Chris Welbourne
@1morewelbourne.bsky.social
Proud Husband, Dad, Granddad, and follower of BBC (Bradford, Beer, and Curries). Extensive knowledge of Yorkshire pubs and billboards (past and present).
Unbelievable. Donald Trump has been invited to a state visit to the UK. We should not be rolling out the red carpet to celebrate this man. Agree? Add your name to the petition today: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/no...
No second state visit for Trump
This is UNBELIEVABLE. Keir Starmer has just handed Donald Trump a letter from King Charles, inviting him for a second state visit to the UK. It’s totally unprecedented, and I was so outraged when I he...
you.38degrees.org.uk
February 27, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Unbelievable. Donald Trump has been invited to a state visit to the UK. We should not be rolling out the red carpet to celebrate this man. Agree? Add your name to the petition today: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/no...
Our NHS is not for sale.
Trade talks with Trump must not open the door to US healthcare companies profiting from our NHS. Keir Starmer must protect our NHS by keeping it off the table during negotiations. Join me by adding your name to 38 Degrees’ petition:
Trade talks with Trump must not open the door to US healthcare companies profiting from our NHS. Keir Starmer must protect our NHS by keeping it off the table during negotiations. Join me by adding your name to 38 Degrees’ petition:
January 27, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Our NHS is not for sale.
Trade talks with Trump must not open the door to US healthcare companies profiting from our NHS. Keir Starmer must protect our NHS by keeping it off the table during negotiations. Join me by adding your name to 38 Degrees’ petition:
Trade talks with Trump must not open the door to US healthcare companies profiting from our NHS. Keir Starmer must protect our NHS by keeping it off the table during negotiations. Join me by adding your name to 38 Degrees’ petition:
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More than 60 universities and higher education institutions in Germany have announced their departure from X
In a joint statement, the universities condemned the platform for amplifying far-right populist content, calling it “unacceptable”
www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/ov...
In a joint statement, the universities condemned the platform for amplifying far-right populist content, calling it “unacceptable”
www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/ov...
Over 60 German universities quit social media platform X
Platform accused of failing to uphold values of diversity, freedom, and scholarship - Anadolu Ajansı
www.aa.com.tr
January 12, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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The damning statistics that reveal the true cost of Brexit, five years on www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
January 4, 2025 at 9:16 PM
The damning statistics that reveal the true cost of Brexit, five years on www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
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👏 Leeds celebrates unsung heroes at Compassionate City Awards
“I came here with nothing”, shared Mohsen, a refugee whose journey from Iran to Leeds highlights the life-changing power of compassion
By Laveena Francis
“I came here with nothing”, shared Mohsen, a refugee whose journey from Iran to Leeds highlights the life-changing power of compassion
By Laveena Francis
Leeds celebrates unsung heroes at Compassionate City Awards
“I came here with nothing”, shared Mohsen, a refugee whose journey from Iran to Leeds highlights the life-changing power of compassion
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
December 28, 2024 at 12:54 PM
👏 Leeds celebrates unsung heroes at Compassionate City Awards
“I came here with nothing”, shared Mohsen, a refugee whose journey from Iran to Leeds highlights the life-changing power of compassion
By Laveena Francis
“I came here with nothing”, shared Mohsen, a refugee whose journey from Iran to Leeds highlights the life-changing power of compassion
By Laveena Francis
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With senior Tories now calling for a policy to leave the ECHR here is a reminder of why joining Russia and Belarus as the only European countries outside the ECHR is a very bad idea
As we inch closer to 2025, a good time to remind ourselves (and everyone else) of the importance & benefits of membership of the ECHR
youtu.be/iSTN-h8NoyY?...
youtu.be/iSTN-h8NoyY?...
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage says public want to leave the ECHR - let’s put the record straight
YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic
youtu.be
December 27, 2024 at 8:16 PM
With senior Tories now calling for a policy to leave the ECHR here is a reminder of why joining Russia and Belarus as the only European countries outside the ECHR is a very bad idea
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I seem to have upset the Nigel Farage fan club - so let me be clear.
