Cllr Maton
@cllrkmaton.bsky.social
Involved in West Midlands Local Government and Supporting Coventry FC
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Dear Americans
We, in Europe, think you’ve elected a President that is a fuckwit, a very bad person and very obviously ill.
We do listen to him. With scorn.
And we wonder how the hell you did something so stupid TWICE.
We, in Europe, think you’ve elected a President that is a fuckwit, a very bad person and very obviously ill.
We do listen to him. With scorn.
And we wonder how the hell you did something so stupid TWICE.
President Trump claims that European countries want him to be our president as well
Is there anyone in the US who actually believes this garbage?
Is there anyone in the US who actually believes this garbage?
December 12, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Dear Americans
We, in Europe, think you’ve elected a President that is a fuckwit, a very bad person and very obviously ill.
We do listen to him. With scorn.
And we wonder how the hell you did something so stupid TWICE.
We, in Europe, think you’ve elected a President that is a fuckwit, a very bad person and very obviously ill.
We do listen to him. With scorn.
And we wonder how the hell you did something so stupid TWICE.
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So Nigel Farage, who claims to be standing up for ordinary working people, has taken hundreds of thousands of pounds so far this year for a handful of hours as a "brand ambassador" for a gold bullion company, while facilitating a £9m donation from a crypto millionaire
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/11/n...
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/11/n...
Nigel Farage Accepts Another £135,000 From Gold Bullion Firm for Just 12 Hours Work
The Reform UK leader has pocketed £415,500 so far this year to act as the company's “Brand Ambassador”
bylinetimes.com
December 11, 2025 at 10:10 AM
So Nigel Farage, who claims to be standing up for ordinary working people, has taken hundreds of thousands of pounds so far this year for a handful of hours as a "brand ambassador" for a gold bullion company, while facilitating a £9m donation from a crypto millionaire
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/11/n...
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/11/n...
Governments and citizens need to wake up
The national security strategy highlights what we already know: we can't trust the US.
"Trump and his circle are making clear their prescription is that far-right European parties are to be supported."
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/09/trump-europe-national-security-strategy
"Trump and his circle are making clear their prescription is that far-right European parties are to be supported."
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/09/trump-europe-national-security-strategy
New Trump doctrine identifies ‘weak’ Europe’s problem: not enough racism
A new US national security strategy represents one of the most profound crises for the Atlantic alliance since 1945
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Governments and citizens need to wake up
!!
Q: What happens to the oil on the tanker you seized?
TRUMP: Well we keep it I guess
TRUMP: Well we keep it I guess
December 10, 2025 at 9:01 PM
!!
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The U.S. is not a member of the ICC, but the court can still prosecute individuals for actions carried out on the territory of ICC member nations.
Exclusive: US threatens new ICC sanctions unless court pledges not to prosecute Trump
President Donald Trump's administration wants the International Criminal Court to amend its founding document to ensure it does not investigate the Republican president and his top officials, a Trump ...
www.reuters.com
December 10, 2025 at 8:16 PM
The U.S. is not a member of the ICC, but the court can still prosecute individuals for actions carried out on the territory of ICC member nations.
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Global inequality has hit a new extreme. So how much wealth is too much?🤔
The extreme poverty line is used to define unacceptable levels of poverty. What if we also created an extreme wealth line? @patmillsuk.bsky.social 1/2
The extreme poverty line is used to define unacceptable levels of poverty. What if we also created an extreme wealth line? @patmillsuk.bsky.social 1/2
December 10, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Global inequality has hit a new extreme. So how much wealth is too much?🤔
The extreme poverty line is used to define unacceptable levels of poverty. What if we also created an extreme wealth line? @patmillsuk.bsky.social 1/2
The extreme poverty line is used to define unacceptable levels of poverty. What if we also created an extreme wealth line? @patmillsuk.bsky.social 1/2
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this is insane
New Home Office impact assessment finds that cutting skilled and social care visas will cost the UK up to £10 billion with a central estimate of -£5.4 billion.
It would be good if this got even a fraction of the coverage devoted to the endless debate about boats, flags and Turkish barber shops
It would be good if this got even a fraction of the coverage devoted to the endless debate about boats, flags and Turkish barber shops
December 9, 2025 at 6:24 PM
this is insane
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Great idea not to mention that the entire saving was made in the year ending March 2025, two months before Reform took over.
