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@TerraOrBust In the 1940s George Orwell spotted a phenomenon which remains true to this day. Extract from his essay England Your England:

@whitherapathy @JonSilk2 @DrNickA That isn’t what you said earlier though, is it? “For me, it's about not wanting organisations that do not actually have charitable aims to benefit from the VAT exemption. That goes for all organisations.” x.com/whitherapathy/…

@Mr_Ess8 @JonSilk2 @DrNickA Whatever the law says.

Having argued with people about private schools for days now. It basically comes down to the fact that some people think it is fundamentally wrong that some people have more money, than other people.

@KingBobIIV en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Down_Ceme…

Why are they being so weird about it? Not terrorism, not gas. 2 adults dead, 2 adults and a child seriously injured. IS "suspicious", but they wont tell us why. The reporting is just weird.

@YossiBenYakar What’s in his backpack?!

Muslims in Britain have launched a new provocative campaign called “No Anymore”. The campaign proudly displays churches that have been converted into mosques, with the clear message: Britain is no longer yours. This is an open taunt, showing native Brits who is really taking over the country, and doing so without any fear. They are rubbing it in the face of the British people. What do you think, is Britain still Britain?

@DrLukeyBoy @ripx4nutmeg They’re evidence of bias, Luke. Other factors may be included to determine proof of bias but these numbers are evidence of bias. Bias, because we have eyes, ears and rational brains, we know exists.

@Mr_Ess8 @ripx4nutmeg Number of stories ≠ bias. Case severity, hate crime, and salience to readers all affect coverage, and these are tiny numbers with no denominator.

New Oxford University study on BBC reporting of 'transgender' people: Since 2000 in the UK • 11 were murdered (mostly killed by their male partners). This generated 137 news stories • 20 committed murder. This generated just 58 news stories, of which only 23 mentioned trans

@DrLukeyBoy @ripx4nutmeg A. 11 murders, 137 stories B. 20 murders, 58 stories Why are you pretending not to understand, Luke?

@Mr_Ess8 @ripx4nutmeg “Looks disproportionate” isn’t analysis. Without population rates, that conclusion isn’t supported. “Disproportionate” requires a denominator. 20 cases in a group of 100 ≠ 20 in a group of 10,000. Raw counts alone can’t show over- or under-representation.

@ThePosieParker He always looks like he is only one bit of teasing away from bursting into tears.

He’s terribly angry under pressure isn’t he? #AngryDave

@DrLukeyBoy @ripx4nutmeg You can if the disproportionality is this clear.

@Mr_Ess8 @ripx4nutmeg If the point is about BBC reporting, then the underlying analysis still has to be valid. You can’t critique media framing using a method that can’t establish risk in the first place.

@DrLukeyBoy @ripx4nutmeg You’re missing the point being made. The point is about the BBC reporting, not the crimes themselves.

@ripx4nutmeg This isn’t how violence research works. You don’t infer risk by comparing “victim vs perpetrator” counts within a small, ill-defined subgroup with no population denominator. It’s statistically meaningless and easily misused.

@edtchirp @ripx4nutmeg Edward, you seem to be ignoring about 50% of the data provided.

@ripx4nutmeg Ah yes. Research to prove trans people aren't *that* vulnerable. 11 murdered but let's whinge about BBC coverage instead. Vile.

@ChantAngle64 @ripx4nutmeg Are the figures re: BBC reporting given in the original post accurate or inaccurate?

@ripx4nutmeg That would be this completely unbiased and open Michael Biggs would it. Great piece of work as usual

@whitherapathy @JonSilk2 @DrNickA So what’s a fair tax rate for vendors of books and children’s clothes?

@Mr_Ess8 @JonSilk2 @DrNickA Yes, and I'd strangle all kittens at birth and chop down scenic sycamore trees wherever they are found. Because I am pure evil and hate all children and things of beauty. Numpty.

@koshercockney @_ConnieShaw He thinks he is making a clever point. He isn’t.

