Marcus Barry
@marcusbarry.bsky.social
Retired Maths teacher. Husband, father and grandfather. Inverclyde CLP Exec member. Parish Pastoral Council. Celtic STH. All views are my own.
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Our grandparents knew titanic warfare, genocide, economic dislocation, smashed cities & hideous disease. They clung to the ideals of liberal democracy as if their lives depended on it
These people have known only peace, prosperity, safety and it has blown their minds. They hunger for dislocation.
These people have known only peace, prosperity, safety and it has blown their minds. They hunger for dislocation.
Questions to which the Answer is Not Many
From a Telegraph columnist - who has been on a long journey over the years.
From a Telegraph columnist - who has been on a long journey over the years.
July 23, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Our grandparents knew titanic warfare, genocide, economic dislocation, smashed cities & hideous disease. They clung to the ideals of liberal democracy as if their lives depended on it
These people have known only peace, prosperity, safety and it has blown their minds. They hunger for dislocation.
These people have known only peace, prosperity, safety and it has blown their minds. They hunger for dislocation.
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One of Reform’s new councillors sharing photos of Hitler.
They can’t contain it.
They can’t contain it.
Calls for Reform UK councillor's suspension over 'Hitler' post
Two Lancashire Labour MPs condemn a post on a newly elected councillor's Facebook page.
www.bbc.co.uk
May 7, 2025 at 7:43 PM
One of Reform’s new councillors sharing photos of Hitler.
They can’t contain it.
They can’t contain it.
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As an aside, this must rank as one of the biggest campaigning misfires in all of history. A decade of “no platform”, ostracising, abuse etc to gender-critical feminists in the service of self-ID… has resulted in the law becoming *more* aligned with the GC position.
April 16, 2025 at 9:36 AM
As an aside, this must rank as one of the biggest campaigning misfires in all of history. A decade of “no platform”, ostracising, abuse etc to gender-critical feminists in the service of self-ID… has resulted in the law becoming *more* aligned with the GC position.
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"The goalposts for DOGE have silently moved from finding fraud and corruption to simply pointing out and cancelling government programs that Trump and Republicans simply don’t support." -- @justinglawe.bsky.social
Despite the hype, DOGE hasn't found a shred of fraud
All they've really got is "spending that Elon Musk doesn't like."
www.publicnotice.co
February 24, 2025 at 2:44 PM
"The goalposts for DOGE have silently moved from finding fraud and corruption to simply pointing out and cancelling government programs that Trump and Republicans simply don’t support." -- @justinglawe.bsky.social
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“One in 12 in Londoners is illegal migrant”; this was a recent front-page splash in the Telegraph. It contained not just one mistake but several, writes @jdportes.bsky.social.
www.prospectmagazine...
www.prospectmagazine...
Immigration myths are everywhere
The media is flooded with outright lies and misleading statistics. Countering the falsehoods is arduous work
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
February 22, 2025 at 8:41 AM
“One in 12 in Londoners is illegal migrant”; this was a recent front-page splash in the Telegraph. It contained not just one mistake but several, writes @jdportes.bsky.social.
www.prospectmagazine...
www.prospectmagazine...
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Russia’s church stands firmly by Vladimir Putin’s side, giving a pseudo-spiritual imprimatur to an unprovoked attack on a neighbouring country, writes @lucyaash.bsky.social.
www.prospectmagazine...
www.prospectmagazine...
How Russia’s Orthodox Church supports Putin’s war
Patriarch Kirill, the head of the Church, has zealously backed Russia’s ‘special military operation’ and castigates a morally corrupt west
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
February 22, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Russia’s church stands firmly by Vladimir Putin’s side, giving a pseudo-spiritual imprimatur to an unprovoked attack on a neighbouring country, writes @lucyaash.bsky.social.
www.prospectmagazine...
www.prospectmagazine...
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I think he’s talking to straw men isn’t he?
JD Vance: "Our culture sends a message to young men that you should suppress every masculine urge ... my message to young men is don't allow this broken culture to send you a message that you're a bad person bc you're a man, bc you like to tell a joke, bc you like to have a beer with your friends."
February 20, 2025 at 5:12 PM
I think he’s talking to straw men isn’t he?
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Been thinking about this speech a lot lately.
One for all those happy to burn the rule of law because it's their side doing it this time.
youtu.be/PDBiLT3LASk?...
One for all those happy to burn the rule of law because it's their side doing it this time.
youtu.be/PDBiLT3LASk?...
A Man for All Seasons - The Devil Speech
YouTube video by dniete97
youtu.be
February 15, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Been thinking about this speech a lot lately.
