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John Manning

@johnmanningpct.bsky.social
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Outdoor writer and editor, long distance walker (kinda), father, Beach Boys nut and Whovian (kinda).

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John Manning @johnmanningpct.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The triple lock must change: let’s tie it to MPs’ pay: when MPs vote themselves a rise, pensions rise correspondingly. When MPs get a job perk (eg, pension fund bonus), pensioners get the same. And on retirement, pensioners get something akin to an MP’s winding-up payment of to four months' salary.
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Mark Richards @fellranger.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Drawing of How Head, the oldest house in Ambleside.
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John Manning @johnmanningpct.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
If he stops breathing and quits farting, our CO2 emissions will fall drastically.
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Arbaz Kakkar5 @arbazkakkar5.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
I wonder … if Nixon had been sent to prison, instead of being pardoned, would that have caused future politicians to think twice before breaking the law.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
JARED KUSHNER CAN GO FUCK HIMSELF.
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John Manning @johnmanningpct.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
The big question: was this person smuggled out in an airline catering truck, as seems to be common practice with (alleged!) US child sex abusers? #trump #arresttrump #epsteinfiles #fucktrump #midterms
bbc.co.uk
US embassy child abuse images suspect flown from UK before police interview
The individual worked at the US embassy in Vauxhall, south London, had diplomatic protection, despite not being a diplomat.
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John Manning @johnmanningpct.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
I want to offer every US adult $5,001, if my favourite Democratic Party wins the mid-terms. (Where do I stand legally, please?) #Trump #midterms #GOPcorruption #listentopetsounds #dumptrump #fuckreform #fuckfarage#fucktrump
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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 13/09/2026
“If Ukraine would just agree to surrender we could finally declare victory for diplomacy.”
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Rob Fleming @robjimfleming.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Some folks are more likely to share official sources, so here is one. I hope she is found okay. www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater...
manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Urgent police appeal to find missing girl with links to Manchester
Amelia was last seen on Thursday night, September 10
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John Manning @johnmanningpct.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Hoping Farage matches his boss’s pledge to voters, penny-for-cent. Should have enough dodgy donations to cover it already, so it needn’t cost us taxpayers (voters) anything!
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John Manning @johnmanningpct.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Remind you of anyone?
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Larry & Paul @larryandpaul.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
⭐️ LATEST: Reform UK MP On Future Plans. 👇🏻 Please do watch and share. It’s about Reform, innit. youtu.be/EleqqMevesw
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Reform UK MP On Future Plans - Larry & Paul
YouTube video by Larry & Paul
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Larry & Paul @larryandpaul.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
🕰️ THIRTY MINUTES UNTIL LATEST SKETCH DROPS. #Reform youtu.be/EleqqMevesw?...
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Reform UK MP On Future Plans - Larry & Paul
YouTube video by Larry & Paul
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John Manning @johnmanningpct.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
The value of my paltry pension fund (over which I have no influence) directly reflects the actions of the Trump regime in Iran. Every time he bombs Iranian infrastructure, kills people, and enriches himself, the value of my fund increases. Not proud of that.
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John Manning @johnmanningpct.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Why have Boris Johnson’s crimes so swiftly been forgotten?
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John Manning @johnmanningpct.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Straight out of the Republican playbook – can’t get what he wants legitimately so he’ll weight justice in his favour, re-write society, end democracy and start putting his opponents in internment camps. This piece of shit needs stopping in his tracks.
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John Manning @johnmanningpct.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
The kind of “loose pub talk” that could snag any of us £500,000 over a pint! Wish I was that fucking careless. Boy, if I only had £500,000 for every glass of champagne I’d ever had…
bbc.co.uk
Nigel Farage says his aides' donor comments were 'loose pub talk'
Two senior Reform aides have stepped down from their roles following a Channel 4 News and Verbatim film about donations.
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Say what you like about Nigel Farage but he's definitely the sort of ordinary guy you could sit down and enjoy oysters and champagne with... you know ... as long as you're rich and American
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Sir Michael Take CBE @sirmichaeltake.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
In light of these new allegations about illegal funding, it is my opinion that Nigel Farage should step down as MP for Clacton. He should then stand again in the by-election and let the people of Clacton decide if he’s guilty or not of breaking electoral law. 😉
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John Manning @johnmanningpct.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Complainant-in-Chief complaints about “complainants society”. “I’m being bullied” “I’m a target” “After decades in politics, I’m your fresh face” “Everyone hates me” “Won’t let me take backhanders” “But the little boats…” “It’s the immigrants” “It’s the establishment…” www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Reform up against 'complainants' society', Nigel Farage tells BBC
The Reform UK leader said a "whole ecosystem" didn't want "new kids on the block succeeding".
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John Manning @johnmanningpct.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Wordle 1,899 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 #wordle
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
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John Manning @johnmanningpct.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
“They’re eating the nags, they’re eating the hogs…”
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DePassage Fella🇫🇷 🇺🇦 🗽🇪🇺 @sudetsoleil.eurosky.social · 21/08/2026
Give 🇺🇦 the damn Patriots. Give 🇺🇦 the damn Patriots. Give 🇺🇦 the damn Patriots. Give 🇺🇦 the damn Patriots. Give 🇺🇦 the damn Patriots. Give 🇺🇦 the damn Patriots. Give 🇺🇦 the damn Patriots. Do it now before you need them yourself. Anyone who has them - send them to 🇺🇦
