Reposted by Ian HamiltonMarina Purkiss @marina-purkiss.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Still wondering why some women choose the bear? 1317652
Reposted by Ian HamiltonJames O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Who radicalised him? news.met.police.uk/news/man-jai...news.met.police.ukMan jailed for 15 years over ULEZ camera explosionKevin Rees, aged 63, was sentenced at the Old Bailey on Friday, 2 October. 55717146
Reposted by Ian Hamilton AdyBee 🐝 @adybee.bsky.social · 02/10/2026🎯 @georgemonbiot.bsky.social was spot on …. 629490
Reposted by Ian HamiltonBladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 02/10/2026One got assassinated within months of saying he would investigate Israel's illegal nuclear program. The other got voted out of office after 4 years to be replaced by Reagan "America has never flinched from the commitment to the State of Israel" I wonder who was behind both? 47631
Reposted by Ian Hamiltonpaulusthewoodgnome @paulusthewoodgnome.bsky.social · 01/10/2026'As men in balaclavas try to stop lifeboats saving people, something different is happening on the coast of North Devon. In a community changed by an asylum hotel, new friendships are being forged – and a group of refugee schoolgirls are learning to surf like the locals.' 🏄🏽♀️ youtu.be/cP5JCtqOgnM?...youtu.beThe refugee girls from Afghanistan and Iraq who escaped the Taliban learn to surf Devon wavesYouTube video by The Mirror 1419666
Reposted by Ian Hamiltonweegingerdug @weegingerdug.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Rory Stewart has popped up to tout his 'Middleland' bollocks again, so it's a good time to publish a revised version of a blog piece published in April 2014 when the BBC gave him a two part documentary airing his thesis casting doubt on Scottish identity. weegingerdug.wordpress.com/2026/10/01/h...weegingerdug.wordpress.comHysterical history revisitedThis is a revised version of a piece first published on this blog way back in April 2014, but I’ve republished it as it has become relevant again. Former Tory MP and erstwhile Conservative le… 56547
Reposted by Ian HamiltonPrem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Capital gains taxed at lower rates than wages. 2024-25: 584000 people paid £24.2bn capital gains tax (CGT) on £127.3bn gains. 45% of CGT paid by those with gains of £5m+, less than 1% of CGT payers. Align CGT rates with tax rates on wages, generate £12bn-£14bn. More if NIC charged.leftfootforward.orgThis is how the Chancellor can increase the personal allowance and lift millions out of hardshipSustained economic growth can’t be achieved without a major boost to the purchasing power of the bottom 50% of the population 7201101
Reposted by Ian HamiltonRosie Holt @rosieisaholt.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Explaining to my mum why Danny Tommo is like Winston Churchill. Come see me on tour: rosieholt.seetickets.com/tour/rosie-h... 1740584
Reposted by Ian HamiltonNaomi Smith @pimlicat.bsky.social · 30/09/2026The good news keeps coming 5pillarsuk.com/2026/09/24/r...5pillarsuk.comRupert Lowe MP referred to Prevent and parliamentary watchdog over anti-Muslim rhetoricFacebookLikeShareTweetEmail 5Pillars has learned that formal complaints have been submitted against Rupert Lowe MP to counter-terrorism police and Parliament’s standards watchdog over his repeated rhe... 15440125
Reposted by Ian HamiltonOtto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 30/09/2026This is so very funny youtu.be/SHUvSffmLIQ?...youtu.beMost TV is Just This NowYouTube video by Michael Spicer 55971307
Reposted by Ian HamiltonASH TRAY The First, Popetato of Wülferhampton 📎 @thomasashman64.bsky.social · 29/09/2026 031
Reposted by Ian HamiltonThe National @scotnational.bsky.social · 29/09/2026EXCLUSIVE: ScotRail's minimum fare scheme has led to a major fall in ticketless travel and a significant uptick in revenue, The National can revealthenational.scotHow much money has ScotRail made from its minimum fare scheme? 16928
Reposted by Ian HamiltonBladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Two countries voted against making food a human right at the UN, Israel and the USA. The vote would have mandated the UN to prevent starvation, and the US and Israel didn't want to fund preventing starvation. 18364241
Reposted by Ian HamiltonBladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Donald Trump screamed yesterday that the US had been monitoring these 5 guys (From RAF Fairford) for a long time and they intended to do serious damage to the base. Today they were released on bail with no charges. Donald Trump looks like a lying idiot AGAIN. 1419457
Reposted by Ian HamiltonRoland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Farage posted this at 12.38 today. It has been hopelessly overtaken by events and shown to be entirely wrong (British nationals involved and they've been released on bail - not very terrorist-like). And if you believe anything Trump says, you are a credulous moron. 103564200
