Beds_Babe
@bedsbabe.bsky.social
Just an average citizen who wants the best for all in society, pro-EU and social justice for all.
It really does say it all
In 2020, Jim Ratcliffe moved his fortune to Monaco, saving himself an estimated £4 billion in tax.
In the same year, immigrants in the UK contributed around £20 billion in tax.
That says it all.
In the same year, immigrants in the UK contributed around £20 billion in tax.
That says it all.
Guardian view on Sir Jim Ratcliffe: Britain does not need political lectures from a billionaire tax exile | Editorial
Editorial: Comments on the ‘colonisation of the UK’ by the co-owner of Manchester United were erroneous, crass and a gif
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2026 at 7:03 PM
It really does say it all
High court rules ban on Palestine Action is unlawful – live www.theguardian.com/uk-news/live...
High court rules ban on Palestine Action is unlawful – live
Protest group’s co-founder wins legal challenge against decision to proscribe it under anti-terrorism laws
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2026 at 10:18 AM
High court rules ban on Palestine Action is unlawful – live www.theguardian.com/uk-news/live...
'The party’s councillors voted it through on Thursday night after their leaders announced a 3.99% council tax increase, 1% point under the limit before a referendum is required, despite promising before their election win not to raise tax.'
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Reform UK’s Kent council faces ‘extreme risk’ after passing first budget
Councillors vote for 3.99% council tax increase while mounting ‘attack on the vulnerable’, opposition says
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2026 at 9:32 AM
'The party’s councillors voted it through on Thursday night after their leaders announced a 3.99% council tax increase, 1% point under the limit before a referendum is required, despite promising before their election win not to raise tax.'
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Of course it is.
Ellie Chowns, "Reform UK, before it was the Brexit Party, before when it was UKIP, has been busy for many years fermenting this idea that immigration is the problem in this country"
"It's completely untrue"
"Inequality is the problem in this country"
"It's completely untrue"
"Inequality is the problem in this country"
February 13, 2026 at 9:16 AM
Of course it is.
£6m in debt!! How is that even possible when you are a married to the son of the then reigning monarch? She is greedy. She went too far living thr high life that the civil list couldn't keep up with.
That people still believe the royal family are something special is astounding. They are deeply troubled people and we need to dump them.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
Fergie asked Epstein for bankruptcy advice while he was in jail, emails suggest
The former Duchess of York appeared to ask Epstein for a job telling him she ‘desperately needs the money’
www.independent.co.uk
February 12, 2026 at 9:28 PM
£6m in debt!! How is that even possible when you are a married to the son of the then reigning monarch? She is greedy. She went too far living thr high life that the civil list couldn't keep up with.
Imagine that being your legacy.
Yikes — Epstein showing appreciation for @GovBillLee pal Betsy Devos making it harder to report sexual abuse on campuses
February 12, 2026 at 9:23 PM
Imagine that being your legacy.
He isn't complaining about the immigrants helping his team maintain their premier league status.
Don’t the anti-immigration lot ever get tired of all the energy they spend on it? Every society has blamed immigration for everything, throughout history. And we’ll probably keep doing it forever. Just an endless, unimaginative cycle of getting fired up and spun off into the walls.
February 12, 2026 at 9:21 PM
He isn't complaining about the immigrants helping his team maintain their premier league status.
And me!
Ratcliffe is so horrible that he got me agreeing with Piers Morgan of all people.
February 12, 2026 at 9:19 PM
And me!
'Manchester United owner responds to criticism by saying: ‘It is critical that we maintain an open debate on the challenges facing the UK’.'
Someone should tell him that migration and colonisation are completely different things. www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
Someone should tell him that migration and colonisation are completely different things. www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
Jim Ratcliffe sorry his ‘choice of language offended some people’ after saying UK colonised by immigrants – politics live
Manchester United owner responds to criticism by saying: ‘It is critical that we maintain an open debate on the challenges facing the UK’
www.theguardian.com
February 12, 2026 at 3:20 PM
'Manchester United owner responds to criticism by saying: ‘It is critical that we maintain an open debate on the challenges facing the UK’.'
Someone should tell him that migration and colonisation are completely different things. www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
Someone should tell him that migration and colonisation are completely different things. www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
'In a separate clip, taken from a podcast he recorded with controversial right-wing philosopher Jordan Peterson, Mr Goodwin also appeared to agree with the host’s claim that universities have become hotbeds of “politically correct authoritarianism” because they are full of “childless women”.'
February 12, 2026 at 3:18 PM
'In a separate clip, taken from a podcast he recorded with controversial right-wing philosopher Jordan Peterson, Mr Goodwin also appeared to agree with the host’s claim that universities have become hotbeds of “politically correct authoritarianism” because they are full of “childless women”.'
