Behind the Gammon Curtain
@notogammonia.bsky.social
Retired European Woke Snowflake Empath bored with self obsessed Bigots. Bleeds Yellow & Green. #FBPE #Rejoin #ProEU #NCFC #Movies #Music #Kdrama
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In July 2023 ie a year before the last GE, I wrote at length about how Labour seemed set to become a one-term and done government.
So far, nothing has happened to convince me that my assessment back then was wrong.
If anything, it's looking even more clear cut now.
medium.com/@edwinhaywar...
So far, nothing has happened to convince me that my assessment back then was wrong.
If anything, it's looking even more clear cut now.
medium.com/@edwinhaywar...
How Labour can avoid a one-term disaster: a Brexit and PR roadmap
Britain is at a crossroads. The next general election may determine the fate of the country for decades to come. But Labour face a daunting…
medium.com
I read this article at the time, it crystallised my thoughts on UK politics. Nothing has changed. Starmers last minute statement on not returning to the EU in his (or my lifetime) meant i could not thankfully vote Labour. Labours unwillingness to tell hard truths or accept PR Dooms the UK to limbo.
Did you know that there used to be a scooter club from Kidderminster in the 80s called The Killer Kiddy Kangaroos? @mrjamesob.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Did you know that there used to be a scooter club from Kidderminster in the 80s called The Killer Kiddy Kangaroos? @mrjamesob.bsky.social
@mrjamesob.bsky.social I won't vote for a party willing to accept that we have become what Farage wanted all along. I will only support those prepared to fight for the soul of our country. Hope not hate. Labour are finished.
November 18, 2025 at 10:30 AM
@mrjamesob.bsky.social I won't vote for a party willing to accept that we have become what Farage wanted all along. I will only support those prepared to fight for the soul of our country. Hope not hate. Labour are finished.
Dear #America , when you happen across the despicable excuse for a human being you elected as President / King don't Boo him take a tip from us this side of the pond. The chant should be "Paedo" repeat ad nauseum. He'll love it
November 13, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Dear #America , when you happen across the despicable excuse for a human being you elected as President / King don't Boo him take a tip from us this side of the pond. The chant should be "Paedo" repeat ad nauseum. He'll love it
@mrjamesob.bsky.social
I have to live here. I'm depressed every time I leave the house. My MP , the Local and County council and the Police have no plan to EVER do anything. Not to mention our Government and Prime minister.
I have to live here. I'm depressed every time I leave the house. My MP , the Local and County council and the Police have no plan to EVER do anything. Not to mention our Government and Prime minister.
November 11, 2025 at 1:05 PM
@mrjamesob.bsky.social
I have to live here. I'm depressed every time I leave the house. My MP , the Local and County council and the Police have no plan to EVER do anything. Not to mention our Government and Prime minister.
I have to live here. I'm depressed every time I leave the house. My MP , the Local and County council and the Police have no plan to EVER do anything. Not to mention our Government and Prime minister.
Suppose I should be happy that other people of the UK are not as tortured as me.
October 24, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Suppose I should be happy that other people of the UK are not as tortured as me.
October 18, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Sorry but having suffered through the entirety of Starmers wishy washy word salad I almost lost the will to live. Sometimes less really is more. He's no Wes Streeting. He wants to waste money propping up 20th century businesses and said nothing about the intimidation people are facing daily.
September 30, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Sorry but having suffered through the entirety of Starmers wishy washy word salad I almost lost the will to live. Sometimes less really is more. He's no Wes Streeting. He wants to waste money propping up 20th century businesses and said nothing about the intimidation people are facing daily.
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Painting and waving the English 🏴 flags in the face of people who look or sound foreign is also racism.
And yet the country is full of these flags and the government doesn't make it a priority to take them down.
empty words from Labour.
And yet the country is full of these flags and the government doesn't make it a priority to take them down.
empty words from Labour.
Starmer: “Controlling migration is a reasonable goal- but if you throw bricks and smash up private property that is thuggery…if you incite violence that’s criminal…if you graffiti on a Chinese takeaway telling them to go home, that’s not pride that’s racism.”
