Andy Crick
@witnwis.bsky.social
English, political, still mourning the Tory Brexit disaster, fascinated by global politics. Gardener. 100% behind the brilliant BBC despite attempts to destroy it from the right and the useless people who run it.
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Andy Crick
@witnwis.bsky.social
· Nov 15
Another exile from the other place. Just wish I'd copied all my 'follows' before stomping off...
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While missiles try to push us into darkness,
629 energy teams are fighting back with tools and courage.
Around the clock.
Under threat.
After shelling.
This is what resilience looks like.
This is what Ukraine looks like.
Our Heroes💙💛
629 energy teams are fighting back with tools and courage.
Around the clock.
Under threat.
After shelling.
This is what resilience looks like.
This is what Ukraine looks like.
Our Heroes💙💛
January 13, 2026 at 3:37 PM
While missiles try to push us into darkness,
629 energy teams are fighting back with tools and courage.
Around the clock.
Under threat.
After shelling.
This is what resilience looks like.
This is what Ukraine looks like.
Our Heroes💙💛
629 energy teams are fighting back with tools and courage.
Around the clock.
Under threat.
After shelling.
This is what resilience looks like.
This is what Ukraine looks like.
Our Heroes💙💛
How can something be 'breaking news' when it was as predictable as the sun rising each morning? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Former Tory Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi defects to Reform UK
Zahawi, who was chancellor for two months when Boris Johnson was prime minister, is the latest former Tory MP to join Nigel Farage's party.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 12, 2026 at 12:40 PM
How can something be 'breaking news' when it was as predictable as the sun rising each morning? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Meanwhile, the tiny violin sector continues to exceed all forecasts.
The headteacher of a private school now offering up to 100 per cent bursaries says institutions are 'fighting over a shrinking pool of students' trib.al/zAWQE0L
January 11, 2026 at 3:56 PM
Meanwhile, the tiny violin sector continues to exceed all forecasts.
#socialcare, socialcare, socialcare... www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Hospitals warned end-of-life care crisis threatening treatment
A rising number of patients in hospitals could affect the level of treatment carried out this winter, a group of regional NHS leaders have been told.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 29, 2025 at 11:07 AM
#socialcare, socialcare, socialcare... www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The simple, affordable truth: properly fund #socialcare and the pressure on the #NHS is reduced massively at a fraction of the cost of simply 'keeping up' with illness. #Dilnot
Watch @EdDavey.LibDems.org.uk's First PMQ vs Last PMQ of 2025.
Sadly, social care still remains an afterthought for this government, in 2026 this must change to fix our NHS.
Sadly, social care still remains an afterthought for this government, in 2026 this must change to fix our NHS.
December 20, 2025 at 6:28 PM
The simple, affordable truth: properly fund #socialcare and the pressure on the #NHS is reduced massively at a fraction of the cost of simply 'keeping up' with illness. #Dilnot
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A+ trolling from Zelenskyy
December 13, 2025 at 2:33 AM
A+ trolling from Zelenskyy
Has FIFA been informed...?
The unstable cease fire between Cambodia and Thailand has erupted into a full scale firefight between both armies. The Royal Thai Air Force bombed Cambodian positions, and at least one point in Cambodia's Northwest Thai troops have crossed into Cambodia.
December 8, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Has FIFA been informed...?
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Daisy Cooper, "In 2017 there was not a single asylum seeker that arrived on a boat"
"Today we have 46,000 a year"
"And do you know why?"
"Brexit"
"Pushed through by Boris Johnson and championed by Nigel Farage"
*audience erupts in applause" #BBCQT
"Today we have 46,000 a year"
"And do you know why?"
"Brexit"
"Pushed through by Boris Johnson and championed by Nigel Farage"
*audience erupts in applause" #BBCQT
December 4, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Daisy Cooper, "In 2017 there was not a single asylum seeker that arrived on a boat"
"Today we have 46,000 a year"
"And do you know why?"
"Brexit"
"Pushed through by Boris Johnson and championed by Nigel Farage"
*audience erupts in applause" #BBCQT
"Today we have 46,000 a year"
"And do you know why?"
"Brexit"
"Pushed through by Boris Johnson and championed by Nigel Farage"
*audience erupts in applause" #BBCQT
An absolute no-brainer. The American surrender would be a catastrophe for Europe.
Abandoning Ukraine would cost Europe $1.4–$1.8 trillion. Kyiv's victory is estimated $606–$972 billion, roughly half the price, according to Norwegian study
Kremlin win would shift Russian pressure toward the Baltics, demanding massive NATO buildup
euromaidanpress.com/2025/12/01/s...
Kremlin win would shift Russian pressure toward the Baltics, demanding massive NATO buildup
euromaidanpress.com/2025/12/01/s...
