Patrick
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Patrick
@paddywv.bsky.social
Leftward leaning. Green minded. Anti Capitalist. Intermittently sober. Still rubbish at following back.
@news.rte.ie Better a rail line than a Greenway, given the increasing congestion in parts of Ireland.
December 2, 2025 at 1:30 PM
At least some Governments are paying attention.

RTE news : Could cash become king again with new law?

www.rte.ie/news/busines...
Could cash become king again with new law?
This week new legislation requiring financial institutions to ensure an ATM is located within 10km of the vast majority of homes and businesses came into effect.
www.rte.ie
November 30, 2025 at 3:07 PM
@hubnut.bsky.social Have you seen (I imagine you might) one Oliver Jenks and friend, driving a Reliant Robin across Africa?
November 28, 2025 at 10:50 PM
I described an ideal camping scene to the evil Google Gemini - and I tell you! I just want to dive into it!
November 25, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Lucky b*ggers...
RTE news : Post-Brexit record in Irish passport applications from UK

"53% from Northern Ireland," that's telling.

www.rte.ie/news/world/2...
Post-Brexit record in Irish passport applications from UK
Almost a quarter of a million people living in the UK applied for an Irish passport last year, the highest number since the UK formally left the European Union.
www.rte.ie
November 14, 2025 at 7:47 AM
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Our information about how politicians are privatising the NHS is reaching millions of people. We think Starmer and Streeting are about to announce a plan for even *more* NHS privatisation 🚨

Please help us to continue our important work: www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/exposing-w...
November 4, 2025 at 6:56 AM
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I turn 40 in stand up years on 19th Nov.
19th Nov 1985 my first circuit gig at a pub in Putney.
40 years later I mark the passing of time performing at Medical Aid for Palestinians benefit.

Hope you can join me.

It is an amazing line up. SALUT!

london.thecomedystore.co.uk/event/stand-...
Stand Up For MAP
london.thecomedystore.co.uk
November 4, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Surely, she's going to resign?
October 30, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Who knew that Labour has become worse than the Conservatives!

Peers derail government plans to hand some DWP staff powers to use force against benefit claimants – Disability News Service www.disabilitynewsservice.com/peers-derail...
Peers derail government plans to hand some DWP staff powers to use force against benefit claimants
Government plans under controversial new legislation to give some Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) staff “morally dubious” powers to use force against benefit claimants have been derailed by …
www.disabilitynewsservice.com
October 27, 2025 at 12:41 PM
World's going mad....
Via Euronews: Croatia reintroduces military service as fears of war spilling over from Ukraine rise
www.euronews.com/2025/10/24/c...
Croatia reintroduces military service as tensions in Europe rise
Croatia's Defence Ministry said the aim is to teach young people basic skills and knowledge that are "needed in crisis situations, so they would contribute to national security."
www.euronews.com
October 25, 2025 at 5:46 AM
Stagnant Starmer wanting Zelensky to have long range missiles. Don't come running to ne when your irradiated flesh has burnt your skin off Keith.
October 24, 2025 at 4:09 PM
@hubnut.bsky.social I have just read that there was such a thing as the Daewoo Tico

There seem to be scattering of them in rhe UK.

Maybe you need another Daewoo in your life! 😈
October 17, 2025 at 3:34 PM
@hubnut.bsky.social First attempt at having A.I conjure up a Fiat Panda Ssangyong Rodius combination! 😧
October 12, 2025 at 8:23 PM
The plastic inside us: how microplastics may be reshaping our bodies and minds www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The plastic inside us: how microplastics may be reshaping our bodies and minds
The particles are in our blood, brains and guts – and scientists are only beginning to learn what they do
www.theguardian.com
October 12, 2025 at 7:07 AM
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Seems the evening to play this.

m.youtube.com/watch?v=9FAV...
Diane Keaton - It Seems Like Old Times
YouTube video by AhmalShukup
m.youtube.com
October 11, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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Nothing from Starmer or Mahmood about this today

bsky.app/profile/drbe...
Men in balaclavas set fire to a mosque in East Sussex last night. It's only appearing on the BBC's local coverage, rather than its main national headlines, despite coming just a week after the (also under-reported) firebombing of an asylum hotel in London last week
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Peacehaven: Fire at East Sussex mosque probed as 'hate crime'
Video appears to show two people in balaclavas at the mosque before a large blaze spreads.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 5, 2025 at 9:17 AM
All the evidence shows they're still nasty little sh**'s

All the evidence from Labour conference points in one direction: More cuts to disability benefits – Disability News Service www.disabilitynewsservice.com/all-the-evid...
All the evidence from Labour conference points in one direction: More cuts to disability benefits
Information from Labour ministers and other party sources has shown beyond any doubt that the government is preparing for further attempts to cut spending on disability benefits over the next 12 mo…
www.disabilitynewsservice.com
October 5, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Profiteering Shysters!
October 4, 2025 at 7:46 PM
@hubnut.bsky.social In this ad that popped up on Facebook I can't help but wonder if they are stealing Daihatsu's "strapline"! (At the bottom)
September 16, 2025 at 12:21 PM
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The public is being misled.
Not just by Reform & the Tories, but by our government too.
Small boat arrivals make up 5% of immigrants arriving but take up 100% of the debate.
Thanks, Zack, for speaking the truth. It's something sorely lacking in any discussions about migration.
No other party says the basic truth: migration is good for Britain.

The real problem? Inequality, soaring bills, underfunded public services.

That’s driven by the greed of the super rich and the Labour government who serve them - not by migrants.
September 11, 2025 at 10:09 AM
She's going to turn the place into the Wild West!

Rachel Reeves tells private equity bosses she plans to shut down more regulators www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Rachel Reeves tells private equity bosses she plans to shut down more regulators
Chancellor stopped short of saying which regulators were in government’s crosshairs
www.theguardian.com
September 10, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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Keir Starmer has been accused of crimes against humanity and reported to the International Criminal Court over the Chagos Islands deal
Keir Starmer reported to ICC for 'crimes against humanity' over Chagos Islands deal
www.thenational.scot
September 9, 2025 at 3:57 PM
@hubnut.bsky.social I've just seen an advert for the Maxus Mifa 7.
Makes the Rodius look imaginative and pretty! 🙂
September 8, 2025 at 12:12 PM
@hubnut.bsky.social I had pondered for a while that our local hybrid buses made some familiar noises when switching from electric to motor. Turns out that (according to Google) they have a dynastart in order to do this. I wonder who owns the Rights to the design.
September 6, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Time to tell the U.S to 'do one.'
No one trusts a dodgy dealer.

RTE news : Trump hits dozens of countries' goods with steep tariffs

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Trump hits dozens of countries' goods with steep tariffs
US President Donald Trump has imposed steep tariffs on exports from dozens of trading partners including Canada, Brazil, India and Taiwan, pressing ahead with his plans to reorder the global economy a...
www.rte.ie
August 1, 2025 at 6:19 AM