Reposted by Davidhp99Twlldun @twlldun.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Lisa Nandy should, in fact, be fired 1312725
Davidhp99 @davidhp99.bsky.social · 05/09/2026national.thelead.uk/p/the-death-...national.thelead.ukThe death of seven people in one night has exposed the dark underbelly of life Teessiders have known for yearsExtreme child poverty and rampant deprivation, coupled with police funding for a rural area rather than the metropolitan levels of crime being faced have been brought into focus by the A66 death crash 000
Reposted by Davidhp99Alex Hardy @alexhardy1987.bsky.social · 03/09/2026This risible slop brought to you by the privately educated wife of County Durham’s least favourite son, Dominic Cummings, whose engagement with Middlesbrough extends to some judgemental trawling of Facebook. spectator.com/article/the-...spectator.comThe young men of Middlesbrough just don’t careNo one looking back on the last few weeks could say that Middlesbrough didn’t make the most of its time in the spotlight. I’ve been in the northeast during this time and opening the local papers has b... 253
Reposted by Davidhp99mimij9.bsky.social @mimij9.bsky.social · 01/08/2026Reform aren’t the only political party going down the shitter. Dishonest campaign from the Greens, got their arses kicked. #Manchester 8438
Reposted by Davidhp99Peter Smith @redpeter99.bsky.social · 27/07/2026I'm sure it's coincidence that Zack Polanski's wish to build bridges with Labour is at the same time as the Greens are tanking in the polls. 9828
Reposted by Davidhp99Tim Smith-Laing @timsmith-laing.com · 26/07/2026Literally the best thing anyone in UK culture has to say about Nandy is 'She might as well not be there.' 021
Reposted by Davidhp99Rob Ford @robfordmancs.bsky.social · 23/07/2026If they were skilled political operators perhaps they wouldn’t be on the backbenches, along with their chief, two years into a Parliament which began with a landslide election win? 3055991
Reposted by Davidhp99Scott Innes @flyinginside.bsky.social · 19/07/2026The 2026 World Cup is over 61578343
Davidhp99 @davidhp99.bsky.social · 25/06/2026Away on Boxing Day?? Has there been a glitch in the fixtures computer programme #Boro 030
Reposted by Davidhp99Paul J. Dauenhauer @pauldauenhauer.bsky.social · 09/06/2026The struggle is real 220142912735
Reposted by Davidhp99Jonathan Boff @jfb1066.bsky.social · 06/06/2026There is a technical term historians use to describe interpretations like this. It’s: ‘Bollocks’. Factually incorrect, deeply wrong-minded, and actually just plain silly 625946
Reposted by Davidhp99Ben McKennaaaargh @benmckenna.bsky.social · 05/06/2026"I have held high office: the highest in the land. I know doctors, dentists, and architects. I speak from a position of moral and political authority here, (Rachel) Reeves." 14719
Davidhp99 @davidhp99.bsky.social · 02/06/2026Slightly concerned if Tomato Ketchup wasn’t plant based! 000
Reposted by Davidhp99Katie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 31/05/2026Ok so don't borrow from them then, that's fine. Do it all with taxes, knock yerself out 1071009169
Reposted by Davidhp99Mike Batt @mikebatt.bsky.social · 30/05/2026Morning all. Please help us to build some pre-orders - Here's the Amazon link for upcoming UKRAINE SYMPHONY! amazon.co.uk/Symphony-No-... 2188
Reposted by Davidhp99Boro_Brick_Road @borobrickroad.bsky.social · 23/05/2026It’s really happening 😍 Morning Boro fans - let’s make it a day to remember!!!! See you all at Wembley #utb #WeShallBe #boro 4122
Reposted by Davidhp99The European Bar Guide @europeanbarguide.bsky.social · 20/05/2026Happy sharing this because it's true, despite newspaper headlines looking for shock clicks, the vast majority of London pubs are selling pints for £4.50-6.50 if you drink cask ales, or keg stouts while even some higher quality lagers like Bohém can be well-priced. 2193
Reposted by Davidhp99Nicolai von Ondarza @nvondarza.bsky.social · 11/05/2026Britain "at the heart of Europe", 2026 edition: 24575209
Reposted by Davidhp99Eddie Burfi @eddieburfi.bsky.social · 09/05/2026Every word of this from Troy Deeney after the Saints manager and press officer stropped out of the post-match press conference today. #utb #boro 33411
Reposted by Davidhp99Glen O'Hara @gsoh31.bsky.social · 08/05/2026How about this as some headlines: *Reform went backwards on last year *Results in line with their falling poll score *They underperformed their polls in Scotland *If this had been a General, they wouldn't have won a majority even when the govt is phenomenally unpopular Bit of a different story? 9375146
Reposted by Davidhp99BrianinFrance @brianinfrance.bsky.social · 28/03/2026The world’s media: ‘Trump says [insert wafflebollocks]’ Why do they bother? #NoKings 6638
Reposted by Davidhp99Middlesbrough FC News @middlesbrough.bsky.social · 24/03/2026If you are anti-fascist, you now support Middlesbrough FC getting promoted to the Premier League. 310922
Reposted by Davidhp99Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 16/03/2026A russian documentary about a person who did absolutely fucking nothing of value won an Oscar. Meanwhile, a Ukrainian documentary about living titans wasn’t even nominated. What the hell is wrong with you people?🤢 1630945
