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Again, I struggle to see a future for a centre right party that doesn't want the vote of, say, a British Asian manager at KPMG.

Can’t look at a fox cub without thinking about Bold in Farthing Wood. God that series was brutal.

Quantum Kickflip is charming, expertly-produced, stunningly scored, and its new season playtests stuff from the upcoming #slugblaster expansion. BUT It also demonstrates a fascinating TTRPG phenomenon that I'm only just beginning to understand. 1/

Really interesting pair of articles however I have to question this comparison. Can you compare Gordon Browns successfully reducing child poverty (a goal laid out early into the first term) with George Osborne making a speech at the tail end of the parliament and taking no other steps?

A bad thing when even Vic Mackay thinks what you're doing is too heinous.

Really interesting pair of articles however I have to question this comparison. Can you compare Gordon Browns successfully reducing child poverty (a goal laid out early into the first term) with George Osborne making a speech at the tail end of the parliament and taking no other steps?

Schools to get extra £4.5 bn a year in spending review for teacher pay and SEND reform taking per pupil funding to highest level - my story for @theobserveruk.bsky.social observer.co.uk/news/nationa...

"I wish I knew how to quit you"

Zia Yousaf 2 days later

Really enjoyed the first episode of Dimension 20's Cloudward Ho! Especially Brennan committing to the spelling of Mordecestershire like an English county.

Refreshing that Labour can in a single day announce: - stopping water co bosses getting bonuses - major upgrade to NHS app - default to put solar panels on new builds - standardise public sector buying tech - upgrade ambulances - new cycle lanes in Yorkshire Impressive!

🧵🚨Russia planned operation Zeus' Lightning, largest-ever cruise missile attack on all of Ukraine for the night of June 1 to try to force Ukraine's hand at Istanbul the next day. However, the Ukrainian drones destroyed many of these very bombers, already fueled, hours before they were to take-off.

I've just realised I've topped 30K followers, thank you all, but as I'm poor I can only do a UK giveaway as a thank you You have to like, and share this post and be following me to be in with a change to win one of two bear pins No competition accounts and UK only, end midnight BST 8th June

Chase was dispatched to UKGE, the British front of the tabletop industry, and reported back on *touches earpiece* Viking reenactors? Don't worry, there were also games.

UK Games Expo's CEO says the event is “now fully on the world stage of ‘mega-cons'” following a slammed 2025 weekend and show floor growth. Rehosted from @boardgamewire.bsky.social with permission.

a while back I read an entry in a patients notes about how the person reviewing “wasnt covering” that patient and detailing the interaction (argument) they’d had with a colleague about who was actually supposed to see the patient 👀 does anyone have any good examples of passive aggression? #medsky

Especially important to celebrate today as it marks roughly 5 years since a certain Cardiologist and now Trump health advisor had a wee hissy fit about donuts

Especially important to celebrate today as it marks roughly 5 years since a certain Cardiologist and now Trump health advisor had a wee hissy fit about donuts

Happy National Donut Day to all who celebrate.

fair to say Kemi Badenoch’s last interview on BBC wasn’t a storming success

Feeling a bit patronized by this side table assembly manual, which has this text before a grand total of 3 very straightforward steps

At Thought Bubble Comic Convention you'll find the biggest congregation of comic creators in the whole UK. This year's exhibitors are comic writers, comic artists, zine makers, publishers, retailers and everything in between. Take a look: thoughtbubblefestival.com/exhibitors

True but I haven’t seen any coverage yet which has grappled with the unionist vs indy dimension - and the, ahem, particulars of the place - which is critical to understanding this result 🤷‍♂️ On 🇬🇧 side, Lab benefit from collapsing Con &, despite surging Ref, have mantle as established unionist party…

Very clear that Starmer only has a time share on his genie for roughly the month of June- based on the fact that one year ago today this happened.

It is tho

This is the kind of heresy that got Galileo put under house arrest.

Update on bluesky's status tonight

It's weird how so many British Asians who work for Nigel Farage end up hating him. Wonder what it could be about him. It's such a fucking mystery.

Tesla stockholders today

This is the kind of heresy that got Galileo put under house arrest.

The atmosphere here on Bluesky tonight. The world may not be any better but what a lovely supply of schedenfrude

BlueSky got real "Twitter during #PigGate" energy tight now

Will be a strange thing when Musk ends up being the only Afrikaner to be kicked out of the USA.

Calling it now: Liz Truss to be next Reform chair.