Valleys Bloke ♿️ 🏴
@valleysbloke.bsky.social
Just an ordinary bloke. Family,music,nature,current affairs, anti tory. Not as old as I look but old enough to know better. I don't tolerate idiots.
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Corrupt to their oil soaked, tobacco reaking shitty core
Reform UK Ltd gets 92% of its funding from climate change deniers and fossil fuel corporate interests, provoking negative reactions | Mark Cunliffe
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A new survey reveals negative attitudes to Reform UK Ltd
Reform UK Ltd gets 92% of its funding from climate change deniers and fossil fuel corporate interests, provoking negative reactions
centralbylines.co.uk
November 13, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Corrupt to their oil soaked, tobacco reaking shitty core
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Ofwat PROPOSES £11m fine on Wessex Water for wastewater failures.
Company has 47+ criminal convictions, fleeced customers for yrs, allowed to negotiate fines. No fines on execs
Water industry is a prime example of rentier economy controlled by criminals. 1,135+ criminal convictions.
Company has 47+ criminal convictions, fleeced customers for yrs, allowed to negotiate fines. No fines on execs
Water industry is a prime example of rentier economy controlled by criminals. 1,135+ criminal convictions.
Wessex Water must pay £11m over wastewater failures, says regulator
Company failed to effectively operate, maintain and upgrade its wastewater assets, Ofwat finds
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Ofwat PROPOSES £11m fine on Wessex Water for wastewater failures.
Company has 47+ criminal convictions, fleeced customers for yrs, allowed to negotiate fines. No fines on execs
Water industry is a prime example of rentier economy controlled by criminals. 1,135+ criminal convictions.
Company has 47+ criminal convictions, fleeced customers for yrs, allowed to negotiate fines. No fines on execs
Water industry is a prime example of rentier economy controlled by criminals. 1,135+ criminal convictions.
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An Independent councillor who is chairman of a football club and says he wants to stand as a Reform UK candidate for Parliament was jailed for three and a half years for his involvement in a gang that grew cannabis plants worth £14m ✍️Martin Shipton
Would-be Reform candidate was jailed for involvement in £14m drug gang
Martin Shipton An Independent councillor who is chairman of a football club and says he wants to stand as a Reform UK candidate for Parliament was jailed for three and a half years for his involvement...
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November 12, 2025 at 8:46 AM
An Independent councillor who is chairman of a football club and says he wants to stand as a Reform UK candidate for Parliament was jailed for three and a half years for his involvement in a gang that grew cannabis plants worth £14m ✍️Martin Shipton
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Trump is on a losing wicket.
Bbc needs to defy him
Meanwhile … a few reminders of what ‘ he didn’t incite’ on Jan 6th
Trump is on a losing wicket.
Bbc needs to defy him
Meanwhile … a few reminders of what ‘ he didn’t incite’ on Jan 6th
November 12, 2025 at 8:55 AM
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Trump is on a losing wicket.
Bbc needs to defy him
Meanwhile … a few reminders of what ‘ he didn’t incite’ on Jan 6th
Trump is on a losing wicket.
Bbc needs to defy him
Meanwhile … a few reminders of what ‘ he didn’t incite’ on Jan 6th
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Private companies operating care services in just three regions of England made £250m profits in 3 years,
£87.7m of profits went to care providers owned by private equity controlled from tax havens.
Profits mean money buys less. Higher taxes for less service.
Say NO to privatisation.
£87.7m of profits went to care providers owned by private equity controlled from tax havens.
Profits mean money buys less. Higher taxes for less service.
Say NO to privatisation.
Private care providers in three English regions make £250m in three years
More than third of profits analysed went to firms owned by private equity or based in tax havens, research finds
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Private companies operating care services in just three regions of England made £250m profits in 3 years,
£87.7m of profits went to care providers owned by private equity controlled from tax havens.
Profits mean money buys less. Higher taxes for less service.
Say NO to privatisation.
£87.7m of profits went to care providers owned by private equity controlled from tax havens.
Profits mean money buys less. Higher taxes for less service.
Say NO to privatisation.
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£41 million! That’s how much more the Post Office has just agreed to pay Fujitsu to keep using the faulty Horizon IT system. It's a slap in the face to all those wrongfully convicted Post Office staff.
Sign the petition & share if you can!
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Sign the petition & share if you can!
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November 12, 2025 at 9:05 AM
£41 million! That’s how much more the Post Office has just agreed to pay Fujitsu to keep using the faulty Horizon IT system. It's a slap in the face to all those wrongfully convicted Post Office staff.
Sign the petition & share if you can!
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Sign the petition & share if you can!
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I do not understand the Labour government's reticence over defending the BBC and social media regulation. Their long-term survival basically depends on it. Their cowardice in the face of it may be the single thing they are most remembered for.
