Ian Quayle
@ianhquayle.bsky.social
Retired professional electronics engineer. Humanist. Loves: Science, baking, dogs, Asian food, village life, country walks, Herefordshire, playing 5 string banjo. Dislikes: Brexit, Reform UK, Farage, Trump, Musk, X, Rap "music". I block personal abusers.
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Every poll, survey, opinion piece, research and documentary confirms the disaster that is Brexit. Immeasurable damage, economically, socially, scientifically, security, politically.
It is utter madness not to start reversing Brexit.
@labourlewis.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6l0G...
It is utter madness not to start reversing Brexit.
@labourlewis.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6l0G...
Top 10 UK Industries That Collapsed After Brexit
YouTube video by EconomyTalk
www.youtube.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Every poll, survey, opinion piece, research and documentary confirms the disaster that is Brexit. Immeasurable damage, economically, socially, scientifically, security, politically.
It is utter madness not to start reversing Brexit.
@labourlewis.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6l0G...
It is utter madness not to start reversing Brexit.
@labourlewis.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6l0G...
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“The free world”
The one where people are being round up, put in camps and shot.
That “free world”
America not longer exists as a great country
The one where people are being round up, put in camps and shot.
That “free world”
America not longer exists as a great country
November 11, 2025 at 8:36 AM
“The free world”
The one where people are being round up, put in camps and shot.
That “free world”
America not longer exists as a great country
The one where people are being round up, put in camps and shot.
That “free world”
America not longer exists as a great country
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Honestly. My loathing for that man is boundless. Never a situation where he’s not looking to manipulate, divide, grift, self-promote, vilify, ruin…
He’s repulsive. And the damage he does to our country is catastrophic. And that is no exaggeration.
He’s repulsive. And the damage he does to our country is catastrophic. And that is no exaggeration.
November 11, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Honestly. My loathing for that man is boundless. Never a situation where he’s not looking to manipulate, divide, grift, self-promote, vilify, ruin…
He’s repulsive. And the damage he does to our country is catastrophic. And that is no exaggeration.
He’s repulsive. And the damage he does to our country is catastrophic. And that is no exaggeration.
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Good morning to all those people who wasted the last decade saying, "there's no point tackling climate change in the UK, because China."
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
China’s CO2 emissions have been flat or falling for past 18 months, analysis finds
World’s biggest polluter on track to hit peak emissions target early but miss goal for cutting carbon intensity
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Good morning to all those people who wasted the last decade saying, "there's no point tackling climate change in the UK, because China."
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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Imagine being the richest person in history and all the good you could do.
Imagine being the the richest person in the world and instead deciding to spread hate and division.
Richest man in history?
Biggest knobhead in history.
That’s how the history books will remember him.
Imagine being the the richest person in the world and instead deciding to spread hate and division.
Richest man in history?
Biggest knobhead in history.
That’s how the history books will remember him.
November 10, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Imagine being the richest person in history and all the good you could do.
Imagine being the the richest person in the world and instead deciding to spread hate and division.
Richest man in history?
Biggest knobhead in history.
That’s how the history books will remember him.
Imagine being the the richest person in the world and instead deciding to spread hate and division.
Richest man in history?
Biggest knobhead in history.
That’s how the history books will remember him.
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Good video from Caroline Lucas.
This is how campaigners should work, showing the value of community.
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This is how campaigners should work, showing the value of community.
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What Does Europe Mean To You? | European Movement UK
For people across the UK, Europe means many different things - from culture, adventure and diversity, to opportunities for work, collaboration and friendship.
Watch our video, introduced by European Movement Co-President Caroline Lucas, as people in Manchester and London share their perspective.
youtu.be
November 10, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Good video from Caroline Lucas.
This is how campaigners should work, showing the value of community.
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This is how campaigners should work, showing the value of community.
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The platforming of Farage for years before he became an MP was disgraceful. Question Time is the second most blatantly biased propaganda show after the laughingly ‘flagship’ Laura Kuenssberg airtime filler.