Reposted by Ian HamiltonBylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.uk · 28/09/2026Refugees help out at Tyneside beach clean-up “I felt like giving back to the community by volunteering at nurdle cleaning at the Beach, my participation in the effort symbolises me as a Newcastle resident, not necessarily an asylum seeker” northeastbylines.co.uk/news/environ...northeastbylines.co.ukRefugees help out at Tyneside beach clean-up“I felt like giving back to the community by volunteering at nurdle cleaning at the Beach, my participation in the effort symbolises me as a Newcastle resident, not necessarily an asylum seeker” 412140
Reposted by Ian HamiltonSunderland Lollipops @sunderlandlolly.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Did you know that a Farage Reform govt intends to scrap the NHS? The private health care system he wants to introduce would cost you £10,000s, like the US, where getting ill can bankrupt you. #ReformUK #Labour #GreenParty #Newcastle #SAFC� #NUFC 28036341969
Reposted by Ian HamiltonSteve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Cheers, Nigel Farage is crying now 1181481347
Reposted by Ian HamiltonStop Funding Hate @stopfundinghate.bsky.social · 27/09/2026 Today's GB News TV advertisers include *ChrisWardLondon *Myeasology *Boxt *AllClearTravel *Tufferman *WeFix_London *Dialaflight *Dobel *Aquaflames *AgeCareBathrooms *CopperhouseFilms *Dreams2RealityCompetitions *Homestoreinteriors *WNLPrinting *ThomasPaineHotel *RepairMyKitchen *BurlingtonsLtdthelondoneconomic.comAnother one for OFCOM? GB News guest calls for all asylum seekers 'to be castrated'This is beyond the pale, surely? OFCOM are now being urged to investigate GB News following shock remarks broadcast on Friday. 25015
Reposted by Ian HamiltonCharlie Dog! @charlietotherescue.bsky.social · 27/09/2026This is where it's heading... 133
Reposted by Ian HamiltonDefend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 27/09/2026BREAKING: 94 year old Jewish human rights barrister, Margaret Owen arrested under the Terrorism Act outside Andy Burnham’s Labour Party conference. UK taxpayers are funding these arrests while masked men terrorise the streets in coastal towns. Lift The Ban on Palestine Action. 18872133005
Reposted by Ian HamiltonPrem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Interest on Reserves: The £100bn UK Bank Subsidy You Fund. Banks making £50bn profits a year receive subsidies, long ended by the EU. UK Treasury will payout over £150bn over a five-year period from 2023 to 2028. No justification for handling billions to banks. End bank subsidies, help people.babelfish.newsInterest on Reserves: The £100bn UK Bank Subsidy You FundThe Bank of England has paid commercial banks £100bn in interest on reserves in three years. The EU stopped doing it in 2023 – Dale Vince says Britain must too. 9393205
Reposted by Ian HamiltonNormal Island News @normalisland.co.uk · 27/09/2026The terrorists had infiltrated the annual Labour Party conference in Liverpool. Thankfully, steadfast police officers discovered old ladies with deadly weapons such as signs with unapproved words. They have been dragged off to cells and now face up to 14 years in prison. Isn't this brilliant? 10288154
Reposted by Ian HamiltonPrem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 26/09/2026The reality of Britain’s food poverty crisis: ‘Everything is so expensive, I only eat one meal a day’. 14m people face food insecurity. High rents, water, energy, food prices & low incomes create a crisis. No curbs on profiteering 50 families have more wealth than 34m people. Must redistribute.independent.co.ukInside Britain’s food poverty crisis: ‘ I only eat one meal a day’Millions of Britons are worrying about the cost of food as prices continue to rise. Albert Toth reports 16323153
Reposted by Ian HamiltonSarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Sure. Brexit meant we huffed out of our agreements on managing the flow of asylum seekers. The boats symbolise “taking back control” by going it alone. But it’s only a “crisis” because politicians and media choose to blame immigrants for their own failures. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...independent.co.ukBurnham blames Brexit for small boats crisis - but rules out early general electionBurnham lamented a ‘loss of collaboration with neighbours’ following Brexit but has ‘knocked dead’ the idea of an early election before 2029 59811235
Reposted by Ian HamiltonChristopher Hale @christopherjhale.bsky.social · 25/09/2026“Instead of respecting the law, those in power invoke it when it serves their interests and disregard it when it restrains them, treating even justice itself as though it were a commodity to be bought and sold.” — Pope Leo XIV 14387164
Reposted by Ian HamiltonPrem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Declassified journalists banned from Labour conference – again. A Trumpian policy started by Keir Starmer. Burnham can't make a fresh start without getting rid of the previous advisers. Democracy means accepting scrutiny, even when it is uncomfortable.declassifieduk.orgDeclassified journalists banned from Labour conference - againLabour MPs have condemned the ‘Trump-like’ decision, saying party is ‘bang out of order’ 21377184