One for all those happy to burn the rule of law because it's their side doing it this time.
youtu.be/PDBiLT3LASk?...
One for all those happy to burn the rule of law because it's their side doing it this time.
youtu.be/PDBiLT3LASk?...
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Presenting our 2024 BBC News/Channel 4 News musical Christmas collaboration. Ciaran Jenkins and I perform In The Bleak Midwinter. Wherever you are in the world, whatever you may be celebrating, our very best wishes. @c4ciaran.bsky.social @channel4news.bsky.social @petroc.bsky.social
In The Bleak Midwinter - Ciaran and Steve (cello and piano)
YouTube video by Steve Rosenberg
youtu.be
December 25, 2024 at 8:53 AM
Presenting our 2024 BBC News/Channel 4 News musical Christmas collaboration. Ciaran Jenkins and I perform In The Bleak Midwinter. Wherever you are in the world, whatever you may be celebrating, our very best wishes. @c4ciaran.bsky.social @channel4news.bsky.social @petroc.bsky.social
‘Today a saviour has been born to us. He is Christ the Lord.’
December 25, 2024 at 9:03 AM
‘Today a saviour has been born to us. He is Christ the Lord.’
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Ian Clifford Stamp makes £500k/month by selling made-up "sovereign citizen" get rich quick schemes to vulnerable people.
Stamp doesn't like people pointing that out this is all pretend- so he's pretending to sue me for $1.5m.
Stamp doesn't like people pointing that out this is all pretend- so he's pretending to sue me for $1.5m.
December 13, 2024 at 5:57 PM
Ian Clifford Stamp makes £500k/month by selling made-up "sovereign citizen" get rich quick schemes to vulnerable people.
Stamp doesn't like people pointing that out this is all pretend- so he's pretending to sue me for $1.5m.
Stamp doesn't like people pointing that out this is all pretend- so he's pretending to sue me for $1.5m.
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If assisted dying becomes legalised, charities such as Marie Curie are keen for end-of-life treatment not to be neglected, writes Mark Mardell.
www.prospectmagazine...
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The crisis in palliative care
If assisted dying becomes legalised, charities such as Marie Curie are keen for end-of-life treatment not to be neglected
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
December 6, 2024 at 10:15 AM
If assisted dying becomes legalised, charities such as Marie Curie are keen for end-of-life treatment not to be neglected, writes Mark Mardell.
www.prospectmagazine...
www.prospectmagazine...
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Douglas Murray has built a huge following as a darling of the global illiberal right. His intellectual journey is a reproachful mirror for our times, writes @jamesbloodworth.bsky.social.
www.prospectmagazine...
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Douglas Murray: Saving the west, one polemic at a time
Over many years, the writer has built a huge following as a darling of the global illiberal right. His intellectual journey is a reproachful mirror fo...
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
December 6, 2024 at 9:04 AM
Douglas Murray has built a huge following as a darling of the global illiberal right. His intellectual journey is a reproachful mirror for our times, writes @jamesbloodworth.bsky.social.
www.prospectmagazine...
www.prospectmagazine...
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I know people will be irked by the word ‘start-up’ here but I do think this is a meaningful step in the right direction. The basic principles they’re gesturing to must be right. 1/n
Government to set out £100m plan to make state 'like a start-up'
As well as urging a
www.bbc.co.uk
December 9, 2024 at 9:08 AM
I know people will be irked by the word ‘start-up’ here but I do think this is a meaningful step in the right direction. The basic principles they’re gesturing to must be right. 1/n
Syrian freedom from a mass murdering dictator has been greeted, at best, with complete indifference from the hard left and far right.
December 8, 2024 at 7:23 PM
Syrian freedom from a mass murdering dictator has been greeted, at best, with complete indifference from the hard left and far right.
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Supporting Scotland's third sector organisations today @scottishlabour.bsky.social's Civil Sector Summit - we're addressing challenges and exploring how charities and voluntary organisations can continue to grow.
Thanks to @pfokane.bsky.social for hosting; Scottish Labour supports the third sector.
Thanks to @pfokane.bsky.social for hosting; Scottish Labour supports the third sector.
December 6, 2024 at 3:51 PM
Supporting Scotland's third sector organisations today @scottishlabour.bsky.social's Civil Sector Summit - we're addressing challenges and exploring how charities and voluntary organisations can continue to grow.
Thanks to @pfokane.bsky.social for hosting; Scottish Labour supports the third sector.
Thanks to @pfokane.bsky.social for hosting; Scottish Labour supports the third sector.