mja66
@mja66.bsky.social
🇬🇧 Lefty, liberal, woke, pro-EU, anti fascist/racist, do-gooder Green & loving it.
He/him. Incurable music/history/news/politics/cinema/F1 geek. Highly skilled at tpyos.
Be nice or instant 🚫 Life really is too short.
He/him. Incurable music/history/news/politics/cinema/F1 geek. Highly skilled at tpyos.
Be nice or instant 🚫 Life really is too short.
Pinned
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Remind me again... what role did either Dianne Abbott or the BBC play in the inheritance tax decision?
Remind me again... what role did either Dianne Abbott or the BBC play in the inheritance tax decision?
November 27, 2025 at 3:34 AM
news.sky.com/story/farmer...
Remind me again... what role did either Dianne Abbott or the BBC play in the inheritance tax decision?
Remind me again... what role did either Dianne Abbott or the BBC play in the inheritance tax decision?
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
"The case is likely to determine whether more than 2,000 people arrested for alleged support of Palestine Action – mostly for holding placards stating: “I oppose genocide, I support Palestine Action” – will face criminal trial."
"The case is likely to determine whether more than 2,000 people arrested for alleged support of Palestine Action – mostly for holding placards stating: “I oppose genocide, I support Palestine Action” – will face criminal trial."
Ban on Palestine Action is repugnant and should be lifted, high court told
Co-founder’s lawyer says group is part of an ‘honourable tradition’ of direct action and civil disobedience
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 3:08 AM
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
"The case is likely to determine whether more than 2,000 people arrested for alleged support of Palestine Action – mostly for holding placards stating: “I oppose genocide, I support Palestine Action” – will face criminal trial."
"The case is likely to determine whether more than 2,000 people arrested for alleged support of Palestine Action – mostly for holding placards stating: “I oppose genocide, I support Palestine Action” – will face criminal trial."
Fair enough.
You're a 'journalist' or news organisation that's salivating over the prospect of a Putin-supporting, racist Farage regime.
Give them all the disproportionate coverage you want @lbc.co.uk but please don't tell us they're MPs when they're nothing of the kind.
You're a 'journalist' or news organisation that's salivating over the prospect of a Putin-supporting, racist Farage regime.
Give them all the disproportionate coverage you want @lbc.co.uk but please don't tell us they're MPs when they're nothing of the kind.
November 26, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Fair enough.
You're a 'journalist' or news organisation that's salivating over the prospect of a Putin-supporting, racist Farage regime.
Give them all the disproportionate coverage you want @lbc.co.uk but please don't tell us they're MPs when they're nothing of the kind.
You're a 'journalist' or news organisation that's salivating over the prospect of a Putin-supporting, racist Farage regime.
Give them all the disproportionate coverage you want @lbc.co.uk but please don't tell us they're MPs when they're nothing of the kind.
Interested to hear Farage's take on today's budget being broadcast on #R4PM
His take on previous budgets like, for example, the Truss/Kwarteng one have been really valuable and insightful.
His take on previous budgets like, for example, the Truss/Kwarteng one have been really valuable and insightful.
November 26, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Interested to hear Farage's take on today's budget being broadcast on #R4PM
His take on previous budgets like, for example, the Truss/Kwarteng one have been really valuable and insightful.
His take on previous budgets like, for example, the Truss/Kwarteng one have been really valuable and insightful.
I knew when I saw clips of Ken Clarke on a recent Question Time that Tories of a certain vintage would be watching and shedding a tear for what their party once was compared to the floundering clickbait, heckling mob it is now.
Badenoch confirms it every time she opens her mouth.
How embarrassing.
Badenoch confirms it every time she opens her mouth.
How embarrassing.
Utterly juvenile and unparliamentary antics from Kemi Badenoch during her response to the budget.
Desperate, undignified and ineffective.
Desperate, undignified and ineffective.
November 26, 2025 at 2:32 PM
I knew when I saw clips of Ken Clarke on a recent Question Time that Tories of a certain vintage would be watching and shedding a tear for what their party once was compared to the floundering clickbait, heckling mob it is now.
Badenoch confirms it every time she opens her mouth.
How embarrassing.
Badenoch confirms it every time she opens her mouth.
How embarrassing.
The Overton Window writ large.
This vision of the Tory Party no-longer exists. It barely exists in the Labour Party. Where is the case for 'profit for a purpose'? Where is the implacable opposition to inequality in the two old parties? It will be the task of the 'minor parties' in the years ahead to reassemble this perspective.
