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Richard Howarth
@richardhowarth7.bsky.social
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A lot of NUFC, a bit of politics and a bit of an eco-warrior.
Citizen of Newcastle upon Tyne.
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chadbourn.bsky.social
Analysis of the language used in Trump’s Ukraine “peace plan” shows it was drafted in Russian and translated into English.

I’ll try to dig up a link.
November 21, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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ledbydonkeys.org
The real BBC bias story, narrated by Anna Ford
November 19, 2025 at 12:12 PM
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eddavey.libdems.org.uk
Robbie Gibb was appointed to the BBC Board by Boris Johnson, was an editorial advisor for GB News, and worked as Theresa May's Director of Comms.

He is not impartial or neutral. The government should remove him from the Board immediately to protect the BBC's independence.
November 11, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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resolutionfoundation.org
Why should we switch 2p of tax from National Insurance to Income Tax? ⤵️

Income Tax raises more money and spreads the burden more fairly. The switch would raise £6 billion, and leave the vast majority of payslips unaffected.
November 7, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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barristersecret.bsky.social
This is a lie.

There are many criticisms you might sensibly and truthfully make of the Sentencing Council and the Sentencing Guidelines. I’ve been making them for years.

But this is an outright lie. Pure fabrication. A fraud on the public.
October 7, 2025 at 8:03 AM
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goodlawproject.org
He didn't misspeak. He flat out lied. And if he wants to join JK Rowling in threatening to sue me he can serve me at @goodlawproject.bsky.social's registered office.
September 6, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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goodlawproject.org
He didn't "misspeak". He lied. 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 2:05 PM
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stja.bsky.social
Regular reminder that media hires idiots to wind up football supporters to promote engagement:

➡️They want you to argue.

➡️They want a pile on

❌You will not win a debate

❌You will not change their mind

✅ They lose when they're ignored

✅ You win when you block them

👍

#nufc
August 19, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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ipm34.bsky.social
Loved writing this about a remarkable man - Paul Ferris #nufc
June 4, 2025 at 7:11 AM
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neverevertory.bsky.social
Plenty of people & businesses who are all for the UK/EU reset deal.

Maybe if Badenoch & Farage took time to talk to these businesses they might learn something, oh wait it doesn’t benefit their millionaire mates so they won’t!

#UK-EU
List of loads of businesses who are all for the UK/EU reset deal and a list of three people who are against it (Badenoch, Farage and Swinney)
May 19, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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bestforbritain.org
Salmon Scotland: "We congratulate the UK gov't on securing this deal with the EU, which will slash red tape and speed up the delivery of our premium salmon to market." ~AA #NotAllFish

Source: www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
24m ago 16.10 BST Trade body for Scottish salmon industry hails EU deal as 'breakthrough' Severin Carrell Severin Carrell Severin Carrell is the Guardian’s Scotland editor. Salmon Scotland, the trade body which represents the fish farms behind the UK’s largest food export, said the EU trade deal would “slash red tape” and cut export costs. The organisation estimates that post-Brexit food export rules cost exporters around £3m a year, with France the sector’s biggest customer. The sector sold £844m worth of farmed salmon overseas last year, with £462m sent to France alone. Tavish Scott, the chief executive of Salmon Scotland and former leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats, is at a reception to celebrate the deal in London later. He said: We congratulate the UK government on securing this deal with the EU, which will slash red tape and speed up the delivery of our premium salmon to market. This breakthrough eases the burden on our farmers, processors and the communities they support, and we welcome efforts to implement it at pace. The withdrawal of physical checks is particularly welcome. It means lower costs and quicker deliveries for our customers.
May 19, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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bestforbritain.org
British Meat Processors Association: Starmer has “managed to achieve what the previous government promised us originally but didn’t deliver”. ~AA
Meat industry welcomes deal, saying Labour has achieved 'what previous government promised originally but didn't deliver' The British Meat Processors Association has issued a statement strongly welcoming the deal with the EU. It says that, making access to the EU market easier for meat exporters, Keir Starmer has “managed to achieve what the previous government promised us originally but didn’t deliver”. The association has also dismissed claims that the deal will mean the UK being a “rule taker” because it will aligned with the EU on sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) rules. It says: A common misunderstanding is that an SPS agreement will mean Britain becomes a ‘rule taker’. In reality, we must comply with the rules of any of our trading partners if we want to export to them – just like America must comply with British rules if they want to send us their products. This means we have been aligned with EU rules and standards all along. The difference this new deal will make is that Britain, unlike their other third country trading partners, will benefit from true, un-fettered access to their market and massively reduced trade friction. It will boost trade and make us more competitive. Under the existing arrangement we have had to produce a mountain of paperwork to prove we comply, costing business a fortune but with no added value. This extra cost had to be absorbed somewhere in the supply chain, either through lower margins or higher prices, driving food price inflation and rendering UK businesses less competitive.
May 19, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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bladeofthes.bsky.social
Gary Lineker has been fired from the BBC because he spoke out about Palestine.

