@oldsid.bsky.social
I joined the Newport (IOW) Music Shed in 2017. I made many good friends and it gave me the confidence to perform at folk clubs and open mics.
I now play in a band.
I lost my wife in 2023. My new music friends and performing helped immensely in my grief.
It is priceless, well done Age UK.
I now play in a band.
I lost my wife in 2023. My new music friends and performing helped immensely in my grief.
It is priceless, well done Age UK.
November 19, 2025 at 10:43 AM
I joined the Newport (IOW) Music Shed in 2017. I made many good friends and it gave me the confidence to perform at folk clubs and open mics.
I now play in a band.
I lost my wife in 2023. My new music friends and performing helped immensely in my grief.
It is priceless, well done Age UK.
I now play in a band.
I lost my wife in 2023. My new music friends and performing helped immensely in my grief.
It is priceless, well done Age UK.
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Brexit - championed by Farage - has been a significant factor in many of the UK’s problems - it’s time UK news shows and Labour started pointing that out
Brexit - championed by Farage - has been a significant factor in creating this mess - it’s time UK news shows started pointing that out
youtu.be/be3b8RkMqvs?...
youtu.be/be3b8RkMqvs?...
Brexit - championed by Farage - has been a significant factor in creating this mess
YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic
youtu.be
August 27, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Brexit - championed by Farage - has been a significant factor in many of the UK’s problems - it’s time UK news shows and Labour started pointing that out
What is clear is it's unlikely Labour will achieve their 2024 majority. Most other parties would not work with Reform
The Labour party members have widespread support for changing the electoral system to one of proportionate representation. www.labourforanewdemocracy.org.uk
The Labour party members have widespread support for changing the electoral system to one of proportionate representation. www.labourforanewdemocracy.org.uk
June 27, 2025 at 8:33 AM
What is clear is it's unlikely Labour will achieve their 2024 majority. Most other parties would not work with Reform
The Labour party members have widespread support for changing the electoral system to one of proportionate representation. www.labourforanewdemocracy.org.uk
The Labour party members have widespread support for changing the electoral system to one of proportionate representation. www.labourforanewdemocracy.org.uk
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If history teaches us one thing
Never trust a man who would be king
Who seeks all power for himself
To burnish his prestige and wealth
A nation born in revolution
Should know this offers no solution
For there can be no liberty
Where one man rules with impunity
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfeY...
Never trust a man who would be king
Who seeks all power for himself
To burnish his prestige and wealth
A nation born in revolution
Should know this offers no solution
For there can be no liberty
Where one man rules with impunity
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfeY...
Billy Bragg - The Buck Doesn't Stop Here No More [Official Audio]
YouTube video by Billy Bragg
www.youtube.com
June 14, 2025 at 10:53 AM
If history teaches us one thing
Never trust a man who would be king
Who seeks all power for himself
To burnish his prestige and wealth
A nation born in revolution
Should know this offers no solution
For there can be no liberty
Where one man rules with impunity
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfeY...
Never trust a man who would be king
Who seeks all power for himself
To burnish his prestige and wealth
A nation born in revolution
Should know this offers no solution
For there can be no liberty
Where one man rules with impunity
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfeY...
I always use great songs to give me hope, so this is for hope that the USA will prevail and come out of these dark times.
youtu.be/wEBlaMOmKV4?...
youtu.be/wEBlaMOmKV4?...
Sam Cooke - A Change Is Gonna Come (Official Lyric Video)
YouTube video by SamCookeVEVO
youtu.be
June 11, 2025 at 10:02 PM
I always use great songs to give me hope, so this is for hope that the USA will prevail and come out of these dark times.
youtu.be/wEBlaMOmKV4?...
youtu.be/wEBlaMOmKV4?...
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This sounds like aggressive “re-programming”…
…and surely breaks international law as to what captors are allowed to do with their hostages.
…and surely breaks international law as to what captors are allowed to do with their hostages.
June 9, 2025 at 8:03 AM
This sounds like aggressive “re-programming”…
…and surely breaks international law as to what captors are allowed to do with their hostages.
…and surely breaks international law as to what captors are allowed to do with their hostages.
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Jon Stewart is a legend & the way this show is trying to explain to a mainstream audience the gravity what is happening in the US is amazing. It was both thrilling & terrifying to be part of it. Thank you @TheDailyShow 👏
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vG7C...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vG7C...
