NG @ng1978.bsky.social · 3hHealthy dose of realism to those hoping we’ll rejoin, But also a reminder of the half-decent deal we’d manage to wangle for ourselves. Which we threw away. 100
NG @ng1978.bsky.social · 12hHorrificapnews.comTennessee unable to carry out the execution by lethal injection of Christa Gail Pike, witnesses sayMedia witnesses say Tennessee officials were unable to carry out the execution of Christa Gail Pike for a 1995 murder on Wednesday. 100
NG @ng1978.bsky.social · 16hPhilosophical question: when should parental responsibility to children end? 100
NG @ng1978.bsky.social · 16hBrixton increasingly reminds me of an American downtown at night with the number of homeless people and drug addicts. This isn't a criticism of them although people openly taking crack and heroin in the street is unpleasant. I've been here nearly twenty years and never known it this bad. 100
NG @ng1978.bsky.social · 17hThinking of doing a couple of months this winter in SE Asia. Anyone got ideas for how much I need for accommodation (I know it's variable depending on which country. Don't particularly fancy dorms in a hostel so price for a room is what I need to know. 000
Reposted by NGJo Wolff @jowolff.bsky.social · 19hI still remember Esther Rantzen on That’s Life holding up a small ad from a Local Authority in the early 70s advertising for an Equal Pay Officer but offering a lower wage for women. I’m part of generation of teenagers mildly radicalised by amusing trivia. 516027
NG @ng1978.bsky.social · 20hBy all means talk about the fairness of social housing in one of the world’s most expensive cities but I thought we’d moved on from blaming women for the actions of their husband’s. 000
Reposted by NGGeneral Boles @generalboles.bsky.social · 20hI am begging these people to change the name of their race 271
NG @ng1978.bsky.social · 20hSad but That’s Lifemol.imBroadcaster and campaigner Dame Esther Rantzen dead at 86Broadcaster and campaigner Dame Esther Rantzen has died at the age of 86, her family said in a statement. 120
NG @ng1978.bsky.social · 22hAll for making the law more accessible and understandable by using plain English but there is something rather dry and bland about “claim form” or “claimant”. Bring back the Assize Courts! 000
NG @ng1978.bsky.social · 23hThe Chancery Division has gone the way of the writ and plaintiff. What other examples are there? 000
NG @ng1978.bsky.social · 23hThinking it might have teen one of those “let’s write a piss take and see if they notice” things.theguardian.comBBC removes article linking bare nails trend to ‘white supremacist standards of beauty’Corporation says story did not meet editorial standards after it attracts criticism from US and UK media 100
NG @ng1978.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Something makes me uneasy about describing the pre-meditated killing of a human being as a “procedure”. Like they’re trying to sanitise it. What’s wrong with “execution”. Reflects the legality of what’s being done while also conveying its significance. 000
NG @ng1978.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Andy Burnham has the looks and energy of someone who’s ten years younger. 120
NG @ng1978.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Always saddens me when somebody who was posting here has gone back to the other place. Why? Something we said? 000
NG @ng1978.bsky.social · 29/09/2026The trouble with PR is that allows extremists to take power *looks at United States* 100
NG @ng1978.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Depressing thought for those who hope we’ll rejoin the EU one day. The passage of time means that for increasing numbers of young adults, being a non-member will be the only thing they’ve ever known and the norm. It’s always been assumed that demography helps Rejoin but the reverse could be true. 340
NG @ng1978.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Just an observation but it seems weird that a PM giving his conference speech isn’t wearing a tie. 000
NG @ng1978.bsky.social · 29/09/2026This is a fair question. Applicants for citizenship have to be “of good character”. Do HO staff assessing applications check security service records? If so, was there any info about him on those records. It seems unbelievable that he would be considered of good character if they knew his past. 100
NG @ng1978.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I feel like, after a decade, we still don’t have an answer to dealing with politicians who routinely act in bad faith. And I know the obvious answer would be for them to stop acting in bad faith and maybe there isn’t another answer. 441
NG @ng1978.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I’ll listen to the podcast but I really don’t think she does have much power. You have to be middle aged to remember her. 120
NG @ng1978.bsky.social · 29/09/2026It wouldn’t surprise me if the Tories and Reform go into the next election promising to revoke any new grants of settlement and possibly even citizenship.theguardian.comShabana Mahmood hints she could water down plans on leave to remainHome secretary under pressure over changes that would make it harder for foreign workers to claim permanent residence 110
NG @ng1978.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I’m as centrist dad as they come but if you’re worried about extremists taking power in America, that ship sailed long ago. 020
Reposted by NGflyingrodent @flyingrodent.bsky.social · 28/09/2026OMG can you imagine if extremists were in charge of America, it doesn’t bear thinking about 428644
NG @ng1978.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Yes Donald, most bail in the U.K. is what you call “cashless”. Although presumably in the US, in order for there to be monetary bail, the person needs to be charged or “arraigned”? 142
NG @ng1978.bsky.social · 28/09/2026When you are middle aged, having just 2-3 pints will make you feel tired and hungover the following day. Make the most of your youthful years. 010
NG @ng1978.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Another former Tory MP who was probably concealing his racism all these years 020
NG @ng1978.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Pedestrianising Oxford Street after it’s become such a shit hole does seem a bit pointless 010
NG @ng1978.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Trump really does just make things up as he goes along. But I guess we ought to know that by now. 000
NG @ng1978.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Like when you hear of Brits abroad getting thrown in jail for unwittingly taking photos of a sensitive location. 010
Reposted by NGJim Waterson @jim.londoncentric.media · 28/09/2026Releasing the five people arrested by the airbase on bail after 24 hours is so weird, would be fantastic if it turns out they were just up to no good on an unrelated minor jape and accidentally created an international security story. 8966374
NG @ng1978.bsky.social · 28/09/2026This is just the latest recent example. I’m wondering if the NHS now uses algorithms to detect suspicious activity when accessing records.bbc.co.ukNoah Woods data breach sees Suffolk and Essex NHS remove 10 staffEast Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust says it has launched an "urgent" investigation. 110
NG @ng1978.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Reform are showing why, even if you agree with their policies, they’re completely unfit for government. 021
NG @ng1978.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I can’t prove it but I’m wondering if some of the criticisms of the Deputy Chief Magistrate at the other place may not be solely motivated by his rulings/sentences. 000
NG @ng1978.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Did The Kinks “Sunny Afternoon” come out before or after the Laffer Curve? 210
NG @ng1978.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Just seen an MP on SM who clearly struggled with their weight and without knowing for sure that they took it, GLP-1s seems very effective. Like, they’re virtually unrecognisable. 000
NG @ng1978.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Tim Shipman wrote a great book about Brexit. Although part of what made it good was his access, or matyness, with some of the worst people involved. 120
NG @ng1978.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Was this the thinking behind squatters rights? Which the coalition government got rid of, I believe. 100
NG @ng1978.bsky.social · 27/09/2026How does this square with Tory plans to deport *British* people who commit crimes? 000
