Marky B
@boriswho.bsky.social
OUFC.
OUFC.
OUFC
And general pedant that hates things like inconsistent punctuation typos an mispelling
OUFC.
OUFC
And general pedant that hates things like inconsistent punctuation typos an mispelling
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Marky B
@boriswho.bsky.social
· Nov 19
Clarkson clashes with BBC over inheritance tax comment
Jeremy Clarkson has had a heated exchange with Victoria Derbyshire about his own remarks that he bought a farm to avoid inheritance tax.
www.bbc.co.uk
Clarkson talks down to a composed Victoria Darbyshire and succeeds in coming over as an ill informed arrogant wealthy landowner
www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...
Look forward to learning how many £millions of non repayable grant OUFC will get for a whole new stadium investment.....
#oufc
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
#oufc
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Wrexham AFC receives £18m from government despite Hollywood backing
Welsh government grants used to fund football club even though it is owned by wealthy movie stars
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Look forward to learning how many £millions of non repayable grant OUFC will get for a whole new stadium investment.....
#oufc
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
#oufc
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Its not right.
Its the will of the people. Its the will of the elected chamber.
The house of lords is not functioning as it should. Plain wrong.
#assisteddying
BBC News - Peers trying to block assisted dying, claims MP behind bill
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Its the will of the people. Its the will of the elected chamber.
The house of lords is not functioning as it should. Plain wrong.
#assisteddying
BBC News - Peers trying to block assisted dying, claims MP behind bill
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Peers trying to block assisted dying, claims MP behind bill Kim Leadbeater
Kim Leadbeater says the draft law is approaching a "crunch point" after peers suggested more than 1,000 changes.
www.bbc.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Its not right.
Its the will of the people. Its the will of the elected chamber.
The house of lords is not functioning as it should. Plain wrong.
#assisteddying
BBC News - Peers trying to block assisted dying, claims MP behind bill
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Its the will of the people. Its the will of the elected chamber.
The house of lords is not functioning as it should. Plain wrong.
#assisteddying
BBC News - Peers trying to block assisted dying, claims MP behind bill
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Surely the story here isnt so much those wrongly suspected of benefit fraud but the 54% found to be fraudulent?! #benefitfraud
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
HMRC trial of child benefit crackdown wrongly suspected fraud in 46% of cases
Exclusive: Almost half of families flagged as emigrants based on Home Office travel data were still living in UK
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Surely the story here isnt so much those wrongly suspected of benefit fraud but the 54% found to be fraudulent?! #benefitfraud
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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Farage: epic grifter
October 27, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Farage: epic grifter
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Yet another dismissive, party-political answer by the PM at PMQs.
The disparity between the UK's wealthiest and poorest is growing every day, with millions struggling with cost of living.
When will the PM accept that the problem in our country is inequality, not immigration?
The disparity between the UK's wealthiest and poorest is growing every day, with millions struggling with cost of living.
When will the PM accept that the problem in our country is inequality, not immigration?
October 22, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Yet another dismissive, party-political answer by the PM at PMQs.
The disparity between the UK's wealthiest and poorest is growing every day, with millions struggling with cost of living.
When will the PM accept that the problem in our country is inequality, not immigration?
The disparity between the UK's wealthiest and poorest is growing every day, with millions struggling with cost of living.
When will the PM accept that the problem in our country is inequality, not immigration?
"A lot of people, up to this point, fell into the school of thought that these were men's crimes, and one woman is paying the price for it.
"In Virginia Giuffre's account, what becomes much clearer is just how culpable Ghislaine Maxwell was."
www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/will...
"In Virginia Giuffre's account, what becomes much clearer is just how culpable Ghislaine Maxwell was."
www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/will...
Will Virginia Giuffre's book end all Ghislaine Maxwell's hopes of a Trump pardon? | The News Agents
Many believed Donald Trump was set to pardon Ghislaine Maxwell for collaborating with the Department of Justice, but will revelations in Virgina Giuffre’s autobiography mean that the convicted…
www.thenewsagents.co.uk
October 24, 2025 at 5:59 PM
October 24, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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The findings of the International Court of Justice are clear.
Israel has no right to block aid to Gaza. Israel's allegations against UNRWA have not been substantiated. Israel must cease obstructing the UN and its agencies.
