Steve
@stevebt16.bsky.social
Retired programmer, Englishman living in Northern Ireland
#r4today Michael Gove on the radio says UK more susceptible to COVID than Sweden because we have a more unequal society. So how did his VIP Lane, that passed tax money to rich Tories, help improve that inequality???? Why is he allowed to get away with saying that unchallenged???
November 21, 2025 at 8:24 AM
#r4today Michael Gove on the radio says UK more susceptible to COVID than Sweden because we have a more unequal society. So how did his VIP Lane, that passed tax money to rich Tories, help improve that inequality???? Why is he allowed to get away with saying that unchallenged???
Andrew is to move to the Sandringham Estate. The estate itself includes villages and hamlets, where it also has residential properties let to people living and working locally. Will the Mail and Express will be drumming up local support to banish the alleged paedophile from the area?
October 31, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Andrew is to move to the Sandringham Estate. The estate itself includes villages and hamlets, where it also has residential properties let to people living and working locally. Will the Mail and Express will be drumming up local support to banish the alleged paedophile from the area?
liveapp.inews.co.uk/category/400... This says Labours silver lining is that tactical voting took place, and people voted to keep Reform out. If so, it was to stop enactment of their policies. If that is the case, why are Labour trying to out-Reform Reform if they think people hate those policies??
Plan to ‘block’ Reform – Labour’s ‘silver lining’ from Welsh election disaster
Keir Starmer is blamed by some Labour figures for the loss
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October 25, 2025 at 2:21 AM
liveapp.inews.co.uk/category/400... This says Labours silver lining is that tactical voting took place, and people voted to keep Reform out. If so, it was to stop enactment of their policies. If that is the case, why are Labour trying to out-Reform Reform if they think people hate those policies??
#celebritytraitors I reckon that the next round table will see JR go and, if she sees enough people gunning for him, Cat will write his name on her board. With the poor quality of faithfuls, they would likely see her vote as proof she is one of them.
October 23, 2025 at 11:31 PM
#celebritytraitors I reckon that the next round table will see JR go and, if she sees enough people gunning for him, Cat will write his name on her board. With the poor quality of faithfuls, they would likely see her vote as proof she is one of them.
#c4dispatches one thing not covered is the effect on jobs indirectly. AI will use up huge amounts of power and water, and if this leads to shortages, how will that affect existing industries not trying to use AI, be it on their supply or the impact on their workforces? This might be a bigger effect
October 20, 2025 at 7:51 PM
#c4dispatches one thing not covered is the effect on jobs indirectly. AI will use up huge amounts of power and water, and if this leads to shortages, how will that affect existing industries not trying to use AI, be it on their supply or the impact on their workforces? This might be a bigger effect
app.independent.co.uk/2025/10/14/2... Do we really think that the idiots running around in flags, painting roundabouts and pi**ing up walls could meet even half this standard??? This just means they are winning.
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October 14, 2025 at 12:20 PM
app.independent.co.uk/2025/10/14/2... Do we really think that the idiots running around in flags, painting roundabouts and pi**ing up walls could meet even half this standard??? This just means they are winning.
For those who want Farage, remember he is just like Trump. #NeverNigel
October 10, 2025 at 11:18 AM
For those who want Farage, remember he is just like Trump. #NeverNigel
liveapp.inews.co.uk/category/396... Irony-meter goes wild as the council most affected is Kent, now run by Reform, whose members were the most vehement that Brexit was needed.
Dover road for post-Brexit border checks still not built just weeks before deadline
Checks for cars at Dover will take up to six times longer – and kiosks to take passengers’ fingerprints may not be operational when EES launches on Sunday
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October 8, 2025 at 5:36 PM
liveapp.inews.co.uk/category/396... Irony-meter goes wild as the council most affected is Kent, now run by Reform, whose members were the most vehement that Brexit was needed.
Never forget that Farage and Reform want this for the UK, for Insurance companies to decide if you live or die.
EXCLUSIVE | An organ donor gave her his heart. But now she can’t afford the life-saving medicines to keep it beating
An organ donor gave her his heart. She can’t afford the medicines to keep it beating
www.independent.co.uk
October 7, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Never forget that Farage and Reform want this for the UK, for Insurance companies to decide if you live or die.
