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Kafka Kev

@kevan55.bsky.social
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Socialist, Bowieboy, Hammer and Grandad. Previously worked in TU and Employment Law. Now a keen grower of grasses and all things Piet Ouldolf. Listening to mostly neoclassical and electronic music these days. Mr Eno is on the right I’m on the left.

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Kafka Kev @kevan55.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Well? I’m waiting. Let’s be having you!
Copy of bbc weather prediction for South Lopham.
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Kafka Kev @kevan55.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I don’t buy this gaslighting bullshit. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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US bombers pulled from RAF Fairford base after suspected terror plot
Aircraft leave Gloucestershire base to return to US following arrest of dual British-Iranian national in central London
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Kafka Kev @kevan55.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I forgot the #My9albums
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Kafka Kev @kevan55.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Here’s my 9 Albums…
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Kafka Kev @kevan55.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Here’s my 9 Albums…
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Kafka Kev @kevan55.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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Here is why we now know the Flydubai story must be false
Here is why we now know the Flydubai story must be false.
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Kafka Kev @kevan55.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Advise Hilary to move on to a fixed tariff! 🤷
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Kafka Kev @kevan55.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Morning @mrjamesob.bsky.social , is this true? “Brexit wins to be reversed”.
Sun newspaper front page.
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Kafka Kev @kevan55.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Does anyone have a link to the “How to” article? Im intrigued.
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Sean Jones KC @seanjones.org · 29/09/2026
The rush to speculate that asylum seekers are responsible for every crime in the news is a sort of opportunistic informational terrorism. Until it’s disproved it stokes fear and hatred. When it is disproved there are no adverse consequences and they know that they only have to be lucky once.
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Kafka Kev @kevan55.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
At last… www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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‘Intimidatory’ far-right marches should not be allowed, says Angela Rayner
The UK communities secretary decried protests by ‘men in black wearing face masks’ and those ‘whipping up hatred’ towards lifeboat volunteers
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Kafka Kev @kevan55.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Surely, they’re not going to arrest him? He’s got legitimate concerns! www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
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Far-right activist Daniel Thomas slashes dinghy in Channel with blade while rescue worker onboard
Thomas called followers to protest against arrival of asylum seekers in Gosport, but Border Force instead transported them to Dover
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Kafka Kev @kevan55.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
This coming fortnight I shall be on Tavira Island listening mostly to this. ☀️⛱️🍷 open.qobuz.com/album/u6vkd0...
open.qobuz.com
Open Qobuz
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Kafka Kev @kevan55.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
“The lie that this debt is a burden is the excuse used to justify austerity, and it is time we stopped believing it.” richardjmurphy.substack.com/p/3-trillion...
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£3 trillion of debt? So what?
If a bank increased the size of its deposits no one would worry, and that is exactly what the government is doing.
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Kafka Kev @kevan55.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
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Exclusive analysis: the licensing questions nobody has answered about Farage Fest
A temporary event notice for “Farage Fest” was refused. Reform says none was needed. We examine the licensing questions that remain unanswered
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Kafka Kev @kevan55.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
…wearing orange jumpsuits?
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Two thirds of articles about the wildfires didn't mention climate change. Once again parts of our media are failing at the most basic part of their job - reporting the truth. uk.themedialeader.com/two-thirds-o...
uk.themedialeader.com
Two-thirds of UK news articles about wildfires this summer haven't mentioned climate change
Analysis from the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit adds to concerns that national newspapers are failing to link this summer's extreme weather to climate change and the net-zero policies necessary to mitigate its drastic effects.
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The Secret Barrister @barristersecret.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Apparently £5million can’t buy you enough security to protect you from an imaginary threat.
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Kafka Kev @kevan55.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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To all the betting shops littering our high streets: people power is coming and the odds are against you | Dawn Butler
Too many shops are blighting too many communities. With the rule change I fought for now on the horizon, ordinary people can fight back, says Labour MP Dawn Butler
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Kafka Kev @kevan55.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Is this a parody? www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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As a Tory, I say things are looking up. Farage is fading, and the looming threat to No 10 is called Kemi | Simon Hart
My party has seen difficult times – but with a few canny moves, the leader is finally cutting through, says former Conservative party chief whip Simon Hart
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HT4Ecosocialism @ht4ecosocialism.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Fed up with having to repeat this but when politicians and the MSM say "there is no money” they are LYING to us. The UK is a sovereign government with its own bank. It can create as much money as it needs. No money is the excuse for unending #Austerity. #LearnMMT
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John Healey tells minsters to prepare for budget cuts to finance new Burnham pledges
Ministers have been told there is no new money to pay for these moves in a joint letter from the chancellor and the prime minister
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Kafka Kev @kevan55.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
How funny. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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Tory MP accuses French navy of firing ‘warning’ shots near him in Channel
Chris Philp says shots were ‘deliberate intimidation’ while he filmed interview on small boats crisis but France says it was training exercise
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Kafka Kev @kevan55.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Sadly our bee and butterfly activity has all but disappeared. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
UK's furry bumblebees 'keeling over' in heatwaves
The furry bodies of UK bumblebees are specially adapted for cold weather - making heatwaves a struggle.
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Kafka Kev @kevan55.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
So many questions, so few answers. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Millions of pounds and many, many questions: the untold story of why Reform figures face NCA scrutiny
Exclusive: The details behind the financial transactions that bankers have flagged up to the National Crime Agency
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Kafka Kev @kevan55.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Just spotted #Farage coming out of Currys in Clacton with a massive fridge. 🤔
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Kafka Kev @kevan55.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
@mrjamesob.bsky.social That’s an unhinged headline if ever I saw one.
