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Matthew Ratcliffe

@theonlymouse.bsky.social
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Citizen of the Republic of Cymru

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Matthew Ratcliffe @theonlymouse.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
You say that but they still haven’t promised to raise the speed limit on motorways to 80mph for the umpteenth time, that will get them over the line…
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Matthew Ratcliffe @theonlymouse.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
I not convinced they will go through with it. They could have raised the threshold when in government but didn’t. Fully expect a “economy is in a worse state than we imagined and can only do this in second term” statement in the first year of a Tory government. If they get in that is.
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Matthew Ratcliffe @theonlymouse.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Yeah but they are really going to find that “red tape” to slash this time to pay for the millionaires’ tax cuts Just wait and see…
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Matthew Ratcliffe @theonlymouse.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
If only they had been in Government for 14 years so they could have done this previously. www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/ck...
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Badenoch says Tories would scrap inheritance tax on family homes and allow couples to leave extra £1m
The leader of the opposition says the changes would mean the number of families paying inheritance tax would "fall by more than half".
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Matthew Ratcliffe @theonlymouse.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Utter nonsense simply playing to the rabid Reform masses at conference. If anything my money would be on the Plaid government lasting longer than his leadership of the Reform group. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Reform UK Wales leader says Plaid may not finish Welsh government term
Dan Thomas made the claim after Plaid did not get through extra spending plans.
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Matthew Ratcliffe @theonlymouse.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
My rule of thumb when I practiced was that the longer the letter, the less confident the solicitor was with their argument.
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Matthew Ratcliffe @theonlymouse.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Don’t think there is one policy announcement by Burnham that applies to Wales outside of extra Barnett money.
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Matthew Ratcliffe @theonlymouse.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Stopped watching (and listening) to broadcast news due to the dependence of vox pops. What Brian from Cleethorpes thinks about anything is not news. Stop reporting it as such.
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Matthew Ratcliffe @theonlymouse.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Jo Stevens was a terrible Welsh Secretary. Won’t be missed.
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Matthew Ratcliffe @theonlymouse.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Because governments are well known for sticking to manifestos…
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Matthew Ratcliffe @theonlymouse.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Are we still getting a bank holiday?
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Matthew Ratcliffe @theonlymouse.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
The Nations Cup is a great idea badly executed. The rounds should be held in one country rather than spread around the world. The traveling for these summer rounds is ridiculous
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Matthew Ratcliffe @theonlymouse.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
This is why I no longer get my news from the TV or Radio. It’s littered with “we went to find out what the people of (insert location) thought” masquerading as news when it’s just cheap filler for 24 rolling news channels and informs nothing.
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Matthew Ratcliffe @theonlymouse.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
This, everyday this.
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Matthew Ratcliffe @theonlymouse.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Cometh the hour, cometh the Bin.
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Mr Roger Quimbly @rogerquimbly.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
“Gentlemen, this is democracy manifest! What is the charge? Receiving a bung? A succulent five million quid? Get your hand off my penis!”
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Matthew Ratcliffe @theonlymouse.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Ran a terrible election campaign putting saving the Union from Plaid Cymru as its main policy. Total nonsense.
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Matthew Ratcliffe @theonlymouse.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Shocked and stunned… www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Andy Burnham rules out reform of Wales funding system
BBC told he has no plan to change main system funding Welsh government if he becomes prime minister.
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Matthew Ratcliffe @theonlymouse.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
It begins… 📉 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Tech stocks tumble on concerns over AI spending
A sudden wave of selling in major tech shares triggers doubt over the sustainability of the AI boom.
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Matthew Ratcliffe @theonlymouse.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
This, plus even it was possible it certainly wouldn’t be Burnham that could do it. Will be as unpopular as Starmer in 12 months.
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Matthew Ratcliffe @theonlymouse.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
People have short memories. He was the same when he ran for the leadership before. Uninspiring and tepid, far from radical.
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Matthew Ratcliffe @theonlymouse.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
“And lo he doth change Carling Black Label into Spanish Lager and all was well”
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Matthew Ratcliffe @theonlymouse.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Refused to provide Wales with the HS2/Rail money it was owed. Refused to devolve the Crown Estate money. No better than having a Tory government in Westminster. Deserved the kicking it took.
