Charlie Bolton
@1charliebolton.bsky.social
Ex GP cllr. Retired. Bad tempered. Mainly just a gardener these days. Not entirely sure I can be arsed with Bluesky…
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Peter will be joining me on air at 11.45.
“The claim that this is a recent invention born of political bias is categorically untrue.”
@mrjamesob.bsky.social reveals that Peter Ettedgui made identical accusations against Nigel Farage in private six years ago.
@mrjamesob.bsky.social reveals that Peter Ettedgui made identical accusations against Nigel Farage in private six years ago.
December 5, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Peter will be joining me on air at 11.45.
A bit sad, but certainly desperate.
‘We had six MPs and four factions’: inside Your Party’s toxic power struggles
A terrific read from @peterwalker99.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
A terrific read from @peterwalker99.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
‘We had six MPs and four factions’: inside Your Party’s toxic power struggles
Some say Jeremy Corbyn is too non-committal for project to work, while others blame Zarah Sultana’s combative nature
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:01 PM
A bit sad, but certainly desperate.
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„Quiet, Piggy!“ Just think about that for a minute, and what it means to live in a time when a President can assault a woman in public like that without any consequences.
It‘s quite a testimony to the age of regression we live in.
It‘s quite a testimony to the age of regression we live in.
November 23, 2025 at 6:09 PM
„Quiet, Piggy!“ Just think about that for a minute, and what it means to live in a time when a President can assault a woman in public like that without any consequences.
It‘s quite a testimony to the age of regression we live in.
It‘s quite a testimony to the age of regression we live in.
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🏠NIMBY's on housing? Not the Greens!
The fact is - local authorities where the Green Party holds a majority build a LOT more housing than any other, and EVEN in councils where we don’t hold the majority, the Greens have come out second only to the SNP!
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The fact is - local authorities where the Green Party holds a majority build a LOT more housing than any other, and EVEN in councils where we don’t hold the majority, the Greens have come out second only to the SNP!
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November 23, 2025 at 10:29 AM
🏠NIMBY's on housing? Not the Greens!
The fact is - local authorities where the Green Party holds a majority build a LOT more housing than any other, and EVEN in councils where we don’t hold the majority, the Greens have come out second only to the SNP!
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The fact is - local authorities where the Green Party holds a majority build a LOT more housing than any other, and EVEN in councils where we don’t hold the majority, the Greens have come out second only to the SNP!
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Turns out the media & most of Parliament is as out of touch with reality as Twitter. Dear England.
Why do people think England flags have been raised on lampposts?
White adults
National pride: 26%
Anti-migrant/minority sentiment: 49%
Both: 19%
Ethnic minority adults
National pride: 15%
Anti-migrant/minority sentiment: 55%
Both: 20%
yougov.co.uk/society/arti...
White adults
National pride: 26%
Anti-migrant/minority sentiment: 49%
Both: 19%
Ethnic minority adults
National pride: 15%
Anti-migrant/minority sentiment: 55%
Both: 20%
yougov.co.uk/society/arti...
November 22, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Turns out the media & most of Parliament is as out of touch with reality as Twitter. Dear England.
Well yes, but it is a longer term solution.
This Budget cannot be one that punishes households and local businesses. That will not deliver the growth our economy so desperately needs.
If the Chancellor truly wants to unleash growth, there is an obvious answer: she must face reality and secure a better deal with the EU.
If the Chancellor truly wants to unleash growth, there is an obvious answer: she must face reality and secure a better deal with the EU.
Reeves refuses to rule out tax rises in Budget as she says she will make 'necessary choices' - live updates
The chancellor says
www.bbc.co.uk
November 4, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Well yes, but it is a longer term solution.
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The right-wing campaign group that helped topple Roe v Wade in the US is now working to roll back abortion laws in the UK, with the help of Nigel Farage.
Its first step? Trying to create a debate around "free speech"
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/w...
Its first step? Trying to create a debate around "free speech"
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/w...
October 13, 2025 at 9:58 AM
The right-wing campaign group that helped topple Roe v Wade in the US is now working to roll back abortion laws in the UK, with the help of Nigel Farage.
Its first step? Trying to create a debate around "free speech"
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/w...
Its first step? Trying to create a debate around "free speech"
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/w...
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Terribly sad news about one of the greats. Diane Keaton has died at 79.
people.com/diane-keaton...
people.com/diane-keaton...
Diane Keaton, Famed for Roles in 'Father of the Bride,' 'First Wives Club' and More, Dies at 79 (Exclusive)
Diane Keaton has died at age 79. Keaton was best known for roles in movies like 'Annie Hall,' 'The First Wives Club,' 'Something's Gotta Give' and 'The Godfather.'
people.com
October 11, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Terribly sad news about one of the greats. Diane Keaton has died at 79.
people.com/diane-keaton...
people.com/diane-keaton...
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If she'd been a Scottish MSP they would be digging up her back garden by now....😏
Angela Rayner accidentally pays less tax than she should have, resigns, and the media gives her hell.
Nigel Farage deliberately pays less tax than he should have, and the media gives him a free pass.
That, right there, is the problem.
Nigel Farage deliberately pays less tax than he should have, and the media gives him a free pass.
That, right there, is the problem.
September 5, 2025 at 6:10 PM
If she'd been a Scottish MSP they would be digging up her back garden by now....😏
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Rayner is absolute class. She's been a bit silly in organising her taxes, but that's not why they hate her. They hate her because she did not know her place.
September 5, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Rayner is absolute class. She's been a bit silly in organising her taxes, but that's not why they hate her. They hate her because she did not know her place.