Stop blocking aid.
Israel has no right to block aid to Gaza. Israel's allegations against UNRWA have not been substantiated. Israel must cease obstructing the UN and its agencies.
Stop blocking aid.
October 23, 2025 at 12:02 PM
The findings of the International Court of Justice are clear.
Israel has no right to block aid to Gaza. Israel's allegations against UNRWA have not been substantiated. Israel must cease obstructing the UN and its agencies.
Stop blocking aid.
Israel has no right to block aid to Gaza. Israel's allegations against UNRWA have not been substantiated. Israel must cease obstructing the UN and its agencies.
Stop blocking aid.
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Brandolini: “The amount of energy needed to refute bullshit is an order of magnitude bigger than that needed to produce it.”. @monkemma.bsky.social expends a lot of energy very effectively...important work!
westcountryvoices.co.uk/are-small-bo...
westcountryvoices.co.uk/are-small-bo...
Are small boat migrants really 24 times more likely to go to prison? Spoiler alert: no. But here’s how the media got suckered by bad data and worse assumptions.
The Conservatives have claimed migrants from small boats are “24 times more likely to end up in prison”, but this figure is wrong on so many levels! On Thursday, I was sent this headline from the Dail...
westcountryvoices.co.uk
August 4, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Brandolini: “The amount of energy needed to refute bullshit is an order of magnitude bigger than that needed to produce it.”. @monkemma.bsky.social expends a lot of energy very effectively...important work!
westcountryvoices.co.uk/are-small-bo...
westcountryvoices.co.uk/are-small-bo...
The controls and penalties for over abstraction of water by farmers equal to the controls/deterrents for fly tipping.
#water
#drought
www.bbc.com/news/article...
#water
#drought
www.bbc.com/news/article...
More than 150 farms in England caught illegally using local water
Despite 141 incidents threatening environmental damage, just one farmer has been prosecuted.
www.bbc.com
July 16, 2025 at 6:56 AM
The controls and penalties for over abstraction of water by farmers equal to the controls/deterrents for fly tipping.
#water
#drought
www.bbc.com/news/article...
#water
#drought
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Floods in winter then drought in summer....go figure
#water
#drought
#floods
news.sky.com/story/could-...
#water
#drought
#floods
news.sky.com/story/could-...
Taps ran dry in 1976 - could we be heading for a drought just as bad?
Britain's climate increasingly see-saws between extremes - and our water supply just isn't built for the new normal.
news.sky.com
July 11, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Floods in winter then drought in summer....go figure
#water
#drought
#floods
news.sky.com/story/could-...
#water
#drought
#floods
news.sky.com/story/could-...
The reluctance to engage with inequality in a democracy when most are on the wrong side of equal is baffling.
#inequality
#tax
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
#inequality
#tax
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Why is Labour so afraid to admit that we must tax the rich to help the poor? | Andy Beckett
There have been modest redistributive reforms, but the party still daren’t admit that Britain’s rampant inequality needs to be addressed, writes Guardian columnist Andy Beckett
www.theguardian.com
July 11, 2025 at 7:20 AM
The reluctance to engage with inequality in a democracy when most are on the wrong side of equal is baffling.
#inequality
#tax
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
#inequality
#tax
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
It's never been more obvious that we need a national ID card scheme.
#illegalimmigration
#nationality
news.sky.com/story/a-cons...
#illegalimmigration
#nationality
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'A constant game of cat and mouse': Inside the police crackdown on illegal moped delivery drivers
The West of England and Wales has seen the highest number of arrests over the last year for illegal workers outside of London. Immigration Enforcement and local police have launched a crackdown on roa...
news.sky.com
July 10, 2025 at 6:12 AM
It's never been more obvious that we need a national ID card scheme.
#illegalimmigration
#nationality
news.sky.com/story/a-cons...
#illegalimmigration
#nationality
news.sky.com/story/a-cons...
losing count of the number of plans our government has entered into with France.
#stoptheboats
#illegalimmigration
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
#stoptheboats
#illegalimmigration
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
France and UK expected to announce joint plan on small boat crossings
Starmer and Macron could set out plans for a ‘one in, one out’ returns scheme for asylum seekers
www.theguardian.com
July 8, 2025 at 8:40 AM
losing count of the number of plans our government has entered into with France.