WARNING. This will make your blood BOIL. Who is this utter Bellend in the white shirt? @_ConnieShaw first makes the extremely important point about illegal migrant men coming to the UK and sexually assaulting girls and women and he responds by comparing them to TOURISTS (who have a Name, Address and Passport). Honestly I have never ever listened to something so frustratingly INFURIATING.

@newstart_2024 …they’ll be really good at running schools?! Private schools on average tend to give children a better baseline in this regard; they deviate from the 1-2-3 A-B-C curriculum, but even then, parents must ensure their children are not thinking in a rigid, prescribed way. 2/2

@newstart_2024 He is right that most schools teach that way - that’s where parents come in! Don’t delegate responsibility for educating your children to the state. Look at the abysmal levels of effectiveness and efficiency of the state in almost every other area. Why do we suddenly think… 1/2

Rory Sutherland made a sharp observation about why so many smart people struggle with real life decisions. On Andrew Gold’s Heretics podcast, he blamed part of it on our education system. From school exams to intelligence tests, we’re trained on problems that have one clear right answer and all the information neatly provided (like the classic “two buses leave the station” math problem). But real-world choices — who to marry, where to live, what career to pursue, even what sofa to buy — are nothing like that. Information is incomplete, messy, sometimes deliberately misleading, and there’s rarely a single “optimal” answer. Some of the smartest people he knows (including his astrophysicist brother) get paralyzed in places like IKEA because there’s no algorithm to optimize the decision. This matters because we’re educating people to excel at artificial problems while leaving them unprepared for the ambiguous, high-stakes decisions that actually shape their lives. This one landed hard. I’ve caught myself overthinking simple choices because I was waiting for that perfect, single right answer that school trained me to look for. Real life is rarely that clean. This one landed hard. I’ve caught myself overthinking simple choices because I was waiting for that perfect, single right answer that school trained me to look for. Real life is rarely that clean. What’s a decision you’ve struggled with because there was no clear “right” answer?

@EricinJest @RachelMoiselle @EricinJest - please could you explain it? Thanks.

@EricinJest @RachelMoiselle Please can you explain to me why leaving the EU would necessitate or oblige Britain to engage in mass immigration from the third world?

One of the most extraordinary graphs I have ever seen.

@PeterStefanovi2 What utter bollocks.

‘Nigel Farage and the Tories caused the small boats crisis’ Lib Dem leader Ed Davey says ‘the champions of Brexit’ have to answer for record channel crossings

@rosbifenth10032 @St2station hahaha

@St2station Thankyou station2station, I'll never stop raising the benefits of immigration

The only thing that can be said for the new Britain is our world beating production of tasty mixed race singers with white dads Jack Straw thankyou

@BeSaintly The fast referred to in breakfast isn’t religious. It’s simply a fast - a period of not eating - due to having been asleep.

Goodbye = God be with you Holy smoke = election of a Pope Breakfast = break the fast Holiday = Holy Day People have forgotten who they are, they don’t even know what the words they are saying actually mean.

@iL1keTurtles @DrNickA @MePeterNicholls It’s similar here frankly - albeit the proportions may differ. The faux perception is that private schools are all Eton, Winchester and Radley - and the pupils are children of aristocrats and billionaires. This isn’t the case.

@Mr_Ess8 @DrNickA @MePeterNicholls Well no, in Australia a lot of 'middle class' will strive to send their kids to private schools. Although obviously it's a lot of wealthy and upper-middles at private school. But Australia is pretty rich overall - I think we are 5th for avg wealth, 2nd for median wealth

@iL1keTurtles @DrNickA @MePeterNicholls UK around 6-7% attend independent schools. Can it truly be the case that 40% of children are from wealthy families? Presuming there are some ‘wealthy’ children at state schools, that would mean over half of AUS is ‘wealthy’. Given wealth is a relative concept, it seems odd.

@Mr_Ess8 @DrNickA @MePeterNicholls Oh wow, 6%? In Australia 40% go to private schools now. But the ones going to private schools are wealthy and politically connected (including the kids of politicians themselves). I feel like bringing that funding and attention to government schools would make a difference