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Brian M

@briom1970.bsky.social
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Teesside born and bred. Father of 2 kids. Supporting Boro and The Anchors. 90's indie fan but generally like most music played with real instruments. Politically mix of the best bits of Greens, Labour and Lib Dem. Pro Europe and lover of Greece.

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Brian M @briom1970.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Malanda experiment as CDM has failed every week, idea sounds good as gives flexibility to go 5 at back but then he is a liability in defence!
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Brian M @briom1970.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
And another example of a disorganised panicking shite defence. 3 weeks of pure defensive training to teach them basic defending and organising.
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Brian M @briom1970.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Weekly post, shite defending again, Malanda too laidback
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Brian M @briom1970.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Boro defence is shite. If we want to stay and challenge for promotion someone needs to sort out basic defending.
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Brian M @briom1970.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Our central defenders have been terrible, Malanda slow and lazy whether at back or in midfield. What's wrong with playing proper midfielder like Barron or Pukstas?
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Brian M @briom1970.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
I just signed Foxglove's petition to Andy Burnham: if you become our next PM, get Palantir out of our NHS. A secretive US spy tech firm with deep Trump ties has no business holding our health data. Add your name: www.foxglove.org.uk/campaigns/an...
foxglove.org.uk
Sign the petition to Andy Burnham: If you become our next Prime Minister, please get Palantir out of our NHS.
ADD YOUR NAME NOW!
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 10/06/2026
We economists have done the maths: ‘growth’ is a doomed strategy – there is a better way | Olivier De Schutter and others
theguardian.com
We economists have done the maths: ‘growth’ is a doomed strategy – there is a better way | Olivier De Schutter and others
Our roadmap has been shaped by experts across the world. We call on political leaders at all levels to use it, says Olivier De Schutter and others
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Brian M @briom1970.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
When everyone was distracted by leadership challenges to the Prime Minister, they sneaked out a list of 26 former Hereditary Peers that will be waltzing back into the Lords with new Life Peerages. Demand a fair, elected second chamber now. action.electoral-reform.org.uk/page/191856/...
action.electoral-reform.org.uk
26 Hereditary Peers are waltzing back into the House of Lords. Sign now to demand the government finish the job on Lords reform
It takes 30 seconds
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Brian M @briom1970.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Politics isn't working. It's time to call time on the broken culture in Westminster and have a fresh start with a fair voting system. Add your name to @electoralreform.bsky.social‬'s call to #MakeSeatsMatchVotes action.electoral-reform.org.uk/page/3782/pe...
action.electoral-reform.org.uk
First Past the Post means millions of our votes make no difference to parliament. Add your name now to demand a fairer voting system
It only takes 30 seconds
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Brian M @briom1970.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
QPR fielding reserves as desperate for Millwall not to go up.
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Brian M @briom1970.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
Ibeh must be crap in training as obviously not rated by the coaches.
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Brian M @briom1970.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
Hackney sorely missed. Sets tempo in midfield and always willing to loosen off a shot. #boro
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Brian M @briom1970.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
What does Sarmiento bring? #utb
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
The Government is considering scrapping the NHS-Palantir deal. Do you want Palantir out of the NHS? RT if you do. #PalantirOUT
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Solidarity RPM @solidarityrpm.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
www.change.org/p/erasing-a-...
change.org
Sign the Petition
Erasing a Word Erases a People: Reinstate Palestine in the British Museum
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
England's water companies have 1,200 criminal convictions. They lose a trillion litres of water to leaky pipes. Dump sewage in rivers for 4m hours. Customers fleeced. None has its licence revoked. No exec prosecuted. Corporate fines are not collected Whatever happened to democracy, rule of law?
leftfootforward.org
Public ownership of water is the only way to deliver security, efficiency, investment and value for money
37 years of privatisation has been a disaster
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Brian M @briom1970.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
How quickly have #boro reverted back to scrappy Carrickball? Woeful. 2 strikers, 1 creative midfielder or winger and another centre back desperately needed before the early promise fizzles out.
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Brian M @briom1970.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
#pmq's is embarrassing, it's like listening to an argument between Ant and Dec's "joke" writers. Time for MP'S to start behaving like serious politicians as so many issues need resolving.
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Nick Reeves #FBPE #NAFO @nickreeves.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
The Petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy has now reached 60k. Let's keep the pressure on. Please share the petition as often and as far and as widely as possible. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
petition.parliament.uk
Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
We are concerned about reported efforts from Russia to influence democracy in the US, UK, Europe and elsewhere. We believe we must establish the depth and breadth of possible Russian influence campaig...
