Reposted by Alan Burkitt-GrayJayo @jayo-dublin.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Margaret Thatcher’s government initiated a policy under the 1981 Regulation 909 that allowed local education authorities to sell off school playing fields considered surplus to their requirements. But not the private schools! Even took away free school milk to underprivileged areas. 0182
Reposted by Alan Burkitt-GrayElizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 06/10/2026In June, Belgium’s diamond industry gifted Trump an 18-karat gold ring encrusted with 321 diamonds and 75 gemstones. A month later, European diamonds got an exemption from Trump’s tariffs. We don’t know where the ring is today. Where did it go? Did Trump keep it for himself? 1172320811
Reposted by Alan Burkitt-GrayThe Mouthy Renegade Writer @mouthyrenegade.bsky.social · 06/10/2026You don't eulogize a fucking child rapist unless you're a sympathizer or one yourself. Don't get me started on this bullshit. You know MAGA will cry like little twatsicles when their pedo idol finally does America a favor and finally resides in Hell. 311542
Reposted by Alan Burkitt-Grayflyingrodent @flyingrodent.bsky.social · 06/10/2026The wrecking crew in action again: destroy things, replace them with nothing then complain everything is increasingly broken and shit. 1415431
Reposted by Alan Burkitt-GrayOtto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 06/10/2026"The prosecution case is that Andrew Tate and Tristan Tate used and threatened physical and sexual violence in order to maintain control and compliance." Where are the voices from the self appointed defenders of women and young girls who would usually be on this? www.reuters.com/world/uk/tat...reuters.comTate brothers used 'lover boy' model to exploit women, Britain saysSocial media influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate used a "lover boy" model to lure women with the promise of romantic relationships before coercing them to create online pornography, British law enfor... 751217383
Reposted by Alan Burkitt-GrayGrumpy-ish Brian🏴🇪🇺🇮🇪 @brian770.bsky.social · 05/10/2026 231034481
Reposted by Alan Burkitt-GrayAndy @judgedreddful.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Archer is half remembered as a bit of a joke, a humorous footnote to 80’s pop culture. He was actually an utter cunt. We need to remember that. 21505
Reposted by Alan Burkitt-GrayIan Martin @ianmartin.bsky.social · 06/10/2026As ever, and for the last time in connection with lying shit Jeffrey Archer, we remember Monica Coghlan, whose life he destroyed. 271001227
Reposted by Alan Burkitt-GrayPhil M 🦻🏼💚 🍉 🏳️⚧️ 🇵🇸 @phillm.bsky.social · 05/10/2026When they talk about reducing red tape, remember this image. 5428441092
Reposted by Alan Burkitt-Graymklinger421.bsky.social @mklinger421.bsky.social · 05/10/2026When @people.com does better journalism.... people.com/dennis-haste...people.comDennis Hastert, Former House Speaker Disgraced by Child Sex Abuse Scandal, Dies at 84Dennis Hastert, the longest-serving Republican House speaker who was later convicted of financial crimes related to the sexual abuse of underage boys, died at 84. 211303245
Reposted by Alan Burkitt-GrayHarry Campbell @flipdrivel.bsky.social · 05/10/2026"[T]hey are casting their problems on society and who is society? There is no such thing! There are individual men and women" www.margaretthatcher.org/document/106...margaretthatcher.orgInterview for Woman's Own ("no such thing [as society]") | Margaret Thatcher Foundation 161
Reposted by Alan Burkitt-GrayWulfhelm @wulfhelm.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Everything that's wrong with our nation. Everything that's broken. Everything that's corrupted. Started with her. 1591220224
Reposted by Alan Burkitt-GrayAndrew Rait @andrewrait.bsky.social · 04/10/2026But I enjoyed the current Govts comms dept response 😂 18525160
Reposted by Alan Burkitt-GrayDan Kaszeta FRHistS @dankaszeta.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Plague is a bacterial infection not a virus. Stop spreading misinformation. 510318
Alan Burkitt-Gray @alanburkittgray.bsky.social · 05/10/2026See those vertical poles? That's what you hold on to 100
