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Alan H
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“I never want to see another Tory Govt in my Lifetime”
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chattyman.bsky.social
Lovely walk from Howick …through Craster and on to Dunstanburgh Castle. It’s not often we see sheep looking in rock pools. Delicate smokey smell as we passed through the village but sadly I’m not a fan of kippers….now my dad …he loved them! ❤️
February 5, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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"There’s nothing he likes more than a bit of Tory-bashing. Even if these days that’s a bit like taking candy from a baby."
Ed Miliband emerges from his bunker to bask in Labour backbench love | John Crace www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Ed Miliband emerges from his bunker to bask in Labour backbench love | John Crace
Deprived of Rachel Reeves’s affections, the energy secretary revelled in playing climate crisis hero to her villain
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February 5, 2025 at 4:45 AM
chattyman.bsky.social
"Dehumanisation rarely leads to genocide, but all genocides begin with dehumanisation."
The Guardian view on commemorating Auschwitz’s liberation: the urgency of Holocaust remembrance | Editorial www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The Guardian view on commemorating Auschwitz’s liberation: the urgency of Holocaust remembrance | Editorial
Editorial: Eighty years after the Nazi death camp was freed, the testimony of survivors is as crucial as ever
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January 27, 2025 at 6:19 AM
chattyman.bsky.social
“He’s liberal, which is a bit different from me, but I think he’s a very good person and I think he’s done a very good job thus far,”
Starmer doing a ‘very good job’ says Trump ahead of planned call between the two leaders www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Starmer doing a ‘very good job’ says Trump ahead of planned call between the two leaders
The newly inaugurated US president told reporters on board Air Force One that he and Starmer ‘get along well’ despite their divergent political views
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January 26, 2025 at 7:37 AM
chattyman.bsky.social
",,,revoke Delap’s recall, find a suitable tag for her to wear, and launch an inquiry into the systemic failures that led to this situation..."
Just Stop Oil protester, 78, has jail term extended after no suitable tag found www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Just Stop Oil protester, 78, has jail term extended after no suitable tag found
Exclusive: Gaie Delap told she will have to serve 20 more days that correspond to period of time at home after recall
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January 25, 2025 at 7:25 AM
chattyman.bsky.social
"KemiKaze can take comfort from one thing. The Tories did such an exceptional job of knackering the UK economy - it’s proving trickier than Labour expected to put it right."
KemiKaze shows she doesn’t do sorry in first broadcast as Tory leader | John Crace www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
KemiKaze shows she doesn’t do sorry in first broadcast as Tory leader | John Crace
She longs to distance herself from Boris, Liz and Rishi – but it’s as if she has given up already
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January 24, 2025 at 7:21 AM
chattyman.bsky.social
"The previous Conservative government repeatedly agreed to its use against the advice of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and the Expert Committee on Pesticides."
Government overturns Tory measure and bans emergency use of bee-killing pesticide www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Government overturns Tory measure and bans emergency use of bee-killing pesticide
Emergency use of Cruiser SB, a neonicotinoid pesticide highly toxic to bees, to be outlawed in UK in line with EU
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January 24, 2025 at 7:03 AM
chattyman.bsky.social
“Today the lies are laid bare. Today, the cover-ups are exposed. And today proves that no one stands above the law. The time for accountability has arrived,”
Prince Harry says Sun publisher made ‘historic admission’ as he settles case www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Prince Harry says Sun publisher made ‘historic admission’ as he settles case
News Group Newspapers offered Harry ‘full and unequivocal apology’ for ‘serious intrusion’ by the paper
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January 23, 2025 at 6:57 AM
chattyman.bsky.social
"The latest ConservativeHome poll of party members shows Kemi tumbling down the popularity rankings."
KemiKaze’s best PMQs so far leaves Starmer entirely unruffled | John Crace www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
KemiKaze’s best PMQs so far leaves Starmer entirely unruffled | John Crace
The Tory leader managed to devote all six questions to one subject, even if it was one she didn’t know much about
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January 23, 2025 at 6:27 AM
chattyman.bsky.social
It’s red squirrel appreciation day today…..so here’s one I saw in Garrigill just over a year ago…
January 21, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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Guess where I am?
January 21, 2025 at 11:28 AM
chattyman.bsky.social
"Reeves has ahead of her one of the hardest jobs of any chancellor in recent decades."
