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CllrAndyOddy

@cllrandyoddy.bsky.social
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💚 Local Green councillor. Governor at Euxton Primrose Hill Community Primary reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/1… . Father who is saddened by hate in the world . Firm believer in democracy, ethics and just doing the right thing. Data geek

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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
NEW: ‘It’s an implicit threat’. Lord Tom Watson of Palantir writes to one of its biggest critics -Labour MP @labourlewis.bsky.social - to tell him the surveillance firm is watching him. www.thenerve.news/p/clive-lewi...
thenerve.news
They’re saying: we’re watching you’: MP Clive Lewis reveals Tom Watson has warned him over criticising Palantir
In a letter to his former Labour colleague, the peer, who joined Peter Thiel’s AI company this month, writes: ‘You have made the case against the company more or less continuously’. By Carole Cadwalla...
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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Wait. Which country is he talking about?
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CllrAndyOddy @cllrandyoddy.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Swiftly coming to the conclusion that the SoS for Northern Ireland whom I respect greatly as an upholder of parliamentary proprietary is unfit to hold the office he currently holds. RTÉ News: Standoff continues in Portadown amid appeals for calm www.rte.ie/news/2026/09...
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Standoff continues in Portadown amid appeals for calm
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Andy Burge 🇬🇧🇪🇺 @andygjburge.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
www.theguardian.com/media/2026/s... Fuck 'em. Tell them they'll be shut down in the UK unless they fully comply. Then hit them harder with more and more stringent conditions if they want to operate here. They'll comply for sure - the financial damage to them of not doing so will be far worse.
theguardian.com
Meta launches legal challenge against UK media regulator over Online Safety Act
Action against Ofcom comes as social media companies are being accused of using courts to slow down implementation
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CllrAndyOddy @cllrandyoddy.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
I honestly didn’t think the American tv networks had the guts. It’s a start - now need the main papers to stand up as well. www.cnn.com/2026/09/20/m...
cnn.com
Major TV networks stand with CNN, decline to replace its White House pool crew | CNN Business
The major television networks are standing with CNN by declining to replace its White House pool crew after the Trump administration barred the network from fulfilling its assigned duties on Monday.
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
This should be the moment people finally realise that Farage has turned them into fascists. If you’re choosing this dangerous inhumanity over the rescue work of the RNLI, you’ve lost your minds to racism and hatred.
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CllrAndyOddy @cllrandyoddy.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
The American press corp should just walk out lock stock and barrel and totally refuse to report on Trump at all. Not a word, not even why they’re walking away. Just silence on Trump. He’s a narcissist - being ignored will wound him far deeper than any words
bbc.co.uk
Trump says he is banning CNN, Politico and MS NOW from White House
The US president has had a tense and fiery relationship with the US media throughout his political career.
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Fionna O’Leary @fascinatorfun.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
The local authority rep (a plump red faced man in his late 50s) started a speech (in from of my newly arrived refugee) that she was welcome but these young men of fighting age arriving on boats were not. (Getting even redder in the face). He elaborated more on the theme of taking jobs etc.
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CllrAndyOddy @cllrandyoddy.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
The two crypto donations to Reform are, I submit, noise to generate a backlash with out any intention of being paid (or at least to remain paid). The govt was very clear on 25th March 2026 that any laws on funding would be backdated to this date so the donors and Reform both know full well this…
hansard.parliament.uk
Foreign Financial Influence and Interference: UK Polit - Hansard - UK Parliament
Hansard record of the item : 'Foreign Financial Influence and Interference: UK Politics' on Wednesday 25 March 2026.
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CllrAndyOddy @cllrandyoddy.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Sam Altman is Kaa in the AI jungle
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CllrAndyOddy @cllrandyoddy.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
The two crypto donations to Reform are, I submit, noise to generate a backlash with out any intention of being paid (or at least to remain paid). The govt was very clear on 25th March 2026 that any laws on funding would be backdated to this date so the donors and Reform both know full well this…
hansard.parliament.uk
Foreign Financial Influence and Interference: UK Polit - Hansard - UK Parliament
Hansard record of the item : 'Foreign Financial Influence and Interference: UK Politics' on Wednesday 25 March 2026.
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CllrAndyOddy @cllrandyoddy.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Reform, should they ever win a GE, will populate the HoC with racist, divisive morons with abut 6 GCSEs between them. I’ll wager none of them would be ministers of any description and that a handful apart, they will all come through the Lords with newly created peerages. Going price for a peerage?
theguardian.com
Christopher Harborne matches £36m Reform donation of Ben Delo
Party leader, Nigel Farage, says he is humbled by the contributions from cryptocurrency billionaires
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CllrAndyOddy @cllrandyoddy.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Farage - man of the people. The billionaire people. The crypto people. The “I pay little or no tax” people. The “I don’t care about the people” people. Reform given £72m by two donors in record-breaking haul news.sky.com/share/13584780
news.sky.com
Reform given £72m by two crypto billionaires in record-breaking haul
The donations come amid a criminal investigation into allegations Reform UK breached rules on political donations.
