Ian

Ian

@ianpadg.bsky.social

Retired, enjoy photography, reading (historical novels) , politics

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I can't take #newsnight seriously, a Conservative giving advice on military spending! All they ever knew what to do was reduce spending. They hollowed out our armed forces. #newsnight

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Insolvency scam The boss of twice-bust business back despite £3m debts. These people gut a company, HMRC and creditors not paid. Then buy assets cheaply from the administrator in pre-packs, and back in business. Gone on for decades. No transparency of administrator dealings. No investigation.

theguardian.comThe boss whose twice-bust business appears to be back despite £3m debtsAndrew Woosnam took millions from his companies before leaving creditors including HMRC out of pocket

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This went on for the rest of the full hour, at which point the BBC apologised for having to go to the weather and urged viewers to follow continuing live coverage on iPlayer. Forty-one minutes of unfiltered, unchallenged propaganda by a far right party with 8 MPs, now third in the polls. Discuss.

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BBC News just interrupted its coverage to go, live, to Nigel Farage - a man with no contitutional standing in our setup - responding to the budget - a document which nobody has seen yet. WHY

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Anti-Reform@antireform.bsky.social

Farage caught out in blatant lie He pretends to care about poor people while proposing our NHS replaced by US-style private healthcare where the super-rich get excellent care the well-off go bankrupt the poor left to die "Our NHS is not safe in Nigel Farage’s hands" www.youtube.com/shorts/Q9fnI...

Grey day today after storm Boelo. There wasn't much activity at the hide this morning but as the Heron arrived at the pond the Buzzard decided to leave. Sorry to say these pics are at the limit of my lens and photographic capabilities. #photography #wildlife #birds #heron #buzzard

Today's #politicslive has given us anger, aggression, misogyny, bigotry, and resolved absolutely nothing.

Let's discuss Russian influence on immigration and brexit. Right wing funding from foreign powers. #politicslive

#politicslive is turning into a pile on Labour. Not sure we are watching misogyny or biased broadcasting . #disgusting

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Beware of finance industry lobbying. It hired PwC (the firm that delivers dud audits) to produce a report, claiming that UK banks face highest rates of tax. The report included taxes not borne by banks. Omitted countries that levy higher rates of taxes. Integrity never gets in the way of profits.

theguardian.comIs London really the most-taxed city? Banks accused of cherrypicking dataLobby group’s figures, shared with John Healey, are misleading as they do not include major rival Paris, say campaigners

Farage threatened 70 million Turks coming here during brexit. Jenrick now threatening 240 million on their way. That's right wing inflation for you. #bbclaurak

Hunt, who managed the decline of the NHS, Jenrick, who enriched his friend through a corrupt misuse of his power. Why does the BBC give them airtime? #bbclaurak

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Brexit hasn’t worked. I remember people saying it would be madness to come out of the single market, what did we do, come out of the single market. I know Laura is playing devils advocate today, but during the Johnson administration, she was missing in action. Sort her out Angela #bbclaurak

In 2010 the NHS was recognised as a world class health service. 14 years of conservative managed decline will take time to improve it. #bbcqt

Signing a contract with a British government is no guarantee that they will honour it. Ask the #waspi women. #politicslive

#politicslive presenter can not say the words apartheid or genocide. Instead, she says "what's going on in Gaza." The BBC should acknowledge the truth, and then we can move on

Even rainy, grey days in Aberdeenshire are beautiful. This Autumn view is the River Dee from the Potarch bridge. #photography #landscape #autumn #fall #scotland

Even during a cold grey morning the Scottish landscape is a beautiful thing. #photography #landscape #glencoe #lochleven

Listening to Kemi Badenoch makes me so angry. It is as if she is unaware of the damage the Conservatives did to our economy. If she does not understand that she is in no position to run the economy. #politicslive

It should be allowed to go bust and then taken into public ownership free if charge. Directors responsible for debts.

TheFirstGirlySwotsToJoinBlueSky@thelastgirlyswots.bsky.social

. There's no doubt about it - Thames Water needs fixing! #r4today #bbcbreakfast #GMB #PoliticsLive #C4News #Newsnight #toriesgone837 .

Listening to Kemi Badenoch makes me so angry. It is as if she is not aware of the damage the Conservatives did to our economy. If she does not understand that she is in no position to run the economy.

If energy prices were fixed to green energy instead of global oil/gas prices, UK energy would be affordable. #newsnight

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The Sovereign Grant to the King doesn’t count as taxable income. Payments by the state to Britons, such as the state pension, carer’s allowance, contribution-based jobseeker’s allowance, and contribution-based employment and support allowance are taxable. That's the law.

leftfootforward.orgRoyal financial privileges show that we are not in it togetherThis week, after perfunctory scrutiny, the UK parliament approved a core Sovereign Grant of £99.9m (from 2027/28) for the King, a 93% increase from the £51.8m for 2024/25 and 65% higher in real terms ...

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#AbolishTheMonarchy #MonTheScottishRepublic

Prem Sikka@premnsikka.bsky.social

The Sovereign Grant to the King doesn’t count as taxable income. Payments by the state to Britons, such as the state pension, carer’s allowance, contribution-based jobseeker’s allowance, and contribution-based employment and support allowance are taxable. That's the law.

I remember Frost interviewing Nixon. Keunsberg is demonstrating how far BBC journalism has fallen. #bbclaurak

In 2010, the NHS was recognised as one of the finest health services in the world. Over the following 14 years, the Conservative government hollowed it out through a period of managed decline. #bbclaurak

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The core Sovereign Grant for King Charles from public purse will rise to £99.9m (from 2027/28). 93% increase from £51.8m in 2024/25. 65% higher in real terms than in 2016/17. Did your income rise at that rate? 25.3m people live below minimum income standard. We are in it all together, aren't we

leftfootforward.orgRoyal financial privileges show that we are not in it togetherThis week, after perfunctory scrutiny, the UK parliament approved a core Sovereign Grant of £99.9m (from 2027/28) for the King, a 93% increase from the £51.8m for 2024/25 and 65% higher in real terms ...

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The government bailed out the banks in 2008 as easy as falling off a log. So why is it so hard to write a ‘Cost of Living Crisis Relief Bill’ for the people of this country? I’m sorry, but there are no excuses for Labour. We have seen what central banks can do For fucks sake Burnham Do SOMETHING

He was telling us that we have enemies within. Enemies intent on causing hatred, division, and chaos. #newsnight

He was telling us that we have enemies within. Enemies intent on causing hatred, division, and chaos.

If we must have massive data centres, they should be built on the coast or offshore, they should provide their own clean power and be cooled by sea water. Trump international golf course in Aberdeen would be an ideal location. #politicslive

The figures I would like to see are the total amount of Russian cash donated to the Conservative party and Conservative MP's. What did Putin get in return? #politicslive

Johnson didn't need to ask security services about Russian interference because he was part of that interference. #politicslive

Are Europe and the UK finally waking up to the dangers we face from Russia and its compromised agents at home. #politicslive

If Burnham has achieved nothing else he has halted the Beeb's promotion of Farage and Reform. #newsnight