Gary Taylor
@garyfarleigh.bsky.social
In the UK dreaming of a better world
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Nelson's Victory crew included a Brazilian and a Russian, 2 Indians, 2 Swiss, 2 Portuguese, 3 Danes and 3 Norwegian sailors. There were 3 Germans, 4 Italians, 6 Swedes, 7 Dutchmen, 9 West Indians and an African, as well as 21 Americans, 63 Irish, 64 Scots, 441 English.... oh, and 3 French men, too.
October 22, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Nelson's Victory crew included a Brazilian and a Russian, 2 Indians, 2 Swiss, 2 Portuguese, 3 Danes and 3 Norwegian sailors. There were 3 Germans, 4 Italians, 6 Swedes, 7 Dutchmen, 9 West Indians and an African, as well as 21 Americans, 63 Irish, 64 Scots, 441 English.... oh, and 3 French men, too.
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“The e-bike market is skyrocketing — and, according to some studies, outpacing electric cars…The question now is: Do officials double down on deadly car-centric urban design, or do they rethink cities to encourage people to ditch four wheels for two?”
Via @grist.org grist.org/transportati...
Via @grist.org grist.org/transportati...
E-bikes could cut carbon, congestion, and costs — if cities take them seriously
E-bike sales are booming, providing a clean form of transportation that also improves public health. Yet cities remain committed to cars.
grist.org
October 2, 2025 at 6:45 AM
“The e-bike market is skyrocketing — and, according to some studies, outpacing electric cars…The question now is: Do officials double down on deadly car-centric urban design, or do they rethink cities to encourage people to ditch four wheels for two?”
Via @grist.org grist.org/transportati...
Via @grist.org grist.org/transportati...
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The good news: Michelle Mone's company ordered to pay back £122m for supplying dodgy PPE.
The bad news: the company has less than £1m and is about to go into administration.
This will cost Mone fuck all and she still has a peerage.
The bad news: the company has less than £1m and is about to go into administration.
This will cost Mone fuck all and she still has a peerage.
October 1, 2025 at 5:29 PM
The good news: Michelle Mone's company ordered to pay back £122m for supplying dodgy PPE.
The bad news: the company has less than £1m and is about to go into administration.
This will cost Mone fuck all and she still has a peerage.
The bad news: the company has less than £1m and is about to go into administration.
This will cost Mone fuck all and she still has a peerage.
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Britons ripped off by the energy industry. No govt curbs profiteering.
Nationalise energy, reduce inflation, poverty, business costs, rebuild economy.
Nationalise energy, reduce inflation, poverty, business costs, rebuild economy.
October 1, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Britons ripped off by the energy industry. No govt curbs profiteering.
Nationalise energy, reduce inflation, poverty, business costs, rebuild economy.
Nationalise energy, reduce inflation, poverty, business costs, rebuild economy.
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3. this is not the moment for an incredibly expensive increase in state surveillance infrastructure to be run for profit by private tech firms just before Labour ushers in an (even more) authoritarian right wing government.
FIX THE GODDAMN COST OF LIVING INSTEAD YOU FREAKS.
FIX THE GODDAMN COST OF LIVING INSTEAD YOU FREAKS.
September 26, 2025 at 8:28 AM
3. this is not the moment for an incredibly expensive increase in state surveillance infrastructure to be run for profit by private tech firms just before Labour ushers in an (even more) authoritarian right wing government.
FIX THE GODDAMN COST OF LIVING INSTEAD YOU FREAKS.
FIX THE GODDAMN COST OF LIVING INSTEAD YOU FREAKS.
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One UK national newspaper's response to Trump's UN 'speech'
September 24, 2025 at 8:23 AM
One UK national newspaper's response to Trump's UN 'speech'
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Some of us do.
September 23, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Some of us do.
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Rip-off
Quarter of the average UK energy bill funds profits.
2010-2025: Privatised energy companies paid £70.7bn in dividends
In high winds, turbines turned off as system can't transmit/store electricity.
128,000 a year die in fuel poverty. Many businesses destroyed by high energy bills.
Quarter of the average UK energy bill funds profits.
2010-2025: Privatised energy companies paid £70.7bn in dividends
In high winds, turbines turned off as system can't transmit/store electricity.
