Parksy1964
@parksy1964.bsky.social
Supply Chain Consultant originally from Stoke, now living in the Derbyshire Dales. Stoke City, walking, photography. Ex-Labour Party member
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Brexit has caused almost twice as much damage to the UK economy than estimated by official forecasts, according to new paper from a group of experts including a senior Bank of England economist
Brexit Hit to UK Economy Double Official Estimate, Study Finds
Brexit has caused almost twice as much damage to the UK economy than estimated by official forecasts, according to new paper from a group of experts including a senior Bank of England economist.
bloom.bg
November 21, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Brexit has caused almost twice as much damage to the UK economy than estimated by official forecasts, according to new paper from a group of experts including a senior Bank of England economist
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BREAKING: Reform UK's former Welsh leader and close Nigel Farage associate, Nathan Gill, sentenced to 10 and a half years in prison for repeatedly taking bribes to spread pro-Russian propaganda
November 21, 2025 at 12:52 PM
BREAKING: Reform UK's former Welsh leader and close Nigel Farage associate, Nathan Gill, sentenced to 10 and a half years in prison for repeatedly taking bribes to spread pro-Russian propaganda
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The President called for the murder of Congressional Democrats.
Congressional Democrats should call for his immediate removal or resignation.
Congressional Republicans should condemn his statements and call for him to recant them.
It's the very least they should be doing!
Congressional Democrats should call for his immediate removal or resignation.
Congressional Republicans should condemn his statements and call for him to recant them.
It's the very least they should be doing!
November 20, 2025 at 6:00 PM
The President called for the murder of Congressional Democrats.
Congressional Democrats should call for his immediate removal or resignation.
Congressional Republicans should condemn his statements and call for him to recant them.
It's the very least they should be doing!
Congressional Democrats should call for his immediate removal or resignation.
Congressional Republicans should condemn his statements and call for him to recant them.
It's the very least they should be doing!
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It never stops.
The grubby donations. The profiteering. The lobbying. The lies.
“In 2019-20, as the UK was leaving the EU, Harborne gave £10m to Nigel Farage’s Brexit party, since renamed Reform UK.”
They make damn sure they get what they want.
We get screwed.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
The grubby donations. The profiteering. The lobbying. The lies.
“In 2019-20, as the UK was leaving the EU, Harborne gave £10m to Nigel Farage’s Brexit party, since renamed Reform UK.”
They make damn sure they get what they want.
We get screwed.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Cryptocurrency backed by Farage donor is used for Russian war effort, investigators say
Tether tokens found to facilitate scheme that enables sanctions evasion and launders money for the Kremlin
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:43 AM
It never stops.
The grubby donations. The profiteering. The lobbying. The lies.
“In 2019-20, as the UK was leaving the EU, Harborne gave £10m to Nigel Farage’s Brexit party, since renamed Reform UK.”
They make damn sure they get what they want.
We get screwed.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
The grubby donations. The profiteering. The lobbying. The lies.
“In 2019-20, as the UK was leaving the EU, Harborne gave £10m to Nigel Farage’s Brexit party, since renamed Reform UK.”
They make damn sure they get what they want.
We get screwed.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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The Covid Inquiry finds that if Boris Johnson had called the first lockdown even one week earlier then it could have saved at least 20,000 lives.
Here's a quick reminder of what Johnson was actually doing during those weeks
Here's a quick reminder of what Johnson was actually doing during those weeks
November 20, 2025 at 4:55 PM
The Covid Inquiry finds that if Boris Johnson had called the first lockdown even one week earlier then it could have saved at least 20,000 lives.
Here's a quick reminder of what Johnson was actually doing during those weeks
Here's a quick reminder of what Johnson was actually doing during those weeks
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The truth of these findings is easy to demonstrate. All the Johnson Government had to do was look at other countries & what they were doing & then swiftly emulate them. I'm thinking of places like New Zealand & Singapore. Even our closest European neighbours acted more swiftly. #COVID19 #CoronaVirus
“UK did 'too little, too late' in early Covid response, leading to thousands more deaths, says inquiry. A "toxic and chaotic culture" in the UK government affected decision-making, it adds, saying that then PM Johnson failed to tackle & sometimes "actively [encouraged]"
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cm...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cm...
Covid inquiry live updates: UK did 'too little, too late' in early Covid response, leading to thousands more deaths
The inquiry says 23,000 lives could have been saved in the first wave England by an earlier lockdown - but also that a lockdown could have been avoided altogether with earlier interventions.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 20, 2025 at 6:08 PM
The truth of these findings is easy to demonstrate. All the Johnson Government had to do was look at other countries & what they were doing & then swiftly emulate them. I'm thinking of places like New Zealand & Singapore. Even our closest European neighbours acted more swiftly. #COVID19 #CoronaVirus
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Can you let me know when Johnson’s trial for gross misconduct in public office/gross negligence manslaughter will be?
