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neil1964.bsky.social @neil1964.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
23rd January: Trump announced he was sending an "armada" to Iran. British nationals have had more than enough time to get out of Dubai 🤷‍♂️
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neil1964.bsky.social @neil1964.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
Just been checking my atlas to see where Dubai is. Why did anyone ever think it could be considered a safe holiday destination?
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neil1964.bsky.social @neil1964.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
@nedboulting.bsky.social Whilst planning for the UK stages of Le Tour de France 2027, I've realised that I don't know how to spell "schlueging," and no one's been able to help me 🤷‍♂️
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Ned Boulting @nedboulting.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Jim Ratcliffe is a prick. I always thought he was. He has done nothing to suggest that he is not a prick. I loathe Jim Ratcliffe and as a result I find it very hard to get behind his cycling team. He was a prick before he got into cycling. He’s always been a prick. I hope that clears things up.
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Ned Boulting @nedboulting.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
Please, of you support NSF, and what we are trying to achieve, sign up here and get EVERYONE you know to do the same. It's free, but also it's vital to us... neverstraysfar.com/pages/sign-up
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Hosted by Ned Boulting, David Millar and Pete Kennaugh. The three talk about lots of things, although they never stray far from the core issue, bike racing. Expect guests from the racing world and som...
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Jemma Forte @jemmaforte.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
New Trawl out now! A right witchy stew of an ep. Link below 👇
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Ned Boulting @nedboulting.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
My mate Stef and the amazing @xobikes.bsky.social (plus their new barbers' shop) www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Bike mechanic scheme reduces prison leaver reoffending
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
This hasn’t aged well..
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
Farage hopes he can breeze into power without scrutiny. But his racism, corrupt donations, shady links to Russia and MAGA… make it harder for him to hide. And his tantrum reactions to being challenged reveal him for the nasty inadequate he really is. #NeverPM www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-wheels...
adambienkov.co.uk
The Wheels Are Falling off the Nigel Farage Project
The Reform leader's increasingly rattled public appearances betray a growing sense that the opportunity of a lifetime could be about to slip from his fingers
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neil1964.bsky.social @neil1964.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
@marina-purkiss.bsky.social My local Aldi has run out of the Kenco lattes which you recommended. The Trawl has become a monster!
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Russ Jones @russincheshire.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
Farage says he can't remember being continually racist and antisemitic. The axe forgets. The tree remembers. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Nigel Farage responds to racism claims saying he never ‘tried to hurt anybody’
Reform leader denies racist or antisemitic behaviour ‘with intent’ at school, but says he can’t remember everything from 49 years ago
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Disillusioned With Conservatives @neverevertory.bsky.social · 22/11/2025
Farage's former right hand man in Wales, Nathan Gill, has been sentenced to 10.5 years in prison. He was taking bribes to spread pro Russian propaganda. Betraying Britain in support of a foreign power is the opposite of patriotism. #NeverVoteReform
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Marina Purkiss @marina-purkiss.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
YOUNG PEOPLE. LISTEN UP. Today Nigel Farage said the government should cut the minimum wage for young people ...to “raise aspiration” and “boost business" It's £10ph FFS! Lower your pay so you’ll dream bigger DO YOU SEE IT NOW? Spread far & wide. bylinetimes.com/2025/11/03/n...
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Nigel Farage Says Minimum Wage Should Be Cut for Young People
The Reform leader said cutting the minimum wage for young people would boost business, as he attacked plans to raise taxes on the wealthy
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
“I would gently point out to Nigel Farage that before we left the EU we had a returns agreement with every country in the EU. He told the country it would make no difference if we left. He was wrong about that. These are Farage boats in many senses coming across the channel” 👏 PM Keir Starmer
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Russ Jones @russincheshire.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
It is very nearly the tenth anniversary of that brief moment when, for 2 or 3 days, British newspapers remembered refugees are desperate human beings who need our help, rather than scum that it's okay to threaten with violence.
Alan Kurdi, dead on a beach
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Marina Purkiss @marina-purkiss.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
Not one Al Jazeera journalist left… All systematically murdered by a regime desperate to conceal the truth And while many of their western counterparts and media figures (who are safe and salaried) choose silence and complicity.
