Reposted by MattRich @rich-bryant.uk · 30mIt’ll be THE issue. Because it’s an EU lock-in and the Commission will demand that kind of guarantee. 221
Matt @matthewblott.com · 2hGod grant me the confidence of an American progressive talking about gender ideology on Blueskystatic.klipy.comConor McGregor Walking in UFC ArenaALT: Conor McGregor Walking in UFC Arena 030
Reposted by MattNathan @nwylabour.bsky.social · 7hI do not think I can stay on here if you all go full FBPE on me, sorry 7405
Matt @matthewblott.com · 3hIf this divides a nation then I can only say that half of Portugal are fucking mental www.theguardian.com/football/202...theguardian.comCristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal walkout divides a nation as Jorge Jesus asserts controlRow sparked by head coach’s decision to leave the 41-year-old on the bench has left a great international career at risk of ending in acrimony 020
Reposted by MattMatt @matthewblott.com · 7hOne of the great Sliding Doors moments in British history is the sidelining of Barbara Castle's In Place of Strife. 151
Matt @matthewblott.com · 4h(I'm lying of course. I was actually looking for Gary Bushell's blog. Everyone here knows I secretly agree with everything he says.) 230
Matt @matthewblott.com · 4hLooking for something else I discovered Gary Bushell's blog. The most interesting thing about it is it looks like something from the oughts that's been left to wither. But the content is up to date. 100
Matt @matthewblott.com · 4h😬 www.theguardian.com/business/202...theguardian.comGlobal bond sell-off intensifies, as UK long-term borrowing costs pass 6%Fears that US deficit is unsustainable drive Britain’s 30-year bond yield to level not seen since 1998 000
Reposted by MattLion & Unicorn @lionunicorn.bsky.social · 11h"I have to confess when me and my friends used to run through the fields of wheat, the farmers weren’t too pleased about that." Happy birthday to Theresa May, who reaches 70 today. thelionandunicorn.com/2019/07/13/i...thelionandunicorn.com‘I like my shoes’: The wit & wisdom of Theresa MayThe life and career of the former prime minister, in her own words. 134
Reposted by MattSteven Seggie @stevenhseggie.bsky.social · 7hIt’s possible to dislike Thatcher and her policies and also think the 70s were shit. 6293
Reposted by MattMark @worgztheowl.bsky.social · 7hSad the antisemitism isn't also a deal breaker. 242
Reposted by MattMark Urban @markurban.bsky.social · 8hOn the subtleties of diplomatic meetings and why that New York handshake was a mistake markurban.substack.com/p/britains-i...markurban.substack.comBritain’s Iran DilemmaAnd why that handshake already looks like a bad idea 083
Matt @matthewblott.com · 8h"It's genuinely quite relevant that for the critical early years in Afghanistan, we had more than 10x the troop levels over in Iraq on a mission with dubious legal and moral grounding while treating a much more legitimate effort as a backwater until it was too late." This is excellent👇 000
Reposted by MattMatthew Yglesias @mattyglesias.bsky.social · 8hThe war in Afghanistan wasn’t doomed and wasn’t an overreaction — Bush lost a just and winnable war by invading Iraq instead of securing the country. www.slowboring.com/p/who-lost-a...slowboring.comWho lost Afghanistan?George W. Bush blundered away a winnable war. 12536
Reposted by MattDaniel Sugarman @danielsugarman.bsky.social · 9hShould probably check behind the radiator in your office then, Ayoub. Sometimes rodents can get stuck behind the grilles. 1102
Reposted by MattYouGov @yougov.co.uk · 9hThe Green Party has reportedly produced an ‘Inclusive Terminology Guidance’ ahead of its conference, which recommends using the term "global majority" when discussing race Our study last year found that only 34% of ethnic minority Britons had heard of the term before, and just 7% had ever used it 1102
Reposted by MattDaniel Sugarman @danielsugarman.bsky.social · 20hThere’s a video going round the other place of Ed Balls explaining compound interest to George Osborne in the context of the Triple Lock and you can *see* Osborne go “ohhhh” and it made me want to throw my phone at the wall. 2252
Reposted by MattBuitengebieden @buitengebieden.bsky.social · 21hBaby elephant taking a bath.. 😊 1379299
Reposted by MattHumanists UK @humanists.uk · 23hHumanists UK mourns Dame Esther Rantzen (1940–2026) Esther was a great champion of human dignity. She approached her final years with the same fearless determination that defined her career of advocacy, using her own experience to shine a light on the suffering caused by our outdated laws. 742888
Reposted by MattJack Dean @jackddean.bsky.social · 22hIn the current climate, news stories like this are a welcome reprieve. 06221
Matt @matthewblott.com · 21hI'd like to think Miliband regrets this photo op but I'm not sure he does 010
Reposted by MattThomas I-G @thomasig.bsky.social · 23hThe first Portugese manager in 5 years has finally asked "why tf are we playing this washed out prick?" 04212
Matt @matthewblott.com · 30/09/2026Sorry to hear about Esther Ranzen. My old uni mate Antonio will be grieving as he fancied her (I am not joking, he used to buy the porn mag 50+ which you can probably guess its contents from the title). 000
Matt @matthewblott.com · 30/09/2026I see people asking why this matters but if you read the report it points out things Reed has stated that are factually incorrect but produced by AI. Reed is the goto voice for progressive media outlets. I regularly see her cited as a source by a lot of people who really should know better. 020
