Nick Rochford
@nickrochford.bsky.social
English. But Welsh. Irish. Scots. Londoner.
Books, football, cricket, beer, wine, moussaka. But not at one sitting. Necessarily.
CPFC ST Holder | DHFC | Dulwich cricket | Surrey cricket | Mediterranean fan, West Norwood dweller....
Books, football, cricket, beer, wine, moussaka. But not at one sitting. Necessarily.
CPFC ST Holder | DHFC | Dulwich cricket | Surrey cricket | Mediterranean fan, West Norwood dweller....
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Nick Rochford
@nickrochford.bsky.social
· Jan 22
Finally left X today, ranting into the ether. Appropriate I thought..no more
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I wonder when we're going to start thinking seriously in the UK about what would be required of us in a war against Russia - well, an expansion of the current war into a recognised continental war. There will be a lot of pressure to stay isolated on the left and right.
November 28, 2025 at 2:26 PM
I wonder when we're going to start thinking seriously in the UK about what would be required of us in a war against Russia - well, an expansion of the current war into a recognised continental war. There will be a lot of pressure to stay isolated on the left and right.
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Keep in mind: Trump put tariffs on Ukraine and exempted Russia
November 30, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Keep in mind: Trump put tariffs on Ukraine and exempted Russia
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If ReformUK get into government next time then we can kiss goodbye to:
Paid holidays
Sick pay
Safer working conditions
Human Rights
Workers Rights
Unions
NHS & healthcare
Social care
Minimum wage
Among many other things.
Every person who knows a Reformer should have the conversation!.
Paid holidays
Sick pay
Safer working conditions
Human Rights
Workers Rights
Unions
NHS & healthcare
Social care
Minimum wage
Among many other things.
Every person who knows a Reformer should have the conversation!.
November 30, 2025 at 8:08 AM
If ReformUK get into government next time then we can kiss goodbye to:
Paid holidays
Sick pay
Safer working conditions
Human Rights
Workers Rights
Unions
NHS & healthcare
Social care
Minimum wage
Among many other things.
Every person who knows a Reformer should have the conversation!.
Paid holidays
Sick pay
Safer working conditions
Human Rights
Workers Rights
Unions
NHS & healthcare
Social care
Minimum wage
Among many other things.
Every person who knows a Reformer should have the conversation!.
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BBC describing Zarah Sultana as "Far-Left."
But the BBC do not use the term "Far-Right" for Nigel Farage.
Subtle and clever form of manipulation.
But the BBC do not use the term "Far-Right" for Nigel Farage.
Subtle and clever form of manipulation.
November 30, 2025 at 6:03 PM
BBC describing Zarah Sultana as "Far-Left."
But the BBC do not use the term "Far-Right" for Nigel Farage.
Subtle and clever form of manipulation.
But the BBC do not use the term "Far-Right" for Nigel Farage.
Subtle and clever form of manipulation.
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If the Venezuelan sailors were enemy combatants, then the 2nd strike is a war crime.
If the Venezuelan sailors weren’t enemy combatants, then both strikes are criminal murder.
It’s that simple.
If the Venezuelan sailors weren’t enemy combatants, then both strikes are criminal murder.
It’s that simple.
November 30, 2025 at 8:42 PM
If the Venezuelan sailors were enemy combatants, then the 2nd strike is a war crime.
If the Venezuelan sailors weren’t enemy combatants, then both strikes are criminal murder.
It’s that simple.
If the Venezuelan sailors weren’t enemy combatants, then both strikes are criminal murder.
It’s that simple.
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If the Telegraph can do this, why can’t #BBC journalists challenge all politicians who bemoan our lack of growth on the elephant in the room: the damage of #Brexit+what can be done to repair it? @omrgriffiths @Nshallice @dianamartinbbc @JonathanAspinw1 @JohntNeal @jonathancmunro
November 29, 2025 at 10:59 PM
If the Telegraph can do this, why can’t #BBC journalists challenge all politicians who bemoan our lack of growth on the elephant in the room: the damage of #Brexit+what can be done to repair it? @omrgriffiths @Nshallice @dianamartinbbc @JonathanAspinw1 @JohntNeal @jonathancmunro
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🤔🇺🇸🇪🇺 The US is no longer an ally of Europe, but a potential “opponent” or “threat,” — El País
Europe is too dependent on America in the military, technological and economic spheres, and this limits its autonomy. To change the situation, the EU has two ways:
Europe is too dependent on America in the military, technological and economic spheres, and this limits its autonomy. To change the situation, the EU has two ways:
November 30, 2025 at 2:18 PM
🤔🇺🇸🇪🇺 The US is no longer an ally of Europe, but a potential “opponent” or “threat,” — El País
Europe is too dependent on America in the military, technological and economic spheres, and this limits its autonomy. To change the situation, the EU has two ways:
Europe is too dependent on America in the military, technological and economic spheres, and this limits its autonomy. To change the situation, the EU has two ways:
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Reform are obvs opposed to White's overtly racist proposal on parliamentary eligibility. (They quietly ditched Ant Middleton as a possible Mayoral candidate over his identical grandparents rule).
