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Ernesto @ernesto666.bsky.social · 14h

What does the thick orange bar signify? It’s clearly very important but I can’t work out what it represents?

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Ernesto @ernesto666.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Tim Newark is obviously as thick as his picture makes him look. I’m sure AI could write this stuff.

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Ernesto @ernesto666.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Yes that’s where we seem to have got it all wrong. Forcing unions to be ‘the stick to beat evil bosses with’, a role many unions have adopted with enthusiasm. In the UK everything has to be black and white, things are either good or bad, recognising reality is always a compromise is unacceptable.

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Ernesto @ernesto666.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Yes. Good point. That and using north sea oil to subsidise our standard of living.

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Ernesto @ernesto666.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The use of strikes in the early 1970’s was out of control. I remember the cold dark nights. I remember being called out on strike for some minor dispute, in what was a cushy job by today’s standards. By overplaying their hand the unions created the environment for Margaret Thatcher to get elected.

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Ernesto @ernesto666.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Typical mortgage application then required an interview. You went along wearing jacket and tie and white shirt. Got your haircut and prepared to have your character, employment and family background scrutinised. 🫣

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Ernesto @ernesto666.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Bought my 1st house in 1978. I had a good job, but it wasn’t easy. Getting a mortgage was very hard. Prices rising very fast, put huge pressure on making a deal. Once purchased you were skint. But I WAS able to do it as a single guy without any help. Impossible today.

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Ernesto @ernesto666.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Weirdly, some bus operators have no understanding of what passengers need. They run services for the sake of moving a vehicle around rather than with the intention of enabling people to travel.

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Ernesto @ernesto666.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Sorry to dampen your optimism, but that sounds like a commitment that cannot be delivered. But it certainly is an excellent ambition. Level boarding is a wonderful thing.

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Ernesto @ernesto666.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

It’s truly weird. Lib Dem’s are the only party with policies that are not based on some form of dogma. One can only conclude that the overwhelming majority Brits are obsessed with irrelevant prejudices.

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Ernesto @ernesto666.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Yes my reaction was the same. How is one man’s prejudices news? Waiting for a call now from BBC news as I have been a UK taxpayer longer than this simple minded character.

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Ernesto @ernesto666.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

If we really wanted to preserve the British way of life then it’s time to limit donations to £10k per year and voters only.

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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

THIS 👇 HERE.......

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Ernesto @ernesto666.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

It’s a very boring flag could we add some characters? John Lennon? Mr Bean? Suggestions please

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Ernesto @ernesto666.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

If I lived in Paddington I would face my fears and look for opportunities to be involved in the centre. Treating it as a form of concentration camp to be isolated from ‘normal’ people is setting yourself for problems

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Ernesto @ernesto666.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

I agree. The arguments are the same. However the showstopper problem with Scottish independence is that it is impossible to reach any agreement on apportioning the national debt. This will make any separation long, bitter and acrimonious. At least we eventually reached agreement with the EU!

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Ernesto @ernesto666.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

But there’s precious little gas left. Mostly oil. This is really not going to do very much for the UK economy at all. It certainly won’t benefit the man on the Clapham Omnibus

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Ernesto @ernesto666.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

My EV cost £10k, which is pretty close to what I would have paid for a similar second hand petrol car. It is also the highest spec car I ever owned. Don’t change your car for the sake of it, but when the time comes electric will reduce your outgoings.

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Ernesto @ernesto666.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Far more important to index link the threshold, which hasn’t changed in years.

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Ernesto @ernesto666.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

When the gov’t formed there was the critical ’interview in the rose garden’ that everyone portrayed as being pivotal - an unstable government would have led to widespread loss of confidence. That’s what I am referring to. LibDems wanted to prove themselves and this clouded their judgement!

