rik whittaker
@g4wau.bsky.social
Retired: IT & Photography Lecturer, STEM. @Threads and @g4wau@techhub.social
Dyslexic = 'speeling can be awful!' #FBNHS #FBPE
Dyslexic = 'speeling can be awful!' #FBNHS #FBPE
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Why wouldn’t you want to know? What have you got to fear? Losing your precious Brexit? Being revealed as a traitor and a liar?
Surely, anyone decent and honest who genuinely cares about our country and our democracy has nothing to lose from this. So, sign up.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Surely, anyone decent and honest who genuinely cares about our country and our democracy has nothing to lose from this. So, sign up.
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 28, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Why wouldn’t you want to know? What have you got to fear? Losing your precious Brexit? Being revealed as a traitor and a liar?
Surely, anyone decent and honest who genuinely cares about our country and our democracy has nothing to lose from this. So, sign up.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Surely, anyone decent and honest who genuinely cares about our country and our democracy has nothing to lose from this. So, sign up.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
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BBC
Bias is often in the eye of the beholder
So let’s stick to measurable facts
During 10 yrs of debate about Brexit, BBC QuestionTime had Britain’s Members of the European Parliament on the show 50 times
Every single one was from the pro Brexit minority
47 were from UKIP/BP
23 times Farage
Bias is often in the eye of the beholder
So let’s stick to measurable facts
During 10 yrs of debate about Brexit, BBC QuestionTime had Britain’s Members of the European Parliament on the show 50 times
Every single one was from the pro Brexit minority
47 were from UKIP/BP
23 times Farage
November 14, 2025 at 7:43 PM
BBC
Bias is often in the eye of the beholder
So let’s stick to measurable facts
During 10 yrs of debate about Brexit, BBC QuestionTime had Britain’s Members of the European Parliament on the show 50 times
Every single one was from the pro Brexit minority
47 were from UKIP/BP
23 times Farage
Bias is often in the eye of the beholder
So let’s stick to measurable facts
During 10 yrs of debate about Brexit, BBC QuestionTime had Britain’s Members of the European Parliament on the show 50 times
Every single one was from the pro Brexit minority
47 were from UKIP/BP
23 times Farage
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BBC News bulletins leading on the story of an Algerian man being mistakenly released by the prison service.
Funnily enough I don't remember these cases ever leading the bulletins when an average of ten prisoners were mistakenly released a month in the final year of the last Government
Funnily enough I don't remember these cases ever leading the bulletins when an average of ten prisoners were mistakenly released a month in the final year of the last Government
November 5, 2025 at 2:55 PM
BBC News bulletins leading on the story of an Algerian man being mistakenly released by the prison service.
Funnily enough I don't remember these cases ever leading the bulletins when an average of ten prisoners were mistakenly released a month in the final year of the last Government
Funnily enough I don't remember these cases ever leading the bulletins when an average of ten prisoners were mistakenly released a month in the final year of the last Government
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Heseltine sounds the alarm on fascist Reform UK - we’d do well to listen
open.substack.com/pub/uglypoli...
open.substack.com/pub/uglypoli...
Heseltine sounds the alarm on fascist Reform UK - we’d do well to listen
The 92-year-old Tory grandee’s comparison of Reform UK to 1930s fascists isn’t hyperbole - it’s a warning from someone who knows what happens when democracies ignore the danger until it’s too late.
open.substack.com
October 15, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Heseltine sounds the alarm on fascist Reform UK - we’d do well to listen
open.substack.com/pub/uglypoli...
open.substack.com/pub/uglypoli...
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Facts…
The polar opposite of what drives most media coverage of the issue.
The polar opposite of what drives most media coverage of the issue.
There is no need for a moral panic about the UK's welfare system.
Far from perfect but recent discourse is nuts
Spending is controlled, not spiralling
Worklessness is near record lows
My column www.ft.com/content/ee67...
Far from perfect but recent discourse is nuts
Spending is controlled, not spiralling
Worklessness is near record lows
My column www.ft.com/content/ee67...
October 15, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Facts…
The polar opposite of what drives most media coverage of the issue.
