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pencilneck.bsky.social @pencilneck.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

'Thank goodness' I thought when he replaced Tory Kuenssberg. How little did I know.

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pencilneck.bsky.social @pencilneck.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

The Conversation article is from Jan 2024. How relevant is it now?

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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

UK: "NHS says 'don't do this' if you think you have Covid - cases on the rise" 🔸"People with COVID symptoms and a high temperature or feeling unwell should stay home" 🔸"If you decide to test and receive a positive result, adults should avoid others for 5 days and vulnerable people for 10 days"

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pencilneck.bsky.social @pencilneck.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

And it was barely a 'deal' at all, more like a Dear John letter.

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pencilneck.bsky.social @pencilneck.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

It's a mistake to give her dog whistle politics credence by assuming they are worthy of debate.

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pencilneck.bsky.social @pencilneck.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

There is no such thing as 'the' private rented market. Never has been.

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pencilneck.bsky.social @pencilneck.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Will it? We keep saying it, with the 30ish racism charges, the £5m gift, the C4 undercover video (what's happened to that?!), the RNLI, and now the blackshorts... I'm not holding my breath.

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pencilneck.bsky.social @pencilneck.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I think we've all had similar sorts of experiences with people who have 'got rights'. Maybe I'm just getting old, but I don't remember it always being like this.

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pencilneck.bsky.social @pencilneck.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

This is becoming an annual event - top of the table on my birthday 🙂

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pencilneck.bsky.social @pencilneck.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

You really can if there is a convincing Labour victory based on that as a central GE campaign issue of rejoining if Labour wins. In addition there will be the Greens, Liberals, SNP as a minimum in support of rejoining.

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pencilneck.bsky.social @pencilneck.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I reckon Labour will lead with rejoining at the next GE. But it needs to win very convincingly for it to stand a chance of happening, both as a mandate here, and as validation for the EU to go through the palaver again.

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pencilneck.bsky.social @pencilneck.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Expect it to be at the heart of the next GE campaign by Labour. It will help Labour win, and give a mandate for rejoining without another referendum. I think this has been Labour thinking for the past couple of years or so.

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pencilneck.bsky.social @pencilneck.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Classic BBC platforming this expat gobsh te.

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pencilneck.bsky.social @pencilneck.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Because it’s the BBC. You should know this by now.

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

King Charles inherited £650m tax free, gets £354m a year tax free from the tax payer including £132m personal spending money and has an estate worth £22bn that’s never taxed. Like if he needs a pay cut. RT if you want the Monarchy gone. #NotmyKing

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pencilneck.bsky.social @pencilneck.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

The BBC … was happy to repeatedly cover the ‘leave means leave’ march from Sunderland to Westminster in 2019, which had just a dwindling handful of Farage inspired nutters.

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pencilneck.bsky.social @pencilneck.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

And he's not a racist - those 30ish folk from his past were just making political capital from his 'banter'.

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pencilneck.bsky.social @pencilneck.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

I've got zero evidence for this, but my sense is Faragehole has connected with a rump of people who traditionally didn't vote or take much interest in politics generally. They're consequently uniformed and uninterested in being informed. It's an emotional connection they have, same as with Brexit...

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pencilneck.bsky.social @pencilneck.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

I don't recall the source for this, but isn't there an established link between people with existing autoimmune conditions and long covid? I seem to remember that it's a possible explanation for why so many working age women have long covid.

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pencilneck.bsky.social @pencilneck.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Can we pleeease now rid ourselves of this destructive sh*tstain in UK politics.

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pencilneck.bsky.social @pencilneck.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

I'd like to know what the thought process was for picking the RefUK colour scheme for the Brexit being a wrong turn percentage bars.

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HOPE not hate @hopenothate.org.uk · 03/09/2026

For the past year, Channel 4 Dispatches team has been working on an investigation into Tommy Robinson’s money: where it came from, and where it went.

