Steven Wickham
@bigbluemailer.bsky.social
Mancunian. Old Bedian. MCFC legacy living the dream.
Fund social services, it's a political choice not to.
Fund social services, it's a political choice not to.
RIP Mani. Another taken so young. So sad for his young twins.
November 20, 2025 at 5:56 PM
RIP Mani. Another taken so young. So sad for his young twins.
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The Sheer Scale of Conservative Mismanagement of the Asylum System Revealed
Billions of pounds were wasted by successive Conservative Home Secretaries on a chaotic and costly system
bylinetimes.com/2025/10/27/t...
Billions of pounds were wasted by successive Conservative Home Secretaries on a chaotic and costly system
bylinetimes.com/2025/10/27/t...
The Sheer Scale of Conservative Mismanagement of the Asylum System Revealed
Billions of pounds were wasted by successive Conservative Home Secretaries on a chaotic and costly system that left vulnerable people at risk, according to a new Parliamentary report
bylinetimes.com
October 27, 2025 at 9:21 PM
The Sheer Scale of Conservative Mismanagement of the Asylum System Revealed
Billions of pounds were wasted by successive Conservative Home Secretaries on a chaotic and costly system
bylinetimes.com/2025/10/27/t...
Billions of pounds were wasted by successive Conservative Home Secretaries on a chaotic and costly system
bylinetimes.com/2025/10/27/t...
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What a joke, all the issues in the UK and instead of dealing with them they are having an Emergency Session to try justify letting dangerous thugs come to the UK because they are Israeli.
October 20, 2025 at 4:55 PM
What a joke, all the issues in the UK and instead of dealing with them they are having an Emergency Session to try justify letting dangerous thugs come to the UK because they are Israeli.
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"I have worked with Nathan Gill over a period of years and he's been terrific, he's never, ever, let me down. He's as honest as the day is long and, in the leaders' debates that have been taking place in Wales, he's performed very creditably."
- Nigel Farage, 2016
- Nigel Farage, 2016
Really, Reform UK? THIS is what you're going with? That this man, who served as an MEP next to Nigel Farage for years and was made leader of your party in Wales by current deputy, Richard Tice, is just "one of tens of thousands of people Nigel meets on an annual basis"?~AA
September 29, 2025 at 4:33 PM
"I have worked with Nathan Gill over a period of years and he's been terrific, he's never, ever, let me down. He's as honest as the day is long and, in the leaders' debates that have been taking place in Wales, he's performed very creditably."
- Nigel Farage, 2016
- Nigel Farage, 2016
"Can't rebuild economy based on low wages and poverty"
UK median wage for an employee is £30,816.
A single person needs to earn £30,500 a year to reach a minimum acceptable standard of living.
A couple with 2 children needs £74,000 a year between them.
Can't rebuild economy based on low wages and poverty.
A single person needs to earn £30,500 a year to reach a minimum acceptable standard of living.
A couple with 2 children needs £74,000 a year between them.
Can't rebuild economy based on low wages and poverty.
If the government wants economic growth it must bring essential industries into public ownership
Successive governments clobber households and small businesses by hiking interest rates to manage inflation, but don’t inconvenience corporations.
leftfootforward.org
September 27, 2025 at 8:20 PM
"Can't rebuild economy based on low wages and poverty"
I see Chelsea have brought their A game.
September 20, 2025 at 4:48 PM
I see Chelsea have brought their A game.
Dippers derby is a competition in who can give the ball away.
September 20, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Dippers derby is a competition in who can give the ball away.
Kane buying a penalty again by pushing his leg into the defender.
September 17, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Kane buying a penalty again by pushing his leg into the defender.
Don't pretend you're not racist.
Yes, yes you are. Stop cosplaying "legitimate concerns". When you join a far right rally, organised by well known far right leader Tommy Robinson, with a host of speakers who outright say they are far right, you are a racist. No ifs, buts or maybes. There are no excuses for being there.
September 16, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Don't pretend you're not racist.
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100k or more marching for a violent racist, the head of X live-streamed in to incite a violent overthrow of the government. And that same government can't find in itself the decency or even the instinct for self preservation to call this out. I despair.
September 14, 2025 at 8:31 AM
100k or more marching for a violent racist, the head of X live-streamed in to incite a violent overthrow of the government. And that same government can't find in itself the decency or even the instinct for self preservation to call this out. I despair.
"We got him!"
"Book him Danno!"
The family handed him in but the FBI claim they did a great job.
