@syounger29.bsky.social
Family is everything including the dogs. Wanting to see a change in politics where we work to solve problems. Be kind
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Cost of Privatisation
Royal Mail letters sit undelivered 'for weeks', parcels prioritised
RM doesn't meet letter delivery targets. Urgent letters missed. Fines passed to customers
Profiteering:
Price Now: Ist class stamp £1.70; 2nd class 87p.
When privatised in 2013: 1st class 60p; 2nd class 50p.
Royal Mail letters sit undelivered 'for weeks', parcels prioritised
RM doesn't meet letter delivery targets. Urgent letters missed. Fines passed to customers
Profiteering:
Price Now: Ist class stamp £1.70; 2nd class 87p.
When privatised in 2013: 1st class 60p; 2nd class 50p.
Royal Mail staff tell BBC letters sit undelivered as firm prioritises parcels
Staff and customers tell the BBC prioritising parcels can mean missed NHS appointments and late payment fines.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 16, 2026 at 7:34 AM
Cost of Privatisation
Royal Mail letters sit undelivered 'for weeks', parcels prioritised
RM doesn't meet letter delivery targets. Urgent letters missed. Fines passed to customers
Profiteering:
Price Now: Ist class stamp £1.70; 2nd class 87p.
When privatised in 2013: 1st class 60p; 2nd class 50p.
Royal Mail letters sit undelivered 'for weeks', parcels prioritised
RM doesn't meet letter delivery targets. Urgent letters missed. Fines passed to customers
Profiteering:
Price Now: Ist class stamp £1.70; 2nd class 87p.
When privatised in 2013: 1st class 60p; 2nd class 50p.
My Valentine ❤️ After a lovely walk on a sunny beach, he's ready to chill
February 14, 2026 at 3:52 PM
My Valentine ❤️ After a lovely walk on a sunny beach, he's ready to chill
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Things the UK media aren’t talking about enough:
- Palantir
- Epstein files revelations that don’t involve Andrew Windsor or Peter Mandelson
- Reform omnishambles (Farage/Bannon democracy smashing, telling people they can’t work from home whilst leader works from home, counsellor racism).
- Palantir
- Epstein files revelations that don’t involve Andrew Windsor or Peter Mandelson
- Reform omnishambles (Farage/Bannon democracy smashing, telling people they can’t work from home whilst leader works from home, counsellor racism).
February 12, 2026 at 6:46 PM
Things the UK media aren’t talking about enough:
- Palantir
- Epstein files revelations that don’t involve Andrew Windsor or Peter Mandelson
- Reform omnishambles (Farage/Bannon democracy smashing, telling people they can’t work from home whilst leader works from home, counsellor racism).
- Palantir
- Epstein files revelations that don’t involve Andrew Windsor or Peter Mandelson
- Reform omnishambles (Farage/Bannon democracy smashing, telling people they can’t work from home whilst leader works from home, counsellor racism).
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Matt Goodwin labelled ‘chicken’ after pulling out of first by-election hustings
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/mat...
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/mat...
Matt Goodwin labelled 'chicken' after pulling out of first by-election hustings
Matt Goodwin has been accused of 'chickening out' of the first hustings for the Gorton and Denton by-election, citing "concerns about impartiality."
www.thelondoneconomic.com
February 11, 2026 at 11:33 AM
Matt Goodwin labelled ‘chicken’ after pulling out of first by-election hustings
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/mat...
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/mat...
Is it summertime yet?
February 1, 2026 at 10:20 PM
Is it summertime yet?
This is what a Sunday evening should be
February 1, 2026 at 10:14 PM
This is what a Sunday evening should be
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Thousands may lose out as Post Office closes main Horizon compensation scheme.
Scandalous.
Capture IT System scandal yet to be addressed.
No attention paid to DWP prosecution of postmasters.
No culprit charged for wrongful prosecutions of postmasters.
No contribution to compensation by Fujitsu.
Scandalous.
Capture IT System scandal yet to be addressed.
No attention paid to DWP prosecution of postmasters.
No culprit charged for wrongful prosecutions of postmasters.
No contribution to compensation by Fujitsu.
Thousands may lose out as Post Office closes main Horizon compensation scheme
Hundreds of claims still arriving each month, raising fears eligible operators will lose out on redress
www.theguardian.com
February 1, 2026 at 9:16 AM
Thousands may lose out as Post Office closes main Horizon compensation scheme.