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Kafka Kev @kevan55.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
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Kafka Kev @kevan55.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Do not usually publicise this, but… 38 years ago today I had my last bet. Gamblers Anon and some dear friends got my here. Thank you. @gamblersanonuk.bsky.social
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Kafka Kev @kevan55.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
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Of course politicians have failed
If you exist to promore a failed economic doctrine you are bound to fail
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Kafka Kev @kevan55.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Including Jeremy Hunt’s misleading benefit figures… www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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Radio 4 - Listen Live - BBC Sounds
Listen live to Radio 4 on BBC Sounds
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Kafka Kev @kevan55.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
www.theguardian.com/global/comme...
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You may not sympathise with the Elbit four’s methods. But you should be outraged by their treatment under the law | Geoffrey Robertson
The jurors who found the pro-Palestine activists guilty of criminal damage had no idea their verdict would be treated as a verdict on terrorism, says Geoffrey Robertson KC
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Kafka Kev @kevan55.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The old ‘warfare v welfare’ arguments are back – but it’s Britain’s real duty to spend on both | Frances Ryan
Slashing benefits in favour of defence will make millions less, not more, safe, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan
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HT4Ecosocialism @ht4ecosocialism.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
We really have to work hard to kill the lie, constantly promoted by the media and politicians that there is NO MONEY. We can fund defence and social security. There is plenty of money. The government can create as much as it needs - read this book! #KillTheLie #LearnMMT
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
Tomorrow’s Independent front page:
The
INDEPENDENT
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The Way Bac
Their promises of more jobs, more trade, more power for Britain have proved a con, Michael Heseltine writes as the Brexit vote 10th anniversary approaches. Never have so few done so much damage to so many with so little ability to execute what they lied about. Their scandalously false prospectus has turned to dust and ashes. Naturally, they blame everyone but themselves.
They are the guilty men and should...
...hang their heads in shame
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Kafka Kev @kevan55.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
Could someone tell LBC that you take only one track onto the Island. Btw when’s he going?
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Kafka Kev @kevan55.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
Is LBC the radio equivalent of GBNews? Nigel Farage reveals the six tracks he'd take with him on a desert island www.lbc.co.uk/article/nige...
lbc.co.uk
Nigel Farage reveals the six tracks he'd take with him on a desert island | LBC
The Reform party leader was previously banned from Radio 4's Desert Island Discs, but revealed his picks in an exclusive interview with LBC
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Kafka Kev @kevan55.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
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Net zero: the new enemy for the right
If Reform are serious about reversing net zero policies, it will be the third time the populists will have inflicted major harm on us all
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Kafka Kev @kevan55.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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What to do as murder is exploited to spread lies about race and privilege? Stand firm – fight back | Nesrine Malik
Too many leaders have appeased the rightwing culture warriors. In the wake of the Henry Nowak rioting, the time for a push against toxicity and untruths is now, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik
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Kafka Kev @kevan55.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
This is goods news for me and my fellow camera down the willy club members. www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
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NHS hospitals adopt faster, more accurate at-home bladder cancer test
Five hospitals in England and Wales have switched to urine test, rather than invasive hospital procedure
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Kafka Kev @kevan55.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
If you need a handy response to any posts by the hard of thinking racists, perhaps use this? www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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How did the notion of ‘two-tier policing’ evolve, and does it really exist?
Data discredits claims reawakened by the death of Henry Nowak that UK police actions disadvantage white people
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Kafka Kev @kevan55.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Putting rage in Farage? Cheque please.
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Kafka Kev @kevan55.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
@hignfy.bsky.social the one thing I look forward to on a Friday. But WTF! why have you got Gove on tonight? Is George Osbourne on next week. ☹️
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Kafka Kev @kevan55.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Excellent piece. open.substack.com/pub/brokenbo...
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Trading dog whistles for klaxons
Right-wing columnists and politicians are exploiting the murder of Henry Nowak, turning him into a symbol to serve their grim ambitions.
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Farage asked what he'd choose for Desert Island discs and note how he doesn't name any actual bands or music... apart from Right Said Fred. When not encouraging trouble he's a cultural wasteland. youtube.com/shorts/aMxFr...
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Nigel Farage chooses his desert island discs for The Spectator
YouTube video by The Spectator
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Kafka Kev @kevan55.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Is this what candidate washing looks like? Who is on tonight?
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Simon Pearson @anticapitalistmusings.com · 03/06/2026
Vickrum Digwa is British-born. By Tuesday evening the ecosystem had already replaced that fact with the word "migrant." What happened in Southampton was not spontaneous disorder. It was infrastructure running.
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Same Script, New Body
Tuesday night in Southampton was not spontaneous. It was the operation the far right spent 2024 constructing, running at full capacity.
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The Secret Barrister @barristersecret.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Racist politicians whip up racist outrage. Widespread disorder ensues. The courts treat widespread disorder with the severity that they have always treated widespread disorder. Racist politicians cry “two-tier justice”, whipping up racist outrage. Rinse. Repeat. It’s so fucking tedious.
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Kafka Kev @kevan55.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
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How to revive the UK economy in three simple steps
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
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Kafka Kev @kevan55.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Dear Aunty Doris, please pop this on your Facebook page. Thank You.
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Andy Hearn 🏳️‍⚧️🇵🇸🏳️‍🌈⚽️🎶🌈 @andyhearn24.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Day in day out Burnham is proving the very real need for us all to #VoteGreen
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