Red Dave
@reddave63.bsky.social
Born again cynic with a healthy dose of sarcasm. More like Kier Hardie than Kier Starmer.
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"Nice to see Corbyn saying encouraging things to Hannah Spencer, the Green Party candidate in Gorton & Denton."
via Arthur Pomodoro
via Arthur Pomodoro
February 6, 2026 at 10:11 AM
"Nice to see Corbyn saying encouraging things to Hannah Spencer, the Green Party candidate in Gorton & Denton."
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via Arthur Pomodoro
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Congratulations to Nathan Gill’s successor as Reform Leader in Wales. Bizarre to pick someone who has spent the last 27 years living in London and abandoned his role as a councillor a few weeks ago. Bit of a kick in the teeth for overlooked local Reform representatives.
February 5, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Congratulations to Nathan Gill’s successor as Reform Leader in Wales. Bizarre to pick someone who has spent the last 27 years living in London and abandoned his role as a councillor a few weeks ago. Bit of a kick in the teeth for overlooked local Reform representatives.
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Officially, Boris Johnson was brought down by Chris Pincher. In reality, it was PartyGate and utter moral failure of his project.
Officially Keir Starmer will be brought down by Mandelson. But he'd survive this easily if his project hadn't been so piss-weak, disappointing, and morally spineless.
Officially Keir Starmer will be brought down by Mandelson. But he'd survive this easily if his project hadn't been so piss-weak, disappointing, and morally spineless.
February 5, 2026 at 12:51 PM
Officially, Boris Johnson was brought down by Chris Pincher. In reality, it was PartyGate and utter moral failure of his project.
Officially Keir Starmer will be brought down by Mandelson. But he'd survive this easily if his project hadn't been so piss-weak, disappointing, and morally spineless.
Officially Keir Starmer will be brought down by Mandelson. But he'd survive this easily if his project hadn't been so piss-weak, disappointing, and morally spineless.
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Nigel Farage tells GB News that Keir Starmer's decision to appoint Peter Mandelson as US ambassador shows his judgement is "seriously wrong" and he should stand down as Prime Minister.
Here's what Farage said when Mandelson was appointed
Here's what Farage said when Mandelson was appointed
February 5, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Nigel Farage tells GB News that Keir Starmer's decision to appoint Peter Mandelson as US ambassador shows his judgement is "seriously wrong" and he should stand down as Prime Minister.
Here's what Farage said when Mandelson was appointed
Here's what Farage said when Mandelson was appointed
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🔴 BREAKING: Labour Together paid controversial PR firm £30k to investigate journalists who were digging into how its undeclared funding
Reporters from Sunday Times, Guardian and other outlets targetted
*And* Morgan McSweeney knew about it
Full story:
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/exclusive-...
Reporters from Sunday Times, Guardian and other outlets targetted
*And* Morgan McSweeney knew about it
Full story:
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/exclusive-...
BREAKING: McSweeney’s think tank paid PR firm to investigate journalists
Labour Together put private investigators onto journalists writing about its funding. Starmer's right-hand man knew.
democracyforsale.substack.com
February 5, 2026 at 8:01 PM
🔴 BREAKING: Labour Together paid controversial PR firm £30k to investigate journalists who were digging into how its undeclared funding
Reporters from Sunday Times, Guardian and other outlets targetted
*And* Morgan McSweeney knew about it
Full story:
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/exclusive-...
Reporters from Sunday Times, Guardian and other outlets targetted
*And* Morgan McSweeney knew about it
Full story:
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/exclusive-...
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Name them
shame them
shame them
February 5, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Name them
shame them
shame them
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I helped bring Mandelson down (twice). He was hiding in plain sight. www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/710...
I helped bring Mandelson down before
Peter Mandelson is brilliant, but slippery. Connected, but compromised. Why was Starmer too naive to recognise that?
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
February 3, 2026 at 1:55 PM
I helped bring Mandelson down (twice). He was hiding in plain sight. www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/710...
