John Doran
@chippy7.bsky.social
Was @johndoran1 in the other place. Woking LibDem. #FBPE
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"Quiet, piggy!"
November 19, 2025 at 8:33 AM
"Quiet, piggy!"
This story about a Reform councillor in Northumberland has about three different massive stories in it.
He's accused of ripping off his constituents to the tune of £140k.
He owes his own council nearly £40k in unpaid tax.
His own council is suing him.
He's accused of ripping off his constituents to the tune of £140k.
He owes his own council nearly £40k in unpaid tax.
His own council is suing him.
Blyth Reform councillor Barry Elliott's property firms owe customers £140,000
Property companies owned or run by Barry Elliott owe tens of thousands of pounds to customers.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 19, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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Receipts from 8 years ago - and yes Andy Wigmore did refer this to Farage’s lawyers
November 18, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Receipts from 8 years ago - and yes Andy Wigmore did refer this to Farage’s lawyers
And another one gone and another one gone, and another one bites the dust. #ReformChaos
November 19, 2025 at 3:42 PM
And another one gone and another one gone, and another one bites the dust. #ReformChaos
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November 18, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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We must copy Denmark Social Democrats' hardline anti-asylum measures in order to win back voters' trust, says Shabana Mahmood.
Meanwhile in Denmark:
Meanwhile in Denmark:
November 19, 2025 at 11:27 AM
We must copy Denmark Social Democrats' hardline anti-asylum measures in order to win back voters' trust, says Shabana Mahmood.
Meanwhile in Denmark:
Meanwhile in Denmark:
As Johnson himself said (in a column in the Torygraph)
“British people will still be able to go and work in the EU; to live; to travel; to study; to buy homes and to settle down”
The exceptionalists believed him
“British people will still be able to go and work in the EU; to live; to travel; to study; to buy homes and to settle down”
The exceptionalists believed him
November 19, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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I won't vote for Labour to "stop Reform" as McSweeney and co appear to believe.
Why would I vote for Labour, just to end up with Reform's worst policies?
Suspect Labour are in for a huge shock in 2029 when they find themselves vying with the LibDems to be the official opposition.
#r4today
Why would I vote for Labour, just to end up with Reform's worst policies?
Suspect Labour are in for a huge shock in 2029 when they find themselves vying with the LibDems to be the official opposition.
#r4today
New post: Blue Labour’s Electoral Fallacies
mainlymacro.blogspot.com/2025/11/blue...
It worked in 24 so it will work again. Labours marginals are different. Socially liberal voters will vote for us to stop Reform. Used by Labour to justify Reform like policies, but these arguments are just wrong.
mainlymacro.blogspot.com/2025/11/blue...
It worked in 24 so it will work again. Labours marginals are different. Socially liberal voters will vote for us to stop Reform. Used by Labour to justify Reform like policies, but these arguments are just wrong.
Blue Labour’s Electoral Fallacies
The government’s latest proposed revamp of asylum laws reminds us that Labour have not abandoned their approach of using right wing popul...
mainlymacro.blogspot.com
November 19, 2025 at 7:55 AM
I won't vote for Labour to "stop Reform" as McSweeney and co appear to believe.
Why would I vote for Labour, just to end up with Reform's worst policies?
Suspect Labour are in for a huge shock in 2029 when they find themselves vying with the LibDems to be the official opposition.
#r4today
Why would I vote for Labour, just to end up with Reform's worst policies?
Suspect Labour are in for a huge shock in 2029 when they find themselves vying with the LibDems to be the official opposition.
#r4today
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“To use children as a weapon, as the home secretary is doing, is I think a shabby thing. I’m lost for words, frankly.”
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/labour...
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/labour...
Labour Peer Who Fled The Nazis Condemns His Party's Immigration Crackdown
Lord Dubs said he was "lost for words".
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
November 19, 2025 at 9:35 AM
“To use children as a weapon, as the home secretary is doing, is I think a shabby thing. I’m lost for words, frankly.”
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/labour...
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/labour...
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Does he even own a suit?
November 19, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Does he even own a suit?
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It's called hypocrisy I believe!
Farage would strip EU citizens of rights to claim benefits if he became PM and yet👇🏼
When Brexit was announced he got German passports for his 2 children❌
His first wife was Irish❌
His second wife German❌
His long term girlfriend Laure Ferrari is French❌
He makes sure those close have EU benefits 🤷🏼♂️
When Brexit was announced he got German passports for his 2 children❌
His first wife was Irish❌
His second wife German❌
His long term girlfriend Laure Ferrari is French❌
He makes sure those close have EU benefits 🤷🏼♂️
Reform plans to strip EU citizens of benefit rights, says Farage - BBC News
Leader Nigel Farage says his party would renegotiate the Brexit deal struck by the Tory government.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 18, 2025 at 10:20 PM
It's called hypocrisy I believe!
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Andrew Lownie said this—which doesn’t make it true. It’s possible.
November 18, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Andrew Lownie said this—which doesn’t make it true. It’s possible.
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I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
Opinion | Jamal Khashoggi: What the Arab world needs most is free expression
The Arab world needs a modern version of the old transnational media so citizens can be informed about global events.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
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This shows up Starmer for what he is. How he’s betrayed every commitment he’s voiced by u turning. I get it that events can sometimes alter or slow down implementation of policy, but he’s just done a full swerve to the right!😡
In 2020 Keir Starmer and Alf Dubs urged the then Conservative Government to restore their commitment to family reunion for child refugees, saying there was a “moral argument” to protect desperately vulnerable young people.
