Andy
@andydrummond.bsky.social
Between Knotty Ash and North Cave.
Posts about bikes, Lib Dems 🔶 and occasionally intensive care medicine.
All views own and probably not that interesting.
Posts about bikes, Lib Dems 🔶 and occasionally intensive care medicine.
All views own and probably not that interesting.
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Really important article - I’d argue that the switch to opt-out hasn’t failed but hasn’t worked as hoped either. It does however reinforce that even with opt-out in place it’s important to consider your wishes, register a decision & tell your loved ones - #LeaveThemCertain #YesIDoNate #OrganDonation
Shocking yes, surprising no.
🚨🚨 Huge revelations about Farage from those who knew him in his youth. On the record.
"He would be sort of singing these kind of ‘gas ’em all’ sort of songs”
“I have a very strong memory of him using the W-word...and the P-word for those of south Asian origin"
www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-...
"He would be sort of singing these kind of ‘gas ’em all’ sort of songs”
“I have a very strong memory of him using the W-word...and the P-word for those of south Asian origin"
www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-...
‘Deeply shocking’: Nigel Farage faces fresh claims of racism and antisemitism at school
Bafta-winning director among contemporaries urging contrition and apology from Reform UK leader, who denies the allegations
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Shocking yes, surprising no.
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My confusion is
1. Benefits will be removed from people who refuse to work
2. Asylum seekers will still not be allowed to work
So will they remove benefits for not working from people they have barred from working?
1. Benefits will be removed from people who refuse to work
2. Asylum seekers will still not be allowed to work
So will they remove benefits for not working from people they have barred from working?
November 18, 2025 at 11:30 AM
My confusion is
1. Benefits will be removed from people who refuse to work
2. Asylum seekers will still not be allowed to work
So will they remove benefits for not working from people they have barred from working?
1. Benefits will be removed from people who refuse to work
2. Asylum seekers will still not be allowed to work
So will they remove benefits for not working from people they have barred from working?
If you have a Labour MP, write to them to express your concerns and do it today #PerformativeCruelty
Listening to Steve Reed explain on the radio today that he can't say what Mahmood's plan means for kids of people who give birth after they've been granted asylum because that's a hypothetical Q govt can't be expected to answer right now made me think these reforms are going to unravel quite fast
November 18, 2025 at 12:58 PM
If you have a Labour MP, write to them to express your concerns and do it today #PerformativeCruelty
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Can those in Commons and media holding govt to account please keep asking this Q until we get a clear answer?
'will you be deporting thousands of children to a place they've never been minister' is a big enough & obvious enough Q that govt has to know the answer to it before they unveil the whole package - it surely has a material effect on costs, numbers, political impact, maybe legality. So either..
November 18, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Can those in Commons and media holding govt to account please keep asking this Q until we get a clear answer?
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“As a mum and a wheelchair user, pavement parking puts me and my children in danger every day. I don’t understand why drivers think they can block pavements — they’re for pedestrians.” - Aideen, campaigner
Join our campaign against pavement parking https://bit.ly/4hWpLxM
Join our campaign against pavement parking https://bit.ly/4hWpLxM
November 18, 2025 at 7:49 AM
“As a mum and a wheelchair user, pavement parking puts me and my children in danger every day. I don’t understand why drivers think they can block pavements — they’re for pedestrians.” - Aideen, campaigner
Join our campaign against pavement parking https://bit.ly/4hWpLxM
Join our campaign against pavement parking https://bit.ly/4hWpLxM
#BattleOfTheAtlantic content - the campaign to which the entire rest of WW2 was a sideshow.
Sadly going to stop short of WATU, HX229 and ONS5…
@almurray.bsky.social
Sadly going to stop short of WATU, HX229 and ONS5…
@almurray.bsky.social
Atlantic War: No Phoney War At Sea (Part 1)
Podcast Episode · WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You Talk · 18/11/2025 · 55m
podcasts.apple.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:17 AM
#BattleOfTheAtlantic content - the campaign to which the entire rest of WW2 was a sideshow.
Sadly going to stop short of WATU, HX229 and ONS5…
@almurray.bsky.social
Sadly going to stop short of WATU, HX229 and ONS5…
@almurray.bsky.social
From last week’s Transport Select Committee, @heidialexander.bsky.social disappointing massively on #ActiveTravel. If you have no targets, you can’t be held to account for failing to meet them, and again this shows the Government failing to take AT seriously committees.parliament.uk/oralevidence...
November 17, 2025 at 9:08 PM
From last week’s Transport Select Committee, @heidialexander.bsky.social disappointing massively on #ActiveTravel. If you have no targets, you can’t be held to account for failing to meet them, and again this shows the Government failing to take AT seriously committees.parliament.uk/oralevidence...
