Nettie With 🇨🇵🇬🇧🇪🇺
@graunty.bsky.social
Middle aged woman, escaped 'Little Britain' to France. Would love to see the UK get its star back. Greed of the few will destroy our amazing planet Earth 🌏 Woke AF. Ceasefire in Gaza NOW #FBPE
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This raises the worrying prospect that overwhelming media power in Britain could be concentrated in the hands of a tiny number of very wealthy, extremely nasty and very right wing crackpots who will use it for malignant ends
November 22, 2025 at 9:45 AM
This raises the worrying prospect that overwhelming media power in Britain could be concentrated in the hands of a tiny number of very wealthy, extremely nasty and very right wing crackpots who will use it for malignant ends
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Boris Johnson took 4 days off as NHS warned Covid could ‘overwhelm’ system
Thousands died.
Spent time walking his dog, riding motorcycle, hosting lunches/dinners.
He once said Covid was ‘nature’s way of dealing with old people’, ‘we should let the old people get it’.
Will he be held to account,?
Thousands died.
Spent time walking his dog, riding motorcycle, hosting lunches/dinners.
He once said Covid was ‘nature’s way of dealing with old people’, ‘we should let the old people get it’.
Will he be held to account,?
Boris Johnson took four days off as NHS warned Covid could ‘overwhelm’ system
Files show then PM was walking dog, riding motorbike and hosting guests as pandemic planning stalled in ‘lost month’
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Boris Johnson took 4 days off as NHS warned Covid could ‘overwhelm’ system
Thousands died.
Spent time walking his dog, riding motorcycle, hosting lunches/dinners.
He once said Covid was ‘nature’s way of dealing with old people’, ‘we should let the old people get it’.
Will he be held to account,?
Thousands died.
Spent time walking his dog, riding motorcycle, hosting lunches/dinners.
He once said Covid was ‘nature’s way of dealing with old people’, ‘we should let the old people get it’.
Will he be held to account,?
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Boris Johnson didn't apologise to Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, even when she told him in person the lasting impact his comments about her had on her detention in Iran, her husband tells the BBC
November 23, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Boris Johnson didn't apologise to Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, even when she told him in person the lasting impact his comments about her had on her detention in Iran, her husband tells the BBC
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So much winning...
"By 2025, the UK economy is 6%–8% smaller than it would have been had we stayed in the EU"
"Business investment is down 12%–18%"
"Fewer tax receipts mean less money for public services, less for investment"
Brexit impact study by the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)
"By 2025, the UK economy is 6%–8% smaller than it would have been had we stayed in the EU"
"Business investment is down 12%–18%"
"Fewer tax receipts mean less money for public services, less for investment"
Brexit impact study by the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)
Nearly ten years on, the first full assessment of Brexit confirms what millions warned: Britain made itself poorer | East Anglia Bylines
New: Boris Johnson’s ‘Brexit Titanic success’ was half right
Nearly ten years on, the first full assessment of Brexit confirms what millions warned: Britain made itself poorer
eastangliabylines.co.uk
November 23, 2025 at 7:24 AM
So much winning...
"By 2025, the UK economy is 6%–8% smaller than it would have been had we stayed in the EU"
"Business investment is down 12%–18%"
"Fewer tax receipts mean less money for public services, less for investment"
Brexit impact study by the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)
"By 2025, the UK economy is 6%–8% smaller than it would have been had we stayed in the EU"
"Business investment is down 12%–18%"
"Fewer tax receipts mean less money for public services, less for investment"
Brexit impact study by the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)
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Curse of Private Equity.
Four of UK's biggest dental firms have raked in £1.2bn gross profit over the past two years,
Market controlled by My Dentist, PortmanDentex, Rodericks Dental, and Bupa Dental Services.
Prices 3.5 times more than NHS dentist.
No govt curbs profiteering.
Four of UK's biggest dental firms have raked in £1.2bn gross profit over the past two years,
Market controlled by My Dentist, PortmanDentex, Rodericks Dental, and Bupa Dental Services.
Prices 3.5 times more than NHS dentist.
