Steve Gurdler
@grudd.bsky.social
Aslef Retired Members Section, Guillian-Barre Syndrome Survivor.
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This is as bad as anything proposed by Reform.
Leaving refugees in permanent limbo and unable to build a new life in the UK would be a complete abdication of our humanitarian responsibilities
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Leaving refugees in permanent limbo and unable to build a new life in the UK would be a complete abdication of our humanitarian responsibilities
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
UK set to limit refugees to temporary stays
Shabana Mahmood is expected to say the era of permanent protection for refugees is over, in major changes to the UK's asylum and immigration system.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 6:43 AM
This is as bad as anything proposed by Reform.
Leaving refugees in permanent limbo and unable to build a new life in the UK would be a complete abdication of our humanitarian responsibilities
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Leaving refugees in permanent limbo and unable to build a new life in the UK would be a complete abdication of our humanitarian responsibilities
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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But more to the point - offering asylum to people fleeing war or torture or persecution is what decent nations do. It's what defines us. Without that it's just a race to the bottom.
November 15, 2025 at 10:06 AM
But more to the point - offering asylum to people fleeing war or torture or persecution is what decent nations do. It's what defines us. Without that it's just a race to the bottom.
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Without asylum:
Marks and Spencer wouldn't exist
Queen would have been without a front man
The other queen wouldn't have had a husband
Judith Kerr would never have written The Tiger Who Came to Tea
And thousands of less famous people wouldn't have been teachers, politicians, neighbours, etc
Marks and Spencer wouldn't exist
Queen would have been without a front man
The other queen wouldn't have had a husband
Judith Kerr would never have written The Tiger Who Came to Tea
And thousands of less famous people wouldn't have been teachers, politicians, neighbours, etc
November 15, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Without asylum:
Marks and Spencer wouldn't exist
Queen would have been without a front man
The other queen wouldn't have had a husband
Judith Kerr would never have written The Tiger Who Came to Tea
And thousands of less famous people wouldn't have been teachers, politicians, neighbours, etc
Marks and Spencer wouldn't exist
Queen would have been without a front man
The other queen wouldn't have had a husband
Judith Kerr would never have written The Tiger Who Came to Tea
And thousands of less famous people wouldn't have been teachers, politicians, neighbours, etc
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Voters want both: homes built and wildlife protected.
MPs should listen to the public, not a false "nature vs growth" narrative.
If nature loses at this stage, it will be because they chose not to protect it.
Tell your MP to back nature: action.rspb.org.uk/page/180990/... 📢
MPs should listen to the public, not a false "nature vs growth" narrative.
If nature loses at this stage, it will be because they chose not to protect it.
Tell your MP to back nature: action.rspb.org.uk/page/180990/... 📢
Help stop the Planning and Infrastructure Bill tearing up nature protections
I've just emailed my MP and asked them to vote to protect nature in the Planning and Infrastructure Bill. Will you take action too?
action.rspb.org.uk
November 13, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Voters want both: homes built and wildlife protected.
MPs should listen to the public, not a false "nature vs growth" narrative.
If nature loses at this stage, it will be because they chose not to protect it.
Tell your MP to back nature: action.rspb.org.uk/page/180990/... 📢
MPs should listen to the public, not a false "nature vs growth" narrative.
If nature loses at this stage, it will be because they chose not to protect it.
Tell your MP to back nature: action.rspb.org.uk/page/180990/... 📢
Getting so close! Aslef Retired Members Section is currently at 2,951.
Biggest & the best ✊✊✊
Biggest & the best ✊✊✊
November 11, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Getting so close! Aslef Retired Members Section is currently at 2,951.
Biggest & the best ✊✊✊
Biggest & the best ✊✊✊
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He wants a US-style insurance based system where the Wealthy get diamond quality health care while millions go bankrupt to pay for care or even die due to not being able to afford care.
Anyone who thinks Farage is on their side is exceptionally naive.
Anyone who thinks Farage is on their side is exceptionally naive.
November 8, 2025 at 6:39 PM
He wants a US-style insurance based system where the Wealthy get diamond quality health care while millions go bankrupt to pay for care or even die due to not being able to afford care.
Anyone who thinks Farage is on their side is exceptionally naive.
Anyone who thinks Farage is on their side is exceptionally naive.
Dave Calfe has been elected as the new General Secretary of ASLEF.
Congratulations to Dave Calfe . Commiserations to Simon Weller, tough times ahead but I have great confidence in the leadership of our union.
Also sincere gratitude to our outgoing G.S. Mick Whelan, welcome to the RMS.
Congratulations to Dave Calfe . Commiserations to Simon Weller, tough times ahead but I have great confidence in the leadership of our union.
Also sincere gratitude to our outgoing G.S. Mick Whelan, welcome to the RMS.
November 6, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Dave Calfe has been elected as the new General Secretary of ASLEF.
Congratulations to Dave Calfe . Commiserations to Simon Weller, tough times ahead but I have great confidence in the leadership of our union.
Also sincere gratitude to our outgoing G.S. Mick Whelan, welcome to the RMS.