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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
John Oliver, "Gaza is starving is objectively true. But it is also slightly misleading because it is too passive" "Gaza is being starved - by Israel"
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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
£4.8 billion, the increased annual trade with India £140 billion, the lost annual trade outside the EU Why is the UK poorer? Because the Conservatives took us outside the EU Single Market with Brexit, and Labour are keeping us outside the EU Single Market with their 'make Brexit work'
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Marina Purkiss @marina-purkiss.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
We will never forget the support, the arms, the excuses, the empowerment, the cowardice, the cover-ups and the media bias that led to this. Never.
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neil1964.bsky.social @neil1964.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
Alcohol free beer has transformed my visits to open mic nights (which are usually too far to walk). Although I doubt that anyone else notices, swigging a big glass of Vimto is a bit of a vibe-killer for me, and the facsimile of a couple of pints of beer is almost as relaxing as the real thing.
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
Company execs collect up to 575 times median worker pay. Workers get crumbs. 2016 -2023: 3m workers denied minimum wage. No prosecution. P&O Ferries illegally sacked 800 workers. No prosecution. Companies secretly blacklisted trade unionists. Democratise corporations or become corporate slaves.
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Taming corporations is the key issue of our times
To appease corporations, people may raze mountains, divert rivers, clear forests, cover countryside in tarmac and shower subsidies upon them, but they have no loyalty to any place, people or product.
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neil1964.bsky.social @neil1964.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
Happy July 14th, everyone. America, this is your annual reminder that there is a cure for corrupt oligarchy.
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Ned Boulting @nedboulting.bsky.social · 05/07/2025
A massive thank you from Lizzie, David, Pete (who'll be there if he can be) and me. The response to this new venture has been overwhelming. Please sign up here (entirely for free) to make your support known. Let's get this up and running. neverstraysfar.com
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Never Strays Far | Cycling Podcast
Hosted by Ned Boulting, David Millar and Pete Kennaugh. The three talk about lots of things, although they never stray far from the core issue, bike racing. Expect guests from the racing world and som...
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British Naturism @britnaturism.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
Here comes Summer - have you had a #skinnydip yet? www.bn.org.uk/news/news/bh...
bn.org.uk
Here Comes Summer - have you skinny-dipped lately?
The sun is shining (for the moment!), fluffy clouds are scudding across the blue sky – and Great British Skinny Dips (GBSD) are packing the BN calendar!, writes Dugie Eyton-HughesWe’ll dip our toes in...
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Cat Hobbs @cathobbs.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
Since 2010, we have lost: 279 school playing fields 750 youth centres 793 playgrounds 800 libraries 1,086 swimming pools 1,416 Sure Start children’s centres No wonder children have nowhere to go Tax multi millionaires, give us back our public services www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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neil1964.bsky.social @neil1964.bsky.social · 07/06/2025
Is it wrong to expect my gay friends to be tolerant of naturism? I know that there are some qualitative differences, but to accept people for what they are should be a two way street, right?
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neil1964.bsky.social @neil1964.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
Reminder: The North East Skinny Dip returns to Druridge Bay on Sunday 28th September 2025. Plenty of tickets still available. northeastskinnydip.co.uk
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North East Skinny Dip – The biggest and best skinny dip in the UK!
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
'I no longer believe working to get a Reform government elected is a good use of my time’ To be fair, it’s not a good use any body’s time www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/zia...
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
“This deal doesn’t reverse Brexit. It doesn’t roll back the referendum. It simply tries to make the current arrangement less disastrous for the people and businesses who’ve been living with the fallout for the last eight years” eastangliabylines.co.uk/news/brexit/...
eastangliabylines.co.uk
Farage looks furious, Twitter melts down: a Brexit Deal FAQ
Everything you need to know about the new Brexit Deal, why Farage hates it, and what’s next
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
Low/Middle income people save in bank/building soc accounts. £1000 interest tax-free for most basic rate earners: £500 for others; rest taxed at 20%-45%. Rich buy second homes, arts, securities. £3000 capital gains tax-free, rest taxed at 18%-24% for most. Class war embedded in the UK tax system.
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neil1964.bsky.social @neil1964.bsky.social · 27/04/2025
When someone firmly believes that they've found a simple answer to a complex problem...
