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Bryan Smith #RejoinEU @bpsmithuk.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Revealed: The *Tory Government* dropped plans to prepare against wildfires, & never funded or carried them out. Fixed that for you, Guardian. Biased much? www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...

theguardian.com

Revealed: Government quietly dropped plan to prepare England for wildfires

FOI request shows wildfire risk scheme scrapped, as data highlights many fire services lack proper protective gear

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LaindonFeminist @viviane49.bsky.social · 7h

I think it’s time for some decent men and women to stick their heads above the parapet and claim the leadership of their parties. Right now the current crop are awful. All of them. No exceptions. None are leaders. None have integrity. None are worth following.

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LaindonFeminist @viviane49.bsky.social · 19h

I see the Americans are moaning at just over $5 a gallon for petrol. Do they know ours is well over $10 a gallon. And we never even voted for Trump.

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LaindonFeminist @viviane49.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

The wealthy want lower taxes for them. And lower welfare for you. The low taxes results in a smaller State, picking up things like NHS, welfare, PIP, your Council, education, minimum wage The things they can afford to pay for privately, but you can’t.

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LaindonFeminist @viviane49.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

When you read about the level of corruption in our country (City, Post Office, PPE, MPs expenses scandal, Greensill, Honours for cash). You can’t help but realise how closely involved many PM/MPs are. No wonder we, ordinary people, have so little faith.

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LaindonFeminist @viviane49.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I was disappointed in Starmer over the suits and glasses. But I always felt it was blown out of all proportion. It was worthy of slapped wrists and he definitely should have known better. Done better. Feels trivial now watching Burnham. Yet interestingly not much on front pages

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LaindonFeminist @viviane49.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

First cow welfare check completed. Gate climbed successfully I do enjoy volunteering. I’m glad they were friendly 🐄🐄🐄

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LaindonFeminist @viviane49.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Well I’ve washed my bird feeder. Fat balls (3 different types) added. And already the blue tits are enjoying them. So lovely.

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LaindonFeminist @viviane49.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Change the name State Pension. To : Pension Benefit. This misconception is ridiculous and so many recipients do not understand. That’s the responsibility of governments. Correct it.

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LaindonFeminist @viviane49.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Freedom of Movement to allow EU citizens to work, rest and play in Britain. Filling jobs, paying taxes, learning English. Bringing their charm and warmth to Britain. Giving us diversity and different cultures. It’ll be so good to have them back again.

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LaindonFeminist @viviane49.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Are we about to see real justice for the victims of Grenfell? I certainly hope so.

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LaindonFeminist @viviane49.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

James OBrien getting excited about Yvette Cooper announcing Sure Start. Did he not know about Best Starts announced in 2024 and 200 already opened. I just don’t get this. www.gov.uk/government/n...

gov.uk

Hundreds of Best Start Family Hubs open nationwide

More parents can save hundreds of pounds through free services, as over 200 Best Start Family Hubs open nationwide this week, helping with the cost of living.

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Nicky @haystackgirl.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Everything that’s actually being done at the moment are Starmer’s policies. Burnham claims them but Starmer put them there. Perhaps you just weren’t paying attention. 70% of the manifesto enacted in 2 yrs of a 10 year plan. Now we have another 10 yr plan that won’t start for 3 years. Yeah. Great. 🙄

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LaindonFeminist @viviane49.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

We will need to recruit an ‘army’ of beautiful souls to provide the care in homes. Not press gang a load of disgruntled school leavers to take on the role rather than be on welfare. Or maybe look at taking people from other countries????

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LaindonFeminist @viviane49.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

All the alternatives are worse. But I don’t want the best of a bad bunch. I want someone who is delivering for us all. Whoever we are. I don’t want ‘nice words’. But I agree they’re better than ‘racist words’.

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LaindonFeminist @viviane49.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Burnham should address the "singles tax" hitting pensioners & younger single people. Right now, widowed or single pensioners are forced to cover the same household bills on a single retirement income that couples split between two. Could be life-changing lifeline to millions.

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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Time for this classic again.

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LaindonFeminist @viviane49.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

We have to remain vocal. Those with Labour values not in thrall to Buy Now, Pay Later Burnham need to keep pushing. We had better. We had the real deal. They booted him out for ‘words’ ie populism.

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LaindonFeminist @viviane49.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Would the triple lock be a discussion point if we had never left the EU? Or if tax loopholes had been plugged? Or if Mone & all these people like Richard Tice paid their damned taxes like I always have? I suspect not. Why not deal with that? If it’s not enough then look at us

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LaindonFeminist @viviane49.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I shall be listening to Burnham’s speech tomorrow. In the hope there may be something he actually can do in the next three years. I don’t want to wait until 2029/30 to see any progress. Especially when Keir managed nearly 70% of his manifesto in just two years.