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BBC faces ‘existential’ threat after exit of top executives
Broadcaster’s deepest crisis in recent history comes amid fresh questions over its future role in British society
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November 11, 2025 at 7:35 AM
I do not understand the Labour government's reticence over defending the BBC and social media regulation. Their long-term survival basically depends on it. Their cowardice in the face of it may be the single thing they are most remembered for.
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Shops losing millions through lack of access for disabled people
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Shops need 'mindset change' on disabled access
@disabilityld.bsky.social @marisharay.bsky.social @stevedarlingmp.bsky.social @purpletuesday.bsky.social @paullewismoney.bsky.social @businessdisability.bsky.social
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Shops need 'mindset change' on disabled access
@disabilityld.bsky.social @marisharay.bsky.social @stevedarlingmp.bsky.social @purpletuesday.bsky.social @paullewismoney.bsky.social @businessdisability.bsky.social
Shops losing millions through lack of access for disabled people
Purple Tuesday is urging retailers to consider new ways to improve inclusion for disabled customers.
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November 9, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Shops losing millions through lack of access for disabled people
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Shops need 'mindset change' on disabled access
@disabilityld.bsky.social @marisharay.bsky.social @stevedarlingmp.bsky.social @purpletuesday.bsky.social @paullewismoney.bsky.social @businessdisability.bsky.social
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Shops need 'mindset change' on disabled access
@disabilityld.bsky.social @marisharay.bsky.social @stevedarlingmp.bsky.social @purpletuesday.bsky.social @paullewismoney.bsky.social @businessdisability.bsky.social
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The rule of law has delivered:
Profiteering
Poverty
Poor housing
Low wages/pensions
Queues for hospital appointments
Premature death to many
Sewage in rivers
Cuts in spending on essential services
Closure of libraries, community centres.
Whose law, who rules? Govts appease corporations/rich.
Profiteering
Poverty
Poor housing
Low wages/pensions
Queues for hospital appointments
Premature death to many
Sewage in rivers
Cuts in spending on essential services
Closure of libraries, community centres.
Whose law, who rules? Govts appease corporations/rich.
Nothing will change until the political system is freed from the clutches of corporations and the super-rich
The law is being used to enforce existing power structures for the benefit of the few
leftfootforward.org
November 9, 2025 at 8:57 AM
The rule of law has delivered:
Profiteering
Poverty
Poor housing
Low wages/pensions
Queues for hospital appointments
Premature death to many
Sewage in rivers
Cuts in spending on essential services
Closure of libraries, community centres.
Whose law, who rules? Govts appease corporations/rich.
Profiteering
Poverty
Poor housing
Low wages/pensions
Queues for hospital appointments
Premature death to many
Sewage in rivers
Cuts in spending on essential services
Closure of libraries, community centres.
Whose law, who rules? Govts appease corporations/rich.
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November 9, 2025 at 8:13 AM
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A London lawyer bought hundreds of Sheffield freeholds. Then the ‘very aggressive’ letters arrived.
Scares people into paying extortionate price for freehold, 6000% profit.
Previously arrested, charged with stalking offences.
Govt must investigate these vampires.
Scares people into paying extortionate price for freehold, 6000% profit.
Previously arrested, charged with stalking offences.
Govt must investigate these vampires.
A London lawyer bought hundreds of Sheffield freeholds. Then the ‘very aggressive’ letters arrived
Exclusive: The Tribune can reveal that Andrew Milne has threatened leaseholders with high court action. It ‘broke my heart’ one woman says
www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk
November 9, 2025 at 8:32 AM
A London lawyer bought hundreds of Sheffield freeholds. Then the ‘very aggressive’ letters arrived.
Scares people into paying extortionate price for freehold, 6000% profit.
Previously arrested, charged with stalking offences.
Govt must investigate these vampires.
Scares people into paying extortionate price for freehold, 6000% profit.
Previously arrested, charged with stalking offences.
Govt must investigate these vampires.
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UK electricity bills up 163% since 2008. Wages haven't.
6.1m households in fuel poverty, £4.43bn debt
Profiteering: Energy sector average profit margin 23%, grid sector 38%, gas extraction 58%.
Profit last year £30bn. 128,000 a year die in fuel poverty.
No govt checks profiteering.
6.1m households in fuel poverty, £4.43bn debt
Profiteering: Energy sector average profit margin 23%, grid sector 38%, gas extraction 58%.
Profit last year £30bn. 128,000 a year die in fuel poverty.
No govt checks profiteering.
