Colin-Roy Hunter aka criquaer

THX 1138 (1971) Robert Duvall in THX 1138 (1971)

My fave #RobertDuvall rôle as THX 1138 in the eponymous film #THX1138.

R.I.P.

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Stop Palantir taking over our public services! Our public services aren’t for a secretive profit-hungry US tech firm. Sign the petition to tell the Government to scrap all contracts with secretive US tech firm Palantir.

Please consider signing this extremely necessary and urgent #petition to stop #Palantir's contracts with and access to UK data.

Link to #38degrees site:

you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...

You are not disposable Modern economics behaves as if some people simply do not matter. In this video, I reject that idea outright. Neoliberal economic policy treats people as costs, blames them for failures they did not cr...

"The politics... that I am promoting would reject the idea of anyone being #disposable. As a result, we could have a caring economy, but it would be more efficient, resilient, and democratic as a consequence, because everyone would be included." #RichardMurphy

www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/02...

The NeoLiberal Democrats As the FT has reported: The Liberal Democrats have set out plans to replace the UK Treasury with a “Department for Growth” in Birmingham, in a bid to close the “yawning gap” between London and the res...

#LibDems aka #FibDems omitting to point out that their 'new' policy is merely a re-affirmation of failed, #antisocial #Neoliberalism and demonstrates their #EconomicIlliteracy!

Via #RichardMurphy

www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/02...

The review highlights the disabling nature of #MECFS in its severe forms, the absence of a diagnostic test & effective treatments, and the lack of knowledge about this disease by medical professionals. Biomedical research has been scarce and underfunded.
#SevereME #pwME
www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/15...

The Resolution Foundation’s “Unsung Britain” is an exercise in neoliberal excuse making for the politics of destruction The Resolution Foundation (RF) sent me a very breathy press release / email this morning, promoting this: As they say: The 13 million working-age families across the poorer half of the country are ...

#RichardMurphy provides an in-depth analysis of in-work #poverty and counters the superficial and anti-social #neoliberal suggestions for solving the issue with genuine solutions. It is a long read, but worth it.
Link to Richard's blog-site:
www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/02...

The poverty of care The latest poverty data from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation is already being met with a familiar shrug. The BBC appears not to have noticed the report. Politicians are not debating it. And the headlin...

"it means recognising that #poverty is a political choice. Scotland shows that different outcomes are possible. Until the UK chooses differently, poverty will remain not just widespread, but deeper, more persistent and more destructive with each passing year."

www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/01...

Read YoyoBuddy | Tapas Web Community Your home for the world’s most exciting and diverse web comics and novels. Discover stories you’ll love from all genres, only on Tapas!

#Yoyobuddy has reached 237 short episodes. An #alien and a friendly #demon meet, become pals and set off to explore Earth's surface. Lots of lol moments. Full vibrant drawings. One of the #webcomics I look foward to. Give it a try, it is free to read!

YoyoBuddy on Tapas. tapas.io/series/YoyoB...

Europeans challenge US big tech with alternative app menu Driven by concerns over privacy and geopolitical vulnerability, Europeans are increasingly adopting local "app menus" and open-source software to reduce reliance on US big tech.

Some suggestions for switching from US to European tech options.

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Podcast: UBI and the Common Sense Policy Group Universal basic income (UBI) is often dismissed as unaffordable, unrealistic, or politically impossible. But the conversation I had recently with Howard Reed and Elliott Johnson of the Common Sense Po...

#RichardMurphy changes opinion #UBI #UniversalBasicIncome:

“They test policies for feasibility, affordability, and popularity. They recognise that introducing UBI in stages makes it familiar and non-threatening. They're willing to work with any party”

www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/01...

Just published in BMJ Open

Large UK Long Covid cohort study finds that recovery is low and negatively associated with fatigue severity

bmjopen.bmj.com/content/16/1...

Medicine is not neutral We like to believe medicine exists solely to heal. History tells a different story. From slavery to women’s dissent, from homosexuality to neurodivergence, medical authority has repeatedly been used t...

#RichardMurphy questions the neutrality of #medicine.

I have a comment (#48) published including reference to #MECFS & #pwME.

www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/01...

Brexit has made everything worse, new poll reveals The UK’s disillusioned Gen Z are losing faith in democracy, survey finds

20-22% still think that #BREXIT was good for #UK - gobsmacked!

“Brexit has made everything from #economy to #immigration worse in #Britain, new poll reveals”

www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

The Indy Scapegoats The Poor!

First blog-post of the year, and I am raging! “The Indy Scapegoats The #Poor” - anti-social #neoliberalism at its worst! #TheIndependent #TheIndy

crippledqueeranglo-europeanranter.blogspot.com/2026/01/the-...

“There are two ways to be fooled. One is to believe what isn't true; the other is to refuse to believe what is true.”