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Amy @amzomac.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
Today, Pedro Sánchez cancelled a multi-million euro deal with an Israeli company. 👏👏👏 His decision was heavily influenced by pressure from the organised left & socialist coalition. If Spain can do it, we can do it too!!! Organise. Pressure your governments! #EndArmsToIsrael #FreePalestine 🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸
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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
Let’s celebrate the real England England is not the far-right fringe— it's a nation of compassion, protest, and progress.
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Let’s celebrate the real England
England is not the far-right fringe—it's a nation of compassion, protest, and progress. The people show who we are
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neil1964.bsky.social @neil1964.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
We write our post and the algorithm makes the editorial decision about who sees it and when. We are unpaid journos. The platform is a publisher and therefore must bear legal responsibility for any adverse consequences. Am I missing something?
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
“Mr Speaker, inflation under them 11%, £22bn blackhole, a mini budget that made us the laughing stock of the world & they want to give lectures on the economy to us! No thank you very much!” Prime minister Keir Starmer #PMQs
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neil1964.bsky.social @neil1964.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
Is there any truth in the rumour that MAGAs are buying Cybertrucks to "own the libs."
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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
With Boris Johnson, Putin weakened Europe with Brexit, dividing the UK from the EU With Donald Trump, Putin is weakening North America, dividing the US from Canada; as well as the US from Europe Putin's long game of tearing apart Western unity is succeeding Is this why Nigel Farage admires Putin?
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Marina Purkiss @marina-purkiss.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
As we welcome the news that the UK will support Ukraine with a £2.26bn loan… Here’s your reminder that the Conservatives wasted £9.9bn on unusable or defective PPE Never forget their staggering corruption and incompetence.
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neil1964.bsky.social @neil1964.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
Watching French news coverage of Gaza under the heading "Proche Orient," which translates as "Near East." Makes me wonder. In the UK, is it deliberate that we only refer to Middle East and Far East?
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 23/02/2025
“Immigration, mostly from outside the EU, surged due to Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal. Net migration rose from 184,000 in 2019 to 906,000 in 2023. It was a gift to Nigel Farage” www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/the...
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The Boriswave may destroy the Tories
Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal unleashed a surge of immigration mostly from outside the EU. This was a gift to Nigel Farage
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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
Please make sure you are following @quietriotpod.bsky.social It’s a superb podcast. Many thanks. Now please repost this post and continue with your scrolling.
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Billionaires become rich by renting out damp, mouldy substandard homes. Tenants suffer health hazards and increase pressure on health services whilst the rich count cash, live in leafy suburbs and hide behind anonymous companies. Why not confiscate properties, renovate?
bbc.co.uk
'Billionaires own my mouldy home' - the private renters struggling to be heard
Families tell BBC their mould-infested homes are making them ill - Panorama investigates.
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 31/01/2025
i just cannot get over how much the administration’s response to the crash shows a profound disrespect for the lives of the people they are supposed to serve
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neil1964.bsky.social @neil1964.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
For some reason, this scene from the film "Caligula" came to mind.
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neil1964.bsky.social @neil1964.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
The numpties who, only 24 hours ago, claimed that Storm Eowyn was just the BBC scaremongering have gone spookily quiet. I know it won't last though. Stupid people are incredibly resilient.
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Marina Purkiss @marina-purkiss.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
Guess it’s bye bye truth… And hello oligarchy We discuss this, plus Labour’s shitty week in this morning’s brand new episode of @thetrawl.bsky.social Pop it on, it’s different, you might like it… Listen here: linktr.ee/thetrawlpodc...
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Robert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 12/01/2025
The radicalisation of much of the right in Britain far exceeds that of the left under Corbyn. (I say that as a staunch critic of Corbyn). It's essential that decent Conservatives speak out, if they don't want the likes of Cummings, Oakeshott and Jenrick to prostitute their tradition to an arsonist.
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neil1964.bsky.social @neil1964.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
I dreamt that I dreamt of my dear departed mother, ten years since. Through the window she seemed silently to bid me follow and howling I crawled to the door, then woke in the dream. Then some stuff about motorbikes and collecting firewood in the dark.
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