Dave M
@daveoftherovers.bsky.social
55 yo divorced dad 3 wonderful daughters & GD, Humanist, x CEO, Director & Ex RN FAA, like Monarchy gone, Electoral reform, Rejoin the EU & Reform/Tories to stay in their bin fire, Musk & Trump in jail. Blackburn Rovers, Road Bike, 🏊♀️ & Endure 🏃♂️
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Disturbing overtones here from the Mail on Sunday, telling its readers that "Globalism" (along with something it calls "warmism") has "made us a weakling"...
Supported by advertising from B & Q, Asda, Waitrose, Ryobi, PaddyPower, Prezzo & Boots
Supported by advertising from B & Q, Asda, Waitrose, Ryobi, PaddyPower, Prezzo & Boots
April 13, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Disturbing overtones here from the Mail on Sunday, telling its readers that "Globalism" (along with something it calls "warmism") has "made us a weakling"...
Supported by advertising from B & Q, Asda, Waitrose, Ryobi, PaddyPower, Prezzo & Boots
Supported by advertising from B & Q, Asda, Waitrose, Ryobi, PaddyPower, Prezzo & Boots
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Meanwhile today's Sunday Telegraph picks up the theme about national "strength" - and throws in a claim that climate policy has "emasculated" Britain...
With advertising from Waitrose, Abrdn, P&O Cruises & Saga Health Insurance
With advertising from Waitrose, Abrdn, P&O Cruises & Saga Health Insurance
April 13, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Meanwhile today's Sunday Telegraph picks up the theme about national "strength" - and throws in a claim that climate policy has "emasculated" Britain...
With advertising from Waitrose, Abrdn, P&O Cruises & Saga Health Insurance
With advertising from Waitrose, Abrdn, P&O Cruises & Saga Health Insurance
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Here we go again.
April 7, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Here we go again.
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British troops have fought and died alongside the Americans in Afghanistan and Iraq, just to be written off as non-existent people from "some random country". We have to maintain tolerable relations with this administration to try and minimise damage, but my god it's not easy.
Vance tells Fox the only US security guarantee in Ukraine will be the mineral deal.
And he describes British and French peacekeeping troops as “20k troops from some random country that hasn’t fought a war in 30 or 40 years”.
And he describes British and French peacekeeping troops as “20k troops from some random country that hasn’t fought a war in 30 or 40 years”.
March 4, 2025 at 9:32 AM
British troops have fought and died alongside the Americans in Afghanistan and Iraq, just to be written off as non-existent people from "some random country". We have to maintain tolerable relations with this administration to try and minimise damage, but my god it's not easy.
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We've had reports that M&S has had so many calls asking them to stop advertising with GB News that there's now a dedicated team handling messages about this issue 👏👏👏
Lines are open from *9am to 4pm* today and the number is 0333 014 8000
Let's keep this going!
Lines are open from *9am to 4pm* today and the number is 0333 014 8000
Let's keep this going!
Terrence Higgins Trust founder Martyn Butler is asking everyone to call M&S & urge them to pull their ads from GB News 👏👏👏
You can take action by leaving a friendly message on M&S Customer service: 0333 014 8000 asking them to #StopFundingHate
You can take action by leaving a friendly message on M&S Customer service: 0333 014 8000 asking them to #StopFundingHate
February 22, 2025 at 9:05 AM
We've had reports that M&S has had so many calls asking them to stop advertising with GB News that there's now a dedicated team handling messages about this issue 👏👏👏
Lines are open from *9am to 4pm* today and the number is 0333 014 8000
Let's keep this going!
Lines are open from *9am to 4pm* today and the number is 0333 014 8000
Let's keep this going!
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"They are going to tax me, and all the people pretending to be farmers like me, then their children will inherit slightly fewer millions/billions."
"Noooooooo it is so unfair."
"Noooooooo it is so unfair."
February 17, 2025 at 7:06 PM
"They are going to tax me, and all the people pretending to be farmers like me, then their children will inherit slightly fewer millions/billions."
"Noooooooo it is so unfair."
"Noooooooo it is so unfair."
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In Denmark apparently..
February 3, 2025 at 1:22 AM
In Denmark apparently..
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Hugo Keith, "Was core NHS spending protected to any extent during that decade prior to 2020?"
