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@libdems.org.uk have 71 sitting MPs in the current UK Government. Just wondering when #R4Today will get around to giving them a bit more airtime than Reform UK I won’t be holding my breath. #BBCBias

Privatisation and profiteering are damaging our NHS and patient care Andy Burnham MUST rebuild our NHS as the health service Labour founded it to be: ✅Free at the point of use, ✅Funded from general taxation, and ✅Run fully in public ownership Thank you @premnsikka.bsky.social for speaking out

No one who has seen and heard these accounts can ever unsee them. The absolute, inhumane, psychopathic barbarism of the people making these decisions beggars belief. #Gazagenocide www.theguardian.com/film/video/2...

I feel so sorry for the racists that thought they’d found a home in #ReformUK On the one hand they’re mostly racists, on the other hand you have Robert Jenrick talking about how Reform are in no way racist. Jenrick on #R4Today talking absolute shite.

In about a month we will see if America/USA really has become dictatorship. The #Midterms are going to show us how the majority of citizens view Trump and his lickspittle administration. I’m not holding my breath, because they knew exactly what they were getting when the elected him for a 2nd term.

Undercover reporter exposes Reform Councillor as a massive racist, is the most none newsworthy item so far on #R4Today BBC might as well just out themselves as Reform’s best PR machine.

#R4Today busy sticking the knife in to the UK with impunity

To use a politician’s language, let me be clear, the United Kingdom has nothing to boast about in relation to Pensions. Eighth in the World Pensions League. Source = House of Commons Library. So @labouruk.bsky.social can STFU commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-bri...

Well the age old ‘divide and rule’ tactic is going well for the billionaires and neoliberals; we’ve got daily pensioner bashing and getting the young grifters (or NEETS as they’re being rebranded) pitted against each other. Meanwhile, no one, least of all @labouruk.bsky.social looking at the rich..

Neoliberals want to end the triple-lock on state pension They inflict low wages, consign millions to poverty. Govt spending on state pension as % of GDP in G7 countries. Italy 12.8 France 12 Germany 9.8 Japan 8.9 USA 6.6 Canada 4.7 UK 4.7 UK has one of the least generous pensions in the G7.

@charliebrooker.bsky.social is going to have to really up his game if planning anymore #BlackMirror stories. We’ve already got robot dogs, AI/human guided drone weapons attacking individuals, drone surveillance at football matches, elderly arrested for peaceful protest, AI escaping sandboxes etc.!

First ever home roasting of coffee beans. The smell was as good as you’d expect. The degrees of roast in the same batch is quite variable. Will wait several days before grinding and tasting though to allow for gassing off. #Coffee #HomeRoasted #CoffeeSky

Well, if you can’t beat them, you can at least poke fun at them. Dover and Portsmouth blockades, but shorter. #FascistsInShorts #RaiseTheHems #StopTheBoasts

Roll up! Roll up! Democracy for sale! That’s right, Trump is selling off the USA’s democracy. #ElectionBribe #ElectionPromise

Top work from Stephen here 👇🏼

It looks like we currently spend double on US imports than the US spends on UK exports. Help me out here, who will sanctions hit most? Also, I think Canada might be happy to supply goods and services as well as join us in sanctions against Isreal. Reduced reliance on a fickle ally is good, right?

The idea that the UK Government should take lessons from the USA and Isreal, on international diplomacy is laughable. Shame the sanctions don’t go as far as kicking arms suppliers to Isreal out of the UK.

I can't believe a landowner is putting the iconic Glenelg to Skye ferry at risk. Support the local community and save the world famous Glenelg to Skye ferry by joining me and signing the petition today: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/sa...

Lots of footage of Reform thugs at the moment but this screenshot of one @reformuk.bsky.social bully literally kicking a woman is disgraceful. Protecting ‘our’ women and children! From what? Your own thugs?