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CllrAndyOddy @cllrandyoddy.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Better late than never - but obvs better still if there was no suspicion of criminal activity by one of the main political parties in our country (one could argue Reform was set up as a limited company so as to make a profit for its shareholder then again not many companies break the law)
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CllrAndyOddy @cllrandyoddy.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Why are there so few new build bungalows? The fact is the scarcity pushes the price up of those that exist and means you typically pay about 30-50% more for the same square footage of property. It discriminates against older and disabled people who want single story living but also want a garden
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CllrAndyOddy @cllrandyoddy.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Are there any politicians, let alone world leaders, who even come close to these numbers? Carney isn’t populist but he does have a unifying enemy of his state - and he is no pushover in that battle.
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CllrAndyOddy @cllrandyoddy.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
At last Ofcom taking some action against GB News. Whether it will be adequate/effective remains to be seen.
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CllrAndyOddy @cllrandyoddy.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
If you don’t subscribe to The Nerve - you really should. Whilst you’re registering have a good read of this thread from Carole. It’s about legal action a certain Chakrit Sakunkrit is taking against Führerage’s former no2
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CllrAndyOddy @cllrandyoddy.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Well I never thought I’d see a Reform councillor defect to Labour but hey, what do I know? Local Labour peeps are saying it could be the first of many!! His ward in Skem is prime Reform country. Run down old “new town”, low employment - lots of flags.
lancs.live
Reform UK councillor for Lancashire defects to Labour Party in historic first
Councillor Nigel Swales has moved to the Labour Party from Reform UK - the first in the country to do so
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CllrAndyOddy @cllrandyoddy.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
If Andy Burnham is serious about making a difference then it’s time to act. Clamp down on these thugs attacking police and RNLI volunteers AND on those who explicitly publish their approval of such hate crimes. Pandering to them is just bringing the day nearer when these thugs will be ICE UK
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CllrAndyOddy @cllrandyoddy.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Id been sceptical abt plans to abolish P&C Commissioner. When I heard the Police and Crime Commissioner for Hants and Dorset the penny dropped as to why politicians should stay out of operational policing
bbc.co.uk
Portsmouth small boats protest 'a wake-up call for government', local police commissioner says
Hundreds of protesters blocked roads in Portsmouth last night, after 140 migrants arrived via a dinghy. It comes after a similar protest in Dover on Saturday.
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CllrAndyOddy @cllrandyoddy.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Woman protestor gets assaulted by disabled pensioners (perhaps proverbially the fattest turkeys that ever voted for Christmas) Thugs in black uniform and masksdisrupt the port of Dover More of said thugs threaten RNLI and police in Portsmouth Just another “get a life” day for Reform politicians
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CllrAndyOddy @cllrandyoddy.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Irony: an MP who was sworn into the House of Commons with her hand on the Buddhist Dhammapada and is married to a man of Jewish faith announces Reform policy that all school children should sing hymns (and the National anthem) or the school be reported
schoolsweek.co.uk
Reform: 'There will be consequences for not singing anthem'
Braverman believes parents will tip her off if heads don't follow her anthem and hymns rules
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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Germans vote (neo-)Nazi in 2026 and, just as in the 1930s, we all know exactly which British papers, politicians, presenters & pundits will be absolutely loving it… Spoiler alert: they also love Trump.
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Russ Jones @russincheshire.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Reform say they'll force school children to sing hymns. Only 5% of Britons go to church. So what we have here is a religious minority forcing their wishes on the majority, and refusing to integrate with Britain's culture. They should go and live somewhere else. According to Reform.
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CllrAndyOddy @cllrandyoddy.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
So Dan Jukes and James Orr resign as Reform advisers/employees. Obvs Reform didn’t do anything wrong, it was a hoax but they gave up their jobs anyway!
bbc.co.uk
Two senior Reform UK officials step down after Channel 4 report
The party has launched an investigation after undercover filming by the broadcaster.
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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Stop whatever you’re doing & watch this now! Reform’s magic money tree has been bust wide open. Huge kudos to undercover reporters Verbatim via @channel4news.bsky.social youtu.be/aXut3s90rUI?... huge
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Undercover: Exposing Reform's secret donations plot
YouTube video by Channel 4 News
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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
There you go. Absolutely gobsmacking. But mostly just incredibly embarrassing. bsky.app/profile/adam...
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CllrAndyOddy @cllrandyoddy.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
In a world full of Donny’s don’t be a Donny - be a Dolly. RIP Dolly
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Dolly Parton | Kennedy Center
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CllrAndyOddy @cllrandyoddy.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
If I had a pound for every time I’ve been asked “Are you related to Bill?” I’d be a very rich man. Alas, no relation (at least documented) - the “ies” are Lancashire, the “ys” are Yorkshire, both ultimately hailing from the pre-industrial revolution Pennines above Rochdale and Halifax. RIP cuz Bill
theguardian.com
Bill Oddie, naturalist and broadcaster, dies aged 85
Coming to fame in The Goodies, Oddie was later known for his wildlife expertise and presented BBC Springwatch
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CllrAndyOddy @cllrandyoddy.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
One of the burning (literally) questions of our time - AI Data centres or planet earth? Humanity a double victim - no jobs and a planet on fire with no drinking water.
substack.com
Sam Bright (@writesbright)
With hundreds of thousands of people fleeing their homes in France and Spain due to wildfires, we seriously need to be having a conversation about AI data centres. They will send our emissions skyroc...
