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@rp2024.bsky.social
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Retired teacher of Economics.

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Wyn @rp2024.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
When will #AndyBurnham and #Labour reconsider #Starmer's ill conceived categorisation of #PalestineAction as a Proscribed Organisation?
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Wyn @rp2024.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
The #LaurieAnderson performance in Cardiff on 8th October was tremendous. She sees the current events in the USA and the world clearly but she encouraged us to avoid being overwhelmed by them, didn't she?
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Wyn @rp2024.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Andrew, we also fail badly on rehabilitation, maintenance of external family/social connections, support for people leaving prison and reduction of reoffending. The UK'S justice and prison service is not fit for the 21st Century, is it?
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Wyn @rp2024.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
#LaurieAnderson gave a tremendous performance in Cardiff on 8th October. She spoke clearly about #Trump and #Vance. Love is not ranked. Government is for the people. National borders do not matter. Tai Chi helps.
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Wyn @rp2024.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
A last desperate attempt at self justification?
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Wyn @rp2024.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
"Free" for everyone is not possible, so some form of "means testing" is essential and equitable. Wouldn't the best objective be an integrated care system where the NHS, social services and care homes are linked together to provide proper support for those in need?
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Wyn @rp2024.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Is "free" the objective?
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Wyn @rp2024.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Page 2 of today's (26/9/26) #FT follows up last week's article on #FredDone with an article on #Hargreaves. He warns against taxing the rich while saying that the UK is "slid". Hargreaves is another parasite living off others, so why is the FT giving him a platform for his self-serving views?
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Wyn @rp2024.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Why has the #FT put #FredDone and #Betfred on the front page of its Weekend edition dated 19th September 2026? The gambling "industry" makes far too much money off the poor and vulnerable in the UK, doesn't it? The FT shouldn't give a voice to these parasites, should it?
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Wyn @rp2024.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
If #Ratcliffe wants a British passport and a knighthood, he should pay UK taxes, shouldn't he?
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Wyn @rp2024.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
You must be joking! #Farage is not a serious politician, is he?
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Wyn @rp2024.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
The Premiership has finally gone over the top! Transferring players from one club to another for huge fees that can only be covered by charging the supporters more is ridiculous, isn't it?
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Wyn @rp2024.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
The USA taxes world wide income for its citizens. The UK should do the same, shouldn't it?
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Wyn @rp2024.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
"What has Reform ever done for me?" "Absolutely Nothing!"
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Wyn @rp2024.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Why is Private Equity seen as a positive force in society? They see undervalued assets, offer great deals to majority shareholders and managers, then load up the target with debt, pay themselves significant dividends and management fees and then sell off whatever assets they can. Is that positive?
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Wyn @rp2024.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
@skinnock.bsky.social As the Secretary of State for Wales will you talk to the Welsh Labour members of the Senedd to see why they blocked Plaid Cymru's budget and persuade them to support Plaid Cymru's actions wherever they reasonably can?
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Wyn @rp2024.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Yes, I agree. A digital card is the way to go.
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Wyn @rp2024.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Having lived in a number of countries that have i.d. card systems, I found it so useful to have a method of proving my identity for interactions with government departments, banks and shops. We need a simple i.d. card system, don't we?
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Wyn @rp2024.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Journalists generally and the BBC in particular are attacking #AndyBurnham even before he has moved into no. 10. #NickRobinson on the Today programme and #SarahMontague on the World at One both had hostile pieces on Andy Burnham. Terrible, biased journalism. We should see what he does, shouldn't we?
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Wyn @rp2024.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
#Farage and #Reform are partially the creation of #Mason and the mainstream media which gave a small fringe party a lot of attention based on dodgy opinion polls. The #BBC and others wanted a hot news story and created one, didn't they?
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Wyn @rp2024.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
The Parliamentary Standards Commissioner should get his act together and issue a ruling. The voters in Clacton need to know whether #Farage broke the rules or not, don't they?
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Wyn @rp2024.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
#Starmer was so wedded to fighting antisemitism that he could not objectively assess #Netanyahu's and #Israel's appalling record in Gaza, the West Bank and Lebanon. Can #Burnham be more objective?
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Wyn @rp2024.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
The article originally appeared in the New York Times on 22nd June 2026.
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Wyn @rp2024.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
On Page Two of today's New York Times International Edition is an article headed "Six degrees of separation, live on the radio" about #ElisJames. It is a great profile of a Welsh National Treasure. Thursday, 2nd July 2026.
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Wyn @rp2024.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
#Burnham needs to review the Home Office's approach to legal and illegal immigrants if and when he comes to power, doesn't he? How about allowing asylum seekers the right to work, as a first step?
