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Bryan Smith #RejoinEU @bpsmithuk.bsky.social · 3h

Note on Mathematics: If Hammersmith Council think raising a £1500 Band D annual Council Tax to £2500 is a "150% increase", the rest of their figures probably need re-examining. Its an increase of 66%. I'm also willing to bet they don't raise it >15% www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

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London Labour council warns it may raise council tax by 150%

Hammersmith and Fulham says it faces ‘biggest financial challenge in living memory’ as government cuts bite

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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 8h

I'm furious about the two Iranians who came across as part of the surge in small boats created by my Brexit and under a Home Office run by my MPs Suella Braverman and Robert Jenrick.

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Bryan Smith #RejoinEU @bpsmithuk.bsky.social · 20h

Its not empty. Its full of memories.

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Bryan Smith #RejoinEU @bpsmithuk.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I guess the greens will have shown you by now if they suffered or not, but it sounds like you are right on the brink! Still warm & sunny here in UK, thans to the (rapidly weakening) Gulf Stream, thankfully, though some nights are getting down to 6-8C (45F)...

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Bryan Smith #RejoinEU @bpsmithuk.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

A lot of them honestly *don't know* the achievements of the 1st 2yrs, because the UK Media tried to ensure they never found out. The others know perfectly well, but are just #trolls. They quickly expose their true nature & can be blocked.

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Claire S (UK not USA) @csav55.eurosky.social · 02/10/2026

The Starmer achieved nothing brigade are out and about today, I make absolutely no apology for posting these again. This isn't just disrespectful to Starmer but to all the Labour MP's who made this happen in just 2 years, ignoring these achievements is a kick in the face to everyone involved.

Labour's achievements under Starmer since 2024

Status of the Government's King's Speech bills, parliamentary session 2024-2026

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Bryan Smith #RejoinEU @bpsmithuk.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Did someone mention sprouts? Bit early, isn't it? I prefer the frozen ones, they cook faster & need no preparation. #JustSaying...

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Bryan Smith #RejoinEU @bpsmithuk.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The pansies & violas will soon "get their feet in" & start filling with flowers.

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Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Latest Badenoch: “If [Andy Burnham]’s not calling an election, why’s he talking about things happening in 2030?” - alarming the extent to which so much of our political class cannot process the idea of “planning for events four years in the future”.

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Bryan Smith #RejoinEU @bpsmithuk.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I use the "Discover" feed, but I seem to get everyone I follow & interact with in my daily feed without any special effort. Presuably if you use the "Followed" feed you'd see everything from those you follow, but that seemed a bit "echo chamber" to me at the start, & I haven't needed to alter it.

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Bryan Smith #RejoinEU @bpsmithuk.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

No, I reckon you are OK - she wouldn't want you involved in domestic chores during Election season.

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Flying Game Of Thrones

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Bryan Smith #RejoinEU @bpsmithuk.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Its always more fun when you take it seriously* *Show contempt for the whole process** **Hope*** we don't notice ***Don't care either way if we notice

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Bryan Smith #RejoinEU @bpsmithuk.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

We see you, QUestion Time. We always have done.

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Bryan Smith #RejoinEU @bpsmithuk.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Not sure - she did about 100 posts about it at the time! 😂🙄

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Sam and King Lucy the 1st @kinglucythe1st.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Media outlets: when reporting on the release of prisoners today, it is beholden on you to also state that Rishi Sunak let 10,000 prisoners out early.

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Bryan Smith #RejoinEU @bpsmithuk.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

TP also means Talking Point on Blue Sky lists. The misspelling probably means its an idiot though.

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Mike D London @mikedlondon.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

BBC re-running their headlines from 3 years ago when Sunak released 10,000 prisoners early over 6 months....oh wait, no, that went off without a media fuss. Labour are releasing up to 5,000 early over a year - due to Tory failure to build prison capacity. They only built 36 net new places a year.

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Bryan Smith #RejoinEU @bpsmithuk.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Oooh look! Hidden away near the recipes & lifestyle crap is a tiny story saying that *yet again*, the UK economy grew "faster than expected" in the 2nd quarter this year. The 1.1% growth in 1st 6 months this year is still highest in G7, despite "experts" www.theguardian.com/business/202...

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UK income growth revised upwards as markets hail ‘resilient’ economy

Boost for John Healey before budget as GDP figure shows UK economy grew faster than first estimated in second quarter

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Bryan Smith #RejoinEU @bpsmithuk.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Presumably the Returning Officer will not be Returning? The Big Tree will be glad of the company* *fertiliser

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Bryan Smith #RejoinEU @bpsmithuk.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Birds do roost in nest boxes through Winter, they are life-savers in harsh weather specially if they have old nest material in for insulation.

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Bryan Smith #RejoinEU @bpsmithuk.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Frayed, bent toes is pretty well exactly what's in those tinned pies...

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Bryan Smith #RejoinEU @bpsmithuk.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Or to put it another, more honest way: "Energy Bills won't rise by 24%, EDF were scaremongering last week & Martin Lewis fell for it too. If Iran settles down approaching US midterms as likely, the rise may be quite small. It already fell 8%" As I said last week www.theguardian.com/money/2026/s...

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Energy bills in Great Britain forecast to jump by £276 a year from January

Cap poised to rise by 16% to equivalent of £1,999 for dual-fuel bill, the biggest quarterly increase since January 2023

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Bryan Smith #RejoinEU @bpsmithuk.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Coalition goes without saying in PR systems - its Government by consensus (which is surely a good thing). I can't really say I'd have a problem with being Governed by a coalition of Labour, Greens, LibDems & SNP for 20-30yrs. Im sure we'd have a functional country from a mixture of those policies.

