Richard Banner
@richardjbanner.bsky.social
#FBPE On here to follow politics, but mainly to complain about Brexit (in the forlorn hope if enough people do it will eventually help) Yachtsman, motorhomer Also have shantyrichardb.bsky.social to follow people interested in Sea Shanties and Folk Music
I saw that Ted Talk, amazing to learn Texas is the biggest producer of Green energy in the US. It's good to know there are people in the US who are not complete idiots and know renewable energy is the only way forward even if in the short term they care most about the profits they can make from oil!
November 5, 2025 at 7:59 AM
I saw that Ted Talk, amazing to learn Texas is the biggest producer of Green energy in the US. It's good to know there are people in the US who are not complete idiots and know renewable energy is the only way forward even if in the short term they care most about the profits they can make from oil!
If Tories (or any political party for that matter) want my vote they just need to admit inflicting Brexit on us was a terrible mistake, present a credible plan for undoing it, funding the public services we need and addressing the cost of living crisis. They don't need to spend a lot of money on me.
November 4, 2025 at 2:13 PM
If Tories (or any political party for that matter) want my vote they just need to admit inflicting Brexit on us was a terrible mistake, present a credible plan for undoing it, funding the public services we need and addressing the cost of living crisis. They don't need to spend a lot of money on me.
The UK can't go broke, it creates its own currency.
'Borrowing' is Government created money held as private wealth
Cutting NHS/public expenditure will worsen the public services people are unhappy with
Immigration provides workers for economic growth
Reform's Brexit has made everything worse.
'Borrowing' is Government created money held as private wealth
Cutting NHS/public expenditure will worsen the public services people are unhappy with
Immigration provides workers for economic growth
Reform's Brexit has made everything worse.
October 31, 2025 at 11:27 AM
The UK can't go broke, it creates its own currency.
'Borrowing' is Government created money held as private wealth
Cutting NHS/public expenditure will worsen the public services people are unhappy with
Immigration provides workers for economic growth
Reform's Brexit has made everything worse.
'Borrowing' is Government created money held as private wealth
Cutting NHS/public expenditure will worsen the public services people are unhappy with
Immigration provides workers for economic growth
Reform's Brexit has made everything worse.
The thing about the current Royal scandals is when you think it would have only taken a helicopter crash or a slip from the deck of a warship back in the 1970s for it to now be "King Andrew" who was having to deal with them!
October 31, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Unfortunately he's my MP too. All my previous MP's, if I've emailed them about an issue, have had the courtesy to reply. So at least I knew they were aware of one of their constituents concerns, even if their reply showed they disagreed with my views on the matter. Farage has never replied.
October 27, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Unfortunately he's my MP too. All my previous MP's, if I've emailed them about an issue, have had the courtesy to reply. So at least I knew they were aware of one of their constituents concerns, even if their reply showed they disagreed with my views on the matter. Farage has never replied.
Sadly he was allowed to sell Brexit as we would "lose nothing we had" but gain lots of advantages. To many people without the time or inclination to look closely when the question was phrased as "Do you want to keep what you have or have something better?" it sounded like a no brainer.
October 25, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Sadly he was allowed to sell Brexit as we would "lose nothing we had" but gain lots of advantages. To many people without the time or inclination to look closely when the question was phrased as "Do you want to keep what you have or have something better?" it sounded like a no brainer.
Not surprising at all. I'm over 65 and don't feel any party represents me.
'Old' people are often wrongly treated as a homogeneous group we are often blamed for Brexit but a third of us voted remain. (Likely the same people who currently feel no party represents them?)
'Old' people are often wrongly treated as a homogeneous group we are often blamed for Brexit but a third of us voted remain. (Likely the same people who currently feel no party represents them?)
October 9, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Not surprising at all. I'm over 65 and don't feel any party represents me.
'Old' people are often wrongly treated as a homogeneous group we are often blamed for Brexit but a third of us voted remain. (Likely the same people who currently feel no party represents them?)
'Old' people are often wrongly treated as a homogeneous group we are often blamed for Brexit but a third of us voted remain. (Likely the same people who currently feel no party represents them?)
Polls usually ask people who think they might vote for. A better question might be who are they most likely to vote against! Then with that information consider who the most likely beneficiaries are?
October 8, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Polls usually ask people who think they might vote for. A better question might be who are they most likely to vote against! Then with that information consider who the most likely beneficiaries are?
I consider myself politically in the centre. I don't ideologically support any party. I don't like far right or far left views. I'll vote for the least worst option. Parties should be trying to attract my vote. Note to Party leaders, leaving the EHCR is going to make sure you get DON'T get my vote.
October 6, 2025 at 6:57 AM
I consider myself politically in the centre. I don't ideologically support any party. I don't like far right or far left views. I'll vote for the least worst option. Parties should be trying to attract my vote. Note to Party leaders, leaving the EHCR is going to make sure you get DON'T get my vote.