Praṇay Manocha @pranman.com · 16/09/2026If we all agree that the NHS is one of Britain's crowning achievements and health services should be free at the point of use, why not food? Why should food not be freely available to everyone? We can still have private food for those who want it. But most of us, we can eat healthy and free. 041
Praṇay Manocha @pranman.com · 15/09/2026I'm only just discovering the layers of hypocrisy of Ed Sheeran and I'm a bit blown away 020
Reposted by Praṇay ManochaForward Democracy @fwddem.com · 14/09/2026Reform says it wants to take us back to “the country that was”. What a lie. They want to tear up institutions this country helped create, turn our backs on Europe and abandon the international order we helped build. That isn’t patriotism. It’s national vandalism. 16113
Reposted by Praṇay ManochaMike Dailly ™ @mdf200.bsky.social · 08/09/2026FromFB: Why aren't these part of the #NHS? Get rid of these billionaire leeches. Why are we still paying hundreds of millions a year for them to shake 2 or 3 hands a month? #Republic 1154
Reposted by Praṇay ManochaUK Politics News // Papernaut @ukpolitics.papernaut.co · 08/09/2026THE INDEPENDENT: Lancashire councillor Nigel Swales has defected from Reform UK to Labour, saying Reform was embroiled in scandal and lacked a serious plan or leadership to deliver change. It is the first defection from Reform to Labour. - by Millie Cookeindependent.co.ukCouncillor becomes first politician in the country to defect from Reform to LabourA Reform councillor has decided to leave the party, saying he had seen ‘first-hand’ how it ‘simply doesn't have a serious plan’ 3145
Praṇay Manocha @pranman.com · 05/09/2026Fewer international students means the fee burden will only keep going up. The problem starts when we start counting international students as immigrants, thus making the government want to reduce their numbers to bring "net migration" down, even though they each contribute £140K to the UK economy. 010
Praṇay Manocha @pranman.com · 04/09/2026My brain is unable to reconcile with the irony of celebrations at the return of the Bayeux Tapestry to the very museum that hoards and denies access to historical treasures of so many other countries. 020
Praṇay Manocha @pranman.com · 04/09/2026Remembered this delightful photo I took of Tibetan kids playing cricket at a refugee camp in South India. Brings me joy. 120
Reposted by Praṇay ManochaNicola Kelly @nicolakellywrites.bsky.social · 04/09/2026I've long argued that every newsroom should have an immigration correspondent who travels beyond Westminster to meet local communities, those on the frontline and, of course, new arrivals. Pleased to contribute to this excellent report @reutersinstitute.bsky.social. 2113
Praṇay Manocha @pranman.com · 04/09/2026YESSS!!!theguardian.comUN to vote on adopting new world map that shows Africa’s true scaleTogo-sponsored resolution calls to phase out traditional map that depicts continent as similar size to Greenland 141
Praṇay Manocha @pranman.com · 04/09/2026Some good news. This still doesnt grant access to all worker rights (eg unfair pay, harassment etc) but skilled migrants' interests were ignored by recent worker rights' legislation and policy, so this is refreshing. PS: I could have used stronger worker rights when I arrived as a skilled worker 172
Reposted by Praṇay ManochaUK Politics News // Papernaut @ukpolitics.papernaut.co · 03/09/2026THE GUARDIAN: The UK’s “one in, one out” asylum scheme has not deterred desperate crossings: it has returned people to homelessness, violence and exploitation, pushing some to risk the Channel again. - by Diane Taylortheguardian.com‘I would rather die than return to France’: the brutal reality of the UK’s one in, one out scheme 021
Praṇay Manocha @pranman.com · 31/08/2026There are 47 people alive today who have won the Fields Medal, a top honour in the field of Mathematics. One of these people came as a refugee to Britain. 030
Praṇay Manocha @pranman.com · 30/08/2026I think the fundamental reason many people feel a lack of sympathy for Palestine and defend Israel, is that they believe that October 7th was fundamentally an attack on Jewish identity and Israel's survival, rather than attack on Israel's actions. 220
Praṇay Manocha @pranman.com · 30/08/2026When supporting migrants, people often use terms like poor, essential, hard-working, desperate. These may be true, but why not use words like persistent, innovative, exceptional, inspiring - all of which are equally true. 051
Praṇay Manocha @pranman.com · 29/08/2026Somehow, people with such inane opinions never have any problem funding the royal family. But Notting Hill, where 2 million people celebrate their culture for just one weekend? No no no 🙄 051