Congratulations to Dave Calfe . Commiserations to Simon Weller, tough times ahead but I have great confidence in the leadership of our union.
Also sincere gratitude to our outgoing G.S. Mick Whelan, welcome to the RMS.
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BBC News bulletins leading on the story of an Algerian man being mistakenly released by the prison service.
Funnily enough I don't remember these cases ever leading the bulletins when an average of ten prisoners were mistakenly released a month in the final year of the last Government
Funnily enough I don't remember these cases ever leading the bulletins when an average of ten prisoners were mistakenly released a month in the final year of the last Government
November 5, 2025 at 2:55 PM
BBC News bulletins leading on the story of an Algerian man being mistakenly released by the prison service.
Funnily enough I don't remember these cases ever leading the bulletins when an average of ten prisoners were mistakenly released a month in the final year of the last Government
Funnily enough I don't remember these cases ever leading the bulletins when an average of ten prisoners were mistakenly released a month in the final year of the last Government
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Lancashire’s Reform-run council plans to close care homes and day centres to sell off land
Lancashire’s Reform-run council plans to close care homes and day centres to sell off land
Questions about potential conflict of interest as council’s Reform cabinet member for social care owns private care company
Lancashire’s Reform-run council has been accused of “selling off the family silver” with plans to save £4m a year by closing five council-run care homes and five day centres and selling off the land.
One of the care home residents, a 92-year-old woman, said she would leave only by “being forcibly removed or in a box”. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Lancashire’s Reform-run council plans to close care homes and day centres to sell off land
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The government’s new Railways Bill, tabled today in the House of Commons, sets Great British Railways up to fail and passengers to be disappointed.
👀Take a look at our response to the Bill.
👀Take a look at our response to the Bill.
3 ways the government's Railways Bill fails passengers
The Railways Bill is an opportunity to deliver a railway that works for passengers, not profit. The bill is currently failing to deliver that.
weownit.org.uk
November 5, 2025 at 5:05 PM
The government’s new Railways Bill, tabled today in the House of Commons, sets Great British Railways up to fail and passengers to be disappointed.
👀Take a look at our response to the Bill.
👀Take a look at our response to the Bill.
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He is in politics to fight for the super-rich. Anyone who says otherwise is a liar.
November 3, 2025 at 8:30 PM
He is in politics to fight for the super-rich. Anyone who says otherwise is a liar.
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You know what - it would be really life affirming if just for once - THIS 👇 was the story
Next time someone tells you that train drivers "just push buttons" show them this from the BBC
November 2, 2025 at 7:11 PM
You know what - it would be really life affirming if just for once - THIS 👇 was the story
Just finished watching The Hack. How surprising is the lack of coverage compared to the Post Office scandal. 🤔🤬
November 2, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Just finished watching The Hack. How surprising is the lack of coverage compared to the Post Office scandal. 🤔🤬
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Good to see unelected gobshite Zia Yusuf on the Laura Kuenssberg show. For a moment there I thought they might go for a week without representing a party with ONLY FIVE MPs!
November 2, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Good to see unelected gobshite Zia Yusuf on the Laura Kuenssberg show. For a moment there I thought they might go for a week without representing a party with ONLY FIVE MPs!
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The cost of winter fuel payments is £3bn a year. The profits of the big four gas supply giants in 2023 were £65bn. It's hard to see any obvious policy conclusions here, but I'm sure top economists are working on the problem.
November 2, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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Schrödinger's ceasefire…
October 31, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Schrödinger's ceasefire…
Orange! That f*cking Kevin the carrot is Orange. Not shopping in Aldi anymore
October 28, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Orange! That f*cking Kevin the carrot is Orange. Not shopping in Aldi anymore
And there you have it!
Reform UK Ltd’s Richard Tice said taking down conspiracy theorists with actual facts was a ‘suppression of free speech’
Reform UK Ltd’s Richard Tice said taking down conspiracy theorists with actual facts was a ‘suppression of free speech’
October 28, 2025 at 10:44 AM
And there you have it!
Reform UK Ltd’s Richard Tice said taking down conspiracy theorists with actual facts was a ‘suppression of free speech’
Reform UK Ltd’s Richard Tice said taking down conspiracy theorists with actual facts was a ‘suppression of free speech’
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Sarah Pochin has condemned British Athletics for selecting relay teams that do not look like her.
October 26, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Sarah Pochin has condemned British Athletics for selecting relay teams that do not look like her.
Out with the old, in with the new. ✊✊✊
October 25, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Out with the old, in with the new. ✊✊✊
Some of the attendees at the 2025 Aslef Faversham Beer & Badges. Many thanks to EC President Dave Calfe for doing the presentations. ✊✊✊
October 24, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Some of the attendees at the 2025 Aslef Faversham Beer & Badges. Many thanks to EC President Dave Calfe for doing the presentations. ✊✊✊
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Don’t just abolish Prince Andrew’s titles, abolish the monarchy.
October 22, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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Let's be generous and allow Prince Andrew to keep a rent-free bedroom at the Royal Lodge. But the other 29 bedrooms would be perfect for asylum seekers.
October 22, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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