Derek
@gooner1951.bsky.social
Gooner for over 60 years-Ravens NFL
#RejoinEU - #FBPE - Run most days
#RejoinEU - #FBPE - Run most days
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What on Earth is this government playing at?
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Regarding the Gill (and potential others) Russian bribery case..
A person in a very senior role at the European Parliament has told me the UK authorities have not contacted the Parliament to ask for information, records etc.
As both a former Crown Prosecutor and former MEP, I'm surprised by that.
A person in a very senior role at the European Parliament has told me the UK authorities have not contacted the Parliament to ask for information, records etc.
As both a former Crown Prosecutor and former MEP, I'm surprised by that.
November 29, 2025 at 7:42 AM
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Brexit the Elephant decided to stand on the despatch box to see if Rachel Reeves would notice him as she read out her budget.
“I reckon she knows I’m here”.
“But they’re still pretending I’m not, though”, he lamented.
#BrexitTheElephant #Budget2026 #Budget #ExitBrexit
“I reckon she knows I’m here”.
“But they’re still pretending I’m not, though”, he lamented.
#BrexitTheElephant #Budget2026 #Budget #ExitBrexit
November 26, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Brexit the Elephant decided to stand on the despatch box to see if Rachel Reeves would notice him as she read out her budget.
“I reckon she knows I’m here”.
“But they’re still pretending I’m not, though”, he lamented.
#BrexitTheElephant #Budget2026 #Budget #ExitBrexit
“I reckon she knows I’m here”.
“But they’re still pretending I’m not, though”, he lamented.
#BrexitTheElephant #Budget2026 #Budget #ExitBrexit
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The Petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy has now reached 60k.
Let's keep the pressure on. Please share the petition as often and as far and as widely as possible.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Let's keep the pressure on. Please share the petition as often and as far and as widely as possible.
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 26, 2025 at 1:42 PM
The Petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy has now reached 60k.
Let's keep the pressure on. Please share the petition as often and as far and as widely as possible.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Let's keep the pressure on. Please share the petition as often and as far and as widely as possible.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
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Michelle Mone can be expelled from the House of Lords by a simple majority vote in the Commons, and then in the House of Lords.
Like if she needs to go.
RT if she has to go.
Like if she needs to go.
RT if she has to go.
November 25, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Michelle Mone can be expelled from the House of Lords by a simple majority vote in the Commons, and then in the House of Lords.
Like if she needs to go.
RT if she has to go.
Like if she needs to go.
RT if she has to go.
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I implore someone, anyone, in the media…
Do your job
And the next time you have Farage on, please ask him directly:
…what were the motivations behind this?
Do your job
And the next time you have Farage on, please ask him directly:
…what were the motivations behind this?
November 24, 2025 at 3:39 PM
I implore someone, anyone, in the media…
Do your job
And the next time you have Farage on, please ask him directly:
…what were the motivations behind this?
Do your job
And the next time you have Farage on, please ask him directly:
…what were the motivations behind this?
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Fantastic 👏 LibDems finally act on Brexit.
If Labour won’t lead, others will.
A customs union vote forces truth into Parliament:
Fixing Brexit fixes
🧾 economy
🚛 trade
🚜 farming
🛠️ investment
This is first real pressure on Starmer from pro-EU side.
Write to yr MP NOW!
apple.news/AKVqXTc3hQb6...
If Labour won’t lead, others will.
A customs union vote forces truth into Parliament:
Fixing Brexit fixes
🧾 economy
🚛 trade
🚜 farming
🛠️ investment
This is first real pressure on Starmer from pro-EU side.
Write to yr MP NOW!
apple.news/AKVqXTc3hQb6...
Lib Dems to force vote on creating new customs union with EU — The Guardian
Ed Davey’s party believes the move is the best way to ‘turbocharge’ economy, rather than tax rises
apple.news
November 21, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Fantastic 👏 LibDems finally act on Brexit.
If Labour won’t lead, others will.
