Tony
@toekneee.bsky.social
UK Labour Member. We won. Now let’s deliver. But taking money off vulnerable people is not the answer to the country’s problems. So let’s not do that 🫡
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Labour are once again favourites with Ladbrokes to win the most seats at the next General Election - narrowly.
Labour at 13/8 with Reform at 7/4 (14/8) and the Conservatives at 11/2
The election is probably over three years away: Reform lead the polls, but have dipped to 28% from 31%
Labour at 13/8 with Reform at 7/4 (14/8) and the Conservatives at 11/2
The election is probably over three years away: Reform lead the polls, but have dipped to 28% from 31%
February 16, 2026 at 8:34 PM
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Labour are once again favourites with Ladbrokes to win the most seats at the next General Election - narrowly.
Labour at 13/8 with Reform at 7/4 (14/8) and the Conservatives at 11/2
The election is probably over three years away: Reform lead the polls, but have dipped to 28% from 31%
Labour at 13/8 with Reform at 7/4 (14/8) and the Conservatives at 11/2
The election is probably over three years away: Reform lead the polls, but have dipped to 28% from 31%
February 16, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Labour are once again favourites with Ladbrokes to win the most seats at the next General Election - narrowly.
Labour at 13/8 with Reform at 7/4 (14/8) and the Conservatives at 11/2
The election is probably over three years away: Reform lead the polls, but have dipped to 28% from 31%
Labour at 13/8 with Reform at 7/4 (14/8) and the Conservatives at 11/2
The election is probably over three years away: Reform lead the polls, but have dipped to 28% from 31%
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Both JD Vance’s speech from last year and Marco Rubio’s speech at this year’s Munich Security Conference make one thing clear: the time when we could rely on the US has passed. We need closer ties with the EU.
Why Marco Rubio’s ‘reassuring’ speech to Europe was nothing of the kind | Nathalie Tocci
After JD Vance’s frontal attack in Munich last year, the secretary of state’s tone seemed almost soothing. That’s just a
www.theguardian.com
February 16, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Both JD Vance’s speech from last year and Marco Rubio’s speech at this year’s Munich Security Conference make one thing clear: the time when we could rely on the US has passed. We need closer ties with the EU.
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I now have a vote two sets of elections in May.
I will be voting Labour in both and urge everyone to commit now to voting Labour in May.
It will be a low turn out and every vote matters.
It is the least you can do to stop Reform. It's our national duty to make a stand against hate.
I will be voting Labour in both and urge everyone to commit now to voting Labour in May.
It will be a low turn out and every vote matters.
It is the least you can do to stop Reform. It's our national duty to make a stand against hate.
February 16, 2026 at 6:44 PM
I now have a vote two sets of elections in May.
I will be voting Labour in both and urge everyone to commit now to voting Labour in May.
It will be a low turn out and every vote matters.
It is the least you can do to stop Reform. It's our national duty to make a stand against hate.
I will be voting Labour in both and urge everyone to commit now to voting Labour in May.
It will be a low turn out and every vote matters.
It is the least you can do to stop Reform. It's our national duty to make a stand against hate.
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...to postpone the elections in May so they could focus on reorganisation.
The government had initially approved it.
But Reform being Reform, decided to take it to court.
In light of that, the government has reconsidered approving postponements, and today has said they will happen.
2/2
The government had initially approved it.
But Reform being Reform, decided to take it to court.
In light of that, the government has reconsidered approving postponements, and today has said they will happen.
2/2
Local government reorganisation: update on Secretary of State's decision regarding local elections of May 2026
The Secretary of State wrote to council leaders and key stakeholders to inform them of his decision to withdraw his original decision to postpone 30 local elections due to take place in May 2026.
www.gov.uk
February 16, 2026 at 4:26 PM
...to postpone the elections in May so they could focus on reorganisation.
The government had initially approved it.
But Reform being Reform, decided to take it to court.
In light of that, the government has reconsidered approving postponements, and today has said they will happen.
2/2
The government had initially approved it.
But Reform being Reform, decided to take it to court.
