Reposted by DavidRidleyLuke McGee @lukemcgee.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Per @christopherjm.ft.com (on the other site). I hope this is a case of miscommunication because it would be very poor indeed for Trump to play such reckless games with people's lives. 3268 0
Reposted by DavidRidleyLuke McGee @lukemcgee.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Obviously, this would be a good development, but an agreement that involves the honesty of Putin and Trump ... 4246 0
Reposted by DavidRidleyRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 11/10/2026This was two years ago. And yet the senator who runs on Fox to condemn every Democrat who doesn’t unconditionally support Netanyahu has nothing to say right now. 862541562 0
Reposted by DavidRidleyAdam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Zelenskyy is the greatest Western leader of the modern era. Trump is the worst. Zelenskyy is the leader of the free world. Trump is its most treacherous betrayer. Zelenskyy saved his democracy. Trump destroyed his. Слава Україні! 🇺🇦 738391 0
Reposted by DavidRidleyAdam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Zelenskyy approval rating: 54% Trump approval rating: 32% 1192615580 0
Reposted by DavidRidleyMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 10/10/2026"Targeting those who bankroll the Russian war machine through oil purchases will crush Putin's ability to fund his war." — Senate GOP, July 28 Ten weeks later, Trump is making oil deals with Putin. A brief history of Republicans being against this, until they weren't 👇 21054982517 0
Reposted by DavidRidleyParody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 03/10/2026"Dear Diary, There were six by-elections in England and Scotland this week and Reform lost all of them. Two of them were seats we previously held. The problem with running councils is that people can see how useless we are." 472358697 0
Reposted by DavidRidleyParody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 01/10/2026"I should just point out that we don't have any Lib Dems on the panel as they only have 71 MPs, but Suella Braverman is here because Reform have 8 MPs" 1142487785 0
Reposted by DavidRidleyRichard Corbett CBE @richardcorbett.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Nonsense! Gas prices have risen across Europe, Africa & the Middle East. It’s not peculiar to Britain. What Monaco-based tax avoider Ratcliffe is trying to do is blackmail the UK govt to bung him some taxpayers’ money by threatening to close some his Hull plants www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukSir Jim Ratcliffe suspends production at key UK plants blaming high gas pricesIneos said natural gas in the UK is twelve times more expensive than in the US. 49440160 0
Reposted by DavidRidleyAdam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 19/09/2026How the BBC’s latest platforming of the bigoted views of the anti-migrant billionaire tax exile Jim Ratcliffe is the sign of a national broadcaster that is increasingly losing its way www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/how-the-bb...adambienkov.co.ukHow the BBC Mainstreams the Right’s Anti-Migrant, Anti-British AgendaThe BBC’s platforming of the bigoted views of billionaire tax exile Jim Ratcliffe is just the latest sign of a national broadcaster that has lost its way 901259405 0
Reposted by DavidRidleyTorsten Bell @torstenbell.bsky.social · 19/09/2026So much of the right these days have a massive patriotism problem. This guy: - is a tax exile (left long before this govt) - hates his own country while complaining he doesn’t get big enough subsidies from it - laments the manufacturing hit from a Brexit he supported www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukBillionaire Manchester United owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe says he has lost confidence in UKIneos founder Sir Jim Ratcliffe tells the BBC he thinks the country is "on the slide" and calls for more investment in the North Sea. 1031371463 0
Reposted by DavidRidleyLiam Thorp @liamthorp.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Lord give me the arrogance of a tax exile who feels the right to comment on the tax policies and general running of a country who you have deprived of billions by registering yourself in Monacobbc.co.ukBillionaire Manchester United owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe says he has lost confidence in UKIneos founder Sir Jim Ratcliffe tells the BBC he thinks the country is "on the slide" and calls for more investment in the North Sea. 721180325 0
