Alan Halley 🏴
@ecomet.bsky.social
Retired software engineer, advocate for ASN Reform, mainly in Scotland but happy to help SEND reform in rest of UK.
Enjoys curling and playing guitar.
Left wing, Scottish independence supporter.
Enjoys curling and playing guitar.
Left wing, Scottish independence supporter.
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Nigel Farage will probably use his 39th appearance on Question Time to complain about the BBC's leftwing bias
November 11, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Nigel Farage will probably use his 39th appearance on Question Time to complain about the BBC's leftwing bias
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Anyone who wants to know the truth about the BBC resignations should listen to @mrjamesob.bsky.social live or on catchup today. #bbcresignations
In 'How They Broke Britain', I do a pretty good job of detailing the depth & breadth of Tufton Street/Tory/Murdoch/Mail attempts to scupper the BBC, even as I castigate some presenters for going too easy on precisely the people who seek the Corporation's abolition. But I should have done more. 1/2
November 10, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Anyone who wants to know the truth about the BBC resignations should listen to @mrjamesob.bsky.social live or on catchup today. #bbcresignations
The government spends much more than it takes in tax. It funds this expenditure by selling bonds, i.e. being a safe haven for investors, or creating money, which they do all the time.
The idea that government spending must be balanced by tax, like a household budget, is a lie created by politicians.
The idea that government spending must be balanced by tax, like a household budget, is a lie created by politicians.
November 10, 2025 at 7:29 AM
The government spends much more than it takes in tax. It funds this expenditure by selling bonds, i.e. being a safe haven for investors, or creating money, which they do all the time.
The idea that government spending must be balanced by tax, like a household budget, is a lie created by politicians.
The idea that government spending must be balanced by tax, like a household budget, is a lie created by politicians.
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Leaving the ECHR won’t “Take Back Control” – it will hand your rights to politicians
eastangliabylines.co.uk/politics/jus...
eastangliabylines.co.uk/politics/jus...
Leaving the ECHR won’t “Take Back Control” – it will hand your rights to politicians
The myths are seductive, the reality is very different – without the ECHR your freedoms rest on whichever Home Secretary wakes up grumpy
eastangliabylines.co.uk
November 4, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Leaving the ECHR won’t “Take Back Control” – it will hand your rights to politicians
eastangliabylines.co.uk/politics/jus...
eastangliabylines.co.uk/politics/jus...
Err only 33.7% of people who bothered to vote.
‘People put their faith in me to take our country forward, not to do what is popular, to do what is right'
Chancellor Rachel Reeves
Chancellor Rachel Reeves
November 4, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Err only 33.7% of people who bothered to vote.
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UK energy companies made £30bn profit.
Gas extractors £10.8bn
Electricity generators £9.7bn
Transmission/Distribution £6.8 bn
Retail suppliers £2.8 bn
£500 a yr profit from average household
Bills up 42% since 2021.
Direct cause of inflation and poverty.
128,000 people a year die in fuel poverty.
Gas extractors £10.8bn
Electricity generators £9.7bn
Transmission/Distribution £6.8 bn
Retail suppliers £2.8 bn
£500 a yr profit from average household
Bills up 42% since 2021.
Direct cause of inflation and poverty.
128,000 people a year die in fuel poverty.
www.unitetheunion.org
November 4, 2025 at 9:45 AM
UK energy companies made £30bn profit.
Gas extractors £10.8bn
Electricity generators £9.7bn
Transmission/Distribution £6.8 bn
Retail suppliers £2.8 bn
£500 a yr profit from average household
Bills up 42% since 2021.
Direct cause of inflation and poverty.
128,000 people a year die in fuel poverty.
Gas extractors £10.8bn
Electricity generators £9.7bn
Transmission/Distribution £6.8 bn
Retail suppliers £2.8 bn
£500 a yr profit from average household
Bills up 42% since 2021.
Direct cause of inflation and poverty.
128,000 people a year die in fuel poverty.
When someone shows you who they are, believe them.
🔴Nigel Farage Says Minimum Wage Should Be Cut for Young People
The Reform leader said cutting the minimum wage for young people would boost business, as he attacked plans to raise taxes on the wealthy
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/03/n...
The Reform leader said cutting the minimum wage for young people would boost business, as he attacked plans to raise taxes on the wealthy
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/03/n...
Nigel Farage Says Minimum Wage Should Be Cut for Young People
The Reform leader said cutting the minimum wage for young people would boost business, as he attacked plans to raise taxes on the wealthy
bylinetimes.com
November 4, 2025 at 2:35 PM
When someone shows you who they are, believe them.
Why doesn't Reeves withdraw the £700 billion of QE money held by commercial banks in variable rate interest accounts at BofE? At a stroke this would reduce the interest bill and the debt.
This was public money given to banks during COVID. They didn't earn it. It's not theirs!
This was public money given to banks during COVID. They didn't earn it. It's not theirs!
November 4, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Why doesn't Reeves withdraw the £700 billion of QE money held by commercial banks in variable rate interest accounts at BofE? At a stroke this would reduce the interest bill and the debt.
