therealquietmajority
@realquietmajority.bsky.social
Old git not appreciating self serving right wing fascists.
Into Pratchett, Orig Genesis, Rugby, anything with engine and some wheels, but have moved to EV, good wine/food, proper beer ( no euro fizz )
Into Pratchett, Orig Genesis, Rugby, anything with engine and some wheels, but have moved to EV, good wine/food, proper beer ( no euro fizz )
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Reform UK’s Chair of Tameside has been banned for drink driving.
Robert Barrowcliffe admitted driving while over the legal alcohol limit on 16th November.
www.tamesidecorrespondent.co.uk/2025/11/26/t...
Robert Barrowcliffe admitted driving while over the legal alcohol limit on 16th November.
www.tamesidecorrespondent.co.uk/2025/11/26/t...
Tameside’s Reform UK chair convicted of drink driving - Tameside Correspondent
The chair of the Reform Party in Tameside has been banned from the road after being convicted of drink driving.
www.tamesidecorrespondent.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Reform UK’s Chair of Tameside has been banned for drink driving.
Robert Barrowcliffe admitted driving while over the legal alcohol limit on 16th November.
www.tamesidecorrespondent.co.uk/2025/11/26/t...
Robert Barrowcliffe admitted driving while over the legal alcohol limit on 16th November.
www.tamesidecorrespondent.co.uk/2025/11/26/t...
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Wow the right-wing papers are really on a three line whip today
The predictable crushing uniformity of the coverage of this Budget tells you an awful lot about the priorities of those papers, and also why there's actually quite a lot to praise in it bylinetimes.com/2025/11/26/t...
November 27, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Wow the right-wing papers are really on a three line whip today
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Rachel Reeves wants us to buy British "that's why we stepped in to save British Steel"
So why can't we own our own water - starting with Thames Water?
Spiralling water bills are taking money directly out of people's pockets, flowing to shareholders around the world #Budget2025
So why can't we own our own water - starting with Thames Water?
Spiralling water bills are taking money directly out of people's pockets, flowing to shareholders around the world #Budget2025
November 26, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Rachel Reeves wants us to buy British "that's why we stepped in to save British Steel"
So why can't we own our own water - starting with Thames Water?
Spiralling water bills are taking money directly out of people's pockets, flowing to shareholders around the world #Budget2025
So why can't we own our own water - starting with Thames Water?
Spiralling water bills are taking money directly out of people's pockets, flowing to shareholders around the world #Budget2025
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Budget 2025.
Household energy bills could be cut by £154, green levies shifted to general taxation.
No abolition of VAT on domestic fuel.
No curbs on energy company profiteering/dividends.
No change in the Ofgem pricing formula, which gives us one of the most expensive electricity in the world.
Household energy bills could be cut by £154, green levies shifted to general taxation.
No abolition of VAT on domestic fuel.
No curbs on energy company profiteering/dividends.
No change in the Ofgem pricing formula, which gives us one of the most expensive electricity in the world.
November 26, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Budget 2025.
Household energy bills could be cut by £154, green levies shifted to general taxation.
No abolition of VAT on domestic fuel.
No curbs on energy company profiteering/dividends.
No change in the Ofgem pricing formula, which gives us one of the most expensive electricity in the world.
Household energy bills could be cut by £154, green levies shifted to general taxation.
No abolition of VAT on domestic fuel.
No curbs on energy company profiteering/dividends.
No change in the Ofgem pricing formula, which gives us one of the most expensive electricity in the world.
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So the BBC is no longer concerned with facts? First American and now global media tremble at the bellowing of a demented old rapist. Truly sad.
November 25, 2025 at 1:08 PM
So the BBC is no longer concerned with facts? First American and now global media tremble at the bellowing of a demented old rapist. Truly sad.
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Hang on a minute.... if you want to find out if Farage is a racist, all you have to do is ask people who know him?
So many journalists must be kicking themselves right now.
So many journalists must be kicking themselves right now.
November 26, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Hang on a minute.... if you want to find out if Farage is a racist, all you have to do is ask people who know him?
So many journalists must be kicking themselves right now.
So many journalists must be kicking themselves right now.
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Hoo boy, another fictitious "EV market slows" headline from the Times
*EU EV sales are up 25.6% in 2025*
Receipts in thread.
