Andy Taylor
@andytaylor31.bsky.social
Accountant in industry, living and working in southern France. From Sussex to Wales to Occitanie, stopping and learning along the way.
The UK and Welsh governments spend £20billion more in Wales each year than Wales raises in tax (go check the ONS data yourself) which would suggest quite the opposite…….
December 16, 2025 at 11:08 PM
The UK and Welsh governments spend £20billion more in Wales each year than Wales raises in tax (go check the ONS data yourself) which would suggest quite the opposite…….
I mean, you have the river to the sea comment in your bio, so your anti Zionism is literal. That’s a call for the destruction of the Israeli state is it not?
December 12, 2025 at 12:08 PM
I mean, you have the river to the sea comment in your bio, so your anti Zionism is literal. That’s a call for the destruction of the Israeli state is it not?
That’s straight up “disloyalty” antisemitic shit, take your filthy prejudice and do one. You are part of the problem. Blocked.
December 11, 2025 at 5:50 PM
That’s straight up “disloyalty” antisemitic shit, take your filthy prejudice and do one. You are part of the problem. Blocked.
Nope you are missing my point. I don’t dislike Corbyn. Far from it. He is doing a model MP’s job. My criticism is the knee jerk antisemitism in the comments made by his supporters, as they did when he led Labour. It always happens, always.
December 11, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Nope you are missing my point. I don’t dislike Corbyn. Far from it. He is doing a model MP’s job. My criticism is the knee jerk antisemitism in the comments made by his supporters, as they did when he led Labour. It always happens, always.
Your evidence for the RAF assisting in genocide and selling arms to Israel is…..what?
December 11, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Your evidence for the RAF assisting in genocide and selling arms to Israel is…..what?
And, these comments never took long to surface in Corbyn’s time if leadership. I never felt Corbyn was deliberately antisemitic but many of his followers undoubtedly are and say as much.
December 11, 2025 at 1:49 PM
And, these comments never took long to surface in Corbyn’s time if leadership. I never felt Corbyn was deliberately antisemitic but many of his followers undoubtedly are and say as much.
It’s the comment that Israel has bought and paid for the UK government, which doesn’t distinguish between the Israeli administration and its citizens, and echoes some pretty nasty “Elders of Zion” vibes. And hasn’t anything to do with the specific point raised.
December 11, 2025 at 1:46 PM
It’s the comment that Israel has bought and paid for the UK government, which doesn’t distinguish between the Israeli administration and its citizens, and echoes some pretty nasty “Elders of Zion” vibes. And hasn’t anything to do with the specific point raised.
Not at all. She was arrested, I believe, for vandalising defence assets that have absolutely nothing to do with, and have never been used to support, Israel and it’s bestial war on Gaza. So no need for this bought and paid for by Israel stuff. She isn’t a political prisoner.
December 11, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Not at all. She was arrested, I believe, for vandalising defence assets that have absolutely nothing to do with, and have never been used to support, Israel and it’s bestial war on Gaza. So no need for this bought and paid for by Israel stuff. She isn’t a political prisoner.
It never takes long for a Corbyn comment to trigger an anti-Israeli slur. It’s kind of a rule of social media.
December 11, 2025 at 8:58 AM
It never takes long for a Corbyn comment to trigger an anti-Israeli slur. It’s kind of a rule of social media.
Revenue of Crown Estate in Wales c£10m per year. Welsh annual fiscal deficit for public sector (tax raised in Wales - govt spending in Wales) around £20billion. That’s payments to Wales by the rest of the UK (mostly London). Exactly how is à Coventry MP’s vote indefensible?
December 9, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Revenue of Crown Estate in Wales c£10m per year. Welsh annual fiscal deficit for public sector (tax raised in Wales - govt spending in Wales) around £20billion. That’s payments to Wales by the rest of the UK (mostly London). Exactly how is à Coventry MP’s vote indefensible?
One of humanity’s.
December 8, 2025 at 4:11 PM
One of humanity’s.
….and that’s the US calling Europeans unreliable allies. Whatevs.
December 5, 2025 at 12:18 PM
….and that’s the US calling Europeans unreliable allies. Whatevs.
Fair enough. That’s clear. Don’t forget to hoover round Lakenheath before you leave.
December 5, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Fair enough. That’s clear. Don’t forget to hoover round Lakenheath before you leave.
The devolved administration is similarly voted for by the residents of Wales regardless of their ethnic origin…….
December 3, 2025 at 7:51 PM
The devolved administration is similarly voted for by the residents of Wales regardless of their ethnic origin…….
You know it’s entirely possible that Wales, which voted for Brexit, will vote for Reform…….
December 3, 2025 at 5:29 PM
You know it’s entirely possible that Wales, which voted for Brexit, will vote for Reform…….
In the hands of a charismatic or even competent administration, it might…….
December 1, 2025 at 7:10 PM
In the hands of a charismatic or even competent administration, it might…….
Alternative view: gives opportunity for Chancellor to prioritise growth, put the home office and Reform back in their boxes and deprioritise the anti-immigration argument. Perfect. It’s the chance to take the fight to the right. Do it.
December 1, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Alternative view: gives opportunity for Chancellor to prioritise growth, put the home office and Reform back in their boxes and deprioritise the anti-immigration argument. Perfect. It’s the chance to take the fight to the right. Do it.
Tsipras has a different view….
November 27, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Tsipras has a different view….
Please. The gap between Tax raised in Wales and UK public money spent in Wales is over £20billion each year. That’s a subsidy to Wales each year. Really, Wales is not being exploited or shortchanged.
November 26, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Please. The gap between Tax raised in Wales and UK public money spent in Wales is over £20billion each year. That’s a subsidy to Wales each year. Really, Wales is not being exploited or shortchanged.
He deserves every second of it. Traitor.
November 21, 2025 at 9:53 PM
He deserves every second of it. Traitor.
Not really. Plenty of us call the UK home even if we live abroad for now.
November 21, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Not really. Plenty of us call the UK home even if we live abroad for now.
Show the UK you can stand up - really stand up - to the Russians and their murderous regime.
November 21, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Show the UK you can stand up - really stand up - to the Russians and their murderous regime.
Please, be disciplined, set goals, be consistent, defend tough decisions, make the unpopular calls and defend them, show you can govern. I don’t agree with all you propose. But show us you are more than à protest vehicle and you will, you will, win.
November 21, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Please, be disciplined, set goals, be consistent, defend tough decisions, make the unpopular calls and defend them, show you can govern. I don’t agree with all you propose. But show us you are more than à protest vehicle and you will, you will, win.
Say it! It can’t be repeated enough
November 18, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Say it! It can’t be repeated enough
A fitting memorial but what on earth was the USN thinking drafting all of them on the same ship?
November 14, 2025 at 10:41 PM
A fitting memorial but what on earth was the USN thinking drafting all of them on the same ship?