Neill Waters
@neillwaters.bsky.social
Northerner. British. European.
Curious, introverted. Interested in politics, current affairs, tech, net zero transition, EVs, NHS.
Curious, introverted. Interested in politics, current affairs, tech, net zero transition, EVs, NHS.
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It is so embarrassing that it has taken nearly a decade for a British minister to say this, a statement of the absolute bloody obvious
February 11, 2026 at 7:40 AM
It is so embarrassing that it has taken nearly a decade for a British minister to say this, a statement of the absolute bloody obvious
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No-one seems to have noticed, but many of the core developments in the Mandelson/Epstein story these last few days have been broken on this website. @pickardje.bsky.social and @petergeoghegan.bsky.social are both posting each breaking development on BlueSky, not X.
February 10, 2026 at 11:40 AM
No-one seems to have noticed, but many of the core developments in the Mandelson/Epstein story these last few days have been broken on this website. @pickardje.bsky.social and @petergeoghegan.bsky.social are both posting each breaking development on BlueSky, not X.
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So as I struggled with miscarriage after miscarriage before having my 🌈 baby, Reform would seriously think I should pay more tax during that agony.
This policy isn’t just a slippery slope to a handmaids tale dystopian future - it’s a deliberate step towards it
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
This policy isn’t just a slippery slope to a handmaids tale dystopian future - it’s a deliberate step towards it
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Reform by-election candidate suggested people who don’t have kids should pay more tax
Exclusive: The Reform politician’s suggestion would ‘punish millions of women and strip them of their basic dignity to choose’, Labour’s deputy leader has warned
www.independent.co.uk
February 7, 2026 at 7:58 AM
So as I struggled with miscarriage after miscarriage before having my 🌈 baby, Reform would seriously think I should pay more tax during that agony.
This policy isn’t just a slippery slope to a handmaids tale dystopian future - it’s a deliberate step towards it
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
This policy isn’t just a slippery slope to a handmaids tale dystopian future - it’s a deliberate step towards it
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
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Zack Polanski's mad plan to ditch a >70 year military alliance for a defence pact with Brazil, whose army is full of fash and whose current president has Putin on speed dial ... htsf.substack.com/p/leave-nato...
Leave NATO? No thanks Zack...
I don't think the Brazilian navy is coming to our rescue if Putin attacks
htsf.substack.com
February 2, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Zack Polanski's mad plan to ditch a >70 year military alliance for a defence pact with Brazil, whose army is full of fash and whose current president has Putin on speed dial ... htsf.substack.com/p/leave-nato...
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This is the video to share and show anyone who thinks brexit hasn’t been done ‘properly’ yet and going further would be good for this country.
Join the @labour4europe.bsky.social and let’s take back control.
Click their account to do so.
Join the @labour4europe.bsky.social and let’s take back control.
Click their account to do so.
January 31, 2026 at 10:50 PM
This is the video to share and show anyone who thinks brexit hasn’t been done ‘properly’ yet and going further would be good for this country.
Join the @labour4europe.bsky.social and let’s take back control.
Click their account to do so.
Join the @labour4europe.bsky.social and let’s take back control.
Click their account to do so.
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Elon Musk has built a disinformation machine one purpose of which is *explicitly and obviously* to attack the UK and undermine its interests and coherence. The Westminster government? Well they just go 'whatever' and they even help prop up the platform! Pathetic.
Wowsers look at what happened to posts on Twitter/X about London crime after monetisation of posts was introduced…
economist.com/britain/2026...
economist.com/britain/2026...
January 31, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Elon Musk has built a disinformation machine one purpose of which is *explicitly and obviously* to attack the UK and undermine its interests and coherence. The Westminster government? Well they just go 'whatever' and they even help prop up the platform! Pathetic.
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Big moment for Europe: in December, fully electric cars outsold petrol-only cars in the EU for the first time.
This shows that clear, consistent policy works. Which is exactly why backtracking now would be a mistake. Rolling back targets or creating uncertainty would slow investment and innovation.
This shows that clear, consistent policy works. Which is exactly why backtracking now would be a mistake. Rolling back targets or creating uncertainty would slow investment and innovation.
January 27, 2026 at 9:42 AM
Big moment for Europe: in December, fully electric cars outsold petrol-only cars in the EU for the first time.
This shows that clear, consistent policy works. Which is exactly why backtracking now would be a mistake. Rolling back targets or creating uncertainty would slow investment and innovation.
This shows that clear, consistent policy works. Which is exactly why backtracking now would be a mistake. Rolling back targets or creating uncertainty would slow investment and innovation.
This says Andy Burnham's account was verified in November, yet there's no blue tick 🤔
✅ @andyburnham.bsky.social has been verified by @bsky.app.
January 25, 2026 at 10:08 PM
This says Andy Burnham's account was verified in November, yet there's no blue tick 🤔
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I am disappointed by today’s NEC decision and concerned about its potential impact on the important elections ahead of us.
To whoever becomes Labour’s candidate and to our members in Manchester and Tameside: you will have my full support in this fight and I will be there whenever you need me.
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To whoever becomes Labour’s candidate and to our members in Manchester and Tameside: you will have my full support in this fight and I will be there whenever you need me.
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January 25, 2026 at 5:47 PM
I am disappointed by today’s NEC decision and concerned about its potential impact on the important elections ahead of us.
To whoever becomes Labour’s candidate and to our members in Manchester and Tameside: you will have my full support in this fight and I will be there whenever you need me.
