John Ratford
@ratty-illustrator.bsky.social
Illustrator & graphic recorder.
Drawing Inspiration for Food NPD, Concept Development & packaging. A bit of a foodie!
Drawing Inspiration for Food NPD, Concept Development & packaging. A bit of a foodie!
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Staggering - the effort and resource *still* being invested in keeping the Brexit shitshow on the road.
No one’s held to account.
No one’s fallen on their sword.
No one’s got the guts to really speak out.
So, on we go, protecting this huge and ruinous lie, because telling the truth is too difficult.
No one’s held to account.
No one’s fallen on their sword.
No one’s got the guts to really speak out.
So, on we go, protecting this huge and ruinous lie, because telling the truth is too difficult.
"The 2016 decision to exit the European Union has been nothing short of an economic disaster... It’s a bigger hit than if every bank, brokerage firm and hedge fund in London were suddenly to disappear." ~AA
👏🏽"The President and the Brexiteers share a fear of strangers... Trade, in [Trump's] view, is other countries draining our wallets. Immigration is other people stealing our jobs. International treaties are handcuffs limiting sovereignty." 🎯~AA
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/o...
December 8, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Staggering - the effort and resource *still* being invested in keeping the Brexit shitshow on the road.
No one’s held to account.
No one’s fallen on their sword.
No one’s got the guts to really speak out.
So, on we go, protecting this huge and ruinous lie, because telling the truth is too difficult.
No one’s held to account.
No one’s fallen on their sword.
No one’s got the guts to really speak out.
So, on we go, protecting this huge and ruinous lie, because telling the truth is too difficult.
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"Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy"
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
"Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy"
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
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 28, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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"Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy"
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"Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy"
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Could prob accept some pretty draconian small boat policies if there was a genuine safe route policy alongside it. So far we have no details at all.
November 17, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Could prob accept some pretty draconian small boat policies if there was a genuine safe route policy alongside it. So far we have no details at all.
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If a Prime Minister is brought down by being too cruel on asylum policy - which is not the most likely option but feels plausible right now, which is new - what does that do the debate? Is it too much to hope that draws some kind of line?
November 17, 2025 at 12:46 PM
If a Prime Minister is brought down by being too cruel on asylum policy - which is not the most likely option but feels plausible right now, which is new - what does that do the debate? Is it too much to hope that draws some kind of line?
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Farage “knows he has to moderate his tone and get across some budget details. But attention to detail [isn’t] his thing and responsibility bores him”…and makes a bore of him.
His success lies in him talking shite. If he can’t do that, he becomes v dull v quickly
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
His success lies in him talking shite. If he can’t do that, he becomes v dull v quickly
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Economic policy is one thing Nigel Farage can’t crib from the Donald Trump playbook | Rafael Behr
The Maga model, based on the US’s exorbitant market privileges, can’t be imported to Britain. That’s going to be a problem for Reform UK, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr
www.theguardian.com
November 5, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Farage “knows he has to moderate his tone and get across some budget details. But attention to detail [isn’t] his thing and responsibility bores him”…and makes a bore of him.
His success lies in him talking shite. If he can’t do that, he becomes v dull v quickly
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
His success lies in him talking shite. If he can’t do that, he becomes v dull v quickly
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Given the party's refusal to act on Pochin's brazen racism, it should be as socially unacceptable to vote for Reform as it was in the early 2000s to vote for the BNP.
And we should be prepared to say this to people's faces.
And we should be prepared to say this to people's faces.
October 28, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Given the party's refusal to act on Pochin's brazen racism, it should be as socially unacceptable to vote for Reform as it was in the early 2000s to vote for the BNP.
And we should be prepared to say this to people's faces.
And we should be prepared to say this to people's faces.
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Seems Nigel is a performative fraud.
October 23, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Seems Nigel is a performative fraud.
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Nelson's Victory crew included a Brazilian and a Russian, 2 Indians, 2 Swiss, 2 Portuguese, 3 Danes and 3 Norwegian sailors. There were 3 Germans, 4 Italians, 6 Swedes, 7 Dutchmen, 9 West Indians and an African, as well as 21 Americans, 63 Irish, 64 Scots, 441 English.... oh, and 3 French men, too.