128,000 a year die in fuel poverty. Many businesses destroyed by high energy bills.
‘Privatisation premium’: billions from UK energy bills paid to shareholders
Analysis reveals £416 of average bill of £1,719 taken as pre-tax profits by the major energy industries last year, rather than being reinvested
www.theguardian.com
September 18, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Rip-off
Quarter of the average UK energy bill funds profits.
2010-2025: Privatised energy companies paid £70.7bn in dividends
In high winds, turbines turned off as system can't transmit/store electricity.
128,000 a year die in fuel poverty. Many businesses destroyed by high energy bills.
Quarter of the average UK energy bill funds profits.
2010-2025: Privatised energy companies paid £70.7bn in dividends
In high winds, turbines turned off as system can't transmit/store electricity.
128,000 a year die in fuel poverty. Many businesses destroyed by high energy bills.
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This is vile. Local guy speaks to Sky News about the impact of asylum seekers protests. Watch what happens and share widely
September 3, 2025 at 10:33 PM
This is vile. Local guy speaks to Sky News about the impact of asylum seekers protests. Watch what happens and share widely
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On the same day in the Telegraph:
![The Telegraph
Rayner tax scandal - £40k tax dodge - Statement
Angela Rayner dodges £40,000 stamp duty
Deputy Prime Minister reduces tax bill for Hove flat by declaring it as her main residence
[Photo: Angela Rayner pictured at the weekend in Hove, where she has just bought a flat Credit: Dan Charity/The Sun on Sunday]
Robert Mendick Chief Reporter. Amy Gibbons Political Correspondent
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![The Telegraph
Money > Property > Second homes
How to avoid tax on your second home
From stamp duty to council tax, shield your wealth from Labour's tightening net
[Photo of houses around a bay - Areas such as Cornwall have added a premium to council tax bills for second homes Credit: iStockphoto]
Fran Ivens Senior Money Writer
29 August 2025 1:21pm BST](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2kf2qj56o2vq7jfaq4x4ogp6/bafkreieuwgc2vsmyfcctmf4cnpcqckij2pqdk2gmzajpnihrsqyqmzyr5e@jpeg)
September 5, 2025 at 7:55 AM
On the same day in the Telegraph:
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Mass shooters since 2018 who were transgender — 4.
Mass shooters since 2018 who were not transgender — 4,193.
Hope that helps.
Mass shooters since 2018 who were not transgender — 4,193.
Hope that helps.
August 29, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Mass shooters since 2018 who were transgender — 4.
Mass shooters since 2018 who were not transgender — 4,193.
Hope that helps.
Mass shooters since 2018 who were not transgender — 4,193.
Hope that helps.
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I am sickened by the relentless demonisation of refugees.
No refugee underfunded a school.
No refugee closed a hospital.
No refugee took away support from the sick and disabled.
We need solutions not scapegoats. Stop blaming refugees and tax the rich instead!
No refugee underfunded a school.
No refugee closed a hospital.
No refugee took away support from the sick and disabled.
We need solutions not scapegoats. Stop blaming refugees and tax the rich instead!
August 27, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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Israel double tap strike. It murders journalists then sends a drone in to kill the paramedics trying to retrieve their bodies.
A war crime, broadcast live and sponsored by the US and Europe.
🚨Boycott EVERY news channel that doesn’t show this footage today🚨
A war crime, broadcast live and sponsored by the US and Europe.
🚨Boycott EVERY news channel that doesn’t show this footage today🚨
August 25, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Israel double tap strike. It murders journalists then sends a drone in to kill the paramedics trying to retrieve their bodies.
A war crime, broadcast live and sponsored by the US and Europe.
🚨Boycott EVERY news channel that doesn’t show this footage today🚨
A war crime, broadcast live and sponsored by the US and Europe.
🚨Boycott EVERY news channel that doesn’t show this footage today🚨
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Here’s a real one. It’s splendid. bsky.app/profile/papa...
Ozzy is one of like 3 people in Decline of Western Civilization Part 2 that comes off as a decent human being and I always love the scene where Penelope Spheeris interviews him making breakfast while he explains the ups and downs of the business.
July 23, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Here’s a real one. It’s splendid. bsky.app/profile/papa...