#SørenKierkegaard, Works of Love (Kjerlighedens Gjerninger), 1847

#Quotation #Quote

My comment on #RichardMurphy’s blog + brief explanation of #neoliberalism - the #EconomicSystem that Reform, Tories, Blue Labour & FibDems support to the detriment of ordinary Brits. The Greens are looking for a new #EconomicModel.

crippledqueeranglo-europeanranter.blogspot.com/2025/12/is-a...

#YearOfFoodLove 2025 #Waitrose & Partners

Think I may have to cut back on the lemonade! Ha ha ha

More than happy to support #DuchyOrganic comestibles.

BBC backs decision to let Israel join Eurovision as four countries boycott event Ireland, Spain, Netherlands and Slovenia lead action protesting against Israeli conduct in Gaza war

We were due to visit the Austrian capital to join in with #EUROVISION. That visit is now cancelled as we cannot in good conscience be counted as supporting the immoral & wicked state of #Israel. We shall visit #Austria at some other time instead. www.independent.co.uk/arts-enterta...

BBC backs decision to let Israel join Eurovision as four countries boycott event Ireland, Spain, Netherlands and Slovenia lead action protesting against Israeli conduct in Gaza war

Digusting and shameful! The killer of tens of thousands of #Palestinians, the warmongering, illegal-occupying, apartheid #StateOfIsrael has been permitted to enter #EUROVISION in #Vienna 2026 without a vote, allowed instead via technocratic rule-changes.

www.independent.co.uk/arts-enterta...

Horripilation - a poem

An updated version of a #poem with a photo ©️ & courtesy Pau Tendil Revueltas… #poetry

crippledqueeranglo-europeanranter.blogspot.com/2025/12/horr...

*succinct*

Why left vs right politics is over in the UK British politics is broken. The old left vs right divide no longer explains what is happening. Instead, we face a new choice: care or neglect. In this video, I explain how all major UK parties have co...

A succint overview of the #StateOfPolitics in the #UK by #RichardMurphy, with useful commentary from readers following on.

www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/12...

Jury trials set to be scrapped except for most serious crimes Move comes as No 10 is yet to respond to recommendations on how to reform the court system

Wondering whether the #OBR cock-up was deliberate, so that this news about #TrialByJury being massively curtailed would slide under the radar? #Justice #Jurisprudence #FairTrial

www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

A brief, comprehensive measure of post-exertional malaise Aim: Post-exertional malaise (PEM) has been a challenging construct to measure, particularly with self-report instruments, which have the benefits of being less expensive and less invasive than c

#PEM #LeonardJason #DSQPEM2 #Questionnaire

#pwME #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #MECFS #ChronicFatigueSyndrome #CFS #PostViralFatigueSyndrome #PVFS #PostViralDisorder #ELCI #ELC

Via Tom Kindlon's ME CFS & related page: News, Research and more on f/b.

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"Rachel Reeves has squandered the opportunity at this Budget to set out a clear vision for the tax system, which could have helped boost growth and reduced uncertainty about where she might look next if further tax rises are needed." A quote from Dr Gemma Tetlow, IfG Chief Economist

"Rachel Reeves has squandered the opportunity at this budget to set out a clear vision for the tax system"

We recently set out how Reeves could approach tax reform to drive growth www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/publication/...

See our live blog www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/live-blog/au...

YouTube video by Josep Castanyer Alonso "All I want for Christmas is you", but in the style of 6 classical composers 🎹🎄

#MariahCarey‘s #AllIWantForChristmasIsYou gets the #JosepCastanyerAlonso classical treatment: six variations of the theme in the style of six famous composers. My fave is #5 à la #Rachmaninoff. Do you have a preference? Let me know below.

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Christmas 2025 - Lifeshare

#Lifeshare is #Manchester‘s oldest #homelessness #charity. #Christmas-dinner + support for one this year costs £11.50. If you can make a donation, they work year-round. Additionally if one is a UK income-tax payer, one can add #GiftAid to increase the #donation.

www.lifeshare.org.uk/christmas-20...

Does taxing the wealthy control inflation? I was asked recently by an email correspondent if a government that uses taxes to control inflation will always end up taxing the middle class rather than the wealthy. The argument put to me was simpl...

“A government serious about #inflation, #inequality, and #stability would tax the wealthy because doing so works economically, socially, and fiscally.” #RichardMurphy

www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/11...

YouTube video by RosaliaVEVO ROSALÍA - Berghain (Official Video) feat. Björk & Yves Tumor

#Berghain by #Rosalía with #Björk & #YvesTumor is something very different. Released 25th Oct. it is a hit in several countries. The video is outstanding & a true #artwork. The new album #Luz may alter your opinion of her abilities, both as singer & songsmith.

*bad-language
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