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Joe Kirwin

@joekirwin.bsky.social
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🟣 Third-Sector CEO / 🌹 Councillor / 🪧 Trade Unionist/ 👶🏻🐶 Dad / 🤼‍♂️ Pro Wrestling fan / 📣 Views my own

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Allan @allancheapshot.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
September 1987: Big Daddy returned to the Hippodrome in Great Yarmouth just two weeks after Mal “King Kong” Kirk died during their match in the same ring. A coroner later cleared Big Daddy, finding Kirk had a serious heart condition.
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Kris Kinsey @kinseyfilmclub.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
For anyone wondering who that beefy badass on NXT was, @northwrestling.bsky.social has uploaded a great 5-minute video about the man that I'd highly recommend everyone watch. #WrestleSky 🤼‍♀️
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WILL KROOS: He’s Big, He’s Bad, He’ll Bodyslam Your Dad // NORTH Stories
YouTube video by NORTH Wrestling
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Joe Kirwin @joekirwin.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
Having a super rare condition such as aplastic anaemia can be lonely and people affected by it often feel isolated. Walking brings people together On 28th February I shall be doing the Peak District Walk, an 8 mile walk around Ladybower Reservoir and more www.justgiving.com/page/joe-kir...
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SUPER RARE - I'm walking for the Aplastic Anaemia Trust
Help Joe Kirwin raise money to support The Aplastic Anaemia Trust
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Joe Kirwin @joekirwin.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
If the Government ever want win public trust again they must: -Release ALL documents related to Mandelson, Epstein and his appointment. -Hold a full independent investigation into his appointment and sharing sensitive information -Pursue prosecution against Mandelson -Abolish the House of Lords
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Joe Kirwin @joekirwin.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
What an act of self harm by Labour’s NEC. If it was their intention to make the Labour Party to look both corrupt and divided to its own supporters then it has succeeded. labourlist.org/2026/01/andy...
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Andy Burnham blocked from standing in by-election by Labour NEC committee - LabourList
Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham has been blocked from standing as a candidate in the Gorton and Denton by-election.
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Joe Kirwin @joekirwin.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
Andy Burnham would be a welcome voice in Parliament for the whole of the North of England. It’s clear to many of us that progress needs to go further and faster. Any attempt to block him from the members ballot would be a scandal that would do untold damage to the Party.
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Alison Stenning @alisonstenning.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
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North Shields to bid to become UK Town of Culture 2028 - BBC News
North Shields is entering the competition on the back of its 800th anniversary last year.
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Joe Kirwin @joekirwin.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Is Jack a personal trainer? He has never me mentioned it before 🙃 #TraitorsUK
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Joe Kirwin @joekirwin.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Honestly, nothing is worse in the #TraitorsUK when folk keep asking “why am I still here” as if they are Poirot and not just kept around because they are not a threat to the Traitors.
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Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
The big mistake of that statement is that it was targeted at morons: at the 'never here Keir' people and the 'why not do a Love Actually?' people. Did absolutely nothing to prepare ground for 'this is what defending the High North *actually means*' or 'why we should all get password managers'.
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andyburnham.bsky.social @andyburnham.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Reform = worst of the Tory Party
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Joe Kirwin @joekirwin.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Both these things can be true: * Farage needs as many Conservatives as possible to join Reform UK to add legitimacy, add Governing experience and supplant the Tories * Reform UK’s biggest weakness is that folk realise they are not fresh or new. They are just a Party full of ex-failed Tories.
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Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Sums up how rubbish Badenoch is that she has been forced into a “You’re dumping me? I’m dumping you!” rather than just sacking and disbarring Jenrick over the many, many things that would have kept him out of any Tory Cabinet since 1968.
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Joe Kirwin @joekirwin.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
Harriet just blew it up for herself. She could have played right through to the end but tried to be too clever by half and I’m not sure she even pointed the others towards the traitors #TraitorsUK
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Joe Kirwin @joekirwin.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
Why does everyone who has the upper hand in the #TraitorsUK seem to play their cards so early and potentially blow it?!?!
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Tom Wilson @feedthedrummer.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
Reminder that most political journeys and policy positions held by individuals don't make much sense from an outsider's perspective, it's only when you average them all out against each other that the trends look reasonably explainable and logical.
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Joe Kirwin @joekirwin.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
When out walking Connie in Whitley Bay this morning another dog ran up behind me and bit me on the bum. This has confirmed my existing view that Connie would let me burn is a fire. As she just looked up at me with a face that said “Hey guys, what’s going on?” as I screamed in pain.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 12/01/2026
Nadhim Zahawi failed in bid for peerage from Tories before Reform defection, sources say
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Nadhim Zahawi failed in bid for peerage from Tories before Reform defection, sources say
Ex-chancellor asked Badenoch’s team for seat in Lords but was apparently rebuffed over sacking for tax affairs * UK politics live – latest updates Nadhim Zahawi was rejected for a peerage by the Conservatives just weeks before he defected to Reform UK, Tory sources have told the Guardian. The former chancellor asked Kemi Badenoch’s top team for a seat in the House of Lords but was rebuffed because he had been sacked as Tory chair in 2023 over his tax affairs. Continue reading...