Reposted by DavidRidleyGina Neff @ginasue.bsky.social · 16/09/2026There is something off about this NYT photo on AI development that I can't quite put my finger on. 611221 0
Reposted by DavidRidleyBest for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 16/09/2026In the face of Trump's tariffs and turbulence, Canada is building a unique relationship with the EU. The EU is the UK's closest partner. EU membership is a no-brainer. 410833 0
Reposted by DavidRidleyBest for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 16/09/2026🇪🇺 Von der Leyen: "And dear Mark, I said we must urgently reimagine our partnerships." 🇨🇦 "So I would like to work with you on opening the door for Canada to being the first associate member of the European Union." 718854 0
Reposted by DavidRidleyLuke McGee @lukemcgee.bsky.social · 13/09/2026I note Mr Trump hasn’t asked Mr Putin to stop murdering civilians lately 46417 0
Reposted by DavidRidleyJames O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 13/09/2026It would be more helpful for him to acknowledge and explain the role that his austerity policies played in encouraging people to vote for what he correctly critiques here. 932081446 0
Reposted by DavidRidleyJames O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Farage’s ludicrous minions selling what’s left of their souls for coins, while either not knowing or caring that their boss secretly trousered five million for his ‘personal use’. He makes absolute twats of everyone who trusts him. And this James Orr character is supposed to be some sort of genius… 1462134427 0
DavidRidley @davidr-ponte.bsky.social · 03/09/2026I fear nowt will be done, please prove me wrong. 110 0
Reposted by DavidRidleyThe London Economic @thelondoneconomic.bsky.social · 03/09/2026The 'defenders of free speech' everyone!thelondoneconomic.comReform ban journalist who broke Farage's £5m 'gift' story from party conferenceReform UK have banned a number of journalists from its conference this week after some published critical reporting of the party. 722989 0
Reposted by DavidRidleyMayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 02/09/20262014: Harmful air pollution above legal limits. 2024: Harmful air pollution driven down to legal limits. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... 601487419 0
Reposted by DavidRidleyMatthew Stadlen @matthewstadlen.bsky.social · 03/08/2026If you want a barometer (that almost everyone can understand) of how unserious Reform are as a party, look no further than Nigel Farage asking you to believe that they would land Royal Navy boats on French beaches without permission from France. 55618 0
Reposted by DavidRidleyArmando Iannucci @aiannucci.bsky.social · 25/07/2026Farage in The Telegraph: ‘If voters think I’m a crook, they can get rid of me.’ It’s not how the law works but, even so, I’m assuming if Farage is serious he’ll allow the voters of Clacton to look at all his finances, speak to all his donors, and put himself up for rigorous questioning? 43852210 0
Reposted by DavidRidleyLiam Thorp @liamthorp.bsky.social · 07/07/2026Robert Jenrick cutting an increasingly ludicrous character every day as he attempts to defend the indefensible He was always a deeply unpleasant politician but now he’s just a complete joke 2651565 0
Reposted by DavidRidleyAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 02/07/2026Jack Smith: "I think we are facing an attack on the rule of law that is different in kind and scope to anything I've seen in my lifetime" 887278949765 0
Reposted by DavidRidleyVirginia @virginiagjh.bsky.social · 30/06/2026@lewisgoodall.com listening to Keir Starmer was poignant , a good man ousted because he didn’t tap dance whilst doing a gruelling job 1113 0
Reposted by DavidRidleySteve Emm @steveemm.bsky.social · 22/06/2026Great to see Darren Jones & David Lammy stick with the PM, out front, right to the end. So many others didn't. I'd love to know exactly who let him down. An utter waste of a great PM. Going forward I'd love to see Darren Jones stand in a leadership contest. He would destroy Burnham in any debate. 75512 0
Reposted by DavidRidleyDay17 @day17anne.bsky.social · 22/06/2026I'd bloody love it if Starmer was found visiting as school or something whilst the rabid media are all gathered outside No10. After all we haven't heard much different from Friday, apart from media speculation/leaks from anon sources. 😂 274 0
