Reposted by @mikeroebuck.bsky.socialSouth-East London for Europe (Selfe) @selfe.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Never Forget #StopFarage #GetFarageOut 11266122
mikeroebuck.bsky.social @mikeroebuck.bsky.social · 30/09/2026So we've lost Dame Esther Rantzen now. That'll be another part of my youth gone then. #RIP 000
Reposted by @mikeroebuck.bsky.socialBladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Amount a pensioner receives in the UK is the lowest in Europe, just 2/3rds of France and barely 50% of Italy who are considered a 'poorer' country. Why is our pension 'unaffordable' when it is so low, and where is all our money actually going? 35307146
Reposted by @mikeroebuck.bsky.socialPrem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Complaints to watchdog about England water firms jump 84%, up from 8,235 to 15,115. Complaints about bills, affordability, services. Millions suffer in silence but don't formally complain. Sewage dumped, leaks everywhere, customers fleeced, shareholders and execs rewarded.bbc.co.ukComplaints to watchdog about water firms jump 84%Many complaints were about affordability, after customers saw steep hikes to bills. 8253132
Reposted by @mikeroebuck.bsky.socialCount Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Riddle me this. If somebody donates £36 million to a political party and £5 million to its leader, how is the £5 million not political? Asking for a parliamentary standards commissioner. 8551051298
Reposted by @mikeroebuck.bsky.socialRob Fleming @robjimfleming.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Some 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.ukUrgent police appeal to find missing girl with links to ManchesterAmelia was last seen on Thursday night, September 10 355103
Reposted by @mikeroebuck.bsky.socialSARS‑CoV‑2 (COVID-19) @covid19disease.bsky.social · 11/09/2026🚨 BREAKTHROUGH: 25-year-old Argentinian biologist Pilar Ferrer has developed an injectable gel that helps repair damaged heart tissue after a heart attack 20993532432
Reposted by @mikeroebuck.bsky.socialAmethyst Heels / Ruvani de Silva @amethystheels.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Been trying v hard not to cry but this pushed me over the edge - I bet she’d be tickled pink ❤️❤️❤️ 181
Reposted by @mikeroebuck.bsky.socialMark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 26/08/2026This could be huge, preventing hundreds of thousands of cases of heart disease and stroke.theguardian.comShingles vaccine linked to lower risk of heart attack and stroke, study findsResearchers say benefits of two-dose Shingrix vaccine could be comparable to taking daily blood pressure medication 651293419
Reposted by @mikeroebuck.bsky.socialRolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 25/08/2026Dolly Parton's family asked that, in lieu of flowers, fans make a donation to the singer's Imagination Library. Here's what the charity does ⬇️ www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...rollingstone.comTurning Pages: Inside Dolly Parton's Imagination LibraryCore team of 15 staff and thousands of volunteers and partners help the country-music philanthropist deliver books to kids around the world. 129190418282
Reposted by @mikeroebuck.bsky.socialRobert "The Bobby Yaga" McNees @mcnees.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Dolly Parton's scientific, public health, and educational philanthropy was so significant that @nature.com is running a piece on the impact she had.nature.comDolly Parton dies aged 80 – researchers celebrate her contributions to scienceThe country singer was an advocate for vaccines, public health, literacy and marginalized communities. 0373151
Reposted by @mikeroebuck.bsky.socialJohn Mc 𓅛🍻 @johnmcnwoods.mu.social · 30/07/2026Good #ScrapFIFA 041
Reposted by @mikeroebuck.bsky.socialMax B 💙 🔶 🇺🇦 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 @maxbrockbank.com · 20/07/2026"North Gibraltar" 😉 4313
Reposted by @mikeroebuck.bsky.socialSam Bright @writesbright.bsky.social · 12/07/2026Reform has threatened to “investigate” Phillip Rycroft, the man behind the government’s review of foreign financial interference in British politics. Now why would Farage want to do that… 🤔🤔🤔open.substack.comFarage’s foreign web: Full dossier🔴 From Moscow to Mar-a-Lago... 36558232
Reposted by @mikeroebuck.bsky.socialHamburg News Observer @hamburgnews.bsky.social · 13/07/2026Severe Weather Near Hamburg—Giant Hailstones Destroy Cars www.mopo.de/hamburg/unwetter-bei-ha… more #Hamburg #news at: hamburgnews.observer 011
Reposted by @mikeroebuck.bsky.socialDare Obasanjo @carnage4life.bsky.social · 28/06/2026Ford has rehired hundreds of senior engineers after replacing them with AI backfired and has cost the company billions of dollars. AI adoption is blamed for Ford being the most recalled automaker in the U.S. with 51 recalls covering over 11 million vehicles in the first half of 2026 alone. 340105163960
Reposted by @mikeroebuck.bsky.socialPie Thagoram @piethagoram.bsky.social · 06/07/2026#Notts County History on X: A Real piece of Football History! 140 years old today 🖤🤍 July 6th 1886 E Browne Esq Notts County fc Dear Sir, In reply to yours the dates you mention will suit us very well. Oct 16 at Nottingham Nov 27 “ Sheffield Yours truly WW Liddell Hon. Sec. SFC 051