A customs union vote forces truth into Parliament:
Fixing Brexit fixes
🧾 economy
🚛 trade
🚜 farming
🛠️ investment
This is first real pressure on Starmer from pro-EU side.
Write to yr MP NOW!
apple.news/AKVqXTc3hQb6...
If Labour won’t lead, others will.
A customs union vote forces truth into Parliament:
Fixing Brexit fixes
🧾 economy
🚛 trade
🚜 farming
🛠️ investment
This is first real pressure on Starmer from pro-EU side.
Write to yr MP NOW!
apple.news/AKVqXTc3hQb6...
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My message to Rachel Reeves ahead of the Budget: Don’t just blame the Brexit damage, fix it.
November 21, 2025 at 4:00 PM
My message to Rachel Reeves ahead of the Budget: Don’t just blame the Brexit damage, fix it.
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Word of the day is ‘quockerwodger’ (19th century): a puppet politician whose strings are pulled entirely by someone else.
November 21, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Word of the day is ‘quockerwodger’ (19th century): a puppet politician whose strings are pulled entirely by someone else.
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The real BBC bias story, narrated by Anna Ford
November 19, 2025 at 12:12 PM
The real BBC bias story, narrated by Anna Ford
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The announcement of new asylum measures by the Home Secretary risks fuelling anti-migrant rhetoric.
We reiterate our solidarity with our colleagues, many of whom are being subjected to increasingly hostile treatment as a direct result.
www.bma.org.uk/news-and-opi...
We reiterate our solidarity with our colleagues, many of whom are being subjected to increasingly hostile treatment as a direct result.
www.bma.org.uk/news-and-opi...
November 18, 2025 at 5:04 PM
The announcement of new asylum measures by the Home Secretary risks fuelling anti-migrant rhetoric.
We reiterate our solidarity with our colleagues, many of whom are being subjected to increasingly hostile treatment as a direct result.
www.bma.org.uk/news-and-opi...
We reiterate our solidarity with our colleagues, many of whom are being subjected to increasingly hostile treatment as a direct result.
www.bma.org.uk/news-and-opi...
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Applying to rejoin the Single Market is a logical first step wanted by everyone all stakeholders. Why? Because there is no risk in it for the EU. It will be a process in several steps, and it does not give us voting rights. Always be suspicious of those who ignore that.
November 13, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Applying to rejoin the Single Market is a logical first step wanted by everyone all stakeholders. Why? Because there is no risk in it for the EU. It will be a process in several steps, and it does not give us voting rights. Always be suspicious of those who ignore that.
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“tell the nation not only that it is time we recognised the folly of Brexit but also that it is in our trading and budgetary interests to apply to rejoin the single market and the customs union.”
observer.co.uk/news/busines...
observer.co.uk/news/busines...
Reeves can no longer ignore ‘mammoth in the broom cupboard’ | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 9, 2025 at 2:41 PM
“tell the nation not only that it is time we recognised the folly of Brexit but also that it is in our trading and budgetary interests to apply to rejoin the single market and the customs union.”
observer.co.uk/news/busines...
observer.co.uk/news/busines...
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I expect GB News hysterically yelling to start rioting, Farage on every news channel moaning that Britain is broken, Mo Yusuf on Newsnight apologising for wrongly thinking only asylum seekers are sexual offenders, and Pochin leading a national inquiry into white people are child sex offenders.
November 7, 2025 at 6:10 PM
I expect GB News hysterically yelling to start rioting, Farage on every news channel moaning that Britain is broken, Mo Yusuf on Newsnight apologising for wrongly thinking only asylum seekers are sexual offenders, and Pochin leading a national inquiry into white people are child sex offenders.