Scandalous.
Capture IT System scandal yet to be addressed.
No attention paid to DWP prosecution of postmasters.
No culprit charged for wrongful prosecutions of postmasters.
No contribution to compensation by Fujitsu.
Scandalous.
Capture IT System scandal yet to be addressed.
No attention paid to DWP prosecution of postmasters.
No culprit charged for wrongful prosecutions of postmasters.
No contribution to compensation by Fujitsu.
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One of the most disgusting, brutal and unpunished child‑abuse networks in the world…
And the usual voices who claim to care about ‘women and girls’ have nothing to say.
We see you.
And the usual voices who claim to care about ‘women and girls’ have nothing to say.
We see you.
February 1, 2026 at 11:48 AM
One of the most disgusting, brutal and unpunished child‑abuse networks in the world…
And the usual voices who claim to care about ‘women and girls’ have nothing to say.
We see you.
And the usual voices who claim to care about ‘women and girls’ have nothing to say.
We see you.
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BREAKING: “He’s (Andy Burnham) got to be allowed to stand in this by-election. To block him would be stupid. So stupid that only No10 would try to do that” - Former Labour Party Political Adviser John McTernan
January 25, 2026 at 10:07 AM
BREAKING: “He’s (Andy Burnham) got to be allowed to stand in this by-election. To block him would be stupid. So stupid that only No10 would try to do that” - Former Labour Party Political Adviser John McTernan
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Blocking Andy Burnham from fighting the Gorton by-election is another gift to Reform from a Labour leadership whose entire strategy has so far played directly into their hands
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/morgan-mcs...
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/morgan-mcs...
Morgan McSweeney’s 0% Strategy
The plot to block Andy Burnham's return to Westminster tells you everything you need to know about how Keir Starmer's Government got itself into this mess
www.adambienkov.co.uk
January 25, 2026 at 12:23 PM
Blocking Andy Burnham from fighting the Gorton by-election is another gift to Reform from a Labour leadership whose entire strategy has so far played directly into their hands
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/morgan-mcs...
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/morgan-mcs...
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US air base in Suffolk, Mildenhall, has been used to transfer three new F-35 warplanes to Israel.
Is this legal?
www.declassifieduk.org/campaigners-...
Is this legal?
www.declassifieduk.org/campaigners-...
Legality of fighter jet transfer from UK to Israel questioned
Three F-35 jets were delivered from Britain to Nevatim airbase despite a ban on exporting the aircraft's parts directly to Israel
www.declassifieduk.org
January 22, 2026 at 9:01 AM
US air base in Suffolk, Mildenhall, has been used to transfer three new F-35 warplanes to Israel.
Is this legal?
www.declassifieduk.org/campaigners-...
Is this legal?
www.declassifieduk.org/campaigners-...
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January 21, 2026 at 5:29 PM
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🚨The Petition calling for by-elections to be called automatically when MPs defect to another party is now closing on 80,000 signatures!
Let’s get it to the 100,000 needed today!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
Let’s get it to the 100,000 needed today!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
January 21, 2026 at 11:45 AM
🚨The Petition calling for by-elections to be called automatically when MPs defect to another party is now closing on 80,000 signatures!
Let’s get it to the 100,000 needed today!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
Let’s get it to the 100,000 needed today!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
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“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” —Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
January 19, 2026 at 3:43 PM
“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” —Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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Week by week - Laura Kuenssberg is interviewing the party leaders.
When I agreed to come on the show, I was told Nigel Farage was also doing it.
He's now pulled out - and they've sent the deputy instead.
The same Nigel Farage who's refusing to debate me.
A pattern emerging...
When I agreed to come on the show, I was told Nigel Farage was also doing it.
He's now pulled out - and they've sent the deputy instead.
The same Nigel Farage who's refusing to debate me.
A pattern emerging...
January 18, 2026 at 7:59 AM
Week by week - Laura Kuenssberg is interviewing the party leaders.
When I agreed to come on the show, I was told Nigel Farage was also doing it.
He's now pulled out - and they've sent the deputy instead.
The same Nigel Farage who's refusing to debate me.
A pattern emerging...
When I agreed to come on the show, I was told Nigel Farage was also doing it.
He's now pulled out - and they've sent the deputy instead.