No govt curbs profiteering.
Regulator bares teeth as dentists earn £1.2bn
The gross profit figures for private equity-owned My Dentist, PortmanDentex and Rodericks Dental, and Bupa Dental Services rose by 20 per cent year-on-year between 2023 and 2024.
www.thisismoney.co.uk
November 23, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Curse of Private Equity.
Four of UK's biggest dental firms have raked in £1.2bn gross profit over the past two years,
Market controlled by My Dentist, PortmanDentex, Rodericks Dental, and Bupa Dental Services.
Prices 3.5 times more than NHS dentist.
No govt curbs profiteering.
Four of UK's biggest dental firms have raked in £1.2bn gross profit over the past two years,
Market controlled by My Dentist, PortmanDentex, Rodericks Dental, and Bupa Dental Services.
Prices 3.5 times more than NHS dentist.
No govt curbs profiteering.
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ICYMI: Farage's former right hand man in Wales, Nathan Gill, has been sentenced to 10 and a half years in prison for taking bribes to spread pro-Russian propaganda.
November 22, 2025 at 1:56 PM
ICYMI: Farage's former right hand man in Wales, Nathan Gill, has been sentenced to 10 and a half years in prison for taking bribes to spread pro-Russian propaganda.
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Up to 7m extra working-age people could be denied minimum standard of living in retirement if UK state pension triple lock is ditched.
Neoliberals squeeze wages and call for real cuts to pension.
Thousands will die prematurely.
State pension must not be less than the minimum wage
archive.ph/UaHIw
Neoliberals squeeze wages and call for real cuts to pension.
Thousands will die prematurely.
State pension must not be less than the minimum wage
archive.ph/UaHIw
The total number of retirees facing poverty if state pension triple lock is cut
Figures have been released days before the Budget, in which Reeves may target tax perks given to pension savers
inews.co.uk
November 23, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Up to 7m extra working-age people could be denied minimum standard of living in retirement if UK state pension triple lock is ditched.
Neoliberals squeeze wages and call for real cuts to pension.
Thousands will die prematurely.
State pension must not be less than the minimum wage
archive.ph/UaHIw
Neoliberals squeeze wages and call for real cuts to pension.
Thousands will die prematurely.
State pension must not be less than the minimum wage
archive.ph/UaHIw
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Israeli forces carry out a strike near the coverage site of Al-Ghad TV crew in southern Lebanon 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬
November 23, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Israeli forces carry out a strike near the coverage site of Al-Ghad TV crew in southern Lebanon 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬
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The UK is a strongly pro-choice country with 86% of Britons wanting abortion to be legal in all or most cases. But the US anti-choice movement has been investing heavily into campaigns in Britain, and Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party seems to be support the interference.
The worrying rise of US anti-abortion rhetoric is in full force - how deep is Reform UK's involvement?
Money is pouring into anti-abortion campaigns in Britain, and it seems Nigel Farage’s party isn’t pushing back…
www.cosmopolitan.com
November 23, 2025 at 3:11 AM
The UK is a strongly pro-choice country with 86% of Britons wanting abortion to be legal in all or most cases. But the US anti-choice movement has been investing heavily into campaigns in Britain, and Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party seems to be support the interference.
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Foxholes’ ‘line in the chalk’: locals come together to resist gas drilling proposal
What happens when a village community stands its ground against the potential environmental threat from a powerful developer
By David Eddy
@yorkshirebylines.co.uk
What happens when a village community stands its ground against the potential environmental threat from a powerful developer
By David Eddy
@yorkshirebylines.co.uk
Foxholes’ ‘line in the chalk’: locals come together to resist gas drilling proposal
What happens when a village community stands its ground against the potential environmental threat from a powerful developer
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
November 23, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Foxholes’ ‘line in the chalk’: locals come together to resist gas drilling proposal
What happens when a village community stands its ground against the potential environmental threat from a powerful developer
By David Eddy
@yorkshirebylines.co.uk
What happens when a village community stands its ground against the potential environmental threat from a powerful developer
By David Eddy
@yorkshirebylines.co.uk
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On the anniversary of the day Margaret Thatcher resigned, let us take a moment to remember what a cruel, heartless piece of shit she was.