The polar opposite of what drives most media coverage of the issue.
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This is a very interesting take on the current Europe in decline debate. It's from LinkedIn but well worth a read even so ...
December 9, 2024 at 7:50 AM
This is a very interesting take on the current Europe in decline debate. It's from LinkedIn but well worth a read even so ...
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Boris Johnson, Dominic Cummings, Matt Hancock and Michael Gove ran the Covid PPE lanes, while Rishi Sunak rubber stamped every payment.
Given the £14.9bn in fraud they should all be in jail.
RP if you agree.
Given the £14.9bn in fraud they should all be in jail.
RP if you agree.
December 3, 2024 at 2:27 PM
Boris Johnson, Dominic Cummings, Matt Hancock and Michael Gove ran the Covid PPE lanes, while Rishi Sunak rubber stamped every payment.
Given the £14.9bn in fraud they should all be in jail.
RP if you agree.
Given the £14.9bn in fraud they should all be in jail.
RP if you agree.
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The only people who benefit from NHS privatisation are the private company shareholders. Private companies treat the NHS like a cash cow. They train barely any staff. They mostly don’t provide emergency services. They often cherry pick easy cases+ leave complex cases to the NHS. It needs to stop.🚨🚨🚨
November 27, 2024 at 2:06 PM
The only people who benefit from NHS privatisation are the private company shareholders. Private companies treat the NHS like a cash cow. They train barely any staff. They mostly don’t provide emergency services. They often cherry pick easy cases+ leave complex cases to the NHS. It needs to stop.🚨🚨🚨
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🔴Public Demands Starmer Resurrects Leveson Press Corruption Inquiry Amid Collapse in Trust in UK Media
The mother of late TV presenter Caroline Flack calls for Starmer to “find the courage” to take on newspaper owners and restart the inquiry
bylinetimes.com/2024/11/12/p...
The mother of late TV presenter Caroline Flack calls for Starmer to “find the courage” to take on newspaper owners and restart the inquiry
bylinetimes.com/2024/11/12/p...
Public Demands Starmer Resurrects Leveson Press Corruption Inquiry Amid Collapse in Trust in UK Media
The mother of late TV presenter Caroline Flack calls for Starmer to "find the courage" to restart it as exclusive new YouGov polling finds public wants reform
bylinetimes.com
November 18, 2024 at 11:35 AM
🔴Public Demands Starmer Resurrects Leveson Press Corruption Inquiry Amid Collapse in Trust in UK Media
The mother of late TV presenter Caroline Flack calls for Starmer to “find the courage” to take on newspaper owners and restart the inquiry
bylinetimes.com/2024/11/12/p...
The mother of late TV presenter Caroline Flack calls for Starmer to “find the courage” to take on newspaper owners and restart the inquiry
bylinetimes.com/2024/11/12/p...
Thanks for so many friends following me on here. Appreciate all of you. Bests everyone...
November 16, 2024 at 5:59 PM
Thanks for so many friends following me on here. Appreciate all of you. Bests everyone...
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President Biden tried to raise the overtime threshold, which is the point where salaried workers are entitled to earn overtime pay. It would have helped millions. A Trump appointed judge in Texas just blocked it.
Please tell me you see which party is actually fighting for the average worker.
Please tell me you see which party is actually fighting for the average worker.
November 16, 2024 at 1:14 PM
President Biden tried to raise the overtime threshold, which is the point where salaried workers are entitled to earn overtime pay. It would have helped millions. A Trump appointed judge in Texas just blocked it.
Please tell me you see which party is actually fighting for the average worker.
Please tell me you see which party is actually fighting for the average worker.
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The fact these vaccines are not widely available to everyone is, quite frankly, one of the most stupid f*cking things a government can do to its economy and workforce. Leaving moral obligations aside for one second...
COVID VACCINE ELIGIBILITY 🇬🇧,
a thread🧵
JCVI have just advised that, going forwards, eligibility for Covid vaccination will be even more tightly restricted.
