Linda Stansbury
@lindra.bsky.social
Long suffering wife, mother & Optical Dispenser, stuck in my comfort zone. Still harbour the notion that I can change the world, although when push comes to shove, usually can’t be arsed. The Isle Of Skye is my happy place!
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It's almost like he's been a Tory MP and minister for the last 10 years...
Robert Jenrick announces Reform UK will keep the OBR and Bank of England independence, with an emphasis on fiscal discipline, signified by restoring the two child benefit cap.
The speech is essentially the same as every Tory chancellor's conference speech in the last 10 years.
The speech is essentially the same as every Tory chancellor's conference speech in the last 10 years.
February 18, 2026 at 8:32 PM
It's almost like he's been a Tory MP and minister for the last 10 years...
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Trade Union Congress: "Young people: We can't afford our rent.
Multi-millionaire Reform MP Richard Tice: We're going to cut your pay."
Multi-millionaire Reform MP Richard Tice: We're going to cut your pay."
February 18, 2026 at 10:36 AM
Trade Union Congress: "Young people: We can't afford our rent.
Multi-millionaire Reform MP Richard Tice: We're going to cut your pay."
Multi-millionaire Reform MP Richard Tice: We're going to cut your pay."
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Privatisation:
Steal from us something we own.
Sell us back an inferior service at a higher price.
What’s not to like?
In addition to the Post Office, there is the railways, water, electricity, gas, the NHS, public services…
Steal from us something we own.
Sell us back an inferior service at a higher price.
What’s not to like?
In addition to the Post Office, there is the railways, water, electricity, gas, the NHS, public services…
Cost of Privatisation
Royal Mail letters sit undelivered 'for weeks', parcels prioritised
RM doesn't meet letter delivery targets. Urgent letters missed. Fines passed to customers
Profiteering:
Price Now: Ist class stamp £1.70; 2nd class 87p.
When privatised in 2013: 1st class 60p; 2nd class 50p.
Royal Mail letters sit undelivered 'for weeks', parcels prioritised
RM doesn't meet letter delivery targets. Urgent letters missed. Fines passed to customers
Profiteering:
Price Now: Ist class stamp £1.70; 2nd class 87p.
When privatised in 2013: 1st class 60p; 2nd class 50p.
Royal Mail staff tell BBC letters sit undelivered as firm prioritises parcels
Staff and customers tell the BBC prioritising parcels can mean missed NHS appointments and late payment fines.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 16, 2026 at 7:45 AM
Privatisation:
Steal from us something we own.
Sell us back an inferior service at a higher price.
What’s not to like?
In addition to the Post Office, there is the railways, water, electricity, gas, the NHS, public services…
Steal from us something we own.
Sell us back an inferior service at a higher price.
What’s not to like?
In addition to the Post Office, there is the railways, water, electricity, gas, the NHS, public services…
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The fact that Reform want people to have more kids and also want to end working from home shows how incoherent their world view is.
February 16, 2026 at 8:55 AM
The fact that Reform want people to have more kids and also want to end working from home shows how incoherent their world view is.
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Matt Goodwin said in a post on X: “Welcome to the UK. Where you go to prison for 18 months for anti-immigration tweets. This is insane.”
No. What is insane is shrugging off incitement to racial murder.
Put this man in the bin, not the House of Commons.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
No. What is insane is shrugging off incitement to racial murder.
Put this man in the bin, not the House of Commons.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Reform candidate called it ‘insane’ to jail man who said ‘burn asylum hotels’
Exclusive: It comes after The Independent revealed that Matt Goodwin called for ‘young girls’ to be given ‘biological reality’ check
www.independent.co.uk
February 16, 2026 at 7:32 AM
Matt Goodwin said in a post on X: “Welcome to the UK. Where you go to prison for 18 months for anti-immigration tweets. This is insane.”
No. What is insane is shrugging off incitement to racial murder.
Put this man in the bin, not the House of Commons.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
No. What is insane is shrugging off incitement to racial murder.
Put this man in the bin, not the House of Commons.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
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It beggars belief that people don’t see this man for what he is — a traitorous Putin puppet!
February 15, 2026 at 12:26 PM
It beggars belief that people don’t see this man for what he is — a traitorous Putin puppet!
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Trump's dictatorship coup is now fully in the open. Wake up America.
February 14, 2026 at 3:09 AM
Trump's dictatorship coup is now fully in the open. Wake up America.
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Of course, said anyone with even the slightest bit of common sense: A year in, it’s official: Americans, not foreigners, are paying for Trump’s tariffs….
February 13, 2026 at 12:20 PM
Of course, said anyone with even the slightest bit of common sense: A year in, it’s official: Americans, not foreigners, are paying for Trump’s tariffs….
OMG… they’re all just so feckin awful!