*EU EV sales are up 25.6% in 2025*
Receipts in thread.
November 26, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Hoo boy, another fictitious "EV market slows" headline from the Times
*EU EV sales are up 25.6% in 2025*
Receipts in thread.
*EU EV sales are up 25.6% in 2025*
Receipts in thread.
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Britain is one of the world’s richest countries. Why do a third of children live in poverty?
It is a political choice - years of austerity, real wage cuts, regressive taxation, unchecked profiteering, disappearance of social housing, hijacking of govts by corporations/rich.
It is a political choice - years of austerity, real wage cuts, regressive taxation, unchecked profiteering, disappearance of social housing, hijacking of govts by corporations/rich.
Britain is one of the world’s richest countries. So why do a third of its children live in poverty? | CNN
Child poverty has reached a record high in the United Kingdom as the country’s cost of living soars and its social security safety net falters following years of government austerity.
edition.cnn.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Britain is one of the world’s richest countries. Why do a third of children live in poverty?
It is a political choice - years of austerity, real wage cuts, regressive taxation, unchecked profiteering, disappearance of social housing, hijacking of govts by corporations/rich.
It is a political choice - years of austerity, real wage cuts, regressive taxation, unchecked profiteering, disappearance of social housing, hijacking of govts by corporations/rich.
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This is one of the big accounts boosting Tommy Robinson, Farage and Reform and ‘English Patriots’.
It’s Russian.
It’s Russian.
November 24, 2025 at 9:29 AM
This is one of the big accounts boosting Tommy Robinson, Farage and Reform and ‘English Patriots’.
It’s Russian.
It’s Russian.
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🔴Nigel Farage’s ‘Project 2029’: The Pro-Trump Lobbyist Pushing His Agenda Into the UK
A Trump-aligned anti-abortion lobbyist who hosted Farage’s meeting with a 6 January rioter has been funding him while pushing Project 2025’s agenda into Britain
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/24/n...
A Trump-aligned anti-abortion lobbyist who hosted Farage’s meeting with a 6 January rioter has been funding him while pushing Project 2025’s agenda into Britain
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/24/n...
Nigel Farage's 'Project 2029': The Pro-Trump Lobbyist Pushing His Agenda Into the UK
A Trump-aligned anti-abortion lobbyist who hosted Nigel Farage's meeting with a 6 January rioter in Florida has been funding and advising the Reform leader while pushing Project 2025’s hard-right agen...
bylinetimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:42 PM
🔴Nigel Farage’s ‘Project 2029’: The Pro-Trump Lobbyist Pushing His Agenda Into the UK
A Trump-aligned anti-abortion lobbyist who hosted Farage’s meeting with a 6 January rioter has been funding him while pushing Project 2025’s agenda into Britain
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/24/n...
A Trump-aligned anti-abortion lobbyist who hosted Farage’s meeting with a 6 January rioter has been funding him while pushing Project 2025’s agenda into Britain
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/24/n...
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Funny how Rigby never grills Farage on his alleged Russian links or that mysterious money for his foreign-national girlfriend’s Clacton house - but she’ll happily blubber on about Starmer gossip. Farage’s muppet, through and through.
November 24, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Funny how Rigby never grills Farage on his alleged Russian links or that mysterious money for his foreign-national girlfriend’s Clacton house - but she’ll happily blubber on about Starmer gossip. Farage’s muppet, through and through.
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Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
Can someone please get this onto Twitter/X? I don’t know if it’s doing the rounds there or not! 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...
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November 24, 2025 at 7:23 AM
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Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
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Chancellor Rachel Reeves hints at welfare cuts.
Why do govts not cut corporate welfare?
Subsidies for auto, steel, oil, gas, biomass, internet, shipbuilding and others, without any equity stake.
Profiteering by energy, water, phone, house builders, care home, dental care companies.
Why do govts not cut corporate welfare?
Subsidies for auto, steel, oil, gas, biomass, internet, shipbuilding and others, without any equity stake.
Profiteering by energy, water, phone, house builders, care home, dental care companies.
Chancellor Rachel Reeves hints at more welfare cuts after previous rebellion - but authority on shaky ground
The government's earlier efforts to reform welfare and save £5bn ended in an inglorious failure.
news.sky.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Chancellor Rachel Reeves hints at welfare cuts.
Why do govts not cut corporate welfare?
