Welshlass2
@welshlass2.bsky.social
Retired public servant left of centre, loves family, travel, wine and walking.
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Boris Johnson says the idea that criticism of the BBC is being organised by the right is ‘complete and utter bollocks’, which makes me think there might be something in it.
November 11, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Boris Johnson says the idea that criticism of the BBC is being organised by the right is ‘complete and utter bollocks’, which makes me think there might be something in it.
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It’s already started - the BBC allows Newsmax boss to opine about bias, suggest some of the Jan 6 mob were merely innocent tourists visiting Congress, without pushback
November 11, 2025 at 8:35 AM
It’s already started - the BBC allows Newsmax boss to opine about bias, suggest some of the Jan 6 mob were merely innocent tourists visiting Congress, without pushback
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"I've never heard a president booed this loudly in my life."
November 11, 2025 at 8:51 AM
"I've never heard a president booed this loudly in my life."
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It's looking very likely that we will sue Ofcom for its refusal to investigate TalkTV. goodlaw.social/u6xu
Ofcom won’t investigate TalkTV’s transphobia – we’re taking a stand | Good Law Project
Ofcom dismissed more than 20,000 complaints, but this isn’t finished.
goodlaw.social
November 5, 2025 at 8:54 AM
It's looking very likely that we will sue Ofcom for its refusal to investigate TalkTV. goodlaw.social/u6xu
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Great reflections on Brexit from @anandmenon.bsky.social
'It is hard to imagine a worse moment in the history of international trade to have decided to leave a continental-sized economy to go your own way, because of the direction of international trade thereafter.'
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztqL...
'It is hard to imagine a worse moment in the history of international trade to have decided to leave a continental-sized economy to go your own way, because of the direction of international trade thereafter.'
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztqL...
Reflections on the Brexit Revolution: 2025-26 Mackenzie-Stuart Lecture
YouTube video by Cambridge Law Faculty
www.youtube.com
November 4, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Great reflections on Brexit from @anandmenon.bsky.social
'It is hard to imagine a worse moment in the history of international trade to have decided to leave a continental-sized economy to go your own way, because of the direction of international trade thereafter.'
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztqL...
'It is hard to imagine a worse moment in the history of international trade to have decided to leave a continental-sized economy to go your own way, because of the direction of international trade thereafter.'
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztqL...
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We will pay the price for Nigel Farage's Brexit - and Labour's cowardice - until we reverse it.
November 4, 2025 at 8:20 AM
We will pay the price for Nigel Farage's Brexit - and Labour's cowardice - until we reverse it.
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Farage is due to make a speech today about his new economic policy.. (having been laughed out of the room with his last one)…
Let’s just take a quick look at his ideological track record…
And then put all his ideas straight into the shredder.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Let’s just take a quick look at his ideological track record…
And then put all his ideas straight into the shredder.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
November 3, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Farage is due to make a speech today about his new economic policy.. (having been laughed out of the room with his last one)…
Let’s just take a quick look at his ideological track record…
And then put all his ideas straight into the shredder.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Let’s just take a quick look at his ideological track record…
And then put all his ideas straight into the shredder.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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“Freight costs for sending scallops to France have more than quadrupled since Brexit. It had cost about £208 to get scallops to France. Now it's £875"
www.msn.com/en-us/money/...
www.msn.com/en-us/money/...
MSN
www.msn.com
November 1, 2025 at 7:28 AM
“Freight costs for sending scallops to France have more than quadrupled since Brexit. It had cost about £208 to get scallops to France. Now it's £875"
www.msn.com/en-us/money/...
www.msn.com/en-us/money/...
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BBC et al, stop calling him "Andrew": he's "Mr Mountbatten-Windsor" or just "Mountbatten-Windsor". You don't say, "Kemi asked Keir" at PMQs, so why is this guy any different? #FirstNameTerms
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ALT: a cartoon character with an angry look on his face and the words freetopsticker below him
media.tenor.com
November 1, 2025 at 9:38 AM
BBC et al, stop calling him "Andrew": he's "Mr Mountbatten-Windsor" or just "Mountbatten-Windsor". You don't say, "Kemi asked Keir" at PMQs, so why is this guy any different? #FirstNameTerms
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Even a big far-right vote couldn’t give the far-right total control, because the Dutch democracy promotes cooperation.
Here in the UK, just one-third of the vote could give Nigel Farage a huge majority of MPs.
Our democracy isn't fit for 21st-century politics. We need Proportional Representation.
Here in the UK, just one-third of the vote could give Nigel Farage a huge majority of MPs.
Our democracy isn't fit for 21st-century politics. We need Proportional Representation.
October 31, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Even a big far-right vote couldn’t give the far-right total control, because the Dutch democracy promotes cooperation.
Here in the UK, just one-third of the vote could give Nigel Farage a huge majority of MPs.
