Reposted by PaulCulture Crave 🍿 @culturecrave.co · 12hFirst look at ‘Miami Vice '85’ starring Michael B. Jordan and Austin Butler In theaters May 19, 2028 1227737
Reposted by PaulFinancial Times @financialtimes.com · 21hAndy Burnham will on Monday formally reopen the fraught national 'conversation' about Brexit. ft.trib.al/7Uisolp 2346
Reposted by PaulSarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Brexit is forever tainted with disinformation, foreign interference, murky vested interests, ugly prejudice, unforgivable costs and now deep unpopularity. If you really cared about our country and wanted to fix its problems, you’d admit this… Good that Burnham is finally doing so… 471282430
Reposted by PaulAngry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 11/10/2026We’ve been talking about this for years. None of these far-right movements are organic. 464198007001
Reposted by PaulMark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Probably a good time to put this out there again.vice.comThis Website Will Let You Know When Rich People Are Fleeing the ApocalypseThe “Apocalypse Early Warning” site watches for unusual spikes in private jet travel, just in case the rich know something we don’t. 29500199
Reposted by PaulRay Newman @raynewman.bsky.social · 10/10/2026That time someone dumped a toy house on the cemetery wall and, when I crouched a bit, some ✨ Hollywood Magic ✨ occurred. 6698351828
Reposted by Paulwomensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Harlinah Teoh, creates botanical ceramic art inspired by walking in the Australian landscape #WomensArt 71272212
Reposted by PaulCulture Crave 🍿 @culturecrave.co · 09/10/2026Every movie to cross $1B since Netflix's CEO said going to the theaters for many people is an 'outdated concept'popculturenews.comEvery movie that made over $1B since Netflix CEO said theaters are 'outdated'Every movie that made over $1B since Netflix CEO said theaters are 'outdated' 29011
Reposted by PaulPrivate Eye Magazine @privateeyenews.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Keep your Great British lawn and your garden borders secure with the… WEEPING TOMMO™ From the new Private Eye, out now. 11870224
Reposted by Paulwomensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Portrait of a Girl, 1927 by Guan Zilan, Chinese Avant Garde painter #WomensArt 31025196
Reposted by PaulJames O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Inheritance tax & the cushioning of the already comfortable. open.spotify.com/episode/08nl...open.spotify.comInheritance tax is the price of being luckyJames O'Brien Daily · Episode 2427870
Reposted by PaulMic Wright @brokenbottleboy.bsky.social · 06/10/2026NEW | A corrective to the obituaries… HERE LIES JEFFREY ARCHER The death of one of Britain’s most infamous liars brings back memories of Monica Coghlan. brokenbottleboy.substack.com/p/here-lies-...brokenbottleboy.substack.comHere lies Jeffrey ArcherThe death of one of Britain’s most infamous liars brings back memories of Monica Coghlan. 28366154
Reposted by PaulEddie Robson @eddierobson.bsky.social · 05/10/2026“It is highly unusual that an end-product threatens the economic foundations of its essential suppliers, but that is the situation we have created for our LLM business with respect to its ‘content supply chain.'” Yes. Because the usual thing is to PAY YOUR ESSENTIAL SUPPLIERS, NOT STEAL FROM THEM. 17726
Reposted by PaulDezeen @dezeen.com · 05/10/2026Rockwell Group eschews 90-degree angles for Skywalker Grill at Lucas Museum: www.dezeen.com/2026/09/26/skywalker… 031
Reposted by PaulCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 05/10/2026“.. 2,000 trucks x $20,000 in fuel savings per year x 20 years. That works out to $800 million in total savings, for a whopping ~166% ROI.” @electrek.com electrek.co/2026/10/03/f... 1122330587
Reposted by PaulFinbarr Bermingham @fbermingham.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Ministers ready to match the EU’s 45 per cent tariffs on Chinese EVs to avoid pain of Made in Europe proposalsthetimes.comBritain expected to impose tariffs on Chinese electric carsMinisters are ready to match the EU’s 45 per cent levy to avoid pain of Made in Europe proposals 02210
Reposted by PaulHoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 03/10/2026I don’t remember anyone giving Jerome Powell a check for $100 million. Who gave it to Kevin Warsh, days before he was confirmed and why? 639108924897
Reposted by PaulPhillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Free weekend update is out. Russia has a strategy for this winter--massive war crimes to make Ukraine unlivable. We need to speak the truth on that. One reason they need to do this is that they are struggling in other parts of the war--see Vivaldi. phillipspobrien.substack.com/p/weekend-up...phillipspobrien.substack.comWeekend Update #205: Russia’s Strategy In Two Words: “War Crimes”Operation Vivaldi, Even More Robots; The Trump-Putin Quid Pro Quo 11345153