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If they want to really feel like they have little say, they could try campaigning *for* cycling infrastructure...
November 17, 2025 at 4:49 PM
If they want to really feel like they have little say, they could try campaigning *for* cycling infrastructure...
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Could be wrong, but feels like the asylum and immigration policy moves today might finally be the thing that ends the Starmer leadership. Starmer earned a reprieve from the PLP and the membership with the conference speech but is rapidly burning what little goodwill remains with the backbench
November 17, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Could be wrong, but feels like the asylum and immigration policy moves today might finally be the thing that ends the Starmer leadership. Starmer earned a reprieve from the PLP and the membership with the conference speech but is rapidly burning what little goodwill remains with the backbench
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Another Labour MP goes public with concerns.
A strong immigration system doesn't need to be a cruel one.
It shouldn't need saying - but refugees & asylum seekers are real people, fleeing war and persecution.
This daughter of an immigrant is proud of our British and Labour values of respect and not turning our backs on people in real need.
It shouldn't need saying - but refugees & asylum seekers are real people, fleeing war and persecution.
This daughter of an immigrant is proud of our British and Labour values of respect and not turning our backs on people in real need.
November 17, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Another Labour MP goes public with concerns.
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Listening to the FT podcast where they say Mahmood is McSweeney's top choice of successor and the idea that Starmer will go but the man most responsible for his catastrophic unpopularity will get to choose the next PM is, um, optimistic on his part
November 16, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Listening to the FT podcast where they say Mahmood is McSweeney's top choice of successor and the idea that Starmer will go but the man most responsible for his catastrophic unpopularity will get to choose the next PM is, um, optimistic on his part
Post-on-call head clearing #ThisIsWhy
November 17, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Post-on-call head clearing #ThisIsWhy
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The local Highways Authority (WSCC) has recalculated the cost projections to make them look much more expensive, while at the same time the county’s budget deficit has ballooned.
This is partly attributable to lack of funding from central government.
www.westsussex.gov.uk/campaigns/bu...
This is partly attributable to lack of funding from central government.
www.westsussex.gov.uk/campaigns/bu...
Budget 2026 to 2027 - West Sussex County Council
www.westsussex.gov.uk
November 17, 2025 at 11:16 AM
The local Highways Authority (WSCC) has recalculated the cost projections to make them look much more expensive, while at the same time the county’s budget deficit has ballooned.
This is partly attributable to lack of funding from central government.
www.westsussex.gov.uk/campaigns/bu...
This is partly attributable to lack of funding from central government.
www.westsussex.gov.uk/campaigns/bu...
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Confiscating jewellery from survivors of a war zone makes you look like a fucking Nazi. And the obscene thing is, that is the intention. It's there to look appropriately harsh. Indecent. Filthy. A moral stain. And no-one of good character would have ever proposed such a thing in the first place.
November 17, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Confiscating jewellery from survivors of a war zone makes you look like a fucking Nazi. And the obscene thing is, that is the intention. It's there to look appropriately harsh. Indecent. Filthy. A moral stain. And no-one of good character would have ever proposed such a thing in the first place.
The politician who has issued this warning wants to snatch jewellery from the desperate. How exactly is this in line with Labour’s values?
Ms Mahmood has warned it is "the last chance for decent, moderate politics".
What are you talking about?
What are you talking about?
November 17, 2025 at 10:50 AM
The politician who has issued this warning wants to snatch jewellery from the desperate. How exactly is this in line with Labour’s values?
There is no excuse for supermarkets selling refill packets for more than the jar they’re meant to refill #Sustainability #ClimateEmergency
November 17, 2025 at 10:40 AM
There is no excuse for supermarkets selling refill packets for more than the jar they’re meant to refill #Sustainability #ClimateEmergency
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"The London mayor, Sadiq Khan, said that without the shake-up, another 2,200 vehicles would be driving in the zone on an average weekday, making it no longer fit for purpose."
London congestion charge to rise 20% and apply to EV for first time
London congestion charge to rise 20% and apply to EV for first time
Electric cars will get a 25% discount and electric vans and HGVs 50% in changes to be introduced in January
London’s congestion charge will rise by 20% in January to £18, and electric vehicle drivers will be liable to pay to enter the heart of the capital for the first time.
EVs will no longer be exempt from the levy, Transport for London said, but will pay a lower rate. Electric car drivers will get a 25% discount, while electric vans and HGVs will pay 50% of the full charge. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 9:51 PM
"The London mayor, Sadiq Khan, said that without the shake-up, another 2,200 vehicles would be driving in the zone on an average weekday, making it no longer fit for purpose."
