Bob Miller
@hctbn.bsky.social
Ageing lefty electronic CEng with a missus, 2 kids, 5 cats, and a Border Collie. I like steak (blue), music, BBC R4 extra, F1, and driving my proper Mini and my Land Rover (so global warming is my fault!)
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Bob Miller
@hctbn.bsky.social
· Nov 16
My first Tweet on the 8th June 2011 - I reckon it was pretty much spot on - we're only just finding out how spot on 🤬
.@labourlist.bsky.social - February 2017:
Mandelson: “I am working every day to bring down Jeremy Corbyn”
Mandelson vs Corbyn - only one of them has integrity that has remained intact 🌹
Mandelson: “I am working every day to bring down Jeremy Corbyn”
Mandelson vs Corbyn - only one of them has integrity that has remained intact 🌹
February 2, 2026 at 1:07 AM
.@labourlist.bsky.social - February 2017:
Mandelson: “I am working every day to bring down Jeremy Corbyn”
Mandelson vs Corbyn - only one of them has integrity that has remained intact 🌹
Mandelson: “I am working every day to bring down Jeremy Corbyn”
Mandelson vs Corbyn - only one of them has integrity that has remained intact 🌹
Congratulations to @bracknellforest.bsky.social and our Labour councillors for an outstanding OfSted review on Children's Services - I'm sure that there will be the usual queue of people saying "Yes, but what about..." but to them I say "Just Rejoice!"
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Glowing verdict for Bracknell Forest Council's children's services
The council maintained its outstanding review after it was given the same rating in 2022.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 1, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Congratulations to @bracknellforest.bsky.social and our Labour councillors for an outstanding OfSted review on Children's Services - I'm sure that there will be the usual queue of people saying "Yes, but what about..." but to them I say "Just Rejoice!"
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
I've worked out why Trump hardly sleeps...
Ruth Bader Ginsburg supported SCOTUS rulings on everything that Trump hates. When she died Trump raced to install Amy Coney Barrett - the antithesis of everything Ruth believed in.
For that she haunts his every sleeping moment 😱
Ruth Bader Ginsburg supported SCOTUS rulings on everything that Trump hates. When she died Trump raced to install Amy Coney Barrett - the antithesis of everything Ruth believed in.
For that she haunts his every sleeping moment 😱
January 31, 2026 at 4:03 PM
I've worked out why Trump hardly sleeps...
Ruth Bader Ginsburg supported SCOTUS rulings on everything that Trump hates. When she died Trump raced to install Amy Coney Barrett - the antithesis of everything Ruth believed in.
For that she haunts his every sleeping moment 😱
Ruth Bader Ginsburg supported SCOTUS rulings on everything that Trump hates. When she died Trump raced to install Amy Coney Barrett - the antithesis of everything Ruth believed in.
For that she haunts his every sleeping moment 😱
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Let's hope this positive news gets as much attention as the people who try to convince us that the UK is a murder ravaged hellscape.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Homicides at lowest level in nearly 50 years, ONS statistics show
The 499 homicide cases in the year to September were the lowest in England and Wales since 1977.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 29, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Let's hope this positive news gets as much attention as the people who try to convince us that the UK is a murder ravaged hellscape.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Read my piece in Schoolsweek going into more detail on this -> schoolsweek.co.uk/a-curriculum...
A curriculum without a (skills) passport can’t take off
The government is committed to enrichment for pupils, but if it’s not measured, it’s not valued
schoolsweek.co.uk
January 29, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Read my piece in Schoolsweek going into more detail on this -> schoolsweek.co.uk/a-curriculum...
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A Skills Passport would help young people track, shape and share the essential life skills they're learning in school and outside
Great to have another opportunity to raise this with ministers as I keep up my campaign to get skills passports into schools
Great to have another opportunity to raise this with ministers as I keep up my campaign to get skills passports into schools
January 29, 2026 at 6:03 PM
A Skills Passport would help young people track, shape and share the essential life skills they're learning in school and outside
Great to have another opportunity to raise this with ministers as I keep up my campaign to get skills passports into schools
Great to have another opportunity to raise this with ministers as I keep up my campaign to get skills passports into schools
No way on God's Earth could you call that a policing agency - it's an army of occupation, made up of thugs to terrorise and intimidate the normal population - it's what you'd see on a deranged video game, and it's been put on the streets by deranged minds 😱🤬
If ICE keeps sweeping up American citizens, ripping families apart, and detaining people WITHOUT due process, the problem is STRUCTURAL — not a few bad apples.
Call your Senators NOW at 202-224-3121.
Tell them to VOTE NO on the $64B+ DHS bill!
No more money for ICE.
#DefundICE
Call your Senators NOW at 202-224-3121.