In light of that, the government has reconsidered approving postponements, and today has said they will happen.
2/2
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I thought Reform were all about saving money?
They've just cost us all another £63m....as that is what the government has now been forced to give councils undergoing reorganisation so they can afford to do that AND run & staff elections in this May.
The coucils had asked the government...
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They've just cost us all another £63m....as that is what the government has now been forced to give councils undergoing reorganisation so they can afford to do that AND run & staff elections in this May.
The coucils had asked the government...
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February 16, 2026 at 4:26 PM
I thought Reform were all about saving money?
They've just cost us all another £63m....as that is what the government has now been forced to give councils undergoing reorganisation so they can afford to do that AND run & staff elections in this May.
The coucils had asked the government...
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They've just cost us all another £63m....as that is what the government has now been forced to give councils undergoing reorganisation so they can afford to do that AND run & staff elections in this May.
The coucils had asked the government...
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Reform UK’s Nadhim Zahawi wants to send in the ARMY in to London because he saw someone that looked tired in Knightsbridge.
Nadhim Zahawi 'didn't feel safe walking in London' after he saw a tired man
Reform UK MP Nadhim Zahawi said he feels unsafe in London after seeing a tired man walk past him, he revealed in an interview with LBC
metro.co.uk
February 15, 2026 at 3:59 PM
Reform UK’s Nadhim Zahawi wants to send in the ARMY in to London because he saw someone that looked tired in Knightsbridge.
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As Ronald Reagan said, "The nine most terrifying words in the English language are: I'm from the Government, and have you considered bobsleigh."
really enjoy that the bloke who won two golds on the luge is someone who was a national level taekwondo fighter until he got injured and then a government figure stepped out the shadows and said "let me tell you about project going down a hill really fast"
February 16, 2026 at 1:43 PM
As Ronald Reagan said, "The nine most terrifying words in the English language are: I'm from the Government, and have you considered bobsleigh."
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Hungary holds elections in 2 months. And the US Secretary of State is in Hungary campaigning for Viktor Orban. And as you can see, Russian state media loves it.
February 16, 2026 at 11:25 AM
Hungary holds elections in 2 months. And the US Secretary of State is in Hungary campaigning for Viktor Orban. And as you can see, Russian state media loves it.
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If they insist on re-living their teenage sci fi fantasies at the cost of all humans on earth, I suggest that we lunch them all into Scam Altman’s imaginary Dyson sphere encircling the solar system.
Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos are only going to get more competitive now that they both are focusing on the moon, columnist Tim Higgins writes.
Bezos vs. Musk: The New Billionaire Battle for the Moon
Elon Musk has changed his focus from Mars to a lunar base, going head to head with Jeff Bezos
on.wsj.com
February 16, 2026 at 2:18 PM
If they insist on re-living their teenage sci fi fantasies at the cost of all humans on earth, I suggest that we lunch them all into Scam Altman’s imaginary Dyson sphere encircling the solar system.
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www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Do psychopaths acquire a billion dollars or does having a billion dollars make you a psychopath?
I've struggled with that since Bill Gates had his first billion.
Do psychopaths acquire a billion dollars or does having a billion dollars make you a psychopath?
I've struggled with that since Bill Gates had his first billion.
Trump donor who criticized offshoring to close Ohio plant and move work to China
Workers decried John Paulson’s plan after billionaire painted himself as advocate for domestic manufacturing
www.theguardian.com
February 16, 2026 at 2:18 PM
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Do psychopaths acquire a billion dollars or does having a billion dollars make you a psychopath?
I've struggled with that since Bill Gates had his first billion.
Do psychopaths acquire a billion dollars or does having a billion dollars make you a psychopath?
I've struggled with that since Bill Gates had his first billion.
