Markeye
@markeye.bsky.social
Trains, music, film, theatre. Environmentally green, politically left of centre but well to the right of the real nutters. Retired and very opinionated!
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Laila Cunningham complains about crime in London, while the hotel she co-owns has safety and crime issues
leftfootforward.org/2026/01/refo...
leftfootforward.org/2026/01/refo...
Reform mayoral candidate Laila Cunningham co-owns ‘unsafe squat hotel plagued by bed bugs’
Cunningham has promised an "all out war" on crime in London, yet there have been complaints of theft and safety issues at the hotel she co-owns
leftfootforward.org
January 22, 2026 at 10:33 AM
Laila Cunningham complains about crime in London, while the hotel she co-owns has safety and crime issues
leftfootforward.org/2026/01/refo...
leftfootforward.org/2026/01/refo...
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As great powers abandon rules and values for their own interests, middle powers like Canada have a choice: compete with each other for favour or act together with impact.
January 21, 2026 at 8:59 PM
As great powers abandon rules and values for their own interests, middle powers like Canada have a choice: compete with each other for favour or act together with impact.
And round and round we go. Pointing out the bleedin’ obvious doesn’t do anything to rectify the problem.
The man is a danger to the entire Western world. For fuck’s sake America, do something before it’s too late!!
The man is a danger to the entire Western world. For fuck’s sake America, do something before it’s too late!!
No one can be watching this Davos speech and reach any conclusion but that the President of the United States is mentally disturbed and that something is deeply wrong with him. This is both embarrassing and extremely dangerous.
January 22, 2026 at 8:33 AM
And round and round we go. Pointing out the bleedin’ obvious doesn’t do anything to rectify the problem.
The man is a danger to the entire Western world. For fuck’s sake America, do something before it’s too late!!
The man is a danger to the entire Western world. For fuck’s sake America, do something before it’s too late!!
Truly scary stuff. Expected media coverage? Zero.
This week the government quietly published a 'Global biodiversity loss, ecosystem collapse and national security assessment': www.gov.uk/government/p...
Meant to be out last year, but rumoured to be blocked by Number 10: www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The judgements are stomach-churning
Meant to be out last year, but rumoured to be blocked by Number 10: www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The judgements are stomach-churning
January 21, 2026 at 10:06 PM
Truly scary stuff. Expected media coverage? Zero.
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This is a truly horrifying account of increasingly likely collapse of essential natural systems which would bring mass food shortages, price rises & global disorder. Commissioned from UK intelligence chiefs but scandalously suppressed by Govt, & sneaked out now while attention is elsewhere 👇
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
January 20, 2026 at 9:48 PM
This is a truly horrifying account of increasingly likely collapse of essential natural systems which would bring mass food shortages, price rises & global disorder. Commissioned from UK intelligence chiefs but scandalously suppressed by Govt, & sneaked out now while attention is elsewhere 👇
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NEW: NEW: Standards commissioner finds Nigel Farage committed seventeen breaches of MPs code of conduct.
He failed to declare £333,000 in outside interests (more than 3x MPs annual salary)…
He failed to declare £333,000 in outside interests (more than 3x MPs annual salary)…
January 21, 2026 at 8:48 AM
NEW: NEW: Standards commissioner finds Nigel Farage committed seventeen breaches of MPs code of conduct.
He failed to declare £333,000 in outside interests (more than 3x MPs annual salary)…
He failed to declare £333,000 in outside interests (more than 3x MPs annual salary)…
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UK governments are like - Hey there's this company Palantir which is owned by an American political extremist who wants to destroy democracy, Let's give our NHS data to him. Oh look, his friends in the White House are trying to destroy NATO. Well, we'd better give him our military data as well.
January 19, 2026 at 5:32 PM
UK governments are like - Hey there's this company Palantir which is owned by an American political extremist who wants to destroy democracy, Let's give our NHS data to him. Oh look, his friends in the White House are trying to destroy NATO. Well, we'd better give him our military data as well.
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To put things into context, imagine if Farage was PM at this moment.
Which is exactly why Farage is so dangerous.
