ShropshireGreenMan
@shropshiregreenman.bsky.social
Retired manager, now seller of old stuff. Living in Shropshire with a Welsh dragon. Formerly Shropshire Green Man on Twitter. Once a Tory voter but never going back there. Now politically homeless but left leaning.
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Donald Trump destroyed public service broadcasting in the US - it's little surprise Nigel Farage wants to do the same thing here.
Trump’s America, don’t let it become Farage’s Britain.
Trump’s America, don’t let it become Farage’s Britain.
November 16, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Donald Trump destroyed public service broadcasting in the US - it's little surprise Nigel Farage wants to do the same thing here.
Trump’s America, don’t let it become Farage’s Britain.
Trump’s America, don’t let it become Farage’s Britain.
Wow...Shabana Mahmood was very impressive this morning. Left that interview with Laura Kuenssberg in her pocket!
November 16, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Wow...Shabana Mahmood was very impressive this morning. Left that interview with Laura Kuenssberg in her pocket!
This is very good news. Can anybody even name theirs, which political party they represent and what they are supposed to do?
I thought not!
BBC News - Police and crime commissioners to be scrapped in England and Wales
www.bbc.com/news/article...
I thought not!
BBC News - Police and crime commissioners to be scrapped in England and Wales
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Police and crime commissioners to be scrapped in England and Wales
The government says it will save £100m over this Parliament and less than 20% of voters can name their PCC.
www.bbc.com
November 13, 2025 at 11:55 AM
This is very good news. Can anybody even name theirs, which political party they represent and what they are supposed to do?
I thought not!
BBC News - Police and crime commissioners to be scrapped in England and Wales
www.bbc.com/news/article...
I thought not!
BBC News - Police and crime commissioners to be scrapped in England and Wales
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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This does feel like key information tbh. Wonder why budding tyrant Donald Trump would want to muzzle a trusted independent news source 🤔
Nowhere in the hysterical pile-on against the BBC in the British press has anyone mentioned that BBC News now has 77 million viewers & listeners in the US and has established itself as the second most trusted news source there.
November 11, 2025 at 9:14 AM
This does feel like key information tbh. Wonder why budding tyrant Donald Trump would want to muzzle a trusted independent news source 🤔
Wow...old data but not much has changed. Let's see that factored into the BBC Royal Charter review!
You might have thought Question Time was biased.
But you never realised how much.
UKIP never even had a single MP.
But you never realised how much.
UKIP never even had a single MP.
November 10, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Wow...old data but not much has changed. Let's see that factored into the BBC Royal Charter review!
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Farage calls it bias, but what he fears is balance. The BBC must report with courage, question every side, and refuse to echo rage for ratings. Truth has to sound calm when the world shouts chaos.
November 10, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Farage calls it bias, but what he fears is balance. The BBC must report with courage, question every side, and refuse to echo rage for ratings. Truth has to sound calm when the world shouts chaos.
Wow...huge!
BBC News - www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cd...
BBC director general Tim Davie and News CEO Deborah Turness resign over Trump documentary edit - BBC News
BBC News - www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cd...
BBC director general Tim Davie and News CEO Deborah Turness resign over Trump documentary edit - BBC News
BBC director general Tim Davie and News CEO Deborah Turness resign over Trump documentary edit
Deborah Turness, the CEO of news, says “mistakes have been made”.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 9, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Wow...huge!
BBC News - www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cd...
BBC director general Tim Davie and News CEO Deborah Turness resign over Trump documentary edit - BBC News
BBC News - www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cd...
BBC director general Tim Davie and News CEO Deborah Turness resign over Trump documentary edit - BBC News
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Australia has so much electricity from solar power that it is going to start offering free electricity to everyone for at least three hours during the day as the wholesale price of power goes negative
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
Australia has so much solar that it's offering everyone free electricity
Australia's extensive solar power penetration makes so much energy that the government wants to offer free electricity at peak hours.
electrek.co
November 6, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Australia has so much electricity from solar power that it is going to start offering free electricity to everyone for at least three hours during the day as the wholesale price of power goes negative
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
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Between 2010–2024, 860 prisoners were accidentally released under the Conservatives. Yet the first and second accidental releases under Labour are getting more headlines than all 860 Tory f***-ups combined.
November 5, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Between 2010–2024, 860 prisoners were accidentally released under the Conservatives. Yet the first and second accidental releases under Labour are getting more headlines than all 860 Tory f***-ups combined.