November 10, 2025 at 6:00 AM
The platforming of Farage for years before he became an MP was disgraceful. Question Time is the second most blatantly biased propaganda show after the laughingly ‘flagship’ Laura Kuenssberg airtime filler.
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Panorama made a stupid editing mistake. But compare this to the deliberate and systemic attempt, sustained across years, to ensure that BBC output aligns ever more closely to the demands of economic power. Against your straw of bias, I raise you a haystack.
November 10, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Panorama made a stupid editing mistake. But compare this to the deliberate and systemic attempt, sustained across years, to ensure that BBC output aligns ever more closely to the demands of economic power. Against your straw of bias, I raise you a haystack.
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Once every 20 years or so, the director-general of the BBC is forced to resign for being insufficiently rightwing. Alastair Milne in 1987. Greg Dyke in 2004. Tim Davie in 2025. The great irony is that the BBC was in all cases profoundly biased towards established power. But just not biased enough …
November 10, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Once every 20 years or so, the director-general of the BBC is forced to resign for being insufficiently rightwing. Alastair Milne in 1987. Greg Dyke in 2004. Tim Davie in 2025. The great irony is that the BBC was in all cases profoundly biased towards established power. But just not biased enough …
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Everyone knows that the BBC, since its stuffing at its highest level with Tory appointees, is rightwing.
Yet UK media, especially the Murdoch press, has had a long-running campaign to gaslight us that the BBC is leftwing.
I wonder why that might be!
Yet UK media, especially the Murdoch press, has had a long-running campaign to gaslight us that the BBC is leftwing.
I wonder why that might be!
November 10, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Everyone knows that the BBC, since its stuffing at its highest level with Tory appointees, is rightwing.
Yet UK media, especially the Murdoch press, has had a long-running campaign to gaslight us that the BBC is leftwing.
I wonder why that might be!
Yet UK media, especially the Murdoch press, has had a long-running campaign to gaslight us that the BBC is leftwing.
I wonder why that might be!
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One of the unacknowledged advantages of this awful era is that it's revealing for all to see the putrid connections between great wealth and great power.
The intentions of the oligarchs are fully exposed and more blatant than ever.
But remember: We outnumber the oligarchs.
The intentions of the oligarchs are fully exposed and more blatant than ever.
But remember: We outnumber the oligarchs.
November 9, 2025 at 2:00 AM
One of the unacknowledged advantages of this awful era is that it's revealing for all to see the putrid connections between great wealth and great power.
The intentions of the oligarchs are fully exposed and more blatant than ever.
But remember: We outnumber the oligarchs.
The intentions of the oligarchs are fully exposed and more blatant than ever.
But remember: We outnumber the oligarchs.
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Britain is already one of wealthiest nations in the world, it is where that wealth is held that is the problem. Zack’s right. Traditional ideas of trickle down economics have been proved wrong and a wealth tax is what’s needed. It is eco to ensure fairer redistribution of wealth.
November 9, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Britain is already one of wealthiest nations in the world, it is where that wealth is held that is the problem. Zack’s right. Traditional ideas of trickle down economics have been proved wrong and a wealth tax is what’s needed. It is eco to ensure fairer redistribution of wealth.
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Trevor Philips, "Prime Minister Keir Starmer is coming back from #COP30 having refused to put money into the tropical forest fund on the grounds that we can't afford it. He's right, isn't he?"
Zack Polanski, "No, it's outrageous. When it comes to climate, we have to look at the cost of inaction"
Zack Polanski, "No, it's outrageous. When it comes to climate, we have to look at the cost of inaction"
November 9, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Trevor Philips, "Prime Minister Keir Starmer is coming back from #COP30 having refused to put money into the tropical forest fund on the grounds that we can't afford it. He's right, isn't he?"
