Swiftie, joiner. Dogs and grammar. Not technically French but should be.https://bsky.app/profile/pickle1805.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/pickle1805.bsky.social/post/3mwokhe4hwc2pLooking forward to @chrisgrey.bsky.social’s next blog. Might be his longest one yet.29 Sep 2026 19:22 +0000at://did:plc:hcsovozlewhv4we6wv3p4g52/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwokhe4hwc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/pickle1805.bsky.social/post/3mwddfxs4zk2cThis is - as usual - excellent. But it stands out this fortnight as being particularly depressing. A government with no sense of urgency. As if, having ditched Starmer for Burnham, it’s done its part. Yet it hasn’t even started on Europe, ethno-nationalism, democracy or geopolitics. [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Sep 2026 08:17 +0000at://did:plc:hcsovozlewhv4we6wv3p4g52/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwddfxs4zk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/pickle1805.bsky.social/post/3mwbf7y2s2k2vImagine being sad or annoyed or cross because Taylor Swift is releasing a new single….24 Sep 2026 13:44 +0000at://did:plc:hcsovozlewhv4we6wv3p4g52/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwbf7y2s2k2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/pickle1805.bsky.social/post/3mwb7pwcs3s2pAn early election would only make sense if Burnham were already rolling the pitch to drop the red lines and the taxation pledges from the last manifesto. Which he’s not. [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Sep 2026 12:05 +0000at://did:plc:hcsovozlewhv4we6wv3p4g52/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwb7pwcs3s2phttps://bsky.app/profile/pickle1805.bsky.social/post/3mvrspgwckk2q“Treasury officials said Healey wanted to reduce the economic impact of Brexit and build closer ties with the EU, but not at any cost to the UK.” Do they hear themselves? Maybe read the quotes they’re giving to journalists and think:- hold on, what are we doing? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cr6240ej07ejo18 Sep 2026 09:03 +0000at://did:plc:hcsovozlewhv4we6wv3p4g52/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvrspgwckk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/pickle1805.bsky.social/post/3mvquabnw3c2jHow has Carney’s EU policy gone down in Canada?17 Sep 2026 23:57 +0000at://did:plc:hcsovozlewhv4we6wv3p4g52/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvquabnw3c2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/pickle1805.bsky.social/post/3mvdzx2rtt22kWow last night of the proms, it’s like the secret resistance! Well done #euflagmafia and the entire pro-EU movement for keeping the flame alive.12 Sep 2026 21:35 +0000at://did:plc:hcsovozlewhv4we6wv3p4g52/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvdzx2rtt22khttps://bsky.app/profile/pickle1805.bsky.social/post/3mvd2jujews2iStill, at least the unions can still channel a few thousand to the Labour Party.12 Sep 2026 12:13 +0000at://did:plc:hcsovozlewhv4we6wv3p4g52/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvd2jujews2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/pickle1805.bsky.social/post/3muydqmibyk2n@stephenkb.bsky.social superb in today’s FT. Final paragraph really sat me up. https://www.ft.com/content/22792fd1-e089-4e56-9ece-171c56ffe422?shareType=nongift Labour’s muddled migration policy won’t stop thuggery08 Sep 2026 05:58 +0000at://did:plc:hcsovozlewhv4we6wv3p4g52/app.bsky.feed.post/3muydqmibyk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/pickle1805.bsky.social/post/3mukqtnj6uk2kApparently, Burnham is expected to demand that Britain be incorporated into the EU “made in Europe” scheme….02 Sep 2026 20:15 +0000at://did:plc:hcsovozlewhv4we6wv3p4g52/app.bsky.feed.post/3mukqtnj6uk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/pickle1805.bsky.social/post/3mujphywokc2bThe tactics and lack of ethics of the Sadiq-haters continues to amaze, and serves only to make clear how much better he is than his opponents. https://news.sky.com/story/sadiq-khan-says-hes-been-scammed-after-london-mayor-convicted-of-failing-to-tax-car-1358028502 Sep 2026 10:18 +0000at://did:plc:hcsovozlewhv4we6wv3p4g52/app.bsky.feed.post/3mujphywokc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/pickle1805.bsky.social/post/3mu2cw4txjc2dWe will never get a proper reset under a Labour government. The party - nostalgic , hankering after a lost industrial past, Euro-sceptic - is incapable of producing leaders who can engage properly with the modern geopolitical landscape. [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Aug 2026 07:23 +0000at://did:plc:hcsovozlewhv4we6wv3p4g52/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu2cw4txjc2d