Dave Hughes-Payne
@davehughespayne.bsky.social
👁may🐝a🔔end but the 🐶❤️'s me
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So what precisely do the right want to do about the white working classes? Certainly not go to university, as they want numbers down. Nor to have a unionised manufacturing job, as they don't want unions.
No, they just want pawns as part of their culture wars. They don't give a toss.
No, they just want pawns as part of their culture wars. They don't give a toss.
“The group nobody seems to care about” Apart from dominating political discourse since Brexit? That group?
August 31, 2025 at 9:09 AM
So what precisely do the right want to do about the white working classes? Certainly not go to university, as they want numbers down. Nor to have a unionised manufacturing job, as they don't want unions.
No, they just want pawns as part of their culture wars. They don't give a toss.
No, they just want pawns as part of their culture wars. They don't give a toss.
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WAY TO GO SKEGNESS
Skegness, one of your absolute finest people right here. Buy her a drink whenever you see her.
July 28, 2025 at 7:46 AM
WAY TO GO SKEGNESS
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The beauty in this is that young girls can have brilliant heroes like Chloe Kelly, Hannah Hampton, Michelle Agyemang and more to look up to and follow.
Representation matters and this is just another great step for the women’s game.
Representation matters and this is just another great step for the women’s game.
July 27, 2025 at 7:03 PM
The beauty in this is that young girls can have brilliant heroes like Chloe Kelly, Hannah Hampton, Michelle Agyemang and more to look up to and follow.
Representation matters and this is just another great step for the women’s game.
Representation matters and this is just another great step for the women’s game.
July 23, 2025 at 8:19 AM
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Giving 16- and 17-year-olds the vote is a long-overdue win for democracy — On this one I am happy to say well done, Labour.
But let’s not stop here. It’s time to:
* Abolish the unelected House of Lords
* Introduce PR so every vote counts
Young people deserve real representation.
But let’s not stop here. It’s time to:
* Abolish the unelected House of Lords
* Introduce PR so every vote counts
Young people deserve real representation.
Giving 16 and 17-year-olds the vote is a long-overdue step towards a stronger, more inclusive democracy say Greens - Green Party
On this one, Labour have got it right. Giving 16- and 17-year-olds the vote is a long-overdue step towards a stronger, more inclusive democracy. Young people have powerful voices and a vital stake in ...
greenparty.org.uk
July 17, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Giving 16- and 17-year-olds the vote is a long-overdue win for democracy — On this one I am happy to say well done, Labour.
But let’s not stop here. It’s time to:
* Abolish the unelected House of Lords
* Introduce PR so every vote counts
Young people deserve real representation.
But let’s not stop here. It’s time to:
* Abolish the unelected House of Lords
* Introduce PR so every vote counts
Young people deserve real representation.
July 6, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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Fascism is a big price to pay for making a few inadequate men feel better about themselves.
June 10, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Fascism is a big price to pay for making a few inadequate men feel better about themselves.
This is literally every Palace supporter! What great read; brings back so many memories of match days of the past 🔴🔵
'Sir Alex Ferguson used to say if you can’t win the league, just win something just to tick along. That’s what City are trying to do. But this is life-changing for #CPFC. This is a line in the sand moment. It isn’t just ticking on. It is everything'
✍️ Rebecca Lowe
www.nytimes.com/athletic/633...
✍️ Rebecca Lowe
www.nytimes.com/athletic/633...