Carole Cadwalladr - Broligarchs, AI, and a Techno-Authoritarian Surveillance State | The Daily Show
YouTube video by The Daily Show
www.youtube.com
June 3, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Jon Stewart is a legend & the way this show is trying to explain to a mainstream audience the gravity what is happening in the US is amazing. It was both thrilling & terrifying to be part of it. Thank you @TheDailyShow 👏
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vG7C...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vG7C...
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⭐️ 50 YEARS AGO TODAY ⭐️
17.4 million people voted “Yes” to Europe…
…the single largest vote for any single proposition in the UK’s history.
This 17.4M was from a pop at the time of just 56M - and represented a massive 67% of all votes cast.
Let’s do it again. #RejoinEU
17.4 million people voted “Yes” to Europe…
…the single largest vote for any single proposition in the UK’s history.
This 17.4M was from a pop at the time of just 56M - and represented a massive 67% of all votes cast.
Let’s do it again. #RejoinEU
June 5, 2025 at 3:09 PM
⭐️ 50 YEARS AGO TODAY ⭐️
17.4 million people voted “Yes” to Europe…
…the single largest vote for any single proposition in the UK’s history.
This 17.4M was from a pop at the time of just 56M - and represented a massive 67% of all votes cast.
Let’s do it again. #RejoinEU
17.4 million people voted “Yes” to Europe…
…the single largest vote for any single proposition in the UK’s history.
This 17.4M was from a pop at the time of just 56M - and represented a massive 67% of all votes cast.
Let’s do it again. #RejoinEU
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EU should retaliate hard. Trump will back down.
EU trade chief Maros Sefcovic said: "EU-US trade is unmatched and must be guided by mutual respect, not threats….We stand ready to defend our interests”
news.sky.com/story/us-eu-...
news.sky.com/story/us-eu-...
US-EU trade war fears reignite as Europe strikes back at Trump's threat
In recent days, the US president has again threatened once-allies with the spectre of tariffs. But he also said he would impose the levy on one of America's most successful companies: Apple. Markets h...
news.sky.com
May 24, 2025 at 9:35 AM
EU should retaliate hard. Trump will back down.
I'm living on the beautiful Isle of Wight and had a few beers with fine friends. Just got home and playing probably the greatest 45 rpm single ever made written by the great Jimmy Webb and sung perfectly by Irish actor Richard Harris. Sheer perfection.
youtu.be/-GhK4X-hMKA?...
youtu.be/-GhK4X-hMKA?...
Richard Harris - MacArthur Park (video editado)
YouTube video by RUBEN ROCK GOMEZ
youtu.be
May 21, 2025 at 12:10 AM
I'm living on the beautiful Isle of Wight and had a few beers with fine friends. Just got home and playing probably the greatest 45 rpm single ever made written by the great Jimmy Webb and sung perfectly by Irish actor Richard Harris. Sheer perfection.
youtu.be/-GhK4X-hMKA?...
youtu.be/-GhK4X-hMKA?...
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The horror show of xenophobia that was #PressPreview tonight.
80 million Europeans are apparently coming, they are bringing their families, they will slip away and not return when their visas expire, because - as everyone in that studio seems to agree - Europeans just cannot be trusted. Poor. ~AA
80 million Europeans are apparently coming, they are bringing their families, they will slip away and not return when their visas expire, because - as everyone in that studio seems to agree - Europeans just cannot be trusted. Poor. ~AA
May 19, 2025 at 10:20 PM
The horror show of xenophobia that was #PressPreview tonight.
80 million Europeans are apparently coming, they are bringing their families, they will slip away and not return when their visas expire, because - as everyone in that studio seems to agree - Europeans just cannot be trusted. Poor. ~AA
80 million Europeans are apparently coming, they are bringing their families, they will slip away and not return when their visas expire, because - as everyone in that studio seems to agree - Europeans just cannot be trusted. Poor. ~AA
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God the tabloids and Brexit dinosaurs were boring today… 🦖
Braying the same “betrayal” lines they’ve brayed since they got what they wanted… then found they had no benefits in it whatsoever.
Still they came out today to play victim yet again.
But the world has moved on.
Braying the same “betrayal” lines they’ve brayed since they got what they wanted… then found they had no benefits in it whatsoever.
Still they came out today to play victim yet again.
But the world has moved on.