‘Handmaid’s Tale future’: Reform’s Matt Goodwin sparks outcry with fertility comments
‘Handmaid’s Tale future’: Reform’s Matt Goodwin sparks outcry with fertility comments
Byelection candidate accused of indulging ‘alt right fantasy’ by suggesting women need ‘biological reality’ check
www.theguardian.com
February 14, 2026 at 9:21 AM
OMG… they’re all just so feckin awful!
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If it was 1985 and a Reform candidate had been jailed for taking Russian bribes, you get the feeling there'd be headlines for weeks and a groundbreaking World In Action documentary investigating Reform/Russia links. HoC leading the charge, other parties on it like glue. But now?
a bunch of crickets chirping in a desert with mountains in the background
ALT: a bunch of crickets chirping in a desert with mountains in the background
media.tenor.com
February 13, 2026 at 10:39 AM
If it was 1985 and a Reform candidate had been jailed for taking Russian bribes, you get the feeling there'd be headlines for weeks and a groundbreaking World In Action documentary investigating Reform/Russia links. HoC leading the charge, other parties on it like glue. But now?
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Ken Murphy is Tesco’s UK CEO and the highest paid supermarket boss.
He gets £9,930,000 a year, but is registered to pay tax in the Republic of Ireland.
Yet today he complains about his workers wages being too high.
He gets £9,930,000 a year, but is registered to pay tax in the Republic of Ireland.
Yet today he complains about his workers wages being too high.
February 11, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Ken Murphy is Tesco’s UK CEO and the highest paid supermarket boss.
He gets £9,930,000 a year, but is registered to pay tax in the Republic of Ireland.
Yet today he complains about his workers wages being too high.
He gets £9,930,000 a year, but is registered to pay tax in the Republic of Ireland.
Yet today he complains about his workers wages being too high.
Seriously, watching from the other side of the pond, Pammy Jo really does come across as a bit of a cnut!
February 11, 2026 at 10:06 PM
Seriously, watching from the other side of the pond, Pammy Jo really does come across as a bit of a cnut!
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Just in case anyone doubts that a Reform government would usher in a soggy mash of Trumpesque policies.
February 10, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Just in case anyone doubts that a Reform government would usher in a soggy mash of Trumpesque policies.
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Given how much Nigel Farage hates working from home, it would be nice to see him turn up at his workplace a bit more regularly
February 10, 2026 at 5:51 PM
Given how much Nigel Farage hates working from home, it would be nice to see him turn up at his workplace a bit more regularly
How very Trumpian!
This is pretty menacing.
Sarah Pochin wrote to Bangor's university student run debating society requesting that she attend to "answer questions from students."
When they said "no" Reform rolled all it's tanks onto the lawns and said they'll cut funding to the entire university if they win.
Sarah Pochin wrote to Bangor's university student run debating society requesting that she attend to "answer questions from students."
When they said "no" Reform rolled all it's tanks onto the lawns and said they'll cut funding to the entire university if they win.
February 10, 2026 at 1:17 PM
How very Trumpian!
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www.theguardian.com/books/2026/f...
Fascinating read. The achievements mainly due to this man, are astonishing. The public, persuaded by a hostile media, turned to Cameron and austerity. Which is arguably one if the main reasons why we had Brexit and the far right.
Fascinating read. The achievements mainly due to this man, are astonishing. The public, persuaded by a hostile media, turned to Cameron and austerity. Which is arguably one if the main reasons why we had Brexit and the far right.
Gordon Brown by James Macintyre review – a very different kind of politician
A new biography reveals Brown to be a man of exceptional vision and probity – what a contrast with today’s politics
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2026 at 8:36 AM
www.theguardian.com/books/2026/f...
Fascinating read. The achievements mainly due to this man, are astonishing. The public, persuaded by a hostile media, turned to Cameron and austerity. Which is arguably one if the main reasons why we had Brexit and the far right.
Fascinating read. The achievements mainly due to this man, are astonishing. The public, persuaded by a hostile media, turned to Cameron and austerity. Which is arguably one if the main reasons why we had Brexit and the far right.
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The Daily Telegraph currently owned by a private equity vehicle RedBird IMI - based in the UAE and led by Italian American Gerry Cardinale and Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
Patriotic news. For patriotic people. Who don't want to pay taxes.
Patriotic news. For patriotic people. Who don't want to pay taxes.
February 8, 2026 at 9:34 AM
The Daily Telegraph currently owned by a private equity vehicle RedBird IMI - based in the UAE and led by Italian American Gerry Cardinale and Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
Patriotic news. For patriotic people. Who don't want to pay taxes.
Patriotic news. For patriotic people. Who don't want to pay taxes.
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“It could take years to restore Brexit losses”
Especially if Farage comes along and tears up the ‘reset’ as he threatens.
Honest to god.. it’s such a tedious, idiotic, resource-sapping mess. There’s really nothing patriotic about it. Prejudice costs such a lot.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Especially if Farage comes along and tears up the ‘reset’ as he threatens.