It would be interesting to see Rupert Lowe asked to comment directly on these comments
It would be interesting to see Rupert Lowe asked to comment directly on these comments
November 30, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Reform are obvs opposed to White's overtly racist proposal on parliamentary eligibility. (They quietly ditched Ant Middleton as a possible Mayoral candidate over his identical grandparents rule).
It would be interesting to see Rupert Lowe asked to comment directly on these comments
It would be interesting to see Rupert Lowe asked to comment directly on these comments
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For context the 'Middle England' referred to here is the 0.5% of households living in homes worth more than £2 million
November 30, 2025 at 10:27 PM
For context the 'Middle England' referred to here is the 0.5% of households living in homes worth more than £2 million
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Deeply sad to hear that the brilliant, legendary Brian Hayes has died at the age of 87. His contribution to British radio knew no bounds. While he didn't create the @lbc.co.uk phone-in, he perfected it after moving over from Capital Radio in the early days of ILR.....
November 30, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Deeply sad to hear that the brilliant, legendary Brian Hayes has died at the age of 87. His contribution to British radio knew no bounds. While he didn't create the @lbc.co.uk phone-in, he perfected it after moving over from Capital Radio in the early days of ILR.....
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Lucy White's overt racism - she wants Nus Ghsni banned from the Commons (birthplace), and Rishi Sunak, Priti Patel & Shabana Mahmood banned from office - may have finally gone too far for TalkTV. The GB News response is disingenuous.
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
GB News urged to cut ties with contributor accused of racism
Rightwing activist claimed Commons deputy speaker Nusrat Ghani should be barred because she was born in Pakistan
www.theguardian.com
November 30, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Lucy White's overt racism - she wants Nus Ghsni banned from the Commons (birthplace), and Rishi Sunak, Priti Patel & Shabana Mahmood banned from office - may have finally gone too far for TalkTV. The GB News response is disingenuous.
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
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Are there any other countries whose "patriotic" publications pay foreigners to write about what a hellhole they think their country is?
November 28, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Are there any other countries whose "patriotic" publications pay foreigners to write about what a hellhole they think their country is?
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I preferred it when Rod Stewart sung
lovely songs such as ‘Sailing,’
‘Mull of Kintyre’ and ‘Margaret May.’
Now he’s become all radicalised, wallpapering his rooms in animal skin and sending back his gongs.
😬
lovely songs such as ‘Sailing,’
‘Mull of Kintyre’ and ‘Margaret May.’
Now he’s become all radicalised, wallpapering his rooms in animal skin and sending back his gongs.
😬
November 30, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I preferred it when Rod Stewart sung
lovely songs such as ‘Sailing,’
‘Mull of Kintyre’ and ‘Margaret May.’
Now he’s become all radicalised, wallpapering his rooms in animal skin and sending back his gongs.
😬
lovely songs such as ‘Sailing,’
‘Mull of Kintyre’ and ‘Margaret May.’
Now he’s become all radicalised, wallpapering his rooms in animal skin and sending back his gongs.
😬
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31 years ago this month, I warned that America was becoming a two-tiered society composed of a few winners and a larger group left behind, whose anger and disillusionment could be easily manipulated.
I took a lot of heat for this speech. Watch and tell me if I was wrong.
I took a lot of heat for this speech. Watch and tell me if I was wrong.
A Warning from 1994 of a Two-Tiered Society | Robert Reich
Robert Reich
youtu.be
November 29, 2025 at 9:01 PM
31 years ago this month, I warned that America was becoming a two-tiered society composed of a few winners and a larger group left behind, whose anger and disillusionment could be easily manipulated.
I took a lot of heat for this speech. Watch and tell me if I was wrong.
I took a lot of heat for this speech. Watch and tell me if I was wrong.
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The central delusion of Thatcherism is the idea politicians can destroy the postwar settlement and replace it with nothing, which in practice turns out to always be panicking governments shoring up the systems they vandalised fuck out of, using sticky tape and wood glue.
November 28, 2025 at 12:59 PM
The central delusion of Thatcherism is the idea politicians can destroy the postwar settlement and replace it with nothing, which in practice turns out to always be panicking governments shoring up the systems they vandalised fuck out of, using sticky tape and wood glue.
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The BBC budget "analysis" consists mostly of voxpops by people complaining bitterly about Labour taxing too much and roughly an equal amount of people complaining bitterly about Labour spending too little.
November 28, 2025 at 3:04 PM
The BBC budget "analysis" consists mostly of voxpops by people complaining bitterly about Labour taxing too much and roughly an equal amount of people complaining bitterly about Labour spending too little.
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“She is doing things that I think are letting this country down".
Labour peer Alf Dubs, who arrived in the UK on the Kindertransport, tells @nicolakellywrites.bsky.social that he is deeply disappointed in Shabana Mahmood and Keir Starmer's betrayal of child refugees
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/28/a...