Just asking for a country beyond sick of having to suffer the consequences of these charlatans and their don’t-give-a-fuck-cos-we-don’t-need-to abuses of power.
Just asking for a country beyond sick of having to suffer the consequences of these charlatans and their don’t-give-a-fuck-cos-we-don’t-need-to abuses of power.
November 20, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Can you let me know when Johnson’s trial for gross misconduct in public office/gross negligence manslaughter will be?
Just asking for a country beyond sick of having to suffer the consequences of these charlatans and their don’t-give-a-fuck-cos-we-don’t-need-to abuses of power.
Just asking for a country beyond sick of having to suffer the consequences of these charlatans and their don’t-give-a-fuck-cos-we-don’t-need-to abuses of power.
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But he was SO FUNNY on Have I Got News For You.
November 20, 2025 at 9:09 PM
But he was SO FUNNY on Have I Got News For You.
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Mapping Stoke Football in the 1870s and 1880s, including location of the original cold, wintry night at Stoke
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November 19, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Mapping Stoke Football in the 1870s and 1880s, including location of the original cold, wintry night at Stoke
open.substack.com/pub/stokefoo...
open.substack.com/pub/stokefoo...
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Time for the big nations to take a stand, football is for the fans. USA is not safe for large sections of fan bases to go to. FIFA needs to pull out of this now and it will only happen with support from the bigger footballing nations
I will not be buying any World Cup tickets or merchandise due to FIFA’s collaboration with the Trump regime.
Gianni Infantino has a dictator fetish. It’s grotesque.
Gianni Infantino has a dictator fetish. It’s grotesque.
Fifa agrees World Cup matches can be moved at Trump’s request
The president has been warning host cities under Democratic control that he will call on Fifa’s president to switch venues if he deems there is a problem
www.thetimes.com
November 18, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Time for the big nations to take a stand, football is for the fans. USA is not safe for large sections of fan bases to go to. FIFA needs to pull out of this now and it will only happen with support from the bigger footballing nations
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The right response
Article by @stellacreasy.bsky.social , Labour MP for Walthamstow
If we want to ‘stop the boats’, we need to stop the BS when it comes to what creates refugees, and how to respond to them
Article by @stellacreasy.bsky.social , Labour MP for Walthamstow
If we want to ‘stop the boats’, we need to stop the BS when it comes to what creates refugees, and how to respond to them
ICE-style raids on Britain's streets: that's all Labour's brutal asylum reforms will achieve | Stella Creasy
If we want to ‘stop the boats’, we need to stop the BS when it comes to what creates refugees, and how to respond to them, says Labour MP Stella Creasy
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 10:57 AM
The right response
Article by @stellacreasy.bsky.social , Labour MP for Walthamstow
If we want to ‘stop the boats’, we need to stop the BS when it comes to what creates refugees, and how to respond to them
Article by @stellacreasy.bsky.social , Labour MP for Walthamstow
If we want to ‘stop the boats’, we need to stop the BS when it comes to what creates refugees, and how to respond to them
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I mean, look, I'm not a reporter, so who am I to talk?
But on a day where the president both just called a woman reporter "Piggy" and is celebrating someone who had people bone saw apart one of my colleagues, I might just be a little ready to defend my colleagues and profession.
But that's just me
But on a day where the president both just called a woman reporter "Piggy" and is celebrating someone who had people bone saw apart one of my colleagues, I might just be a little ready to defend my colleagues and profession.
But that's just me
November 18, 2025 at 5:26 PM
I mean, look, I'm not a reporter, so who am I to talk?
But on a day where the president both just called a woman reporter "Piggy" and is celebrating someone who had people bone saw apart one of my colleagues, I might just be a little ready to defend my colleagues and profession.
But that's just me
But on a day where the president both just called a woman reporter "Piggy" and is celebrating someone who had people bone saw apart one of my colleagues, I might just be a little ready to defend my colleagues and profession.
But that's just me
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Shabana Mahmood's immigration policy fails to win over the hard-right Tommy Robinson crowd
The right thinks it will get watered down or defeated
The left hates this act of demonstrative cruelty
This will lose Labour's base, for no gain
The right thinks it will get watered down or defeated
The left hates this act of demonstrative cruelty
This will lose Labour's base, for no gain
November 17, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Shabana Mahmood's immigration policy fails to win over the hard-right Tommy Robinson crowd
The right thinks it will get watered down or defeated
The left hates this act of demonstrative cruelty
This will lose Labour's base, for no gain
The right thinks it will get watered down or defeated
The left hates this act of demonstrative cruelty
This will lose Labour's base, for no gain
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I am reminded of that scene in Schindler's List where they put rings into bits of bread and swallow them to prevent the SS from seizing their jewellery
"Refugees' jewellery could be seized to pay for asylum costs, says Home Office minister"
"Refugees' jewellery could be seized to pay for asylum costs, says Home Office minister"
November 17, 2025 at 1:47 PM
I am reminded of that scene in Schindler's List where they put rings into bits of bread and swallow them to prevent the SS from seizing their jewellery
"Refugees' jewellery could be seized to pay for asylum costs, says Home Office minister"
"Refugees' jewellery could be seized to pay for asylum costs, says Home Office minister"
After leaving the Labour Party a year ago due to the awful decisions of it's leadership, I have finally found my political home with greenparty.org.uk
They tell it as it should be said and ate now the party of the people to me. All the others are just a rehashing of each other's policies
They tell it as it should be said and ate now the party of the people to me. All the others are just a rehashing of each other's policies
Zack Polanski, Mothin Ali & Rachel Millward - The Green Party
Meet our new leadership team.