Reposted by Ian HamiltonShortbreadfairy©️ @shortbreadfairy.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Not surprisesd Unison pulled the plug & scuttled a vote for their members to try and negotiate a deal with Glasgow Council & workers. Political games with real people GCC are mainly in this predicament because Labour fought Equal pay for its female workers for years then left it for the SNP to fix🙄 43425
Reposted by Ian Hamilton“Rebellious Scots” 😎🏴🇪🇺 @markrich68.bsky.social · 25/09/2026🏴 🇳🇴 Scotland & Norway have drawn similar amounts of North Sea oil since the 1970s As a result: 🇳🇴Value of National Oil Fund : €2,100,000,000,000.00 (Generates €250 Bn per year in interest alone) 🏴Value of National Oil Fund : £0 (Scotland’s share uk National Debt £545 BILLION) 🏴Are you YES yet ?🇪🇺 24504209
Reposted by Ian HamiltonMarina Purkiss @marina-purkiss.bsky.social · 25/09/2026It's been a week… So let's go through it in a way that no other news/politics podcast does 🕵️ Tom Watson goes from fighting phone hacking to working for Palantir 💰 People with £millions insist they're the ones being squeezed 🎤 Sheeran backlash rumbles on podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...podcasts.apple.comHow Much Is Integrity Worth? Sheeran's Backlash, Tom Watson's About-Turn & The Budget HeadachePodcast Episode · The Trawl · 24 September · 38min 315133
Reposted by Ian HamiltonIan Birrell @ianbirrell.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Big NYT investigation into how Russia uses shell companies and Tether, a crypto coin, to evade sanctions and buy arms www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/b... One of the key shareholders in Tether is Christopher Harborne - the Thai-based man who is Reform's biggest donor and bunged £5m into Farage's pocketnytimes.comThe ‘Monster’ Behind Russia’s Global Effort to Evade Western SanctionsA Moscow firm uses shell companies and cryptocurrency to launder money, and a custom app to forge trade records, to help Russia bypass sweeping financial restrictions. 22218
Reposted by Ian HamiltonNancy Basi 🇨🇦💙 @nancy-basi.bsky.social · 24/09/2026It worked once before! 2134
Reposted by Ian HamiltonScottish Greens @scottishgreens.org · 24/09/2026The Scottish Parliament backed our motion to boycott, divest from, and sanction Israel. Yet, there are still companies with links to Israeli war crimes in Palestine getting taxpayer contracts in Scotland. It's time to fully implement the boycott and cancel these contracts. 26333
Reposted by Ian HamiltonOliver @oliver48.bsky.social · 24/09/2026"A senator in Vermont has noticed who is buying Reform. Why do you think so many British papers haven't?" via Very Brexit Problems 191796793
Reposted by Ian HamiltonRos Taylor @rostaylor.bsky.social · 24/09/2026When climate protesters - some elderly women - lay down in the street, they were jailed: the men of the far right, on the other hand, disperse without being arrested. I talked to @natashawalter.bsky.social about the crackdown on eco-protestors in the UK. www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/dont-lean-in...greeneuropeanjournal.euDon’t Lean In: Natasha Walter on Ecofeminism“Environmentalism without feminism is a patriarchy in the forest, but the women’s movement without environmentalism is a women’s centre on a dead planet.” 14720
Reposted by Ian HamiltonJemma Forte @jemmaforte.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Trying to make sense of this crazy world one Trawl at a time! Trump silences the press so the press silence Trump. Europe prepares for war and Vance begs for ‘more time’ 👀 Link below 👇 1308
Reposted by Ian HamiltonMarina Purkiss @marina-purkiss.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Imagine looking at ICE… Those unruly, violent, incel thugs, and the chaos, fear and murder they’ve brought to the streets of America, and thinking...that’s what Britain needs. Well, Nigel Farage has. 33655203
Reposted by Ian HamiltonMarina Purkiss @marina-purkiss.bsky.social · 23/09/2026We won’t pretend the news is fine… But we can ensure you don’t endure it alone 📰Trump tries to muzzle press, press quietly muzzles him back 🫘Europe prepares for war & starts stockpiling beans 🤣 JD Vance begs for "a little more time" Come get your group hug podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...podcasts.apple.comAmerica's Losing It: Trump Silenced the Press. The Press Silenced Trump & Europe Stocks Up On BeansPodcast Episode · The Trawl · 23 September · 46min 411416
Reposted by Ian HamiltonPrem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Thinktank linked to Reform UK calls for abolition of state pension. Means-testing even though people have paid for it. Proposes abolishing inheritance and capital gains tax; cut corporation tax. Enrich the wealthiest. No means-testing. Chaos and cruelty inevitable.theguardian.comThinktank linked to Reform UK calls for abolition of state pension‘Radical’ report likely to influence party’s platform also proposes abolishing inheritance and capital gains taxes 43403231
