Stu.
@sphoenix61.bsky.social
Retired. Husband, Dad, Spaniel owner, Grecophile, Safc. Proud Brexit,Tory and Farage hater.
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Starmer makes a point often missed about ending freedom of movement.
Migration figures were lower when we were in the EU. Because Europeans could live, work, study in the UK for as long as they wanted - and then leave. Now, migrants are more likely to move permanently.
#PMQs
Migration figures were lower when we were in the EU. Because Europeans could live, work, study in the UK for as long as they wanted - and then leave. Now, migrants are more likely to move permanently.
#PMQs
December 11, 2024 at 12:17 PM
Starmer makes a point often missed about ending freedom of movement.
Migration figures were lower when we were in the EU. Because Europeans could live, work, study in the UK for as long as they wanted - and then leave. Now, migrants are more likely to move permanently.
#PMQs
Migration figures were lower when we were in the EU. Because Europeans could live, work, study in the UK for as long as they wanted - and then leave. Now, migrants are more likely to move permanently.
#PMQs
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Given all the terrible people who have been given Knighthood's it is still no surprise that the one that they have created a petition about is Sadiq Khan the Muslim non-white one.
Because we all know what really upsets them.
Because we all know what really upsets them.
December 8, 2024 at 12:14 PM
Given all the terrible people who have been given Knighthood's it is still no surprise that the one that they have created a petition about is Sadiq Khan the Muslim non-white one.
Because we all know what really upsets them.
Because we all know what really upsets them.
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Alastair Campbell to Nigel Farage: “I’ll tell you what you are, you’re somebody who will exploit any problem going for your own political ends. Brexit was a fundamentally damaging thing for this country. It’s made us poorer, weaker & it’s hit our standing in the world”
#bbcqt
#bbcqt
December 5, 2024 at 9:28 PM
Alastair Campbell to Nigel Farage: “I’ll tell you what you are, you’re somebody who will exploit any problem going for your own political ends. Brexit was a fundamentally damaging thing for this country. It’s made us poorer, weaker & it’s hit our standing in the world”
#bbcqt
#bbcqt
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Kemi Badenoch makes the mistake of bringing up Louise Haigh's resignation, saying "the public needs conviction politicians, not politicians with convictions".
Forgetting that Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak both unlawfully broke Covid restrictions. And were fined. While in office. #PMQs
Forgetting that Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak both unlawfully broke Covid restrictions. And were fined. While in office. #PMQs
December 4, 2024 at 12:29 PM
Kemi Badenoch makes the mistake of bringing up Louise Haigh's resignation, saying "the public needs conviction politicians, not politicians with convictions".
Forgetting that Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak both unlawfully broke Covid restrictions. And were fined. While in office. #PMQs
Forgetting that Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak both unlawfully broke Covid restrictions. And were fined. While in office. #PMQs
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We need an urgent inquiry in the UK into foreign interference in our politics & media.
…one which needs to advise rules for Parliament to enact before the next General Election hits.
…one which needs to advise rules for Parliament to enact before the next General Election hits.
December 1, 2024 at 11:04 AM
We need an urgent inquiry in the UK into foreign interference in our politics & media.
…one which needs to advise rules for Parliament to enact before the next General Election hits.
…one which needs to advise rules for Parliament to enact before the next General Election hits.
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"Like many other parts of the world, the UK is in the firm grip of an epidemic of disinformation and misinformation"
A good list of origins of the problem - and tools we need to combat it.
A good list of origins of the problem - and tools we need to combat it.
How the UK became a nation of misinformation and disinformation
Like many other parts of the world, the UK is in the firm grip of an epidemic of disinformation and misinformation
northeastbylines.co.uk
November 28, 2024 at 9:56 AM
"Like many other parts of the world, the UK is in the firm grip of an epidemic of disinformation and misinformation"
A good list of origins of the problem - and tools we need to combat it.
A good list of origins of the problem - and tools we need to combat it.
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Left: Helen Whately, "We handed over to Labour much lower debt than we had inherited"
Right: Peter Kyle, "There are facts in public debate.. Debt was £800 billion in 2010, it was £2.6 trillion in 2024"
Right: Peter Kyle, "There are facts in public debate.. Debt was £800 billion in 2010, it was £2.6 trillion in 2024"
November 27, 2024 at 3:43 PM
Left: Helen Whately, "We handed over to Labour much lower debt than we had inherited"
Right: Peter Kyle, "There are facts in public debate.. Debt was £800 billion in 2010, it was £2.6 trillion in 2024"
Right: Peter Kyle, "There are facts in public debate.. Debt was £800 billion in 2010, it was £2.6 trillion in 2024"
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I also watched this live and thought she was parodying “entitled, callous Tory”….but no, this is what she is and what they remain…unreconstructed and irrelevant
November 27, 2024 at 9:31 AM
I also watched this live and thought she was parodying “entitled, callous Tory”….but no, this is what she is and what they remain…unreconstructed and irrelevant
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Important article about how many so called “patriotic” groups, spreading hateful divisive racist content in the run up to the GE (whilst supporting Farage and Anderson) were located in… Nigeria. Oh the irony.
