Sign in

Gary Cleaver

@meet-cleaver.bsky.social
273 followers 106 following 121 posts

Cynical socialist, pro EU and science, anti religion Love visiting new places, riding my motorbike and talking nonsense in pubs

PostsRepliesMedia
Reposted by Gary Cleaver
Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
America right now is the maddest place on earth. Like watching a David Lynch film.
4683131841
Reposted by Gary Cleaver
Stephen Graham @stephengraham.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I had this bit about Jeffrey Archer from the 1995 HIGNFY video memorised for whenever I needed a handy fact about him.
431775674
Reposted by Gary Cleaver
God @thegodshow.com · 05/10/2026
42778882640
Reposted by Gary Cleaver
Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
FFS… Is it really an accident anymore at this point?
1350201757091
Reposted by Gary Cleaver
Suella De-Vil Shadowy spokesdemon for learning stuff @suellade.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Nigel forgetting the riots that happened here in 2024 What did we call them again? Ah yes. The Farage Riots
17492140
Reposted by Gary Cleaver
Sir Michael Take CBE @sirmichaeltake.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
A sad, lonely woman jilted by her brash lover is left to wile away the empty hours in an isolated flat in Dubai. After consuming yet another vodka her mind wanders & she types out far fetched fantasies desperately seeking attention & solace. Please could someone call a doctor.😬
84615151
Reposted by Gary Cleaver
Adrian Littlejohn @yorksfella59.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Evening, #Ofcom. A British politician is advertising, in advance, that his "full verdict" on the Prime Minister's speech today will be given in his own programme, which carries his name, on GB News tonight. Aren't News channels supposed to show due impartiality? 🤮 x.com/Nigel_Farage...
x.com
Nigel Farage (@Nigel_Farage) on X
I will give my full verdict on Andy Burnham’s speech LIVE on GB News at 7PM tonight.
25391155
Reposted by Gary Cleaver
Cold War Steve @coldwarsteve.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
652471691
Reposted by Gary Cleaver
Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
If 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.
1222645517
Reposted by Gary Cleaver
Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
When I said they were Iranians arriving in small boats, I meant British nationals living in London.
771198297
Reposted by Gary Cleaver
Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
This 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.
Reform UK
Follow
@reformparty_uk
Charities' actions in aiding and abetting the invasion of our country will be illegal under
Reform UK.

