@garethd.bsky.social
Rugby, dog lover, 💚, #FBPE, Tory hater,🏴,solicitor advocate (r’td), Councillor, Garden of England these days. No profile from you = no follow
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Hello-good to see you both here. Used to see you and Georgie just about every day in the other place!
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Fair point from @adambienkov.bsky.social
“When Trump last ran for office, there was no shortage of senior UK politicians and commentators who predicted that his re-election would lead to a new era of peace and prosperity for the world.”
Where are they now?
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“When Trump last ran for office, there was no shortage of senior UK politicians and commentators who predicted that his re-election would lead to a new era of peace and prosperity for the world.”
Where are they now?
bylinetimes.com/2026/01/19/i...
It's Time for an Apology From the Trump Apologists
The politicians and commentators who mocked those warning about the threat posed by the US President as being "hysterical" need to face up to their own role in the calamity now unfolding, argues Adam ...
bylinetimes.com
January 19, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Fair point from @adambienkov.bsky.social
“When Trump last ran for office, there was no shortage of senior UK politicians and commentators who predicted that his re-election would lead to a new era of peace and prosperity for the world.”
Where are they now?
bylinetimes.com/2026/01/19/i...
“When Trump last ran for office, there was no shortage of senior UK politicians and commentators who predicted that his re-election would lead to a new era of peace and prosperity for the world.”
Where are they now?
bylinetimes.com/2026/01/19/i...
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“…if the crisis caused by Trump is seized as an opportunity for Britain to rejoin the EU on terms that bind the UK to the mainland. This would make both parties safer – and stop Putin from dancing a happy jig around the Kremlin”
Time to fix stupid.
app.independent.co.uk/2026/01/19/2...
Time to fix stupid.
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January 19, 2026 at 7:41 AM
“…if the crisis caused by Trump is seized as an opportunity for Britain to rejoin the EU on terms that bind the UK to the mainland. This would make both parties safer – and stop Putin from dancing a happy jig around the Kremlin”
Time to fix stupid.
app.independent.co.uk/2026/01/19/2...
Time to fix stupid.
app.independent.co.uk/2026/01/19/2...
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So, has anyone in the world forgotten about the Epstein Files?
Despite best efforts with;
— Venezuela
— Minnesota
— Greenland
We see your deflection and subterfuge, you paedo fuck.
#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles
Despite best efforts with;
— Venezuela
— Minnesota
— Greenland
We see your deflection and subterfuge, you paedo fuck.
#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles
January 19, 2026 at 7:41 AM
So, has anyone in the world forgotten about the Epstein Files?
Despite best efforts with;
— Venezuela
— Minnesota
— Greenland
We see your deflection and subterfuge, you paedo fuck.
#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles
Despite best efforts with;
— Venezuela
— Minnesota
— Greenland
We see your deflection and subterfuge, you paedo fuck.
#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles
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'We've got to stand up to Donald Trump, he's a bully'
Liberal Democrats leader Ed Davey tells #BBCBreakfast the UK should cancel the planned visit by King Charles to the United States in the row over the US President's threat over Greenland
Liberal Democrats leader Ed Davey tells #BBCBreakfast the UK should cancel the planned visit by King Charles to the United States in the row over the US President's threat over Greenland
January 19, 2026 at 7:46 AM
'We've got to stand up to Donald Trump, he's a bully'
Liberal Democrats leader Ed Davey tells #BBCBreakfast the UK should cancel the planned visit by King Charles to the United States in the row over the US President's threat over Greenland
Liberal Democrats leader Ed Davey tells #BBCBreakfast the UK should cancel the planned visit by King Charles to the United States in the row over the US President's threat over Greenland
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When Trump says "one way or another we're going to have Greenland" - we should sit up and listen.
Time for British leaders to stop burying their heads in the sand.
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
Time for British leaders to stop burying their heads in the sand.
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
Trump's threat to Greenland must be a wake up call for Britain
For too long our politicians have toadied to a dangerous president
www.newstatesman.com
January 19, 2026 at 7:52 AM
When Trump says "one way or another we're going to have Greenland" - we should sit up and listen.
Time for British leaders to stop burying their heads in the sand.
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
Time for British leaders to stop burying their heads in the sand.
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
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The government must work with our European partners on retaliatory measures to hit Trump and his cronies where it hurts, unless he drops these tariffs.
It's time to show that Britain stands with our allies and we won’t be bullied into submission.
It's time to show that Britain stands with our allies and we won’t be bullied into submission.
January 19, 2026 at 8:24 AM
The government must work with our European partners on retaliatory measures to hit Trump and his cronies where it hurts, unless he drops these tariffs.
It's time to show that Britain stands with our allies and we won’t be bullied into submission.
It's time to show that Britain stands with our allies and we won’t be bullied into submission.
