Seán Connors
@seanconnorswrites.bsky.social
FBPE. Generally genial. Still learning as I go. Check out my web site - seanconnorswrites.com
Best review from Jaden `This book is brilliant! Just as good as Harry Potter - but without the magicʼ. 🤣
Best review from Jaden `This book is brilliant! Just as good as Harry Potter - but without the magicʼ. 🤣
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Well, it would be boring to hear about how they've been funded all these years, when Farage knows that already.
Reform MPs Accused of Pandering to Putin After Skipping Russian Interference Debate
Nigel Farage’s party refused to attend the debate, after more than 100,000 people signed petition demanding a public inquiry into Russian interference in British politics
bylinetimes.com/2026/02/10/r...
Nigel Farage’s party refused to attend the debate, after more than 100,000 people signed petition demanding a public inquiry into Russian interference in British politics
bylinetimes.com/2026/02/10/r...
Reform MPs Accused of Pandering to Putin After Skipping Russian Interference Debate
Nigel Farage's party refused to attend the debate, called after more than 100,000 people signed a petition demanding a public inquiry into Russian interference in British politics
bylinetimes.com
February 10, 2026 at 9:50 PM
Well, it would be boring to hear about how they've been funded all these years, when Farage knows that already.
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Imagine if any of the Tory leaders had had constant criticism from every side? The tax-dodging media tycoons made Truss sound like an economics genius, Johnson’s grifting, philandering and idleness were barely mentioned, whilst Brexit was going to boost the UK’s global standing!!
Yes Keir Starmer is the most unpopular PM in history and yes, this is partly a reflection of the man, but people forget its also a sign of the times
February 10, 2026 at 10:57 AM
Imagine if any of the Tory leaders had had constant criticism from every side? The tax-dodging media tycoons made Truss sound like an economics genius, Johnson’s grifting, philandering and idleness were barely mentioned, whilst Brexit was going to boost the UK’s global standing!!
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"Just as the world watched courtrooms hold Big Tobacco and Big Pharma accountable, we will, for the first time, see Big Tech CEOs like Zuckerberg take the stand."
Meta Goes to Trial in a New Mexico Child Safety Case. Here’s What’s at Stake
Attorney general Raúl Torrez is accusing the tech giant of failing to protect minors on Facebook and Instagram.
www.wired.com
February 10, 2026 at 2:27 PM
"Just as the world watched courtrooms hold Big Tobacco and Big Pharma accountable, we will, for the first time, see Big Tech CEOs like Zuckerberg take the stand."
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Reform MPs Accused of Pandering to Putin After Skipping Russian Interference Debate
Nigel Farage’s party refused to attend the debate, after more than 100,000 people signed petition demanding a public inquiry into Russian interference in British politics
bylinetimes.com/2026/02/10/r...
Nigel Farage’s party refused to attend the debate, after more than 100,000 people signed petition demanding a public inquiry into Russian interference in British politics
bylinetimes.com/2026/02/10/r...
Reform MPs Accused of Pandering to Putin After Skipping Russian Interference Debate
Nigel Farage's party refused to attend the debate, called after more than 100,000 people signed a petition demanding a public inquiry into Russian interference in British politics
bylinetimes.com
February 10, 2026 at 6:19 PM
Reform MPs Accused of Pandering to Putin After Skipping Russian Interference Debate
Nigel Farage’s party refused to attend the debate, after more than 100,000 people signed petition demanding a public inquiry into Russian interference in British politics
bylinetimes.com/2026/02/10/r...
Nigel Farage’s party refused to attend the debate, after more than 100,000 people signed petition demanding a public inquiry into Russian interference in British politics
bylinetimes.com/2026/02/10/r...
Every word of this! To be a member of the European Union is a privilege. We all need to wake up and use our votes to protect it.
February 10, 2026 at 1:10 PM
Every word of this! To be a member of the European Union is a privilege. We all need to wake up and use our votes to protect it.
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8/12 We forget our own strength.
Our enemies need our markets more than we need their approval. We are the world's largest single market.
They should not be dictating terms to us. We should be setting the rules.
If they want access, they must play by our standards
Our enemies need our markets more than we need their approval. We are the world's largest single market.
They should not be dictating terms to us. We should be setting the rules.
If they want access, they must play by our standards
February 10, 2026 at 8:31 AM
8/12 We forget our own strength.
Our enemies need our markets more than we need their approval. We are the world's largest single market.
They should not be dictating terms to us. We should be setting the rules.
