Reposted by Pete WhiteWill Jennings📉🗳️ @drjennings.bsky.social · 22/09/2026There are so many crimes in this thread you have to wonder what the police and Home Secretary think they are doing at this point. 431135318
Reposted by Pete WhiteIan Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Lots of talk of growth ahead of the Budget, as if it were a baroque puzzle. Our problem is basic. It's that we no longer support the things which facilitate growth: Europe, immigration, higher education, tax simplification, policy stability. These are all choices and could stop making them anytime. 591608420
Reposted by Pete WhiteWill Jennings📉🗳️ @drjennings.bsky.social · 17/09/2026The original reporting of what happened in Portsmouth was a joke. This is just a hate mob that has been whipped up who are now targeting the RNLI. Throw the book at them.independent.co.ukRNLI closes Portsmouth lifeboat station after huge anti-migrant protestsRNLI volunteers were branded ‘traitors’ after bringing migrants ashore 27556173
Reposted by Pete WhiteEmma Yeomans @yeomans.bsky.social · 17/09/2026The RNLI has said the abuse of volunteers in Portsmouth has forced it to close the lifeboat station there and stop operating since September 10. Nearby stations have been providing cover to the area instead. One of the UK's largest coastal cities without a lifeboat because of the far-right. 40901503
Reposted by Pete WhitePete Fraser @petefrasermusic.bsky.social · 16/09/2026In the movie version of this, after Piddington runs out of food water and money as a result of leaving the UK, the residents apply for asylum and end up housed in a military base, with HILARIOUS consequences. www.bbc.com/news/article...bbc.comPiddington in Oxfordshire votes to leave UK over asylum plansPiddington residents voted over proposals to house up to 1,256 male asylum seekers nearby 1663527837
Reposted by Pete WhitePeter Walker @peterwalker99.bsky.social · 15/09/2026One more time: Inheritance tax *is not unique or even uncommon* in being "double taxation". The coffee I just bought was paid for with wages on which income tax and NI had been levied, but was also subject to VAT. Just stop it. 51956215
Reposted by Pete WhiteAnne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 14/09/2026Your regular reminder: If the Russians stop fighting, the war ends. If the Ukrainians stop fighting, their land will be occupied, their leaders will be killed, their history and language will be erased, their children will be kidnapped to serve Russia. 5953724213383
Reposted by Pete WhiteNew-Cleckit Dominie @ncdominie.bsky.social · 06/07/2025More from Paisley Abbey. The famous xenomorph gets all the love, but the other modern gargoyles are worth a look. (If we're tagging ourselves, I'm Man Shouting From Inside Fish.) 0388
Reposted by Pete WhiteThe Empty City @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 11/09/2026NEW Why holding a placard is a terrorist act, while causing disruption in a balaclava is not The mess caused by ministers and the police not taking terrorism law seriously By me at @prospectmagazine.co.uk www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/law/th... 321420628
Reposted by Pete WhiteJohn Oxley @joxley.jmoxley.co.uk · 10/09/2026What is this comment from the Labour MP? No, the issue here isn't that the attempted pogrom had the wrong targets! 44851304
Reposted by Pete WhiteJohn Oxley @joxley.jmoxley.co.uk · 09/09/2026Also, why is this basically written up as "quirky crowd make an embarrassing mistake" and not "violent racists form mob because Asian people use hotel"? 5133661131
Reposted by Pete WhiteJonn Elledge @jonnelledge.bsky.social · 07/09/2026oh my god they're gonna kill their own bounce in under a month aren't they 48980151
Reposted by Pete WhiteThe Empty City @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Seems the difference between ‘protestors’ and ‘terrorists’ is that protestors wear balaclavas while terrorists hold placards. 3034391275
Reposted by Pete WhiteDavid Veevers @davidveevers.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Hey, I’ve got a sector far more valuable than car manufacturing to the economy which has lost TENS of thousands of jobs and looks forecast to lose TENS of thousands more, just if any minister is interested… 916444