Reposted by Alan Burkitt-GrayAutumn Wolff | Lesbian Romance Author @autumnwolff.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Because the federal government doesn't seriously fund rail travel and would rather pump billions of dollars in subsidies into airline companies that shit on customers daily. And because the automobile lobby has spent decades fighting rail spending at local, state, and federal levels. Next question. 1694126
Reposted by Alan Burkitt-GrayM @0xcd16.bsky.social · 05/10/2026They did last time (during the coalition government) and the time before that (in London the ban on combustible materials on facades, in place since 1666, was lifted under Thatcher), as described in exhaustive detail in @peteapps.bsky.social's Show Me the Bodies: How We Let Grenfell Happen. 051
Reposted by Alan Burkitt-GrayZack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Labour just don't get it. They don't get how scared people are with extreme weather becoming our new normal. We need voices in parliament that will force them to take wildfires seriously, not quietly shirk responsibility. 411357440
Reposted by Alan Burkitt-GraySamira Ahmed @samiraahmeduk.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Latest #BBCNewswatch: ex bbc Midlands health correspondent Michele Paduano on more proposed cuts to BBC regional news. Plus the curious case of the BBC News online story about bare nails… on link now: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...bbc.co.ukNewswatch - 03/10/2026What will be the impact on the audience of the cuts proposed to the BBC's local and regional broadcasting? 063
Reposted by Alan Burkitt-GrayM Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Naomi Klein Is Spot On....... 15787833406
Reposted by Alan Burkitt-GrayGerard @groverxv.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Wasting North Sea oil revenues to keep taxes low was right up there as the worst decision of all. 2352
Reposted by Alan Burkitt-GrayParody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 01/10/2026"I should just point out that we don't have any Lib Dems on the panel as they only have 71 MPs, but Suella Braverman is here because Reform have 8 MPs" 1142489784
Reposted by Alan Burkitt-GrayThe Liberal BoJack @thelibbojack.bsky.social · 01/10/2026“A woman could be blacked out drunk, nakėd, alone in a room and she wouldn’t be r@ped unless there was a r@pıst in the room. Post Anything Here: InteractInk.com 141
Reposted by Alan Burkitt-GrayBest for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 01/10/2026French President Emmanuel Macron: "If the British want to come back and if the Prime Minister is moving in that direction, I think that is very good news, both for his country and for the Europeans." ♥️ 15528115
Reposted by Alan Burkitt-GrayPatrick Ness @patricknessbooks.bsky.social · 01/10/2026My husband and I once got called a homophobic slur on a Tube platform. My response was immediate and loud and profane, and reader, I made a scene. Was proud of myself for not taking it. Then I had to go lie down for 45 minutes. 142966
Reposted by Alan Burkitt-Graymimij9.bsky.social @mimij9.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Farage says Brexit was a disaster because of Boris Johnson’s deal? Please MEDIA point out that at the time Farage supported his Brexit deal. 34706195
Reposted by Alan Burkitt-GrayThe Onion @theonion.com · 29/09/2026Cornell Vows That Rapists Will Be Forced To Write Much Longer Essays In The Future theonion.com/cornell-vows... 200113172168
Reposted by Alan Burkitt-GrayJosiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Blimey. Baroness Margaret Hodge - the Govt anti-corruption champion, on the £72m donations to Reform recently: "I think it came from the Russians." She's speaking at a Fabian event on donation caps 1328381
Reposted by Alan Burkitt-GrayAda Lovelace Day @adalovelaceday.bsky.social · 24/09/2026You can catch up on report progress via any of these links: Website: findingada.com/blog/categor... Newsletter: adalovelaceday.substack.com/s/research LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/ada-... And if you could possibly share this with people off Bluesky, that'd be marvellous. Thank you! 073
