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Patrick Robey

@pat-beauclerc.bsky.social
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European, pro EU and pro PR, history, books etc. No chats 🇬🇱

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Patrick Robey @pat-beauclerc.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
if that doesn't scare the Russkies, I can't think what will
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Dustin A. Chacón @lingdustin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I've heard people make claims that AI would lead to a new Renaissance, but I didn't imagine it'd happen like this:
Screenshot of a Tweet from Pope Leo XIV. It reads: 

"In this era of artificial intelligence, it is becoming urgen to distinguish human art from what machines produce. There is an ontological difference, even before an aesthetic one, between art and what a machine can generate through statistical calculation based on millions of images created by others. Algorithms lack the spark of humanity. For this reason, the Church wishes to renew an alliance with artists and cultural institutions to safeguard our humanity."
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Patrick Robey @pat-beauclerc.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Is this the Telly Tubby Take-over ?
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Patrick Robey @pat-beauclerc.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Reform may only have 8 MPs, but they've got Auntie's ear
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
“Brexit was a huge loss both for the British people and for the European project as a whole. If the United Kingdom were to make such a decision, Spain would welcome it with open arms and once again embrace our friends in Britain.” - President Sánchez
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DamonTheDemon @damonthedemon.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Few Highlights from 1980s Miners strike Mass unemployment and deindustrialisation 1981 inner city riots HIV Section 28 Poll Tax riots Housing crisis and right to buy Hillsborough Mad Cow disease Decimation of the welfare state NHS outsourcing / chronic underfunding
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Patrick Robey @pat-beauclerc.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Interesting to see the books on the shelves behind the reader, as far as I can see they were all written by one Ken Follett
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Patrick Robey @pat-beauclerc.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Brexit has damaged our economy, lessened our international influence, and removed opportunities from our young. It has weakened our security, destroyed many businesses and wrecked umpteen lives.
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Patrick Robey @pat-beauclerc.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Rees-Mugg must be one of the most repulsive, self satisfied, little runts who has ever defiled the green benches
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Patrick Robey @pat-beauclerc.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I bought an Apple watch on the advice of my cardiologist. Having stuck with it for 6 months, I never want to hear the word Apple again
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MakeBritainNiceAgain @grahamgrumps.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
#Brexit unleashed a tsunami of hate and division It is time to #Rejoin and reset liveapp.inews.co.uk/category/479...
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The Brexit years were grim and hateful – it’s time to rejoin
Ian Dunt: Leaving the EU was a terrible, terrible mistake
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Patrick Robey @pat-beauclerc.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
In my opinion Stringer is not a fit and proper person to be a Labour MP
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Patrick Robey @pat-beauclerc.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Just listened to World at One (R 4): Graham Stringer MP was invited to give his pro-Brexit views, there were plenty of leading questions, but nobody i'viewed to oppose. That is gutter journalism Quick search on Wikipedia shows Stringer:denies dyslexia, global warming, & voted against covid lockdown
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Burnham could change tax relief on pension contributions for his projects. Gross tax relief in 2024-2025 was £83.9bn. 71% went to 7.7m additional & higher rate taxpayers. 29% to 30.4m basic rate taxpayers. Giving relief to all at 20% leaves £14.5bn spare for social care. But equality/equity?
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Patrick Robey @pat-beauclerc.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Now that the prospect of a return to Europe, in some form, seems possible, right-wing Brexiteers can be expected to fight like polecats to preserve their legacy of greed and loathing,
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Patrick Robey @pat-beauclerc.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Astonishing to think that less than 2.5 months ago Starmer was still prime minister. Already he has passed into the grey mists of forgotten politicians, unremembered, unregretted. Good riddance
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Orbyuk @orbyuk.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Burnham is just a Starmer in disguise. Soft with billionaires and big business. Empty words over genocide. Attacking pensioners and those on benefits. Utterly hopeless and yet another opportunity lost. I’ll support Greens from now on
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Patrick Robey @pat-beauclerc.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
They don't need it, can't spend it and most certainly don't deserve it
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Patrick Robey @pat-beauclerc.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
So now we know where Burnham thinks he's going; but he forgot something: equality. Instead of drawing on pensioners to make up his funding, the PM might consider raising taxes on those wallowing in wealth of, say, £100m+
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Patrick Robey @pat-beauclerc.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Hmm... Got it: it's another Benefit of Brexit
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Patrick Robey @pat-beauclerc.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
After a 6 hour delay on a ferry crossing earlier this week, DFDS tried to charge me for a bottle of water.
