Romy
@romylangford.bsky.social
Hate injustice, pragmatist, allergic to Trump, & to most current Tories.Don't let the perfect be the enemy of the good.Don't be fooled into thinking billionaires care about fair wages, public services & your rights.
Cat mum to Alice & Phoebe
York, England
Cat mum to Alice & Phoebe
York, England
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Romy
@romylangford.bsky.social
· Feb 2
All power to Canada! 🇨🇦 🍁
To my British brothers and sisters.
Buy Canadian where possible
Reject all USA products and holidays.
Canada is a beautiful holiday destination.
Reject the mob boss orange tantrumming tyrant.
A rogue authoritarian leading a rogue America.
To my British brothers and sisters.
Buy Canadian where possible
Reject all USA products and holidays.
Canada is a beautiful holiday destination.
Reject the mob boss orange tantrumming tyrant.
A rogue authoritarian leading a rogue America.
USA wld do well to remember who had their back for centuries.Not least 9/11 whch brought allies nothing but more trouble for themselves.
The drug/border issue is less than 1% from 🇨🇦 to 🇺🇸.Miniscule compared to guns/drugs frm 🇺🇸 to 🇨🇦.Trump doesnt care abt drugs, he just pardoned the Silk Rd drug pusher
The drug/border issue is less than 1% from 🇨🇦 to 🇺🇸.Miniscule compared to guns/drugs frm 🇺🇸 to 🇨🇦.Trump doesnt care abt drugs, he just pardoned the Silk Rd drug pusher
Oh god, there's going to be wild riots now.... oh he's white.
Also today a white male nursery employee convicted of sexual assault on a baby.
Also today a white male nursery employee convicted of sexual assault on a baby.
November 15, 2025 at 5:53 AM
Oh god, there's going to be wild riots now.... oh he's white.
Also today a white male nursery employee convicted of sexual assault on a baby.
Also today a white male nursery employee convicted of sexual assault on a baby.
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Love this!
Our government are, for the first time in 15 years, human.
They are like you and me.
They know how to talk to everyday people, including children.
And it's for all of us they are working to improve the country.
www.instagram.com/p/DRCFzttFvoY/
Our government are, for the first time in 15 years, human.
They are like you and me.
They know how to talk to everyday people, including children.
And it's for all of us they are working to improve the country.
www.instagram.com/p/DRCFzttFvoY/
November 14, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Love this!
Our government are, for the first time in 15 years, human.
They are like you and me.
They know how to talk to everyday people, including children.
And it's for all of us they are working to improve the country.
www.instagram.com/p/DRCFzttFvoY/
Our government are, for the first time in 15 years, human.
They are like you and me.
They know how to talk to everyday people, including children.
And it's for all of us they are working to improve the country.
www.instagram.com/p/DRCFzttFvoY/
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Which political party is this?
"The culture surrounding the party has become dominated by persistent infighting, factional competition and a struggle for power, position and influence rather than a shared commitment to the common good.
"Instead of openness, cooperation and outward focus,..."
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"The culture surrounding the party has become dominated by persistent infighting, factional competition and a struggle for power, position and influence rather than a shared commitment to the common good.
"Instead of openness, cooperation and outward focus,..."
1/2
November 14, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Which political party is this?
"The culture surrounding the party has become dominated by persistent infighting, factional competition and a struggle for power, position and influence rather than a shared commitment to the common good.
"Instead of openness, cooperation and outward focus,..."
1/2
"The culture surrounding the party has become dominated by persistent infighting, factional competition and a struggle for power, position and influence rather than a shared commitment to the common good.
"Instead of openness, cooperation and outward focus,..."
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"... the environment has too often felt toxic, exclusionary and deeply disheartening."
Guessed it?
These are the words of Adnan Hussain MP in his letter announcing he is stepping away from Your Party.
It's going so well, isn't it?
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www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Guessed it?
