Ferrick Brick
@ferrickbrick.bsky.social
I like quirky things, politics (same thing sometimes), roses, some birds, witticisms and dad jokes.
Saw that some ppl here want a bio. Now you know how boring I can be.😜😜
I won’t age verify, so there you go.
Saw that some ppl here want a bio. Now you know how boring I can be.😜😜
I won’t age verify, so there you go.
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A network of Safe routes with fast ‘yes/no’ decisions, a positive message on immigration would take the small boats gangs out of business and be acceptable to the great majority. Instead we get a poor man’s Farage tribute act.
November 17, 2025 at 4:09 PM
A network of Safe routes with fast ‘yes/no’ decisions, a positive message on immigration would take the small boats gangs out of business and be acceptable to the great majority. Instead we get a poor man’s Farage tribute act.
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No, Home Secretary. Migration is being used by racists as an excuse to sow division - which is their sole purpose in life. And they must be delighted with your words.
How did the Labour Party sink so low... 😢
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c2...
How did the Labour Party sink so low... 😢
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c2...
Laura Kuenssberg: Illegal migration 'dividing our country', home secretary says ahead of asylum policy shake-up
Shabana Mahmood says the government
www.bbc.co.uk
November 16, 2025 at 10:35 AM
No, Home Secretary. Migration is being used by racists as an excuse to sow division - which is their sole purpose in life. And they must be delighted with your words.
How did the Labour Party sink so low... 😢
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c2...
How did the Labour Party sink so low... 😢
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c2...
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💷 PFI buried the NHS in billions of debt 💸
Now it’s being rebranded + repackaged as a “new solution.”
But let’s not be fooled — a bad deal with a new name is still a bad deal.
Help us uncover the truth about PFI 👇
bit.ly/NHSandBudget
Now it’s being rebranded + repackaged as a “new solution.”
But let’s not be fooled — a bad deal with a new name is still a bad deal.
Help us uncover the truth about PFI 👇
bit.ly/NHSandBudget
November 16, 2025 at 7:37 PM
💷 PFI buried the NHS in billions of debt 💸
Now it’s being rebranded + repackaged as a “new solution.”
But let’s not be fooled — a bad deal with a new name is still a bad deal.
Help us uncover the truth about PFI 👇
bit.ly/NHSandBudget
Now it’s being rebranded + repackaged as a “new solution.”
But let’s not be fooled — a bad deal with a new name is still a bad deal.
Help us uncover the truth about PFI 👇
bit.ly/NHSandBudget
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The Prime Minister said in September that we are at a fork in the road. These asylum proposals suggest we have taken the wrong turning.
The idea that recognised refugees need to be deported is wrong.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
The idea that recognised refugees need to be deported is wrong.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Asylum system in UK ‘out of control’ and dividing country, home secretary says
Shabana Mahmood to unveil new proposals modelled on Denmark’s controversial system
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 5:45 PM
The Prime Minister said in September that we are at a fork in the road. These asylum proposals suggest we have taken the wrong turning.
The idea that recognised refugees need to be deported is wrong.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
The idea that recognised refugees need to be deported is wrong.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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Labour's MP for Folkestone says the government has taken "the wrong turning" on its plans for asylum seekers.
"The rhetoric around these reforms encourages the same culture of divisiveness that sees racism and abuse growing in our communities."
"The rhetoric around these reforms encourages the same culture of divisiveness that sees racism and abuse growing in our communities."
November 16, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Labour's MP for Folkestone says the government has taken "the wrong turning" on its plans for asylum seekers.
"The rhetoric around these reforms encourages the same culture of divisiveness that sees racism and abuse growing in our communities."
"The rhetoric around these reforms encourages the same culture of divisiveness that sees racism and abuse growing in our communities."
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The reality of a government run by #RectumUK
Councillors receiving “instructions” over WhatsApp from “head office”
…..well, I suppose if your leadership is never in the country (swanning around in the USA or Dubai), what else do you expect.
#FarageRiots
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Councillors receiving “instructions” over WhatsApp from “head office”
…..well, I suppose if your leadership is never in the country (swanning around in the USA or Dubai), what else do you expect.
#FarageRiots
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
When reality bites: the rapid rise and chaotic fall of Reform UK in Cornwall
Resignations, suspensions and infighting lead to party losing crown of highest number of seats in the county
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 10:34 AM
The reality of a government run by #RectumUK
Councillors receiving “instructions” over WhatsApp from “head office”
…..well, I suppose if your leadership is never in the country (swanning around in the USA or Dubai), what else do you expect.
#FarageRiots
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Councillors receiving “instructions” over WhatsApp from “head office”
…..well, I suppose if your leadership is never in the country (swanning around in the USA or Dubai), what else do you expect.
#FarageRiots
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Labour policy is being celebrated by Tommy Robinson.
That's it.
That's all you ever need to say to explain who Labour are.
That's it.
That's all you ever need to say to explain who Labour are.
November 16, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Labour policy is being celebrated by Tommy Robinson.
That's it.
That's all you ever need to say to explain who Labour are.
