb! Someone has got the glorious screenshot, of Russian Brexit bottery at its best. bsky.app/profile/marc... 11812201
Laughingjohn @laughing-john.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Feels like there's a word missing there. In *the* budget? 100
Reposted by LaughingjohnArthur Snell @snellarthur.bsky.social · 12/10/2026British Conservatives: "Russia has disgracefully interfered in politics in France, Germany, Sweden, Hungary, Moldova, Romania and invaded Ukraine. They even meddled in the US elections." Also British Conservatives: "What? Russia! Interfere in Brexit? Ridiculous! Just a tired old conspiracy theory." 91206349
Reposted by LaughingjohnBonkers Economics @martinwhitlock.bsky.social · 12/10/2026A few days ago: 3K followers on Instagram. Now: 11K+ and counting. One post about our water privatisation struck a nerve, and it turns out people really do want economics explained plainly. www.instagram.com/bonkersecono... 011
Laughingjohn @laughing-john.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Recently got sent an AI scan that contained a few good spots but also some total BS. The problem is not so much the AI but the fact that management think we need to fix all of them regardless, so we're messing with Production code just to make it look like a non-problem is fixed to a AI scan. Crazy!youtube.comSoftware developers are not okayYouTube video by Baldur Bjarnason 000
Reposted by LaughingjohnPrem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Company behind Scotland’s biggest data centre proposal is owned by the treasurer of the UK Conservative party via British Virgin Islands. It could receive £23m public subsidy. BVI facilitates opacity and tax avoidance. Successive UK govts have defended the use of tax havens by wealthy elites.theferret.scotThe Tory treasurer, an offshore company and Scotland’s biggest data centre planScotland may be set to host one of the world’s most powerful data centres. The Conservative Party’s money man stands to benefit. 601130697
Reposted by LaughingjohnCarole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 11/10/2026NEW: Prime Minister Andy Burnham finally breaks a decade of UK govt silence…& reveals there was ‘clear’ Russian interference in the Brexit vote. 1/ 20658892406
Reposted by LaughingjohnMichelle says: Be kind. Always. ❤️ @snarkysillysad.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Brooks The Baby Musk Ox From The Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center: #AGoodPlace 1034314601
Laughingjohn @laughing-john.bsky.social · 11/10/2026The marvellous Robyn Hitchcock at the Union Chapel. @robynhitchcock.bsky.socialyoutube.com11 October 2026YouTube video by Nick Whymark 010
Reposted by LaughingjohnGaia Vince @wanderinggaia.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Deport the Home Officetheguardian.comSurgeon faces deportation as Home Office revokes refugee status for SyriansUK classifies Syria as safe to return to despite UN refugee body’s advice 073
Reposted by LaughingjohnProf Bill McGuire @profbillmcguire.bsky.social · 10/10/2026I am still collecting images to build a photo-collage of people reading The Fate of the World If you would like to be part of it, and join the great @chrisgpackham.bsky.social please send to me at bill.mcguire@w3z.co.uk 14814
Reposted by LaughingjohnAndy Brown @andybrown1951.bsky.social · 10/10/2026@greenparty.org.uk now has way over 200,000 members so it needs its decisions to be made by elected delegates. Not a little over 1,000 people who pay to turn up at conference and vote for a sloppy motion that helps the enemies of every decent value it stands for. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukGreen Party wants to make sure it is 'not vulnerable to extremists'The party's Westminster leader Ellie Chowns made the comments after ex-leader Caroline Lucas said some members had joined to vote in the Zionism motion. 5285
Reposted by LaughingjohnGraeme Swanson @swansonian.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Watching a video about the mass extinction of the dinosaurs. It's so nice to hear about a species of animals being wiped out that is 100 percent not because humans wanted to eat or wear it. 181
Reposted by LaughingjohnAndy Brown @andybrown1951.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Anyone else think having British care homes sold off for over a billion by a very wealthy man to a consortium from California is not a healthy way to provide a service? www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/business/del...yorkshirepost.co.uk'Delighted': Yorkshire businessman's care home company seals £1.1bn deal with US firmA Yorkshire company which develops UK care homes and owned by one of the region’s wealthiest entrepreneurs has sealed a £1.1bn deal to sell 45 properties to a Californian investment firm. 24325118