I've admired Streeting but he's not handled this at all well. Friendships don't always end well. It's something we a can relate to - you think you know someone & something happens revealing who they truly are & it hurts. Disappointment is what he needed to show not self-interest.
This is the funniest headline I seen in a long time. And bravo to whoever underlined the desperation with the juxtaposed link.
February 11, 2026 at 6:42 AM
I've admired Streeting but he's not handled this at all well. Friendships don't always end well. It's something we a can relate to - you think you know someone & something happens revealing who they truly are & it hurts. Disappointment is what he needed to show not self-interest.
The Palace’s statement makes clear that it is felt the couple “can no longer formally represent” the Queen... they set out their intention of carving out new “progressive” roles.
I bet the Firm regret not compromising now.
I bet the Firm regret not compromising now.
February 11, 2026 at 6:38 AM
The Palace’s statement makes clear that it is felt the couple “can no longer formally represent” the Queen... they set out their intention of carving out new “progressive” roles.
I bet the Firm regret not compromising now.
I bet the Firm regret not compromising now.
'Files released by the Department of Justice only add to the suspicions that the lining of Epstein's pockets was facilitated by the blackmail of wealthy individuals, potentially through covert filming of sexual activities at his properties.'
Epstein scandal: How the paedophile financier made his millions
Epstein scandal: How the paedophile financier made his millions
Jeffrey Epstein had power and influence because he had money.
news.sky.com
February 11, 2026 at 6:30 AM
'Files released by the Department of Justice only add to the suspicions that the lining of Epstein's pockets was facilitated by the blackmail of wealthy individuals, potentially through covert filming of sexual activities at his properties.'
'Under previous administrations, the USA was either the world’s police or the protector of democracy, fighting for freedom against tyranny..And maybe that was true some time ago but is it the reality today?'
It was never true. Democracy was only defended if the results were what the USA wanted.
It was never true. Democracy was only defended if the results were what the USA wanted.
February 11, 2026 at 6:03 AM
'Under previous administrations, the USA was either the world’s police or the protector of democracy, fighting for freedom against tyranny..And maybe that was true some time ago but is it the reality today?'
It was never true. Democracy was only defended if the results were what the USA wanted.
It was never true. Democracy was only defended if the results were what the USA wanted.
Donald Trump has foisted National Guard troops on Washington, DC, Los Angeles & other cities are on edge.
He later clarified that the US would not go to war on Chicago. And he’s of the opinion his authority over the military is absolute.
edition.cnn.com/2025/09/10/p...
He later clarified that the US would not go to war on Chicago. And he’s of the opinion his authority over the military is absolute.
edition.cnn.com/2025/09/10/p...
Analysis: Trump claims he can do anything he wants with the military. Here’s what the law says | CNN Politics
Having rebranded the Department of Defense as the Department of War, the president is going on offense with the US military.
edition.cnn.com
February 11, 2026 at 5:53 AM
Donald Trump has foisted National Guard troops on Washington, DC, Los Angeles & other cities are on edge.
He later clarified that the US would not go to war on Chicago. And he’s of the opinion his authority over the military is absolute.
edition.cnn.com/2025/09/10/p...
He later clarified that the US would not go to war on Chicago. And he’s of the opinion his authority over the military is absolute.
edition.cnn.com/2025/09/10/p...
We all know that our leaders and those around the world will do exactly what Trump wants. The so-called discussions are just posturing. Trump rules the world and uses ICE-like tactics everywhere. It's not new for the US just in your face now.
Zelenskyy plans spring elections alongside referendum on peace deal after US push ft.trib.al/s91ufVJ
Zelenskyy plans spring elections alongside referendum on peace deal after US push
Trump administration has pressured Ukrainian leader to hold both votes by May 15 or risk losing security guarantees
ft.trib.al
February 11, 2026 at 5:44 AM
We all know that our leaders and those around the world will do exactly what Trump wants. The so-called discussions are just posturing. Trump rules the world and uses ICE-like tactics everywhere. It's not new for the US just in your face now.
'As the U.S.’s extremist blockade on Cuba pushes the country tobrink of a humanitarian catastrophe. Ocasio-Cortez said the world has entered a “new era of depravity” in which such actions are ignored by world powers due to the heinous precedent set by the Gaza genocide.'
truthout.org/articles/aoc...
truthout.org/articles/aoc...
