Nick Gerrard @crosstherubycon.bsky.social · 4hThe Guardian view on Tory economics: Britain’s future needs more than Thatcher’s past | Editorial Why look to the future when you can wreck the present. The Tories are just a destructive irrelevance. 032
Nick Gerrard @crosstherubycon.bsky.social · 4hNo queues, empty seats and the worst speech ever heard: welcome to the Tory conference | John Crace 010
Nick Gerrard @crosstherubycon.bsky.social · 5hTories pledge tax cuts in free-market revival 14 years of failure and all they offer is the same crap. 082
Reposted by Nick GerrardSimon Gosden @simongosden.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Not one person born THIS CENTURY voted for Brexit. 57634166
Nick Gerrard @crosstherubycon.bsky.social · 15hTories to pledge to scrap Environment Agency and Natural England Why look to the future when you can wreck the present. The Tories are just a destructive irrelevance. 141
Reposted by Nick GerrardGood Law Project @goodlawproject.org · 03/10/2026The NHS wants their logo out of our spoof video, but we’re not going to be silenced. We won’t stop criticising their contract with Palantir. After all, it’s not our fault they went into business with a sinister company hungry for our data 👀 6247116
Reposted by Nick GerrardOtto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 03/10/2026A man builds an IED. He sets it off in a busy public street. Shrapnel flies about hitting cars, homes and a child's bedroom. It's a miracle nobody is injured. And Reform MP Sarah Pochin calls his imprisonment "disproportionate" and "two tier justice." 2872544924
Nick Gerrard @crosstherubycon.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Tories plan to extend cuts beyond £47bn previously pledged, leak reveals NHS, welfare, defence, education, social care, pensions, local government, roads, energy, housing all to cost £0 under latest Tory plans. 000
Nick Gerrard @crosstherubycon.bsky.social · 02/10/2026UK diesel price hits record high of £2 a litre Thank you Mr President. 000
Reposted by Nick GerrardDale Vince @dalevince.com · 01/10/2026Was just explaining this to someone at Labour’s conference - Crown Estate owns the coast and seabed and charges for the use of it for green energy projects - pushing up energy bills. 710448
Reposted by Nick GerrardPrem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Capital gains taxed at lower rates than wages. 2024-25: 584000 people paid £24.2bn capital gains tax (CGT) on £127.3bn gains. 45% of CGT paid by those with gains of £5m+, less than 1% of CGT payers. Align CGT rates with tax rates on wages, generate £12bn-£14bn. More if NIC charged.leftfootforward.orgThis is how the Chancellor can increase the personal allowance and lift millions out of hardshipSustained economic growth can’t be achieved without a major boost to the purchasing power of the bottom 50% of the population 7201101
Nick Gerrard @crosstherubycon.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Burnham’s reopening of Brexit debate is ‘biggest boost in my career’, says Farage It’s just that now, Nige, everyone can see it for the shit it is. 031
Nick Gerrard @crosstherubycon.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Badenoch proposes welfare reform that would stop many jobless under-25s getting universal credit – UK politics live The Tories really do hate young people. Always have. Always will. 010
Nick Gerrard @crosstherubycon.bsky.social · 01/10/2026New Google Maps images reveal massive scale of devastation in Gaza 000
Reposted by Nick GerrardAdam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Kemi Badenoch condemned Reform's ban on critical journalists covering their conference as "authoritarian", saying her own party would never do the same as "we believe in free speech. We believe in a free press." Now the Conservatives have banned Byline Times from their conferencebylinetimes.comKemi Badenoch's Conservatives Ban Byline Times From Conference After Condemning Reform for Journalist BanThe ban comes just weeks after the Conservative leader called Reform's barring of critical journalists from their conference an "authoritarian" attack on the free press 661092549
Reposted by Nick GerrardIan Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 30/09/2026This is testament to No.10's frankly astonishing degree of political competence. A policy which was branded electoral suicide 48 hours ago now showing signs of robust popularity. 55818198
Reposted by Nick GerrardAnti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Nigel Farage has deleted this post But not before it's been shared widely showing him to be either a serial liar or delusional and either way, unfit for public office 1141347579
Nick Gerrard @crosstherubycon.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Voters back Burnham’s plan to cut back triple lock to fund social care reform by 48% to 28%, poll suggests – as it happened 020
Reposted by Nick GerrardPaul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Then be honest about immigration too, please. Pretty please? 37815
Reposted by Nick GerrardRightardia @rightardia.bsky.social · 29/09/2026"Newly updated Google Maps satellite imagery shows the scale of destruction across the besieged Gaza Strip nearly three years into Israel’s genocidal war."aljazeera.comSatellite images show Gaza in ruins three years into Israel’s genocidal warGoogle Maps images show scale of Israel's destruction of Gaza, where more than 74,000 Palestinians have been killed. 12168123
Nick Gerrard @crosstherubycon.bsky.social · 30/09/2026To the people voting for Nigel Farage: is this really the finger you want on the red button? | Marina Hyde Farage knows that he has been wrong about absolutely everything, always. Must make him really cross! 000
Reposted by Nick GerrardOtto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 29/09/2026If people don't want to pay tax to make this country function and help out the rest of society and particularly those who need help most... then maybe they should move to Dubai and stop bleating about it. Really sick to death of it. 1222643515
Nick Gerrard @crosstherubycon.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Will pensioners be poorer as a result of Burnham scrapping the triple lock? 000
Nick Gerrard @crosstherubycon.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Burnham gambles on radical progressive plan to help Britain ‘rise again’ UK right wing press on a mission to scare as many pensioners as possible this morning. Plus ca change! 000
