Mr P
@mr-pick.bsky.social
Economics and Law teacher, avid reader, sports fan, NUFC, passionate runner, T2 diabetic in remission, optimist
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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
Real men of the people… 100% working class heroes… oh wait
EXCLUSIVE: Reform UK are running a 'cash for access scheme in all but name', a senior SNP MP has alleged after they launched a £10,000-per-year membership
Read here: www.thenational.scot/news/2...
Read here: www.thenational.scot/news/2...
December 7, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Real men of the people… 100% working class heroes… oh wait
When they complain about children who don’t have English as a first language, remember: 1.) You learn the language initially from parents 2.) It doesn’t mean English isn’t spoken well 3.) It only seems to bother people who like right-wing talking points
December 7, 2025 at 6:11 AM
When they complain about children who don’t have English as a first language, remember: 1.) You learn the language initially from parents 2.) It doesn’t mean English isn’t spoken well 3.) It only seems to bother people who like right-wing talking points
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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…
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November 29, 2025 at 10:12 AM
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…
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Carol Cadwalladr had it all correct, she was the one shouting from walls as the true invaders approached our democracy. The ones with the loudest voices tried to silence her, as they were already compromised and spreading the word of the enemy, who know division was the way in. Brexit, boat people…
November 22, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Carol Cadwalladr had it all correct, she was the one shouting from walls as the true invaders approached our democracy. The ones with the loudest voices tried to silence her, as they were already compromised and spreading the word of the enemy, who know division was the way in. Brexit, boat people…
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Inconvenient facts for malign (often foreign) influencers who try to portray my home city as a lethal no go zone.
After more than half a century living here, I’ve never felt safer
And kudos to Fraser Nelson for his work on this
After more than half a century living here, I’ve never felt safer
And kudos to Fraser Nelson for his work on this
November 16, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Inconvenient facts for malign (often foreign) influencers who try to portray my home city as a lethal no go zone.
After more than half a century living here, I’ve never felt safer
And kudos to Fraser Nelson for his work on this
After more than half a century living here, I’ve never felt safer
And kudos to Fraser Nelson for his work on this
Remember guys, the richest man in the world’s new “pay deal” is not a “pay deal” like yours… it’s not a salary, nor taxable like your pay. He is getting paid in shares… ask your boss if you can get paid in shares and see what happens… btw, shares won’t be taxed until they’re sold…
November 8, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Remember guys, the richest man in the world’s new “pay deal” is not a “pay deal” like yours… it’s not a salary, nor taxable like your pay. He is getting paid in shares… ask your boss if you can get paid in shares and see what happens… btw, shares won’t be taxed until they’re sold…
Imagine being so scared that socialism works that you threaten to defund a whole city! The insecurity is hilarious. If Trump genuinely wanted to back his system, he’d let it fail on its own without deploying these tactics
Trump threatens to restrict federal funds for New York City if Mamdani wins
Republican U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he will restrict federal funds for New York City if Democratic candidate Zohran Mamdani wins the city's mayoral elections that will be held on Tuesday.
www.reuters.com
November 4, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Imagine being so scared that socialism works that you threaten to defund a whole city! The insecurity is hilarious. If Trump genuinely wanted to back his system, he’d let it fail on its own without deploying these tactics
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Let’s take a look at the whole “there are too many black people on TV” thing, shall we?
After Pochin claimed Black people in TV adverts “made her mad”, all her supporters tried to use 👇🏼 as their excuse for why she was somehow justified in her overt racism.
Spoiler - she isn’t! 🤨
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After Pochin claimed Black people in TV adverts “made her mad”, all her supporters tried to use 👇🏼 as their excuse for why she was somehow justified in her overt racism.
Spoiler - she isn’t! 🤨
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November 2, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Let’s take a look at the whole “there are too many black people on TV” thing, shall we?
After Pochin claimed Black people in TV adverts “made her mad”, all her supporters tried to use 👇🏼 as their excuse for why she was somehow justified in her overt racism.
Spoiler - she isn’t! 🤨
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After Pochin claimed Black people in TV adverts “made her mad”, all her supporters tried to use 👇🏼 as their excuse for why she was somehow justified in her overt racism.
Spoiler - she isn’t! 🤨
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Let me introduce you to the concept of “framing”, how the media is the lens with which people see the world… oh how manipulated our discourse is
Wow - those are quite phenomenal headlines given the details of the story.
Ahh look, he’s just a ‘nerdy’ guy. No harm done.
You need to scroll down to paragraph 13 of the Sky piece to find the full story!
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Ahh look, he’s just a ‘nerdy’ guy. No harm done.
You need to scroll down to paragraph 13 of the Sky piece to find the full story!
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October 29, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Let me introduce you to the concept of “framing”, how the media is the lens with which people see the world… oh how manipulated our discourse is
Who would’ve thunk it, a man who deployed the national guard on his own citizens (based on which cities voted against him), doesn’t win the Nobel Peace Prize
October 10, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Who would’ve thunk it, a man who deployed the national guard on his own citizens (based on which cities voted against him), doesn’t win the Nobel Peace Prize
Reform think there’s some sort of “invasion” force arriving by boat to the UK. I mean, even if that was true, they’re unarmed, and there’s about 40-50 thousand of them each year. It would take 1500 years for them to match the 65m population. Given 5 years they’ll still face 300+ people each 🤣
September 21, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Reform think there’s some sort of “invasion” force arriving by boat to the UK. I mean, even if that was true, they’re unarmed, and there’s about 40-50 thousand of them each year. It would take 1500 years for them to match the 65m population. Given 5 years they’ll still face 300+ people each 🤣
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Angela Rayner accidentally pays less tax than she should have, resigns, and the media gives her hell.