But the ‘bespoke cost-effectiveness assessment’ upon which this is based is heavily flawed…
gov.uk/government/p...
a thread🧵
JCVI have just advised that, going forwards, eligibility for Covid vaccination will be even more tightly restricted.
But the ‘bespoke cost-effectiveness assessment’ upon which this is based is heavily flawed…
gov.uk/government/p...
November 16, 2024 at 1:27 PM
The fact these vaccines are not widely available to everyone is, quite frankly, one of the most stupid f*cking things a government can do to its economy and workforce. Leaving moral obligations aside for one second...
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This is the result of right-wing policies
November 16, 2024 at 10:42 AM
This is the result of right-wing policies
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Very funny
November 16, 2024 at 2:00 PM
Very funny
Thank you for this really helpful starter pack for anyone using bsky after some time on Twitter. Great to find many of my previous contacts are using bluesky - hello friends...
Weirdly it only picked men for the cover image, but there are way more women than men on it. Not me guv..
November 16, 2024 at 1:31 PM
Thank you for this really helpful starter pack for anyone using bsky after some time on Twitter. Great to find many of my previous contacts are using bluesky - hello friends...
Sounds like we could get back some of what we lost Colin, bests
I have started collecting names for #FBPE Starter Packs and Top 500/1000 follower league and will do daily follow back posts.
Like and/or Repost in you would like to be added.
This is be opt-in only.
Like and/or Repost in you would like to be added.
This is be opt-in only.
November 13, 2024 at 6:15 PM
Sounds like we could get back some of what we lost Colin, bests
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A record number of people where paid compensation by the NHS last year for botched care & surgery to the tune of £83.6M, but when legal fees are added the total is closer to £175M!
Tory destruction of our NHS has caused this!
#NeverVoteTory #ToryScum #NHS
Tory destruction of our NHS has caused this!
#NeverVoteTory #ToryScum #NHS
NHS pays out record £84m in compensation after patients suffer botched care
A record number of hospital patients received compensation following botched care and surgery at the hands of private contractors who won NHS contracts, statistics show
www.mirror.co.uk
November 12, 2024 at 8:48 AM
A record number of people where paid compensation by the NHS last year for botched care & surgery to the tune of £83.6M, but when legal fees are added the total is closer to £175M!
Tory destruction of our NHS has caused this!
#NeverVoteTory #ToryScum #NHS
Tory destruction of our NHS has caused this!
#NeverVoteTory #ToryScum #NHS
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #2,684,584!
September 25, 2024 at 8:04 PM
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #2,684,584!
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A serious🧵here!🤔
Carol Vorderman on X called out those associated with Teesworks. I know the Labour govt is very new & it will take a long while to undo 14 years of Tory harm, however Freeports/SEZ should be on the top of the list!
Rachel Reeves needs to act quickly to stop these going any further🤔
Carol Vorderman on X called out those associated with Teesworks. I know the Labour govt is very new & it will take a long while to undo 14 years of Tory harm, however Freeports/SEZ should be on the top of the list!
Rachel Reeves needs to act quickly to stop these going any further🤔
I'm raising awareness about the dangers of deregulated Freeports and Special Economic Zones that will turn the UK into a privatised kleptocracy under corporate governance, no more public services, councils bankrupted and absorbed by predatory capitalists who will ‘rescue’ democracy from its failings
August 20, 2024 at 3:52 PM
A serious🧵here!🤔
Carol Vorderman on X called out those associated with Teesworks. I know the Labour govt is very new & it will take a long while to undo 14 years of Tory harm, however Freeports/SEZ should be on the top of the list!
Rachel Reeves needs to act quickly to stop these going any further🤔
Carol Vorderman on X called out those associated with Teesworks. I know the Labour govt is very new & it will take a long while to undo 14 years of Tory harm, however Freeports/SEZ should be on the top of the list!
Rachel Reeves needs to act quickly to stop these going any further🤔
Time to say hello on blue-sky then it seems. Thank you to my few followers. I'm less than happy on the other site. Let's build a better community here!
February 12, 2024 at 8:26 PM
Time to say hello on blue-sky then it seems. Thank you to my few followers. I'm less than happy on the other site. Let's build a better community here!