November 26, 2025 at 1:58 PM
The Overton Window writ large.
I sense a liberal sprinkling of 'Rachel from Accounts'-type misogyny maybe en route from certain quarters.
🚨 BREXIT BUDGET🚨
"From 2028, I am introducing a high value council tax surcharge in England. An annual £2,500 charge for properties worth more than £2 million, rising to £7,500 for properties worth more than £5 million."
"From 2028, I am introducing a high value council tax surcharge in England. An annual £2,500 charge for properties worth more than £2 million, rising to £7,500 for properties worth more than £5 million."
November 26, 2025 at 1:31 PM
I sense a liberal sprinkling of 'Rachel from Accounts'-type misogyny maybe en route from certain quarters.
BBC News - www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cy...
Budget 2025: Follow Rachel Reeves speech live - BBC News
There's leaks and then there's leaks.
This is a farce.
Budget 2025: Follow Rachel Reeves speech live - BBC News
There's leaks and then there's leaks.
This is a farce.
Budget 2025: Follow Rachel Reeves speech live
The Office for Budget Responsibility unexpectedly publishes its growth forecast ahead of Reeves's statement at 12:30 GMT.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 12:22 PM
BBC News - www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cy...
Budget 2025: Follow Rachel Reeves speech live - BBC News
There's leaks and then there's leaks.
This is a farce.
Budget 2025: Follow Rachel Reeves speech live - BBC News
There's leaks and then there's leaks.
This is a farce.
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RMT warn of national ballot over assaults after EMR go into dispute on the issue:
Rail union RMT, have put employers on notice over increasing assaults, warning of a national strike ballot across all train companies, if action is not taken.
rmtunion.org/48huF3T
Rail union RMT, have put employers on notice over increasing assaults, warning of a national strike ballot across all train companies, if action is not taken.
rmtunion.org/48huF3T
RMT warn of national ballot over assaults after EMR go into dispute on the issue
Rail union RMT, have put employers on notice over increasing assaults, warning of a national strike ballot across all train companies, if action is not taken.
rmtunion.org
November 26, 2025 at 11:47 AM
RMT warn of national ballot over assaults after EMR go into dispute on the issue:
Rail union RMT, have put employers on notice over increasing assaults, warning of a national strike ballot across all train companies, if action is not taken.
rmtunion.org/48huF3T
Rail union RMT, have put employers on notice over increasing assaults, warning of a national strike ballot across all train companies, if action is not taken.
rmtunion.org/48huF3T
Imagine being a decent American and knowing the world sees this as the leader of your nation.
November 26, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Imagine being a decent American and knowing the world sees this as the leader of your nation.
The personality cult of Farage aspires to the 'success' of the MAGA cult, hence the laughable mimicry of DOGE.
In the absence of even vaguely coherent policies or principles, gimmicks such as DOGE are presented as serious endeavours on behalf of the public but in reality are amateurish disasters.
In the absence of even vaguely coherent policies or principles, gimmicks such as DOGE are presented as serious endeavours on behalf of the public but in reality are amateurish disasters.
DOGE has been a FLOP, now disbanded 8 months early. Greatly exaggerating their "success" Trump and Musk lied to the taxpayers, never delivering a cent back to them. The real impact: slashing research, endangering public health, removing competent public servants, & creating chaos.
DOGE Disbanded: Elon Musk’s Cost-Cutting Project Quietly Ended
Musk said the initiative would save at least $1 trillion. But its website claims to have reached only $214 billion.
time.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:53 AM
The personality cult of Farage aspires to the 'success' of the MAGA cult, hence the laughable mimicry of DOGE.
In the absence of even vaguely coherent policies or principles, gimmicks such as DOGE are presented as serious endeavours on behalf of the public but in reality are amateurish disasters.
In the absence of even vaguely coherent policies or principles, gimmicks such as DOGE are presented as serious endeavours on behalf of the public but in reality are amateurish disasters.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
I know this is doing the rounds already but in the interests of maximum exposure...
I don't sign many petitions myself but this really matters.
Anything anyone can do, however seemingly insignificant, to keep this subject in the public sphere is worth it
I know this is doing the rounds already but in the interests of maximum exposure...
I don't sign many petitions myself but this really matters.
