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To those who know me at my best; to those who know me at my worst; to those who can’t tell the difference ☺️ Christian. Retired, former NHS employee. Married, 3 children, 3 grandchildren. Live in Derbyshire. Labour Party Member.

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Saltsplace @saltsplace.bsky.social · 1h
Getting ahead, preparing for Christmas….food delivery slot booked for 23rd December 😁. Yes, I know it’s still 10 weeks away but, as with most things these days, I’ve got to book early to get a time slot I need to fit in with school holiday (grand)childcare duties. #Sainsburys
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Saltsplace @saltsplace.bsky.social · 15h
And yet another long-term injury 😔
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Saltsplace @saltsplace.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Abhorrent people like him should be nowhere near politics at any level.
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 14/10/2026
Week after week, Nigel Farage is allowed to host his show on GB News. Even though Ofcom rules say broadcasters cannot use politicians as newsreaders, interviewers or reporters in any news programmes. Ask Ofcom to investigate ⬇️
bestforbritain.org
Farage on GB News: Demand that Ofcom takes immediate action - Best for Britain
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Saltsplace @saltsplace.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
And it’s about time MSM, esp @BBC, stopped showcasing Farage et al. We deserve better than gutter politics & gutter press. #RacismOut #ReformOut #FarageOut
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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Ranvir Singh on the undercover filming of Reform candidates thats exposed racism: "It doesn't appear to be a few rotten apples. It appears to be a swathe under the belly of the party" There's a simple reason why Reform attracts racist people. Because Reform is a racist party.
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Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Reform UK has said that ‘there’s no room for racism’ in the party. Is that because it’s already chock-full of racism, from head to toe?
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Saltsplace @saltsplace.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Players’ wages are ridiculously high. I love football but I despair when I hear how much money is spent on transfers, agents fees & players wages. No-one is worth the amount of money spent, even in the Premiership.
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Saltsplace @saltsplace.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Most decent people already know that Reform UK are the party of & for racists. Farage keeps saying the party is getting rid of it’s racist element, so why is he (Farage) still there? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Reform faces criticism after councillors filmed making racist comments
Reform says all of those people filmed by ITV are under investigation having resigned or been suspended.
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Jonathan Portes @jdportes.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
I see the "migrants taking all the new jobs" nonsense is back, in the Mail, Telegraph and Times. Reminder that this is BS, and IPSO ruled repeatedly that this is not what the data says. I expect corrections from all of them (Times has already agreed to correct) www.ipso.co.uk/rulings/1183...
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Saltsplace @saltsplace.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
I’m really hoping that Burnham is absolutely squeaky clean. We do not need yet another PM change. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Burnham had two hospitality dinners with Man City chairman, deleted records show
The prime minister has been under growing pressure since the club was found guilty of Premier League rule breaches.
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Saltsplace @saltsplace.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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One stolen every four minutes - inside the police battle against vehicle thieves
Officers tell the BBC they are overstretched and struggling to keep up with sophisticated criminals.
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Saltsplace @saltsplace.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Our son’s high spec BMW likely stolen to order & the Police believe the thieves would have been watching the car & my son’s house/movements for some time. It seems they managed to clone the key during the early hours, made a quick getaway & stopped a few streets away to demobilise the tracker.
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Saltsplace @saltsplace.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
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Saltsplace @saltsplace.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
The things RefUK say & “promise” are increasingly more extreme. Each & every one of them is abhorrent. Their voters & supporters need to seriously consider whether they really, truly want to be associated with them.
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Matthew Stadlen @matthewstadlen.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
What Nigel Farage and Reform haven’t worked out is that the more extreme their policies get - eg threatening to use lethal force in the English Channel - the less likely they are to get anywhere near power.
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Saltsplace @saltsplace.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Borrowed from another social media platform:
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Jenrick’s been on quite the journey from a one nation, Remain-voting Tory, through to frothing Brexiter and on to demanding that Royal Marines murder people at sea for daring to seek refuge here. All to impress the country’s racist losers and maybe get a few more votes. Christ he’s repulsive.
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Saltsplace @saltsplace.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
I’d much prefer to be in the EU & have an effective relationship with the US. The latter won’t happen until Trump is no longer President.
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Merry Christmas, as in the other place. @hellobluesky5694.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
BBC 'Reform UK has announced plans to close down the UK's asylum system for a full parliamentary term if it were to enter government.' Can we please suspend Nigel Farage, permanently?
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Saltsplace @saltsplace.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
He’s a beautiful boy - only 9 months old.
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Saltsplace @saltsplace.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
"Has anyone told Zia Yusuf that Robert Jenrick & Suella Braverman were Ministers in the very Tory governments he's accusing of betraying Britain? 50% of Reform's MPs defected from the Tories, perhaps Zia ought query with Nigel Farage who's been let through the door" via Truth Against Hate
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Corporate Welfare Tory tax break for banks cost UK public purse £6bn In 2023 Tory govt cut the bank surcharge from 8% to 3%. Current govt hasn't reversed it. Record profits, exec pay, dividends at banks Reversing the surcharge would raise billions.