Reposted by Alan Burkitt-GrayAda Lovelace Day @adalovelaceday.bsky.social · 24/09/2026help me cover travel costs for these events via a small donation. Industry no longer feels the need to support organisations like ALD, but the work still needs doing, so I'm hoping the community will step in! www.gofundme.com/f/help-me-fi...gofundme.comDonate to Help Me Finish My Workplace Gender Equity Report, organized by Suw Charman-AndersonWhat are the barriers preventing gender equity in the workplac… Suw Charman-Anderson needs your support for Help Me Finish My Workplace Gender Equity Report 1810
Reposted by Alan Burkitt-GrayAda Lovelace Day @adalovelaceday.bsky.social · 24/09/2026exploring the state of gender equity in the workplace, which was very generously kickstarted by @digital-science.com. I've made huge amounts of progress, but some promised additional funding fell through. So it'd be great if you could support Ada Lovelace Day, the finishing of my report, and... 1133
Reposted by Alan Burkitt-GrayAda Lovelace Day @adalovelaceday.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Ada Lovelace Day is coming up again on 13 Oct and, as you know, these days it is almost entirely unfunded. I've been invited to speak at or attend a few events, all of which I've said yes to because the mission won't further itself. I'm also still writing my report... 28951
Reposted by Alan Burkitt-GrayMarie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 23/09/2026am having to force myself to live in a state of at least partial denial because I find the currenty situation so deeply nauseating that constant knowledge of it would probably have a significant impact on my day-to-day 1154161
Reposted by Alan Burkitt-GraySamantha Meows @stiggylou.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Under maritime law it’s severe and can carry a life sentence. 1171
Reposted by Alan Burkitt-GraySamantha Meows @stiggylou.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Attempted murder? 3235
Reposted by Alan Burkitt-GrayBartek Ogryczak @vartec.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Attacking another vessel in international water is like the literal definition of piracy. 2814
Reposted by Alan Burkitt-GrayEmma Yeomans @yeomans.bsky.social · 22/09/20266. As far as we can see, the rescuer was okay - though this is bordering on attempted murder. RNLI then headed towards the Solent, AIS off and chased by the far-right. Authorities in Portsmouth likely were warned that people would be offloaded and processed at Gosport, so Thomas rallied activists. 14964155
Reposted by Alan Burkitt-GrayHOPE not hate @hopenothate.org.uk · 22/09/2026We're calling on the Government to refer the evidence to HMRC for a full investigation. Add your name to the petition today ✍️ secure.hopenothate.org.uk/page/199860/...secure.hopenothate.org.ukCALL FOR AN HMRC INVESTIGATION INTO STEPHEN LENNONA year-long Channel 4 Dispatches investigation has raised serious questions about Stephen Lennon’s finances. Add your name and call on the Government to refer them to HMRC for investigation. 15920
Reposted by Alan Burkitt-GrayGrumpy-ish Brian🏴🇪🇺🇮🇪 @brian770.bsky.social · 21/09/2026 219129462339
Reposted by Alan Burkitt-GrayJoanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Turned down last week: 2 festivals with no budget for speakers 1 writing course with no budget for teachers 1 film project with no budget to option the book - plus they wanted me to write the screenplay. For free. Don't do it, kids. Don't work for free. Because to them, what's free is worthless. 532023402
Reposted by Alan Burkitt-GrayZack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Absolutely horrifying. How can our government be planning to drill for new oil and gas when we know these are the consequences? We have to keep the pressure on this Labour Government to keep all fossil fuels in the ground and secure a safe future for our children and grandchildren. 371416473
Reposted by Alan Burkitt-GrayThe Mouthy Renegade Writer @mouthyrenegade.bsky.social · 21/09/2026No joke. You trashy asswipes need to put those damn traitor flags down and figure out how to better your own lives. Hating others for stupid reasons won't improve your situation. 15854431299
Reposted by Alan Burkitt-Grayebisback.bsky.social @ebisback.bsky.social · 19/09/2026So damn wrong on so many levels 😡 397112614560