Electricity bills increased 163 per cent since 2008 as energy price cap rises - research - Insider Media
New analysis of UK energy costs showed that the average annual household electricity bill increased by 163 per cent between 2008 and 2024, reflecting a steep rise in household energy costs…
www.insidermedia.com
November 9, 2025 at 7:54 AM
UK electricity bills up 163% since 2008. Wages haven't.
6.1m households in fuel poverty, £4.43bn debt
Profiteering: Energy sector average profit margin 23%, grid sector 38%, gas extraction 58%.
Profit last year £30bn. 128,000 a year die in fuel poverty.
No govt checks profiteering.
6.1m households in fuel poverty, £4.43bn debt
Profiteering: Energy sector average profit margin 23%, grid sector 38%, gas extraction 58%.
Profit last year £30bn. 128,000 a year die in fuel poverty.
No govt checks profiteering.
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Expose a Labour MP as a Paedophile and you'll end Up in court.
Something stinks bad about that.
www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/20...
Something stinks bad about that.
www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/20...
Ex-MP Ivor Caplin out on bail — journalist who exposed him on trial
Former MP Ivor Caplin was arrested in a paedophile sting — yet Labour stayed silent. Journalist Greg Hadfield faces trial for exposing him
www.thecanary.co
November 9, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Expose a Labour MP as a Paedophile and you'll end Up in court.
Something stinks bad about that.
www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/20...
Something stinks bad about that.
www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/20...
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England facing drastic measures due to extreme drought next year.
Country surrounded by water has water shortages.
2024: 1trn litre of lost to leaks.
Sewage dumped in rivers for 4m hours.
No new reservoirs.
Investment neglected, £85bn paid in dividend.
Record high water bills.
People fleeced.
Country surrounded by water has water shortages.
2024: 1trn litre of lost to leaks.
Sewage dumped in rivers for 4m hours.
No new reservoirs.
Investment neglected, £85bn paid in dividend.
Record high water bills.
People fleeced.
England facing drastic measures due to extreme drought next year
Government and water companies are devising emergency plans for worst water shortage in decades
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 11:06 AM
England facing drastic measures due to extreme drought next year.
Country surrounded by water has water shortages.
2024: 1trn litre of lost to leaks.
Sewage dumped in rivers for 4m hours.
No new reservoirs.
Investment neglected, £85bn paid in dividend.
Record high water bills.
People fleeced.
Country surrounded by water has water shortages.
2024: 1trn litre of lost to leaks.
Sewage dumped in rivers for 4m hours.
No new reservoirs.
Investment neglected, £85bn paid in dividend.
Record high water bills.
People fleeced.
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2m UK pensioners live in poverty, 110,000 a year die in fuel poverty.
Neoliberals pushing to cut/freeze state pension.
Evidence: UK state pension is the worst among G7 nations, last on replacement rates, joint-last on state pension spending.
Britons receive pension for fewer years than most.
Neoliberals pushing to cut/freeze state pension.
Evidence: UK state pension is the worst among G7 nations, last on replacement rates, joint-last on state pension spending.
Britons receive pension for fewer years than most.
State pension generosity compared: how does the UK measure up? | Fidelity UK
Get all the latest news, views and opinions from Fidelity’s savings and investment experts on saving and investing for your retirement.
www.fidelity.co.uk
November 8, 2025 at 7:04 AM
2m UK pensioners live in poverty, 110,000 a year die in fuel poverty.
Neoliberals pushing to cut/freeze state pension.
Evidence: UK state pension is the worst among G7 nations, last on replacement rates, joint-last on state pension spending.
Britons receive pension for fewer years than most.
Neoliberals pushing to cut/freeze state pension.
Evidence: UK state pension is the worst among G7 nations, last on replacement rates, joint-last on state pension spending.
Britons receive pension for fewer years than most.
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UKs disabled workers face a pay gap of £4300 a year.
If the person is female and from ethnic minorities, the gap is even worse.
How many employers are investigated for persistently underpaying disabled persons.
Watch the video. Did the Minister answer my question?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cy9...
If the person is female and from ethnic minorities, the gap is even worse.
How many employers are investigated for persistently underpaying disabled persons.
Watch the video. Did the Minister answer my question?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cy9...
House of Lords Disabled workers 20 Oct 2025
YouTube video by Prem Sikka
www.youtube.com
November 6, 2025 at 12:26 PM
UKs disabled workers face a pay gap of £4300 a year.
If the person is female and from ethnic minorities, the gap is even worse.
How many employers are investigated for persistently underpaying disabled persons.
Watch the video. Did the Minister answer my question?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cy9...
If the person is female and from ethnic minorities, the gap is even worse.
How many employers are investigated for persistently underpaying disabled persons.
Watch the video. Did the Minister answer my question?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cy9...
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Tory leader Kemi Badenoch to relaunch exclusive ‘advisory board’ for high-value donors.
