Nicky Smith
@nickysmith.bsky.social
Inverse of "as you age, you become more right-wing." Foodie Francophile. Don't even get me started on Brexit. Fabric hoarder. Random smiler. Country walker, reader, runner (with imposter syndrome.) Love athletics, rugby #FBPE
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Reform UK went into Durham Council promising to find huge savings. They have managed to GROW the authority's deficit by over £11m *in the last two months*.
Grimes recommends “serious consideration” to increasing council tax “by the maximum 5%.” ~AA
northeastbylines.co.uk/news/politic...
Grimes recommends “serious consideration” to increasing council tax “by the maximum 5%.” ~AA
northeastbylines.co.uk/news/politic...
Reform cabinet backs £10mn cuts to start filling Durham’s growing black hole
Reform is now learning that running a big council is not as easy as it probably thought
northeastbylines.co.uk
December 1, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Reform UK went into Durham Council promising to find huge savings. They have managed to GROW the authority's deficit by over £11m *in the last two months*.
Grimes recommends “serious consideration” to increasing council tax “by the maximum 5%.” ~AA
northeastbylines.co.uk/news/politic...
Grimes recommends “serious consideration” to increasing council tax “by the maximum 5%.” ~AA
northeastbylines.co.uk/news/politic...
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🚨WOW! The Petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy has now rocketed past 75,000 signatures! 🙏
LET’S KEEP GOING!
If a petition is what it’s going to take let’s get this done!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
LET’S KEEP GOING!
If a petition is what it’s going to take let’s get this done!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
November 27, 2025 at 9:38 PM
🚨WOW! The Petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy has now rocketed past 75,000 signatures! 🙏
LET’S KEEP GOING!
If a petition is what it’s going to take let’s get this done!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
LET’S KEEP GOING!
If a petition is what it’s going to take let’s get this done!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
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The real BBC bias story, narrated by Anna Ford
November 19, 2025 at 12:12 PM
The real BBC bias story, narrated by Anna Ford
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The CURRENT sitting MP for Clacton earns £511,000 as a presenter for GB News and took £281,000 as a brand ambassador for Direct Bullion.
So maybe sit this one out, you rancid herring.
So maybe sit this one out, you rancid herring.
November 10, 2025 at 5:44 PM
The CURRENT sitting MP for Clacton earns £511,000 as a presenter for GB News and took £281,000 as a brand ambassador for Direct Bullion.
So maybe sit this one out, you rancid herring.
So maybe sit this one out, you rancid herring.
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School pupils are to be taught how to tackle conspiracy theories, spot 'fake news' & root out misinformation. The Daily Mail, ajudged by Wikipedia to be an unreliable new source, is furious. You don't have to be Sherlock Holmes to work out why.
November 5, 2025 at 9:05 AM
School pupils are to be taught how to tackle conspiracy theories, spot 'fake news' & root out misinformation. The Daily Mail, ajudged by Wikipedia to be an unreliable new source, is furious. You don't have to be Sherlock Holmes to work out why.
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Brexit shitshow latest:
“The poll adds to the mounting pile of evidence that….dogma about regulatory alignment has always been more of an elite obsession”
People want lower bills and less hassle and don’t care about Farage’s ego or agreeing with EU rules. Who knew?
www.politico.eu/article/uk-w...
“The poll adds to the mounting pile of evidence that….dogma about regulatory alignment has always been more of an elite obsession”
People want lower bills and less hassle and don’t care about Farage’s ego or agreeing with EU rules. Who knew?
www.politico.eu/article/uk-w...
Brits want Nigel Farage to step away from the Brexit shredder
Polling commissioned by POLITICO shows wide public support for Labour’s EU reset.
www.politico.eu
October 3, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Brexit shitshow latest:
“The poll adds to the mounting pile of evidence that….dogma about regulatory alignment has always been more of an elite obsession”
People want lower bills and less hassle and don’t care about Farage’s ego or agreeing with EU rules. Who knew?
www.politico.eu/article/uk-w...
“The poll adds to the mounting pile of evidence that….dogma about regulatory alignment has always been more of an elite obsession”
People want lower bills and less hassle and don’t care about Farage’s ego or agreeing with EU rules. Who knew?
www.politico.eu/article/uk-w...
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Exclusive: Reform's plan, which it claims would net huge savings over the coming decades, would actually cost the UK about £70-90bn over the next ten years alone, new analysis suggests
Farage's Trillion Pound Black Hole: The Real Cost of Reform UK's Mass Deportation Plan
www.bylinesupplement.com
September 25, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Exclusive: Reform's plan, which it claims would net huge savings over the coming decades, would actually cost the UK about £70-90bn over the next ten years alone, new analysis suggests
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The richest man on earth owns X.
The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
September 24, 2025 at 8:00 PM
The richest man on earth owns X.
The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
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I’m so sick of seeing Farage and co on TV all the bloody time. They now know that if thy hold a press conference on any day ending in a ‘y’, they will be given endless coverage and broadcasting hours. All this for a party that could fit all of its MPs into a hatchback car.
