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Wry Origin @wryorigin.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Turns out the forecast is down by 0.1 percentage points next year (in line with other countries and hardly significant) but up by 0.2 this year (for domestic reasons). Such a poor and misleading headline from the BBC. This should be a good news story on UK resilience. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Wry Origin @wryorigin.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Betteridge's law of headlines.

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Wry Origin @wryorigin.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

As a starter, do we have laws that will hold companies accountable if an AI agent 'accidentally' kills someone? (This is a BBC headline, competing with the video of a sinkhole at Nicolas Cage's house. I can't decide which is the more important?)

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Wry Origin @wryorigin.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Best thing about the World Cup half-time entertainment was that Romesh BBC propaganda piece.

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Wry Origin @wryorigin.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Imagine a UK political party were funded over £22 million by foreign resident Chakrit Sakunkrit, while claiming to be patriotic. Imagine their key spokesman is Muhammad Yusuf, while portraying Islam as a threat. Reform UK, everyone.

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Wry Origin @wryorigin.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Has it got to the point yet where we can just set Trump up in a room with a Fox News broadcast and access to Truth Social under the pretence that he is President and let him make his deranged pronouncements into the abyss?

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Wry Origin @wryorigin.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

The world is suffering from Trumpflation (i.e. price rises directly attributable to the actions of a leader whose actions are based on lies and a lack of reality).

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Wry Origin @wryorigin.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

According to the BBC: US President Donald Trump says the "short term" price increase is a "a very small price to pay" for world peace. Someone needs to ask Farage (and Badenoch) if they support this ridiculous comment - and if not, why should we support the war?

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Wry Origin @wryorigin.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Newsflash: Reform are not very popular among young men. yougov.co.uk/politics/art...

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Wry Origin @wryorigin.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

The pen is mightier than the sword. Now we have a new idiom. The phone is powerfuller than the gun.

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Wry Origin @wryorigin.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

The slippery slope of lying... One day you go along with some silly lies about crowd sizes at a presidential inauguration. A decade later, you're covering up the murders of innocent people shot dead in the streets. It's why truth is so important. Without it, the world is lawless.

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Wry Origin @wryorigin.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

One reason Traitors is compelling is because it highlights the fragility of human psychology. Trump, Farage... these are the Traitors to their countries trying to lie and deceive their way into power and it is so frustating watching other Faithfuls stubbonly fall for their tricks.

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Wry Origin @wryorigin.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

Trump is presented with three boxes: 1. world peace, 2. an end to poverty or 3. unlimited power. He can have only one. What would he pick?... He would, of course, spend days bragging that with unlimited power he will bring world peace and put an end to poverty. That is who he is.

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Wry Origin @wryorigin.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

This chart explains a lot. There are two different narratives. Is there a chance in the next two years that some of the over 50s either realise or experience an improved economy and what would this mean?

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Wry Origin @wryorigin.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

Nothing bad has happened for five minutes. Trump must have fallen asleep.

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Wry Origin @wryorigin.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

Thought for the day: If ordinary people got as angry about the lies being spewed as the people spewing lies are about everything else, the world would be a much better place.

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Wry Origin @wryorigin.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

While Labour are not exactly 'tearing it up' when it comes to displaying competent and effective governnment (yet), they are not tearing it all down either. Hopefully 2026 will start to show tangible improvements in people's lives so that less think political anarchy is the way forward.

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Wry Origin @wryorigin.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

I've just finished re-reading 'Animal Farm'. I must say, Squealer does a great impression of Karoline Leavitt

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Wry Origin @wryorigin.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

Trump again acting as a playground bully, threatening to steal all the sweets from the BBC, provided by UK Taxpayers. Trump has the flimsiest of legal arguments. Rather, as usual, he is hoping to prolificate a false narrative. If the BBC were to cowardly hand over any money, that would be a bonus.

