Reposted by David SeftonRefugee Council @refugeecouncil.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Lord Dubs was just six years old when he escaped Czechoslovakia following the Nazi invasion. He was one of 10,000 refugee children whose lives were saved by being taken in by Britain from 1938-39. Watch his remarkable life story: www.refugeecouncil.org.uk/support-us/c... 06728
David Sefton @wallace2411.bsky.social · 17hOur kids have grown up hearing me say that attitude is everything - and it is - because with the right attitude you make stuff happen - we see the right attitude here - at last ⭐️⭐️⭐️ 010
Reposted by David SeftonSarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 30/09/2026This mindset is the least we deserve from a leader. Of course it has to be turned into action. But this kind of ambition and love for the country, this kind of personal but positive vision is what takes people with you. How feeble-minded Farage and Badenoch seem. www.theguardian.com/politics/202... 471064239
Reposted by David SeftonRobert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 30/09/2026It’s a mark of the corruption of our whole way of thinking about the world that trying to meet a planetary emergency is routinely described as “ideological”, while continuing to accelerate it is presented as “pragmatic” and “economic”. 181181424
David Sefton @wallace2411.bsky.social · 30/09/2026AI - tell us how to combat fake news and people with power who lie and break frameworks of trust 000
Reposted by David SeftonPrem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Schools forced to shut amid burst Thames Water pipe ‘leaking 750 litres a second. TW infrastructure has average age of 79 years. Industry average is 56 years. 40% of TW assets are over 100 years old. Profits siphoned-off, investment neglected, execs rewarded, customers fleecedtheguardian.comSchools forced to shut amid burst Thames Water pipe ‘leaking 750 litres a second’Leak causes outages and low pressure in parts of London and Surrey, affecting 6,000 properties and leaving some without water 33429235
Reposted by David SeftonRuss Jones @russincheshire.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Just tax the compute. Datacentre? Cool. Fund your own power generation and water reservoirs, and then pay tax for every computational act your datacentre does. And we'll use the tax income to offset societal and job damage. Overnight, AI becomes something AI giants are desperate to restrict. 12500123
David Sefton @wallace2411.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Catching up - THE speech we should’ve heard two years ago - doubtless Mason, Robinson & Kuenssberg will do their best to trash what’s been said - also doubtless Reforms £millions will be deployed to mislead - maybe our govt should deploy Led By Donkeys to shield them - meanwhile bloody brilliant ⭐️💕 011
Reposted by David SeftonFarrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Angela Rayner, "Farage isn't standing up to vested interests, he's falling at their feet" "Does anyone really think that Farage's crypto billionaire sugar daddies are handing him millions because he's standing up for the working people of Britain?" "Give me a break" 328978
David Sefton @wallace2411.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Hey @mrjamesob.bsky.social - our daughter sent me details of the Brick - she’s just started a trial in school with 6th formers volunteering to drop into her office to ‘tap in’ - it’s really neat. 000
Reposted by David SeftonPeter Smith @redpeter99.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Nigel Farage's natural environment is the bar in a Home Counties golf club where he can speculate, smear, spew racism and offer half arsed evidence free opinions on the issues of the day. 34530106
Reposted by David SeftonPaul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Nick Robinson. A so-called journalist? 0594
Reposted by David SeftonMic Wright @brokenbottleboy.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Nick Robinson on Today just referred to “so-called social care”. It’s not remotely clear to me why it’s “so-called”. 2420630
Reposted by David SeftonSunderland Lollipops @sunderlandlolly.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Did 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 28036221958
David Sefton @wallace2411.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Much of Discworld could be a vehicle for educating our kids ⭐️ 120
Reposted by David SeftonTurianShepard @turianshepard.bsky.social · 27/09/2026And so ends my big read of the #Discworld books! What an absolute joy it’s been. I’m a little sad it’s over! 1119014
Reposted by David SeftonSarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 26/09/2026What’s your legacy Johnson? Brexit. Total collapse of trust in politics. And this. The small boats symbolise your dishonesty and your failure. You’re responsible for nothing but damage. Not one good thing. Not one proud moment. You’re forever a shameful disgrace who threw his own mandate in the bin. 1792134627
Reposted by David SeftonSarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 26/09/2026It’s a pathetic bit of lashing out from Johnson. But it reveals him. He knows he pissed his own mandate away. He’s just a tabloid troll now, talking shite while better people than him may get to make the kind of difference he never could. Hope that haunts him forever. 2443758
Reposted by David SeftonOtto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Liar. Small boat crossings peaked under Johnson in 2022 reaching 46,000 in 2022. In current year they are 18,565 and falling. Also prior to Boris Johnson's Brexit there were none. 23132681203
David Sefton @wallace2411.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Hey @tomswarbrick.bsky.social - our daughter sent me details of the Brick - she’s just started a trial in school with 6th formers volunteering to drop into her office to ‘tap in’ - take a look - it’s really neat. getbrick.comgetbrick.comBrick — Take Back Control of Your Screen TimeBrick helps you focus and live intentionally. One tap locks your phone so you can reclaim time for what matters most. Works with iPhone & Android. 010
Reposted by David SeftonWear The Peace @wearthepeace.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Actress Susan Sarandon being arrested earlier today for protesting Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech at the United Nations. One is speaking out against genocide, one is committing it. One was arrested, one was not. 874286058241
Reposted by David SeftonAnti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 24/09/2026I doubt whether Nigel Farage's older supporters will be happy when they learn that Reform UK plan to abolish the state pension and our NHS ... meme via Drew Flanagan 59753413