If they want access, they must play by our standards
Our enemies need our markets more than we need their approval. We are the world's largest single market.
They should not be dictating terms to us. We should be setting the rules.
If they want access, they must play by our standards
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7/12 We need to stop apologizing for who we are.
Europe is the best continent on the planet. We are the last true stronghold of democracy that still has global scale. We have the best values and the highest quality of life.
We have something worth protecting
Europe is the best continent on the planet. We are the last true stronghold of democracy that still has global scale. We have the best values and the highest quality of life.
We have something worth protecting
February 10, 2026 at 8:31 AM
7/12 We need to stop apologizing for who we are.
Europe is the best continent on the planet. We are the last true stronghold of democracy that still has global scale. We have the best values and the highest quality of life.
We have something worth protecting
Europe is the best continent on the planet. We are the last true stronghold of democracy that still has global scale. We have the best values and the highest quality of life.
We have something worth protecting
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6/12 I am not saying every regulation is perfect. Far from it.
But smart EU regulation is our armor. It protects our data, our environment, and our democracy from foreign interference.
Without it, we are just an open market for predators to strip-mine
But smart EU regulation is our armor. It protects our data, our environment, and our democracy from foreign interference.
Without it, we are just an open market for predators to strip-mine
February 10, 2026 at 8:31 AM
6/12 I am not saying every regulation is perfect. Far from it.
But smart EU regulation is our armor. It protects our data, our environment, and our democracy from foreign interference.
Without it, we are just an open market for predators to strip-mine
But smart EU regulation is our armor. It protects our data, our environment, and our democracy from foreign interference.
Without it, we are just an open market for predators to strip-mine
I did not know this...
🚨BREAKING: Puerto Rico has been part of the United States since 1898, and people still act confused that Puerto Ricans are American.
States that joined after Puerto Rico:
• Oklahoma — 1907
• New Mexico — 1912
• Arizona — 1912
• Alaska — 1959
• Hawaii — 1959
Yet somehow this is still news to folks.
States that joined after Puerto Rico:
• Oklahoma — 1907
• New Mexico — 1912
• Arizona — 1912
• Alaska — 1959
• Hawaii — 1959
Yet somehow this is still news to folks.
February 10, 2026 at 1:01 PM
I did not know this...
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It’s essentially the same problem every time - we have a media owned by overseas billionaires who desperately want to see Farage in power here, to mirror Trump in the US. Meanwhile, the same billionaire’s club, and Putin, are funding far-right groups across Europe to end liberal democracy.
February 10, 2026 at 10:21 AM
It’s essentially the same problem every time - we have a media owned by overseas billionaires who desperately want to see Farage in power here, to mirror Trump in the US. Meanwhile, the same billionaire’s club, and Putin, are funding far-right groups across Europe to end liberal democracy.
Err on the side of caution!
Public services still entering into new contracts with USian IT firms.
Would be interesting to see litigation by other candidates invoking procurement terms about reliability and risks.
Procuring US services by critical public entities if EU alternatives are available should be banned EU-wide.
Would be interesting to see litigation by other candidates invoking procurement terms about reliability and risks.
Procuring US services by critical public entities if EU alternatives are available should be banned EU-wide.
NS besteedt ict deels uit aan Amerikaanse leverancier
Strategische autonomie: Ondanks alle discussies over strategische autonomie kiest NS een Amerikaanse beheerder voor cruciale IT-diensten. „Als iedereen zo handelt als NS, bouwen we nooit eigen digital...
www.nrc.nl
February 10, 2026 at 8:14 AM
Err on the side of caution!
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PM Starmer had a golden opportunity to fix things, to back Europe, but he has squandered it, mainly through quibbling, justifying the anti-European position, and not seeing the big picture.
It will likely never be as good again, but let's hope the next UK PM can act.
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It will likely never be as good again, but let's hope the next UK PM can act.
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February 10, 2026 at 8:07 AM
PM Starmer had a golden opportunity to fix things, to back Europe, but he has squandered it, mainly through quibbling, justifying the anti-European position, and not seeing the big picture.
It will likely never be as good again, but let's hope the next UK PM can act.
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It will likely never be as good again, but let's hope the next UK PM can act.
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Here's an idea for Starmer:
Why not keep the promises he made when he was elected Labour leader?
👌🏻Public ownership
👌🏻Scrapping tuition fees
👌🏻Higher taxes on the wealthy
👌🏻Free movement in the EU
This would be a pretty popular platform right now
Why not keep the promises he made when he was elected Labour leader?
