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jamesbottomley.bsky.social
UK-based older project consultant guy with history in both public and private sectors. Enjoys chatting about politics, society, culture, etc. Spent time in many countries, including working in the US, so moderately familiar with other lands.
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Looks like the DUP have joined Farage in the provoking riots business. We used to have enforcement of the incitement to riot laws. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

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One by one, the institutions that made the USA at least partly a civilised member of the global intellectual system are toppling.

submitted 9 hours ago • 0 comments

The BBC officialising its role as mouthpiece for Farage. It's been handing him a large megaphone for decades, but now they don't even have sufficient sense of shame to pretend to be unbiased.

submitted 2 days ago • 0 comments

Marks and Spencer online is back, at least partly. They're making everyone change passwords, which is interesting considering they've said passwords were not compromised. I wonder.

submitted 2 days ago • 0 comments

Meta - an online grooming portal for predatory peadophiles. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

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Tim Davie at the Beeb taking the final plunge and converting BBC output into a Nigel-approved shitfest.

submitted 3 days ago • 0 comments

Bit by bit, Britain is being converted into a developing world economy, preyed on by moneylenders and ruthless corporates, unable to defend its citizens or natural resources against their predations. A hollowed out state. www.theguardian.com/business/202...

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This is what the Bank of England should be doing right now, but they are still obsessed with the no of angels on a pinhead distinction between 3 and 2% inflation. As a result, they continue to maintain a stagnant economy for Britain. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Jacob Rees-Mogg would feel completely at home in the Starmer party.

submitted 10 days ago • 1 comment

Has anyone heard from Laurence Fox? Because if he had a problem that Doctor Who was woke, he’s going to have a problem with Doctor Who won’t let him see his kids.

submitted 10 days ago • 1 comment

Drone warfare is, predictably, coming to dominate and is able to easily undermine the strategic forces of major countries when used in mass form. The UK needs to radically rethink its defence strategies, as do other major nations. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

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I'm willing to bet money that the vast majority of these regional spending announcements will be projects already announced previously, already paid for, or already planned but unworkable in practise. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

submitted 12 days ago • 1 comment