Paul Hubble
@lh44goat.bsky.social
LFC fan for life. Huge F1 fan, LH is the GOAT. Dyspraxic Pug dad. Always happy to have some light-hearted banter about the hot topics of the day.
www.statista.com/statistics/2... whilst I've been an advocate of scrapping the antiquated Stamp Duty for a long time, that's £14bn income that HMG would lose. No mention from #Badenoch on how this would be paid for.
UK stamp duty land tax receipts 2025| Statista
Stamp duty land tax receipts in the United Kingdom amounted to approximately 13.9 billion British pounds in 2024/25, compared with 11.6 billion pounds in the previous year.
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October 8, 2025 at 11:49 AM
www.statista.com/statistics/2... whilst I've been an advocate of scrapping the antiquated Stamp Duty for a long time, that's £14bn income that HMG would lose. No mention from #Badenoch on how this would be paid for.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... typical that the company (that was little more than a vehicle to make rich people even more rich) has been stripped of most of its cash by the directors who have no personal liability for the liabilities of the company. Yet Mone & her husband still cry foul.
High Court rules Baroness Mone-linked company breached £122m Covid contract
Reacting to the ruling, Health Minister Stephen Kinnock said
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October 1, 2025 at 1:57 PM
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... typical that the company (that was little more than a vehicle to make rich people even more rich) has been stripped of most of its cash by the directors who have no personal liability for the liabilities of the company. Yet Mone & her husband still cry foul.
Has anyone noticed how #Trump exhibits autistic traits? Easily distracted, impulsive thoughts, hand flapping. Imagine what would happen if someone suggested to him that he may be autistic?
September 25, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Has anyone noticed how #Trump exhibits autistic traits? Easily distracted, impulsive thoughts, hand flapping. Imagine what would happen if someone suggested to him that he may be autistic?
Has anyone else noticed that virtually all of the people complaining about the death of #FreeSpeech are from the political right? What they're actually complaining about is no longer being able to use hate speech without recrimination.
September 23, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Has anyone else noticed that virtually all of the people complaining about the death of #FreeSpeech are from the political right? What they're actually complaining about is no longer being able to use hate speech without recrimination.
ABC's action against #JimmyKimmel is unjust & wrong. He did not celebrate the murder of Charlie Kirk. He rightly criticised the #Trump administration for politicising his murder & making out that they were devastated. With every day that passes, the USA is becoming a totalitarian state.
September 18, 2025 at 12:42 PM
ABC's action against #JimmyKimmel is unjust & wrong. He did not celebrate the murder of Charlie Kirk. He rightly criticised the #Trump administration for politicising his murder & making out that they were devastated. With every day that passes, the USA is becoming a totalitarian state.
Everyone wants improved public services, but doesn't want to be made to pay for it. If we had a strong economy, there wouldn't be a need for increased taxes. But there is a need & Labour are too weak to go after the billionaires who have drained the public coffers over the past 20 years. 2/2
September 17, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Everyone wants improved public services, but doesn't want to be made to pay for it. If we had a strong economy, there wouldn't be a need for increased taxes. But there is a need & Labour are too weak to go after the billionaires who have drained the public coffers over the past 20 years. 2/2
I'm so fed up with armchair politicians who are so quick to jump on the 'blame Labour' bandwagon with no thought of what went before. I'm no fan of Labour, but NI increases are not the SOLE reason for stubbornly high inflation. 1/2
September 17, 2025 at 3:50 PM
I'm so fed up with armchair politicians who are so quick to jump on the 'blame Labour' bandwagon with no thought of what went before. I'm no fan of Labour, but NI increases are not the SOLE reason for stubbornly high inflation. 1/2
As Brits look up at the sky this evening, they will ask, "is it a bird? Is it a plane?" The answer will be, "no, it's super c*nt".
September 16, 2025 at 11:47 AM
As Brits look up at the sky this evening, they will ask, "is it a bird? Is it a plane?" The answer will be, "no, it's super c*nt".
