Reposted by LeeAlf Dubs @alfdubs.bsky.social · 7hI'm so very sad to hear of the death of Esther Ranzen who played an important role in reuniting me with Nicky Winton - the man who saved my life. It's so desperately sad that she couldn't choose assisted dying as was her wish. 21913141
Reposted by LeeChris Smith @ledredman.bsky.social · 15hThe oligarch gutter press disgrace themselves every day. I dont mind that. They are privately owned organisations that can say what they like. What really pisses me off is our state broadcaster reading out their disgusting headlines without analysis or comment. 062
Reposted by LeeDavid Higham @oldtrotter.bsky.social · 11hExtremely useful thread. Of course the purpose of the triple lock was to raise the state pension relative to earnings to correct the relative erosion since 1979. The question never asked was : what relative level is desirable? 191
Reposted by LeeRobert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 19hIt’s a mark of the corruption of our whole way of thinking about the world that trying to meet a planetary emergency is routinely described as “ideological”, while continuing to accelerate it is presented as “pragmatic” and “economic”. 181087390
Reposted by LeeOtto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 29/09/2026If people don't want to pay tax to make this country function and help out the rest of society and particularly those who need help most... then maybe they should move to Dubai and stop bleating about it. Really sick to death of it. 1222621505
Reposted by LeeChris @palacebynumbers.bsky.social · 29/09/2026If only they sold the women's team to themselves like Chelsea did for £200m or Hotels for £76m. This was so avoidable. They have the cash. It's just soo stupid. 032
Reposted by LeeFish @fishmcneill.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Why are American "service personnel" being allowed to point guns at people and force them out of their cars on UK streets? This is outside of their airbase. They have no authority to treat UK residents like this. And we don't want their shitty, cowardly culture imported over here. 142373
Lee @leeeyres.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Why is this news. It’s been known since Starmer got elected 2 years ago. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukAvanti West Coast services to be nationalised from MarchThe move is part of a plan to improve rail infrastructure, cut train delays and improve experiences for passengers. 210
Lee @leeeyres.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Whatever happened to radio djs? Why do the BBC keep appointing tv presenters on major radio2 slots instead? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukAngela Scanlon to take over Sara Cox's drivetime slot on Radio 2The station also announces a new presenter for its country show after Bob Harris's departure. 210
Reposted by LeeSimon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Number of football fields per 1000 inhabitants across Europe. The motherland of football offers its citizens fewer football fields than most of central and northern Europe. Source: buff.ly/3eEJqmhl 3237
Reposted by LeeMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 26/09/2026The major platforms—Facebook, YouTube, and X—are all refusing to show the trailer for the upcoming documentary that eviscerates the ridiculous pest Elon Musk. So I guess we have to do our part to make sure it is seen. www.youtube.com/watch?v=eY_8...youtube.comMusk | Official Trailer | Bleecker StreetYouTube video by Musk 23858673993
Lee @leeeyres.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Interesting. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukParents fight to save nursery after sale to Premier League clubHSBC bank has sold the site to Crystal Palace FC, which already has facilities in the area. 000
Reposted by LeePhilip N Cohen @philipncohen.com · 25/09/2026I am in a Black Mirror episode where more and more people around me are casually mentioning that Claude is telling them this or that. One day I'm gonna see everybody walking in the same direction and ask, "where are you going?" and they'll say "Claude said to walk this way!" -- and it's off a cliff 76716
Reposted by LeeThe King's Fund @thekingsfund.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Before vaccines, smallpox alone accounted for around 300 million deaths worldwide in the 20th century. The impact of vaccines is immense. Our new explainer unpacks how vaccines were invented, how they work, and what uptake looks like in England and beyond. 👉 bit.ly/46mLCcQkingsfund.org.ukVaccines In England Explained | The King's FundAn explainer on vaccines in England, covering vaccine safety, immunisation programmes, uptake rates, inequalities and public health outcomes. 13519
Reposted by LeeIan Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Why does the UK press continue to treat Trump like a normal politician when he is demonstrably wicked and insane inews.co.uk/opinion/trum... 52880216
Lee @leeeyres.bsky.social · 23/09/2026The Portugal manager needs to stamp this on the head or they will never improve. The time to drop him was 2 seasons ago. 110
Reposted by LeeBest for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 23/09/2026🤔 Last night Farage used his GB News slot to again attack Burnham and side with Donald Trump over Chagos. 👇 Sign our petition calling for an investigation into his programme today. bestforbritain.org/petition/farage-… 1310856
Reposted by LeeSarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Rebuilding our relationship with the EU “is the cheapest way to boost the economy, the fastest way to unite Europe in the face of security threats and the best way to get leverage on a global system that no longer has an American anchor.” So obvious it hurts. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...independent.co.ukBrexit has left Britain ‘impotent – a bobbing cork in the sea,’ says David MilibandExclusive: Former foreign secretary adds to mounting pressure for a new UK deal with EU to repair Brexit damage 511513543
Reposted by LeeToby Earle 🇺🇦 @tobyontv.bsky.social · 23/09/2026absolutely no mention of that fascist scumbag slashing a boat, other than him broadcasting a ‘livestream’, a complete dereliction of journalism www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukDozens of migrants taken to Dover after more than 30 hours at seaProtesters had earlier gathered in Gosport after an initial report that the small boat would be brought further west. 59122