These are the words of Adnan Hussain MP in his letter announcing he is stepping away from Your Party.
It's going so well, isn't it?
2/2
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
MP quits Corbyn's new left-wing party amid infighting
Adnan Hussain says there is a
www.bbc.co.uk
November 14, 2025 at 6:42 PM
"... the environment has too often felt toxic, exclusionary and deeply disheartening."
Guessed it?
These are the words of Adnan Hussain MP in his letter announcing he is stepping away from Your Party.
It's going so well, isn't it?
2/2
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Guessed it?
These are the words of Adnan Hussain MP in his letter announcing he is stepping away from Your Party.
It's going so well, isn't it?
2/2
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
These so called leaks from NO.10 supposedly accusing cabinet secretaries of treason, is actually RW orchestrated.
November 14, 2025 at 5:16 AM
These so called leaks from NO.10 supposedly accusing cabinet secretaries of treason, is actually RW orchestrated.
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Increase in productivity since 1979: 87%
Increase in hourly pay since 1979: 32%
Just so happens that ~25% of workers were unionized in 1979. Today? 10%.
As unions declined, the super-rich have taken a larger share of wealth generated by labor. We must build back union power.
Increase in hourly pay since 1979: 32%
Just so happens that ~25% of workers were unionized in 1979. Today? 10%.
As unions declined, the super-rich have taken a larger share of wealth generated by labor. We must build back union power.
November 14, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Increase in productivity since 1979: 87%
Increase in hourly pay since 1979: 32%
Just so happens that ~25% of workers were unionized in 1979. Today? 10%.
As unions declined, the super-rich have taken a larger share of wealth generated by labor. We must build back union power.
Increase in hourly pay since 1979: 32%
Just so happens that ~25% of workers were unionized in 1979. Today? 10%.
As unions declined, the super-rich have taken a larger share of wealth generated by labor. We must build back union power.
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Ah...I see now.
Boy do I wish I could have a chat with all the naysayers when I posited that Epstein was a dirt factory for Putin. How many times have we asked "what does Putin have on Trump?" www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Jeffrey Epstein claims he gave Russians insight into Trump
Newly released emails show the late convicted sex offender’s extensive network of foreign contacts, whom he corresponded with about Trump’s policy decisions.
www.politico.com
November 12, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Ah...I see now.
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The BBC is in crisis in the same way that GB News would be if you put Owen Jones on the board armed with a veto and plenty of coffee.
November 11, 2025 at 7:48 AM
The BBC is in crisis in the same way that GB News would be if you put Owen Jones on the board armed with a veto and plenty of coffee.
So UK public services are crumbling,social services& pensions unsustainable,no prison places, decimated law&order forces,Ed,NHS,housing...
But let's spend £Bils of tax compensating Waspi for forgetting the pension age change. Paid for by the young whose present & future has been shafted by the older
But let's spend £Bils of tax compensating Waspi for forgetting the pension age change. Paid for by the young whose present & future has been shafted by the older
November 12, 2025 at 7:22 AM
So UK public services are crumbling,social services& pensions unsustainable,no prison places, decimated law&order forces,Ed,NHS,housing...
But let's spend £Bils of tax compensating Waspi for forgetting the pension age change. Paid for by the young whose present & future has been shafted by the older
But let's spend £Bils of tax compensating Waspi for forgetting the pension age change. Paid for by the young whose present & future has been shafted by the older
This interview made my blood boil.
Absolutely not an iota of pushback from interviewer.
How abt "Dont you think that's what's good about our country,we treat workers well?"
Or "Why don't you want to contribute to the success of your country?"
"Those increased Employer NI go to improving UK services"
Absolutely not an iota of pushback from interviewer.
How abt "Dont you think that's what's good about our country,we treat workers well?"
Or "Why don't you want to contribute to the success of your country?"
"Those increased Employer NI go to improving UK services"
On R4 Today this AM a CEO said:
Job losses due to AI & automation.