Photo of Farage on Gb news
1181829728
Reposted by Gary Cleaver
Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Harborne: “My £36M is a philanthropic gift to the nation” Delo: “My £36M creates a level playing field for Reform” Farage: “I’ll slash CGT to save you £100M/yr” Reform: bought by millionaires to enrich millionaires. Reform voters… They. Are. Laughing. At. You. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
independent.co.uk
Reform to hand crypto investors hundreds of millions in tax breaks
Exclusive: Analysis seen by The Independent reveals the wealthiest crypto investors would get £100m a year in tax relief from Nigel Farage’s party
10723861023
Reposted by Gary Cleaver
Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Steve Reed on 25 March explaining that the £100k cap on donations "will therefore apply retrospectively, so it includes all donations from overseas electors received from today". Yes, but how are people who never bother going to Parliament supposed to know that?
451474525
Reposted by Gary Cleaver
Jim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
The Tories have attacked appointment of TUC chief Paul Nowak as a director of Bank of England, saying: "The last thing our country needs is a trade union leader helping to run the BofE." And yet it was a Tory government that in 2019 appointed the then TUC chief Frances O'Grady to the same role
21431129
Reposted by Gary Cleaver
Rory Cellan-Jones @rorycj.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
share.google/AWA0QowotTF2... The RNLI is one of those institutions that make me proud to be British - join me in donating to show your support
share.google
Donate to the RNLI and help save lives at sea
Your donations really make a difference. We depend on your generosity to educate people to stay safe and prevent tragedies on and offshore. Donate here.
321156332
Reposted by Gary Cleaver
Rob Delaney @robdelaney.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Initially I was frustrated with the rise of self-checkout but I appreciated how stores passed the savings on to me rather than pocket the money, fire armies of workers & make me do a job I suck at. It’s also why I’m optimistic about AI! I have been kicked in the head by several horses.
654000786
Reposted by Gary Cleaver
Alice Roberts @profaliceroberts.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
I’ve reached the point - well actually, I reached it a while ago - where I’m militantly anti-AI. Fine - use it in bioscience labs and radiology where it might help analyse data more effectively. Use it sparingly for systems engineering. Everywhere else, it can fuck off.
1553157717
Reposted by Gary Cleaver
Rhodri Marsden @rhodri.biz · 08/09/2026
It won’t stop these reprehensible, cowardly pieces of shit attacking the RNLI, but here is a handy link to donate rnli.org/support-us/g...
rnli.org
Donate to the RNLI and help save lives at sea
Your donations really make a difference. We depend on your generosity to educate people to stay safe and prevent tragedies on and offshore. Donate here.
47786440
Reposted by Gary Cleaver
Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
The RNLI’s volunteers head out in any conditions. They don’t question who. They save strangers at sea. People, helping people. Your Christmas shop can help support people who’ll drop everything to save people. shop.rnli.org
shop.rnli.org
RNLI Shop | Lifesaving Gifts
We have the perfect lifesaving gifts for you and your crew. Order them online at shop.RNLI.org and help us to save lives for another 200 years.
12596262
Gary Cleaver @meet-cleaver.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
#BirdOfTheDay #BirdsInGreen
Turaco bird perched on a rope
090
Reposted by Gary Cleaver
Adrian Littlejohn @yorksfella59.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
I am bloody proud to be an #RNLI supporter and member! These brilliant men and women have quite enough to cope with without being harassed by the scum of the earth. Their only concern is to help people in danger at sea - not check passports first! Which is how it should be. Please RT if you agree🙏
541005569
Gary Cleaver @meet-cleaver.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
@bbcnewsnight.bsky.social Why on Earth did you give airtime to Les?
001
Reposted by Gary Cleaver
Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Man in glasses that partook in the assault of young women at a Reform conference identified as Stephen Cooling of Sutton, a Reform member who previously stood as a UKIP candidate in Erdington.
Cooling with FaragePolitical posterCooling outside home
61864455
Reposted by Gary Cleaver
Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Reform UK Conference 2026 This is all it will be remembered for.
2062171898
Reposted by Gary Cleaver
Cold War Steve @coldwarsteve.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
882771975
Reposted by Gary Cleaver
Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Trump protected by Putin, Kim Jong Un, and Netanyahu
991780522
Reposted by Gary Cleaver
Cold War Steve @coldwarsteve.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
211078314
Reposted by Gary Cleaver
Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
I'm old enough to remember Nigel Farage ruling out any association with Le Pen's lot "now or in the future" because he considered them "far right". But I guess that's ok now. Here is what he said in 2013 and 2015.
25638220
Reposted by Gary Cleaver
Victoria Derbyshire @vicderbyshire.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Undercover filming shows Nigel Farage celebrating illegal foreign donations Footage shows a plan to break electoral law by funnelling money from a US ‘businessman’ through a UK donor The donations funded a series of widely reported polls secretly commissioned by Reform
1191470466
Reposted by Gary Cleaver
The Guardian @theguardian.com · 03/09/2026
Reform officials ‘plotted to break law on foreign donations’ in undercover film
theguardian.com
Reform officials ‘plotted to break law on foreign donations’ in undercover film
Investigation broadcast by Channel 4 shows man posing as ‘impermissible donor’ paying for polling that helped Reform Nigel Farage is facing fresh criticism on the eve of the Reform UK party conference after some of his team were filmed appearing to plot to avoid electoral laws on foreign donations in an undercover investigation broadcast by Channel 4. A group of investigative journalists called Verbatim, funded by the Centre for Climate Reporting, posed as a potential Reform supporter and his wealthy American father, an impermissible donor, who paid for £30,000 of polling commissioned by Reform and which benefited the party. Continue reading...
22326109
Reposted by Gary Cleaver
Channel 4 News @channel4news.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Undercover footage verified by Channel 4 News reveals a secret plot by senior Reform UK figures to break the law on party donations. A leading legal expert is now calling for a criminal investigation. 🔗 Read the exclusive story on Substack:
channel4news.substack.com
Exclusive: Nigel Farage filmed undercover celebrating secret new foreign donations
Undercover footage verified by Channel 4 News reveals a secret plot by senior Reform UK figures to break the law on party donations. A leading legal expert is now calling for a criminal investigation.
46694603997
Reposted by Gary Cleaver
Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
John Redwood here - still smarting from an invasion that took place... NINE HUNDRED AND FIFTY YEARS ago
As we consider the Bayeux Embroidery we
should remember the many killed by this
French invasion. English men and women
had their lands stolen. Many were put into
serfdom by a new Norman governing class.
3841117204
Reposted by Gary Cleaver
Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Not just Canada
314333
Reposted by Gary Cleaver
Stop Funding Hate @stopfundinghate.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
This dangerous, extreme, inflammatory rhetoric is what Ikea are supporting by advertising on Talk. Take action: www.facebook.com/IKEAUK/
1518469
Reposted by Gary Cleaver
Jessica Elgot @jessicaelgot.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Reform UK has banned some journalists from its annual conference who have reported critically on the party and Nigel Farage. It includes the Guardian’s City editor, Anna Isaac, who uncovered the £5m gift. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
theguardian.com
Reform UK bans three journalists from its conference after critical reporting
Guardian City editor Anna Isaac among those who had credentials to cover event declined
64432201
Reposted by Gary Cleaver
Dr Ellie Chowns MP @elliechowns.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Despite years of calls from MPs across the House to ban all trade with illegal Israeli settlements, the last govt failed to take genuine action in the face of war crimes and human rights abuses. The new Foreign Sec cannot repeat the mistakes of the old; we must act to end Britain's complicity now.
18445145
Reposted by Gary Cleaver
Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
According to Nigel Farage, Iceland being in the EU Single Market, having free movement of people and belonging to Schengen is perfectly compatible with national independence. I look forward to him endorsing the same independence for the UK: back in the Single Market, with free movement and Schengen
10891304
Reposted by Gary Cleaver
Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Iceland is not in the EU, but it is a member of the Schengen area. It’s also a member of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) and is part of the Single Market, meaning it enjoys freedom of movement with the EU. Good to know that doesn’t impact their independence. Maybe we should try it, Nige.
Nigel Farage 
@Nigel_Farage
Congratulations to Iceland on voting to keep their independence.
09:40 • 30/08/2026 •
772449723
Reposted by Gary Cleaver
Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Carried interest payments to UK private equity (PE) execs hit £5.4bn. Execs taxed at capital gains tax rates, lower than income tax rates. They don't pay national insurance (NI). PE doesn't pay employer NI on execs share of profits. Tax perks for the super rich. archive.ph/PuQ79
ft.com
Private equity carried interest payouts soared ahead of UK tax changes
Jump to £5.4bn suggests a flurry of activity ahead of tax overhaul by Labour government
9259150
Reposted by Gary Cleaver
Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Narrator: Richard Tice is divorced from his wife of 24 years with whom he shares 3 children. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
independent.co.uk
Couples with children should be married, Reform UK’s deputy leader says
Richard Tice also said ‘British-born children’ are a ‘good thing’ and should be encouraged
1461830564
Reposted by Gary Cleaver
James Hawes @jameshawes.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
No, Elon: it was because the conquest of Egypt (in particular) suddenly made a few Romans so unprecedentedly rich and powerful that they destroyed the Roman Republic.
Elon Musk gets it wrong.
28705143
Reposted by Gary Cleaver
Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
There are two countries directly threatening NATO members with direct military confrontation and that’s Israel and Russia, both are enabled by the US which happens to be the biggest member of NATO. Both leaders of Israel and Russia are wanted by the ICC, in response the US is attacking the ICC.
371184488
Reposted by Gary Cleaver
Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
String of really nasty offences detailed in Clacton and Frinton and Essex. Surprised Nigel hasn't called them all out. Wonder why that is. www.clactonandfrintongazette.co.uk/news/2646426...
clactonandfrintongazette.co.uk
Essex criminals jailed for sex crimes, domestic violence and burglaries
Eleven criminals have been put behind bars across Essex so far this month, from domestic abusers and burglars to dangerous drivers and serious…
801118418
Reposted by Gary Cleaver
Dale Vince @dalevince.com · 17/08/2026
Tice is an idiot. One thousand people dead in two months from extreme hot weather and he says - enjoy it. One hundred thousand will die in Europe this summer. Tice says see the positives….. He lives in a bubble disconnected from ordinary people and their reality.
1561234376
Reposted by Gary Cleaver
Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Wow. Proponents of the ICE taser gloves are openly saying that one reason they love the gloves is that they doesn’t leave any marks or proof that they were used, making it harder for people to sue when they’re shocked excessively.
Mother Jones

