Gytha Ogg
@gythogg.bsky.social
Refugee from the #deadbird, but have missed the people I regularly follow there. With grown ups back in charge in the UK, was hoping to enjoy cat videos... and then the US elections happened. Still a proud EUropean
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Reminder.
November 23, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Reminder.
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Hot off the press 11 announcements that will positively touch the lives of ordinary people throughout the UK. All made in the last 5 days. Labour remain focused on driving down the cost of living and securing investment and jobs across the UK. 👏👏👏
November 23, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Hot off the press 11 announcements that will positively touch the lives of ordinary people throughout the UK. All made in the last 5 days. Labour remain focused on driving down the cost of living and securing investment and jobs across the UK. 👏👏👏
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Great announcement from Labour.
Rail fares frozen for the first time in 30 years.
Hopefully part of a longer term strategy to get more people to travel by train!
Rail fares frozen for the first time in 30 years.
Hopefully part of a longer term strategy to get more people to travel by train!
Thank you Labour!
For the first time in 30 years, rail fares are to be frozen and will NOT be increased in January.
It will save some people hundreds of pounds a year compared to if prices had risen as usual.
I know some people want fares to go down, but Ice said before having them...
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For the first time in 30 years, rail fares are to be frozen and will NOT be increased in January.
It will save some people hundreds of pounds a year compared to if prices had risen as usual.
I know some people want fares to go down, but Ice said before having them...
1/2
First rail freeze in 30 years to ease the cost of living
Rail fares frozen for the first time in 30 years in historic intervention to deliver real savings for millions of commuters.
www.gov.uk
November 23, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Great announcement from Labour.
Rail fares frozen for the first time in 30 years.
Hopefully part of a longer term strategy to get more people to travel by train!
Rail fares frozen for the first time in 30 years.
Hopefully part of a longer term strategy to get more people to travel by train!
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We are two days on from the sentencing of Nathan Gill, Reform Wales Leader, for taking bribes from a hostile state. Sent down for 10.5 years. It’s a big deal.
Chances of Kuensberg or Phillips dedicating their Shows to it??? Half their Shows even?
Negligible .
Chances of Kuensberg or Phillips dedicating their Shows to it??? Half their Shows even?
Negligible .
November 23, 2025 at 8:15 AM
We are two days on from the sentencing of Nathan Gill, Reform Wales Leader, for taking bribes from a hostile state. Sent down for 10.5 years. It’s a big deal.
Chances of Kuensberg or Phillips dedicating their Shows to it??? Half their Shows even?
Negligible .
Chances of Kuensberg or Phillips dedicating their Shows to it??? Half their Shows even?
Negligible .
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Powerful piece by @drrachelclarke.com on the COVID inquiry. Those who say it’s easy to be wise in hindsight are being utterly disingenuous. Many of us spoke out at the time, and it’s in the public record.
@independentsage.bsky.social
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
@independentsage.bsky.social
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
I’ll never forget the horror of the Covid wards | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 23, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Powerful piece by @drrachelclarke.com on the COVID inquiry. Those who say it’s easy to be wise in hindsight are being utterly disingenuous. Many of us spoke out at the time, and it’s in the public record.
@independentsage.bsky.social
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
@independentsage.bsky.social
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
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Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
We are concerned about reported efforts from Russia to influence democracy in the US, UK, Europe and elsewhere. We believe we must establish the depth and breadth of possible Russian influence campaig...
petition.parliament.uk
November 22, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
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Thank you Labour!
For the first time in 30 years, rail fares are to be frozen and will NOT be increased in January.
It will save some people hundreds of pounds a year compared to if prices had risen as usual.
I know some people want fares to go down, but Ice said before having them...
1/2
For the first time in 30 years, rail fares are to be frozen and will NOT be increased in January.
It will save some people hundreds of pounds a year compared to if prices had risen as usual.
I know some people want fares to go down, but Ice said before having them...
1/2
First rail freeze in 30 years to ease the cost of living
Rail fares frozen for the first time in 30 years in historic intervention to deliver real savings for millions of commuters.
www.gov.uk
November 23, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Thank you Labour!
For the first time in 30 years, rail fares are to be frozen and will NOT be increased in January.
It will save some people hundreds of pounds a year compared to if prices had risen as usual.
I know some people want fares to go down, but Ice said before having them...
1/2
For the first time in 30 years, rail fares are to be frozen and will NOT be increased in January.
It will save some people hundreds of pounds a year compared to if prices had risen as usual.
I know some people want fares to go down, but Ice said before having them...
1/2
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The UK is set to become less reliant on imports for critical minerals required for modern tech under a new Critical Mineral Strategy.
+ 10% will be produced in the UK
+ 20% will be recycled
+ imports will be spread across multiple countries.
+ 50k tonnes of lithium to be produced
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+ 10% will be produced in the UK
+ 20% will be recycled
+ imports will be spread across multiple countries.
