Gerry P
@gerry01925.bsky.social
Northern leftie. Music, football and politics. Neurodivergent. Trying my best.
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The idea that, in four years' time, with both business and consumers used to less friction, UK winning EU defence contracts, Erasmus+ exchanges in full flow, pet passports, easier travel, etc. voters will yearn for a repeat of last decade's trauma is such terrible politics, even for Badenoch. ~AA
May 19, 2025 at 3:04 PM
The idea that, in four years' time, with both business and consumers used to less friction, UK winning EU defence contracts, Erasmus+ exchanges in full flow, pet passports, easier travel, etc. voters will yearn for a repeat of last decade's trauma is such terrible politics, even for Badenoch. ~AA
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Rejoining the Single Market is worth 3x more to the UK than not buying or selling a single thing in the USA.
Screw Donald Trump, get free trade.
Screw Donald Trump, get free trade.
April 7, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Rejoining the Single Market is worth 3x more to the UK than not buying or selling a single thing in the USA.
Screw Donald Trump, get free trade.
Screw Donald Trump, get free trade.
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Kemi Badenoch, who just declared Net Zero is "impossible" to reach, received donations from funders of a Tufton Street climate science denial group that campaigns against the target
One donor, who chairs 'Net Zero Watch' hosted her campaign HQ in his home
bylinetimes.com/2025/03/18/k...
One donor, who chairs 'Net Zero Watch' hosted her campaign HQ in his home
bylinetimes.com/2025/03/18/k...
Kemi Badenoch Ditches Net Zero Target After Taking Donations From Funders of Tufton Street Climate Denial Group
The Conservative leader and her Shadow Net Zero Secretary took funding from key backers of lobby groups campaigning to curb action against climate change
bylinetimes.com
March 18, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Kemi Badenoch, who just declared Net Zero is "impossible" to reach, received donations from funders of a Tufton Street climate science denial group that campaigns against the target
One donor, who chairs 'Net Zero Watch' hosted her campaign HQ in his home
bylinetimes.com/2025/03/18/k...
One donor, who chairs 'Net Zero Watch' hosted her campaign HQ in his home
bylinetimes.com/2025/03/18/k...
@channel4news.bsky.social your Health &Social Care editor Victoria Macdonald has just referred to the government as a regime. Come on, words matter.
March 13, 2025 at 7:39 PM
@channel4news.bsky.social your Health &Social Care editor Victoria Macdonald has just referred to the government as a regime. Come on, words matter.
I've just signed "Marks & Spencer - stop advertising on GB News" - Will you support the campaign too? actionstorm.org/petitions/ma... @StopFundingHate
Sign the Petition
Marks & Spencer - stop advertising on GB News
actionstorm.org
February 23, 2025 at 7:37 AM
I've just signed "Marks & Spencer - stop advertising on GB News" - Will you support the campaign too? actionstorm.org/petitions/ma... @StopFundingHate
Only strong communities will get us out of this horror show.
February 4, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Only strong communities will get us out of this horror show.
This is an absolute disgrace.
A violent criminal? A threat to society? A danger to democracy? No, no and no. This is someone being punished again and again for giving a damn about humanity and the living world.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Just Stop Oil protester, 78, has jail term extended after no suitable tag found
Exclusive: Gaie Delap told she will have to serve 20 more days that correspond to period of time at home after recall
www.theguardian.com
January 25, 2025 at 9:30 PM
This is an absolute disgrace.
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It's been quite something to watch supposedly 'patriotic' British newspapers actively cheerleading on a foreign administration that is openly working against our interests.
January 19, 2025 at 9:07 AM
It's been quite something to watch supposedly 'patriotic' British newspapers actively cheerleading on a foreign administration that is openly working against our interests.
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Remember all these headlines describing a brief rise in government borrowing costs as being "market mayhem", followed by a week of demands for Rachel Reeves to quit?
Well one week later and it turns out UK gilts are now outperforming every other G7 country this year, aside from the US
Well one week later and it turns out UK gilts are now outperforming every other G7 country this year, aside from the US
January 18, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Remember all these headlines describing a brief rise in government borrowing costs as being "market mayhem", followed by a week of demands for Rachel Reeves to quit?
Well one week later and it turns out UK gilts are now outperforming every other G7 country this year, aside from the US
Well one week later and it turns out UK gilts are now outperforming every other G7 country this year, aside from the US
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Oh, I want much more than this. I want everything any intelligence agency has on Donald Trump declassified as well as anything the Department of Justice has.
Our intelligence community sat on its ass and did nothing to help us with a walking national security threat for 10 years.
Let that end now.
Our intelligence community sat on its ass and did nothing to help us with a walking national security threat for 10 years.
Let that end now.
December 7, 2024 at 3:04 AM
Oh, I want much more than this. I want everything any intelligence agency has on Donald Trump declassified as well as anything the Department of Justice has.