Which is exactly why Farage is so dangerous.
January 19, 2026 at 9:37 AM
To put things into context, imagine if Farage was PM at this moment.
Which is exactly why Farage is so dangerous.
Which is exactly why Farage is so dangerous.
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PETITION: By-elections to be called automatically when MPs defect to another party
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
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 16, 2026 at 10:27 AM
PETITION: By-elections to be called automatically when MPs defect to another party
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
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Robert Jenrick becomes the latest Tory Cabinet minister to stand up at a Reform event and say the country is in an appalling state. You have no idea of the self-control required not to yell: "YOU WERE IN FKING GOVERNMENT!"
January 15, 2026 at 4:44 PM
Robert Jenrick becomes the latest Tory Cabinet minister to stand up at a Reform event and say the country is in an appalling state. You have no idea of the self-control required not to yell: "YOU WERE IN FKING GOVERNMENT!"
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Neil Coyle MP has written a brutal takedown letter to Nigel Farage for his breach of parliamentary protocol, because Farage visited Coyle's London constituency without notifying him. 10/10 no notes.
(H/T @simonpegg.bsky.social)
(H/T @simonpegg.bsky.social)
January 14, 2026 at 6:34 PM
Neil Coyle MP has written a brutal takedown letter to Nigel Farage for his breach of parliamentary protocol, because Farage visited Coyle's London constituency without notifying him. 10/10 no notes.
(H/T @simonpegg.bsky.social)
(H/T @simonpegg.bsky.social)
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The u-turn on mandatory digital ID was incredibly predictable.
I v much doubt scrapping jury trials will survive either.
Less positively prob not votes at 16 either.
If the far right oppose something, Starmer wont do it. Farage is already the Prime Minister rly #r4today
I v much doubt scrapping jury trials will survive either.
Less positively prob not votes at 16 either.
If the far right oppose something, Starmer wont do it. Farage is already the Prime Minister rly #r4today
January 14, 2026 at 6:46 AM
The u-turn on mandatory digital ID was incredibly predictable.
I v much doubt scrapping jury trials will survive either.
Less positively prob not votes at 16 either.
If the far right oppose something, Starmer wont do it. Farage is already the Prime Minister rly #r4today
I v much doubt scrapping jury trials will survive either.
Less positively prob not votes at 16 either.
If the far right oppose something, Starmer wont do it. Farage is already the Prime Minister rly #r4today
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Good morning.
A regular reminder: a tiny few hoard staggering wealth and own much of the media, while millions struggle to survive.
That’s not an accident. It’s a choice made by those in power.
Tax wealth. Fund public services. Build an economy for everyone - not the 1%.
A regular reminder: a tiny few hoard staggering wealth and own much of the media, while millions struggle to survive.
That’s not an accident. It’s a choice made by those in power.
Tax wealth. Fund public services. Build an economy for everyone - not the 1%.
January 14, 2026 at 8:59 AM
Good morning.
A regular reminder: a tiny few hoard staggering wealth and own much of the media, while millions struggle to survive.
That’s not an accident. It’s a choice made by those in power.
Tax wealth. Fund public services. Build an economy for everyone - not the 1%.
A regular reminder: a tiny few hoard staggering wealth and own much of the media, while millions struggle to survive.
That’s not an accident. It’s a choice made by those in power.
Tax wealth. Fund public services. Build an economy for everyone - not the 1%.
I’d love to read this but I ain’t paying £280 a year for access to the FT just to read the odd article of interest.
I don’t object to paywalls at all, just people who post stuff that’s behind one that most people can’t access.
It’s pointless.
I don’t object to paywalls at all, just people who post stuff that’s behind one that most people can’t access.
It’s pointless.
Superb and absolutely damning long read on HS2.
www.ft.com/content/3f73... How the UK ended up building the world’s most expensive railway
www.ft.com/content/3f73... How the UK ended up building the world’s most expensive railway
January 13, 2026 at 1:51 PM
I’d love to read this but I ain’t paying £280 a year for access to the FT just to read the odd article of interest.