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Paul Brand @paulbrand.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Quite remarkable that you can mess up a landslide victory quite this badly and quite this quickly. Labour had huge potential to achieve whatever it wanted to. Instead they are going the way of the Conservatives - interminable civil war.
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Matthew Ratcliffe @theonlymouse.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Lib Dems had a poor campaign banging on about “fighting independence” when it wasn’t really an issue.
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Matthew Ratcliffe @theonlymouse.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
I reckon first one off to “Restore Britain” within 6 months.
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Matthew Ratcliffe @theonlymouse.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
This is definitely the aim. Regarding of this though I expect the Reform MSs to spend 4 years fighting amongst themselves as much as the other parties.
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Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
As these things go - and it obviously won't impact on his diehard fans - this, from the Tories, is actually quite an impressive effort.
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Nigel Farage Doesn't Want You To Watch This Video
YouTube video by Conservatives
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Matthew Ratcliffe @theonlymouse.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Still this. Absolute guff. Everyone producing the same generic shite.
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Matthew Ratcliffe @theonlymouse.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Things that can get in the bin - AI generated posters for local events/pubs/shops etc that all look the same. Ultimate AI slop.
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Matthew Ratcliffe @theonlymouse.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
The Lib Dem Senedd manifesto is a list of nothingness. Total irrelevance and devoid of anything deliverable. What a waste.
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Matthew Ratcliffe @theonlymouse.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
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two men are standing next to each other in a room with the words jurassic park written on the bottom of the image .
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Matthew Ratcliffe @theonlymouse.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Is there a term like “humbug” that we can use towards the tedium that is April Fools?
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Matthew Ratcliffe @theonlymouse.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Welsh Labour’s turn to add another manifesto devoid of anything radical for this year’s Senedd election.
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Matthew Ratcliffe @theonlymouse.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Things that can get in the bin - AI generated posters for local events/pubs/shops etc that all look the same. Ultimate AI slop.
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Matthew Ratcliffe @theonlymouse.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Company Chat bot assistants are totally useless. Cannot deal with anything but the most simplest of problems.
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Matthew Ratcliffe @theonlymouse.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Reform’s manifesto is not much different to the Tory manifesto. If anything the Tory one has a some interesting ideas outside of the usual stuff that is always in (M4 relief road etc) compared to the thin gruel of Reform’s policies.
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Matthew Ratcliffe @theonlymouse.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Tory and Reform Senedd manifestos bump into each other…
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Labour MP Clive Lewis doesn’t hold back on the Gorton and Denton result in this interview with ITV
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
The daft thing is that with Proportional Representation there'd be no need for this self-destructive war within Labour. It could split into its component parts - left and right - and people could vote for what they wanted. It's only First-Past-the-Post that forces these irreconcilables together.
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Will Jennings📉🗳️ @drjennings.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
There's no reason to accept this as normal, though. Much of Starmer and Labour's unpopularity is not misfortune but his own doing. Mandelson was a choice. Consistently pursuing policy positions designed to appeal to people who will not vote for you - and alienating core supporters - is a choice.
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Matthew Ratcliffe @theonlymouse.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Standard Reform “play the man not the ball” response to any kind of scrutiny.
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Matthew Ratcliffe @theonlymouse.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Never been a better time for the Tories to drag themselves back to the right of centre. Stop banging on about immigration and Brexit, move on to supporting small businesses and tax reform. Won’t happen though, like Labour they just want to try to “out Reform” Reform. Mental
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Matthew Ratcliffe @theonlymouse.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
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Gee W @geewalsh.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
They call themselves patriots, but leave the country They decry immigrants, but become one themselves They talk about integration, but continue their western lifestyle They fret about "Sharia Law" but live in the UAE They champion the "Working Class" but yearn to live like the elite Hypocrites.....
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Matthew Ratcliffe @theonlymouse.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
An heirloom passed down through the generations, I’d rather not have it for breakfast.
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Matthew Ratcliffe @theonlymouse.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
At the moment I’d be happy with not having to boil hats for food.
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Matthew Ratcliffe @theonlymouse.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
Good draw for Wales. Pool B definitely the Pool of Death.
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Matthew Ratcliffe @theonlymouse.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
Regardless of your politics, the Green Party’s new video is very funny.
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Matthew Ratcliffe @theonlymouse.bsky.social · 22/11/2025
Tbf having a better day of it today due to some half hearted kick chase from NZ.
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