Sign in

George Torrington

@tordino.bsky.social
599 followers 551 following 304 posts

Lefty, retired computing / maths teacher. Rejoin E.U. Dislike Trump, Johnson. Was tor60dino on twitter

PostsRepliesMedia
Reposted by George Torrington
Louis 〓〓 @louishenwood.bsky.social · 14h
Kemi Badenovh's new missile defence program will cost £10 billion Michelle Mone is already on the case, and has set up Mone Defence Limited with zero employees and no missile factories Along with several other Tory contacts
2255
Reposted by George Torrington
Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Ofwat appoints Grant Thornton to help improve South East Water performance l £6m wasted. Similar exercise at Thames Water yielded zilch. SEW has £1.7bn debt, can't raise new money, loses 100m litres of water a day to leaks, customers fleeced for decades. End the scam. Nationalise water.
news.sky.com
Ofwat lines up independent monitor for troubled South East Water
The water regulator plans to appoint Grant Thornton to a multimillion-pound contract overseeing the utility's performance and turnaround plan, Sky News learns.
36610270
Reposted by George Torrington
Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Leader of party - that sold its own shrivelled soul to the devils of austerity and Brexit - will use her conference speech to slag off Labour (yawn) and make the only promise the Tories ever make - cutting taxes… They have nothing new or credible… or just plain nice… to say any more.
THE
TIMES
Wednesday October 7 2026

Badenoch promises tax cuts in 'battle for the soul of this nation'
1551323375
Reposted by George Torrington
Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
"Dear Diary, There were six by-elections in England and Scotland this week and Reform lost all of them. Two of them were seats we previously held. The problem with running councils is that people can see how useless we are."
472354696
Reposted by George Torrington
Alice Roberts @profaliceroberts.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I strongly believe schools should bring children together rather than try to impose one religious identity on them. If you agree - please add your name and call on the Education Secretary to introduce inclusive assemblies for all, and to keep dangerous Christian Nationalism OUT of our schools.
47855289
Reposted by George Torrington
Larry & Paul @larryandpaul.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
🛑 ICYMI: When Andy Burnham Met Donald Trump. A #BrokenNews Special Report. youtu.be/EWlc2orPr-s
youtu.be
Andy Burnham Meets Donald Trump - #BrokenNews
YouTube video by Larry & Paul
32010
Reposted by George Torrington
Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
We're repeatedly told that asylum seekers pose a threat to the good people of our country... Reading about the threatening and violent treatment of elderly and open minded locals in Crowborough I get the impression that the real threat comes from closer to home. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
On Facebook and other platforms, people
who are known to support the asylum
seekers have been threatened with acid
attacks, petrol bombs and rape. The dossier.
which has been seen by the Guardian, also
claims that several local businesses have
been threatened by far-right agitators, along
with a church where some asylum seekers
worship. One man was punched in the throat
after he held up a "Love Thy Neighbour"
sign, while an elderly couple were falsely
accused of supporting sex offenders. In yet
another case, a 92-year-old church volunteer
was reportedly woken at 3am for two nights
in a row by a man standing outside her
home, shining a torch through her window
and shouting abuse
51706339
Reposted by George Torrington
Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
This is so very funny youtu.be/SHUvSffmLIQ?...
youtu.be
Most TV is Just This Now
YouTube video by Michael Spicer
55973308
Reposted by George Torrington
Marina Purkiss @marina-purkiss.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Strange sensation in my chest… Warm Fluttery Slightly alarming Is this …hope?
7370651
Reposted by George Torrington
Pocket News 📰 @jeanpocket.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Today before Senate.
476154844850
Reposted by George Torrington
James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
It never stops being important that, no matter what the subject, politicians like Farage, Trump & Rubio are entirely untethered from the most basic requirements of honest discourse. They might turn out to be telling the truth sometimes but only ever in the spirit of stopped clocks.
491367254
Reposted by George Torrington
Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Russia is bombing museums, apartment buildings, hospitals, research facilities, schools, and parks. Ukraine is bombing military targets and refineries. Guess which one Trump has been complaining about?
9127411080
Reposted by George Torrington
Kit Yates @kityates.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The water company said in a statement after sentencing: "We apologise for what happened in the past." Presumably that's only because they can't yet apologise for the sewage spills in the future?
bbc.co.uk
South West Water fined almost £8m for sewage spills
South West Water previously entered guilty pleas to pollution offences spanning six years.
2468
Reposted by George Torrington
mileslynd.bsky.social @mileslynd.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
How long before AI software is running on a Quantum computer?
011
Reposted by George Torrington
Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
"Farage is certainly no friend of working people ...." via Wanda Lozinska
16213118
Reposted by George Torrington
Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Farage honks his mouth off about ongoing police investigations, when told not to. His Welsh leader is in prison for taking bribes from Russia. He whips up riots. He’s in bed with Trump, foreign money, crooks and crypto billionaires…. A massive problem with national security is Farage himself.
sky news