#stoptheboats
#illegalimmigration
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
#stoptheboats
#illegalimmigration
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
Theres understandable concern and criticism regarding welfare reform moves but little engagement re the huge increase in the number claimants over recent years. Action is clearly required but those criticising the government never seem to offer an alternative practicable action.
#welfarereform
#welfarereform
June 23, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Theres understandable concern and criticism regarding welfare reform moves but little engagement re the huge increase in the number claimants over recent years. Action is clearly required but those criticising the government never seem to offer an alternative practicable action.
#welfarereform
#welfarereform
'Incitement' actually means encouraging someone to behave unlawfully.
The use of this word to criticise G7 states condemnation of Israeli war against the Gazan civilian population is predictable but ridiculous.
#gaza
#israel
#warcrimes
The use of this word to criticise G7 states condemnation of Israeli war against the Gazan civilian population is predictable but ridiculous.
#gaza
#israel
#warcrimes
May 22, 2025 at 10:24 AM
'Incitement' actually means encouraging someone to behave unlawfully.
The use of this word to criticise G7 states condemnation of Israeli war against the Gazan civilian population is predictable but ridiculous.
#gaza
#israel
#warcrimes
The use of this word to criticise G7 states condemnation of Israeli war against the Gazan civilian population is predictable but ridiculous.
#gaza
#israel
#warcrimes
Of course it's a bloody dog whistle....Musk new it loudly 🦮🐕🦺🦮🦮🐩
#ukpolitics
#ukpolitics
May 4, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Of course it's a bloody dog whistle....Musk new it loudly 🦮🐕🦺🦮🦮🐩
#ukpolitics
#ukpolitics
So Trump says this week.... 'America can no longer subsidize Canada with the hundreds of billions of dollars a year that we have been spending in the past. It makes no sense unless Canada is a state!' Hmmm. How does this 'subsidy' of billions suddenly vanish?!!!
#trump
#abracadabra
#trump
#abracadabra
April 28, 2025 at 9:34 PM
So Trump says this week.... 'America can no longer subsidize Canada with the hundreds of billions of dollars a year that we have been spending in the past. It makes no sense unless Canada is a state!' Hmmm. How does this 'subsidy' of billions suddenly vanish?!!!
#trump
#abracadabra
#trump
#abracadabra
I thought he said he would sort this out easily?!
#trump
BBC News - US will 'move on' from Ukraine peace talks in days if no progress soon
www.bbc.com/news/article...
#trump
BBC News - US will 'move on' from Ukraine peace talks in days if no progress soon
www.bbc.com/news/article...
US will 'move on' from Ukraine peace talks in days if no progress soon
The US Secretary of State's comments come as Ukraine says it took a first step towards signing a minerals deal with the US.
www.bbc.com
April 18, 2025 at 8:59 AM
I thought he said he would sort this out easily?!
#trump
BBC News - US will 'move on' from Ukraine peace talks in days if no progress soon
www.bbc.com/news/article...
#trump
BBC News - US will 'move on' from Ukraine peace talks in days if no progress soon
www.bbc.com/news/article...
They don't pay UK tax. Don't drink their coffee. We are being ripped off by US companies.
#starbucks
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
#starbucks
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Starbucks’s UK retail business paid no corporation tax last year
US-owned coffee chain dived to £35m loss after paying £40m in royalty and license fees to parent company
www.theguardian.com
April 15, 2025 at 6:02 PM
They don't pay UK tax. Don't drink their coffee. We are being ripped off by US companies.
#starbucks
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
#starbucks
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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In 1890 the US introduced the (Republican) McKinley Tariff raising import duties to almost 50%. The result? Democrat landslide in 1890 Congressional elections. Herbert Hoover (Republican) & the Smoot/Hawley Tariff Act did the same in 1930 … result? FDR won landslide 1932.
Roll on 2026 midterms…
Roll on 2026 midterms…
March 27, 2025 at 2:33 PM
In 1890 the US introduced the (Republican) McKinley Tariff raising import duties to almost 50%. The result? Democrat landslide in 1890 Congressional elections. Herbert Hoover (Republican) & the Smoot/Hawley Tariff Act did the same in 1930 … result? FDR won landslide 1932.
Roll on 2026 midterms…
Roll on 2026 midterms…