Malcolm Burtt #IStandWithUkraine #WokeAndProud
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Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations hack and all round technology geek with some left of centre politics thrown in. #FBPPR
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Stop spinning it like some scandal BBC. It’s dishonest Reform UK bias. Most of these councils won’t even exist in a year because of reorganisation. So these votes are basically a pointless waste of time and money. Councils asked for delays - most of them under Tories. The Government just agreed.
February 16, 2026 at 4:10 PM
Stop spinning it like some scandal BBC. It’s dishonest Reform UK bias. Most of these councils won’t even exist in a year because of reorganisation. So these votes are basically a pointless waste of time and money. Councils asked for delays - most of them under Tories. The Government just agreed.
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This is the thing about people who support xenophobes, racist, and authoritarian type leaders.
They know that some groups will suffer but they just don’t care - until it’s one of them
Yet history tells us, fascist authoritarian leaders always go after everyone eventually
They know that some groups will suffer but they just don’t care - until it’s one of them
Yet history tells us, fascist authoritarian leaders always go after everyone eventually
A Colombian congresswoman who supports Trump denounces her son’s arrest by ICE: ‘He has been chained up for 20 days’
Ángela Vergara calls for “intervention” by Gustavo Petro’s government to speed up repatriation flights while facing criticism for her ideological closeness to the Republican candidate
english.elpais.com
February 17, 2026 at 9:57 AM
This is the thing about people who support xenophobes, racist, and authoritarian type leaders.
They know that some groups will suffer but they just don’t care - until it’s one of them
Yet history tells us, fascist authoritarian leaders always go after everyone eventually
They know that some groups will suffer but they just don’t care - until it’s one of them
Yet history tells us, fascist authoritarian leaders always go after everyone eventually
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Just gave a talk to a group of sixth formers from a state school in Shropshire. Many questions asked, along the lines of: will the UK rejoin? How can I work for the EU? etc. These young people had their future stolen from them by Brexit, and they want that future back. 💪
February 17, 2026 at 10:06 AM
Just gave a talk to a group of sixth formers from a state school in Shropshire. Many questions asked, along the lines of: will the UK rejoin? How can I work for the EU? etc. These young people had their future stolen from them by Brexit, and they want that future back. 💪
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Staggering that 24% of voters in this advanced country continue to believe in a bunch of entitled bigots with unworkable policies, whose very ideas put us in the abject chaos we are in. Truly God awful idiots, and I make no apology for saying that.
YouGov Reform 24% (Reform + Cons 42% on the right) fits genereal pattern: Reform 2026 < Reform 2025.
Westminster Voting Intention:
REF: 24% (-3)
LAB: 19% (=)
CON: 18% (=)
GRN: 17% (+1)
LDM: 13% (-1)
SNP: 3% (=)
OTH: 4% (+2)
Via @YouGov, On 15-16th February,
Changes w/ 8-9 February.
Westminster Voting Intention:
REF: 24% (-3)
LAB: 19% (=)
CON: 18% (=)
GRN: 17% (+1)
LDM: 13% (-1)
SNP: 3% (=)
OTH: 4% (+2)
Via @YouGov, On 15-16th February,
Changes w/ 8-9 February.
February 17, 2026 at 9:17 AM
Staggering that 24% of voters in this advanced country continue to believe in a bunch of entitled bigots with unworkable policies, whose very ideas put us in the abject chaos we are in. Truly God awful idiots, and I make no apology for saying that.
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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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feels cruel for Bluesky to have a Popular With Friends tab, if any of us were popular with friends we wouldn't be on Bluesky
February 16, 2026 at 8:53 AM
feels cruel for Bluesky to have a Popular With Friends tab, if any of us were popular with friends we wouldn't be on Bluesky
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So, 70% of us might not vote Reform but Farage wins with a Commons majority. People still clinging to our ridiculous voting system might hope that the anti Reform electorate might do extensive research and cleverly vote to keep them out. But come on, is that realistic? Dangerous thinking. We need PR
General Election Nowcast - 15/02/26:
RFM: 348 (+343), 29.3% (Majority of 46)
LAB: 85 (-326), 19.0%
LDM: 77 (+5), 12.5%
SNP: 41 (+32), 2.6%
CON: 42 (-79), 18.6%
GRN: 26 (+22), 13.8%
PLC: 8 (+4), 1.3%
Oth: 4 (-1), 2.8%
electionmaps.uk/nowcast
RFM: 348 (+343), 29.3% (Majority of 46)
LAB: 85 (-326), 19.0%
LDM: 77 (+5), 12.5%
SNP: 41 (+32), 2.6%
CON: 42 (-79), 18.6%
GRN: 26 (+22), 13.8%
PLC: 8 (+4), 1.3%
Oth: 4 (-1), 2.8%
electionmaps.uk/nowcast
February 16, 2026 at 12:24 PM
So, 70% of us might not vote Reform but Farage wins with a Commons majority. People still clinging to our ridiculous voting system might hope that the anti Reform electorate might do extensive research and cleverly vote to keep them out. But come on, is that realistic? Dangerous thinking. We need PR
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Seriously, whilst the U.K. government remains on X it’s impossible to take them seriously over online safety.