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August 2024 Starmer states “those with the broadest shoulders must bear the burden”
Those bearing the burden are -
☑️Pensioners
☑️Disabled
☑️Housing/UC Benefit claimants
☑️Charities
☑️Working families
Those not bearing the burden -
✖️The wealth
✖️Energy companies
✖️Retailers
✖️Tech firms
✖️Donors
Those bearing the burden are -
☑️Pensioners
☑️Disabled
☑️Housing/UC Benefit claimants
☑️Charities
☑️Working families
Those not bearing the burden -
✖️The wealth
✖️Energy companies
✖️Retailers
✖️Tech firms
✖️Donors
November 4, 2025 at 4:16 PM
August 2024 Starmer states “those with the broadest shoulders must bear the burden”
Those bearing the burden are -
☑️Pensioners
☑️Disabled
☑️Housing/UC Benefit claimants
☑️Charities
☑️Working families
Those not bearing the burden -
✖️The wealth
✖️Energy companies
✖️Retailers
✖️Tech firms
✖️Donors
Those bearing the burden are -
☑️Pensioners
☑️Disabled
☑️Housing/UC Benefit claimants
☑️Charities
☑️Working families
Those not bearing the burden -
✖️The wealth
✖️Energy companies
✖️Retailers
✖️Tech firms
✖️Donors
My vote as well
See how easy that is...
Greens : "We're going to rejoin the EU"
Me : "Ok, you have my vote".
Greens : "We're going to rejoin the EU"
Me : "Ok, you have my vote".
Mehdi Hasan, "Is rejoining the EU a Green Party aim"
Zack Polanski, "Yes it is"
And just like that, the Green Party have leapfrogged the LibDems
Zack Polanski, "Yes it is"
And just like that, the Green Party have leapfrogged the LibDems
October 23, 2025 at 2:10 PM
My vote as well
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When you vote for Reform this is what you are voting for.
October 22, 2025 at 5:24 PM
When you vote for Reform this is what you are voting for.
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If you live in Caerphilly and you don't want Nigel Farage vote Plaid Cymru.
October 22, 2025 at 4:46 PM
If you live in Caerphilly and you don't want Nigel Farage vote Plaid Cymru.
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@zackpolanski.bsky.social quote of the year
"The idea that the Labour party are on the left is completely incoherent"
Join The Green Party 💚
"The idea that the Labour party are on the left is completely incoherent"
Join The Green Party 💚
@greenparty.org.uk has voted to oppose the introduction of Freeports and Special Economic Zones across the United Kingdom at it’s annual party conference in Manchester.
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greenparty.org.uk/2024/09/08/g...
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greenparty.org.uk/2024/09/08/g...
Greens vote to oppose introduction of Freeports in the UK - Green Party
The Green Party has voted to oppose the introduction of Freeports and Special Economic Zones across the United Kingdom at it’s annual party conference in Manchester. Commenting Green Party Co-Leader A...
greenparty.org.uk
October 22, 2025 at 4:18 PM
@zackpolanski.bsky.social quote of the year
"The idea that the Labour party are on the left is completely incoherent"
Join The Green Party 💚
"The idea that the Labour party are on the left is completely incoherent"
Join The Green Party 💚
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🇦🇱 Albanian PM, Edi Rami: "You left Europe because you wanted less boats, and you have more boats."
"You left Europe because you wanted more investment. You have less investment."
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/visiting-pm-says-uk-paying-36109282
"You left Europe because you wanted more investment. You have less investment."
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/visiting-pm-says-uk-paying-36109282
Visiting PM says UK paying price for Brexit with dig at Nigel Farage 'theatrics'
Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama referenced 'Brexit boats' and said leaving the EU had made Britons more depressed as he took a veiled swipe at Nigel Farage
www.mirror.co.uk
October 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
🇦🇱 Albanian PM, Edi Rami: "You left Europe because you wanted less boats, and you have more boats."
"You left Europe because you wanted more investment. You have less investment."
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/visiting-pm-says-uk-paying-36109282
"You left Europe because you wanted more investment. You have less investment."
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/visiting-pm-says-uk-paying-36109282
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www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
He needs to be tried in court and imprisoned. But that only happens to us: the little people.
He needs to be tried in court and imprisoned. But that only happens to us: the little people.
Boris Johnson breached rules designed to stop abuse of contacts made in public office, watchdog finds
Johnson found to have breached rules after refusing to answer specific questions about allegations published by the Guardian
www.theguardian.com
October 13, 2025 at 8:45 AM
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
He needs to be tried in court and imprisoned. But that only happens to us: the little people.