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... so #Trump criticises many establishments & administrations for stifling freedom of speech, but attacks any administration or organisation that is critical of him & his administration.
US president Donald Trump says he will sue New York Times for $15bn
He has accused the paper of defamation and libel, saying it served as a
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September 16, 2025 at 11:42 AM
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... so #Trump criticises many establishments & administrations for stifling freedom of speech, but attacks any administration or organisation that is critical of him & his administration.
The fight against #Reform needs to start in earnest. For the good of the UK, they must NOT be elected that the next GE. The former Tory defectors are just desperate to remain relevant. Meanwhile, #Farage is hell-bent on destroying the civil liberties of anyone who doesn't agree with him.
September 16, 2025 at 11:34 AM
So #Trump directly blames "radical left-wing politics" for the murder of #CharlieKirk He can't see how his divisive & polarising policies had any part to play. Surely, tighter gun control laws (particularly in Utah) would prevent future occurrencies, but that will never happen.
September 11, 2025 at 11:14 AM
So #Trump directly blames "radical left-wing politics" for the murder of #CharlieKirk He can't see how his divisive & polarising policies had any part to play. Surely, tighter gun control laws (particularly in Utah) would prevent future occurrencies, but that will never happen.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cx... finally, western governments are taking meaningful action, but they have to STOP providing #Israel with arms. They also have to put maximum pressure on #Trump to follow suit. If #Netanyahu loses Trump's support, he becomes powerless & thousands of lives will be saved.
UK, France and Germany call on Israel to 'immediately lift restrictions on flow of aid' to Gaza - live updates
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July 25, 2025 at 4:44 PM
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cx... finally, western governments are taking meaningful action, but they have to STOP providing #Israel with arms. They also have to put maximum pressure on #Trump to follow suit. If #Netanyahu loses Trump's support, he becomes powerless & thousands of lives will be saved.
If #Hamas cared at all about Gazans they never would have attacked #Israel as they knew full well what the response would be. Equally, Israel has made it clear that it doesn't care about Gazans. The rest of the world cares deeply, but is powerless to intervene. It's so terribly sad.
July 23, 2025 at 3:36 PM
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... excellent piece by Gary O'Donoghue on how Trump is manipulating the US judicial process to force through his agenda & selling it as delivering on the will of the people. The US is clearly at a crossroads & could easily go in the same direction as Russia did back in 1999
How Donald Trump is using the courts to push through his agenda
Trump's confrontations with the courts are unique in their scale and fury, compared with those of past presidents
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July 22, 2025 at 12:21 PM
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... excellent piece by Gary O'Donoghue on how Trump is manipulating the US judicial process to force through his agenda & selling it as delivering on the will of the people. The US is clearly at a crossroads & could easily go in the same direction as Russia did back in 1999
How is it people can be arrested for showing support for #PalestineAction an organisation challenging the UK govt. for continuing to support the Israeli regime who are constantly murdering innocent civilians in #Gaza ? All the whole, govts across the world are turning a blind eye to Israeli actions?
July 13, 2025 at 11:34 AM
How is it people can be arrested for showing support for #PalestineAction an organisation challenging the UK govt. for continuing to support the Israeli regime who are constantly murdering innocent civilians in #Gaza ? All the whole, govts across the world are turning a blind eye to Israeli actions?
Whenever #IDF is challenged on the collateral damage resulting from its actions against Hamas, its stick answer is to say that the actions are "under review". Yet we never hear the outcome of any of these 'reviews'. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
IDF says it killed Hamas commander in cafe strike that killed dozens of civilians
After Monday's attack, family members told the BBC of their shock at the scale of civilian casualties.
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July 7, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Whenever #IDF is challenged on the collateral damage resulting from its actions against Hamas, its stick answer is to say that the actions are "under review". Yet we never hear the outcome of any of these 'reviews'. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... so the WH shows concern for the civil rights of Jewish students, but couldn't care less about the rights of Muslim students. This isn't about rights at all. It's about political point-scoring.
