daveh1951.bsky.social @daveh1951.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Can somebody answer a genuine question? If Reform win the general election does Farage have to be prime minister or can he appoint somebody else to the job. Strikes me he would have to work too hard and take a pay cut. More likely he would pull somebody else's strings. 001
daveh1951.bsky.social @daveh1951.bsky.social · 02/07/2026If reform win the next election can farage appoint somebody to be prime minister. He won't want to do it because it would be a pay cut and he would have to work at it. He has never done that in any elected position. He is the boss of the company so could appoint another mp to do the job!! 000
daveh1951.bsky.social @daveh1951.bsky.social · 01/07/2026If Farage wins the next election!!!! Can he, as company boss of reform, appoint somebody to do the prime minister job? Otherwise, he would have to take a massive pay cut and turn up from time to time. Something he has never done in any position he has been elected to in the past 000
daveh1951.bsky.social @daveh1951.bsky.social · 01/07/2026Devolution will only work when politicians are honest and working in the public interest. Having checks and balances doesn't mean that you are against devolution but does ensure that the public get value for money. This government has already established that this is not happening at Teesworks 010
daveh1951.bsky.social @daveh1951.bsky.social · 15/06/2026Totally agree. Mainstream media is so obsessed with personality politics. Boring!!! 010
daveh1951.bsky.social @daveh1951.bsky.social · 30/03/2026What happens when the current special measures run out next week? They have not submitted audited accounts and Angela Raynor is now out of office. 112
daveh1951.bsky.social @daveh1951.bsky.social · 30/03/2026I have repeatedly emailed my mp Chris Mcdonald requesting his views on the situation at Teesworks. I have yet to get a reply. His predecessor Alex Cunningham was keen to hold them to account - but then he was in opposition at the time!! 122
daveh1951.bsky.social @daveh1951.bsky.social · 16/02/2026I just signed a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social petition: Stop the water stitch-up!. Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/st...actionnetwork.orgStop the water stitch-up!Stop the stitch-up! The Government wants to push through water legislation, locking in a failed privatised system for decades without giving the public a say. I’ve signed the petition to stop this wa... 000
daveh1951.bsky.social @daveh1951.bsky.social · 21/12/2025This should be repeated everywhere. There is this feeling that Americans pay a lot for healthcare. The reality is that Americans pay a STAGGERING AMOUNT FOR healthcare. My brother recently paid $23000 for a night being OBSERVED as a precaution in hospital. He did get some painkillers! 120
daveh1951.bsky.social @daveh1951.bsky.social · 21/12/2025I emailed my new Labour mp after the election outlining my hopes from the new government and identifying a number of issues. No response! Three or four emails on - still no response! Who do I vote for next time??? 110
daveh1951.bsky.social @daveh1951.bsky.social · 10/09/2025I want to know why all the flags are flying at half mast. Is it to mourn the death of democracy? If it was a celebration they should fly at the top of the flagpole (lamp post). 110
daveh1951.bsky.social @daveh1951.bsky.social · 08/09/2025My brother is an American citizen. He needed an x-ray which cost $1200. This was followed by an ultra sound scan - $1200. He has to pay the first $2000 of any claim. BEWARE VOTING REFORM 000
daveh1951.bsky.social @daveh1951.bsky.social · 08/09/2025My brother is an American citizen. He recently spent a night in hospital. He was under observation and only recieved pain killers and a drip. The following day the pain disappeared and he was discharged. The cost of this was $20000. He had to pay the first $2000 of any claim. BEWARE VOTING REFORM! 000
daveh1951.bsky.social @daveh1951.bsky.social · 30/06/2025Labour know how easy it is to stand on the sidelines and throw rocks. Harder in power. Forage is the world expert at throwing rocks. Look at the damage he has done with no power. We need some socialist policies from this government 020
daveh1951.bsky.social @daveh1951.bsky.social · 02/06/2025I have written to my new local (labour) MP three times and apart from an acknowledgement have not had a single reply. In the past I have been able to engage with my MP but I find the new guy's attitude insulting. 120
daveh1951.bsky.social @daveh1951.bsky.social · 02/06/2025He is absolutely right. When I worked in FE in a deprived part of England I used to ask students what they were going to do. They would say "Go on the dole". When I asked who would do the work their answer was let the Poles (Polish imigrants) do it. 010
daveh1951.bsky.social @daveh1951.bsky.social · 30/05/2025How come a party with less than 1% of the MPs seems to get 90% of the main stream media coverage. Every issue seem to require an opinion piece from Farage or one of his loony minions. 615924
daveh1951.bsky.social @daveh1951.bsky.social · 29/05/2025His recent announcements were straight out of the MAGA Project 2025 which drives the Trump agenda 071
daveh1951.bsky.social @daveh1951.bsky.social · 29/05/2025Can I have a prime minister who runs the country rather than running around worrying about a party that has less than 1% of the MPs and has fewer councilors than 4 other parties 022
daveh1951.bsky.social @daveh1951.bsky.social · 27/05/2025We have a well organised further education system, largely funded by the state. It is suffers from not being able to get on and do the job. Apprenticeships are not given the kudos they deserve as A-levels are the "gold standard". FE can deliver a high standard product if it is funded and left alone. 011
daveh1951.bsky.social @daveh1951.bsky.social · 17/05/2025Spot on Tan! McSweeney is doing exactly what Cummins did for the Torries and that ended well. Tufton Street seems to have taken over Labour 050
daveh1951.bsky.social @daveh1951.bsky.social · 06/05/2025America has never won a war. The French won the War of Independance. America didn't commit troops to WW1 until 1918. WW2 started with the division of Europe and ended with a divided Europe and the cold War. The Korean war is still going on technically. Vietnam and Afghanistan they were kicked out of 000
daveh1951.bsky.social @daveh1951.bsky.social · 03/05/2025Absolutely spot on!! Unfortunately the current government are following the Truss line that they are right but they are not doing it fast enough. 020
daveh1951.bsky.social @daveh1951.bsky.social · 06/03/2025The Americans have never won a war. The French won the war of independence on their behalf. Half of the Americans won the civil war. WW1 was 4 years old before America joined in. WW2 started with Europe divided and ended with half of Europe occupied by Russia. The Korean never ended and Vietnam!!! 010
daveh1951.bsky.social @daveh1951.bsky.social · 13/02/2025Can we look into the CV of Baroness Alderley Edge. She appears to have gained a place in the Lords, that we pay for, despite only being an intern. If the BBC carried out a similar investigation to that of Reeves we might get some answers 131
daveh1951.bsky.social @daveh1951.bsky.social · 06/02/2025The local Labour MPs were shouting about this when in opposition. Since being in government they have gone very quiet. I have emailed my MP onn several occasions and not received a reply. Have they been told by the government to keep quiet because Freeports are now Labour policy? 031
daveh1951.bsky.social @daveh1951.bsky.social · 08/01/2025The problem is obviously the pakistani grooming gangs. The white ones are OK!!! 010
daveh1951.bsky.social @daveh1951.bsky.social · 07/01/2025This is not all about mad nads contrary to her opinion! She was apparently a MEMBER of the government when the last report was published but ONLY CULTURE SECRETARY, when asked why the recommendations weren't implemented 160