October 22, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Nelson's Victory crew included a Brazilian and a Russian, 2 Indians, 2 Swiss, 2 Portuguese, 3 Danes and 3 Norwegian sailors. There were 3 Germans, 4 Italians, 6 Swedes, 7 Dutchmen, 9 West Indians and an African, as well as 21 Americans, 63 Irish, 64 Scots, 441 English.... oh, and 3 French men, too.
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The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.
October 9, 2025 at 8:23 PM
The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.
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An experiment:
If you see this post, please like it. Am comparing numbers to the other place for a piece.
If you see this post, please like it. Am comparing numbers to the other place for a piece.
October 7, 2025 at 1:52 PM
An experiment:
If you see this post, please like it. Am comparing numbers to the other place for a piece.
If you see this post, please like it. Am comparing numbers to the other place for a piece.
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Jane Goodall's final message from her last interview:
October 6, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Jane Goodall's final message from her last interview:
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From the front lines of the Portland War Zone.
October 6, 2025 at 9:19 PM
From the front lines of the Portland War Zone.
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Gary Neville, "Brexit has had a devastating impact on this country"
"The messaging is getting dangerous"
"All these idiots out there spreading hate speech in any form, abuse in any form, we must stop promoting them"
"And get back to a country of love, peace and harmony"
"And become a team again"
"The messaging is getting dangerous"
"All these idiots out there spreading hate speech in any form, abuse in any form, we must stop promoting them"
"And get back to a country of love, peace and harmony"
"And become a team again"
October 6, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Gary Neville, "Brexit has had a devastating impact on this country"
"The messaging is getting dangerous"
"All these idiots out there spreading hate speech in any form, abuse in any form, we must stop promoting them"
"And get back to a country of love, peace and harmony"
"And become a team again"
"The messaging is getting dangerous"
"All these idiots out there spreading hate speech in any form, abuse in any form, we must stop promoting them"
"And get back to a country of love, peace and harmony"
"And become a team again"
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This is appalling.
BBC accused of 'extraordinary' anti-Green bias after party say the Laura Kuenssberg Show scrapped a promised interview with @zackpolanski.bsky.social on Sunday.
Green sources say the show also refused to interview Polanski after he was elected as leader last month
bylinetimes.com/2025/10/06/b...
Green sources say the show also refused to interview Polanski after he was elected as leader last month
bylinetimes.com/2025/10/06/b...
October 6, 2025 at 12:01 PM
This is appalling.
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Convinced that most British people want to live in a functioning, decent country where government improves stuff and everyone can thrive.
The vast majority want nothing to do with this imported hate and atmosphere of violence directed at people just trying to live their lives.
The vast majority want nothing to do with this imported hate and atmosphere of violence directed at people just trying to live their lives.
October 4, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Convinced that most British people want to live in a functioning, decent country where government improves stuff and everyone can thrive.
The vast majority want nothing to do with this imported hate and atmosphere of violence directed at people just trying to live their lives.
The vast majority want nothing to do with this imported hate and atmosphere of violence directed at people just trying to live their lives.
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“Farage “broke Britain" with Brexit and is now, outrageously, capitalising on the vast damage he caused”
Article argues there’s no need to mention Reform’s racism as the Brexit shitshow is failure enough.
But that had its roots in racism too. So let’s do both.
app.independent.co.uk/edition/uk.c...
Article argues there’s no need to mention Reform’s racism as the Brexit shitshow is failure enough.
But that had its roots in racism too. So let’s do both.
app.independent.co.uk/edition/uk.c...
October 2, 2025 at 6:26 AM
“Farage “broke Britain" with Brexit and is now, outrageously, capitalising on the vast damage he caused”
Article argues there’s no need to mention Reform’s racism as the Brexit shitshow is failure enough.
But that had its roots in racism too. So let’s do both.
app.independent.co.uk/edition/uk.c...
Article argues there’s no need to mention Reform’s racism as the Brexit shitshow is failure enough.
But that had its roots in racism too. So let’s do both.
app.independent.co.uk/edition/uk.c...
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You’ll find me over there, on the other side of the street, picking up various internal body parts after I explode with hollow laughter.
October 1, 2025 at 12:00 PM
You’ll find me over there, on the other side of the street, picking up various internal body parts after I explode with hollow laughter.
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Sky interviewing various street-gammons, all of whom expressed 'legitimate concerns' over immigrants stealing jobs, benefits, houses, all the usual. When pressed for evidence, each of them proudly announced "I don't have any". If you don't have evidence then it's not a 'legitimate concern' is it?