Nick Gerrard @crosstherubycon.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Andy Burnham expected to say he will push ahead with electoral reform plans Burnham might have an attractive programme on electoral reform, social care, the EU, public ownership, etc but if it all has to wait 3 years after which he MIGHT win an election, it’s a high risk strategy. 111
Reposted by Nick GerrardRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Russia is bombing museums, apartment buildings, hospitals, research facilities, schools, and parks. Ukraine is bombing military targets and refineries. Guess which one Trump has been complaining about? 9127351079
Nick Gerrard @crosstherubycon.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Nandy labels Farage ‘master of conspiracy theory’ over Fairford claims No doubt the police will want to question him over his Iranian intelligence sources as well as following the 💰 011
Nick Gerrard @crosstherubycon.bsky.social · 28/09/2026The Guardian view on Thames Water: Andy Burnham should nationalise this failed monopoly | Editorial 122
Reposted by Nick GerrardDan Neidle @danneidle.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Luxury retailers want taxpayers to fund a 20% tax break for foreign tourists. They paid consultancy Cebr to claim this will raise £2.6bn for the UK. That convinced Sadiq Khan and Kemi Badenoch. But it's false: a free lunch. Four basic errors mask a £600m loss. Thread: 6497226
Reposted by Nick GerrardDefend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 26/09/2026BREAKING: Massive Attack’s Rob Del Naja arrested under the UK Terrorism Act outside Labour Party conference venue. The legendary musician was arrested after peacefully holding “I oppose genocide - I support Palestine Action” on a paper sign on the eve of Labour’s conference. 521588860
Reposted by Nick GerrardPeter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Jeez. By now even Larry the cat knows it was Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal which caused the skyrocketing number of small boat crossings in the English Channel 851366394
Reposted by Nick GerrardPrem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Declassified journalists banned from Labour conference – again. A Trumpian policy started by Keir Starmer. Burnham can't make a fresh start without getting rid of the previous advisers. Democracy means accepting scrutiny, even when it is uncomfortable.declassifieduk.orgDeclassified journalists banned from Labour conference - againLabour MPs have condemned the ‘Trump-like’ decision, saying party is ‘bang out of order’ 21377184
Reposted by Nick GerrardPrem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Around 40% of the world's dirty money, proceeds of corruption and crime, is laundered through the UK, its Crown Dependencies and Overseas Territories. Successive govts promise new laws and enforcement but they make little impact. Why do govts continue to fail? Watch the Minister's reply. 19306152
Nick Gerrard @crosstherubycon.bsky.social · 24/09/2026France says EU’s ‘Made in Europe’ law should not include the UK It’s true folks. The UK is not in the EU. Something called Brexit fucked everything up. 000
Nick Gerrard @crosstherubycon.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Netanyahu calls Israel’s war in Gaza ‘opposite of genocide’ in UN speech Disgusting fascist. 010
Nick Gerrard @crosstherubycon.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Tom Watson’s move to Palantir is the latest sign of how far the rot has spread in UK politics | Clive Lewis 111
Nick Gerrard @crosstherubycon.bsky.social · 24/09/2026‘We hope he’ll accept’: US invites Putin to G20 summit at Trump golf club Putin has them on a very short lead. 000
Reposted by Nick GerrardParody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Just because I strongly oppose any measure to tackle Russian misinformation, doesn’t mean I’m on Russia's side. In unrelated news, one of the few times I bothered turning up for work as an MEP was to vote AGAINST measures to tackle the spread of Russian misinformation... 281104337
Nick Gerrard @crosstherubycon.bsky.social · 22/09/2026www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Andy, we’re not in the EU remember!bbc.co.ukNew EU industry rules would damage UK, warns Andy BurnhamThe prime minister says he will raise his concerns when he meets the European Commission President later. 000
Nick Gerrard @crosstherubycon.bsky.social · 22/09/2026George Osborne says datacentre nimbys holding back Britain How about a nice, big, water scavenging datacentre next door to Osborne? 000
Nick Gerrard @crosstherubycon.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Britain needs cash and everyone knows we should break the pensions triple lock. Where is the courage? | Gaby Hinsliff Or maybe we should tax capital and wealth, and remove pension and LLP tax benefits, and tax banks and oil….. 000
Nick Gerrard @crosstherubycon.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Burnham approves UK military support for Saudi Arabia in war against Houthis Idiot! 031
Nick Gerrard @crosstherubycon.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Putin consolidates grip on Russia as 49 Ukraine war veterans elected to parliament ‘Vote for me or fall out of a high window’ is quite the vote catcher! 000
Nick Gerrard @crosstherubycon.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Nvidia boss says there is ‘0% chance’ AI destroys the world by 2030 It’s 2031! 000
Nick Gerrard @crosstherubycon.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Trump claims triumphal arch will serve as a ‘top grade military complex’ to store weapons How do you describe someone who is now well past 100% crazy? 000
Reposted by Nick GerrardBrexit Bin 🇪🇺 🇬🇧 🇩🇪 @brexitbin.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Don't confuse "wealth" with "super-wealth". The wealthy already pay their fair share because their wealth generally comes from earnings. But the super-wealthy pay nothing because they earn very little on paper. They instead make money with their money — which isn't taxed because we only tax earnings 14825501154
Reposted by Nick GerrardPrem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Right-wing press and ideologues will have you believe that the UK is the most heavily taxed place. They promise the impossible, European/Scandinavian levels of social security with American levels of taxation. This graph puts things in perspective. 19514272