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LaindonFeminist @viviane49.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

They’ve been shamed into acknowledging Keir and Rachel. Finally. Fecking hypocrites

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LaindonFeminist @viviane49.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

For those interested: 10am: Wes Streeting, 10.30am: Ed Miliband 11.10am: Jonathan Reynolds Noon: John Healey 2pm: Heidi Alexander 2.30pm: Yvette Cooper

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LaindonFeminist @viviane49.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Thanks to Starmer/Reeves : An estimated 150,000 children have been lifted out of poverty in the six months since Labour scrapped the two-child benefit limit. That’s some legacy

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LaindonFeminist @viviane49.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

No one in their right mind could begrudge a safe route to the women/girls forced to live under Taliban rule. I genuinely hope we can take many. I would provide a roof for one or two as an interim step. Nigel Farage stoops so low but what do we expect from him?

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LaindonFeminist @viviane49.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Changing the face of the PM has not changed our Country’s finances. Yet here he goes again with uncosted promises. When is he going to act like a serious, in control PM who has his finger on the pulse?

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LaindonFeminist @viviane49.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Didn’t Burnham sabotage the Assisted Dying Bill because he thinks Palliative Care must be improved? So it’s not just social care that needs fixing. Are we expecting anything on this? I’m 70. It all matters. And I have no options now. Thanks Andy!

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LaindonFeminist @viviane49.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Labour is still a Party that more closely represents my views than any of the alternatives. I like the new ‘Help to Buy’ idea. I like the caveats around it. To me it’s sound in principle. I hope it works for our young people.

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LaindonFeminist @viviane49.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I’m going to watch Burnham on Kuensberg although I rarely watch her. Wish me luck

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LaindonFeminist @viviane49.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Controversial I know but I’d trade the Pound for the Euro if that’s what it took.

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LaindonFeminist @viviane49.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Imagine being Andy Burnham. Shot to the top where he always wanted to be but could never get there by his own legitimate means. Too afraid to seek his own mandate. Manacled by a superior PM’s glory and mandate. I’d think ‘it’s a cruel god that gives you what you want’.

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LaindonFeminist @viviane49.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Interested to read just how well the left did in ‘other’ elections in Germany. Apparently 54% of young women voted left. Completely under reported and considered of no consequence to the Media. The media only offer biased reporting seemingly. Who knew www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

theguardian.com

Look again – there’s more to Germany’s election trends than far-right success | Cas Mudde

Defeatist narratives abound. Yet Germany’s latest elections suggest voter dissatisfaction is benefiting the left as well as the right, says the political scientist Cas Mudde

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LaindonFeminist @viviane49.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Nothing smacks of treachery more than the arrival of a backstabber at the top of a group of backstabbers. Of course there’s no election until 2029.

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LaindonFeminist @viviane49.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

So remember austerity? Had the ONS been accurate maybe this could have been avoided. I can’t be the only person to find this info shocking.

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LaindonFeminist @viviane49.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

The ONS productivity error did not just distort spreadsheets; it directly changed the material reality of the UK. By painting the country as poorer and less efficient than it actually was, the error triggered a series of self-fulfilling economic wounds. Why the media silence???

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LaindonFeminist @viviane49.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I don’t read a lot about wars. Wherever they are. I can’t seem to cope with real knowledge of death and destruction caused by mankind. It doesn’t leave me. However one thing I have gleaned from Ukraine is that really want to go there. Unlike any other war zone once it’s over.

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LaindonFeminist @viviane49.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I remember years ago going to see U2. Bono spent a long while ranting on about his Politics. I’d paid a lot of money to hear him sing. Now going to a concert is £100-£200 depending on who. And i still feel the same. Music is my escape from politics.

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LaindonFeminist @viviane49.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

The Royal Albert Hall is such a fantastic venue. Snow Patrol were epic!

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LaindonFeminist @viviane49.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

20 Year anniversary of ‘Eyes Open’. Off to see it performed at Royal Albert Hall. Very exciting. If only my daughter’s delivery and cat would arrive home so I can leave.

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LaindonFeminist @viviane49.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I post this periodically. I think it’s one of the most power things I’ve learned this year. Just sharing because it’s worth understanding

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LaindonFeminist @viviane49.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

We are all fed up with filthy rich people slagging off our country aren’t we? Be it Ratcliffe or Dyson or someone else, we all know their wealth was generated by being in stable Britain with our people working for them. Then they scarper and pay no tax. I’d really like an exit tax on them all.

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LaindonFeminist @viviane49.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Would definitely support this. Put money in the pockets of people who spend money. Thats how economies grow.

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LaindonFeminist @viviane49.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

James OBrien’s Burnham Barometer is still 9. I find that unbelievable. Like any poll.

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LaindonFeminist @viviane49.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

What annoys me is the waste of bloody time. We’ve gained nothing in Burnham’s first two months. We’ve lost years of progress with the EU. Labour has lost all credibility. So who is happy??? That’s when you know what it was all for.

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LaindonFeminist @viviane49.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

They’re having to double down on their support for Andy Burnham. Watching these MPs who’ve messed up defending their actions because what’s the alternative now. Global Recession looming and a poorly equipped PM. It bodes terribly. But there’s still no choice. Truth not an option

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LaindonFeminist @viviane49.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Only Makerfield got a vote for this. Well they’ve royally fecked it up for the rest of us haven’t they? Them and the PLP. Thanks for that. Hope gone. Gone along with a decent PM.

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