Reposted by @mikeroebuck.bsky.socialContempraInn 🌹 @contemprainn.bsky.social · 06/07/2026A rescued swan 🦢 hugging the vet who saved its life, the sweetest thank you ever.💞 224116131535
Reposted by @mikeroebuck.bsky.socialOnly me @onlyme56.bsky.social · 05/07/2026Forgot to post the finished #mural on the Sutton Bridge, dedicated to John Morris. #Art #Train #Shrewsbury it certainly improves the bridge area 😍 #beautiful. By Richard Keay a local #artist the "Clun Castle" #SteamTrain 091
Reposted by @mikeroebuck.bsky.socialRyfford @ryfford.bsky.social · 01/07/2026It appears that Farage may be corrupt. Who could have guessed? 02114
Reposted by @mikeroebuck.bsky.socialOlga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 22/02/2026Read this. 52704307
Reposted by @mikeroebuck.bsky.socialUrsula von der Leyen @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu · 22/06/2026It can take many leaders years to grow into the statesman you became in just two years. European and Ukrainian security is stronger because of you. Thank you, dear Keir. 1151945486
Reposted by @mikeroebuck.bsky.socialPrem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 20/06/2026Curse of private equity For quick profits it destroyed: Monarch Airlines The Original Factory Shop Payless Shoes Poundworld Silentnight Southern Cross Thomas Cook TM Lewin Toys R Us. PE uses excessive debt, tax abuse, financial engineering, opacity to devour. Town centers became economic desertsleftfootforward.orgThe finance curse is devouring the UKPrem Sikka is an Emeritus Professor of Accounting at the University of Essex and the University of Sheffield, a Labour member of the House of Lords, and Contributing Editor at Left Foot Forward. Th... 21376159
Reposted by @mikeroebuck.bsky.socialDavid Benedict @eggsbened.bsky.social · 16/06/2026Nightmare for a friend of mine in London. Please share. 8311545
Reposted by @mikeroebuck.bsky.socialDavid Desi Pubs Dason @davidjesudason.bsky.social · 04/06/2026I hope this important post makes people reconsider the dangers of gambling, seek help if needed and question why pubs have these betting machines davidjesudason.substack.com/p/pubs-gambl... 12213
Reposted by @mikeroebuck.bsky.socialKimBo @zapperfan7.bsky.social · 05/06/2026rachel.weinberger FINALLY! A British newspaper that doesn’t just regurgitate Zionist propaganda! Thank you @thecanaryuk for your amazing journalism, as usual! Available in a newsagent near you too! 02311
Reposted by @mikeroebuck.bsky.socialPrem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 22/05/2026Curse of Private Equity Morrisons to close 100 stores. Blames govt, silent on PE looting. PE loaded company with £6.6bn debt, cut staff, sold-off petrol stations, indulged in sale and leaseback of assets, extracted returns, devoured. To tackle PE - End tax tax relief on interest payments.bbc.co.ukMorrisons planning to close 100 stores in next few monthsIt said difficulties had been exacerbated by "significant cost increases resulting from government policy choices". 25418187
Reposted by @mikeroebuck.bsky.socialThe Wiener Holocaust Library @wienerlibrary.bsky.social · 20/05/2026🗺️ Our interactive Refugee Map allows you to browse and search a selection of our rich collection of family papers, including diaries, photo albums, identity and emigration papers, Red Cross letters and recorded interviews... www.refugeemap.orgrefugeemap.orgRefugee Map | Documents from the Wiener Holocaust Library 1107
Reposted by @mikeroebuck.bsky.socialRichard Vaughan @richardvaughan.bsky.social · 19/05/2026I know it has been repeatedly pointed out but the mismanagement of HS2 is criminal. Originally budgeted at £35-40bn in 2020 and the first phase (London to Brum) due to complete this year. It will now, at worst expectations, come in at nearly triple the cost and 17 (SEVENTEEN) years late. 3296
mikeroebuck.bsky.social @mikeroebuck.bsky.social · 19/05/2026Shapps was banned from defence work for two years - then a firm where he was chairman won a missile contract www.upday.com/uk/politics/...upday.comShapps was banned from defence work for two years - then a firm where he was chairman won a missile contract | The latest National and International News - upday NewsFormer Conservative defence secretary Sir Grant Shapps has resigned from his role at a missile manufacturer after concerns emerged that he broke rules governing former ministers' employment. The ethic... 000
Reposted by @mikeroebuck.bsky.socialRoger Protz @rogerprotz.bsky.social · 12/05/2026ICE Agents have lists of 20 million people on their iphones thanks to Palantir, increasing chance of arrest, a senior ICE official speaking at a tradeshow. "Palantir UK Healthcare is helping organise information held by NHS Trusts". 0238
Reposted by @mikeroebuck.bsky.socialThe Dobson Family and Colin the Dalek @dobbersw.bsky.social · 08/05/2026I still love the theory a Year 6 child proposed to me that David Attenborough is actually God and he got fed up with people not noticing the amazing things he'd created, so he made documentaries to show off. 4445651269
