Gavin Deichen

Hey, anyone who's out there, I'd like you to think about one thing… Big changes are possible. We can fix things. We can make things better. Hard problems, wicked problems even, can be resolved, if we have sufficient resolve. Don't dismiss the difficult as impossible.

Imagine having that quote attributed to you. How could you live with yourself?

The important thing is to avoid spooking the electorate with meaningful change.

Interesting to see Private Eye calling out the results of Hislop's mate Vince Cable's privatisation achievement.

It's wild that Britain's trains are so often crammed to the brim… could they not make them all a bit longer, just in case?

Given the opportunity, we should loudly applaud Reform imperial measurement bollocks in the hope that they propose things so absurd that even the dimmest might realise that they're being taken for a ride.

Is there some way of saying to Brexit voters "aren't you insulted by how stupid they think you are?"

I've cancelled my DD to @amnestyuk.bsky.social after many years. I messaged them twice via their online form regarding their about turn on anti-trans rights organisations and received no reply. While they remain supportive of LGBTQI+ rights, they seem to have gone quiet on the activism.

The BBC’s constant tendency to play down or ignore the true nature of the far right is a major contributor to its growth

"‘It’s magic’: scientists rediscover how to make ancient Roman colour-changing glass. Exclusive: Optical engineering that went into 1,600-year-old Lycurgus Cup has baffled experts for centuries." www.theguardian.com/science/2026...

I wonder how much increased cocaine use has played a part in people getting worked up into a paranoid rage over "small boats", etc.

This is just fantastic. What a great thing.

Currently wondering what message the UK govt thought it was sending by dressing up the Minister for Net Zero in a literal Shell logo.

Bayern, Strohhaus 😍 #strawhouse #strawbuilding www.bio-michi.de/strohhaus/

I guess it's good to hear a Labour MP arguing against their own party's line on immigration, but it doesn't look to be changing any time soon.

Seems that there are consequences to cowardly, ill-conceived polices. Who knew!

The shadow culture secretary wants to stop funding culture. Who exactly are the Tories trying to appeal to these days??

Dawkins' Christmas lecture with the evolving creatures simulation was so cool. It was nice to have an atheist out there saying that, on a personal level, you can just dismiss religion as nonsense and get on with your life, too. But maybe he was always an arsehole, looking back.

It really sounded like bollocks… did it turn out to be bollocks?

Depressing to hear the BBC propagating the non-story started by the Tories about the possibility of power cuts because of renewables A classic fossil fuel lie being given credibility by our public service broadcaster #BBCR4Today

This whole "facts" business is all very well, but this is in comparison to the *actual* past. What if we make the comparison to an imaginary past where we're all smartly-dressed Victorians, striding around an immaculate London with no crime or poverty?

I feel like we need terminology that succinctly explains basically how well a country is doing? Based maybe upon the typical quality of life rather and resilience than the GDP or supposed technological sophistication.

Is Britain the most Just In Time country on earth? Why do we hate the idea of stockpiles so much? Are we hopelessly accountant-brained?

Horrifying stuff. Do people not realise that they're making room for something much more significant than cutting immigration?

There's no way the system was going to let all that Boomer wealth trickle down with the usual suspects taking their cut.

Oh no, not an emotional setback for climate campaigners. How disappointing for them specifically.

I'm no expert, but this seems like a better response to anyone who thinks obsessing about trans people is in any way going to make women and girls safer.

This is horrifying. Now it's government policy to give racists a little pat on the head and to tell them that they're right to be worried about foreigners, this sort of things is sadly unsurprising. Bullying anyone who might be on the 🌈 spectrum is also now encouraged. Terrible regression.

Just received a couple of copies of Reform's new newspaper through my letterbox 😬 Having millions to spend is going to ensure them a level of visibility the other parties will struggle to match.

Another video of the Rustenburgstraat social housing project in Eindhoven, this time the focus is on the pre-assembly process of the @ecococon.bsky.social straw wall system Would you build with straw? 🌾

Interim transphobic "guidance" in the NHS looks to have been pretty directly responsible for killing a woman already.

The "marketplace of ideas" does in fact seem to operate like a marketplace - a handful of rich guys own everything and decide what goes on based upon their preferences and prejudices.

I don't know how we get across to people that Reform is a party for people who hate Britain. They're a turbocharged version of the old Tories, in love with a completely imaginary past version of the country that had none of the people that they hate or fear. They're people who'd burn it all down.

These people are involved in writing our laws.

Love to see @zackpolanski.bsky.social coming on here and reading @soozuk.bsky.social's review of his performance. Theatre kids ftw.

At 25, you might dream of studying in Rome. At 45, you might discover a business opportunity in Berlin. At 65, you might want to retire in Spain. Freedom of Movement meant you didn't have to know your future in advance. That's the extraordinary freedom Brexit took away.

I wonder how many people are already, from a practical point of view, working for an AI? 🤔

The end of FoM was one of the biggest losses from Brexit. Being able to live and to pick up work all over Europe was a tremendous opportunity, especially for younger people. Unfortunately, ending it was seen as a big win by a large proportion of credulous Brexit fans.

Guys, I know it's probably made fuck all difference in the scheme of things, but isn't it great that Starmer is gone?

@simonforstroud.bsky.social Hi Simon, Is this acceptable conduct for a Labour MP?