Dave Leisler
@davel335.bsky.social
Anti-fascist, anti-racist, anti-Tory, anti-Brexit, anti ReformUK. Lapsed musician. Into books and an eclectic assortment of music. Likes good beer.
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As for Farage’s use of racist slurs being confined to his childhood - well, that's not what Alan Sked, the founder of UKIP, claimed in this 2014 interview.
He says here that Farage was using the "n" word as late as 1997.
Farage would have been about 33 at time.
www.theguardian.com/politics/201...
He says here that Farage was using the "n" word as late as 1997.
Farage would have been about 33 at time.
www.theguardian.com/politics/201...
Ukip founder Alan Sked: 'The party has become a Frankenstein's monster'
He may have founded Ukip, but Alan Sked's moderate, Brussels-boycotting party has gone rogue. Stuart Jeffries meets the academic who's desperate to stop the bandwagon he first set rolling
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:55 AM
As for Farage’s use of racist slurs being confined to his childhood - well, that's not what Alan Sked, the founder of UKIP, claimed in this 2014 interview.
He says here that Farage was using the "n" word as late as 1997.
Farage would have been about 33 at time.
www.theguardian.com/politics/201...
He says here that Farage was using the "n" word as late as 1997.
Farage would have been about 33 at time.
www.theguardian.com/politics/201...
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What an interesting choice of words
November 25, 2025 at 9:08 AM
What an interesting choice of words
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“They went for pensioners, they went for the disabled, and now they’re going for people fleeing war and conflict. I am furious — this government should hang their heads in shame.”
Zack Polanski on Labour’s new immigration reforms on Newsnight.
Zack Polanski on Labour’s new immigration reforms on Newsnight.
November 18, 2025 at 10:01 AM
“They went for pensioners, they went for the disabled, and now they’re going for people fleeing war and conflict. I am furious — this government should hang their heads in shame.”
Zack Polanski on Labour’s new immigration reforms on Newsnight.
Zack Polanski on Labour’s new immigration reforms on Newsnight.
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“It isn’t people seeking sanctuary who are tearing our country apart. It’s toxic, racist narratives and the scapegoating of migrants for crises they did not cause.”
Carla Denyer challenges the Home Secretary's new immigration reforms saying they just fuel far-right narratives.
Carla Denyer challenges the Home Secretary's new immigration reforms saying they just fuel far-right narratives.
November 17, 2025 at 9:52 PM
“It isn’t people seeking sanctuary who are tearing our country apart. It’s toxic, racist narratives and the scapegoating of migrants for crises they did not cause.”
Carla Denyer challenges the Home Secretary's new immigration reforms saying they just fuel far-right narratives.
Carla Denyer challenges the Home Secretary's new immigration reforms saying they just fuel far-right narratives.
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The Labour Government reeling off the same far-right talking points on immigration. And look who is celebrating. The far-right.
There is a political alternative that won’t ever scapegoat those fleeing war, persecution and torture
join.greenparty.org.uk
There is a political alternative that won’t ever scapegoat those fleeing war, persecution and torture
join.greenparty.org.uk
November 16, 2025 at 10:28 AM
The Labour Government reeling off the same far-right talking points on immigration. And look who is celebrating. The far-right.
There is a political alternative that won’t ever scapegoat those fleeing war, persecution and torture
join.greenparty.org.uk
There is a political alternative that won’t ever scapegoat those fleeing war, persecution and torture
join.greenparty.org.uk
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Everything on our news agenda is being driven by a corrupted disinformation machine, run by a billionaire who sponsors Tommy Robinson and who keeps trying to foment civil war in the UK.
And incredibly our MPs & news providers stay there.
THAT is the problem. Not some bad editing choice on the BBC.
And incredibly our MPs & news providers stay there.
THAT is the problem. Not some bad editing choice on the BBC.
November 10, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Everything on our news agenda is being driven by a corrupted disinformation machine, run by a billionaire who sponsors Tommy Robinson and who keeps trying to foment civil war in the UK.
And incredibly our MPs & news providers stay there.
THAT is the problem. Not some bad editing choice on the BBC.
And incredibly our MPs & news providers stay there.
THAT is the problem. Not some bad editing choice on the BBC.
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There were 115 prisoners mistakenly released in the final year of the last Conservative Government alone.
Interesting that it only becomes a major national scandal the second these releases can be blamed on a Labour government
Interesting that it only becomes a major national scandal the second these releases can be blamed on a Labour government
November 5, 2025 at 1:33 PM
There were 115 prisoners mistakenly released in the final year of the last Conservative Government alone.
Interesting that it only becomes a major national scandal the second these releases can be blamed on a Labour government
Interesting that it only becomes a major national scandal the second these releases can be blamed on a Labour government
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Why is the PM involving himself in a local policing issue?
It’s purely a policing issue designed to protect British residents from well-known hooligans who have been banned elsewhere in Europe.
This is wild. The PM is putting Israeli hooligans before Brits’ safety and the law.
It’s purely a policing issue designed to protect British residents from well-known hooligans who have been banned elsewhere in Europe.
This is wild. The PM is putting Israeli hooligans before Brits’ safety and the law.
October 17, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Why is the PM involving himself in a local policing issue?
It’s purely a policing issue designed to protect British residents from well-known hooligans who have been banned elsewhere in Europe.
This is wild. The PM is putting Israeli hooligans before Brits’ safety and the law.
It’s purely a policing issue designed to protect British residents from well-known hooligans who have been banned elsewhere in Europe.
This is wild. The PM is putting Israeli hooligans before Brits’ safety and the law.
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Margaret Thatcher said "Socialism is great until you run out of other people's money."
Then sold everything of yours because she was running out of money.
The hypocrisy is mind blowing.