He needs to be tried in court and imprisoned. But that only happens to us: the little people.
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I see Reform UK are on #BBCQT again tonight, would one of the other panelists kindly ask
Is it fiscally responsible for Nathan Gill to make anti EU, pro Russia statements in exchange for bribes
But for Nigel Farage to make anti EU, pro Russia statements, without bribes?
Is it fiscally responsible for Nathan Gill to make anti EU, pro Russia statements in exchange for bribes
But for Nigel Farage to make anti EU, pro Russia statements, without bribes?
October 9, 2025 at 8:54 AM
I see Reform UK are on #BBCQT again tonight, would one of the other panelists kindly ask
Is it fiscally responsible for Nathan Gill to make anti EU, pro Russia statements in exchange for bribes
But for Nigel Farage to make anti EU, pro Russia statements, without bribes?
Is it fiscally responsible for Nathan Gill to make anti EU, pro Russia statements in exchange for bribes
But for Nigel Farage to make anti EU, pro Russia statements, without bribes?
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Dad’s books are full of empathy, common sense, and a healthy suspicion of the powerful. But at its heart his work is also about how systems keep people poor while pretending it’s their own fault. So I hope Kemi’s taking notes as well as reading the jokes.
Kemi Badenoch claiming Terry Pratchett as her favourite author is wild
October 7, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Dad’s books are full of empathy, common sense, and a healthy suspicion of the powerful. But at its heart his work is also about how systems keep people poor while pretending it’s their own fault. So I hope Kemi’s taking notes as well as reading the jokes.
Did you watch The Hack? I can't believe papers have gotten away with destroying lives for so long. That's why I've signed the petition, set up by Hugh Grant and other phone hacking victims, to demand fair, independent regulation. Join me: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/a-...
A Free Press, Not a Free Pass – It's Time for Fair Regulation
For too long, the UK press have bullied people, harassed grieving families, and destroyed lives, all to sell papers. We’ve all seen the heartbreaking consequences.
They’ve hacked phones, listened to ...
you.38degrees.org.uk
September 26, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Did you watch The Hack? I can't believe papers have gotten away with destroying lives for so long. That's why I've signed the petition, set up by Hugh Grant and other phone hacking victims, to demand fair, independent regulation. Join me: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/a-...
Did you watch The Hack? I can't believe papers have gotten away with destroying lives for so long. That's why I've signed the petition, set up by Hugh Grant and other phone hacking victims, to demand fair, independent regulation. Join me: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/a-...
A Free Press, Not a Free Pass – It's Time for Fair Regulation
For too long, the UK press have bullied people, harassed grieving families, and destroyed lives, all to sell papers. We’ve all seen the heartbreaking consequences.
They’ve hacked phones, listened to ...
you.38degrees.org.uk
September 26, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Did you watch The Hack? I can't believe papers have gotten away with destroying lives for so long. That's why I've signed the petition, set up by Hugh Grant and other phone hacking victims, to demand fair, independent regulation. Join me: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/a-...
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Seriously. A one-hour Party Political Broadcast. Followed at the top of the next hour with top story billing and a highlights package.
Exactly how will this be "balanced" across their coverage?
Where is Ofcom? Where is Nandy?
Exactly how will this be "balanced" across their coverage?
Where is Ofcom? Where is Nandy?
For 56 minutes Sky News and BBC News interrupted everything else and carried a Reform UK feed live, uninterrupted, unchallenged. The stream spluttered, froze, pixelated - dozens of times - still they stuck with it. FOR ONE HOUR.
This is an editorial choice. No other party gets this coverage. ~AA
This is an editorial choice. No other party gets this coverage. ~AA
September 22, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Seriously. A one-hour Party Political Broadcast. Followed at the top of the next hour with top story billing and a highlights package.
Exactly how will this be "balanced" across their coverage?
Where is Ofcom? Where is Nandy?
Exactly how will this be "balanced" across their coverage?
Where is Ofcom? Where is Nandy?