BBC News - Police to get broader powers to restrict repeated protests
www.bbc.com/news/article... So, the Govt will have the ability to say 'saw saw, we heard, we ignored. Now shut up'? Nothing at all authoritarian about that, apart from all of it.
www.bbc.com/news/article... So, the Govt will have the ability to say 'saw saw, we heard, we ignored. Now shut up'? Nothing at all authoritarian about that, apart from all of it.
Police to get broader powers to crack down on repeated protests
Officers will be able to tell organisers to move demonstrations if protests have caused "repeated disorder".
www.bbc.com
October 5, 2025 at 8:12 AM
BBC News - Police to get broader powers to restrict repeated protests
www.bbc.com/news/article... So, the Govt will have the ability to say 'saw saw, we heard, we ignored. Now shut up'? Nothing at all authoritarian about that, apart from all of it.
www.bbc.com/news/article... So, the Govt will have the ability to say 'saw saw, we heard, we ignored. Now shut up'? Nothing at all authoritarian about that, apart from all of it.
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Bringing food to starving people is quite the opposite of terrorism even if it will feed some terrorists.
The way to defeat Hamas is through policing and growing relations with Palestinian people. Building schools, shelters, and providing basic services/infrastructure.
The way to defeat Hamas is through policing and growing relations with Palestinian people. Building schools, shelters, and providing basic services/infrastructure.
*We are joined from the Sumud Aid Flotilla by Tommy Marcus, better known as “Quentin Quarantino,” who explains why he and hundreds of others are sailing to Gaza and how Israel has responded to their mission*
@currentaffairs.bsky.social
26 September 2025
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26 September 2025
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September 30, 2025 at 6:35 AM
#bbcnewsnight. But rich if Jake Berry to say about keeping data safe when, as a Tory, his government decided to give US firm Palantir access to health data for nothing.
September 25, 2025 at 9:51 PM
#bbcnewsnight. But rich if Jake Berry to say about keeping data safe when, as a Tory, his government decided to give US firm Palantir access to health data for nothing.
#politicslive Jake Berry saying Andy Burnham is wrong with investment plans as it would upset bond markets. Farage says Truss budget was a good thing. Didn't really see the bond markets like it, what with the huge rise in rates. Hypocrisy from Reform??? Surely not.
September 25, 2025 at 11:39 AM
#politicslive Jake Berry saying Andy Burnham is wrong with investment plans as it would upset bond markets. Farage says Truss budget was a good thing. Didn't really see the bond markets like it, what with the huge rise in rates. Hypocrisy from Reform??? Surely not.
Fed up with Farage? Me too. I’ve signed the Never Nigel Pledge. Add your name today, and help show that division and hate have no place in our communities.
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Join thousands across Britain taking the Never Nigel Pledge. Say no to hate and division and help stop Reform UK from tearing apart our communities. Let's show there is strength in standing together f...
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September 25, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Fed up with Farage? Me too. I’ve signed the Never Nigel Pledge. Add your name today, and help show that division and hate have no place in our communities.
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#mafsuk Nelly would be hurt if Steven cheated. At this rate, there will be no other people left in the programme for him to cheat with!!!
September 23, 2025 at 8:56 PM
#mafsuk Nelly would be hurt if Steven cheated. At this rate, there will be no other people left in the programme for him to cheat with!!!
#includeFocusDrawerFree I contend that 'Hocus Pocus' by Focus and 'Alright Now' by Free should be in the top drawer of music produced in the 70s.
August 22, 2025 at 10:20 PM
#includeFocusDrawerFree I contend that 'Hocus Pocus' by Focus and 'Alright Now' by Free should be in the top drawer of music produced in the 70s.