Reposted by Pete WhiteIan Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 25/08/2026The depressing thing about the US isn't Trump really. He's just a grotesque. It's the complete failure of all the things liberals believe in: Congress, the judiciary, the press, voters themselves, all persistently unwilling or unable to stop him. It's the failure of an entire society. 1452965747
Reposted by Pete WhiteAlice Bennett @aliceponderland.bsky.social · 28/07/2026Make a movie from McGonagall‘s The Tay Bridge Disaster, you cowards. 1315035
Reposted by Pete WhiteIan Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 23/07/2026It's funny how no-one ever asks where the money is coming from when you announce a cut in immigration. 392395535
Reposted by Pete WhiteKevin A @kba26.bsky.social · 20/07/2026I think the original post got deleted so I cropped out the name, but I've thought about this one for a while lol 112360590
Reposted by Pete WhiteIan Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 20/07/2026I mean, Mahmood is literally the last person I'd have kept in their role 1132027235
Reposted by Pete WhiteGingerspiced @gingerspiced.bsky.social · 18/07/2026Pete Hegseth: "We need our warriors to embrace the Spartan mindset" U.S. Military: *suffers crushing defeat to the Persians* 317255046965
Reposted by Pete WhiteIan Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 16/07/2026It's clear to anyone who cares about real world performance that she has been a disaster at the Home Office: putting forward extreme proposals with counter-productive outcomes accompanied by misleading departmental literature. 431351
Reposted by Pete WhiteFelicity Hannah @felicityhannah.bsky.social · 14/07/2026My son just told me is favourite sentence is: “I didn’t say we should kill him” because if you emphasise each different word it changes the entire meaning 652042406
Reposted by Pete WhiteAlasdair Mackenzie @alasdairmackenzie.bsky.social · 12/07/2026The actual government is inflaming the debate on immigration in Britain 512432
Reposted by Pete WhiteRobin Wigglesworth @robinwigglesworth.ft.com · 08/07/2026Please stop whatever you're doing and read Alphaville LLC's first research report on SpaceX, with an initial price target of ∞. www.ft.com/content/1344...ft.comAlphaville LLC initiates coverage of SpaceX with Buy recommendationGood heavens 1413741
Reposted by Pete WhiteJessica Elgot @jessicaelgot.bsky.social · 08/07/2026NEW - Rachel Reeves said she will "accept Nigel Farage’s request to be appointed Steward and Bailiff of the Manor of Northstead." "It is a farce and a desperate distraction, and the people of Clacton deserve better. "But if he wants to spend the summer arguing with a bin, I won't stop him." 30797169
Reposted by Pete Whiteianthemouthofmadness.fenrisgames @fenrisgames.com · 18/08/2025can't park there mate 111018242
Reposted by Pete Whiteturgut keskintürk @tkeskinturk.bsky.social · 06/07/2026data visualization is my passion. 491173942140
Reposted by Pete WhiteSonia L @sonial77.bsky.social · 30/06/2026I think that the worst thing about the "refugee tax" is that the high accommodation costs are caused by the Home Office, and in particular their inability to make fast AND accurate decisions, leaving people rotting in those grim places. Refugees are effectively being fined for HO incompetence. 327196
Reposted by Pete WhiteTits McGee @scientits.bsky.social · 28/06/2026‘Say yes and never do it’ Mel Brooks knew how to deal with the studios 141180985572
Reposted by Pete WhiteRob Ford @robfordmancs.bsky.social · 26/06/2026Journalists should not make claims that can be refuted in 30 seconds using Wikipedia 3975
Reposted by Pete WhiteLucy Burke @lucyburkemcr.bsky.social · 23/06/2026It’s wild that politicians don’t seem to grasp the degree to which universities contribute to the economy- local, regional, national. The failure to intervene is a stain on this govt - a shocking dereliction of duty to every worker, every local business, every student, every area that is suffering 9335141
Reposted by Pete WhiteSophie E. Hill @sophieehill.bsky.social · 22/06/2026But authenticity trumps elegance these days. And this resignation speech was pure Starmer: passive, muddled, and strangely irritating. 37712
Reposted by Pete WhiteHannah Elias @hannahelias.bsky.social · 22/06/2026In the end, there were just a lot more human rights abuses than I was expecting from the human rights lawyer. 81360383