Nigel Farage deliberately pays less tax than he should have, and the media gives him a free pass.
That, right there, is the problem.
Nigel Farage deliberately pays less tax than he should have, and the media gives him a free pass.
That, right there, is the problem.
September 5, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Angela Rayner accidentally pays less tax than she should have, resigns, and the media gives her hell.
Nigel Farage deliberately pays less tax than he should have, and the media gives him a free pass.
That, right there, is the problem.
Nigel Farage deliberately pays less tax than he should have, and the media gives him a free pass.
That, right there, is the problem.
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NEW: An Oxford report warns that misleading media coverage is shaping public debate on immigration and human rights.
The study finds the ECHR is frequently misreported in deportation cases, fueling misconceptions that erode trust in the legal system.
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The study finds the ECHR is frequently misreported in deportation cases, fueling misconceptions that erode trust in the legal system.
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September 4, 2025 at 10:59 AM
NEW: An Oxford report warns that misleading media coverage is shaping public debate on immigration and human rights.
The study finds the ECHR is frequently misreported in deportation cases, fueling misconceptions that erode trust in the legal system.
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The study finds the ECHR is frequently misreported in deportation cases, fueling misconceptions that erode trust in the legal system.
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A woman who pleaded guilty, has shown no remorse for using language designed to incite violent actions towards innocent people who have collectively done nothing but commit the “sin” of claiming asylum in a country in which they feel safe and have the potential to rebuild their devastated lives. Mad
August 27, 2025 at 3:55 PM
A woman who pleaded guilty, has shown no remorse for using language designed to incite violent actions towards innocent people who have collectively done nothing but commit the “sin” of claiming asylum in a country in which they feel safe and have the potential to rebuild their devastated lives. Mad
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Actually have visions of some old gammony brit on hunger strike in a beautiful Greek island, throwing feta cubes at local people and mumbling about “forrinaz”
Yep this is an actual headline in an English newspaper. The UK is so well and truly fucked.
July 12, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Actually have visions of some old gammony brit on hunger strike in a beautiful Greek island, throwing feta cubes at local people and mumbling about “forrinaz”
All these climate sceptics make me so frustrated. Even if you dismiss all of the climate science and net zero (which are compelling enough tbf), what in earth do they think we will do when we no longer have fossil fuel resources? Can we just wave a magic wand and transition to other methods?
July 10, 2025 at 1:31 PM
All these climate sceptics make me so frustrated. Even if you dismiss all of the climate science and net zero (which are compelling enough tbf), what in earth do they think we will do when we no longer have fossil fuel resources? Can we just wave a magic wand and transition to other methods?
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Nine years ago the godfather of Brexit, Lord Daniel Hannan, predicted life in Brexit Britain in June 2025. Roll the tape…
(VO by @gavinesler.bsky.social. Part 2 below👇)
(VO by @gavinesler.bsky.social. Part 2 below👇)
June 23, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Nine years ago the godfather of Brexit, Lord Daniel Hannan, predicted life in Brexit Britain in June 2025. Roll the tape…
(VO by @gavinesler.bsky.social. Part 2 below👇)
(VO by @gavinesler.bsky.social. Part 2 below👇)
Keir needs to listen to his party. I’m not opposed to disability welfare reform, but I think you need to facilitate the framework to get people into the workforce before you adjust their financial support. Blunt instruments are Tory ideology
June 27, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Keir needs to listen to his party. I’m not opposed to disability welfare reform, but I think you need to facilitate the framework to get people into the workforce before you adjust their financial support. Blunt instruments are Tory ideology
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![Wikipedia definition of "idiot plot": In literary criticism, an idiot plot is one which is "kept in motion solely by virtue of the fact that everybody involved is an idiot",[1]: 26 and where the story would quickly end, or possibly not even happen, if this were not the case.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:6waxgers6k753hgsmh2prmv7/bafkreicwreql25fxq3hliczfe3pgz6djdjbrvwbax2d2oyevjm73tb3voy@jpeg)
Imagine my faux surprise at the DJT Epstein info… almost as unsurprised that they’ve done nothing about it… not one of his cult will believe it, you could show them a video of it happening and they’d call it fake.
June 6, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Imagine my faux surprise at the DJT Epstein info… almost as unsurprised that they’ve done nothing about it… not one of his cult will believe it, you could show them a video of it happening and they’d call it fake.
If ever there was a moment in time where they have tested whether hard work and talent gets you to the top OR having a rich family… well I’m not seeing much of the talent part with either the tangerine taco or the EV space cadet, just ego and bluster. #trumpvmusk
June 6, 2025 at 3:57 AM
If ever there was a moment in time where they have tested whether hard work and talent gets you to the top OR having a rich family… well I’m not seeing much of the talent part with either the tangerine taco or the EV space cadet, just ego and bluster. #trumpvmusk
Only people with horrific intentions make the case for people having fewer rights! Remember these rights are given to ALL humans, many of them were hard fought wins, give them away easily at your peril. Give yourself a shake if you somehow think other humans don’t deserve the same rights as you
June 5, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Only people with horrific intentions make the case for people having fewer rights! Remember these rights are given to ALL humans, many of them were hard fought wins, give them away easily at your peril. Give yourself a shake if you somehow think other humans don’t deserve the same rights as you