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Brian M @briom1970.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
I just signed this petition calling for better cooperation with the EU on the environment. Will you add your name, too? www.europeanmovement.co.uk/uk-eu-enviro...
europeanmovement.co.uk
Tell The Government: Strengthen UK-EU Environmental Cooperation
Climate change and environmental problems don't respect borders. The UK and EU must work together to protect our shared environment, tackle the climate crisis, and preserve biodiversity for future gen...
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Molly Scott Cato @greenpartymolly.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
The leader isn't Labour's problem Their problem is that people elected them to reverse the damage done by the Tories Whereas they just carried on doing more damage They need to tax wealth and invest in public services And challenge the oligarchs dominating our economy And focus on fairness
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Nathan Young DLY @nydeafswimmer.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
DAY 1 5 0 0 #MyChallenge to the Government @DCMS @Lisanandy @TNLUK #GMB #DeafSport #BBC #ITV #Swimming
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
UK could raise £2bn by taxing SUVs in line with European countries. Why do so many people want giant SUVs? They damage roads, create more pollution, cause more serious injuries and take up bigger parking spaces. UK buyers pay 20 times less tax than in other European countries. Tax them.
theguardian.com
UK could raise nearly £2bn by taxing SUVs in line with European countries, study shows
Thinktank says an ‘SUV loophole’ means UK buyers pay up to 20 times less tax on biggest models than in neighbouring nations
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MrTeesside @mrteesside.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
secure.hopenothate.org.uk/page/176528/...
secure.hopenothate.org.uk
STOP UK HATE FEST - email the Home Office
Over 5-6 September, Great Yarmouth is set to host the biggest neo-nazi music festival in over a decade. We’ve stopped gigs like this before, now we need to put pressure on the Home Office to block the...
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Anonymous @opsnowcrash.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
For millennia, a tiny elite enslaved humanity in poverty. Our ONLY respite? Brief eras—like post-WWII—when we taxed the rich >90%. We let them steal that progress. TAKE IT BACK. #WealthTax isn’t radical—it’s how we won liberty before. Tax. Them. Now. ✊ #TaxTheRich #WealthCap #Limitarianism
youtube.com
Know your history
YouTube video by Garys Economics
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Anonymous @opsnowcrash.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
Self-made millionaire Gary Stevenson knows the ultra-rich's game from the inside out. He fought his way in—now he's fighting to tear it down. His weapon of choice? #WealthTax. That's what the 1% fears most. They have the money. We have the numbers. Join him. Fight back. ✊
youtube.com
Telling The Diary Of A CEO why we need to tax the rich
YouTube video by Garys Economics
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Anonymous @opsnowcrash.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
Please always remember: 🔁 Reposts = oxygen for movements. ❤️ Likes = applause in an empty room. Movements don’t grow in silence. They grow when we amplify.
Resist Like it's 1938 Germany

REPOST: THIS MAKES MORE COPIES

LIKE: THIS DOES DIDDLY SQUAT
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Owen Jones @owenjones.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
There’s an URGENT petition against the banning of Palestine Action - please sign! palestinecampaign.eaction.org.uk/NoProscription
palestinecampaign.eaction.org.uk
PETITION: Defend the right to protest: no proscription of Palestine Action
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 28/06/2025
Tax Evasion a problem 360x worse than Benefit Fraud.
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 28/06/2025
Kneecap at Glastonbury don't RT they are supposed to be terrorists or something.
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Trussell @trusselluk.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
Something isn't right when children need food banks in such a wealthy country like ours. Re-post if you agree
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Trevor Stables 🇫🇷🔶🏳️‍🌈🇪🇺 @trevor0257.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Could #Starmer be any more dishonest? Almost every promise he made and there are more, broken. 😡
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Trussell @trusselluk.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
❗ No child should have to know what a food bank is, let alone need one. Repost if you agree
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Brian M @briom1970.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Sorry @teamlabouruk.bsky.social if you want to be voted back in you need to get rid of Keir Starmer and have a reset back to traditional Labour values.
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Brian M @briom1970.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
This squad would be lucky to finish out of relegation spot. No pace, no strength and no passion. Season flattered by having Lathe and Doak. #boro
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Brian M @briom1970.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
Hopefully Gibson tells team bus to drop Carrick off at Manchester on way back. Absolute dross, midfield sat on top of defence and no quality anywhere. #boro
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
Labour simply need to deliver what people want, an end to Brexit, an end to privatisation, and Public Services that work. Voters don't want billionaires to get richer or culture wars on immigrants, disabled people and trans people.