Subsidies for auto, steel, oil, gas, biomass, internet, shipbuilding and others, without any equity stake.
Profiteering by energy, water, phone, house builders, care home, dental care companies.
Why do govts not cut corporate welfare?
Subsidies for auto, steel, oil, gas, biomass, internet, shipbuilding and others, without any equity stake.
Profiteering by energy, water, phone, house builders, care home, dental care companies.
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First Donald Trump, then Joe Biden using the terms of the Trump ‘deal’, sold out Afghanistan to the Taliban. Most European govts think Trump is now selling out Ukraine in the same way — trading major concessions for a belief in Putin’s promises, and not caring very much anyway.
November 23, 2025 at 3:27 PM
First Donald Trump, then Joe Biden using the terms of the Trump ‘deal’, sold out Afghanistan to the Taliban. Most European govts think Trump is now selling out Ukraine in the same way — trading major concessions for a belief in Putin’s promises, and not caring very much anyway.
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Ukraine-born ally of Putin - Dmitriev - and his fund, have been under US sanctions, which effectively bar American citizens and companies from dealing with them, since 2022. Has not stopped Trump.
The blacklisted Kremlin official behind Trump’s ‘pro-Russia’ peace plan for Ukraine
The blacklisted Kremlin official behind Trump’s ‘pro-Russia’ peace plan for Ukraine
The blacklisted Kremlin official behind Trump’s ‘pro-Russia’ peace plan for Ukraine
www.independent.co.uk
November 23, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Ukraine-born ally of Putin - Dmitriev - and his fund, have been under US sanctions, which effectively bar American citizens and companies from dealing with them, since 2022. Has not stopped Trump.
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The UK is a strongly pro-choice country with 86% of Britons wanting abortion to be legal in all or most cases. But the US anti-choice movement has been investing heavily into campaigns in Britain, and Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party seems to be support the interference.
The worrying rise of US anti-abortion rhetoric is in full force - how deep is Reform UK's involvement?
Money is pouring into anti-abortion campaigns in Britain, and it seems Nigel Farage’s party isn’t pushing back…
www.cosmopolitan.com
November 23, 2025 at 3:11 AM
The UK is a strongly pro-choice country with 86% of Britons wanting abortion to be legal in all or most cases. But the US anti-choice movement has been investing heavily into campaigns in Britain, and Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party seems to be support the interference.
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Boris Johnson took 4 days off as NHS warned Covid could ‘overwhelm’ system
Thousands died.
Spent time walking his dog, riding motorcycle, hosting lunches/dinners.
He once said Covid was ‘nature’s way of dealing with old people’, ‘we should let the old people get it’.
Will he be held to account,?
Thousands died.
Spent time walking his dog, riding motorcycle, hosting lunches/dinners.
He once said Covid was ‘nature’s way of dealing with old people’, ‘we should let the old people get it’.
Will he be held to account,?
Boris Johnson took four days off as NHS warned Covid could ‘overwhelm’ system
Files show then PM was walking dog, riding motorbike and hosting guests as pandemic planning stalled in ‘lost month’
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Boris Johnson took 4 days off as NHS warned Covid could ‘overwhelm’ system
Thousands died.
Spent time walking his dog, riding motorcycle, hosting lunches/dinners.
He once said Covid was ‘nature’s way of dealing with old people’, ‘we should let the old people get it’.
Will he be held to account,?
Thousands died.
Spent time walking his dog, riding motorcycle, hosting lunches/dinners.
He once said Covid was ‘nature’s way of dealing with old people’, ‘we should let the old people get it’.
Will he be held to account,?
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Curse of Private Equity.
Four of UK's biggest dental firms have raked in £1.2bn gross profit over the past two years,
Market controlled by My Dentist, PortmanDentex, Rodericks Dental, and Bupa Dental Services.
Prices 3.5 times more than NHS dentist.
No govt curbs profiteering.
Four of UK's biggest dental firms have raked in £1.2bn gross profit over the past two years,
Market controlled by My Dentist, PortmanDentex, Rodericks Dental, and Bupa Dental Services.
Prices 3.5 times more than NHS dentist.
No govt curbs profiteering.