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Thread starting with 🚨 TWO SHOCKING FACTS: Epstein was in direct contact with Putin, boasting of personal invites to St Petersburg. He co-owned Thiel’s Valar Ventures w/ Ehud Barak, backing Israeli surveillance firm Carbyne. 1/12
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In Putin’s Orbit: The Crypto Politics of Jeffrey Epstein and Peter Thiel
The web of ties between Epstein, Moscow and Silicon Valley leads back to Steve Bannon and Nigel Farage
bylinetimes.com
February 3, 2026 at 11:32 PM
Thread starting with 🚨 TWO SHOCKING FACTS: Epstein was in direct contact with Putin, boasting of personal invites to St Petersburg. He co-owned Thiel’s Valar Ventures w/ Ehud Barak, backing Israeli surveillance firm Carbyne. 1/12
bylinetimes.com/2026/02/03/i...
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This is big.
Don't you think it also reads as very assertive & decisive from the PM?
PM announces new powers that will allow online safety laws to keep up with tech advanced without the need for primary legislation.
A loophole will be closed to bring AI chatbots under the Online Safety Act.
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Don't you think it also reads as very assertive & decisive from the PM?
PM announces new powers that will allow online safety laws to keep up with tech advanced without the need for primary legislation.
A loophole will be closed to bring AI chatbots under the Online Safety Act.
1/2
February 16, 2026 at 7:01 AM
This is big.
Don't you think it also reads as very assertive & decisive from the PM?
PM announces new powers that will allow online safety laws to keep up with tech advanced without the need for primary legislation.
A loophole will be closed to bring AI chatbots under the Online Safety Act.
1/2
Don't you think it also reads as very assertive & decisive from the PM?
PM announces new powers that will allow online safety laws to keep up with tech advanced without the need for primary legislation.
A loophole will be closed to bring AI chatbots under the Online Safety Act.
1/2
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Matt Goodwin said in a post on X: “Welcome to the UK. Where you go to prison for 18 months for anti-immigration tweets. This is insane.”
No. What is insane is shrugging off incitement to racial murder.
Put this man in the bin, not the House of Commons.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
No. What is insane is shrugging off incitement to racial murder.
Put this man in the bin, not the House of Commons.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Reform candidate called it ‘insane’ to jail man who said ‘burn asylum hotels’
Exclusive: It comes after The Independent revealed that Matt Goodwin called for ‘young girls’ to be given ‘biological reality’ check
www.independent.co.uk
February 16, 2026 at 7:32 AM
Matt Goodwin said in a post on X: “Welcome to the UK. Where you go to prison for 18 months for anti-immigration tweets. This is insane.”
No. What is insane is shrugging off incitement to racial murder.
Put this man in the bin, not the House of Commons.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
No. What is insane is shrugging off incitement to racial murder.
Put this man in the bin, not the House of Commons.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
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Thinking of starting a far right party called Regurge™. I'm anticipating it
will be made up mostly of recycled old Tories, reclaim member & other far right rejects with a focus on the same old regurgitated racist bile.
will be made up mostly of recycled old Tories, reclaim member & other far right rejects with a focus on the same old regurgitated racist bile.
February 15, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Thinking of starting a far right party called Regurge™. I'm anticipating it
will be made up mostly of recycled old Tories, reclaim member & other far right rejects with a focus on the same old regurgitated racist bile.
will be made up mostly of recycled old Tories, reclaim member & other far right rejects with a focus on the same old regurgitated racist bile.
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Thinking of starting a far right party called Regurge™. I'm anticipating it
will be made up mostly of recycled old Tories, reclaim member & other far right rejects with a focus on the same old regurgitated racist bile.
will be made up mostly of recycled old Tories, reclaim member & other far right rejects with a focus on the same old regurgitated racist bile.
February 15, 2026 at 5:32 PM
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Just got back online to see a second GB gold at the winter Olympics for Huw Nightingale and Charlotte Bankes in snowboard cross.
First ever GB gold on snow and first time we've won two at the same winter Olympics.
First ever GB gold on snow and first time we've won two at the same winter Olympics.
February 15, 2026 at 2:55 PM
Just got back online to see a second GB gold at the winter Olympics for Huw Nightingale and Charlotte Bankes in snowboard cross.
First ever GB gold on snow and first time we've won two at the same winter Olympics.
First ever GB gold on snow and first time we've won two at the same winter Olympics.
