Markeye
@markeye.bsky.social
Trains, music, film, theatre. Environmentally green, politically left of centre but well to the right of the real nutters. Retired and very opinionated!
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Mears, Serco, and Clearsprings oversee most asylum accommodation in UK and make huge profits doing so, despite a significant proportion of accommodation being substandard. It isn't people seeking safety costing taxpayers money, it's the firms making profits off of them.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Mears: Life in the asylum hotels generating 'excessive profit'
Asylum accommodation provider Mears has had to return £13.8m to the Home Office after making more profit than its contracts allow.
www.bbc.com
December 16, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Mears, Serco, and Clearsprings oversee most asylum accommodation in UK and make huge profits doing so, despite a significant proportion of accommodation being substandard. It isn't people seeking safety costing taxpayers money, it's the firms making profits off of them.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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GB News grilled me apparently?
Only problem with this is I've never been on their nonsense channel.
They lie - obsessively.
Help us grow an alternative to all the bollocks:
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Only problem with this is I've never been on their nonsense channel.
They lie - obsessively.
Help us grow an alternative to all the bollocks:
Join.greenparty.org.uk
December 13, 2025 at 7:20 PM
GB News grilled me apparently?
Only problem with this is I've never been on their nonsense channel.
They lie - obsessively.
Help us grow an alternative to all the bollocks:
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Only problem with this is I've never been on their nonsense channel.
They lie - obsessively.
Help us grow an alternative to all the bollocks:
Join.greenparty.org.uk
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Richard Madeley "How realistic is it for any profession to expect to be paid in real terms what they were paid in 2008?"
The UK is the 6th largest economy in the world & the rich have never been richer, but Madeley thinks the rest of us should just accept being poorer #GMB
The UK is the 6th largest economy in the world & the rich have never been richer, but Madeley thinks the rest of us should just accept being poorer #GMB
December 11, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Richard Madeley "How realistic is it for any profession to expect to be paid in real terms what they were paid in 2008?"
The UK is the 6th largest economy in the world & the rich have never been richer, but Madeley thinks the rest of us should just accept being poorer #GMB
The UK is the 6th largest economy in the world & the rich have never been richer, but Madeley thinks the rest of us should just accept being poorer #GMB
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🔴 REVEALED 🔴
The Institute of Economic Affairs – the anti-state, anti-climate pressure group that "incubated" Liz Truss – was bankrolled by oil giants and Rupert Murdoch’s media empire.
📝 Exclusive findings from @desmog.com 👇
The Institute of Economic Affairs – the anti-state, anti-climate pressure group that "incubated" Liz Truss – was bankrolled by oil giants and Rupert Murdoch’s media empire.
📝 Exclusive findings from @desmog.com 👇
The Institute of Economic Affairs Banked £640,000 from Oil Giants and Murdoch
The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) – the anti-state, anti-climate pressure group – received more than £640,000 from fossil fuel companies and Rupert Murdoch’s media conglomerate between 1957 and ...
www.desmog.com
December 11, 2025 at 7:05 AM
🔴 REVEALED 🔴
The Institute of Economic Affairs – the anti-state, anti-climate pressure group that "incubated" Liz Truss – was bankrolled by oil giants and Rupert Murdoch’s media empire.
📝 Exclusive findings from @desmog.com 👇
The Institute of Economic Affairs – the anti-state, anti-climate pressure group that "incubated" Liz Truss – was bankrolled by oil giants and Rupert Murdoch’s media empire.
📝 Exclusive findings from @desmog.com 👇
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"The ECHR was created in the wake of World War 2. Those creating it knew the dangers of extreme ideology better than anyone...To claim it is “outdated” is to ignore the reasons why it was created in the first place, the protections it provides."
Starmer is ignoring why the ECHR was created.
Starmer is ignoring why the ECHR was created.
Today is #InternationalHumanRightsDay, and also the day when UK and EU leaders discuss weaken the rights of people fleeing war and persecution.
If the European Convention on Human Rights is to be reformed, it must be to strengthen it, not undermine it.
Read our statement for #Humanrightsday here 👇
If the European Convention on Human Rights is to be reformed, it must be to strengthen it, not undermine it.
