John
@grangerider.bsky.social
Rambler,cyclist,fly fisherman, bird watcher, choral singer and musician, prison reformer. Anti-poverty and homelessness activist. MBE. Northumbrian in exile in The Cotswolds. Tries to be a follower of Jesus Christ. “Do justice, love mercy, walk humbly.”
How come a country chooses a lifetime criminal, racist, multiple convicted felon, sex offender, thief, embezzler and paedophile as their leader?
July 19, 2025 at 12:54 PM
How come a country chooses a lifetime criminal, racist, multiple convicted felon, sex offender, thief, embezzler and paedophile as their leader?
Reform UK has lost 40% of its MPs since the GE.
July 5, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Reform UK has lost 40% of its MPs since the GE.
US senators were praying for the passing of their monstrous bill. They were praying to the God who condemns those who hurt the poor.
July 5, 2025 at 5:53 AM
US senators were praying for the passing of their monstrous bill. They were praying to the God who condemns those who hurt the poor.
I’m not sure what the family values are that Starmer shares with a serial adulterer, wrecker of healthcare, convicted fraudster and sex offender.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202... Keir Starmer says good relationship with Donald Trump based on shared family values | Keir Starmer | The Guardian
www.theguardian.com/politics/202... Keir Starmer says good relationship with Donald Trump based on shared family values | Keir Starmer | The Guardian
Keir Starmer says good relationship with Donald Trump based on shared family values
On first anniversary of Labour taking power, prime minister says it is ‘in the national interest’ for pair to connect
www.theguardian.com
July 4, 2025 at 6:40 PM
I’m not sure what the family values are that Starmer shares with a serial adulterer, wrecker of healthcare, convicted fraudster and sex offender.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202... Keir Starmer says good relationship with Donald Trump based on shared family values | Keir Starmer | The Guardian
www.theguardian.com/politics/202... Keir Starmer says good relationship with Donald Trump based on shared family values | Keir Starmer | The Guardian
It seems that it is OK to kill children but not to protest about them being killed.
July 3, 2025 at 3:17 PM
It seems that it is OK to kill children but not to protest about them being killed.
I’m glad Labour won the 2024 GA. But I never really knew what Starmer believed in then and I still don’t.
June 30, 2025 at 6:23 PM
I’m glad Labour won the 2024 GA. But I never really knew what Starmer believed in then and I still don’t.
Every time you buy something from Amazon you are helping fund a billionaire’s excessive and nauseating lifestyle.
June 27, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Every time you buy something from Amazon you are helping fund a billionaire’s excessive and nauseating lifestyle.
I don’t trust the Ayatollah. But then, if I were the Ayatollah, I wouldn’t trust Trump to keep his word either. Or Netanyahu.
June 24, 2025 at 2:41 PM
I don’t trust the Ayatollah. But then, if I were the Ayatollah, I wouldn’t trust Trump to keep his word either. Or Netanyahu.
Iranian people are themselves victims, living under the regime of a cruel dictator. Not too different from the people of the USA. Scale is different but a similar direction of travel.
June 20, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Iranian people are themselves victims, living under the regime of a cruel dictator. Not too different from the people of the USA. Scale is different but a similar direction of travel.
G7 is essentially an economic forum. Trump is clueless. He doesn’t even know how tariffs work. So he went home.
June 19, 2025 at 8:36 AM
G7 is essentially an economic forum. Trump is clueless. He doesn’t even know how tariffs work. So he went home.
When Trump and his team talk of “liberating “ cities eg LA, the implication is already a state of civil war.
June 13, 2025 at 11:07 AM
When Trump and his team talk of “liberating “ cities eg LA, the implication is already a state of civil war.
A symbol of a weak man: he sends in the military against his own people.
June 8, 2025 at 3:56 PM
A symbol of a weak man: he sends in the military against his own people.
No person on earth is illegal, let alone an immigrant. Activities might be, but not a person. The closest you might get would be Donald J Trump.
June 8, 2025 at 7:25 AM
No person on earth is illegal, let alone an immigrant. Activities might be, but not a person. The closest you might get would be Donald J Trump.
Musk hasn't exactly been rehabilitated. Remember how he supported and assisted nazi sympathisers in Germany and France, and the far right in the UK.
June 7, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Musk hasn't exactly been rehabilitated. Remember how he supported and assisted nazi sympathisers in Germany and France, and the far right in the UK.
That we find the mega- Maga petulant bullies falling out with each other as a sign of hope and encouragement. says much about how far we have sunk.
June 6, 2025 at 10:03 AM
That we find the mega- Maga petulant bullies falling out with each other as a sign of hope and encouragement. says much about how far we have sunk.
Jesus Christ said, “The love of money is the root of all evil.” We see this played out daily.
May 27, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Jesus Christ said, “The love of money is the root of all evil.” We see this played out daily.
One thing for certain, no foreign government has paid a single penny to the US in tariffs. It may have cost them, but nothing has gone to the US Treasury other than that paid by importers.
May 24, 2025 at 7:20 AM
One thing for certain, no foreign government has paid a single penny to the US in tariffs. It may have cost them, but nothing has gone to the US Treasury other than that paid by importers.
The current global financial, trade and economic system is premised on permanent growth and infinite earth’s resources.
This is a lie.
This is a lie.
May 20, 2025 at 2:24 PM
The current global financial, trade and economic system is premised on permanent growth and infinite earth’s resources.
This is a lie.
This is a lie.
Anyone who despises the poor, mocks the sick and disabled, or hates the immigrant, was not anointed by God to lead a nation. That is the beginning, middle and end of the argument.
May 19, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Anyone who despises the poor, mocks the sick and disabled, or hates the immigrant, was not anointed by God to lead a nation. That is the beginning, middle and end of the argument.
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Labour axing care worker visa will put services at risk, say unions and care leaders.
Labour pandering to Reform policies.
Debate needs honesty. Without migrant labour UK economy will have lower economic growth/GDP, collapsing services.
Real problem is govt failure to invest in infrastructure.
Labour pandering to Reform policies.
Debate needs honesty. Without migrant labour UK economy will have lower economic growth/GDP, collapsing services.
Real problem is govt failure to invest in infrastructure.
Labour axing care worker visa will put services at risk, say unions and care leaders
White paper proposes banning new recruitment from abroad despite care sector relying heavily on foreign workers
www.theguardian.com
May 12, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Labour axing care worker visa will put services at risk, say unions and care leaders.
Labour pandering to Reform policies.
Debate needs honesty. Without migrant labour UK economy will have lower economic growth/GDP, collapsing services.
Real problem is govt failure to invest in infrastructure.
Labour pandering to Reform policies.
Debate needs honesty. Without migrant labour UK economy will have lower economic growth/GDP, collapsing services.
Real problem is govt failure to invest in infrastructure.
So Starmer, when threatened by Farage, becomes more like Farage.
May 12, 2025 at 6:22 AM
So Starmer, when threatened by Farage, becomes more like Farage.
Imagine being someone who has made the world a worse place for their being in it.
May 3, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Imagine being someone who has made the world a worse place for their being in it.
Starmer needs to say loud and clear that the government profoundly disagrees with Farage on the economy, the NHS, immigration, Europe and relations with the US government. He should stop trying to be a bit Farage.
May 3, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Starmer needs to say loud and clear that the government profoundly disagrees with Farage on the economy, the NHS, immigration, Europe and relations with the US government. He should stop trying to be a bit Farage.