chaliman64.bsky.social @chaliman64.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Well he never was on the side of Ukrainians 000
chaliman64.bsky.social @chaliman64.bsky.social · 24/09/2026London West end and the city going Reform seems unlikely 030
chaliman64.bsky.social @chaliman64.bsky.social · 22/09/2026More evidence of employers paying poverty wages. 010
chaliman64.bsky.social @chaliman64.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Is that because the Trump administration is far right? 010
chaliman64.bsky.social @chaliman64.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Is that not how the right wing media portrayed Mosley at the time? 100
chaliman64.bsky.social @chaliman64.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Maybe you should clarify the 20.9% before the bigots start ranting about benefit scroungers. 010
Reposted by @chaliman64.bsky.socialAlex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 10/09/2026This German comedy sketch (with English subtitles) perfectly captures so much of what is going on right now in the UK, the US, and across Europe. "Playing the 'Nazi Card' in the Third Reich", by Browser Ballett. 5330641292
chaliman64.bsky.social @chaliman64.bsky.social · 05/09/2026I thought Reform were about bringing back british values. Singing the national anthem in schools has never been a british value. 180
chaliman64.bsky.social @chaliman64.bsky.social · 05/09/2026'Force'? Are children going to be caned if they don't? 020
chaliman64.bsky.social @chaliman64.bsky.social · 28/07/2026Does PR lead to greater political engagement? Why be engaged if your vote has no purpose? 000
chaliman64.bsky.social @chaliman64.bsky.social · 10/07/2026If NHS was managed and all services provided for by private companies, would it still be the NHS? In the same vein, if schools are run by private companies, such as academy chains, are they still state schools? 010
chaliman64.bsky.social @chaliman64.bsky.social · 09/07/2026You object to the UK having a capital of culture too? 100
Reposted by @chaliman64.bsky.socialalexvonwitzleben.bsky.social @alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social · 27/06/2026#Solarfarms aren't toxic like a landfill. The biggest environmental questions are usually about land use and habitat management, not pollution. When properly designed, solar farms can support pollinators, improve soil health, provide #cleanenergy for decades before the land is restored #ActOnClimate 2209
Reposted by @chaliman64.bsky.socialalexvonwitzleben.bsky.social @alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social · 26/06/2026Germany has successfully engineered a revolutionary transparent solar glass that generates clean electricity while remaining completely see-through from both sides, fundamentally transforming how buildings produce energy. #solarpower #ActOnClimate 681155814850
Reposted by @chaliman64.bsky.socialDcmfox @dcmfox.bsky.social · 25/06/2026China is eating our lunch in almost everything. (no sound needed) China builds solar parks over reservoirs. This design improves the efficiency of the panels by keeping them cooler and lowers water loss from evaporation 512105063169
Reposted by @chaliman64.bsky.socialRaider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 24/06/2026"Talkin' Bout a Revolution" (Tracy Chapman): An acoustic call to action that asserts the poor and marginalized will eventually rise up to demand their fair share of resources. 24292292541
Reposted by @chaliman64.bsky.socialLewis Goodall @lewisgoodall.com · 23/06/2026For so many reasons, I wanted Starmer to succeed and build a powerful political project. He didn’t. And I’ve written about one of the simplest reasons why: you have to actually enjoy practising politics- and appear to do so. open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...open.substack.comStarmer resigns: The Politician who hated PoliticsIn this most political age, he was doomed from the beginning. 4622031
Reposted by @chaliman64.bsky.socialBluesMusic @bluesmusic.bsky.social · 21/06/2026Gunhild Carling is a Swedish jazz musician and multi-instrumentalist rockin'🎶'Bagpipe Swing' #bluesmusic 20446301014
chaliman64.bsky.social @chaliman64.bsky.social · 10/06/2026And i understand you're a racist shit stirrer. 000
chaliman64.bsky.social @chaliman64.bsky.social · 05/06/2026It's rare I'm impressed by what Streeting has to say, but in this instance i think he's 100% correct. 000
Reposted by @chaliman64.bsky.socialLewis Goodall @lewisgoodall.com · 02/06/2026Henry Nowak’s father’s words outside court, who is probably the person we most need to hear from today. 672348859