December 9, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Great idea not to mention that the entire saving was made in the year ending March 2025, two months before Reform took over.
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BREAKING: Bernie Sanders just now:
December 8, 2025 at 3:50 PM
BREAKING: Bernie Sanders just now:
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Every real economist in America warned at the time he was imposing tariffs that it would affect each of these things, and deportations have affected the ability of farmers to access labor. This is all happening because of one man.
December 8, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Every real economist in America warned at the time he was imposing tariffs that it would affect each of these things, and deportations have affected the ability of farmers to access labor. This is all happening because of one man.
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Trump says he knows “Very little” about former Honduran President Hernández, whom he pardoned last week.
Asked whether pardoning someone sentenced to 45 years for flooding the U.S. with cocaine sends the wrong message to drug dealers, Trump said: “No.”
Asked whether pardoning someone sentenced to 45 years for flooding the U.S. with cocaine sends the wrong message to drug dealers, Trump said: “No.”
December 9, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Trump says he knows “Very little” about former Honduran President Hernández, whom he pardoned last week.
Asked whether pardoning someone sentenced to 45 years for flooding the U.S. with cocaine sends the wrong message to drug dealers, Trump said: “No.”
Asked whether pardoning someone sentenced to 45 years for flooding the U.S. with cocaine sends the wrong message to drug dealers, Trump said: “No.”
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Despite what you hear from fossil fuel-funded politicians, the U.K has just generated a record amount of clean, domestic wind energy.
Enough to power 23 million homes!
U.K decarbonisation policy is a recipe for energy security.
Enough to power 23 million homes!
U.K decarbonisation policy is a recipe for energy security.
December 9, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Despite what you hear from fossil fuel-funded politicians, the U.K has just generated a record amount of clean, domestic wind energy.
Enough to power 23 million homes!
U.K decarbonisation policy is a recipe for energy security.
Enough to power 23 million homes!
U.K decarbonisation policy is a recipe for energy security.
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Good to see another Labour minister on Bsky.
Corruption threatens our national security, undermines legitimate business and steals money from working people’s pockets.
By deploying specialist law enforcement capabilities, we will disrupt the serious organised criminals, terrorists and kleptocrats.
www.gov.uk/government/p...
By deploying specialist law enforcement capabilities, we will disrupt the serious organised criminals, terrorists and kleptocrats.
www.gov.uk/government/p...
December 8, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Good to see another Labour minister on Bsky.
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I’ve been watching the continuous MAGA-aligned drumbeat against the European Union and the UK coming from Trump, Musk, and the usual fellow travellers, and echo-amplifiers and we need to call it out for what it really is.
#DavidKnopfler
davidknopfler.substack.com/p/institutio...
#DavidKnopfler
davidknopfler.substack.com/p/institutio...
Institutional MAGA Racism
The far-right “Great Replacement Theory” is a racist and xenophobic conspiracy theory that falsely asserts white populations in Western nations are being deliberately and systematically replaced by no...
davidknopfler.substack.com
December 8, 2025 at 12:50 PM
I’ve been watching the continuous MAGA-aligned drumbeat against the European Union and the UK coming from Trump, Musk, and the usual fellow travellers, and echo-amplifiers and we need to call it out for what it really is.
#DavidKnopfler
davidknopfler.substack.com/p/institutio...
#DavidKnopfler
davidknopfler.substack.com/p/institutio...
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What I see is that there are so many people trying to undermine Europe. Why? Because the EU is strong. And we are working to make it even stronger.
We have taken bold steps to build the Europe of defence and enhance our strategic autonomy.
We have taken bold steps to build the Europe of defence and enhance our strategic autonomy.
December 8, 2025 at 12:52 PM
What I see is that there are so many people trying to undermine Europe. Why? Because the EU is strong. And we are working to make it even stronger.
We have taken bold steps to build the Europe of defence and enhance our strategic autonomy.
We have taken bold steps to build the Europe of defence and enhance our strategic autonomy.
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It was only a matter of time…
December 8, 2025 at 9:53 AM
It was only a matter of time…
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Alan Rusbridger's written a good piece on the Bernard Manning defence. 🔽
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www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/uki...
