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Alasdair MacDonald

@macdonwald.bsky.social

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Former university administrator; music, guitar, and political hobbyist, not necessarily in that order. Also a “middle-class leftie remoaner lunatic" (Dan Wootton Esq.). The larger photo was taken during the recording of the greatest album ever made.

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You must have a stronger stomach than do I!

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Although I have to say that uninspiring as the coverage was, the outcome was terrific!

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All the coverage was pretty uninspiring. The Nadster made Channel 4 unwatchable for me, unfortunately.

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When it comes to the crunch they will vote for Jenrick. Just because….

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Maybe it’s the least of all those evils.

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Aargh. That’s an ear-worm that’s going to be hard to do away with/

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I’ve done my time. 🙂

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Just one of the joys of being newly retired is not having to battle with that utter load of tripe.

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UCL Associate Professor in Global Politics Brian Klaas on what Americans can learn from the UK election:

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MSM: “How will the accusations that Donald Trump raped a 13 year old girl affect calls for Biden to drop out of the race?”

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Please don’t give them ideas, Alastair.

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Indeed. I never use the “C” word lightly, but it’s one that fits very well with him.

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Jenrick is the quiet one who will come through with the party membership as “one of us”. But as I keep saying, he should be in gaol.

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Regrettably the little beast, Mark Francois, got back in. I had been hoping he would go the way of Steve Baker and JRM.

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Hard to distinguish between the two, but I think the Telegraph writers use a few more big words.

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Say what you want about Sunak as PM but at least he didn't kill the monarch, like the last one.

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Pity the poor gentlemen of the bed chamber though.

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Impossible to watch, but highly likely.

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I will need to change my Twitter profile background picture (Self-serving liars are destroying our nation). It’s been a long time coming.

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I can’t watch her. Which is a great shame as the rest of the panel is ace/

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Apart from the fact that he needs to spell his name properly, fuck Heath and the horse he rode in on. 🙂

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That just about sums up the quality of analysis at the D Tel.

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OK UK, today's the day. Remember, the Tories don't want you to vote against them. Take your ID with you and vote. For the people who are choosing to heat or eat. For those who died alone while they partied. For the grift, the culture wars, Windrush. (1/2)

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If a foreign state had done what the Tories have done to the UK, we would call it sabotage and treat it as a hostile act.

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Happy 4th of July, everyone! This is an international holiday where countries across the world celebrate ditching their Tory government. For some, it's Lord North and his corrupt aristos, while, for others, it might be Rishi Sunak and his shambling shower. Have fun wherever you might be.

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Ok everyone. Let’s not fuck this up. After 14 years, 5 abysmal prime ministers, a shitload of contempt, lies, corruption and total steaming uselessness… we need to tell these Tories what we think. Our vote is our voice and we should use it. Or nothing will change. Get. Them. Out.

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So for now #GTTO relates only to the 644 Conservative MPs.

But what about the Tories chairing and directing the privatization of services in 215 NHS Trusts. What about their Governors in Royal Charter Bodies such as the BBC, and their advisers and consultants to the Civil Service? #GATTO

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So, I think when my editor asked me to do a long list of Tory policy screw ups since 2010, he was expecting something funny? The reality was... not particularly funny.

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I’m hearing that Starmer plans to go to bed to “sleep” every night. During this period, he will keep his eyes and his door closed for a number of hours on end. Surely a threat to national security and an invitation to the UK’s to invade the country. The EU will be rubbing its hands.

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I can categorically say I’ve never loathed a political party like I loathe this Tory party. I’ve never felt this angry about what a govt has done to our country. And never thought that a bunch of politicians deserved the total crushing defeat these Tories do. How many agree?

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And there would be no need to keep creating lords and ladies, as a bonus.

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If we persist with FPTP, I’d go for some kind of upper chamber based on PR, worked out nationally. Max of 300 appointees, made by the party leaders in the lower chamber. Threshold of about 5% of the vote. But that is admittedly back of fag packet calculations; we need a commission to look at it.

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They might beat the Tories to it. What price PR?

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Every single Ed Davey caper during this General Election has felt like the start of an episode of Casualty.

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A standing order has to be the way to go.

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Morning, Bluesky. Two days and a wake-up until the start of much-needed change in the UK. As there’s some confusion, here’s a tactical voting guide from The Progressive Alliance. Everywhere not mentioned, it’s safe to vote Labour.

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I'm sort of looking forward to a time when I can focus on pictures of cats on Bluesky.

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