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AdyBee 🐝 @adybee.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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Patrick Robey @pat-beauclerc.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The restoration of overseas aid to its previous level is not a matter to be considered in the light of economic convenience: it is a moral imperative www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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I have seen with pride how British overseas aid saves children’s lives. That is why I say cuts should be reversed | David Harewood
I understand the pressure on the public purse, but I have also seen the effect of our spending on the ground, says actor and Unicef UK ambassador David Harewood
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Patrick Robey @pat-beauclerc.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Macron may not be perfect, but as a statesman he stands head and shoulders above any of the UK's current politicians www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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In his final UN speech, Macron may have given other leaders a valuable parting gift: the guts to stand up to Trump | Steve Bloomfield
The French president’s resolve seems to have rubbed off on the leaders of other ‘middle powers’, says Steve Bloomfield, the former international editor of the Observer
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Patrick Robey @pat-beauclerc.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
McSwarmer failed, not because "there was always going to be an attritional cost to leading the political project that both defeated the Lab left and formed the next Lab Government," but because he kowtowed to Trump and adopted policies from Reform. And his communications & judgement were terrible
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Patrick Robey @pat-beauclerc.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
"If far-right groups can capture or intimidate the institutions that communities rely on, they may be able to reshape the boundaries of what is considered normal."
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Patrick Robey @pat-beauclerc.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Not on my screen she ain't. Long live Barbara Good !
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Patrick Robey @pat-beauclerc.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
They do say "My enemy's enemy is my friend" but I'll make an exception in her case
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Patrick Robey @pat-beauclerc.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4VJ...
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Mouse Town
YouTube video by Terry Hulf
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Patrick Robey @pat-beauclerc.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Lots of gossip predicting the end of the "triple lock" over the UK state pension. It is worth remembering that a full state pension currently stands at £12,547.60 - hardly a princely income.
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Patrick Robey @pat-beauclerc.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Another benefit of Brexit: www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s... Johnson led us into this, and Johnson should be accountable: no more pension/allowance, no more public platform; just a period sweeping the roads in an orange flak jacket bearing the label "This man is a liar. He should not be trusted"
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France says EU’s ‘Made in Europe’ law should not include the UK
‘If you’re not in the internal market, you don’t get the same protection,’ says French minister of policy designed to curb Chinese competition
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Patrick Robey @pat-beauclerc.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Tories announce latest policy to be titled "Free kick" - aimed at anybody unfortunate enough to be out of work ("Kick a man when he's down, that's the Tory way") www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Tories target universal credit claimants in plan condemned as ‘fast track to poverty’
Proposals aim to push people into work, but charities say families are still paying price of austerity cuts and rise in cost of living
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Patrick Robey @pat-beauclerc.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
10 more years ? 20 years of damage to our economy, our international influence, 20 years of opportunities stolen from our young. The liars, & fools who lead us into this catastrophe walk free & in some cases continue to air their (or Putin's ?) "opinions" www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
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Britain should rejoin EU within 10 years, Tony Blair tells Andy Burnham
A report by the Tony Blair Institute has also called for Keir Starmer’s Brexit red lines against rejoining the single market and customs union to be ditched immediately, while another influential thin...