It has all the hallmarks of a Kremlin interference job.
bylinetimes.com/2024/07/03/n...
It has all the hallmarks of a Kremlin interference job.
bylinetimes.com/2024/07/03/n...
From Russia With Likes: Nigel Farage Dominates Social Media During General Election – Boosted by Bots Stoking Racism
The Reform Party is hovering around 18% of the vote, yet Farage's and his party's Facebook posts generated six times more reactions and shares than either Labour or the Conservatives and their leaders
bylinetimes.com
November 22, 2024 at 4:09 PM
Important article about how many so called “patriotic” groups, spreading hateful divisive racist content in the run up to the GE (whilst supporting Farage and Anderson) were located in… Nigeria. Oh the irony.
It has all the hallmarks of a Kremlin interference job.
bylinetimes.com/2024/07/03/n...
It has all the hallmarks of a Kremlin interference job.
bylinetimes.com/2024/07/03/n...
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🔴The Politics of Farage and Reform is No Joke – The Established Media Must Learn Its Lessons and Start Holding Them to Account
The normalisation of racism will only get worse if the press continues to treat him as representing the ‘real views’ of the British people writes Hardeep Matharu
The normalisation of racism will only get worse if the press continues to treat him as representing the ‘real views’ of the British people writes Hardeep Matharu
The Politics of Farage and Reform is No Joke of a Matter – The Established Media Must Learn Its Lessons and Start Holding Them to Account
The normalisation of racism and dog-whistles will only get worse if the press continues to treat Farage as an entertaining figure representing the ‘real views’ of the British people – it must stop, wr...
bylinetimes.com
November 22, 2024 at 11:49 AM
🔴The Politics of Farage and Reform is No Joke – The Established Media Must Learn Its Lessons and Start Holding Them to Account
The normalisation of racism will only get worse if the press continues to treat him as representing the ‘real views’ of the British people writes Hardeep Matharu
The normalisation of racism will only get worse if the press continues to treat him as representing the ‘real views’ of the British people writes Hardeep Matharu
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Not sure why Farage thinks posting videos of himself slagging off Jaguar adverts and saying he hopes they go bust… is what an MP should be up to.
Such an insecure, prejudiced little man, emboldened by other inadequates to think he can sound off about everything he doesn’t like.
It’s pathetic.
Such an insecure, prejudiced little man, emboldened by other inadequates to think he can sound off about everything he doesn’t like.
It’s pathetic.
November 22, 2024 at 8:15 AM
Not sure why Farage thinks posting videos of himself slagging off Jaguar adverts and saying he hopes they go bust… is what an MP should be up to.
Such an insecure, prejudiced little man, emboldened by other inadequates to think he can sound off about everything he doesn’t like.
It’s pathetic.
Such an insecure, prejudiced little man, emboldened by other inadequates to think he can sound off about everything he doesn’t like.
It’s pathetic.
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🔴The Real ‘Two Tier’ Politics That Enabled Nigel Farage to Fan the Flames of Hate
The politics of anti-Muslim and anti-migrant hatred pushed by the Reform leader and his supporters has been tolerated for far too long, argues @adambienkov.bsky.social
bylinetimes.com/2024/08/08/n...
The politics of anti-Muslim and anti-migrant hatred pushed by the Reform leader and his supporters has been tolerated for far too long, argues @adambienkov.bsky.social
bylinetimes.com/2024/08/08/n...
The Real ‘Two Tier’ Politics That Enabled Nigel Farage to Fan the Flames of Hate
Nigel Farage and the 'Two Tier' Approach to Tackling Hate and Political Extremism on the Streets of Britain
bylinetimes.com
November 21, 2024 at 11:28 AM
🔴The Real ‘Two Tier’ Politics That Enabled Nigel Farage to Fan the Flames of Hate
The politics of anti-Muslim and anti-migrant hatred pushed by the Reform leader and his supporters has been tolerated for far too long, argues @adambienkov.bsky.social
bylinetimes.com/2024/08/08/n...
The politics of anti-Muslim and anti-migrant hatred pushed by the Reform leader and his supporters has been tolerated for far too long, argues @adambienkov.bsky.social
bylinetimes.com/2024/08/08/n...
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The campaign against Labour’s planned changes to inheritance tax for wealthy farmers and landowners risks backfiring, amid a deluge of statistical manipulation and unsympathetic spokespeople
My latest on the farming row for @bylinetimes.bsky.social
bylinetimes.com/2024/11/19/j...
My latest on the farming row for @bylinetimes.bsky.social
bylinetimes.com/2024/11/19/j...
Jeremy Clarkson, James Dyson and Junk Stats: Is This the Best the Anti-Inheritance Tax Farming Lobby Has to Offer?
Millionaire landowners are using dubious statistics to campaign against the Government's inheritance tax reforms
bylinetimes.com
November 19, 2024 at 1:00 PM
The campaign against Labour’s planned changes to inheritance tax for wealthy farmers and landowners risks backfiring, amid a deluge of statistical manipulation and unsympathetic spokespeople
My latest on the farming row for @bylinetimes.bsky.social
bylinetimes.com/2024/11/19/j...
