Reposted by Phil MoorhouseReform Political Advertising @reformpoliticalads.bsky.social · 16/06/2026🧵 Ahead of the 10th anniversary of the Brexit referendum vote on June 23rd, we’re sharing 10 misleading Brexit ads over 10 days. The third: Channel 4 reported that this ad was a "dark ad" targeted to a specific audience on Facebook which made it hard for journalists to track at the time. 4169
Phil Moorhouse @philmoorhouse.bsky.social · 15/01/2026Does NATO even really exist anymore? Time to think about that European defence force? 104612
Reposted by Phil MoorhouseDan Neidle @danneidle.bsky.social · 06/09/2025Quite a few people are asking why Angela Rayner didn't just put a call into the head of HMRC. That would be wildly improper in 2025. However it was absolutely the done thing in 1925 A completely tangential thread: 69125
Phil Moorhouse @philmoorhouse.bsky.social · 08/08/2025Windows 11 has warned me that today is International Cat Day. I can only assume this means social media is going to be 87% more fluffy today. 11830
Reposted by Phil MoorhouseAdam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 30/07/2025It says a lot about where we're going that the BBC is now running stories in which they ask lifeboat crews whether they will apologise for using their boats to save lives 22543471350
Phil Moorhouse @philmoorhouse.bsky.social · 22/07/2025With Farage inciting his supporters to kickstart the Farage Riots again this Summer, watch him claim to know nothing again if he succeeds. 811133
Reposted by Phil MoorhouseNicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 13/07/2025President Pushes to Strip Citizenship From American for Criticizing Him One reason we’re in that situation—not the only reason, but a significant contributor—is because of figures who proclaimed a national speech crisis when people they consider lesser talked back to them. I’ll never get over that 14625127
Reposted by Phil MoorhouseRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 10/07/2025The first time Charlie Chaplin used his voice in a film, he wielded it to forcefully condemn the rising forces of fascism around the globe. Will we listen to his words today? 9243058812589
Reposted by Phil MoorhouseSam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 09/07/2025To quote an old line, the average IQ of both parties has gone up. 1049549
Phil Moorhouse @philmoorhouse.bsky.social · 07/07/2025Would you look at that? Getting sucked into far-right American funded hate didn't actually create any winners - just losers all round. bylinetimes.com/2025/07/07/s...bylinetimes.com'Supreme Court Gender Decision Achieved Nothing and Was a Waste Of Money'Eleven weeks after the ruling, Mathilda Mallinson and Helena Wadia tear it apart and explain how the media is making matters worse 46411
Phil Moorhouse @philmoorhouse.bsky.social · 03/07/2025Labour announcing their plan for community centres which will include medical services (dignostic, mental health, dentistry, etc) and link up with debt, employment and other services. Absolutely huge. What are the media talking about? The Chancellor was a bit teary. 1112327
Reposted by Phil MoorhouseFarrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 28/06/2025The Ages of Rod Stewart 2018: Advocates for a second Brexit referendum saying that voters might have been misled in the first one 2021: Brexit has been a “disaster for the UK” 2025: "Give Nigel Farage a chance" He wants to give the person who misled the British people in 2016, a chance? 🤷♂️ 1411120267
Reposted by Phil MoorhouseSam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 24/06/2025As it's in the news again - this is the post I wrote a few months ago on why the disability benefits bill has been going up. Essentially, you can't remove need by removing support - it just pops up as a cost somewhere else. open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/t...open.substack.comThe definition of madnessGovernments need to stop making the same incredibly expensive mistake over and over again 15431158
Reposted by Phil MoorhouseFarrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 23/06/2025Foreign secretary David Lammy tells Reform's Sarah Pochin to "get off social media and get help" As she spouts nonsensical conspiracy theories in parliament 51538122