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pencilneck.bsky.social @pencilneck.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

It's a toss-up between ABBA Gold and Pet Shop Boys Discography.

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pencilneck.bsky.social @pencilneck.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

I imagine there is a fairly straight line relationship between wealth and environmental impact - the wealthier you are, the greater the impact. Is there a source for this particular stat please?

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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

"How has Nigel Farage built his fortune?" 💰 'This documentary follows the money trail behind the Reform UK leader's wealth' Nigel Farage: Where Does the Money Come From? This Saturday. Watch | Stream on 5

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

I've added my name to the open letter calling for a public inquiry into the tragic death of Professor Jason Arday. Will you join me? goodlaw.social/625453

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Jason Arday: Demand a public inquiry now | Good Law Project

Commission an immediate public inquiry into how to ensure a responsible press given its contribution to Dr Arday’s tragic death.

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pencilneck.bsky.social @pencilneck.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Why is anyone surprised? The BBC is part of the old school tie network, and has been since its inception.

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pencilneck.bsky.social @pencilneck.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Royal slum landlords on top of everything else. Tenants living in fear of reprisals if they complain is what removal of S21 under the Renter's Rights Act is intended to address. Unfortunately tied and agricultural tenancies are not encompassed by the change.

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pencilneck.bsky.social @pencilneck.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Reflect? Grow a pair ffs. Call it out, name names.

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pencilneck.bsky.social @pencilneck.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Death by media, that's what's happened with Jason Arday. He's not the first - remember Justin Fashanu? Could have been Diane Abbott. I'm sick of the wet reactions by people with influence about the way our media is allowed to behave: 'hold up a mirror', 'have a conversation'. It is truly pathetic.

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pencilneck.bsky.social @pencilneck.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Erm, I think we joined the Common Market primarily about peaceful relations.

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Count Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Checkmate, Nige.

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pencilneck.bsky.social @pencilneck.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

We already have de facto rent control at the bottom end of the PRS (HB/LHA reference rents). Aside from this, I wonder if Zack recalls some of the unintended effects the last time we had broad rent control - illegal evictions, declining conditions? The true solution is to build (a lot) more.

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pencilneck.bsky.social @pencilneck.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

All power to her elbow, but it's a shame it was weapons she was making.

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pencilneck.bsky.social @pencilneck.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

And if he had been invited he would have found some way of making a song and dance about that, refusing to participate for some created outrage to grab the headlines in that way instead.

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pencilneck.bsky.social @pencilneck.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

You can't assume they won't. It happened over a longish period before, and really until social housing was expanded hugely after WWII essentially. More social housing will ease supply/demand pressures, and remove many of the types of households which shouldn't really be living in the PRS.

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pencilneck.bsky.social @pencilneck.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

This Act provides for potential future rent control designated areas, following local authority reports next year. There are no such areas (yet), and therefore no rent control in Scotland - excepting the operation of local reference rents on the HB sub-market.

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pencilneck.bsky.social @pencilneck.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

It's simplistic just calling for controls. There's a form of rent control at the lower end, with local reference rents for housing benefit. History says broader rent controls may cause problems - illegal evictions, lettings outwith the controls (a black market), and terrible safety and conditions.

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pencilneck.bsky.social @pencilneck.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

I wonder if whoever is PoliticalPics is asked the same about Cameron, who reputedly did the same?

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pencilneck.bsky.social @pencilneck.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

The BBC uses 'professional' members of the public, if they hold the 'correct' view. One on Newsnight was outspokenly supportive of May's Brexit deal, who had been on before about something else, and who had actually worked for the BBC. Maitlis didn't seem to have an issue with it (at the time).

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pencilneck.bsky.social @pencilneck.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

He's the worst scumbag of the lot of them. Whenever anything kicks off in a Chelsea game, he is without fail at the centre of it.

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pencilneck.bsky.social @pencilneck.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Hurray. The entire rest of the world celebrates.

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