Read our statement for #Humanrightsday here 👇
December 10, 2025 at 5:08 PM
"The ECHR was created in the wake of World War 2. Those creating it knew the dangers of extreme ideology better than anyone...To claim it is “outdated” is to ignore the reasons why it was created in the first place, the protections it provides."
Starmer is ignoring why the ECHR was created.
Starmer is ignoring why the ECHR was created.
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New Home Office impact assessment finds that cutting skilled and social care visas will cost the UK up to £10 billion with a central estimate of -£5.4 billion.
It would be good if this got even a fraction of the coverage devoted to the endless debate about boats, flags and Turkish barber shops
It would be good if this got even a fraction of the coverage devoted to the endless debate about boats, flags and Turkish barber shops
December 9, 2025 at 2:36 PM
New Home Office impact assessment finds that cutting skilled and social care visas will cost the UK up to £10 billion with a central estimate of -£5.4 billion.
It would be good if this got even a fraction of the coverage devoted to the endless debate about boats, flags and Turkish barber shops
It would be good if this got even a fraction of the coverage devoted to the endless debate about boats, flags and Turkish barber shops
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How hard can it be to give these veterans a date for the meeting you promised on BBCBreakfast over two months ago Prime Minister?
THIS IS NO WAY TO TREAT NATIONAL HEROES
THIS IS NO WAY TO TREAT NATIONAL HEROES
What’s it going to take Prime Minister? 20 million? 50?
THIS IS NO WAY TO TREAT OUR VETERANS.
thecriminaljusticeblog.com/2025/12/05/v...
THIS IS NO WAY TO TREAT OUR VETERANS.
thecriminaljusticeblog.com/2025/12/05/v...
VIDEO OF LABOUR’S BROKEN PROMISES TO NUCLEAR VETERANS HITS 10M VIEWS
Peter Stefanovic, lawyer and CEO of CAMPAIGN FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE, has produced a shocking video, supporting the nuclear test veterans’ campaign, LABRATS (Legacy of the Atomic Bomb Recognition for At…
thecriminaljusticeblog.com
December 9, 2025 at 8:05 AM
How hard can it be to give these veterans a date for the meeting you promised on BBCBreakfast over two months ago Prime Minister?
THIS IS NO WAY TO TREAT NATIONAL HEROES
THIS IS NO WAY TO TREAT NATIONAL HEROES
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Great idea not to mention that the entire saving was made in the year ending March 2025, two months before Reform took over.
December 9, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Great idea not to mention that the entire saving was made in the year ending March 2025, two months before Reform took over.
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🚨 BREAKING: Cod at risk of COLLAPSE as 2026 fishing catch limits are set at levels far exceeding scientific advice!
🐟 Cod populations are in such a dire state, scientists specified a ZERO catch limit for North Sea cod was needed to prevent total collapse of the struggling population 🔽 1/
🐟 Cod populations are in such a dire state, scientists specified a ZERO catch limit for North Sea cod was needed to prevent total collapse of the struggling population 🔽 1/
December 8, 2025 at 1:04 PM
🚨 BREAKING: Cod at risk of COLLAPSE as 2026 fishing catch limits are set at levels far exceeding scientific advice!
🐟 Cod populations are in such a dire state, scientists specified a ZERO catch limit for North Sea cod was needed to prevent total collapse of the struggling population 🔽 1/
🐟 Cod populations are in such a dire state, scientists specified a ZERO catch limit for North Sea cod was needed to prevent total collapse of the struggling population 🔽 1/
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December 8, 2025 at 9:37 AM
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Farage won’t apologise to the victims of his racism and antisemitism.
From that, we can conclude one thing.
He has not changed.
From that, we can conclude one thing.
He has not changed.
December 6, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Farage won’t apologise to the victims of his racism and antisemitism.
From that, we can conclude one thing.
He has not changed.
From that, we can conclude one thing.
He has not changed.
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Too late!
Mahmood, and Labour by extension, are a gift to Reform and the far-right, both with their policies and rhetoric. Rather than countering hostile and misleading narratives about migrants they are reinforcing them, and fuelling division in the process.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Mahmood, and Labour by extension, are a gift to Reform and the far-right, both with their policies and rhetoric. Rather than countering hostile and misleading narratives about migrants they are reinforcing them, and fuelling division in the process.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
December 5, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Too late!