Laughingjohn @laughing-john.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Sounds like a nightmare, wish you all the best! I followed one pub development where the owners tried to persuade the planners that the pub was a shop (to make it easier to get planning approval) by putting a few items for sale on the pub tables. The inspectors report was v. funny. Dodgy f*ckers! 110
Reposted by LaughingjohnReform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Reform MP raises concerns about second homes – then buys one for £800,000 Sarah Pochin bought Anglesey property two days after writing to minister about impact of second home ownership on rural communities www.theguardian.com/politics/202...theguardian.comReform MP raises concerns about second homes – then buys one for £800,000Sarah Pochin bought Anglesey property two days after writing to minister about impact of second homes on rural communities 1214273
Laughingjohn @laughing-john.bsky.social · 07/10/2026It's common for developers to have multiple companies, I'm not sure why, I've seen one per development when looking into pubs being developed, often with the pub as part of the name. 😡 120
Reposted by LaughingjohnMatt Binder @mattbinder.bsky.social · 07/10/2026the tech industry is about to invent books 574216064213
Reposted by LaughingjohnChris Smith @ledredman.bsky.social · 07/10/2026The USA is not a civilised country : 061
Reposted by LaughingjohnBest for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 06/10/2026It's not looking good for Nigel Farage 👀huffingtonpost.co.ukReform UK Slump Continues As Labour Hit Near Two-Year Opinion Poll HighNigel Farage’s party continues to lose support. 22426105
Reposted by LaughingjohnElaine Burke @elaineburke.bsky.social · 06/10/2026The core of this idea is the belief that his technology is the only way to do good, and no other ideas are possible. And these people who have very limited ideas and outlooks are called 'innovators'. 0153
Reposted by LaughingjohnRob Baron @rob-baron.bsky.social · 05/10/2026I have heard rumours that Richard Tice heads a company called Britain Means Business, that has no employees and sells no products but takes in very large donations from foreign based people and forwards them to Reform UK Ltd. I can't believe this is true, but if it is it should bring down Reform. 401351434
Reposted by LaughingjohnProtect the Wild @protectthewild.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Queen guitarist Brian May told The Times: “Data centres are a massive evil and have to be fought. My message to Andy Burnham is clear: stop it now before it’s too late. It’s trashing our future." We definitely agree with him. Do you? 310836
Reposted by LaughingjohnA_Nurse__🇮🇪 🇪🇺 @iamanurseiam.bsky.social · 05/10/2026So, the author of the Green Party's Zionism is Racism motion that calls for the state of Isreal to cease to exist Lubna Speitan Had originally signed up for Corbyn's Your Party What's the opposite of being shocked? www.theguardian.com/politics/202...theguardian.comTension and dissent: inside the Green party’s antisemitism struggleWith a fast-expanding membership and historic electoral gains in sight, the Israel–Palestine debate is testing party unity 0224
Reposted by LaughingjohnZia Weise @ziaweise.bsky.social · 05/10/2026A climate nightmare lurks in the Atlantic. Europe is starting to pay attention. Just out — my long read on European governments waking up to the threat of a possible collapse of the AMOC, the ocean currents that keep our continent's climate mild: www.politico.eu/article/clim...politico.euA climate nightmare lurks in the Atlantic. Europe is starting to pay attention.A slowdown of ocean currents that would disrupt life on the continent on an unthinkable scale. 0219116
Reposted by LaughingjohnSarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 05/10/2026As long as the Tories are threatening to leave the ECHR, they aren’t a serious party. Consider it the ultimate red flag. Any party who’d take this entirely unnecessary and ruinous risk with our rights and our country’s security and wellbeing should never get its hands on power. (Letter, Times) 821889690
Reposted by LaughingjohnDanny Fearns @dannyfearns.bsky.social · 04/10/2026The Tory Party spent 15 yrs running down public services. They hollowed out every public service to the point of collapse, they profited enormously from the Covid pandemic, they went through Prime Ministers like a game of musical chairs. They're saying they will get it right next time. 524087
