Rachel cook
@veronicacookie.bsky.social
Veronica Cookie. (Political Commentator) and writer of comedy. Short and sweary!
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Farage maintains he has only ever been racist in a respectful way.
November 26, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Farage maintains he has only ever been racist in a respectful way.
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Very good policy from Labour
Early signal that taking the railways into public ownership means a better deal for passengers - ripped off for too long by privatisation.
inews.co.uk/news/rail-fa...
Early signal that taking the railways into public ownership means a better deal for passengers - ripped off for too long by privatisation.
inews.co.uk/news/rail-fa...
Rail fares to be frozen after 30 years of increases
A billion journeys will benefit from the freeze - saving passengers a total of £600m, Labour says
inews.co.uk
November 23, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Very good policy from Labour
Early signal that taking the railways into public ownership means a better deal for passengers - ripped off for too long by privatisation.
inews.co.uk/news/rail-fa...
Early signal that taking the railways into public ownership means a better deal for passengers - ripped off for too long by privatisation.
inews.co.uk/news/rail-fa...
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I’m starting to think your Nobel Peace Prize odds diminish when you’re making death threats to your political opponents. Quiet, piggy 🐽
November 20, 2025 at 8:25 PM
I’m starting to think your Nobel Peace Prize odds diminish when you’re making death threats to your political opponents. Quiet, piggy 🐽
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BREAKING: UK did "too little, too late" in early response to Covid, leading to thousands more deaths, inquiry says
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cm...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cm...
Covid inquiry live updates: UK did 'too little, too late', leading to thousands more Covid deaths, says inquiry
The inquiry says an earlier lockdown could have saved 23,000 lives in the first wave in England - and lockdown could have been avoided altogether with earlier interventions.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 20, 2025 at 5:12 PM
BREAKING: UK did "too little, too late" in early response to Covid, leading to thousands more deaths, inquiry says
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cm...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cm...
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Trump vs The BBC.
Love or loathe the BBC, recent events have put the UK's journalistic sovereignty in peril.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCMn...
Love or loathe the BBC, recent events have put the UK's journalistic sovereignty in peril.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCMn...
Trump vs The BBC
YouTube video by Jonathan Pie
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November 18, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Trump vs The BBC.
Love or loathe the BBC, recent events have put the UK's journalistic sovereignty in peril.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCMn...
Love or loathe the BBC, recent events have put the UK's journalistic sovereignty in peril.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCMn...
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They are not doing a thing that they were never going to do in the first place.
Now people can stop moaning
Now people can stop moaning
Starmer and Reeves ‘rip up plans to raise income tax rates’ in Budget
Prime Minister and Chancellor set to abandon manifesto-breaking proposals amid fears they could anger voters and Labour MPs
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Prime Minister and Chancellor set to abandon manifesto-breaking proposals amid fears they could anger voters and Labour MPs
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Starmer and Reeves rip up plans to raise income tax in Budget
Prime Minister and Chancellor set to abandon manifesto-breaking proposals amid fears they could anger voters and Labour MPs
inews.co.uk
November 14, 2025 at 9:09 AM
They are not doing a thing that they were never going to do in the first place.
Now people can stop moaning
Now people can stop moaning
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The reject pile: The Doctor won’t see you now by James Docherty
(I am the voice of the female Doctor)
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(I am the voice of the female Doctor)
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The Doctor Won't See You with James Docherty
Podcast Episode · The Reject Pile Podcast · 16/10/2025 · 1h 10m
podcasts.apple.com
October 18, 2025 at 6:15 AM
The reject pile: The Doctor won’t see you now by James Docherty
(I am the voice of the female Doctor)
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(I am the voice of the female Doctor)
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Short answer- No
Have Reform UK Ltd’s county councils delivered on their promises?