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Joe Kirwin @joekirwin.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
This is why it is so hard to believe the Tories when they wrap themselves in the Union flag. By so many of them joining the pro-Russia Party, it is increasingly clear that they would sell the UK out for a sniff of power.
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Joe Kirwin @joekirwin.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
My ice-cold take is that these numbers are shallow. When the partnership with the WWE ends, attendance will drop off again. Many of the long-time TNA fans who supported the company through some dark years have been driven away by the partnership, making the company more reliant on these 'casuals'.
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Joe Kirwin @joekirwin.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
Since becoming a father, I’ve become a real pedant about children’s books. Like why in ‘Peace At Last’ are they using a gas lamp to go up stairs when they clearly have mains electricity?
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Labour Unions @labourunionsuk.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
Opposition Lords are STILL voting to water down key measures in the Employment Rights Bill - risking delaying rights like access to Sick Pay from Day 1. The Lords must get out of the way and let the Bill pass, so we can deliver the new rights working people need. www.labourunions.org.uk/stoptheblock
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 20/09/2025
Lucy Powell: Labour should raise gambling taxes to axe two-child benefit cap
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Lucy Powell: Labour should raise gambling taxes to axe two-child benefit cap
Deputy leadership candidate says party needs to be ‘clear that our objective is to lift children out of poverty’ Labour should consider raising taxes on gambling firms to cover the cost of lifting the two-child benefit cap, the party’s deputy leadership candidate Lucy Powell has suggested. The Manchester Central MP, who is battling with the education secretary, Bridget Phillipson, to succeed Angela Rayner as Labour’s deputy leader, also acknowledged the public was “exasperated” because of “some mistakes” Labour had made in office. Continue reading...
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Joe Kirwin @joekirwin.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
Why I'm backing @lucympowell.bsky.social for Deputy Leader of the Labour Party
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James McNair @jamesmcnairwrites.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
Nice sunset in Whitley Bay.
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Lucy Powell MP @lucympowell.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
Our great Deputy Leaders have connected the heart of the Party with the head of the government - that’s what I’ll do. I spoke to @theguardian.com about why I’m standing as a full-time Deputy Leader and how we can succeed and do better: www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Labour deputy contender Lucy Powell calls for culture change at No 10
Ex-Commons leader says she wants Downing Street to be better connected to MPs and that she would deliver difficult truths to PM
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Lucy Powell MP @lucympowell.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
Good to join so many colleagues with Ambassador of Palestine, Husam Zomlot to commemorate recognition of Palestine, something I’ve long supported. Great to see so much support of @lfpme.bsky.social at this important moment.
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Rick Adams 🇵🇸🇸🇩 @rickadams82.bsky.social · 02/08/2025
Scan the code to help out - whether you live in Whitley Bay or not!
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Chris Avanti @chris4nature.bsky.social · 02/08/2025
Noticing today’s moments with #Nature with Starlings at St Mary’s Lighthouse, thirsty Feral pigeons at Royal Quays marina, and young Ringed plover and Curlew at Whitley Bay among the stink 💩 🏝️ #NorthTyneside #Birds
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Judith Kirton-Darling @judekd.bsky.social · 11/01/2025
In the end political cannibals become the prey & not the predator. That’s the ‘tweet’ www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Pressure on Nigel Farage as Reform UK councillors resign over his leadership
Exclusive: Departures will add to scrutiny of party leader after Elon Musk said he was ‘not up to the job’
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NORTH Wrestling @northwrestling.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
2024 IS IN THE BOOKS 📚 Last night might’ve been our best show ever. You’re in for a treat if you couldn’t get there. But we’re BACK IN 2025 ALL ROADS LEAD NORTH // SAT 1ST FEB 🎟️ ON SALE NOW 🎟️ northwrestling.co.uk
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 05/12/2024
South Korean woman who grabbed soldier’s gun says ‘I just needed to stop them’
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South Korean woman who grabbed soldier’s gun says ‘I just needed to stop them’
Video of party spokesperson grappling with rifle-wielding soldier has gone viral as symbol of defiance against martial law A South Korean party spokesperson seen grappling with a rifle-wielding soldier in a video that went viral as a symbol of defiance…
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Joe Kirwin @joekirwin.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Still struggling to accept that Georgia won Junior Eurovision. Just seems so strange and such a large gap between the public vote and jury vote
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Whitley Bay Chamber of Trade @wbcot.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
Did you know the Whitley Bay Chamber of Trade is 170 members strong? That’s 170 independent businesses working together keeping our high street alive, organising community events and putting the town of Whitley Bay on the map
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Joe Kirwin @joekirwin.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
Feel like I need to contribute to the @bsky.app community, so here is a picture of my dog asleep on the couch
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