Then sold everything of yours because she was running out of money.
The hypocrisy is mind blowing.
October 16, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Margaret Thatcher said "Socialism is great until you run out of other people's money."
Then sold everything of yours because she was running out of money.
The hypocrisy is mind blowing.
Then sold everything of yours because she was running out of money.
The hypocrisy is mind blowing.
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Lest we forget one month ago Angela Rayner resigned over underpaying stamp duty on her £800,000 flat in Hove
Within a week Farage exposed not to own a £885,000 house in #Clacton he claimed he’d bought & accused of avoiding £44,000 in tax by funding his girlfriend to buy it
It got buried quick eh❗️😡
Within a week Farage exposed not to own a £885,000 house in #Clacton he claimed he’d bought & accused of avoiding £44,000 in tax by funding his girlfriend to buy it
It got buried quick eh❗️😡
Angela Rayner resigns after underpaying tax on Hove flat - BBC News
Her departure comes after the PM's ethics adviser concludes that she breached ministerial rules.
www.bbc.com
October 16, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Lest we forget one month ago Angela Rayner resigned over underpaying stamp duty on her £800,000 flat in Hove
Within a week Farage exposed not to own a £885,000 house in #Clacton he claimed he’d bought & accused of avoiding £44,000 in tax by funding his girlfriend to buy it
It got buried quick eh❗️😡
Within a week Farage exposed not to own a £885,000 house in #Clacton he claimed he’d bought & accused of avoiding £44,000 in tax by funding his girlfriend to buy it
It got buried quick eh❗️😡
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I remember like 10 years ago when fascism was seen by most people for what it is: criminal behavior, and not “political opinions”.
October 9, 2025 at 11:44 PM
I remember like 10 years ago when fascism was seen by most people for what it is: criminal behavior, and not “political opinions”.
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“The actual costs of my business exceed the likely revenue of my business” is usually the sort of thing we solve with bankruptcy, not piracy.
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.
buff.ly
October 8, 2025 at 12:35 PM
“The actual costs of my business exceed the likely revenue of my business” is usually the sort of thing we solve with bankruptcy, not piracy.
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October 4, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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It is possible to cherish the BBC as an institution while also saying that BBC News is failing very badly, day after day, in its duty to inform and that it always fails in a right-wing direction. It desperately needs to recover its integrity
September 23, 2025 at 10:39 AM
It is possible to cherish the BBC as an institution while also saying that BBC News is failing very badly, day after day, in its duty to inform and that it always fails in a right-wing direction. It desperately needs to recover its integrity
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What's more, there wasn't wall-to-wall coverage on UK media for days on end on that occasion.
September 14, 2025 at 11:58 AM
What's more, there wasn't wall-to-wall coverage on UK media for days on end on that occasion.
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At what point do Labour MPs decide to rescue their party - and their seats - by evicting Starmer and Reeves? When voting intention figures fall to 19%?
15%?
10%?
(Last week they stood at 21%, and have prob fallen since)
The longer they leave it, the harder and less plausible the recovery will be.
15%?
10%?
(Last week they stood at 21%, and have prob fallen since)
The longer they leave it, the harder and less plausible the recovery will be.
September 13, 2025 at 6:57 AM
At what point do Labour MPs decide to rescue their party - and their seats - by evicting Starmer and Reeves? When voting intention figures fall to 19%?
15%?
10%?
(Last week they stood at 21%, and have prob fallen since)
The longer they leave it, the harder and less plausible the recovery will be.
15%?
10%?
(Last week they stood at 21%, and have prob fallen since)
The longer they leave it, the harder and less plausible the recovery will be.
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Are you ready for Charlie Kirk to be taken off UK TV?
Like if YES
RT if IMMEDIATELY
Like if YES
RT if IMMEDIATELY
September 12, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Are you ready for Charlie Kirk to be taken off UK TV?
Like if YES
RT if IMMEDIATELY
Like if YES
RT if IMMEDIATELY
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Freedom of speech means the government can't restrict what you say. It doesn't mean you are free to live without consequences for the things you say.
September 11, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Freedom of speech means the government can't restrict what you say. It doesn't mean you are free to live without consequences for the things you say.
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Brazil just sent their ex President to jail for 27 years for plotting a coup, he will be out when he is 97.
Look America at what you could have won.
Look America at what you could have won.
September 11, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Brazil just sent their ex President to jail for 27 years for plotting a coup, he will be out when he is 97.
Look America at what you could have won.
Look America at what you could have won.
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NOTHING will prepare you for this 45-second story arc. From "I'm just doing this because I love the flag, it's totally grassroots, and I'm not part of anything political"... to who actually gave him the flags the night before.
Anyone who believes it is an innocent movement needs to see this.
Anyone who believes it is an innocent movement needs to see this.
September 10, 2025 at 11:08 AM
NOTHING will prepare you for this 45-second story arc. From "I'm just doing this because I love the flag, it's totally grassroots, and I'm not part of anything political"... to who actually gave him the flags the night before.
Anyone who believes it is an innocent movement needs to see this.
Anyone who believes it is an innocent movement needs to see this.
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Could we please stop pretending that the flags being hung from streetlamps or painted on roundabouts are innocent expressions of patriotic pride? This is the far right marking out its territory. It uses these flags to intimidate its traditional victims and opponents. 🧵1/3
September 9, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Could we please stop pretending that the flags being hung from streetlamps or painted on roundabouts are innocent expressions of patriotic pride? This is the far right marking out its territory. It uses these flags to intimidate its traditional victims and opponents. 🧵1/3
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As my granny used to say: "To be a good liar, you need a good memory".
September 8, 2025 at 8:16 AM
As my granny used to say: "To be a good liar, you need a good memory".