mdmc24.bsky.social @mdmc24.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Peter Gabriel, The Musical Box from the Nursery Cryme album tour. 000
mdmc24.bsky.social @mdmc24.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Bailed out after two episodes……vibes of Rich Man, Poor Man (decent) and The Thorn Birds (not so decent). I was looking for something more gritty than glossy, but each to their own. 110
mdmc24.bsky.social @mdmc24.bsky.social · 05/10/2026I don’t think China has invaded anywhere since a short excursion into Vietnam in the 1970’s. Lots of noise about Taiwan, but the reality is no military intervention. Doesn’t seem to be their way, yet their world geopolitical influence hasn’t diminished. In fact, far from it! 110
mdmc24.bsky.social @mdmc24.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Any and every spokesperson for the Greens will be challenged about there position on this for weeks now. If there is no substantive push back and/or resignations their appeal will steadily drain away. 270
mdmc24.bsky.social @mdmc24.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Why does the hard left always seem to eat itself? 110
mdmc24.bsky.social @mdmc24.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Operation Green wash Corbynism successfully concluded. 050
mdmc24.bsky.social @mdmc24.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Is the Saudi army mainly drawn from their own population, or are they mostly made up of paid mercenaries? 110
mdmc24.bsky.social @mdmc24.bsky.social · 02/10/2026It’s been a good year for the Greens and they are an important voice for change. They risk hitting a ceiling this year if their policy platform starts to resembles the stodgy dogma of Your Party, rather than the original pitch that has got them to here. 000
mdmc24.bsky.social @mdmc24.bsky.social · 02/10/2026I see little difference between the Green policy package and that of Your Party. 000
mdmc24.bsky.social @mdmc24.bsky.social · 02/10/2026We’ll see, but I suspect (sadly) that it’s the SF strategy that will turn off moderate Unionists…meanwhile, the Assembly will collapse soon having not passed a budget, so nothing will get done, the language on both sides will harden and a border poll will disappear into the ether. A tragedy! 000
mdmc24.bsky.social @mdmc24.bsky.social · 02/10/2026I think (sadly) this leads to Unionism coalescing around reactionary DUP and TUV positions that will see strong gains at the next election. It also helps SF deflect from its poor delivery record in power. As a result, a border poll is off the table for years, a tragic missed opportunity. 000
mdmc24.bsky.social @mdmc24.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Make your mind up. One minute it’s about declaring we’ve set the political agenda that Burnham is picking up, the next it’s he tinkering here and there. 200
mdmc24.bsky.social @mdmc24.bsky.social · 01/10/2026The return to orange and green sectarian trenches in NI after Druncree has dashed 10yrs of progress towards a border poll. 100
mdmc24.bsky.social @mdmc24.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I’ll wait to hear from other sources rather than take the word of the appalling Netanyahu and his govt. That said, “one could say” and similar qualification lines like “yes, but” are not for me. 010
mdmc24.bsky.social @mdmc24.bsky.social · 01/10/2026The EU would decide the terms and would not be interested in a half in Britain again. 010
mdmc24.bsky.social @mdmc24.bsky.social · 29/09/2026100%……there’s a clear quid pro quo to removing the triple lock and providing quality social care. The only question is whether our politicians can be trusted to deliver it. 1160
mdmc24.bsky.social @mdmc24.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Not sure why the image of an outdoor mass from 1997 is front and centre here. 101
mdmc24.bsky.social @mdmc24.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Years of progress on a border poll dashed in a few days. 110
mdmc24.bsky.social @mdmc24.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Third item on the BBC news tonight. It must look so anachronistic to many watching. 010
mdmc24.bsky.social @mdmc24.bsky.social · 27/09/20263rd news item on the BBC 10 o’clock news tonight. It must look so anachronistic to many watching. 000