And it’s great that the government is going to address the ‘addictive’ elements online, as they’re clearly addicted to X.
February 16, 2026 at 6:02 AM
Seriously, whilst the U.K. government remains on X it’s impossible to take them seriously over online safety.
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Suella Braverman "The Working Class have had it too good for too long."
Reform telling you exactly what they think about you.
If you aren't a millionaire you are sh*t on their shoe.
Reform telling you exactly what they think about you.
If you aren't a millionaire you are sh*t on their shoe.
February 15, 2026 at 9:52 PM
Suella Braverman "The Working Class have had it too good for too long."
Reform telling you exactly what they think about you.
If you aren't a millionaire you are sh*t on their shoe.
Reform telling you exactly what they think about you.
If you aren't a millionaire you are sh*t on their shoe.
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Cost of living crisis laid bare as almost half of Britons ‘have under £25 left at end of week’.
Real average wage unchanged since 2008.
24m Britons live below minimum living standard.
Poverty doesn't provide economic growth, justice, social stability.
Real average wage unchanged since 2008.
24m Britons live below minimum living standard.
Poverty doesn't provide economic growth, justice, social stability.
Cost of living crisis laid bare as almost half of Britons ‘have £25 at end of week’
Exclusive: Majority of UK adults forced to make difficult choices, with almost two-thirds found to be cutting back on essentials like food and heating
www.independent.co.uk
February 15, 2026 at 9:17 AM
Cost of living crisis laid bare as almost half of Britons ‘have under £25 left at end of week’.
Real average wage unchanged since 2008.
24m Britons live below minimum living standard.
Poverty doesn't provide economic growth, justice, social stability.
Real average wage unchanged since 2008.
24m Britons live below minimum living standard.
Poverty doesn't provide economic growth, justice, social stability.
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Less than 15% of MPs received more than 50% of the vote when elected. If we could rank candidates by order of preference it would ensure the person elected had the broadest support in their constituency.
February 14, 2026 at 10:17 PM
Less than 15% of MPs received more than 50% of the vote when elected. If we could rank candidates by order of preference it would ensure the person elected had the broadest support in their constituency.
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Grooming gang inquiry established
UK police forces are requesting access to unredacted documents from the US Department of Justice. Nobody seems to be saying whether the requests will be granted.
UK police forces are requesting access to unredacted documents from the US Department of Justice. Nobody seems to be saying whether the requests will be granted.
Police set up national group to deal with UK-related Epstein allegations
Senior policing source says ‘tsunami’ of claims expected after US release of papers relating to disgraced financier
www.theguardian.com
February 15, 2026 at 4:12 AM
Grooming gang inquiry established
UK police forces are requesting access to unredacted documents from the US Department of Justice. Nobody seems to be saying whether the requests will be granted.
UK police forces are requesting access to unredacted documents from the US Department of Justice. Nobody seems to be saying whether the requests will be granted.
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Don't you hate it when fighting age men flee their own country, leaving their families behind, then expect other people to give them a handout.
February 14, 2026 at 8:16 PM
Don't you hate it when fighting age men flee their own country, leaving their families behind, then expect other people to give them a handout.
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🔴Nigel Farage Advisor Tied to Russian Oil Profits Via Orban-Backed Influence Operation
The man in charge of developing Reform’s plans for Government sits on the board of an organisation whose funding is tied to Russian oil money
bylinetimes.com/2026/02/13/n...
The man in charge of developing Reform’s plans for Government sits on the board of an organisation whose funding is tied to Russian oil money
bylinetimes.com/2026/02/13/n...
Nigel Farage Advisor Tied to Russian Oil Profits Via Orban-Backed Influence Operation
The man in charge of developing Reform's plans for Government sits on the board of an organisation whose funding is tied to Russian oil money
bylinetimes.com
February 13, 2026 at 11:10 AM
🔴Nigel Farage Advisor Tied to Russian Oil Profits Via Orban-Backed Influence Operation
The man in charge of developing Reform’s plans for Government sits on the board of an organisation whose funding is tied to Russian oil money
bylinetimes.com/2026/02/13/n...
The man in charge of developing Reform’s plans for Government sits on the board of an organisation whose funding is tied to Russian oil money
bylinetimes.com/2026/02/13/n...
