Jamie Bridgeman
@j-p-bridgeman.bsky.social
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Lefty expat, former civil servant, wannabe world traveller & currently owned by a Shih Tzu 🐶
Lefty expat, former civil servant, wannabe world traveller & currently owned by a Shih Tzu 🐶
Lush day in Brecon! 🥰
#Brecon #BreconBeacons #BannauBrycheiniog #Wales #Cymru #Travel #LGBTQTravel #Autumnal
#Brecon #BreconBeacons #BannauBrycheiniog #Wales #Cymru #Travel #LGBTQTravel #Autumnal
November 1, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Lush day in Brecon! 🥰
#Brecon #BreconBeacons #BannauBrycheiniog #Wales #Cymru #Travel #LGBTQTravel #Autumnal
#Brecon #BreconBeacons #BannauBrycheiniog #Wales #Cymru #Travel #LGBTQTravel #Autumnal
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Almost all UK media outlets covered this yesterday👇
🔗 www.euronews.com/2025/10/27/k...
Only @euronews.com and @apnews.com, which are European/international media, mentioned the key role of the European Court of Human Rights in lifting the ban.
It doesn't fit the UK narrative around the #ECHR.
🔗 www.euronews.com/2025/10/27/k...
Only @euronews.com and @apnews.com, which are European/international media, mentioned the key role of the European Court of Human Rights in lifting the ban.
It doesn't fit the UK narrative around the #ECHR.
King Charles dedicates UK's first national memorial to LGBTQ+ troops
The sculpture takes the form of a crumpled bronze letter bearing words from personnel who were affected by the ban on gay and transgender people from serving in the armed forces.
www.euronews.com
October 28, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Almost all UK media outlets covered this yesterday👇
🔗 www.euronews.com/2025/10/27/k...
Only @euronews.com and @apnews.com, which are European/international media, mentioned the key role of the European Court of Human Rights in lifting the ban.
It doesn't fit the UK narrative around the #ECHR.
🔗 www.euronews.com/2025/10/27/k...
Only @euronews.com and @apnews.com, which are European/international media, mentioned the key role of the European Court of Human Rights in lifting the ban.
It doesn't fit the UK narrative around the #ECHR.
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My latest newsletter with all the analysis from a historic Caerphilly byelection
willhaywardwales.substack.com/p/plaid-smas...
willhaywardwales.substack.com/p/plaid-smas...
Plaid smash Reform to win in Caerphilly
These are the key takeaways from a massive night in Welsh politics
willhaywardwales.substack.com
October 24, 2025 at 4:29 AM
My latest newsletter with all the analysis from a historic Caerphilly byelection
willhaywardwales.substack.com/p/plaid-smas...
willhaywardwales.substack.com/p/plaid-smas...
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Sunak adds Sunday Times columnist to his growing list of second jobs
leftfootforward.org/2025/10/rish...
leftfootforward.org/2025/10/rish...
Rishi Sunak gets another job – now as a Sunday Times columnist
The former PM has earned over £500,000 from second jobs since the 2024 election
leftfootforward.org
October 22, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Sunak adds Sunday Times columnist to his growing list of second jobs
leftfootforward.org/2025/10/rish...
leftfootforward.org/2025/10/rish...
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“The UK has a system in which a TV channel can pay a political leader almost half a million pounds a year and give him an hour an evening to react to his rivals without breaking a single rule.”
You might think controlling GB News gives you huge influence over UK politics – especially on the right. But that's just the tip of the iceberg, as we reveal in this week's issue of @thenewworldmag.bsky.social
Full story: www.thenewworld.co.uk/james-ball-p...
Full story: www.thenewworld.co.uk/james-ball-p...
October 19, 2025 at 9:09 AM
“The UK has a system in which a TV channel can pay a political leader almost half a million pounds a year and give him an hour an evening to react to his rivals without breaking a single rule.”
Nooo 🥲
October 11, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Nooo 🥲
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You have to envy them, really.
EXC: Sir John Curtice says a key problem for Kemi Badenoch is that "nobody knows who she is"
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Kemi Badenoch 'unknown' by public who 'don't trust her' says top pollster
The polling guru said the public turned on the Conservatives over partygate and Liz Truss’s mini-budget, and that Kemi Badenoch had been unable to stop support collapsing
www.mirror.co.uk
October 4, 2025 at 12:05 PM
You have to envy them, really.
September 26, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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Today’s digital ID announcement yet another example of how X being the main platform for political discourse will inevitably throw the MSM’s coverage off course, because online right opinion is fevered/way off the beat with the public.
Guess who need digital/reliable ID most? Those in poverty.
Guess who need digital/reliable ID most? Those in poverty.
September 26, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Today’s digital ID announcement yet another example of how X being the main platform for political discourse will inevitably throw the MSM’s coverage off course, because online right opinion is fevered/way off the beat with the public.
Guess who need digital/reliable ID most? Those in poverty.
