Richard Gildea
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Richard Gildea
@rgildea.bsky.social
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Last November Farage told Sky News:

“I’ve just exchanged contracts on the house that I’ll be living there in – is that good enough?… *I’ve bought a house in Clacton* What more do you want me to do?”

Oh, I dunno Nigel.

Tell the truth?

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Nigel Farage admits he was wrong to say he had bought house in Clacton
Reform UK leader says he should not have claimed he was buyer of property that was really bought by his partner
www.theguardian.com
September 6, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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September 5, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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The Continuing Crisis, Part VIII: mRNA Vaccines Under Attack
www.science.org
March 17, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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IMPORTANT: If you live in the United States or Canada, you’ve probably heard Trump‘s constant claim that the United States is “subsidizing” Canada. It’s wrong of course, but here’s the best explanation I’ve seen about how & why it’s wrong. PLEASE WATCH & SHARE IT A LOT. Kudos to Andrew Chang & CBC.
Is Trump right about the U.S. 'subsidizing' Canada? | About That
YouTube video by CBC News
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January 14, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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November 17, 2024 at 6:48 PM
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Historians are gonna study this moment to explain how it all went wrong.
Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg to attend Trump's inauguration
The three will be seated together on the inauguration platform with other prominent guests.
www.nbcnews.com
January 14, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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On this day 12 years ago, @kcg.bsky.social posted the “This is Fine” comic.
January 9, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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Today's must read. The eccentric very rich brewery owner and the difficulties he causes all around. Bit of a parable for our times. www.theguardian.com/news/2024/de...
Humphrey’s world: how the Samuel Smith beer baron built Britain’s strangest pub chain
Since the 1970s, Humphrey Smith has acquired scores of pubs and historic properties around the UK. But time after time, he has left the buildings empty. Why has he allowed his empire to moulder?
www.theguardian.com
December 19, 2024 at 7:44 AM
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Americans who sound like Carabao Cup ties
December 6, 2024 at 12:01 PM
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Kemi Badenoch at #PMQs: "We had a budget in March this year and tractors were not blockading the streets of Whitehall afterwards."

Here are the tractors blockading the streets of Whitehall in March this year. They were protesting - you really couldn't make this up - Badenoch's trade policies. 😂
November 27, 2024 at 12:42 PM
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New to Bluesky? Our starter pack on Oxfordshire politics is here. Let us know if we've missed anyone off!
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November 26, 2024 at 6:02 PM
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I did not realise the Guardian's 'pet I'll never forget' section had the most insane headlines on the internet.

Adrian Chiles could never.
November 25, 2024 at 3:08 PM