@denismacshane.bsky.social
Disco on Today on child care. Saw this pinned to tree in Rochester Row. Johnson abolished au pairs with his ultra hard Brexit. Many may sneer it was a middle class ramp. But loads of teachers, journos, gov workers offered a home to a young European who learnt English and helped w babies. That bad?
September 1, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Disco on Today on child care. Saw this pinned to tree in Rochester Row. Johnson abolished au pairs with his ultra hard Brexit. Many may sneer it was a middle class ramp. But loads of teachers, journos, gov workers offered a home to a young European who learnt English and helped w babies. That bad?
Some proposals in @thetimes.com on controlling immigration
@rachelblakemp.bsky.social
@labour4europe.bsky.social
@sundersays.bsky.social
@rachelblakemp.bsky.social
@labour4europe.bsky.social
@sundersays.bsky.social
August 28, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Some proposals in @thetimes.com on controlling immigration
@rachelblakemp.bsky.social
@labour4europe.bsky.social
@sundersays.bsky.social
@rachelblakemp.bsky.social
@labour4europe.bsky.social
@sundersays.bsky.social
I share all the fury against Netanyahu cruelty but the protests of English or Irish friends has to be set against fact no small town in British Isles has a plaque like this in the town centre
August 23, 2025 at 6:22 PM
I share all the fury against Netanyahu cruelty but the protests of English or Irish friends has to be set against fact no small town in British Isles has a plaque like this in the town centre
About only British contemporary politics author one sees on sale across Channel is @fromtga.bsky.social . We have lost interest in Europe thanks to Brexit isolationism and continent has lost interest in declining off-shore nations with weak economy, unimaginative politics content to tag along w US
August 23, 2025 at 8:40 AM
About only British contemporary politics author one sees on sale across Channel is @fromtga.bsky.social . We have lost interest in Europe thanks to Brexit isolationism and continent has lost interest in declining off-shore nations with weak economy, unimaginative politics content to tag along w US
On AQ @elisabethbraw.bsky.social says ID cards should be introduced in U.K. to manage mass migration. They were under Labour after 20O5 election votes for them. But Tories, LibDems, Farage, denounced them as Devil’s work and Theresa May abolished them 2011 in gift to bosses hiring illegal workers
August 16, 2025 at 1:25 PM
On AQ @elisabethbraw.bsky.social says ID cards should be introduced in U.K. to manage mass migration. They were under Labour after 20O5 election votes for them. But Tories, LibDems, Farage, denounced them as Devil’s work and Theresa May abolished them 2011 in gift to bosses hiring illegal workers
There is always a moment when you are so happy to fall on a book you are glad not to have written?
August 12, 2025 at 6:06 PM
There is always a moment when you are so happy to fall on a book you are glad not to have written?
Our Donald seems bit obsessed with Jay Epstein
July 13, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Our Donald seems bit obsessed with Jay Epstein
Enjoyed Diane Abbott on Today saying Tony Blair always carefully listened to MPs from the left on legislation. Not quite as I recorded at the time
June 28, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Enjoyed Diane Abbott on Today saying Tony Blair always carefully listened to MPs from the left on legislation. Not quite as I recorded at the time
Out campaigning Westminster with MP @rachelblakemp.bsky.social
@adamhug.bsky.social Leader Westminster Council
Friendly reception
Issues not raised:
-Chagos Islands
-EU reset
-Nigel Farage
-Trump
- Trans
- WFA
-immigrants
-criminal castration
Issues raised
@thameswater.bsky.social - hated
@adamhug.bsky.social Leader Westminster Council
Friendly reception
Issues not raised:
-Chagos Islands
-EU reset
-Nigel Farage
-Trump
- Trans
- WFA
-immigrants
-criminal castration
Issues raised
@thameswater.bsky.social - hated
May 24, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Out campaigning Westminster with MP @rachelblakemp.bsky.social
@adamhug.bsky.social Leader Westminster Council
Friendly reception
Issues not raised:
-Chagos Islands
-EU reset
-Nigel Farage
-Trump
- Trans
- WFA
-immigrants
-criminal castration
Issues raised
@thameswater.bsky.social - hated
@adamhug.bsky.social Leader Westminster Council
Friendly reception
Issues not raised:
-Chagos Islands
-EU reset
-Nigel Farage
-Trump
- Trans
- WFA
-immigrants
-criminal castration
Issues raised
@thameswater.bsky.social - hated
Chelsea Flower Shoe fun though 100 yards further up motor cyclist with black visor doing 50 mph knocked child of his scooter. Cops coming. Would chemical castration works on cars, bikes going too fast in built-up areas?
May 22, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Chelsea Flower Shoe fun though 100 yards further up motor cyclist with black visor doing 50 mph knocked child of his scooter. Cops coming. Would chemical castration works on cars, bikes going too fast in built-up areas?