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Wyn @rp2024.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
When Private Equity sees an essential service, such as dentistry, vet or health services, that is under priced, it piles in. It buys up the service providers and doubles the cost to consumers. Their mantra is "Let the market decide what the service is worth". That's okay isn't it?
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Wyn @rp2024.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Anyone who is suffering from poor health services, restricted social services, and low income growth should blame UKIP and Farage and should not think that Reform deserves a chance to run the UK, should they?
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Wyn @rp2024.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Enough is enough! If Charles and William don't open their records to full public scrutiny then we should kick them out, shouldn't we?
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Wyn @rp2024.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
No, I am sorry, but I do not believe that 25% of the local electorate are overtly racist or support Reform because of its USP. The electorate is not that radical and can be persuaded to see Farage and Reform for what they are, can't they?
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Wyn @rp2024.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Are we in danger of falling in to "groupthink" about Farage and Reform? Shouldn't we be talking to those who voted Reform in the local elections and find out "why"? Are there good reasons? If there aren't good reasons, can we convince them of the error of their ways?
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Wyn @rp2024.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
Parents have it easy! Pity the poor examiners who have to read and make sense of exam papers written in stuffy and stressful school halls. I have 140 Econ papers to mark in 13 days, trying to mark positively and reward good knowledge.
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Wyn @rp2024.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
#Starmer needs to go, doesn't he? He has a terrible record in office of being on the wrong side of many issues. He has no empathy or charisma, alienating many people who would support policies of inclusion and tolerance.
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Wyn @rp2024.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
It is amazing how many voters in England have been misled by #Reform and main stream media to vote for a group of councillors who are unable to represent them. Is it another protest vote (like #Brexit) where the electorate shoot themselves in the foot?
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Wyn @rp2024.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Katie, home heating oil is also key in rural Wales. We live in a town in West Wales but do not have piped gas here, so the options are still home heating oil or LPG cylinders. The lack of regulation of home heating oil is a real scandal.
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Wyn @rp2024.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
This decline #HLE is largely down to the austerity programmes introduced by #Osbourne and #Cameron, isn't it?
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Wyn @rp2024.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
If #Starmer and #KingCharles had any self respect and common sense they would cancel this visit to the USA. #Trump is an autocratic bully and has insulted the UK on many occasions. We should acknowledge that there is no special relationship and that kowtowing to #Trump is morally indefensible.
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Wyn @rp2024.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
#JonnyDiamond presented a biased edition of #BBC's The World This Weekend on Sunday 12th April focusing on the Hungarian elections. It was all about #Orban and what a strong leader he has been. How many times was Orban mentioned and how many times was Magyar mentioned?
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Wyn @rp2024.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
The "fig leaf" of "defensive operations" no longer covers #Trump's use of our air bases. #Starmer has to tell Trump that he cannot use the UK's air bases to attack civilian targets such as bridges and power plants, doesn't he?
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Wyn @rp2024.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
#Trump is out of control and dangerous. His Administration is falling apart. The UK, #Starmer and #KingCharles should keep their distance from Trump and his crew of second rate amateurs. Cancel the Royal Tour now!
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Wyn @rp2024.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
The #Met and #Starmer are over stepping the mark on Gaza and Stop the War peaceful protests, aren't they?
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Wyn @rp2024.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
#Trump is a rude and belligerent bully. We can't ask #KingCharles to face that on our behalf. It is best if we distance ourselves from the Trump regime, isn't it?
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Wyn @rp2024.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
#Trump is no friend of the UK. #KingCharles should cancel his visit to the USA in protest at Trump's recent statements, shouldn't he?
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Wyn @rp2024.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Why does #Starmer continue to fight other Labour Party members? He needs to listen to his MPs and be more inclusive, doesn't he?
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Wyn @rp2024.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
We are being sucked into this war. Will #Trump be allowed to use our airfields to destroy Iran's electricity generating capacity?
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Wyn @rp2024.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
So, do we need regulators?
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Wyn @rp2024.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Why don't regulators work?
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Wyn @rp2024.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
May I recommend a great song by Richard Thompson called "Yankee Go Home".
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Wyn @rp2024.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Clem, #Trump is not a reliable supporter of NATO, so we need to stand on our own and be prepared to go it alone. We should tell the USA to close its bases, shouldn't we?
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Wyn @rp2024.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
All UK citizens should pay tax on World Wide Income, shouldn't they?
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Wyn @rp2024.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
If you want UK citizenship, then you should be willing to pay tax in the UK, shouldn't you?
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