Viv
@doryv.bsky.social
Living in Pembrokeshire.
Wish it was Tenerife.
Wish it was Tenerife.
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Just had a fun idea to draft the letter that the BBC should send back to Trump's lawyer.
Let me see if I can make this work as a blogpost.
Let me see if I can make this work as a blogpost.
November 11, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Just had a fun idea to draft the letter that the BBC should send back to Trump's lawyer.
Let me see if I can make this work as a blogpost.
Let me see if I can make this work as a blogpost.
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Asylum must not be abused but nor should children be parted from their families.
I will not give up.
I will not give up.
November 4, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Asylum must not be abused but nor should children be parted from their families.
I will not give up.
I will not give up.
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When NASA's Mariner 10 spacecraft flew past Mercury in the 1970s, it imaged less than half of the planet's surface.
The MESSENGER mission team saw the unknown hemisphere in 2008.
And were horrified by what they saw.
The MESSENGER mission team saw the unknown hemisphere in 2008.
And were horrified by what they saw.
October 31, 2025 at 5:22 PM
When NASA's Mariner 10 spacecraft flew past Mercury in the 1970s, it imaged less than half of the planet's surface.
The MESSENGER mission team saw the unknown hemisphere in 2008.
And were horrified by what they saw.
The MESSENGER mission team saw the unknown hemisphere in 2008.
And were horrified by what they saw.
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In an article in the FT yesterday, its long-term columnist, Martin Wolf, suggested we must sacrifice both people and planet to growth to supposedly save democracy. Almost everything he wrote was wrong. www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/10...
Growth is not coming back — and nor should our democracy depend upon it
Martin Wolf has (once again) declared in the Financial Times that the fate of democracy rests on economic growth. As he said, in advance of the Budget:
[Reeves'] first priority must be to get whatev...
www.taxresearch.org.uk
October 29, 2025 at 7:35 AM
In an article in the FT yesterday, its long-term columnist, Martin Wolf, suggested we must sacrifice both people and planet to growth to supposedly save democracy. Almost everything he wrote was wrong. www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/10...
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Farage: epic grifter
October 27, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Farage: epic grifter
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Just a thought: How about we stop shaming the poor for buying things that may not be essential, and start shaming the rich for making a profit off things that are essential?
October 23, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Just a thought: How about we stop shaming the poor for buying things that may not be essential, and start shaming the rich for making a profit off things that are essential?
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Chilling in the extreme - under a new national security memorandum, ordinary American individuals can be designated as domestic terrorists - accused of being “anti-American” for normal acts of protest, or opposition to govt policies. WAKE UP, AMERICA. www.treason.io/p/must-read-...
October 22, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Chilling in the extreme - under a new national security memorandum, ordinary American individuals can be designated as domestic terrorists - accused of being “anti-American” for normal acts of protest, or opposition to govt policies. WAKE UP, AMERICA. www.treason.io/p/must-read-...
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A reminder.
Only 6.9% of people in Wales were born overseas.
Just 2.9% of people in Caerphilly were born overseas.
Whereas 38% of medical consultants in Wales were born overseas.
Immigrants are not holding our NHS back, they are propping it up.
Only 6.9% of people in Wales were born overseas.
Just 2.9% of people in Caerphilly were born overseas.
Whereas 38% of medical consultants in Wales were born overseas.
Immigrants are not holding our NHS back, they are propping it up.
October 22, 2025 at 5:18 PM
A reminder.
Only 6.9% of people in Wales were born overseas.
Just 2.9% of people in Caerphilly were born overseas.
Whereas 38% of medical consultants in Wales were born overseas.
Immigrants are not holding our NHS back, they are propping it up.
Only 6.9% of people in Wales were born overseas.
Just 2.9% of people in Caerphilly were born overseas.
Whereas 38% of medical consultants in Wales were born overseas.
Immigrants are not holding our NHS back, they are propping it up.
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BREAKING: British Green Party membership passes 123000 and approaches 124000; so that is >more than the Conservative Party<!
Completely unprecedented.
Do spread the word…
Completely unprecedented.
Do spread the word…
Join the Green Party
Join the Green Party from just £6 a year. Become a member today - join the only party standing up for people and planet.
join.greenparty.org.uk
October 18, 2025 at 11:09 AM
BREAKING: British Green Party membership passes 123000 and approaches 124000; so that is >more than the Conservative Party<!
Completely unprecedented.
Do spread the word…
Completely unprecedented.
Do spread the word…
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Decades after the Heysel and Hillsborough disasters, can politicians please not second-guess expert safety assessments for football stadiums.
Thank you.