That's it.
That's all you ever need to say to explain who Labour are.
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"The era of permanent protection is over"
Is this Labour government really saying it was wrong in principle to let these refugees of the last 75 years to stay, settle and become British - and they believe that should NEVER happen again in principle or practice?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TiuR...
Is this Labour government really saying it was wrong in principle to let these refugees of the last 75 years to stay, settle and become British - and they believe that should NEVER happen again in principle or practice?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TiuR...
Refugees from 7 decades gather to commemorate 70 years of refugee in protection in the UK
YouTube video by Refugee Council
www.youtube.com
November 15, 2025 at 8:28 AM
"The era of permanent protection is over"
Is this Labour government really saying it was wrong in principle to let these refugees of the last 75 years to stay, settle and become British - and they believe that should NEVER happen again in principle or practice?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TiuR...
Is this Labour government really saying it was wrong in principle to let these refugees of the last 75 years to stay, settle and become British - and they believe that should NEVER happen again in principle or practice?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TiuR...
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The rule of law for whom?
Private equity managers taxed at lower rates.
NHS drugs prices be hiked by 25% to appease companies.
Bankers' bonus cap abolished.
Chancellor ready to override Supreme Court judgment, cut compensation to victims of car loan scandals.
Bank frauds not investigated.
Private equity managers taxed at lower rates.
NHS drugs prices be hiked by 25% to appease companies.
Bankers' bonus cap abolished.
Chancellor ready to override Supreme Court judgment, cut compensation to victims of car loan scandals.
Bank frauds not investigated.
Nothing will change until the political system is freed from the clutches of corporations and the super-rich
The law is being used to enforce existing power structures for the benefit of the few
leftfootforward.org
November 15, 2025 at 7:51 AM
The rule of law for whom?
Private equity managers taxed at lower rates.
NHS drugs prices be hiked by 25% to appease companies.
Bankers' bonus cap abolished.
Chancellor ready to override Supreme Court judgment, cut compensation to victims of car loan scandals.
Bank frauds not investigated.
Private equity managers taxed at lower rates.
NHS drugs prices be hiked by 25% to appease companies.
Bankers' bonus cap abolished.
Chancellor ready to override Supreme Court judgment, cut compensation to victims of car loan scandals.
Bank frauds not investigated.
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Precisely this. 5
Families deserve family time without the worry of being bankrupted or put into debt for years.
Families deserve family time without the worry of being bankrupted or put into debt for years.
November 15, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Precisely this. 5
Families deserve family time without the worry of being bankrupted or put into debt for years.
Families deserve family time without the worry of being bankrupted or put into debt for years.
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Aside from the cruelty of this, I’d just like to know why it’s ok to ignore and disappoint liberal/progressive voters.
Why do governments chase Farage and his voters, thinking that will neutralise them. It’s NEVER worked. He’s leading in the polls and his ideas have ruined us. WTF are you doing?
Why do governments chase Farage and his voters, thinking that will neutralise them. It’s NEVER worked. He’s leading in the polls and his ideas have ruined us. WTF are you doing?
This is as bad as anything proposed by Reform.
Leaving refugees in permanent limbo and unable to build a new life in the UK would be a complete abdication of our humanitarian responsibilities
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Leaving refugees in permanent limbo and unable to build a new life in the UK would be a complete abdication of our humanitarian responsibilities
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
UK set to limit refugees to temporary stays
Shabana Mahmood is expected to say the era of permanent protection for refugees is over, in major changes to the UK's asylum and immigration system.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Aside from the cruelty of this, I’d just like to know why it’s ok to ignore and disappoint liberal/progressive voters.
Why do governments chase Farage and his voters, thinking that will neutralise them. It’s NEVER worked. He’s leading in the polls and his ideas have ruined us. WTF are you doing?
Why do governments chase Farage and his voters, thinking that will neutralise them. It’s NEVER worked. He’s leading in the polls and his ideas have ruined us. WTF are you doing?
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Brexit detonated our economy and our politics. Since then, our country seems to have lost its mind, veering off to the right, reawakening the racism genie, ruining itself to try to hide the dishonesty and snowballing damage of it all.
And now Farage could be PM ffs.
Mindblowing self-inflicted idiocy
And now Farage could be PM ffs.
Mindblowing self-inflicted idiocy
November 14, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Brexit detonated our economy and our politics. Since then, our country seems to have lost its mind, veering off to the right, reawakening the racism genie, ruining itself to try to hide the dishonesty and snowballing damage of it all.
And now Farage could be PM ffs.
Mindblowing self-inflicted idiocy
And now Farage could be PM ffs.
Mindblowing self-inflicted idiocy
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Lord Edmiston worth £855m, donated £1m to Brexit.
Is now leaving the UK because it is 'chaos'.
Everyone who voted Brexit is running away or dying.
Why do we keep it?
Is now leaving the UK because it is 'chaos'.
Everyone who voted Brexit is running away or dying.
Why do we keep it?
November 13, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Lord Edmiston worth £855m, donated £1m to Brexit.