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
Public ownership of energy central to industrial strategy in France, Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark. Gives the state levers for protecting people, controlling business costs, inflation. UK privatised energy; struggles to control poverty, inflation; watches businesses collapse Nationalise energy
leftfootforward.org
With bills having gone up, it’s time to take energy back into public ownership
The obscene profits of the energy industry show the sector is broken
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Jemma Forte @jemmaforte.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
There’s a reason Gary’s Economics and Jimmy The Giant are cutting through. They’re both right about taxing the super wealthy. They’ve both guested on The Trawl podcast and in his ep, Jimmy talks about why Reform are scooping up male voters and where Labour are going wrong.
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Brian M @briom1970.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Private companies are polluting our rivers, hiking up bills, and failing to deliver. 82% of us want public ownership – let’s make it happen! Sign the open letter now & demand action! 👉 you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/pu...
you.38degrees.org.uk
Put Public Ownership of Water Back on the Table
Privatisation of water isn’t failing - it is the failure. The Government is mid-way through a major review of the water sector. But so far, it has refused to consider a potential solution that’s backe...
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
UK not entering trade war with US, says Starmer. Wrong assessment. Trump has declared trade war. Extra tariffs on UK steel, motor trade. Trump demanding tax cuts for US corporations operating in the UK. Appeasement is futile. Don't become the 51st state. Join the EU. Carve a common future.
bbc.co.uk
UK not 'jumping into trade war' with US, says Sir Keir Starmer
The UK is in
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
A narrative is recited almost everywhere: that Rachel Reeves is being "forced" to cut benefits, and is faced with "hard choices" or "no choice". This story, a staple of neoliberal doctrine, is completely false, as @richardjmurphy.bsky.social explains: www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/03...
taxresearch.org.uk
Is Rachel Reeves constrained by the City?
Is the City really stopping Rachel Reeves from doing what Labour wants, or is she just using it as a convenient excuse for her neoliberal austerity? This is the audio version: This is the transc...
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 26/03/2025
A good point by the Lib Dems' Daisy Cooper in response to today's #SpringStatement. If the Chancellor wants to cut costs, why not start by slashing all the Brexit red tape from the Tories' botched deal?
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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
Ed Davey, "Yes Rachel reeves inherited a dreadful economic situation from the Conservatives but she's made mistakes as well" "Labour have also been non existent in opening negotiations with our European friends to tear down the trade barriers the Conservatives put up that are stifling growth"
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Nick Reeves #FBPE #NAFO @nickreeves.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
Freedom of Movement was robbed from us by a successful Russian influence operation and the worst abuses of democracy in modern British history. Please repost if you want it restored.
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Being Liberal ®🗽🏳️‍🌈 @beingliberal.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
Conor McGregor must pay $250K to woman he raped , civil jury rules apnews.com/article/cono...
apnews.com
Conor McGregor must pay $250K to woman who says he raped her, civil jury rules
A civil jury in Ireland has awarded more than $250,000 to a woman who says she was raped by mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor in a Dublin hotel penthouse after a night of heavy partying.
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
There is no economic need for any austerity or welfare cuts. Since 2010 HMRC failed to collect between £500bn and £1,400bn of taxes That doesn't include £bns lost due to corporations shifting profits offshore. Indulgence of corporations/rich is cause of misery for millions.
leftfootforward.org
UK governments are failing to curb corporate tax abuses and leaving people to pay the price
Governments remain obsessed with austerity and choose not to inconvenience the rich or curb tax abuses by corporations.
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
Thames Water has its final legal appeal to allow its £3bn loan tomorrow (at 10% interest that billpayers will pay) If it gets it, it goes bankrupt in 6 months anyway, and you will have to pay it all If it doesn't it goes bankrupt tomorrow RT if Thames Water needs to die
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 14/03/2025
ITN News item, explains our report about the huge benefits to growth available if we beneficially realign with the EU on regulation (and featuring our very own @pimlicat.bsky.social). ~AA
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Edwin Hayward @edwinhayward.com · 14/03/2025
Undo Brexit. That's the biggest juiciest lowest-hanging fruit. Regaining up to 4% of GDP would be massive. Of course it would take some *tricky* negotiations with the EU. Nothing taken for granted! But one thing is guaranteed: if we don't start, we won't finish, and if we don't ask, we won't get.
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