Labour peer Alf Dubs, who arrived in the UK on the Kindertransport, tells @nicolakellywrites.bsky.social that he is deeply disappointed in Shabana Mahmood and Keir Starmer's betrayal of child refugees
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/28/a...
Alf Dubs Accuses Shabana Mahmood of 'Letting the Country Down' With Plans to Outdo Reform on Asylum
The veteran Labour peer and lifelong campaigner for child refugees, Alf Dubs, tells Byline Times that the Home Secretary's plans are "bitterly disappointing coming from a Labour Government"
bylinetimes.com
November 28, 2025 at 10:05 AM
“She is doing things that I think are letting this country down".
Labour peer Alf Dubs, who arrived in the UK on the Kindertransport, tells @nicolakellywrites.bsky.social that he is deeply disappointed in Shabana Mahmood and Keir Starmer's betrayal of child refugees
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/28/a...
Labour peer Alf Dubs, who arrived in the UK on the Kindertransport, tells @nicolakellywrites.bsky.social that he is deeply disappointed in Shabana Mahmood and Keir Starmer's betrayal of child refugees
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/28/a...
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Catch @onejen.bsky.social on #BBCWorldService on how her private trauma led her to expose the #phonehacking scandal alongside @bynickdavies.bsky.social & @arusbridger.bsky.social
#DontLetitBreakYouHoney @hachetteuk.bsky.social
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w...
#DontLetitBreakYouHoney @hachetteuk.bsky.social
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w...
BBC World Service - Outlook, My private trauma was leaked to the press - so I fought back
Jenny helped expose a national scandal after her police testimony appeared in a newspaper
www.bbc.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Catch @onejen.bsky.social on #BBCWorldService on how her private trauma led her to expose the #phonehacking scandal alongside @bynickdavies.bsky.social & @arusbridger.bsky.social
#DontLetitBreakYouHoney @hachetteuk.bsky.social
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w...
#DontLetitBreakYouHoney @hachetteuk.bsky.social
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w...
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It takes a special kind of right-wing British political party to literally sell black shirts.
Are you going to tell them?
Or shall I?
Are you going to tell them?
Or shall I?
November 28, 2025 at 1:55 PM
It takes a special kind of right-wing British political party to literally sell black shirts.
Are you going to tell them?
Or shall I?
Are you going to tell them?
Or shall I?
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At some point Europe will need to realize that Russia is at war.
November 28, 2025 at 12:22 PM
At some point Europe will need to realize that Russia is at war.
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This is how the Mail has covered a 70% fall in net migration.
The Government should stop kidding itself it will ever get credit for being anti-migration. They could cut numbers to zero and there would still be front pages blasting them for making the UK a socialist wasteland no one wants to come to
The Government should stop kidding itself it will ever get credit for being anti-migration. They could cut numbers to zero and there would still be front pages blasting them for making the UK a socialist wasteland no one wants to come to
November 28, 2025 at 12:35 PM
This is how the Mail has covered a 70% fall in net migration.
The Government should stop kidding itself it will ever get credit for being anti-migration. They could cut numbers to zero and there would still be front pages blasting them for making the UK a socialist wasteland no one wants to come to
The Government should stop kidding itself it will ever get credit for being anti-migration. They could cut numbers to zero and there would still be front pages blasting them for making the UK a socialist wasteland no one wants to come to
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I fully appreciate this is quite an open ended question, but what the actual f**k is wrong with the Home Office? How devoid of the most basic humanity do you have to be to do this?
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
UK rejects visa for girl left destitute in Jamaica by Hurricane Melissa
Lati-Yana Brown’s parents had asked for application to be expedited so she could join them in UK after house ruined
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 1:00 PM
I fully appreciate this is quite an open ended question, but what the actual f**k is wrong with the Home Office? How devoid of the most basic humanity do you have to be to do this?
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Why do so many prominent Brexiteers live in France? Nigel Lawson; Andrew Neil; and former Brexit Party & UKIP MEP David Coburn. Asked to account for himself in the Nathan Gill story it turns out he lives in a French chateau. The brazen hypocrisy of this lot is just staggering!
November 28, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Why do so many prominent Brexiteers live in France? Nigel Lawson; Andrew Neil; and former Brexit Party & UKIP MEP David Coburn. Asked to account for himself in the Nathan Gill story it turns out he lives in a French chateau. The brazen hypocrisy of this lot is just staggering!
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The UK, where the day after a decision to take half a million children out of poverty, the media & political world has been full of sneering at those same children & their families, labelling them as ‘Benefits Street’, while the same people are moaning about a tax on £2m mansions. Shameful stuff.
November 27, 2025 at 8:22 PM
The UK, where the day after a decision to take half a million children out of poverty, the media & political world has been full of sneering at those same children & their families, labelling them as ‘Benefits Street’, while the same people are moaning about a tax on £2m mansions. Shameful stuff.