👌🏻Public ownership
👌🏻Scrapping tuition fees
👌🏻Higher taxes on the wealthy
👌🏻Free movement in the EU
This would be a pretty popular platform right now
February 9, 2026 at 6:40 AM
Here's an idea for Starmer:
Why not keep the promises he made when he was elected Labour leader?
👌🏻Public ownership
👌🏻Scrapping tuition fees
👌🏻Higher taxes on the wealthy
👌🏻Free movement in the EU
This would be a pretty popular platform right now
Why not keep the promises he made when he was elected Labour leader?
👌🏻Public ownership
👌🏻Scrapping tuition fees
👌🏻Higher taxes on the wealthy
👌🏻Free movement in the EU
This would be a pretty popular platform right now
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🚨Gorton and Denton by-election
Surely by now we can all see that Reform is a party that thrives on division, fuels anger, and uses the scapegoating of minorities to gain support.
We are so much better than that.
DON’T BE TAKEN IN BY THE DIVISIVE POLITICS OF REFORM
youtu.be/cWWf1mZhlGk?...
Surely by now we can all see that Reform is a party that thrives on division, fuels anger, and uses the scapegoating of minorities to gain support.
We are so much better than that.
DON’T BE TAKEN IN BY THE DIVISIVE POLITICS OF REFORM
youtu.be/cWWf1mZhlGk?...
🚨Gorton and Denton by-election - JUST DON’T VOTE REFORM
YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic
youtu.be
February 9, 2026 at 7:03 AM
🚨Gorton and Denton by-election
Surely by now we can all see that Reform is a party that thrives on division, fuels anger, and uses the scapegoating of minorities to gain support.
We are so much better than that.
DON’T BE TAKEN IN BY THE DIVISIVE POLITICS OF REFORM
youtu.be/cWWf1mZhlGk?...
Surely by now we can all see that Reform is a party that thrives on division, fuels anger, and uses the scapegoating of minorities to gain support.
We are so much better than that.
DON’T BE TAKEN IN BY THE DIVISIVE POLITICS OF REFORM
youtu.be/cWWf1mZhlGk?...
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These stories come along as regularly as the reports about the disastrous decline of UK fishing. Farmers and fishers most of whom voted for a glorious Brexit facing a catastrophic future because they were conned by a crowd of rich and xenophobic spivs. Sad
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Post-Brexit sales of British farm products to EU fall by 37%
NFU warn it could take years to restore Brexit losses despite efforts to smooth negotiations on farming and other elements of UK-EU reset
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2026 at 3:04 PM
These stories come along as regularly as the reports about the disastrous decline of UK fishing. Farmers and fishers most of whom voted for a glorious Brexit facing a catastrophic future because they were conned by a crowd of rich and xenophobic spivs. Sad
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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After the referendum, the BBC chief Lord Hall ordered the BBC to treat Brexit as a done deal, a decision which all but wholly excluded Remainer opinion from the BBC for around 2 years, thus grossly biasing the Brexit debate. It was a grotesque abuse of democracy.
www.radiotimes.com/tv/current-a...
www.radiotimes.com/tv/current-a...
'BBC policy on Brexit is not impartial'
Why is the BBC giving so much time to hardline Brexiteers, asks journalist Raymond Snoddy
www.radiotimes.com
February 7, 2026 at 7:38 PM
After the referendum, the BBC chief Lord Hall ordered the BBC to treat Brexit as a done deal, a decision which all but wholly excluded Remainer opinion from the BBC for around 2 years, thus grossly biasing the Brexit debate. It was a grotesque abuse of democracy.
www.radiotimes.com/tv/current-a...
www.radiotimes.com/tv/current-a...
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You vote, you vote again. That's how democracy works.
Denying the whole process and saying it's up to foreigners to ignore it, or worse saying it's up to Europe to fix the problems of the UK's choice, is infantikisation of a country.
Denying the whole process and saying it's up to foreigners to ignore it, or worse saying it's up to Europe to fix the problems of the UK's choice, is infantikisation of a country.
February 8, 2026 at 3:59 PM
You vote, you vote again. That's how democracy works.
Denying the whole process and saying it's up to foreigners to ignore it, or worse saying it's up to Europe to fix the problems of the UK's choice, is infantikisation of a country.
Denying the whole process and saying it's up to foreigners to ignore it, or worse saying it's up to Europe to fix the problems of the UK's choice, is infantikisation of a country.
