Andie Hallihan
@hooli.bsky.social
Builds new factories and improves older ones. Engineering & psychology. Star sailing, greyhounds rescuing & reading.
We need to reduce inequality and build a better society. Good homes, food, healthcare and education work well for everyone!
We need to reduce inequality and build a better society. Good homes, food, healthcare and education work well for everyone!
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BBC's Arabic radio service in Lebanon closed after 85 years as part of a £28.5m savings drive. 'Just months later, in October 2023, the Russian state-owned Sputnik news agency took over the frequency. Its news bulletin opened with “This is Moscow”, replacing the previous “This is London” intro.' 🙄
BBC warns Russia is taking over World Service radio frequencies
Russian propaganda is filling the void where the BBC has closed World Service radio services due to cuts
inews.co.uk
June 10, 2025 at 6:03 AM
BBC's Arabic radio service in Lebanon closed after 85 years as part of a £28.5m savings drive. 'Just months later, in October 2023, the Russian state-owned Sputnik news agency took over the frequency. Its news bulletin opened with “This is Moscow”, replacing the previous “This is London” intro.' 🙄
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“We have sacrificed our national success because of our fear of immigration. And now, if Farage has his way, we'll do it all over again”
Superb, important analysis of the profound harm Farage does to our country in his rabidly racist and egotistical bid for power
liveapp.inews.co.uk/category/407...
Superb, important analysis of the profound harm Farage does to our country in his rabidly racist and egotistical bid for power
liveapp.inews.co.uk/category/407...
December 22, 2025 at 7:18 AM
“We have sacrificed our national success because of our fear of immigration. And now, if Farage has his way, we'll do it all over again”
Superb, important analysis of the profound harm Farage does to our country in his rabidly racist and egotistical bid for power
liveapp.inews.co.uk/category/407...
Superb, important analysis of the profound harm Farage does to our country in his rabidly racist and egotistical bid for power
liveapp.inews.co.uk/category/407...
Four and five years ago.
Number 5 in the charts.
Nice to see him get the respect he so richly deserved.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boris_J...
Number 5 in the charts.
Nice to see him get the respect he so richly deserved.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boris_J...
Boris Johnson Is a Fucking Cunt - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
December 21, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Four and five years ago.
Number 5 in the charts.
Nice to see him get the respect he so richly deserved.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boris_J...
Number 5 in the charts.
Nice to see him get the respect he so richly deserved.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boris_J...
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WOW: The DOJ has DELETED an image from its release of the Epstein files that shows photos of Trump in a drawer.
Yesterday, we noted that this image — file 468 — likely slipped through the cracks while officials were attempting to hide materials pertaining to Trump.
Now, it’s gone.
Yesterday, we noted that this image — file 468 — likely slipped through the cracks while officials were attempting to hide materials pertaining to Trump.
Now, it’s gone.
December 20, 2025 at 6:01 PM
WOW: The DOJ has DELETED an image from its release of the Epstein files that shows photos of Trump in a drawer.
Yesterday, we noted that this image — file 468 — likely slipped through the cracks while officials were attempting to hide materials pertaining to Trump.
Now, it’s gone.
Yesterday, we noted that this image — file 468 — likely slipped through the cracks while officials were attempting to hide materials pertaining to Trump.
Now, it’s gone.
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The idea of “imported” violence against women and girls is a deeply comforting fiction - one that allows people to avoid looking at where it actually happens: within our homes and behind closed doors.
The Violence Isn’t Imported. It’s Domestic.
Kemi Badenoch’s attempt to blame violence against women on migrants doesn’t just collapse under scrutiny - it actively distracts us from where the harm really happens, and who is actually responsible.
www.bearlypolitics.co.uk
December 19, 2025 at 12:01 PM
The idea of “imported” violence against women and girls is a deeply comforting fiction - one that allows people to avoid looking at where it actually happens: within our homes and behind closed doors.
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The story of Farage and Putin, told by British-Ukrainian soldier Shaun Pinner on a destroyed apartment block in Kyiv.
December 19, 2025 at 4:54 PM
The story of Farage and Putin, told by British-Ukrainian soldier Shaun Pinner on a destroyed apartment block in Kyiv.
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This Is a really good read on Labour’s changes to planning policy, the biggest in 80 years.
Labour are finally taking the housing shortage seriously
Is the new National Planning Policy Framework Labour’s biggest pro-growth move?
www.samdumitriu.com
December 17, 2025 at 6:29 PM
This Is a really good read on Labour’s changes to planning policy, the biggest in 80 years.
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A good thread summarising beautifully the 'population issue' (from both directions).
The particular point made here however is excellently illustrated by this video I happened to see just yesterday from the excellent Julie Nolke, for more little light-hearted take 😁
youtu.be/7X37kaWPyFs?...
The particular point made here however is excellently illustrated by this video I happened to see just yesterday from the excellent Julie Nolke, for more little light-hearted take 😁
youtu.be/7X37kaWPyFs?...
December 15, 2025 at 10:31 AM
A good thread summarising beautifully the 'population issue' (from both directions).
