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@barneym.bsky.social
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Retired critical care nurse. Trade Unionist. Was left of centre even before the centre shifted right.

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barneym.bsky.social @barneym.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Will be there. Manchester coaches leaving Chorlton Street, 7am ✊️
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barneym.bsky.social @barneym.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
Reform want to but many voters/supporters don't. They're wrong to believe Reform is a solution or that voting for them is some kind of effective howl of rage against the misery of late stage capitalism, but insults won't change them. Now is not the time to undermine intergenerational solidarity.
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barneym.bsky.social @barneym.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
I've just signed this petition to stop the drop in pay for transport workers in Greater Manchester. It's really important for passengers like me. Can you add your name too? www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/re...
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Respect transport workers’ bargaining rights
Transport for Greater Manchester, West Midlands Combined Authority and West Yorkshire Combined Authority have signed up to the ‘Passenger Transport Forum’ bargaining agreement with UNISON and Unite. T...
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barneym.bsky.social @barneym.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
Haven't you read it for the last few years then?
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barneym.bsky.social @barneym.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
So that's Dench, Walters and Imrie on standby then 🙂
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barneym.bsky.social @barneym.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
Yes can't believe it's 52 years now.
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barneym.bsky.social @barneym.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
She speaks, must be an election coming up
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barneym.bsky.social @barneym.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
Must be an election coming up.
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barneym.bsky.social @barneym.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
Ooh, is there an election?
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barneym.bsky.social @barneym.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
Ooh, is there an election?
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barneym.bsky.social @barneym.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
C'mon if they can give it Kissinger...
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barneym.bsky.social @barneym.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
Now let's see the national union put something out about the other candidate, Andrea Egan, and how many branches have supported her.
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barneym.bsky.social @barneym.bsky.social · 30/08/2025
Great Yarmouth is set to host the biggest neo-nazi music festival in over a decade. The Home Office has the power to block entry of overseas bands, which will scupper the promoters plans. But they won’t act unless we demand it. Email the Home Office now: hopenothate.org.uk/2025/08/28/g...
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Great Yarmouth to Host Britain’s Biggest White Power Concert in Years – HOPE not hate
Great Yarmouth is set to host the largest white power music gig held in the UK for at least 10 years, HOPE not hate can...
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barneym.bsky.social @barneym.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
No shit Sherlock...
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barneym.bsky.social @barneym.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
So basically the "heritage " sector can't make money without undervaluing their workforce...
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barneym.bsky.social @barneym.bsky.social · 02/08/2025
And Fred Trump - out and out klan supporter.
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barneym.bsky.social @barneym.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
I wasn't born when Hitler was elected chancellor but I can see it was a significant event in shaping the years to come...
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barneym.bsky.social @barneym.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Kneecap performing at Glastonbury 'not appropriate', PM says
He made the comments after Kneecap member Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh appeared in court on Wednesday.
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barneym.bsky.social @barneym.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
Sir Starmer has indeed called for Palestinian supporting artists to be removed from programmes.
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barneym.bsky.social @barneym.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
1stly, apologies for the autocorrect - front benchers to fro teachers. I agree that there is a divide between saying things and stopping them. However if you are the prime minister of the country and Knight of the empire etc., then demanding that artists are banned comes close to trying to stop them
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barneym.bsky.social @barneym.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
Think you need to research what govt leaders and fro teachers have said about music bands (sic) expressing opinions about Palestine.
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barneym.bsky.social @barneym.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
Why do you continue to push a neoliberal agenda and support for NATO?
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barneym.bsky.social @barneym.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
That wasn't very many though.
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barneym.bsky.social @barneym.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
Do you mean given plum jobs by the US and UK governments?
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barneym.bsky.social @barneym.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
Yes, the Green Party should oppose NATO even if there was no Trump, then they would really be attractive to socialists.
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barneym.bsky.social @barneym.bsky.social · 11/05/2025
Best novel in English of the 20th century. May be best novel in all languages but there are a heck of a lot of brilliant other contenders. Doesn't really matter- it's great!!!
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barneym.bsky.social @barneym.bsky.social · 13/04/2025
River stout, Zapato brewhouse, rather nice
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barneym.bsky.social @barneym.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
Remember watching this in the 70's- the subtitles were very much needed. I think this was the first time, other than in song, I gained any understanding of the US working class experience.
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barneym.bsky.social @barneym.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
Agree on the whole but "legitimate " expenses aren't benefits. Do we want to return to the times when being an MP was exclusive to the rich to fight for their class?