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Ernesto @ernesto666.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Should have set out demands of their own rather than just go along with everything. But 1) They would have been condemned and labelled an unreliable partner 2) They were enjoying themselves too much

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Ernesto @ernesto666.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

People like to forget that when the coalition government came to power there was a real risk that the banking system would collapse. If that had happened then I think coalition leaders would rightly be condemned. Having got through the first few months, the Lib Dem’s should have then… 1/2

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Ernesto @ernesto666.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

I suspect he is totally wrong!

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Ernesto @ernesto666.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

The US shows the results of the wealthy bankrolling politics. This is an existential issue for UK democracy

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Ernesto @ernesto666.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Maximum donation should also be 1% of taxes paid. It’s illogical to allow people to contribute more to partisan politics than to running the nation

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Ernesto @ernesto666.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Isn’t it strange how having more than two children is now seen as unacceptable. My Grandmother was oldest in a family of eight children. Quite normal in those days.

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Ernesto @ernesto666.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

But I have zero confidence that publicly owned rolling stock will save a penny bean. Rosco’s are the one bit of rail privatisation that actually worked.

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Ernesto @ernesto666.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Unfortunately that would be a recipe for a freeze on all new trains

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Ernesto @ernesto666.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

I think mostly the seats rather than the actual train. Let’s hope this gets fixed over time.

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Ernesto @ernesto666.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Maybe in part they do not want friends and relatives recognising them?

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David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

New study finds the social cost of driving a car 1 km—including pollution, crashes, infrastructure, and noise—is more than *triple* the private cost paid by the car owner. doi.org/10.1016/j.tr...

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Ernesto @ernesto666.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

What I am trying to say is that all sections of society (however you want to divide it) must demand tolerance and compassion from their peers. The politicians that feed off division and bigotry must be removed from public life. United we can prevail!!

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Ernesto @ernesto666.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

These are also the sort of guys who will also shout at cyclists to make them fall off, make lewd suggestions to any female in a skirt and harass same sex couples. None of it is the remotest bit acceptable. We need to build a better society, where respect for others is incumbent

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Ernesto @ernesto666.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Thank you. Worth knowing about. Last time we had to make do with a large bowl of ice cream 😂

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Ernesto @ernesto666.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Isn’t it actually that Republicans will borrow $5k on your behalf?

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Ernesto @ernesto666.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Where to eat in Brussels though?

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Ernesto @ernesto666.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Sorry to hear this. The great thing is that I guess you have coped to date. So be proud and believe in yourself. You are amazing

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Ernesto @ernesto666.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

2/2 3) Extensive travel undertaken by those with money 4) The time absorbed by mobile phones 5) Growing number of people who truly believe they should be paid for anything they do for others. There are vast numbers of voluntary organisations kept going by the over 60’s. Not for much longer

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Ernesto @ernesto666.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

1/2 My observation is that lack of civic engagement by the under 60’s is the result of multiple pressures. These include 1) The pressures on those in work. Long hours, poor pay, demanding jobs 2) The demoralisation of those who find it difficult to get work that matches their skills

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Ernesto @ernesto666.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

I think the UK badly needs Scottish sense, while Scotland could do without sharing this island with a fascist state.

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Ernesto @ernesto666.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Now we have the very strange case of ‘vandalism’ that severely damaged the power supply to the Great Western mainline. Apparently someone threw a disposable barbecue onto the line side electrical substation at kensal green. But there is little information available.

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Ernesto @ernesto666.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Labour have already committed to this policy some time ago

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Ernesto @ernesto666.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Ginkgo are my favourite trees

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Ernesto @ernesto666.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

This kind of protest is totally incompatible with British culture. The kind of behaviour that should be totally condemned by anyone who cares about this country and its values.

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Ernesto @ernesto666.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Buy them red hats, they will be so excited

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Ernesto @ernesto666.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

In Europe the streets were created for pedestrians and livestock. When cars came along the pedestrians were moved onto narrow strips at the edge of the road. Motorists took one look at these narrow strips and thought Ah! somewhere to park.

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Ernesto @ernesto666.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

195 countries in the world means the average country emits 0.5% of global warming. So 1% of global emissions on this scale is twice the average.

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