9.45 am @tesconews Warwick Way SW1. Homeless woman on pavement outside Tesco’s. Last year Tesco boss’s pay doubled to £9.5 mn. “Ill fares the land, to hastening ills a prey, where wealth accumulates, and women decay” @rachelblake.bsky.social
May 1, 2025 at 8:49 AM
9.45 am @tesconews Warwick Way SW1. Homeless woman on pavement outside Tesco’s. Last year Tesco boss’s pay doubled to £9.5 mn. “Ill fares the land, to hastening ills a prey, where wealth accumulates, and women decay” @rachelblake.bsky.social
Flag in SW1 window. Most Brits other than Farage and his fellow travellers in Tories hope Trump will lose in Canadian election today
April 28, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Flag in SW1 window. Most Brits other than Farage and his fellow travellers in Tories hope Trump will lose in Canadian election today
Good to see daily diaries I kept as FCO PPS in Blair government 1997-2001 on sale in Waterstones Victoria. Currently finishing editing down Vol 2 covering Blair 2 gov when I was Minister of State in FCO. Iraq, WMD, GB-TB tension on EU. @bitebackpublishing.bsky.social
@pollytoynbee.bsky.social
@pollytoynbee.bsky.social
April 8, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Good to see daily diaries I kept as FCO PPS in Blair government 1997-2001 on sale in Waterstones Victoria. Currently finishing editing down Vol 2 covering Blair 2 gov when I was Minister of State in FCO. Iraq, WMD, GB-TB tension on EU. @bitebackpublishing.bsky.social
@pollytoynbee.bsky.social
@pollytoynbee.bsky.social
I hope every Canadian friend votes 28 April to send signal that Putin’s friend in White House that his desire to enforce an Anschluss with a free, democratic, sovereign Canada @emilythornberry.bsky.social @sdoughtymp.bsky.social @rachelblakemp.bsky.social @labour4europe.bsky.social
March 27, 2025 at 3:07 PM
I hope every Canadian friend votes 28 April to send signal that Putin’s friend in White House that his desire to enforce an Anschluss with a free, democratic, sovereign Canada @emilythornberry.bsky.social @sdoughtymp.bsky.social @rachelblakemp.bsky.social @labour4europe.bsky.social
One of loveliest avenues of any London Park the cherry blossom path in Battersea Park
March 27, 2025 at 11:08 AM
One of loveliest avenues of any London Park the cherry blossom path in Battersea Park
The first thing the German nationalists did when they
took over a country was replace the flag with a German nationalist one. Then they installed a “Governor”. Good to see the flag of freedom, democracy flying in heart of London as Canada defends against Trump colonialism
took over a country was replace the flag with a German nationalist one. Then they installed a “Governor”. Good to see the flag of freedom, democracy flying in heart of London as Canada defends against Trump colonialism
March 26, 2025 at 8:08 PM
The first thing the German nationalists did when they
took over a country was replace the flag with a German nationalist one. Then they installed a “Governor”. Good to see the flag of freedom, democracy flying in heart of London as Canada defends against Trump colonialism
took over a country was replace the flag with a German nationalist one. Then they installed a “Governor”. Good to see the flag of freedom, democracy flying in heart of London as Canada defends against Trump colonialism
Up escalator at Victoria Station out of order for months making life difficult for folk with suitcases, buggies etc. Any chance @heidialexander.bsky.social it might be working again before next election?
March 22, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Up escalator at Victoria Station out of order for months making life difficult for folk with suitcases, buggies etc. Any chance @heidialexander.bsky.social it might be working again before next election?
830 pages. Will I know what his next move(s) will be? At least Philip Short had a strong career as BBC correspondent in Russia, knows country, language, history etc. Nervous of pontificators (pro or anti) who tell us what to think with no knowledge of Russia or Ukraine @omfif.bsky.social
March 9, 2025 at 3:54 PM
830 pages. Will I know what his next move(s) will be? At least Philip Short had a strong career as BBC correspondent in Russia, knows country, language, history etc. Nervous of pontificators (pro or anti) who tell us what to think with no knowledge of Russia or Ukraine @omfif.bsky.social
My son aged 10 20 years ago. I made a point of taking my 4 children 1 by 1 aged 10 to America to see a country I liked, admired, made friends who fought with me other Europeans against Russian imperialism in Poland, apartheid supremacism in South Africa, for an end to xenophobic discriminations
March 9, 2025 at 2:25 PM
My son aged 10 20 years ago. I made a point of taking my 4 children 1 by 1 aged 10 to America to see a country I liked, admired, made friends who fought with me other Europeans against Russian imperialism in Poland, apartheid supremacism in South Africa, for an end to xenophobic discriminations
London spring
March 8, 2025 at 10:13 AM
London spring
U.K.’s biggest circulation paper back creative artists against big tech bros who want to steal the creative property rights. @lisanandymp.bsky.social
February 25, 2025 at 10:45 AM
U.K.’s biggest circulation paper back creative artists against big tech bros who want to steal the creative property rights. @lisanandymp.bsky.social