Richard R
@richr23.bsky.social
Cricket comms for a ‘living’ after decades sportswriting. Left-leaning moderate because that’s what makes for a decent society that works. Triathlete. Spain/UK.
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The sheer scale of media outrage this week about plans to lift hundreds of thousands children out of poverty, by taxing millionaire homeowners, tells you everything you need to know about the real priorities of the British press
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-real-b...
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-real-b...
The Real 'Benefits Street' Protecting Britain's Wealthiest
The sheer scale of outrage about plans to lift children out of poverty, by taxing millionaire homeowners, tells you everything you need to know about the priorities of the British press
www.adambienkov.co.uk
November 29, 2025 at 4:29 PM
The sheer scale of media outrage this week about plans to lift hundreds of thousands children out of poverty, by taxing millionaire homeowners, tells you everything you need to know about the real priorities of the British press
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-real-b...
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-real-b...
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"We are freezing known Russian assets" says Rachel Reeves
"But let me be clear, I don't actually mean the member for Clacton"
"But let me be clear, I don't actually mean the member for Clacton"
November 26, 2025 at 1:10 PM
"We are freezing known Russian assets" says Rachel Reeves
"But let me be clear, I don't actually mean the member for Clacton"
"But let me be clear, I don't actually mean the member for Clacton"
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This is one of the big accounts boosting Tommy Robinson, Farage and Reform and ‘English Patriots’.
It’s Russian.
It’s Russian.
November 24, 2025 at 9:29 AM
This is one of the big accounts boosting Tommy Robinson, Farage and Reform and ‘English Patriots’.
It’s Russian.
It’s Russian.
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Sign the petition to stop Boris Johnson’s allowance: act.38degrees.org.uk/act/strip-Bo... 2/2
Sign the petition: Strip Boris Johnson of his annual former PM allowance
23,000. That's how many deaths can be blamed on Boris Johnson's chaotic Covid decisions and delays. Enough is enough, he must be stripped of his annual £115,000 handout. Sign the petition today:
act.38degrees.org.uk
November 24, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Sign the petition to stop Boris Johnson’s allowance: act.38degrees.org.uk/act/strip-Bo... 2/2
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"My NHS colleagues & I weren’t willing to let the bodies pile high in their thousands. Boris no longer mentions them at all."
My piece on the responses to the UK Covid-UK Inquiry report that try to airbrush the dead away.
Sincere thanks, @theobserveruk.bsky.social.
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
My piece on the responses to the UK Covid-UK Inquiry report that try to airbrush the dead away.
Sincere thanks, @theobserveruk.bsky.social.
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
I’ll never forget the horror of the Covid wards | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 23, 2025 at 9:18 AM
"My NHS colleagues & I weren’t willing to let the bodies pile high in their thousands. Boris no longer mentions them at all."
My piece on the responses to the UK Covid-UK Inquiry report that try to airbrush the dead away.
Sincere thanks, @theobserveruk.bsky.social.
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
My piece on the responses to the UK Covid-UK Inquiry report that try to airbrush the dead away.
Sincere thanks, @theobserveruk.bsky.social.
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
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Farage et al really mustn't be allowed to walk away from this scandal, and its wider implications:
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Former Reform in Wales leader Nathan Gill jailed for pro-Russian bribery
Nathan Gill, 52, is sentenced to 10 and a half years in prison after admitting taking bribes while an MEP.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 21, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Farage et al really mustn't be allowed to walk away from this scandal, and its wider implications:
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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X has changed their policy and now you can see where the accounts are based.
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
November 21, 2025 at 6:36 PM
X has changed their policy and now you can see where the accounts are based.
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
Some of the Ashes TV comms is, well, ordinary.
November 22, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Some of the Ashes TV comms is, well, ordinary.
Banks are making record profits while our bills go up! 😡 We need to tax bank profits and fund our NHS & schools. Sign the petition and tell Rachel Reeves to #TaxtheBanks you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ta...
#TaxTheBanks
Years of higher interest rates have sent our rent, mortgage, and debt payments soaring, while banks have raked in huge profits for doing absolutely nothing.
The big four UK banks (Barclays, HSBC, Ll...
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November 19, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Banks are making record profits while our bills go up! 😡 We need to tax bank profits and fund our NHS & schools. Sign the petition and tell Rachel Reeves to #TaxtheBanks you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ta...
Shameful from #Waitrose www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Waitrose-rejected autistic volunteer receives job offer from Asda
Tom Boyd's mum says she is
www.bbc.co.uk
October 23, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Shameful from #Waitrose www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
I've had enough. The UK is a rich country, so why are our schools falling apart, our hospitals understaffed and millions struggling to get by?
The 0.1% and corporations are robbing us blind.
taxjustice.eaction.org.uk/budgetforthe...
The 0.1% and corporations are robbing us blind.
taxjustice.eaction.org.uk/budgetforthe...
Demand a budget for the 99.9%
taxjustice.eaction.org.uk
October 23, 2025 at 2:24 PM
I've had enough. The UK is a rich country, so why are our schools falling apart, our hospitals understaffed and millions struggling to get by?