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www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/uki...
Farage’s attack on the BBC tells us who he really is
His response to allegations of racist behaviour reveals more than we could have guessed—and why the Beeb needs to protect itself
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
December 7, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Alan Rusbridger's written a good piece on the Bernard Manning defence. 🔽
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www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/uki...
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www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/uki...
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Where political argument by ardent pro-Europeans failed, cold economic reality has prompted informal discussions across government about rejoining the customs union. Ministers and advisers have been quoting House of Commons analysis that found it could increase GDP by 2.2%
‘The only idea around’: will Labour return to a customs union with the EU?
The desperate search for economic growth is pushing the party to confront the issue that dare not speak its name
www.theguardian.com
December 6, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Where political argument by ardent pro-Europeans failed, cold economic reality has prompted informal discussions across government about rejoining the customs union. Ministers and advisers have been quoting House of Commons analysis that found it could increase GDP by 2.2%
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“We want growth. We know this is the single best way of getting it…
We could then challenge Farage… to either continue with our economic recovery, or to halt it in its tracks and take us backwards.”
Finally. Weaken Farage by doing something that actually works.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
We could then challenge Farage… to either continue with our economic recovery, or to halt it in its tracks and take us backwards.”
Finally. Weaken Farage by doing something that actually works.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
‘The only idea around’: will Labour return to a customs union with the EU?
The desperate search for economic growth is pushing the party to confront the issue that dare not speak its name
www.theguardian.com
December 6, 2025 at 9:33 AM
“We want growth. We know this is the single best way of getting it…
We could then challenge Farage… to either continue with our economic recovery, or to halt it in its tracks and take us backwards.”
Finally. Weaken Farage by doing something that actually works.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
We could then challenge Farage… to either continue with our economic recovery, or to halt it in its tracks and take us backwards.”
Finally. Weaken Farage by doing something that actually works.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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The owner of Reform UK ltd - Farage, has accepted £9m from Thailand resident Harborne.
Dubai Dick Tice in 2018 on George Soros donating to UK organisations:
"He doesn't live here. He doesn't pay taxes here. What right has he got to interfere with our democracy?"
Vote Refuk - get crypto mafia
Dubai Dick Tice in 2018 on George Soros donating to UK organisations:
"He doesn't live here. He doesn't pay taxes here. What right has he got to interfere with our democracy?"
Vote Refuk - get crypto mafia
December 6, 2025 at 8:34 AM
The owner of Reform UK ltd - Farage, has accepted £9m from Thailand resident Harborne.
Dubai Dick Tice in 2018 on George Soros donating to UK organisations:
"He doesn't live here. He doesn't pay taxes here. What right has he got to interfere with our democracy?"
Vote Refuk - get crypto mafia
Dubai Dick Tice in 2018 on George Soros donating to UK organisations:
"He doesn't live here. He doesn't pay taxes here. What right has he got to interfere with our democracy?"
Vote Refuk - get crypto mafia
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Anyone noticed how UK media is a lot less obsessed with Farage’s alleged antisemitism than Corbyn’s alleged antisemitism?
Odd that.
Odd that.
December 6, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Anyone noticed how UK media is a lot less obsessed with Farage’s alleged antisemitism than Corbyn’s alleged antisemitism?
Odd that.
Odd that.
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This is getting stupid now.
We're at the point where Labour acknowledge both the damage caused by Brexit AND that rejoining the Customs Union (more accurately, joining A Customs Union) would boost growth.
And yet they still reinforce their red lines.
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
We're at the point where Labour acknowledge both the damage caused by Brexit AND that rejoining the Customs Union (more accurately, joining A Customs Union) would boost growth.
And yet they still reinforce their red lines.
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
December 5, 2025 at 8:34 AM
This is getting stupid now.
We're at the point where Labour acknowledge both the damage caused by Brexit AND that rejoining the Customs Union (more accurately, joining A Customs Union) would boost growth.
And yet they still reinforce their red lines.
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
We're at the point where Labour acknowledge both the damage caused by Brexit AND that rejoining the Customs Union (more accurately, joining A Customs Union) would boost growth.
And yet they still reinforce their red lines.
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...