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Martin D @unixmaisonette.com · 29/09/2026

I think we could explore having one single multiplier that applies to all benefits, tax brackets and allowances, public sector pay, MPs salaries and expenses. So that we are all in it together rather than pitting pensioners against the disabled, etc. It should all be automatic.

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Martin D @unixmaisonette.com · 29/09/2026

Coniston House, 10am. Grinding and banging right beside homes that still have families living in them. EEH still hasn't rehoused everyone. How is this acceptable?

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I’m enjoying this season and not just because Evan Peters in his rubber outfit.

A marketing shot from AHS13. Evan Peters as Tate Langdon sits in an armchair next to a fireplace in a cosy wood panelled room. He’s wearing a full body rubber suit with black leather boots and black rubber gloves. He’s not wearing the characters black rubber facemask, so we can see him looking pensively at the camera.

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I find “with real cheese” disturbing.

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Also. This would neatly explain the big orange idiot’s bizarre claim “We had them under view for a long time”. I bet he has… as a long-time subscriber!

I’m not at all disputing that. It would be delicious if this whole incident was actually just people making dogging content for their fans. And now I’ve got THAT song in my head.

Between a rock and a hard place then? They can’t be allowed to fail, so the Government has to step in if a HA goes under, but also the Government isn’t able to exercise the control needed to ensure they’re properly run and don’t go under. (see my HA, where the Regulator took too long to intervene).

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Is it just a technicality that it isn’t? My understanding is that if a provider goes under, the Regulator has to step in anyway, so those (like water companies’) are hidden public debt that could well land on the taxpayer.

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I was thinking that maybe it was me and my tastes have changed, but I picked up a pack of Sainsbury’s own brand, which has recognisable *food* ingredients, is Fair Trade certified and tastes pretty much how I remember. So I wish a big fuck you to Kraft/Mondelēz for screwing up our chocolate!

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Looking at the side of the pack the ingredients (including palm and shea fat) looked more like what you’d expect in jar of hand cream than food and I definitely don’t trust their ‘Cocoa Life’ scheme.

This a bit of a particular rant on the important subject of chocolate: Last week I bought a pack of Cadbury’s Fruit and Nut. I took one bite and threw the rest in the bin. It tasted so disappointing.

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The Government should have seen this coming and made a statement along the lines of the one for the foreign funding legislation to stop unscrupulous organisations taking advantage while they legislate.

How can residents trust the promises of an organisation that so wilfully reneges on pension commitments it has made? Residents and workers shouldn't pay the price of successive leadership's mismanagement. The @rshengland.bsky.social must step up and take responsibility for what is happening.

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Update about the East End Homes pension consultation | Latest news

But they have no respect for our MP or the Government's clear messaging to "think again", as they sent this to residents today: www.eastendhomes.net/latest-news/...

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Very disappointed to see that, despite being named and shamed in parliament in a discussion on companies taking advantage of 'fire and rehire' ahead of the practice being outlawed in January, Eastend Homes are still threatening their workers with it.

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On @lner.co.uk you can book bike spaces (and seats) via their website.

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I also managed to book a bike space on a connecting train (though had to resurrect a twitter account as @crosscountryuk.bsky.social aren't really here). It'd be nice if they could provide that service without being dependant on unethical social media platforms.

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I was amused by the American family who were amazed that you just board the train at Paddington (no turnstile or ticket checks).

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Major disruption as gas leak shuts rail line between Reading and Didcot

So today I've been mostly travelling to Cheltenham. It was supposed to be a couple of hours, but due to the Didcot gas leak (www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...), it's been quite a trek. It could be worse, but everyone has been very British about it.

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There are no trains between Reading and Didcot Parkway, with major disruption expected.

Martin D @unixmaisonette.com · 20/09/2026

I understand nearly £13 billion of tax was deemed uncollectable last year. Up from £4 billion in 2022/23. The majority of this is from insolvent companies. That money hasn’t just disappeared; it’s in someone’s pockets. If it were overpaid benefits, the press would be calling for people to swing.

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Martin D @unixmaisonette.com · 17/09/2026

Ouch. Marks and Spencer (one of the posher UK supermarkets) Select Farm Beef Mince is £6.50/kg or about $3.70/lb

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Martin D @unixmaisonette.com · 15/09/2026

Twink to bunk without transitioning through any of the intervening categories?

The triangle of gay types with the Bear, Twink, and Hunk as the vertices and transitional categories as illustrated by Rob McElhenney's portrayal of Ronald "Mac" McDonald in the TV series, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.

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Martin D @unixmaisonette.com · 13/09/2026

If complacency (if not complicity) resulting in such tragic loss of life is not career ending, careerists will only take encouragement. This is completely the wrong message for the industry right now.

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Martin D @unixmaisonette.com · 10/09/2026

Switzerland were running a pilot of putting solar panels between (above ground) rails.

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Martin D @unixmaisonette.com · 07/09/2026

IMHO, the best bakery in London is Toklas. maps.apple/p/GT1iNdhXoI...

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Apple Maps

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Martin D @unixmaisonette.com · 06/09/2026

Ooh. There's one in York. I should go next time I'm up.

Martin D @unixmaisonette.com · 06/09/2026

IDK, it's looking extra busty.

Martin D @unixmaisonette.com · 05/09/2026

He was listening well enough when they asked him how many oysters he wanted to eat.

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Martin D @unixmaisonette.com · 05/09/2026

Where has that hefty chest come from?

Martin D @unixmaisonette.com · 05/09/2026

Based on previous, it sounds like it’d be worth detaining the lot of them and seeing how many have outstanding warrants, missed court dates, breached parole conditions, etc.

Martin D @unixmaisonette.com · 04/09/2026

Wasn't it just? I'm kinda glad that they've got an end in mind. I was worried that it didn't know where it was going for a bit, but it's all coming together.

Martin D @unixmaisonette.com · 04/09/2026

I very much read this in Dr T’Ana’s voice.

A still from Star Trek: Lower Decks. Dr. T’Ana, a bipedal cat-like species, grips Lieutenant Junior Grade Boimler’s uniform as she stares menacingly into his eyes.

Martin D @unixmaisonette.com · 04/09/2026

I shall select some nice wine and cheese for the occasion.

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Martin D @unixmaisonette.com · 03/09/2026

Channel 4's timing is delicious

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garethrees @garethrees.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Interesting idea – we've previously done a little work in a similar space in the form of www.mysociety.org/2020/08/25/f.... As you point out, the ideal would be to make them subject to FOI as they are in Scotland – we already list these www.whatdotheyknow.com/body/list/rs... …

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Hackney Cycling Campaign @hackneycycling.org.uk · 26/08/2026

Does anyone who's kids already cycle to school, and possibly had to jump through similar hoops, have thoughts on this?

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Martin D @unixmaisonette.com · 26/08/2026

The new Social Tenant Access to Information Requirements (STAIRS 🪜 — yes, they really forced that acronym) come into force in just over a month, giving housing association tenants new rights to information. But as I argue for @insidehousing.bsky.social, it's a much weaker scheme than FOIA. 🧵 1/2