October 1, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Sky interviewing various street-gammons, all of whom expressed 'legitimate concerns' over immigrants stealing jobs, benefits, houses, all the usual. When pressed for evidence, each of them proudly announced "I don't have any". If you don't have evidence then it's not a 'legitimate concern' is it?
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Never give up on your dream that one day, you will finally have a bookshelf with a rolling ladder.
September 29, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Never give up on your dream that one day, you will finally have a bookshelf with a rolling ladder.
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In the 1990s I thought “I’d consider voting Labour to get shot of the Tories“.
In the naughties I thought the same.
For half of the next decade I thought the same.
Then came Corbyn & Brexit & I stopped thinking that
Now I find myself actively repelled by Labour on Immigration, Palestine & Brexit
In the naughties I thought the same.
For half of the next decade I thought the same.
Then came Corbyn & Brexit & I stopped thinking that
Now I find myself actively repelled by Labour on Immigration, Palestine & Brexit
"The new home secretary, Shabana Mahmood, is expected to move Labour further to the right on migration. She is likely to want to reform the European Convention on Human Rights with a source saying she would “start with the unthinkable and work backwards”."
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
Farage rows back on promise to stop small boats within two weeks if he becomes PM – UK politics live
Reform UK leader clarifies that, if he wins election, he will have to wait until law passed to deport people more quickly, which could take months
www.theguardian.com
September 7, 2025 at 10:23 AM
In the 1990s I thought “I’d consider voting Labour to get shot of the Tories“.
In the naughties I thought the same.
For half of the next decade I thought the same.
Then came Corbyn & Brexit & I stopped thinking that
Now I find myself actively repelled by Labour on Immigration, Palestine & Brexit
In the naughties I thought the same.
For half of the next decade I thought the same.
Then came Corbyn & Brexit & I stopped thinking that
Now I find myself actively repelled by Labour on Immigration, Palestine & Brexit
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Lucy Connolly was convicted of inciting racial hatred, and her tweet was part of the tinder that lit violence, intimidation, looting, and thuggery across England last year.
The fact Reform conference gave her a standing ovation says everything about that movement.
bylinetimes.com/2025/08/27/l...
The fact Reform conference gave her a standing ovation says everything about that movement.
bylinetimes.com/2025/08/27/l...
The Martyrdom of Saint Lucy
The right is desperately seeking to make a martyr out of Lucy Connolly in order to distract from the real victims of the hate she helped to spread, argues Otto English
bylinetimes.com
September 7, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Lucy Connolly was convicted of inciting racial hatred, and her tweet was part of the tinder that lit violence, intimidation, looting, and thuggery across England last year.
The fact Reform conference gave her a standing ovation says everything about that movement.
bylinetimes.com/2025/08/27/l...
The fact Reform conference gave her a standing ovation says everything about that movement.
bylinetimes.com/2025/08/27/l...
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A party that wants to govern is proudly parading a woman who demanded buildings full of people be burnt down, platforming an imbecile who thinks vaccines caused cancer in the royals, and parading a ‘star line-up’ of weirdos who can’t even sing the national anthem.
Er, off you fuck. 👋
Er, off you fuck. 👋
September 7, 2025 at 8:32 AM
A party that wants to govern is proudly parading a woman who demanded buildings full of people be burnt down, platforming an imbecile who thinks vaccines caused cancer in the royals, and parading a ‘star line-up’ of weirdos who can’t even sing the national anthem.
Er, off you fuck. 👋
Er, off you fuck. 👋
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Where were you the day the Mail came out for Farage?
nb it's that Comment box that's most telling, despite everything else
nb it's that Comment box that's most telling, despite everything else
September 4, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Where were you the day the Mail came out for Farage?
nb it's that Comment box that's most telling, despite everything else
nb it's that Comment box that's most telling, despite everything else
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Jamie Raskin, "They only want to protect free speech that they agree with"
JR then demolishes Farage, ending with
"You might want to think twice before you let Nigel Farage Make Britain Great Again"
JR then demolishes Farage, ending with
"You might want to think twice before you let Nigel Farage Make Britain Great Again"
September 3, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Jamie Raskin, "They only want to protect free speech that they agree with"
JR then demolishes Farage, ending with
"You might want to think twice before you let Nigel Farage Make Britain Great Again"
JR then demolishes Farage, ending with
"You might want to think twice before you let Nigel Farage Make Britain Great Again"