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Fergus Pike @ferguspike.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

'...prompting fury from Israel’s defence ministry and visiting US Republicans'. Yes well, tiny violin called for.

Fergus Pike @ferguspike.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

They're not 'getting it wrong', it's intentional. Understandable from the likes of the Mail, Express, Telegraph etc, unforgivable from the Guardian.

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Fergus Pike @ferguspike.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

Pity the BBC news and current affairs team didn't have some of Lineker's 'naivety'.

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Fergus Pike @ferguspike.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

I know of state pensioners living outside the UK who totally rely on and struggle to survive on the relatively pathetic UK SP. Some countries (eg France & Spain) are already non-qualifiers for WFA.

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Fergus Pike @ferguspike.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

www.theguardian.com/politics/202... "... an overwhelming 72% of local voters, voted to leave the EU in 2016" 72% thought UKIP would relieve their xenophobia and racism, and would probably do it again via Reform. Fools.

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‘It feels like we never left’: resentment builds in one of UK’s firmest Brexit-backing areas

Keir Starmer says Britons have moved on but many in Thurrock think they were lied to in debate about leaving EU

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Fergus Pike @ferguspike.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

www.theguardian.com/politics/202... "Some politicians claimed that his words had echoed Powell’s notorious “rivers of blood” speech.." 'Some politicians'? Who exactly? Get a grip Guardian.

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Starmer defends plans to curb net migration after backlash from MPs

Prime minister’s ‘island of strangers’ speech was likened to rhetoric of Enoch Powell

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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

Superb research from Runcorn by @38degrees.bsky.social. Striking contrast between areas of concern vs areas of action. A majority (including even a big chunk of people for whom immigration is the top preoccupation) look to different policy areas to actually judge a government. @mcgregor.bsky.social

When asked about what issues are most important in how they voted:

Top issues

All

RFM Voters

LAB Voters

Immigration

20%

56%

2%

NHS

16%

11%

26%

Cost of living

10%

6%

9%

Housing

8%

6%

7%

Economy generally

7%

8%

16%

20% of respondents selected immigration as one of their top issues, followed by the NHS (16%), and the cost of living (10%). On aggregate, 31% of respondents indicated that an economic factor was important in determining which candidate they were going to vote for in the by-election (Cost of Living 10%, Economy Generally 7%, Benefits/Welfare 5%, Pensions 5%, Tax 4%).

When asked about trust in the different parties on the main issues:

Despite running neck-and-neck in vote share, Labour leads on trust in all key issues except immigration, where Reform UK holds a narrow edge.

On the NHS, Labour is well ahead (33%), while the Conservatives are trusted by only 7%.

On the cost of living, Labour is ahead (25%) with Reform second (16%).

Reform UK leads over Labour on immigration (26% vs. 24%), which reflects the party’s strong alignment with voter concern on this issue. Conservatives trail at just 5%, while 23% trust none of the parties.

When asked what would most increase their trust in politicians respondents were much less interested in action on immigration compared to other actions:

Accessing NHS care more quickly (59.5%)

Fewer pensioners struggling to make ends meet (48.7%)

Big businesses paying tougher penalties for breaking the rules like tax dodging or pollution (42.7%)

Local services improving where I live (e.g., public transport, bin collection, community support) (40.7%)

Feeling that young people now have more opportunities for a brighter future (39.9%)

Having more money in their household each month (39.2%)

Seeing immigration numbers fall came seventh, with 37%

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Fergus Pike @ferguspike.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

Election results: None of this really matters open.substack.com/pub/iandunt/... " ..she (Andrea Jenkins)was actually designed by scientists in a lab as an argument against the democratic process."

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Election results: None of this really matters

Everything we know this morning we already knew last night.

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Fergus Pike @ferguspike.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

True, but that's the problem with democracy, you can't legislate against fools.

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Fergus Pike @ferguspike.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

We'll find out soon enough when the results are in! I hope you're right.

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Fergus Pike @ferguspike.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

'You cannot win on anti-migrant hatred' - you can actually. Reform and an ultra RW chunk of the Tory party are relying on it.

hatred.is

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Fergus Pike @ferguspike.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

AFAIK, most solar panels operate via the power grid system, and switch off during a power outage. That said, that may change now!

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Fergus Pike @ferguspike.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

Madness. If it's true, I'm pretty certain that Reform will balls-up any local authority job. Probably won't even turn up for council meetings.