September 22, 2025 at 5:40 PM
I’m so sick of seeing Farage and co on TV all the bloody time. They now know that if thy hold a press conference on any day ending in a ‘y’, they will be given endless coverage and broadcasting hours. All this for a party that could fit all of its MPs into a hatchback car.
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"Researchers have developed a comprehensive tracking project documenting the systematic dismantling of democratic institutions in the United States under Trump’s emerging regime.
On 9 September, Christina Pagel and Sandy Laping presented their Trump Action Tracker project..."
On 9 September, Christina Pagel and Sandy Laping presented their Trump Action Tracker project..."
Tracking Trump’s actions
Democracy under siege: how Trump’s authoritarian playbook threatens both US and European institutions
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
September 22, 2025 at 8:44 PM
"Researchers have developed a comprehensive tracking project documenting the systematic dismantling of democratic institutions in the United States under Trump’s emerging regime.
On 9 September, Christina Pagel and Sandy Laping presented their Trump Action Tracker project..."
On 9 September, Christina Pagel and Sandy Laping presented their Trump Action Tracker project..."
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Brexit is the toxic epicentre of the political shitshow we now have to endure. It promoted idiocy and deceit, endorsed racism, divided us, made us poorer, weaker, less safe and less sane. It’s belittled the country, killed the Tory party and given birth to Reform.
A relentless klaxon of failure.
A relentless klaxon of failure.
What a gargantuan mess. #Brexit
September 17, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Brexit is the toxic epicentre of the political shitshow we now have to endure. It promoted idiocy and deceit, endorsed racism, divided us, made us poorer, weaker, less safe and less sane. It’s belittled the country, killed the Tory party and given birth to Reform.
A relentless klaxon of failure.
A relentless klaxon of failure.
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Think we can all agree that politics around the globe is pretty broken, but the main culprit is the fact that so much of our media is controlled by often warped individuals with an axe to grind. Failing politics won't be sorted until media balance is achieved.
September 16, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Think we can all agree that politics around the globe is pretty broken, but the main culprit is the fact that so much of our media is controlled by often warped individuals with an axe to grind. Failing politics won't be sorted until media balance is achieved.
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Farage is *such* a spiv. It’s staggering that he isn’t seen by all as a grubby little crook. He’s done so much harm to our country but gets to breeze on through, never being held to account on any of it.
If the excuse is - well he’s not in power - the answer needs to be…
it’ll be far too late then.
If the excuse is - well he’s not in power - the answer needs to be…
it’ll be far too late then.
September 12, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Farage is *such* a spiv. It’s staggering that he isn’t seen by all as a grubby little crook. He’s done so much harm to our country but gets to breeze on through, never being held to account on any of it.
If the excuse is - well he’s not in power - the answer needs to be…
it’ll be far too late then.
If the excuse is - well he’s not in power - the answer needs to be…
it’ll be far too late then.
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He massively admires Tommy Robinson...
He was with Tommy Robinson the previous evening...
Tommy Robinson gave him the flags...
But this is a grassroots movement apparently
He was with Tommy Robinson the previous evening...
Tommy Robinson gave him the flags...
But this is a grassroots movement apparently
NOTHING will prepare you for this 45-second story arc. From "I'm just doing this because I love the flag, it's totally grassroots, and I'm not part of anything political"... to who actually gave him the flags the night before.
Anyone who believes it is an innocent movement needs to see this.
Anyone who believes it is an innocent movement needs to see this.
September 10, 2025 at 3:15 PM
He massively admires Tommy Robinson...
He was with Tommy Robinson the previous evening...
Tommy Robinson gave him the flags...
But this is a grassroots movement apparently
He was with Tommy Robinson the previous evening...
Tommy Robinson gave him the flags...
But this is a grassroots movement apparently
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He's EXTREMELY tetchy.
As my granny used to say: "To be a good liar, you need a good memory".
September 8, 2025 at 10:10 AM
He's EXTREMELY tetchy.
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If you spend just 5 mins researching Nigel Farage's partner Laure Ferrari you will suddenly see clearly how much the media chooses to ignore the big stories for political gain.
For a start no one seems to be asking where an unemployed former waitress found £900k to buy a house outright in Clacton
For a start no one seems to be asking where an unemployed former waitress found £900k to buy a house outright in Clacton
September 8, 2025 at 10:33 AM
If you spend just 5 mins researching Nigel Farage's partner Laure Ferrari you will suddenly see clearly how much the media chooses to ignore the big stories for political gain.
For a start no one seems to be asking where an unemployed former waitress found £900k to buy a house outright in Clacton
For a start no one seems to be asking where an unemployed former waitress found £900k to buy a house outright in Clacton
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But of course Dorries has joined Reform…
Reform is like a drain pulling all the shite towards it.
Soon, all the political rubbish will have gathered there.
Reform is like a drain pulling all the shite towards it.