This was public money given to banks during COVID. They didn't earn it. It's not theirs!
This was public money given to banks during COVID. They didn't earn it. It's not theirs!
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/en...
End tax breaks on oil and gas
Sign the petition to stop the giveaway and demand a fair jobs plan needs major people power right now.
you.38degrees.org.uk
November 3, 2025 at 8:22 PM
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/en...
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Nigel Farage to promise business deregulation.
Translation - Human, employment, consumer, environmental rights will be thrashed. Real wage cuts. Corporate abuses, profiteering unchecked.
Pledge to cut govt spending - cut pensions/benefits. impose austerity. Don't be old, poor, sick, disabled.
Translation - Human, employment, consumer, environmental rights will be thrashed. Real wage cuts. Corporate abuses, profiteering unchecked.
Pledge to cut govt spending - cut pensions/benefits. impose austerity. Don't be old, poor, sick, disabled.
Nigel Farage to promise business deregulation in economic policy speech
Reform UK leader to set out ‘pro-entrepreneurship’ agenda while rowing back on tax cuts pledge
www.theguardian.com
November 3, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Nigel Farage to promise business deregulation.
Translation - Human, employment, consumer, environmental rights will be thrashed. Real wage cuts. Corporate abuses, profiteering unchecked.
Pledge to cut govt spending - cut pensions/benefits. impose austerity. Don't be old, poor, sick, disabled.
Translation - Human, employment, consumer, environmental rights will be thrashed. Real wage cuts. Corporate abuses, profiteering unchecked.
Pledge to cut govt spending - cut pensions/benefits. impose austerity. Don't be old, poor, sick, disabled.
The #TrumpPuppet's, Farage, press conference is live on Sky news and BBC where he is spouting these lines given by his extreme right wing, neo liberal, fascist bosses in the US.
Why do LibDems with 72 MPs v Reform's 5 not get this level of coverage?
Why do LibDems with 72 MPs v Reform's 5 not get this level of coverage?
November 3, 2025 at 11:56 AM
The #TrumpPuppet's, Farage, press conference is live on Sky news and BBC where he is spouting these lines given by his extreme right wing, neo liberal, fascist bosses in the US.
Why do LibDems with 72 MPs v Reform's 5 not get this level of coverage?
Why do LibDems with 72 MPs v Reform's 5 not get this level of coverage?
So Trump is lying again. Socialism and Communism are not the same thing. #projectfear
The president also made a backhanded endorsement in the race for New York City mayor.
Trump Claims He's 'Much Better Looking' Than 1 Rising Democratic Star
The president also made a backhanded endorsement in the race for New York City mayor.
www.huffpost.com
November 3, 2025 at 10:00 AM
So Trump is lying again. Socialism and Communism are not the same thing. #projectfear
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Reform UK is shedding councillors , almost as fast as it’s winning them.
36 councillors gone in just a few months,
with some expelled, suspended, or simply walked out.
#DontVoteReform
36 councillors gone in just a few months,
with some expelled, suspended, or simply walked out.
#DontVoteReform
November 2, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Reform UK is shedding councillors , almost as fast as it’s winning them.
36 councillors gone in just a few months,
with some expelled, suspended, or simply walked out.
#DontVoteReform
36 councillors gone in just a few months,
with some expelled, suspended, or simply walked out.
#DontVoteReform
Certainly shutdown an investigation into Royal finances and operation of the Crown Estate
Although, tbf, I think Charles's intentions are more laudable than that.
Although, tbf, I think Charles's intentions are more laudable than that.
'Your viewers will all think 'Hurrah, well done to the King''
Government minister Sir Chris Bryant tells #BBCBreakfast Andrew is 'an ordinary member of the public' after King Charles stripped his brother of his 'Prince' title and told him to leave his Windsor mansion
Government minister Sir Chris Bryant tells #BBCBreakfast Andrew is 'an ordinary member of the public' after King Charles stripped his brother of his 'Prince' title and told him to leave his Windsor mansion
October 31, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Certainly shutdown an investigation into Royal finances and operation of the Crown Estate
Although, tbf, I think Charles's intentions are more laudable than that.
Although, tbf, I think Charles's intentions are more laudable than that.
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I'm pro-union because I think workers should organize to balance the power that business owners have in various negotiations. It's true that unions have been weakened, but it's not because of multiculturalism. I would argue, it's because people seek to exploit divisions for their material interests.
October 30, 2025 at 8:07 AM
I'm pro-union because I think workers should organize to balance the power that business owners have in various negotiations. It's true that unions have been weakened, but it's not because of multiculturalism. I would argue, it's because people seek to exploit divisions for their material interests.
news.sky.com/story/put-th...
I'm a Scot living in Scotland so not in my name.
These people do not represent Scottish values of a welcoming, caring, progressive society.
I understand their frustration with mainstream politics but they need to read the Reform Party Ltd small print.
I'm a Scot living in Scotland so not in my name.
These people do not represent Scottish values of a welcoming, caring, progressive society.