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Tory tax break for banks has cost UK public purse £6bn, says TUC
Exclusive: Chancellor urged to reverse Jeremy Hunt’s tax surcharge cuts to claw back billions in lost revenue
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Melissa Eco Zealot 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @melissamary2012.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Masked men patrolling the streets is far more intimidating than a woman wearing a burqa
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Saltsplace @saltsplace.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Trump, in order to save face, sells Ukraine down the river. The obnoxious, odious, egotistical poor excuse of a man, isn’t fit to wipe the boots of Zelensky. The sooner Trump’s ousted as President of the USA, the better.
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Saltsplace @saltsplace.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Still got it 🥰
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Saltsplace @saltsplace.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Had ours yesterday morning, too. I had a BP check done, too.
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Daily Herald #FBPE #NAFO 🇬🇧🇺🇦🇬🇱 @dailyherald.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Congratulations to Sagal Abdi-Wali, Labour MP for Holborn and St Pancras!
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Claire S (UK not USA) @csav55.eurosky.social · 09/10/2026
Fed up with the media making the by-election all about Burnham and Polanski. The new MP is Sagal Abdi-Wali, a well respected and well known local politician. Let's talk about her and her victory today eh.
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Saltsplace @saltsplace.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
I don’t agree with the death penalty. As for live-streaming it for all to see, that is absolutely gruesome & extremely worrying. Americans (& other nations) should stand against this. Trump et al need to know they’ve gone far too far if this public execution goes ahead.
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Saltsplace @saltsplace.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
As a Labour voter (not in this constituency) last nights result is highly satisfying. Can Polanski continue as Green Party leader? That’s for the party to decide. RefUK? I’d like to think its days are numbered (& that Restore are just a passing phase, too). #RacismOut
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Saltsplace @saltsplace.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
💯 . Reform don’t like journalists who tell it as it is.
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Saltsplace @saltsplace.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
They used the same investigation team who carry out the candidate vetting process. “Did you accept a bribe?” “No” “Have you done anything you shouldn’t have?” “No” “All clear then”
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Saltsplace @saltsplace.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Absolutely!
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Saltsplace @saltsplace.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Add the Thatcher years, & what she did, to the more recent 14 years & you get a really strong picture of how much the Conservative govt has done to negatively impact on this country. If Kemi Badenoch is the best leader they’ve got, I can’t see them getting back into power for a long time to come.
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Saltsplace @saltsplace.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
I keep reading lots of rubbish on social media about the changes to the state pension inc “it’s no longer going to increase each year” & folks also seem to think it’s stopping (not changing) now, rather than in 2030. @andyburnham.bsky.social get the comms sorted, please!
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Saltsplace @saltsplace.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
ENG v CZE. 1-0 to England. As own goals go, it was a good one!
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Patrick - Here for the craic❗️🤷🏼‍♂️😉 @paddyopatrick.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Don’t sniff Glue or else…👇👇 ‘Nough said❗️
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meltho @meltho.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Why would dipshiit Oakshott care? She's 'escaped ' to tax free Dubai. Unless ofcourse things take a bad turn over there, her being an immigrant.
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Saltsplace @saltsplace.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Whilst the ups & downs of the weather/temps at this time of year mess with my brain, I’m rather enjoying this late burst of quite warm temperatures & still being able to wear shorts & t-shirt when we’re out walking 😍. I’m not quite ready to put my legs away for winter in jeans/trousers just yet 😁
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Saltsplace @saltsplace.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
She makes it up & (empty-headed) people believe her.
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Saltsplace @saltsplace.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
The house that time forgot! Some lovely walking routes around the estate & it’s so pretty in the run-up to Christmas with lights etc.
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Saltsplace @saltsplace.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Absolutely!
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Saltsplace @saltsplace.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Yes, just outside Derby.
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Private Healthcare. You don't want it.
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Saltsplace @saltsplace.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
He will end it for those who don’t want to sleep on the streets & who want a more permanent roof over their heads & that’s important.
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Saltsplace @saltsplace.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Another one I heard recently is that people can’t buy a new-build starter home/affordable housing because they’re being given to people arriving on small boats. 😳???
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Saltsplace @saltsplace.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
My late-Mum’s accelerating dementia was one of the causes of her death. It is no laughing matter. I wouldn’t wish it on my worst enemy or their family. That man is despicable.
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Saltsplace @saltsplace.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I know the NHS is struggling but some of the admin errors they make are just so ridiculous &, quite frankly, inexcusable especially when we’ve taken time to ensure the contact info they have on record is correct & up-to-date. They confirm it’s all sorted & then use incorrect contact info 😤😤
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