A six-month review of Reform-led county councils explores how effectively they have delivered what they promised to their electors | Gary Gilligan
@garygilligan.bsky.social @centralbylines.co.uk
A six-month review of Reform-led county councils explores how effectively they have delivered what they promised to their electors | Gary Gilligan
@garygilligan.bsky.social @centralbylines.co.uk
Have Reform UK Ltd’s county councils delivered on their promises?
A six-month review of Reform-led county councils explores how effectively they have delivered what they promised to their electors
centralbylines.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Short answer- No
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When Boris Johnson was Prime Minister one of his senior advisers confided to me that one of the only things in politics his boss actually cared about was “killing off the BBC”.
Five years on, and it is a campaign that appears to be finally coming to fruition.
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/10/t...
Five years on, and it is a campaign that appears to be finally coming to fruition.
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/10/t...
The BBC’s Attempts to Appease the 'Right-Wing Coup' Against It Are Now Seeding Its Own Destruction
By attempting to appease those forces seeking to destroy them, the BBC has helped trigger a crisis that now threatens its very future, argues Adam Bienkov
bylinetimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:49 PM
When Boris Johnson was Prime Minister one of his senior advisers confided to me that one of the only things in politics his boss actually cared about was “killing off the BBC”.
Five years on, and it is a campaign that appears to be finally coming to fruition.
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/10/t...
Five years on, and it is a campaign that appears to be finally coming to fruition.
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/10/t...
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‘I once planned to sue the bbc for suggesting I encouraged an insurrection the time I encouraged an insurrection on live tv’
November 10, 2025 at 4:25 PM
‘I once planned to sue the bbc for suggesting I encouraged an insurrection the time I encouraged an insurrection on live tv’
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Notable that the supposedly “patriotic” wing of British politics wants to destroy / defund almost all of our national institutions
November 10, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Notable that the supposedly “patriotic” wing of British politics wants to destroy / defund almost all of our national institutions
If you think Elon is bad now, just imagine how much more unbearable he will be when he is a Trillionaire.
Let’s hope he doesn’t reach those targets
Let’s hope he doesn’t reach those targets
November 9, 2025 at 4:18 PM
If you think Elon is bad now, just imagine how much more unbearable he will be when he is a Trillionaire.
Let’s hope he doesn’t reach those targets
Let’s hope he doesn’t reach those targets
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So depressing but vital listening
One of those calls you don’t forget in a hurry…
www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9Kz...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9Kz...
LBC caller describes her husband’s ‘grin’ after train stabbing
YouTube video by LBC
www.youtube.com
November 4, 2025 at 7:31 PM
So depressing but vital listening
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Less DOGE more D'OH
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Reform councils to raise tax for 2m households despite pledging cuts
Six local authorities run by Nigel Farage’s party have revealed plans to increase council tax bills by a total of £127m
www.thetimes.com
November 4, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Less DOGE more D'OH
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
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Pie on Brexit.
From Jonathan Pie: Back to the Studio.
From Jonathan Pie: Back to the Studio.
November 3, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Pie on Brexit.
From Jonathan Pie: Back to the Studio.
From Jonathan Pie: Back to the Studio.
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The morning after pill becomes free in all pharmacies thanks to Labour.
This will help so many women 👏
This will help so many women 👏
NHS makes morning-after pill available for free across pharmacies in England
Those in need of free emergency contraception no longer have to see their GP or attend a sexual health clinic
www.theguardian.com
October 29, 2025 at 11:05 AM
The morning after pill becomes free in all pharmacies thanks to Labour.
This will help so many women 👏
This will help so many women 👏
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Some positive news for a change. Politico: "The morning-after pill will be available free of charge on the NHS [England] from today, which the NHS national clinical director for women’s health hailed as the 'biggest change to sexual health services since the 1960s.'"
October 29, 2025 at 7:46 AM
Some positive news for a change. Politico: "The morning-after pill will be available free of charge on the NHS [England] from today, which the NHS national clinical director for women’s health hailed as the 'biggest change to sexual health services since the 1960s.'"
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October 28, 2025 at 2:38 PM