The particular point made here however is excellently illustrated by this video I happened to see just yesterday from the excellent Julie Nolke, for more little light-hearted take 😁
youtu.be/7X37kaWPyFs?...
The particular point made here however is excellently illustrated by this video I happened to see just yesterday from the excellent Julie Nolke, for more little light-hearted take 😁
youtu.be/7X37kaWPyFs?...
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ABC News Australia doing what BBC News haven't done yet, name the Bondi Beach hero:
Inala Cooper, "What I was reflecting on this morning was the footage of the civilian, the unarmed man, Ahmed el Ahmed, a 43 year old fruit shop owner"
Inala Cooper, "What I was reflecting on this morning was the footage of the civilian, the unarmed man, Ahmed el Ahmed, a 43 year old fruit shop owner"
December 14, 2025 at 8:44 PM
ABC News Australia doing what BBC News haven't done yet, name the Bondi Beach hero:
Inala Cooper, "What I was reflecting on this morning was the footage of the civilian, the unarmed man, Ahmed el Ahmed, a 43 year old fruit shop owner"
Inala Cooper, "What I was reflecting on this morning was the footage of the civilian, the unarmed man, Ahmed el Ahmed, a 43 year old fruit shop owner"
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Lets see what people think.
If Bluesky is better than Twitter LIKE
If you have stopped using Twitter RT
If Bluesky is better than Twitter LIKE
If you have stopped using Twitter RT
November 18, 2024 at 12:33 AM
Lets see what people think.
If Bluesky is better than Twitter LIKE
If you have stopped using Twitter RT
If Bluesky is better than Twitter LIKE
If you have stopped using Twitter RT
Utter guff from the Home Office discussing claiming asylum. “We have become the destination of choice in Europe”.
I mean, that country would be at the top of the graph. *checks graph* Oh!
More Farage is right, don’t vote Farage!
No.
Farage is a lying racist with no concern for the UK.
I mean, that country would be at the top of the graph. *checks graph* Oh!
More Farage is right, don’t vote Farage!
No.
Farage is a lying racist with no concern for the UK.
If ministers want to publish the assertion - "we have become the destination of choice in Europe, clearly visible to every people smuggler and would-be illegal migrant across the world" - they should be able to say what they think that means
I hope that demonstrably untrue claim will now be retired
I hope that demonstrably untrue claim will now be retired
December 13, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Utter guff from the Home Office discussing claiming asylum. “We have become the destination of choice in Europe”.
I mean, that country would be at the top of the graph. *checks graph* Oh!
More Farage is right, don’t vote Farage!
No.
Farage is a lying racist with no concern for the UK.
I mean, that country would be at the top of the graph. *checks graph* Oh!
More Farage is right, don’t vote Farage!
No.
Farage is a lying racist with no concern for the UK.
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The absolute banter outcome is we do a second referendum just before Labour lose leaving Farage to negotiate our return as the will of the people.
December 9, 2025 at 10:04 PM
The absolute banter outcome is we do a second referendum just before Labour lose leaving Farage to negotiate our return as the will of the people.
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The fact the police are investigating Reform over alleged election overspend is potentially far more serious than you might imagine. If found guilty it could actually lead to a VOID election. Farage could lose his seat and be barred from office for 3 years and a by election could be called! 🤞
December 9, 2025 at 10:11 AM
The fact the police are investigating Reform over alleged election overspend is potentially far more serious than you might imagine. If found guilty it could actually lead to a VOID election. Farage could lose his seat and be barred from office for 3 years and a by election could be called! 🤞
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SOUTHCOM tweeted an image of a soldier wearing the White Supremacist Jerusalem Cross on his helmet.
Hegseth has it as a tattoo.
Hegseth has it as a tattoo.
December 8, 2025 at 8:11 PM
SOUTHCOM tweeted an image of a soldier wearing the White Supremacist Jerusalem Cross on his helmet.
Hegseth has it as a tattoo.
Hegseth has it as a tattoo.
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Kremlin: The new US security strategy is “largely aligned” with Russia’s vision.
December 7, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Kremlin: The new US security strategy is “largely aligned” with Russia’s vision.
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Apparently, ICE is asking for people to stop calling its hotline to report an undocumented girl named 'Anne Frank' hiding in the attics of Republican lawmakers.
December 7, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Apparently, ICE is asking for people to stop calling its hotline to report an undocumented girl named 'Anne Frank' hiding in the attics of Republican lawmakers.
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Margaret Atwood: The Handmaid’s Tale has become ‘more and more plausible’
Margaret Atwood: The Handmaid’s Tale has become ‘more and more plausible’
Canadian author discusses US under Trump and says setting of her dystopian novel has ‘become much closer’
Margaret Atwood has said the plot of her book The Handmaid’s Tale, which depicts a story of an authoritarian regime where women are forced to reproduce, has become “more and more plausible” in recent years.
Speaking to BBC Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs, Atwood said she believed the plot was “bonkers” when she first had the concept for the novel as the US was the “democratic ideal” at the time. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 7, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Margaret Atwood: The Handmaid’s Tale has become ‘more and more plausible’
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Thank God for Bluesky: A little love letter to the people who would not compromise with Nazis iandunt.substack.com/p/thank-god-...
