Reposted by Some Blokecjd66.bsky.social @cjd66.bsky.social · 09/10/2026#Badenoch #Tories #PressFreedom #r4today 022 0
Reposted by Some BlokeSunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 22/02/2026Goodwin says he has never talked about deporting whole communities. No problem with those who contribute, but would remove all of those here illegally. (He ducks that Reform policy is to strip permanent status from those with ILR - and to deport legal, settled migrants if they don't earn £60,000) 2319 0
Reposted by Some BlokeDefend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 21/12/2025The UK media’s silence on the Palestine Action activists’ hunger strikes is a deliberate editorial choice - Professor Bart Cammaerts blogs.lse.ac.uk/medialse/202...blogs.lse.ac.ukThe UK media’s silence on the Palestine Action activists’ hunger strikes is a deliberate editorial choice - Media@LSELSE's Professor Bart Cammaerts discusses the lack of coverage of the hunger strikes of imprisoned Palestine Action activists in the UK media. 47250 0
Some Bloke @activ8.bsky.social · 27/02/2025Musk sucking Trump's toes in US government buildings near you. Seems impossible to post it on X so here it is on BlueSky. 020 0
Some Bloke @activ8.bsky.social · 27/02/2025Gotta be the funniest espionage ever. Trump sucks Musk's toes on TV's in US government buildings 010 0
Reposted by Some BlokeMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 24/02/2025This morning at Dept of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) HQ in DC as mandatory return to office began, this video played on loop for ~5 mins on screens throughout the building, per agency source. Building staff couldn’t figure out how to turn it off so sent people to every floor to unplug TVs. 20644365913440 0
Reposted by Some BlokeBellingcat @bellingcat.com · 05/02/2025The downing of flight MH17 in 2014 inspired a movement of online researchers to search for answers... Now, you can see how the Bellingcat team helped uncover those answers in a new three-part documentary series on National Geographic. 221237338 0
Reposted by Some BlokeAlex Hall Hall @alexhh.bsky.social · 02/02/2025Trump has unleashed demons, who will drag all of us down. Unless someone, somewhere in Congress, very soon, finally finds the courage to face him down. Where the F are you? Open your eyes? Find your spine. 315023 0
Reposted by Some BlokeSaul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 31/01/2025Across Gaza: 111,500 people are injured 25,000 children have been wounded 12,500 cancer patients risk death 1,000,000 children require immediate mental health support But this is a war on Hamas, right? 04227 0
Reposted by Some BlokeSupertanskiii @supertanskiiii.bsky.social · 31/01/202570k signatures to rejoin the EU. Big petition, timely too - polling shows the public is in favour. Let’s get it to 100k and push Labour to debate rejoining. It’s the glaringly obvious solution our economic problems and the rise of the far right. Please repost. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...petition.parliament.ukPetition: Apply for the UK to join the European Union as a full member as soon as possibleI believe joining the EU would boost the economy, increase global influence, improve collaboration and provide stability & freedom. I believe that Brexit hasn't brought any tangible benefit and there ... 61656404 0
Reposted by Some BlokeThe London Economic @thelondoneconomic.bsky.social · 31/01/2025www.thelondoneconomic.com/lifestyle/gb...thelondoneconomic.comGB News 'edit out' moment fisherman says he regrets voting for BrexitGB News seem to have edited out the moment a fisherman admitted he would change his Brexit vote 'in a heartbeat' if he could. 12711 0
Reposted by Some BlokeJosiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 31/01/2025🔴 How Right-Wing Media Spread the False Claim That One in Twelve Londoners Are ‘Illegal Migrants’ There is a deliberate attempt to mislead the public, in order to push for Trump-style mass deportations. Well worth reading this piece by @zoejardiniere.bsky.social bylinetimes.com/2025/01/30/h...bylinetimes.comHow Right-Wing Media Spread the False Claim That One in Twelve Londoners Are 'Illegal Migrants'There is a deliberate attempt to mislead the public, in order to push for Trump-style mass deportations, argues Zoe Gardner 58234 0
Reposted by Some BlokeZoe Gardner @zoejardiniere.bsky.social · 31/01/2025Fighting for my life to get a full sentence out with Nick Ferrari on LBC just now. We have to be realistic about safe routes: It’s a small number of people trying to come here & we desperately need people, too. youtube.com/shorts/M1OVO...youtube.comLet’s be realistic about the 3% of immigration made up of small boatsYouTube video by Zoe Gardner 1251053272 0
Reposted by Some BlokeRaptor Persecution UK @raptorpersuk.bsky.social · 19/01/2025Pathetically inadequate response from DEFRA / UK Westminster Govt to our petition to ban driven grouse shooting. Ignores all the evidence & will embolden The Untouchables. Our campaign will now intensify over coming weeks... #RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/01/19/p...raptorpersecutionuk.orgPathetic Government response to Ban Driven Grouse Shooting petitionDEFRA has responded on behalf of the Westminster Government to the latest petition calling for a ban on driving shooting. Here is DEFRA’s pathetic statement in full: 16th January 2025 The Gov… 413362 0
