Phil Truckel
@flippytrux.bsky.social
Writer, musician, retired Higher Education lecturer. Anti Brexit and opinionated socialist
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"It gives more power to a smaller number of people - 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵’𝘴 𝘢 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘺."
Is scrapping jury trials for crimes that carry a likely sentence of under 3 years the right move?
@maitlis.bsky.social | @jonsopel1.bsky.social | @lewisgoodall.com
Is scrapping jury trials for crimes that carry a likely sentence of under 3 years the right move?
@maitlis.bsky.social | @jonsopel1.bsky.social | @lewisgoodall.com
December 2, 2025 at 4:12 PM
"It gives more power to a smaller number of people - 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵’𝘴 𝘢 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘺."
Is scrapping jury trials for crimes that carry a likely sentence of under 3 years the right move?
@maitlis.bsky.social | @jonsopel1.bsky.social | @lewisgoodall.com
Is scrapping jury trials for crimes that carry a likely sentence of under 3 years the right move?
@maitlis.bsky.social | @jonsopel1.bsky.social | @lewisgoodall.com
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At last!
Continued British participation in Esrasmus was part of the Withdrawal Agreement, signed by Johnson, but which he later, in a fit of cultural vandalism, refused to implement once Brexit was enacted
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Continued British participation in Esrasmus was part of the Withdrawal Agreement, signed by Johnson, but which he later, in a fit of cultural vandalism, refused to implement once Brexit was enacted
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
UK aims to secure agreement to rejoin Erasmus student exchange scheme
Britain quit EU programme after Brexit, when Boris Johnson claimed it did not offer good value for money
www.theguardian.com
December 2, 2025 at 7:38 AM
At last!
Continued British participation in Esrasmus was part of the Withdrawal Agreement, signed by Johnson, but which he later, in a fit of cultural vandalism, refused to implement once Brexit was enacted
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Continued British participation in Esrasmus was part of the Withdrawal Agreement, signed by Johnson, but which he later, in a fit of cultural vandalism, refused to implement once Brexit was enacted
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
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I know how #R4Today team love to bash along with the same story day after day after dull day … long after the country seems ready to move on
So here it is …
So here it is …
Attorney general urges Nigel Farage to apologise over alleged racism and antisemitism
Exclusive: Richard Hermer, a senior Jewish minister, says Reform leader ‘clearly deeply hurt’ many people with his alleged behaviour
www.theguardian.com
December 2, 2025 at 7:05 AM
I know how #R4Today team love to bash along with the same story day after day after dull day … long after the country seems ready to move on
So here it is …
So here it is …
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TfL's cycleway network had 90km of routes in 2016. Now it’s more than 430km.
And Londoners are cycling like never before, with 1.5 million bike trips every day.
We’ll continue to work with TfL and London’s boroughs to make cycling safer, easier and more accessible for all.
And Londoners are cycling like never before, with 1.5 million bike trips every day.
We’ll continue to work with TfL and London’s boroughs to make cycling safer, easier and more accessible for all.
December 1, 2025 at 1:31 PM
TfL's cycleway network had 90km of routes in 2016. Now it’s more than 430km.
And Londoners are cycling like never before, with 1.5 million bike trips every day.
We’ll continue to work with TfL and London’s boroughs to make cycling safer, easier and more accessible for all.
And Londoners are cycling like never before, with 1.5 million bike trips every day.
We’ll continue to work with TfL and London’s boroughs to make cycling safer, easier and more accessible for all.
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🎩Get this POS outta the White House! 🇺🇸
November 29, 2025 at 5:25 PM
🎩Get this POS outta the White House! 🇺🇸
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Just because it's reached the 100,000 threshold, doesn't mean anything will happen.
So keep signing and sharing, because we need to show MPs that there's a huge demand.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
So keep signing and sharing, because we need to show MPs that there's a huge demand.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
We are concerned about reported efforts from Russia to influence democracy in the US, UK, Europe and elsewhere. We believe we must establish the depth and breadth of possible Russian influence campaig...
petition.parliament.uk
November 29, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Just because it's reached the 100,000 threshold, doesn't mean anything will happen.
So keep signing and sharing, because we need to show MPs that there's a huge demand.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
So keep signing and sharing, because we need to show MPs that there's a huge demand.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
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Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson claimed there was a "very real prospect" the new Employment Rights Bill would not be in place by April without the U-turn
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Minister defends watering down Angela Rayner's flagship Bill amid backlash
Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson said there was a 'very real prospect' that key measures in the Employment Rights Bill would not be in place by April without the change
www.mirror.co.uk
November 28, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson claimed there was a "very real prospect" the new Employment Rights Bill would not be in place by April without the U-turn
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
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🚨WOW! The Petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy has now rocketed past 75,000 signatures! 🙏
LET’S KEEP GOING!