Praṇay Manocha @pranman.com · 29/08/2026Norway is my favourite country in the world, but for all its virtues, the country has two deep flaws. 1. Its national wealth is based off oil. 2. It has a monarchy, which is at odds with the liberal, progressive values the country exports so enthusiastically. 020
Reposted by Praṇay ManochaForward Democracy @fwddem.com · 28/08/2026Reform has already polled at a level at which First-past-the-post could turn roughly three votes in ten into majority government ** Nearly 100 Labour MPs already support a commission into electoral reform. We need more to come out in support. 1207
Praṇay Manocha @pranman.com · 28/08/2026Nay-Paul is colonial pronunciation by the way. Reject it. It's Nay-paal. It's very easy to switch to the correct way, try it when you're on your own, then keep it when you're with others. 031
Praṇay Manocha @pranman.com · 26/08/2026The Nepal/Tibet flash flood is terrifying. Not just because the Hindu Kush & Himalayas hold 54,000 glaciers, the most outside polar regions; but because this region is the most concentrated populated area anywhere in the world. If climate change is a threat anywhere, it is here. 23112
Praṇay Manocha @pranman.com · 24/08/2026Maybe this will inspire British politicians to adopt moderately bolder policies? 140
Praṇay Manocha @pranman.com · 24/08/2026If we weren't already concerned about misuse of AI, here's a disturbing development. Russia used retail off the shelf components to build an autonomous drone that went inside Ukraine and killed people. But wait...there's more. A lot more to be worried about than just this one off. Thread:nytimes.comA Drone Killed Three Ukrainians. It Was Guided Entirely by A.I. (Gift Article)An attack by what Ukrainian officials said was a Russian drone with an Nvidia chip presages a dystopian future of weaponry untethered to humans. 273
Praṇay Manocha @pranman.com · 24/08/2026Tamil Nadu - southern Indian state, approximately the same size as England with 77 million people and a GDP that's 1/5th of the UK, just announced free bus travel for women and transgender people. This will cost Tamil Nadu around £500m, about the same as Burnham's £2 fare cap will cost the UK. 050
Reposted by Praṇay ManochaUK Politics News // Papernaut @ukpolitics.papernaut.co · 22/08/2026LABOURLIST: Jo needed £1,200 for childcare, but could not get an overdraft or bank loan; the only loan available was over 50% interest. The article warns deregulation could deepen exclusion, while closing the gap could add £6bn a year. - by Laura Aznar Herranzlabourlist.org‘It’s people on low incomes who’ll pay for financial services deregulation’ 041
Praṇay Manocha @pranman.com · 21/08/2026I've just crunched the latest migration numbers, most newspapers are leading with "11% drop in international student arrivals”. That actually fudges it somewhat as June/July/ August are peak months, and this June/July is around 20% lower than last year and around 35% lower than peak in 2022/2023. 152
Praṇay Manocha @pranman.com · 17/08/2026"We are in a drought, there's hosepipe bans everywhere and they want to build data centres 😤🤯🤬" My man. You're saying this while eating a sausage and eggs? Just think about it for a moment. Actually don't think, just read up. 022
Praṇay Manocha @pranman.com · 15/08/2026Happy 80th Independence Day India. For all the flaws in your democracy you are still infinitely better than you ever were under the British Empire. I wish more power to the youth, to the cockroach movement, to women, and to underprivileged people in the country. 021
Reposted by Praṇay ManochaForward Democracy @fwddem.com · 15/08/2026This is for people who might be disappointed that Count Binface lost in Clacton. Please don't. He won just 95 votes against Andy Burnham in Makerfield. In Clacton, he got nearly 100 times as many against Farage. Take that as a signal. Get your hopes up. Let's band together for the next fight. 27711
Praṇay Manocha @pranman.com · 15/08/2026The same people who were attacking Jason Arday as a conman, are the same people celebrating Nigel Farage as a straight talker.... 0101
Praṇay Manocha @pranman.com · 15/08/2026Hi @andyburnham.bsky.social, I hear you're using social media now. Maybe you'll see this? 0163
Praṇay Manocha @pranman.com · 14/08/2026“Why did you stand here in Clacton?” “That’s where the election was, John.”youtu.beBinface hits back at Farage - and says 'we'll be back here in a few weeks' for another by-electionYouTube video by Sky News 1173
Praṇay Manocha @pranman.com · 13/08/2026One of the most hare-brained policies has been to vilify and restrict international students. WHY do we want to reduce students who spend £200K to study at one of our great universities? The more we vilify them, the fewer will come. It's absurd. 030