Anything anyone can do, however seemingly insignificant, to keep this subject in the public sphere is worth it
Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
We are concerned about reported efforts from Russia to influence democracy in the US, UK, Europe and elsewhere. We believe we must establish the depth and breadth of possible Russian influence campaig...
petition.parliament.uk
November 26, 2025 at 9:25 AM
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
I know this is doing the rounds already but in the interests of maximum exposure...
I don't sign many petitions myself but this really matters.
Anything anyone can do, however seemingly insignificant, to keep this subject in the public sphere is worth it
I know this is doing the rounds already but in the interests of maximum exposure...
I don't sign many petitions myself but this really matters.
Anything anyone can do, however seemingly insignificant, to keep this subject in the public sphere is worth it
news.sky.com/story/taiwan...
Next year, I reckon.
Xi's seen Trump won't even confront his pal, Putin, with the whole of Europe to call on so the idea of him hauling US forces halfway around the world to fight China? Nah...
Stick to using aircraft carriers to take out Venezuelan fishing boats.
Next year, I reckon.
Xi's seen Trump won't even confront his pal, Putin, with the whole of Europe to call on so the idea of him hauling US forces halfway around the world to fight China? Nah...
Stick to using aircraft carriers to take out Venezuelan fishing boats.
Taiwan to prepare for combat by 2027, president says - as he warns China is preparing to take the country by force
President Lai Ching-te said the government will work to counter any attempts at "repression", and achieve a "high level of combat preparedness" within two years.
news.sky.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:37 AM
news.sky.com/story/taiwan...
Next year, I reckon.
Xi's seen Trump won't even confront his pal, Putin, with the whole of Europe to call on so the idea of him hauling US forces halfway around the world to fight China? Nah...
Stick to using aircraft carriers to take out Venezuelan fishing boats.
Next year, I reckon.
Xi's seen Trump won't even confront his pal, Putin, with the whole of Europe to call on so the idea of him hauling US forces halfway around the world to fight China? Nah...
Stick to using aircraft carriers to take out Venezuelan fishing boats.
BBC News - Italian parliament unanimously votes to make femicide a crime
www.bbc.com/news/article...
"This law means we will be the first in Europe to reveal the real motivation of the perpetrators, which is hierarchy and power."
www.bbc.com/news/article...
"This law means we will be the first in Europe to reveal the real motivation of the perpetrators, which is hierarchy and power."
Italian parliament unanimously votes to make femicide a crime
The gender-motivated murder of a woman will now be covered by a distinct clause in Italian law - punishable by a life sentence.
www.bbc.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:59 AM
BBC News - Italian parliament unanimously votes to make femicide a crime
www.bbc.com/news/article...
"This law means we will be the first in Europe to reveal the real motivation of the perpetrators, which is hierarchy and power."
www.bbc.com/news/article...
"This law means we will be the first in Europe to reveal the real motivation of the perpetrators, which is hierarchy and power."
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Luristan bronze, Iranian iron age (1000 to 650 BCE)
November 24, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Luristan bronze, Iranian iron age (1000 to 650 BCE)
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Just makes me wonder how many don't raise the alarm or get spotted in time!
Just makes me wonder how many don't raise the alarm or get spotted in time!
'Dead' Thai woman sent to crematorium wakes up in coffin
Staff at Wat Rat Prakhong Tham temple near Bangkok say they were alerted after they heard knocking from inside the coffin moments before the cremation was due to start.
news.sky.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:10 PM
news.sky.com/story/dead-t...
Just makes me wonder how many don't raise the alarm or get spotted in time!
Just makes me wonder how many don't raise the alarm or get spotted in time!
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If you receive legal threats from Nigel Farage for your reporting of Reform, please get in touch.
We have employed a defamation lawyer specifically for this purpose and would love to help (and we do so on non-commercial terms). www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
We have employed a defamation lawyer specifically for this purpose and would love to help (and we do so on non-commercial terms). www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Reform’s ‘Trumpian’ legal threats hint at more aggressive approach to media
Ultimatums sent to publications appear to intensify as Nigel Farage’s party rises in polls
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:29 AM
If you receive legal threats from Nigel Farage for your reporting of Reform, please get in touch.
We have employed a defamation lawyer specifically for this purpose and would love to help (and we do so on non-commercial terms). www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
We have employed a defamation lawyer specifically for this purpose and would love to help (and we do so on non-commercial terms). www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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All the supposedly progressive people saying 'Nigel Farage's racism doesn't matter. His fans love it'.