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We s-t use Just Eat for takeaways (1x/month?). Don't use others. We also order directly.
I've noticed recently restaurants we order from via JustEat (mostly long established) do their own delivery. I am curious why as seems to be new development. Is it for cost, reliability or ethical reasons?
I've noticed recently restaurants we order from via JustEat (mostly long established) do their own delivery. I am curious why as seems to be new development. Is it for cost, reliability or ethical reasons?
November 16, 2025 at 9:19 PM
We s-t use Just Eat for takeaways (1x/month?). Don't use others. We also order directly.
I've noticed recently restaurants we order from via JustEat (mostly long established) do their own delivery. I am curious why as seems to be new development. Is it for cost, reliability or ethical reasons?
I've noticed recently restaurants we order from via JustEat (mostly long established) do their own delivery. I am curious why as seems to be new development. Is it for cost, reliability or ethical reasons?
A lot of good stuff in this week’s #SundaySchool, including a reminder that the bottle and can #DepositScheme is a litter prevention scheme as much as anything else.
Not clear why we seem to be the only country in Europe that can’t do this.
Not clear why we seem to be the only country in Europe that can’t do this.
💒 SUNDAY SCHOOL Tax of My Tears OUT NOW!
🔀 How can sticking to a pledge become a U-turn?
🚮 Fly-tipping trauma
🚻 “Doing a Mandy”
@pimlicat.bsky.social & @mrkennycampbell.bsky.social deliver today's lesson.
🎧👇
🍏 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/q...
🍊 open.spotify.com/episode/4Pmt...
🔀 How can sticking to a pledge become a U-turn?
🚮 Fly-tipping trauma
🚻 “Doing a Mandy”
@pimlicat.bsky.social & @mrkennycampbell.bsky.social deliver today's lesson.
🎧👇
🍏 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/q...
🍊 open.spotify.com/episode/4Pmt...
Sunday School: Tax of my tears
Podcast Episode · Quiet Riot · 16/11/2025 · 52m
podcasts.apple.com
November 16, 2025 at 9:13 PM
A lot of good stuff in this week’s #SundaySchool, including a reminder that the bottle and can #DepositScheme is a litter prevention scheme as much as anything else.
Not clear why we seem to be the only country in Europe that can’t do this.
Not clear why we seem to be the only country in Europe that can’t do this.
Rumours of a gambling tax in the budget.
I think taxing this industry that causes so much misery is something we can all get behind.
I think taxing this industry that causes so much misery is something we can all get behind.
November 16, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Rumours of a gambling tax in the budget.
I think taxing this industry that causes so much misery is something we can all get behind.
I think taxing this industry that causes so much misery is something we can all get behind.
Anyone who uses the delivery ‘platforms’ is consciously or unconsciously blinding themselves to the fact that the business model only works by exploiting the vulnerable.
#GigEconomy
#GigEconomy
Life as a food delivery worker: ‘Sometimes men open the door naked’
To earn a living as a delivery rider, some work 10-12 hour days, contending with low pay, exhaustion, accidents, injuries and harassment. Is this a new form of modern slavery?
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Anyone who uses the delivery ‘platforms’ is consciously or unconsciously blinding themselves to the fact that the business model only works by exploiting the vulnerable.
#GigEconomy
#GigEconomy
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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.
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At the last General Election, Labour's slogan was "Change".
At the next General Election, Labour's slogan will simply be "Tommy".
At the next General Election, Labour's slogan will simply be "Tommy".
November 16, 2025 at 4:23 PM
At the last General Election, Labour's slogan was "Change".
At the next General Election, Labour's slogan will simply be "Tommy".
At the next General Election, Labour's slogan will simply be "Tommy".
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The LDFoWWC AGM is today with an excellent opening speech from @ollyglover.bsky.social
If you are a member of the @libdems.org.uk join us here and campaign for safer walking, cycling and wheeling. #ActiveTravel
www.libdemcycling.org.uk
If you are a member of the @libdems.org.uk join us here and campaign for safer walking, cycling and wheeling. #ActiveTravel
www.libdemcycling.org.uk
November 16, 2025 at 3:37 PM
The LDFoWWC AGM is today with an excellent opening speech from @ollyglover.bsky.social
If you are a member of the @libdems.org.uk join us here and campaign for safer walking, cycling and wheeling. #ActiveTravel
www.libdemcycling.org.uk
If you are a member of the @libdems.org.uk join us here and campaign for safer walking, cycling and wheeling. #ActiveTravel
www.libdemcycling.org.uk