I understand their frustration with mainstream politics but they need to read the Reform Party Ltd small print.
'Put them in camps and deport them': Sky News gets rare access inside Reform UK meeting
Sky's Connor Gillies asks Reform members in Scotland about some of their policy proposals, which include deportation camps, as the party looks to make an impact north of the border.
news.sky.com
October 30, 2025 at 11:18 AM
news.sky.com/story/put-th...
I'm a Scot living in Scotland so not in my name.
These people do not represent Scottish values of a welcoming, caring, progressive society.
I understand their frustration with mainstream politics but they need to read the Reform Party Ltd small print.
I'm a Scot living in Scotland so not in my name.
These people do not represent Scottish values of a welcoming, caring, progressive society.
I understand their frustration with mainstream politics but they need to read the Reform Party Ltd small print.
Just to be clear, the anonymous "donor" didn't make a donation. He paid for influence with access to Trump. It's corruption.
Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.) also scorched President Donald Trump with a line he confessed he's "used many times."
Dem Sounds Off On 'What's Really Troubling' About Shutdown When It Comes To Republicans
Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.) also scorched President Donald Trump with a line he confessed he's "used many times."
www.huffpost.com
October 26, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Just to be clear, the anonymous "donor" didn't make a donation. He paid for influence with access to Trump. It's corruption.
The Government has revealed plans for a new mandatory digital ID. It’s invasive and could mean millions of people unable to go about their daily lives. Right now it's just an idea - we need to stop it becoming a reality. Join me and sign the petition now! you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/re...
Reject plans for a mandatory BritCard (digital ID)
Sir Keir Starmer is considering a mandatory digital ID scheme called “BritCard” that would make us all reliant on a digital pass to go about our daily lives.
Mandatory digital IDs give the state enor...
you.38degrees.org.uk
October 25, 2025 at 12:24 PM
The Government has revealed plans for a new mandatory digital ID. It’s invasive and could mean millions of people unable to go about their daily lives. Right now it's just an idea - we need to stop it becoming a reality. Join me and sign the petition now! you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/re...
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I hear the Epstein Ballroom will be illuminated solely by gaslighting.
October 24, 2025 at 11:27 AM
I hear the Epstein Ballroom will be illuminated solely by gaslighting.
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Why does everyone keep calling it “The Epstein Ballroom?” Please stop repeating “The Epstein Ballroom” because it is not called “The Epstein Ballroom!” Don’t tell the news that it’s called “The Epstein Ballroom” and please don’t repost this!!!!!
October 22, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Why does everyone keep calling it “The Epstein Ballroom?” Please stop repeating “The Epstein Ballroom” because it is not called “The Epstein Ballroom!” Don’t tell the news that it’s called “The Epstein Ballroom” and please don’t repost this!!!!!
He's devoid of any ideas. Just plagiarises Trump but then again that satisfied his American Right Wing masters.
Nigel Farage seeks influence over Bank of England in same vein as Trump and US Federal Reserve
Nigel Farage seeks influence over Bank of England in same vein as Trump and US Federal Reserve
Reform UK leader suggests he would replace Bank of England governor if he became prime minister
Nigel Farage has suggested he would replace the governor of the Bank of England, Andrew Bailey, if he were to become prime minister.
“He’s had a good run, we might find someone new,” Farage said in an interview with Bloomberg’s The Mishal Husain show. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
October 24, 2025 at 1:55 PM
He's devoid of any ideas. Just plagiarises Trump but then again that satisfied his American Right Wing masters.
There you have it, proof that so called "Scottish Labour" is just a branch of Westminster Labour taking its orders from Westminster.
Labour sees Scotland as a region of Britain not a country in the union of UK.
Energy is devolved and hence none of UK Energy dept's business.
Labour sees Scotland as a region of Britain not a country in the union of UK.
Energy is devolved and hence none of UK Energy dept's business.
The UK Government would invite nuclear firms to Scotland “on day one” of a Labour-led Scottish Government, Ed Miliband has said www.holyrood.com/news/view,mi...
Miliband: Labour will invite nuclear bosses to Scotland on ‘day one’ if Sarwar wins election
UK energy secretary says new nuclear will be a 'very big issue' in the Holyrood 2026 race
www.holyrood.com
October 24, 2025 at 6:48 AM
There you have it, proof that so called "Scottish Labour" is just a branch of Westminster Labour taking its orders from Westminster.
Labour sees Scotland as a region of Britain not a country in the union of UK.
Energy is devolved and hence none of UK Energy dept's business.
Labour sees Scotland as a region of Britain not a country in the union of UK.
Energy is devolved and hence none of UK Energy dept's business.
I'll withdraw as I seem to have a hold of the wrong end of the stick.
Yeah that's utter crap I'm afraid.
October 21, 2025 at 8:56 AM
I'll withdraw as I seem to have a hold of the wrong end of the stick.
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The president responds to the biggest protest in American history by proving its point
October 19, 2025 at 12:00 PM
The president responds to the biggest protest in American history by proving its point