Praṇay Manocha @pranman.com · 13/08/2026Isn't it funny how ALL news reports fail to mention the person's origin, ethnicity, or religion when it is a positive story that might cause people to feel proud, even patriotic? 062
Reposted by Praṇay ManochaJames Southern @james.fieldleveltech.org · 13/08/2026So Sam (@tzartzam.bsky.social) has kindly let us at @fieldleveltech.org digitize his most recent and excellent roll and write board game. poll-and-write.uk While you're waiting for the count tonight. And if you think you know who's going to call it on: called-it.uk/election/par... (My bet is Bin)poll-and-write.ukPoll & Write Clacton: The Binface By-electionPlay the print-and-play by-election online with a friend. Share a room code, pick Farage or Count Binface, and win Clacton's voters before bin day. No accounts. 153
Praṇay Manocha @pranman.com · 08/08/2026We have completely fucked up this planet. A buoy off the coast of Mallorca recorded a water temperature of 33°C yesterday. The highest ever. AND CO2 EMISSIONS ARE STILL RISING. 064
Praṇay Manocha @pranman.com · 08/08/2026Westminster latest: You may soon not be able to stand and order drinks. But you can still stand in Parliament and order a subsidised one. 032
Reposted by Praṇay ManochaPrivate Eye Magazine @privateeyenews.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Water companies panic as drought worsens in UK From the new Private Eye, out now. 371543578
Reposted by Praṇay ManochaUK Politics News // Papernaut @ukpolitics.papernaut.co · 07/08/2026openDemocracy: More than 70 attacks on UK mosques in a year - roughly one every five days - point to a climate where Muslims are repeatedly asked to prove they belong and symbolic debates displace issues shaping people’s lives. - by Amina Khanomopendemocracy.netWhat the rise in Islamophobia tells us about modern BritainFrom mosque attacks to manufactured controversies, Muslims in the UK bear a tiring burden of constant scrutiny 042
Praṇay Manocha @pranman.com · 07/08/2026There needs to be a cultural training requirement or somesuch for all western yoga teachers. The way they all unironically go "Ommmmm" and end the class with "Namaste" and a bow is objectively cringe and also hilarious for me as an Indian. 020
Reposted by Praṇay ManochaJane @localnotail.bsky.social · 07/08/2026They aren't "anti-immigration protesters", they are just racists. Call it what it is. It's just easier for them to attack asylum seekers than non-white people who already have the legal right to live here because successive governments have already designated them as Other and a burden on society. 3308
Praṇay Manocha @pranman.com · 07/08/2026So they're designing AI not only to take our jobs, but also to kill us?nytimes.comThis A.I. Just Created Viruses Not Found in Nature (Gift Article)Scientists trained artificial intelligence on libraries of DNA and then asked the model to create recipes for viral genomes. Sixteen of them were viable, yielding new viruses. 120
Reposted by Praṇay ManochaProspect Magazine @prospectmagazine.co.uk · 06/08/2026“If the new British government wants to intervene [on Israel-Palestine], it has weight. Neither the UK nor the EU have used much of the leverage available to them”, writes Jo-Ann Mortprospectmagazine.co.ukWhat Andy Burnham can do about PalestineThe new PM has made it clear UK policy on Israel-Palestine must change. He could start by asking for a health update on Marwan Barghouti and other Palestinian prisoners 083
Praṇay Manocha @pranman.com · 06/08/2026You know about the Gulf Stream, or the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC). But do you know about the ACC - or the Atlantic Circumpolar Circulation, which is 5x stronger than the AMOC? It is forecast to weaken significantly, which will in turn cause Antarctic ice to melt even faster. 031
Praṇay Manocha @pranman.com · 05/08/2026Things Elon has polluted so far: 1. Our night sky 2. Our social discourse 3. Our politics 4. The moon 0198
Praṇay Manocha @pranman.com · 05/08/2026It shouldn't be a windfall tax. It should be a 100% tax on windfall profits - any extraordinary profit, hand it all in. Because banks and oil companies must not be allowed to make money from us over a manufactured international geopolitical crisis. 0134
Praṇay Manocha @pranman.com · 05/08/2026This is probably true for several Indian languages but one interesting thing about Hindi is that for every number from 1 to 100, there is a unique word. There are also unique words for important fractions and decimals. eg Hindi has a unique word for 0.5 as well as for 1.5 and 2.5 340