Regulator bares teeth as dentists earn £1.2bn
The gross profit figures for private equity-owned My Dentist, PortmanDentex and Rodericks Dental, and Bupa Dental Services rose by 20 per cent year-on-year between 2023 and 2024.
www.thisismoney.co.uk
November 23, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Curse of Private Equity.
Four of UK's biggest dental firms have raked in £1.2bn gross profit over the past two years,
Market controlled by My Dentist, PortmanDentex, Rodericks Dental, and Bupa Dental Services.
Prices 3.5 times more than NHS dentist.
No govt curbs profiteering.
Four of UK's biggest dental firms have raked in £1.2bn gross profit over the past two years,
Market controlled by My Dentist, PortmanDentex, Rodericks Dental, and Bupa Dental Services.
Prices 3.5 times more than NHS dentist.
No govt curbs profiteering.
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Farage can now be easily boxed in to a corner where his only ‘defence’ becomes: “Yes I spouted Kremlin propaganda & Putin worship but, unlike Nathan Gill, I didn’t need bribes to do it.”
It is, once again, a question of whether interviewers have the temerity to shut down his whining obfuscations.
It is, once again, a question of whether interviewers have the temerity to shut down his whining obfuscations.
November 22, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Farage can now be easily boxed in to a corner where his only ‘defence’ becomes: “Yes I spouted Kremlin propaganda & Putin worship but, unlike Nathan Gill, I didn’t need bribes to do it.”
It is, once again, a question of whether interviewers have the temerity to shut down his whining obfuscations.
It is, once again, a question of whether interviewers have the temerity to shut down his whining obfuscations.
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Well, this is pretty terrifying. The Daily Mail is buying the Telegraph.
One massive consolidated right-wing media empire controlled by off-shore interests at a critical moment in global politics.
What could go wrong?
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
One massive consolidated right-wing media empire controlled by off-shore interests at a critical moment in global politics.
What could go wrong?
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
Daily Mail owner strikes £500m deal to buy Telegraph titles
Acquisition likely to trigger in-depth investigation by regulator after agreement between DMGT and Redbird IMI
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Well, this is pretty terrifying. The Daily Mail is buying the Telegraph.
One massive consolidated right-wing media empire controlled by off-shore interests at a critical moment in global politics.
What could go wrong?
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
One massive consolidated right-wing media empire controlled by off-shore interests at a critical moment in global politics.
What could go wrong?
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
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Gill’s conviction for taking Kremlin money is yet more evidence of Russian influence in our politics, as the Russia report itself found. So when will Ministers finally investigate this wider interference? Why are we forced to pursue it in court? @carolecadwalla.bsky.social
November 21, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Gill’s conviction for taking Kremlin money is yet more evidence of Russian influence in our politics, as the Russia report itself found. So when will Ministers finally investigate this wider interference? Why are we forced to pursue it in court? @carolecadwalla.bsky.social
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So, #r4today reports on the Covid inquiry and the “too little, too late” Tory govt, then says they’ll be talking to *Lord* Gove about it. Ugh.
That just sums up so much that’s so very wrong with our politics and media.
Rewarding, rather than punishing, those responsible for failing us all.
That just sums up so much that’s so very wrong with our politics and media.
Rewarding, rather than punishing, those responsible for failing us all.
November 21, 2025 at 7:10 AM
So, #r4today reports on the Covid inquiry and the “too little, too late” Tory govt, then says they’ll be talking to *Lord* Gove about it. Ugh.
That just sums up so much that’s so very wrong with our politics and media.
Rewarding, rather than punishing, those responsible for failing us all.
That just sums up so much that’s so very wrong with our politics and media.
Rewarding, rather than punishing, those responsible for failing us all.
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Great Britain wastes £180,000 every hour switching off wind turbines and overpaying gas generators to switch on. That's £1,279,996,843 so far this year! wastedwind.energy
Wow, logged in to my Octopus account and saw this, how infuriating!!!
Wow, logged in to my Octopus account and saw this, how infuriating!!!
Wasted Wind
Britain wastes millions a day switching off wind turbines. See how much has been wasted today, and in 2025.
wastedwind.energy
November 21, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Great Britain wastes £180,000 every hour switching off wind turbines and overpaying gas generators to switch on. That's £1,279,996,843 so far this year! wastedwind.energy
Wow, logged in to my Octopus account and saw this, how infuriating!!!
Wow, logged in to my Octopus account and saw this, how infuriating!!!