But then went on to say:
We've outsourced jobs abroad bc of the anti business govt policy.Min wage & rights.He said abroad ppl more motivated bc they've less protections.
Asked if he'd move abroad:
"No bc I've got kids here in school
Job losses due to AI & automation.
But then went on to say:
We've outsourced jobs abroad bc of the anti business govt policy.Min wage & rights.He said abroad ppl more motivated bc they've less protections.
Asked if he'd move abroad:
"No bc I've got kids here in school
November 12, 2025 at 6:56 AM
This interview made my blood boil.
Absolutely not an iota of pushback from interviewer.
How abt "Dont you think that's what's good about our country,we treat workers well?"
Or "Why don't you want to contribute to the success of your country?"
"Those increased Employer NI go to improving UK services"
Absolutely not an iota of pushback from interviewer.
How abt "Dont you think that's what's good about our country,we treat workers well?"
Or "Why don't you want to contribute to the success of your country?"
"Those increased Employer NI go to improving UK services"
On R4 Today this AM a CEO said:
Job losses due to AI & automation.
But then went on to say:
We've outsourced jobs abroad bc of the anti business govt policy.Min wage & rights.He said abroad ppl more motivated bc they've less protections.
Asked if he'd move abroad:
"No bc I've got kids here in school
Job losses due to AI & automation.
But then went on to say:
We've outsourced jobs abroad bc of the anti business govt policy.Min wage & rights.He said abroad ppl more motivated bc they've less protections.
Asked if he'd move abroad:
"No bc I've got kids here in school
November 12, 2025 at 6:50 AM
On R4 Today this AM a CEO said:
Job losses due to AI & automation.
But then went on to say:
We've outsourced jobs abroad bc of the anti business govt policy.Min wage & rights.He said abroad ppl more motivated bc they've less protections.
Asked if he'd move abroad:
"No bc I've got kids here in school
Job losses due to AI & automation.
But then went on to say:
We've outsourced jobs abroad bc of the anti business govt policy.Min wage & rights.He said abroad ppl more motivated bc they've less protections.
Asked if he'd move abroad:
"No bc I've got kids here in school
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The BBC is not perfect.
But if the lessons it learns from this RW assault are to pander more to RW fever dreams orchestrated by RW non dom billionaire media barons that want the Bbc's destruction - we are all screwed.
Up will become down.
We will live in Trump's Britain.
The BBC is not perfect.
But if the lessons it learns from this RW assault are to pander more to RW fever dreams orchestrated by RW non dom billionaire media barons that want the Bbc's destruction - we are all screwed.
Up will become down.
We will live in Trump's Britain.
The disturbing escalation of the assault on the BBC should be alarming to anyone who cares about truth, accountability and democracy.
Influential board member, Robbie Gibb, former GBNews adviser, Brexit endorser and previous owner of the Jewish Chronicle, is orchestrating this assault from within.
Influential board member, Robbie Gibb, former GBNews adviser, Brexit endorser and previous owner of the Jewish Chronicle, is orchestrating this assault from within.
‘Make no mistake – this was a coup’: the extraordinary downfall of the BBC’s top bosses
The whirlwind that started when Deborah Turness came under attack at a board meeting is part of a wider political story, some say
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:04 PM
👇💯
The BBC is not perfect.
But if the lessons it learns from this RW assault are to pander more to RW fever dreams orchestrated by RW non dom billionaire media barons that want the Bbc's destruction - we are all screwed.
Up will become down.
We will live in Trump's Britain.
The BBC is not perfect.
But if the lessons it learns from this RW assault are to pander more to RW fever dreams orchestrated by RW non dom billionaire media barons that want the Bbc's destruction - we are all screwed.
Up will become down.
We will live in Trump's Britain.
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I wonder if the United States can learn anything from the last time a major industrialized country decided to isolate itself from the rest of the world?