Reposted by Phil MoorhouseFarrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 23/06/2025Pete Hegseth explains how there's no new evidence to suggest that Iran is building nuclear weapons and that it was just Trump's hunch 1511645
Phil Moorhouse @philmoorhouse.bsky.social · 23/06/20259th anniversay of brexit referendum. If anyone fancies a laugh, this is what arch-brexiteer, Daniel Hanan, said life would be like in 2025 if we voted to leave. www.reaction.life/p/britain-lo...reaction.lifeWhat Britain looks like after BrexitYou’re reading Reaction. 34813
Reposted by Phil MoorhouseEddie Mair @eddiemair.bsky.social · 17/06/2025This is the last thing the BBC needs 176118122245
Reposted by Phil MoorhouseDmitry Grozoubinski @explaintrade.com · 11/06/20251. Take a situation that has challenges - pretend it's a huge crisis (trade deficit, immigration); 2. Use it as a pretext to massively deploy executive power in a way previously constrained by laws and norms; 3. When anyone complains yell, THERE'S A CRISIS AND YOU'RE WHINING ABOUT LAWS & NORMS?!? 532362
Phil Moorhouse @philmoorhouse.bsky.social · 11/06/2025So, when Starmer said two hospitals in Badenoch's constituency are getting new scanners, she said there was only one hospital in her constituency. I've checked and there are three main ones, plus community centres. Did she forget about boundary changes? 1511925
Phil Moorhouse @philmoorhouse.bsky.social · 09/06/2025Interesting campaign strategy. Tell the voters they're all feckless and that's why they should vote for an unhinged maniac to rule over them for their own good. 45117
Reposted by Phil MoorhouseDavid Henig @davidheniguk.bsky.social · 09/06/2025Setting aside the implausibly high number, wonder if actually most people would prefer a government that protected them from AI making it even harder to actually speak to humans about whatever they're trying to achieve... 915826
Reposted by Phil MoorhouseMartin Lewis @martinlewis.moneysavingexpert.com · 09/06/2025NEWS! Winter Fuel Payment to be reintroduced for all state pensioners (Eng & Wal) but clawed back through tax if you earn £35,000+. My instant analysis of how it works, what it means and is it an improvement. youtu.be/fHg7ReqbnpAyoutu.beMartin Lewis: Winter Fuel Payment to be reinstated for many - instant analysisYouTube video by MoneySavingExpert.com 1813834
Reposted by Phil MoorhouseEmma Monk @monkemma.bsky.social · 08/06/2025What do we think?🤔 Hmm…. A Daily Mail headline so clearly designed to make you furious. Being shared by salivating Tory MPs who love a good rage farming story! So, what’s going on here? Let’s take a look!👀 🧵 1/13 691153588
Reposted by Phil MoorhouseByline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 05/06/2025🔴Bearly Newsworthy: Stepping Off the Rage Carousel You don't have to care about everything – outrage is exhausting and distracting from the real issues, argues @bearlypolitics.co.uk www.bylinesupplement.com/p/bearly-new...bylinesupplement.comBearly Newsworthy: Stepping Off the Rage CarouselYou don't have to care about everything – outrage is exhausting and distracting from the real issues, argues The Bear 44113
Phil Moorhouse @philmoorhouse.bsky.social · 05/06/2025Yesterday, I was convinced it was Thursday. Titled all my files Thur 1, Thur 2, etc. Now I realise my mistake and am regarding today as Thursday as well (more accurately this time). Not sure how I feel about having two Thursdays in the same week. 18522
Reposted by Phil MoorhouseSam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 04/06/2025Genuinely good news. Extending FSM to all children on Universal Credit is long overdue. Will cut poverty and help improve concentration and health. 21717138
Reposted by Phil MoorhouseMartin Lewis @martinlewis.moneysavingexpert.com · 04/06/2025My instant response to Winter Fuel Payment news & key message to the Chancellor (I heard while walking to the office, so pls forgive the fact it was done there and then for speed) 411629
Reposted by Phil MoorhouseDavid Pakman @davidpakman.bsky.social · 04/06/2025Elon Musk just called Trump’s budget plan a “disgusting abomination” and says it’ll blow up the deficit to $2.5 TRILLION. Reminder: Musk worked on this bill last week. The grift is collapsing. 3142849
Phil Moorhouse @philmoorhouse.bsky.social · 04/06/2025So, if we change the definition of White British to exclude a load of people who are both white and British, then there won't be as many White British people left ... maybe ... in 40 years ... round about the time the brexit benefits are due ... 810410