Five years later Dubs condemns Starmer for doing the complete opposite
Five years later Dubs condemns Starmer for doing the complete opposite
November 18, 2025 at 12:00 PM
This shows up Starmer for what he is. How he’s betrayed every commitment he’s voiced by u turning. I get it that events can sometimes alter or slow down implementation of policy, but he’s just done a full swerve to the right!😡
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The birth rate has been falling since 2010 and now sits at a record low of 1.41 children per woman. Net migration appears to be on a steep decline dropping by 50% in the last year. We have 100,000 unfilled posts in the NHS alone. This is a huge looming economic issue. But yeah take their jewellery.
November 18, 2025 at 7:47 AM
The birth rate has been falling since 2010 and now sits at a record low of 1.41 children per woman. Net migration appears to be on a steep decline dropping by 50% in the last year. We have 100,000 unfilled posts in the NHS alone. This is a huge looming economic issue. But yeah take their jewellery.
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In spite of promising to bring down council tax, Reform-run councils in Lancashire are now talking about increases.
Reform to bin DOGE at Lancashire County Council and raise council tax instead
In spite of promising to bring down council tax, Reform 2025 Ltd-run councils in Lancashire are now talking about increases
northwestbylines.co.uk
November 18, 2025 at 8:41 AM
In spite of promising to bring down council tax, Reform-run councils in Lancashire are now talking about increases.
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I can usually translate him, but either I’m losing my mind, or he is.
November 18, 2025 at 12:26 AM
I can usually translate him, but either I’m losing my mind, or he is.
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We’re watching a crackdown on our ability to dissent and basic liberties in real time to justify the actions of a fascist regime.
November 17, 2025 at 4:27 PM
We’re watching a crackdown on our ability to dissent and basic liberties in real time to justify the actions of a fascist regime.
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A devastating take-down of the Shabana Farage asylum plans by Zoe Gardner.
Most asylum seekers arrive with their valuables long lost in bombed or abandoned homes, stolen, or sold to afford the dangerous clandestine passage to safety
The real thing of value to be snatched from refugees under these proposals is far more painful: their families & futures
Me, for @zeteo.com
The real thing of value to be snatched from refugees under these proposals is far more painful: their families & futures
Me, for @zeteo.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:32 AM
A devastating take-down of the Shabana Farage asylum plans by Zoe Gardner.
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Anyone who voluntarily puts themselves under the tender mercies of that psychopath in order to watch football, wants their head examined.
November 18, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Anyone who voluntarily puts themselves under the tender mercies of that psychopath in order to watch football, wants their head examined.
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“Polls suggest the most probable result is a loss for the party’s candidate, a former government minister understood to have been handpicked by the PM.
“Among the reasons cited by analysts are frustration with Frederiksen’s hardline policies on issues such as integration and immigration.”
“Among the reasons cited by analysts are frustration with Frederiksen’s hardline policies on issues such as integration and immigration.”
November 18, 2025 at 7:59 AM
“Polls suggest the most probable result is a loss for the party’s candidate, a former government minister understood to have been handpicked by the PM.
“Among the reasons cited by analysts are frustration with Frederiksen’s hardline policies on issues such as integration and immigration.”
“Among the reasons cited by analysts are frustration with Frederiksen’s hardline policies on issues such as integration and immigration.”
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If the government succeeds, if every refugee is imprisoned, every migrant vanished, every voice reduced to RP English:
Will your wages rise?
Will your rent fall?
Will the NHS suddenly function?
Or will you fuckers finally realise that scapegoats don’t fix broken systems?
#AntiFa
Will your wages rise?
Will your rent fall?
Will the NHS suddenly function?
Or will you fuckers finally realise that scapegoats don’t fix broken systems?
#AntiFa
November 18, 2025 at 8:09 AM
If the government succeeds, if every refugee is imprisoned, every migrant vanished, every voice reduced to RP English:
Will your wages rise?
Will your rent fall?
Will the NHS suddenly function?
Or will you fuckers finally realise that scapegoats don’t fix broken systems?
#AntiFa
Will your wages rise?
Will your rent fall?
Will the NHS suddenly function?
Or will you fuckers finally realise that scapegoats don’t fix broken systems?
#AntiFa
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As Richard Tice says, Reform have identified £300m of savings from councils they run. This remarkable feat has been achieved by plucking that figure out of thin air while increasing council tax by 5%.
November 17, 2025 at 9:10 PM
As Richard Tice says, Reform have identified £300m of savings from councils they run. This remarkable feat has been achieved by plucking that figure out of thin air while increasing council tax by 5%.
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BLOOMBERG REPORTER: “If there’s nothing incriminating in the Epstein files why not…?”
TRUMP: “Quiet. Quiet, Piggy.” 😕
TRUMP: “Quiet. Quiet, Piggy.” 😕
November 18, 2025 at 5:31 AM
BLOOMBERG REPORTER: “If there’s nothing incriminating in the Epstein files why not…?”
TRUMP: “Quiet. Quiet, Piggy.” 😕
TRUMP: “Quiet. Quiet, Piggy.” 😕
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Can someone tell Mahmood that the Tommy Robinson/Reform voter she’s nodding to with her policies don’t just call her “paki” to (and behind) her face, but they’d deport her if they got the chance & she’s opening the door to giving them that chance by using their language & rhetoric, legitimising it.
November 18, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Can someone tell Mahmood that the Tommy Robinson/Reform voter she’s nodding to with her policies don’t just call her “paki” to (and behind) her face, but they’d deport her if they got the chance & she’s opening the door to giving them that chance by using their language & rhetoric, legitimising it.