Study reveals Europe’s real choice on Ukraine: $972 billion for victory, or $1.8 trillion when Russia comes for Baltics
Abandoning Ukraine will cost twice as much as saving it.
euromaidanpress.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:59 PM
An absolute no-brainer. The American surrender would be a catastrophe for Europe.
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The war will end when Russia stops fighting. Therefore, pressure has to be put on Russia, so that they stop believing that they will win. Why is that so hard to understand?
November 27, 2025 at 1:49 AM
The war will end when Russia stops fighting. Therefore, pressure has to be put on Russia, so that they stop believing that they will win. Why is that so hard to understand?
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It is indisputable that Brexit has been an economic disaster, and notable that none of its political architects have paid any price.
Brexit has caused almost twice as much damage to the UK economy than estimated by official forecasts, according to new paper from a group of experts including a senior Bank of England economist
Brexit Hit to UK Economy Double Official Estimate, Study Finds
Brexit has caused almost twice as much damage to the UK economy than estimated by official forecasts, according to new paper from a group of experts including a senior Bank of England economist.
bloom.bg
November 21, 2025 at 10:15 AM
It is indisputable that Brexit has been an economic disaster, and notable that none of its political architects have paid any price.
The terrible truth for #Tories and racists (there is a Venn diagram to visualise there...): the Tory #Brexit disaster made the #asylum issue an issue, when before it was a managed process coordinated with our neighbours.
Our asylum system has been broken by the Conservatives and by Brexit.
We need solutions that are going to work, and that’s what the Liberal Democrats are proposing.
We need solutions that are going to work, and that’s what the Liberal Democrats are proposing.
November 18, 2025 at 12:17 PM
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1 in 18 Reform councillors suspended, expelled, or resigned since May
1 in 18 Reform councillors suspended, expelled, or resigned since May
Read the full rundown here
www.thelondoneconomic.com
November 17, 2025 at 9:58 AM
1 in 18 Reform councillors suspended, expelled, or resigned since May
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Guess what? If Labour removed every asylum seeker from this country tomorrow the people they tried to pacify would still vote Reform. Why would they vote for the followers when they could elect the leader? And their towns would still be shit towns
November 16, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Guess what? If Labour removed every asylum seeker from this country tomorrow the people they tried to pacify would still vote Reform. Why would they vote for the followers when they could elect the leader? And their towns would still be shit towns
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Keir Starmer has spent months cosying up to Trump.
If he can’t stop him attacking one of our most precious institutions and hitting millions of licence fee payers in the pocket, what was the point?
If he can’t stop him attacking one of our most precious institutions and hitting millions of licence fee payers in the pocket, what was the point?
November 15, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Keir Starmer has spent months cosying up to Trump.
If he can’t stop him attacking one of our most precious institutions and hitting millions of licence fee payers in the pocket, what was the point?
If he can’t stop him attacking one of our most precious institutions and hitting millions of licence fee payers in the pocket, what was the point?
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Russian soldiers refuse orders to enter Pokrovsk, telling officers they'd rather face prison than "suicide missions"
Officers record the refusals to strip their pay - then send them to penal units that get pushed into Pokrovsk as cannon fodder anyway
euromaidanpress.com/2025/11/13/f...
Officers record the refusals to strip their pay - then send them to penal units that get pushed into Pokrovsk as cannon fodder anyway
euromaidanpress.com/2025/11/13/f...
Frontline report: Russian army crumbles as Pokrovsk assault becomes “death sentence” for soldiers
Russian forces are disintegrating in Pokrovsk as soldiers refuse orders, choosing prison over what they call "suicide missions." The battle has evolved into a lethal war of shadows fought by small…
euromaidanpress.com
November 13, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Russian soldiers refuse orders to enter Pokrovsk, telling officers they'd rather face prison than "suicide missions"
Officers record the refusals to strip their pay - then send them to penal units that get pushed into Pokrovsk as cannon fodder anyway
euromaidanpress.com/2025/11/13/f...
Officers record the refusals to strip their pay - then send them to penal units that get pushed into Pokrovsk as cannon fodder anyway
euromaidanpress.com/2025/11/13/f...
It's almost as if a world not entirely geared up to suit private motorists might just be a good thing...
Buses are getting around Oxford faster as a result of the congestion charge, according to Oxford Bus Company. MD Luke Marion said “We’ve already seen encouraging improvements to traffic flow and bus journey times in the scheme’s first week.”
November 4, 2025 at 2:58 PM
It's almost as if a world not entirely geared up to suit private motorists might just be a good thing...