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barneym.bsky.social @barneym.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
So why has he always opted for the easy decision since election? (That is to make the poor and the working class pay for the continued privilege of the rich).
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barneym.bsky.social @barneym.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
And the wee woman from Lewis was very happy to marry racist segregationalist Fred Trump.
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barneym.bsky.social @barneym.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
Ffs sake,that means half the b#@tards think they are going in the right direction!!!
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barneym.bsky.social @barneym.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
Local Sainsbury's have hugely expanded autotills. Still queues at in person tills as a) people generally don't like autotills b) they cost people's jobs c) some people struggle with them. I hate em and expect training and at least the real living wage and invite to Christmas party to operate them.
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barneym.bsky.social @barneym.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
I lent my vote to a green candidate in the GE even though they couldn't be bothered to campaign. What I can't fathom though is your party's inability to capitalise on the whole labour fracas whilst Reform are soaring!
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Yanis Varoufakis @yanisvaroufakis.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
No Other Land airs on Channel 4 at 11.15pm, Tuesday 4 March. Not to be missed. Witness how Israel steals Palestinian land and destroys homes and lives, shown through the eyes of Basel, a Palestinian filmmaker, and Yuval, an Israeli journalist. Oscar for BEST DOCUMENTARY.
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barneym.bsky.social @barneym.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
No pal of Putin but Zelensky? Seriously? He was regarded as leading the most corrupt country in Europe until Putin invaded.
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barneym.bsky.social @barneym.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
Is that Canada, Mexico, Cuba, Chile, Colombia and Brazil then?
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barneym.bsky.social @barneym.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
I may be wrong but I feel that the outcry over Trump/Zelelensky fails to take into account that Trump is saying out loud what the USA and the Chicago School of Economics have been doing throughout the world for over 50 years.
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Jewish Voice for Liberation @jvl.org.uk · 28/02/2025
Israeli Authorities Block Health Care Workers from Entering Gaza British politicians and the BBC are obsessing over the identity of the parents of an eloquent 13 yo Gazan. They are not paying any attention to Israeli actions that will ensure more children die. Get your priorities right is.gd/0BiH40
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Israeli Authorities Block Health Care Workers from Entering Gaza
Israeli authorities denied an orthopedic surgeon entry into Gaza last week, preventing her from providing crucial treatment to children with disabilities. One of her patients, Minah, a 3-year-old girl...
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barneym.bsky.social @barneym.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
He's right but let's not forget that he and his fellow liberals have been smoothing it's way for years.
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Jewish Voice for Liberation @jvl.org.uk · 23/02/2025
The strong request from the speaker was that we wear our support for Palestine as a way of showing support to the people and opposition to racism. 2/2
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Jewish Voice for Liberation @jvl.org.uk · 23/02/2025
Why I am wearing that Palestinian badge today An appeal from a Palestinian woman This blog post was written after attending a powerful meeting about anti Palestinian racism. The free speech warriors at Meta (Facebook) took it down, so we are pleased to post this is.gd/eVhTUT 1/2
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barneym.bsky.social @barneym.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
That's been goal since Obama though...
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barneym.bsky.social @barneym.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
Douglas Murray?? Seriously.
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barneym.bsky.social @barneym.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
If he's that great why does he need to ban opposition parties and oppress trade unions? How did a moderately successful comedian become a millionaire if not majorly corrupt? Why does a champion of freedom ally himself with fascist/nazi forces in his country? I'd love to know the answers, thanks.
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Jeremy Corbyn @jeremycorbyn.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
The arrest of 50+ politicians & journalists in police raids in Turkey is an outrageous attack on press freedom and democratic rights. The Turkish government must stop its attempts to silence pro-Kurdish and left-wing opposition. www.turkishminute.com/2025/02/18/p...
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Pro-Kurdish and socialist politicians, journalists among 52 detained on accusations of terrorism - Turkish Minute
Turkish authorities detained 52 people, including politicians, journalists and artists, in early morning raids across 10 provinces on Tuesday as part of an investigation into the Peoples’ Democratic C...
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barneym.bsky.social @barneym.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Must admit for the last decade or so when I was working I thought many docs looked about 12- and not just the FY1s 😂
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
The worst people in the world.
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barneym.bsky.social @barneym.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
If I get off of this mountain...
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Jeremy Corbyn @jeremycorbyn.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
The government is still refusing to answer our questions about its definition of genocide, the legal advice it has received, and the use of RAF Akrotiri. What does the government have to hide?
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