May 19, 2025 at 9:55 PM
God the tabloids and Brexit dinosaurs were boring today… 🦖
Braying the same “betrayal” lines they’ve brayed since they got what they wanted… then found they had no benefits in it whatsoever.
Still they came out today to play victim yet again.
But the world has moved on.
Braying the same “betrayal” lines they’ve brayed since they got what they wanted… then found they had no benefits in it whatsoever.
Still they came out today to play victim yet again.
But the world has moved on.
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United Utilities in use 'less water' warning as reservoir levels drop.
UU has 205 criminal convictions. It loses 175bn litres to leaky pipes, built no new reservoirs, paid excessive dividends, neglected Investment.
Wants people to pay more for less.
No national plan for water security.
UU has 205 criminal convictions. It loses 175bn litres to leaky pipes, built no new reservoirs, paid excessive dividends, neglected Investment.
Wants people to pay more for less.
No national plan for water security.
United Utilities in 'use less water' warning as reservoir levels drop
United Utilities says reservoirs at 69% of capacity, compared to more than 90% this time last year.
www.bbc.co.uk
May 11, 2025 at 7:52 AM
United Utilities in use 'less water' warning as reservoir levels drop.
UU has 205 criminal convictions. It loses 175bn litres to leaky pipes, built no new reservoirs, paid excessive dividends, neglected Investment.
Wants people to pay more for less.
No national plan for water security.
UU has 205 criminal convictions. It loses 175bn litres to leaky pipes, built no new reservoirs, paid excessive dividends, neglected Investment.
Wants people to pay more for less.
No national plan for water security.
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C'mon , let's get fossil fuel ads banned . . . first step , a debate in Parliament . Will you be the 100,000th signature on my petition ? Sign at govpetition.uk/700024 – almost there !
May 8, 2025 at 7:39 PM
C'mon , let's get fossil fuel ads banned . . . first step , a debate in Parliament . Will you be the 100,000th signature on my petition ? Sign at govpetition.uk/700024 – almost there !
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Brilliant.
TANK vs TESLA
"We've crushed fascism before and we'll crush it again"
- WW2 veteran Ken, 98, in the tank
"We've crushed fascism before and we'll crush it again"
- WW2 veteran Ken, 98, in the tank
May 8, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Brilliant.
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Reform UK says it’ll ‘reset’ Britain inch by inch.
But to what?
Smog, slums and Section 28? Their nostalgic fantasy hides a dangerous truth.
👉 Read The Bear's clear-eyed breakdown of what’s really on offer:
But to what?
Smog, slums and Section 28? Their nostalgic fantasy hides a dangerous truth.
👉 Read The Bear's clear-eyed breakdown of what’s really on offer:
Reform UK offers nostalgia, not solutions
Reform UK trades on national nostalgia – but behind the slogans lies regression, not renewal or reform
eastangliabylines.co.uk
May 5, 2025 at 6:23 AM
Reform UK says it’ll ‘reset’ Britain inch by inch.
But to what?
Smog, slums and Section 28? Their nostalgic fantasy hides a dangerous truth.
👉 Read The Bear's clear-eyed breakdown of what’s really on offer:
But to what?
Smog, slums and Section 28? Their nostalgic fantasy hides a dangerous truth.
👉 Read The Bear's clear-eyed breakdown of what’s really on offer:
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This Workers’ Memorial Day, we honour the dead by demanding a democracy that protects the living. Politics for the Many, backed by 11 major unions and 83% of Labour members, is calling for an independent commission on electoral reform. Our latest blog 👇
politicsforthemany.co.uk/honouring-th...
politicsforthemany.co.uk/honouring-th...
Honouring the Dead by Fighting for a Democracy That Protects the Living
Every year on 28th April, we gather to remember those who lost their lives, health, or livelihoods to unsafe work. Workers’ Memorial Day is a reminder that safe work is a right—a right too often sacri...
politicsforthemany.co.uk
April 28, 2025 at 9:54 AM
This Workers’ Memorial Day, we honour the dead by demanding a democracy that protects the living. Politics for the Many, backed by 11 major unions and 83% of Labour members, is calling for an independent commission on electoral reform. Our latest blog 👇
politicsforthemany.co.uk/honouring-th...
politicsforthemany.co.uk/honouring-th...
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"You won the West of England Mayor's race, but the winner gets 25%... does that feel to you like democracy?"
"Do you think we've got to look again at the voting system?"
