Chris Close
@chrisc64.bsky.social
Indie kid at heart, loves music and photography. Mood way too related to Leeds United’s results
Day job is health & safety, but I keep that for working hours :)
Day job is health & safety, but I keep that for working hours :)
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"Welfare spending went up, you raised taxes 20 times in the last parliament... you added £1.5 trillion to national debt..."
@vicderbyshire.bsky.social challenges Harriett Baldwin, Shadow Business Minister, on her party's 14-year record - after her criticism of Labour's Budget.
#Newsnight
@vicderbyshire.bsky.social challenges Harriett Baldwin, Shadow Business Minister, on her party's 14-year record - after her criticism of Labour's Budget.
#Newsnight
November 27, 2025 at 12:36 PM
"Welfare spending went up, you raised taxes 20 times in the last parliament... you added £1.5 trillion to national debt..."
@vicderbyshire.bsky.social challenges Harriett Baldwin, Shadow Business Minister, on her party's 14-year record - after her criticism of Labour's Budget.
#Newsnight
@vicderbyshire.bsky.social challenges Harriett Baldwin, Shadow Business Minister, on her party's 14-year record - after her criticism of Labour's Budget.
#Newsnight
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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.
@martinlewis.moneysavingexpert.com apart from the O2 price hike, the fact that O2 is planning to give Musk money to use Starlink, makes me want to ditch the network regardless
November 4, 2025 at 8:12 PM
@martinlewis.moneysavingexpert.com apart from the O2 price hike, the fact that O2 is planning to give Musk money to use Starlink, makes me want to ditch the network regardless
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The path from abusing foreigners to abusing the disabled is well-trodden. I I hope this nugget is bright enough to reflect on who else has walked it.
Reform UK’s Lee Anderson wants to bring back the ‘invalid carriage’.
The Invacar was banned from English roads in 2003 over safety fears after some overturned and others caught fire.
The Invacar was banned from English roads in 2003 over safety fears after some overturned and others caught fire.
October 31, 2025 at 7:40 AM
The path from abusing foreigners to abusing the disabled is well-trodden. I I hope this nugget is bright enough to reflect on who else has walked it.
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Minority representation on TV causes outrage
From the new Private Eye, in shops now.
From the new Private Eye, in shops now.
October 29, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Minority representation on TV causes outrage
From the new Private Eye, in shops now.
From the new Private Eye, in shops now.
September 3, 2025 at 10:39 PM
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Amid all the stuff about ‘dangerous London’ and ‘broken Britain’, new figures show the homicide rate in London is at a 10-year low. Killings dropped by 26% over the last year, from 78 to 58. No one under 25 was murdered during the school summer holidays.
September 3, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Amid all the stuff about ‘dangerous London’ and ‘broken Britain’, new figures show the homicide rate in London is at a 10-year low. Killings dropped by 26% over the last year, from 78 to 58. No one under 25 was murdered during the school summer holidays.
Figured I should occasionally post on here :)
Great Eno tune but, I guess, most know the Bauhaus cover better
youtu.be/xB1gyzP7Hmc?...
Great Eno tune but, I guess, most know the Bauhaus cover better
youtu.be/xB1gyzP7Hmc?...
Third Uncle (Live From The Queen Elizabeth Hall,United Kingdom/1976)
YouTube video by 801 - Topic
youtu.be
July 18, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Figured I should occasionally post on here :)
Great Eno tune but, I guess, most know the Bauhaus cover better
youtu.be/xB1gyzP7Hmc?...
Great Eno tune but, I guess, most know the Bauhaus cover better
youtu.be/xB1gyzP7Hmc?...
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Today marks five years since George Floyd was killed by police. Our June 22, 2020 cover “Say Their Names,” by Kadir Nelson, illustrated how Floyd’s murder embodies the history of violence inflicted upon Black people in America. nyer.cm/UmfefJw
May 25, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Today marks five years since George Floyd was killed by police. Our June 22, 2020 cover “Say Their Names,” by Kadir Nelson, illustrated how Floyd’s murder embodies the history of violence inflicted upon Black people in America. nyer.cm/UmfefJw
April 8, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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former leader of Reform UK in Wales has appeared in court accused of accepting bribes in exchange for making statements in the European Parliament that would benefit Russia, a court has heard
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
former leader of Reform UK in Wales has appeared in court accused of accepting bribes in exchange for making statements in the European Parliament that would benefit Russia, a court has heard
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Ex-Reform UK Wales leader accused of taking Russian bribes
The ex-MEP and former UKIP Wales leader made favourable statements about Russia for money, a court hears.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 24, 2025 at 12:06 PM
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former leader of Reform UK in Wales has appeared in court accused of accepting bribes in exchange for making statements in the European Parliament that would benefit Russia, a court has heard
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
former leader of Reform UK in Wales has appeared in court accused of accepting bribes in exchange for making statements in the European Parliament that would benefit Russia, a court has heard
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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And now a three minute poem which means it takes 56 seconds to listen to it - on those who persist on denying and normalising the far right
February 22, 2025 at 2:46 PM
And now a three minute poem which means it takes 56 seconds to listen to it - on those who persist on denying and normalising the far right
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Fuuuuuucking helllll
February 21, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Fuuuuuucking helllll
Dreadzone @ NAC - 15 Feb 25 @wolverhamptonarts.bsky.social @dreadzone.bsky.social
February 16, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Dreadzone @ NAC - 15 Feb 25 @wolverhamptonarts.bsky.social @dreadzone.bsky.social
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Portuguese editorial cartoonist Zez Vaz reaches back to Tiananmen Square to call on American defiance.
February 15, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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It's unanimous.
A majority of voters in every constituency in England, Scotland and Wales think the government should prioritise trade with the EU over Trump's America or other countries.
It's even the most popular view in Clacton. (Sorry Nigel 🙃)
A majority of voters in every constituency in England, Scotland and Wales think the government should prioritise trade with the EU over Trump's America or other countries.
It's even the most popular view in Clacton. (Sorry Nigel 🙃)
It’s unanimous: All GB constituencies favour trade with EU over US
A massive new MRP poll has revealed that every constituency in Britain thinks the Government should prioritise trade with the EU over the USA and other countries.
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January 25, 2025 at 8:05 PM
It's unanimous.
A majority of voters in every constituency in England, Scotland and Wales think the government should prioritise trade with the EU over Trump's America or other countries.
It's even the most popular view in Clacton. (Sorry Nigel 🙃)
A majority of voters in every constituency in England, Scotland and Wales think the government should prioritise trade with the EU over Trump's America or other countries.
It's even the most popular view in Clacton. (Sorry Nigel 🙃)
Twitter account deactivated :)
Now must do the same with Threads
Now must do the same with Threads
January 21, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Twitter account deactivated :)
Now must do the same with Threads
Now must do the same with Threads
January 13, 2025 at 8:21 PM
The first Joël the fans they did say, Leeds have gone top on Boxing Day
The second Joël and we confirmed our lead, cos Leeds are being called by the Premier League 🤪🤪🤪
The second Joël and we confirmed our lead, cos Leeds are being called by the Premier League 🤪🤪🤪
December 26, 2024 at 9:45 PM
The first Joël the fans they did say, Leeds have gone top on Boxing Day
The second Joël and we confirmed our lead, cos Leeds are being called by the Premier League 🤪🤪🤪
The second Joël and we confirmed our lead, cos Leeds are being called by the Premier League 🤪🤪🤪