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What still astonishes me is that the writing on the wall about free cities still continues to be ignored and dismissed by the UK MSM, and the alternative press as ‘libertarian fantasies’.
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Exclusive: Greenland ‘Freedom City’? Rich donors push Trump for a tech hub up north
It is described as 'a libertarian utopia with minimal corporate regulation.'
www.reuters.com
January 18, 2026 at 7:20 PM
What still astonishes me is that the writing on the wall about free cities still continues to be ignored and dismissed by the UK MSM, and the alternative press as ‘libertarian fantasies’.
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Trump just issued a second pardon to the same man...for a different crime. That’s not mercy. That’s a loyalty currency.
www.jackhopkinsnow.com
www.jackhopkinsnow.com
January 18, 2026 at 8:50 PM
Trump just issued a second pardon to the same man...for a different crime. That’s not mercy. That’s a loyalty currency.
www.jackhopkinsnow.com
www.jackhopkinsnow.com
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January 18, 2026 at 9:03 PM
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I spoke to the Secretary-General of NATO, Emmanuel Macron, Keir Starmer, Friedrich Merz and Giorgia Meloni.
Together we stand firm in our commitment to uphold the sovereignty of Greenland and the Kingdom of Denmark.
Together we stand firm in our commitment to uphold the sovereignty of Greenland and the Kingdom of Denmark.
January 18, 2026 at 9:04 PM
I spoke to the Secretary-General of NATO, Emmanuel Macron, Keir Starmer, Friedrich Merz and Giorgia Meloni.
Together we stand firm in our commitment to uphold the sovereignty of Greenland and the Kingdom of Denmark.
Together we stand firm in our commitment to uphold the sovereignty of Greenland and the Kingdom of Denmark.
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Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and the United Kingdom release a joint statement:
January 18, 2026 at 2:34 PM
Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and the United Kingdom release a joint statement:
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Excellent first step👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
A statement from the Bylines Scotland editorial board | Bylines Scotland
Bylines Scotland drops X from social media list
A statement from the Bylines Scotland editorial board
bylines.scot
January 18, 2026 at 2:11 PM
Excellent first step👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
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I think the White House badly underestimates the strength of the pan-European folk memory of 1930s appeasement, and how deep it still cuts. I suppose this is what happens when you learn in school that WW2 started in 1941 in Hawaii.
January 18, 2026 at 1:04 PM
I think the White House badly underestimates the strength of the pan-European folk memory of 1930s appeasement, and how deep it still cuts. I suppose this is what happens when you learn in school that WW2 started in 1941 in Hawaii.
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So Nigel Farage, who turned up to 1 out of 43 Fishing Ministery meetings as an MEP, who doesn’t hold constituency surgeries, who frequently doesn’t attend PMQs today doesn’t attend his leaders interview on Kuenssberg.
It seems he loves contentious shit stirring but not accountability or democracy.
It seems he loves contentious shit stirring but not accountability or democracy.
January 18, 2026 at 9:58 AM
So Nigel Farage, who turned up to 1 out of 43 Fishing Ministery meetings as an MEP, who doesn’t hold constituency surgeries, who frequently doesn’t attend PMQs today doesn’t attend his leaders interview on Kuenssberg.
It seems he loves contentious shit stirring but not accountability or democracy.
It seems he loves contentious shit stirring but not accountability or democracy.
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It is time for an European Army, Peace being the objective!
It is time for the UK to rejoin the EU.
It is time to stand up for peace & unity.
It is time to banish every dictator to the history books via The Hague!.
It is time to recognise Palestine!
It is time to destroy evil!
NO MORE.
It is time for the UK to rejoin the EU.
It is time to stand up for peace & unity.
It is time to banish every dictator to the history books via The Hague!.
It is time to recognise Palestine!
It is time to destroy evil!
NO MORE.
January 18, 2026 at 10:29 AM
It is time for an European Army, Peace being the objective!
It is time for the UK to rejoin the EU.
It is time to stand up for peace & unity.
It is time to banish every dictator to the history books via The Hague!.
It is time to recognise Palestine!
It is time to destroy evil!
NO MORE.
It is time for the UK to rejoin the EU.
It is time to stand up for peace & unity.
It is time to banish every dictator to the history books via The Hague!.
It is time to recognise Palestine!
It is time to destroy evil!
NO MORE.
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So it sounds like Farage is feeling the pressure over his previous praising of Trump.
He's running scared and cancelled an appearance on the BBC this morning at short notice.
Farage and Reform are on the way out! Time for the country to reject him entirely, once and for all.
He's running scared and cancelled an appearance on the BBC this morning at short notice.
Farage and Reform are on the way out! Time for the country to reject him entirely, once and for all.
January 18, 2026 at 10:43 AM
So it sounds like Farage is feeling the pressure over his previous praising of Trump.
He's running scared and cancelled an appearance on the BBC this morning at short notice.