Americans in Colorado have just explicitly voted to tax higher earners to fund school meals for all kids in the state. Imagine if democracy was as clear and functional as this in the UK...
This is how it looked on the ballot.
Clear and easy to understand.
Clear and easy to understand.
November 5, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Americans in Colorado have just explicitly voted to tax higher earners to fund school meals for all kids in the state. Imagine if democracy was as clear and functional as this in the UK...
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Is he building the ballroom crooked?
BBC News - www.bbc.co.uk/news/resourc...
How Trump is remaking the White House in his own image - BBC News
BBC News - www.bbc.co.uk/news/resourc...
How Trump is remaking the White House in his own image - BBC News
How Trump is remaking the White House in his own image - BBC News
A visual guide to Donald Trump's unprecedented transformation of the presidential residence.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 4, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Is he building the ballroom crooked?
BBC News - www.bbc.co.uk/news/resourc...
How Trump is remaking the White House in his own image - BBC News
BBC News - www.bbc.co.uk/news/resourc...
How Trump is remaking the White House in his own image - BBC News
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It’s clear to anyone paying attention that Farage gets an easy ride from the media. They give him as much airtime as he wants but never hold him to account for the damage he’s done.
So much of what’s broken in Britain is thanks to Nigel Farage.
So much of what’s broken in Britain is thanks to Nigel Farage.
November 3, 2025 at 7:01 PM
It’s clear to anyone paying attention that Farage gets an easy ride from the media. They give him as much airtime as he wants but never hold him to account for the damage he’s done.
So much of what’s broken in Britain is thanks to Nigel Farage.
So much of what’s broken in Britain is thanks to Nigel Farage.
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Sophy Ridge recognises the danger to democracy of right wing politicians like Nigel Farage presenting their own shows on GB News because that avoids proper Qs & scrutiny.
So why doesn’t OFCOM, which repeatedly fails to act?
#skynews #GBNews #bbclaurak
inews.co.uk/news/media/s...
So why doesn’t OFCOM, which repeatedly fails to act?
#skynews #GBNews #bbclaurak
inews.co.uk/news/media/s...
Sophy Ridge: Why politicians like Nigel Farage shouldn't be TV presenters
Sky News's morning host says politicians should get off GB News and face proper grilling
inews.co.uk
November 2, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Sophy Ridge recognises the danger to democracy of right wing politicians like Nigel Farage presenting their own shows on GB News because that avoids proper Qs & scrutiny.
So why doesn’t OFCOM, which repeatedly fails to act?
#skynews #GBNews #bbclaurak
inews.co.uk/news/media/s...
So why doesn’t OFCOM, which repeatedly fails to act?
#skynews #GBNews #bbclaurak
inews.co.uk/news/media/s...
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Happy #SocialistSunday everyone. The first poll putting
@greenparty.org.uk
ahead of both Labour and the Tories. If you want positive change, then please join us and let’s take on Reform.✊ Will follow back like-minded people. #bbclaurak #trevorphillips
@greenparty.org.uk
ahead of both Labour and the Tories. If you want positive change, then please join us and let’s take on Reform.✊ Will follow back like-minded people. #bbclaurak #trevorphillips
November 1, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Happy #SocialistSunday everyone. The first poll putting
@greenparty.org.uk
ahead of both Labour and the Tories. If you want positive change, then please join us and let’s take on Reform.✊ Will follow back like-minded people. #bbclaurak #trevorphillips
@greenparty.org.uk
ahead of both Labour and the Tories. If you want positive change, then please join us and let’s take on Reform.✊ Will follow back like-minded people. #bbclaurak #trevorphillips
Has anyone else noticed an absence of posts about the downfall of the former Prince Andrew on their feeds today? It's almost like nobody cares about royalty any more...😏
October 31, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Has anyone else noticed an absence of posts about the downfall of the former Prince Andrew on their feeds today? It's almost like nobody cares about royalty any more...😏
October 31, 2025 at 6:40 AM
It's nauseating how political opponents (of any party) will capitalise on even an inadvertent technical error to gain an advantage. Does this make any difference to her ability to do her job? That should be the test. Politicians and the gutter press make me sick. 😡
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Chancellor Rachel Reeves admits breaking housing rules by renting out home
Rachel Reeves refers herself to the PM's ethics adviser after "inadvertently" renting out her family home without a licence.
www.bbc.com
October 29, 2025 at 10:14 PM
It's nauseating how political opponents (of any party) will capitalise on even an inadvertent technical error to gain an advantage. Does this make any difference to her ability to do her job? That should be the test. Politicians and the gutter press make me sick. 😡
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Look at this graph, Reform almost all of them went to Private School.