DavidRidley @davidr-ponte.bsky.social · 20/06/2026A quality he has. I don’t know how he keeps so positive in public. Fingers crossed! 020 0
DavidRidley @davidr-ponte.bsky.social · 20/06/2026Exactly. Childish I know, if he is to go, should he cause chaos and bring a few disloyal MPs down too ??? 120 0
Reposted by DavidRidleyJames O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 19/06/2026The next PM could - and in my view should - properly stick it to Trump (as Meloni has just done); announce a plan to undo Brexit; put immigration to bed for at least one electoral cycle; take their government off Twitter; unequivocally condemn Netanyahu & resurrect Leveson 2… A boy can dream. 1972918543 0
Reposted by DavidRidleyJames O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 07/06/2026From now on, any interview with him that doesn’t end like this should shame the interviewer for ever. And yet because he & his backers have corrupted so much of the media, it takes proper courage to do it. 1481778438 0
Reposted by DavidRidleyAlastair Campbell @alastaircampbell2.bsky.social · 06/06/2026When you arrive for an event and discover you’re speaking from a pulpit. Good to see Retford book festival going from strength to strength. And to feel to anti-TrumpVanceFarageMusk energy. Did my Starmer stay or go vote 70 stay 30 go. And US or China bigger threat to stability. 85-15 win for US 1018316 0
Reposted by DavidRidleyPeter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 03/06/2026“Exploiting this tragedy to create grievance and division would be wrong in any circumstances but to do it when the family are expressly saying please don’t is unforgivable. It shows exactly who he is” Keir Starmer responds to Nigel Farage at #PMQs 1822960891 0
Reposted by DavidRidleyMatthew Stadlen @matthewstadlen.bsky.social · 02/06/2026Farage, of course, has form. He did it after the Southport murders. He’s doing it again after the murder or Henry Nowak. He looks to divide and destroy rather than unite and build. 68024 0
Reposted by DavidRidleyOtto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 02/06/2026He's quoting Kanye West to score points and stir up trouble over a truly horrible case that resulted in the death of a young man. I hope it all backfires horribly for this poor excuse of a politician. 2321370314 0
Reposted by DavidRidleyAlex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 29/05/2026So funny to hear Justin Webb try to do a gotcha interview with someone who knows his onions and is confident about it, like @torstenbell.bsky.social. By the end, JW got so shrill only the greater wax moth could hear him. How is he still on #r4today? 3727434 0
Reposted by DavidRidleyBarack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 25/05/2026I’ll always be grateful to our fallen heroes and their families, whose sacrifice reminds us of what it means to live for something greater than ourselves. 622654427 0
Reposted by DavidRidleyLiam Thorp @liamthorp.bsky.social · 25/05/2026Nigel Farage complaining about a rich foreign oligarch meddling in the UK’s democratic process? Oh that’s just a little too delicious. A taste sensation. 514426 0
Reposted by DavidRidleyDale Vince @dalevince.com · 16/05/2026 I still hope there won’t be a leadership contest. If there is, it’s probable that Keir will stand himself and in which case, I’d be in his camp. What we need now is continuity. We need Labour to deliver on their manifesto. We haven’t even been two years into this government. 1811324 0
Reposted by DavidRidleySir Michael Take CBE @sirmichaeltake.bsky.social · 15/05/2026Could you help me? Am I right in thinking that after all the shenanigans with The Labour Party over the last few days these are the only DEFINITE candidates emerging to challenge Keir Starmer: Chris Mason Beth Rigby Robert Peston Oh and possibly Andy Burnham? 🤔 4625653 0
Reposted by DavidRidleyJames O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 14/05/2026He’s dropped the ‘security’ claim already. Tricky to sustain when you’ve been buying houses for cash… 1411399484 0
Reposted by DavidRidleyDan Snow @thehistoryguy.bsky.social · 14/05/2026The secret £5 million payment to Farage by an overseas billionaire is the most astonishing example of political corruption. Don’t let up. 29933318 0
