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!
It would be more appropriate if he took up residence here.
October 23, 2025 at 10:25 AM
It would be more appropriate if he took up residence here.
Have they checked out this guy?
October 19, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Have they checked out this guy?
Yes, most of the sums relate to Westminster elections. Obviously council ward by-elections are much smaller and don’t require anything like the staffing or other expenses. As an example, Coventry City Council put this out in an FoI response in 2023.
Between £25-30k seems to be the norm.
Between £25-30k seems to be the norm.
October 13, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Yes, most of the sums relate to Westminster elections. Obviously council ward by-elections are much smaller and don’t require anything like the staffing or other expenses. As an example, Coventry City Council put this out in an FoI response in 2023.
Between £25-30k seems to be the norm.
Between £25-30k seems to be the norm.
Most definitely not an understatement!
August 1, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Most definitely not an understatement!
They messed up Segovia town centre too. What were they thinking?
July 14, 2025 at 10:41 AM
They messed up Segovia town centre too. What were they thinking?
As ever, today’s Private Eye is on the ball with this nonsense.
June 13, 2025 at 12:38 PM
As ever, today’s Private Eye is on the ball with this nonsense.
This is absolutely nuts. Are people buying any of this nonsense?
May 31, 2025 at 5:23 PM
This is absolutely nuts. Are people buying any of this nonsense?
I understand what you’re saying, but there are uphill battles and there is Everest to climb. We’re closer to the latter here.
April 27, 2025 at 7:07 PM
I understand what you’re saying, but there are uphill battles and there is Everest to climb. We’re closer to the latter here.
On this ‘auspicious’ day, I only have one question for our current government: “Why do you continue to support a project that was born of lies, deceit and xenophobia, that has - by every measure - failed and that the majority of people in the UK now do not support?”
January 31, 2025 at 3:28 PM
On this ‘auspicious’ day, I only have one question for our current government: “Why do you continue to support a project that was born of lies, deceit and xenophobia, that has - by every measure - failed and that the majority of people in the UK now do not support?”