Tell them to VOTE NO on the $64B+ DHS bill!
No more money for ICE.
#DefundICE
January 30, 2026 at 12:06 AM
No way on God's Earth could you call that a policing agency - it's an army of occupation, made up of thugs to terrorise and intimidate the normal population - it's what you'd see on a deranged video game, and it's been put on the streets by deranged minds 😱🤬
Same again at shakedown 2027 please! @mclarenf1news.bsky.social
January 29, 2026 at 1:38 PM
Same again at shakedown 2027 please! @mclarenf1news.bsky.social
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📦Royal Mail delivered a parcel or letter late to 16 million people at Christmas.
🙁We're watching the failed experiment of privatisation played out in real time.
🤑The company puts profit before people
💩The service gets worse
↗️The prices go up
📩Royal Mail should never have been sold off!
🙁We're watching the failed experiment of privatisation played out in real time.
🤑The company puts profit before people
💩The service gets worse
↗️The prices go up
📩Royal Mail should never have been sold off!
Royal Mail delivered Christmas letters and parcels late to about 16m people
‘No light at the end of the tunnel for consumers’ as 2025 figure is 50% higher than previous year, says Citizens Advice
www.theguardian.com
January 28, 2026 at 10:17 AM
📦Royal Mail delivered a parcel or letter late to 16 million people at Christmas.
🙁We're watching the failed experiment of privatisation played out in real time.
🤑The company puts profit before people
💩The service gets worse
↗️The prices go up
📩Royal Mail should never have been sold off!
🙁We're watching the failed experiment of privatisation played out in real time.
🤑The company puts profit before people
💩The service gets worse
↗️The prices go up
📩Royal Mail should never have been sold off!
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I brought my parents into Parliament again – and surprised them by winning the New Labour MP of the Year Award by the Patchwork Foundation!
January 28, 2026 at 2:13 PM
I brought my parents into Parliament again – and surprised them by winning the New Labour MP of the Year Award by the Patchwork Foundation!
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What’s got three thumbs, no heart and talks bollocks?
January 26, 2026 at 10:31 PM
What’s got three thumbs, no heart and talks bollocks?
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Out in Easthampstead today with the Bracknell Labour team to speak with residents 🌹
We spotted some flytipping which we'll report into Abri 💪
If you have any issues, reach out on peter.swallow.mp@parliament.uk
We spotted some flytipping which we'll report into Abri 💪
If you have any issues, reach out on peter.swallow.mp@parliament.uk
January 25, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Out in Easthampstead today with the Bracknell Labour team to speak with residents 🌹
We spotted some flytipping which we'll report into Abri 💪
If you have any issues, reach out on peter.swallow.mp@parliament.uk
We spotted some flytipping which we'll report into Abri 💪
If you have any issues, reach out on peter.swallow.mp@parliament.uk
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Thank you Age Concern Bracknell Forest for welcoming me to your day centre - and for all you do to serve local residents
January 24, 2026 at 10:35 AM
Thank you Age Concern Bracknell Forest for welcoming me to your day centre - and for all you do to serve local residents
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I’m struggling to find the right words for the heartbreak and rage of seeing a five-year-old child detained by ICE.
But I’m not surprised. Trump’s political agenda has always been to terrorise the most vulnerable.
This is the reality of far-right rule, and it’s what Reform wants in the UK.
But I’m not surprised. Trump’s political agenda has always been to terrorise the most vulnerable.
This is the reality of far-right rule, and it’s what Reform wants in the UK.
January 22, 2026 at 6:22 PM
I’m struggling to find the right words for the heartbreak and rage of seeing a five-year-old child detained by ICE.
But I’m not surprised. Trump’s political agenda has always been to terrorise the most vulnerable.
This is the reality of far-right rule, and it’s what Reform wants in the UK.
But I’m not surprised. Trump’s political agenda has always been to terrorise the most vulnerable.
This is the reality of far-right rule, and it’s what Reform wants in the UK.
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Over 90k now think this is important, as constituents wake up to find out that they have somehow (possibly by black magic) been 'gifted' a Reform Member of Parliament 🤮🤬
Petition: By-elections to be called automatically when MPs defect to another party
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
Petition: By-elections to be called automatically when MPs defect to another party
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
Petition: By-elections to be called automatically when MPs defect to another party
When an MP decides they want to defect to another party a by-election should be automatically triggered to allow the constituents the opportunity have their democratic right to agree or not with their...