'We have a massive problem with national security': Farage challenged on Fairford speculation
Reform UK leader told his social media followers the five men arrested after an RAF Fairford situation were "Iranian nationals". Sky's Rob Powell spoke to him after it was confirmed the men arrested are British nationals.
25659238
Reposted by George Torrington
Sunderland Lollipops @sunderlandlolly.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Did you know that a Farage Reform govt intends to scrap the NHS? The private health care system he wants to introduce would cost you £10,000s, like the US, where getting ill can bankrupt you. #ReformUK #Labour #GreenParty #Newcastle #SAFC� #NUFC
27936351969
Reposted by George Torrington
Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Netanyahu speaking at the UN calls the dozens of UN delegates who walked out before his speech, 'moral cowards'
2715343
Reposted by George Torrington
Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
39840243
Reposted by George Torrington
Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Rebuilding our relationship with the EU “is the cheapest way to boost the economy, the fastest way to unite Europe in the face of security threats and the best way to get leverage on a global system that no longer has an American anchor.” So obvious it hurts. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
independent.co.uk
Brexit has left Britain ‘impotent – a bobbing cork in the sea,’ says David Miliband
Exclusive: Former foreign secretary adds to mounting pressure for a new UK deal with EU to repair Brexit damage
501512543
Reposted by George Torrington
The Wolfpack @wolfpack11720.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
"Freedom of the Press, if it means anything at all, means the freedom to criticize and oppose" ~ George Orwell
10261021934
Reposted by George Torrington
John O'Connell @jdpoc.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Your #5OClockInspiration ...
052
Reposted by George Torrington
Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Man who supported Brexit then fucked off to Monaco to avoid contributing a penny of his £15 billion fortune to public services makes the mistake of thinking anyone gives a shit what he thinks.
962415605
Reposted by George Torrington
Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
The RNLI rescued Luftwaffe pilots in WW2 because the organisation is there to 'save life at sea' - it's something to be immensely proud of. But as I've said many times before Farage and Co don't seem to have pride in Britain and its institutions beyond flags and crap Enoch Powell said 60 years ago.
681757598
Reposted by George Torrington
Robert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Fixed that story about Sir Jim Ratcliffe on the BBC.
Picture of man smiling with tea-mug. Headline reads: "Non-Billionaire who actually lives in the UK and pays its taxes says he has lost confidence in the super-rich", with sub-header: 'One of Britain's taxpayers says he has lost confidence in billionaires, describing them as "on the take"".
18751215
Reposted by George Torrington
Sir Michael Take CBE @sirmichaeltake.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Andy Burnham. Drinks 12-15 cups of tea a day? Ha! What a wimp. When we Conservatives were in power Nadine Dorries was drinking 12-15 bottles of vodka a day. 😊💪
2832158
Reposted by George Torrington
Northern & proud 👊 @gazlancs.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
A welcome guide for British Patriots has been leaked from a Far Right meeting in Luton on Thursday night.😝😝
12510
Reposted by George Torrington
Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I have a trade deficit with woman who used to own my house. I paid her thousands of dollars for her home and she paid me nothing. Now, all I have is a house worth thousand of dollars. I could have saved those thousands of dollars if I lived on a bench in the park. It's just simple Economics.
884100592328
Reposted by George Torrington
Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Palantir have just bought themselves a Labour Lord with close links to the Labour government. No other word to describe this other than corruption. How can Watson remain a member of the House of Lords and keep the Labour whip?
932314828
Reposted by George Torrington
Fionna O’Leary @fascinatorfun.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Just remember this when these louts try and suggest that it is people arriving in small boats that are the criminal problem. In fact the louts ARE the criminals, disturbing our peace and harming our charities and volunteers. That used to be considered a seriously aggravating feature for sentence
720394
Reposted by George Torrington
George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