Our intelligence community sat on its ass and did nothing to help us with a walking national security threat for 10 years.
Let that end now.
Our intelligence community sat on its ass and did nothing to help us with a walking national security threat for 10 years.
Let that end now.
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The concept Nigel Farage is incapable of grasping is human rights are universal - if we start stripping away basic human rights from any section of society then none of us has rights – just privileges that can be taken away by people in power whenever they want. I’ll fight that to my last breath
December 7, 2024 at 10:11 AM
The concept Nigel Farage is incapable of grasping is human rights are universal - if we start stripping away basic human rights from any section of society then none of us has rights – just privileges that can be taken away by people in power whenever they want. I’ll fight that to my last breath
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Why is the government not capable wiping the floor with Nigel Farage every single day like this? Alastair Campbell effortlessly destroys him over his Brexit legacy which by almost every economic and financial measure has been disastrous for the country
December 6, 2024 at 6:41 AM
Why is the government not capable wiping the floor with Nigel Farage every single day like this? Alastair Campbell effortlessly destroys him over his Brexit legacy which by almost every economic and financial measure has been disastrous for the country
Do it
Dear President Biden,
In the spirit of Dark Brandon, please use one of your Executive Orders to CANCEL ALL STUDENT DEBT.
That way, if trump wanted to reverse it, he'd have to disappoint all those families and reinstate all that debt.
You have immunity.
Just do it.
Signed,
US
In the spirit of Dark Brandon, please use one of your Executive Orders to CANCEL ALL STUDENT DEBT.
That way, if trump wanted to reverse it, he'd have to disappoint all those families and reinstate all that debt.
You have immunity.
Just do it.
Signed,
US
December 4, 2024 at 10:36 PM
Do it
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The Guardian & Observer NUJ union chapels now have their own Bluesky account ahead of our strike next week - @gdnobsnuj.bsky.social. If you care about independent journalism, press freedom & collective action please follow for updates. 🙏
Anybody interested in finding out out more about why @theguardian.com journalists are striking next week to save the Observer can find out all the latest at @gdnobsnuj.bsky.social. Please follow, share and encourage others to if you care about the future of journalism. Thanks loads
November 26, 2024 at 11:35 PM
The Guardian & Observer NUJ union chapels now have their own Bluesky account ahead of our strike next week - @gdnobsnuj.bsky.social. If you care about independent journalism, press freedom & collective action please follow for updates. 🙏
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The Times journalist who fought to get the story about the Reform MP who kicked his girlfriend multiple times @georgegreenwood.bsky.social tells how hard the newspaper had to right to get the information released.
So who has been protecting the Reform MP?
So who has been protecting the Reform MP?
As an addendum to this, it took four months to get this information, which would have been publicly available at the time of conviction.
The Times had to appoint counsel and attend a hearing at Westminster Magistrates Court to secure its release. That is not an expense all publishers can afford.
The Times had to appoint counsel and attend a hearing at Westminster Magistrates Court to secure its release. That is not an expense all publishers can afford.
November 22, 2024 at 10:00 AM
The Times journalist who fought to get the story about the Reform MP who kicked his girlfriend multiple times @georgegreenwood.bsky.social tells how hard the newspaper had to right to get the information released.
So who has been protecting the Reform MP?
So who has been protecting the Reform MP?
Such a brilliant example of how good news gets twisted by MSM. But thank you @torstenbell.bsky.social for highlighting this great work from @edmilliband.bsky.social
Sigh - classic fact free nonsense. ‘news’ story here totally fails to mention that Tory plans were for fines of £5k (later reduced to £3k) for each missed heat pump sale. What @Ed_Miliband has done is to reduce that to £500. Headline should read “Miliband slashes Tory boiler tax”
November 22, 2024 at 10:47 PM
Such a brilliant example of how good news gets twisted by MSM. But thank you @torstenbell.bsky.social for highlighting this great work from @edmilliband.bsky.social
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That's why firewalling our media is so crucial right now, and why getting people engaged in that process is equally important.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
Petition: Create a public consultation on freedom of speech and disinformation
We believe that lies, fraud, and media toxicity threaten our way of life. We think new mechanisms are needed to preserve confidence. How else can people know what to trust?
petition.parliament.uk
November 17, 2024 at 2:25 PM
That's why firewalling our media is so crucial right now, and why getting people engaged in that process is equally important.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
Great news, let’s hope the big venues do this graciously
If you’re a music fan in the UK you probably already know about @musicvenuetrust.bsky.social
The campaign to see a £1 contribution from every stadium and arena ticket go into a fund to protect the Grassroots reached a massive milestone this week.
The campaign to see a £1 contribution from every stadium and arena ticket go into a fund to protect the Grassroots reached a massive milestone this week.
November 17, 2024 at 3:24 PM
Great news, let’s hope the big venues do this graciously