Our democracy isn't fit for 21st-century politics. We need Proportional Representation.
Here in the UK, just one-third of the vote could give Nigel Farage a huge majority of MPs.
Our democracy isn't fit for 21st-century politics. We need Proportional Representation.
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Can we focus more on how victims of sexual violence continue to be failed today and less on the drama of the Royal Family? Then perhaps some good might come from this?
October 31, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Can we focus more on how victims of sexual violence continue to be failed today and less on the drama of the Royal Family? Then perhaps some good might come from this?
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We're trying to make legal history: we are asking the High Court to find for the first time ever that a defamation claim brought against @danneidle.bsky.social is a SLAPP under the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023. goodlaw.social/raiz
We’re helping Dan Neidle face down a seven-figure SLAPP | Good Law Project
A barrister who was flogging tax avoidance schemes is now suing Dan Neidle for a defamation payout of over £8m. But we’re not backing down.
goodlaw.social
October 29, 2025 at 6:20 AM
We're trying to make legal history: we are asking the High Court to find for the first time ever that a defamation claim brought against @danneidle.bsky.social is a SLAPP under the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023. goodlaw.social/raiz
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Farage: epic grifter
October 27, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Farage: epic grifter
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this is utterly hilarious, turns out that it was the Tories who took the word "enemy" out of the crucial witness statement in the collapsed China spy case
over to you, Kemi Badenoch?
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
over to you, Kemi Badenoch?
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Adviser removed ‘enemy’ from China spy case witness statement
Matthew Collins says he deleted the word from the final draft in 2023 because it did not reflect the Conservative government’s view
www.thetimes.com
October 24, 2025 at 3:09 PM
this is utterly hilarious, turns out that it was the Tories who took the word "enemy" out of the crucial witness statement in the collapsed China spy case
over to you, Kemi Badenoch?
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
over to you, Kemi Badenoch?
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
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BIG UP CAERPHILLY DA IAWN !!!!!
October 24, 2025 at 3:35 PM
BIG UP CAERPHILLY DA IAWN !!!!!
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Well done Caerphilly. Shows the way forward to defeat the fascists.
October 24, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Well done Caerphilly. Shows the way forward to defeat the fascists.
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Was listening to Radio4 this morning for over an hour. This was one of the main items. Who did they have on to talk about it?
Plaid? No.
Reform.
And then Labour.
BBC News - Plaid wins by-election as Labour loses 100-year grip on Caerphilly
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Plaid? No.
Reform.
And then Labour.
BBC News - Plaid wins by-election as Labour loses 100-year grip on Caerphilly
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Plaid Cymru wins Caerphilly by-election for Welsh Parliament
Labour comes third after suffering its first parliamentary defeat in Caerphilly for 100 years.
www.bbc.com
October 24, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Was listening to Radio4 this morning for over an hour. This was one of the main items. Who did they have on to talk about it?
Plaid? No.
Reform.
And then Labour.
BBC News - Plaid wins by-election as Labour loses 100-year grip on Caerphilly
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Plaid? No.
Reform.
And then Labour.
BBC News - Plaid wins by-election as Labour loses 100-year grip on Caerphilly
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Reform lost *because* people in Caerphilly saw that Reform could win
October 24, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Reform lost *because* people in Caerphilly saw that Reform could win
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The Caerphilly result is what we need to see everywhere at the next election: people coordinating to vote tactically for parties which seek a fairer, kinder, greener country.
Pushing out both those who have betrayed our trust AND those who seek to exploit that betrayal.
Pushing out both those who have betrayed our trust AND those who seek to exploit that betrayal.
October 24, 2025 at 7:12 AM
The Caerphilly result is what we need to see everywhere at the next election: people coordinating to vote tactically for parties which seek a fairer, kinder, greener country.
Pushing out both those who have betrayed our trust AND those who seek to exploit that betrayal.
Pushing out both those who have betrayed our trust AND those who seek to exploit that betrayal.
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Happy Friday to everyone but especially to Caerphilly.
Caerphilly, Senedd constituency by-election result:
PC: 47.4% (+19.0)
REF: 36.0% (+34.2)
LAB: 11.0% (-34.9)
CON: 2.0% (-15.3)
GRN: 1.5% (+1.5)
LDEM: 1.5% (-1.2)
GWL: 0.3% (+0.3)
UKIP: 0.2% (+0.2)
Plaid Cymru GAIN from Labour.
PC: 47.4% (+19.0)
REF: 36.0% (+34.2)
LAB: 11.0% (-34.9)
CON: 2.0% (-15.3)
GRN: 1.5% (+1.5)
LDEM: 1.5% (-1.2)
GWL: 0.3% (+0.3)
UKIP: 0.2% (+0.2)
Plaid Cymru GAIN from Labour.
October 24, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Happy Friday to everyone but especially to Caerphilly.