Mahmood, and Labour by extension, are a gift to Reform and the far-right, both with their policies and rhetoric. Rather than countering hostile and misleading narratives about migrants they are reinforcing them, and fuelling division in the process.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Mahmood, and Labour by extension, are a gift to Reform and the far-right, both with their policies and rhetoric. Rather than countering hostile and misleading narratives about migrants they are reinforcing them, and fuelling division in the process.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Has anyone asked FIFA who the other candidates for its Peace Prize were?
Ronald MacDonald? Ted Lasso? The woman off the stairlift adverts?
Ronald MacDonald? Ted Lasso? The woman off the stairlift adverts?
December 6, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Has anyone asked FIFA who the other candidates for its Peace Prize were?
Ronald MacDonald? Ted Lasso? The woman off the stairlift adverts?
Ronald MacDonald? Ted Lasso? The woman off the stairlift adverts?
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Sick of constant demonisation of migrants on #bbcqt & failed cruelty being the only answer from spineless politicians?
Look out for my report launching at 11am with 9 evidence-backed proposals to ACTUALLY fix the immigration system!
With @anothereurope.bsky.social & @fesonline.bsky.social
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Look out for my report launching at 11am with 9 evidence-backed proposals to ACTUALLY fix the immigration system!
With @anothereurope.bsky.social & @fesonline.bsky.social
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December 5, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Sick of constant demonisation of migrants on #bbcqt & failed cruelty being the only answer from spineless politicians?
Look out for my report launching at 11am with 9 evidence-backed proposals to ACTUALLY fix the immigration system!
With @anothereurope.bsky.social & @fesonline.bsky.social
👀👀👀
Look out for my report launching at 11am with 9 evidence-backed proposals to ACTUALLY fix the immigration system!
With @anothereurope.bsky.social & @fesonline.bsky.social
👀👀👀
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Reform accepted £9 million from a former Boris Johnson backer & crypto-multimillionaire.
Today, Nigel Farage postures as a righteous defender of the same democracy he actively undermines.
Democracy should never be for sale. It's time for a cap on political donations.
Today, Nigel Farage postures as a righteous defender of the same democracy he actively undermines.
Democracy should never be for sale. It's time for a cap on political donations.
December 4, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Reform accepted £9 million from a former Boris Johnson backer & crypto-multimillionaire.
Today, Nigel Farage postures as a righteous defender of the same democracy he actively undermines.
Democracy should never be for sale. It's time for a cap on political donations.
Today, Nigel Farage postures as a righteous defender of the same democracy he actively undermines.
Democracy should never be for sale. It's time for a cap on political donations.
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So tell me again how Nigel Farage, who just took the largest ever political donation, from a Tory mega-donor, and another donation from the Viscountess wife of the non-dom owner of the Daily Mail, is planning to "take on the establishment"
December 4, 2025 at 1:00 PM
So tell me again how Nigel Farage, who just took the largest ever political donation, from a Tory mega-donor, and another donation from the Viscountess wife of the non-dom owner of the Daily Mail, is planning to "take on the establishment"
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🚨The governments controversial plan to scrap jury trials for crimes with sentences of less than 3 years is a huge mistake, will make little or no difference to the backlog and will undermine and restrict one of the fundamental cornerstones of our democracy
WE MUST STOP IT
youtu.be/DvdUHAHf_4o?...
WE MUST STOP IT
youtu.be/DvdUHAHf_4o?...
MP’s must resist this attempt to undermine & restrict a fundamental cornerstone of our democracy
YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic
youtu.be
December 2, 2025 at 5:38 PM
🚨The governments controversial plan to scrap jury trials for crimes with sentences of less than 3 years is a huge mistake, will make little or no difference to the backlog and will undermine and restrict one of the fundamental cornerstones of our democracy
WE MUST STOP IT
youtu.be/DvdUHAHf_4o?...
WE MUST STOP IT
youtu.be/DvdUHAHf_4o?...