If you are Working Class and you vote for Reform, you are a traitor, to yourself.
Or as we call them, a bloody fool.
If you are Working Class and you vote for Reform, you are a traitor, to yourself.
Or as we call them, a bloody fool.
October 27, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Look at this graph, Reform almost all of them went to Private School.
If you are Working Class and you vote for Reform, you are a traitor, to yourself.
Or as we call them, a bloody fool.
If you are Working Class and you vote for Reform, you are a traitor, to yourself.
Or as we call them, a bloody fool.
I know that modern aircraft are incredibly sophisticated but 20,000 people to build 20 of them is remarkable!
🚨 NEW: Keir Starmer has signed a deal with Turkey to sell 20 Typhoon fighter jets worth £8bn.
The deal, announced during Starmer’s visit to Ankara, is expected to secure around 20k jobs across production sites in Edinburgh, Warton, Samlesbury and Bristol, and keep the Warton production line active.
The deal, announced during Starmer’s visit to Ankara, is expected to secure around 20k jobs across production sites in Edinburgh, Warton, Samlesbury and Bristol, and keep the Warton production line active.
October 28, 2025 at 3:03 AM
I know that modern aircraft are incredibly sophisticated but 20,000 people to build 20 of them is remarkable!
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Braverman deleted this tweet which made me wonder who that previous prisoner was. His name was Junead Ahmed. He was a conman mistakenly released in 2023. She was Home Secretary at the time. Oh.
news.sky.com/story/migran...
news.sky.com/story/migran...
October 26, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Braverman deleted this tweet which made me wonder who that previous prisoner was. His name was Junead Ahmed. He was a conman mistakenly released in 2023. She was Home Secretary at the time. Oh.
news.sky.com/story/migran...
news.sky.com/story/migran...
This one might have gone under the radar but it's more bad news for ReformUK and Labour.
Moseley (Birmingham) Council By-Election Result:
🔶 LDM: 34.7% (-11.9)
🌹 LAB: 24.4% (-14.1)
🙋 Ind: 19.6% (New)
🌍 GRN: 10.1% (+1.5)
➡️ RFM: 7.3% (New)
🌳 CON: 2.4% (-4.1)
🙋 Ind: 1.7% (New)
Liberal Democrat GAIN from Labour.
Changes w/ 2022.
🔶 LDM: 34.7% (-11.9)
🌹 LAB: 24.4% (-14.1)
🙋 Ind: 19.6% (New)
🌍 GRN: 10.1% (+1.5)
➡️ RFM: 7.3% (New)
🌳 CON: 2.4% (-4.1)
🙋 Ind: 1.7% (New)
Liberal Democrat GAIN from Labour.
Changes w/ 2022.
October 24, 2025 at 7:48 AM
This one might have gone under the radar but it's more bad news for ReformUK and Labour.
Given the amount of media coverage that ReformUK's inevitable victory got in the weeks leading up to the election, can we expect the same level of coverage about their actual thrashing, today? 🤔
news.sky.com/story/caerph...
news.sky.com/story/caerph...
Caerphilly by-election: Just like that! In Tommy Cooper's birthplace, Farage nowhere to be seen as Reform loses
The joke among Plaid supporters at the count was that long before the declaration Mr Farage was halfway down the M4 on his way back to London, Jon Craig writes.
news.sky.com
October 24, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Given the amount of media coverage that ReformUK's inevitable victory got in the weeks leading up to the election, can we expect the same level of coverage about their actual thrashing, today? 🤔
news.sky.com/story/caerph...
news.sky.com/story/caerph...
Hilarious how Nadine Dorries, the 'Daily Mail correspondent' is telling us that ReformUK is the only party that can stop the boats on BBC Question Time!
We're not fooled, BBC!
We're not fooled, BBC!
October 23, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Hilarious how Nadine Dorries, the 'Daily Mail correspondent' is telling us that ReformUK is the only party that can stop the boats on BBC Question Time!
We're not fooled, BBC!
We're not fooled, BBC!
Some interesting and popular ideas here...
The Green Party's proposal for a wealth tax on 1% of assets above £10m and 2% on assets above £1bn comes top of our list of tax reforms that Britons would support, with 75% giving it their backing
yougov.co.uk/economy/arti...
yougov.co.uk/economy/arti...
October 23, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Some interesting and popular ideas here...