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Invest in the North East, Invest in public transport, Abolish the Treasury, vote Green, dump Margaret Thatchers rotting corpse in a landfill.

Cyber Security bore.

📍 Hartlepool, The hellhole that is the UK currently.

🖖🏳️‍🌈🕹️💻🚝 🐶 🌳 he/him
To supply trains internationally because he has zero intention of allowing GBR ordering any new ones?

news.railbusinessdaily.com/pm-to-announ...
PM to announce £400m worth of deals for trains, planes and submarines | RailBusinessDaily
The Government has said that British workers are set to benefit from a series of international deals that will see the UK build and maintain trains, The Government has said that British workers are se...
news.railbusinessdaily.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Make sure you’re all ready for the exciting public transport infrastructure announcements.

“Today I can confirm a 5 year funding settlement to provide a new bus stop in Melton under Fogwater.”
November 25, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Someone just called for the picture frames I apparently advertised on Marketplace, when I looked puzzled at the guy he said “maybe it was your lass I spoke to”
a man wearing a shirt that says schitts creek
ALT: a man wearing a shirt that says schitts creek
media.tenor.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Enjoy your Latte tax you fuckers! Mammas found a loophole.
November 25, 2025 at 12:10 PM
The headlines in the tabloids will be….

MILKSHAKE TAX
WAR ON MILKSHAKES

guys you’re gonna have to find something else to throw at him.
November 25, 2025 at 10:18 AM
It’s funny because Farage could previously recall what he had said just a few years ago.

youtu.be/mfyiSk8Rjc8?...
Who is Nigel Farage?
YouTube video by Led By Donkeys
youtu.be
November 24, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Do all these tech startup people just watch dystopian films and think, oh that’s a good idea?
A 25-person startup is developing technology to block the sun and turn down the planet’s thermostat.

The stakes are huge — and the company and its critics say regulations need to catch up.

Read more: politi.co/4iaojIc
November 24, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Royal Society for the Protection of Northerners.
November 21, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Me at 19, smoking was fun and all those Focus points meant my lungs paid a cheap set of screwdrivers.

I think this was after a long night at Cruz 101.

I can only apologise for that atrocious sofa in the background.
November 21, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Just bought shit load of wine because Martin Lewis said to do it.
November 21, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Honestly this report literally has zero purpose.
November 21, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Maybe what we need is another of the Governments “Brexit Resets” which is like taking paracetamol after your arms have just been ripped off.
Brexit has caused almost twice as much damage to the UK economy than estimated by official forecasts, according to new paper from a group of experts including a senior Bank of England economist
Brexit Hit to UK Economy Double Official Estimate, Study Finds
Brexit has caused almost twice as much damage to the UK economy than estimated by official forecasts, according to new paper from a group of experts including a senior Bank of England economist.
bloom.bg
November 21, 2025 at 3:51 PM
If you cut your nipple shaving how long does it take to stop bleeding?

Asking for a friend.
November 20, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Where now at stage as a country that we’ve become so desperately obsessed with the phrase “protecting women’s safe spaces” that we are actually trying to come up with a definition of what a woman should look like.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Trans people could be barred from services based on appearance
The new code of practice on access to single-sex services cannot gain legal force until it gets sign-off from ministers.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 20, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Whilst important for London this isn’t a good look when you’re cutting or letting elsewhere stagnate especially when this is due to start works so quickly.

Labour is really fucking up public transport and messaging to Tory levels of incompetence.
The DLR extension to Thamesmead is critical not just to stimulate new jobs and growth in our capital, but across the country.

Crucially, it will help to unlock tens of thousands of new homes – giving Londoners the opportunities they need to get on and succeed in our city.
Reeves to give go-ahead to DLR Thamesmead extension at Budget
The development is among the top infrastructure priorities for which Sadiq Khan has been seeking government funding.
www.cityam.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:29 PM
I love the fact they’ve picked up on something Casio has been doing for the last 40 ish years.
November 20, 2025 at 3:57 PM
How I look reading your posts.
November 20, 2025 at 2:00 PM
My son just told me he bumped into Paul Merson.

Me: you mean Merton?

Lewis: who’s Paul Merton? and sends picture.

Me: I don’t know who this is.

Lewis: sends long complicated response about football.

Me: boring!
November 20, 2025 at 1:31 PM
If you see this, post your getaway vehicle

#TheBigBus
November 20, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Let’s make it a NE Metro and dispense with entirely with Northern Trains.
"It is also being proposed that there should be new railway stations serving the Northumberland village of Belford, the north west of North Tyneside and central Gateshead and the Quays."
More extensions being considered for the Tyne and Wear Metro and local railways
The Tyne and Wear Metro might be getting more than just the extension from Sunderland to Washington already agreed
northeastbylines.co.uk
November 20, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Northern Trains is withdrawing all but one train to Gateshead Metro Centre (on of the UKs largest shopping centres) from December (from all Teesside stations)

Yes from December of all the fucking months to do it FFS

The only remaining service will be at 8pm.
a man covering his eyes with his hands and the words " i don 't get it " above him
ALT: a man covering his eyes with his hands and the words " i don 't get it " above him
media.tenor.com
November 19, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Company wide email phishing simulation launched.
patrick star from spongebob squarepants is smiling with his hands folded
ALT: patrick star from spongebob squarepants is smiling with his hands folded
media.tenor.com
November 19, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Snow. ❄️
November 19, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Just seen an very pro Morrisey account.
November 18, 2025 at 11:16 PM