greenparty.org.uk
November 17, 2025 at 1:06 PM
After leaving the Labour Party a year ago due to the awful decisions of it's leadership, I have finally found my political home with greenparty.org.uk
They tell it as it should be said and ate now the party of the people to me. All the others are just a rehashing of each other's policies
They tell it as it should be said and ate now the party of the people to me. All the others are just a rehashing of each other's policies
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"Far from unleashing a new era of growth and investment, yet more evidence shows how damaging Brexit has been." 🎯
https://leftfootforward.org/2025/11/loss-of-business-investment-caused-by-brexit-by-this-year-could-be-between-275-billion-and-400-billion/
https://leftfootforward.org/2025/11/loss-of-business-investment-caused-by-brexit-by-this-year-could-be-between-275-billion-and-400-billion/
Loss of business investment caused by Brexit by this year could be between £275 billion and £400 billion
Far from unleashing a new era of growth and investment, yet more evidence shows how damaging Brexit has been.
leftfootforward.org
November 16, 2025 at 9:09 PM
"Far from unleashing a new era of growth and investment, yet more evidence shows how damaging Brexit has been." 🎯
https://leftfootforward.org/2025/11/loss-of-business-investment-caused-by-brexit-by-this-year-could-be-between-275-billion-and-400-billion/
https://leftfootforward.org/2025/11/loss-of-business-investment-caused-by-brexit-by-this-year-could-be-between-275-billion-and-400-billion/
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How have Labour watched the Tories spend 2-3 years parroting Farage then lose an election badly and conclude a similar strategy is the best course of action?
I. Really. Genuinely. Do Not. Get. It.
I. Really. Genuinely. Do Not. Get. It.
Just another of those days when I hate this government
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Asylum system in UK ‘out of control’ and dividing country, home secretary says
Shabana Mahmood to unveil new proposals modelled on Denmark’s controversial system
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 8:50 PM
How have Labour watched the Tories spend 2-3 years parroting Farage then lose an election badly and conclude a similar strategy is the best course of action?
I. Really. Genuinely. Do Not. Get. It.
I. Really. Genuinely. Do Not. Get. It.
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We now live in a political climate where Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, the repulsive racist who likes to call himself 'Tommy Robinson' is today gleefully celebrating the actions of a Labour government...
Where did it all go wrong?
Vote @greenparty.org.uk !
Where did it all go wrong?
Vote @greenparty.org.uk !
November 16, 2025 at 3:57 PM
We now live in a political climate where Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, the repulsive racist who likes to call himself 'Tommy Robinson' is today gleefully celebrating the actions of a Labour government...
Where did it all go wrong?
Vote @greenparty.org.uk !
Where did it all go wrong?
Vote @greenparty.org.uk !
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Wild how GB News can spend years screaming about grooming gangs and demanding total transparency on child sexual abuse…but the moment Trump sits down with them, its all smiles
It doesn't count when it's rich white men, have I got that right?
www.gbnews.com/politics/us/...
It doesn't count when it's rich white men, have I got that right?
www.gbnews.com/politics/us/...
READ IN FULL: The full transcript from Bev Turner's interview with Donald Trump
The President sat down with Bev for GB News's US programme The Late Show Live
www.gbnews.com
November 15, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Wild how GB News can spend years screaming about grooming gangs and demanding total transparency on child sexual abuse…but the moment Trump sits down with them, its all smiles
It doesn't count when it's rich white men, have I got that right?
www.gbnews.com/politics/us/...
It doesn't count when it's rich white men, have I got that right?
www.gbnews.com/politics/us/...
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Amused that Trump's lawyers really sent the legal letter to:
BBC Television Centre,
London W12 8QT.
I wonder if they included a self addressed envelope for a reply and called 018118055 to confirm receipt.
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/tru...
BBC Television Centre,
London W12 8QT.
I wonder if they included a self addressed envelope for a reply and called 018118055 to confirm receipt.
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/tru...
November 11, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Amused that Trump's lawyers really sent the legal letter to:
BBC Television Centre,
London W12 8QT.
I wonder if they included a self addressed envelope for a reply and called 018118055 to confirm receipt.
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/tru...
BBC Television Centre,
London W12 8QT.
I wonder if they included a self addressed envelope for a reply and called 018118055 to confirm receipt.
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/tru...