Rick Johansen
@eclecticblue.bsky.social
Fond of sand dunes and salty air. Totally woke. Check my blog at www.eclecticblue.org.uk.
A full frontal attack on Starmer/Labour in today's @theguardian.com, not for a change. Who needs the right-wing gutter press when The Grauniad is just as rabidly anti-Labour?
Thin majorities and chaotic strategy push Labour MPs toward regime change
Frustration with Starmer’s lack of visibility unlikely to be quelled by No 10 efforts to show up leadership challengers
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2025 at 10:50 AM
A full frontal attack on Starmer/Labour in today's @theguardian.com, not for a change. Who needs the right-wing gutter press when The Grauniad is just as rabidly anti-Labour?
Even if you stick to 'following', it's hard not to conclude that Bluesky has become an angry, depressing and whining anti-Labour shit show.
November 12, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Even if you stick to 'following', it's hard not to conclude that Bluesky has become an angry, depressing and whining anti-Labour shit show.
As per usual, @theguardian.com is desperate to pour a bucket of shit over Labour.
Starmer allies issue warning to PM’s rivals as fears grow over leadership challenge
Exclusive: No 10 said to be in ‘full bunker mode’ over fears of attempt to oust him after budget or May local elections
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:47 PM
As per usual, @theguardian.com is desperate to pour a bucket of shit over Labour.
Reposted by Rick Johansen
Boris Johnson says the idea that criticism of the BBC is being organised by the right is ‘complete and utter bollocks’, which makes me think there might be something in it.
November 11, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Boris Johnson says the idea that criticism of the BBC is being organised by the right is ‘complete and utter bollocks’, which makes me think there might be something in it.
The correct answer is a Reform UK Ltd government.
What happens if the Greens overtake Labour in the polls? All bets are off | Gaby Hinsliff
They may lack Labour’s party machine, but Zack Polanski’s burgeoning popularity could have seismic consequences for British politics, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:10 AM
The correct answer is a Reform UK Ltd government.
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the right winger who was appointed to lead the BBC in the hope of appeasing right wingers has been driven out by right wingers for not appeasing right wingers enough and the BBC has the chance to do the funniest thing ever
November 9, 2025 at 6:38 PM
the right winger who was appointed to lead the BBC in the hope of appeasing right wingers has been driven out by right wingers for not appeasing right wingers enough and the BBC has the chance to do the funniest thing ever
Behind the bullshit, here's what the Green luvvies are really like when they get in office.
Former Eagle House youth club could be demolished next year
Labour councillors are calling on the council to use some unspent budget to renovate Eagle House.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 7, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Behind the bullshit, here's what the Green luvvies are really like when they get in office.
Just when you thought Broadmead Shopping Centre in Bristol couldn’t look any worse, along comes the faux German Christmas market.
November 6, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Just when you thought Broadmead Shopping Centre in Bristol couldn’t look any worse, along comes the faux German Christmas market.
We all need to get rid of X. Here’s why.
How the world's richest man is boosting the British right
How the world's richest man is boosting the British right
news.sky.com
November 6, 2025 at 1:18 PM
We all need to get rid of X. Here’s why.
'He voted for Reform knowing they planned to cut “waste”.' Reform UK Ltd is always banging on about government and councils only doing things they really need to do. Which means care homes and day centres will always be "waste" to them.
Lancashire’s Reform-run council plans to close care homes and day centres
Questions about potential conflict of interest as council’s cabinet member for social care owns private care company
www.theguardian.com
November 6, 2025 at 9:24 AM
'He voted for Reform knowing they planned to cut “waste”.' Reform UK Ltd is always banging on about government and councils only doing things they really need to do. Which means care homes and day centres will always be "waste" to them.
And now we go live to @theguardian.com which is also policing poppies this year.
November 5, 2025 at 9:27 PM
And now we go live to @theguardian.com which is also policing poppies this year.
And God said ...
Hi, I’m God.
Jesus and I agree that starving the poor so you can build yourself golden bathrooms and golden ballrooms is evil. Anyone who does that shall burn for eternity. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Thanks,
God
Jesus and I agree that starving the poor so you can build yourself golden bathrooms and golden ballrooms is evil. Anyone who does that shall burn for eternity. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Thanks,
God
November 5, 2025 at 12:00 AM
And God said ...
What a world we live in.
One potential factor in X radicalisation/racism which shouldn’t be ignored is the financial incentive to be outrageous/widely-shared. Rupert Lowe - whose payments we know as he has to declare them - can clear £5,000 a month in X payments.
November 2, 2025 at 11:10 PM
What a world we live in.