Reposted by LaughingjohnAlasdair Mackenzie @alasdairmackenzie.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Obviously dunking on Kuenssberg is easy, but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t do it. In this piece you’ll look in vain for any indication that the Tories are on historically catastrophic %ages, or that Badenoch has turned them decisively to the far right, or that those facts might be somehow connectedbbc.co.ukLaura Kuenssberg: Kemi Badenoch has cemented her image. Now she wants to take her party back to its rootsThe Conservative leader is expected to set out a return to core conservative principles at the party’s annual conference. 44413
Reposted by LaughingjohnLiam Thorp @liamthorp.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Austerity 2.0 is it chaps? I’m always amazed at how these guys derive genuine excitement at the idea of slashing public servicestheguardian.comTories plan to extend cuts beyond £47bn previously pledged, leak revealsExclusive: Shadow chancellor Andrew Griffith told party members last year he had discussed making further savings if they win next election 2624791
Reposted by LaughingjohnChris and his farmily of forever farm friends @caenhillcc.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Greetings and good morning it’s the Saturday farm rush hour with Nutmeg & Willow the cat 1873392
Reposted by LaughingjohnLuke Cooper @lukecooper100.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Will the AI bubble burst and what will the aftermath look like? I wrote up a mini lit review on the blog focusing on google’s plan for world domination :) mafiapoliticsglobaldisorder.substack.com/p/scoping-th...mafiapoliticsglobaldisorder.substack.comScoping the AI bubble: Google’s strategy and the new capitalismOr why, when boom turns to bust, these sectors may become even more oligopolistic. 014
Reposted by LaughingjohnParody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 01/10/2026"I should just point out that we don't have any Lib Dems on the panel as they only have 71 MPs, but Suella Braverman is here because Reform have 8 MPs" 1142488785
Reposted by LaughingjohnPrem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 01/10/2026UK law firm partners collect record pay, up to £2.5m per equity partner. Partners treated as self-employed. Firms don't pay employer national insurance (ENI) on profit taken by partners. £150k ENI dodged for every £1m profit shared. Public purse deprived. Must end this tax perk. archive.ph/vJCIjft.comTop UK law firm partners take home record paySpate of listings in Hong Kong boosted IPO work and related transactions 7210116
Reposted by LaughingjohnPeter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 01/10/2026“Brexit was a huge loss both for the British people and for the European project as a whole. If the United Kingdom were to make such a decision, Spain would welcome it with open arms and once again embrace our friends in Britain.” - President Sánchez 421384341
Reposted by LaughingjohnThe Bear @bearlypolitics.co.uk · 01/10/2026Bad news, everyone - Brexit has apparently caused the entire United Kingdom to detach from Europe and drift several thousand miles west. We are now slowly approaching Newfoundland. Can someone please let Eurostar now there might be some issues. 2621491284
Reposted by LaughingjohnJane @localnotail.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I still worry about the safety of this woman in Crowborough. 420436
Reposted by LaughingjohnHoward Barrett @howardbarrett.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Not forgetting Hannan’s famous assertion that “of course we won’t be leaving the single market or customs union”. Somewhat cynical, as in brass neck, drawing a salary and now pension as a Euro MP for 21 years to then coengineer Brexit. 2378
Reposted by LaughingjohnPeter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 30/09/2026🔴 We asked Tony Blair's think tank about charging businesses £500k for political access at party conferences and why one of its sponsor's logos disappeared after our reporting last week on TBI's alleged cash for access scheme This is what they said 72931346
Reposted by LaughingjohnElaine Burke @elaineburke.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Astoundingly, not a headline from The Onion. 032
Reposted by LaughingjohnChris Wade-Evans @cwadeevans.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Palantir are fucking evil and should be nowhere near our government, police or health care. 25910
Reposted by LaughingjohnAlan Rew @alanrew.bsky.social · 30/09/2026@philsturgeon.com FYI www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comHalf a million trees to be planted in England in three years, says governmentExclusive: Environment secretary Angela Eagle to make pledge as part of efforts to protect against extreme weather 111