Reposted by MattJesse Singal @jessesingal.com · 30/09/2026I have always thought Erin Reed was arguably the largest source of left-wing misinformation on youth gender medicine, but I definitely didn't see this coming. theneedlenews.com/2026/09/erin...theneedlenews.comErin Reed Has Been Hiding AI-Generated Text in Her Reporting For YearsMuch of what she has written for Erin in the Morning since Spring 2023 has been written and/or influenced by AI. The resulting articles are full of unacknowledged and unretracted errors. 3204
Reposted by MattAnoosh Chakelian @anooshc.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Fascinating interview by @tommctague.bsky.social with Shabana Mahmood - particularly as she reflects on the kind of dark humour in the conversations her family and community are having about their future: youtu.be/roEkSqEY4Io?...youtu.beShabana Mahmood interview with Tom McTague | Labour Conference 2026 | The New StatesmanYouTube video by The New Statesman 021
Reposted by MattSteven Seggie @stevenhseggie.bsky.social · 30/09/2026That’s what happens when you start trying to appeal to crazy US audiences 2112
Reposted by MattAda Loves Lace @adaloveslace.eurosky.social · 30/09/2026Kemi Badenoch: ''Banning reporters is wrong" Also Kemi Badenoch: "You're banned from our conference" #ToryConferencebylinetimes.comKemi Badenoch's Conservatives Block Byline Times From Conference After Condemning Reform for Journalist BanThe ban comes just weeks after the Conservative leader called Reform's barring of critical journalists from their conference an "authoritarian" attack on the free press 266
Reposted by MattBenjamin Ryan @benryanwriter.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Erin Reed Has Been Hiding AI-Generated Text in Her Reporting For Years theneedlenews.com/2026/09/erin...theneedlenews.comErin Reed Has Been Hiding AI-Generated Text in Her Reporting For YearsMuch of what she has written for Erin in the Morning since Spring 2023 has been written and/or influenced by AI. The resulting articles are full of unacknowledged and unretracted errors. 021
Matt @matthewblott.com · 30/09/2026"The productive state, that engaged directly in investment and capital formation, became a regulatory state that taxed and tweaked with cash transfers from a financialised, privatised growth model. Nothing on Burnham’s wishlist approaches a reversal of this at anything like the necessary scale." 100
Matt @matthewblott.com · 30/09/2026"Nothing Labour has proposed so far will break the doom loop, nor alter the fundamentals of Britain’s decline. As ever, the yawning gap between the diagnosis and the prescription is the most fundamental contradiction in the Burnhamite project." This is very good👇 unherd.com/2026/09/andy...unherd.comAndy Burnham: vibelord 000
Matt @matthewblott.com · 30/09/2026Oh god, Inverted Midas Jones isn't going to become a Burnham cheerleader is he? Give the guy a chance. 000
Matt @matthewblott.com · 30/09/2026Maybe it was this comment to Josh I was blocked for (the point stands though) 000
Reposted by MattMatt @matthewblott.com · 04/01/2025Starmer isn't the rolling dice type of person though. It would also be prudent for those keen on electoral reform to push for it while it's sellable and attractive to Reform. They'll regret doing so if Reform replace the Tories and fancy winning under FPTP. 001
Reposted by MattDaniel Sugarman @danielsugarman.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I need to write a thread about this. If you don't like it, feel free to block me. But I hope at least some of you will listen. www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...thetimes.comJewish Greens face sanctions for belonging to ‘Zionist’ synagoguesThe Green Party rejected an amendment to protect Jewish members attending self-declared ‘Zionist’ organisations from reports of racism 915687
Reposted by MattYouGov @yougov.co.uk · 30/09/2026Ahead of the Green's party conference, we asked Britons to describe Zack Polanski in three words 47% use at least one negative term, many alluding to dishonesty or foolishness 18% use at least one positive term, with "hope" and "caring" among the most common 34% said "don't know" or even "who?" 6153
Reposted by MattAnoosh Chakelian @anooshc.bsky.social · 29/09/2026"We're becoming complacent about Reform" My column for this week's @newstatesman1913.bsky.social on rumblings of Reform complacency and wishful thinking about tactical voting at Labour Party conference:newstatesman.comLabour doesn't know who it's fighting anymoreNigel Farage? The Tories? It's anyone's guess 122
Reposted by MattCatherine Prendergast @badtoss.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I understand them. They're antisemites. 33610
Reposted by MattJames O'Malley @jamesomalley.co.uk · 29/09/2026I don't want to harsh anyone's buzz as Andy Burnham gave a reasonably good speech, but the reaction on here is so breathless it makes it sound like he gave the Gettysburg Address. 8392
Reposted by MattMatt @matthewblott.com · 29/09/2026"Prime Minister Polanski, Putin has just invaded Estonia. What is your response?" "TAX THE RICH!" 031
Reposted by MattRachel Cunliffe @rmcunliffe.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Makes you proud to be British 41508
Matt @matthewblott.com · 29/09/2026"Prime Minister Polanski, Putin has just invaded Estonia. What is your response?" "TAX THE RICH!" 031