#iSupportGary

Lets get it trending
May 19, 2025 at 11:25 AM
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philmyers53.bsky.social
1536 signatures are now required by Thursday

We can do this

Petition: Commission a public inquiry into the impact of the UK exiting the European Union petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
Petition: Commission a public inquiry into the impact of the UK exiting the European Union
Given that it has stated its aim of growing the UK economy, we think the Government needs to quantify the effects of exiting the European Union as soon as possible by setting up an inquiry.
petition.parliament.uk
May 3, 2025 at 11:40 AM
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severincarrell.bsky.social Severin Carrell @severincarrell.bsky.social · Apr 20
hobs with knobs please
stephenkb.bsky.social Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · Apr 20
Fascinated by the market research that tells manufacturers of induction hobs that what people desperately want is more touchscreens and fewer knobs, when I feel like the number one anti-induction opinion on social media is “I don’t want to have a touch hob”.
April 20, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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editkev.football
Slowly approaching 6k followers on BlueSky. If you like #nufc giz a follow please, I promise to share lots of sports data bits you’d like.
March 28, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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rosybeeplants.bsky.social Rosybeeplants @rosybeeplants.bsky.social · Mar 23
We are have updated our research into which garden plants attract the most pollinators. Our original research included 5 years of data. We then moved house so this is now 9 years of data over 2 different locations.
www.rosybee.com/research-study
March 27, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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jamesrball.com
Boris Johnson’s got the golden ticket Nigel Farage and other British right wingers didn’t get – he’s on the rotunda at the inauguration.

…is it thanks to his new best mate Elon?

www.theneweuropean.co.uk/is-johnson-n...
January 20, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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duncanweldon.bsky.social
V good piece.
Key bit:
January 17, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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adambienkov.bsky.social
Not a single Reform MP has bothered to turn up to today's House of Commons debate on tackling violence against women and girls
January 9, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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defjeff.bsky.social Jeff Livingstone @defjeff.bsky.social · Jan 4
An absolute gem of a strike from David Brooks for Bournemouth this afternoon, one to watch out for. Incredible technique, but you knew where it was going the second the cross came over. Everton don’t look in great shape, tbh. Might need more than Longstaff’s six goals in April. We’ll see.
January 4, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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edwinhayward.com
An Express poll needs more input. You know what to do...

Note: the link takes you directly to the poll, so you won't boost their ad impressions. Ignore the request for an email address - it's not required to submit the poll.
xd.wayin.com/display/cont...
January 1, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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editkev.football
#NUFC Right Wing Transfers:

Data vs. Dennis Wise Scouting Notes - A Battle Royale 🧵

Having been asked a few times for which Right Wingers (position not politics) options I’d like #NUFC to have a look at in January, I thought I’d have a bit of fun with it. So here goes:
December 19, 2024 at 4:24 PM
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newcastleunited.com
Back to business on Monday night! 😍
Our next match: West Ham (H)
November 20, 2024 at 10:47 AM
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bladeofthes.bsky.social
Victoria Derbyshire nails Jeremy Clarkson over his Inheritance Tax scam.

Hilarious to watch him squirm.
November 19, 2024 at 2:11 PM