Guess who need digital/reliable ID most? Those in poverty.
September 20, 2025 at 9:41 PM
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Andy Burnham tears into Reform UK for suggesting that they would scrap Northern Powerhouse Rail, focusing on a London-centric approach
September 10, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Andy Burnham tears into Reform UK for suggesting that they would scrap Northern Powerhouse Rail, focusing on a London-centric approach
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Of course the Queen was Remain. You don’t sustain a hereditary monarchy by randomly pulling pins out of grenades for the lols at the urging of a cluster of snake oil chancers.
August 30, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Of course the Queen was Remain. You don’t sustain a hereditary monarchy by randomly pulling pins out of grenades for the lols at the urging of a cluster of snake oil chancers.
July 16, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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The best way to save billions from the benefits system?
Launch the biggest council home building programme the UK has seen since the post-war years.👇🏻
Launch the biggest council home building programme the UK has seen since the post-war years.👇🏻
If ministers want to see how welfare reform can be done, come see us in Greater Manchester | Andy Burnham
If ministers want to see how welfare reform can be done, come see us in Greater Manchester | Andy Burnham
Prevention beats cure in our view. Targeting issues like housing, personal debt and mental health will get people into work and cut the benefits bill, says Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham
www.theguardian.com
July 10, 2025 at 10:54 AM
The best way to save billions from the benefits system?
Launch the biggest council home building programme the UK has seen since the post-war years.👇🏻
Launch the biggest council home building programme the UK has seen since the post-war years.👇🏻
June 22, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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Morning. Today’s weather is brought to you by The Fast Show’s Poula Fisch... ☀️
#Scorchio
@thefastshow.bsky.social
#Scorchio
@thefastshow.bsky.social
a woman is standing in front of a poster that says " meteorologicos "
ALT: a woman is standing in front of a poster that says " meteorologicos "
media.tenor.com
June 19, 2025 at 5:39 AM
Morning. Today’s weather is brought to you by The Fast Show’s Poula Fisch... ☀️
#Scorchio
@thefastshow.bsky.social
#Scorchio
@thefastshow.bsky.social
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A deal, at last.
UK agrees post-Brexit deal over Gibraltar
Talks on rules governing the border of Spain and Gibraltar have been ongoing since Britain left the EU.
www.bbc.co.uk
June 12, 2025 at 9:17 AM
A deal, at last.
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Section 28 became law 34 years ago today.
It formed part of the Local Government Act, and was designed to ban the ‘promotion of homosexuality’. This was done in the name of ‘protecting children’.
Section 28 was repealed in 2000 in Scotland
It was repealed in England and Wales in 2003
It formed part of the Local Government Act, and was designed to ban the ‘promotion of homosexuality’. This was done in the name of ‘protecting children’.
Section 28 was repealed in 2000 in Scotland
It was repealed in England and Wales in 2003
May 25, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Section 28 became law 34 years ago today.
It formed part of the Local Government Act, and was designed to ban the ‘promotion of homosexuality’. This was done in the name of ‘protecting children’.
Section 28 was repealed in 2000 in Scotland
It was repealed in England and Wales in 2003
It formed part of the Local Government Act, and was designed to ban the ‘promotion of homosexuality’. This was done in the name of ‘protecting children’.
Section 28 was repealed in 2000 in Scotland
It was repealed in England and Wales in 2003
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So it turns out there is literally no trade agreement that today’s Conservative Party actually supports
May 19, 2025 at 8:56 AM
So it turns out there is literally no trade agreement that today’s Conservative Party actually supports
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It's like looking in a mirror!
Identical Twins Go Viral For Speaking In Unison During Bizarre Interview
What the...😳
www.comicsands.com
April 27, 2025 at 4:30 PM
It's like looking in a mirror!
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"Pocketbook! How on earth is a handbag called that? It’s not a book, nor does it fit into a pocket.”
50 Americanisms That Don't Make Sense To Foreigners
"Pocketbook! How on earth is a handbag called that? It’s not a book, nor does it fit into a pocket.”
www.huffpost.com
April 19, 2025 at 11:02 AM
"Pocketbook! How on earth is a handbag called that? It’s not a book, nor does it fit into a pocket.”
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PC awarded medal for bravery in Iranian embassy siege dies aged 85
PC awarded medal for bravery in Iranian embassy siege dies aged 85
Trevor Lock tackled leader of 1980 siege and saved life of SAS soldier after he was among 26 taken hostage
A police officer who received a medal for bravery for his heroics during the Iranian embassy siege in London in 1980 has died aged 85.
Trevor Lock and 24 of the hostages were freed after a six-day standoff between members of a dissident Iranian group and the SAS at the building in Kensington. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
April 1, 2025 at 10:28 PM
PC awarded medal for bravery in Iranian embassy siege dies aged 85
March 18, 2025 at 3:55 PM
March 9, 2025 at 6:25 AM