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Bryan Smith #RejoinEU @bpsmithuk.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Italy too. But that actually doesn't affect democracies as much as we're led to believe. 80% of World democracies use PR. The UK is one of only 4 major countries still using First Past the Post. (Others are India & USA - hardly renowned for functional government - & Canada).

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Bryan Smith #RejoinEU @bpsmithuk.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

If we had PR: (I've posted this before, but I doubt it was my post you lost). Restore might win a seat. Reform would probably win 50, because a lot of UK voters are racists, but they'd never form a Government. Labour & Tories would win 200 each, with LD, SNP, Greens at 50 each. No more Tory Govts!

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Bryan Smith #RejoinEU @bpsmithuk.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I always liked Jack Hargreaves. He had a very healthy attitude to killing things that is the true sign of a countryside dweller. No cruelty, just practicality.

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Bryan Smith #RejoinEU @bpsmithuk.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

The lack of tap water was due to breakdown of pumps (old ones, not serviced well), not absolute lack of water. Sewage in the rivers & sea is due to sold-off storge tanks, worn out & broken pumps & sewers that are too small for the load. Its all lack of investment due to private owners not caring.

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Bryan Smith #RejoinEU @bpsmithuk.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I find it extraordinary that the UK - deservedly world renowned for being wet, grey & miserable for most of the year - ever has problems with water supply. We take it for granted & never bother to do anything meaningful about transporting it around the country to where its needed, & storing it.

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The Bear @bearlypolitics.co.uk · 28/09/2026

John Healey will, according to reports, head into the Budget with a £4bn to £6.5bn chunk of his fiscal headroom having mysteriously gone walkabouts. The cause? A sharp drop in immigration to the UK. Almost as though migrants aren’t all just wandering around devouring taxes for shits and giggles.

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Net Migration if Falling - now the Treasury needs to Pay the Bill for it.

After years of promising that fewer migrants would relieve pressure on Britain, Labour is discovering that cutting migration also means cutting workers, taxpayers and economic headroom.

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Bryan Smith #RejoinEU @bpsmithuk.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I'm sure you're all *delighted* at #C4News about this landmark, but its really *only a penny more than yesterday*, so it means *nothing at all*. Its #NotNews. Go & cover the Labour Conference instead. You managed to ignore the LibDems one, despite full coverage of Reform. Shameful.

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Dan Kaszeta FRHistS @dankaszeta.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Jeez. Don’t post anything or spread any information that might identify the farmer near RAF Fairford, you idiots.

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Bryan Smith #RejoinEU @bpsmithuk.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

#NewsFlash: Cats all over the UK about to go off Lick-E-Lix inexplicably...

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Bryan Smith #RejoinEU @bpsmithuk.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Thought you said "hobbits" for a moment... That would have explained quite a number of Northern Ireland political sub-plots...

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Bryan Smith #RejoinEU @bpsmithuk.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Yeah, too many bones in a mouse. My teeth aren't what they were. Most scientists have facial hair, helps detect the bunsen flames when they are "blue" .

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Bryan Smith #RejoinEU @bpsmithuk.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I've just realised... all your #ShitBirdPhotos are "little brown jobs", aren't they?💩 (This is a birdwatcher joke, I expect. But I just made it up for myself)

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Bryan Smith #RejoinEU @bpsmithuk.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Exactly. And that was 1p (which would only have raised £8billion, a drop in the ocean of NHS budget).

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Bryan Smith #RejoinEU @bpsmithuk.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

2/2 Solid wood furniture downstairs, all appliances on top of worktops, not under, solid wood kitchen cupboards (all marine varnished so they can be jetwashed). Id also ensure doors & windows could be sealed watertight, with a 2m brick wall & floodgates all round the property front & back.

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Bryan Smith #RejoinEU @bpsmithuk.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

If I lived (lets say) on the Severn banks at Bridgnorth, which floods every year, I'd fortify the house downstairs - walls & floor tiled like a swimming pool, non-return flaps on all outlets to sewers, water pumps in pits built into the floors, all power outlets at least 1+ metre from the floor. 1/2

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Bryan Smith #RejoinEU @bpsmithuk.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

It says in the story they can't get insurance now, without any more homes being built that increase the risk. I can't see the new homes being insurable, & they certainly won't be as durable to floods as houses built 70+years ago.

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Bryan Smith #RejoinEU @bpsmithuk.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

2 issues here: - If Persimmon build on a floodplain, & people buy those houses which later flood, its a risk they accepted on purchase. Don't buy, & they won't build. - Persimmon must ensure the development doesn't increase flood risk for existing houses www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

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Houses can be built on floodplains despite failing safety test, says high court

Decision to allow 190 controversial new homes in north Somerset sparks campaign for change in the law

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Bryan Smith #RejoinEU @bpsmithuk.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

His sex drive is still very high*! *All in the mind, these days😉

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Bryan Smith #RejoinEU @bpsmithuk.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

There is a problem in this (though it *needs solving*). To pay for it raising Basic Income Tax or Employees National Insurance by 2% means workers earn less, & *being out of work is more attractive & non-contributory*. LDs failed with "1p on tax for NHS". www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

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‘Rip the plaster off’: Andy Burnham sets out vision for universal free social care

PM says he will put proposals for NHS-style service funded by everybody into Labour’s next general election manifesto

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