Almost a decade after the Brexit vote, GDP in the UK is around 6-8% lower relative to peer countries. (Source: www.nber.org/papers/w34459)
Almost a decade after the Brexit vote, GDP in the UK is around 6-8% lower relative to peer countries. (Source: www.nber.org/papers/w34459)
November 11, 2025 at 3:35 PM
I wonder if the United States can learn anything from the last time a major industrialized country decided to isolate itself from the rest of the world?
Almost a decade after the Brexit vote, GDP in the UK is around 6-8% lower relative to peer countries. (Source: www.nber.org/papers/w34459)
Almost a decade after the Brexit vote, GDP in the UK is around 6-8% lower relative to peer countries. (Source: www.nber.org/papers/w34459)
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If we're talking about bias, why do BBC politics programmes, from Politics Live to the Laura Kuennsberg Show, still always begin with a look at the newspaper front pages, which are overwhelmingly biased in one direction. Helps frame the entire news agenda and debate in their favour
November 11, 2025 at 1:09 PM
If we're talking about bias, why do BBC politics programmes, from Politics Live to the Laura Kuennsberg Show, still always begin with a look at the newspaper front pages, which are overwhelmingly biased in one direction. Helps frame the entire news agenda and debate in their favour
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The BBC's senior leadership resigning en masse over one dodgy edit in one programme, simply because the right wing press demands it, tells you everything you need to know about where the power really lies in that relationship
November 9, 2025 at 8:04 PM
The BBC's senior leadership resigning en masse over one dodgy edit in one programme, simply because the right wing press demands it, tells you everything you need to know about where the power really lies in that relationship
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M&S are advertising on GB News, a channel notorious for its coverage targeting migrants, Muslims and the LGBTQ+ community while promoting far-right propaganda. Click on the link and sign a petition to urge Marks & Spencer to stop funding hate. #StopFundingHate
actionstorm.org/petitions/ma...
actionstorm.org/petitions/ma...
November 9, 2025 at 10:02 PM
M&S are advertising on GB News, a channel notorious for its coverage targeting migrants, Muslims and the LGBTQ+ community while promoting far-right propaganda. Click on the link and sign a petition to urge Marks & Spencer to stop funding hate. #StopFundingHate
actionstorm.org/petitions/ma...
actionstorm.org/petitions/ma...
Oh look....white faces.
I bet they all fly a flag.
I bet they all fly a flag.
Eight child sex offenders today jailed for 100 years.
8 child sexual predators who had been operating in areas such as Gravesend, Gillingham, Swanley, and Margate have gone down for 100 years.
8 child sexual predators who had been operating in areas such as Gravesend, Gillingham, Swanley, and Margate have gone down for 100 years.
November 8, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Oh look....white faces.
I bet they all fly a flag.
I bet they all fly a flag.
Unbelievable.
ICE agents in Chicago violently detain a non verbal autistic man for being “non compliant”
He couldn’t “comply” because of his disability…they don’t care
This is not the first time they’ve gone after a disabled person
They target the most vulnerable because it’s an easy way to meet their quota
He couldn’t “comply” because of his disability…they don’t care
This is not the first time they’ve gone after a disabled person
They target the most vulnerable because it’s an easy way to meet their quota
November 8, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Unbelievable.
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The Labour government's Social and Affordable Homes Programme is backed by £39bn funding.
And today we hear that established mayors across 6 areas will be getting up to £7bn to accelerate the biggest increase in social and affordable housebuilding in a generation!
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www.gov.uk/government/n...
And today we hear that established mayors across 6 areas will be getting up to £7bn to accelerate the biggest increase in social and affordable housebuilding in a generation!
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www.gov.uk/government/n...
Mayors to lead the charge for thousands of new social homes
Mayors outside of London to be given greater influence over the government's historic £39 billion Social and Affordable Homes Programme.
www.gov.uk
November 7, 2025 at 8:02 AM
The Labour government's Social and Affordable Homes Programme is backed by £39bn funding.
