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Adrian Porter

@seasider1877.bsky.social
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Husband & dad • Music • Politics • Real ale • Running • Cycling • Investing #indextracking • Proud Wulfrunian • Once of #Soho & #LymeRegis • STH #wwfc • A citizen not a subject • #GetPRDone • Bella Ciao

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Republic @republiccampaign.bsky.social · 2h
The royals only have power through mythology and control. Led By Donkeys co-founder Oliver Knowles on an alternative to royalty. #AbolishTheMonarchy
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Adrian Porter @seasider1877.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
FFS! She is so stupid.
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Ian Martin @ianmartin.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
As ever, and for the last time in connection with lying shit Jeffrey Archer, we remember Monica Coghlan, whose life he destroyed.
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Adrian Porter @seasider1877.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Decent round robin on the bike this morning, taking in parts of Staffs & Shropshire. A bit of a chill in the air initially but still a beautiful day. You can't beat a spin on the bike. Good for body & soul! #cycling
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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
BREAKING: 94 year old Jewish human rights barrister, Margaret Owen arrested under the Terrorism Act outside Andy Burnham’s Labour Party conference. UK taxpayers are funding these arrests while masked men terrorise the streets in coastal towns. Lift The Ban on Palestine Action.
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Adrian Porter @seasider1877.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Vaughan Tomlinson / The Guardian 27/09/26.
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Adrian Porter @seasider1877.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
What cost of living crisis? www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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London’s investment bankers and lawyers make more than £1bn in takeover frenzy
Bumper fees paid in the year’s mergers and acquisitions spark anger over high City pay during cost of living crisis
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Adrian Porter @seasider1877.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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The AI Doc is Now on Netflix + All Major Streaming Platforms
Hundreds of millions of people can now see The AI Doc conveniently, creating a huge opportunity to accelerate public understanding of AI, the race AI companies are in, and the enormous implications fo...
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
A #WarOnWalking. A war on biking. A war on public transit. A war on any transportation choice other than driving. A war on better cities. But a war on cars? Hardly. Cars still get most of the space, rights, budget, prioritization, etc. And any effort to add more choice is immediately attacked.
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Adrian Porter @seasider1877.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Tom Watson’s move to Palantir is the latest sign of how far the rot has spread in UK politics | Clive Lewis www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Tom Watson’s move to Palantir is the latest sign of how far the rot has spread in UK politics | Clive Lewis
When a former Labour deputy leader joins a firm built on surveillance and military targeting, it deepens public cynicism – and democracy depends on trust, says Labour MP Clive Lewis
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wolves1877trust.bsky.social @wolves1877trust.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Latest FAB meeting notes are now available, details of the new FAB members. The Trust has representation at all levels of the club’s fan engagement process. New members are always welcome - join us for just £5 a year www.wolves.co.uk/media/0lsnx0... www.wolves1877trust.co.uk/membership
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Wolves 1877 Trust Membership — Wolves 1877 Trust
Full membership just £5:00
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Why does the BBC have as one of its lead news stories this morning another Britain-hating interview with Jim 'the UK has been colonised by immigrants' Ratcliffe? What public interest is this serving?
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sianushka.bsky.social @sianushka.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
I don’t understand why I or anyone should care what Ratcliffe has to say or why it is on the news
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Adrian Porter @seasider1877.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Out of darkness cometh light. It's the big one tomorrow! #BCD #WWFC
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Tom Clark @tom-clark.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
The BBC has decided that this constitutes news… A man who left for Monaco several years ago declaring he’s ’lost confidence’ in the UK His qualification for making the headlines? Owning £15bn Broadcasting like democracy already died! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Billionaire Manchester United owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe says he has lost confidence in UK
Ineos founder Sir Jim Ratcliffe tells the BBC he thinks the country is "on the slide" and calls for more investment in the North Sea.
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Adrian Porter @seasider1877.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
He stated this nonsense on the Radio 4 Today programme this morning. Why isn't this sort of bullshit challenged by interviewers on the BBC? A flagship news programme my arse!
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Adrian Porter @seasider1877.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
I despair ...
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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Ryan Bridge - Founder of "Raise the Colours" flag protests - charged with 14 offences including common assault. Danny Thomas - ringleader of Dover/Portsmouth thuggery - an ex-con jailed for attempted kidnap at knifepoint. Almost like they're not "ordinary people with concerns" but criminals.
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The Empty City @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Seems the difference between ‘protestors’ and ‘terrorists’ is that protestors wear balaclavas while terrorists hold placards.
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Adrian Porter @seasider1877.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
The worst of people. The thought of people like this in government just fills me with dread.
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Henry Mance @henrymance.ft.com · 04/09/2026
Nigel Farage is very lucky that he didn't know what was being discussed at the lunch where he was discussing it
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Brian Wernham C.Eng. @brianwernham.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
I can't think of anything which is going to incentivise the Electoral Commission staff more 👇 "The Electoral Commission are useless, dumb and ineffective" - James Orr, senior aide to Farage
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Jim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
it’s weirdly fortuitous that the FT Magazine just happened to run a brilliant deep dive into James Orr yesterday morning, hours before the scandal broke: www.ft.com/content/c2d0...