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Brussels would be "open‑minded" about discussing closer trade ties with the UK, including the possibility of working together on a customs union, the European Commissioner for finance has told the BBC
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
EU has 'open mind' on UK customs union debate, says commissioner
Valdis Dombrovskis says the EU is willing to engage with Britain amid mounting global uncertainty.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 3, 2026 at 9:10 AM
Brussels would be "open‑minded" about discussing closer trade ties with the UK, including the possibility of working together on a customs union, the European Commissioner for finance has told the BBC
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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It’s astonishing this hasn’t happened already
February 1, 2026 at 7:16 PM
It’s astonishing this hasn’t happened already
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"No one in this country is struggling because of an 'undocumented immigrant'"
The whole purpose of
Reform Ltd hate propaganda
copied by Tories & Starmer's Labour
is to deflect attention from
tax-avoiding millionaires
whose greed creates poverty
(and who fund Reform Ltd
Tories & Starmer's Labour!)
The whole purpose of
Reform Ltd hate propaganda
copied by Tories & Starmer's Labour
is to deflect attention from
tax-avoiding millionaires
whose greed creates poverty
(and who fund Reform Ltd
Tories & Starmer's Labour!)
February 1, 2026 at 7:23 AM
"No one in this country is struggling because of an 'undocumented immigrant'"
The whole purpose of
Reform Ltd hate propaganda
copied by Tories & Starmer's Labour
is to deflect attention from
tax-avoiding millionaires
whose greed creates poverty
(and who fund Reform Ltd
Tories & Starmer's Labour!)
The whole purpose of
Reform Ltd hate propaganda
copied by Tories & Starmer's Labour
is to deflect attention from
tax-avoiding millionaires
whose greed creates poverty
(and who fund Reform Ltd
Tories & Starmer's Labour!)
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More and more Americans are voicing their outrage at the tactics being deployed by federal agents in Minnesota. But it’s important to understand the broader implications of what this administration is doing, and the threat it poses to the basic freedoms of every American.
January 28, 2026 at 3:02 PM
More and more Americans are voicing their outrage at the tactics being deployed by federal agents in Minnesota. But it’s important to understand the broader implications of what this administration is doing, and the threat it poses to the basic freedoms of every American.
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Wonder if Reform UK’s Matt Goodwin remembers this.
January 28, 2026 at 1:39 PM
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No response yet from Reform pundit and activist Tim Montgomerie about his party's selection in Gorton and Denton
January 28, 2026 at 10:55 AM
No response yet from Reform pundit and activist Tim Montgomerie about his party's selection in Gorton and Denton
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Please delete
DO NOT SHARE as it makes Reform
look like a bunch of hypocritical twats ...
meme via Truth Against Hate
DO NOT SHARE as it makes Reform
look like a bunch of hypocritical twats ...
meme via Truth Against Hate
January 28, 2026 at 11:58 AM
Please delete
DO NOT SHARE as it makes Reform
look like a bunch of hypocritical twats ...
meme via Truth Against Hate
DO NOT SHARE as it makes Reform
look like a bunch of hypocritical twats ...
meme via Truth Against Hate
Scotland & England fans: the 2026 World Cup is set to be hosted in Trump’s USA. We can’t stay silent. Sign the petition to move it and protect players & fans! you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/bo...
Boycott Trump's World Cup: Sign the petition to move the games now!
I am unbelievably chuffed that the Scottish Men's team, alongside England are qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup. Since childhood I have always loved a World Cup. My childish excitement however is bein...
you.38degrees.org.uk
January 28, 2026 at 1:41 PM
Scotland & England fans: the 2026 World Cup is set to be hosted in Trump’s USA. We can’t stay silent. Sign the petition to move it and protect players & fans! you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/bo...
It feels wrong that an MP can get elected on one platform and then just... swap? 🤷♀️ I’ve signed this to demand a by-election when MPs cross the floor. Let's make sure our votes actually count. Add your name: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/re...
MPs shouldn't be able to switch parties without asking us first!
