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Alan Wardrop

@alangw.bsky.social
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Just an older British bloke who is very dismayed by the series of rightward lurches the world has taken lately. I respect diverse opinions, but not flagrant refusal to see the truth. I still #FBPE. Unsolicited unwelcome DM = instant block.

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Alan Wardrop @alangw.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
I just received am email from ChatGPT. Offering me vocabulary lessons. 😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱
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Alan Wardrop @alangw.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Except that the view that he has lost the confidence of his party has not been formally tested, nor demonstrated to the country. Not unconstitutional, sure, but unsatisfactory and unnecessary.
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Stay European #RejoinEU 🇪🇺 #FBPE @stayeuropean.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
A lot of people coming out with their "why Starmer failed" takes today. But if you look at the big picture, there's only really one answer: Brexit. Every prime minister since the EU referendum has had a short term and then fallen. It wasn't at all like that before! The reason is Brexit.
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Alan Wardrop @alangw.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Of the two, Streeting is worse. What the hell happened to any other aspirants? TBH I can see a lot of MPs thinking that the last thing they would ever want is to be PM.
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Claire S (UK not USA) @csav55.eurosky.social · 21/06/2026
A lot of presumably Burnham supporters getting very arsy when it's suggested the membership should have a say in any leadership challenge, methinks they're not very confident he'll win. All together now, they're clearly worried he'll be once, twice, three times a loser, oh well.
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Buck Frexit @beany.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
That “small majority” is still bigger than the “majority” that voted to leave!! Brexit was ridiculously stupid and the fact we smashed everything up because of such a small vote difference in an ADVISORY referendum will never not make me angry.
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Alan Wardrop @alangw.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Starmer’s resignation without a contest. And the idiots who persuaded him to go. I’m not saying he was blameless, but this change, now, this way, has been brokered by those who seek to destroy his party. And may succeed.
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Alan Wardrop @alangw.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
In effect. He says he heard the voice of his party, but in truth he heard the voices of the vocal, amplified by a system which does not have Labour’s interests at heart. By any means.
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Alan Wardrop @alangw.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
I don’t. I did, but I don’t. He should have put the question formally to the PLP by democratic process. He’s inadvertently complicit in the destruction of the Labour Party, and possibly in the death of democracy in the UK. Make no mistake, this is a right wing media coup.
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hubertlaneite.bsky.social @hubertlaneite.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
A collapse in his popularity contrived by the power brokers of the right wing media. He made a few mistakes but nothing the nation wasn’t beginning to alter and overcome.
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Alan Wardrop @alangw.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
He didn’t ask enough people.
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Alan Wardrop @alangw.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
I am beyond speechless with anger, disappointment and despair. I think it is no exaggeration to say we will look back on this day as a terrible, terrible milestone on the road to the death of democracy. Whatever happens now there MUST be a contest. Oh God how can people be so fucking stupid??
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Alan Wardrop @alangw.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
On the other place: Should I be worried?
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kenofseattle @kenofseattle.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
The 1% have stopped even pretending to care. Everything is totally fine for them and never won't be. The rest of us will be incrementally priced out of homes, necessities, healthcare and food and they do not care. We have solutions at our disposal. Now is the time to start implementing them.
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Alan Wardrop @alangw.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
👌🏻👌🏻 Wordle 1,792 6/6* ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟨🟩⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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Alan Wardrop @alangw.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Nor me Connections Puzzle #1062 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟪🟩🟪 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟪🟪🟪🟪
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Alan Wardrop @alangw.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
It’s a bit more subtle. He frequently loses, but is able to pretend he won and, with the help of his sycophants, get away with the lie. He’s getting really worried that this failure may just too big and too obvious to the entire world for a bit of spin and a distraction or two to bail him out.
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Alan Wardrop @alangw.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
A thoroughly obscure word Wordle 1,784 5/6* ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜🟨🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
A please @labouruk.bsky.social, stop saying that it's up to us to stop Reform. YOU could stop a Reform government in 2029, by introducing the proportional representation so many in the country have been clamouring for. The only way Farage can win is through our crazy first-past-the-post system.
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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
‘The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again…’
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Alan Wardrop @alangw.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
🤭 Connections Puzzle #1061 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦
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Alan Wardrop @alangw.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Haven’t done it for a few days for some reason Wordle 1,783 4/6* ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟩 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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Alan Wardrop @alangw.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
No I ignored it.
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Alan Wardrop @alangw.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
It did eventually work!
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Alan Wardrop @alangw.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
It’s clearly just not doing what it should be doing. Restarted the whole process a couple of times, same result.
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Alan Wardrop @alangw.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
No🙁
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Alan Wardrop @alangw.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
At least it’s updated the estimate:
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Alan Wardrop @alangw.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Seriously??
Screenshot showing Apple Watch software update, showing “about 2 days remaining”
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Bryan Behar @bryanbehar.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
The face of someone who’s devoted their life to service, science and space exploration needing to listen to some draft-dodging, out-of-shape bozo brag that he easily could’ve been an astronaut.
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Alan Wardrop @alangw.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Green pole Wordle 1,774 3/6* ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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Alan Wardrop @alangw.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Wordle 1,770 3/6* ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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Alan Wardrop @alangw.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Wordle 1,769 4/6* ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟩 ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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Alan Wardrop @alangw.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Ouch! Wordle 1,768 6/6* 🟩⬜⬜⬜🟩 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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Alan Wardrop @alangw.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
media.tenor.com
a pink haired anime girl with the words wordle in 2
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Alan Wardrop @alangw.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Wordle 1,767 5/6* ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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Alan Wardrop @alangw.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
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Alan Wardrop @alangw.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Similar journey Wordle 1,766 5/6* ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩 ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩 ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩 ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
2 days ago.
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Alan Wardrop @alangw.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
Who the hell are the 37%? Don’t worry, I know.
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Alan Wardrop @alangw.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
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Alan Wardrop @alangw.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
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a man in a suit and tie is screaming with the words wordle in 2 written on his face
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Alan Wardrop @alangw.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
Bad luck Wordle 1,765 3/6* 🟩⬜🟩🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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Alan Wardrop @alangw.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
Media Do you think, perhaps, you could all agree to add a disclaimer to positive Iran peace talk news? “Previous events suggest it is possible that this news is premature. Until and unless fully signed by all relevant parties it would be most unwise to assume that a real agreement will be reached”
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Grant Stern @grantstern.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
Donald Trump just lost his war and conceded defeat to Iran. Trump's war gave Iran more power than they've ever had. He's conceding to them on every level, and for good reason. He lost. America lost. America lost because of Donald J. Trump and his blunder.
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Alan Wardrop @alangw.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
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a dog is holding a piece of paper in its mouth .
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Alan Wardrop @alangw.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
Bingo at three Wordle 1,764 3/6* ⬜⬜🟩🟨⬜ 🟩⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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Kuntie Plopkins @kuntieplopkins.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
Dear media, please stop calling it "the conflict in the Middle East" and start calling it "Trump's war." "We are likely to face fuel, fertiliser and food shortages because of Trump's war" Now doesn't that sound more accurate?
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butterflynetz.bsky.social @butterflynetz.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
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Alan Wardrop @alangw.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
📏📏📏
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