Reposted by LeeMatthew Noe @noethematt.bsky.social · 22/09/2026You can't, and shouldn't seek to, replace public schools or libraries with bookstores. You can't replace a public good with a private business, no matter how well-meaning or well-organized it may be. 5713226
Reposted by LeeLou Morgan @lmorgan.bsky.social · 21/09/2026God forbid a woman has a hobby www.discovermagazine.com/venus-may-ha...discovermagazine.comVenus May Have Pulled Its Own Moon Back Toward It, Torn It Apart, and Eaten the RemainsLearn how an astrophysicist’s simulations traced a possible lunar downfall that could have changed Venus’s climate and ability to hold onto water. 013934
Reposted by LeeMatt Owen @mjowen174.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Any chance the BBC can stop using that word or at least break it down as a crappy thing. 0132
Lee @leeeyres.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Strands #932 “It's back!” 🟡🔵🔵🔵 🔵🔵 I’ll start. Got nowhere until I stuck words I’d tried together & got the theme properly. Then it was straightforward. 120
Reposted by LeeCode Ninja @iamcodeninja.bsky.social · 20/09/2026I voted to leave the EU. Why? Because I believed the wrong liars.🤷 With the benefit of hindsight, it's the worst decision this country has ever made. While we can't be in/out/in/out every few years, there's no way of getting away from the fact that Brexit was a terrible mistake that needs undoing. 4918
Reposted by LeeDevon Dympsy @devondympsy.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Love this... (artist: Janis Goodman) 3345134
Reposted by LeeNaomi Smith @pimlicat.bsky.social · 19/09/2026NEW MRP JUST DROPPED: All but four constituencies in GB support UK membership of the EU. In those four, the most popular option was 'Don't Know' (Ashfield, Clacton, Great Yarmouth and Boston and Skegness). 37571197
Reposted by LeeAdam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 19/09/2026How the BBC’s latest platforming of the bigoted views of the anti-migrant billionaire tax exile Jim Ratcliffe is the sign of a national broadcaster that is increasingly losing its way www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/how-the-bb...adambienkov.co.ukHow the BBC Mainstreams the Right’s Anti-Migrant, Anti-British AgendaThe BBC’s platforming of the bigoted views of billionaire tax exile Jim Ratcliffe is just the latest sign of a national broadcaster that has lost its way 901260404
Reposted by LeeSarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 19/09/2026This should be the moment people finally realise that Farage has turned them into fascists. If you’re choosing this dangerous inhumanity over the rescue work of the RNLI, you’ve lost your minds to racism and hatred. 1161821724
Reposted by LeeMartin Calladine @uglygame.bsky.social · 19/09/2026It's pretty clear that someone who moved their company abroad to avoid tax, then moved abroad to avoid personal tax and then used a charity to give £16m to an elite ski club where his kids where members is someone who expects everything to be given to him and for whom nothing will ever be enough. 27822
Reposted by LeeMartin Calladine @uglygame.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Jim Ratcliffe, who was housed at UK taxpayers' expense, sent to a publicly funded grammar school, received a free university education and made his money buying assets from a former UK taxpayer-owned company has apparently "lost confidence in the UK." What more does he want from the UK? 63714
Reposted by LeeMark Lawson @marklawsonkernow.bsky.social · 17/09/2026I watch Canada ( and now potentially Australia ) getting closer to the EU, and I weep. We’ve cut ourselves off, we’re billions £ poorer as a result, we’re struggling and our government seems impotent or ignorant of fixing it. Start with rejoining trading agreements we lost. At least that please. 915236
Reposted by LeeDee Lomas @deelomas.bsky.social · 17/09/2026They’ve closed the Portsmouth RNLI station. This is who we are now. The silent ‘majority’ have just been too bloody silent. They no longer live amongst us. We live amongst them. We have all got to do more and bloody loudly… 19557138
Lee @leeeyres.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Is it me or has Tuchel gone back to the ‘pick the player’s badge not the player’ approach that Southgate seemed to have got away from. 020
Reposted by LeeGillian de Nooijer @gilliandn.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Billionaire Ben Delo, known for funding a wide range of British rightwing-conservative events like Battle of Ideas and political parties like Farage's ReformUK, also funded Hitler fans. 23422
Reposted by LeeNeil Charles @neilcharles.bsky.social · 18/09/2026"If this had been about the BBC promoting polls secretly funded by the Labour party, all hell would have broken loose... damning coverage by the papers, dominating the news agenda to the exclusion of all other matters, and probably leading to the resignation of the director general" 522884
Lee @leeeyres.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Maybe charge them with attempted murder instead of traffic offences? www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...theguardian.comDrivers ignoring roadwork closures to skip queues ‘wilfully putting lives at risk’Hundreds of cars driven through cones or barriers in England this year, says National Highways 031
Reposted by LeeBash @bashthebox.bsky.social · 18/09/2026It's because those attacking the RNLI are cowards, devoid of empathy or humanitarian instincts. All they have is hate; they're overwhelmingly broken people, as evidenced by how many in those groups always turn out to be abusers, rapists, violent offenders. They're the very worst of us. 2774
Lee @leeeyres.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Still disappointed that VAR robbed the world of a belter of an own goal. #CPFC 0100
Reposted by LeeFish @fishmcneill.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Elon Musk is funding this, yet we still allow him and his shitty businesses to operate in the UK. 352
Lee @leeeyres.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Glad she’s doing well. Parish jumped too soon in sacking her in my opinion. 000
Lee @leeeyres.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Come home bro www.footballinsider247.com/arsenal/arse...footballinsider247.comArsenal have 'serious' concerns about Eberechi EzeArsenal have serious concerns about Eberechi Eze's place in the squad after a string of underwhelming performances in recent weeks. The 28-year-old has yet to s 000