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Adrian Porter @seasider1877.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
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The rich and powerful are already trying to sway the next election – I have a plan to stop them | Stella Creasy
A bill proposing a cap on donations is up for debate this week. We must seize this chance to keep big money out of our politics, says MP Stella Creasy
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Rob Davies @byrobdavies.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
"I want your children's lungs to be smaller and less functional" is a bold electoral strategy.
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The War on Cars @thewaroncars.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
On the one hand, some people want to make it so that kids and other people aren't crushed to death by cars. On the other hand, some people are upset that they might have to pay attention, slow down or be inconvenienced by about 15 seconds. So you can see how it's a "war on cars."
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Birmingham 20mph limit: a 'life saver' or 'a war on cars'?
Birmingham City Council is proposing the city becomes England's first 20mph city.
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
“Dutch people cycle an average of 2.6km each per day. If this pattern was replicated worldwide, annual carbon emissions would drop by 686 million tonnes. This mammoth figure exceeds the entire carbon footprint of most countries, including the UK, Canada, Saudi Arabia and Australia.” @euronews.com
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Cycling like the Dutch would slash the world’s carbon footprint
If everybody cycled like the Dutch, we could offset the UK or Australia’s entire carbon footprint.
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Adrian Porter @seasider1877.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
'Welcome to the Premier League ...'
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
I mean… this is a painful watch. Here we are, Brexit Britain, in our not-so-splendid isolation, being battered on trade, less secure, less reliable, less trusted… just so much less… Canada wants in and we still can’t admit what arrogant, clueless fools we were for throwing it all away.
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Adrian Porter @seasider1877.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
20's plenty ... www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Dear culture-war motorists, look to the future. We'll all be driving at 20mph soon | Christian Wolmar
There are howls of protest from the right about plans for Birmingham to be a 20mph city. But it will be a good thing, and others will follow, says transport writer and podcaster Christian Wolmar
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Adrian Porter @seasider1877.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
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Andy Burnham should rip up our undemocratic first past the post system – even if some in Labour disagree | Neal Lawson
Rearguard reactionaries may try to block the idea of a national commission into proportional representation, but we should want more not less democracy, says Neal Lawson, director of Compass
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 24/08/2026
Problems brewing for the proper pint as Camra membership falls
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Problems brewing for the proper pint as Camra membership falls
Cost of living has hit campaign group while multinational breweries are threatening to squeeze out independents
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Alice Roberts @profaliceroberts.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Mehdi Hasan's open letter to Louise Haigh: "Under Article I of the Genocide Convention – which the UK acceded to back in 1970 – “contracting parties” have a duty “to prevent and to punish” genocide. It’s a “binding duty” per the UN, imposed on every state party" open.substack.com/pub/zeteouk/...
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You Called Gaza a Genocide Last Year, Louise Haigh. So Why Not Act Now You’re in Government?
Mehdi pens an open letter to the most powerful woman in the British government on the need for action – especially sanctions – against Israel’s ongoing genocidal crimes in Gaza.
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National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 24/08/2026
“For generations as a nation we've drained wetlands, straightened rivers and moved water off the land as quickly as possible. Here, we've reversed that approach and the results are remarkable." Aerial images of Holnicote in Somerset reveal the benefits of rewilding: bit.ly/4g9Linx
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Rewilded land remains green amid drought-stricken English countryside, images show
National Trust’s Holnicote estate says restored wetlands and rivers offer proof of resilience to drought, wildfires and flooding
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wolves1877trust.bsky.social @wolves1877trust.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
The debate about the future development of Molineux must include Wolves supporters. This is why Wolves 1877 Trust has responded to Wolverhampton City Council’s Our Future City Centre Plan consultation. www.wolves1877trust.co.uk/news/the-fut...
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The debate about the future development of Molineux must include Wolves supporters — Wolves 1877 Trust
Wolves 1877 Trust has responded to Wolverhampton City Council’s consultation on the Our Future City Centre Plan, highlighting the importance of Molineux to the city and calling for supporters to be…
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Daily Herald #FBPE #NAFO 🇬🇧🇺🇦🇬🇱 @dailyherald.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Joint statement from the leaders of the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Norway and Canada.
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Adrian Porter @seasider1877.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
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Sign the Petition
Global petition: Gianni Infantino to resign & FIFA reform
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Adrian Porter @seasider1877.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
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The Men Who Shout at Hotels
What happened to the boys I grew up with? The far right has even privatised working-class identity.
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
In 1987 the poet Benjamin Zephaniah was considered for a visiting fellowship at Cambridge. Here's how Rupert Murdoch's Sun newspaper approached that particular story.