Phil Moorhouse @philmoorhouse.bsky.social · 04/06/2025www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/ref... 56915
Reposted by Phil MoorhousePraṇay Manocha @pranman.com · 31/05/2025Telegraph's front page story is based on idiotic and/or deliberately malicious analysis. ONLY £12bn out of annual £90b UC goes to households with foreign-born residents, so the real story is that "foreigners" are 25% LESS LIKELY to claim universal credit than British-born British citizens. 106121
Reposted by Phil MoorhouseStephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 29/05/2025What George doesn't understand is that in the UK, we decided in 2020 that 'governing' was actually a tedious distraction from 'speculating about, and positioning for, the next general election'. It's core to our culture and it is *very* disrespectful to criticise it. 391091181
Reposted by Phil MoorhouseDmitry Grozoubinski @explaintrade.com · 29/05/2025Ah, corporate governance...media.tenor.coma cartoon says we 've tried nothing and were all out of ideasAlt: a cartoon says we 've tried nothing and were all out of ideas 0887
Phil Moorhouse @philmoorhouse.bsky.social · 29/05/2025I have to say I think Labour are making a mistake in constantly holding press conferences which just invites the media to quote Nigel Farage in articles. They would do better to promote the more universally welcomed policies that Farage isn't interested in. 1415221
Reposted by Phil MoorhouseEd Davey @eddavey.libdems.org.uk · 29/05/2025All you need to know about Elon Musk’s stunning success is that he lasted 2.65 Liz Trusses and lost 150 billion dollars. 22849260
Phil Moorhouse @philmoorhouse.bsky.social · 26/05/2025Because ridiculously rich people are used to getting mostly what they want without having to accept responsibility. They simply can't understand why entire countries can't do the same, and so are the last people who should inform policy. 0567
Reposted by Phil MoorhouseFarrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 25/05/2025Left: Kemi Badenoch, "I'd never ever ever put myself in a situation where security was reduced" Right: But I did break the law and hack into a political opponents website changing what it said 1327584
Reposted by Phil MoorhouseDavid Henig @davidheniguk.bsky.social · 26/05/2025Trump's highest tariff threats are now being deferred at greater speed but as yet with the exception of the basic deal with the UK we actually don't know what he'll settle for, which is probably because he doesn't either. www.ft.com/content/fca6...ft.comDonald Trump delays imposing 50% tariffs on EU until July 9Von der Leyen says Brussels ready to move ‘swiftly and decisively’ after ‘good call’ with US president 710415
Phil Moorhouse @philmoorhouse.bsky.social · 26/05/2025This is how Trump's 50% tariffs on the EU has panned out this weekend: Trump: You guys are getting 50% tariffs on June 1st. I don't want a deal with you. EU: Put the July 9th deadline back or we won't talk to you. Trump: I have decided to put the July 9th deadline back. EU: Good boy. 410423
Reposted by Phil MoorhouseSteve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 24/05/2025The RW media is all over this scandalous behaviour by Angela Rayner! Oh wait, it's Farage, they don't give a fuck 16487192
Reposted by Phil MoorhouseSam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 24/05/2025I've had enough Labour MPs say to me that they didn't come into politics to see child poverty go up to think that they're going to win this fight. 43575122
Phil Moorhouse @philmoorhouse.bsky.social · 23/05/2025So, if you found yourself in one of the councils taken over by Reform UK this month, it appears you have little to worry about. The calibre of their councillors is clearly top notch, even though it doesn't look like they could pass the new government English language test for migrants. 6548
Phil Moorhouse @philmoorhouse.bsky.social · 23/05/2025Of course, the reality is that wind power generated in the UK feeds directly into the National Grid. Oil and gas from the North Sea is sold on the international market where we pay the same as everyone else for it. This is why energy from fossil fuels costs more in the UK than energy from wind. 5448