November 22, 2025 at 10:06 PM
On the anniversary of the day Margaret Thatcher resigned, let us take a moment to remember what a cruel, heartless piece of shit she was.
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It's January 31st, 2020, and Nathan Gill is celebrating our imminent departure from the EU.... and that terrible idea of a European Army.
Hmm, now I wonder who else would have been delighted about that.
Hmm, now I wonder who else would have been delighted about that.
November 22, 2025 at 1:08 PM
It's January 31st, 2020, and Nathan Gill is celebrating our imminent departure from the EU.... and that terrible idea of a European Army.
Hmm, now I wonder who else would have been delighted about that.
Hmm, now I wonder who else would have been delighted about that.
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“Did Nathan Gill ever say anything you disagree with in return for his bribes from a Kremlin stooge?”
“Did you, in your roles as his boss, friend, mentor & party leader, ever question his full-throated support for an enemy of the UK and if not, why not?”
You can have those for nothing, lads.
“Did you, in your roles as his boss, friend, mentor & party leader, ever question his full-throated support for an enemy of the UK and if not, why not?”
You can have those for nothing, lads.
November 22, 2025 at 11:23 AM
“Did Nathan Gill ever say anything you disagree with in return for his bribes from a Kremlin stooge?”
“Did you, in your roles as his boss, friend, mentor & party leader, ever question his full-throated support for an enemy of the UK and if not, why not?”
You can have those for nothing, lads.
“Did you, in your roles as his boss, friend, mentor & party leader, ever question his full-throated support for an enemy of the UK and if not, why not?”
You can have those for nothing, lads.
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Newmarket MP Matt Hancock gave a £37bn Covid testing contract to Jockey Club director Dido Harding, who subcontracted it to Grand National sponsor Randox, employer of Tory MP Owen Paterson, whose late wife chaired Aintree racecourse. That's how the Tories handled the pandemic.
November 22, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Newmarket MP Matt Hancock gave a £37bn Covid testing contract to Jockey Club director Dido Harding, who subcontracted it to Grand National sponsor Randox, employer of Tory MP Owen Paterson, whose late wife chaired Aintree racecourse. That's how the Tories handled the pandemic.
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Farage can now be easily boxed in to a corner where his only ‘defence’ becomes: “Yes I spouted Kremlin propaganda & Putin worship but, unlike Nathan Gill, I didn’t need bribes to do it.”
It is, once again, a question of whether interviewers have the temerity to shut down his whining obfuscations.
It is, once again, a question of whether interviewers have the temerity to shut down his whining obfuscations.
November 22, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Farage can now be easily boxed in to a corner where his only ‘defence’ becomes: “Yes I spouted Kremlin propaganda & Putin worship but, unlike Nathan Gill, I didn’t need bribes to do it.”
It is, once again, a question of whether interviewers have the temerity to shut down his whining obfuscations.
It is, once again, a question of whether interviewers have the temerity to shut down his whining obfuscations.
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Keir Starmer has demanded an investigation into links between Reform UK and Russia following the jailing of the party's former Wales leader for accepting pro-Russian bribes
news.sky.com/story/starme...
news.sky.com/story/starme...
Starmer demands investigation into Reform-Russia links after party's ex-Wales leader jailed
The former leader of Reform in Wales, Nathan Gill, has been jailed for 10-and-a-half years after being paid £40,000 to make pro-Russian statements in the European Parliament.
news.sky.com
November 21, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Keir Starmer has demanded an investigation into links between Reform UK and Russia following the jailing of the party's former Wales leader for accepting pro-Russian bribes
news.sky.com/story/starme...
news.sky.com/story/starme...
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Meanwhile, a new report from Human Rights Watch finds the Israeli government’s forced displacement of 32,000 Palestinians in three West Bank refugee camps in January and February amounts to war crimes and crimes against humanity.
