FredDove

FredDove

@freddove.bsky.social

Anglo-German. Compulsive paronomasiac. Intolerant towards intolerance.

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Matt Green
@mattgreencomedy.com

How US politics seems to non Americans: Democratic candidate: a stirring, intelligent orator, a deeply religious family man and devoted public servant. Republican candidate: convicted fraudster, multiple adulterer and rubbish speaker who trades in blatant lies and outright bigotry Result: toss up

FredDove
@freddove.bsky.social

Sale of 1 huge house for £265m - £32m stamp duty. Sale of same house + 5 small properties - £13.5m total stamp duty. #howtherichgetricher

Dan Neidle@danneidle.bsky.social

Nick Candy and Holly Valance. Britain’s most expensive house. A £265m sale. Usual consequence: £32m of stamp duty. But five small flats were included in the sale. By an extraordinary happy accident, that cut the tax by £18.5m. The curious sale of Nick Candy’s mansion A 🧵:

FredDove
@freddove.bsky.social

On the ‘empty plinth’ in London’s Trafalgar Square, the latest temporary installation has appeared. It’s entitled ‘Brexit Benefits’.

FredDove
@freddove.bsky.social

"It's the failure of an entire society."

Ian Dunt@iandunt.bsky.social

The depressing thing about the US isn't Trump really. He's just a grotesque. It's the complete failure of all the things liberals believe in: Congress, the judiciary, the press, voters themselves, all persistently unwilling or unable to stop him. It's the failure of an entire society.

FredDove
@freddove.bsky.social

Totally agree. Press release journalism.

Sunder Katwala (sundersays)@sundersays.bsky.social

This is an inappropriate, credulous & politically biased BBC headline. The claims about savings will be sharply contested. News reports should not imclude what reads as an ediorial endorsememt in the headline www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

FredDove
@freddove.bsky.social

Line-up at the next FIFA Men's World Cup: Russia North Korea Belarus Argentina After the group stage, all four teams go straight through to the semi-finals.

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Ian Dunt
@iandunt.bsky.social

Watching Trump try to get into the World Cup photo, then shuffle off because no-one was paying attention to him, was the perfect ending to this evening.

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Chris Murphy
@chrismurphyct.bsky.social

Trump has turned the White House into a 24/7 corruption operation. This is a national crisis. Trump thinks the public will stop paying attention. So I went to the Senate floor to call his bluff. I told the ENTIRE STORY of his 500 days of corruption. 1/ Here it is - in one🧵

FredDove
@freddove.bsky.social

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Jessica Elgot@jessicaelgot.bsky.social

High farce delivered in the way only British politics can - a Sky News helicopter tracking Burnham's train down to Euston, only to follow the wrong cab once he gets in.

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Covie
@covie93.bsky.social

In this photo there is a Princeton University graduate and a Harvard Law School graduate. Michelle Obama is both.

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John Kampfner
@johnkampfner.bsky.social

The World Tonight & Crossing Continents were the last BBC programmes that dealt in depth with global affairs. Their demise says everything you need to know about priorities in British public life, which is mired more than at any time in monolingual mediocrity and insularity. You reap what you sow.

The Guardian@theguardian.com

BBC to axe Radio 4’s The World Tonight after more than 50 years

theguardian.comBBC to axe Radio 4’s The World Tonight after more than 50 yearsNews programme broadcast every weekday evening is one of first victims of corporation’s drive to cut £500m in costs BBC Radio 4’s The World Tonight is to be axed after more than 50 years, as part of a first round of sweeping cuts that will result in other shows being cut and the departure of hundreds of staff. The 45-minute news programme, broadcast every weekday evening on Radio 4, is one of the first victims of a savings drive that will also put entire BBC channels and radio stations under review. Continue reading...