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

Trump is an appeaser. Trump is a useful idiot. Trump is Putin's poodle. Trump will go down in ignimony as an enemy of democracy, an enemy of decency and an enabler of a murderous fucking tyrant. But none of that helps Ukraine. Ukraine needs allies NOW and Europe and the UK need to STEP UP. NOW

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Fergus Pike @ferguspike.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

Low bar, frankly. I'd vote for my grandson's hamster before Trump.

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Fergus Pike @ferguspike.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

Purging my playlists for anything remotely enervated.

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Fergus Pike @ferguspike.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

Like politicians, all businesses ultimately fail. Bring it on!

fail.it

This domain may be for sale!

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Fergus Pike @ferguspike.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

The only party unnecessarily prolonging the war is the US, Putin's ally.

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Fergus Pike @ferguspike.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

Ukraine and Russia trade blame for breaking 'Easter truce' "The BBC has not independently verified these figures". Then do your job and get on with it.

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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

The battle for Europe: This month will define Britain's future iandunt.substack.com/p/the-battle...

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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

In light of the latest Hungarian government actions, here's my blog post from 2022, on whether Member States can be expelled or suspended from EU membership eulawanalysis.blogspot.com/2022/04/can-...

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Can a Member State be expelled or suspended from the EU? Updated overview of Article 7 TEU

Professor Steve Peers , University of Essex With the re-election of the Orban government in Hungary, some of its critics are calli...

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Fergus Pike @ferguspike.bsky.social · 13/04/2025

Why? Money, like Ryan Reynolds, George Clooney, and others who don't need it. Is there anyone you know who'd be persuaded by these chancers to drink more booze? Me neither.

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Fergus Pike @ferguspike.bsky.social · 13/04/2025

"That doesn’t come easy to me or my party" - er.. it was your party that negotiated the worst EU/UK deal possible for the fishing industry, the steel industry's decline happened on your watch. Oh, and didn't you vote for Brexit, the ultimate economic disaster for your constituents?

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Fergus Pike @ferguspike.bsky.social · 13/04/2025

Predictably Mandy Rice Davies response there. Yawn.

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Fergus Pike @ferguspike.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

It's not. We should ask the authority, who are they and do they have a BS presence?

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Kari Dru @karidru.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

My biggest frustration in terms of rising to this moment is: people obviously do not understand that there's a whole psyop strategy around DEMORALIZATION. I do not necessarily think that every doomcryer is insincere, but to steal hope is still to hand our enemies weapons.

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Fergus Pike @ferguspike.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

These attacks on judges could (should) lead to criminal charges. If it happens I predict a future involving toast for RN.

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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

If Robert Jenrick could just go away and never be heard from again, please, thanks, I am sure I would not be the only very relieved person in this country.

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Fergus Pike @ferguspike.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

Yes, my understanding is that the imprisonment and fine are put on hold until all appeals are finished, but not the electoral ban.

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Fergus Pike @ferguspike.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

It's our duty to support local industry, well done!

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Fergus Pike @ferguspike.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

The morning you just hear silence is the one to worry about.

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Fergus Pike @ferguspike.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

So many experts, it's a shame they're not running the country. As if.

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Fergus Pike @ferguspike.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

Anything's possible, but I can't see Labour or Tories moving to the left (whatever that means). With the country on the brink of being involved in a war, so much can happen, it's impossible to forecast even a month ahead.

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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

It was inevitable. We knew that one day we would truly have to gaze into the abyss. We would cover a topic so devoid of consistency or meaning that all sense of editorial purpose deserted us. That day has come. We go inside the mind of Kemi Badenoch.

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Fergus Pike @ferguspike.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

From your post, I'd say you know everything there is to know about the situation.

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

Reform UK's former leader in Wales will now stand trial for nine counts relating to accepting bribes in exchange for making statements which would "benefit Russia regarding events in Ukraine" www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

bbc.co.uk

Ex-Reform UK Wales leader Nathan Gill to stand trial over Russia-linked bribery

Nathan Gill appears at the Old Bailey charged with nine counts related to alleged bribery.

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Fergus Pike @ferguspike.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

Judge not the 'dame dimwits', but those who vote for them. Are we outnumbered?

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Fergus Pike @ferguspike.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

Worse than a rogue state, they are the enemy within.

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