Roger Margerison
@willastonrog.bsky.social
Former engineering geologist, folkie, wildlife, socialist, autistic
Bickerton Hill was splendid this afternoon
October 28, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Bickerton Hill was splendid this afternoon
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despite media focus on small boats and asylum seekers, these only make up a tiny % of those coming to the UK – less than 5% www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
#immigration #smallboats @suecowley.bsky.social @profaliceroberts.bsky.social @chrischirp.bsky.social @morsecat.bsky.social
#immigration #smallboats @suecowley.bsky.social @profaliceroberts.bsky.social @chrischirp.bsky.social @morsecat.bsky.social
What do the immigration figures for the UK really show?
Official figures indicate net migration is falling, yet concern among Britons is close to the highest it has been since polling began in 1974
www.theguardian.com
September 14, 2025 at 7:32 AM
despite media focus on small boats and asylum seekers, these only make up a tiny % of those coming to the UK – less than 5% www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
#immigration #smallboats @suecowley.bsky.social @profaliceroberts.bsky.social @chrischirp.bsky.social @morsecat.bsky.social
#immigration #smallboats @suecowley.bsky.social @profaliceroberts.bsky.social @chrischirp.bsky.social @morsecat.bsky.social
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A word on immigration. Don't prejudge this, just listen to the data, and then consider what the solution is.
The UK has a falling birth rate. This means that - unless things change - each generation will be 25% smaller than the one before.
The UK has a falling birth rate. This means that - unless things change - each generation will be 25% smaller than the one before.
August 25, 2025 at 5:48 PM
A word on immigration. Don't prejudge this, just listen to the data, and then consider what the solution is.
The UK has a falling birth rate. This means that - unless things change - each generation will be 25% smaller than the one before.
The UK has a falling birth rate. This means that - unless things change - each generation will be 25% smaller than the one before.
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When will Starmer learn that no matter how good his Nigel Farage impression gets, it won't save him from wipeout at the hands of Reform? Here's another idea - how about doing the work that's needed to actually make people's lives better? 🧵
May 12, 2025 at 10:19 AM
When will Starmer learn that no matter how good his Nigel Farage impression gets, it won't save him from wipeout at the hands of Reform? Here's another idea - how about doing the work that's needed to actually make people's lives better? 🧵
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All of us.... every single last one of us... are descended from immigrants. And without it, this country would just be a bunch of uninhabited islands on the edge of the world. Everything that built this country... and everything it is... springs from that. And we should embrace it, not decry it.
May 12, 2025 at 8:26 AM
All of us.... every single last one of us... are descended from immigrants. And without it, this country would just be a bunch of uninhabited islands on the edge of the world. Everything that built this country... and everything it is... springs from that. And we should embrace it, not decry it.
Excellent set of comments
Incredibly depressing day. I've spent my entire life being told by British governments how dreadful immigration is. New Labour did it. The Coalition. The Brexiters. Now Starmer. All of them accusing the ones who came before them of failing to clamp down. The same old vacant mean-spirited bollocks.
May 12, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Excellent set of comments
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Here's JSO's short cut of my protest rant on Politics Live. www.youtube.com/shorts/L_93v...
"They Cannot Tolerate Challenges to Wealth and Power" | George Monbiot | BBC Politics Live #shorts
YouTube video by Just Stop Oil
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April 18, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Here's JSO's short cut of my protest rant on Politics Live. www.youtube.com/shorts/L_93v...
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We need proportional representation, and we need it now. So, why isn't it being discussed?
www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/05...
www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/05...
Why can’t the right questions about proportional representation be asked?
Politics Home noted this yesterday:
As the political landscape in the UK becomes more fractured, some politicians are already worrying about the chaos it could unleash at the next general election.
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www.taxresearch.org.uk
May 11, 2025 at 6:38 AM
We need proportional representation, and we need it now. So, why isn't it being discussed?
www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/05...
www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/05...
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Overnight the UK bombed Yemen
In 2020 Starmer said blindly following the Americans was the wrong thing to do & he promised to pass legislation that said military action could be taken if you got the consent of the Commons.
Did you get that consent Keir?
In 2020 Starmer said blindly following the Americans was the wrong thing to do & he promised to pass legislation that said military action could be taken if you got the consent of the Commons.
Did you get that consent Keir?
April 30, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Overnight the UK bombed Yemen
In 2020 Starmer said blindly following the Americans was the wrong thing to do & he promised to pass legislation that said military action could be taken if you got the consent of the Commons.
Did you get that consent Keir?
In 2020 Starmer said blindly following the Americans was the wrong thing to do & he promised to pass legislation that said military action could be taken if you got the consent of the Commons.
Did you get that consent Keir?
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Musk is attacking UK democracy, and we need a proper response.
So let’s get this petition going viral, and force a grownup course of action at the highest level.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
Want to do even more? Join MVTFWD.com - because coordinating our votes is true leverage.
So let’s get this petition going viral, and force a grownup course of action at the highest level.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
Want to do even more? Join MVTFWD.com - because coordinating our votes is true leverage.
Petition: Create a public consultation on freedom of speech and disinformation
We believe that lies, fraud, and media toxicity threaten our way of life. We think new mechanisms are needed to preserve confidence. How else can people know what to trust?
petition.parliament.uk
January 3, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Musk is attacking UK democracy, and we need a proper response.
So let’s get this petition going viral, and force a grownup course of action at the highest level.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
Want to do even more? Join MVTFWD.com - because coordinating our votes is true leverage.