petition.parliament.uk
January 22, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Over 90k now think this is important, as constituents wake up to find out that they have somehow (possibly by black magic) been 'gifted' a Reform Member of Parliament 🤮🤬
Petition: By-elections to be called automatically when MPs defect to another party
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
Petition: By-elections to be called automatically when MPs defect to another party
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
This is important, as constituents wake up to find out that they have somehow (possibly by black magic) been 'gifted' a Reform Member of Parliament 🤮🤬
Petition: By-elections to be called automatically when MPs defect to another party
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
Petition: By-elections to be called automatically when MPs defect to another party
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
Petition: By-elections to be called automatically when MPs defect to another party
When an MP decides they want to defect to another party a by-election should be automatically triggered to allow the constituents the opportunity have their democratic right to agree or not with their...
petition.parliament.uk
January 21, 2026 at 5:39 PM
This is important, as constituents wake up to find out that they have somehow (possibly by black magic) been 'gifted' a Reform Member of Parliament 🤮🤬
Petition: By-elections to be called automatically when MPs defect to another party
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
Petition: By-elections to be called automatically when MPs defect to another party
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
Netanyahu on a Board of Peace is like appointing Harold Shipman as resident GP for a care home or Fred West as a Social Worker (or giving Trump a Peace Medal 🤣🤣🤣) 🤬 Also note the bit that says "proposed charter does not mention the Palestinian territory". www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Israeli PM Netanyahu agrees to join Trump's Board of Peace
Israel is the latest country to publicly accept an invitation to Trump's new organisation, joining Albania, Bahran, Hungary, Morocco and the UAE.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 21, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Netanyahu on a Board of Peace is like appointing Harold Shipman as resident GP for a care home or Fred West as a Social Worker (or giving Trump a Peace Medal 🤣🤣🤣) 🤬 Also note the bit that says "proposed charter does not mention the Palestinian territory". www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
How can one of the most pathetically small minded people on this planet possibly be one of the most powerful? #Greenland
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Trump ties Greenland demands to Nobel Prize in message to Norway leader
The US president says he no longer feels obliged to think only of peace, after not being awarded the annual prize.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 19, 2026 at 4:12 PM
How can one of the most pathetically small minded people on this planet possibly be one of the most powerful? #Greenland
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The only word that I can think of is:
Utterly Pathetic...
The only two words I can think of are:
Utterly Pathetic Sycophancy...
The only three words I can think of are:
Well you get the idea...
I didn't expect a sort of Spanish Inquisition 🙀
The only word that I can think of is:
Utterly Pathetic...
The only two words I can think of are:
Utterly Pathetic Sycophancy...
The only three words I can think of are:
Well you get the idea...
I didn't expect a sort of Spanish Inquisition 🙀
Machado presents Trump with her Nobel award at White House meeting
Trump thanked Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, calling it
www.bbc.co.uk
January 16, 2026 at 3:23 PM
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The only word that I can think of is:
Utterly Pathetic...
The only two words I can think of are:
Utterly Pathetic Sycophancy...
The only three words I can think of are:
Well you get the idea...
I didn't expect a sort of Spanish Inquisition 🙀
The only word that I can think of is:
Utterly Pathetic...
The only two words I can think of are:
Utterly Pathetic Sycophancy...
The only three words I can think of are:
Well you get the idea...
I didn't expect a sort of Spanish Inquisition 🙀
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I'm crying with relief. However, they are not out of the woods yet. We need assurance that they will be managed in this recovery phase to prevent refeeding syndrome and any opportunist infections. Keep praying/campaigning/keep them in the spotlight guys. 🙏🏽❤️🙏🏽❤️
After 73 days, Heba, Kamran and Lewie have ended their hunger strikes.
For weeks, tens of thousands of us have been begging Lammy to meet with their lawyers. They had ample time to respond, but did not listen. The government still refuses to engage.
For weeks, tens of thousands of us have been begging Lammy to meet with their lawyers. They had ample time to respond, but did not listen. The government still refuses to engage.
January 14, 2026 at 9:43 PM
I'm crying with relief. However, they are not out of the woods yet. We need assurance that they will be managed in this recovery phase to prevent refeeding syndrome and any opportunist infections. Keep praying/campaigning/keep them in the spotlight guys. 🙏🏽❤️🙏🏽❤️
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Can we get some Wikileaks or Anonymous to release the full and unredacted Epstein files? Or better yet, anyone credible with a shred of decency?
January 13, 2026 at 7:58 PM
Can we get some Wikileaks or Anonymous to release the full and unredacted Epstein files? Or better yet, anyone credible with a shred of decency?
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And that’s why the government must be led by specialist clinicians in the interests of the child — not ideologues.
January 14, 2026 at 5:39 PM
And that’s why the government must be led by specialist clinicians in the interests of the child — not ideologues.
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“We’re gonna need a bigger bus”
January 12, 2026 at 1:51 PM
“We’re gonna need a bigger bus”