November 22, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Meanwhile, a new report from Human Rights Watch finds the Israeli government’s forced displacement of 32,000 Palestinians in three West Bank refugee camps in January and February amounts to war crimes and crimes against humanity.
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‼️🇺🇸🇺🇦 US plan involves reducing the size of the Ukrainian Armed Forces by up to 40% — The Economist
This is about 300,000 soldiers instead of the current 800,000, according to US proposals.
This is about 300,000 soldiers instead of the current 800,000, according to US proposals.
November 20, 2025 at 10:19 AM
‼️🇺🇸🇺🇦 US plan involves reducing the size of the Ukrainian Armed Forces by up to 40% — The Economist
This is about 300,000 soldiers instead of the current 800,000, according to US proposals.
This is about 300,000 soldiers instead of the current 800,000, according to US proposals.
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So, #r4today reports on the Covid inquiry and the “too little, too late” Tory govt, then says they’ll be talking to *Lord* Gove about it. Ugh.
That just sums up so much that’s so very wrong with our politics and media.
Rewarding, rather than punishing, those responsible for failing us all.
That just sums up so much that’s so very wrong with our politics and media.
Rewarding, rather than punishing, those responsible for failing us all.
November 21, 2025 at 7:10 AM
So, #r4today reports on the Covid inquiry and the “too little, too late” Tory govt, then says they’ll be talking to *Lord* Gove about it. Ugh.
That just sums up so much that’s so very wrong with our politics and media.
Rewarding, rather than punishing, those responsible for failing us all.
That just sums up so much that’s so very wrong with our politics and media.
Rewarding, rather than punishing, those responsible for failing us all.
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Cryptocurrency backed by Farage donor is used for Russian war effort, investigators say www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Cryptocurrency backed by Farage donor is used for Russian war effort, investigators say
Tether tokens found to facilitate scheme that enables sanctions evasion and launders money for the Kremlin
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:23 AM
Cryptocurrency backed by Farage donor is used for Russian war effort, investigators say www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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The Irish Independent: Wetherspoon uses Ireland to skirt Brexit red tape for EU expansion
www.independent.ie/business/wet...
www.independent.ie/business/wet...
Wetherspoon uses Ireland to skirt Brexit red tape for EU expansion
UK pub and hotel group JD Wetherspoon – whose founder campaigned for the UK to leave the EU – is using Ireland as a springboard for its expansion into mainland Europe to avoid Brexit-induced red tape...
www.independent.ie
November 21, 2025 at 6:32 AM
The Irish Independent: Wetherspoon uses Ireland to skirt Brexit red tape for EU expansion
www.independent.ie/business/wet...
www.independent.ie/business/wet...
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UK Covid-19 Inquiry says govt response to the pandemic in March 2020 was "too little, too late"
Imposing lockdown a week earlier could have saved 23,000 lives in England
In 2016 govt knew the NHS couldn't cope with a flu epidemic but had no plan.
What did austerity do?
Imposing lockdown a week earlier could have saved 23,000 lives in England
In 2016 govt knew the NHS couldn't cope with a flu epidemic but had no plan.
What did austerity do?
‘Too little, too late’: damning report condemns UK’s Covid response
Report on handling of pandemic contains stinging criticism of ‘toxic and chaotic’ culture inside Boris Johnson’s No 10
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 8:40 PM
UK Covid-19 Inquiry says govt response to the pandemic in March 2020 was "too little, too late"
Imposing lockdown a week earlier could have saved 23,000 lives in England
In 2016 govt knew the NHS couldn't cope with a flu epidemic but had no plan.
What did austerity do?
Imposing lockdown a week earlier could have saved 23,000 lives in England
In 2016 govt knew the NHS couldn't cope with a flu epidemic but had no plan.
What did austerity do?
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😂😂😂 Bloomberg have got Farage sussed. Kent is his showpiece Reform party council, but in reality it is a clownshow in a third rate circus.
November 20, 2025 at 9:57 PM
😂😂😂 Bloomberg have got Farage sussed. Kent is his showpiece Reform party council, but in reality it is a clownshow in a third rate circus.