How are they going to spin this one now that they know he's the son of a Republican family and not a radical loony lefty?
"Book him Danno!"
The family handed him in but the FBI claim they did a great job.
How are they going to spin this one now that they know he's the son of a Republican family and not a radical loony lefty?
September 12, 2025 at 4:06 PM
"We got him!"
"Book him Danno!"
The family handed him in but the FBI claim they did a great job.
How are they going to spin this one now that they know he's the son of a Republican family and not a radical loony lefty?
"Book him Danno!"
The family handed him in but the FBI claim they did a great job.
How are they going to spin this one now that they know he's the son of a Republican family and not a radical loony lefty?
The BBC and the govt are tone deaf when it comes to public opinion.
Gary Lineker on winning the National TV Award,
"It's not lost on me why I might have won this award"
"Aside from presenting Match of the Day.."
"Also, I think it demonstrates that perhaps it's ok sometimes to use our platform to speak up on behalf of those who have no voice"
"It's not lost on me why I might have won this award"
"Aside from presenting Match of the Day.."
"Also, I think it demonstrates that perhaps it's ok sometimes to use our platform to speak up on behalf of those who have no voice"
September 10, 2025 at 8:43 PM
The BBC and the govt are tone deaf when it comes to public opinion.
Perfect opportunity to arrest him.
September 4, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Perfect opportunity to arrest him.
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Another example of the incredible damage done by Farage.
🚨🚨‘Wasted time, effort and money’: Britain’s £800M Brexit border debacle". If anyone forgot about it, this is a reminder of the still disastrous effects of #brexit that still brings misery and pain to Britain. 🧵
www.politico.eu/article/brex...
www.politico.eu/article/brex...
‘Wasted time, effort and money’: Britain’s £800M Brexit border debacle
“White elephant” border inspection facilities face bleak future after U.K.-EU trade deal.
www.politico.eu
September 3, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Another example of the incredible damage done by Farage.
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Complete, abject and disgraceful failure to explain the situation to voters. What is the point in being in power if you can't draw a line on some basic liberal values? Or even confront the truth, which in this case they are refusing to.
PM's spokesman on illegal migration: "It makes [the PM] angry, frankly, because it's unfair and ordinary working people who pay the price" for hotels etc.
August 26, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Complete, abject and disgraceful failure to explain the situation to voters. What is the point in being in power if you can't draw a line on some basic liberal values? Or even confront the truth, which in this case they are refusing to.
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The only reason you would leave the European Convention on Human Rights and scrap Human Rights laws is if you want to take away people’s human rights.
This isn’t political red tape, it’s the bare fucking minimum. We are waltzing into a fascist state.
www.lbc.co.uk/article/fara...
This isn’t political red tape, it’s the bare fucking minimum. We are waltzing into a fascist state.
www.lbc.co.uk/article/fara...
Farage vows to scrap human rights law as he unveils plan for mass deportations | LBC
Nigel Farage has vowed to scrap the UK's human rights law in a bid to enact mass deportations of asylum seekers who arrive on small boats.
www.lbc.co.uk
August 26, 2025 at 9:32 AM
The only reason you would leave the European Convention on Human Rights and scrap Human Rights laws is if you want to take away people’s human rights.
This isn’t political red tape, it’s the bare fucking minimum. We are waltzing into a fascist state.
www.lbc.co.uk/article/fara...
This isn’t political red tape, it’s the bare fucking minimum. We are waltzing into a fascist state.
www.lbc.co.uk/article/fara...
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What issue does flag waving solve? Does it:
a) reduce food prices?
b) reduce energy costs?
c) improve the NHS?
d) raise wages?
e) create better jobs?
f) none of the above?
a) reduce food prices?
b) reduce energy costs?
c) improve the NHS?
d) raise wages?
e) create better jobs?
f) none of the above?
August 25, 2025 at 7:45 AM
What issue does flag waving solve? Does it:
a) reduce food prices?
b) reduce energy costs?
c) improve the NHS?
d) raise wages?
e) create better jobs?
f) none of the above?
a) reduce food prices?
b) reduce energy costs?
c) improve the NHS?
d) raise wages?
e) create better jobs?
f) none of the above?
This is beyond a joke. Starmer and his cabinet are utterly clueless.
The last lot were a bunch of clueless liars, this lot have just no idea and are just running scared from the far-right and the Israeli lobby (probably because they're in their pocket).