Reposted by @mikeroebuck.bsky.socialBuck Frexit @beany.bsky.social · 09/05/2026It wasn’t the EU that made us sell off British Gas, BT, Britsh Rail, the post office, our water & our electricity. UK govts. did that and now we’re being screwed for profit from every angle. But the same person who told us to leave the EU would sell off the NHS. Farage is never the answer. 27506206
Reposted by @mikeroebuck.bsky.socialTalking Pictures TV @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social · 08/05/2026Coming soon! Channel Premiere series! Every Thursday, beginning Thursday 21st May, at 5:20pm RAILWAY MURDERS (2021) 🚂 Presented by #NicholasDay investigating the most notorious murders ever to take place on the British railways #TPTVsubtitles 031
Reposted by @mikeroebuck.bsky.socialBylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.uk · 08/05/2026David Attenborough: 100 years of life on Earth We should reflect on how we can develop Attenborough's legacy | Ross McNally @rossmcnally.bsky.social @sussexbylines.co.uksussexbylines.co.ukDavid Attenborough: 100 years of life on EarthWe should reflect on how we can develop Attenborough's legacy 223846
Reposted by @mikeroebuck.bsky.socialGary @shamrocknroll84.bsky.social · 05/05/20264 hour surgery today of my head being drilled into to try and fix a disease that has eroded my hearing bone. In under no circumstances should we ever lose the NHS. All the grifters who have ideas to privatise it should be chased at every point. Send them packing at the ballot box on Thursday 👊🏾 118916
Reposted by @mikeroebuck.bsky.socialNorth West Bylines @northwestbylines.co.uk · 04/05/2026An early medieval manuscript found in Rome contains the earliest known copy of the Historia Ecclesiatica by Bede, the earliest known English poem | Elisabetta Magnanti and Mark Faulkner northwestbylines.co.ukWe found a lost copy of the earliest surviving English poem in a medieval manuscript in RomeAn early medieval manuscript found in Rome contains the earliest known copy of the Historia Ecclesiatica by Bede, the earliest known English poem 0267
Reposted by @mikeroebuck.bsky.socialOtto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 04/05/2026Vote Reform. Or we will house *dangerous migrant centres* in your village. And if you vote Green, it will be even worse for you. It's beyond disturbing. The chill wind of threat, thuggery and menace of a kind never before seen in Britain. 34228701071
Reposted by @mikeroebuck.bsky.socialPrem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 04/05/2026Neoliberalism and infrastructure resilience. Since privatisation England water companies have paid £85bn in dividends. Average age of Thames Water infrastructure, 79 yrs. Average age of water industry assets, 56 yrs. At the current rate, it would take 700 yrs to renew infrastructure.leftfootforward.orgWaging war on poverty and exploitation is the only way to build a resilient societyThe problems caused by neoliberalism cannot be addressed by bigger doses of neoliberal policies which prioritise profits and corporate interests over people’s welfare 217179
mikeroebuck.bsky.social @mikeroebuck.bsky.social · 04/05/2026leftfootforward.org/2026/04/wagi...leftfootforward.orgWaging war on poverty and exploitation is the only way to build a resilient societyThe problems caused by neoliberalism cannot be addressed by bigger doses of neoliberal policies which prioritise profits and corporate interests over people’s welfare 000
Reposted by @mikeroebuck.bsky.socialHendrik Klaassens #FBPE #BanX #NoAfD #FBR @aurorablogspot.bsky.social · 04/05/2026These are the consequences of fascism. In 2022 we visited the remains of Camp Westerbork, also known as ‘the gateway to Hell’. Over 100,000 Dutch Jews and Roma were assembled here for transport to Nazi concentration camps. If we don't fight fascism, this will happen again. #DefendDemocracy 111246
mikeroebuck.bsky.social @mikeroebuck.bsky.social · 28/04/2026Pub no. 2. One of my all-time favourites. 051
mikeroebuck.bsky.social @mikeroebuck.bsky.social · 28/04/2026Wasn't expecting to get a direct tram to my 2nd pub but I'm on one now. 000
mikeroebuck.bsky.social @mikeroebuck.bsky.social · 28/04/2026In Prague tonight. At least 3 pubs on the list for a visit. This is the first one, for good beer and food. 030
Reposted by @mikeroebuck.bsky.socialPrem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 26/04/2026Even investors call for Thames Water to be nationalised. Vultures devouring it - high interest, fees One-third of customer bills cover interest, dividends payments l. Govt must enforce the law, not waive/defer fines, make TW bankrupt, buy it cheaply. Privatisation has failed. archive.ph/6kuRqarchive.ph 12292123
Reposted by @mikeroebuck.bsky.socialK M Flett @keithbeard.bsky.social · 25/04/2026When Brewdog failed in March it left £550m of debt including £960,000 to Malt supplier Muntons & £27,000 to brewer Vault City wp.me/p15p2Q-gCLwp.meThe Brewdog debts: drinks & hospitalityThe Brewdog debts: drinks & hospitality When Brewdog failed at the beginning of March it left £550m debts split roughly equally between the brewery and the bars and retail. The Administrators A… 022
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