If Stella does leave, are we going to get Pip a) feeling sorry for herself, then b) blaming Ruth for helping with the harvest and so allowing Brian to blow up and so Stella resign? And will Rosie start to wonder why parents keep leaving her? #thearchers
August 10, 2025 at 1:38 AM
If Stella does leave, are we going to get Pip a) feeling sorry for herself, then b) blaming Ruth for helping with the harvest and so allowing Brian to blow up and so Stella resign? And will Rosie start to wonder why parents keep leaving her? #thearchers
#newsnight Tonight really stuck to the 'must appeal to Redorm viters' by only allowing the Reform guy to speak for Aby amount of time, and not seriously challenging his lies. This is pathetic.
July 29, 2025 at 10:00 PM
#newsnight Tonight really stuck to the 'must appeal to Redorm viters' by only allowing the Reform guy to speak for Aby amount of time, and not seriously challenging his lies. This is pathetic.
#includeSpinGuestCheap . One summer, when I was 18, me and my mate stayed in a seaside guest house. One night, we ended up playing spin-the-bottle was a couple of local lasses. It may have been a cheap night, but was certainly the most memorable. Not least as I am now married to one of those lasses!
July 25, 2025 at 6:56 PM
#includeSpinGuestCheap . One summer, when I was 18, me and my mate stayed in a seaside guest house. One night, we ended up playing spin-the-bottle was a couple of local lasses. It may have been a cheap night, but was certainly the most memorable. Not least as I am now married to one of those lasses!
#includeHinderBankMetal I was born with a weak foot, particularly my toes. I loved athletics, but my foot would always hinder me. But now, I have had the bones replaced with titanium rods. Now, when I run, I bank on the strength of my metal tarsals.
July 11, 2025 at 7:24 PM
#includeHinderBankMetal I was born with a weak foot, particularly my toes. I loved athletics, but my foot would always hinder me. But now, I have had the bones replaced with titanium rods. Now, when I run, I bank on the strength of my metal tarsals.
#forgetfulfilms 48 hours later than what?
July 11, 2025 at 2:43 AM
#forgetfulfilms 48 hours later than what?
Watching #Glastonbury. Rod Stewarts band are so good, and the arrangements fantastic. Rod OK sometimes, but other times wouldn't even win a Rod Stewart sound-alike contest. Earlier #snowPatrol brilliant.
June 29, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Watching #Glastonbury. Rod Stewarts band are so good, and the arrangements fantastic. Rod OK sometimes, but other times wouldn't even win a Rod Stewart sound-alike contest. Earlier #snowPatrol brilliant.
Programme info on BBC1 earlier showed
'Walking with dinosaurs' and 'Rod Stewart at Glastonbury' . Seems very appropriate now we know his political views. #glastonbury
'Walking with dinosaurs' and 'Rod Stewart at Glastonbury' . Seems very appropriate now we know his political views. #glastonbury
June 29, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Programme info on BBC1 earlier showed
'Walking with dinosaurs' and 'Rod Stewart at Glastonbury' . Seems very appropriate now we know his political views. #glastonbury
'Walking with dinosaurs' and 'Rod Stewart at Glastonbury' . Seems very appropriate now we know his political views. #glastonbury
'If there is anything in this room bigger than my ego, I want it caught and shot now'. Is that a quote from a) Zaphod Beeblebrox, b) Donald Trump, or c) All of the above. Answers on a postcard to ....... #meglamaniacsAnonymous
June 24, 2025 at 10:26 PM
'If there is anything in this room bigger than my ego, I want it caught and shot now'. Is that a quote from a) Zaphod Beeblebrox, b) Donald Trump, or c) All of the above. Answers on a postcard to ....... #meglamaniacsAnonymous
www.theguardian.com/politics/202... . So, US badger us to spend more on weapons, then say they might not support NATO. And our response is to buy expensive planes from US!! If we are going to do this, at least do it in conjunction with other European NATO allies.
UK to expand nuclear deterrent with US fighter jets capable of carrying warheads
Starmer to unveil purchase of 12 F-35A jets that can deliver tactical nuclear weapons, which may be kept at RAF bases
www.theguardian.com
June 24, 2025 at 10:21 PM
www.theguardian.com/politics/202... . So, US badger us to spend more on weapons, then say they might not support NATO. And our response is to buy expensive planes from US!! If we are going to do this, at least do it in conjunction with other European NATO allies.