If a petition is what it’s going to take let’s get this done!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
LET’S KEEP GOING!
If a petition is what it’s going to take let’s get this done!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
November 27, 2025 at 9:38 PM
🚨WOW! The Petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy has now rocketed past 75,000 signatures! 🙏
LET’S KEEP GOING!
If a petition is what it’s going to take let’s get this done!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
LET’S KEEP GOING!
If a petition is what it’s going to take let’s get this done!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
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The UK, where the day after a decision to take half a million children out of poverty, the media & political world has been full of sneering at those same children & their families, labelling them as ‘Benefits Street’, while the same people are moaning about a tax on £2m mansions. Shameful stuff.
November 27, 2025 at 8:22 PM
The UK, where the day after a decision to take half a million children out of poverty, the media & political world has been full of sneering at those same children & their families, labelling them as ‘Benefits Street’, while the same people are moaning about a tax on £2m mansions. Shameful stuff.
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Wow. The more you know…
November 28, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Wow. The more you know…
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'Because of the pragmatic approach that's been taken from April next year millions of your viewers will have better rights at work'
Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson #BBCBreakfast
Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson #BBCBreakfast
November 28, 2025 at 8:08 AM
'Because of the pragmatic approach that's been taken from April next year millions of your viewers will have better rights at work'
Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson #BBCBreakfast
Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson #BBCBreakfast
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Govt minister @karinsmythmp.bsky.social nods along as Sophy Ridge tells her about the cuts that hospices are having to make.
It's a scandal that hospices rely on charity for most of their funding & what we need is a publicly funded & fully resourced hospice system within the NHS.
It's a scandal that hospices rely on charity for most of their funding & what we need is a publicly funded & fully resourced hospice system within the NHS.
November 25, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Govt minister @karinsmythmp.bsky.social nods along as Sophy Ridge tells her about the cuts that hospices are having to make.
It's a scandal that hospices rely on charity for most of their funding & what we need is a publicly funded & fully resourced hospice system within the NHS.
It's a scandal that hospices rely on charity for most of their funding & what we need is a publicly funded & fully resourced hospice system within the NHS.
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Brexit costing more than previously thought...
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Brexit costing UK up to £90bn in lost tax revenue , new analysis shows
Exclusive: Britons also up to £3,700 worse off, leading to calls for the Labour government to improve relations with the EU
www.independent.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Brexit costing more than previously thought...
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
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This petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy already has over 26,000 signatures. Let’s get it to 100,000 this week.
Please sign and share 🙏
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Please sign and share 🙏
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
We are concerned about reported efforts from Russia to influence democracy in the US, UK, Europe and elsewhere. We believe we must establish the depth and breadth of possible Russian influence campaig...
petition.parliament.uk
November 24, 2025 at 7:36 PM
This petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy already has over 26,000 signatures. Let’s get it to 100,000 this week.
Please sign and share 🙏
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Please sign and share 🙏
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
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NEW: Help inform our plans for 2026.
I’m working on the next Budget for London, my plan to continue building a fairer, safer and greener London.
Share your views on what London needs more of next year. Join @talklondon.bsky.social and take the short survey now:
bit.ly/4ocSjEI
I’m working on the next Budget for London, my plan to continue building a fairer, safer and greener London.
Share your views on what London needs more of next year. Join @talklondon.bsky.social and take the short survey now:
bit.ly/4ocSjEI
November 24, 2025 at 2:26 PM
NEW: Help inform our plans for 2026.
I’m working on the next Budget for London, my plan to continue building a fairer, safer and greener London.
Share your views on what London needs more of next year. Join @talklondon.bsky.social and take the short survey now:
bit.ly/4ocSjEI
I’m working on the next Budget for London, my plan to continue building a fairer, safer and greener London.
Share your views on what London needs more of next year. Join @talklondon.bsky.social and take the short survey now:
bit.ly/4ocSjEI
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Still reeling from the Stanford report on Brexit. Reduced GDP by up to 8% and investment by as much as 18%. The UK Treasury would have £40 billion more each year if Britain had remained in the EU. Devastating self-immolation.
The Economic Impact of Brexit
Other
siepr.stanford.edu
November 24, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Still reeling from the Stanford report on Brexit. Reduced GDP by up to 8% and investment by as much as 18%. The UK Treasury would have £40 billion more each year if Britain had remained in the EU. Devastating self-immolation.