Is now leaving the UK because it is 'chaos'.
Everyone who voted Brexit is running away or dying.
Why do we keep it?
Is now leaving the UK because it is 'chaos'.
Everyone who voted Brexit is running away or dying.
Why do we keep it?
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Spain already welcomes migrants, recognising that with an ageing population, it desperately needs then. As a result its economy is booming. Labour says it wants economic growth but is increasingly hostile to migrants. Economic madness.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
As Trump shuts out migrants, Spain opens its doors and fuels economic growth
Defying the anti-immigrant trend in the U.S., Spain is reaping economic benefits by granting citizenship to tens of thousands of newly-arrived workers.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Spain already welcomes migrants, recognising that with an ageing population, it desperately needs then. As a result its economy is booming. Labour says it wants economic growth but is increasingly hostile to migrants. Economic madness.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
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My NHS employer has just confirmed redundancies are coming. For the second time in my 16 year NHS career tens of thousands of NHS staff, many with decades of experience will be thrown on the scrap heap. Many worked on the frontline (including me) in the pandemic. This is Streeting's reward for us.
November 12, 2025 at 2:48 PM
My NHS employer has just confirmed redundancies are coming. For the second time in my 16 year NHS career tens of thousands of NHS staff, many with decades of experience will be thrown on the scrap heap. Many worked on the frontline (including me) in the pandemic. This is Streeting's reward for us.
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“The political strategy, at its core - get into power and instead of looking after your base, devote the first year to p***ing off your base, in favour of voters who will probably never come to you - is so poor and predictably disastrous that I don’t understand how McSweeney is still in Downing St.”
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📺 Defending the BBC from Trump
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💥 How NOT to supress a rebellion
📺 Defending the BBC from Trump
🥀 Woke Poppies
🧱 Lego Therapy
💨 Bloopers
With @pimlicat.bsky.social, @sturdyalex.bsky.social & @mrkennycampbell.bsky.social.
🍊 open.spotify.com/episode/2RFO...
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Dial S for Starmer: how NOT to supress a leadership challenge
Podcast Episode · Quiet Riot · 13/11/2025 · 1h 3m
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November 13, 2025 at 6:28 AM
“The political strategy, at its core - get into power and instead of looking after your base, devote the first year to p***ing off your base, in favour of voters who will probably never come to you - is so poor and predictably disastrous that I don’t understand how McSweeney is still in Downing St.”
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Why is McSweeney still there. What greater proof would you need that he is incapable of doing the job.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Keir Starmer under pressure over future of Morgan McSweeney amid briefing row
Ministers and Labour MPs point finger at PM’s chief of staff over No 10 operation that targeted Wes Streeting
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Why is McSweeney still there. What greater proof would you need that he is incapable of doing the job.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Race to the bottom.
UK banks push for easing of capital adequacy rules. They want deregulation and lower capital requirements to compete with shadow banks which are unregulated.
This will end in tears. Public purse will bear the cost. All avoidable. Will any govt resist the City?
archive.ph/t2poX
UK banks push for easing of capital adequacy rules. They want deregulation and lower capital requirements to compete with shadow banks which are unregulated.
This will end in tears. Public purse will bear the cost. All avoidable. Will any govt resist the City?
archive.ph/t2poX
UK banks push for easing of capital rules to counter surge in private credit
HSBC and Barclays executives tell House of Lords committee that they are losing ground to US rivals
www.ft.com
November 12, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Race to the bottom.
UK banks push for easing of capital adequacy rules. They want deregulation and lower capital requirements to compete with shadow banks which are unregulated.
This will end in tears. Public purse will bear the cost. All avoidable. Will any govt resist the City?
archive.ph/t2poX
UK banks push for easing of capital adequacy rules. They want deregulation and lower capital requirements to compete with shadow banks which are unregulated.
This will end in tears. Public purse will bear the cost. All avoidable. Will any govt resist the City?
archive.ph/t2poX
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I think a lot about the tasks I set for myself.
All of them have one simple goal:
to help you discover a country that was hidden behind russia’s bars –
and maybe even make you fall a little in love with it.
Yes, there’s a war in Ukraine.
But Ukraine is more than the war.
All of them have one simple goal:
to help you discover a country that was hidden behind russia’s bars –
and maybe even make you fall a little in love with it.
Yes, there’s a war in Ukraine.
But Ukraine is more than the war.
November 10, 2025 at 10:31 PM
I think a lot about the tasks I set for myself.
All of them have one simple goal:
to help you discover a country that was hidden behind russia’s bars –
and maybe even make you fall a little in love with it.
Yes, there’s a war in Ukraine.
But Ukraine is more than the war.
All of them have one simple goal:
to help you discover a country that was hidden behind russia’s bars –
and maybe even make you fall a little in love with it.
Yes, there’s a war in Ukraine.
But Ukraine is more than the war.
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If you've ever needed a reason to rally behind the BBC then this is it.
November 10, 2025 at 4:09 PM
If you've ever needed a reason to rally behind the BBC then this is it.
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