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While obviously Lammy's proposal of scrapping many jury trials is getting the headlines, it seems odd how little attention his proposal to scrap the automatic right to appeal is getting. That seems like quite a big thing to be honest, especially for poorer and more marginalised defendants. #r4today
December 3, 2025 at 7:21 AM
While obviously Lammy's proposal of scrapping many jury trials is getting the headlines, it seems odd how little attention his proposal to scrap the automatic right to appeal is getting. That seems like quite a big thing to be honest, especially for poorer and more marginalised defendants. #r4today
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Is Farage still facing scrutiny over his partner’s £885k Frinton home.
Is it aggressive tax avoidance? Has he misled voters? Where’s the transparency? What’s happening?
Just asking questions.
#FrintonGate
Is it aggressive tax avoidance? Has he misled voters? Where’s the transparency? What’s happening?
Just asking questions.
#FrintonGate
December 2, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Is Farage still facing scrutiny over his partner’s £885k Frinton home.
Is it aggressive tax avoidance? Has he misled voters? Where’s the transparency? What’s happening?
Just asking questions.
#FrintonGate
Is it aggressive tax avoidance? Has he misled voters? Where’s the transparency? What’s happening?
Just asking questions.
#FrintonGate
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Watched BBC 6 o clock news. Just a completely unserious broadcast. Chris Mason, acting like a children's entertainer, giving a prolonged impenetrable editorial. Not a whiff of informative content about the Budget or what it means for the country. Just playschool blah blah bollocks.
December 1, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Watched BBC 6 o clock news. Just a completely unserious broadcast. Chris Mason, acting like a children's entertainer, giving a prolonged impenetrable editorial. Not a whiff of informative content about the Budget or what it means for the country. Just playschool blah blah bollocks.
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What a Public Inquiry Into Russian Influence in British Politics Must Also Investigate: Boris Johnson and Alexander Lebedev
If you think the Nathan Gill conviction is bad, wait to you hear about another Leave campaigner and his connections to Putin's inner circle
open.substack.com/pub/pdjukes/...
If you think the Nathan Gill conviction is bad, wait to you hear about another Leave campaigner and his connections to Putin's inner circle
open.substack.com/pub/pdjukes/...
What a Public Inquiry Into Russian Influence in British Politics Must Also Investigate: Boris Johnson and Alexander Lebedev
If you think the Gill conviction is bad, linking the Reform UK Party leader's closest aide to the Kremlin, wait to you hear about another Leave campaigner and his connections to Putin's inner circle
open.substack.com
December 1, 2025 at 12:00 PM
What a Public Inquiry Into Russian Influence in British Politics Must Also Investigate: Boris Johnson and Alexander Lebedev
If you think the Nathan Gill conviction is bad, wait to you hear about another Leave campaigner and his connections to Putin's inner circle
open.substack.com/pub/pdjukes/...
If you think the Nathan Gill conviction is bad, wait to you hear about another Leave campaigner and his connections to Putin's inner circle
open.substack.com/pub/pdjukes/...
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Brilliant takedown of Telegraph bollocks!
Wow - this guy must be really, REALLY bad with money if an extra £208 per month will “ruin” his retirement.
Let’s take a look at his situation based on what he told the @Telegraph
Because this does NOT add up!
No, this is not a “poor pensioner” scrabbling around for pennies…
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Let’s take a look at his situation based on what he told the @Telegraph
Because this does NOT add up!
No, this is not a “poor pensioner” scrabbling around for pennies…
🧵1/9
November 29, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Brilliant takedown of Telegraph bollocks!
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This is objectively bollocks by Malhotra, so very much in tune with Labour comms on this.
People's circumstances change, global situations change. That is the main reason why you get people on one visa route needing to apply for asylum. It is not "abuse of the system"
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
People's circumstances change, global situations change. That is the main reason why you get people on one visa route needing to apply for asylum. It is not "abuse of the system"
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
November 25, 2025 at 9:56 AM
This is objectively bollocks by Malhotra, so very much in tune with Labour comms on this.
People's circumstances change, global situations change. That is the main reason why you get people on one visa route needing to apply for asylum. It is not "abuse of the system"
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
People's circumstances change, global situations change. That is the main reason why you get people on one visa route needing to apply for asylum. It is not "abuse of the system"
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...