Rebecca Lowe: Crystal Palace are my lifelong love. Winning the FA Cup would mean everything
NBC's Premier League presenter will see her beloved Palace play for the first time in 12 years at Wembley as the club target a first trophy
www.nytimes.com
May 14, 2025 at 9:44 AM
This is literally every Palace supporter! What great read; brings back so many memories of match days of the past 🔴🔵
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TANK vs TESLA
"We've crushed fascism before and we'll crush it again"
- WW2 veteran Ken, 98, in the tank
"We've crushed fascism before and we'll crush it again"
- WW2 veteran Ken, 98, in the tank
May 7, 2025 at 4:46 PM
TANK vs TESLA
"We've crushed fascism before and we'll crush it again"
- WW2 veteran Ken, 98, in the tank
"We've crushed fascism before and we'll crush it again"
- WW2 veteran Ken, 98, in the tank
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Andrew Chen, co-founder of one of my favorite denim brands, 3sixteen, breaks down how the tariffs affect his company
IG 3sixteen
IG 3sixteen
April 5, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Andrew Chen, co-founder of one of my favorite denim brands, 3sixteen, breaks down how the tariffs affect his company
IG 3sixteen
IG 3sixteen
Laughed so hard I wee’d a bit.
Harvey Price time then.
In 2016, I had an ill fated stint as the Social Media Producer on Loose Women on ITV. It was a disaster, I should never have applied for the job, I certainly shouldn’t have been given it. I could do the actual job standing on my head, but the politics of the place…woof.
In 2016, I had an ill fated stint as the Social Media Producer on Loose Women on ITV. It was a disaster, I should never have applied for the job, I certainly shouldn’t have been given it. I could do the actual job standing on my head, but the politics of the place…woof.
March 31, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Laughed so hard I wee’d a bit.
March 29, 2025 at 6:28 AM
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If Trump was President in 1940
March 3, 2025 at 12:45 PM
If Trump was President in 1940
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Writing this with a heavy heart: the refugee citizenship ban is the single most unconscionable policy Labour has proposed since it entered power. It’s the moment that I felt my support for this administration begin to crumble inews.co.uk/opinion/colu...
The precise moment my support for Keir Starmer began to crumble
Labour is going to prevent refugees from ever becoming citizens of Britain
inews.co.uk
February 12, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Writing this with a heavy heart: the refugee citizenship ban is the single most unconscionable policy Labour has proposed since it entered power. It’s the moment that I felt my support for this administration begin to crumble inews.co.uk/opinion/colu...
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As Colin said, they should reverse immediately or at minimum pass guidance stating that it does not apply to refugees. Anything less is unforgivable.
February 11, 2025 at 2:29 PM
As Colin said, they should reverse immediately or at minimum pass guidance stating that it does not apply to refugees. Anything less is unforgivable.
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Hank had been a bit down since Alba passed. He’s also been on a diet to lose weight as his legs are bad.
We decided to ditch all that today and just have a big treat day for the big guy 💜
We decided to ditch all that today and just have a big treat day for the big guy 💜
February 5, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Hank had been a bit down since Alba passed. He’s also been on a diet to lose weight as his legs are bad.
We decided to ditch all that today and just have a big treat day for the big guy 💜
We decided to ditch all that today and just have a big treat day for the big guy 💜
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Frankly, it’s astonishing that Reeves and Starmer don’t see that this opportunity will be short lived; they will not have a majority of this size again & failing to use it will surely be their demise. Time to seize the moment; they will live to regret not doing so.
Five years on, few Britons think Brexit has been good for anything
% saying Brexit has had a positive impact on...
Control the UK has over its laws: 31%
UK's ability to respond to COVID-19: 23%
UK's level of international trade: 11%
NHS: 6%
Full list in chart 👇
yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
% saying Brexit has had a positive impact on...
Control the UK has over its laws: 31%
UK's ability to respond to COVID-19: 23%
UK's level of international trade: 11%
NHS: 6%
Full list in chart 👇
yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
January 31, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Frankly, it’s astonishing that Reeves and Starmer don’t see that this opportunity will be short lived; they will not have a majority of this size again & failing to use it will surely be their demise. Time to seize the moment; they will live to regret not doing so.
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5 years on from our exit from the EU, the devastating impacts of Brexit on young people, small businesses and our economy are clear to see.
The Green Party wants to see the UK rejoin the Customs Union & Single Market and to to re-join the EU when the political will is present.