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Terrifying to see wildfires raging through Scotland. The climate crisis isn't a distant threat - it's right here and right now. How many warning signs and alarm bells until Andy Burnham takes action to end oil and gas drilling?
Person trying to put out wildfires in Scotland
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Average FTSE 100 CEO pay up 8.6% last year to over £5,000,000. While most people's salaries are struggling to to keep up with inflation. This is obscene. observer.co.uk/news/busines...
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CllrAndyOddy @cllrandyoddy.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Wayne Rooney speaking for an awful lot of people tonight
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CllrAndyOddy @cllrandyoddy.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
my 86 yo mum just said “Thank god for that - the right result”
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CllrAndyOddy @cllrandyoddy.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
NEWSFLASH: FIFA to be renamed Fix It For Argentina
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CllrAndyOddy @cllrandyoddy.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
So, not sure anyone saw it coming but so far the highlight of the World Cup Final has been a Tom Cruise speech about freedom and unity #FIFAWorldCup #ESPARG #WorldCupFinal
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CllrAndyOddy @cllrandyoddy.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
What the hell is this halftime show bilge? Need Springsteen to walk on and say”this is downtown Rutherford, New Jersey - my home town. Get off of my stage!”
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CllrAndyOddy @cllrandyoddy.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Any English cheering for Argentina? Nah, thought not. #VivaEspaña
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CllrAndyOddy @cllrandyoddy.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Shame so few England fans are watching this live. Would be great to hear chants of “we want ten” #ENGFRA #FIFAWorldCup
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CllrAndyOddy @cllrandyoddy.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Where the heck has this England performance been hiding all tournament? #ENGFRA #FIFAWorldCup
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CllrAndyOddy @cllrandyoddy.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Watching England on RTE is a bit strange - but probs better than ITV lol
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CllrAndyOddy @cllrandyoddy.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
It’s a shame Farage didn’t spend some of his £5m “gift for security” on his friends and colleagues - but then that would have been woke lefty socialism I guess.
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CllrAndyOddy @cllrandyoddy.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Very sad news about Bonnie Tyler. RIP
bbc.co.uk
Bonnie Tyler, singer of Total Eclipse of the Heart, dies aged 75
The south Wales-born singer, whose other hits included Holding Out For a Hero, sold millions of records in the 1970s and 80s.
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CllrAndyOddy @cllrandyoddy.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Sheer commercial greed - designed to make sure you watch the tv ads. Absolutely unnecessary and not part of the culture of the beautiful game Advertising has a lot to answer for in relation to societies ills.
bbc.co.uk
Justin Bieber joins Madonna, Shakira, BTS at Fifa World Cup half-time show
The Super Bowl-style show marks the Canadian singer's latest big performance after his comeback shows at Coachella.
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Great to deliver a speech & answer questions at the Local Government Association conference. Whilst Nigel Farage continues this farce against a man with a bin on his head, local councillors are getting on with making real changes in their communities. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
independent.co.uk
Zack Polanski hits out at ‘grifter’ Farage amid by-election chaos
The Greens and other parties have confirmed they will not stand in the by-election
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CllrAndyOddy @cllrandyoddy.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Disappointing from Rachel Reeves but I guess inevitable and understandable politically. It would have been another hilarious step in this best of British farce if Farage’s application to become the Crown Steward and Bailiff of the Chiltern Hundreds had been declined
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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Oh look BBC Politics Live has dug up Daniel - Absolutely nobody is talking about threatening our place in the Single Market - Hanaan Of course after complaining about unelected bureaucrats in the EU, Daniel Hannan now sits in the House of Lords as an unelected bureaucratic lawmaker
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CllrAndyOddy @cllrandyoddy.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Greens not playing ball with Farage the Grifter and his desperate stunt
greenparty.org.uk
Green Party of England and Wales announce they will not stand in Clacton by-election - Green Party
Green Party Leader Zack Polanski said, “This is a desperate stunt from a desperate politician whose lifetime of grifting is finally catching up with him. Greens will play no part in his political circ...
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CllrAndyOddy @cllrandyoddy.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Rachel Reeves can refuse Farage’s “resignation”. Here is the extract from Hansard 1842 that sets that precedent based on a member avoiding scrutiny
hansard.parliament.uk
Refusal Of The Chiltern Hundreds - Hansard - UK Parliament
Hansard record of the item : 'Refusal Of The Chiltern Hundreds' on Saturday 6 August 1842.
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