This man sows hate, lies and division.
He is a grifter and a conman.
He does not represent the vast majority of Britons.
Repost if you agree
P.s. multiculturalism is great.
This man sows hate, lies and division.
He is a grifter and a conman.
He does not represent the vast majority of Britons.
Repost if you agree
P.s. multiculturalism is great.
December 27, 2024 at 9:55 AM
I seem to have upset the Nigel Farage fan club - so let me be clear.
This man sows hate, lies and division.
He is a grifter and a conman.
He does not represent the vast majority of Britons.
Repost if you agree
P.s. multiculturalism is great.
This man sows hate, lies and division.
He is a grifter and a conman.
He does not represent the vast majority of Britons.
Repost if you agree
P.s. multiculturalism is great.
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The Government’s own shocking data shows a staggering 97% of new patients who try to get an NHS appointment fail to get one - NHS dentistry for new patients has effectively ceased to exist. Why are we not talking about this?
🚨FOR NEW PATIENTS NHS DENTISTRY HAS EFFECTIVELY CEASED TO EXIST
Government’s own shocking data shows a staggering 97% of new patients who try to get an NHS appointment fail to get one
People forced to pull out their own teeth with pliers is not Victorian it’s medieval
youtu.be/UtqAtGAnuC0?...
Government’s own shocking data shows a staggering 97% of new patients who try to get an NHS appointment fail to get one
People forced to pull out their own teeth with pliers is not Victorian it’s medieval
youtu.be/UtqAtGAnuC0?...
People having to pull out their own teeth with pliers is not Victorian - it’s medieval
YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic
youtu.be
November 25, 2024 at 7:01 PM
The Government’s own shocking data shows a staggering 97% of new patients who try to get an NHS appointment fail to get one - NHS dentistry for new patients has effectively ceased to exist. Why are we not talking about this?
My heart bleeds !!!! 😥😥
"Bloody LABOUR !! Can't even be sitting here in my, er, Norman castle without them demanding I stop tax dodging. Don't they know us landed gentry don't pay tax, that's for the little people ? Iz Ridikulus."
November 25, 2024 at 4:55 PM
My heart bleeds !!!! 😥😥
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"Stronger ties with the single market is the only way to stop the president-elect from having the last laugh".
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Without the EU, the joke is on us if Trump gets his tariffs | William Keegan
Stronger ties with the single market is the only way to stop the president-elect from having the last laugh
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2024 at 1:00 PM
"Stronger ties with the single market is the only way to stop the president-elect from having the last laugh".
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Have to say it's astonishing how Bluesky is growing and how nice it is to use...first app I go to
I go on "the other place" intermittently....mainly just to wind up the wrong 'uns.... I do enjoy that
Post something to get them going (too easy 👍🏼) and then don't read any of the comments 😂
Naughty
I go on "the other place" intermittently....mainly just to wind up the wrong 'uns.... I do enjoy that
Post something to get them going (too easy 👍🏼) and then don't read any of the comments 😂
Naughty
November 19, 2024 at 10:11 PM
Have to say it's astonishing how Bluesky is growing and how nice it is to use...first app I go to
I go on "the other place" intermittently....mainly just to wind up the wrong 'uns.... I do enjoy that
Post something to get them going (too easy 👍🏼) and then don't read any of the comments 😂
Naughty
I go on "the other place" intermittently....mainly just to wind up the wrong 'uns.... I do enjoy that
Post something to get them going (too easy 👍🏼) and then don't read any of the comments 😂
Naughty
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Just a reminder of what trade deals “with the rest of the world” have done for us compared with what we have lost and continue to lose…
(Private Eye)
(Private Eye)
November 18, 2024 at 8:58 AM
Just a reminder of what trade deals “with the rest of the world” have done for us compared with what we have lost and continue to lose…
(Private Eye)
(Private Eye)
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November 18, 2024 at 9:16 AM
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Trump is a bully and Starmer must resist becoming his sidekick, I warn in the Indy
That means stronger trade relationships with the EU
And especially joining the EU Customs Union
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
That means stronger trade relationships with the EU
And especially joining the EU Customs Union
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Starmer warned not to take Trump bullying ‘on the chin’ as adviser issues threat
A top trade adviser for Donald Trump has demanded that the UK ditches the ‘socialist’ EU in favour of US ‘freedom’ and a trade deal or suffer the consequences with tariffs
www.independent.co.uk
November 18, 2024 at 7:22 AM
Trump is a bully and Starmer must resist becoming his sidekick, I warn in the Indy
That means stronger trade relationships with the EU
And especially joining the EU Customs Union
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
That means stronger trade relationships with the EU
And especially joining the EU Customs Union
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
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So here's a thing, we are about to tick over 10k followers here on BlueSky. Is it possible we could wake up on Monday morning having passed that number?
