Wry Origin @wryorigin.bsky.social · 04/10/2026This is just to undermine Labour. The Conservatives know that without cross-party agreement, Europe will not take seriously any steps to rejoin that could just be reversed again by a future government. 000
Wry Origin @wryorigin.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Why does one rogue poll need to suggest the organisation that produced it has an agenda? It will just be an outlier and correct itself next week. Not all polling companies are JL Partners. 000
Wry Origin @wryorigin.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Could be any number of things, given Burnham's speech wasn't short of hot button topics. Most likely though, it is the predictable conference bounce on the fringes of margin of error, that may well disappear with the next news cycle. 000
Wry Origin @wryorigin.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Corbyn had some good ideas and was treated harshly, but didn't have the political nouse or leadership skills to deliver; he was unable to be pragmatic when needed, or to compromise. And so, he achieved very little as leader, except facilitating the right wing's ruinous destruction of the country. 100
Wry Origin @wryorigin.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Here is an answer to the question: youtu.be/DLsQFt1Wvwc?...youtu.beFink - 'Shakespeare'YouTube video by Fink 001
Wry Origin @wryorigin.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Bluey should be included very near the top and documentaries seem to have been heavily downgraded too. Here's an alternative list. www.imdb.com/chart/toptv/imdb.com 010
Wry Origin @wryorigin.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Fake news. Ranting and raving like lunatics. 'Trump' addiction. Sick, treasonous and demented. Disloyal. As always, he attributes his own failings to others. 000
Wry Origin @wryorigin.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Turns 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... 000
Wry Origin @wryorigin.bsky.social · 20/09/2026I doubt he had these views when he was an Olympic table tennis player and then, a Labour candidate in 2001, or when he tried to stand again in 2010, or even when he endorsed Jeremy Hunt for the Conservative leadership in 2019. A slow march to the right, disguised as 'diverse thinking'. 030
Wry Origin @wryorigin.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Because too many people are part of propaganda bubbles. 010
Wry Origin @wryorigin.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Yeah, but if you enter a cave and ignore all the 'Beware the bear' signs, are you never allowed back out? 100
Wry Origin @wryorigin.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Not sure this is the right approach in politics, or life in general. They made a mistake, they have the courage to speak out, and they can persuade others to also turn away from a divisive, corrupt and incompetent party. Therein lies the hope. Hearts and minds lost to Reform are not lost forever. 260
Wry Origin @wryorigin.bsky.social · 13/09/2026The message of Tice's tweet is: corruption doesn't matter if you've got enough money. So important to prove this wrong. 0120
Wry Origin @wryorigin.bsky.social · 12/09/2026They can probably afford to be more careful now. The C4 sting basically had someone saying they were struggling to get legal donations. Presumably, now they have. But you never know – greedy people will do greedy things. Then there's likely more stuff still to come out. 010
Wry Origin @wryorigin.bsky.social · 12/09/2026...which is what leads some supporters to argue empathy is a bad thing. The dangers of how one man's psychological problems shifts shared human values. 020
Wry Origin @wryorigin.bsky.social · 11/09/2026What a ridiculous question. People find it hard enough to understand what's going on today when we have access to vast quantities of real-time information – yet alone dusty history books and tapestries, recording the events of a thousand years ago. 010
Wry Origin @wryorigin.bsky.social · 09/09/2026I'm not sure what British Jews have got to do with sanctions on the Israeli state. 000
Wry Origin @wryorigin.bsky.social · 09/09/2026I have just realised the guy's name is Evan Hubinger. One might say he is a Hubinger of doom. 000
Wry Origin @wryorigin.bsky.social · 09/09/2026As 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?) 100
Wry Origin @wryorigin.bsky.social · 06/09/2026It's the 21st Century! I'm sure they can make digital copies available to all schools of a National Anthem singalong, led by Andrea Jenkyns. Although that would require a certain level of administrative competence. 230
Wry Origin @wryorigin.bsky.social · 06/09/2026The issue is it was 'their women'. You know, the enemy's. Division. Corruption. Incompetence. On full display this week. 000
Wry Origin @wryorigin.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Maybe he needs to ask permission from Chakrit Sakunkrit? 000
Wry Origin @wryorigin.bsky.social · 05/09/2026They would argue it is based on their popularity, evidenced now, through things like opinion polls and local elections. If only there was a way to manipulate the narrative... 🤔 000
Wry Origin @wryorigin.bsky.social · 28/08/2026His legacy will eventually lead to a lot of soul searching in America. There lies the hope. 000
Wry Origin @wryorigin.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Is the -2 drop in Reform this week just due to MIC including Restore as a prompted option? If so, one might argue this is more realistic, assuming Restore can come up with enough candidates at the next election. 010
Wry Origin @wryorigin.bsky.social · 25/08/2026I remember when the Conservatives hastily arranged a press conference to take advantage of the effect of poor weather which temporarily suppressed the figures... 010
Wry Origin @wryorigin.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Probably Danny Kruger, but he may be too busy regretting his decision to join Reform. 010
Wry Origin @wryorigin.bsky.social · 24/08/2026The countries are Australia, Austria, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, New Zealand, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. So a mixed bag, but most of the clearest examples will be in the 70s or early 80s. 100
Wry Origin @wryorigin.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Well, the answer is in the article – those from twelve OECD countries between 1970 and 2020. 110
Wry Origin @wryorigin.bsky.social · 21/08/2026The psychology is fascinating and should be studied. It's dark, it's tragic, and it reveals a lot about the inner workings of the Trump regime. 070
Wry Origin @wryorigin.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Just for clarity, this is the original untippexed article. 000
Wry Origin @wryorigin.bsky.social · 16/08/2026I'd imagine 'hell' is a place without any empathy. It seems to me this is what they are arguing for. 000
Wry Origin @wryorigin.bsky.social · 06/08/2026Really interesting questions: - 1. Why did he move away from Reform towards the Conservatives (when he seems more naturally aligned to Reform)? 2. Why is he viewed as an asset to the Conservatives (in spite of the controversy)? 020
Wry Origin @wryorigin.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Totally agree. Labelling someone a Fascist is a case in point - it just descends into arguing about what the word means. Let's call out the behaviour instead. What are they doing that is so stupid? Why do you think they are acting like a Fascist? And then drop the lazy insult. 010
Wry Origin @wryorigin.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Not surprising. Even sticking to football, Messi is rightfully praised universally for being the execeptional player he is, but never mentioned when calling out the bad behaviour of the Argentinian team. Instead, it is described as letting him down. He's the captain! 010
Wry Origin @wryorigin.bsky.social · 19/07/2026Best thing about the World Cup half-time entertainment was that Romesh BBC propaganda piece. 000
Wry Origin @wryorigin.bsky.social · 16/07/2026England's last match went to extra time in stifling heat. The one before was played at altitude with ten men against a home crowd. It's why 9 out of 11 non-Europe-based World Cups have been won by South American teams. 000
Wry Origin @wryorigin.bsky.social · 15/07/2026I've been thinking this every time his name is mentioned. 000
Wry Origin @wryorigin.bsky.social · 07/07/2026I keep saying it... there's no guarantee France will win. The best team doesn't always win, or even get to the final. Colombia are dark horses, partly because all their games have happened in the middle of the night. 000
Wry Origin @wryorigin.bsky.social · 06/07/2026Imagine being in public life for 25 years and only now the public are getting to see this. 2102