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John Manning @johnmanningpct.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
#Wordle 1,887 3/6 ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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Count Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
A brief note for Nadhim Zahawi.
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John Manning @johnmanningpct.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
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Joe Roberts 🔥💙🔥🐸 @robbyjoe.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
He didn’t change. They did.
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John Manning @johnmanningpct.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
So brave! Farage was advised of “an organised campaign to disrupt and degrade” (his words) the Clacton by-election result. Instead of standing timidly on stage with the other candidates, awaiting trouble, he single-handedly lured the disruptors away, to a tent, in a field… and a rally.
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Count Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
I came first in the Clacton by-election! Of the candidates who bothered to turn up for the results. Here is my victory speech!
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Nigel Farage suggests the police advised him against attending the result of the Clacton by-election. Essex Police completely deny this, telling the BBC "we have a proportionate and robust policing operation to ensure the safety and security of all participants in the count"
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John Manning @johnmanningpct.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
It would be genuinely uplifting if Clacton has the wit today to vote for Count Binface and not inflict Farage on us all again. We don’t need his greedy, lying, racist negativity in our politics. He’s done nothing good and he never will. Come on Clacton, don’t give him another chance.
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Private Eye Magazine @privateeyenews.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
It's Clacton by-election day. Or, if you prefer, Farage-Commons-standards-inquiry-reopening-eve.
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John Manning @johnmanningpct.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Clacton - did you remember to wheel your Farage out to the kerb for collection this morning?
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Count Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Bin Day cometh.
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John Manning @johnmanningpct.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Bin!
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Andy Brown @andybrown1951.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
If the new government is genuinely interested in dealing with the latest evidence that we are in the early stages of a climate emergency they could start by cancelling plans to lock Britain into oil and gas for 20 years by opening new fields in the North Sea. www.bbc.co.uk/weather/arti...
bbc.co.uk
UK weather: Burnham to chair Cobra meeting on extreme heat as temperatures surge again
The Government will meet to discuss this summer's record-breaking heat as the tally for days above 30C in the UK is broken.
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Saddletramp🇪🇺 @saddletramp.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
A national poll, conducted in July 2026 by Ipsos, asked voters across the UK who they would prefer to win, Count Binface or Nigel Farage. Count Binface beat Nigel Farage by 12 points! Come on Clacton. Do the right thing. Vote Bin Face not Bin Man!
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
When the EPSTEIN scandals are all fully adjudicated, as they eventually will be, there will be more convictions & people imprisoned than there were in the Watergate matter. Accountability IS coming: November 3rd 2026 Midterms Make sure you're registered & VOTE! Go to: Iwillvote.com #tickticktick ⌛
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Friends of the Lake District @friendsoflakes.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
🌳🌳🌳Do you need a hedge planting or restoring? We’re looking for sites in Cumbria to plant new hedges, and lay or restore existing hedges in need of a little TLC. #NewHedgeplanting @thecumbriafarmernetwork @theyorkshiredalesfarmernetwork @cumbriafarmers
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Theo Moudakis @theomoudakis.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Please enjoy my cartoon for Friday's Toronto Star
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John Manning @johnmanningpct.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
#thirdle #thirdle1581 🏆 3 / 6 🔥 streak 12 🟧⬛ 🟩⬛ 🟧🟪 🟩🟩 🟧⬛ 🟩⬛ 🟩🟩 🟩🟩 🟩🟩 thirdle.org First time in a long time.
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Thirdle - Daily Word Game
Thirdle is a fun daily crossword game. Can you solve todays puzzle?
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Paul van der Meer @paulvandermeer.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
These people are mad at Dr. Fauci because he told them to wear a mask during a deadly pandemic.
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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
RefUK, RW media, & Eurofash are plainly trying to whip up a panic about this. Any serious report must begin by explaining that Ceuta is in Africa - not mainland Spain - and 48k+ of the 50k crossers were already returned. It is frightening how many still don't know this. Please share on all socials.
Map showing the Spanish enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla in North Africa.Screengrab from Politico piece that explains, citing Reuters, that 48,300 of the 50,000 recent crossings have already been expelled or voluntarily returned to Morocco.BBC report on Friday, still echoing the RW disinformation - or at the very least not challengning it sufficiently.

"Spain's PM blames traffickers after 60,000 migrants reach Ceuta from Morocco
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What triggered the mass migrant crossings into Ceuta?
Sofia Ferreira Santos and Sarah Rainsford, Southern and Eastern Europe
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Spain's prime minister has blamed trafficking gangs after about 60,000 migrants crossed into the Spanish North African enclave of Ceuta from Morocco. At least 57 people died during the surge, according to local media."Daily Mail and Daily Express from this weekend, with front page headlines "Ministers MUST stop the Spanish border invaders reaching UK" and "SPANISH BORDER CRISIS IS 'WAKE-UP CALL' FOR UK", respectively.
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John Manning @johnmanningpct.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Sophie Dahl
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John Manning @johnmanningpct.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Will this insane person citing lots of imaginary witnesses to something that never happpened be removed from her very important office now?
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John Manning @johnmanningpct.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Farewell Bill Oddie, thank you for the laughter, the music and the birdsong.
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Rudolf Abraham @rudolfabraham.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Just published, my new guidebook: The High Scardus Trail — a 300km trek through the mountains of North Macedonia, Kosovo and Albania www.cicerone.co.uk/hiking-the-h...
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