Zack Polanski, "No, it's outrageous. When it comes to climate, we have to look at the cost of inaction"
Zack Polanski, "No, it's outrageous. When it comes to climate, we have to look at the cost of inaction"
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@bbcnewsnight.bsky.social Do you think your coverage of Trump's assault on his own country is adequate?
Tell me where I'm wrong.
johnhuwevans.wordpress.com/2025/10/27/f...
Tell me where I'm wrong.
johnhuwevans.wordpress.com/2025/10/27/f...
November 9, 2025 at 8:34 AM
@bbcnewsnight.bsky.social Do you think your coverage of Trump's assault on his own country is adequate?
Tell me where I'm wrong.
johnhuwevans.wordpress.com/2025/10/27/f...
Tell me where I'm wrong.
johnhuwevans.wordpress.com/2025/10/27/f...
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After the last few years, I for one am ready to embrace our cephalopod mollusc overlords
www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/2560607...
www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/2560607...
Oxford researchers say octopuses 'likely to take over the world'
Oxford University boffins say the octopuses are likely to take over the world after humans.
www.oxfordmail.co.uk
November 8, 2025 at 2:50 PM
After the last few years, I for one am ready to embrace our cephalopod mollusc overlords
www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/2560607...
www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/2560607...
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Stop waiting for Labour to over-turn Brexit. They will not do it.
Force them to change.
Vote for pro-EU candidates only. Local elections 7th May 2026.
Be heard.
Force them to change.
Vote for pro-EU candidates only. Local elections 7th May 2026.
Be heard.
November 8, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Stop waiting for Labour to over-turn Brexit. They will not do it.
Force them to change.
Vote for pro-EU candidates only. Local elections 7th May 2026.
Be heard.
Force them to change.
Vote for pro-EU candidates only. Local elections 7th May 2026.
Be heard.
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Have to say.. very tired of this now. We all know Brexit is a shitshow. Nothing is better. No one is happier.
No one who really cared about our country or understood how anything actually worked would do this and then stand around scratching their heads at the mess.
No one who really cared about our country or understood how anything actually worked would do this and then stand around scratching their heads at the mess.
Very amusing to watch Reform complain about all the things wrong with the UK - every one caused by Brexit - without actually mentioning Brexit, as if they happened by magic.
November 8, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Have to say.. very tired of this now. We all know Brexit is a shitshow. Nothing is better. No one is happier.
No one who really cared about our country or understood how anything actually worked would do this and then stand around scratching their heads at the mess.
No one who really cared about our country or understood how anything actually worked would do this and then stand around scratching their heads at the mess.
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Brexit the Elephant was wondering whether the new passport machine in Spain would accept his paw print 🐾.
And he was rather hoping that no one would ask him for an animal health certificate.
“Wouldn’t it have been much simpler to have stayed in the EU?”, he pondered.
#BrexitTheElephant
#SaveFOM
And he was rather hoping that no one would ask him for an animal health certificate.
“Wouldn’t it have been much simpler to have stayed in the EU?”, he pondered.
#BrexitTheElephant
#SaveFOM
November 7, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Brexit the Elephant was wondering whether the new passport machine in Spain would accept his paw print 🐾.
And he was rather hoping that no one would ask him for an animal health certificate.
“Wouldn’t it have been much simpler to have stayed in the EU?”, he pondered.
#BrexitTheElephant
#SaveFOM
And he was rather hoping that no one would ask him for an animal health certificate.
“Wouldn’t it have been much simpler to have stayed in the EU?”, he pondered.
#BrexitTheElephant
#SaveFOM
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Morning all.
Sometimes it feels to me that the acquisition of wealth is like an addiction.
Billionaires have more money than they can ever need, yet are still driven to make more.
I don't begrudge anyone who's worked hard for their wealth; they've earned a few luxuries.
But where does it end?
Sometimes it feels to me that the acquisition of wealth is like an addiction.
Billionaires have more money than they can ever need, yet are still driven to make more.