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Imagine if journalists instead focused on whose going to replace Badenoch as Conservative leader.
Or who paid for Farage’s Clapton house?
Or why are so many Reform donors tax exiles?
But that would require actual journalism rather than click bait hyperbole.
Or who paid for Farage’s Clapton house?
Or why are so many Reform donors tax exiles?
But that would require actual journalism rather than click bait hyperbole.
New post just out:
"Who might replace Starmer?"
With pressure growing on the PM, there are a lot of conversations going on in Westminster about who could take over.
Who are the contenders? Who's best placed to win? Would it make any difference?
(£/free trial)
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/w...
"Who might replace Starmer?"
With pressure growing on the PM, there are a lot of conversations going on in Westminster about who could take over.
Who are the contenders? Who's best placed to win? Would it make any difference?
(£/free trial)
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/w...
Who might replace Starmer?
As predicted at the start of the summer, the idea that the Prime Minister might not make it through another year is gaining traction.
open.substack.com
November 2, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Imagine if journalists instead focused on whose going to replace Badenoch as Conservative leader.
Or who paid for Farage’s Clapton house?
Or why are so many Reform donors tax exiles?
But that would require actual journalism rather than click bait hyperbole.
Or who paid for Farage’s Clapton house?
Or why are so many Reform donors tax exiles?
But that would require actual journalism rather than click bait hyperbole.
Reposted by Rick Johansen
Bollocks - this ended on 3 January and was a temporary scheme funded from their surplus, not by taxpayers. Stop making things up you divisive shit-stirring prick.
November 1, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Bollocks - this ended on 3 January and was a temporary scheme funded from their surplus, not by taxpayers. Stop making things up you divisive shit-stirring prick.
Just reading Bernie Taupin’s gorgeous memoir Scattershot.
We know already the man is a genius of a lyricist and storyteller and the writing here is not just on another level, it’s on another planet.
We know already the man is a genius of a lyricist and storyteller and the writing here is not just on another level, it’s on another planet.
October 26, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Just reading Bernie Taupin’s gorgeous memoir Scattershot.
We know already the man is a genius of a lyricist and storyteller and the writing here is not just on another level, it’s on another planet.
We know already the man is a genius of a lyricist and storyteller and the writing here is not just on another level, it’s on another planet.
As we say, this.
Caerphilly result, from a progressive rather than partisan point of view, is great. 1. The more people wake up to the power of turning out/voting tactically the better; 2. Given Lab still has four years in gov't with a big majority, the more it is terrorised away from regressive policies the better.
October 24, 2025 at 12:30 PM
As we say, this.
The only person interviewed in @bbc6music.bsky.social news after the Caerphilly by election is, of course, from Reform UK Ltd.
October 24, 2025 at 9:32 AM
The only person interviewed in @bbc6music.bsky.social news after the Caerphilly by election is, of course, from Reform UK Ltd.
The Fagash Fuhrer is such an oversensitive snowflake.
October 23, 2025 at 12:28 PM
The Fagash Fuhrer is such an oversensitive snowflake.
Simply magnificent Yazmin Lacey on @laurenlaverne.bsky.social’s brilliant @bbc6music.bsky.social show today.
October 21, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Simply magnificent Yazmin Lacey on @laurenlaverne.bsky.social’s brilliant @bbc6music.bsky.social show today.
Isn’t it great when an anonymous Bluesky user engages in an intellectual way? Elon Musk would be so happy.
It’s the point I was making you prick
October 21, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Isn’t it great when an anonymous Bluesky user engages in an intellectual way? Elon Musk would be so happy.
Bluesky hasn’t become utterly poisonous, like Musk’s X, but it’s not a pleasant alternative anymore.
October 21, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Bluesky hasn’t become utterly poisonous, like Musk’s X, but it’s not a pleasant alternative anymore.
Follow the money, as they say.
York MP calls on royal family to explain source of £12m Virginia Giuffre payment
Rachael Maskell says ‘a lot of clarity’ needed over how Prince Andrew funded settlement of sexual abuse case
www.theguardian.com
October 20, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Follow the money, as they say.
Well, this cheers me up no end.
Smashing. Video just in from Barbara, enjoying a week in New York with her friend. Lovely to see.
October 20, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Well, this cheers me up no end.
Amazed to see @theguardian.com having a boot at Labour. Except no one is. It's the norm under Viner. Ever thought of having a pop at the Fagash Fuhrer?
October 20, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Amazed to see @theguardian.com having a boot at Labour. Except no one is. It's the norm under Viner. Ever thought of having a pop at the Fagash Fuhrer?