Reposted by Davidhp99Stephen Graham @stephengraham.bsky.social · 14/03/2026Twelve items seized from our office by debtors - number eight will shock you! 28217
Reposted by Davidhp99JWexTheSpa @jwsidders.bsky.social · 12/03/2026How it started ... How it's going 45682211
Reposted by Davidhp99Elle @centristmum.bsky.social · 11/03/2026I'll say one thing for the replies on this: they make clear, as if there was any doubt, where the incredibly annoying online Corbynites have gone. 1013315
Reposted by Davidhp99Stanley Pignal @spignal.bsky.social · 02/03/2026What's happening in Dubai bolsters the argument taxes should be based on people's nationality, not just their country of residence (ie the US model). If Brits living abroad can expect to be airlifted out by virtue of being British, they should pay some tax towards that. www.bbc.com/news/article...bbc.comUK launches operation to support thousands of Britons in Middle EastOfficials are understood to be working on plans to evacuate British nationals, should airspace remain closed. 38853230
Reposted by Davidhp99Rob Ford @robfordmancs.bsky.social · 28/02/2026Well, no, they’re not just as wrong. The bigger error is not seeing that “trying to win over voters from a party on the opposite end of the spectrum, whose values your core voters oppose” is not same as “chasing voters from party on same side ideologically whose values your core voters like.” 691070245
Reposted by Davidhp99JWexTheSpa @jwsidders.bsky.social · 28/02/2026Tax-dodging ex-pats in Bahrain should be refused re-entry to the UK when fleeing Middle East war unless they pay what they've avoided and with a 15% premium on top. Thank-you for attending my TED Talk. 610919
Davidhp99 @davidhp99.bsky.social · 24/02/2026Just discovered this in a cupboard. Did every household have a box of these 15 years ago when every movie came out in 3D 000
Reposted by Davidhp99Politics in the U.K. @politicsintheuk.bsky.social · 16/02/2026Stop spinning it like some scandal BBC. It’s dishonest Reform UK bias. Most of these councils won’t even exist in a year because of reorganisation. So these votes are basically a pointless waste of time and money. Councils asked for delays - most of them under Tories. The Government just agreed. 29300123
Reposted by Davidhp99Eddie Burfi @eddieburfi.bsky.social · 31/01/2026Hang it in the Louvre 🔥 #utb #boro 3255
Reposted by Davidhp99Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 31/01/2026The BBC is getting played here: if a contributor gets to flat out deny having his own words quoted to him on television (with the viewer not told the denial is untrue) then post about "dropping truth bombs". The mission to inform & counter misinformation is flailing if the editorial controls so weak 33619209
Reposted by Davidhp99Mujtaba Rahman @mijrahman.bsky.social · 27/01/2026Liz Truss's real legacy 17816133
Reposted by Davidhp99chelseachemist1.bsky.social @chelseachemist1.bsky.social · 26/01/2026I would sooner print the money owed and burn it like that scene in the dark knight with Heath Ledger’s Joker than hand it over. By definition the rules between you and the state change over the course of your life, cry harder. 2702
Reposted by Davidhp99Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 24/01/2026The BBC coverage is absolutely terrible. It leads on "sharply contested narratives" It has a dramatic skew to the US government It has posted the video but has failed to report on what it shows: it shows the US govt account is untrue 1772977940
Reposted by Davidhp99Gareth Dennis @garethdennis.uk · 14/01/2026Today's announcement is the opposite of what it says it is. It's the formal cancellation of the high speed line across the Pennines. What's left - additional TRU scope - is a good idea but should be delivered as a business as usual enhancement in 2027, not some far off fanfaron. 1124681
Reposted by Davidhp99Caolan Robertson @caolanrob.bsky.social · 07/01/2026I confronted Nick Shirley about his lies in Ukraine. He pretended there was no war. He said his ‘reporting’ was satire. JD Vance now calls him America’s best journalist. Important to remember: this was not just a daycare, this is a country where people are being bombed daily. 1924796
Reposted by Davidhp99Jared 🔶 @quantumjared.bsky.social · 30/12/2025It’s worth mentioning, though it’s been said repeatedly: the Lizzie Line carries 1/6th of UK daily rail passengers (not including the Tube) and has already paid off its entire costs. And if HS2 had been committed to, without plans being tweaked every 5 minutes, Phase 1 would be opening next year. 9331124
Reposted by Davidhp99Odd This Day @oddthisday.bsky.social · 29/12/2025And! I’ve been looking all over for this and finally found it 2372120
Reposted by Davidhp99Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 27/12/2025Miniature musical instrument makers admit defeat as violin size requirement for story is declared "too small to build." 3003109573
Davidhp99 @davidhp99.bsky.social · 26/12/2025This is a genuinely piss poor match right now & that Blackburn corner sums it up. 000
Davidhp99 @davidhp99.bsky.social · 26/12/2025Insipid 45 minutes. Our left hand side of Target & Hamilton is extremely poor. Case for a couple of HT substitutes. #Boro #MFC #UTB 100