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Those Reform nutjobs reminded me:
"Being British is about driving in a German car to an Irish pub for a Belgian beer, grabbing an Indian curry or Turkish kebab takeaway, then going home to sit on Swedish furniture & watch American shows on a Japanese TV, while being suspicious of anything foreign."
"Being British is about driving in a German car to an Irish pub for a Belgian beer, grabbing an Indian curry or Turkish kebab takeaway, then going home to sit on Swedish furniture & watch American shows on a Japanese TV, while being suspicious of anything foreign."
August 27, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Those Reform nutjobs reminded me:
"Being British is about driving in a German car to an Irish pub for a Belgian beer, grabbing an Indian curry or Turkish kebab takeaway, then going home to sit on Swedish furniture & watch American shows on a Japanese TV, while being suspicious of anything foreign."
"Being British is about driving in a German car to an Irish pub for a Belgian beer, grabbing an Indian curry or Turkish kebab takeaway, then going home to sit on Swedish furniture & watch American shows on a Japanese TV, while being suspicious of anything foreign."
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Nice to see #BBCNews devoting half an hour to "Immigration: can Farage fix it?"
Tomorrow they'll give 30 minutes to the Green party on the environment, and the LibDems on welfare the next day, won't they? Won't they?
Tomorrow they'll give 30 minutes to the Green party on the environment, and the LibDems on welfare the next day, won't they? Won't they?
August 26, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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Quite amused to see in report that Reform accuses local politico’s of doing politics.
"Cllr Christine Parsonage was a paper candidate elected to represent St Columb Minor at the Cornwall Council election in May. She lives over 45 miles away in Torpoint."
"Since the May 1 election she hasn't attended a single meeting of Newquay Town Council" www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwal...
"Since the May 1 election she hasn't attended a single meeting of Newquay Town Council" www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwal...
Continually absent Reform UK councillor is asked to attend meetings
A concerned town council has written to the councillor who lives 45 miles away from the division she represents. The leader of Reform UK in Cornwall - who is also her husband - has accused Newquay cou...
www.cornwalllive.com
August 21, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Quite amused to see in report that Reform accuses local politico’s of doing politics.
We don’t want it either.
Scotland can see through Reform UK’s claim to be on the side of ordinary people while acting in the interests of the rich | John Redpath
Scotland doesn’t need Farage’s hate
Scotland can see through Reform UK’s claim to be on the side of ordinary people while acting in the interests of the rich
bylines.scot
August 17, 2025 at 7:20 AM
We don’t want it either.
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"ChatGPT, show me on a map where most of the crimes are being committed in Washington, DC."
August 11, 2025 at 4:27 PM
"ChatGPT, show me on a map where most of the crimes are being committed in Washington, DC."
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Fifty-one years ago today.
August 10, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Fifty-one years ago today.
This is seriously worrying
'...Deputy Prime Minister granted councils the authority to sell #allotments to finance spending.'
Bad for sustainable food, health, wildlife #AngelaRayner
thedirt.news/sold-down-th...
Bad for sustainable food, health, wildlife #AngelaRayner
thedirt.news/sold-down-th...
Sold Down The Plot: Allotments At Risk?
Last weekend’s news reported a concerning story that the Deputy Prime Minister granted councils the authority to sell allotments to finance spending.
thedirt.news
August 4, 2025 at 7:40 PM
This is seriously worrying
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Yes, traffic cameras work, but it's a myth that people hate them!
Survey after survey shows that most people support automatic enforcement (and often want more of it).
This is a false controversy, fed by a minority of disgruntled drivers & journalists seeking narratives with conflict.
Survey after survey shows that most people support automatic enforcement (and often want more of it).
This is a false controversy, fed by a minority of disgruntled drivers & journalists seeking narratives with conflict.
It’s Easy to Hate Traffic Cameras. But They Do Save Lives.
They raise issues of fairness, and critics claim they’re only about revenue. More speed and red-light cameras, however, would prevent a lot of deaths and injuries.
www.governing.com
August 4, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Yes, traffic cameras work, but it's a myth that people hate them!
Survey after survey shows that most people support automatic enforcement (and often want more of it).
This is a false controversy, fed by a minority of disgruntled drivers & journalists seeking narratives with conflict.
Survey after survey shows that most people support automatic enforcement (and often want more of it).
This is a false controversy, fed by a minority of disgruntled drivers & journalists seeking narratives with conflict.
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💯 “The economic benefits are at best uncertain, and there are no indications that the environmental and health impacts of airport expansion can be adequately mitigated.”
✈️NEW: As reported in the Times this morning, economists and academics, including 16 professors of economics at top UK universities, have written to the chancellor to express concern over the government's airport expansion plans.
August 4, 2025 at 4:12 PM
💯 “The economic benefits are at best uncertain, and there are no indications that the environmental and health impacts of airport expansion can be adequately mitigated.”
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I prosecute and defend the most serious sexual offences in our courts.
The overwhelming majority of offenders are British-born. Overwhelmingly the victim is someone known to them, either a partner or relative.
Anybody purporting to care about protecting women might start there.
The overwhelming majority of offenders are British-born. Overwhelmingly the victim is someone known to them, either a partner or relative.
Anybody purporting to care about protecting women might start there.
August 4, 2025 at 3:29 PM
I prosecute and defend the most serious sexual offences in our courts.
The overwhelming majority of offenders are British-born. Overwhelmingly the victim is someone known to them, either a partner or relative.
Anybody purporting to care about protecting women might start there.
The overwhelming majority of offenders are British-born. Overwhelmingly the victim is someone known to them, either a partner or relative.
Anybody purporting to care about protecting women might start there.