Dr Jenifer Dixon, "Over that decade the NHS received about half than it would have expected per annum" #CovidInquiry
Dr Jenifer Dixon, "Over that decade the NHS received about half than it would have expected per annum" #CovidInquiry
January 21, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Hugo Keith, "Was core NHS spending protected to any extent during that decade prior to 2020?"
Dr Jenifer Dixon, "Over that decade the NHS received about half than it would have expected per annum" #CovidInquiry
Dr Jenifer Dixon, "Over that decade the NHS received about half than it would have expected per annum" #CovidInquiry
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📣 Is the BBC now the official mouthpiece for Reform?
A study of the BBC’s Question Time has raised concerns about representation and political impartiality
By Tony Burke
A study of the BBC’s Question Time has raised concerns about representation and political impartiality
By Tony Burke
Is the BBC now the official mouthpiece for Reform?
A study of the BBC’s Question Time has raised concerns about representation and political impartiality
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
January 21, 2025 at 5:59 PM
📣 Is the BBC now the official mouthpiece for Reform?
A study of the BBC’s Question Time has raised concerns about representation and political impartiality
By Tony Burke
A study of the BBC’s Question Time has raised concerns about representation and political impartiality
By Tony Burke
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Please share far and wide on different platforms so we can get as many people as possible to sign the media reform petition.
We are approaching 750 signatures - can we get it to over 1,000 by tomorrow morning?
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
We are approaching 750 signatures - can we get it to over 1,000 by tomorrow morning?
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
Petition: Review traditional and social media regulation
Review media regulation, including social media, to consider the introduction of stricter regulations to ensure truthful reporting, accountability and integrity across all platforms, including newspap...
petition.parliament.uk
January 21, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Please share far and wide on different platforms so we can get as many people as possible to sign the media reform petition.
We are approaching 750 signatures - can we get it to over 1,000 by tomorrow morning?
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
We are approaching 750 signatures - can we get it to over 1,000 by tomorrow morning?
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
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Thought for the day.
January 21, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Thought for the day.
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UK's regressive tax system.
Poorest 10% of households paid 48% of income in tax; richest 10% paid 39%.
Poorest 10% paying 12% of income in VAT; richest 10% pay 3%.
Council tax: Poorest 10% paying 7%; richest 10% pay 1.2%.
No govt plans to end inequity.
equalitytrust.org.uk/news/press-r...
Poorest 10% of households paid 48% of income in tax; richest 10% paid 39%.
Poorest 10% paying 12% of income in VAT; richest 10% pay 3%.
Council tax: Poorest 10% paying 7%; richest 10% pay 1.2%.
No govt plans to end inequity.
equalitytrust.org.uk/news/press-r...
UK Still Taxes the Poorest More Than the Richest - Equality Trust
New data from the Office for National Statistics shows that the poorest 10% of households in the UK are still paying a higher proportion of their income in tax than the richest.
equalitytrust.org.uk
December 29, 2024 at 10:56 AM
UK's regressive tax system.
Poorest 10% of households paid 48% of income in tax; richest 10% paid 39%.
Poorest 10% paying 12% of income in VAT; richest 10% pay 3%.
Council tax: Poorest 10% paying 7%; richest 10% pay 1.2%.
No govt plans to end inequity.
equalitytrust.org.uk/news/press-r...
Poorest 10% of households paid 48% of income in tax; richest 10% paid 39%.
Poorest 10% paying 12% of income in VAT; richest 10% pay 3%.
Council tax: Poorest 10% paying 7%; richest 10% pay 1.2%.
No govt plans to end inequity.
equalitytrust.org.uk/news/press-r...
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This is Reform UK treasurer Nick Candy, appointed by Nigel Farrage.
Nick Candy boasted to a FT journalist in 2010 "I don't pay tax!" (From his home in Monaco)
He and his brother developed property in London through an offshore company to avoid tax.
Patriotic? Anti-Establishment?
It's a con.
Nick Candy boasted to a FT journalist in 2010 "I don't pay tax!" (From his home in Monaco)
He and his brother developed property in London through an offshore company to avoid tax.
Patriotic? Anti-Establishment?
It's a con.
December 29, 2024 at 3:46 PM
This is Reform UK treasurer Nick Candy, appointed by Nigel Farrage.
Nick Candy boasted to a FT journalist in 2010 "I don't pay tax!" (From his home in Monaco)
He and his brother developed property in London through an offshore company to avoid tax.
Patriotic? Anti-Establishment?