My latest on the farming row for @bylinetimes.bsky.social
bylinetimes.com/2024/11/19/j...
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A company on the brink of collapse paying bonuses to bosses and dividends to shareholders wanting to raise prices so customers pay for it should be treated as insolvency.
Perhaps even fraud.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cly0pjedj0zo
Perhaps even fraud.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cly0pjedj0zo
Ofwat rules out customers paying £195,000 Thames Water boss bonus
The regulator uses new powers to prevent bonuses being funded from customer bills.
www.bbc.com
November 21, 2024 at 8:23 AM
A company on the brink of collapse paying bonuses to bosses and dividends to shareholders wanting to raise prices so customers pay for it should be treated as insolvency.
Perhaps even fraud.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cly0pjedj0zo
Perhaps even fraud.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cly0pjedj0zo
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THIS HAS GOT TO STOP!
Severn Trent announces profits worth millions as it seeks to increase the cost of bills for customers
the supplier to eight million people in Wales & the Midlands, booked £297.8m in pre-tax profit, £42.7m more than a year earlier
news.sky.com/story/severn...
Severn Trent announces profits worth millions as it seeks to increase the cost of bills for customers
the supplier to eight million people in Wales & the Midlands, booked £297.8m in pre-tax profit, £42.7m more than a year earlier
news.sky.com/story/severn...
Severn Trent announces profits worth millions as it seeks to increase cost of bills for customers
The utility's share price rose following the announcement, adding roughly £180m to the company's value.
news.sky.com
November 20, 2024 at 6:48 PM
THIS HAS GOT TO STOP!
Severn Trent announces profits worth millions as it seeks to increase the cost of bills for customers
the supplier to eight million people in Wales & the Midlands, booked £297.8m in pre-tax profit, £42.7m more than a year earlier
news.sky.com/story/severn...
Severn Trent announces profits worth millions as it seeks to increase the cost of bills for customers
the supplier to eight million people in Wales & the Midlands, booked £297.8m in pre-tax profit, £42.7m more than a year earlier
news.sky.com/story/severn...
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You have to admire Nigel Farage - who else would have the nerve to pretend to be the defender of farmers, after selling their whole industry down the river with his Brexit shitshow.
November 19, 2024 at 3:35 PM
You have to admire Nigel Farage - who else would have the nerve to pretend to be the defender of farmers, after selling their whole industry down the river with his Brexit shitshow.
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Both in the news today for differing reasons. Michael Sheen who remortgaged his house to fund the Homeless World Cup, Jeremy Clarkson who bought a farm to evade tax.
November 19, 2024 at 12:27 PM
Both in the news today for differing reasons. Michael Sheen who remortgaged his house to fund the Homeless World Cup, Jeremy Clarkson who bought a farm to evade tax.
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Left: Claire Hanna, "Brexit didn't just happen to sausages"
Right: Your reminder that David Frost and Boris Johnson negotiated a Brexit deal which did't allow England, Wales or Scotland to export sausages/meats to NI. Then they blamed the EU for following the rules they negotiated
Right: Your reminder that David Frost and Boris Johnson negotiated a Brexit deal which did't allow England, Wales or Scotland to export sausages/meats to NI. Then they blamed the EU for following the rules they negotiated
November 19, 2024 at 7:19 PM
Left: Claire Hanna, "Brexit didn't just happen to sausages"
Right: Your reminder that David Frost and Boris Johnson negotiated a Brexit deal which did't allow England, Wales or Scotland to export sausages/meats to NI. Then they blamed the EU for following the rules they negotiated
Right: Your reminder that David Frost and Boris Johnson negotiated a Brexit deal which did't allow England, Wales or Scotland to export sausages/meats to NI. Then they blamed the EU for following the rules they negotiated
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Tractors driving over a barricade in London.
They better go to prison like Just Stop Oil, no two tier justice for them.
They better go to prison like Just Stop Oil, no two tier justice for them.
November 19, 2024 at 3:40 PM
Tractors driving over a barricade in London.
They better go to prison like Just Stop Oil, no two tier justice for them.
They better go to prison like Just Stop Oil, no two tier justice for them.
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Nigel Farage attends the farmers protest whose lives he made worse with his Brexit lies.
Of course he takes his 3 bodyguards that you pay for, 2 behind him and one hidden behind the guy on left's head.
He just loves wasting everyone's money.
Of course he takes his 3 bodyguards that you pay for, 2 behind him and one hidden behind the guy on left's head.
He just loves wasting everyone's money.
November 19, 2024 at 4:39 PM
Nigel Farage attends the farmers protest whose lives he made worse with his Brexit lies.
Of course he takes his 3 bodyguards that you pay for, 2 behind him and one hidden behind the guy on left's head.
He just loves wasting everyone's money.
Of course he takes his 3 bodyguards that you pay for, 2 behind him and one hidden behind the guy on left's head.
He just loves wasting everyone's money.