Simon Hawketts
@simonhawketts.bsky.social
Retired Electronics Technician, Software Developer, vintage technology enthusiast and photographer. Hate tories and Brexit.
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Gotta love Private Eye.
Always cuts through the crap.
Always cuts through the crap.
October 31, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Gotta love Private Eye.
Always cuts through the crap.
Always cuts through the crap.
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They are the 30% who can elect him under FPTP.
October 16, 2025 at 9:07 AM
They are the 30% who can elect him under FPTP.
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What is ridiculous is to conclude correctly that Brexit is the source of economic pain and then do nothing to reverse it.
October 15, 2025 at 6:23 AM
What is ridiculous is to conclude correctly that Brexit is the source of economic pain and then do nothing to reverse it.
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Nathan Gill will be sentenced on 21st November for 8 charges of taking Russian Bribes.
It’s essential that the European Parliament carries out an investigation in to UKIP, Brexit Party and Reform UK and their connection to Russia.
Investigation now!
#InvestigateReformUK #ReformRussianBribes
It’s essential that the European Parliament carries out an investigation in to UKIP, Brexit Party and Reform UK and their connection to Russia.
Investigation now!
#InvestigateReformUK #ReformRussianBribes
October 14, 2025 at 6:28 AM
Nathan Gill will be sentenced on 21st November for 8 charges of taking Russian Bribes.
It’s essential that the European Parliament carries out an investigation in to UKIP, Brexit Party and Reform UK and their connection to Russia.
Investigation now!
#InvestigateReformUK #ReformRussianBribes
It’s essential that the European Parliament carries out an investigation in to UKIP, Brexit Party and Reform UK and their connection to Russia.
Investigation now!
#InvestigateReformUK #ReformRussianBribes
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Many on the right will try and belittle and undermine what’s happening.
But here’s the truth. Tens of thousands are joining Greens. Polls are at record highs. People are just starting to feel hope again.
join.greenparty.org.uk
But here’s the truth. Tens of thousands are joining Greens. Polls are at record highs. People are just starting to feel hope again.
join.greenparty.org.uk
October 14, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Many on the right will try and belittle and undermine what’s happening.
But here’s the truth. Tens of thousands are joining Greens. Polls are at record highs. People are just starting to feel hope again.
join.greenparty.org.uk
But here’s the truth. Tens of thousands are joining Greens. Polls are at record highs. People are just starting to feel hope again.
join.greenparty.org.uk
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The Spectator (owned by GBNews owner Paul Marshall - estimated wealth of £800 million) doesn’t like taxing wealth fairly.
I wonder how they got to this editorial decision?
Let’s tax wealth fairly, fund front line services & make hope normal again.
join.greenparty.org.uk
I wonder how they got to this editorial decision?
Let’s tax wealth fairly, fund front line services & make hope normal again.
join.greenparty.org.uk
October 14, 2025 at 10:56 AM
The Spectator (owned by GBNews owner Paul Marshall - estimated wealth of £800 million) doesn’t like taxing wealth fairly.
I wonder how they got to this editorial decision?
Let’s tax wealth fairly, fund front line services & make hope normal again.
join.greenparty.org.uk
I wonder how they got to this editorial decision?
Let’s tax wealth fairly, fund front line services & make hope normal again.
join.greenparty.org.uk
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Author is a "senior policy researcher" at The Prosperity Institute, which used to be known as the Legatum Institute
The Spectator (owned by GBNews owner Paul Marshall - estimated wealth of £800 million) doesn’t like taxing wealth fairly.
I wonder how they got to this editorial decision?
Let’s tax wealth fairly, fund front line services & make hope normal again.
join.greenparty.org.uk
I wonder how they got to this editorial decision?
Let’s tax wealth fairly, fund front line services & make hope normal again.
join.greenparty.org.uk
October 14, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Author is a "senior policy researcher" at The Prosperity Institute, which used to be known as the Legatum Institute
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Did Farage ever sue the Mail on Sunday?