It's a con.
Nick Candy boasted to a FT journalist in 2010 "I don't pay tax!" (From his home in Monaco)
He and his brother developed property in London through an offshore company to avoid tax.
Patriotic? Anti-Establishment?
It's a con.
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I think that ship has sailed! Should feature in most LBC ‘best of 2024’s though…
@mrjamesob.bsky.social
You may want to direct this to the farmer who thinks you're an idiot and who can't stand the idea of solar panels.
www.goodnewsnetwork.org/another-stud...
You may want to direct this to the farmer who thinks you're an idiot and who can't stand the idea of solar panels.
www.goodnewsnetwork.org/another-stud...
Another Study Shows Incredible Results of Pairing Solar Panels With Agriculture: 'Getting more from the land'
A study has shown that combining solar panels with farming can significantly boost crop yields, while conserving water and making free energy.
www.goodnewsnetwork.org
December 29, 2024 at 6:04 PM
I think that ship has sailed! Should feature in most LBC ‘best of 2024’s though…
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As with Brexit still not fully "done" in GB over continued UKGs fear of fully applying TCA,
"Brexit in NI not quite done yet because WF still to be fully implemented..
Customs processes for parcels & freight, due to start Oct '24, now delayed until March '25 at earliest"
www.bbc.com/news/article...
"Brexit in NI not quite done yet because WF still to be fully implemented..
Customs processes for parcels & freight, due to start Oct '24, now delayed until March '25 at earliest"
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Brexit: What will next chapter of UK-EU relations bring for NI?
BBC News NI's business and economics editor looks back at the impact of Brexit in 2024.
www.bbc.com
December 28, 2024 at 9:08 AM
As with Brexit still not fully "done" in GB over continued UKGs fear of fully applying TCA,
"Brexit in NI not quite done yet because WF still to be fully implemented..
Customs processes for parcels & freight, due to start Oct '24, now delayed until March '25 at earliest"
www.bbc.com/news/article...
"Brexit in NI not quite done yet because WF still to be fully implemented..
Customs processes for parcels & freight, due to start Oct '24, now delayed until March '25 at earliest"
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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“A huge 68% of respondents in Britain see a benefit in reintroducing cross-Channel freedom of movement in exchange for access to the European single market”
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
UK and EU look to 2025 as year of reset but with little room for trade-offs
Sir Keir Starmer is invited to an EU summit in February - the first of its type since the Brexit negotiations.
www.bbc.com
December 29, 2024 at 7:54 AM
“A huge 68% of respondents in Britain see a benefit in reintroducing cross-Channel freedom of movement in exchange for access to the European single market”
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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“Two-thirds of working private renters, 4,450,000 people, are falling behind or struggling to pay their rent, showing the housing emergency the government inherited is only getting worse.”
"Social rented housing is the only genuinely affordable housing by design."
Absolutely.
www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
Absolutely.
www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
Nearly two-thirds of working private renters in England struggle to pay rent
Exclusive: Shelter poll shows housing crisis is causing hardship even for those with jobs
www.theguardian.com
December 28, 2024 at 11:31 PM
“Two-thirds of working private renters, 4,450,000 people, are falling behind or struggling to pay their rent, showing the housing emergency the government inherited is only getting worse.”
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December 28, 2024 at 9:33 PM
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One month ago.
December 28, 2024 at 8:04 PM
One month ago.
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🤣🤣👌
the brick in the nuts guy just got sentenced to two and half years in prison which makes this even funnier 😄
December 23, 2024 at 8:56 PM
🤣🤣👌
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Schadenfreude central as dim-witted Andrew Tate who boasted ONLINE about not paying his taxes in the UK and how they eventually give up... if you ignore them gets a £2 million tax bill as a reward for his raging idiocy
www.theguardian.com/news/2024/de...
www.theguardian.com/news/2024/de...
Andrew and Tristan Tate lose £2m court case over unpaid tax
Police can seize money from frozen accounts after ‘straightforward cheat of the revenue’, London magistrate rules
www.theguardian.com
December 18, 2024 at 5:19 PM
Schadenfreude central as dim-witted Andrew Tate who boasted ONLINE about not paying his taxes in the UK and how they eventually give up... if you ignore them gets a £2 million tax bill as a reward for his raging idiocy
www.theguardian.com/news/2024/de...
www.theguardian.com/news/2024/de...