"Less than 10% of the total electorate voted for the candidate who won - which feels crazy"
#r4today #TodayProgramme
"Do you think we've got to look again at the voting system?"
"Less than 10% of the total electorate voted for the candidate who won - which feels crazy"
#r4today #TodayProgramme
May 2, 2025 at 8:48 AM
"You won the West of England Mayor's race, but the winner gets 25%... does that feel to you like democracy?"
"Do you think we've got to look again at the voting system?"
"Less than 10% of the total electorate voted for the candidate who won - which feels crazy"
#r4today #TodayProgramme
"Do you think we've got to look again at the voting system?"
"Less than 10% of the total electorate voted for the candidate who won - which feels crazy"
#r4today #TodayProgramme
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⏰ Labour needs to wake up
🚨 If anything like these vote shares happened in a general election, the far right would win a landslide majority thanks to our broken voting system
🎰 First Past the Post is a gamble with Britain's future
🌹 #Labour4PR
🚨 If anything like these vote shares happened in a general election, the far right would win a landslide majority thanks to our broken voting system
🎰 First Past the Post is a gamble with Britain's future
🌹 #Labour4PR
May 2, 2025 at 3:43 PM
⏰ Labour needs to wake up
🚨 If anything like these vote shares happened in a general election, the far right would win a landslide majority thanks to our broken voting system
🎰 First Past the Post is a gamble with Britain's future
🌹 #Labour4PR
🚨 If anything like these vote shares happened in a general election, the far right would win a landslide majority thanks to our broken voting system
🎰 First Past the Post is a gamble with Britain's future
🌹 #Labour4PR
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⚠️ "Reform did well enough for First Past the Post to go from sandbag to springboard... This is now a Farage-friendly electoral system."
💬 Professor @robfordmancs.bsky.social speaking on @lbc.co.uk
⏰ Labour needs to wake up & get serious about electoral reform - starting with a National Commission
💬 Professor @robfordmancs.bsky.social speaking on @lbc.co.uk
⏰ Labour needs to wake up & get serious about electoral reform - starting with a National Commission
May 4, 2025 at 10:40 AM
⚠️ "Reform did well enough for First Past the Post to go from sandbag to springboard... This is now a Farage-friendly electoral system."
💬 Professor @robfordmancs.bsky.social speaking on @lbc.co.uk
⏰ Labour needs to wake up & get serious about electoral reform - starting with a National Commission
💬 Professor @robfordmancs.bsky.social speaking on @lbc.co.uk
⏰ Labour needs to wake up & get serious about electoral reform - starting with a National Commission
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UK Court of Appeal says Tory Home Secretary Suella Braverman did not have the power to create a new law to lower the threshold for ‘serious disruption’ and enable the police to ban/restrict protests.
Parliament didn't approve the law, Braverman sought to override it.
Parliament didn't approve the law, Braverman sought to override it.
Liberty defeats Government appeal as Court rules anti-protest laws are unlawful - Liberty
www.libertyhumanrights.org.uk
May 2, 2025 at 2:01 PM
UK Court of Appeal says Tory Home Secretary Suella Braverman did not have the power to create a new law to lower the threshold for ‘serious disruption’ and enable the police to ban/restrict protests.
Parliament didn't approve the law, Braverman sought to override it.
Parliament didn't approve the law, Braverman sought to override it.
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Are you a Scientist?
Join @chrisgpackham.bsky.social & leading scientists to bring science to politics
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Noon Tue May 13
Parliament Square
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#ActOnFacts
#ScientistsOnSurvival
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May 1, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Are you a Scientist?
Join @chrisgpackham.bsky.social & leading scientists to bring science to politics
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"Trump wanted a trade war. Now America is losing it" 👏👏👏
Ironically, it was Trump who said: “When you start a war, you got to know you can win.” 🤦🏻♂️
Ironically, it was Trump who said: “When you start a war, you got to know you can win.” 🤦🏻♂️
Trump wanted a trade war. Now America is losing it
Shipping from China has collapsed. Truckers and retailers are reeling. Even a reversal now will not stop months of economic pain ahead
eastangliabylines.co.uk
April 30, 2025 at 11:29 AM
"Trump wanted a trade war. Now America is losing it" 👏👏👏
Ironically, it was Trump who said: “When you start a war, you got to know you can win.” 🤦🏻♂️
Ironically, it was Trump who said: “When you start a war, you got to know you can win.” 🤦🏻♂️