Simon Hartley
@fredmadagascar.bsky.social
Socialist. Dad. Grandad. Humanist. Atheist. Boltonian. Ex primary teacher.
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"Where will the money come from?" - Kate Andrews keeps asking, in order to press her attack on the NHS funding model.
Well, where will the money come from under ANY other model? Does adding a profit-making insurance layer make healthcare cheaper? No. It just makes it less fair. ~AA
Well, where will the money come from under ANY other model? Does adding a profit-making insurance layer make healthcare cheaper? No. It just makes it less fair. ~AA
December 17, 2024 at 1:33 PM
"Where will the money come from?" - Kate Andrews keeps asking, in order to press her attack on the NHS funding model.
Well, where will the money come from under ANY other model? Does adding a profit-making insurance layer make healthcare cheaper? No. It just makes it less fair. ~AA
Well, where will the money come from under ANY other model? Does adding a profit-making insurance layer make healthcare cheaper? No. It just makes it less fair. ~AA
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If they somehow managed to get Putin, the global domino effect would be something to behold.
December 17, 2024 at 3:15 PM
If they somehow managed to get Putin, the global domino effect would be something to behold.
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With Andrea Jenkyns joining she lowers the average IQ of members to single figures
November 28, 2024 at 3:42 PM
With Andrea Jenkyns joining she lowers the average IQ of members to single figures
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November 24, 2024 at 1:18 PM
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KITCHENWARE COMPANY BOSS: So, did you come up with a name for that revolving food tray, Susan?
SUSAN: No, couldn't be arsed.
SUSAN: No, couldn't be arsed.
November 24, 2024 at 1:19 PM
KITCHENWARE COMPANY BOSS: So, did you come up with a name for that revolving food tray, Susan?
SUSAN: No, couldn't be arsed.
SUSAN: No, couldn't be arsed.
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People are saying regarding McMurdock knocking 10 bells out of a woman "He was only 20. We all do stupid things at that age".
Mum and Dad were 20 when I was born.
Then they say Shamima Begum aged 15 was old enough to know right from wrong.
I see.
Mum and Dad were 20 when I was born.
Then they say Shamima Begum aged 15 was old enough to know right from wrong.
I see.
November 24, 2024 at 1:53 PM
People are saying regarding McMurdock knocking 10 bells out of a woman "He was only 20. We all do stupid things at that age".
Mum and Dad were 20 when I was born.
Then they say Shamima Begum aged 15 was old enough to know right from wrong.
I see.
Mum and Dad were 20 when I was born.
Then they say Shamima Begum aged 15 was old enough to know right from wrong.
I see.
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He makes a great point, where was the coverage when 5 times as many people marched to protect nature in June?
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Flat-cap Clarkson only wants his nose in the trough | Stewart Lee
The broadcaster thinks if he fires up his farming fanbase they can shield him from his obligation to contribute his fair share to society
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2024 at 12:04 PM
He makes a great point, where was the coverage when 5 times as many people marched to protect nature in June?
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Nigel Farage out and about in Whitehall dressed as someone who isn't a farmer thinks a farmer dresses
November 19, 2024 at 12:40 PM
Nigel Farage out and about in Whitehall dressed as someone who isn't a farmer thinks a farmer dresses
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November 19, 2024 at 1:04 PM
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"I'm not your mate! I hate you, I think you're an idiot!"
@mrjamesob.bsky.social hasn't had an argument like this for years...
Caller Charlie stands to inherit his dad's farm and isn't happy with the new tax changes.
@mrjamesob.bsky.social hasn't had an argument like this for years...
Caller Charlie stands to inherit his dad's farm and isn't happy with the new tax changes.
Angry farmer who hates James O'Brien calls in to debate inheritance tax | LBC
YouTube video by LBC
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November 19, 2024 at 1:15 PM
"I'm not your mate! I hate you, I think you're an idiot!"
@mrjamesob.bsky.social hasn't had an argument like this for years...
Caller Charlie stands to inherit his dad's farm and isn't happy with the new tax changes.
@mrjamesob.bsky.social hasn't had an argument like this for years...
Caller Charlie stands to inherit his dad's farm and isn't happy with the new tax changes.
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Must replace the House of Lords with an elected chamber.
But there is a problem.
No matter what the electoral reforms, one party remains in office.
That is big corporations and the ultra rich. They fund parties, subvert democracy and are accountable to no one.
leftfootforward.org/2024/11/why-...
But there is a problem.
No matter what the electoral reforms, one party remains in office.
That is big corporations and the ultra rich. They fund parties, subvert democracy and are accountable to no one.
leftfootforward.org/2024/11/why-...
Why we need to urgently reform the House of Lords
The UK and Lesotho are the only two countries to have an entirely unelected parliamentary chamber.
leftfootforward.org
November 19, 2024 at 1:53 PM
Must replace the House of Lords with an elected chamber.
But there is a problem.
No matter what the electoral reforms, one party remains in office.
That is big corporations and the ultra rich. They fund parties, subvert democracy and are accountable to no one.
leftfootforward.org/2024/11/why-...
But there is a problem.
No matter what the electoral reforms, one party remains in office.
That is big corporations and the ultra rich. They fund parties, subvert democracy and are accountable to no one.
leftfootforward.org/2024/11/why-...
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It's genuinely mad how many people can be persuaded to go to bat for the interests of the wealthy & powerful but if people turn out to protest for the oppressed our press & the usual meatheads crucify them.
We have an unsustainable serf mentality in this country that we urgently need to get over.
We have an unsustainable serf mentality in this country that we urgently need to get over.
November 19, 2024 at 2:12 PM
It's genuinely mad how many people can be persuaded to go to bat for the interests of the wealthy & powerful but if people turn out to protest for the oppressed our press & the usual meatheads crucify them.
We have an unsustainable serf mentality in this country that we urgently need to get over.
We have an unsustainable serf mentality in this country that we urgently need to get over.
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Do you remember these same people’s reaction any time a Labour shadow minister supported a junior doctors’ picket?
“When WE do it, it’s patriotic…”
“When WE do it, it’s patriotic…”
Naturally, all those people who screwed farms with Brexit, not replacing EU subsidies, letting climate change wreck the countryside, and doing terrible deals that put farms at a competitive disadvantage, are today on the front of their picket line, all bad blood forgotten. ~AA
November 19, 2024 at 2:10 PM
Do you remember these same people’s reaction any time a Labour shadow minister supported a junior doctors’ picket?
“When WE do it, it’s patriotic…”
“When WE do it, it’s patriotic…”
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let us not forget that the #JustStopOil protestors got 5 years in jail for inconveniencing Londoners
Let's hope there isn't any two tier policing for Melville, Farage, Hopkins and Clarkson eh!? 🙄
#FarmersProtest
Let's hope there isn't any two tier policing for Melville, Farage, Hopkins and Clarkson eh!? 🙄
#FarmersProtest
November 19, 2024 at 2:26 PM
let us not forget that the #JustStopOil protestors got 5 years in jail for inconveniencing Londoners
Let's hope there isn't any two tier policing for Melville, Farage, Hopkins and Clarkson eh!? 🙄
#FarmersProtest
Let's hope there isn't any two tier policing for Melville, Farage, Hopkins and Clarkson eh!? 🙄
#FarmersProtest
Is there any easy way to trace my Twitter followers/following on here?
November 16, 2024 at 12:28 PM
Is there any easy way to trace my Twitter followers/following on here?