Reposted by @mattdoff22.bsky.socialParody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 25/09/2026"The Bank of England was set up by Tony Blair" It's easy to forget that Tony Blair had been in power since 1694 when the Bank of England was founded. Good job Brain of Britain Liz Truss is here to remind us. 2381822480
Reposted by @mattdoff22.bsky.socialwrongtom @wrongtom.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Arguably the greatest song to be recorded 4 times by 3 iterations of a band under 3 different names and in 2 languages, and then remixed once before it reached number 2 (eventually scoring a number 1 when it was covered by my mate's little brother's band a decade and a half later) 819270
Reposted by @mattdoff22.bsky.socialRobert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 07/09/202690 years ago, Parliament responded to the rise of Oswald Mosley's Blackshirts by passing the Public Order Act, which banned political uniforms, private militias and the threat of force for political objects. The debates make very resonant reading today. Here's the Liberal Robert Bernays. (Short 🧵) 4123751265
Reposted by @mattdoff22.bsky.socialOdd This Day @oddthisday.bsky.social · 09/09/2026It is a mistake for a racist thug to assume the Daily Mail is on their side. It is a profoundly bigoted organisation, but the thing that matters most to it is class 3609
Reposted by @mattdoff22.bsky.socialJames Ball @jamesrball.com · 09/09/2026I'm sorry but: a journalist knocked on my mum's door, so now she can "never, ever" go back to it? I thought it was millennials / gen z who were supposed to be the snowflakes? Or the libs that get triggered? 3845670
Reposted by @mattdoff22.bsky.socialSam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Ryan Bridge - Founder of "Raise the Colours" flag protests - charged with 14 offences including common assault. Danny Thomas - ringleader of Dover/Portsmouth thuggery - an ex-con jailed for attempted kidnap at knifepoint. Almost like they're not "ordinary people with concerns" but criminals. 401643616
Reposted by @mattdoff22.bsky.socialAnon Opin @anonopin.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Any food item can be elevated by placing it between 2 slices of quality buttered bread. 29552
Reposted by @mattdoff22.bsky.socialIan Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Farage increasingly providing the kind of dividing lines which will spark cheers in No.10. 'Vote for us to continue homelessness'. 48754164
Reposted by @mattdoff22.bsky.socialHistory and Heritage Yorkshire @handhyorkshire.bsky.social · 11/08/2026🧵High above Todmorden, the rock formations of Bridestones Moor have inspired stories for generations. One of the most enchanting tells of a wedding party caught in a thick moorland fog. Lost among the hills, the bride, groom and their guests were said to have been turned to stone, 27011
Reposted by @mattdoff22.bsky.socialOdd This Day @oddthisday.bsky.social · 11/08/2025Just realised, I have a bonus anniversary today: the birth in 1924 of philosopher/academic Roland Puccetti, author of papers such as Brain Bisection and Personal Identity, and The Concept of God, but also, this startling and frankly demented work of fiction 33911
Reposted by @mattdoff22.bsky.socialAnon Opin @anonopin.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Restaurants, cafes. Fuck off with your 12.5 and 4.5 prices. Use pound signs and two decimal places. 1833821
Reposted by @mattdoff22.bsky.socialLaura Phillips @lauraphillips.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Burnham will scrap the Gambling Act's "Aim to Permit" rule, which currently restricts the ability of councils to refuse new betting shops and 24-hour slot machine shops even where there are local concerns . 210212
Reposted by @mattdoff22.bsky.socialHolly Cullen @hollycullenfreo.bsky.social · 07/08/2026I think the National Trust could sell a lot of merch with this on it (text and logo). Aging introvert heaven. 1340092
Reposted by @mattdoff22.bsky.socialSarah Dempster @dempster2000.bsky.social · 07/08/2026EXT: Day. The grave of Noel Edmonds. A figure lies face down in the freshly dug soil, sobbing inconsolably. CAPTION: GREYFRIARS BLOBBY. 519831
Reposted by @mattdoff22.bsky.sociala rare photo of sean connery signed by roger moore @steamedhamms.bsky.social · 02/08/2026struck by how much of Burnham’s agenda is spelled out fairly plainly in head north and yes written constitution is mentioned in that mix 4373
Reposted by @mattdoff22.bsky.socialOdd This Day @oddthisday.bsky.social · 01/08/2026I hesitate to post this, because the author isn’t getting paid, but a fair bit of searching suggests it’s not in print. Maybe it will be when the film’s out, but anyway: this is the splendid short story that the Olivia Colman /Alexander Skarsgård film is based onmerakipatrika.comThe Wicker Husband by Ursula Wills-JonesUrsula Wills-Jones grew up in Stroud in Gloucestershire, and now lives in Bristol, England. She has a degree in Development Studies from the University of Liverpool, and an MA in Creative Writing from... 810033
