Mike Suffield

Mike Suffield

@mikesuff9.bsky.social

Family, doggy, golfy, Hull City

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This went on for the rest of the full hour, at which point the BBC apologised for having to go to the weather and urged viewers to follow continuing live coverage on iPlayer. Forty-one minutes of unfiltered, unchallenged propaganda by a far right party with 8 MPs, now third in the polls. Discuss.

Alex Andreou@sturdyalex.bsky.social

BBC News just interrupted its coverage to go, live, to Nigel Farage - a man with no contitutional standing in our setup - responding to the budget - a document which nobody has seen yet. WHY

Brilliant book.

Jim Pickard@pickardje.bsky.social

currently reading Money Men, the definitive (and brilliant) account of the Wirecard scandal by Dan McCrum loving the final hard-arse missive from former FT editor Lionel Barber before they took down the fraudsters

Have hitherto been quite a fan of Amol. But setting aside the ridiculous names, has there ever been a clearer definition of hubris? Ever?

Daniel McElroy@danielmcelroy0.bsky.social

Amol Rajan’s membership tiers…that is scandalous.

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Sir Michael Take CBE@sirmichaeltake.bsky.social

Genuinely feel sorry for this young married couple. Apparently their suitcase containing the lubricating gel, whips, little blue tablets, open crotch tracksuit trousers, flap moisturiser and anal fungus spray has been lost by British Airways. Their honeymoon is ruined. 😔

Reading reports of the civil unrest across France on the BBC website and getting steadily more irritated by references to the “yellow vests”. Can we not manage “gilets jaunes” or am I just conforming to a BlueSky stereotype??

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Introvert Problems@introvertproblems.bsky.social

Greatest moments in introvert history: 1. Someone cancels plans with you before you have to 2. Your Uber driver doesn't talk during a 30-minute ride 3. You get into an elevator and nobody else is in it 4. A meeting gets canceled and replaced with an email

If Trump has actually posted the footage of the guy with the tiger in the Yorkshire animal park, then Burnham and the UK government need to step in on behalf of his family. Maybe seemingly trivial given the global binfire Trump has in his wake, but this is truly unconscionable.

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I think it's absolutely fantastic. It shows what an extraordinary country I live in and that refugees can fully integrate and participate in society

Adam Bienkov@adambienkov.bsky.social

Don't hide behind your followers Matt. Tell us what YOU think about it

Couldn’t have put it better. 👇 Embarrassing but also very worrying.

Dorian Lynskey@dorianlynskey.bsky.social

It’s all just so tawdry and embarrassing this administration. Scary and dangerous because of the power wielded but also tacky and pathetic. A formerly great country soiling itself every day, revelling in mediocrity and incompetence

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What a complete cunt.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Q: How are going to make Putin abide by the ceasefire? TRUMP: I think what's happening is he wants to make a deal and we have to get Zelenskyy to want to make a deal. I think Putin wants to make a deal more than Zelenskyy.

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Replying to @thehistoryguy.bsky.social

If you think a distinct sub category of human exists because some medieval warlords agreed that the border of England should be on the River Tweed, you are, Im afraid, an absolute maniac bsky.app/profile/theh...

Dan Snow@thehistoryguy.bsky.social

England is a made up thing. It has no basis in the ineluctable laws of nature. Its extent is defined by Edward II getting his arse handed to him. Athelstan conquering York. The Welsh of Cumbria were incorporated, the Welsh of Gwynedd were not. It is a political idea, an aspiration - not taxonomy.

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Dear tv and radio producers. Thankyou for the invitation. But, no, I do not want to appear on your show to defend the idea that I am English, after 50 years of living and working here, because the increasingly feral right want to turn this into a "debate" and you cannot see how you're being played

Nothing to argue with here. Policy-making via ChatGPT.

Jill Rutter@jillongovt.bsky.social

My @instituteforgovernment.org.uk on why Kemi Badenoch's IHT policies are for the world of Downton Abbey - not the one most of us live in. The myth of inheriting the parental estate...

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FACTCHECK: UK Conservatives double the ‘cost of net-zero’ after spreadsheet blunder The Tory "Right Way" booklet makes an erroneous claim about the cost of cutting emissions, possibly taken from a Jan26 thinktank report, and deffo the most idiotic error I've seen for a while 🧵

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Hey folks. In total honesty my tour is NOT selling well. I’ve sold 30 tickets in a 400 seater in Birmingham, and not much more elsewhere. If you like musical comedy, if you like standup, then please come see my show! And spread the word! The Rachel Parris Songbook tour starts in Nov! Link in bio! 🎶

Had the dubious honour of meeting this berk some time ago in a work context. Wouldn’t be placing a great deal of reliance on his predictions.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump AI czar Jay Clayton: "People talk about 'you have to slow it down to have safety.' It's actually the other way around ... I think's a false dichotomy in that there's a tradeoff of speed and safety"

🤣🤣🤣🤪🤪🤪 Will the USA please come to its senses!!

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump: "There's never been anybody in the history of the Nobel Prize that deserves it more. I settled eight wars. I stopped the total obliteration of the world."

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Leadership 101.

Zack Polanski@zackpolanski.bsky.social

Amazing to be out on the doorsteps of Holborn & St Pancras for our final Sunday! Speaking to voters today about rent controls, Thames water nationalisation and keeping oil & gas in the ground. Just 4 days until people vote on Thursday! Join us: linktr.ee/HSP_6thGreenMP

That’s it, next stop the apocalypse.

Dewie@judgedewie.bsky.social

OMG I had to check my work emails regarding an extra case in court tomorrow and I've just read this from an HR person. "on a knee to nose basis" A KNEE TO NOSE BASIS 😳

Mike Suffield reposted

this is not going to happen. it’s outlandish and insane. consider it less a workable solution and more a statement of principles. in that spirit: I present the case for nationalising manchester city www.theguardian.com/football/202...

theguardian.comHow best to punish City? Restitution over retribution, then hand club to the fans | Jonathan LiewThere are no real precedents and emotions are still raw, but good can come from this mess if ownership models change

Mike Suffield reposted

An ambitious narcissist megalomaniacal right-wing Christian nationalist fanatic with a drinking problem and a history of erratic and reckless behavior who hates rules of engagement in charge of the most powerful military in the history of the world. What could go wrong? bsky.app/profile/atru...

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Hegseth: "Today, at my direction, I'm establishing the Office of Religious Affairs. It will report straight to the top -- a direct line to the secretary ... as Psalm 33:12 extolls us, blessed is the nation in which God is the Lord"