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David Clayton. NC-05
Watch him.
The breed of Democrat that is entering the political arena.
Watch him.
The breed of Democrat that is entering the political arena.
November 23, 2025 at 7:56 AM
David Clayton. NC-05
Watch him.
The breed of Democrat that is entering the political arena.
Watch him.
The breed of Democrat that is entering the political arena.
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"What he does is he shames," says Emily Maitlis
"He finds the easiest response is just to shame women into silence or hope that he's shaming women into silence"
www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/quie...
"He finds the easiest response is just to shame women into silence or hope that he's shaming women into silence"
www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/quie...
Quiet piggy: ‘Trump finds the easiest response is to shame women into silence’ | The News Agents
The president has had two public outbursts against female reporters in the past week, showing a leader unravelling on live TV. Is the Epstein Files pressure finally getting to him?
www.thenewsagents.co.uk
November 20, 2025 at 7:30 AM
"What he does is he shames," says Emily Maitlis
"He finds the easiest response is just to shame women into silence or hope that he's shaming women into silence"
www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/quie...
"He finds the easiest response is just to shame women into silence or hope that he's shaming women into silence"
www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/quie...
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Ken Clarke rips Reform to pieces, they don't know what they are talking about, they don't know what they are doing, they resigned instantly when they realised they couldn't do the job.
#bbcqt
#bbcqt
November 13, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Ken Clarke rips Reform to pieces, they don't know what they are talking about, they don't know what they are doing, they resigned instantly when they realised they couldn't do the job.
#bbcqt
#bbcqt
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MPs and BBC staff call for Robbie Gibb to leave broadcaster’s board.
Staff left unhappy at all staff meeting today, as their questions about the board go unanswered…
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
Staff left unhappy at all staff meeting today, as their questions about the board go unanswered…
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
MPs and BBC staff call for Robbie Gibb to leave broadcaster’s board
Boris Johnson’s appointee is accused of pushing claims of institutional bias at the corporation after shock resignations
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 10:57 PM
MPs and BBC staff call for Robbie Gibb to leave broadcaster’s board.
Staff left unhappy at all staff meeting today, as their questions about the board go unanswered…
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
Staff left unhappy at all staff meeting today, as their questions about the board go unanswered…
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
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Ken Clarke, "Politically you can't rejoin the European Union at the moment it would cause its own nightmare, divisions and crisis"
"Brexit is doing damage to our economy"
"The time has come to rejoin the Customs Union and the EU Single Market would be a huge, huge advantage to us"
"Brexit is doing damage to our economy"
"The time has come to rejoin the Customs Union and the EU Single Market would be a huge, huge advantage to us"
November 13, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Ken Clarke, "Politically you can't rejoin the European Union at the moment it would cause its own nightmare, divisions and crisis"
"Brexit is doing damage to our economy"
"The time has come to rejoin the Customs Union and the EU Single Market would be a huge, huge advantage to us"
"Brexit is doing damage to our economy"
"The time has come to rejoin the Customs Union and the EU Single Market would be a huge, huge advantage to us"
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This is Robbie Gibb.
He and the other right-wing political appointees to the BBC are a big part of the problem there.
Want to save our BBC?
Remove him and the other enemies within.
Contact your MP.
He and the other right-wing political appointees to the BBC are a big part of the problem there.
Want to save our BBC?
Remove him and the other enemies within.
Contact your MP.
November 12, 2025 at 7:36 AM
This is Robbie Gibb.
He and the other right-wing political appointees to the BBC are a big part of the problem there.
Want to save our BBC?
Remove him and the other enemies within.
Contact your MP.
He and the other right-wing political appointees to the BBC are a big part of the problem there.
Want to save our BBC?
Remove him and the other enemies within.
Contact your MP.
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The Horizon IT system directly led to more than 900 wrongful prosecutions of sub-postmasters.
The news that the Post Office have just agreed to pay them £41million to keep using Horizon - whilst the victims are still fighting to get the compensation - is an outrage.
The news that the Post Office have just agreed to pay them £41million to keep using Horizon - whilst the victims are still fighting to get the compensation - is an outrage.
November 12, 2025 at 11:08 AM
The Horizon IT system directly led to more than 900 wrongful prosecutions of sub-postmasters.
The news that the Post Office have just agreed to pay them £41million to keep using Horizon - whilst the victims are still fighting to get the compensation - is an outrage.
The news that the Post Office have just agreed to pay them £41million to keep using Horizon - whilst the victims are still fighting to get the compensation - is an outrage.