"In today's society, you know, everybody's filming everything, everybody has a cell phone," Glueck said. If an officer punches someone on camera, that can go viral in an instant; even a standard taser leaves puncture wounds. But "the glove is low optic, and it looks better on camera, and it looks better to those witnesses. With a glove, there are no burn marks or scars."But local police across the country are still eagerly buying the gloves—in large part so that they can harm people and avoid being sued for it. It's been successful "from the patrolmen to the jailers," Lumpkin County Sheriff Stacy Jarrard said in a Compliant Technologies promotional video. "It's been a great tool as far as mitigating liability," according to Nelson County Jailer Justin Hall.
Bob Couey of the Floyd County Sheriff's Department sung the GLOVE's praises, too: "I highly recommend these gloves to anybody that's looking for a utility they can use that is conducive to not leading to lawsuits."
30672553803
Reposted by Gary Cleaver
Jonathan Portes @jdportes.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Not hard to see why Reform did not announce their plan to abolish Personal Independence Payment until *after* the by-election..
581426613
Reposted by Gary Cleaver
Count Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
A brief note for Nadhim Zahawi.
33687342865
Reposted by Gary Cleaver
Jules @jules111985.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Poorly timed notification from the range there 🤦🏻‍♀️
613365750
Reposted by Gary Cleaver
Cold War Steve @coldwarsteve.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
The Haywain 2026
501953812
Reposted by Gary Cleaver
Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
The only things this ridiculous Clacton by-election farce have confirmed: 1) Farage is wholly unfit for public office, given his willingness to abuse it 2) Farage is corrupt 3) Farage is an attention-seeking, charmless, lying dickhead 4) Clacton has let us all down. Again. That’s it.
1742817623