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rik whittaker

@g4wau.bsky.social
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Retired: IT & Photography Lecturer, STEM. @Threads and @g4wau@techhub.social Dyslexic = 'speeling can be awful!' #FBNHS #FBPE

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Larry the Cat @number10cat.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
The picture on the front of Reform's policy is of HMS Ocean on the River Thames in 2012. It was sold by to the Brazilian navy in 2018. Turns out you can judge a book by its cover.
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Sue Wilson MBE @suewilson91.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
"The UK cannot afford to remain outside indefinitely".
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Fionna O’Leary @fascinatorfun.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Quit the party…but not as councillors
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Andrew Fisher @fisherandrew79.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Some Tory MP says unchallenged on the BBC that "the welfare bill is spiralling out of control" Here's that 'spiralling' in full - steady for the last 20 years
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
I think Kemi Badenoch standing up in the House of Commons to lecture the Government about the importance of Prime Ministerial "integrity" and "honesty" was the moment my remaining interest in this scandal finally ran out
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Andrea Junker @strandjunker.com · 24/04/2026
Number of people who go bankrupt every year because of medical bills or illness-related work loss: 🇦🇺 0 🇨🇦 0 🇩🇰 0 🇫🇮 0 🇫🇷 0 🇩🇪 0 🇮🇸 0 🇮🇪 0 🇮🇹 0 🇯🇵 0 🇳🇱 0 🇳🇴 0 🇵🇹 0 🇪🇸 0 🇸🇪 0 🇬🇧 0 🇺🇸 530,000 There’s a lesson there.
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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
Ah yes, Norway - the country that didn't sell off their oil and gas for a quick buck in the 80s and now continue to benefit from profits, dividends and taxes, generating a wealth fund worth over £200k for every citizen.
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Adie ⚒️ @r2dtoots.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
How can FIFA possibly hold a World Cup in a country that's now actively at war? #FIFA #WorldCup2026
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Barry Howard 🔶h @barryhow2c.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Privatisation Curse. Royal Mail delivered Xmas letters/parcels late to 16m people. 2025 figure is 50% higher than previous year. RM doesn't meet targets. Price Now: Ist class stamp £1.70; 2nd class 87p. When privatised in 2013: 1st class 60p; 2nd class 50p.
theguardian.com
Royal Mail delivered Christmas letters and parcels late to about 16m people
‘No light at the end of the tunnel for consumers’ as 2025 figure is 50% higher than previous year, says Citizens Advice
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Terrence Williams 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 🇨🇦 🇲🇽 🇬🇱 🇩🇰 🏳️‍🌈🇫🇷 @terrencewilliams.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
I am sick of hearing what the Tories would do! They had 14 years to do a lot of things, and all they managed to do was screw the country into the ground #Tories #Unfit #NoIdea www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
independent.co.uk
Kemi Badenoch says Tories would ban under-16s from social media
A social media ban for under-16s came into force in Australia in December.
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
Why wouldn’t you want to know? What have you got to fear? Losing your precious Brexit? Being revealed as a traitor and a liar? Surely, anyone decent and honest who genuinely cares about our country and our democracy has nothing to lose from this. So, sign up. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
petition.parliament.uk
Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
We are concerned about reported efforts from Russia to influence democracy in the US, UK, Europe and elsewhere. We believe we must establish the depth and breadth of possible Russian influence campaig...
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Richard Corbett CBE @richardcorbett.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
BBC Bias is often in the eye of the beholder So let’s stick to measurable facts During 10 yrs of debate about Brexit, BBC QuestionTime had Britain’s Members of the European Parliament on the show 50 times Every single one was from the pro Brexit minority 47 were from UKIP/BP 23 times Farage
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
BBC News bulletins leading on the story of an Algerian man being mistakenly released by the prison service. Funnily enough I don't remember these cases ever leading the bulletins when an average of ten prisoners were mistakenly released a month in the final year of the last Government
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𝓡𝓪𝔂 𝓙 @truthfreesusall.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
Heseltine sounds the alarm on fascist Reform UK - we’d do well to listen open.substack.com/pub/uglypoli...
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Heseltine sounds the alarm on fascist Reform UK - we’d do well to listen
The 92-year-old Tory grandee’s comparison of Reform UK to 1930s fascists isn’t hyperbole - it’s a warning from someone who knows what happens when democracies ignore the danger until it’s too late.
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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
Facts… The polar opposite of what drives most media coverage of the issue.
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AnnieForTruth @anniefortruth1.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
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🎀FANCY🎀 @fancysplace.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
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JWexTheSpa @jwsidders.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
This is a very interesting take on the current Europe in decline debate. It's from LinkedIn but well worth a read even so ...
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
Boris Johnson, Dominic Cummings, Matt Hancock and Michael Gove ran the Covid PPE lanes, while Rishi Sunak rubber stamped every payment. Given the £14.9bn in fraud they should all be in jail. RP if you agree.
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Dr Julia Grace Patterson @jujuliagrace.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
The only people who benefit from NHS privatisation are the private company shareholders. Private companies treat the NHS like a cash cow. They train barely any staff. They mostly don’t provide emergency services. They often cherry pick easy cases+ leave complex cases to the NHS. It needs to stop.🚨🚨🚨
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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
🔴Public Demands Starmer Resurrects Leveson Press Corruption Inquiry Amid Collapse in Trust in UK Media The mother of late TV presenter Caroline Flack calls for Starmer to “find the courage” to take on newspaper owners and restart the inquiry bylinetimes.com/2024/11/12/p...
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Public Demands Starmer Resurrects Leveson Press Corruption Inquiry Amid Collapse in Trust in UK Media
The mother of late TV presenter Caroline Flack calls for Starmer to "find the courage" to restart it as exclusive new YouGov polling finds public wants reform
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rik whittaker @g4wau.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
Thanks for so many friends following me on here. Appreciate all of you. Bests everyone...
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
President Biden tried to raise the overtime threshold, which is the point where salaried workers are entitled to earn overtime pay. It would have helped millions. A Trump appointed judge in Texas just blocked it. Please tell me you see which party is actually fighting for the average worker.
Headline reading 