This threat was issued in June 2025, but I can find no further reference to events after that.
This threat was issued in June 2025, but I can find no further reference to events after that.
October 11, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Did Farage ever sue the Mail on Sunday?
This threat was issued in June 2025, but I can find no further reference to events after that.
This threat was issued in June 2025, but I can find no further reference to events after that.
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Glad to see Nigel Farage has finally remembered Nathan Gill, former leader of Reform in Wales - found guilty of taking bribes from Russia.
Maybe he'll now remember how much he took from Putin's propaganda broadcaster Russia Today for all his TV appearances when he was a MEP?
Maybe he'll now remember how much he took from Putin's propaganda broadcaster Russia Today for all his TV appearances when he was a MEP?
October 11, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Glad to see Nigel Farage has finally remembered Nathan Gill, former leader of Reform in Wales - found guilty of taking bribes from Russia.
Maybe he'll now remember how much he took from Putin's propaganda broadcaster Russia Today for all his TV appearances when he was a MEP?
Maybe he'll now remember how much he took from Putin's propaganda broadcaster Russia Today for all his TV appearances when he was a MEP?
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Everyone: What's government doing about the cost of living crisis, the climate crisis, and the unfolding genocide in Gaza?
Labour: "We will mandate people carry Brit cards".
This government's priorities are painfully out of touch and increasingly authoritarian.
Labour: "We will mandate people carry Brit cards".
This government's priorities are painfully out of touch and increasingly authoritarian.
September 25, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Everyone: What's government doing about the cost of living crisis, the climate crisis, and the unfolding genocide in Gaza?
Labour: "We will mandate people carry Brit cards".
This government's priorities are painfully out of touch and increasingly authoritarian.
Labour: "We will mandate people carry Brit cards".
This government's priorities are painfully out of touch and increasingly authoritarian.
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Less than 10 years ago, some people believed that Brexit would stop immigration yet here we are being told Reform will do the same, by the same man no less.
Stupidity doesn't have a shelf life.
Stupidity doesn't have a shelf life.
September 24, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Less than 10 years ago, some people believed that Brexit would stop immigration yet here we are being told Reform will do the same, by the same man no less.
Stupidity doesn't have a shelf life.
Stupidity doesn't have a shelf life.
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The BBC silenced Remainer voices for over 2 years after the Brexit referendum, even though around 50% of voters opposed Brexit. It barely mentioned our London marches.
The BBC has been the politically corrupt tool of the rabid right for around a decade.
Starmer must act to defend democracy.
The BBC has been the politically corrupt tool of the rabid right for around a decade.
Starmer must act to defend democracy.
I have defended the BBC again and again.
No more.
No more.
For 56 minutes Sky News and BBC News interrupted everything else and carried a Reform UK feed live, uninterrupted, unchallenged. The stream spluttered, froze, pixelated - dozens of times - still they stuck with it. FOR ONE HOUR.
This is an editorial choice. No other party gets this coverage. ~AA
This is an editorial choice. No other party gets this coverage. ~AA
September 23, 2025 at 2:02 PM
The BBC silenced Remainer voices for over 2 years after the Brexit referendum, even though around 50% of voters opposed Brexit. It barely mentioned our London marches.
The BBC has been the politically corrupt tool of the rabid right for around a decade.
Starmer must act to defend democracy.
The BBC has been the politically corrupt tool of the rabid right for around a decade.
Starmer must act to defend democracy.
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To ‘ultra-crepidate’ (19th century) is to lecture others on subjects you know very little about.
September 23, 2025 at 5:11 PM
To ‘ultra-crepidate’ (19th century) is to lecture others on subjects you know very little about.
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September 22, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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The BBC are constantly fawning over Farage's every move despite Reform only having four MPs. Our national broadcaster should reflect the whole country, not just one man’s ego.
September 9, 2025 at 2:23 PM
The BBC are constantly fawning over Farage's every move despite Reform only having four MPs. Our national broadcaster should reflect the whole country, not just one man’s ego.
