Rob
@drwhe.bsky.social
A couple of weeks ago, NF was claiming a big Labour figure was about to defect to Reform UK. He has now gone very quiet. Was it going to be Mandleson?
February 4, 2026 at 6:42 PM
A couple of weeks ago, NF was claiming a big Labour figure was about to defect to Reform UK. He has now gone very quiet. Was it going to be Mandleson?
Got to agree with Carol on this one...
Reform UK disgusts me on every level
What, by giving him a platform at their conference?
Reform is reckless.
Reform UK has distanced itself from a conference speaker who suggested that Covid vaccines were linked to the King's and the Princess of Wales' cancers.
Reform is reckless.
Reform UK has distanced itself from a conference speaker who suggested that Covid vaccines were linked to the King's and the Princess of Wales' cancers.
September 8, 2025 at 6:36 AM
Got to agree with Carol on this one...
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We expect the media and Tory class to tell Angela Rayner to stay in her lane…
But if you’re working class and joining in to do their bidding for them
I have some words for you…
But if you’re working class and joining in to do their bidding for them
I have some words for you…
August 26, 2025 at 2:14 PM
We expect the media and Tory class to tell Angela Rayner to stay in her lane…
But if you’re working class and joining in to do their bidding for them
I have some words for you…
But if you’re working class and joining in to do their bidding for them
I have some words for you…
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Nine years ago the godfather of Brexit, Lord Daniel Hannan, predicted life in Brexit Britain in June 2025. Roll the tape…
(VO by @gavinesler.bsky.social. Part 2 below👇)
(VO by @gavinesler.bsky.social. Part 2 below👇)
June 23, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Nine years ago the godfather of Brexit, Lord Daniel Hannan, predicted life in Brexit Britain in June 2025. Roll the tape…
(VO by @gavinesler.bsky.social. Part 2 below👇)
(VO by @gavinesler.bsky.social. Part 2 below👇)
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Deserts are spreading across Britain, yet scarcely anyone in public life even seems to have noticed. This week's column seeks to open our eyes to something that has been too big to see. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
There’s an invader turning huge swathes of Britain into deserts – and these dead zones are spreading | George Monbiot
Vast areas of land are now dominated by one species – purple moor-grass – and good luck with seeing a bird or insect there. How do we revive these habitats, asks Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
June 9, 2025 at 5:38 AM
Deserts are spreading across Britain, yet scarcely anyone in public life even seems to have noticed. This week's column seeks to open our eyes to something that has been too big to see. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Wake-up call…
Lincolnshire has suffered some of the worst flooding in its history in recent years
Lincolnshire’s newly elected Reform council has abolished the flooding committee
This is who they are
Please wake up to this.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Lincolnshire has suffered some of the worst flooding in its history in recent years
Lincolnshire’s newly elected Reform council has abolished the flooding committee
This is who they are
Please wake up to this.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Reform UK-run Lincolnshire County Council scraps flood committee - BBC News
The work will be incorporated into another committee despite all other parties opposing the change.
www.bbc.co.uk
May 24, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Wake-up call…
Lincolnshire has suffered some of the worst flooding in its history in recent years
Lincolnshire’s newly elected Reform council has abolished the flooding committee
This is who they are
Please wake up to this.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Lincolnshire has suffered some of the worst flooding in its history in recent years
Lincolnshire’s newly elected Reform council has abolished the flooding committee
This is who they are
Please wake up to this.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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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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Reform UK’s Sarah Pochin candidate for Runcorn called for cut in Winter Fuel Allowance!
Hard to explain away…
After locking her Facebook when announced as their candidate, it’s now open, and reveals that in 2017 she called for the same cut that Reform UK are campaigning against.
Here’s the video.
Hard to explain away…
After locking her Facebook when announced as their candidate, it’s now open, and reveals that in 2017 she called for the same cut that Reform UK are campaigning against.
Here’s the video.
April 20, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Reform UK’s Sarah Pochin candidate for Runcorn called for cut in Winter Fuel Allowance!
Hard to explain away…
After locking her Facebook when announced as their candidate, it’s now open, and reveals that in 2017 she called for the same cut that Reform UK are campaigning against.
Here’s the video.
Hard to explain away…
After locking her Facebook when announced as their candidate, it’s now open, and reveals that in 2017 she called for the same cut that Reform UK are campaigning against.
Here’s the video.
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www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Of course they did, let's not blame the Tories from Thatcher who privatised it, to Johnson who sold it to Chinese company Jingye for £1 and most recently wanted £1 billion with no guarantee of ensuring the blast furnaces would remain operational.
Of course they did, let's not blame the Tories from Thatcher who privatised it, to Johnson who sold it to Chinese company Jingye for £1 and most recently wanted £1 billion with no guarantee of ensuring the blast furnaces would remain operational.