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If you want kids to read:
-Reopen the closed libraries
-Give them free books
-Sponsor author visits in schools with high % pupil premium or FSM students
-Work on adult literacy
Then Y8s will have a chance of passing this test
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
-Reopen the closed libraries
-Give them free books
-Sponsor author visits in schools with high % pupil premium or FSM students
-Work on adult literacy
Then Y8s will have a chance of passing this test
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Bridget Phillipson ‘ready to take on unions’ over year 8 reading tests
Education secretary says mandatory test needed to tackle ‘shocking outcomes’ for many working-class children
www.theguardian.com
November 1, 2025 at 4:28 PM
If you want kids to read:
-Reopen the closed libraries
-Give them free books
-Sponsor author visits in schools with high % pupil premium or FSM students
-Work on adult literacy
Then Y8s will have a chance of passing this test
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
-Reopen the closed libraries
-Give them free books
-Sponsor author visits in schools with high % pupil premium or FSM students
-Work on adult literacy
Then Y8s will have a chance of passing this test
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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“Frustration with democracy should not blind us to the toxic nature of nationalism, or any and every form of populist or authoritarian government. To embrace such a narrow philosophy shrinks the party from being a broad-based national movement to resembling a petty and mean-minded cult."
John Major tells Tories alliance with Reform would be ‘beyond stupid’
Former PM says a pact would destroy the Conservatives for good and urges them not to desert centre ground
www.theguardian.com
October 29, 2025 at 11:54 AM
“Frustration with democracy should not blind us to the toxic nature of nationalism, or any and every form of populist or authoritarian government. To embrace such a narrow philosophy shrinks the party from being a broad-based national movement to resembling a petty and mean-minded cult."
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🎉🎉🎉🎉 Maybe just ban Audis? 🤣 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Car headlights to be reviewed after drivers complain of being 'blinded' at night
Concern over the glare from brighter headlamps is prompting the government to review vehicle design.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 28, 2025 at 9:44 AM
🎉🎉🎉🎉 Maybe just ban Audis? 🤣 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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We won't shy from calling out racism.
October 17, 2025 at 6:45 PM
We won't shy from calling out racism.
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LIB DEM WIN!
The government has finally given in to our longstanding campaign to improve the quality of military family homes.
Our amendment to the Renters’ Rights Bill will, require the Ministry of Defence to assess service family housing and report on whether it meets the Decent Homes Standard.
The government has finally given in to our longstanding campaign to improve the quality of military family homes.
Our amendment to the Renters’ Rights Bill will, require the Ministry of Defence to assess service family housing and report on whether it meets the Decent Homes Standard.
October 13, 2025 at 4:56 PM
LIB DEM WIN!
The government has finally given in to our longstanding campaign to improve the quality of military family homes.
Our amendment to the Renters’ Rights Bill will, require the Ministry of Defence to assess service family housing and report on whether it meets the Decent Homes Standard.
The government has finally given in to our longstanding campaign to improve the quality of military family homes.
Our amendment to the Renters’ Rights Bill will, require the Ministry of Defence to assess service family housing and report on whether it meets the Decent Homes Standard.
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An observation test for you - for your inner 8 year-old
“The artist has hidden 12 things in this picture. How many can you find?”
Treasure magazine, 1964
Official answers coming soon
(Even if you don’t reply, could you please ‘like’ or share this one? 🙏)
“The artist has hidden 12 things in this picture. How many can you find?”
Treasure magazine, 1964
Official answers coming soon
(Even if you don’t reply, could you please ‘like’ or share this one? 🙏)
October 11, 2025 at 7:07 AM
An observation test for you - for your inner 8 year-old
“The artist has hidden 12 things in this picture. How many can you find?”
Treasure magazine, 1964
Official answers coming soon
(Even if you don’t reply, could you please ‘like’ or share this one? 🙏)
“The artist has hidden 12 things in this picture. How many can you find?”
Treasure magazine, 1964
Official answers coming soon
(Even if you don’t reply, could you please ‘like’ or share this one? 🙏)
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Care workers deserve fair pay, but funding it through council tax hikes won’t solve the crisis.
The government must deliver a long term plan for social care.
@AlisonEBennett.bsky.social
The government must deliver a long term plan for social care.
@AlisonEBennett.bsky.social
October 1, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Care workers deserve fair pay, but funding it through council tax hikes won’t solve the crisis.
The government must deliver a long term plan for social care.
@AlisonEBennett.bsky.social
The government must deliver a long term plan for social care.
@AlisonEBennett.bsky.social
#TonyBlair needs to be never heard from or seen again. To put that monster in charge of anything related to the Middle East is a disgrace and will lead to more carnage. #Iraq #Gaza #Palestine
Tony Blair needs to come before Parliament and give evidence about his role in Trump’s Gaza peace plan.
We all want to see an end to the suffering in Gaza, the hostages brought home and a lasting peace.
We all want to see an end to the suffering in Gaza, the hostages brought home and a lasting peace.
September 30, 2025 at 1:14 PM
#TonyBlair needs to be never heard from or seen again. To put that monster in charge of anything related to the Middle East is a disgrace and will lead to more carnage. #Iraq #Gaza #Palestine