Steve Ellis - Let's get #BReturn Done
@stevejellis.bsky.social
37 Years as a Customer Service Engineer then IT Specialist for IBM UK Ltd. Now Retired. Mac & Linux User & generally love new tech.
Clay Shooter. Ex Tory Voter
Clay Shooter. Ex Tory Voter
Bloody hypocrite. He didn't back the remainers when we said Brexit was Nonsensical... now it's the popular opinion he backs it.... 🤯. news.sky.com/story/china-...
PM issues China warning - and hits out at Brexit
Sir Keir Starmer argued that it would be "utterly reckless" to consider Brexit as a template for future foreign policy - and attacked politicians who have a "corrosive, inward-looking attitude".
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December 2, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Bloody hypocrite. He didn't back the remainers when we said Brexit was Nonsensical... now it's the popular opinion he backs it.... 🤯. news.sky.com/story/china-...
If asylum seekers think this sort of wastage is OK they should immediately be deported and the Home Office should be ashamed of its self for allowing any type of criminal wastage of our Tax Money like this. No wonder the UK is in so much debt. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Government to ban asylum seekers from using taxis
The ban is set to come in February and any exemptions will have to be signed off by the Home Office.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 30, 2025 at 9:10 AM
If asylum seekers think this sort of wastage is OK they should immediately be deported and the Home Office should be ashamed of its self for allowing any type of criminal wastage of our Tax Money like this. No wonder the UK is in so much debt. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
NO! NO! NO! The Monoplies Commission needs to stop this. Sky is stealing our TV Programs. e.g. F1 TV is based in Biggin Hill and the UK are the only ones not allowed to watch it. We have to pay Sky's exorbitant charges... many true fans of many Sports cannot afford this blatant robbery!
ITV in talks to sell television business to Sky
The talks focus on ITV's free-to-air channels as well as its streaming service, ITV X.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 7, 2025 at 10:03 AM
NO! NO! NO! The Monoplies Commission needs to stop this. Sky is stealing our TV Programs. e.g. F1 TV is based in Biggin Hill and the UK are the only ones not allowed to watch it. We have to pay Sky's exorbitant charges... many true fans of many Sports cannot afford this blatant robbery!
Current wave of hacks to big companies.... what is the common factor? 3rd Party Software! Not just a coincidence. Just saying.
October 3, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Current wave of hacks to big companies.... what is the common factor? 3rd Party Software! Not just a coincidence. Just saying.
This is typical of Tesco... they have spent the last couple of months hiking their prices "big time" just so they can now say.. "look aren't we good reducing prices".... rubbish! and that is the polite version of what I think....
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Tesco promises 'strong deals' amid 'intensive' price war - as profits expected to hit £3bn
Tesco defended profits as it benefited from people cooking at home and eating in more, with an uptick of fresh food sales and cooking from scratch.
news.sky.com
October 2, 2025 at 10:26 PM
This is typical of Tesco... they have spent the last couple of months hiking their prices "big time" just so they can now say.. "look aren't we good reducing prices".... rubbish! and that is the polite version of what I think....
news.sky.com/story/tesco-...
news.sky.com/story/tesco-...
This idiotic, ill thought out, knee jerk stupidity of using a 3rd party company, to hold my data, god knows where in the world, and leave me at risk of identity theft, fraud, and all number of other yet to be discovered hacks, needs to be stopped. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Digital ID plan for UK risks creating ‘an enormous hacking target’, expert warns
Cyber security expert offers warning as tech companies prepare to bid for potentially multi-billion pound contracts
www.theguardian.com
September 27, 2025 at 8:47 AM
This idiotic, ill thought out, knee jerk stupidity of using a 3rd party company, to hold my data, god knows where in the world, and leave me at risk of identity theft, fraud, and all number of other yet to be discovered hacks, needs to be stopped. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Lock him up and throw away the key. Computer Misuse Laws need to be stronger. This problem is getting worse and must be addressed.... www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Man arrested in connection with airport cyber-attacks
The National Crime Agency (NCA) said a 40-year-old man was arrested in West Sussex.