Rightwing media falsely blame Ed Miliband for UK steel crisis, experts say
Net zero and clean energy can actually help save the steel industry, experts point out
www.theguardian.com
April 14, 2025 at 8:20 PM
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Of course they did, let's not blame the Tories from Thatcher who privatised it, to Johnson who sold it to Chinese company Jingye for £1 and most recently wanted £1 billion with no guarantee of ensuring the blast furnaces would remain operational.
Of course they did, let's not blame the Tories from Thatcher who privatised it, to Johnson who sold it to Chinese company Jingye for £1 and most recently wanted £1 billion with no guarantee of ensuring the blast furnaces would remain operational.
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“Tax our wealth” – that’s the message from millionaires across the UK whose campaign is hitting the road ahead of the government’s spring statement
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/politics/mor...
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/politics/mor...
More taxes? Yes please! Patriotic Millionaires want to do more for the country
“Tax our wealth” – that’s the message from millionaires across the UK whose campaign is hitting the road ahead of the government’s spring statement
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
March 20, 2025 at 7:52 PM
“Tax our wealth” – that’s the message from millionaires across the UK whose campaign is hitting the road ahead of the government’s spring statement
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/politics/mor...
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/politics/mor...
Agreeing with Clarkson is not something I do very often. Feel like I need a shower now.
www.theneweuropean.co.uk/rats-in-a-sa...
www.theneweuropean.co.uk/rats-in-a-sa...
Anti-Brexit Clarkson embarrasses the Sun
The columnist has launched another attack on those who still back Brexit - which includes his own employer
www.theneweuropean.co.uk
February 10, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Agreeing with Clarkson is not something I do very often. Feel like I need a shower now.
www.theneweuropean.co.uk/rats-in-a-sa...
www.theneweuropean.co.uk/rats-in-a-sa...
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‘Mutual free movement’ for UK and EU citizens supported by 84% of Brits, in stunning new poll
Omnisis poll suggests opposition to free movement was based on lack of awareness and the UK government failing to enforce the rules
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/brexit/...
Omnisis poll suggests opposition to free movement was based on lack of awareness and the UK government failing to enforce the rules
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/brexit/...
‘Mutual free movement’ for UK and EU citizens supported by 84% of Brits, in stunning new poll
Omnisis poll suggests opposition to free movement was based on lack of awareness and the UK government failing to enforce the rules
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
February 7, 2025 at 2:25 PM
‘Mutual free movement’ for UK and EU citizens supported by 84% of Brits, in stunning new poll
Omnisis poll suggests opposition to free movement was based on lack of awareness and the UK government failing to enforce the rules
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/brexit/...
Omnisis poll suggests opposition to free movement was based on lack of awareness and the UK government failing to enforce the rules
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/brexit/...
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The little man-child really is this hilariously simple…
February 6, 2025 at 3:29 PM
The little man-child really is this hilariously simple…
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Seriously though, the thick wavy red outline HEAVILY implies that this is a meteorological blob. But the Northern Ireland shape is a giveaway. This has been drawn by someone who’s been told “fill in central Scotland and Northern Ireland” and make it look weathery.
The invisible anti-storm barrier at the UK/Ireland border seems to be doing its job.
January 24, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Seriously though, the thick wavy red outline HEAVILY implies that this is a meteorological blob. But the Northern Ireland shape is a giveaway. This has been drawn by someone who’s been told “fill in central Scotland and Northern Ireland” and make it look weathery.
Hearing Trump's reference to 'a new golden age', I am immediately reminded of Douglas Adams's insane planet-destroying presidential Captain in the 1978 Dr Who story The Pirate Planet - who turned out to be a puppet controlled by an equally insane and even bigger megalomaniac.
January 20, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Hearing Trump's reference to 'a new golden age', I am immediately reminded of Douglas Adams's insane planet-destroying presidential Captain in the 1978 Dr Who story The Pirate Planet - who turned out to be a puppet controlled by an equally insane and even bigger megalomaniac.