mdmc24.bsky.social @mdmc24.bsky.social · 27/09/2026I like the idea of a detailed adult care plan included as a centre piece of an election manifesto. It gives voters the explicit chance to back it (which I think they would), and then a government the turbo charged legitimacy to deliver it. 1714
mdmc24.bsky.social @mdmc24.bsky.social · 27/09/2026I like the idea of a detailed adult care plan included as a centre piece of an election manifesto. It gives voters the explicit chance to back it (which I think they would), and then a government the turbo charged legitimacy to deliver it. 030
mdmc24.bsky.social @mdmc24.bsky.social · 27/09/2026This is how Michelle O’Neill should have played it today. At a time of fractured Unionism, the First Minister of NI being at Portadown is an absolute gift for the DUP and TUV. 000
mdmc24.bsky.social @mdmc24.bsky.social · 27/09/2026LCoE is a simplification based only on generation. It ignores lots of other variables that make it a bit like creative accounting to me. 000
mdmc24.bsky.social @mdmc24.bsky.social · 27/09/2026I thought he dealt with her quite easily and with good grace and people see that. 080
mdmc24.bsky.social @mdmc24.bsky.social · 27/09/2026The BBC World Service news and commentary is brilliant. 020
mdmc24.bsky.social @mdmc24.bsky.social · 27/09/2026No problem selling key commodities for Russian terror missiles though. 010
mdmc24.bsky.social @mdmc24.bsky.social · 24/09/2026I’m with PM Sanchez on this. Imagine, back in the day, the development of Nuclear technology in the hands of a few private developers?….no, nor can I! 010
mdmc24.bsky.social @mdmc24.bsky.social · 24/09/2026I always think of The Gang of Four (Entertainment album) when I hear Frank Ferdinand. 000
mdmc24.bsky.social @mdmc24.bsky.social · 23/09/2026He’s tuned out and bailed out of doing the job, and the people know it. 100
mdmc24.bsky.social @mdmc24.bsky.social · 23/09/2026He’s bailed out of doing the job and people know this and are raging! 000
mdmc24.bsky.social @mdmc24.bsky.social · 23/09/2026English is more of a culture is it not?….something complex and layered, born out of many different influences over time, and something that continues to evolve. 010
mdmc24.bsky.social @mdmc24.bsky.social · 23/09/2026The US needs to move on from these elderly leaders who’s world view was typically set in the 1950s. Have we any idea how absurd that is for people born in the 80s and 90s, not to mention Gen Z! 000
mdmc24.bsky.social @mdmc24.bsky.social · 22/09/2026It’s a slight improvement, Ireland has often been included! 000
mdmc24.bsky.social @mdmc24.bsky.social · 22/09/2026You could add Scousers, Geordies and any number of other North England accents to that experience. 010
mdmc24.bsky.social @mdmc24.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Even Fox!….lets see how long they hold the line. 0200
mdmc24.bsky.social @mdmc24.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Good news and the right thing to do. That said, let’s see how long Fox holds the line and whether some of their talking heads push back. 020
mdmc24.bsky.social @mdmc24.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Why don’t other agencies boycott the White House in solidarity? 120
mdmc24.bsky.social @mdmc24.bsky.social · 21/09/2026While don’t other news agencies boycott attending the White House in solidarity…..and in defence of the constitution? 031
Reposted by @mdmc24.bsky.socialAlan Rusbridger @arusbridger.bsky.social · 19/09/2026If you add in £130m losses on “Reform TV” (aka GB News) the effective subsidy of Farage’s party from just four men tops £200m. You just have to join the dots app.prospectmagazine.co.uk/story/75017/...app.prospectmagazine.co.ukFarage and the £130m even his detractors have missedGB news has provided relentless positive PR for Nigel Farage while racking up tens of millions in financial losses. And now there is a new channel in the offing 351312650
mdmc24.bsky.social @mdmc24.bsky.social · 19/09/2026The Italians have the best approach. No fancy drinks, just quality coffee in proper cup sizes and the 11.00am rule. 010
Reposted by @mdmc24.bsky.socialBill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Trump misstating and touting a meaningless deal over Greenland, while the entire Middle East security architecture falls apart due to his own actions, is emblematic of this administration’s foreign policy. 451362301
mdmc24.bsky.social @mdmc24.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Fair enough. I was just trying to fix a starting point for why I asked the question….a question you have framed nicely above! 130