Reposted by PaulZack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Labour just don't get it. They don't get how scared people are with extreme weather becoming our new normal. We need voices in parliament that will force them to take wildfires seriously, not quietly shirk responsibility. 411358440
Reposted by PaulSarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 04/10/2026The Tory party has killed itself with Brexit. It’s lost its mind chasing Farage into the gutter, saying unserious things, promoting unserious people who stand around in suits, arms folded, talking utter dribble to get a headline. It’s pathetic. We deserve a better opposition. This lot are shite. 2448985
Reposted by PaulThe Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 02/10/2026From J6 insurrection to Schmitt's humiliation, there is a straight line. The latter covered up the former to confuse understanding of Trump's treason. A THREAD. 623382
Reposted by PaulDean Frey @dean.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Kim DeMarco Autumn Leaves New Yorker, November 8, 2021 #Caturday 0345
Reposted by Paulworm @rfksbrainworm.bsky.social · 02/10/2026If you ever wondered why visible light is those particular wavelengths, it's because life evolved to see in the narrow range where water is transparent 10161161709
Reposted by PaulPrem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Thousands of young people could lose key disability benefits Govt could limit the Personal Independence Payment (Pip), and further strip Motability support. Hope the govt sees sense and doesn't repeat Starmer policies. Why not end corporate welfare?independent.co.ukThousands could lose key disability benefits in welfare changesThe plans risk reigniting tensions with backbench Labour MPs over welfare spending 35359154
Reposted by PaulPrem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 02/10/2026US private equity owner of Boots to sell it to a Canadian private equity firm for $9bn (£7bn). NHS prescriptions are a major money makers. Otherwise its prices are high. No UK tax levied on dividends paid by Boots to its foreign owners.theguardian.comBoots owner ‘closing in on sale to Canada’s Weston family for $9bn’Deal would mark return of Canadian family to UK after it sold Selfridges department store for £4bn in 2022 18271168
Reposted by PaulPrem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Dividends paid to UK citizens taxed at rates of 8.75% to 39.35%, lower rate than wages. Dividends mostly go to the top 1%. £6bn a year raised if dividends taxed at the same rate as wages. More if NIC levied. Unlike the US, France, Germany, no UK tax levied on dividends paid to foreign investors.leftfootforward.orgThis is how the Chancellor can increase the personal allowance and lift millions out of hardshipSustained economic growth can’t be achieved without a major boost to the purchasing power of the bottom 50% of the population 12255126
Reposted by PaulMark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 01/10/2026UK PM Andy Burnham is now looking for a Brit company that can take over from Palantir.ft.comAndy Burnham searches for UK alternative to PalantirPrime minister’s ‘buy British’ push triggers hunt to find replacement for controversial US tech group awarded health service and defence contracts 70748230
Reposted by PaulByline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 30/09/2026A *third* Byline Times journalist has now been barred from Conservative conference – Chief Reporter @josiahmortimer.bsky.social. It comes after Political Editor @adambienkov.bsky.social and the late, great David Hencke were barred last year. bylinetimes.com/2025/10/08/c...bylinetimes.comConservatives Accused of ‘Trumpian’ Tactics After Barring Second Byline Times Journalist From ConferenceThe National Union of Journalists described the bans as a threat to media freedom which "undermines the Conservative Party leader’s repeated pledge to fight for free speech" 25227124
Reposted by Paulwomensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Noelle Thomas, contemporary UK textile artist #WomensArt 41244207
Reposted by PaulBen Ansell @benansell.bsky.social · 30/09/2026A bit like net migration figures being lower, the fact that UK economic growth has been higher than expected cuts against the narrative but can’t be ignored forever. Maybe (probably) I was wrong and Labour did have a theory of growth after all. 57025
Reposted by PaulMark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 30/09/2026New Survation Westminster poll: LAB 29% (+2) RFM 23% (-1) CON 19% (-2) LD 9% (-2) GRN 9% (+2) SNP 3% (=) RB 2% (=) PC 1% (-1) OTH 4% (=) 1416227
Reposted by PaulPrem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Burnham could change tax relief on pension contributions for his projects. Gross tax relief in 2024-2025 was £83.9bn. 71% went to 7.7m additional & higher rate taxpayers. 29% to 30.4m basic rate taxpayers. Giving relief to all at 20% leaves £14.5bn spare for social care. But equality/equity? 9265119