Would You Let This Man Near Your Daughter On Friday, he is expected to
become a Cambridge don.
Just what are his qualities which
have appealed to Trinity College?
He is black. He is a Rastafarian.
He has tasted approved schools and
Borstals.
And, oh yes, he is a poet. Here is
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an example of the standard of his
work:
The day dat 1 met Lady Di 1,
What happy no I tell a lie.
I had a pain in my belly, I
Would not f..t near Royalty.
Is this "really the kind of man
parents would wish to have teaching
their sons and daughters?
Prefer
Our guess is that they would
prefer their offspring to start work
in a hairdresser's.
From his pleture, Mr Zephaniah
himself could do with a good
shampoo and set.
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Compass @compassoffice.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
After running the entire industry into the ground, the idea that private water companies could charge bill-payers even more for an essential life resource is astounding. 1.8 million people are in water poverty and two thirds of the country are in drought.
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Richard Sambrook @sambrook.eurosky.social · 16/08/2026
BBC’s coverage of Reform’s welfare plans is frankly bizarre. Headlines in Ten, leading on some radio networks. Reform are not even the official opposition and the plans have less credibility than Count Binface. Will BBC News do the same for Lib Dem and Greens policy two years out from an election?
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Adrian Porter @seasider1877.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
At Molineux last night. Wolves not great, but one mighty positive. No VAR. Fantastic. Ref's decision made, get on with it, no faffing about looking at 72 different angles on screen & still getting the decision wrong. We score, we celebrate. Marvellous! F**k VAR. #wwfc #wolves
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Curse of private equity Debt at Morrisons hits £7.5bn. Since the 2021 takeover by private equity, it has cut jobs; sold forecourts, property, warehouses and is engaged in sale & leaseback of property and financial engineering. Falling to sixth place in market share. What next?
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Morrisons debt pile swells to £7.5bn as lease liabilities climb - Retail Gazette
<div class="at-above-post addthis_tool" data-url="https://www.retailgazette.co.uk/blog/2026/08/morrisons-debt-pile-swells-to-7-5bn-as-lease-liabilities-climb/"></div>Morrisons’ debt pile has climbed t...
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Arthur Snell @snellarthur.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Good luck to everyone getting their A levels today and remember, if you don’t get the grades you’d hoped for, all is not lost. For example, Prince Edward got a C and 2 Ds and was immediately accepted by Cambridge University.
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HOPE not hate @hopenothate.org.uk · 12/08/2026
NEW💥: Farage has repeatedly raised concerns about the safety of politicians. He’s right to. No elected official should face threats or violence. So why is Reform silent about one of its own councillors calling for the Speaker of the House of Commons to be hanged? hopenothate.org.uk/2026/08/12/r...
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Reform councillor called for Commons Speaker to be hanged – HOPE not hate
In recent weeks Nigel Farage has been raising concerns about his own safety and the safety of elected officials. In the wake of the horrifying...
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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
“As Elon Musk, Peter Thiel and their peers have grown richer and more influential, Gil Durán argues they have all but abandoned democracy – and found the perfect government [Trump’s America] to enable them” 8/5/26
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‘If we don’t fight back, we don’t have a future’: the journalist taking on the ‘tech fascists’ of Silicon Valley
As Elon Musk, Peter Thiel and their peers have grown richer and more influential, Gil Durán argues they have all but abandoned democracy – and found the perfect government to enable them
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Adrian Porter @seasider1877.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
This is a fascinating podcast. A growing global class of people living with unstable employment, mounting debt, & chronic insecurity. Blair as agent of the super rich 'tech bros'. AI & education reducing our scope for critical thinking ... & much more ... www.globalplayer.com/podcasts/epi...
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Guy Standing on big finance infiltrating education - Podcast Episode | Global Player
<p>Guy Standing is a British labour economist best known for coining the term "precariat" to describe the growing global class of people living with unstable employment, mounting debt, and chronic ins...
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Adrian Porter @seasider1877.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
'... datacentres, ... can use up to 5m gallons (of water) a day, equivalent to the consumption of up to 50,000 people.' www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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As AI guzzles water and energy, we are already facing a choice: datacentres or homes? | John Harris
Whitehall wants to triple their number in the UK. Yet in Slough, I saw the impact they’re having on communities, says Guardian columnist John Harris
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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 06/08/2026
🚨BIG BREAKING NEWS (that's going to surprise absolutely nobody) While only 14.3% of England's rivers have "good ecological status", the figure is 66% in Scotland where water is in public ownership Andy Burnham must reverse this mess, beginning with Thames Water: vist.ly/5dt63
Screenshot of BBC headline that says "Majority of England's rivers and lakes fail new environmental review"
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Adam Rutherford @adamrutherford.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
This is a sorry affair. I had not heard of Arday before this, but I know Nathan Cofnas is an arse and his output risible and vapid. It strikes me that nether should ever have been employed if good scholarship is important to a serious institution.
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