The same Nigel Farage who's refusing to debate me.
A pattern emerging...
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2026: Nadhim Zahawi joining Reform UK and praising Nigel Farage
2015: Nadhim Zahawi to Nigel Farage, "I wld b frightened 2live in country run by U"
2015: Nadhim Zahawi to Nigel Farage, "I wld b frightened 2live in country run by U"
January 12, 2026 at 1:01 PM
2026: Nadhim Zahawi joining Reform UK and praising Nigel Farage
2015: Nadhim Zahawi to Nigel Farage, "I wld b frightened 2live in country run by U"
2015: Nadhim Zahawi to Nigel Farage, "I wld b frightened 2live in country run by U"
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Amazingly, Zahawi only got round to deleting the below after the press conference announcing his defection to Reform.
January 12, 2026 at 12:09 PM
Amazingly, Zahawi only got round to deleting the below after the press conference announcing his defection to Reform.
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Nigel Farage confirms that Reform UK will vote *against* the bill to lift the two child cap, keeping hundreds of thousands of children in poverty.
January 7, 2026 at 11:40 AM
Nigel Farage confirms that Reform UK will vote *against* the bill to lift the two child cap, keeping hundreds of thousands of children in poverty.
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Eight Palestine Action activists are being left to die in prison – all without even facing trial.
We must force the government to act, before it’s too late ⬇️
https://goodlaw.social/3e3320
We must force the government to act, before it’s too late ⬇️
https://goodlaw.social/3e3320
December 18, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Eight Palestine Action activists are being left to die in prison – all without even facing trial.
We must force the government to act, before it’s too late ⬇️
https://goodlaw.social/3e3320
We must force the government to act, before it’s too late ⬇️
https://goodlaw.social/3e3320
Why would anyone vote Labour again? To vote for them with their latest vile proposal would be no different to voting for Reform.
November 17, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Why would anyone vote Labour again? To vote for them with their latest vile proposal would be no different to voting for Reform.
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That the UK - one of the architects of this fund, designed to save the world’s forests - is now refusing to put any money into it is frankly shameful. Starmer’s claim that he still continues to back the fund is meaningless without resources - so much for climate leadership
November 6, 2025 at 9:54 AM
That the UK - one of the architects of this fund, designed to save the world’s forests - is now refusing to put any money into it is frankly shameful. Starmer’s claim that he still continues to back the fund is meaningless without resources - so much for climate leadership
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To all you patriots (and UK authorities)
Is this not political interference of the most egregious and socially divisive kind?
Is this not political interference of the most egregious and socially divisive kind?
October 14, 2025 at 9:16 AM
To all you patriots (and UK authorities)
Is this not political interference of the most egregious and socially divisive kind?
Is this not political interference of the most egregious and socially divisive kind?
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Quite a bodying, here, for the UK, from the Commissioner for Human Rights, Council of Europe.
🏮 He points out the Supreme Court ignored human rights (which breaches its legal obligations)
🏮 He says, in effect agreeing with Lucy Powell, Parliament should be involved...
rm.coe.int/letter-to-pa...
🏮 He points out the Supreme Court ignored human rights (which breaches its legal obligations)
🏮 He says, in effect agreeing with Lucy Powell, Parliament should be involved...
rm.coe.int/letter-to-pa...
October 14, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Quite a bodying, here, for the UK, from the Commissioner for Human Rights, Council of Europe.
🏮 He points out the Supreme Court ignored human rights (which breaches its legal obligations)
🏮 He says, in effect agreeing with Lucy Powell, Parliament should be involved...
rm.coe.int/letter-to-pa...
🏮 He points out the Supreme Court ignored human rights (which breaches its legal obligations)
🏮 He says, in effect agreeing with Lucy Powell, Parliament should be involved...
rm.coe.int/letter-to-pa...
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Jenrick says, Handsworth the area I went to school in isn’t integrated as he didn’t see a white face and the closest he has seen to a slum? So is he saying we should pay minorities much more for their low paid jobs and welcome them to The Cotswolds with their mosques and temples???
October 6, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Jenrick says, Handsworth the area I went to school in isn’t integrated as he didn’t see a white face and the closest he has seen to a slum? So is he saying we should pay minorities much more for their low paid jobs and welcome them to The Cotswolds with their mosques and temples???