So let’s get this petition going viral, and force a grownup course of action at the highest level.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
Want to do even more? Join MVTFWD.com - because coordinating our votes is true leverage.
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2018: Richard Tice, "George Soros doesn't live here, he doesn't pay taxes here, what right has he got to interfere with our democracy with donations?"
2024: Richard Tice, "If Elon Musk can legally donate and he feels that's the appropriate thing to do, we'd be delighted"
2024: Richard Tice, "If Elon Musk can legally donate and he feels that's the appropriate thing to do, we'd be delighted"
December 19, 2024 at 9:50 AM
2018: Richard Tice, "George Soros doesn't live here, he doesn't pay taxes here, what right has he got to interfere with our democracy with donations?"
2024: Richard Tice, "If Elon Musk can legally donate and he feels that's the appropriate thing to do, we'd be delighted"
2024: Richard Tice, "If Elon Musk can legally donate and he feels that's the appropriate thing to do, we'd be delighted"
Turnstone paddling on Cartmel Sands
December 18, 2024 at 10:24 PM
Turnstone paddling on Cartmel Sands
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“How will an ambulance get through?”
A question only asked of those trying to save our planet, not millionaire landowners trying to hoard wealth.
Farmers received record support in the budget. Pay what is still less than your fair share, take your tractors and piss off.
A question only asked of those trying to save our planet, not millionaire landowners trying to hoard wealth.
Farmers received record support in the budget. Pay what is still less than your fair share, take your tractors and piss off.
December 12, 2024 at 1:07 PM
“How will an ambulance get through?”
A question only asked of those trying to save our planet, not millionaire landowners trying to hoard wealth.
Farmers received record support in the budget. Pay what is still less than your fair share, take your tractors and piss off.
A question only asked of those trying to save our planet, not millionaire landowners trying to hoard wealth.
Farmers received record support in the budget. Pay what is still less than your fair share, take your tractors and piss off.
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If you are anti-Brexit and pro EU and want to find some extra followers.
RT and reply to this post and add each other.
No fun speaking to yourself.
RT and reply to this post and add each other.
No fun speaking to yourself.
December 7, 2024 at 2:25 PM
If you are anti-Brexit and pro EU and want to find some extra followers.
RT and reply to this post and add each other.
No fun speaking to yourself.
RT and reply to this post and add each other.
No fun speaking to yourself.
Hoist up the thing, you're in control. @thelongestjohns.bsky.social
December 4, 2024 at 11:00 PM
Hoist up the thing, you're in control. @thelongestjohns.bsky.social
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"Getting recognition for being a #geoscience communicator is a challenge because it’s seen as the easy thing to do... collecting gas samples from volcanoes is seen as hard..."
Out today: @anjanakhatwa.bsky.social and I talk to Geoscientist: geoscientist.online/sections/une...
Out today: @anjanakhatwa.bsky.social and I talk to Geoscientist: geoscientist.online/sections/une...
Connecting geology and people - GEOSCIENTIST
Tell us about your background Anjana: My background is in Earth science and I love telling stories about rocks, fossils, and landforms. My journey into geoscience communication and broadcasting start...
geoscientist.online
December 2, 2024 at 11:55 AM
"Getting recognition for being a #geoscience communicator is a challenge because it’s seen as the easy thing to do... collecting gas samples from volcanoes is seen as hard..."
Out today: @anjanakhatwa.bsky.social and I talk to Geoscientist: geoscientist.online/sections/une...
Out today: @anjanakhatwa.bsky.social and I talk to Geoscientist: geoscientist.online/sections/une...
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If you oppose NHS privatisation, please could you repost this and follow me? I need to know who to follow next (it’ll be you!) 🌟🌟🌟
November 22, 2024 at 7:33 AM
If you oppose NHS privatisation, please could you repost this and follow me? I need to know who to follow next (it’ll be you!) 🌟🌟🌟
First album I bought. 50 years ago!
‘A road trip like no other’: my epic drive on Kraftwerk’s Autobahn www.theguardian.com/music/2024/n...
‘A road trip like no other’: my epic drive on Kraftwerk’s Autobahn www.theguardian.com/music/2024/n...
‘A road trip like no other’: my epic drive on Kraftwerk’s Autobahn
Fifty years ago, the electronic pioneers released a 23-minute song about a road – and changed pop music for ever. Our writer hits the speed-limit-free highways of Düsseldorf and Hamburg in search of i...
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2024 at 9:22 PM
First album I bought. 50 years ago!
‘A road trip like no other’: my epic drive on Kraftwerk’s Autobahn www.theguardian.com/music/2024/n...
‘A road trip like no other’: my epic drive on Kraftwerk’s Autobahn www.theguardian.com/music/2024/n...
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You have to admire Nigel Farage - who else would have the nerve to pretend to be the defender of farmers, after selling their whole industry down the river with his Brexit shitshow.
November 19, 2024 at 3:35 PM
You have to admire Nigel Farage - who else would have the nerve to pretend to be the defender of farmers, after selling their whole industry down the river with his Brexit shitshow.
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Hello! If you oppose NHS privatisation please could you repost this and follow me? I need to know who to follow next (it’ll be you!) ⭐️💙
November 18, 2024 at 5:22 PM
Hello! If you oppose NHS privatisation please could you repost this and follow me? I need to know who to follow next (it’ll be you!) ⭐️💙
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I hadn't really spent a lot of time here after I joined a few months back. Looks like I'll be checking in much more often from now on.
November 14, 2024 at 9:00 PM
I hadn't really spent a lot of time here after I joined a few months back. Looks like I'll be checking in much more often from now on.