David Sefton @wallace2411.bsky.social · 24/09/2026If our govt can act fast to criminalise just stop oil and Gaza protesters there’s no excuse not to be on top of this imho 🤯 011
Reposted by David Seftonconcernedobserver.bsky.social @concernedobserver.bsky.social · 24/09/2026If my incredibly expensive university tuition taught me anything, it's not to trust Nick Clegg. 042
Reposted by David SeftonKaren D Shipp @karendshipp.bsky.social · 24/09/2026In case you missed this superbly clear thread, from an expert on maritime law, relevant to this week's violence in the channel by the far right activist finally now in police custody. 021
Reposted by David SeftonAsh Oro @ashoro.co.uk · 22/09/20264/23 The distinction matters. A person does not stop being a person in distress because somebody believes they entered the sea illegally. Search and rescue is not an immigration hearing conducted offshore. The legal status of the person can be dealt with afterwards. First, you stop them dying. 338461
Reposted by David SeftonMike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Over 20,000 people have written to their MP in the last few days… …asking them to attend the debate on the UK joining the EU. Use this page to send your MP an email with just a few clicks. 👇europeanmovement.co.ukAsk your MP to stand up for our future in EuropeOn 12 October, Parliament will debate the UK's future relationship with Europe, after a government petition got over 100,000 signatures. Will you write to your MP to ask them to attend the debate? 813674
Reposted by David SeftonRuss Jones @russincheshire.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Good. Now arrest those who were with him for conspiracy, and then arrest those who tried to set fire to a hotel for arson. And then proscribe the group as a terrorist organisation. Which is what you are if you use violence for political ends. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...theguardian.comPolice arrest far-right activist Daniel Thomas after dinghy slashed in ChannelThirty-seven-year-old in custody on suspicion of crimes including criminal damage with intent to endanger life 1123009849
Reposted by David SeftonFarrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 24/09/2026The law Andy Burnham wants to change? Drinking at football matches The law he hasn't shown an interest in changing? The one Cooper and Mahmood rolled out and enforce that has seen thousands of non violent protestors being arrested, including the daughter of a Holocaust survivor 15342107
David Sefton @wallace2411.bsky.social · 24/09/2026The tw@ts who just put up even more flags here - our village is now surrounded by the bloody things 😢😱 leaves such an awful taste every time we want to go anywhere - how must non-whites feel? 🤯🤬 time to head for the hills 🏴 110
David Sefton @wallace2411.bsky.social · 24/09/2026 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... When I first discovered these things I wondered how our customers would feel about one of our staff wearing these in a meeting - we provide professional (IT) consulting services - could get a bit awkward.bbc.co.ukThey were labelled 'pervert glasses'. Will a camera-free version transform their image?Meta has unveiled audio-only smart glasses, with some questioning whether it is a response to the backlash over privacy. 000
Reposted by David SeftonFionna O’Leary @fascinatorfun.bsky.social · 23/09/2026I only want to hear from Hampshire Police when they have nicked Danny Tommo and had him remanded in custody. There are so MANY criminal offences - including very serious ones- caught on video It would be utterly inexcusable not to act and charge him appropriately. 519256
Reposted by David SeftonAlex von Tunzelmann @alexvont.bsky.social · 23/09/2026I’ve written to my MP, the Home Secretary and the PM this morning demanding that the government take action to defend the RNLI and clamp down on these far-right “activists”, who need to be arrested and charged for the criminal offences in this thread alone, as well as others in recent weeks. 12578156
David Sefton @wallace2411.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Darned good question - a little confused I suspect - especially while being shackled to ideology 000
Reposted by David SeftonFarrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Gillian Tett on Newsnight, "3/4 of world leaders talked about AI in their speeches at the UN" Meanwhile Labour still giving contracts to Palantir... 47024
Reposted by David SeftonMike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 23/09/2026And now up on YouTube… GB News host wants to make it ILLEGAL for UK to join EU. Madness. Enjoy. 👇youtu.beGB News host wants to make UK joining EU… ILLEGAL YouTube video by Scientists for EU 3614233
Reposted by David SeftonSam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 23/09/2026One of obvious problems Reform has is the views of those in charge don't remotely match many of their voters. 1727663
Reposted by David SeftonCornish Skipper #FBPE #RejoinEU 🇪🇺🔶🌹💚💙 @cornishskipper.wsocial.eu · 22/09/2026“Tom Watson’s appointment exposes the increasingly desperate measures the firm is taking to maintain its choke-hold on the British state in the face of increasing public disgust.” #NoToPalantir www.thenerve.news/p/palantir-r...thenerve.newsThe Palantir pipeline: how Peter Thiel's surveillance firm hired more than 30 senior UK officialsThe AI company holds £670m in UK government contracts. It has also hired dozens of senior officials from the departments awarding them – raising what transparency experts call an 'acute' corruption ri... 12214
David Sefton @wallace2411.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Maybe time to ask why the UK is perpetually impecunious? Face up to root causes? 000
Reposted by David SeftonPrem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Neoliberals want to end the triple-lock on state pension They inflict low wages, consign millions to poverty. Govt spending on state pension as % of GDP in G7 countries. Italy 12.8 France 12 Germany 9.8 Japan 8.9 USA 6.6 Canada 4.7 UK 4.7 UK has one of the least generous pensions in the G7.adviserservices.fidelity.co.uk How does the UK State Pension measure up globally? A global comparison of State Pension provision highlights the onus on individuals in the UK to build pension savings for their retirement, rather than leaving 42505325
Reposted by David SeftonMike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 21/09/2026💥 There are now over 17,800 emails that have been sent💥 Not bad, given that we only started this on Friday! 🙌 514155