September 30, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Painting and waving the English 🏴 flags in the face of people who look or sound foreign is also racism.
And yet the country is full of these flags and the government doesn't make it a priority to take them down.
empty words from Labour.
And yet the country is full of these flags and the government doesn't make it a priority to take them down.
empty words from Labour.
The longer this goes on the more convinced I am the only way to fight populism is more populism. We need a progressive voice to act as a lighting rod for those that find the politics of hate and fear repulsive. Remind the people what British values really are. Same in America not a politician.
September 29, 2025 at 11:53 AM
The longer this goes on the more convinced I am the only way to fight populism is more populism. We need a progressive voice to act as a lighting rod for those that find the politics of hate and fear repulsive. Remind the people what British values really are. Same in America not a politician.
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The simple fact is that if Starmer believes Reform poses an existential threat, he has a remedy to hand: PR. Using the threat of Reform to push for Labour as the binary choice under FPTP is cynical opportunism and doesn’t avoid disaster for the UK
Chris Mason: Starmer unflinching as he seeks to take on Reform
The prime minister has stepped up his framing of the "open fight" between Labour and Reform UK.
www.bbc.com
September 27, 2025 at 6:56 AM
The simple fact is that if Starmer believes Reform poses an existential threat, he has a remedy to hand: PR. Using the threat of Reform to push for Labour as the binary choice under FPTP is cynical opportunism and doesn’t avoid disaster for the UK
Minding my business in my bathroom shaving. Outside window someone loudly saying how many people had arrived by boat with window cleaner. I snapped leaning out and shouting i don't want this crap outside my house & don't want to hear it from you if you want to keep cleaning my windows. Fuming.
September 22, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Minding my business in my bathroom shaving. Outside window someone loudly saying how many people had arrived by boat with window cleaner. I snapped leaning out and shouting i don't want this crap outside my house & don't want to hear it from you if you want to keep cleaning my windows. Fuming.
Possibly one of the most inept management performances I've seen in 50 yrs. Cordoba looked like a competition winner, not a footballer.
September 20, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Possibly one of the most inept management performances I've seen in 50 yrs. Cordoba looked like a competition winner, not a footballer.
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Starmer solidifying ties with Nazi America against the will of the British people.
Trump: We are making US ties with UK closer than ever before.
September 18, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Starmer solidifying ties with Nazi America against the will of the British people.
Isn't it ironic we appear by your measure to have ceased to be a democracy as what passes for our Prime minister Is no more than a puppet for the whims of the fascist leader of another country. Not sure how economic issues have any relevance. Taste the sovereignty. @mrjamesob.bsky.social
September 18, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Isn't it ironic we appear by your measure to have ceased to be a democracy as what passes for our Prime minister Is no more than a puppet for the whims of the fascist leader of another country. Not sure how economic issues have any relevance. Taste the sovereignty. @mrjamesob.bsky.social
Isn't it ironic that we appear by your measure to have ceased to be a functioning democracy as what passes for our Prime minister Isn't more than a puppet for whatever whims may come from the fascist leader of another country. Not sure how economic issues have any relevance. Taste the sovereignty.
September 18, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Isn't it ironic that we appear by your measure to have ceased to be a functioning democracy as what passes for our Prime minister Isn't more than a puppet for whatever whims may come from the fascist leader of another country. Not sure how economic issues have any relevance. Taste the sovereignty.
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"…and Magda Goebbels made a great strudel.”
September 13, 2025 at 3:27 PM
"…and Magda Goebbels made a great strudel.”
No prospect of me voting Labour again in my lifetime...
Labour do like to close doors & cling to red lines, even in the face of public opinion & what's best for the economy.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
No prospect of UK rejoining EU in my lifetime, says Starmer’s reset negotiator
Comments by Nick Thomas-Symonds underline view in top government circles despite thaw in relations with Brussels
www.theguardian.com
September 12, 2025 at 5:53 AM
No prospect of me voting Labour again in my lifetime...