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Starmer warned not to cosy up to Trump as new poll shows Labour voters want closer EU ties instead
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Starmer warned not to cosy up to Trump as Labour voters back closer EU ties instead
Exclusive: Nearly two-thirds of Labour voters say that with Donald Trump about to enter the White House, they back closer post-Brexit connections to Europe
www.independent.co.uk
January 19, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Starmer warned not to cosy up to Trump as new poll shows Labour voters want closer EU ties instead
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
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Isabel Oakeshott (went to same school as King Charles) has moved to tax haven Dubai, such is her love of UK. Give me strength
Boyfriend Tice's family built skyscrapers there
Reform UK Ltd aka RICH KIDS fooling those who have nothing...but filling them with hatred of others who have nothing either
Boyfriend Tice's family built skyscrapers there
Reform UK Ltd aka RICH KIDS fooling those who have nothing...but filling them with hatred of others who have nothing either
January 18, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Isabel Oakeshott (went to same school as King Charles) has moved to tax haven Dubai, such is her love of UK. Give me strength
Boyfriend Tice's family built skyscrapers there
Reform UK Ltd aka RICH KIDS fooling those who have nothing...but filling them with hatred of others who have nothing either
Boyfriend Tice's family built skyscrapers there
Reform UK Ltd aka RICH KIDS fooling those who have nothing...but filling them with hatred of others who have nothing either
Even if some (e.g. Liz Truss) don't really understand what they are doing, many of these people know they are peddling dangerous lies. They must, therefore, be comfortable with destroying the lives of billions of people for personal financial profit.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Farage and Truss attend UK launch of US climate denial group
British arm of Heartland, which has taken fossil and Republican funding, to be led by ex-Ukip head Lois Perry
www.theguardian.com
January 15, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Even if some (e.g. Liz Truss) don't really understand what they are doing, many of these people know they are peddling dangerous lies. They must, therefore, be comfortable with destroying the lives of billions of people for personal financial profit.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Finland is winning the war on fake news. What it’s learned may be crucial to Western democracy
edition.cnn.com/interactive/...
edition.cnn.com/interactive/...
Finland is winning the war on fake news. What it’s learned may be crucial to Western democracy
Russia's neighbor has developed a plan for countering misinformation. Can it be exported to the rest of the world?
edition.cnn.com
January 14, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Finland is winning the war on fake news. What it’s learned may be crucial to Western democracy
edition.cnn.com/interactive/...
edition.cnn.com/interactive/...
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Sovereignty is…
Wanting a foreign billionaire to meddle in your politics
Oh, the back-bending mental gymnastics of those easily-led bellends.
Wanting a foreign billionaire to meddle in your politics
Oh, the back-bending mental gymnastics of those easily-led bellends.
January 12, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Sovereignty is…
Wanting a foreign billionaire to meddle in your politics
Oh, the back-bending mental gymnastics of those easily-led bellends.
Wanting a foreign billionaire to meddle in your politics
Oh, the back-bending mental gymnastics of those easily-led bellends.
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The North East's 2004 devolution bid, thwarted by false claims of "more politicians," left the region trapped in inequality and neglect
Lessons from the 2004 North East Devolution referendum
The North East's 2004 devolution bid, thwarted by false claims of "more politicians," left the region trapped in inequality and neglect
northeastbylines.co.uk
January 10, 2025 at 1:56 PM
The North East's 2004 devolution bid, thwarted by false claims of "more politicians," left the region trapped in inequality and neglect
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Labour Safeguarding Minister Jess Phillips tells @vicderbyshire.bsky.social Elon Musk’s posts have ‘endangered’ her
#Newsnight
#Newsnight
VD: “As a result of some of Elon Musk’s tweets, the threat to you has gone up?”
JP: “Yes...”
@vicderbyshire.bsky.social speaks to Jess Phillips about Elon Musk’s attacks about her response to grooming gangs in the UK, adding his comments are “endangering” her.
#Newsnight
JP: “Yes...”
@vicderbyshire.bsky.social speaks to Jess Phillips about Elon Musk’s attacks about her response to grooming gangs in the UK, adding his comments are “endangering” her.
#Newsnight
January 7, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Labour Safeguarding Minister Jess Phillips tells @vicderbyshire.bsky.social Elon Musk’s posts have ‘endangered’ her
#Newsnight
#Newsnight
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The damning statistics that reveal the true cost of Brexit, five years on www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
January 4, 2025 at 9:16 PM
The damning statistics that reveal the true cost of Brexit, five years on www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
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TEESWORKS scandal continues (Teesside Freeport)
Where is Labour on this?
Promoting more Freeports and SEZs when none of them have proved in the slightest bit beneficial to anyone but investors
Tell me otherwise if you know any genuinely “good” stories which aren’t number juggling
Where is Labour on this?
Promoting more Freeports and SEZs when none of them have proved in the slightest bit beneficial to anyone but investors
Tell me otherwise if you know any genuinely “good” stories which aren’t number juggling
🚨👀Freeport scandal continues.
Teesworks Limited paid out £20m in dividends despite profits plummeting last year ⤵️
Annual accounts were published on 30th December ⤵️
Teesworks Limited paid out £20m in dividends despite profits plummeting last year ⤵️
Annual accounts were published on 30th December ⤵️
January 3, 2025 at 4:17 PM
TEESWORKS scandal continues (Teesside Freeport)
Where is Labour on this?
Promoting more Freeports and SEZs when none of them have proved in the slightest bit beneficial to anyone but investors
Tell me otherwise if you know any genuinely “good” stories which aren’t number juggling
Where is Labour on this?
Promoting more Freeports and SEZs when none of them have proved in the slightest bit beneficial to anyone but investors
Tell me otherwise if you know any genuinely “good” stories which aren’t number juggling