I just signed a petition calling for mandatory by-elections when an MP changes their political party. We vote for a specific manifesto and set of values—if that changes, we should get to vote again. I...
you.38degrees.org.uk
January 26, 2026 at 2:37 PM
It feels wrong that an MP can get elected on one platform and then just... swap? 🤷♀️ I’ve signed this to demand a by-election when MPs cross the floor. Let's make sure our votes actually count. Add your name: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/re...
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Build ’em cheap, sell ’em dear and don’t worry if they’re a fire risk, may have been true in the past for some builders bit.ly/3YY5aAE but now builder, investor, and bank argue over post-Grenfell remediation costs
Elliott and housing tycoon sue Lloyds over £100m cladding bill
Ex-Persimmon chief Jeff Fairburn and Wall Street hedge fund in High Court showdown with UK’s biggest high street lender over post-Grenfell remediation costs
bit.ly
January 25, 2026 at 10:30 AM
Build ’em cheap, sell ’em dear and don’t worry if they’re a fire risk, may have been true in the past for some builders bit.ly/3YY5aAE but now builder, investor, and bank argue over post-Grenfell remediation costs
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I see Labour MPs all chuntering away on X as they discuss who might be selected as a Labour candidate - using a platform explicitly designed and run to destroy their party and any other party like it.
January 25, 2026 at 9:41 AM
I see Labour MPs all chuntering away on X as they discuss who might be selected as a Labour candidate - using a platform explicitly designed and run to destroy their party and any other party like it.
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Reform MP Andrew Rosindell tells the BBC that he "would not object" to scrapping the NHS and replacing it with private insurance
January 25, 2026 at 10:36 AM
Reform MP Andrew Rosindell tells the BBC that he "would not object" to scrapping the NHS and replacing it with private insurance
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If you wondered what graduates were complaining about, read this excellent explainer bit.ly/4aiktJN up to 71% marginal tax rate if they earn well and the debt may still never be repaid until written off in their fifties.
Graduates are only now grasping the devastating cost of a degree
The five million who were on Plan 2 student loans face a debt sentence
bit.ly
January 25, 2026 at 10:36 AM
If you wondered what graduates were complaining about, read this excellent explainer bit.ly/4aiktJN up to 71% marginal tax rate if they earn well and the debt may still never be repaid until written off in their fifties.
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Andy Burnham “should be allowed to put himself to the members of Gorton & Denton”
Shami Chakrabarti Labour Peer
Shami Chakrabarti Labour Peer
January 25, 2026 at 10:36 AM
Andy Burnham “should be allowed to put himself to the members of Gorton & Denton”
Shami Chakrabarti Labour Peer
Shami Chakrabarti Labour Peer
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In the mid-1970s, approximately 77% of the UK population had never been outside Britain. Of those who had many had only been abroad to fight in wars.
The "1970s were great" people forget that one.
Today the figure is about 5-6%
The "1970s were great" people forget that one.
Today the figure is about 5-6%
Was intrigued, rereading the wonderful The Ghost of Thomas Kempe, to find somebody’s house having central heating being noted as remarkable. In 1973!
And indeed, only about 30 percent of UK homes would have had central heating when the book was published.
And indeed, only about 30 percent of UK homes would have had central heating when the book was published.
January 24, 2026 at 6:45 PM
In the mid-1970s, approximately 77% of the UK population had never been outside Britain. Of those who had many had only been abroad to fight in wars.
The "1970s were great" people forget that one.
Today the figure is about 5-6%
The "1970s were great" people forget that one.
Today the figure is about 5-6%
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A video of Alex Pretti reading out the final salute of an unnamed veteran he cared for until the end of his life in the ICU, posted to Facebook by his son.
January 25, 2026 at 1:18 AM
A video of Alex Pretti reading out the final salute of an unnamed veteran he cared for until the end of his life in the ICU, posted to Facebook by his son.
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Badenoch and Farage competing for the "Biggest Traitor to their Country" prize would be hilarious if it wasn't true.
January 24, 2026 at 10:36 AM
Badenoch and Farage competing for the "Biggest Traitor to their Country" prize would be hilarious if it wasn't true.