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Theresa May was very proud to end FoM. Here's her quote from 2018.
"We will take back control of our borders, by putting an end to the free movement of people once and for all."
She won a general election in 2017 so it is entirely on the British voters.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-poli...
"We will take back control of our borders, by putting an end to the free movement of people once and for all."
She won a general election in 2017 so it is entirely on the British voters.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-poli...
Brexit: Theresa May's 'letter to the nation' in full
The prime minister asks the public to support her deal so
www.bbc.co.uk
February 8, 2026 at 1:42 PM
Theresa May was very proud to end FoM. Here's her quote from 2018.
"We will take back control of our borders, by putting an end to the free movement of people once and for all."
She won a general election in 2017 so it is entirely on the British voters.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-poli...
"We will take back control of our borders, by putting an end to the free movement of people once and for all."
She won a general election in 2017 so it is entirely on the British voters.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-poli...
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Freedom of movement is a key aspect of the Single Market.
It is only available for members of the Single Market.
The UK left the Single Market when it left the EU.
Ergo the UK left freedom of movement.
The EU didn't withdraw it.
It is only available for members of the Single Market.
The UK left the Single Market when it left the EU.
Ergo the UK left freedom of movement.
The EU didn't withdraw it.
February 8, 2026 at 11:18 AM
Freedom of movement is a key aspect of the Single Market.
It is only available for members of the Single Market.
The UK left the Single Market when it left the EU.
Ergo the UK left freedom of movement.
The EU didn't withdraw it.
It is only available for members of the Single Market.
The UK left the Single Market when it left the EU.
Ergo the UK left freedom of movement.
The EU didn't withdraw it.
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Exactly that. Two many felt and still feel that they're vote should be free from consequences.
But votes have consequences
But votes have consequences
February 8, 2026 at 11:59 AM
Exactly that. Two many felt and still feel that they're vote should be free from consequences.
But votes have consequences
But votes have consequences
'Populated with arrogant, misogynist and oddly childish men... '
The Epstein files reveal a strange world, hidden from our view by wealth, and populated with arrogant, misogynist and oddly childish men, who end messages to Epstein wishing him “lots of P”(pussy). “Happy new year with lots of P” or “Happy birthday and a year full of health, money and lots of P.”
Sex and snacks, but no seat at the table: the role of women in Epstein’s sordid men’s club
Files reveal a world of flattery and fratboy tones, where rich men are cultivated and women provide services
www.theguardian.com
February 8, 2026 at 1:08 AM
'Populated with arrogant, misogynist and oddly childish men... '
Watch, 'The Spider's Web. Britain's Second Empire'. The UK's international tax avoidance network is sheltering hundreds of billions of pounds from the tax system the rest of us must pay into. If Polanski is serious, he must tell us what he intends to do about it.
The propagandist media rant that wealthy people will leave the UK if Labour are elected, but NEVER comment on the £billions sent offshore by wealthy people who refuse to contribute to the UK.
HMRC won't admit how much tax is lost offshore.
Major corporations dodge taxes by shifting profits to low/no tax jurisdictions. Wealthy use offshore havens.
Opacity means HMRC, Govt and tax abuse industry can't be held to account.
Normal people pay more in tax.
Major corporations dodge taxes by shifting profits to low/no tax jurisdictions. Wealthy use offshore havens.
Opacity means HMRC, Govt and tax abuse industry can't be held to account.
Normal people pay more in tax.
February 8, 2026 at 12:11 AM
Watch, 'The Spider's Web. Britain's Second Empire'. The UK's international tax avoidance network is sheltering hundreds of billions of pounds from the tax system the rest of us must pay into. If Polanski is serious, he must tell us what he intends to do about it.
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The British panic about ID cards is always tragicomical. In Europe it’s just a bit of admin; in Britain it’s the first step to dictatorship.
All that hysteria over a piece of plastic is so theatrical, so insular. I’ve carried a carta d’identità for over four decades without incident.
All that hysteria over a piece of plastic is so theatrical, so insular. I’ve carried a carta d’identità for over four decades without incident.
January 28, 2026 at 6:23 PM
The British panic about ID cards is always tragicomical. In Europe it’s just a bit of admin; in Britain it’s the first step to dictatorship.
All that hysteria over a piece of plastic is so theatrical, so insular. I’ve carried a carta d’identità for over four decades without incident.
All that hysteria over a piece of plastic is so theatrical, so insular. I’ve carried a carta d’identità for over four decades without incident.