Reposted by @drjaybee.bsky.socialWarren Oates @warrenoates1.bsky.social · 19/03/20265 important bills have become law today! The removal of the 2-child cap on benefits is law! The removal of hereditary peers from the Lords is law! The measures in the Nov 2025 Budget are law! The 2026/27 spending plans are law! The extra financial support for exports is law! Well done Labour! 616769
Reposted by @drjaybee.bsky.socialRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 12/03/2026I don’t think unconditional surrender is imminent. 1220341719885
Reposted by @drjaybee.bsky.socialWarren Oates @warrenoates1.bsky.social · 18/02/2026Labour announce major investment in Welsh railways, backing the Transport for Wales' vision for the future. Building on the Welsh Governments £1.1bn in upgrading and electrifying the Core Valley Lines and £800m investment in a new rail fleet, this will see the transformation of rail services. 1/3 45622
drjaybee.bsky.social @drjaybee.bsky.social · 18/02/2026Meanwhile over at Labour - just getting on with mending the economy….. 001
Reposted by @drjaybee.bsky.socialWarren Oates @warrenoates1.bsky.social · 18/02/2026Good news this morning: inflation fell to 3.0% in January, down from 3.4% in December. This was in line with expectations, with the Bank of England last month suggesting it will continue to fall in future months towards the 2% target - perhaps as soon as April. 47923
drjaybee.bsky.social @drjaybee.bsky.social · 18/02/2026He’s getting a lot of praise right now for his foreign policy AND the economic recovery. That IS well-deserved. And it’s why they have pushed ahead of Reform to win the GE at Ladbrokes. 110
Reposted by @drjaybee.bsky.socialWarren Oates @warrenoates1.bsky.social · 17/02/2026Can we all get this information correct in our heads: + Labour have not made any cuts to PIP eligibility and, as of now NONE are planned. + Labour also was NEVER looking at cutting the rates of PIP someone can get. In fact, rates are actually increasing with inflation. 1/3 1111454
drjaybee.bsky.social @drjaybee.bsky.social · 17/02/2026What the are doing to Starmer is what they did to Corbyn - only more so. 100
drjaybee.bsky.social @drjaybee.bsky.social · 17/02/2026I just stopped listening to @mrjamesob.bsky.social too. They have taken leave of their senses. The only one I can stand is @therestispolitics 020
Reposted by @drjaybee.bsky.socialKen Spearpoint @kenspearpoint.bsky.social · 17/02/2026Along with many others I have stopped watching the news. It has become so distorted and unbalanced and frankly, nauseating in its sycophancy towards the slug F*rage. He is everywhere and I am sick of it. 66710
Reposted by @drjaybee.bsky.socialKuntie Plopkins @kuntieplopkins.bsky.social · 17/02/2026Petition to get rid of Chris Mason nearly at 1800 signatures- please sign if you haven't c.org/KBy4fbbjm7c.orgSign the PetitionReplace Chris Mason with a neutral voice 88855
Reposted by @drjaybee.bsky.socialWarren Oates @warrenoates1.bsky.social · 17/02/2026All those people telling me Labour were doing nothing to support Port Talbot through the steel works rebuilding are all very quiet now. Here we have ANOTHER announcement, this time of a £11m Economic Growth and Investment Fund to support companies who offer skilled, well-paid jobs & help them grow.gov.ukNew £11M fund opens to support jobs, growth and investment in Port TalbotThe newly-opened Economic Growth and Investment Fund is designed to support companies that offer skilled, well-paid employment opportunities and help them grow. 312868
Reposted by @drjaybee.bsky.socialKuntie Plopkins @kuntieplopkins.bsky.social · 13/02/2026Petition to replace BBC weasel Chris Mason - with anything really... c.org/8S5p4BCssmc.orgThis campaign needs you nowReplace Chris Mason with a neutral voice 3122696
Reposted by @drjaybee.bsky.socialKuntie Plopkins @kuntieplopkins.bsky.social · 13/02/2026Gotta feel sorry for Chris Mason. People starting mean petitions to replace him when he's just trying to do his job as a right-wing gossip columnist spouting utterly opinionated bollox for a paltry £270 k pa 2429765
Reposted by @drjaybee.bsky.socialMrsVB @mrsivb.bsky.social · 12/02/2026What in the Handmaid's Tale is this fuckery?independent.co.ukReform candidate calls for ‘young girls’ to be given ‘biological reality’ checkExclusive: Matt Goodwin argued ‘young girls’ should be explained ‘the biological reality’ that ‘many women in Britain are having children much too late in life’ 156131
Reposted by @drjaybee.bsky.socialIan Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 12/02/2026TV. They've just reinvented TV. 861030146
drjaybee.bsky.social @drjaybee.bsky.social · 11/02/2026What a fucking horrible thing to say about a thoroughly decent person. People have lost their ever loving minds. 100
Reposted by @drjaybee.bsky.socialMargot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 10/02/2026This is big.bbc.co.uk£5bn council SEND debts to be paid off by governmentIt comes days after the Local Government Association warned that eight in 10 English councils would face bankruptcy, if they had to honour deficits. 49738
Reposted by @drjaybee.bsky.socialBloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 10/02/2026The UK government’s latest onshore-wind and solar auction helps it to make headway on clean-grid plans that it says will bring down bills.bloom.bgRecord UK Solar Auction Boosts Hopes of Reaching Clean-Grid GoalThe UK government’s latest onshore-wind and solar auction awarded 6.2 gigawatts of capacity, helping it make headway on clean-grid plans that it says will bring down bills. 0248