Reposted by PaulIan Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 30/09/2026This is testament to No.10's frankly astonishing degree of political competence. A policy which was branded electoral suicide 48 hours ago now showing signs of robust popularity. 55819200
Reposted by PaulThe Observer @theobserveruk.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Generationally good? The new prime minister’s first speech to his party conference was a barnstormer bit.ly/4xOVJSTbit.lyGenerationally good | The ObserverThe new prime minister’s first speech to his party conference was a barnstormer 041
Reposted by PaulSarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Burnham made Farage seem “angry, thin-skinned… absurd. What we witnessed today was a masterclass in political communication which makes Farage look like an amateur” Finally. The confidence that comes with emotional intelligence. It could make all the difference. iandunt.substack.com/p/burnham-sp...iandunt.substack.comBurnham speech: An astonishing moment of radicalism and commitmentIt’s easy to be cynical, but it would be false. Something extraordinary is happening here. 491159250
Reposted by PaulMartin Calladine @uglygame.bsky.social · 29/09/2026"The purpose of these schemes was found to have been to artificially inflate the club’s revenues, and reduce its costs, by more than £900 million." That is an absolutely massive sporting fraud. www.premierleague.com/en/news/4727...premierleague.comPremier League Statement: Manchester City FCAn independent Commission has found Manchester City FC guilty of all charges related to serious breaches of the Premier League’s financial rules over a nine-season period, and the majority of charges in relation to its failure to co-operate with the League’s investigation. 622188
Reposted by PaulAndy McDonald MP @andymcdonaldmp.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Labour is bringing passenger train operating companies into public ownership. But thanks to privatisation, the trains themselves are still leased from private companies. It is right that the govt will consider owning new trains under GBR. labourlist.org/2026/09/labo...labourlist.orgGovernment to consider publicly owning new trains under Great British Railways - LabourListPlans to consider publicly owning new trains rather than leasing them under Great British Railways. 0133
Reposted by PaulMark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Burnham aiming for a change to the UK’s voting system.theguardian.comAndy Burnham expected to say he will push ahead with electoral reform plansExclusive: Labour conference speech will kick off process that could replace current system with proportional representation 2320548
Reposted by PaulJane @localnotail.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Come on down to the Council House for International Day of Birmingham, see the Re-Union Jack ♥️ #OneBrum Goldship have repurposed dozens of dirty & torn polyester flags removed from Birmingham's lamp posts to create a huge Union Jack, adorned with the names of people who have called Birmingham home 4303105
Reposted by PaulBen Ansell @benansell.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Every piece I read from the ex-Starmer crew has the same flavour- a bleeding over of their distaste for other more socially liberal colleagues in the Labour Party, which has been retro-fitted into an entire explanation for how politics should work, even as it failed when actually tested. 825751
Reposted by PaulFinancial Times @financialtimes.com · 26/09/2026How resilient is Britain? ft.trib.al/ip5Mhmvft.trib.alHow resilient is Britain?As climate and geopolitical risks cast doubt on the UK’s ability to cope in a crisis, leaders are turning from ‘just in time’ to ‘just in case’ as a governing philosophy 6187
Reposted by PaulPeter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 25/09/2026A former staff member of Tony Blair Institute said they had serious concerns that this was “very much trading money for access”, but was instructed by a colleague not to describe it that way. ‘They were saying you have to be really careful not to make it seem as if they’re paying money for access’😬 25353178
Reposted by PaulAndy Marshall @fotofacade.bsky.social · 24/09/2026📍Loci: In Praise of the Wonky Buildings of Lavenham www.digest.andymarsh... 09415
Reposted by PaulPrem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 24/09/2026This chart published by the Economics Laboratory, shows that the UK social spending is 23% of GDP, covers NHS, social security and support services. It is a useful rebutal to neoliberals calling for cuts to the NHS, state pension and other benefits. www.linkedin.com/posts/charto... 14389246
Reposted by PaulThe Ukrainian Review @theukrainianreview.bsky.social · 23/09/2026🗣️🇬🇧 PM Burnham: Kremlin spends around £1.3 billion each year on manipulating information. We’re talking about an insidious campaign that reaches into people’s homes and twists what they feel about their own country and community, creating a narrative of decline, stoking division and sowing despair. 21558186