The Observer view: Rachel Reeves has an unenviable task, but she must stick to her plan for growth www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The Observer view: Rachel Reeves has an unenviable task, but she must stick to her plan for growth
While some criticisms of the chancellor are justified, there’s no escaping there are no quick fixes to the bad hand she was dealt
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January 19, 2025 at 1:43 AM
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January 18, 2025 at 4:37 PM
chattyman.bsky.social
“the most shocking waste of taxpayers’ money I have ever seen”
Revealed: Conservatives spent £134m on never-used IT systems for failed Rwanda scheme www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
Revealed: Conservatives spent £134m on never-used IT systems for failed Rwanda scheme
Home Office official says data protection laws caused the cost of its forced removal programme to increase
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January 19, 2025 at 1:29 AM
chattyman.bsky.social
"No one does pointlessness quite like KemiKaze. She is the queen of futility."
KemiKaze’s ‘relaunch’ speech reveals a Tory leader already out of ideas | John Crace www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
KemiKaze’s ‘relaunch’ speech reveals a Tory leader already out of ideas | John Crace
Kemi Badenoch says she’s sorry not sorry for the mess left by 14 years of the Tories, but offers no clue of how to dig us out of it
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January 17, 2025 at 11:55 AM
chattyman.bsky.social
Walked up through the gardens and on to Brizlee Tower in Hulne Park…. Great views of Hulne Abbey and all the way to the sea. Lots of pheasants about…what beautiful birds they are… Surprised to see there are still sheets of ice on areas not catching the sun…😊
January 16, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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"KemiKaze is just the latest in a long line of disappointments. She’s not the Messiah.... Their cheers for her are just a muted, half-arsed Pavlovian response."
Labour could hardly have written KemiKaze a better script – and she blew it | John Crace www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Labour could hardly have written KemiKaze a better script – and she blew it | John Crace
Tory cheers were just a muted, half-arsed Pavlovian response as their leader failed to land a single punch on the PM
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January 16, 2025 at 8:06 AM
chattyman.bsky.social
Surprise fall in UK inflation to 2.5% eases pressure on Rachel Reeves www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Surprise fall in UK inflation to 2.5% eases pressure on Rachel Reeves
After week of turbulence in markets, ONS data shows prices rose at slower rate last month than in November
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January 15, 2025 at 8:08 AM
chattyman.bsky.social
"In a generally underwhelming shadow cabinet – there’s no one in there who you would trust to feed your dog..."
Stride’s Hamlet gag saves Reeves from slings and arrows of economic fortune | John Crace www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Stride’s Hamlet gag saves Reeves from slings and arrows of economic fortune | John Crace
Instead of evaluating chancellor’s performance, her shadow apes rightwing press and calls for her sacking
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January 15, 2025 at 6:00 AM
chattyman.bsky.social
“The Conservative party is definitely taking a huge risk that it will be accused of being a bunch of hypocrites,”
Tories back Badenoch’s ‘risky’ call for grooming gangs inquiry www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Tories back Badenoch’s ‘risky’ call for grooming gangs inquiry
Keir Starmer accuses opposition leader of spending ‘a lot of time on social media over Christmas’
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January 12, 2025 at 8:43 AM
chattyman.bsky.social
Unpacking boxes…found a couple of items I haven’t seen in years…. How do I know they’re authentic?
Well…when my daddy heard his pit was closing 50 years ago…Like Johnny Cash…. 🎶 He took them one piece at a time…🎶
Hidden in his little bait tin…he rebuilt them at home 🤭
January 11, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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Lisa Nandy doing an excellent job of defending Rachel Reeves and the budget on #r4today

She's doing an excellent job as the minister for Culture and Sport but ffs what's she doing about Media? ... especially the BBC with it's sinister agenda to undermine our government.
January 10, 2025 at 8:33 AM
chattyman.bsky.social
"Meanwhile, some analysts believe it is the “‘flation” part of the stagflation scare that is overblown, with inflation expected to tumble, opening the way for lower interest rates."
Rachel Reeves faces another anxious week of second-guessing the City www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Rachel Reeves faces another anxious week of second-guessing the City
Markets appear to be fretting over sustainability of tax and spending plans and whether UK is heading for ‘stagflation’
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January 11, 2025 at 5:22 AM
chattyman.bsky.social
"Kemi Badenoch is bottling it and trying to cancel local elections because she’s terrified of more Lib Dem gains and a Conservative collapse that would threaten her leadership."
Tory party accused of ‘bottling’ May elections as county councils seek delay www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Tory party accused of ‘bottling’ May elections as county councils seek delay
Applications to devolution programme by 13 Conservative-led councils in England will allow year’s delay if successful
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January 11, 2025 at 5:04 AM
chattyman.bsky.social
"Intoxicated by the thrill of conspiracy-think, Tories have forgotten that most voters still expect basic decency from politicians"
I didn’t think it was possible, but this week has been a new low for the Tories | Polly Toynbee www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I didn’t think it was possible, but this week has been a new low for the Tories | Polly Toynbee
The language and style of British Conservatism is now taken directly from the fact-free world of online conspiracy, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
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January 10, 2025 at 10:11 AM