Reposted by Ian HamiltonUsman-Smith @usmansmith.bsky.social · 22/09/2026From outside the UK the countries of Europe have moved on. Improving in ways you only realise when you return to visit the UK. It's now a corrupt backwater. Nothing works. Enquiries & late stable doors slamming echo in its institutions. Out here the UK is forgotten. That passport devalued. History. 25711
Reposted by Ian HamiltonBridget Phillipson MP @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Reform UK in Sunderland have pulled support for Show Racism the Red Card, calling them ‘a politically-charged organisation with an agenda’. That agenda is driving racism out of football. Sunderland stands against racism, even if our Reform council doesn't. www.sunderlandecho.com/news/people/...sunderlandecho.comCharity hits out at Reform decision to withdraw support for Show Racism the Red CardCharity and city MPs call on Reform led Sunderland City Council to reverse decision 741657439
Reposted by Ian HamiltonZack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 22/09/2026The language of 'defensive' support is a smokescreen - the PM has committed the UK to this conflict Thousands have been killed by the Saudi-led coalition. Weddings hit, markets destroyed. International Humanitarian Law breached. The UK must not back the murderous Saudi regime. 44941317
Reposted by Ian HamiltonDeclassified UK @declassifieduk.org · 22/09/2026Israeli colonel Nochi Mendel ordered a lethal airstrike on three British aid workers in Gaza and said he was "not sorry". IDF and British military commanders could now be asked to give evidence to an inquest about the massacre👇 www.declassifieduk.org/israel-kille...declassifieduk.orgIsrael killed three UK citizens. Now their families want answersA coroner’s court has been asked to investigate Israel’s aid worker massacre and review surveillance tapes held by Britain’s military 17566
Reposted by Ian HamiltonPBS News @pbsnews.org · 21/09/2026Seven weeks before Election Day, Republican candidates at all levels are struggling with the additional burden of President Trump's weak approval ratings, an unpopular foreign conflict and an affordability crisis that Trump and his congressional allies had promised to fix. to.pbs.org/4yN0cXdpbs.orgRising gas prices frustrate voters. Trump says it's an 'inexpensive price to pay' for the Iran warInterviews with voters in several states, along with a fresh round of national polling, reveal an overwhelming sense of frustration that skyrocketing gas prices — a direct result of President Donald T... 1515242
Reposted by Ian HamiltonPrem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Neoliberals want to end the triple-lock on state pension They inflict low wages, consign millions to poverty. Govt spending on state pension as % of GDP in G7 countries. Italy 12.8 France 12 Germany 9.8 Japan 8.9 USA 6.6 Canada 4.7 UK 4.7 UK has one of the least generous pensions in the G7.adviserservices.fidelity.co.uk How does the UK State Pension measure up globally? A global comparison of State Pension provision highlights the onus on individuals in the UK to build pension savings for their retirement, rather than leaving 42505325
Reposted by Ian HamiltonWullie @wullieforindy.bsky.social · 21/09/2026On this day..in 1964. Malta lliberated itself from UK rule. 1 of 65 countries to do so in the last 100 yrs.. To this day, not 1 country has came back. #ScottishIndependence🏴 #Welshindependence 🏴 #Irishreunification 🇮🇪 nationaltoday.com/malta-indepe...nationaltoday.comMalta Independence Day — September 21, 2026 | National TodayMalta Independence Day, on September 21, commemorates the island nation's liberation from British rule in 1964. Discover its rich history and how to celebrate. 13017
Reposted by Ian Hamiltonweb_rant @webrant.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Gaza before and after. bsky.app/profile/acyn... 3139
Reposted by Ian HamiltonPrem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Swathes of UK economy are owned by foreign investors. No tax is deducted from billions paid to them in dividends. USA, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Sweden have a dividend withholding tax for foreign investors. UK could do the same, generate billions. Why are super-rich privileged?leftfootforward.orgHere’s how the chancellor can raise the billions needed to improve the quality of life of millionsPrem Sikka is an Emeritus Professor of Accounting at the University of Essex and the University of Sheffield, a Labour member of the House of Lords, and Contributing Editor at Left Foot Forward. Mi... 34755356
Reposted by Ian HamiltonPrem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Companies pay employer national insurance (ENI) on director pay. Partners in limited liability partnerships (LLPs) share profit, instead of salary. LLPs don't pay ENI on that. £150k ENI for every £1m of profit shared is avoided. Big four law firms alone avoided paying £4bn. Must end this perk.leftfootforward.orgHere’s how the chancellor can raise the billions needed to improve the quality of life of millionsPrem Sikka is an Emeritus Professor of Accounting at the University of Essex and the University of Sheffield, a Labour member of the House of Lords, and Contributing Editor at Left Foot Forward. Mi... 16366168