Reposted by Some BlokeJon Worth @jonworth.eu · 20/01/2025WordPress Shariff Wrapper plugin now has a Share to Bluesky option Now across all my sites X and Meta removed Here's the plugin: wordpress.org/plugins/shar... 48619 0
Reposted by Some BlokeIan Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 07/01/2025Musk's rhetoric is classic great replacement theory, combined with extremely emotive material about rape. If your response to that is to focus on your domestic enemies rather than the moral horror of his output, you are part of the problem. 28962166 0
Reposted by Some BlokeIan Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 07/01/2025This is a moment of acute danger. They are basically mainstreaming far-right rhetoric - washing it, combing its hair, making it presentable. Conservative MPs, from moderate figures like James Cleverly to Enoch Powell caricatures like Robert Jenrick, are doing the same thing. 311036228 0
Reposted by Some BlokeIan Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 07/01/2025Today is an object lesson in the radicalisation of the British right-wing press. Britain is being disparaged and insulted by a foreign far-right conspiracy theorist. But the Mail, the Express, the Telegraph and even the Times choose focus their criticisism on the British prime minister instead. 17851001514 0
Some Bloke @activ8.bsky.social · 03/01/2025Someone must stand up to Musk. He's a dangerous knob. 010 0
Some Bloke @activ8.bsky.social · 02/01/2025Modern cars are far too complex. All I want is a car with the simplicity of a Morris Minor that is fast, fun to drive and has a good sound system. 010 0
Reposted by Some BlokeMike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 28/12/2024For many, many years, the Icelandic population were against joining the EU. Now that has flipped over, thanks mailing to Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. And their new government has just announced a referendum on EU accession talks. Read more here —> open.substack.com/pub/mikegals... 26887228 0
Reposted by Some BlokePeter Foster @pmdfoster.bsky.social · 26/12/2024There are more than 10m children in school in the UK…but, per Times, 3,000 might move to state sector because of VAT rise…so Whitehall is “braced” 😲😲😲 Says a lot about UK media bubble, the way this story is reported. You pay VAT on luxuries. Private schooling is that. 20040121050 0
Reposted by Some BlokeClimate Andy @andycorney.bsky.social · 21/12/2024The UK 🇬🇧 can afford to spend £2,000,000 imprisoning decent, peaceful people & keep them away from their families over Christmas. Is that for telling inconvenient truths? Let’s hope @UKLabour gets the Christmas spirit & releases them Now Please! www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.com‘You won’t find the real criminals here’: a Just Stop Oil activist in jail at ChristmasProtester Anna Holland says their shock at being behind bars was quickly followed by a stronger feeling of power 13012 0
Some Bloke @activ8.bsky.social · 21/12/2024Toby Young is a vile human being, a close second to Douglas Murray. 000 0
Reposted by Some BlokeSimon Oldridge @sioldridge.bsky.social · 21/12/20246.3m properties now at risk from flooding in England. 43% higher than the Environment Agency's last report in just 2018. Climate change is hitting harder than expected. UK emissions reduction targets—set up to 14 years ago—aren't fit for purpose. We need to pass the Climate & Nature Bill #CANBilltheguardian.comMore than 6m homes at risk of flooding in England, says Environment AgencyReport says rivers, the sea and surface water endangering properties and that number could hit 8m by 2050 15323 0
Reposted by Some BlokeLiterary Pearls @literarypearls.bsky.social · 17/12/2024"One of the great tragedies of mankind is that morality has been hijacked by religion. So now people assume that religion and morality have a necessary connection. But the basis of morality is really very simple and doesn't require religion at all." Arthur C. Clarke 426199824351 0
Reposted by Some BlokeRobert Llewellyn @bobbyllew.bsky.social · 18/12/2024This is such a critically necessary and sensible idea. We should follow the French. 🇫🇷 www.pv-magazine.com/2024/11/18/f...pv-magazine.comFrance publishes new provisions making solar mandatory on parking areasFrance has enacted provisions mandating solar installations on parking areas, detailing calculation methods, exemptions, and fines for non-compliance. 2333390 0
Reposted by Some BlokeIan Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 17/12/2024Last week, the government undertook some of the most wide-reaching policy initiatives we've seen in years. And hardly anyone seems to know a damn thing about it. inews.co.uk/opinion/fina...inews.co.ukFinally, we've got a radical agenda from the GovernmentThis is one of the most far-reaching governance projects we've seen in our lifetime 73735263 0
Reposted by Some BlokePeter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 16/12/2024Nigel Farage continues to spout his boll**** unchallenged the UK must leave the ECHR If we want to avoid a dangerous chain of events which could one day see Britain joining Russia & Belarus as the only European countries outside the ECHR we need to constantly call him out youtu.be/iSTN-h8NoyY?...youtu.beReform UK leader Nigel Farage says public want to leave the ECHR - let’s put the record straightYouTube video by Peter Stefanovic 681240398 0
