Rick Lewis
@richmutantes.bsky.social
Work in politics for a Labour MP.
If I went on Mastermind I'd answer questions about Paul McCartney
If I went on Mastermind I'd answer questions about Paul McCartney
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Former MPs who then go on to work for lobbying firms should be banned from holding a parliamentary pass.
I don't care whether they want a haircut or a "cuppa with old colleagues."
It's not as if I have a pass from any of my old workplaces still.
@spotlightcorruption.org right to call this out.
I don't care whether they want a haircut or a "cuppa with old colleagues."
It's not as if I have a pass from any of my old workplaces still.
@spotlightcorruption.org right to call this out.
Ex-MPs working for lobbyists use privileged access to parliament
A number of former politicians who are now paid to help influence policymakers have visited the parliamentary estate, but deny doing so for lobbying
www.thetimes.com
November 17, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Former MPs who then go on to work for lobbying firms should be banned from holding a parliamentary pass.
I don't care whether they want a haircut or a "cuppa with old colleagues."
It's not as if I have a pass from any of my old workplaces still.
@spotlightcorruption.org right to call this out.
I don't care whether they want a haircut or a "cuppa with old colleagues."
It's not as if I have a pass from any of my old workplaces still.
@spotlightcorruption.org right to call this out.
Latest episode of The Chair Company and it keeps getting better. Hilarious but also deeply unsettling TV.
November 3, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Latest episode of The Chair Company and it keeps getting better. Hilarious but also deeply unsettling TV.
The Chair Company leaning into the unsettling Twin Peaks feel while still being hysterically funny.
If you haven't watched it yet. Best thing on TV for a while.
If you haven't watched it yet. Best thing on TV for a while.
October 27, 2025 at 9:57 PM
The Chair Company leaning into the unsettling Twin Peaks feel while still being hysterically funny.
If you haven't watched it yet. Best thing on TV for a while.
If you haven't watched it yet. Best thing on TV for a while.
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Steve Reed certainly should be looking at asylum accommodation contracts break clauses.
Private firms awarded Home Office contracts to house asylum seekers & making significant profits in the process are unaccountable, opaque and unwilling to meet elected members.
This urgently needs to change.
Private firms awarded Home Office contracts to house asylum seekers & making significant profits in the process are unaccountable, opaque and unwilling to meet elected members.
This urgently needs to change.
October 27, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Steve Reed certainly should be looking at asylum accommodation contracts break clauses.
Private firms awarded Home Office contracts to house asylum seekers & making significant profits in the process are unaccountable, opaque and unwilling to meet elected members.
This urgently needs to change.
Private firms awarded Home Office contracts to house asylum seekers & making significant profits in the process are unaccountable, opaque and unwilling to meet elected members.
This urgently needs to change.
Chair Company episode 2 - again pure genius.
Best way to describe it is like a slapstick Twin Peaks. Tim Robinson is one on his own.
Best way to describe it is like a slapstick Twin Peaks. Tim Robinson is one on his own.
October 25, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Chair Company episode 2 - again pure genius.
Best way to describe it is like a slapstick Twin Peaks. Tim Robinson is one on his own.
Best way to describe it is like a slapstick Twin Peaks. Tim Robinson is one on his own.
Just discovered the Blackpool Bitcoin millionaire story. Absolutely wild.
October 21, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Just discovered the Blackpool Bitcoin millionaire story. Absolutely wild.
Only one episode in and already the best thing on TV this year..
October 19, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Only one episode in and already the best thing on TV this year..
The Chair Company...Tim Robinson is a one of a kind comedy genius.
October 17, 2025 at 7:23 PM
The Chair Company...Tim Robinson is a one of a kind comedy genius.
Bringing (cracked) CDs back.
The perfect autumn album? 🍂
The perfect autumn album? 🍂
October 12, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Bringing (cracked) CDs back.
The perfect autumn album? 🍂
The perfect autumn album? 🍂
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Pink Floyd - Dogs
youtu.be/tq3bYPLBcA4?...
youtu.be/tq3bYPLBcA4?...
Dogs
YouTube video by Pink Floyd - Topic
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September 7, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Pink Floyd - Dogs
youtu.be/tq3bYPLBcA4?...
youtu.be/tq3bYPLBcA4?...
Might joing Reform they look like a positive bunch
September 6, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Might joing Reform they look like a positive bunch
September Gurls
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September 6, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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I signed this letter.
This isn't about party politics but about my constituents.
Only last week Japanese manufacturer Astemo confirmed £100 million of investment into new highly-skilled jobs for the electric vehicle supply chain right here in Horwich.
Reform would rip that up. Irresponsible.
This isn't about party politics but about my constituents.
Only last week Japanese manufacturer Astemo confirmed £100 million of investment into new highly-skilled jobs for the electric vehicle supply chain right here in Horwich.
Reform would rip that up. Irresponsible.
Labour MPs challenge Richard Tice over Reform UK’s plan to scrap green projects
Exclusive: Letter signed by 59 MPs criticises party’s deputy leader after his warned energy firms over new contracts
www.theguardian.com
July 19, 2025 at 3:20 PM
I signed this letter.