Reposted by @mattdoff22.bsky.socialRobert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 24/07/2026💯 A two-party system is only viable - & is certainly only democratic - if those parties can hold a broad range of opinion within them. If they refuse to do that, the best they can hope for is to deny much of the electorate representation. More likely, they'll see challengers emerging outside them. 110924
Reposted by @mattdoff22.bsky.socialMatthew Stadlen @matthewstadlen.bsky.social · 24/07/2026The most obvious difference between Andy Burnham and Nigel Farage is that Burnham is positive and Farage is negative. 2529029
Reposted by @mattdoff22.bsky.socialSam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 24/07/2026Just did a trawl through X re N10N comments and man are they making the case for why it's needed. 615015
Reposted by @mattdoff22.bsky.socialLiam Thorp @liamthorp.bsky.social · 24/07/2026It's extraordinary how a bit of a focus on the long-neglected north has sent some people completely loopy 4128035
Reposted by @mattdoff22.bsky.socialKing Algamemnon @adamrothman.bsky.social · 19/07/2026I'm not posting Odyssey memes because one must be wary of GIFs bearing Greeks. 9242921050
Reposted by @mattdoff22.bsky.socialRob Ford @robfordmancs.bsky.social · 15/07/2026Almost like they’re daring a Burnham government to take action 413023
Reposted by @mattdoff22.bsky.socialJennifer Williams @jenwilliamsft.bsky.social · 11/07/2026This is actually the precise opposite of the Manchester argument. It was specifically predicated on getting to a position where it was no longer *reliant on fiscal transfers*, and to get there itself. It’s the antithesis of victimhood. If burnham wants that for other places, good 29111
Reposted by @mattdoff22.bsky.socialpaulusthewoodgnome @paulusthewoodgnome.bsky.social · 08/07/2026Truly, we are blessed. 😊 "My job is to demonstrate that British democracy is wonderful and unique in the entire Cosmos" 'Count Binface told BBC Breakfast why he plans to stand against Nigel Farage in the Clacton by-election.' via x.com/i/status/207... 1431880
Reposted by @mattdoff22.bsky.socialPhil Brickell MP @philbrickellmp.bsky.social · 05/07/2026🧵I’d rather spend my weekends doing something else than post about Nigel Farage’s murky finances, but his behaviour poses such a threat to our democratic norms that I wanted to flag a number of points in the public interest.thetimes.comRevealed: Nigel Farage secretly funded by convicted criminalThe Reform UK leader did not declare benefits including staff, security and housing by crypto-gambler George Cottrell, our investigation reveals 31814353
Reposted by @mattdoff22.bsky.socialDylan Difford @dylandifford.bsky.social · 21/06/2026So how did we get here, with Starmer on the way out after two years? To some extent, it does go back to the beginning. It was not an enthusiastic victory for Labour. Getting rid of the Tories was the top reason people voted for them in 2024, though with their message of 'Change' also resonating. 29627217
Reposted by @mattdoff22.bsky.socialReform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 20/06/2026Reform councillor resigns as job was 'mis-sold' “He claimed he had been given to understand he would only need to attend six meetings a year.”bbc.co.ukSouth Tyneside councillor resigns after being 'mis-sold' roleHarton ward councillor Alex Clarke says he thought he would only have to go to six meetings a year. 3318167
Reposted by @mattdoff22.bsky.socialSteve Akehurst @steveakehurst.bsky.social · 19/06/2026They’re calling it the quote on British politics that ended the need for all other quotes 8266191955
Reposted by @mattdoff22.bsky.socialSteve Akehurst @steveakehurst.bsky.social · 19/06/2026Burnham's Makerfield coalition looks a lot like what Labour needs to win nationally. He united progressives (retaining voters that Lab is losing nationally to left or apathy) and hoovered up Greens/Libs. Then plugged losses to Reform with soft 2024 Cons + Reform voters. 3245
Reposted by @mattdoff22.bsky.socialSteve Akehurst @steveakehurst.bsky.social · 19/06/2026What attracted voters to Burnham? Among voters overall, his strongest card was the chance to replace Starmer. But among the Burnham coalition, strikingly, the top pro-AB quality was his *platform on taking back control of public essentials*. Plus yes anti-Starmer angles. 4327
Reposted by @mattdoff22.bsky.socialHenry Mance @henrymance.ft.com · 19/06/2026This is an embarrassing image for the UK. A self-respecting British fox should be dragging Binface's contents out over the stage 683416613
Reposted by @mattdoff22.bsky.socialSam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 17/06/2026Definitely worth a read but does contain quite a few "what the fuck did you think would happen" lines... 42590134
