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John Rose

@johnaaronrose.bsky.social
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Progressive views. Retired. Formerly worked in Computing, both industrial & academic.

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John Rose @johnaaronrose.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
IMO Britain will be better without him and his fellow unpatriotic billionaires (such as Mittal & Rokos).
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John Rose @johnaaronrose.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
IMO Jim Ratcliffe is not a big loss to the UK given that he is resident in Monaco and thus avoids paying British Income Tax. I suspect that his companies do not pay much British Corporation Tax as they are mostly not British companies.
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John Rose @johnaaronrose.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Jim Ratcliffe (the billionaire part owner of Manchester United football club) says that he lost confidence in the UK and that it is in decline due to a combination of high taxes and high immigration. To be continued...
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John Rose @johnaaronrose.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Add to that the £4m previously given by Delo. I understand that Delo is moving back to the UK from Hong Kong soon.
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TheFirstGirlySwotsToJoinBlueSky @thelastgirlyswots.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
. Nigel Farage is in for a shock when they lock him up! #bbcpm .
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John Rose @johnaaronrose.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Neither of these grifters is a leader who a reasonable person should respect.
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John Rose @johnaaronrose.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
🚨 An undercover investigation shown on Channel 4 exposed Reform figures allegedly breaking the law over foreign funding. Now demand a full criminal investigation. Sign the petition. 🔥 you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/in...
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Sign the petition to hold politicians to account
Together, we can make sure no one - however rich or powerful they may be - is allowed to take us or our democracy for a ride.
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John Rose @johnaaronrose.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
The above refers to electricity usage.
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Britons taking “Plan 2” student loan need to earn £63,600 a year to reduce debt. Plan 2 graduates with an average loan of £52,100, and earning £39,039 would see loan balance actually increase by £1,692 a year. England student debt £294.6bn, UK £324bn Median UK employee wage is £31,500. Madness.
explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk
Release home - Student loan forecasts - earnings
Ad hoc experimental statistics publication presenting analysis of earnings and lifetime repayments forecasts for England
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Richard Murphy @richardjmurphy.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
How “impossible” political ideas can become mainstream youtu.be/yfL2tDYY78s?... It can be done. We just have to learn how to move what's called the Overton Window.
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How “impossible” political ideas can become mainstream
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
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John Rose @johnaaronrose.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
IMO the best variant of PR is the Single Transferable Vote. This normally means that the elected candidate is the one that most voters can tolerate. It also removes the need for tactical voting. It also means that an MP would still be the MP for a single geographically based constituency.
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John Rose @johnaaronrose.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
UK AI data centres alone is estimated by 2030 to be 15-20% more assuming that only a realistic number of proposed AI data centres are built; if all proposed AI data centres are built then it could be 280% more.
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John Rose @johnaaronrose.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Alternatively you may put forward other candidates for World Dickhead of the year.
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John Rose @johnaaronrose.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Here are the competitors for World Dickhead of the year: Tyrant Turd, Plonker Putrid, Fuckup Fartage, Felon Fink. Please vote for the biggest dickhead.
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Richard Murphy @richardjmurphy.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Britain’s £3 trillion national debt is not what you think youtu.be/XONKz8OuCOw?... The so-called UK national debt is actually just the nation's favourite savings account, without which our banks, pension companies and international trade could not survive. Why get rid of that?
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Britain’s £3 trillion national debt is not what you think
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
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John Rose @johnaaronrose.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Trump is a pedophile.
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John Rose @johnaaronrose.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
I repeat Trump is a pedophile.
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John Rose @johnaaronrose.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Just grind the sleazy liar down.
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John Rose @johnaaronrose.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
With his sleaze Farage is likely to be a busted flush by the next General Election. The way I see it is to keep making fun of hime on BlueSky, FaceBook and InstaGram, whic is what I'm currently doing.
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Hart Cunningham @hart28.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
👺EIGHT data centers in Gary, Indiana still have power. Meanwhile, tens of thousands of residents have been without power for 9 days now🇺🇸😢
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John Rose @johnaaronrose.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Here are the competitors for World Dickhead of the year: Tyrant Turd, Plonker Putrid, Fuckup Fartage, Felon Fink. Please vote for the biggest dickhead.
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John Rose @johnaaronrose.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Putrid was made Gauleiter of Ukraine so that he could shit over another country. Fartage was made Gauleiter of Greenland so that he could make a mess of another country. Fink was made Gauleiter of everywhere as he's such a cunt.
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John Rose @johnaaronrose.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Putrid was made Gauleiter of Ukraine so that he could shit over another country. Fartage was made Gauleiter of Greenland so that he could make a mess of another country. Fink was made Gauleiter of everywhere else as he's such a cunt.
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John Rose @johnaaronrose.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Tyrant Turd invited three other weirdos to a Fascist party. He made each of them Gauleiter of another country than their own. They were Plonker Putrid, Fuckup Fartage and Felon Fink.
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John Rose @johnaaronrose.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
I should have mentioned that the figures are about additional power usage by 2030 compared to current peak UK pier usage.
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John Rose @johnaaronrose.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
UK AI data centres alone is estimated by 2030 to be 15-20% more assuming that only a realistic number of proposed AI data centres are built; if all proposed AI data centres are built then it could be 280% more.
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John Rose @johnaaronrose.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
I agree with all these proposals.
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John Rose @johnaaronrose.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
Our public services aren’t for a secretive profit-hungry US tech firm. Sign the petition to tell the Government to scrap all contracts with secretive US tech firm Palantir. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...
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Stop Palantir taking over our public services!
