Tom Gallagher
@tomdg.bsky.social
Part time photographer, occasional writer and former water industry employee keen to broaden the conversation about water quality.
My daughter is 21 today. It’s been 4 years since I spoke to her. Estrangement is perennial grief. #estranged #families #fathers
February 7, 2026 at 12:13 PM
My daughter is 21 today. It’s been 4 years since I spoke to her. Estrangement is perennial grief. #estranged #families #fathers
The fact that the POTUS posting racist videos isn’t the major news story of the day shows us just how desensitised to his his racism the news has become. It’s actually terrifying
Donald Trump prompts fury after posting racist video about Barack and Michelle Obama – US politics live
Donald Trump prompts fury after posting racist video about Barack and Michelle Obama – US politics live
The US president posted a racist video on Truth Social that included disproven allegations about ballot-counting
Hello and welcome to today’s live coverage.
Donald Trump went on a massive social media spree overnight that included posting on Truth Social an election conspiracy video that ended with a clip depicting former president Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama as monkeys. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
February 6, 2026 at 2:33 PM
The fact that the POTUS posting racist videos isn’t the major news story of the day shows us just how desensitised to his his racism the news has become. It’s actually terrifying
Starmer looks weak today. Good PMQs for Badenoch.
February 4, 2026 at 12:13 PM
Starmer looks weak today. Good PMQs for Badenoch.
It’s a cormorant right? Well whatever, it posed very well for me today.
February 1, 2026 at 6:01 PM
It’s a cormorant right? Well whatever, it posed very well for me today.
Brilliant writing 😂
Arsenal’s terminally online Premier League title pursuit is a symbol of our times | Barney Ronay
Arsenal’s terminally online Premier League title pursuit is a symbol of our times | Barney Ronay
A robotic team running on data and scrutinised relentlessly in a climate of angst and rage feels like a metaphor for the digital age
www.theguardian.com
January 31, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Brilliant writing 😂
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What is happening in United States is what happens when coercive powers of the state - arrest, detention, charges - are used as ends in themselves, and not as means of serving justice.
They know the arrests and charges will not stick, but they don’t care.
Intimidation, like cruelty, is the point.
They know the arrests and charges will not stick, but they don’t care.
Intimidation, like cruelty, is the point.
January 30, 2026 at 4:46 PM
What is happening in United States is what happens when coercive powers of the state - arrest, detention, charges - are used as ends in themselves, and not as means of serving justice.
They know the arrests and charges will not stick, but they don’t care.
Intimidation, like cruelty, is the point.
They know the arrests and charges will not stick, but they don’t care.
Intimidation, like cruelty, is the point.
Taking in the people who were voted out because they were shit can’t be a good tactic. I mean, the attack lines are so easy now.
January 26, 2026 at 1:12 PM
Taking in the people who were voted out because they were shit can’t be a good tactic. I mean, the attack lines are so easy now.
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NEW: this is how the US press would report on this if it was happening in a ‘shithole country’. It’s an execution. But it also reveals how weak Trump really is
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
Death Squads Execute Second Dissident
Or what the US press would say if this was happening on the streets of a "shithole" country overseas
open.substack.com
January 25, 2026 at 1:03 AM
NEW: this is how the US press would report on this if it was happening in a ‘shithole country’. It’s an execution. But it also reveals how weak Trump really is
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
Looking over there and wondering how we stop it from happening here.
January 25, 2026 at 9:17 AM
Looking over there and wondering how we stop it from happening here.
Just over one week to go in this interminable month. We’re almost there lads.
January 23, 2026 at 7:00 AM
Just over one week to go in this interminable month. We’re almost there lads.
Here’s a quick summary of today’s Water White Paper. Much more to be discussed of course but it’s a start.
open.substack.com/pub/waterwho...
open.substack.com/pub/waterwho...
Water White Paper is finally published
The below is a piece I wrote and published elsewhere on today's unveiling of the Water White Paper
open.substack.com
January 20, 2026 at 12:18 PM
Here’s a quick summary of today’s Water White Paper. Much more to be discussed of course but it’s a start.
open.substack.com/pub/waterwho...
open.substack.com/pub/waterwho...
The Water white paper is finally published. There’s good stuff in here. www.gov.uk/government/n...
Government unveils biggest overhaul to water in a generation
A new once-in-a-generation plan to overhaul the water system and protect households from disruption has been unveiled today (Tuesday 20 January).
www.gov.uk
January 20, 2026 at 7:03 AM
The Water white paper is finally published. There’s good stuff in here. www.gov.uk/government/n...
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It's that magical time of year when private jets descend on a Swiss mountain village to discuss climate change and poverty! Anyway, here's my annual reminder. I'll stop posting this when they stop avoiding the real issue: their own massive tax avoidance 💰
January 19, 2026 at 1:00 PM
It's that magical time of year when private jets descend on a Swiss mountain village to discuss climate change and poverty! Anyway, here's my annual reminder. I'll stop posting this when they stop avoiding the real issue: their own massive tax avoidance 💰
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Full statement from Keir Starmer
January 17, 2026 at 7:40 PM
Full statement from Keir Starmer
Anything from Starmer? 👀
January 17, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Anything from Starmer? 👀
Photography E-zines…where do I start? Take some pictures clearly, but how and where do I put one together?
January 15, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Photography E-zines…where do I start? Take some pictures clearly, but how and where do I put one together?
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“We know what his real priorities are… Reform UK don’t care about working class kids or their families.” 💯
https://leftfootforward.org/2026/01/reform-dont-care-about-working-class-kids-tuc-slams-nigel-farage-for-opposing-lifting-of-two-child-cap/
https://leftfootforward.org/2026/01/reform-dont-care-about-working-class-kids-tuc-slams-nigel-farage-for-opposing-lifting-of-two-child-cap/
‘Reform don’t care about working class kids’: TUC slams Nigel Farage for opposing lifting of two-child cap
“We know what his real priorities are…Reform don’t care about working class kids or their families.”
leftfootforward.org
January 11, 2026 at 4:00 PM
“We know what his real priorities are… Reform UK don’t care about working class kids or their families.” 💯
https://leftfootforward.org/2026/01/reform-dont-care-about-working-class-kids-tuc-slams-nigel-farage-for-opposing-lifting-of-two-child-cap/
https://leftfootforward.org/2026/01/reform-dont-care-about-working-class-kids-tuc-slams-nigel-farage-for-opposing-lifting-of-two-child-cap/
I feel sorry for the children who never knew the good times
January 10, 2026 at 8:59 AM
I feel sorry for the children who never knew the good times
Well, Geneva is rather lovely
December 5, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Well, Geneva is rather lovely
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Takes a few seconds and this is definitely needed so please do your bit.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
We are concerned about reported efforts from Russia to influence democracy in the US, UK, Europe and elsewhere. We believe we must establish the depth and breadth of possible Russian influence campaig...
petition.parliament.uk
November 28, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Takes a few seconds and this is definitely needed so please do your bit.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...