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September 24, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Lock him up and throw away the key. Computer Misuse Laws need to be stronger. This problem is getting worse and must be addressed.... www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
"In the five years to July, food prices increased by around 37%. That compares with a rise of about 5% over the previous five-year period." Well, let me think about the last 5 years.... oh I don't think Brexit has been mentioned here... I wonder why that is then? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Why are food prices rising so fast?
Food and drink prices have risen by 4.9% over the last year, according to ONS inflation data.
www.bbc.co.uk
August 20, 2025 at 7:16 PM
"In the five years to July, food prices increased by around 37%. That compares with a rise of about 5% over the previous five-year period." Well, let me think about the last 5 years.... oh I don't think Brexit has been mentioned here... I wonder why that is then? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#ThamesWater have now gone too far. They must be stopped NOW! www.theguardian.com/business/202...
MPs ask minister if he will claw back Thames Water executive bonuses
Chair of troubled firm admits 21 senior managers were paid 50% of base salary on 30 April
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June 11, 2025 at 7:23 AM
#ThamesWater have now gone too far. They must be stopped NOW! www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Well there's a thing...I actually agree with Sadiq. Very unusual. 😂
May 14, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Well there's a thing...I actually agree with Sadiq. Very unusual. 😂
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Telling contrast in approaches here
May 13, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Telling contrast in approaches here
What about "Beyond Reasonable Doubt?" This case was all circumstational evidence. I was on a jury that was all circumstational and hear say and the judge said afterwards he thought we were wrong finding the defendant Not Guilty. It is not up to the jury to prove guilt. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Why was Peter Sullivan not freed earlier?
The extraordinary injustice experienced by the 68-year-old trigger questions over the appeals system.
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May 13, 2025 at 4:19 PM
What about "Beyond Reasonable Doubt?" This case was all circumstational evidence. I was on a jury that was all circumstational and hear say and the judge said afterwards he thought we were wrong finding the defendant Not Guilty. It is not up to the jury to prove guilt. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
I agree... this government is even worse than the tories at "stupid!"
Pandering to Reform over care workers is grubby and cheap.
Care homes are reliant on overseas staff. Without them, many will need to close their doors, leaving families and communities to suffer the consequences.
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Care homes are reliant on overseas staff. Without them, many will need to close their doors, leaving families and communities to suffer the consequences.
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Immigration white paper: Who cares?
Another day, another overhaul of the immigration rules (sigh).
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May 12, 2025 at 8:04 AM
I agree... this government is even worse than the tories at "stupid!"
About time too... cyclists should also be made responsible for the cost of damage to other vehicles.... how about all cyclists should have 3rd party insurance and registration plates for identification purposes, same as all other road users? www.bbc.com/news/article...
Cyclists who kill could face life sentence in proposed law change
The amendment would also see increased sentences for deaths and serious injury caused by cyclists.
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April 25, 2025 at 6:18 PM
About time too... cyclists should also be made responsible for the cost of damage to other vehicles.... how about all cyclists should have 3rd party insurance and registration plates for identification purposes, same as all other road users? www.bbc.com/news/article...
America has made the same mistake that the UK made when it voted Boris Johnson into power. The UK got rid of Boris fairly quickly but look at the damage he did. In 4 years Donald Trump could destroy everything and everyone...and not just in the USA. FFS America, get rid of him.... please.
February 25, 2025 at 10:17 PM
America has made the same mistake that the UK made when it voted Boris Johnson into power. The UK got rid of Boris fairly quickly but look at the damage he did. In 4 years Donald Trump could destroy everything and everyone...and not just in the USA. FFS America, get rid of him.... please.