Pro tip: If a politician can’t criticize Israel or Russia, or call for them to follow international law, the country they’re refusing to talk about is 100% bribing and/or blackmailing them. You do not want that person in government; you want them under investigation or in prison.

Santa Claus? More like Sanity Clause!

@andyburnham.bsky.social please don’t bend to O’Neill’s remove the triple lock plans. Going for the most vulnerable in society, during the time of their lives when they should be secure, warm, able to enjoy the time they have, is not a good look for Labour. Get brave, tax the rich.

Just heard a bond manager on R4 say that removing the triple lock would improve the bond market. So reducing Europe’s smallest pension to some of our most vulnerable citizens would cheer up the the guys on 6 figure salaries. We really don’t have our priorities straight #R4

So sick of hearing BBC’s rhetoric around the threats to the Triple Lock. How about we talk about taxing billionaires and global tax dodgers like Starbucks, instead some of the most vulnerable and defenceless members of our society. The money is clearly there, it’s just in the wrong hands #R4Today

Molly dog racing up to our wedding photographer! She’s so friendly to humans; wish she was to other dogs when we are about.

I’d definitely go see @soozuk.bsky.social if she plays a show in Huddersfield’s HD8 post code. Looks very entertaining and so funny, but, honestly, I’m really lazy.

On Monday 14th September, MPs are debating whether there should be a referendum on who owns England's water. I've just asked my MP to attend and support giving us a say. Take 2mins to email your MP: weownit.org.uk/act-now/deba... @weownit.org.uk

@supertanskiiii.bsky.social please can you post the poetic JD Vance appraisal on here as it was only a screenshot of the X post and search doesn’t find it. Wanted to show it my wife and forgot to bookmark. Thank you muchly.

#NowPlaying this Interpol classic to get me ready to soak up their new one; This Mirror Weights A Ton. Heard good things about it already. They are always in my Top 10 artists.

Well I hope your day is off to a better start than mine. I’ve got conjunctivitis in both eyes. I just put Otex earwax remover in my right eye, instead of the antibiotic eye drops it should have been. I can report that, whilst this does hurt like a mofo, sinuses are much clearer.

I’ve been working at a Cat Rescue Shelter for 8 years, but I’ve had to quit today. I did it because they’ve reduced meowers. 🐈‍⬛🐈

@thenerve.news piece on The real Jason Arday remembered:- www.thenerve.news/p/jason-arda...

Dyslexia can cause some problems, but at least I’m the master of my own dysentery.

When I see commentators using terms like “DEI” I immediately suspect that they’re trying to ignite a US inspired (and maybe funded?) culture war here. Because the acronym used in the UK is EDI - equality, diversity, inclusion - linked to the equality act 2010. www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/1...

If you want to, it’s easy to add your name to the open letter calling for a public inquiry into the tragic death of Professor Jason Arday. It’s not about us feeling better, but, hopefully, getting some properly reasoned answers. goodlaw.social/625453

Nearly 2 years since my first, uninspiring, post and I my followers can vouch my TL hasn’t exactly improved. On the plus side, I have not missed Twitter/X one bit.

If you agree we need to show rightwing newspapers that actions have consequences. You can add your name: goodlawproject.org/s/abb8a1

Actions have consequences. This is tragic news and thoughts are with his family and loved ones. metro.co.uk/2026/08/14/f...

Whatever the outcome in today’s Clacton By-Election, this will remain as one of @countbinface.bsky.social finest moments. www.instagram.com/reel/Db6h1wr...

Gone With The Bin

Too many people know their voices make little difference in parliament. We need a serious, independent review of how we elect Parliament. Add your name:

Post your favourite Disney princess. Wrong answers only

Because I stupidly banged my head ducking, not enough, into the car to get my water bottle, it’s sent my crumbling neck into spasm. So tonight it’s a 2 Amitriptyline nightcap. See you Thursday

Getting ready to paint the outside of the front door. I like how the masking tape looks backlit.