Reposted by Pete WhiteToby Buckle @polphilpod.bsky.social · 19/06/2026i'm getting a bit annoyed with this "starmer didn't do anything" narrative ❌️ sweeping changes to the immigration system ❌️ biggest asylum reforms in 70 years functionally ending refugee status ❌️ moved from a reasonably tolerant regime to the most trans-hostile developed democracy 341426399
Reposted by Pete WhiteMichael J. Taylor @drmichaeljtaylor.bsky.social · 18/06/2026Ancient historian thoughts on Iran mess. One thing that always struck me about the Hellenistic kingdoms is how quickly they surrender. These are kings who build up their whole self-definition about being good at war, but they quit as soon as they lose a battle. 7651140
Reposted by Pete WhiteCameron 🇺🇸🗽🦅 @cameroncorduroy.bsky.social · 17/06/2026>renames it to the Department of War >names himself the Secretary of War >fights one war >loses 377197453996
Reposted by Pete WhiteDom White @domw.bsky.social · 16/06/2026Efficient market hypothesis really taking a beating recently. 1540056
Reposted by Pete WhiteJack Tindale @jacktindale.bsky.social · 15/06/2026Is your child up at 9pm arguing about tram networks with the entire staff of the FT and some tedious Americans who are not familiar with the concept of a joke? This report make shock you. 302722498
Reposted by Pete WhiteJames Ball @jamesrball.com · 15/06/20261. UK government proposes sweeping new laws to regulate the Internet 2. Experts warn the powers are badly-defined, technologically unfeasible and will be difficult to enforce 3. Government passes them anyway 4. Enforcement turns out to be hard 5. Government proposes more new laws 1126954
Reposted by Pete WhiteColm Murphy @colmpm.bsky.social · 14/06/2026I hope Hull History Centre won't mind me sharing this lovely letter from Roy Hattersley's papers, on the sad news of his passing aged 93. RIP. 7381103
Reposted by Pete WhiteBen Ansell @benansell.bsky.social · 14/06/2026Starmer plan to disadvantage GCSE revision for people born after April just dropped 55916
Reposted by Pete WhiteSam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 10/06/2026Everyone on X and elsewhere who called for a violent response should be charged with incitement. Everyone involved in the pogrom should be locked up with exemplary sentences. Govt should make it clear that will be the response in future anywhere else. Enough. 10556071590
Reposted by Pete WhiteDoug Mack @douglasmack.bsky.social · 08/06/2026Just need everyone to know that the Belgium men's soccer team has new jerseys based on the art of Rene Magritte and this is the official photo shoot 11797542446
Reposted by Pete WhiteJacob Edenhofer @jacobedenhofer.bsky.social · 06/06/2026I'd argue that pushing for degrowth will likely have corrosive effects on broad public suppport for stringent climate policy. Given that degrowth is essentially one big device for turning ever more policy domains into zero- or even negative-sum games, the room for Pareto-improving policies shrinks 54616
Reposted by Pete WhiteRobert Hutton @roberthutton.co.uk · 06/06/2026It's pretty gracious of him to show up at all, given that his side lost. 391927412
Reposted by Pete WhiteBallot Box Scotland @ballotbox.scot · 06/06/2026I've written to Jamie Hepburn MSP, the Minister for Parliamentary Business and Veterans (who is responsible for devolved elections), calling for several reforms: replacing deposits, improving Holyrood results publication, co-option for council vacancies, and improving quality of local election data.ballotbox.scot 511033
Reposted by Pete WhiteFrankie Huang 黄碧赤 @ourobororoboruo.bsky.social · 02/06/2026Welp there’s no unseeing this 260194445008
![That’s probably the most famous scene in the movie, the campfire scene.
I know. He said, “You can’t punch a horse.” I said, “You’ll never see it again.” I kept saying, “You’re absolutely right. It’s out!” Then, when he left, I crumpled up all his notes, and I tossed it in the wastepaper basket. And John Calley, who was running [production at] Warner Bros. at the time, said, “Good filing.” That was the end of it. You say yes, and you never do it.
That’s great advice for life.
It is. Don’t fight them. Don’t waste your time struggling with them and trying to make sense to them. They’ll never understand.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:yvbszlkc7d75ixkid5g2zmw7/bafkreiar4z6n6pfk7wob2gznv6l6euw7ltxbetgto5drfd4wqzjalldp5m)