It matters whether the leader of the party leading all the opinion polls is an outright racist. It matters if he called black people 'wogs' and said 'gas them' to Jews. Not everything is a game
It matters whether the leader of the party leading all the opinion polls is an outright racist. It matters if he called black people 'wogs' and said 'gas them' to Jews. Not everything is a game
November 25, 2025 at 8:30 AM
All the supposedly progressive people saying 'Nigel Farage's racism doesn't matter. His fans love it'.
It matters whether the leader of the party leading all the opinion polls is an outright racist. It matters if he called black people 'wogs' and said 'gas them' to Jews. Not everything is a game
It matters whether the leader of the party leading all the opinion polls is an outright racist. It matters if he called black people 'wogs' and said 'gas them' to Jews. Not everything is a game
BBC News - Hampton voted BBC Women's Footballer of the Year
www.bbc.com/sport/footba...
Totally deserved.
She did her team and country proud.
www.bbc.com/sport/footba...
Totally deserved.
She did her team and country proud.
Hannah Hampton voted BBC Women's Footballer of the Year
Chelsea and England goalkeeper Hannah Hampton is voted BBC Women's Footballer of the Year 2025 after a superb 12 months for club and country.
www.bbc.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:31 AM
BBC News - Hampton voted BBC Women's Footballer of the Year
www.bbc.com/sport/footba...
Totally deserved.
She did her team and country proud.
www.bbc.com/sport/footba...
Totally deserved.
She did her team and country proud.
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💷 Here’s a simple explainer of what a #WealthTax actually is - and why many campaigners, including @patrioticmillionaires.org and @taxjusticeuk.bsky.social say it’s time to fix the gap.
✅️ Let's tax wealth and not work.
#Budget2025
✅️ Let's tax wealth and not work.
#Budget2025
November 25, 2025 at 7:52 AM
💷 Here’s a simple explainer of what a #WealthTax actually is - and why many campaigners, including @patrioticmillionaires.org and @taxjusticeuk.bsky.social say it’s time to fix the gap.
✅️ Let's tax wealth and not work.
#Budget2025
✅️ Let's tax wealth and not work.
#Budget2025
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Ancient oak, birch, and hazel trees - survivors of a once vast temperate rainforest still grow on Tayvallich Estate.
For UK #NationalTreeWeek, (re)join Highlands Rewilding’s Chief Operating Officer and forestry expert, Keir Smith.
#TemperateRainforest #NatureRecovery #NativeTrees
For UK #NationalTreeWeek, (re)join Highlands Rewilding’s Chief Operating Officer and forestry expert, Keir Smith.
#TemperateRainforest #NatureRecovery #NativeTrees
November 25, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Ancient oak, birch, and hazel trees - survivors of a once vast temperate rainforest still grow on Tayvallich Estate.
For UK #NationalTreeWeek, (re)join Highlands Rewilding’s Chief Operating Officer and forestry expert, Keir Smith.
#TemperateRainforest #NatureRecovery #NativeTrees
For UK #NationalTreeWeek, (re)join Highlands Rewilding’s Chief Operating Officer and forestry expert, Keir Smith.
#TemperateRainforest #NatureRecovery #NativeTrees
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
As if Xi will look at how Trump seeks to appease Putin's illegal aggression at every stage and *not* think he can walk into Taiwan whenever he feels like it.
As if Xi will look at how Trump seeks to appease Putin's illegal aggression at every stage and *not* think he can walk into Taiwan whenever he feels like it.
China’s Xi Jinping raises future of Taiwan in call with Donald Trump
China claims Taiwan as part of its territory and Xi told Trump that its return was an ‘integral part of the post-war international order’
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:19 AM
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
As if Xi will look at how Trump seeks to appease Putin's illegal aggression at every stage and *not* think he can walk into Taiwan whenever he feels like it.
As if Xi will look at how Trump seeks to appease Putin's illegal aggression at every stage and *not* think he can walk into Taiwan whenever he feels like it.
BBC News - Two peers face suspension from House of Lords
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Not mentioned in this article... Dannatt also lobbied government to have Palestine Action proscribed.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Not mentioned in this article... Dannatt also lobbied government to have Palestine Action proscribed.
Two peers face suspension from House of Lords
Former Army chief Lord Richard Dannatt and businessman Lord Evans of Watford face suspensions.
www.bbc.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:58 PM
BBC News - Two peers face suspension from House of Lords
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Not mentioned in this article... Dannatt also lobbied government to have Palestine Action proscribed.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Not mentioned in this article... Dannatt also lobbied government to have Palestine Action proscribed.