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it's real support from actual racists
September 8, 2025 at 3:16 PM
it's real support from actual racists
Dear Flag shagging twats. Rearrange this in whatever order you like minorities are interchangeable Refugees, immigrants, Muslims, Trans people etc.. demonising any of them won't make your life better. Human rights are universal for a reason as sure as night follows day they'll come for yours.
September 9, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Dear Flag shagging twats. Rearrange this in whatever order you like minorities are interchangeable Refugees, immigrants, Muslims, Trans people etc.. demonising any of them won't make your life better. Human rights are universal for a reason as sure as night follows day they'll come for yours.
Mounjaro has changed my life. After 6 months I lost 60 lbs. I have always exercised 3-5 times per week and been on a diet for most of the last 35 years. I managed on the lowest 2 doses and whilst the food noise never truly went away it allowed me to say no even when the cravings were awful 1/
September 8, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Mounjaro has changed my life. After 6 months I lost 60 lbs. I have always exercised 3-5 times per week and been on a diet for most of the last 35 years. I managed on the lowest 2 doses and whilst the food noise never truly went away it allowed me to say no even when the cravings were awful 1/
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Leaving the ECHR will not solve the UK's "small boat crisis".
Leaving the ECHR will reduce protections for our human rights.
Leaving the ECHR will cause a host of economic, security and political problems for the UK.
Defend the ECHR!
Sign & share!
www.europeanmovement.co.uk/keep_uk_in_e...
Leaving the ECHR will reduce protections for our human rights.
Leaving the ECHR will cause a host of economic, security and political problems for the UK.
Defend the ECHR!
Sign & share!
www.europeanmovement.co.uk/keep_uk_in_e...
Open Letter: Keep the UK in the ECHR
Sign the European Movement UK's open letter now if you agree that the UK must remain in the ECHR.
www.europeanmovement.co.uk
September 8, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Leaving the ECHR will not solve the UK's "small boat crisis".
Leaving the ECHR will reduce protections for our human rights.
Leaving the ECHR will cause a host of economic, security and political problems for the UK.
Defend the ECHR!
Sign & share!
www.europeanmovement.co.uk/keep_uk_in_e...
Leaving the ECHR will reduce protections for our human rights.
Leaving the ECHR will cause a host of economic, security and political problems for the UK.
Defend the ECHR!
Sign & share!
www.europeanmovement.co.uk/keep_uk_in_e...
Just beautiful I have no more words.
The Life of Chuck was beautiful, I can’t really articulate it that well, but that got me 😢
Flanagan’s best feature? Possibly
#filmsky ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Flanagan’s best feature? Possibly
#filmsky ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
September 8, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Just beautiful I have no more words.
Is there anything worth watching on Prime or do I just assume i pay my subscription for 1 day delivery? Last thing they produced of note was the marvellous Mrs Maisel..
September 4, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Is there anything worth watching on Prime or do I just assume i pay my subscription for 1 day delivery? Last thing they produced of note was the marvellous Mrs Maisel..
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The more Labour stampede right, the emptier the vacuum for the LibDems to go "Let's just ****ing rejoin the EU already!" and snaffle up votes.
But it would need to be a loud, proud and sustained message. Not a policy line item on their website, but front and centre in all comms.
2025 is NOT 2019.
But it would need to be a loud, proud and sustained message. Not a policy line item on their website, but front and centre in all comms.
2025 is NOT 2019.
September 1, 2025 at 8:49 PM
The more Labour stampede right, the emptier the vacuum for the LibDems to go "Let's just ****ing rejoin the EU already!" and snaffle up votes.
But it would need to be a loud, proud and sustained message. Not a policy line item on their website, but front and centre in all comms.
2025 is NOT 2019.
But it would need to be a loud, proud and sustained message. Not a policy line item on their website, but front and centre in all comms.
2025 is NOT 2019.
I'd vote Greg Stillson before I'd vote Trump...
August 31, 2025 at 4:39 PM
I'd vote Greg Stillson before I'd vote Trump...