+ 50k tonnes of lithium to be produced
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From smartphones to fridges: UK to end overreliance on imports of critical minerals
The Government has launched the UK’s new Critical Minerals Strategy.
www.gov.uk
November 23, 2025 at 8:31 AM
The UK is set to become less reliant on imports for critical minerals required for modern tech under a new Critical Mineral Strategy.
+ 10% will be produced in the UK
+ 20% will be recycled
+ imports will be spread across multiple countries.
+ 50k tonnes of lithium to be produced
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+ 10% will be produced in the UK
+ 20% will be recycled
+ imports will be spread across multiple countries.
+ 50k tonnes of lithium to be produced
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Nothing wrong with constructive criticism; I'm not crazy about govt immigration plans either.
But 90% of what Starmer's govt is doing is for the good of my country, left in a stagnant pool by the last govt, so he still gets my support.
But 90% of what Starmer's govt is doing is for the good of my country, left in a stagnant pool by the last govt, so he still gets my support.
November 22, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Nothing wrong with constructive criticism; I'm not crazy about govt immigration plans either.
But 90% of what Starmer's govt is doing is for the good of my country, left in a stagnant pool by the last govt, so he still gets my support.
But 90% of what Starmer's govt is doing is for the good of my country, left in a stagnant pool by the last govt, so he still gets my support.
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I have been critical of Keir Starmer over the past couple of weeks, but he was right here, despite being vilified by the press at the time.
November 21, 2025 at 8:34 PM
I have been critical of Keir Starmer over the past couple of weeks, but he was right here, despite being vilified by the press at the time.
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It is the budget on Wednesday afternoon.
Absolutely no one can tell you with ANY certainty any specific measures which will be in it.
But we do know 3 things the government ARE aiming for:
1) making the NHS fit for the future
2) reducing our national debt
3) improving the cost of living
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Absolutely no one can tell you with ANY certainty any specific measures which will be in it.
But we do know 3 things the government ARE aiming for:
1) making the NHS fit for the future
2) reducing our national debt
3) improving the cost of living
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November 22, 2025 at 4:09 PM
It is the budget on Wednesday afternoon.
Absolutely no one can tell you with ANY certainty any specific measures which will be in it.
But we do know 3 things the government ARE aiming for:
1) making the NHS fit for the future
2) reducing our national debt
3) improving the cost of living
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Absolutely no one can tell you with ANY certainty any specific measures which will be in it.
But we do know 3 things the government ARE aiming for:
1) making the NHS fit for the future
2) reducing our national debt
3) improving the cost of living
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The interview with the protester outside the asylum seeker on his newfound Christianity was nonsense.
You can't be a racist and be a Christian, bruv.
#BBCBreakfast
You can't be a racist and be a Christian, bruv.
#BBCBreakfast
November 23, 2025 at 6:23 AM
The interview with the protester outside the asylum seeker on his newfound Christianity was nonsense.
You can't be a racist and be a Christian, bruv.
#BBCBreakfast
You can't be a racist and be a Christian, bruv.
#BBCBreakfast
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And now people say, and they're wrong about this, that it's not possible to change the country for the better. I'm optimistic about the country. I know we can change it for the better and I'm determined that we will do so.
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
‘I went to the G20 with Keir Starmer - it was clear one thing was on his mind’
The Mirror' Sophie Huskisson talks through her trip with Prime Minister Keir Starmer to the G20 summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, where one thing was on the PM's mind
www.mirror.co.uk
November 23, 2025 at 8:09 AM
And now people say, and they're wrong about this, that it's not possible to change the country for the better. I'm optimistic about the country. I know we can change it for the better and I'm determined that we will do so.
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
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To those in the UK, and around the world, who want to delay the urgent action needed to tackle the climate crisis or who deny it even exists...
...Ed has a message for you:
"You may be well funded....but you are loosing.
The world is uniting to fight the climate crisis and you will lose!"
...Ed has a message for you:
"You may be well funded....but you are loosing.
The world is uniting to fight the climate crisis and you will lose!"
November 22, 2025 at 4:17 PM
To those in the UK, and around the world, who want to delay the urgent action needed to tackle the climate crisis or who deny it even exists...
...Ed has a message for you:
"You may be well funded....but you are loosing.
The world is uniting to fight the climate crisis and you will lose!"
...Ed has a message for you:
"You may be well funded....but you are loosing.
The world is uniting to fight the climate crisis and you will lose!"
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Nigel Farage needs investigating by the police for the same reasons as Nathan Gill.
His whole party is rotten and the rot starts at the top.
No Russian money can be allowed in British politics.
His whole party is rotten and the rot starts at the top.
No Russian money can be allowed in British politics.
November 22, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Nigel Farage needs investigating by the police for the same reasons as Nathan Gill.
His whole party is rotten and the rot starts at the top.
No Russian money can be allowed in British politics.
His whole party is rotten and the rot starts at the top.
No Russian money can be allowed in British politics.