Soon, all the political rubbish will have gathered there.
September 4, 2025 at 7:21 PM
But of course Dorries has joined Reform…
Reform is like a drain pulling all the shite towards it.
Soon, all the political rubbish will have gathered there.
Reform is like a drain pulling all the shite towards it.
Soon, all the political rubbish will have gathered there.
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Nigel Farage looks uncomfortable as Jamie Raskin uses his opening statement to absolutely demolish him
September 3, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Nigel Farage looks uncomfortable as Jamie Raskin uses his opening statement to absolutely demolish him
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Free Speech Loving Nigel Farage
Yes, I'm a journalist who's critical of Farage and Reform UK. But I'm an accredited journalist with a press card, I'm the political editor of a weekly magazine, and when I registered back in May I got confirmation it was "successful". Until today, when it's now "declined". Here's the pics:
September 3, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Free Speech Loving Nigel Farage
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Where has this ludicrous ECHR "debate" even come from.
I've never once met an ordinary member of the public who's said to me, "Do you know what? We REALLY need to leave the ECHR."
It's just a new right wing talking point because every other shit idea they've foisted on us has run out of steam.
I've never once met an ordinary member of the public who's said to me, "Do you know what? We REALLY need to leave the ECHR."
It's just a new right wing talking point because every other shit idea they've foisted on us has run out of steam.
September 1, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Where has this ludicrous ECHR "debate" even come from.
I've never once met an ordinary member of the public who's said to me, "Do you know what? We REALLY need to leave the ECHR."
It's just a new right wing talking point because every other shit idea they've foisted on us has run out of steam.
I've never once met an ordinary member of the public who's said to me, "Do you know what? We REALLY need to leave the ECHR."
It's just a new right wing talking point because every other shit idea they've foisted on us has run out of steam.
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Any fool blithely saying they’ve now had a bit of a think about the ECHR and we should leave - is part of why we’re now stuck in the mess of Brexit, being told by the far right to hand our human rights over to them to administer.
FFS people. Have you learned nothing from the last decade of failure?
FFS people. Have you learned nothing from the last decade of failure?
August 29, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Any fool blithely saying they’ve now had a bit of a think about the ECHR and we should leave - is part of why we’re now stuck in the mess of Brexit, being told by the far right to hand our human rights over to them to administer.
FFS people. Have you learned nothing from the last decade of failure?
FFS people. Have you learned nothing from the last decade of failure?
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This is just next level insanity.
In January this year, Reform picked Sharon Carby, aged 70, from Bradford, to run as their Croydon Mayoral candidate.
There was just one rather significant problem.
She had sadly died in July 2024.
insidecroydon.com/2025/08/27/f...
In January this year, Reform picked Sharon Carby, aged 70, from Bradford, to run as their Croydon Mayoral candidate.
There was just one rather significant problem.
She had sadly died in July 2024.
insidecroydon.com/2025/08/27/f...
Farage party picked a dead woman to run for Croydon Mayor
EXCLUSIVE: Sharon Carby, aged 70, from Bradford, sadly died in July 2024. But that didn’t stop Reform UK six months later picking her as their Croydon mayoral candidate. By our Political Edit…
insidecroydon.com
August 28, 2025 at 6:11 PM
This is just next level insanity.
In January this year, Reform picked Sharon Carby, aged 70, from Bradford, to run as their Croydon Mayoral candidate.
There was just one rather significant problem.
She had sadly died in July 2024.
insidecroydon.com/2025/08/27/f...
In January this year, Reform picked Sharon Carby, aged 70, from Bradford, to run as their Croydon Mayoral candidate.
There was just one rather significant problem.
She had sadly died in July 2024.
insidecroydon.com/2025/08/27/f...
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The eternal question in the minds of UK citizens:
August 28, 2025 at 11:11 AM
The eternal question in the minds of UK citizens:
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Perhaps rather than endlessly promoting Mr Farage, the national media could highlight what his local councillors are doing - as demonstrated here by @northantstelegraph.bsky.social
www.northantstelegraph.co.uk/news/people/...
www.northantstelegraph.co.uk/news/people/...
Corby Reform councillor resigns over serious racism allegations
Reform councillor Robert Bloom, who has been in his North Northamptonshire Council post for just 117 days, has resigned after a neighbour alleged he used appalling racial slurs toward her family.
www.northantstelegraph.co.uk
August 27, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Perhaps rather than endlessly promoting Mr Farage, the national media could highlight what his local councillors are doing - as demonstrated here by @northantstelegraph.bsky.social
www.northantstelegraph.co.uk/news/people/...
www.northantstelegraph.co.uk/news/people/...
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With the caveat that I'm not a woman, I suspect there is a fairly obvious flaw to this plan in terms of making women feel more safe on the streets.
August 12, 2025 at 9:02 AM
With the caveat that I'm not a woman, I suspect there is a fairly obvious flaw to this plan in terms of making women feel more safe on the streets.