Reposted by @chaliman64.bsky.socialTom Coates @tomcoates.bsky.social · 29/05/2026You guys know that Elysium movie with Matt Damon? The one where all the rich live on a beautiful orbiting space station and leave everyone else rotting on the surface of a collapsing planet Earth? Pretty sure that’s now actively the goal of our ultra-rich and they’ll do anything to achieve it. 45257801056
chaliman64.bsky.social @chaliman64.bsky.social · 28/05/2026Has there ever been a strike that was popular with the general public? 200
Reposted by @chaliman64.bsky.socialSuella De-Vil Shadowy spokesdemon for learning stuff @suellade.bsky.social · 21/05/2026There’s a rogue “O” in the book title 1604162629
Reposted by @chaliman64.bsky.socialChristopher Ramsay 🇮🇪🇪🇺🇺🇦🌻🇬🇱 @iotechris.bsky.social · 21/05/2026@mrjamesob.bsky.social is very well read. I wonder has he seen this new title? 16457151147
chaliman64.bsky.social @chaliman64.bsky.social · 20/05/2026Why is an raf plane over the black sea? 110
Reposted by @chaliman64.bsky.socialMayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 14/05/2026London has been named the world’s number one city for culture. From free world-class museums to theatre, music, dance and live performance, London’s cultural life reflects the creativity, diversity and global influence that defines our city.timeout.comThe world’s 20 best cities for art and culture in 2026Time Out quizzed over 24,000 urbanites to discover today’s cultural capitals. Did your city make the cut? 1124465
chaliman64.bsky.social @chaliman64.bsky.social · 13/05/2026This is why Labour is in a doom spiral. There is no one who has the personality and leadership skills to unite the party and connect with the wider public, in Westminster at the moment. 000
chaliman64.bsky.social @chaliman64.bsky.social · 08/05/2026Nationalists win in all three nations of Britain. Scottish Nationalists, Welsh Nationalists and English nationalists. The English nationalists claim to be a british party, but for them it's all about patting the smaller nations on the head and telling them to behave. 000
Reposted by @chaliman64.bsky.socialOtto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 05/05/2026I'm not a politician, but if I ever take £5 million from a crypto billionaire businessman and start banging on about how great crypto is... please disregard everything I say and start calling me a f-ing wanker. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukNo obligation to declare £5m gift, Nigel Farage saysThe Reform UK leader says the gift was 581141307
chaliman64.bsky.social @chaliman64.bsky.social · 17/04/2026Im not defending the system or the PM, I'm simply repeating what was reported. 000
chaliman64.bsky.social @chaliman64.bsky.social · 17/04/2026One would think so, but according to the interview that is procedure 000
chaliman64.bsky.social @chaliman64.bsky.social · 17/04/2026Im sure he kept you well informed of every aspect of vetting procedures for senior posts. 000
chaliman64.bsky.social @chaliman64.bsky.social · 17/04/2026Personally I think there was enough publicly known already about Mandelson to make his appointment an extreme case of bad judgement on behalf of the PM. I think they thought it would curry favour with Trump, but brown nosing just gets you in the shit. 010
chaliman64.bsky.social @chaliman64.bsky.social · 17/04/2026I'm simply recalling the remarks of a friend of the not nameless civil servant who the PM has sacked. According to him this is long standing procedure. You might not care to believe it, but that is simply what was said. 000
chaliman64.bsky.social @chaliman64.bsky.social · 17/04/2026It is reported to the senior civil servant of that department, and they make the decision. It specifically is not reported to a politician. 110
chaliman64.bsky.social @chaliman64.bsky.social · 17/04/2026Laughable it may be, but according to this ex senior civil servant, that is the procedure. 110
chaliman64.bsky.social @chaliman64.bsky.social · 17/04/2026The information is given to the senior civil servant in the dept, and they make the decision 100
chaliman64.bsky.social @chaliman64.bsky.social · 17/04/2026It was said that the procedure is not just that politicians are not told, but that it is not permitted for them to be told. So asking would be pointless. 200
chaliman64.bsky.social @chaliman64.bsky.social · 17/04/2026According to an interview with an ex senior civil servant today, it is procedure for ministers and even the PM not to be told 450
chaliman64.bsky.social @chaliman64.bsky.social · 16/04/2026Im sure there is evidence of this being attempted in such large numbers that the govt has to focus on this and investigate. 000
chaliman64.bsky.social @chaliman64.bsky.social · 15/04/2026I wonder on what basis people have a view on this subject. 000
chaliman64.bsky.social @chaliman64.bsky.social · 10/04/2026A healthy turnout for a council by-election. 190