An Aston Villa fan.
Thank you.
An Aston Villa fan.
October 17, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Decades after the Heysel and Hillsborough disasters, can politicians please not second-guess expert safety assessments for football stadiums.
Thank you.
An Aston Villa fan.
Thank you.
An Aston Villa fan.
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They lie about the ECHR.
Just like they lied about Brexit. Claiming if we just got rid of that ‘European’ thing, we’d be free, we’d have control, all our problems solved…
It’s NOT TRUE.
We’d inflict more chaos on ourselves and torch our own human rights framework for NOTHING.
For liars.
Again.
Just like they lied about Brexit. Claiming if we just got rid of that ‘European’ thing, we’d be free, we’d have control, all our problems solved…
It’s NOT TRUE.
We’d inflict more chaos on ourselves and torch our own human rights framework for NOTHING.
For liars.
Again.
The European Convention on Human Rights is being misrepresented in the UK, says former Supreme Court President Lady Hale👇
🔗 www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home... via @the-independent.com
“It seems so short-sighted. I’m sorry, I’m really, really worried about it.”
#ECHR #OurRightsAndFreedoms
🔗 www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home... via @the-independent.com
“It seems so short-sighted. I’m sorry, I’m really, really worried about it.”
#ECHR #OurRightsAndFreedoms
October 16, 2025 at 6:20 AM
They lie about the ECHR.
Just like they lied about Brexit. Claiming if we just got rid of that ‘European’ thing, we’d be free, we’d have control, all our problems solved…
It’s NOT TRUE.
We’d inflict more chaos on ourselves and torch our own human rights framework for NOTHING.
For liars.
Again.
Just like they lied about Brexit. Claiming if we just got rid of that ‘European’ thing, we’d be free, we’d have control, all our problems solved…
It’s NOT TRUE.
We’d inflict more chaos on ourselves and torch our own human rights framework for NOTHING.
For liars.
Again.
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So, Reform would rocket-boost austerity, slash welfare *but not taxes*, cancel net zero progress, do mass deportations, huff out of the ECHR (torching the Brexit deal and our human rights)…
And to top it all off, there’d be this gem of US-funded christofascist authoritarianism on offer too.
Grim AF.
And to top it all off, there’d be this gem of US-funded christofascist authoritarianism on offer too.
Grim AF.
If you wondered why Nigel Farage turned up in US Congress in September speaking about "freedom of speech", this story has the answer
His appearance was orchestrated by a powerful American anti-abortion group that is trying to increase its influence in the UK by influencing the free speech debate
His appearance was orchestrated by a powerful American anti-abortion group that is trying to increase its influence in the UK by influencing the free speech debate
NEW: How a U.S. anti-abortion group has quietly positioned itself as a powerbroker between the Trump administration and Nigel Farage’s Reform UK.
Latest investigation w Elizabeth Dias.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/w...
Latest investigation w Elizabeth Dias.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/w...
October 13, 2025 at 5:57 PM
So, Reform would rocket-boost austerity, slash welfare *but not taxes*, cancel net zero progress, do mass deportations, huff out of the ECHR (torching the Brexit deal and our human rights)…
And to top it all off, there’d be this gem of US-funded christofascist authoritarianism on offer too.
Grim AF.
And to top it all off, there’d be this gem of US-funded christofascist authoritarianism on offer too.
Grim AF.
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This is good news. It would be even better if Trump wasn't torpedoing the U.S. solar and wind industry and ceding the energy future to China. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
October 8, 2025 at 6:06 PM
This is good news. It would be even better if Trump wasn't torpedoing the U.S. solar and wind industry and ceding the energy future to China. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Part Two is live.
Project 2025 isn’t just an American story anymore - it’s being rewritten in Westminster under a new name:
The Centre for a Better Britain.
www.bearlypolitics.co.uk/p/resolute-1...
Project 2025 isn’t just an American story anymore - it’s being rewritten in Westminster under a new name:
The Centre for a Better Britain.
www.bearlypolitics.co.uk/p/resolute-1...
October 7, 2025 at 6:21 AM
Part Two is live.
Project 2025 isn’t just an American story anymore - it’s being rewritten in Westminster under a new name:
The Centre for a Better Britain.
www.bearlypolitics.co.uk/p/resolute-1...
Project 2025 isn’t just an American story anymore - it’s being rewritten in Westminster under a new name:
The Centre for a Better Britain.
www.bearlypolitics.co.uk/p/resolute-1...
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The BBC has been accused of “extraordinary” anti-Green bias, after the party says a long-promised conference interview with new leader Zack Polanski was cancelled by the Laura Kuenssberg show just days before going to air
Every major political party leader, aside from him, was interviewed recently.