And today we hear that established mayors across 6 areas will be getting up to £7bn to accelerate the biggest increase in social and affordable housebuilding in a generation!
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www.gov.uk/government/n...
And today we hear that established mayors across 6 areas will be getting up to £7bn to accelerate the biggest increase in social and affordable housebuilding in a generation!
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www.gov.uk/government/n...
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The reason Putin is beating the crap out of Ukraine is because the West, all of NATO, is allowing it. Including Putin hiring mercenaries as he exhausts his own people. Those still doing business with Putin face no real consequences.
BREAKING: Trump Lets Hungary Buy Russian Oil — Funding Putin’s War on Ukraine
Instead of condemning Russia’s invasion and brutal aggression on Ukraine — Trump and Orbán smile and keep the money flowing to Moscow.
open.substack.com
November 8, 2025 at 7:02 PM
The reason Putin is beating the crap out of Ukraine is because the West, all of NATO, is allowing it. Including Putin hiring mercenaries as he exhausts his own people. Those still doing business with Putin face no real consequences.
The man running America, and influencing geo politics doesn't even understand the concept of insurance.
God help us.
And with Trump, Orban, Putin in a bromance God help Ukraine.
God help us.
And with Trump, Orban, Putin in a bromance God help Ukraine.
This is, unsurprisingly, nonsensical. Is he suggesting eliminating health insurance and giving people a few thousand dollars instead? And then when they get a cancer diagnosis they just go bankrupt?
He is so unserious. That's why we are shut down and Americans know it.
He is so unserious. That's why we are shut down and Americans know it.
November 8, 2025 at 6:53 PM
The man running America, and influencing geo politics doesn't even understand the concept of insurance.
God help us.
And with Trump, Orban, Putin in a bromance God help Ukraine.
God help us.
And with Trump, Orban, Putin in a bromance God help Ukraine.
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It’s as if they think we’ve all been in a coma for the last 15 years, rather than watching the Tories smash it all up in front of us.
Very good on our ‘let’s-not-bother-with-right-wing-racism-or-Farage’s-corruption-and-let’s-blame-Labour-for-everything’ media.
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-great-...
Very good on our ‘let’s-not-bother-with-right-wing-racism-or-Farage’s-corruption-and-let’s-blame-Labour-for-everything’ media.
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-great-...
The 'Great Noticing' Era
Ever since Labour came to power, the British media has started to notice a whole series of problems they spent the previous 14 years completely ignoring
www.adambienkov.co.uk
November 8, 2025 at 5:24 PM
It’s as if they think we’ve all been in a coma for the last 15 years, rather than watching the Tories smash it all up in front of us.
Very good on our ‘let’s-not-bother-with-right-wing-racism-or-Farage’s-corruption-and-let’s-blame-Labour-for-everything’ media.
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-great-...
Very good on our ‘let’s-not-bother-with-right-wing-racism-or-Farage’s-corruption-and-let’s-blame-Labour-for-everything’ media.
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-great-...
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this is actually impressive, making up a brand new nobel peace prize replacement is a genuine innovation in bribery
absolutely nobody does corruption like FIFA
absolutely nobody does corruption like FIFA
November 6, 2025 at 1:16 AM
this is actually impressive, making up a brand new nobel peace prize replacement is a genuine innovation in bribery
absolutely nobody does corruption like FIFA
absolutely nobody does corruption like FIFA
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Trump is on live TV saying he wants to rig elections so Democrats can’t return to power. The most corrupt, anti-American administration in our history.
Trump: "They're gonna make DC a state and they're gonna make Puerto Rico a state. So now they pick up two states, four senators. They're gonna pick up electoral votes. It's gonna be a very, very bad situation. Now, if we do what I'm saying, they'll most likely never obtain power."
November 5, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Trump is on live TV saying he wants to rig elections so Democrats can’t return to power. The most corrupt, anti-American administration in our history.