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Patrick Robey @pat-beauclerc.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Thank goodness Starmer is now nothing but the memory of a bad dream (and to think I was fool enough to support him) www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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UK shares findings of damning climate crisis national security report suppressed under Starmer
El Niño poses critical threat to nations’ defences, says Ed Miliband in presentation to global foreign ministers
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Patrick Robey @pat-beauclerc.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Brown is head and shoulders ahead of any of today''s politicians www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8DN...
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The World We Know Is Disappearing | Gordon Brown
YouTube video by The Rest Is Politics: Leading
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
That thug sabotaging rescue efforts, racist riots, flags on lampposts, pink ladies wanting to burn down hotels, doxxing charity workers, ICE-style deportation plans, threats to scrap the Equality Act and leave the ECHR… “legitimate concerns” No. A tornado of hate and prejudice set off by Farage.
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Patrick Robey @pat-beauclerc.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
This is not politics, it's assault (or worse). 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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Patrick Robey @pat-beauclerc.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Burnham is turning out to be a sheep in wolf's clothing
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Patrick Robey @pat-beauclerc.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Seems to me that Earl Spencer would be wiser to let Princess Diana rest in peace
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Patrick Robey @pat-beauclerc.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
On 3 key issues Burnham has yet to do anything: Replace FPTP with a form of PR Return to membership of EU Prohibit sale of democracy time is running out
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Patrick Robey @pat-beauclerc.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I wonder when we are going to hear the results of the police inquiries into Andy and Mandy ?
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Prof Bob Davis @rokewood.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Frances Stonor Saunders RIP
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 14/09/2026
Your regular reminder: If the Russians stop fighting, the war ends. If the Ukrainians stop fighting, their land will be occupied, their leaders will be killed, their history and language will be erased, their children will be kidnapped to serve Russia.
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Patrick Robey @pat-beauclerc.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
"Could" ? www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
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Reform could face action over £72m crypto donations, Rayner warns
The housing secretary was reacting to two £36m donations to Nigel Farage’s party in 48 hours
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Patrick Robey @pat-beauclerc.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
You do not become a crypto billionaire without knowing the value of money, and the doors it can open.
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Patrick Robey @pat-beauclerc.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
You don't need to be a cypto-anything to know that political parties should not be for sale for £5m, or £36m. Democracy means one person, one vote, and that's the way it should stay
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Patrick Robey @pat-beauclerc.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Endless reports of Healy's problems re the economy - but there is a solution staring Burnham in the face. Rejoin Europe: boost the economy, reduce reliance on the US, give opportunities to our young, and restore some dignity to the UK's standing since the shameful days of Johnson
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Patrick Robey @pat-beauclerc.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
"Holborn and St Pancras, neighbouring Westminster, was vacated (vengefully) by Keir Starmer last week." That's Starmer's integrity settled www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The byelection here in Holborn and St Pancras is Labour’s to lose. But lose it might | Polly Toynbee
The Greens appeal to young and progressive voters here on defence, rent controls and North Sea oil. The Burnham bounce may be about to hit an obstacle, says the Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
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Patrick Robey @pat-beauclerc.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Ecocide, the widespread, severe, or long-term destruction of the natural environment by human activity, should be recognised as an international crime with directors (both exec and ned) of significant polluters (oil cos and the like) accountable www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
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Nepal says big polluters must ‘wake up’ as it calls for climate compensation over flood disaster
Foreign minister Shisir Khanal tells the Guardian the world’s biggest economies need to help Nepal, which contributes less than 0.1% of global greenhouse gas emissions
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Patrick Robey @pat-beauclerc.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
So, regardless of the precise amount, Johnson's lies have cost every UK household dear. He should be held accountable, barred from public appearance as "former PM," his "allowance" stopped, & those he appt'd to the HoL asked to resign. All with immediate effect. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
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Billions lost to Brexit could make NHS waiting lists disappear, top economist says
Exclusive: Nigel Farage is a ‘spectre’ impeding the UK’s recovery from Brexit, which has cost the UK £3,000 per person every year, Professor Nick Bloom says
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