Reposted by Some BlokePeter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 17/12/2024All donations that originate from abroad, no matter who is the final donor, should be banned. Only UK citizens should be allowed to donate to British political organisations 30692175 0
Reposted by Some BlokeBladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 18/12/2024RP if you agree with this. ❤️🇳🇴 8422411010 0
Reposted by Some BlokeMike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 17/12/2024Disgusting. A new University of York study has found that sites popular with swimmers around the UK to be suffering from pollution with bacteria and chemicals alongside resistance genes that could limit the effectiveness of modern medicine.yorkshirebylines.co.ukUK inland bathing sites polluted with ‘perfect storm’ of chemical cocktailsA new study reveals UK rivers are polluted with harmful chemicals and antibiotic resistance genes, endangering health and ecosystems 24836402 0
Reposted by Some BlokePeter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 18/12/2024This needs to be taken very seriously. All donations that originate from abroad, no matter who is the final donor, should be banned. Only UK citizens should be allowed to donate to British political organisations 985133643814 0
Reposted by Some BlokeLiz Webster 🏴🇬🇧🇪🇺 @lizwebster.bsky.social · 18/12/2024UK exporters suffered a £27 billion drop in goods sales to the EU after Brexit, with smaller firms bearing brunt of new trade barriers. Research from Centre for Economic Performance said Brexit led to a 6.4% drop in 🇬🇧 global exports and a 3.1% decline in imports into 🇬🇧 from rest of the world. 🧵 13187102 0
Reposted by Some BlokeGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 30/11/20241. I’m pretty sceptical about representative democracy: broadly speaking, I think it’s a contradiction in terms. But if we are to have such a thing, it should look like the assistant dying bill debate in Parliament yesterday. That debate showed us what we are missing all the rest of the time. 🧵 561114189 0
Reposted by Some BlokeRuss Jones @russincheshire.bsky.social · 10/12/2024"We are not a party for the rich" says Farage, a multimillionaire former stockbroker and friend of the world's richest man, as he recieved £1m from the new billionaire chariman of Reform, 4/5 of whose MPs are multimillionaire former stockbrokers and bankers. www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...theguardian.comUK politics live: Farage denies Reform UK now party for millionaires, as Nick Candy pledges at least £1mBillionaire property developer appointed treasurer after defecting to party from the Tories 50725302 0
Reposted by Some BlokeRuss Jones @russincheshire.bsky.social · 14/12/2024Thoughts on m how we solve the housing problem: We need more houses. So we need more builders. So we need more training. But there aren't enough colleges, teachers or students. So we need immigration. So we need to undo Brexit. 1/* 15473112 0
Reposted by Some BlokeAdam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 16/12/2024This would amount to a massive tax cut for the highest paid people in Britain, paid for by higher taxes for low earners and big cuts to public services 106834269 0
Reposted by Some BlokeJames O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 17/12/2024You can hear the boundless respect & affection Mishal Husain inspires in colleagues in every farewell this morning. A very rare broadcaster. Appalling that she felt compelled to leave the Beeb. Heads should roll! 1564031589 0
Reposted by Some BlokeJohn Johnston @bawsman.bsky.social · 17/12/2024Wonder what’s wrong at the BBC? 🤔 47322 0
Some Bloke @activ8.bsky.social · 17/12/2024Very good to see one western government has some balls. 000 0
Reposted by Some BlokeTom Carter-Brookes @tom-cb.bsky.social · 13/12/2024My first piece for The Conversation: Farmers are key to net zero transitions and face ever tougher economic conditions. theconversation.com/protesting-f...theconversation.comProtesting farmers are having to fight off the radical right, conspiracy theorists and climate scepticsUntil farmers get a fair deal, other groups will seek to exploit the situation. 6187 0
Some Bloke @activ8.bsky.social · 12/12/2024I find it hard to believe how many people are against reducing numbers of cars in our cities. To me it's a no brainer that will make them far more attractive to be in. Britain, of course will lag. 000 0
Some Bloke @activ8.bsky.social · 09/12/2024Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha. Let's hope the loss kills him. 000 0
Reposted by Some BlokePeter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 05/12/2024Worried about #ElonMusk buying his way into UK politics? Think we need to take money out of our democracy? Help #DemocracyForSale's people-powered plan to #SafeguardDemocracy by taking this short survey: democracyforsale.co.uk/safeguard Please share. Thanks!democracyforsale.co.ukDemocracy For SaleA survey into people's attitudes to the health of British politics from leading investigative journalists who write about lobbying and dark money 12417281211 0
Reposted by Some BlokeJess Phillips @jessphillipsmp.bsky.social · 07/12/2024Read it and weep. 1421337 0