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To whoever becomes Labour’s candidate and to our members in Manchester and Tameside: you will have my full support in this fight and I will be there whenever you need me.
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I have today written to the Chair of Labour’s National Executive Committee seeking permission to enter the selection process for a candidate for the forthcoming Gorton and Denton by-election.
Read my letter here.👇🏻
Read my letter here.👇🏻
January 24, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I have today written to the Chair of Labour’s National Executive Committee seeking permission to enter the selection process for a candidate for the forthcoming Gorton and Denton by-election.
Read my letter here.👇🏻
Read my letter here.👇🏻
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Board of Peace - Season 1
January 24, 2026 at 7:45 AM
Board of Peace - Season 1
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Thank goodness I'm not Angela Raynor, otherwise the press would have hounded me out of office.
January 21, 2026 at 5:42 PM
Thank goodness I'm not Angela Raynor, otherwise the press would have hounded me out of office.
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also, side note, but why are these deranged outbursts by a deranged racist & misogynist ‘embarrassing’ for Starmer, who’s trying to prop up a security alliance in the face of madness, and not ‘embarrassing’ for the journalists working on these stories who’ve done so much to sanewash Trump?
January 20, 2026 at 10:40 AM
also, side note, but why are these deranged outbursts by a deranged racist & misogynist ‘embarrassing’ for Starmer, who’s trying to prop up a security alliance in the face of madness, and not ‘embarrassing’ for the journalists working on these stories who’ve done so much to sanewash Trump?
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Fantastic photo from Phil Laybourne capturing the moment a Red Deer steps on some Lego.
January 18, 2026 at 10:52 AM
Fantastic photo from Phil Laybourne capturing the moment a Red Deer steps on some Lego.
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Trump’s tariffs and threats mean it’s make your mind up time. If we can’t rely on America and we don’t want to cozy up to China, the answer is to get serious about our strategic future with Europe. NATO needs this too - the reset must be real, and it must happen quickly for all our sakes.
January 17, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Trump’s tariffs and threats mean it’s make your mind up time. If we can’t rely on America and we don’t want to cozy up to China, the answer is to get serious about our strategic future with Europe. NATO needs this too - the reset must be real, and it must happen quickly for all our sakes.
Watched Super Pumped, The Battle for Uber on @itvx.com. Highly recommend the show but the frequency of adverts is ridiculous. Subscribed to 'premium' to remove the adverts, but still forced to watch adverts for other shows 4 times per episode. Seriously, who at itv thinks this is a good experience?
January 11, 2026 at 9:39 PM
Watched Super Pumped, The Battle for Uber on @itvx.com. Highly recommend the show but the frequency of adverts is ridiculous. Subscribed to 'premium' to remove the adverts, but still forced to watch adverts for other shows 4 times per episode. Seriously, who at itv thinks this is a good experience?
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who could have predicted that stopping international students, care workers and nurses from coming to the UK would damage the economy/public finances while yielding precisely no political benefits?
Oh. Me.
[& lots of others obviously]
Oh. Me.
[& lots of others obviously]
January 10, 2026 at 1:50 PM
who could have predicted that stopping international students, care workers and nurses from coming to the UK would damage the economy/public finances while yielding precisely no political benefits?
Oh. Me.
[& lots of others obviously]
Oh. Me.
[& lots of others obviously]
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We're at the "Don't go out in public if you have brown skin because you might be murdered or kidnapped" stage of white supremacist fascism.
Minneapolis City Council member Jason Chavez: "Many of our immigrants neighbors are picked up simply by moving their cars. Help your neighbors take out the trash, because there are many reports of neighbors being kidnapped when they're taking their trash out."
January 9, 2026 at 3:28 PM
We're at the "Don't go out in public if you have brown skin because you might be murdered or kidnapped" stage of white supremacist fascism.
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January 2, 2026 at 4:59 PM
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Reform UK Review 2025
In May 2025 Nigel Farage said: “I do not want the NHS funded through general taxation.”
In January, he was asked about an insurance-based model for the NHS earlier this year, comparable to the one used in the States.
He said he is “open to anything”.
In May 2025 Nigel Farage said: “I do not want the NHS funded through general taxation.”
In January, he was asked about an insurance-based model for the NHS earlier this year, comparable to the one used in the States.
He said he is “open to anything”.
December 30, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Reform UK Review 2025
In May 2025 Nigel Farage said: “I do not want the NHS funded through general taxation.”
In January, he was asked about an insurance-based model for the NHS earlier this year, comparable to the one used in the States.
He said he is “open to anything”.
In May 2025 Nigel Farage said: “I do not want the NHS funded through general taxation.”
In January, he was asked about an insurance-based model for the NHS earlier this year, comparable to the one used in the States.
He said he is “open to anything”.
This story was the first thing I looked at this morning, and it's one of the most wholesome things I've ever read. Kudos to the BBC for unearthing such a heartwarming story for Christmas day.
December 25, 2025 at 11:45 PM
This story was the first thing I looked at this morning, and it's one of the most wholesome things I've ever read. Kudos to the BBC for unearthing such a heartwarming story for Christmas day.
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Britain’s hospitals average 90% bed occupancy throughout the year, and 95% in winter.
This is not normal!
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This is not normal!
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December 14, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Britain’s hospitals average 90% bed occupancy throughout the year, and 95% in winter.
This is not normal!
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This is not normal!
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