The Green Party wants to see the UK rejoin the Customs Union & Single Market and to to re-join the EU when the political will is present.
January 31, 2025 at 9:05 AM
5 years on from our exit from the EU, the devastating impacts of Brexit on young people, small businesses and our economy are clear to see.
The Green Party wants to see the UK rejoin the Customs Union & Single Market and to to re-join the EU when the political will is present.
The Green Party wants to see the UK rejoin the Customs Union & Single Market and to to re-join the EU when the political will is present.
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As the 5th anniversary of Brexit approaches, here's the chillingly methodical moment when the UK flag was removed from the EU Council building in Brussels. Since then, not a single Brexit promise has come true.
#BrexitHasFailed
#BrexitHasFailed
January 26, 2025 at 2:06 PM
As the 5th anniversary of Brexit approaches, here's the chillingly methodical moment when the UK flag was removed from the EU Council building in Brussels. Since then, not a single Brexit promise has come true.
#BrexitHasFailed
#BrexitHasFailed
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Because instead of governing the government is already fighting the next election… stupidly as nothing in Europe will matter if they don’t achieve growth… and guess what would help that…
"We need closer ties with the EU and now they are letting us know the door is ajar. All we have to do is push it open. And yet we cannot even find the strength to do it”
www.theneweuropean.co.uk/why-are-we-s...
www.theneweuropean.co.uk/why-are-we-s...
Why are we so scared to accept the EU’s generous post-Brexit deals?
Rachel Reeves and Keir Starmer are making a huge mistake in not openly embracing offers to cut red tape
www.theneweuropean.co.uk
January 24, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Because instead of governing the government is already fighting the next election… stupidly as nothing in Europe will matter if they don’t achieve growth… and guess what would help that…
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🇬🇧🇪🇺 I am increasingly convinced that the British government, despite a massive parliamentary majority and no veto-capable head of state standing in its way, is going to pull off one of the more spectacular self-inflicted political suicides that will make Scholz govt look like it had a good run.
🚨🚨 "Ministers have rejected calls for the UK to move closer to the EU in order to boost economic growth, insisting that Brexit has brought “opportunities” and some benefits for the British economy". New #brexit story by @josh-self.bsky.social summarised here in 🧵
www.politics.co.uk/news/2025/01...
www.politics.co.uk/news/2025/01...
'We've got to move on': Rachel Reeves rejects calls to negotiate UK-EU customs union - Politics.co.uk
Ministers have rejected calls for the UK to move closer to the EU in order to boost economic growth, insisting that Brexit has brought “opportunities” and some benefits for the British economy. Speaki...
www.politics.co.uk
January 22, 2025 at 3:45 PM
🇬🇧🇪🇺 I am increasingly convinced that the British government, despite a massive parliamentary majority and no veto-capable head of state standing in its way, is going to pull off one of the more spectacular self-inflicted political suicides that will make Scholz govt look like it had a good run.
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I think Bluesky is a great platform and I’m here to stay. However, a bookmark function would make the experience SO much better and much more functional for research/ information gathering, especially for reporters. Pretty please @support.bsky.team @bsky.app ?
January 14, 2025 at 8:14 PM
I think Bluesky is a great platform and I’m here to stay. However, a bookmark function would make the experience SO much better and much more functional for research/ information gathering, especially for reporters. Pretty please @support.bsky.team @bsky.app ?
Sisters from different misters 😍
#photography #blackandwhite #bulldog #winterwalks #shadowsandtalltrees
#photography #blackandwhite #bulldog #winterwalks #shadowsandtalltrees
December 9, 2024 at 5:14 PM
Sisters from different misters 😍
#photography #blackandwhite #bulldog #winterwalks #shadowsandtalltrees
#photography #blackandwhite #bulldog #winterwalks #shadowsandtalltrees
December 1, 2024 at 3:28 AM