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There's officially been more accountability for corporate extramarital affairs at Coldplay concerts than there's been for the sitting president covering up a massive sex trafficking operation that targeted children.
“Our leaders are expected to set the standard in both conduct and accountability, and recently, that standard was not met.”
Astronomer CEO resigns after viral Coldplay incident | CNN Business
Andy Byron, the chief executive of New York-based tech company Astronomer, has resigned from his role after he was spotted embracing an employee at a Coldplay concert, according to a LinkedIn post fro...
www.cnn.com
July 19, 2025 at 7:35 PM
There's officially been more accountability for corporate extramarital affairs at Coldplay concerts than there's been for the sitting president covering up a massive sex trafficking operation that targeted children.
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Gary Stevenson, "We currently have a tax system which taxes ordinary people 30%, 40%, 50% while billionaires like the Duke of Westminster inherit £10 billion and pay nothing"
"We need to change the tax system so we tax ordinary people like your viewers less and tax the rich and super rich more"
"We need to change the tax system so we tax ordinary people like your viewers less and tax the rich and super rich more"
July 15, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Gary Stevenson, "We currently have a tax system which taxes ordinary people 30%, 40%, 50% while billionaires like the Duke of Westminster inherit £10 billion and pay nothing"
"We need to change the tax system so we tax ordinary people like your viewers less and tax the rich and super rich more"
"We need to change the tax system so we tax ordinary people like your viewers less and tax the rich and super rich more"
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🚨BREAKING: Prince Andrew is now free to travel internationally after the FBI quietly shut down its investigation into his ties to Jeffrey Epstein.
No charges. No accountability. Just a royal hall pass.
No charges. No accountability. Just a royal hall pass.
July 10, 2025 at 5:17 PM
🚨BREAKING: Prince Andrew is now free to travel internationally after the FBI quietly shut down its investigation into his ties to Jeffrey Epstein.
No charges. No accountability. Just a royal hall pass.
No charges. No accountability. Just a royal hall pass.
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🚨BREAKING: Cal State LA just moved classes online and let faculty work remotely, not for a storm, not for COVID, but because ICE is in the area.
Let that sink in, an entire university is treating immigration enforcement like a public health crisis.
Let that sink in, an entire university is treating immigration enforcement like a public health crisis.
July 11, 2025 at 4:12 PM
🚨BREAKING: Cal State LA just moved classes online and let faculty work remotely, not for a storm, not for COVID, but because ICE is in the area.
Let that sink in, an entire university is treating immigration enforcement like a public health crisis.
Let that sink in, an entire university is treating immigration enforcement like a public health crisis.
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Exactly Liz, nothing represents 'our national culture' more than Greek statues made in Greece by Greeks.
July 12, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Exactly Liz, nothing represents 'our national culture' more than Greek statues made in Greece by Greeks.
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Trump when Epstein files came up: “I can’t believe you asked a question about Epstein at a time like this with what happened in TX. Seems like a desecration.”
Trump minutes later pointing to the ceiling: “Should I gold leaf the corners? Painting is easy but it won’t look right.”
Trump minutes later pointing to the ceiling: “Should I gold leaf the corners? Painting is easy but it won’t look right.”
July 8, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Trump when Epstein files came up: “I can’t believe you asked a question about Epstein at a time like this with what happened in TX. Seems like a desecration.”
Trump minutes later pointing to the ceiling: “Should I gold leaf the corners? Painting is easy but it won’t look right.”
Trump minutes later pointing to the ceiling: “Should I gold leaf the corners? Painting is easy but it won’t look right.”
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Israel are planning to force Gaza's population into an 'internment camp' in Rafah.
As if any more evidence of Israel's ethnic cleansing were needed...
The Government must act now to protect Palestinian lives and prevent any further atrocities.
As if any more evidence of Israel's ethnic cleansing were needed...
The Government must act now to protect Palestinian lives and prevent any further atrocities.
July 8, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Israel are planning to force Gaza's population into an 'internment camp' in Rafah.
As if any more evidence of Israel's ethnic cleansing were needed...
The Government must act now to protect Palestinian lives and prevent any further atrocities.
As if any more evidence of Israel's ethnic cleansing were needed...
The Government must act now to protect Palestinian lives and prevent any further atrocities.