Every major political party leader, aside from him, was interviewed recently.
BBC Laura Kuenssberg Show Accused of Anti-Green Bias After Cancelling Zack Polanski Interview
The new Green Party leader was the only major party leader not to have been granted a conference interview on the flagship BBC show
bylinetimes.com
October 6, 2025 at 11:06 AM
The BBC has been accused of “extraordinary” anti-Green bias, after the party says a long-promised conference interview with new leader Zack Polanski was cancelled by the Laura Kuenssberg show just days before going to air
Every major political party leader, aside from him, was interviewed recently.
Every major political party leader, aside from him, was interviewed recently.
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It’s the Epstein files shutdown.
October 3, 2025 at 7:30 PM
It’s the Epstein files shutdown.
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It's all kicking off... 😊
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October 3, 2025 at 5:21 PM
It's all kicking off... 😊
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Dear USA
Deploying troops against civilians will not go well.
Yours
Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Deploying troops against civilians will not go well.
Yours
Great Britain and Northern Ireland
June 9, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Dear USA
Deploying troops against civilians will not go well.
Yours
Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Deploying troops against civilians will not go well.
Yours
Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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As Reform's Nathan Gill admits taking bribes from Russian 'secret service pawn' Oleg Voloshyn, here’s a nice photo of Nigel Farage with Voloshyn’s wife.
September 26, 2025 at 8:44 PM
As Reform's Nathan Gill admits taking bribes from Russian 'secret service pawn' Oleg Voloshyn, here’s a nice photo of Nigel Farage with Voloshyn’s wife.
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Why progressives in Wales must unite behind Plaid Cymru to stop Reform | Liz Saville Roberts
Together for Wales
Why progressives in Wales must unite behind Plaid Cymru to stop Reform
bylines.cymru
September 26, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Why progressives in Wales must unite behind Plaid Cymru to stop Reform | Liz Saville Roberts
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Reform will apparently pledge today that they'd abolish indefinite leave to remain - including retrospectively, to people already granted it. Obviously this is a moral abomination but it is also a practical and legal impossibility.
September 22, 2025 at 6:25 AM
Reform will apparently pledge today that they'd abolish indefinite leave to remain - including retrospectively, to people already granted it. Obviously this is a moral abomination but it is also a practical and legal impossibility.
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Why would anyone vote for Reform?
Why, in particular, would anyone vote for Reform when Nigel Farage is promising big benefit cuts in this country?
Why, in other words, would people want to vote to make life worse for millions of the worst off in this country?
youtu.be/rkuJ05z4xBI?...
Why, in particular, would anyone vote for Reform when Nigel Farage is promising big benefit cuts in this country?
Why, in other words, would people want to vote to make life worse for millions of the worst off in this country?
youtu.be/rkuJ05z4xBI?...
Why would anyone vote for Reform when Farage wants to slash benefits?
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
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September 23, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Why would anyone vote for Reform?
Why, in particular, would anyone vote for Reform when Nigel Farage is promising big benefit cuts in this country?
Why, in other words, would people want to vote to make life worse for millions of the worst off in this country?
youtu.be/rkuJ05z4xBI?...
Why, in particular, would anyone vote for Reform when Nigel Farage is promising big benefit cuts in this country?
Why, in other words, would people want to vote to make life worse for millions of the worst off in this country?
youtu.be/rkuJ05z4xBI?...
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🚨NOW 427 DAYS since our nuclear test veterans - national heroes in their eighties - requested a meeting with Prime Minister Keir Starmer to discuss how he will honour the commitment Labour made to their campaign for justice and compensation in opposition
youtu.be/hSQNLn2Ocr8?...
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Video emerges of Deputy PM,Defence Secretary & other Ministers BACKING compensation for Nuclear Vets
YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic
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September 23, 2025 at 12:29 PM
🚨NOW 427 DAYS since our nuclear test veterans - national heroes in their eighties - requested a meeting with Prime Minister Keir Starmer to discuss how he will honour the commitment Labour made to their campaign for justice and compensation in opposition
youtu.be/hSQNLn2Ocr8?...
youtu.be/hSQNLn2Ocr8?...
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Experts aren’t “sceptical”. Experts are saying it’s unadulterated bullshit being peddled by a lunatic and his army of criminals and quacks.
Get it right, BBC.
Get it right, BBC.
September 22, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Experts aren’t “sceptical”. Experts are saying it’s unadulterated bullshit being peddled by a lunatic and his army of criminals and quacks.
Get it right, BBC.
Get it right, BBC.