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Labour focused on our youths.
- investing £725m more to deliver 50,000 extra apprenticeships
- new Youth Guarantee. Backed by £820m funding including Youth Hubs with experts on board to help
- brand new clearance-style system for apprenticeships, as in Universities
- investing £725m more to deliver 50,000 extra apprenticeships
- new Youth Guarantee. Backed by £820m funding including Youth Hubs with experts on board to help
- brand new clearance-style system for apprenticeships, as in Universities
February 15, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Labour focused on our youths.
- investing £725m more to deliver 50,000 extra apprenticeships
- new Youth Guarantee. Backed by £820m funding including Youth Hubs with experts on board to help
- brand new clearance-style system for apprenticeships, as in Universities
- investing £725m more to deliver 50,000 extra apprenticeships
- new Youth Guarantee. Backed by £820m funding including Youth Hubs with experts on board to help
- brand new clearance-style system for apprenticeships, as in Universities
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*THE* party of ‘making promises that people want to hear and targeting people that don’t know enough’ is Reform.
They already have a track record on this. Easily available evidence of their corruption, their Russia/MAGA links and their big Brexit lies. FFS. Critical thinking really isn’t that hard.
They already have a track record on this. Easily available evidence of their corruption, their Russia/MAGA links and their big Brexit lies. FFS. Critical thinking really isn’t that hard.
February 15, 2026 at 5:47 PM
*THE* party of ‘making promises that people want to hear and targeting people that don’t know enough’ is Reform.
They already have a track record on this. Easily available evidence of their corruption, their Russia/MAGA links and their big Brexit lies. FFS. Critical thinking really isn’t that hard.
They already have a track record on this. Easily available evidence of their corruption, their Russia/MAGA links and their big Brexit lies. FFS. Critical thinking really isn’t that hard.
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This is the Gov looking for your input on the BBC. It takes a while to complete (15/20 mins) but it’s pretty comprehensive and covers most aspects.
Please share. I’m surprised many people haven’t seen it yet.
www.gov.uk/government/c...
Please share. I’m surprised many people haven’t seen it yet.
www.gov.uk/government/c...
Britain’s Story: The Next Chapter - BBC Royal Charter Review, Green Paper and public consultation
www.gov.uk
February 15, 2026 at 6:19 PM
This is the Gov looking for your input on the BBC. It takes a while to complete (15/20 mins) but it’s pretty comprehensive and covers most aspects.
Please share. I’m surprised many people haven’t seen it yet.
www.gov.uk/government/c...
Please share. I’m surprised many people haven’t seen it yet.
www.gov.uk/government/c...
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Two golds in one day for Team GB. Never done that before in a whole winter Olympics.
And two for Matt Weston who becomes the most successful male winter Olympian.
And two for Matt Weston who becomes the most successful male winter Olympian.
February 15, 2026 at 6:35 PM
Two golds in one day for Team GB. Never done that before in a whole winter Olympics.
And two for Matt Weston who becomes the most successful male winter Olympian.
And two for Matt Weston who becomes the most successful male winter Olympian.
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Is that three gammon parties we've had now, I've lost count? Reform, Reclaim & now Restore Britain.
February 15, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Is that three gammon parties we've had now, I've lost count? Reform, Reclaim & now Restore Britain.
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The radical right lies about London. They can't fathom that a city anyone can call home can also be successful and vibrant. Londoners know better.
https://www.ft.com/content/05b8e8ba-5763-46f1-a2e5-9820bbe4d053
https://www.ft.com/content/05b8e8ba-5763-46f1-a2e5-9820bbe4d053
Why Maga loathes London
Trump and his supporters see the UK capital as the symbol of a Europe facing ‘civilisational erasure’
www.ft.com
February 15, 2026 at 10:50 AM
The radical right lies about London. They can't fathom that a city anyone can call home can also be successful and vibrant. Londoners know better.
https://www.ft.com/content/05b8e8ba-5763-46f1-a2e5-9820bbe4d053
https://www.ft.com/content/05b8e8ba-5763-46f1-a2e5-9820bbe4d053