The 0.1% and corporations are robbing us blind.
taxjustice.eaction.org.uk/budgetforthe...
The 0.1% and corporations are robbing us blind.
taxjustice.eaction.org.uk/budgetforthe...
Really struggle with England constantly picking Bethell on potential. Rehan offers as much if not more with the bat and a hell of a lot more with the ball. Key’s obstinacy/arrogance. See also son of best mate Crawley.
October 18, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Really struggle with England constantly picking Bethell on potential. Rehan offers as much if not more with the bat and a hell of a lot more with the ball. Key’s obstinacy/arrogance. See also son of best mate Crawley.
I just signed the campaign calling to ban politicians hosting shows on UK news channels. 38d.gs/leqi
Ban politicians hosting shows on UK news channels
I just signed the campaign calling to save ban politicians hosting shows on UK news channels
38d.gs
October 16, 2025 at 2:17 PM
I just signed the campaign calling to ban politicians hosting shows on UK news channels. 38d.gs/leqi
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ReformUK councillors and their ilk, are a reflection of what a Reform govt would look like. They all assumed that it would be, chatting to few locals, maybe cutting a ribbon, being chauffeured around in limo's, when really they are mainly uneducated, lazy, chancers, racists and grifters.
October 15, 2025 at 7:17 AM
ReformUK councillors and their ilk, are a reflection of what a Reform govt would look like. They all assumed that it would be, chatting to few locals, maybe cutting a ribbon, being chauffeured around in limo's, when really they are mainly uneducated, lazy, chancers, racists and grifters.
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Leicestershire Reform UK is a mess.
Dan Harrison must resign, it’s been calamity after calamity.
Leicestershire Reform finance lead steps down as opposition slam group's ‘inexperience’
Dan Harrison must resign, it’s been calamity after calamity.
Leicestershire Reform finance lead steps down as opposition slam group's ‘inexperience’
Leicestershire Reform finance lead steps down as opposition slam group's ‘inexperience’
Reform UK’s Leicestershire County Council cabinet has suffered another change in its top team, with opposition groups saying residents are paying the price for their “inexperience”
www.leicester.news
October 15, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Leicestershire Reform UK is a mess.
Dan Harrison must resign, it’s been calamity after calamity.
Leicestershire Reform finance lead steps down as opposition slam group's ‘inexperience’
Dan Harrison must resign, it’s been calamity after calamity.
Leicestershire Reform finance lead steps down as opposition slam group's ‘inexperience’
That Latvian national anthem was beautifully sung.
October 14, 2025 at 6:50 PM
That Latvian national anthem was beautifully sung.
The UK must stand up for human rights and reject calls to leave the ECHR - Sign the open letter
www.europeanmovement.co.uk/keep_uk_in_e...
www.europeanmovement.co.uk/keep_uk_in_e...
Open Letter: Keep the UK in the ECHR
Sign the European Movement UK's open letter now if you agree that the UK must remain in the ECHR.
www.europeanmovement.co.uk
October 13, 2025 at 3:32 PM
The UK must stand up for human rights and reject calls to leave the ECHR - Sign the open letter
www.europeanmovement.co.uk/keep_uk_in_e...
www.europeanmovement.co.uk/keep_uk_in_e...
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This sums up their lying perfectly www.meidasplus.com/p/this-weeke...
October 12, 2025 at 11:22 PM
This sums up their lying perfectly www.meidasplus.com/p/this-weeke...
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In other news, Kemi Badenoch's party has taken at least £7 million in donations from funders and directors of climate change denial lobby groups bylinetimes.com/2025/03/18/k...
October 2, 2025 at 6:01 AM
In other news, Kemi Badenoch's party has taken at least £7 million in donations from funders and directors of climate change denial lobby groups bylinetimes.com/2025/03/18/k...
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🚨 This is serious. Ex Reform UK leader in Wales, Nathan Gill, 52, pleads guilty to accepting bribes in exchange for making pro-Russia statements in the European Parliament when serving as a UKIP MEP.
Ex-Reform leader pleads guilty to Pro-Russia bribery charges
The former leader of Reform UK in Wales has pleaded guilty to numerous bribery charges relating to pro-Russian statements.
caerphilly.observer
September 26, 2025 at 3:03 PM
🚨 This is serious. Ex Reform UK leader in Wales, Nathan Gill, 52, pleads guilty to accepting bribes in exchange for making pro-Russia statements in the European Parliament when serving as a UKIP MEP.
Morning folks! Unfortunately no Leicestershire commentary on the stream - Northants do their own. However full comms with self and Radders via BBC Radio Leicester and BBC Sport.
September 24, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Morning folks! Unfortunately no Leicestershire commentary on the stream - Northants do their own. However full comms with self and Radders via BBC Radio Leicester and BBC Sport.
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It is possible to cherish the BBC as an institution while also saying that BBC News is failing very badly, day after day, in its duty to inform and that it always fails in a right-wing direction. It desperately needs to recover its integrity
September 23, 2025 at 10:39 AM
It is possible to cherish the BBC as an institution while also saying that BBC News is failing very badly, day after day, in its duty to inform and that it always fails in a right-wing direction. It desperately needs to recover its integrity