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Wry Origin @wryorigin.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

This article might appear to be fun, or even helpful, but at its core, it's saying that to succeed in business, women meed to be more like men. The last thing we need now is less friendly, meaner and harsher. And I do understand the irony that this is written by a woman.

BBC article: Can I just check - are my emails holding me back at work? Xx

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Wry Origin @wryorigin.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

Politics is absolutely wild, but despite that, this is possibly the most controversial statement you are likely to hear this year... [whispered voice] I thought the budget was okay.

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Wry Origin @wryorigin.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

What is the biggest issue in politics today? Inflation? Immigration? Healthcare? Climate action? Misinformation. If media companies were truly held accountable for spreading / platforming misinformation, everything would shift. Too many policies are built on lies. Bring back effective governance.

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Wry Origin @wryorigin.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

Farage and The Telegraph playing tennis with lies.

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Wry Origin @wryorigin.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

It won't happen but certain 'British patriots' would love it if Trump managed to steal billions from UK taxpayers via the BBC saga.

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Wry Origin @wryorigin.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

Rather than agree never to air the Panorama episode again, the BBC should have corrected the controversial edit (by adding a caption and a transition break) and then reaired the whole episode in the interests of correcting the record. Of course, this changes none of the conclusions.

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Wry Origin @wryorigin.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

Trump threatening to sue the BBC is just another obvious piece of evidence. MAGA will not act in the interests of Britain -> anyone that supports MAGA are the opposite of patriotic. Trump is bad news, Vance is bad news, Musk is bad news, Farage is bad news, Reform are bad news, GBNews are bad.

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Wry Origin @wryorigin.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

What do people mean when they talk about the 'legacy' of Charlie Kirk? If it is about debating with those you disagree with and not resorting to violence, fantastic. But I fear it is about enabling confrontation, misinformation and disrespect. Effective debate should help unify, not divide.

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Wry Origin @wryorigin.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

Ridiculous headline leading the BBC News. Assuming they can overcome all the legalities, they then have to find the 600,000 small boat migrants over 5 years. (Note: we've had less than a third of this over the last five years). It's akin to me saying I want to play football for England. But how?

"Reform prepared to report 600,000 under migration plans."

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Wry Origin @wryorigin.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

How were these decided? 1. Pick a country out of the hat: Madagascar 2. Spin the wheel: 47%. #Tarrifs

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Wry Origin @wryorigin.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

Here's an idea... all social media statements should begin with the words "I might be wrong but..." I think it could improve public discourse. For example: "I might be wrong but I think an army of giant mice are currently plotting the downfall of humanity from their secret base in Namibia."

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Wry Origin @wryorigin.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

From the moment of The Seer twist, Leanne and Jake were always the favourites to win because they were the only two left in the game that had a mutual trust in each other. #TraitorsUK

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Wry Origin @wryorigin.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

I'm sorry to say this, but for a great deal of Americans, they were first captivated by charisma, then they were deluded by deception, and now they are enchanted by evil.

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Wry Origin @wryorigin.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

Things that shouldn't need to be said but... These attacks on Jess Phillips are remarkable. I can't think of a politician that has done more to stand up for victims of abuse. It's like accusing Usain Bolt of lacking speed or David Attenborough of being anti-nature.

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Wry Origin @wryorigin.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

Just wondered if there is any polling of Radio 3 listeners? Turned it on accidentally and got curious.

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Wry Origin @wryorigin.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

Man of a certain age gets angry because his behaviour has been called out by multiple people.

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Wry Origin @wryorigin.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

No coincidence the world is experimenting with 'unconventional' rulers just as The Silent Generation are dying out. Turns out you only learn the lessons of history by experiencing it directly and so is doomed to repeat. On the upside, it's nearly Christmas.

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Wry Origin @wryorigin.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

I'm not a fan of boxing or celebrity YouTubers, so didn't watch, but by all accounts, the so-called fight has rewarded mediocrity. All hype and no substance.

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Wry Origin @wryorigin.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

The sky is blue. That's it. That's the tweet (or whatever they call it here).

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