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Angela Rayner accidentally pays less tax than she should have, resigns, and the media gives her hell.
Nigel Farage deliberately pays less tax than he should have, and the media gives him a free pass.
That, right there, is the problem.
Nigel Farage deliberately pays less tax than he should have, and the media gives him a free pass.
That, right there, is the problem.
September 5, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Angela Rayner accidentally pays less tax than she should have, resigns, and the media gives her hell.
Nigel Farage deliberately pays less tax than he should have, and the media gives him a free pass.
That, right there, is the problem.
Nigel Farage deliberately pays less tax than he should have, and the media gives him a free pass.
That, right there, is the problem.
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Any fool blithely saying they’ve now had a bit of a think about the ECHR and we should leave - is part of why we’re now stuck in the mess of Brexit, being told by the far right to hand our human rights over to them to administer.
FFS people. Have you learned nothing from the last decade of failure?
FFS people. Have you learned nothing from the last decade of failure?
August 29, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Any fool blithely saying they’ve now had a bit of a think about the ECHR and we should leave - is part of why we’re now stuck in the mess of Brexit, being told by the far right to hand our human rights over to them to administer.
FFS people. Have you learned nothing from the last decade of failure?
FFS people. Have you learned nothing from the last decade of failure?
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Absolutely spot on Zack. Too many are hoarding money and hiding it away In assets, offshore accounts ....
The economy only works if the money goes in as well as out. Its not immigrants, unemployed, disabled that have fucked things up.
The economy only works if the money goes in as well as out. Its not immigrants, unemployed, disabled that have fucked things up.
Inequality is at the root of all our problems.
Let's invest in our public services.
Let's invest in our public services.
August 14, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Absolutely spot on Zack. Too many are hoarding money and hiding it away In assets, offshore accounts ....
The economy only works if the money goes in as well as out. Its not immigrants, unemployed, disabled that have fucked things up.
The economy only works if the money goes in as well as out. Its not immigrants, unemployed, disabled that have fucked things up.
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Are you ready to hand more than £1,000bn to England's privatised water companies by 2050?
Shareholders don't invest. Money will be extracted from customers, shareholders will own the resulting assets and income streams and collect dividends.
Public ownership is the only sane way.
Shareholders don't invest. Money will be extracted from customers, shareholders will own the resulting assets and income streams and collect dividends.
Public ownership is the only sane way.
Public ownership is the only way to save the water industry
Public ownership is the only viable alternative but is opposed by the government
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July 27, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Are you ready to hand more than £1,000bn to England's privatised water companies by 2050?
Shareholders don't invest. Money will be extracted from customers, shareholders will own the resulting assets and income streams and collect dividends.
Public ownership is the only sane way.
Shareholders don't invest. Money will be extracted from customers, shareholders will own the resulting assets and income streams and collect dividends.
Public ownership is the only sane way.
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Stephen Flynn, "On Brexit, everyone across the UK right now feels that Britain is broken"
"And the guy who orchestrated Brexit, Nigel Farage, doesn't have to face the consequences of the economic damage that Brexit has done to the UK"
"And the guy who orchestrated Brexit, Nigel Farage, doesn't have to face the consequences of the economic damage that Brexit has done to the UK"
July 20, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Stephen Flynn, "On Brexit, everyone across the UK right now feels that Britain is broken"
"And the guy who orchestrated Brexit, Nigel Farage, doesn't have to face the consequences of the economic damage that Brexit has done to the UK"
"And the guy who orchestrated Brexit, Nigel Farage, doesn't have to face the consequences of the economic damage that Brexit has done to the UK"
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Covering the small boats 'deal' without referencing Macron's irrefutably accurate observation that blame for the 'crisis' lies with Brexit involves contortions so violent that the people doing it should be in a circus.
July 11, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Covering the small boats 'deal' without referencing Macron's irrefutably accurate observation that blame for the 'crisis' lies with Brexit involves contortions so violent that the people doing it should be in a circus.