This isn't about party politics but about my constituents.
Only last week Japanese manufacturer Astemo confirmed £100 million of investment into new highly-skilled jobs for the electric vehicle supply chain right here in Horwich.
Reform would rip that up. Irresponsible.
This isn't about party politics but about my constituents.
Only last week Japanese manufacturer Astemo confirmed £100 million of investment into new highly-skilled jobs for the electric vehicle supply chain right here in Horwich.
Reform would rip that up. Irresponsible.
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My constituents pay their taxes, why shouldn't Russian oligarchs?
It's time to build a tax system where everyone pays their fair share 👇
It's time to build a tax system where everyone pays their fair share 👇
📽️ 🧵 New video thread!
🗣️ The APPG's @philbrickellmp.bsky.social spoke about British Overseas Territories in this week's tax debate.
❌ The British Virgin Islands (BVI) recently missed a 3rd deadline for creating more transparent corporate registers.
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🗣️ The APPG's @philbrickellmp.bsky.social spoke about British Overseas Territories in this week's tax debate.
❌ The British Virgin Islands (BVI) recently missed a 3rd deadline for creating more transparent corporate registers.
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July 18, 2025 at 2:02 PM
My constituents pay their taxes, why shouldn't Russian oligarchs?
It's time to build a tax system where everyone pays their fair share 👇
It's time to build a tax system where everyone pays their fair share 👇
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My statement on today's breaking news regarding Bolton's university...
July 18, 2025 at 6:50 PM
My statement on today's breaking news regarding Bolton's university...
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Labour's Polly Billington MP responds to Reform's letter:
"Reform UK can't just go around writing unhinged letters threatening investors with reprisals for growing our green economy and creating good, well-paid jobs. Here's my response and the questions they need to answer - signed by 58 Lab MPs."
"Reform UK can't just go around writing unhinged letters threatening investors with reprisals for growing our green economy and creating good, well-paid jobs. Here's my response and the questions they need to answer - signed by 58 Lab MPs."
July 18, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Labour's Polly Billington MP responds to Reform's letter:
"Reform UK can't just go around writing unhinged letters threatening investors with reprisals for growing our green economy and creating good, well-paid jobs. Here's my response and the questions they need to answer - signed by 58 Lab MPs."
"Reform UK can't just go around writing unhinged letters threatening investors with reprisals for growing our green economy and creating good, well-paid jobs. Here's my response and the questions they need to answer - signed by 58 Lab MPs."
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incredible Brian Wilson self-edit here:
May 13, 2025 at 11:13 PM
incredible Brian Wilson self-edit here:
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Sly Stone, one of the most influential and groundbreaking musicians of the late-Sixties and early-Seventies who smashed the boundaries of rock, pop, funk and soul, has died at age 82
rollingstone.com/music/music-...
rollingstone.com/music/music-...
June 9, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Sly Stone, one of the most influential and groundbreaking musicians of the late-Sixties and early-Seventies who smashed the boundaries of rock, pop, funk and soul, has died at age 82
rollingstone.com/music/music-...
rollingstone.com/music/music-...
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“Whilst kayaking, I’ve had rocks thrown at me by other river users. I’ve had threats of my tyres being slashed. And I’ve had landowners threaten to drill holes in my kayak or call the police”
“All because of disputes over who can access our rivers.”
Find out more 👇
observer.co.uk/news/the-sen...
“All because of disputes over who can access our rivers.”
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observer.co.uk/news/the-sen...
Vast swathes of the English countryside are off-limits | The Observer
The public can access just 8 per cent of land and 3 per cent of rivers
observer.co.uk
May 30, 2025 at 8:45 AM
“Whilst kayaking, I’ve had rocks thrown at me by other river users. I’ve had threats of my tyres being slashed. And I’ve had landowners threaten to drill holes in my kayak or call the police”
“All because of disputes over who can access our rivers.”
Find out more 👇
observer.co.uk/news/the-sen...
“All because of disputes over who can access our rivers.”
Find out more 👇
observer.co.uk/news/the-sen...
Another in the series of AI is pure evil.
May 25, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Another in the series of AI is pure evil.
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Local businessman, Dougie Mercer, speaking about the trade deals that the Labour Government has signed in the past couple weeks. This is good news for Bolton and our country.
May 24, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Local businessman, Dougie Mercer, speaking about the trade deals that the Labour Government has signed in the past couple weeks. This is good news for Bolton and our country.
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“One person who swam at the Kinder Reservoir trespass in April 2025 was @philbrickellmp.bsky.social, MP for Bolton West, who wants to see England adopt the same approach as Scotland”:
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
'We want to swim in reservoirs in England and Wales'
Swimmers have recently staged protests against rules banning them from going into certain waters.
www.bbc.com
May 24, 2025 at 5:33 PM
“One person who swam at the Kinder Reservoir trespass in April 2025 was @philbrickellmp.bsky.social, MP for Bolton West, who wants to see England adopt the same approach as Scotland”:
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
There's something sociopathic about AI. That graft, craft and talent are meaningless.
May 24, 2025 at 10:48 AM
There's something sociopathic about AI. That graft, craft and talent are meaningless.