As former Labour minister Tom Watson joins Palantir, please read this devastating exposé by @petergeoghegan.bsky.social & @lucasamin.bsky.social of how the company, with Peter Mandelson's help, wormed its way into the UK government to sell its dire & dangerous products. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
lrb.co.uk
Peter Geoghegan and Lucas Amin · ‘This looks absolutely rubbish’: Palantir and the NHS
A decade ago Palantir was largely unknown in the UK. It now holds public contracts worth hundreds of millions of pounds...
18433321810
Reposted by George Torrington
Barry Howard 🔶h @barryhow2c.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Or:
22916
Reposted by George Torrington
Louis 〓〓 @louishenwood.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The Brexit domino effect - updated
0114
Reposted by George Torrington
Richard Corbett CBE @richardcorbett.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
ReformUK claim that their two crypto donors don’t want anything in return for their massive donations. Funny then that the first (and only) legislative proposal the party has come up with is on deregulating the crypto sector…
23379154
Reposted by George Torrington
Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
While rightwing media nods approvingly at the prejudiced outcry in Piddington, a RNLI station has to close because of white British thuggery and threats. This is where the constantly toxic obsession with immigration leads. To racist, flag-wielding vigilantism that ruins this country for everyone.
44777297
Reposted by George Torrington
Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 17/09/2026
🇨🇦 First Canada, now potentially New Zealand and Australia? ❓ Where is Britain? Isolated and vulnerable in a multipolar world. Burnham must go for full EU membership and put us back at the top table of this new and exciting European project.
euronews.com
Metsola: Australia, New Zealand could be next EU 'associated members'
Metsola tells Euronews pitch for “associate membership” with Canada will strengthen cooperation with like-minded countri
26546157
Reposted by George Torrington
Sir Michael Take CBE @sirmichaeltake.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
I have formed a patriotic vigilante force in the village. We are The Gussage Patriot Guard. Naturally we disguise our identity. At the snap of a custard cream we can be mobilised to: Quote the bible Urinate in public Set up funding pages Eat spicy foods Spit Chant in cockney. 🇬🇧
67739176
Reposted by George Torrington
White Rose Resistance @whiteroseresistance.org · 17/09/2026
0374
George Torrington @tordino.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Waiting for Mike Graham (TalkRadio UK) to demand a "Concrete Charter" after Lewes in East Sussex UK, adopt a Tree Charter, granting local trees, hedgerows, and forests symbolic rights to life and to flourish.
010
Reposted by George Torrington
Louis 〓〓 @louishenwood.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Ed Sheeran is now going to have to invite Kid Rock to do all of his opening acts
3142
Reposted by George Torrington
Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Dan Thomas, the leader of Reform in Wales, has stepped down after being arrested for assault and coercive behaviour. This is very much in the noble tradition of leaders started by his predecessor, Nathan Gill, who had to step down as he couldn't do the job from prison.
17737183
Reposted by George Torrington
Rosie Holt @rosieisaholt.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Reform MP defends billionaire donations, says Reform is a “disruptor” and compares Reform to Jesus.
2033473
Reposted by George Torrington
Griffin @gryffgroff.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Ban the berks…
183
Reposted by George Torrington
Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
This take is conservative, Danish, and very much correct.
9949461296
Reposted by George Torrington
Sir Michael Take CBE @sirmichaeltake.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
What Reform UK will spend their £72M donations on: Robert Jenrick’s Mounjaro Bacon sandwiches Balaclavas Recruiting Conservative ex ministers Full home and away football kits Oysters Pints of beer used as props Holidays to Dubai Gags for Zia Yusuf Old men with walking sticks. 🇬🇧
4330089
Reposted by George Torrington
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.
5953725713393
Reposted by George Torrington
Fionna O’Leary @fascinatorfun.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Fixed it, 🇺🇸 ignoramus “Ukraine right now refuses to reward a war criminal with a gift of Ukrainian land”
412338
Reposted by George Torrington
Fionna O’Leary @fascinatorfun.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
What Israel has done in Gaza is utterly despicable and criminal. But I’ll take no lessons on it from lying Putin because Russia HAS done plenty more than 10% of what Israel’s done in Gaza It’s just that UKRAINE has been able to mount an effective defence.
43813