I don’t object to paywalls at all, just people who post stuff that’s behind one that most people can’t access.
It’s pointless.
I don’t object to paywalls at all, just people who post stuff that’s behind one that most people can’t access.
It’s pointless.
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We cannot allow Nigel Farage & others to rewrite history. If UK News Shows won’t call this absolute boll**** out let’s do it ourselves
If UK news shows are going to give Nigel Farage a platform to spout this absolute boll**** about Brexit & the vaccine rollout (unchallenged) I’ll happily come back every week to correct it.
We cannot allow him & others to rewrite history.
youtu.be/vL7_mwSNMvc?...
We cannot allow him & others to rewrite history.
youtu.be/vL7_mwSNMvc?...
When are UK News Shows going to start calling out Nigel Farage and his completely rubbished claims?
YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic
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January 12, 2026 at 3:47 PM
We cannot allow Nigel Farage & others to rewrite history. If UK News Shows won’t call this absolute boll**** out let’s do it ourselves
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Nadim Zahawi arrived in the UK from Iraq as a child refugee. His family claimed asylum once they were here. Today he has joined Reform who will stop all in country asylum applications. Under his new party, his own family fleeing persecution would be immediately deported.
January 12, 2026 at 11:25 AM
Nadim Zahawi arrived in the UK from Iraq as a child refugee. His family claimed asylum once they were here. Today he has joined Reform who will stop all in country asylum applications. Under his new party, his own family fleeing persecution would be immediately deported.
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Kemi, this is just a population density map
January 12, 2026 at 8:01 AM
Kemi, this is just a population density map
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Again, the people who seem to be most damaged by social media aren't the kids - who are quite good at navigating it - but the middle-aged, who get caught up in extremism, fooled by misinformation, trapped by scammers, and addicted to porn.
Stop focussing on the kids. Start with the rest of us.
Stop focussing on the kids. Start with the rest of us.
January 11, 2026 at 11:35 AM
Again, the people who seem to be most damaged by social media aren't the kids - who are quite good at navigating it - but the middle-aged, who get caught up in extremism, fooled by misinformation, trapped by scammers, and addicted to porn.
Stop focussing on the kids. Start with the rest of us.
Stop focussing on the kids. Start with the rest of us.
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A message to America:
If you don’t do something about the nut job running things in your country soon, it’ll be a very, very long time before the rest of the world forgives you.
If you don’t do something about the nut job running things in your country soon, it’ll be a very, very long time before the rest of the world forgives you.
January 6, 2026 at 4:54 PM
A message to America:
If you don’t do something about the nut job running things in your country soon, it’ll be a very, very long time before the rest of the world forgives you.
If you don’t do something about the nut job running things in your country soon, it’ll be a very, very long time before the rest of the world forgives you.
Well worth a read. It explains a lot.
January 4, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Well worth a read. It explains a lot.
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I love the idea that governments have to stay on Twitter because that's where "their audience" is.
Like if you only announced your cabinet reshuffles on Bluesky Harry bloody Cole wouldn't make an account to read about it.
Like if you only announced your cabinet reshuffles on Bluesky Harry bloody Cole wouldn't make an account to read about it.
January 2, 2026 at 4:27 PM
I love the idea that governments have to stay on Twitter because that's where "their audience" is.
Like if you only announced your cabinet reshuffles on Bluesky Harry bloody Cole wouldn't make an account to read about it.
Like if you only announced your cabinet reshuffles on Bluesky Harry bloody Cole wouldn't make an account to read about it.
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The Prime Minister promised transparency & accountability in public office. His decision to deny the @chinookjustice.bsky.social families an opportunity to find out the truth is the opposite of that. Please support the families fight for justice here👇
www.change.org/p/justice-fo...
www.change.org/p/justice-fo...
January 2, 2026 at 8:50 AM
The Prime Minister promised transparency & accountability in public office. His decision to deny the @chinookjustice.bsky.social families an opportunity to find out the truth is the opposite of that. Please support the families fight for justice here👇
www.change.org/p/justice-fo...
www.change.org/p/justice-fo...