Trump Judge Blocks Overtime Pay For 4 Million Workers

The overtime rule is one of the most far-reaching economic reforms that President Joe Biden has fought for.
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RV 🇸🇩 🇺🇦 🇵🇸 🇮🇳 🇬🇧 @rave74.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
The fact these vaccines are not widely available to everyone is, quite frankly, one of the most stupid f*cking things a government can do to its economy and workforce. Leaving moral obligations aside for one second...
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Rebus Knebus #FBPE 🇮🇪 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🇪🇺 @rebusknebus.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
This is the result of right-wing policies
Middle-aged couple walking through a town centre where everything is smashed, rats are running on the pavement and rubbish is everywhere. The caption reads "I usually vote for whoever promises to cut the most tax"
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Maggie Rawlings @maggier.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
Very funny
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rik whittaker @g4wau.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
Thank you for this really helpful starter pack for anyone using bsky after some time on Twitter. Great to find many of my previous contacts are using bluesky - hello friends...
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rik whittaker @g4wau.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
Sounds like we could get back some of what we lost Colin, bests
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Disillusioned With Conservatives @neverevertory.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
A record number of people where paid compensation by the NHS last year for botched care & surgery to the tune of £83.6M, but when legal fees are added the total is closer to £175M! Tory destruction of our NHS has caused this! #NeverVoteTory #ToryScum #NHS
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NHS pays out record £84m in compensation after patients suffer botched care
A record number of hospital patients received compensation following botched care and surgery at the hands of private contractors who won NHS contracts, statistics show
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rik whittaker @g4wau.bsky.social · 25/09/2024
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #2,684,584!
A virtual certificate with text "Celebrating 10M users on Bluesky, #2,684,584, rik whittaker ‪@g4wau.bsky.social‬, joined on Dec 23, 2023"
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Helen #FBPE #NHS #ClimateCrisis 🇪🇺🇬🇧🇺🇦🏳️‍🌈💙 @heib20.bsky.social · 20/08/2024
A serious🧵here!🤔 Carol Vorderman on X called out those associated with Teesworks. I know the Labour govt is very new & it will take a long while to undo 14 years of Tory harm, however Freeports/SEZ should be on the top of the list! Rachel Reeves needs to act quickly to stop these going any further🤔
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rik whittaker @g4wau.bsky.social · 12/02/2024
Time to say hello on blue-sky then it seems. Thank you to my few followers. I'm less than happy on the other site. Let's build a better community here!
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