Dangerous. This government cares nothing about it's citizen's privacy, financial security or safety. This is a hackers charter in the making. STOP IT NOW! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
UK government demands access to Apple users' encrypted data
The Home Office served the notice to the tech giant under the Investigatory Powers Act.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 10, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Dangerous. This government cares nothing about it's citizen's privacy, financial security or safety. This is a hackers charter in the making. STOP IT NOW! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
“There’s none so intolerant as those who demand tolerance.”
February 7, 2025 at 9:40 AM
“There’s none so intolerant as those who demand tolerance.”
This quite frightening. Remember "Hitler Germany 1933". If you don't know about that do an internet search.
Clear/frightening writing about Musk's payment system coup from @epopppp.bsky.social in @liberalcurrents.com
"Having a president—or, even more so, an unelected billionaire—hold direct, granular control of nearly seven trillion dollars is power beyond the Founders’ wildest dreams."
Worth a read!
"Having a president—or, even more so, an unelected billionaire—hold direct, granular control of nearly seven trillion dollars is power beyond the Founders’ wildest dreams."
Worth a read!
Personal Discretion Over the Treasury's Payments System Means the End of Democracy
If the Court and federal workers fail to stop Elon Musk, we are heading for authoritarianism.
www.liberalcurrents.com
February 5, 2025 at 11:00 AM
This quite frightening. Remember "Hitler Germany 1933". If you don't know about that do an internet search.
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❤️ #BRETURN ❤️
January 17, 2025 at 5:51 PM
❤️ #BRETURN ❤️
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My article on the threat to UK democracy has been serialised in @westenglandbylines.co.uk
Here is the first part of the article...
westenglandbylines.co.uk/politics/us-...
Here is the first part of the article...
westenglandbylines.co.uk/politics/us-...
US & UK politics: it’s time for a new lens – part one
Our traditional way of viewing politics no longer reflects reality. To safeguard our democracy we need to update our thinking
westenglandbylines.co.uk
January 15, 2025 at 9:27 AM
My article on the threat to UK democracy has been serialised in @westenglandbylines.co.uk
Here is the first part of the article...
westenglandbylines.co.uk/politics/us-...
Here is the first part of the article...
westenglandbylines.co.uk/politics/us-...
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Tiktok has been banned in the US on the grounds that China could use it "to manipulate and control Americans by spreading propaganda and misinformation." In other words, China *might* do exactly what Elon Musk *has done* with X.
It's a blatant double standard.
It's a blatant double standard.
January 17, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Tiktok has been banned in the US on the grounds that China could use it "to manipulate and control Americans by spreading propaganda and misinformation." In other words, China *might* do exactly what Elon Musk *has done* with X.
It's a blatant double standard.
It's a blatant double standard.
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Ok. Musk is insane. An out-of-control lunatic ketamine-soaked billionaire in charge of the White House with a feverish grudge against our govt and Starmer in particular. Reform and the Tories disgrace themselves by their fawning, unpatriotic and dangerous association with him.
January 3, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Ok. Musk is insane. An out-of-control lunatic ketamine-soaked billionaire in charge of the White House with a feverish grudge against our govt and Starmer in particular. Reform and the Tories disgrace themselves by their fawning, unpatriotic and dangerous association with him.
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going to keep posting about this piece because I really think that everyone online should read it: www.wheresyoured.at/never-forgiv...
December 18, 2024 at 1:35 PM
going to keep posting about this piece because I really think that everyone online should read it: www.wheresyoured.at/never-forgiv...
This has got to be illegal... at the very least totally immoral. This idiot thinks he has the right to coerce people to his crazy self indulgent idiology! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Elon Musk pledges to give away $1m per day to Pennsylvania voters
The winner will be chosen from those who sign a petition by the tech billionaire's Trump-supporting campaign group.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 20, 2024 at 3:55 PM
This has got to be illegal... at the very least totally immoral. This idiot thinks he has the right to coerce people to his crazy self indulgent idiology! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...