If true, what is Reform going to do to solve this? Will they reverse the cuts to English as a Foreign Language teaching that we're made by their pals in the Tory party?
Nah, thought not.
Nah, thought not.
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BBC Verify fact-check: Is Reform's Nigel Farage right to claim one million in UK 'don't speak any English’? - BBC News
BBC Verify fact-check: Is Reform's Nigel Farage right to claim one million in UK 'don't speak any English’? - BBC News
BBC Verify fact-check: Is Reform's Nigel Farage right to claim one million in UK 'don't speak any English’?
Latest updates from the BBC's specialists in fact-checking, verifying video and tackling disinformation.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 13, 2026 at 12:45 PM
If true, what is Reform going to do to solve this? Will they reverse the cuts to English as a Foreign Language teaching that we're made by their pals in the Tory party?
Nah, thought not.
Nah, thought not.
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So young white women must breed, old white women must shut up and cook (and clean behind the fridges), and black and brown women will be deported.
Is that the Reform message?
Is that the Reform message?
February 13, 2026 at 9:56 AM
So young white women must breed, old white women must shut up and cook (and clean behind the fridges), and black and brown women will be deported.
Is that the Reform message?
Is that the Reform message?
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Reform UK’s Matt Goodwin thinks women should be warned about having children ‘too late in life’.
Meanwhile he became a father at 39.
See how it works with Reform UK?
Meanwhile he became a father at 39.
See how it works with Reform UK?
February 13, 2026 at 11:04 AM
Reform UK’s Matt Goodwin thinks women should be warned about having children ‘too late in life’.
Meanwhile he became a father at 39.
See how it works with Reform UK?
Meanwhile he became a father at 39.
See how it works with Reform UK?
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A court has ruled that the government's authoritarian ban on Palestine Action was unlawful.
Time to stop criminalising the people protesting a genocide - and start ending the UK's complicity.
Time to stop criminalising the people protesting a genocide - and start ending the UK's complicity.
February 13, 2026 at 10:22 AM
A court has ruled that the government's authoritarian ban on Palestine Action was unlawful.
Time to stop criminalising the people protesting a genocide - and start ending the UK's complicity.
Time to stop criminalising the people protesting a genocide - and start ending the UK's complicity.
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Vote labour, get Reform
February 13, 2026 at 1:27 AM
Vote labour, get Reform
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Very good from @verybrexitproblems.bsky.social
February 12, 2026 at 8:52 PM
Very good from @verybrexitproblems.bsky.social
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Lol. This dude wrote a whole book about the topic he's being asked about, and he's still unable to formulate a thought that involves speaking in full sentences.
February 13, 2026 at 3:51 AM
Lol. This dude wrote a whole book about the topic he's being asked about, and he's still unable to formulate a thought that involves speaking in full sentences.
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Just going to leave this here
February 12, 2026 at 6:54 PM
Just going to leave this here
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If I were Kemi Badenoch I’d be calling on the police to investigate the bringing down of Theresa May a Conservative PM. I’d be asking Johnson, Rees Mogg and Farage what the hell they knew. And I’d be clawing back some credibility. It won’t happen though.
February 13, 2026 at 6:35 AM
If I were Kemi Badenoch I’d be calling on the police to investigate the bringing down of Theresa May a Conservative PM. I’d be asking Johnson, Rees Mogg and Farage what the hell they knew. And I’d be clawing back some credibility. It won’t happen though.
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Epstein files.
Email sent Feb 2015 to Epstein, years after his first conviction for child sex offenders.
Why is the sender’s name redacted?
“The key are the 14 to 15 year old girls—i am a sexual pervert because i say they are now of a reproductive age?” the sender said
apple.news/AMO_rfTKrRc-...
Email sent Feb 2015 to Epstein, years after his first conviction for child sex offenders.
Why is the sender’s name redacted?
“The key are the 14 to 15 year old girls—i am a sexual pervert because i say they are now of a reproductive age?” the sender said
apple.news/AMO_rfTKrRc-...
February 12, 2026 at 7:27 AM
Epstein files.
Email sent Feb 2015 to Epstein, years after his first conviction for child sex offenders.
Why is the sender’s name redacted?
“The key are the 14 to 15 year old girls—i am a sexual pervert because i say they are now of a reproductive age?” the sender said
apple.news/AMO_rfTKrRc-...
Email sent Feb 2015 to Epstein, years after his first conviction for child sex offenders.
Why is the sender’s name redacted?
“The key are the 14 to 15 year old girls—i am a sexual pervert because i say they are now of a reproductive age?” the sender said
apple.news/AMO_rfTKrRc-...