drjaybee.bsky.social @drjaybee.bsky.social · 10/02/2026Same. I’ve stopped listening. I don’t understand- I think Covid has done a cognitive number on some people. It’s insanity. 010
Reposted by @drjaybee.bsky.socialWarren Oates @warrenoates1.bsky.social · 05/02/2026Children to get swifter justice thanks to renewed Victims’ Code The Labour government will work with children to create the first ever child-friendly version of the Victims' Code, whilst also strengthening the code to help very victim get swifter justice & ensure child victims are better supported.gov.ukChildren to get swifter justice thanks to renewed Victims’ CodeGovernment will work with children to create the first ever child-friendly version of the Victims' Code 03210
Reposted by @drjaybee.bsky.socialPeter Smith @redpeter99.bsky.social · 05/02/2026The idea that Starmer's woes will result in an early General Election is bollocks. Badenoch and Farage can't be that stupid, surely. 2612720
drjaybee.bsky.social @drjaybee.bsky.social · 12/01/2026Not so fast. Starmer is still polling well ahead of Farage and people would prefer a Labour coalition government to a Reform one. Very telling. 111
Reposted by @drjaybee.bsky.socialSunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 12/01/2026Liz Kendall speaking in the House of Commons now: "it is not just an affront to decent society; it is illegal ... this is child sexual abuse" "It is insulting to victims to say: you can still have this service if you are willing to pay. It is monetising abuse" 13424116
drjaybee.bsky.social @drjaybee.bsky.social · 04/01/2026I’m not sure about this Warren. It is likely that Labour are making Brexit work without having to rejoin. If we have the economy and freedom-ish of movement - do we need to rejoin? We could end up with a Norway+ style deal. Will the EU and NATO even survive a post Trump and Putin era? 101
Reposted by @drjaybee.bsky.socialKKtheExplorer @kktheexplorer.bsky.social · 03/01/2026It’s time for the world to Boycott, Divest and Sanction the U.S Avoid the Olympics, World Cup and other sporting events. There’s no reason to celebrate the 250 birthday of this fallen nation 585190204619
Reposted by @drjaybee.bsky.socialwee-dumplin.bsky.social @wee-dumplin.bsky.social · 03/01/2026I am so sick of hearing the opinions of that odious wee man on anything. Shame on the media for giving his ambitions flight 2631
drjaybee.bsky.social @drjaybee.bsky.social · 02/01/2026Almost three-quarters (72%) of respondents said they’d be “put off” if they found out a match on a dating app was a Reform supporter. 100
Reposted by @drjaybee.bsky.socialDaily Herald #FBPE #NAFO 🇬🇧🇺🇦🇬🇱 @dailyherald.bsky.social · 29/12/2025Labour made a choice to lift over half a million children out of poverty. Because it's the right thing to do. Reform and the Tories' child poverty pact would see this important progress undone. With poorer children paying the price. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli... 59847
drjaybee.bsky.social @drjaybee.bsky.social · 29/12/2025Labour strengthening Europe against fascism - and supporting jobs and the economy. Britain has a voice for peace and defence in Europe once again. 000
drjaybee.bsky.social @drjaybee.bsky.social · 29/12/2025Oh shut the fuck up you cowardly privileged fucking tankie. 030
drjaybee.bsky.social @drjaybee.bsky.social · 29/12/2025Right. Apart from the employability rights Act thing. And the rejoining Erasmus thing. And the banning hunting, nationalising rail, restoring nursing bursaries and miners pensions thing. ‘Right wing’. Got it 👍 100
drjaybee.bsky.social @drjaybee.bsky.social · 29/12/2025Defending yourselves against dangerous megalomaniacs is absolute. Shoving your head up your arse and pretending everything is okay is priceless - let other people stand between you and danger you massive coward. 011
drjaybee.bsky.social @drjaybee.bsky.social · 29/12/2025How many people do you think would be homeless if Putin had his way? You colossal PRICK. 040
drjaybee.bsky.social @drjaybee.bsky.social · 28/12/2025Labour strengthening ties with our European allies - and also strengthening throng out military. @reuters.com 21450125
drjaybee.bsky.social @drjaybee.bsky.social · 28/12/2025Rejoin the EU? Not so sure. For a start - it’s not a library. Would take years of diplomacy. We’d have a worse deal: no veto, the euro, freedom of movement. Would the EU emerge ‘unscathed’ in a post-Putin/Trump world anyway? Labour are taking us to a Norway+ style and I’m good with that. 031
Reposted by @drjaybee.bsky.socialRomy @romylangford.bsky.social · 27/12/2025I think it's a fantastic idea. It does 2 things. It encourages enrollment in the military (severely needed) by giving it a go with no long term commitment. It also gives a purpose to kids who have no idea what to do. Giving them new skills, confidence, friendships for life in civilian jobs too. 0101
drjaybee.bsky.social @drjaybee.bsky.social · 28/12/2025I (as a leftist and an academic ) have always been a supporter of a form of national service - environmental, care or military for a ‘school year’ between 16-21. Like a form of apprenticeship- and with accreditation. This comes close and I’m a fan. 010
Reposted by @drjaybee.bsky.socialAdrie van der Luijt @traumainformedcontent.com · 27/12/2025Happy second anniversary of the Tory government’s announcement that pints of wine could be stocked on Britain’s shelves for the first time ever thanks to Brexit. 118663152
drjaybee.bsky.social @drjaybee.bsky.social · 27/12/2025Footfall increase at shopping centres this Boxing Day was the highest for a decade. High street spending up 4.4% with online shopping a massive 8.8%. 🇬🇧🇬🇧 000