Donors will have direct access to senior ministers, shape public policy.
What can the low/middle income households do?
Receipt/Payment of political donations must be criminalized.
Donors will have direct access to senior ministers, shape public policy.
What can the low/middle income households do?
Receipt/Payment of political donations must be criminalized.
Kemi Badenoch to relaunch exclusive ‘advisory board’ for high-value donors
Exclusive: Tory leader has plans to reinstate group that provided top donors with direct access to senior ministers
www.theguardian.com
November 7, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Tory leader Kemi Badenoch to relaunch exclusive ‘advisory board’ for high-value donors.
Donors will have direct access to senior ministers, shape public policy.
What can the low/middle income households do?
Receipt/Payment of political donations must be criminalized.
Donors will have direct access to senior ministers, shape public policy.
What can the low/middle income households do?
Receipt/Payment of political donations must be criminalized.
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Plans are in place for an egg farm in Yorkshire to be expanded to imprison almost 100,000 hens – tell the council you object! petauk.org/4bz #StopGreenacreExpansion
Almost 100,000 Birds Could Be Imprisoned on a Monstrous Farm – Act Now!
Please sign PETA’s petition to help stop these plans and spare the lives of hens.
petauk.org
November 7, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Plans are in place for an egg farm in Yorkshire to be expanded to imprison almost 100,000 hens – tell the council you object! petauk.org/4bz #StopGreenacreExpansion
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24,000+ of us are saying NO to the Government’s tax breaks for oil & gas giants 💸 We need thousands more to make them listen. Join me by adding your name today: 38d.gs/djdv
End tax breaks on oil and gas
Sign the petition to stop the giveaway and demand a fair jobs plan needs major people power right now.
38d.gs
November 6, 2025 at 1:37 PM
24,000+ of us are saying NO to the Government’s tax breaks for oil & gas giants 💸 We need thousands more to make them listen. Join me by adding your name today: 38d.gs/djdv
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Showing their true colours now. Let’s hope the public wakes up before its too late
Plans to save £4m a year by closing five council-run care homes and five day centres and moving residents into the private sector.
Reform’s cabinet member for social care in Lancashire, owns a private care company
Plans to save £4m a year by closing five council-run care homes and five day centres and moving residents into the private sector.
Reform’s cabinet member for social care in Lancashire, owns a private care company
Lancashire’s Reform-run council plans to close care homes and day centres
Questions about potential conflict of interest as council’s cabinet member for social care owns private care company
www.theguardian.com
November 6, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Showing their true colours now. Let’s hope the public wakes up before its too late
Plans to save £4m a year by closing five council-run care homes and five day centres and moving residents into the private sector.
Reform’s cabinet member for social care in Lancashire, owns a private care company
Plans to save £4m a year by closing five council-run care homes and five day centres and moving residents into the private sector.
Reform’s cabinet member for social care in Lancashire, owns a private care company
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"He had one job. ONE. JOB. Well, technically there might have been two, but we’ll come to that later. But one main job. And that’s to be able to count to six."
Miscounting to six costs Tory stand-in his gotcha against poppy-shock Lammy | John Crace
Plucked from obscurity, James Cartlidge messed up his maths while his opposite number had forgotten his politics 101
www.theguardian.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:19 AM
"He had one job. ONE. JOB. Well, technically there might have been two, but we’ll come to that later. But one main job. And that’s to be able to count to six."
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Exactly this 👇
November 6, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Exactly this 👇
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Disabled unemployment highest since before the pandemic – new TUC analysis shows
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“Our employment system is failing disabled people. We can’t carry on as we are." @paulnowaktuc.bsky.social
@mariecgoldman.bsky.social @disabilityld.bsky.social @marisharay.bsky.social @gftu.org.uk
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“Our employment system is failing disabled people. We can’t carry on as we are." @paulnowaktuc.bsky.social
@mariecgoldman.bsky.social @disabilityld.bsky.social @marisharay.bsky.social @gftu.org.uk
Disabled unemployment highest since before the pandemic – new TUC analysis shows
New TUC analysis today shows the unemployment rate for disabled people is the highest since before the pandemic - more than double the unemployment rate for non-disabled people - highlighting the…
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November 6, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Disabled unemployment highest since before the pandemic – new TUC analysis shows
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“Our employment system is failing disabled people. We can’t carry on as we are." @paulnowaktuc.bsky.social
@mariecgoldman.bsky.social @disabilityld.bsky.social @marisharay.bsky.social @gftu.org.uk
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“Our employment system is failing disabled people. We can’t carry on as we are." @paulnowaktuc.bsky.social
@mariecgoldman.bsky.social @disabilityld.bsky.social @marisharay.bsky.social @gftu.org.uk