Reposted by @mattdoff22.bsky.socialRoland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 13/06/2026Farage is never going to be Prime Minister. For one thing, he doesn't want to be. After all, he'd have to finally come face to face with reality, detail, and the grind of sometimes unpopular decisions – three things he can't stand. 6528462
Reposted by @mattdoff22.bsky.socialRobert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 12/06/2026If Labour had not made its tax pledges, it would almost certainly have won a smaller majority. But it would have had more actual power to govern. It doesn't matter how many seats you hold, if you brick up the levers of power. You end up either breaking your promises or breaking public services. 1017433
Reposted by @mattdoff22.bsky.socialChris Clarke @warringfictions.bsky.social · 12/06/202614/ The piece concludes by exploring the idea of ‘country before party’ – which ought to be the tonic to ‘Blues and Buffs’ style partisanship. I have set out a list of common practices which I believe do not pass the ‘country before party’ test. 2127
Reposted by @mattdoff22.bsky.socialGeneral Boles @generalboles.bsky.social · 12/05/2026"yes it's a beautiful 7 bed Grade II listed Manor House situated on the River Avon and enjoying 54 acres of gardens and grounds" "just one question" "no you can't change the village name" www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/8...rightmove.co.ukCheck out this 7 bedroom detached house for sale on Rightmove7 bedroom detached house for sale in Wilsford Cum Lake, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP4 for £7,900,000. Marketed by Savills, Residential and Country Agency 1411728
Reposted by @mattdoff22.bsky.socialfesshole 🧻 @fesshole.bsky.social · 17/04/2026Whenever my husband pisses me off, I give him the 'Shit fork ' to eat with. He mentions how much he hates it every time he gets it. We don't know where it came from but it just sits there in the cutlery drawer being shit. 4265318
Reposted by @mattdoff22.bsky.socialRobert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 02/04/2026As a Christian, I find this obscene. Those churches that have prostituted themselves to Trump should take more seriously their "What Would Jesus Do?" bracelets. Because the answers do not include "lie, cheat, bully, stoke racial hatred, bomb people "to the stone age" or "grab women by the pussy"". 1217829
Reposted by @mattdoff22.bsky.socialHenry Mance @henrymance.ft.com · 23/03/2026from Fraser Nelson: 1452479632
Reposted by @mattdoff22.bsky.socialStephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 16/03/2026The people have misread the mood of the nation, I’m sorry to say. 4251077
Reposted by @mattdoff22.bsky.socialSunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 23/02/2026Zia Yusuf says Reform will outbid Trump by proposing largest ever expulsion people with permanent status [over 250k] since 1970s dictator Idi Amin threw 80k Asians out of Uganda + deport over a million other more recent legal migrants too. Despite rhetoric of control, its a recipe for chaos+cruelty 1815068
Reposted by @mattdoff22.bsky.socialDavid Henig @davidheniguk.bsky.social · 20/02/2026Spoiling a lot of takes but begging a large number of other questions... "Worsening graduate fortunes, it turns out, are a particularly British problem" www.ft.com/content/649d... 28326147
Reposted by @mattdoff22.bsky.socialRoland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 18/02/2026Always always take these people down to specifics. That's where they consistently fall apart. 23468117
Reposted by @mattdoff22.bsky.socialRoland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 27/01/2026The Telegraph’s political editor is saying, more subtly, what others are saying brutally. 1071008404
Reposted by @mattdoff22.bsky.socialJames Alexander @jmsalxdr.bsky.social · 26/01/2026Farage welcomed Suella ‘Cruella’ Braverman into Reform UK Party Ltd today. 2421879667
Reposted by @mattdoff22.bsky.socialGabby HC @scriblit.bsky.social · 26/01/2026Liz Truss waiting patiently by her phone for Reform to ring, not realising it's actually a penguin biscuit 533083610
Reposted by @mattdoff22.bsky.socialAdam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 26/01/2026The defection of Suella Braverman, who was sacked twice from Government in disgrace, spent £700m of taxpayers' money to send four volunteers to Rwanda on a deportation scheme that was then scrapped and has a public approval rating of minus 32 is currently being described as a "major coup" for Reform 1372129717
Reposted by @mattdoff22.bsky.socialMark Carney @mark-carney.bsky.social · 21/01/2026As great powers abandon rules and values for their own interests, middle powers like Canada have a choice: compete with each other for favour or act together with impact. 25952881293
