Charlie Hickman
@charliehickman.bsky.social
Nearly a pensioner but they keep moving the line. Borstal and University graduate. Sceptic but not a contrarian. Black Country resident. 5th generation Wolves supporter.🐺
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A friend’s son has his first flight as a fully qualified commercial pilot today! He’s shot up a lot since the last time I saw him. Although heroin does calm the nerves.
November 26, 2025 at 11:29 AM
A friend’s son has his first flight as a fully qualified commercial pilot today! He’s shot up a lot since the last time I saw him. Although heroin does calm the nerves.
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Not only did Brexit not provide any extra money for the NHS - as liar-in-chief Boris Johnson promised - but Brexit is impoverishing the UK each year by an amount of money not far off the annual NHS budget.
Thanks Farage.
Thanks Farage.
November 26, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Not only did Brexit not provide any extra money for the NHS - as liar-in-chief Boris Johnson promised - but Brexit is impoverishing the UK each year by an amount of money not far off the annual NHS budget.
Thanks Farage.
Thanks Farage.
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Message for Fosun…
November 26, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Message for Fosun…
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I have no sympathy for landlords. They have contributed to the housing crisis.
November 26, 2025 at 5:46 PM
I have no sympathy for landlords. They have contributed to the housing crisis.
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Today, Labour is going to announce a return to PFI for the NHS- which is a total disaster. But they’ve renamed it the “NHS neighbourhood rebuild”. Don’t be fooled 🚨
I’ve explained what’s going on in this piece I’ve just written- open.substack.com/pub/jujuliag...
I’ve explained what’s going on in this piece I’ve just written- open.substack.com/pub/jujuliag...
November 26, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Today, Labour is going to announce a return to PFI for the NHS- which is a total disaster. But they’ve renamed it the “NHS neighbourhood rebuild”. Don’t be fooled 🚨
I’ve explained what’s going on in this piece I’ve just written- open.substack.com/pub/jujuliag...
I’ve explained what’s going on in this piece I’ve just written- open.substack.com/pub/jujuliag...
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There are three things Rachel Reeves should bear in mind tomorrow: obscene wealth doesn't 'trickle down', tax cuts don't 'pay for themselves' and the private sector isn't 'more efficient'
November 25, 2025 at 10:26 AM
There are three things Rachel Reeves should bear in mind tomorrow: obscene wealth doesn't 'trickle down', tax cuts don't 'pay for themselves' and the private sector isn't 'more efficient'
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A proper full English breakfast should contain fried bread rather than hash browns.
November 24, 2025 at 8:55 PM
A proper full English breakfast should contain fried bread rather than hash browns.
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Armchair critics and door knockers
November 24, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Armchair critics and door knockers
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November 24, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Welsh toasted bread, Irish butter, Scottish marmalade all washed down with English blended tea. Hooray for the British Isles at
breakfast time!
breakfast time!
November 24, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Welsh toasted bread, Irish butter, Scottish marmalade all washed down with English blended tea. Hooray for the British Isles at
breakfast time!
breakfast time!
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Up to 7m extra working-age people could be denied minimum standard of living in retirement if UK state pension triple lock is ditched.
Neoliberals squeeze wages and call for real cuts to pension.
Thousands will die prematurely.
State pension must not be less than the minimum wage
archive.ph/UaHIw
Neoliberals squeeze wages and call for real cuts to pension.
Thousands will die prematurely.
State pension must not be less than the minimum wage
archive.ph/UaHIw
The total number of retirees facing poverty if state pension triple lock is cut
Figures have been released days before the Budget, in which Reeves may target tax perks given to pension savers
inews.co.uk
November 23, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Up to 7m extra working-age people could be denied minimum standard of living in retirement if UK state pension triple lock is ditched.
Neoliberals squeeze wages and call for real cuts to pension.
Thousands will die prematurely.
State pension must not be less than the minimum wage
archive.ph/UaHIw
Neoliberals squeeze wages and call for real cuts to pension.
Thousands will die prematurely.
State pension must not be less than the minimum wage
archive.ph/UaHIw
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Remember how we kept getting told that a European Army was a REALLY BAD idea?
It's January 31st, 2020, and Nathan Gill is celebrating our imminent departure from the EU.... and that terrible idea of a European Army.
Hmm, now I wonder who else would have been delighted about that.
Hmm, now I wonder who else would have been delighted about that.
November 22, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Remember how we kept getting told that a European Army was a REALLY BAD idea?
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Ermm there seems to have been a lot more reporting about an error made on Have I Got New for You, which incorrectly said that Tony Blair’s son had won a massive government contract regarding digital IDs, than the actual news that Blair’s son has partnered with Palantir …
November 23, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Ermm there seems to have been a lot more reporting about an error made on Have I Got New for You, which incorrectly said that Tony Blair’s son had won a massive government contract regarding digital IDs, than the actual news that Blair’s son has partnered with Palantir …
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Haha my brain went to the dark side…..
November 19, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Haha my brain went to the dark side…..
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I’m not a great political analyst, but I do feel Labour have made a tactical error by opting to be cunts.
November 18, 2025 at 10:12 PM
I’m not a great political analyst, but I do feel Labour have made a tactical error by opting to be cunts.
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PFI - you’ve probably heard the term, but what do they really mean for the NHS? 💷
Answer: more debt, less public money for staff & patients. And now PPPs could make it worse. Get the facts 👇
Head to our profile to find out more 👀
Answer: more debt, less public money for staff & patients. And now PPPs could make it worse. Get the facts 👇
Head to our profile to find out more 👀
November 18, 2025 at 11:38 AM
PFI - you’ve probably heard the term, but what do they really mean for the NHS? 💷
Answer: more debt, less public money for staff & patients. And now PPPs could make it worse. Get the facts 👇
Head to our profile to find out more 👀
Answer: more debt, less public money for staff & patients. And now PPPs could make it worse. Get the facts 👇
Head to our profile to find out more 👀
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The stupidity of Farage’s latest ‘plan’ is staggering.
Claiming they’d save British taxpayers money by ripping up international commitments and starting a trade war with Europe is the puerile foot-stamp of a party that uses prejudice as policy. Ruinous nonsense.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Claiming they’d save British taxpayers money by ripping up international commitments and starting a trade war with Europe is the puerile foot-stamp of a party that uses prejudice as policy. Ruinous nonsense.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Reform would ‘cut benefits for EU nationals and hike NHS immigration surcharge’
Party claims its policies would eliminate ‘black hole’ Rachel Reeves faces in the budget – but Labour says the ‘fantasy numbers don’t add up’
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 7:29 AM
The stupidity of Farage’s latest ‘plan’ is staggering.
Claiming they’d save British taxpayers money by ripping up international commitments and starting a trade war with Europe is the puerile foot-stamp of a party that uses prejudice as policy. Ruinous nonsense.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Claiming they’d save British taxpayers money by ripping up international commitments and starting a trade war with Europe is the puerile foot-stamp of a party that uses prejudice as policy. Ruinous nonsense.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Rightwingers are not 'forced to pay for the BBC'. But lefties really are forced to pay for nuclear weapons, religious schools and the royal family.
November 11, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Rightwingers are not 'forced to pay for the BBC'. But lefties really are forced to pay for nuclear weapons, religious schools and the royal family.
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Come on you Wolves! 🐺
November 8, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Come on you Wolves! 🐺