Our public services aren’t for a secretive profit-hungry US tech firm. Sign the petition to tell the Government to scrap all contracts with secretive US tech firm Palantir.
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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 22/08/2025
3 Rolling Stock Operating Companies own most of the 15,200 vehicles that run on Britain’s railways, making huge profits for their overseas shareholders. They are the gravy train - and they have to go. Read our new report on the future of our railways today👇 vist.ly/4499u
Passengers not profit: a vision for the Railways Bill. Statement from Dr Grace Brown, Researcher at University of Glasgow.
"Since privatisation, Rolling Stock Operating Companies (ROSCOs) - the companies that own the trains in our railway - have extracted billions in profits – up to 25% of every ticket sold – while reinvesting little in new trains. This leaves passengers with outdated fleets, even though ROSCO dividends between 2012-18 could have paid for 700 new vehicles. Time to end the rip-off."
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John Rose @johnaaronrose.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
My recommendation is don't believe anything in an AI summary that's not confirmed by a reputable source.
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John Rose @johnaaronrose.bsky.social · 10/08/2025
I don't want to even think about living under Faridge as PM.
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John Rose @johnaaronrose.bsky.social · 09/08/2025
IMO the best hope of stopping Faridge and Reform is for Labour to be more progressive, scrap FPTP voting, and for the relatively Progressive parties to form alliances against Reform and Conservative parties.
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John Rose @johnaaronrose.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
Makes you wonder if Trump was not shot but it was a setup with the blood being from a capsule like in the movies.
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John Rose @johnaaronrose.bsky.social · 02/08/2025
Trump is a paedophile. He should be in jail.
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John Rose @johnaaronrose.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
Far right are a bunch of chancers / snake oil sellers / domestic abusers / horrors. Select appropriate category or add your own on a comment.
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John Rose @johnaaronrose.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
I just signed this petition calling for better cooperation with the EU on the environment. Will you add your name, too? www.europeanmovement.co.uk/uk-eu-enviro...
europeanmovement.co.uk
Tell The Government: Strengthen UK-EU Environmental Cooperation
Climate change and environmental problems don't respect borders. The UK and EU must work together to protect our shared environment, tackle the climate crisis, and preserve biodiversity for future gen...
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John Rose @johnaaronrose.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
Reeves is an ally of companies ripping off the electorate and is no friend of the average person. Starmer is past his sell by date.
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John Rose @johnaaronrose.bsky.social · 27/07/2025
Reeves is useless: she appeases rip off &crooked companies and ignores ordinary people. She is past her sell by date.
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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 27/07/2025
Turns out a lot of those who riotied last summer are violent morons who beat up their partners. Who could have guessed?
Headline says 2 in 5 arrested for summer riots had been reported for domestic abuse
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 27/07/2025
To celebrate Russia’s Navy Day, Ukrainian drones are now attacking Leningrad oblast. Putin was forced to cancel the naval parade at St Petersburg earlier. #explodey
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Marwood @andmarwood.bsky.social · 27/07/2025
#Renationalise water
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Pam Jarvis @drpam.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
Definitely. Too many MATs are corporate child prisons run by CEOs and business managers who have never taught anyone in their lives. @yorkshirebylines.co.uk @bylinesnetwork.co.uk
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
Education MATters: exploring England’s state school industry
Conservatives claim the academisation of schools as one of their greatest achievements. But do the figures stack up?
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John Rose @johnaaronrose.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
Interesting article about how one F16 should soon be able to shoot down a number of drones in one sortie. en.defence-ua.com/analysis/how...
en.defence-ua.com
How a Single F-16 Can Shoot Down 28 Cruise Missiles or Drones in One Sortie—and What It Takes | Defense Express
To significantly enhance the ability of Ukrainian F-16 fighter jets to destroy russian cruise missiles and Shahed drones, only four readily available components from partner nations are required
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John Rose @johnaaronrose.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
I suspect that Trump Organisation would be bankrupt except for latest ventures such as Trump Social where his adoring fans pay money to him or his companies.
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John Rose @johnaaronrose.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
Trump is a paedophile.
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Hart Cunningham @hart28.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
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John Rose @johnaaronrose.bsky.social · 20/07/2025
🚨 No More First Past the Post Elections. 5 parties polling strongly, chaotic results, millions left unrepresented. We need Proportional Representation — NOW. ✍️ Sign the petition: actionnetwork.org/petitions/20...
actionnetwork.org
📢 No More First Past the Post Elections!
The 2025 Local Election results confirm what so many of us already know: the current voting system is broken. With 5 parties polling strongly, First Past the Post is delivering chaos and turning elec...
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John Rose @johnaaronrose.bsky.social · 20/07/2025
🚨 No More First Past the Post Elections. 5 parties polling strongly, chaotic results, millions left unrepresented. We need Proportional Representation — NOW. ✍️ Sign the petition: actionnetwork.org/petitions/20...
actionnetwork.org
📢 No More First Past the Post Elections!
The 2025 Local Election results confirm what so many of us already know: the current voting system is broken. With 5 parties polling strongly, First Past the Post is delivering chaos and turning elec...
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John Rose @johnaaronrose.bsky.social · 19/07/2025
Starmer is past his sell by date.
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The New World @thenewworldmag.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Don’t fight him where he is strong, fight him where he is weak – the economy, the NHS, Putin, Trump, climate, and yes, Brexit
theneweuropean.co.uk
Alastair Campbell’s diary: Labour can’t beat Farage at his own game
Don’t fight him where he is strong, fight him where he is weak – the economy, the NHS, Putin, Trump, climate, and yes, Brexit
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