Trump administration says Harvard violated civil rights of Jewish students
In a letter to Harvard, the Trump administration threatens the university with
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July 1, 2025 at 11:56 AM
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... so the WH shows concern for the civil rights of Jewish students, but couldn't care less about the rights of Muslim students. This isn't about rights at all. It's about political point-scoring.
#PatestineAction are NOT a 'terrorist organisation'. Israel are indiscriminately killing innocent Gazans & western governments are doing nothing to stop it.
June 21, 2025 at 9:47 AM
#PatestineAction are NOT a 'terrorist organisation'. Israel are indiscriminately killing innocent Gazans & western governments are doing nothing to stop it.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... the only difference in these daily reports is the number of victims. Ever since the 'aid' sites were opened in #Gaza the #IDF has used the excuse of individuals walking even vaguely in their direction as an excuse to shoot at them. This must STOP!
Israeli military kills 23 Palestinians near aid site in Gaza, witnesses and medics say
The Hamas-run health ministry says more than 400 Palestinians have been killed in this way since late May.
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June 20, 2025 at 12:53 PM
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... the only difference in these daily reports is the number of victims. Ever since the 'aid' sites were opened in #Gaza the #IDF has used the excuse of individuals walking even vaguely in their direction as an excuse to shoot at them. This must STOP!
Whilst we can all be in agreement that #Iran should NOT be targeting civilian infrastructure such as hospitals, the #IDF has been doing this consistently in #Gaza Israel Katz recognises the abhorrent nature of Iran's attacks, but fails to see how the IDF's attacks are equally abhorrent.
June 19, 2025 at 11:39 AM
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... the #IDF criticises Iran for deliberately targeting civilians, yet has been doing just that in #Gaza for the duration of the war and continues to do so. The international community HAS to put pressure on #Israel to STOP this.
Gaza: Eleven killed by Israeli fire while seeking aid, rescuers say
Israel's military says troops in central Gaza fired warning shots at a group posing a potential threat, but that it was unaware of injuries.
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June 18, 2025 at 8:13 PM
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... the #IDF criticises Iran for deliberately targeting civilians, yet has been doing just that in #Gaza for the duration of the war and continues to do so. The international community HAS to put pressure on #Israel to STOP this.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #ICE agents have become thugs who believe that they are above the law & can act with impunity because of the mandate that they've been given by #Trump As each day of his 2nd term passes, the US takes another step towards being an authoritarian state.
NYC mayoral candidate Brad Lander arrested by ICE
The city's chief finance officer Brad Lander was detained as he guided a defendant out of immigration court on Tuesday. He was later released.
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June 18, 2025 at 11:41 AM
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #ICE agents have become thugs who believe that they are above the law & can act with impunity because of the mandate that they've been given by #Trump As each day of his 2nd term passes, the US takes another step towards being an authoritarian state.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... isn't it convenient that the 250th anniversary of the US army is on the same weekend as #Trump 's birthday? The guy has such a ridiculously inflated ego. I wonder what DOGE would make of the excessive waste of federal funds?
What to expect at Trump's military parade and 'No Kings' protests
US President Donald Trump will oversee a huge military parade in Washington DC on the same day as nationwide protests are planned.
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June 13, 2025 at 12:21 PM
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... isn't it convenient that the 250th anniversary of the US army is on the same weekend as #Trump 's birthday? The guy has such a ridiculously inflated ego. I wonder what DOGE would make of the excessive waste of federal funds?
It increasingly seems that #Netanyahu feels emboldened by #Trump 's support of his actions in #Gaza & is taking the opportunity to re-energise internal support within his govt. It looks as though he sees an opportunity to create a legacy for himself as protection for when he leaves office.
June 13, 2025 at 12:06 PM
It increasingly seems that #Netanyahu feels emboldened by #Trump 's support of his actions in #Gaza & is taking the opportunity to re-energise internal support within his govt. It looks as though he sees an opportunity to create a legacy for himself as protection for when he leaves office.