Honest to god.. it’s such a tedious, idiotic, resource-sapping mess. There’s really nothing patriotic about it. Prejudice costs such a lot.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Post-Brexit sales of British farm products to EU fall by 37%
NFU warn it could take years to restore Brexit losses despite efforts to smooth negotiations on farming and other elements of UK-EU reset
www.theguardian.com
February 8, 2026 at 8:58 AM
“It could take years to restore Brexit losses”
Especially if Farage comes along and tears up the ‘reset’ as he threatens.
Honest to god.. it’s such a tedious, idiotic, resource-sapping mess. There’s really nothing patriotic about it. Prejudice costs such a lot.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Especially if Farage comes along and tears up the ‘reset’ as he threatens.
Honest to god.. it’s such a tedious, idiotic, resource-sapping mess. There’s really nothing patriotic about it. Prejudice costs such a lot.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Epstein was issued with 9 separate Russian 🇷🇺 visas covering more than 9 years and they were sponsored by MOO that was “linked to veterans of Russia’s FSB special forces unit “Vympel” (known for anti-terror operations).[efa-vimpel]
Led by FSB veteran and KGB colonel Sergey Shestov”
Led by FSB veteran and KGB colonel Sergey Shestov”
Yes, of course Epstein had extensive Israeli connections, but the Russian ones are just evidentially more extensive — that was where the money and trafficable women were
February 5, 2026 at 11:41 AM
Epstein was issued with 9 separate Russian 🇷🇺 visas covering more than 9 years and they were sponsored by MOO that was “linked to veterans of Russia’s FSB special forces unit “Vympel” (known for anti-terror operations).[efa-vimpel]
Led by FSB veteran and KGB colonel Sergey Shestov”
Led by FSB veteran and KGB colonel Sergey Shestov”
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Nigel Farage tells GB News that Keir Starmer's decision to appoint Peter Mandelson as US ambassador shows his judgement is "seriously wrong" and he should stand down as Prime Minister.
Here's what Farage said when Mandelson was appointed
Here's what Farage said when Mandelson was appointed
February 5, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Nigel Farage tells GB News that Keir Starmer's decision to appoint Peter Mandelson as US ambassador shows his judgement is "seriously wrong" and he should stand down as Prime Minister.
Here's what Farage said when Mandelson was appointed
Here's what Farage said when Mandelson was appointed
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THEY WANT TO TAKE OVER ELECTIONS WHILE EXECUTING CIVILIANS!
WAKE THE FUCK UP!!!
WAKE THE FUCK UP!!!
February 4, 2026 at 1:13 AM
THEY WANT TO TAKE OVER ELECTIONS WHILE EXECUTING CIVILIANS!
WAKE THE FUCK UP!!!
WAKE THE FUCK UP!!!
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Nigel Farage is going to "save pubs" by cutting 5p off the price of a pint of beer...
The £3 billion cost will be funded by reinstating the two-child benefit limit.
This might be the worst policy anyone has ever come up with.
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
The £3 billion cost will be funded by reinstating the two-child benefit limit.
This might be the worst policy anyone has ever come up with.
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Nigel Farage announces plans to slash vital benefit to fund 5p cheaper pints
Nigel Farage's party had promised to back scrapping the two-child benefit limit, but now Reform intends to funnel the support to the most vulnerable into slashing prices in pubs
www.mirror.co.uk
February 4, 2026 at 8:04 AM
Nigel Farage is going to "save pubs" by cutting 5p off the price of a pint of beer...
The £3 billion cost will be funded by reinstating the two-child benefit limit.
This might be the worst policy anyone has ever come up with.
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
The £3 billion cost will be funded by reinstating the two-child benefit limit.
This might be the worst policy anyone has ever come up with.
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
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Good to see giving the elite a kicking through Brexit went well...
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/jeffrey-epstein-brexit-peter-thiel-b2912853.html
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/jeffrey-epstein-brexit-peter-thiel-b2912853.html
Epstein celebrated Brexit and ‘return to tribalism’, emails suggest
Millions of emails released on Friday show the influence of disgraced paedophile Jeffrey Epstein over the world’s most p
www.independent.co.uk
February 4, 2026 at 12:31 PM
Good to see giving the elite a kicking through Brexit went well...
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/jeffrey-epstein-brexit-peter-thiel-b2912853.html
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/jeffrey-epstein-brexit-peter-thiel-b2912853.html
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I’m sharing Aliya’s entire opening statement. We owe it to her, and those who no longer have a voice, to watch. youtu.be/zrcW8SZtYpI?...
WATCH: Minneapolis resident and U.S. citizen Aliya Rahman describes being detained by ICE
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour
youtu.be
February 4, 2026 at 3:44 AM
I’m sharing Aliya’s entire opening statement. We owe it to her, and those who no longer have a voice, to watch. youtu.be/zrcW8SZtYpI?...