Farage and Reform are on the way out! Time for the country to reject him entirely, once and for all.
He's running scared and cancelled an appearance on the BBC this morning at short notice.
Farage and Reform are on the way out! Time for the country to reject him entirely, once and for all.
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Well worth reading . Together , Europe is more than a match for Trump . Time to start flexing our muscles. Let’s hope Starmer doesn’t dither .
I found this useful. Hadn't thought of the proposal in here to just refuse any Boeing aircraft landing rights. That would quickly gum the system up, although I'm not sure how realistic a proposal it is
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The Suicide Pact: What Happens the Moment We Touch Greenland…
Photo by Lara Jameson on Pexels.com In the past 24 hours, we have seen attempts to resolve the Greenland dispute between Denmark/ EU and the US blow up in Washington, as the Danish government has u…
flensburgerfiles.wordpress.com
January 18, 2026 at 12:49 PM
Well worth reading . Together , Europe is more than a match for Trump . Time to start flexing our muscles. Let’s hope Starmer doesn’t dither .
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Week by week - Laura Kuenssberg is interviewing the party leaders.
When I agreed to come on the show, I was told Nigel Farage was also doing it.
He's now pulled out - and they've sent the deputy instead.
The same Nigel Farage who's refusing to debate me.
A pattern emerging...
When I agreed to come on the show, I was told Nigel Farage was also doing it.
He's now pulled out - and they've sent the deputy instead.
The same Nigel Farage who's refusing to debate me.
A pattern emerging...
January 18, 2026 at 7:59 AM
Week by week - Laura Kuenssberg is interviewing the party leaders.
When I agreed to come on the show, I was told Nigel Farage was also doing it.
He's now pulled out - and they've sent the deputy instead.
The same Nigel Farage who's refusing to debate me.
A pattern emerging...
When I agreed to come on the show, I was told Nigel Farage was also doing it.
He's now pulled out - and they've sent the deputy instead.
The same Nigel Farage who's refusing to debate me.
A pattern emerging...
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“We can continue to provide tax cuts to millionaires and billionaires or indeed subsidise jet fuel and aviation for millions of pounds.
“Or we can put money into our local communities and into young people."
www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/politic...
“Or we can put money into our local communities and into young people."
www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/politic...
Greens to push for free bus travel for under 22s, Zack Polanski tells Wakefield WX
Under 22s would have free bus travel under a Green government, leader Zack Polanski told The Yorkshire Post as he launched the party’s local elections campaign in Wakefield.
www.yorkshirepost.co.uk
January 18, 2026 at 11:49 AM
“We can continue to provide tax cuts to millionaires and billionaires or indeed subsidise jet fuel and aviation for millions of pounds.
“Or we can put money into our local communities and into young people."
www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/politic...
“Or we can put money into our local communities and into young people."
www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/politic...
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🚨Parliament is going to debate the petition Calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy on 9 February.
This is why it’s so important👇
youtu.be/Cnl8MNhwEY0?...
This is why it’s so important👇
youtu.be/Cnl8MNhwEY0?...
Petition calling for a full, public inquiry into RUSSIAN INTERFERENCE IN UK DEMOCRACY hits threshold
YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic
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January 18, 2026 at 11:56 AM
🚨Parliament is going to debate the petition Calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy on 9 February.
This is why it’s so important👇
youtu.be/Cnl8MNhwEY0?...
This is why it’s so important👇
youtu.be/Cnl8MNhwEY0?...
Exactly, Ed.
The PM must tell Trump in no uncertain terms: if he goes ahead with these outrageous tariffs and continues to bully Greenland, there’ll be no state visit to the US in April.
The UK must not be a doormat for an extortionist, or reward Trump’s behaviour with the pageantry he craves.
The UK must not be a doormat for an extortionist, or reward Trump’s behaviour with the pageantry he craves.
January 18, 2026 at 1:17 PM
Exactly, Ed.
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“Would you actually use the word fascist about a Nigel Farage led government or not? - Trevor Philips
“I would just say if it walks like a duck and it quacks like a duck in my experience it usually is a duck” - Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy
“I would just say if it walks like a duck and it quacks like a duck in my experience it usually is a duck” - Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy
January 18, 2026 at 9:05 AM
“Would you actually use the word fascist about a Nigel Farage led government or not? - Trevor Philips
“I would just say if it walks like a duck and it quacks like a duck in my experience it usually is a duck” - Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy
“I would just say if it walks like a duck and it quacks like a duck in my experience it usually is a duck” - Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy
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This is pretty much the only post anyone should need to understand that Farage is a traitor, a conman and a populist simpleton who must *never* be given power.
January 18, 2026 at 9:08 AM
This is pretty much the only post anyone should need to understand that Farage is a traitor, a conman and a populist simpleton who must *never* be given power.