I don't begrudge anyone who's worked hard for their wealth; they've earned a few luxuries.
But where does it end?
November 8, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Morning all.
Sometimes it feels to me that the acquisition of wealth is like an addiction.
Billionaires have more money than they can ever need, yet are still driven to make more.
I don't begrudge anyone who's worked hard for their wealth; they've earned a few luxuries.
But where does it end?
Sometimes it feels to me that the acquisition of wealth is like an addiction.
Billionaires have more money than they can ever need, yet are still driven to make more.
I don't begrudge anyone who's worked hard for their wealth; they've earned a few luxuries.
But where does it end?
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if you believe fully autonomous robot butlers are just over the horizon you are actually one of the dumbest motherfuckers alive and we should take your money from you so we can put it towards something worthwhile
November 7, 2025 at 2:23 PM
if you believe fully autonomous robot butlers are just over the horizon you are actually one of the dumbest motherfuckers alive and we should take your money from you so we can put it towards something worthwhile
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But people will vote for them to run a country?
They can’t even run their own merch site, fucking dunces.
Reform UK failed to pay VAT to HMRC on its sales (tickets, merchandise). About £400k in all.
They can’t even run their own merch site, fucking dunces.
Reform UK failed to pay VAT to HMRC on its sales (tickets, merchandise). About £400k in all.
November 7, 2025 at 8:25 AM
But people will vote for them to run a country?
They can’t even run their own merch site, fucking dunces.
Reform UK failed to pay VAT to HMRC on its sales (tickets, merchandise). About £400k in all.
They can’t even run their own merch site, fucking dunces.
Reform UK failed to pay VAT to HMRC on its sales (tickets, merchandise). About £400k in all.
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I heard some old friends at Pod Save America were in town, so I decided to stop by. As we saw this week, we can change this country for the better. But it’s going to take all of us getting organized and having honest conversations about the best way forward.
November 7, 2025 at 4:11 AM
I heard some old friends at Pod Save America were in town, so I decided to stop by. As we saw this week, we can change this country for the better. But it’s going to take all of us getting organized and having honest conversations about the best way forward.
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God. Aren’t they all so viciously furious with those who know who and what they really are? Cummings - nothing more than a bitter sneering racist who fucked it all up when he got the power he craved. Now snarling from the sidelines on X. Repulsive.
November 6, 2025 at 7:43 PM
God. Aren’t they all so viciously furious with those who know who and what they really are? Cummings - nothing more than a bitter sneering racist who fucked it all up when he got the power he craved. Now snarling from the sidelines on X. Repulsive.
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Mamdani, Greens and others shouldn't really be seen as radical. Rather, they should be seen as a return to the tradition of Roosevelt and Attlee. A return to the common sense social policies that were sidelined by 40 years of a trickle-down experiment that led nowhere.
#NewDealers
#NewDealers
Two ideas defined the 1930s. Fascism on the right and Roosevelt's New Deal on the left. The only one to survive was Roosevelt's – until "trickle-downers" started dismantling it in the 1980s. Roosevelt's New Deal is worth cheching out, as it seems to be what folk are looking for again.
#NeoRoosevelts
#NeoRoosevelts
New Deal Programs
The New Deal was an amalgam of dozens of programs and agencies createdby the Roosevelt Administration and the Congress. Some came into beingby law, some by executive order; some arewell known, some ar...
livingnewdeal.org
November 6, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Mamdani, Greens and others shouldn't really be seen as radical. Rather, they should be seen as a return to the tradition of Roosevelt and Attlee. A return to the common sense social policies that were sidelined by 40 years of a trickle-down experiment that led nowhere.
#NewDealers
#NewDealers
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My email to Keir Starmer this morning…..(his email is keir.starmer.mp@parliament.uk should anyone need it).
November 5, 2025 at 9:00 AM
My email to Keir Starmer this morning…..(his email is keir.starmer.mp@parliament.uk should anyone need it).