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I didn't sense any pretence in the interview, and as a lesbian, I felt the sincerity and anger when he was discussing what happened to his Niece. He clearly hates discrimination, which makes his HS's immigration proposals all the more frustrating- again, I think it is at odds with his values.
The Keir Starmer interview with Pete Wicks confirms what I still believe: he is a decent man and does have a set of values. I just wish he'd ignore Morgan McSweeney when it comes to Governing and strike a better balance regarding immigration, because I do think it is at odds with his actual beliefs.
November 22, 2025 at 6:39 PM
I didn't sense any pretence in the interview, and as a lesbian, I felt the sincerity and anger when he was discussing what happened to his Niece. He clearly hates discrimination, which makes his HS's immigration proposals all the more frustrating- again, I think it is at odds with his values.
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I thoroughly recommend Phil's A Diffrent Bias YouTube channel
If you haven't seen it, this is a really good (and disturbing) take on the development of Russian interference in the UK and beyond youtu.be/N1vqxaTrl8M?...
Secret Investigation Into RUSSIAN Interference Revealed!
YouTube video by A Different Bias
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November 22, 2025 at 7:42 PM
I thoroughly recommend Phil's A Diffrent Bias YouTube channel
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As we say in Scotland, hell mend any Labour MP's who are behind these endless articles attacking their own PM. A PM who in 4 years took them from the worst defeat in living memory to number 10. He's not perfect show me anybody who is but cast your mind back to the previous 14 years.
November 22, 2025 at 8:51 AM
As we say in Scotland, hell mend any Labour MP's who are behind these endless articles attacking their own PM. A PM who in 4 years took them from the worst defeat in living memory to number 10. He's not perfect show me anybody who is but cast your mind back to the previous 14 years.
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Calls For Probe Into Pro-Russia Links Within Reform After 'Traitor' Nathan Gill Jailed
Labour Calls For Probe Into Pro-Russia Links Within Reform After 'Traitor' Nathan Gill Jailed
The former Reform leader in Wales was just imprisoned for taking bribes to promote pro-Russian propaganda.
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
November 22, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Calls For Probe Into Pro-Russia Links Within Reform After 'Traitor' Nathan Gill Jailed
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There is one thing I will say about Liz Truss: in many respects, she unfairly takes most of the flak for the economic crash that year. I only realised this when Reeves became CX- all economic blame is placed on her. Not the PM. With Truss in charge, it was the reverse.
You may also believe that her feeling the need to prove herself as the first female in the role is frivolous, but I can tell you, as a fellow female in a male-dominated field, we still have to fight to be taken seriously. If women make mistakes, they carry the burden of "women can't do x" forever.
She will receive hate for saying this, but as someone who is not, Chancellor of the Exchequer, I am also sick of men like Kwasi Kwarteng telling Rachel Reeves how to do her job. “boys who now write newspaper columns” was absolutely aimed at him, I am convinced.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
November 22, 2025 at 4:57 PM
There is one thing I will say about Liz Truss: in many respects, she unfairly takes most of the flak for the economic crash that year. I only realised this when Reeves became CX- all economic blame is placed on her. Not the PM. With Truss in charge, it was the reverse.
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Day of reckoning for Reform UK’s Russian agent
Day of reckoning for Reform UK's Russian agent | Searchlight
Nathan Gill arrives in court for sentencing Disgraced former Reform UK Wales leader Nathan Gill was today sentenced at the Old Bailey to ten and a half year ...
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November 22, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Day of reckoning for Reform UK’s Russian agent
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Sunak always get left out of the Covid fallout. Eat Out to Help Out. Concocted Furlow & Covid loans but allowed people to defraud it easily and then chose not to get the money back. Prisons. Unfunded NI decrease and July election. His wife’s non dom status. Another loathsome Tory
November 22, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Sunak always get left out of the Covid fallout. Eat Out to Help Out. Concocted Furlow & Covid loans but allowed people to defraud it easily and then chose not to get the money back. Prisons. Unfunded NI decrease and July election. His wife’s non dom status. Another loathsome Tory
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So the line is that he wasn't getting paid for any of this
November 22, 2025 at 5:33 PM
So the line is that he wasn't getting paid for any of this
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“Did Nathan Gill ever say anything you disagree with in return for his bribes from a Kremlin stooge?”
“Did you, in your roles as his boss, friend, mentor & party leader, ever question his full-throated support for an enemy of the UK and if not, why not?”
You can have those for nothing, lads.
“Did you, in your roles as his boss, friend, mentor & party leader, ever question his full-throated support for an enemy of the UK and if not, why not?”
You can have those for nothing, lads.
November 22, 2025 at 11:23 AM
“Did Nathan Gill ever say anything you disagree with in return for his bribes from a Kremlin stooge?”
“Did you, in your roles as his boss, friend, mentor & party leader, ever question his full-throated support for an enemy of the UK and if not, why not?”
You can have those for nothing, lads.
“Did you, in your roles as his boss, friend, mentor & party leader, ever question his full-throated support for an enemy of the UK and if not, why not?”
You can have those for nothing, lads.