February 11, 2026 at 5:41 AM
'As the U.S.’s extremist blockade on Cuba pushes the country tobrink of a humanitarian catastrophe. Ocasio-Cortez said the world has entered a “new era of depravity” in which such actions are ignored by world powers due to the heinous precedent set by the Gaza genocide.'
truthout.org/articles/aoc...
truthout.org/articles/aoc...
Greenland. Canada.
American imperialism has reached the height of shamelesness.
They don't hide it behind pretty words anymore. They just say that they're powerful so they'll do anything they want.
They don't hide it behind pretty words anymore. They just say that they're powerful so they'll do anything they want.
February 11, 2026 at 5:34 AM
Greenland. Canada.
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So when does the world embargo the US demanding a regime change?
February 11, 2026 at 1:19 AM
So when does the world embargo the US demanding a regime change?
I found the exact same spirit during my visit. The people of Cuba do not deserve this collective punishment.
So criminal. Cuba is one of the most soulful places I have ever been. Students in a rundown music school with beat-up instruments playing "I've Got Plenty o'Nuttin." Guys keeping their 60-year-old cars going. Kids on Malecon begging for hotel soap. Beaten but unbowed.
February 11, 2026 at 5:32 AM
I found the exact same spirit during my visit. The people of Cuba do not deserve this collective punishment.
Spot on. And many of the world's leaders are complicit in their failure to call it out.
Trump is doing the same thing to Ukraine. He's done the same to other countries by cutting off USAID.
Trump is literally starving anyone in the world who doesn't ascribe to his beliefs.
Trump is literally starving anyone in the world who doesn't ascribe to his beliefs.
February 11, 2026 at 5:29 AM
Spot on. And many of the world's leaders are complicit in their failure to call it out.
Funny how trade with China is normalised while sanctions remain against Cuba. Bullies select their victims based on perceived weakness. The US can't and won't pick a fight with China.
Broad sanctions are at best ineffectual tools for policy change. Targeted sanctions are a little better, but trade is the actual liberating force. The US went from outright enemies with China during the Cold War to non-hostile rivals through massive amounts of trade.
February 11, 2026 at 5:27 AM
Funny how trade with China is normalised while sanctions remain against Cuba. Bullies select their victims based on perceived weakness. The US can't and won't pick a fight with China.
After the colonialism of 19th century & imperialism of the 19th century, post WW2 20th century was hailed as a period of enlightenment. We were supposed to learn lessons if the past. Current times have exposed how those past atrocities could occur. I doubt we'll hear about the impact of sanctions.
AOC on Trump’s oil embargo of Cuba: “What has transpired is that now it’s kind of become acceptable that the entire Western world will look the other way as they starve & deprive a people because they find political actors or political regimes in that country to be objectionable”
February 11, 2026 at 5:24 AM
After the colonialism of 19th century & imperialism of the 19th century, post WW2 20th century was hailed as a period of enlightenment. We were supposed to learn lessons if the past. Current times have exposed how those past atrocities could occur. I doubt we'll hear about the impact of sanctions.
This is right on the money! Trump is also signalling to the rest of the Caribbean and weaker nations what could happen to them & their citizens if they don't *serve* their bully-boy neighbour. History will not judge him or his compliant allies well.
AOC on Trump’s oil embargo of Cuba: “What has transpired is that now it’s kind of become acceptable that the entire Western world will look the other way as they starve & deprive a people because they find political actors or political regimes in that country to be objectionable”
February 11, 2026 at 5:19 AM
This is right on the money! Trump is also signalling to the rest of the Caribbean and weaker nations what could happen to them & their citizens if they don't *serve* their bully-boy neighbour. History will not judge him or his compliant allies well.
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The hypocrisy exposed 👀
“When was the last time anyone spotted the Reform UK leader 'at work' in his own constituency of Clacton-on-Sea? According to him, it’s 'a couple of days a week'. Sounds a lot like hybrid working, then.”
“When was the last time anyone spotted the Reform UK leader 'at work' in his own constituency of Clacton-on-Sea? According to him, it’s 'a couple of days a week'. Sounds a lot like hybrid working, then.”
Nigel Farage is a WFH icon – I can just picture him at his ‘home desk’
The Reform UK leader wants to end remote working, saying it ‘doesn’t make you more productive’. He would know, writes Vi
www.independent.co.uk
February 10, 2026 at 7:15 PM
The hypocrisy exposed 👀
“When was the last time anyone spotted the Reform UK leader 'at work' in his own constituency of Clacton-on-Sea? According to him, it’s 'a couple of days a week'. Sounds a lot like hybrid working, then.”
“When was the last time anyone spotted the Reform UK leader 'at work' in his own constituency of Clacton-on-Sea? According to him, it’s 'a couple of days a week'. Sounds a lot like hybrid working, then.”