The last lot were a bunch of clueless liars, this lot have just no idea and are just running scared from the far-right and the Israeli lobby (probably because they're in their pocket).
BREAKING: Award-winning Scottish screenwriter Paul Laverty has been arrested after wearing a T-shirt reading 'Genocide in Palestine, time to take action'
Police arrested the I, Daniel Blake writer in Edinburgh this morning
Police arrested the I, Daniel Blake writer in Edinburgh this morning
August 25, 2025 at 3:23 PM
This is beyond a joke. Starmer and his cabinet are utterly clueless.
The last lot were a bunch of clueless liars, this lot have just no idea and are just running scared from the far-right and the Israeli lobby (probably because they're in their pocket).
The last lot were a bunch of clueless liars, this lot have just no idea and are just running scared from the far-right and the Israeli lobby (probably because they're in their pocket).
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Clear pattern emerging: impact of new taxes on private schools, non-doms and large farms is far smaller than typically suggested. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
UK tax data reportedly suggests claims of non-dom exodus overblown
HMRC figures appear to indicate departure of high net worth people is in line with OBR predictions, report says
www.theguardian.com
August 14, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Clear pattern emerging: impact of new taxes on private schools, non-doms and large farms is far smaller than typically suggested. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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There are a lot of idiots enraged by this misleading Times headline.
The article itself - yes, the exact same one - points out that:
A) In any typical year, about 50 independent schools close
B) More independent schools opened than shut, so the overall number went up.
But that's far too nuanced.
The article itself - yes, the exact same one - points out that:
A) In any typical year, about 50 independent schools close
B) More independent schools opened than shut, so the overall number went up.
But that's far too nuanced.
August 4, 2025 at 8:58 AM
There are a lot of idiots enraged by this misleading Times headline.
The article itself - yes, the exact same one - points out that:
A) In any typical year, about 50 independent schools close
B) More independent schools opened than shut, so the overall number went up.
But that's far too nuanced.
The article itself - yes, the exact same one - points out that:
A) In any typical year, about 50 independent schools close
B) More independent schools opened than shut, so the overall number went up.
But that's far too nuanced.
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What's happening at Newcastle is the fault of their ownership and their lack of sporting strategy and structure. They've no director of football in a key moment, and are a Champions League club losing out to transfer targets all over the place, if they were even the right targets in the first place.
July 25, 2025 at 10:22 AM
What's happening at Newcastle is the fault of their ownership and their lack of sporting strategy and structure. They've no director of football in a key moment, and are a Champions League club losing out to transfer targets all over the place, if they were even the right targets in the first place.
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The Israeli government continues to deny there is starvation at their hand in Gaza. This is nonsense. The evidence is there for all to see.
July 21, 2025 at 9:19 PM
The Israeli government continues to deny there is starvation at their hand in Gaza. This is nonsense. The evidence is there for all to see.
What a surprise!
It seems we haven't yet morphed into a fascist state. Not quite.
It seems we haven't yet morphed into a fascist state. Not quite.
Police end investigation into Kneecap's Glastonbury performance www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Kneecap: Police drop investigation into Glastonbury performance
Police said there was
www.bbc.co.uk
July 18, 2025 at 3:40 PM
What a surprise!
It seems we haven't yet morphed into a fascist state. Not quite.
It seems we haven't yet morphed into a fascist state. Not quite.
Or maybe you are just a bullying, sexist twat Greg.
“There will be more casualties if the BBC continues down this path, where protecting its legacy matters more than protecting people. For my part, with full legal support, I will consider my next move.”
Appears he has also deleted / archived his previous statement on Instagram.
Appears he has also deleted / archived his previous statement on Instagram.
July 14, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Or maybe you are just a bullying, sexist twat Greg.
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As the Act became law, I warned that it could be deployed against non-violent protesters, or anyone displaying a sign supporting them. I argued that it was unlikely to be used immediately, but would be available when a government found it useful. 24 years on, ...
www.theguardian.com/world/2001/f...
www.theguardian.com/world/2001/f...
Comment: Wearing a T-shirt makes you a terrorist
Anything with a slogan could put you outside the law now.
www.theguardian.com
July 6, 2025 at 9:50 AM
As the Act became law, I warned that it could be deployed against non-violent protesters, or anyone displaying a sign supporting them. I argued that it was unlikely to be used immediately, but would be available when a government found it useful. 24 years on, ...
www.theguardian.com/world/2001/f...
www.theguardian.com/world/2001/f...