Wow the xodus from Twitter has been quite something.
Is this Elon Musk's own Compuserve, AOL and MySpace combined?
Wow the xodus from Twitter has been quite something.
Is this Elon Musk's own Compuserve, AOL and MySpace combined?
November 17, 2024 at 11:41 PM
So here's a thing, we are about to tick over 10k followers here on BlueSky. Is it possible we could wake up on Monday morning having passed that number?
Wow the xodus from Twitter has been quite something.
Is this Elon Musk's own Compuserve, AOL and MySpace combined?
Wow the xodus from Twitter has been quite something.
Is this Elon Musk's own Compuserve, AOL and MySpace combined?
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NHS waiting lists have finally started to fall after increasing for more than a decade under the Conservatives.
It’s very early days of course, but it’s so good to feel hopeful again.
www.mirror.co.uk/news/health/...
It’s very early days of course, but it’s so good to feel hopeful again.
www.mirror.co.uk/news/health/...
NHS waiting list finally starts to fall after backlog increased for a decade
NHS England data suggests the waiting list - which still stands at 7.57 million - could be seeing the first sustained fall since the Tories came to power in 2010
www.mirror.co.uk
November 16, 2024 at 1:32 PM
NHS waiting lists have finally started to fall after increasing for more than a decade under the Conservatives.
It’s very early days of course, but it’s so good to feel hopeful again.
www.mirror.co.uk/news/health/...
It’s very early days of course, but it’s so good to feel hopeful again.
www.mirror.co.uk/news/health/...
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we should have a functioning NHS, under control of a government we elect, free at the point of need, publicly provided, shielded from the market, shareholders, or the profit motive
that's how we look after those with the quietest voice, to guarantee freedom from fear
that's my hill
that's how we look after those with the quietest voice, to guarantee freedom from fear
that's my hill
November 16, 2024 at 7:31 PM
we should have a functioning NHS, under control of a government we elect, free at the point of need, publicly provided, shielded from the market, shareholders, or the profit motive
that's how we look after those with the quietest voice, to guarantee freedom from fear
that's my hill
that's how we look after those with the quietest voice, to guarantee freedom from fear
that's my hill
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New research from the IFS showing the closure of youth centres during the 2010s was shortsighted. For every £1 saved, the costs to affected users, crime victims and public spending in the police and the criminal justice system amount to £2.85
ifs.org.uk/publications...
ifs.org.uk/publications...
The effects of youth clubs on education and crime | Institute for Fiscal Studies
Using quasi-experimental variation from austerity-related cuts, I provide the first causal estimates of youth clubs' effects on education and crime.
ifs.org.uk
November 14, 2024 at 9:13 AM
New research from the IFS showing the closure of youth centres during the 2010s was shortsighted. For every £1 saved, the costs to affected users, crime victims and public spending in the police and the criminal justice system amount to £2.85
ifs.org.uk/publications...
ifs.org.uk/publications...
@antthonybloor.bsky.social Hi Tony. Can I join your “ circle of friends” ??
November 17, 2024 at 9:30 PM
@antthonybloor.bsky.social Hi Tony. Can I join your “ circle of friends” ??