Thank God for Bluesky
Yes, it's eager. Yes, it's censorious. But it has the very considerable advantage of not being fascist.
iandunt.substack.com
December 5, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Thank God for Bluesky: A little love letter to the people who would not compromise with Nazis iandunt.substack.com/p/thank-god-...
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🔴 Nigel Farage’s Reform is more reliant on super-rich backers than any major party in modern British political history
75% of *all* Reform donations *ever* have come from just three rich men
Is this what democracy looks like?
New on Democracy for Sale
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/75-of-refo...
75% of *all* Reform donations *ever* have come from just three rich men
Is this what democracy looks like?
New on Democracy for Sale
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/75-of-refo...
75% of Reform UK’s donations have come from just three rich men
Calls grow for donation caps as Democracy for Sale research reveals that three-quarters of Reform’s funding comes from a trio of wealthy donors
democracyforsale.substack.com
December 5, 2025 at 10:55 AM
🔴 Nigel Farage’s Reform is more reliant on super-rich backers than any major party in modern British political history
75% of *all* Reform donations *ever* have come from just three rich men
Is this what democracy looks like?
New on Democracy for Sale
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/75-of-refo...
75% of *all* Reform donations *ever* have come from just three rich men
Is this what democracy looks like?
New on Democracy for Sale
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/75-of-refo...
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Your reminder that political spending isn't regulated or recorded outside an election year
So public will probably have no idea how the biggest donation in British political history is spent
Why we urgently need political finance reform - sign petition here
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ta...
So public will probably have no idea how the biggest donation in British political history is spent
Why we urgently need political finance reform - sign petition here
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ta...
December 4, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Your reminder that political spending isn't regulated or recorded outside an election year
So public will probably have no idea how the biggest donation in British political history is spent
Why we urgently need political finance reform - sign petition here
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ta...
So public will probably have no idea how the biggest donation in British political history is spent
Why we urgently need political finance reform - sign petition here
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ta...
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Harborne has also donated heavily to the Tories and Boris Johnson
But he's now given more than £20million to Farage. This is *huge* amount of money
Harborne is also big into crypto...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
But he's now given more than £20million to Farage. This is *huge* amount of money
Harborne is also big into crypto...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Cryptocurrency backed by Farage donor is used for Russian war effort, investigators say
Tether tokens found to facilitate scheme that enables sanctions evasion and launders money for the Kremlin
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Harborne has also donated heavily to the Tories and Boris Johnson
But he's now given more than £20million to Farage. This is *huge* amount of money
Harborne is also big into crypto...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
But he's now given more than £20million to Farage. This is *huge* amount of money
Harborne is also big into crypto...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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🔴 Farage's Reform took in £10M in donations in last quarter - more than any other party.
£9m of that came from one donor - Christopher Harborne.
The same Harborne who gave Brexit Party £10m+, mostly after BXP stood down from Tory seats in 2019...
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/the-black-...
£9m of that came from one donor - Christopher Harborne.
The same Harborne who gave Brexit Party £10m+, mostly after BXP stood down from Tory seats in 2019...
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/the-black-...
The ‘black hole’ in Reform UK’s finances
Plus: We’ve spotted Liz Truss in Davos (again)
democracyforsale.substack.com
December 4, 2025 at 9:08 AM
🔴 Farage's Reform took in £10M in donations in last quarter - more than any other party.
£9m of that came from one donor - Christopher Harborne.
The same Harborne who gave Brexit Party £10m+, mostly after BXP stood down from Tory seats in 2019...
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/the-black-...
£9m of that came from one donor - Christopher Harborne.
The same Harborne who gave Brexit Party £10m+, mostly after BXP stood down from Tory seats in 2019...
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/the-black-...
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The protests continue in Inverness this weekend. 🚮
We'd like to remind the good people of Inverness that we are a neutral, unbiased, non-partisan organisation - even when it comes to wee fascist fuds creeping into our glorious city.
#dontbeafanny
We'd like to remind the good people of Inverness that we are a neutral, unbiased, non-partisan organisation - even when it comes to wee fascist fuds creeping into our glorious city.
#dontbeafanny
December 3, 2025 at 6:07 PM
The protests continue in Inverness this weekend. 🚮
We'd like to remind the good people of Inverness that we are a neutral, unbiased, non-partisan organisation - even when it comes to wee fascist fuds creeping into our glorious city.
#dontbeafanny
We'd like to remind the good people of Inverness that we are a neutral, unbiased, non-partisan organisation - even when it comes to wee fascist fuds creeping into our glorious city.
#dontbeafanny
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"Yes dear, I know. But apart from all that, are you happy?"
December 3, 2025 at 7:34 PM
"Yes dear, I know. But apart from all that, are you happy?"
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The leader of Staffordshire County Council, Reform’s Ian Cooper, was a ‘top fan’ on a Facebook White Supremacist page.
December 3, 2025 at 9:56 PM
The leader of Staffordshire County Council, Reform’s Ian Cooper, was a ‘top fan’ on a Facebook White Supremacist page.